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City of Trail reviews finances with auditor BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

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Stacey Cassidy, Trail’s community giving coordinator, gave Angie de Groot (seated) a hand in warming up to the idea of shaving her head this weekend at the Greater Trail Relay for Life. The event kicks off in Gyro Park at 9:45 a.m. with an opening ceremony and warm up followed by a 10 a.m. survivor victory lap.

Nautical theme hopes to drown out cancer Annual Relay for Life sails into Trail’s Gyro Park on Saturday BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

When Greater Trail’s Relay for Life sets sail on Saturday at Gyro Park, Angelica de Groot is hoping for rays of sunshine instead of a shiverme-timbers kind of day. Along with the event’s first ever nautical and pirate-based theme, the Fruitvale bookkeeper created a new two-member team called “Alliance for Angie’s Alopecia” that in just two short weeks has raised over $1,000 for the cause. However, the donations come with a condition that she shaves her locks at noon that day. This week, de Groot is ready to bare her crown, although she admits to feeling a little trepidation. “I thought I would try to motivate people a little bit so I put it out there that I would form a team and if we could raise one thousand dollars,

I would shave my head,” said de Groot. “I stood up in front of my church and told them what was going on,” she explained. “I also emailed family, friends and clients to tell them what was happening. “And to warn them there will be a drastic change in my look,” she chuckled. For the past year de Groot has been serving as treasurer at the Trail chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society and is now looking forward to collecting her pledges to add to this year’s revenue goal of $81,630. “I’m prepared but will probably have to wear a hat because I burn easily,” she said. “But I think when people have something tangible to look at, it’s easier to make a donation.” The relay’s “Nautical: Drowning Out Cancer One Wave At A Time” message encourages participants to embrace “fisherman, pirates and all things in-between” with event-day décor and costumes. See STILL, Page 3

Trail finances remain well in the black even though the city’s accumulated surplus decreased by $1 million last year. While $83 million of asset surplus might seem like a lot (down from $84 million in 2012), in terms of running the city, that amount is not the key financial indicator, according to David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer (CAO). The net reduction in accumulated surplus, which is composed of a number of different account balances, is part of a reduction in tangible capital assets. Assets that have a physical substance and monetary value, such as city-owned real estate, buildings and equipment are considered a tangible resource. “This can occur and really does not impact the city’s financial position,” the CAO noted. “We would focus more on the other balances including operating fund (surpluses) capital and statutory reserve funds.” Those balances reflect a net increase of almost $650,000, he added. The city looks to its cash account or short term investments to pay for acquisitions such as the $1.28 million regional airport the City of Trail purchased earlier this year.

When Trail council and city staff develop a five-year financial plan as part of an annual budget process, capital expenditures and projects are funded through current revenue, other sources of city income such as grants, or from reserves. Long-term investments including the recent $1.7 million upgrades on Victoria Street were earmarked as a capital expense and funded by tax dollars. “Because a municipality cannot budget a deficit, effectively planned expenditures must be fully funded from tax revenue or other sources of revenue,” noted Perehudoff. “In focusing on this number, the city develops a financial plan that is both affordable and sustainable and tries to balance funding from prior years’ surplus to maintain a reasonable level of property taxation,” he added. Each year after an internal audit, city staff submits its year-end financial statements to an independent accounting firm for an external auditor to verify document accuracy and compliance with legislated standards. Craig Teindl, chartered accountant with L. Soligo Associates Ltd. made a visit to city hall for Monday’s governance and operations committee meeting and reviewed Trail’s 2013 finances with council members. See CITY, Page 3

Every week is Bike to Work Week for local cyclist BY ART HARRISON Times Staff

With increasing societal concerns about the possibility of carbon-based fuels contributing to climate change and the price of gas reaching ever-higher levels, cycling is becoming a far more popular method of transportation. Since 1995 cycling has been promoted and celebrated through Bike to Work Week from May 26 to June 1 but, for one local commuter, every week is Bike to

Work Week, and has been since the early 80’s. “The only time I don’t ride is when the roads are really icy, it’s too dangerous going across the bridge then,” said Jos Sharp, a career facilitator with the Skills Centre in Trail. “The roads aren’t great in December and January but if it’s dry I’ll ride it, it doesn’t matter how cold it is.” Sharp began commuting by bike when he lived in Vancouver and cycled from False Creek to See MORE, Page 2

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have to chain it up to a lamp standard.” Sharp is also concerned about the lack of accommodation for cyclists on any of the streets around Trail as well and hopes they will be taken into account in whatever second crossing across the Columbia is eventually built. “It’s disappointing they didn’t include bike lanes when they went into the downtown revitalization,” he said. “They had the opportunity when they were paving but it seems like it didn’t even figure into their plans. If they had more lanes you might see more people commuting and cut down on parking issues and pollution.” He says he finds most drivers courteous in Trail but even so, tries to stay out of the way of vehicles.

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The Skills Centre’s, Jos Sharp, participates in Bike to Work Week every week possible, regardless of the season. He attributes his dedication to cycling to numerous reasons; it’s healthier, good exercise, fresh air, and cutting the cost of fuel, insurance, and parking.

“It’s a really nice ride along the river from Sunningdale,” Sharp said. “It’s a nice transition from home to work. It gives you a little time to mentally shift gears.”

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FROM PAGE 1 Metrotown, on the border of Burnaby. His current route, about a 10-minute ride from Sunningdale to downtown Trail and back, is a breeze by comparison. “It wasn’t as cold there but I did run into snowstorms and once it got so deep the chain barely stayed on the sprocket with the snow building up,” he said. Now that he lives in the Kootenays he remains dedicated to his cycling, though he feels there is room for improvement for cyclists in Trail. “Bike parking is pretty sad in Trail, I think there are only two businesses, Kootenay Savings and the physiotherapy office, with any kind of rack,” Sharp said. “I can sometimes bring my bike into the shop but if I can’t I

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n the last four columns, we have seen four advanced declarer techniques. In addition to these, there are two expert techniques, the squeeze and the determination of the defenders’ hands. The squeeze will be discussed here. The squeeze is the play where declarer cashes a long suit, forcing a defender, guarding two suits, to let the guard go in one of those suits giving declarer a seemingly undeserved trick.

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North has 15 points which is not enough for slam without a five-card suit, but it is enough that three No Trump is likely the best contract. With only a ten-count, North would have used Stayman in case South needed ruffing power. The sheer strength of 30 to 32 points (which they have) will likely make ruffing unnecessary or redundant. The Lead: West leads the King of clubs, the top of a broken sequence. The play: Declarer

ducks the opening lead, and West stops to think. His partner played the five which was his lowest spade. East does not want a club continuation. West recognizes the Bath Coup and leads a spade trying to break up a potential squeeze. If West continues clubs, declarer will win both his Jack and Ace, a coup first achieved in Bath England. Declarer takes a diamond finesse into West because he does not want East, the danger hand, getting in

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and leading a club. The finesse loses and West exits a heart. Declarer now loses a club to rectify the count. Declarer has nine tricks and can win a tenth trick on a squeeze if he loses three tricks before making the defenders discard. West wins a club and exits a club. Declarer cashes another top heart and another top spade, so if he sees another heart or spade, he will run that suit. He cashes his last two diamonds and East must give up a spade or a heart and declarer gets his tenth trick. Result: Three No Trump making plus one for +430.

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Local

Kootenay Mountaineering Club celebrates 50 years By Art Harrison Times Staff

For a group a recreational hikers and backpackers to organize an outing it can take a dizzying amount of calls and meetings and even with that amount of planning things will sometimes still not work out. For a group to come together and continue organizing numerous outings every year for 50 years is a mountainous accomplishment but that is the milestone that the Kootenay Mountaineering Club (KMC) will be celebrating in June. Prior to 1964, mountaineering enthusiasts were organized under the Alpine Club of Canada but they chose to organize more locally when they had difficulty encouraging enough people to sign up with the national organization. Today, the KMC has over 300 members throughout the Kootenays, with the majority living in the west in the Trail-RosslandCastlegar-Nelson corridor. “The membership in Trail and Rossland is pretty strong, probably representing about a third of our numbers,” said Doug Clark, president of the KMC. “The biggest contingent is from the Nelson area though.” KMC members meet to practice various climbing techniques and can be seen free-climbing, or scrambling, their way up rock bluffs around the area, near Salmo or Syringa Creek, as well as going on hikes through the summer season and cross-country ski trips through

the winter and spring seasons. “We have some trips that are quite popular; Mount Loki, on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake, Mount Gimli in the Valhallas, Old Glory and Mount Roberts on Canada Day,” said Clark. “All trips are graded by the degree of difficulty, from A to D, and people choose which trips to go on depending on their interests and ability.” Another area that proves popular with KMC members is the Jumbo Pass, in the Purcell Mountain range, which is the controversial area slated for development as a ski resort. “We are concerned about this development,” Clark said. “We do support environmental causes and, as a club, we’re opposed to Jumbo development.” Historically, the club has cut numerous trails into the backcountry, providing access to areas that have become increasingly popular hiking and backcountry ski routes and were also active successfully lobbying for the preservation of Kokanee Glacier Park, and the formation of the Valhalla Provincial Park and Purcell Wilderness conservancy. The club maintains records of their various hikes and climbs, some of which have been “first ascents” of some of the loftier peaks, to provide guidance to those who come after them in exploring the awesome vistas and natural beauty of Kootenays. See ALL, Page 20

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Still time to join Relay for Life

FROM PAGE 1 After moving the locale from Haley Park to Gyro Park last May, the theme plays into the Columbia River backdrop and organizers are hoping for the same success during this year’s 14th annual relay. “We received great reviews from many of our participants and saw more foot traffic as well,” said Stacey Cassidy, Trail’s coordinator of community giving. “The park creates a beautiful green and more cozy atmos-

Legion hosting ‘Shopping Bash’ Grapevine is a public ser- admission and door prizes at vice provided by the Trail the table. Times and is not a guaran• Saturday, Trail Memorial teed submission. For full list Centre at 5 p.m. for a West of events visit trailtimes.ca. Kootenay Roller Derby’s sea• Today, Trail son five double United Church header. Live from 1-3 p.m. for roller derby “Cookies and Cards,” begins at 5 The Friends of Trail p.m. with the Library invite you Events & Happenings in Rossland Trail the Lower Columbia to an afternoon of Roller Girls bridge from 1-3 p.m. versus Salmo/ Tickets $10, fundraiser to Slocan’s Valley Brutality. support current library pro- Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers grams. Call 364.1146. against Nelson’s Killjoys at • Saturday, Trail Legion 7 p.m. Tickets in advance from noon until 6 p.m. for at Cedar Avenue Salon and an Afternoon Out Shopping Flying Steamshovel or at the Bash. Come and meet local door. businesses that are available • Saturday, Gyro Park, the in our communities, get your Canadian Cancer Society’s fave products and more. Free Relay for Life kicks off at 10

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a.m. Gallery • VISAC Gallery showing Gary Drouin’s “A Trail of Street Photography” exhibition featuring urban landscapes, mostly down the streets of Trail and Rossland. Runs until June 18. Hours are Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Thursdays until 6 p.m. Admission by donation. Call 364.1181 or visit visacgallery.com Upcoming • June 1, Charles Bailey Theatre at 3:00 p.m. for Steps Dance Centre’s Stairway to Entertainment. Annual showcase of talent, tickets $15 on sale now at the box office. To submit to the Grapevine email newsroom@trailtimes.

phere without shortening the distance of our walking route. “We are pleased to be at Gyro again for our 2014 event,” she added. The 12-hour non-competitive relay kicks off at 10 a.m. with a survivor’s victory lap, and ends with a touching luminary ceremony in honour of those battling cancer or in memory of those who have lost their fight. Live entertainment from local talent including the Foggy Goggle Boys, Mystic Dream

Dancers, Tim and the Golden City Fiddlers is scheduled for the full day. So far 143 people have registered on 18 teams and have already raised money through bake sales and car washes, but can continue to fundraise at the event and through the day’s activities. There is still time to sign up as a participant or volunteer for Saturday’s event by dropping into the Trail office on Rossland Avenue or by registering online at relayforlife.ca.

City finances still strong FROM PAGE 1 Once all the checks and balances were in place, the city’s cash and short-term investment account remains at $10 million but its debt increased by $2.48 million following last summer’s extensive repairs to the Aquatic Centre’s heating and ventilation system. “The city had a stronger net asset position in the prior year,” explained Teindl. “The city is still in a strong financial position, meaning it has enough liquid assets to pay off everyone it owes money to including long term debt,” he noted. “But there is some caution here.” Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs turned the discussion to the auditing process and asked the accountant if Trail’s annual third party financial review protects the city from a visit from B.C.’s municipal auditor Basia Ruta.

“Rossland just went through a lot, does this level of audit protect us from that?” Bogs questioned. All financial statements belong to the city, are prepared by the city, and we provide an audited opinion based on that information, replied Teindl. “We do a financial audit, that (Rossland) was a compliance audit and the two mandates are different.” The municipal auditor general selects municipalities each year to conduct process oriented audits as part of assisting local government to identify any potential weaknesses or system improvements, explained Perehudoff. “Trail may be selected for an audit but at this point we are unaware of the direction the municipal auditor general is taking for the upcoming audit cycle.”

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Parent raises concerns about private school funding when public schools face labour and budget woes By Katie Bartel

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A Chilliwack parent is challenging the government to claw back private school funding in light of the public school labour strife. Judi Chalmer, mom of a kindergarten-aged child and former educational assistant, was “floored” to learn private schools get par-

tial funding from taxpayer coffers. “I am appalled to find that our tax dollars are subsidizing the private/independent school system at the rate it is while clearly the public school system is falling apart,” Chalmer told The Progress. “They’re getting double funding,

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they’re getting public money and private money.” The provincial government funds between 35 and 50 per cent of full-time equivalent students for independent schools. In the 201213 school year, that totaled $295 million. The funding is solely for operating costs; it does not include land acquisition, building construction, or school equipment. Still, Chalmer said that money could be better used in the public school system. “Public education needs more funding, but the government keeps saying they have no money,” she said. When the Ministry of Education started funding private schools in 1977, there were 156 such schools. There are now 350 schools with 76,000 students enrolled. “It’s taking more of taxpayers’ money away from the public school system,” said Chalmer. “Clearly the way funding is being disbursed isn’t working and the government needs to be proactive in changing it. And this [cutting private school funding] is one way of offering more funds to the public system.” But Peter Froese, executive director

of the Federation of Independent Schools Associations, argues that to do so would actually be more taxing on the public school system. “People haven’t thought through the numbers,” he said. “From an economic perspective, it doesn’t make financial sense. If we withdrew funding for independent schools, many of our schools would have to close and those students would end up in the public sector. It would cost the taxpayer more to cut the funding for independent schools than it would to continue providing the funding at the 50 and 35 per cent rate.” The suggestion to cut private school funding isn’t new, said Froese. “During a labour strife, this is the time when the question

of funding is usually raised,” he said. Labour strife in the public sector is also a time when “enrollment grows most significantly” in independent schools, said Froese. In 2012, enrollment at private schools grew by over four per cent province wide, compared to the one and two per cent increase it usually averages. “Quite honestly, when there’s labour strife, parents from public schools tend to look to independent schools as a place where the learning of their children will not be interrupted,” said Froese. “The issue is real, we all want to educate kids and we want to do it well, but I think the bottom line is it’s more than just money that needs to be solved here.”

Council looks to prohibit mixed martial arts fights By Richard Rolke Vernon Morning Star

Mixed martial arts competitions could be tossed out of the ring permanently. City council instructed administration Monday to draft a bylaw that would prohibit professional and amateur mixed martial arts events within municipal limits. “We just don’t feel it’s a healthy activity for the community to be promoting,” said Coun. Brian Quiring. Mayor Rob Sawatzky would not get into specific details, but says council’s decision is partially based on in-camera discussions with the local RCMP detachment. In June 2012, council members refused to consider applications for professional boxing, kick-boxing or mixed martial arts until legislation for a provincial athletic commission proceeded later that year. At that time, Sawatzky stated, “We have received some confidential information about professional sports that has led to us making that decision.” In terms of council’s actions Monday, Sawatzky, who is a retired physician, admits that he has other concerns about mixed martial arts. “MMA is very violent and the goal is to injure your opponent,” he said. Administration’s draft bylaw potentially banning MMA must still go before council for final consideration.

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on B.C.’s online court registry lists five John Does plus Elder’s husband, Mark, and two children, Matthew and Samantha, as defendants. Last week the association filed a lawsuit against Elder’s estate in a bid to recoup some of that money. PMHA lawyer Erik Lund told a room full of concerned parents at the association’s annual general meeting that it could be difficult to actually recover any money. “It’s impossible to say whether there are any assets or not that can be recovered,” said Lund, adding he’s also been in contact with the Penticton RCMP. Penticton RCMP spokesman Sgt. Rick Dellebuur said they now have a copy of the forensic audit and “we’re reviewing same and we’re following up on any information from what we’ve heard.” “We are looking at that forensic audit to make sure we’ve covered all the bases,” he said. “We’ve also received some information via Crime Stoppers that we’re also following up on. “ Dellebuur added if it wasn’t for the tip providing further information, they would not consider criminal charges against Elder. “There has been other information that has surfaced so we want to make sure that there is nothing valid as far as all the innuendo and rumours that have been floating around,” he said, such as others being involved. “If it’s not criminal and we see it looks like her, it will be the end of our investigation and they can do whatever they want civilly,” he said. Blaine Peterson, a former PMHA director, asked Lund how the money went missing under the eye of a professional accounting firm and the board. “Who is accountable to check that on behalf of our membership?” he said. Lund answered that the embezzlement scheme was quite sophisticated and, “at this point, I’m certainly not in a position to say whether there is or is not liability on the chartered accountants.

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National

Tory MP blasts critics of immigration bill

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Minister fires teachers THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON - Alberta’s education minister has fired three teachers for unprofessional conduct instead of suspending their licences as recommended by their union. Jeff Johnson says he felt in all three cases, the penalty imposed by the Alberta Teachers’ Association didn’t go far enough. In one case, Johnson overturned a recommendation to suspend a Wainwright teacher for six years after she was found guilty of having sex numerous times with a student. Gordon Thomas, the ATA’s executive secretary, says the firings mark the first time in Alberta that an education minister has overruled a committee decision. A task force recommended earlier this month that the association should no longer review the conduct of teachers when complaints surface and they should be handled by the Education ministry. Johnson says he’s confident he can use the task force information to work with the ATA to improve the disciplinary process.

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Bribes to pass driver’s test THE CANADIAN PRESS LAVAL, Que. - Quebec’s automobile insurance board says it has fired an employee for allegedly accepting bribes in return for helping 90 prospective drivers cheat on their tests. The board and provincial police allege the government employee was helping people with their theory and practical tests in exchange for money. A police spokesman says five people have been arrested, including the employee who was fired today. They face charges of fraud and breach of trust. The employee was based in Laval, north of Montreal. The auto insurance board says the 90 people who obtained their permits through the alleged bribes will have them suspended or will have to retake the tests. It also says it has a zero-tolerance policy in such matters and that an internal investigation was launched as soon as it was informed of the alleged fraud.

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA Immigration Minister Chris Alexander is accusing the opposition of “folly and hypocrisy” as the government prepares to shepherd its controversial citizenship bill over its next legislative hurdle. “Both the Liberals and the NDP remain offside with Canadians who recognize the immense value of Canadian citizenship and the importance of protecting its integrity,” Alexander said in a statement. “It is shameful that activist immigration lawyers, who never miss an opportunity to criticize our government’s citizenship and immigration reforms, are attempting to drum up busi-

ness by promoting the interests of convicted terrorists and serious criminals over the safety and security of Canadians.” Bill C-24, the socalled Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, proposes a series of reforms to Canada’s immigration system. It was slated to go to second reading - essentially agreement in principle on Wednesday after just two hours of debate, with voting on Thursday. Under the proposed changes, citizenship can be revoked from dual nationals convicted of terrorism, high treason and spying offences, or who take up arms against Canada. As well, permanent residents

who commit these acts will be barred from applying for citizenship. Alexander has said the rule would only apply to those facing such charges in a Canadian court and that the government would not accept convictions from dictatorships. The bill’s provisions also require applicants to be present in Canada for a total of four out of their past six years, and 183 days per year for at least four of those six years. Some critics have suggested that highly skilled immigrants who travel the world to find work will find it more difficult to meet such a test. The bill also contains measures aimed

at thwarting people who pay consultants to pretend they are living in Canada when they have no intention of ever setting foot in the country. Alexander has said the changes are needed because the Citizenship Act hasn’t been overhauled in 36 years. The government hopes the changes will help slash a backlog of citizenship applications that has grown to 320,000 files. John McCallum, the Liberal immigration critic, said his party will vote against the bill Thursday, chastising the government for limiting debate to just two hours. “I think it’s obvious he doesn’t want Canadians to understand this bill; the

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Economists question ‘Million Jobs Plan’ THE CANADIAN PRESS NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Tim Hudak was forced to defend his “Million Jobs Plan” Wednesday as a growing number of economists questioned the math behind the Ontario Progressive Conservative leader’s promise, which is the centrepiece of his election platform. Despite being hammered repeatedly on the issue, Hudak was adamant that the PC figures were right. “I stand behind our numbers,” he said at a furnace-making facility in Niagara Falls, Ont. “I simply believe that permanent tax reductions on job creators, more affordable

energy is going to create jobs.” Hudak has promised a PC government would bring a million jobs to Ontario over the next eight years, although about half of those would be created through normal economic growth, regardless of which party is in government. But first the Liberals, and then a number of prominent economists, including

a former federal associate deputy minister of finance, have poked holes in Hudak’s numbers, focusing in particular on the possibility that the Tories misinterpreted information from a Conference Board of Canada report commissioned by the PCs. The report uses the term “person years of employment” in its projections, which some economists suggest the Tories have

confused with permanent jobs, resulting in a vast overestimation of just how many new positions their plan for the province would create. Hudak, however insisted his party’s calculations were sound.

more Canadians do understand it, the less they’ll like it,” McCallum said. “They’re doing all sorts of things to increase the barriers to citizenship.... They suspect that everyone is some sort of criminal.” The NDP’s Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe says her party will also vote against the bill. “All the experts at the committee hearings agreed that this bill is probably unconstitutional,” she said. The two biggest areas of concern are the powers the government would have to revoke citizenship without hope of appeal - based on convictions in other countries, and to withdraw citizenship from anyone who might have to leave Canada, BlanchetteLamothe said. “What if someone takes a job outside Canada, or has to leave Canada to take care of elderly parents?” she said. “The minister can say that’s not his intention, but the question is, is the bill well-written? So far experts say that it isn’t, and have raised many concerns about it.”

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ourteen hours. That’s roughly how long it takes to drive the 1,220 kilometres between Vancouver and Fort St. John, B.C. If you drove the same distance straight east, you’d be approaching the Saskatchewan border. So it’s not exactly surprising that the Peace River Country, which spans the Alberta-B.C. border and includes the cities of Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Grande Prairie, feels a world away to the 3.4 million people – 73 per cent of B.C.’s population – who live in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island. A September 2013 poll commissioned by BC Hydro found only four in 10 British Columbians had even heard of the Crown utility’s $7.9 billion proposal to build a third hydroelectric dam on the Peace River. But the decision about whether or not to build the Site C dam stands to directly affect all British Columbians – from the implications for their electricity bills to the flooding of some of the province’s most valuable agricultural land. “This project doesn’t just affect us on the ground, it’s going to affect the pocketbook of every British Columbian,” said

Liz Logan, Treaty 8 First Nations Tribal Chief. That’s because the dam, the largest infrastructure project in Canada, would be built with public money – about $1,700 of public money for every man, woman and child in British Columbia, to be specific. “Site C is not an ordinary project,” said the report of the joint review panel, released three weeks ago. “At $7.9 billion, it might be the largest provincial public expenditure of the next 20 years.” While concluding that the Site C dam is the best alternative for providing B.C. with reliable cheap power, the panel said BC Hydro has not proven the power is needed in the immediate future – and the dam would cause significant adverse effects on the environment and wildlife, First Nations and farmers. “Justification must rest on an unambiguous need for the power,” the report stated. The panel stopped short of recommending for or against the project – a decision that now rests in the hands of the federal and provincial governments, which have until Nov. 8 to make up their minds on the project. For residents of the Peace Valley, the report release was a bit like déjà

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vu. This is the third time Site C has been on the table. The dam was first turned down in the ’80s by the independent B.C. Utilities Commission, which said BC Hydro hadn’t demonstrated that the power was needed or that the dam was preferable to all other sources of power. In the ’90s, BC Hydro suspended the project again because the need for power was still considered insufficient. This time around, the provincial government has exempted the project from the oversight of the B.C. Utilities Commission. We’re living in an era where major hydrodams are being decommissioned all over the world, including just across the border in Washington State where the Elwha Dam was recently removed. So it’s fitting that the joint review panel’s report

noted that BC Hydro has not looked closely enough at alternatives, such as geothermal energy. “The panel concludes that a failure to pursue research over the last 30 years into B.C.’s geothermal resources has left B.C Hydro without information about a resource that BC Hydro thinks may offer up to 700 megawatts of firm, economic power with low environmental costs,” it says. If approved, the dam would flood 107 kilometres of river, impacting 13,000 hectares of agricultural land – including flooding 3,800 hectares of farmland in the Agricultural Land Reserve, an area nearly twice the size of the city of Victoria. The project would also add more strain to the Peace, a region that already has two mega hydro dams, 16,267 oil and gas well sites and 8,517 petroleum and natural gas facilities. The area is more than just a haven for industrial activity though. Because the Peace River is the only river to break the barrier of the Rocky Mountains between the Yukon south almost to Mexico, it has provided a gateway for wildlife and people for thousands of years. At Charlie Lake Cave in the Peace Country, there’s

evidence of human occupations spanning 11,000 years, making it one of just a handful of archaeological sites in North American that date back more than 10,500 years. Thousands of years later, First Nations signed a treaty with the government of Canada, known as Treaty 8, which promises they can continue their way of life, including rights to hunting, fishing and trapping. As such, the Treaty 8 First Nations have raised serious concerns about the Site C dam. When Sir Alexander Mackenzie became the first European known to reach the Peace River area in 1792, he wrote in his journal that the valley was so rich in wildlife that in some places it looked almost like a barnyard. Fast-forward another 200 years and the Peace Break has been recognized as an international conservation priority for the movement of endangered populations of woodland caribou and grizzlies. All of these factors raise serious questions about whether Site C is the best option to meet the electricity needs of British Columbia. Emma Gilchrist is the deputy editor for DeSmog Canada

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Chronic worrywarts are the enemies of a cleaner future

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n “The Future and Its NIMBYists who resist change Enemies – The Growing in their neighbourhood, and Conflict over Creativity, others who oppose every entreEnterprise and Progress,” preneurial activity that might a book published shortly disrupt the status quo. before the millennium, author More cheerfully, some Virginia Postrel decried wide- Canadians seek to create new spread pessimistic attacks on opportunities, expand the econhumanity’s future. The list of omy, hire more people and pessimists, she observed, was provide opportunities. They long and contains some strange might even – gasp – argue that bedfellows. governments are better off and For example, despite their have more revenues (without ideological differences, right- raising taxes) when entreprewinger Pat Buchanan and left- neurs are allowed to flourish. winger Ralph These dynaNader both mists might oppose freer include an entretrade. Rightpreneur who wing “nativists” wants to imitate and left-wing Steve Jobs or a environment“tree-hugger” alists dislike who wants a betimmigration. ter environment. (They do so for But their comMark different reasons: mon strand is nativists dislike that they think diversity and the humanity’s best Troy Media more extreme days are in front wings of the and not behind green movement see humans of us. as fundamentally destructive). As an example of the negaTraditionalists and urbanists tive nabobs consider how both decry big box stores and opposition to hydraulic fracthe growth of suburbs, the for- turing for natural gas and oil mer for sentimental reasons has been a cause célèbre for and the latter because suburbs some, despite its relative safety are aesthetically boring. and the fact it has occurred On the other side, theor- for decades. In Atlantic Canada, izes Postrel, stand optimists. some provinces may benefit They favour an “open-ended from more jobs and increased society where creativity and tax revenues if fracking were enterprise . . . generate prog- more widespread but the negaress in unpredictable ways.” tive naysayers are full of fear This is where “dynamists” such and misinformation. as “entrepreneurs and artists, A recent review in the jourscientists and legal theorists, nal “Science” observes: “Since cultural analysts and computer the advent of hydraulic fracprogrammers” thrive. turing, more than one million This basic divide has likely hydraulic fracturing treatments always existed in human civil- have been conducted, with perization, between the operation- haps only one documented case ally conservative types who fear of direct groundwater polluchange and those who rush tion resulting from injection of headlong into it. hydraulic fracturing chemicals These days in Canada, almost used for shale gas extraction.” every proposed development is This opposition to progress, met by someone, somewhere, even environmental progress, is who claims the sky will fall, or evident from another example.

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When some Treaty 8 First Nations oppose the proposed Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia because a) they assert they have not been consulted enough or b) believe they possess a veto or c) because some traditional hunting areas will be affected, they fall into the oppositional mindset described by Postrel. They are also in love with a romanticized, pre-industrial past. Enter Liz Logan, chief of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association, who told one media outlet in Vancouver recently that there would be “adverse effects on our way of life.” Logan instead recommends wind power and geothermal energy as an alternative to already clean hydro power. (Problem: wind power and geothermal power cannot yet replace the plentiful and relatively cheap power from hydro-generated electricity.) Earth to Logan: pre-industrial life, whether before or after European contact, was not an idyllic Garden of Eden. In AD 1000, the average lifespan for everyone (the “West” and everywhere else) was 24 years. In 1820, the average lifespan in the West was 36 years compared with the average of 24 years in the rest of the world. By 2002, lifespans had lengthened to 79 years in the West with a 64-year lifespan in the rest of the world. Premodern life, as Thomas Hobbes described it, was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish – and short. When people demand perfection, they sacrifice real progress that can be made, including on environmental matters. A dam that produces electricity is obviously far less carbonintensive than coal-burning electricity plants. Ergo, chronic worrywarts are not only enemies of the future but enemies of a cleaner future as well. Postrel was on to something. Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute.

Gas prices push inflation rate up in April THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Canada’s annual inflation rate climbed to its highest level in two years, reaching 2.0 per cent in April, as an unusually big jump in energy prices - particularly gasoline and natural gas - helped push up consumer prices. The steep 0.5 percentage point increase from the previous month put the annual rate back at what the Bank of Canada considers the optimal level.

Given that inflation was as low as 0.7 per cent as recently as October, the dramatic climb in recent months would normally signal the beginning of an interest rate increase cycle for the Bank of Canada, whose principal mandate is to keep inflation at two per cent. But governor Stephen Poloz has already said he will “look through” the current rise in inflation as being a temporary phenomenon driven by consumer items related to energy.

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Rossland Fire Chief retires after 33 years on duty BY MICHELE SKUCE Special to the Times

Chief Gerry Woodhouse (“Woody”) has retired from the fire service after 33 years, the last 20 as Fire Chief of Company

#1 in Rossland. Woody recently shared some of his memories of the fire service, and what it was like when he started. “It was overwhelm-

OBITUARIES TENCH, GORDON GREGORY – It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gordon Gregory Tench on May 18, 2014 in Castlegar, BC. Gordie was born in Trail on August 10, 1931, to Cecil and Anne Tench (nee Gavrilik). After graduating from Trail High he pitched in professional baseball for several farm teams of the Cleveland Browns, finishing in Redding, CA, where he met his late wife Faye in May 1951. They were married three months later at home plate at the Redding baseball park. Following a baseball injury Gordie worked for some years delivering bread and milk, and then settled into a career in life insurance, which was fitting as he had a genuine interest in the well being of his clients and their families. In 1969 his parents fell into ill health, and so the family packed up and moved to Rossland to take care of them. In 1973 Faye and Gordie moved to the East Kootenay, primarily in Elkford, Sparwood, and Fernie, where he worked as a human resources specialist with Fording Coal and Crows Nest Resources (and also for Lornex at Logan Lake). Gordie personally hired hundreds and hundreds of individuals and had a knack for seeing capability in people that other hirers might have passed on. Gordie was an enthusiastic member of Lions Club International for most of his life, contributing thousands of volunteer hours to improve communities. He had a deep interest in helping others out through his volunteer work. After leaving the pros, he kept involved in fast-pitch softball, bowled more than one perfect game of ten-pin, and was an avid golfer. He was also very social and loved sharing jokes, often off-colour, which he carefully organized in books. He also enjoyed road trips to visit many friends in the western provinces and states. In the last few years he delighted in having coffee with his old pals at Trail Coffee and Tea. Most significantly, he had a great and lasting bond with his late wife Faye. They had countless adventures over the years with many good friends, and played cribbage or Scrabble pretty well every single night of the 62 years they were married. Gordie is survived by sister Pat, sons (and daughters-in-law) Rob (April), Mike (Joanne) and Rich (Sue), niece Susi, nephew Gary, and grandchildren (and their spouses/partners) Arielle, Sydney, Emily, Stephanie, Hannah and Griffin. At Gordie’s request there will be no funeral. Cremation has already taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lions Club International. A combined memorial is being planned for Gordie and Faye for June 29 in Rossland. For further details, please contact Mike Tench at mjtench@gmail.com.

ing, the same time I started as chief, I also started a new business. I already had 13 years in, so it was an easy fit otherwise. “ U n f o r t u n a t e l y, a lot of the calls I remember are the gruesome ones or picking up friend’s kids; those are the ones you never forget. I remember my first structure fire on Cook Avenue and I went in with firefighter Vince Profili. I remember Vince being there, and how dark it was. Unfortunately, the building was a total loss.” The first structure fire as chief was in Upper Rossland, a newer house that started as a chimney fire and escalated into a full-on structure fire. “The house was lost. It’s really hard, as a lot of times you blank them out.” The school fire in the gym at Rossland Secondary School happened when Woody was still a firefighter. “A 12” solid beam; an iron beam, was twisted by the heat like a pretzel. The gym is a big empty structure; not a lot of fuel, not

sure where all the heat was generated. That fire was started by a gym mat put against a light bulb.” Woody misses the community involvement, the volunteering, but he is very proud of the fundraising efforts, which were huge morale builders. It helped get the department out into the community and raise the department’s profile. He remembers many of the mentors he had, Oli Dorati, Butch, Bob Flegel, the list goes on. He also found working with the Fire Commissioner’s office to be particularly interesting work, determining what actually happened. Woodhouse is also proud of the number of firefighters he worked with who ended up taking this job as a career. “It was used as a stepping stone. It’s the best place to start.” Regional Chief Terry Martin shared many of those lifetime steps with Woodhouse. “Gerry and I were friends throughout high school and he was actually the best man when I got married. My dad was the fire chief back then and as I grew up I knew I wanted to be a firefighter and so did

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July 11, 1934 – May 23, 2014 Born and raised in Trail, B.C., Pio passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer. He was predeceased by his daughter, Lisa Haag. Pio will be deeply missed by his wife, Joan; son, Richard (Manon); grandchildren, Jacob, Soleiya, Samuel; son-in-law, Herb; and many friends. Prayers on Sunday, June 1, 7:00pm – Funeral Mass on Monday, June 2, 11:00am. Both to be held at Immaculate Conception Parish, 8842 119 Street, North Delta. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the B.C. Cancer Agency. Condolences may be offered at www.victoryfuneralcentre.ca Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre 604-536-6522

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Always on the lookout for talent, retiring Rossland Fire Chief Gerry Woodhouse helps with recruitment. Gerry. “There happened to be quite a few very large fires in the mid to late ‘70s and early ‘80s; The White Wolfe Hotel, Allan Hotel, Rossland Miner, Maclean School, Masonic Hall and the Anglican Church. All these drove us to want to be part of the fire service. “The idea was we would both put in applications at the same time but we had to wait until he was 19. Back then there was also a waiting list to join as a lot of folks wanted to be part of the fire ser-

vice. We both started on the same night in August 1981. “The other thing people need to know about Gerry is his involvement with the Christmas Hampers. Again, we (the fire service) have helped in the organization and delivery of the hampers since 1981. Gerry was a truly dedicated member of the fire service and put in 33 years to help his community. You don’t really see that length of service anymore.” Rossland Chief Larry Simm added Woodhouse had his own style and leadership in the fire hall.

“Woody was a great chief. He was definitely strict and he liked his own way, but he always was very good to his firefighters. “He looked after them, and always made sure you were okay. That’s a big thing.” Although Gerry does have regrets about missing out on some time with his kids as a result of being called out, Woody hopes to be remembered by his “commitment to the community, and being part of the community, as well as making it a better place. “I hope I did that.”

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West Kootenay Nite Trek brings scouts and guides together Submitted TRAIL – On May 3-4, the 107th Baden Powell Guild along with the members of the 1st Beaver Valley Venturer Company, hosted the annual West Kootenay Nite Trek. This is a joint over night event for the Scouting and Guiding youth ranging in age from 9-18 held at Beaver Creek Kiwanis Park and was co sponsored by Columbia Basin Trust and the Trail Kiwanis. Most of May 3 was spent with the organizing team setting up the challenge course that lead out of the main park and down into the forest behind the camp ground area. Just after lunch, the units began to arrive and set up their camping areas around the picnic area field. Headquarters and all were located down here as we would all be awake most of the night and we didn’t want to disturb the regular campers. At 4 p.m. the opening ceremonies took place with over 80 youth and 35-40 adults in attendance, representing 1st Nakusp Cubs Scouts, 1st Nelson Cubs and Scouts, Nelson Girl Guides, Pathfinders and a couple Rangers, 2nd Rossland

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The annual West Kootenay Nite Trek took place in May at the Beaver Creek Kiwanis Park. Over 80 youth representing 1st Nakusp Cubs Scouts, 1st Nelson Cubs and Scouts, Nelson Girl Guides, Pathfinders and a couple Rangers, 2nd Rossland Cubs and Scouts, 1 Rossland Guide, Trail Girl Guides, Beaver Valley Girl Guides, and 1st Beaver Valley Cubs, Scouts and Venturers took part in the event. they had to be very sneaky not to waken the campers. If caught they would have to spend some precious time in “jail” and solve their release prior to continuing the course. Luckily the weather held out and all were back to camp and in bed before the skies opened up for the early morning showers. The partici-

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up and packing vehicles as the clouds were circling and getting blacker and blacker. Organizers managed to get all the station equipment and camping equipment packed and loaded and the last vehicle out the gate just as

the rain the thunder and lightening started. The weather man couldn’t have timed it any better. To get out with Scouts: youth or adult, please call Heather Hamer for more information 250-367-7453

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A Trail swimmer has already punched her ticket into the B.C. Summer Games, becoming the first swimmer in the Kootenays to make the team. It’s still a couple months away, but Trail Regional Aquatic Excellence swimmer (TRAX) Aby Elwood has already qualified for the Kootenay’s Zone 1 swim team for the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo July 17-20. “I’m really excited,” said Elwood. “It’s going to be a new experience.” The 13-year-old racer was announced before other swimmers because she racked up the most FINA points of any of her competitors in the Kootenays at a variety of swim meets since Jan.1. As a result, Swim BC also named TRAX coach, Bill Park, as head coach of the Kootenay Zone team.

“I’m excited,” said Park. “I’ve been numerous times before back home in Ontario, but I find the quality and talent in these mountains is great . . . I really like the talent base we have, I know it will be a challenge because our team is going to be half the size of other teams but I know these kids are going to be very competitive and will do a good job.” Elwood’s best finishes and, ultimately what qualified her for the Games, was her two gold medal performances in the 400 and 800 metre freestyle at the Kamloops Spring Madness meet as well as a pair of silver medals in the 100 and 200 m butterfly. “Aby has come miles for millions,” said Park. “I know she was very gifted, her skill level was high, but very young. So basically what I did with Aby - as with all my swimmers - is we started from scratch

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“They focus a lot more on technique and that helps with the little things that count to get where you want to go,” she said. “It’s tiring but it’s also fun. You have to have determination to do it.” Elwood is looking forward to joining the almost 2,000 athletes that will participate in the Games. When asked what she looked forward to most, Elwood replied: “Being with my friends, and like getting to swim in a new place, and just a different environment. I want to see everything and see what the Summer Games really is, but also focus on the swimming part.” The rest of the Kootenay Zone team will be announced June 10. TRAX swimmers are off to Kamloops this weekend to race in the 22nd annual June Classic long course meet.

Despite a losing season on the ice and on the books, the Trail Smoke Eaters have reason for optimism heading into the 2014-15 campaign. The Trail Smoke Eaters held their Annual General Meeting at the Trail Memorial Centre on Tuesday evening revealing how its 10-win season translated into a not-surprisingly $77,000 disparity in revenue and expenditures. However, as far as the product on the ice goes, there was good news. Trail’s Craig Claire and Barry Zanier are returning to assist head coach and GM Nick Deschenes, in addition, local assets could possibly double this year with up to six Greater Trail hockey players donning orange and black. “I think we’ve identified some very strong candidates,” said Deschenes. “I’m really excited to say we might have six local players here born and raised in Trail . . . If we are doing our job as leaders in

the community regarding hockey and development then we should be seeing local players coming up through the ranks and joining us.” The team expects the return of Scott Davidson and Jake Lucchini, and the addition of Craig Martin, but the names of the other players will be released at a later date. Claire has played a big part in identifying local players from his experience coaching the local Bantam Rep team, also a somewhat kinder-gentler relationship with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks will also result in potential additions. Nevertheless, more losses occurred within the organization as trainer Kim Penner moved on to Merritt and board members Dave Rugg and Sandy Santori resigned. One of the more palpable losses is the departure of Dawn St. Jean who has decided to step down as director after seven years of balancing the books and running the souvenir shop. See NO, Page 11

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The Trail Stingrays Swim Team dives into a new season as they prepare for the first meet in Nelson this weekend. Head coach, Samme Beatson returns again for yet another successful summer but this time with two new assistant coaches by her side, Madison Green and Jennifer Chung. “Having two new enthusiastic coaches working with me this year it is going to be a very fun season,” says Beatson. Both assistant coaches have been swimming with the Stingrays for many years, 11 for Green and five for Chung. They are so stoked to be back working with previous and new swimmers. As well as looking forward to an incredible season. With 15 of 30 swimmers heading to the Nelson meet, set for Saturday and Sunday, Beatson is fired up with the great turnout. “Lots of new swimmers this season, I expect them just to have fun and become comfort-

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Moore given two games THE CANADIAN PRESS NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended New York Rangers defenceman John Moore for two games for an illegal check to the head of Montreal forward Dale Weise in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final. Moore was given a major penalty and ejected from Tuesday night’s game at Montreal’s Bell Centre when, at 10:41 of the third period, he nailed Weise with a blindside

open-ice hit that was almost identical to Montreal forward Brandon Prust’s unpenalized hit on Derek Stepan in Game 3. Weise’s helmet was knocked off after Tuesday night’s hit and he was wobbly when he got up, with teammate P.K. Subban grabbing him in a bear hug for support. He left for treatment but returned to the bench late in the period. The NHL Department of

Player Safety explained on a video on the league’s website that Moore drove upwards when he hit Weise, making the forward’s head the primary point of contact. The league said that Weise made no sudden movements prior to the hit, so the onus was on Moore to avoid contact with Weise’s head. The Rangers’ lead the series three games to two. Game 6 is Thursday at Madison Square Garden.

No playoff berth leaves red ink FROM PAGE 10 The Smoke Eaters are down to just four board members including president Tom Gawryletz, and directors Rick Basso, Jack Beard, and Steve Robinson, so while recruiting players may be at the top of the list, a search for additional directors is also essential. “The board of directors can add any new directors at any time, so we’ll go and find out what we need after the league meetings next week and decide what we’re going to do,” said Gawryletz. “But we know we can’t operate with four people on game nights.” A bad home start and some untimely road construction contributed to a $29,000 hit in ticket sales at the door, dropping the revenue to $50,391 from $79,399 in 2013, yet the gamenight sales improved by over $10,000 ($122,841 from $112,798). Season ticket sales were up $5,000, and hockey camps and donations also increased. However, one of the more glaring deficits was the fundraising loss of more than $8,000, the result of a disappointing response to the lottery fundraiser. Total expenditures, however, were the lowest in the past three years with the biggest savings coming in travel costs, down $6,000, and gamenight expenditures dropping $14,000 from last season and $24,000 from 2012. The largest output of cash came as a result of a new BCHL policy that required teams to purchase all Bauer products, forcing Trail to layout almost $51,000 for new gear, up from $33,000 the previous season. In all the Smoke Eaters total revenue tallied $426,742, while expenses

came in at $503,651. “The last three years we have not made the playoffs, and as you can tell by the revenue and expenditures each year we’ve lost money,” said Gawryletz. “The reason we’ve lost more money each year is the cost of doing business – it’s getting expensive for an organization like ourselves.” This year’s BCHL season will also start later than usual with the Bauer Showcase at Prospera Place in Chilliwack tentatively planned for Sept. 18-19, which means the first Smokies home game might not be until the end of September. It also means that there likely will be more midweek or Sunday games in the 2014-15 season. The BCHL board of governors meeting goes June 1, when the league schedule will be finalized.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil Brazil’s Deputy Sports Minister Luis Fernandes said Wednesday that Brazil would organize a successful World Cup despite what he called “prejudice” against so-called developing countries as they try to organize mega-sports events. “We are confident that Brazil will surprise the world with a successful event in the World Cup,” Fernandes said, speaking Wednesday with reporters in a teleconference. “There is no embarrassment and no panic,” he added. “We are absolutely confident, excited and proud that we will deliver a fantastic World Cup in Brazil. That’s the general atmosphere in government. We are absolutely confident.” Brazil’s preparations of the World Cup, which opens June 12 in Sao Paulo, have been characterized by delays building or remodeling 12 stadiums, unfinished upgrades to airports and transportation, and criticism the $11.5 billion being spent should have been used to improve the country’s poor schools and rundown hospitals. Last week Ronaldo, who won two World Cups with Brazil and has worked with local World Cup organizers, said he was “embarrassed” by the “total confusion and lateness” of stadiums and allied infrastructure. Fernandes defended the prepara-

tions, said the World Cup investment would boost the economy, and argued that “developing” countries are judged differently as they plan the World Cup or Olympics. “There are sectors in society in general that have prejudice with respect to the capacity of developing countries in general ... to deliver this kind of event,” Fernandes said, echoing a statement made recently by his boss - Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo. “There is absolutely no contradiction between a developing country hosting a major event such as the World Cup or the Olympics Games, and increasing investment in education and in other public areas.” Rio de Janeiro’s organization of the 2016 Olympics is also facing widespread criticism with many IOC members speaking openly about poor planning and delays. Brazil has a $2.5 trillion economy and is usually listed as the world’s sixth or seventh largest. The credit rating agency Moody’s recently said the World Cup would have little impact on its economy, given its size and the length of the event. Fernandes said Brazil would allow peaceful strikes or demonstrations during the month-long championship, but promised violence would not be condoned.

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Hot pools privatization process delayed By Greg Amos

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The Radium Hot Pools won’t likely be seeing any privatization for another full year, as ongoing consultations with First Nations groups in B.C. and Alberta have delayed the rollout of a request for proposals (RFP) from Parks Canada. After first announcing the intent to issue

a long-term, 42-year lease for all three hot pools (the Radium Hot Pools, Miette Hot Springs in Jasper and the Banff Upper Hot Springs) in the revenue-neutral Hot Springs Enterprise Unit in 2008, Parks Canada has slowed its approach in order to consult with First Nations. March 2014 was initially the target

date for a request for proposals, but there’s no longer any specific time frame being pursued, Parks Canada executive director of mountain parks Pat Thomsen told The Valley Echo. An employee at the Radium Hot Pools, who did not wish to be named, told The Echo the target date has passed, and “as of March, they’ve given

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The City of Kimberley is going to take a closer look at just what it might cost to have the Municipal Auditor General examine the way it handles projects. At council on Monday evening, Coun. Don McCormick moved that the city CAO be directed to request the services of the Municipal Auditor General specifically around the flume project. This came just after a vote by council to proceed with the flume project now that funding from the provincial and federal government had come through. McCormick told council that he had been researching some of the municipal audits already completed by Auditor General Basia Ruta, and said that they were uncovering and providing valuable feedback on ways communities could save money on big projects. “It’s not a witch hunt. It’s not blame. It’s looking at ways we can improve.” However, cost was an issue council wanted to know more about. Coun. Bev Middlebrook asked what having the Auditor General in would cost the City. “We have a project that has gone over $2 million over budget, and we’re worried about the cost of the Auditor General?” McCormick said. Mayor Ron McRae said he would prefer the audit be higher level rather than looking at just one specific project. “I think it shouldn’t look at just the flume but a history of all projects.” It was pointed out that a previous audit in Rossland had taken six months for the first phase.

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wants her mother to walk her down the aisle. She said her Mom has always been there for her. Tiffany did suggest that I could wait at the front pew of the church and actually give her away to her fiance. I am very hurt by this, and I think Tiffany is being unfair to me. Do you have any suggestions? -Heartbroken Dear Heartbroken: We know your ex made it difficult for you to be a more involved parent, and you did what you could, but regardless, your relationship is not as close as the one she has with Mom, and it serves no pur-

talk to her physician, she sidestepped the issue and wouldn’t go. Now she tells me she “needs time to heal.” From what? Sex is nonexistent. She has headaches, is too tired or pretends to be asleep so often that although she is quite attractive, I no longer see her as an intimate partner. We tried counseling, but all she would talk about was the lamp I had installed at the wrong location. The psychologist indicated that we are not ready for meaningful sessions. Any suggestions? -- Bewildered Husband Dear Husband: Your wife has never enjoyed sex. Most women who experience painful intercourse would seek medical attention. We think her most honest assessment was when she said sex felt “yucky.” That would indicate a psychological hang-up that she has no intention of working on.

Please go back to your counselor -- on your own -- and discuss these issues. Decide how important sex is in relation to the other qualities your wife brings to the marriage, because she may never be more interested than she is right now.

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pose to point fingers now. Tiffany wants Mom to walk her down the aisle, and she has asked you to have the honor of “giving her away.” This is actually a decent compromise and not the snub you seem to think. It is simply one moment of one day of the rest of your lives. If you want to continue your good relationship with Tiffany, please tell her you would be thrilled to wait at the front of the church and escort her to her fiance. Dear Annie: Before my wife and I were married eight years ago, sex was a frequent occurrence. She seemed to enjoy it. But on our honeymoon night, she said, “Let’s get this over with.” A couple of years later, when the frequency had significantly decreased, she told me that sex makes her feel “all yucky.” A few years after that, she said, “It always hurts.” When I suggested she

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Dear Annie: I have a 24-year-old daughter by an ex-girlfriend. When “Tiffany” was a child, her mother made it very difficult for me to see her. At one point, her attorney sent me a letter saying I would not have to pay child support if I gave up all parental rights. I refused. When Tiffany was 9 years old, my ex moved to another state without telling me. I found her through her former neighbors. Consequently, I was only able to see Tiffany for a couple of weeks in the summer. Considering all of her mother’s obstructions, I think Tiffany and I have a good relationship. I attended her high school and college graduations, and she comes to visit me once a year. I call her every month to see how she’s doing. Tiffany is getting married next year and just told me that although she doesn’t want to hurt me, she

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, May 30, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is an excellent day for family discussions, especially with female members. You also might want to buy something beautiful for a family member or where you live. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You can charm the birds off the trees today, because your words are like gold. This is a great day for editors, writers, teachers, actors and anyone in sales and marketing. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Business and commerce are favored today, especially with respect to the arts or buying anything to make something look more attractive. You might boost your income. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The Moon is in your sign today, dancing with fair Venus. Everyone wants to see

your face, because you’re diplomatic and charming! LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Solitude in beautiful surroundings will please you today. If others ask for your creative input on things, you will want to mull things over. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You might want to make travel plans with a female companion today or explore opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine and the law. Someone might have good advice for you. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You make a great impression on others today, because they have heard good things about you. It never hurts to have good press. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You might be attracted to someone from a different culture or another background today. In fact, you will be attracted to anything that is different and exotic.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a good day to ask for something or borrow something if you want. The odds are in your favor if you want to ask for a loan or a mortgage. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Because the Moon today is opposite your sign, you will have to cooperate and compromise with others. This is no biggie. In two

weeks, when the Moon is in your sign, others will have to cooperate with you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is an easygoing day at work, especially with female co-workers. Look for ways to make your workspace more attractive. (You might develop a crush on someone as well.) PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is a playful, fun-

loving, flirtatious day. Play hooky if you can. However, this can be productive day for creative efforts. YOU BORN TODAY Freedom and independence are vital to you. It’s very important for you to have freedom of action. Even a regular routine stifles you. Always be careful making commitments. You like speed in everything you do -- you don’t dawdle. You have many talents. This is a love-

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KOOTENAY based Transportation Company seeks experienced Driver Trainers. This is a position for individuals who have an interest in playing an active role in the development of new drivers to the transportation industry. Selected candidates will play a supportive role throughout an extensive on the job training program. This position requires a minimum 5 years experience as a commercial driver, good communication skills written and verbal, and a strong desire to teach and share industry knowledge with new comers to our industry. For more information visit us on line at Sutco.ca or call 1-888-357-2612 ext 230

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Route 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, Grandview Route 304 13 papers 12th & 14th Ave

Route 341 24 papers 10th Ave, 8th Ave, 9th Ave Route 344 17 papers 10th Ave, 9th Ave Route 345 12 papers 10th Ave, 9th Ave Route 347 16 papers 10th Ave, 9th Ave, 9th St Route 348 19 papers 12th Ave, Christie Rd Route 346 27 papers 8th, 9th & 10th Ave Route 340 24 papers 10th Ave, 7th St, 8th St

West Trail Route 149 7 papers Binns St, McAnally St, Kitchener Ave

Warfield Route 195 12 papers Blake Crt,Whitman Way

Sunningdale Route 211 26 papers Hazelwood Dr, Olivia Cres, Viola Cres. Route 219 15 papers Hazelwood Drive

Due to recent growth and promotions, RHC Insurance Brokers Ltd. has the following career opportunities available:

Trail Branch: Team Leader Nelson Baker Street Branch: Team Leader The successful candidate will have at least 5 years experience in the Insurance Brokerage Business. Preference will be given to those candidates that have a CAIB or CIP designation, but consideration will be given to a level 2 broker who is willing to complete their designation. The successful candidate will have the following attributes: • Proven Leadership Skills • Proven Mentoring and Coaching Skills • Customer Service Focus • Great communicator (oral and written) skills • Experience with Broker Management Systems, Word, Excel and Power Point • Excellent team management skills RHC Insurance Brokers offers a competitive Salary and Employee Benefits package. Please deliver your resume in person to Sam Cowan at 601 A Baker Street Nelson BC, or by email at scowan@rhcinsurance.com. We thank everyone that has shown interest in these postings, but we will only be contacting those candidates that qualify for an interview.

Closing Date: June 11, 2014 for all applications

Rossland

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR ROUTES IN ALL AREAS

PAYROLL - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE POSITION:

Payroll – Accounts Payable (REGULAR) PLACE: School Board Office, Trail, BC HOURS OF WORK: 35 hrs/wk - Monday to Friday MONTHS PER YEAR: Twelve (12) RATE OF PAY: Payroll (25.0 hrs/wk) @ $26.29/hr -Accounts Payable (10.0 hrs/wk $24.44/hr) STARTING DATE: immediately For full position details including qualifications please refer to the Careers with SD20 section of our website at www.sd20.bc.ca This position is covered under our CUPE Local 1285 Collective Agreement. Cover letter, resume and completed district applications (available on the district web site or at our office) should be sent to Mrs. Marcy VanKoughnett, Director of Human Resources, School District #20 (KootenayColumbia), 2001 Third Avve, Trail, BC V1R 1R6 (Fax: 250-364-2470) by 12:00 Noon on Friday, June 13, 2014. Please submit electronic applications to: hr@ sd20.bc.ca. It is understood that applicants agree to confidential reference checks of all previous employers. The successful applicant will be subject to a Criminal Record Check. We appreciate your interest but regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Excellent exercise, fun for all ages.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR SUBSTITUTE Req. for Rossland Golden Bear Children’s Centre. Part Time opportunity covering for staff absences. Position is available immediately. Resumes from teachers are welcome!

Are you looking for a career with a Company that has been growing in the .ootenay·s for over 100 years?

BC Certied Utility Arborists, Apprentice Utility Arborists. Must have valid driver licenseClass 5. A-DEBT-FREE Life. We’ll help you. Free consultation.Creditor proposals, trustee in bankruptcy, - Resident ofce. Appointments available in your area EXPERIENCED Heavy Duty Mechanic required for logging company in the Merritt area.

Help Wanted FULL-TIME CERTIFIED Heavy Duty Mechanic required by Bailey Western Star & Freightliner. Experience in service & repair of trucks, trailers & equipment. iDial-A-Law offers general information on a variety of topics on law in BC. Lawyer Referral Service matches people with legal concerns to a lawyer in their area. Participating lawyers offer a 30 minute consultation for $25 plus tax. Regular fees follow once both parties agree to proceed with services.

Trades, Technical ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICE INC. is looking for experienced Drilling Rig, & Coring personnel for all position levels. Drillers, Coring Drillers $35. $40.20.; Derrickhands $34., Motorhands $28.50; Floorhands, Core Hands, Helpers $24. - $26.40. Plus incentives for winter coring!

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Help Wanted FULL-TIME CERTIFIED Heavy Duty Mechanic required by Bailey Western Star & Freightliner. Experience in service & repair of trucks, trailers & equipment. iDial-A-Law offers general information on a variety of topics on law in BC. Lawyer Referral Service matches people with legal concerns to a lawyer in their area. Participating lawyers offer a 30 minute consultation for $25 plus tax. Regular fees follow once both parties agree to proceed with services.

Trades, Technical ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICE INC. is looking for experienced Drilling Rig, & Coring personnel for all position levels. Drillers, Coring Drillers $35. - $40.20.; Derrickhands $34., Motorhands $28.50; Floorhands, Core Hands, Helpers $24. - $26.40. Plus incentives for winter coring!

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Trades, Technical ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICE INC. is looking for experienced Drilling Rig, & Coring personnel for all position levels. Drillers, Coring Drillers $35. $40.20.; Derrickhands $34., Motorhands $28.50; Floorhands, Core Hands, Helpers $24. - $26.40. Plus incentives for winter coring!

Work Wanted Certied Care Aide: Transfers, pers.care, light housekeeping, cooking,errands.

Financial Services DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government Approved, BBB Member $500$ LOAN SERVICE, by phone, no credit refused, quick and easy, payable over 6 or 12 installments. GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

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Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Contractors

For Sale By Owner

An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051. **WANTED** NEWSPAPER CARRIERS TRAIL TIMES Excellent Exercise Fun for All Ages Call Today Start Earning Money Tomorrow Circulation Department 250-364-1413 Ext. 206 For more Information WELL established West Kootenay Chip Hauler offers steady employment with flexible and part time scheduling available to U.S. Capable Class 1 drivers with clean abstracts and verifiable mountain experience. Extended Benefits, Pension, and Direct deposit offered. Apply online: www.sutco.ca or fax resume: 250-357-2009 For further information 1-888-357-2612 Ext:230

Houses For Sale

LINE Cooks Required Immediately for our very busy restaurant. Previous short order exp an asset. Email resume today to eaglesnestrest@gmail.com

Trades, Technical JOURNEYMAN Glazier, Lake City Glass in Williams Lake now hiring. Fax resume to: 250-392-5369 or email: sheila@lakecityglass.ca

Services

HANSON DECKING West Kootenay Agent for Duradek 250-352-1814

Merchandise for Sale

Garage Sales GLENMERRY (TRAIL) #9 & #11 3080 Highway Drive behind Trail Motel, Follow the balloons Friday, May 30 4-8pm Saturday, May 31 8am-2pm TADANAC NEIGHBOURHOOD

Garage Sale. Saturday, May 31st. 9am-2pm.

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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

4 16” Yokohama geolander all season tires with alloy rims, only 1 year old. $900.00. 250364-0415 42”X74” pool table + acc. $50. 3 slot machines, tempermental $150. 4 new snow tires P205/75R14 $200. 250-3677347

Computer Services PC problems? Ask Darren Bates the Computer Guy for help! www.DarrenBates.NET or 1-250-434-9458

Houses For Sale

Misc. Wanted

Trail (Sunningdale) A perfect starter, retirement or rental home. 750sq.ft. main floor, 1 full bath, gas heat and fireplace, a/c. Full basement (350sqft finished). Large carport (500sqft), workshop (100sqft). South facing fenced backyard/garden. Quiet locale close to all amenities. $179,990. Call 250-364-1940

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Houses For Sale MONTROSE, 135 9th Ave. 2 storey, 4bd. w/view. Granite countertops, hardwood floors. Small trade welcome. $475,000. Ph.250-368-3773

Lonnie Hart 250-368-8551 ext 201 or l.hart@trailtimes.ca

Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

BUYING Coin Collections, Estates, Antiques, Native Art, Silver, Jewelry 250-499-0251

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Houses For Sale

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www.allprorealty.ca All Pro Realty Ltd. 1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000 www.facebook.com/allprorealtyltdtrailbc

OPEN HOUSE

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Thurs. May 29 • 3 - 5pm 1153 Marianna Cres, Sunningdale $259,000

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Fri. May 30 • 11am - 1pm 405 8th Ave, Montrose $210,000 S LER ED SELTIVAT MO

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Sat. May 31 • 11am - 1pm 10136 Waneta-Nelway Rd., Pend d’Orellie $459,000

Fruitvale $149,000 2

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Emerald Ridge $499,000

Sunningdale $125,000 W NE

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Glenmerry $209,900

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MIRAL HEIGHTS $439,900

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Salmo $279,900

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Glenmerry $225,000

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ROSSLAND, 3 new 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom modular homes in Rossland Paradise MHP, from $64,900. includes net GST. Rick 250-254-7997, Kim 250-512-1222.

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Rossland 315,000

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WARFIELD, 2BD. apt. Parking. $700./mo. utilities included. Call 250-362-2130 WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. Long term tenants. 250-368-5888

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3.7 Acres

250-368-8423

PROFESSIONAL COUPLE seeking 4-5 bedroom well maintained executive home. Trail/ Rossland/ Castlegar. 250-362-5867 TRAIL/ WARFIELD, nice, clean 2 bdrm home for a pensioner couple. 250-368-8401

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Thursday, May 29, 2014 Trail Times

All about the outdoors

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The Kootenay Mountaineering Club is celebrating 50 years of enjoying beautiful local peaks.

The Local Experts™

1604 Wilmes Lane, Trail

$129,000

KOOTENAY HOMES INC. STING NEW LI

1553 Diamond Street, Trail

STING NEW LI

1504 4th Avenue, Trail

745 Dickens Street, Warfield

$159,000

$199,500

This 3 bdrm 2 bath home offers great outdoor living with a lovely deck out front and a large covered deck at the back. Both bathrooms have been recently renovated, among other upgrades. At this price it will go quick!

Panoramic views and privacy await with approx. 700 sq. ft. of decks overlooking the Columbia River. Many upgrades including wiring, plumbing, roof, heating and central air, two bathrooms, 3 bdrms, and family room. Call now!!

Beautifully updated! You will love the kitchen, lots of storage, stainless steel appliances, and wood flooring. Bright and open feeling with lots of windows. Ready to just move in and enjoy.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

$149,000

Spacious 2 bdrm home with large kitchen and living-room. The yard is fenced, single car garage with workshop area. Lots of comforts with central airconditioning and u/g sprinklers. Call your REALTOR® for your personal viewing. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Saturday, May 31

11am - 1pm 2083 Valleyview Drive, Trail

$157,900

Super family home - 4+ bedroom/1.5 bathrooms. This air conditioned home has been lovingly cared for by the same family for the past 62 years. Very clean and has had some updates which would make this an excellent home for the family.

1834 4th Avenue, Rossland

$119,900

This is a 3 bdrm home features wood floors, wood burning stove, bright open porch and a garden shed. This home needs some maintenance and TLC. If you are handy, this could be a great opportunity.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Saturday May 31 11am - 1pm

$110,000

Cell: 250-365-9665

3917 Reo Road, Bonnington

3918 Reo Road, Bonnington

$314,900

$575,000

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665 or Terry 250-231-1101

ext 33

tonniestewart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Deanne Lockhart ext 41 Cell: 250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Christine Albo

Cell: 250-512-7653

ext 39

christine.albo@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Art Forrest

ext 42 c21art@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com

$269,900

This 4 bdrm home has gleaming wood floors, master suite featuring spacious bdrm, huge walk-in closet and full deluxe ensuite. Keep cool in summer with a/c (heat pump). Main floor laundry and underground sprinkling. Do not miss viewing this very special home.

Mary Martin

Cell: 250-231-0264

ext 28

mary.martin@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Terry Alton

Cell: 250-231-1101

ext 48

terryalton@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Call Art (250) 368-8818 RRY

GLENME

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Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

3892 Dogwood Drive, Trail

$289,000

Split level 3 bdrm 3 bath home with many upgrades, including a luxury kitchen, window package, flooring and so much more. Shop, fully fenced, flat yard, and covered parking. Close to Glenmerry Elementary, this home is move-in ready. Call Terry 250-231-1101

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday May 31 1 - 2pm

1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale

$265,000

Visit facebook.com/kootenay.homes or kootenayhomes.com to enter.

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! Tonnie Stewart

109 Viola Crescent, Trail

We are holding a draw to give away a new

239 Simonds Street, Warfield

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Call me for a FREE market evaluation today!

BBQ & Patio Heater!

STING OPEN HOUSE NEW LI

Cute as a button with updated wiring, plumbing and new flooring. Covered carport, shed, sun deck and fenced yard. Check it out, you will be pleasantly surprised!

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Picture Your Patio

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1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818 www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.ca

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FROM PAGE 3 Clark, who moved to the area relatively recently, said the ability to access the wisdom of others was one of the things that attracted him to the KMC. “Being able to leverage other people’s experience to learn the area was important,” he said. “It helped me learn the area a lot quicker and in more detail by going out with people who have experience. “I think most people who live in the Kootenays love the scenery and the wild country. This club is about getting out and enjoying it.” The KMC will be celebrating its 50 year anniversary, June 7 at the Old Castlegar Theatre at 8 p.m. with a presentation by guest speaker, Dave Quinn, the “Outdoor Guy” with CBC Radio West. More information about the event and the KMC can be found at www.kootenaymountaineering. bc.ca.

Jodi Beamish

Cell: 250-231-2331

5 bdrms & 2.5 baths. This wonderful family home features many recent upgrades. The large back deck is great for entertaining right off the newly updated kitchen. Family friendly neighborhood and just minutes to downtown Fruitvale. Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

STING NEW LI

ext 51

jodi.beamish@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Mark Wilson

Cell: 250-231-5591

ext 30

mark.wilson@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Richard Daoust

Cell: 250-368-7897

ext 24

richard.daoust@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

303 McAnnally Street, Trail

$134,500

This is one you’ll want to see! This home has had a full overhaul in the mid-1990’s. The mechanical, insulation, interior walls, roof and flooring were all replaced at that time. The whole house has been lovingly cared for. See it today! Call Jodi (250) 231-2331