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BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
The answer from the regional district to the city is “No,” money from the airport sale cannot be used to build a skate park in Trail. Following the city’s purchase of the local airstrip from the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) earlier this year, council requested Trail’s portion of the sale be allotted to the proposed Silver City skatepark. The RDKB board has been in discussion about how to best utilize the funds, said chair Grace McGregor in a letter to Trail council, adding that sale proceeds must be placed in a capital reserve and used for capital projects that benefit the entire region. Trail’s share of the $1.28 million airport purchase is about 26 per cent or $321,000, Coun. Robert Cacchioni told his fellow members during the June 9 regular meeting. “The proposal right now is to take that money and use it on something that is going to be a region-wide initiative,” he explained. “Whatever we use it on will function for all 13 RDKB members,” Cacchioni said. “The skateboard park doesn’t meet the criteria because it will be specific to one small area.” The regional district is currently reviewing its environmental services plans and considering using the airport funds for an organic waste diversion project that would benefit the entire district or putting the money aside in advance of a phase one closure of the McKelvey Creek landfill. “The board has not identified any specific projects yet, but the two mentioned by Director Cacchioni are clearly in the discussion,” See SETBACKS, Page 3
Gas will still flow after 7-Eleven closes its doors
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Gord Menelaws (right) of the Trail Pipe Band goes through a few drumming routines with piper-in-training Caroline Johnson on a sunny Monday evening at Gyro Park. The Trail Pipe Band will step into the spotlight on Thursday for its annual appearance at Music in the Park.
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When 7-Eleven shuts its doors in Trail on Friday, site owner Chevron confirms the gas will still be flowing from the pumps. Adrien Byrne, media contact for Chevron, says the only 24-hour gas station in Trail will remain open to customers. “At the beginning, we may reduce it for a few hours here and there, but it's likely, there will be a person on site 24 hours,” he said. “We are going to keep the fuel operations running, but there may
be a day or two that we are not able to sell fuel, just based on logistics.” Having a full time on-site employee at the station would allow customers to use all methods of payment to pay for gas rather than only using their debit or credit cards to pay directly at the pump after hours. Those that want to grab a bag of chips and a pop after filling up the tank may be out of luck while negotiations between Chevron and potential store operators for the site are ongoing.
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“I can't give a time frame for the convenience store to open, but there is a plan,” said Byrne. “We are looking for another operator to manage the site going forward and we are in negotiations, but they haven't concluded yet and that operator would manage the convenience store and overall site.” Byrne says there is also potential for the new managing operator to purchase the site, but no matter what, there will still be gas to pump. “We might even reach an agreement where they would buy
[the site] off of us or anything in between,” he said. “It's all part of the discussion, but regardless, we will be selling fuel.” Although the Chevron site has a convenience store in its future, Byrne says the timing would depend on condition of the site after 7-Eleven's lease is up at the end of the month, even if they leave earlier than June 30. “When 7-Eleven move out, we would expect that the building would be left pretty empty,” he said. See FATE, Page 3
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his is a hand that occurred on Monday afternoon at the Kootenay Jewel Bridge club. The club is finished for the summer and will resume the second Monday in September at the newly renovated Warfield Hall. The bidding: South opens one heart with his seven card suit because it is far too strong to pre-empt. West overcalls two clubs, and North could cuebid to show heart support and 10+
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Liz Bevan left her hometown of Toronto and drove across Canada to join the Trail Times this week. the car and head west. One question I got from friends and family was, “Why go so far?” My answer? “Why not?” I just did the same thing in a town that doesn’t seem nearly as welcoming and cultured compared to Trail. I am a journalism school graduate who spent the last
year or so living in the wintery north of Alberta honing the skills I learned in school at The Lac La Biche Post and Lac La Biche, let me tell you, is nothing like what I have seen of the Trail area so far. Two traffic lights and a two hour drive to the nearest Tim Horton’s. With a population of only 1,700 in the winter, Lac La Biche showed me a new definition of a small town. In Toronto, and even in Lac La Biche, nobody knows what or where Trail is. As soon as I mentioned it was just south of Nelson, the crinkled brows of confusion transformed into looks and recognition and encouragement. It wasn’t until we got to our fifth hotel stop in Lethbridge, Alta., did people smile with understanding. Andrew, our waiter at a restaurant we stopped at for some dinner, said he was envious of our destination. Apparently he had friends and family who live in the area and was looking to head in the same direction in the near future. He wished us well and I dug into my pulled
pork sandwich with sweet potato fries. I had been behind the wheel for a total of 48 hours when I pulled into the driveway of my new home in Genelle. The second my feet hit the pavement, I took a deep breath of air and all of my muscles, tense from the drive, relaxed and immediately felt at ease. If the feeling I got from finally freeing myself from the confines of my SUV is any indication of how the next year is going to go, I am optimistic. I can’t wait to immerse myself in the community of Trail and the surrounding areas – snapping photos and asking questions. I am looking forward to getting to know the people who make up such a beautiful part of the country. I also can’t wait to find out what I can offer the community. I want to find my place in this community. I can only keep my fingers crossed and do my best. Liz Bevan can be reached at 250-364-1242 ext: 212, or by email reporter@trailtimes. ca.
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Setbacks continue for Trail skate park FROM PAGE 1 confirmed John MacLean, the regional district’s chief administrative officer (CAO). Another avenue for skate park funding is through Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), but that direction also recently hit a wall. In 2012, the City of Trail earmarked over $10,000 to the skate park from CBT’s annual Community Initiatives grant program, however those funds had to be spent within one year, or one year after an approved extension. “There was an extension to the Skate Park Society and I understand that one of the extensions of time has lapsed,” explained David Perehudoff, Trail’s CAO. The money is returned to the city as part of next year’s CBT allocation, he continued. “Council can choose to reallocate the money back into the group, allocate towards a different project or determine not to allocate all of the (CBT) funding until other funding for this project is finally secured.” News of the RDKB decision is just one more letdown the Trail skate park committee has rolled through this year after approaching city council in February with an appeal for a more reasonable fundraising goal. Two years ago, Trail council committed to funding one half of the estimated $550,000 cost
for the proposed skate park project once the group of volunteers raised the first $275,000. The struggling but resilient fundraisers asked the city to reduce that lofty goal to $100,000, but the request was declined by Trail council in February. In March, the whole skate park initiative was put to bed for another year after Trail council bypassed the project in this year’s budget. “Our committee is getting used to disappointments,” said park fundraiser Patrick Audet. “But the fact is we remain committed to getting the skate park built at our site in the Gulch.” A good turnout from the community in support of the skate park during May’s Silver City Days gave Audet and fellow fundraisers the bump they needed to keep going. “We are not going to stop from continuing to push and seek funds to complete our goal,” he said. “The enthusiasm for all roller sports continues to give us the moral support for what we are trying to achieve.” Elsewhere in the region, the Queen City celebrated the grand opening of the Nelson Outdoor Skate park on May 31. The 15,000 square-foot facility was completed following a $400,000 grant from the province’s community recreation program in 2011, CBT funds and ongoing community fundraising.
SChool strike in full swing
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Teachers from Fruitvale Elementary School sit on the picket line in solidarity with the British Columbia Teachers' Federation on the first day of full scale strike Tuesday. From the left; teachers Sarah Fayant, Michelle Priddy and Stephanie Mervyn hold signs demanding a 'fair deal' for teachers. See story Page 4.
Fate of current staff uncertain
FROM PAGE 1 “It would take a while to do renovations, so it won’t be immediate, but there is a plan. If they leave earlier than that, we can’t actually do anything on the site because they will still
have the lease. “We have to wait until the lease expires.” The future of employees at Trail’s 7-Eleven hasn’t been confirmed, but Laurie Smith, communications manager for
7-Eleven Canada says transfers could potentially be the next step. “Where ever possible, we have been successful at transferring staff to other locations,” she said in an email reply.
Cranbrook to lose five family doctors at end of month By Sally MacDonald Cranbrook Townsman
More than 3,000 people in Cranbrook will be without a family doctor next month as five physicians are closing down their family practices this year. Dr. Sheela Mistry and Dr. Rina Fourie at the Associate Medical Clinic will both close their practice in July, leaving about 1,800 patients without a doctor. Dr. Bob Cutler at the Green Clinic is retiring this summer, meaning his 1,400 patients will no longer have a doctor. Dr. Stuart Macdonald at the F.W. Green Clinic switched from family practice to emergency medicine in March. His 1,000 patients were mostly covered by other doctors.
Dr. Helena Buchar at the Green Clinic is moving her practice to Kimberley, and many of her patients will travel there to remain in her care. “The more concerning cases where we are going to have a great deal of unattached patients are Dr. Cutler, Dr. Mistry and Dr. Fourie,” said Dr. James Heilman, an emergency physician at East Kootenay Regional Hospital. “We have 3,200 people who currently have a family physician, and who will not have a family physician come July when these three physicians are either leaving or retiring.” It’s normal for doctors to leave for various reasons, he said. “Dr. Mistry and Dr. Fourie are moving to be closer to their 306 Kootenay Ave, Trail
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family, which is completely understandable. Dr. Cutler has had a very long career and he has served our community for many, many years. He has just come to the end of his career. These different things have combined to result in three family physicians leaving. “People leaving communities is a normal part of business; the question is why are we having so much difficulty recruiting new people to replace them.” Physicians who work in the Cranbrook hospital’s emergency department are concerned about the effect on health care in the community as people who no longer have a family doctor are forced to visit the emergency department whenever they 1188 Second Ave, Trail Quaint Easy Living - 1 Bed $99,000 1330 Second Ave, Trail Solid 1 Bed, Many Upgrades $99,000 2050 Second Ave, Trail 2 Bed - Solid house Great Location $89,900
require medical attention. “Currently in the emergency department, we see about 22,000 patient visits a year,” said Dr. Heilman. “If we have another 3,200 people who come to the emergency department on average three times each, that could increase the amount of patient visits we are seeing in the emergency department by nearly 50 per cent.” There is only one physician working at a time in the emergency department, he explained, aside from five hours a day when there is two. “If your volumes increase by 50 per cent, one issue is that the space within the facility just isn’t set up to handle that,” said Dr. Heilman.
“The second issue is that it’s not just physicians, it’s also nursing staff and unit clerks. There is not enough of any of these to handle a 50 per cent increase in patient volume.” That will mean longer wait times, which means patients become frustrated, which has a negative effect on staff in the hospital, he explained. “We within the emergency department do our best to see people as quickly and as safely as possible. The longer people wait, justifiably the more people get upset about the duration of the wait. If we do see our volumes increasing by 50 per cent, we will do the best we can to help people, but wait times could be substantially longer.”
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Provincial Education support workers’ union ratifies latest deal THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - The union representing education-support workers in British Columbia’s public schools has ratified a new contract with the provincial government. The tentative deal between the BC Public School Employers’ Association and the CUPE K-12 Presidents’ Council was reached June 8. The union says the contract will run for five years from July 1 until June 30, 2019 and will give members a wage increase of 5.5
per cent over five years. The deal will now form the basis of agreements between CUPE locals and their school boards, and the union says those locals have until the end of November to ratify the contract and be included in the provincial framework. CUPE represents more than 27,000 education-support workers in 59 locals and 53 school districts province-wide. Its members work as education assistants, secretaries, custodians, IT workers, trades and maintenance workers and bus drivers.
Teachers’ strike underway THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - As teachers staged their first day of a fullscale strike in British Columbia, the province’s education minister said negotiations would resume only if the union comes to the table with a fully costed proposal. Peter Fassbender said the government’s negotiator was ready to go back to the bargaining table with the B.C. Teachers
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Federation on Tuesday afternoon. “The BCTF has not put a fully costed, comprehensive proposal on the table. That’s what we’re waiting for, that’s what we need and negotiations can continue,” he said. Both sides failed to reach an agreement on the weekend, leading to a full-scale walkout Tuesday. Fassbender said both sides need to stop playing “the blame game,” but he also said teachers are demanding “at least two times more” than other public-sector unions that have settled contracts. Picket lines went up Tuesday, with placard-carrying teachers outside schools across B.C. In Victoria, high school counsellor Lorna Maximick said she was optimistic about an agreement but is now resolved to what could be a summer-long strike. “I don’t want to be here, standing on the street,” Maximick said
Tuesday. “It’s been a very angst(-filled) month or six weeks. I work with Grade 12s as well as other kids so I feel for that. Many end-of-school events and ceremonies have been cancelled due to the labour woes that have built up since three weeks of rotating strikes began in May, with schools in each district closed for a day. The government imposed a partial lockout in response and docked teachers’ pay cut by 10 per cent when their rotating strikes began. “I think there’s an agenda here with the provincial government, and I don’t quite know what it is but I don’t feel very good about it,” Maximick said Tuesday on the picket line. Educational assistants who work in classrooms were also off the job, even though they are not on strike. Cristina Carrasco, a CUPE member, is hon-
ouring teachers’ picket lines and says the strike has left assistants and many teachers unable wish students and families a safe and happy summer. “I’m missing the closure. We didn’t have enough time to say goodbye to the children and to thank parents, so it’s weird.” In Delta, south of Vancouver, union president Jim Iker stood with picketing teachers and repeated complaints that all union proposals have been rejected by the government’s bargaining agent. Such claims produced a stern denial from chief government negotiator Peter Cameron, who accused Iker of misrepresenting the facts. Wages, class size, support for students and the hiring of specialist teachers remain key issues in the strike that affects more than 40,000 teachers and about half a million students.
One favoured ADR process is mediation. This involves engaging a certified mediator to help you and your ex sort out your issues.
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In a mediation, unlike court or arbitration (another ADR method), solutions aren’t imposed from on high – ultimately you and your ex must decide and agree on solutions for the mediation to succeed. So mediation is essentially a negotiation, with a seasoned professional there to assist. Decisions are reached only by agreement, and cannot be dictated by the mediator.
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In contrast to the “take no prisoners” approach of a court battle, the less adversarial mediation process fosters better ongoing relationships during and after the breakup. That’s a big benefit. Particularly where you have kids, it’s important for you and your ex to stay on speaking terms. You’ll both be involved in your children’s lives (and so with each other) for many years to come, and it’s important for the kids’ well-being to see their parents being civil to each other. Another benefit of mediation is that, because you and your ex have “bought in” to the solutions you agree on, they tend to stick (rather than stick in your throats). Surprisingly, mediations very often succeed even if you and your ex seem miles apart at the start. Of course, neither of you will get everything you want, but chances are it’s the best way for you to each get many of the things most important to you individually. That’s because the mediator talks to each of you privately up front to try to flush out key points of concern and what’s most critical to each of you. This allows the mediator, using some tools, skill and experience, to nudge you both in the right direction and, with some give and take by both sides, help engineer an acceptable result. If successful, you’ll come away with more custom-tailored solutions than a dictated result would achieve. If you agree to mediate, you both settle on a mediator. The mediator in a family law dispute, often a lawyer, is a professional with extensive training in mediation (required to be accredited as a mediator). There’s lots more to the new law, and to mediation. If you’re involved in a family break-up, mediation may be the right choice for you. Seek trusted professional guidance. Tyleen Underwood is a qualified family law mediator.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The federal government is giving a conditional green light to Enbridge Inc.’s controversial $7-billion Northern Gateway pipeline project between the Alberta oilsands and the B.C. coast. A joint federal review panel recommended approval of the 1,177-kilometre pipeline in December, with 209 conditions; the Conservative government has made it clear that finding new markets for Canadian oil is an economic priority. The federal government’s decision is contingent on Enbridge (TSX:ENB) satisfying all 209 of those conditions and embarking on more consultations with affected aboriginal communities. “Today constitutes another step in the process,” National Resources Minister Greg Rickford said in a news release. “Moving forward, the proponent must demonstrate to the independent regulator, the NEB, how it will meet the 209 conditions.” Enbridge must also apply for regulatory permits and authorizations from federal and provincial governments, and Rickford
THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA - Education Minister Don Morgan says the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and its members need to get on the same page for contract demands. Morgan says it’s troubling that teachers have rejected a second offer that their union negotiated with the government. “My own opinion at the present time, is I think they’ve got some work to do between themselves and their own membership,” Morgan said Tuesday. “And probably they need to spend a bit of time just to sit down, work through what the process should be for themselves, so that they know when a contract gets entered into on a tentative basis that it’s likely going to be ratified.” The proposed agreement included a wage increase of 7.3 per cent over four years, but 63 per cent of more than 13,000 teachers voted against it. Federation president Colin Keess said Monday the deal was the best that could be reached at the bargaining table and the union is concerned that it wasn’t acceptable to teachers. The federation said it will apply for conciliation. Connie Bailey, a spokeswoman for the government bargaining committee, has said the offer was comparable to terms in other public sector agreements and would have kept Saskatchewan teachers competitive with other teachers in Western Canada. Morgan said some of the things that concern teachers can’t be included in a contract, such as class size, curriculum and respect, but he hopes those issues can be worked out separately. “Whether it’s possible to address those over the summer months or not, I don’t know. What we’d really like to do is get an agreement in place, so that funds can flow to teachers and we put the financial aspects behind. Then we move on with the other issues.” Saskatchewan teachers have been without a contract since Aug. 31, 2013. Morgan said there doesn’t appear to be an “appetite for job action” in Saskatchewan. But he also said teachers seem to be frustrated across Canada.
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VANCOUVER - Some facts about the Northern Gateway project, which the federal government conditionally approved on Tuesday: Cost: Estimated to be $7 billion, but that figure has been increasing. Route: Twin pipelines would run 1,177 kilometres from Bruderheim, just outside Edmonton, to a tanker port in Kitimat, on the northern coast of B.C. Oil: A westbound pipeline would carry up to 525,000 barrels a day of synbit, a blend of refined synthetic oil and bitumen, two types of dilbit and synthetic oil to Kitimat for export. Condensate: A second pipeline heading east would carry 193,000 barrels per day of natural gas condensate, which is used to dilute noted that many of the 209 conditions listed by the National Energy Board call for additional consultations with First Nations. “The proponent clearly has more work to do in order to fulfill the public commitment it has made to engage with Aboriginal groups and local communities along the route,” said Rickford. The project, which would move an estimated 525,000 barrels of petroleum products each day, still faces political and legal challenges from various fronts in B.C., where opposition to the project has grown as the decision drew near. Those include a half dozen applications with the Federal Court for judicial review of the federal panel report recommending
approval. The Gitxaala and Coastal First Nations have already said they are preparing broader lawsuits against either the federal government, the company, or both. “There are going to very substantial delays on actually moving on this project,” Werner Antweiler, who teaches at the University of British Columbia’s business school, said in an interview Tuesday before Ottawa announced its decision. “If there are more delays, what does it mean to the profitability of the project?” There are three major competing proposals: Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of its Trans Mountain pipeline to the Vancouver area, the Keystone XL line
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Want a middle class? Imitate Alberta and Saskatchewan
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here has been much handwringing over the claimed disappearance of the middle class. From a bestselling international tome to domestic tax-and-spend types who think higher taxes will create more middle-income earners, there is no shortage of those who over-focus on redistribution and underestimate the benefits of opportunity. As an example of the benefits of opportunity, Alberta created 71,200 new jobs over the past 12 months while Saskatchewan saw a gain of 11,800 jobs. Compare that to a gain of 39,400 in Ontario (a province with a much larger population) and 10,300 new jobs in British Columbia. (The other six provinces lost jobs in the past year.) As to why Alberta and Saskatchewan are doing so much better, the usual explanation is that Alberta (and Saskatchewan) lucked out because of their natural resources. Except that dumb luck doesn’t explain it all. Holland, Singapore and Hong Kong have little in the way of natural resour-
ces and yet prosper while Nigeria and Russia extract a lot of oil but have very little in the way of a middle class. At the national level, it is boring but important policy such as a stable currency and domestic peace matter – as well as property rights, the rule of law, a lack of corruption, independent courts, smart but not overburdensome regulation, an educated population, the size of government relative to the economy, and tax policy – that lead to the creation of prosperity and the formation of the middle class. I don’t have the space to discuss all such factors – any country or province can mess up a natural advantage – but let’s consider only one issue – tax rates – that can be easily compared across provinces and which has an effect upon wealth creation and thus opportunities and jobs. Alberta has long had the lowest overall provincial tax burden. For example, a two-parent, one-income family with two kids and employment income of $75,000 pays $3,446 less in
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total provincial taxes when compared with the same $75,000 couple in Ontario. The same family in Nova Scotia will pay $6,947 more in provincial taxes than if they lived in Alberta. Alberta’s politicians have also generally and comparatively been smart on what might be called “opportunity policy.” Unlike Atlantic Canada, Quebec or Manitoba on taxes, or Ontario on power policy, or Quebec on excessive interference in almost every aspect of its economy, Alberta has historically not disadvantaged its entrepreneurs. That policy alone has led to wealthcreating opportunities and a cornucopia of new jobs, helping make Alberta the
most middle class-friendly province in Canada. More proof of this comes from the Canada Revenue Agency. Compared with other provinces, Alberta has the smallest share of people (42.2 per cent) who report income of less than $30,000. Saskatchewan is next (47.4 per cent). The national average is 50.6 per cent, while Ontario’s is 50.1 per cent and Quebec’s is 53 per cent, while half or more tax filers in all other provinces have incomes of less than $30,000. Now look at income between $30,000 and $100,000 and let’s assume that range as a proxy for the middle class. Fully 45.5 per cent of Albertans fall into that category. Again, only Saskatchewan (45.2 per cent) comes close to Alberta. Ontario has a smaller middle class (42.9 per cent) as does Quebec (42.7 per cent), with the national percentage at 42.9 per cent. Newfoundland and Labrador has the smallest proportion here, with just 39.7 per cent of the population reporting an income between $30,000 and $100,000.
More dramatically, in Alberta 12.2 per cent of the population report incomes of over $100,000. That is almost double the proportion of all Canadians (6.6 per cent), higher than in Ontario (7 per cent) and starkly higher than Quebec where just 4.5 per cent of the population report taxable income above $100,000. Or put another way, Alberta has less of its population in the very poorest income class and proportionately more in the middle- and high-income cohorts. And Alberta (and to a lesser degree Saskatchewan) performed this feat with massive inmigration from other provinces and from around the world. Alberta is not perfect and has its own policy failures. But good overall provincial policy produces natural wealth creation. That, in turn, encourages job creation and explains why Alberta in particular is flourishing and does so with a burgeoning middle class. Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute.
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roceeding with the deci- has shown to be significantly sion to sole source F-35 less impressive than promised. fighter jets for the Royal There is a high probability Canadian Air Force is that Harper’s “expert” panel irresponsible and flies in the continued to compare these face of fiscal conservatism. forward-looking statements We are currently waiting for against competitor “unclassithe results from a special panel fied” information, which would of “experts” commissioned yield the results the Harper by the Harper government’s government needed to vindiNational Fighter Procurement cate its original sole source Secretariat. The media is decision, a decision and process reporting it’s highly likely this highly criticized by the Auditor panel will recomGeneral. Like they STEPHEN mend the governsay, garbage in garment proceed with bage out. its sole sourcing of The F-35 is the the F-35, as recomCF-18 replacement Troy Media mended by DND to option that intePublic Works and Government grates most poorly into our Services Canada, a decision Canadian infrastructure. It is that was originally justified the only choice that comes with that infamous 160-word with no guaranteed industrial memo that preceded a com- regional benefits. The memoplete statement of “Canadian” randum of understanding operational requirements. Canada signed does not comBut the facts are that the mit us to purchasing the airF-35 is already seven years craft, but does permit Canada behind schedule and is many to compete for work throughbillions of dollars over budget. out the project as long as we A report from the United States pay more than $700 million to Director of Operational Test the manufacture over several and Evaluation indicates sig- phases. nificant technical problems So, where are we? Whether with the aircraft’s software one denies the technical realand other aircraft systems. ities of the F-35 is irrelevant. To keep the project moving, The real question is: is it wise to several performance require- contractually attach ourselves ments have been reduced to to a program of significant below the minimum acceptable technical and financial risk? as originally demanded by the To conclude that if we don’t Joint Operations Requirements buy this troubled and costly Document. F-35 that we will be shunned A technical discussion on or excluded by our coalition the performance merits of the partners is to believe that some F-35 contains a multitude of of NATO’s biggest partners forward-looking statements by (France and Germany) will also the manufacturer that time be irrelevant since neither is
getting involved in this mess. The Harper government initially tried to sell Canadians that the F-35 program would cost us $14.7 billion. Since then, the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimated a cost of nearly $30 billon and a KPMG estimated $46 billion. The number grew every time someone looked at it. My opinion as a former CF-18 pilot and Operational Fleet Manager for the Canadian Forces is that infrastructure costs are woefully underestimated. Recently, the Rideau Institute released a paper by University of British Columbia Prof. Michael Byers who estimated a total program cost of $126 billion. The truth is the government has no idea what the F-35 program will cost Canada. But since the F-35 cannot deliver the capability it promised on time and on budget, the time has come to seriously evaluate other alternatives. A new statement of operational requirements focused on our defence priorities is a great place to start. A competition of demonstrated performance, industrial benefit and price gets a ticket to the dance. If we have the courage to think for ourselves, alternatives to the F-35 exist. We cannot afford to get this wrong. Maj Stephen Fuhr (retired) is a former CF-18 pilot and Operation Fleet Manager. He is also a former business owner and is a board member of the Liberal Party of Canada for Kelowna-Lake Country.
TORONTO – While 39 per cent of Canada’s baby boomer generation agree retirement planning should begin when people enter the workplace, only 9 per cent actually thought about their retirement when they entered the workforce. Other key findings in a new Scotiabank study, The Retirement Landscape - A Focus on the Baby Boomer, include: • Nearly one-third (31per cent) of boomers don’t know what percentage of preretirement income they’ll need,
per cent; for social interaction 61 per cent; followed by financial necessity 39 per cent; • More than half of boomers who haven’t retired yet (55 per cent) agreed that “not having enough money saved up to retire comfortably” could result in delays in when they decide to retire; and Boomers’ top triggers to start thinking about retirement are when they have enough money (42 per cent), when their pension begins (16 per cent), and health reasons (10 per cent).
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Boomers’ remorse on retirement planning and just over one-quarter (28 per cent) will be carrying some form of debt into their retirement; • Working in retirement is common among boomers, with 40 per cent of retirees working past retirement, 84 per cent of which are working parttime; • Among those boomers not yet retired, 15 per cent plan to never stop working; • The top reasons retirees are working in retirement are to remain mentally active 76
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Psychic says everyone has ability to speak to spirits THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Psychic medium Carmel Baird says she’s really no different from any other working mom. The Edmonton mother lives on a ranch full of kids and grandkids, a menagerie of dogs, horses and chickens, and her hunting enthusiast husband Dave. Oh, and she delivers messages from the spirit world. “I think we’re just a normal, average family, but I happen to talk to dead people. That seems really odd, but it’s true,” Baird says with a laugh. Her unique connection to the afterlife is the focus of a new reality series, “Mom’s a Medium.” Premiering on CMT Canada on Friday, the show follows Baird as she communicates with the beyond and brings grieving families closure - all while juggling a busy family life of her own. Baird says she has suffered from severe anxiety her entire life, which sometimes forced her to remain housebound for days. About five years ago, she realized that the cause of her panic was being inundated by voices of the dead. “I did not want to be a medium. I did not sign up for this and say, ‘I want to be a medium.’ It was not ever what I thought I would be doing with my life,” she says. “But I was suffering with panic and anxiety, and if I give the messages to people, and I use this ability, my panic and anxiety is less. I don’t have to medicate. I don’t have to do any of those things. So I think there has to be a reason why I have this.” The messages she says she receives are not always voices, but can be thoughts or visions. For example, she describes one reading in which a little girl’s spirit pointed to a frying pan and mimed making smiley-face pancakes - a weekend
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tradition in that family’s home. She says she knows skeptics will doubt her abilities or even her sanity - her own husband thought she was “nuts” at first. Asked whether she is simply exploiting people who are grieving and desperate to hear from their loved ones, Baird says no. “Here’s what I think exploiting is. If I were to walk up to someone who didn’t ask me for a reading and just started dumping it on them, that’s wrong. You would never, ever see me do it on the show,” she says. “But if someone’s willing to come to me and say, ‘Can you connect? Can you give me something?’ Then I’m going to give you everything I can.” During the recent interview Baird delivered messages to a Canadian Press reporter from deceased family members that were at times eerily significant and, at other times, completely inexplicable. In all, about two-thirds of her suggestions hit the mark. The psychic reading relied on a lot of give-and-take - for example, Baird would say that she was hearing a name that starts with an “M,” or that she felt “distance” between two people, and it was up to the reporter to fill in the gaps. Still, she managed to piece together a significant family event. Baird says she feels she brings closure to both spirits and to people in mourning. She adds she believes that everyone has the ability to speak to spirits but that our egos have suppressed that skill. “I believe we all have this. I think we are all privileged to communicate with the other side,” she says. “I think we all have intuition. The same voice when you’re driving the road that says, ‘Go home, you left the stove on,’ that’s the same voice that tells me ‘Uncle Harry’s here.’ I teach people that.”
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - Mayor Eric Garcetti used the F-bomb in declaring it a big day for LA, bringing 19,000 hockey fans to their feet, lighting up the Twitterverse in delight and, oh yeah, leaving some folks scratching their heads, wondering just what the heck the normally soft-spoken elected official was thinking.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Ralph Lauren’s love for the American flag and American style earned him high honours Tuesday from the Smithsonian Institution, celebrating his five decades in fashion. Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped present the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal to the designer at the National Museum of American History following a naturalization ceremony for 15 new U.S. citizens. The award also marks the 200th anniversary of the actual flag that inspired the national anthem.
Having shed his pinstriped suit of choice for a hockey jersey Monday, Garcetti stepped in front of the TV cameras and a full house at Staples Center, where the Los Angeles Kings had won hockey’s Stanley Cup championship. “There are two rules in politics,” Garcetti told those celebrating the victory. “They say never ever be pictured with a drink in your hand.
Clinton noted that Lauren, 74, is the son of immigrants from Belarus who grew up in the Bronx, New York. “Now surely Ralph and his family ... could not have imagined, or maybe they could have when they landed in the Bronx, that their lives would be the embodiment of the American dream,” Clinton said. Clinton wore a pantsuit to Tuesday’s event that was Lauren’s first-ever customdesigned outfit for her, including a cobalt-blue structured silk jacket. Clinton and Lauren first joined forces in 1998, when she was first lady, to raise
And never ever swear. Then he added dramatically: “But this is a big f---ing day. Way to go, guys.” Within minutes, Garcetti’s remarks were trending on Twitter and appearing uncensored on YouTube, just as Fox Sports West was apologizing for letting them get on the air. Appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel
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Live” later Monday, Garcetti got a loud round of cheers when Kimmel told him “I enjoyed your performance at the rally today.” Garcetti replied, “I got a little ahead of myself. But you’ve got to remember, we didn’t win at lawn bowling, we won in hockey.” The mayor added, “Kids out there do not say what your mayor said today.”
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Mead takes down O’s By Times Staff The Trail Orioles single-A baseball team dropped a pair of close games on the weekend at Butler Park. The Orioles played a double-header against Mead on Saturday looking for its first victory of the season. However, a 17-11 loss in the opener followed by a 5-4 late-inning victory in the second half of the double header leaves the O’s with an 0-4 record in the ‘A’ Washington State American Legion baseball league. In the first match Trail rebounded from a 7-1 deficit, scoring
eight runs in the third inning to go ahead 9-7. However, Mead struck back in the fifth with six runs of their own to take a 13-10 lead before closing it out with four runs in the sixth. In the second match, the Spokane team went up 4-1 in the third inning. Yet, the persistent Orioles would chip away at the lead, scoring one in the fourth and tying it at four in the sixth with a two run inning. Unfortunately, Mead would score one more in the bottom of six to eke out the 5-4 victory. See O’s, Page 10
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Stingrays find silver lining By Times Staff The Trail Stingrays were the consummate hosts at the Trail Aquatic Centre on the weekend as they placed second overall with some great performances in the pool. “We swam very well in our home meet,” said Stingrays coach Samme Beatson. “The personal best times were too numerous to count with some swimmers taking up to 45 seconds off in an individual event.” With a large contingent, Castlegar was the top team with 618 points, while Trail placed second with 15 fewer swimmers than the Castlegar team. This gives the Stingrays an average of 20 points per swimmer; the equivalent of placing second in all four events. Nicole Merry and Diego Greenwood captured silver in Div 5 Girls and Boys respectively. Josie Dunham placed third overall in Girls Div. 1, while Reid Dunham placed third in Div. 4. Josh Ballarin swam to bronze in Boys Division 5, Elijah Grebe came second in Div. 6. All of the coaches also placed this weekend with Jennifer Chung nabbing second in the open category, and Maddie Green coming third, while head coach Beatson claimed silver in Div 8. Chung, a former Times student reporter, set two meet records, smashing the previous 200 Individual Medley record of 3:18:92 by over 30 seconds with a time of 2:44:78. She also eclipsed the 100-m breaststroke previous best with a 1:24:03 swim. Rookie racers Marco Santano, Savana Causey, Sienna Shields-Strong and Nate Shields-Strong swam in their first home meet and all swam exceptionally well, added Beatson. Next up for the Stingrays is a swim meet in Creston this weekend followed by the Colville, Wash. meet the following weekend.
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Inspired by the play of World Cup footballers, Kootenay South Youth Soccer Association (KSYSA) teams kicked it up a notch in regional playoffs advancing four teams to the provincial championships. The KSYSA Storm’s U13, U14, and U16 boys teams all won their qualifying matches against various Kootenay counterparts to punch their tickets to the Provincial B Cup Championship in Richmond July 3-6, while the Girls U18 advanced unopposed and will travel to Chilliwack the same weekend. The U16 team rolled over Creston with a decisive 11-0 victory at Mazzochi Park in Fruitvale on Saturday. Backstopped by goalie Mike Isernia, striker Blake Sidoni netted a hat trick, while Eli Voykin, Mason Todevic, and Matt Liszt all scored a pair of goals to send the team to its second straight provincial tournament. The Storm, formerly known as the Bighorns, will look to improve on their top-three finish in last year’s championship. “They worked hard all year for this,” said U16 coach Neil Moon after the victory. “We came third at the provincials last year so we really stepped it up this year.” While a few tournaments the team had planned to attend were cancelled, Moon is happy with the team’s progress and confident that tournaments in Kalispell, Lethbridge, and Nelson have adequately prepared the U16s for the always tough Island and Lower Mainland competition. “I think the experience we gained last year and the hunger we have this year, I think we’ll be competitive for the provincials again.” The Storm/Bighorns beat Terrace in last year’s bronze-medal game after defeating Victoria and Quesnel and falling to eventual champion New Westminster by one goal in the round robin matches. Moon hopes for better this year. “We’ll be happy with a good effort, but it would sure be nice for the Kootenays to win,” he added. “I don’t think the Kootenays has won one in any age division for about 20 years.” The U13 boys meanwhile netted back-to-back shutouts with a 6-0 win over Cranbrook and a 5-0 victory versus Nelson to advance to the provincials. The U14 Storm advanced after defeating Nelson in a pair of 1-0 games in Nelson on the weekend.
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The Trail Steelers fastball team won gold at the Vernon Summer Classic U14 Girls Softball Tournament earlier this month going undefeated with a 6-0 record. The team will also host the West Kootenay year end tournament this weekend at Haley Park in Warfield. Back row: Katie Dann, Tessy Brandt, Clarice Tuai, Kira Konkin, and Elle Mayer. Front from: Halle McKinnon, Megan Caron, Alyssa Piva, and Carollynn Ballarin.
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unrestricted free agents, Booth can talk to other teams beginning June 25 and sign a new deal July 1. Buying out Booth is another change for the Canucks, who traded Roberto Luongo and fired general manager Mike Gillis and coach John Tortorella earlier this spring. The team has since hired Trevor Linden as president and Jim Benning as General manager. More moves are expected, including the hiring of a new coach. Along with Booth, Ville Leino was also placed on waivers Tuesday as the Buffalo Sabres intend to use a compliance buyout to get out of the final three years of his contract.
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Spain 1 Netherlands 5 Chile 3 Australia 1 Saturday, June 14 Colombia 3 Greece 0 Uruguay 1 Costa Rica 3 England 1 Italy 2 Ivory Coast 2 Japan 1 Sunday, June 15 Switzerland 2 Ecuador 1 France 3 Honduras 0 Argentina 2 BosniaHerzegovina 1 Monday, June 16 Germany 4 Portugal 0 Iran 0 Nigeria 0 Ghana 1 United States 2 Tuesday, June 17 Belgium 2 Algeria 1 Brazil 0 Mexico 0 S Korea at Russia, 6 p.m. N/A Today’s Games Netherlands at Australia, 12 p.m. Chile at Spain, 3 p.m. Croatia at Cameroon, 6 p.m. At Curitiba Russia vs. Algeria, 4 p.m. At Sao Paulo Belgium vs. S Korea, 4 p.m.
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World Golf Ranking Through June 15 1. Adam Scott AUS 9.24 2. Henrik Stenson SWE 8.01 3. Bubba Watson USA 7.28 4. Tiger Woods USA 7.07 5. Matt Kuchar USA 7.06 6. Rory McIlroy NIR 6.87 7. Jason Day AUS 6.79 8. Sergio Garcia ESP 6.08 9. Jordan Spieth USA 5.94 10. Justin Rose ENG 5.93 11. Martin Kaymer GER 5.55 12. Jim Furyk USA 5.5 13. Phil Mickelson USA 5.43 14. H Matsuyama JPN 5.09 15. Dustin Johnson USA 5.08 16. Zach Johnson USA 5.06 17. Jimmy Walker USA 4.38 18. Steve Stricker USA 4.35 19. Jason Dufner USA 4.26 20. Luke Donald ENG 4.19 21. Vic Dubuisson FRA 4.12 22. G McDowell NIR 4.11 23. Keegan Bradley USA 4.08 24. C Schwartzel SAF 4.04 25. Ian Poulter ENG 3.91 26. Thomas Bjorn DEN 3.89 27. Rickie Fowler USA 3.83 28. M.A. Jimenez ESP 3.7 29. Patrick Reed USA 3.69 30. Lee Westwood ENG 3.52
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FROM PAGE 9 It was a good effort by the home team against second place Mead, which is 6-2 in the WSALB North division. Last season the single-A team lost their opening six games before winning 10 of their last 12 to finish in second place. The ‘A’ Orioles next games go Sunday at Butler Park against Mt. Spokane at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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from your stepson when he discovers that you threw out these two items. We think you can tolerate his anger and disappointment. Please tell him. Apologize profusely. Say you had no idea he would want these things, or you would have saved them. Say that you are ashamed for not telling him sooner. Ask him to forgive your lapse in judgment. We think once he gets past his disappointment, you both will be able to put this behind you. Dear Annie: Yesterday, I attended my son’s much anticipated college graduation from a very cele-
set a good example for your children and others. Don’t holler. Don’t stand on your seat and scream. Don’t bring air horns, cowbells or whistles. Stand and applaud respectfully. Offer your support before and after the ceremony. Please don’t diminish the success and accomplishment of the graduates with your ill-conceived and unappreciated conduct. Graduates: Dress and act your role as accomplished academics. Save the beachwear for another day. Stand tall and accept the congratulations due. Everyone will be appreciative, especially your family. -- A Graduate’s Mom Dear Mom: Good advice, and we hope at least some in the crowd will pay attention. People get excited. In some places, commencement exercises have become raucous free-for-alls. The school should make an
announcement to the graduates beforehand, and to the audience prior to the ceremony, explaining what type of behavior is expected. Dear Annie: “Somewhere in the USA” was considering not returning to a restaurant where a group
of senior men made audibly insulting comments about other customers. If she decides not to return, she should tell the manager or owner the reason. The owners need to know whether they are losing business because
of the “old coots.” -Restaurant Manager Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net.
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brated institution. Despite our hefty investment in education, what were we treated to? Graduates in cutoff shorts and flip-flops and mortarboards with raunchy slogans written on them. Many graduates reeked of alcohol and were still visibly under the influence. The behavior of the audience when they handed out degrees was startling: air horns, wolf whistles, bellowing, screaming and other inappropriate responses. What should have been a respectful, dignified celebration was tarnished by the too common behavior of a rock concert. I am in my late 40s and am not a prude. But I feel such formal events, which ought to warrant a respectful and courteous audience, have instead disintegrated into chaos. So, please tell your readers: If you are going to a graduation this spring, please
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Dear Annie: My husband calls me the “Throwaway Queen.” I have gotten into hot water for not asking before I trashed something. Now I think I’ve made a huge mistake. My husband is now far into dementia. We are thinking of moving, so I started cleaning out storage bins. I threw away two items of my husband’s that had been in those bins for years. Last week, his son came over to help clear out some things and specifically asked for the items I tossed. They apparently were of sentimental value to him. I acted as if I hadn’t a clue what he was talking about, but I feel so guilty and ashamed. This is a burden on my conscience, and I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to keep lying to him, but I’m afraid of confessing. What should I do? -Stepmom in California Dear California: Imagine the reaction
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Thursday, June 19, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be careful about wanting to get your own way. It’s easy to do. Nevertheless, you attract more flies with honey than you do with vinegar, right? TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Think twice before you make financial decisions today. It’s easy to be impulsive, plus you feel quite headstrong about something. Think before you spend your hard-earned money. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Be polite today, especially with authority figures. You are high-viz, and people will notice you, especially if you have cross words with your boss, parent or teacher. Be cool. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You are sure of something and your sense of
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purpose might help you succeed at research or seeking answers for problems. You’re like a dog with a bone! LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Discussions with friends and people in group situations will be lively because you are convinced about something today. Don’t be too pushy about insisting that others agree with you. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Be on your best behavior when talking to authority figures today, because things could go south in a New York minute. Demonstrate patience and diplomacy. Don’t burn your bridges. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Avoid controversial subjects today, because people are excitable and easily argumentative. Forget politics, religion and racial issues; instead, discuss the weather.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) A fierce debate about shared property, inheritances, insurance matters and anything you own jointly with others might arise today. Is it really worth it? Why threaten a friendship? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Be patient with siblings, neighbors and relatives, plus anyone in the family, because disputes can arise
easily. It’s not worth the bother. Do what you can to keep the peace. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You have strong opinions about how you want things to go at work today. Just remember that other people have strong opinions as well. Aye, there’s the rub. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Do not become embroiled in disputes about money, cash
flow and possessions today. They will just be silly, and also they won’t really change anything. Hold your tongue. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Be patient with parents and family members today, especially in the morning. At least, show them the courtesy you would to a stranger. (Think about it.) YOU BORN TODAY You are bold and courageous. You have an uncanny ability
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High St Place 1 brd + den. 1-1/2 bath, Pool in your back yard!
Frutivale 164,900
$
3618
MLS#
Frutivale 229,500
$
2397558
Rob
MLS#
Montrose 169,000
$
2396677
Rob
MLS#
2397280
Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153
Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222
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Evening cast
Guy Bertrand photo
An unidentified angler appeared to be walking on water as he found a quiet spot near Gyro Park to cast away a warm evening along the Columbia River.
The Local Experts™
KOOTENAY HOMES INC.
WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!
1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818 www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.ca
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday June 21 11am-1pm
ICE NEW PR
STING NEW LI
E
GENELL GEM
Mark Wilson
250-231-5591
mark.wilson@century21.ca
Terry Alton
710 Redstone Drive, Rossland
305 - 7th Avenue, Castlegar
$425,000
Brand new spacious home a few steps from walking and x-country trails and Redstone golf course. This 4 bdrm, 3 bath home features 2 car garage with ample storage area, rec room spacious living area. Call your REALTOR® for more information or a personal tour.
2200 Highway 3B, Fruitvale
$289,000
4 bdrm Fruitvale home on 4 acres!
Call Richard (250) 368-7897
Call Terry 250-231-1101
OPEN HOUSE
D
REDUCE
Saturday June 21 11am-1pm
NEW
$195,000
Located close to all schools, shopping, night life, library, medical and dental offices, this Castlegar home has many upgrades. Large, flat double lot, garage, new windows, A/C, this is a great home! Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665
910 Tamarack Cres, Genelle
$370,000
$109,000
4 bdrm 3 bath, A/C, U/G sprinklers, gorgeous landscaping, double garage, shop, huge rec room, spacious master with 4 pc ensuite, gas f/p. Roof in 2006, level entrance, main floor laundry. Wow. This is a fabulous home!
A snug little house with newer flooring and paint on main and new carpet and drywall in the basement. Excellent Location.
Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665
Call Jodi (250) 231-2331
TADANAC
STING NEW LI
NEW
LISTING
250-231-1101 1643 McQuarrie Street, Trail
LISTING
NEW
LISTING
terryalton@shaw.ca
Tonnie Stewart
250-365-9665
tonniestewart@shaw.ca
Jodi Beamish 250-231-2331
jodi.beamish@century21.ca
Mary Martin
250-231-0264 1274 Paquette Drive, Trail
303 McAnnaly Street, Trail
$124,900
$539,000
966 Upper China Creek Road, Genelle
$269,000
mary.martin@century21.ca 103 Ritchie Avenue, Tadanac
308 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac
4 bdrm 3 bath home with lots of bright living space. Good parking with double garage on an expansive flat lot. Call for your personal viewing.
4 bdrm home with circular driveway. Large windows, fireplace, library and sun-room. The yard is stunning and private. Call for your personal viewing.
$349,000
$329,000
3 Bdrm / 2 bath. Updated mechanical, insulation, interior walls, roof and flooring. Newer appliances and laundry on the main.
Ultimate executive rancher ! Like new 3 bed/3 bath home with open floor plan custom kitchen, fireplace, 3-car garage and much more!! Call your REALTOR® today!
This 4 bed/1 bath home offers privacy and 2 acres! Many upgrades! (wiring, plumbing, heating, roof, fencing, landscaping). Call your REALTOR® now to view.
Call Jodi (250) 231-2331
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
Thinking of moving?
Draw Date Friday, June 27!
STING NEW LI
STING NEW LI
328 Murray Drive, Warfield
760 Shakespeare Street, Warfield
Plenty of potential but needs some TLC. Home features new laminate, sun porch, dining room, 2 bdrms and a gas fireplace. Take a look today!
Beautifully renovated! New insulation, drywall, flooring, trim, kitchen, electrical and plumbing. Quick possession available!
Call Christine (250) 512-7653
Call Christine (250) 512-7653
$89,000
$179,000
Call me for a FREE market evaluation today! Call Art (250) 368-8818
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, June 21
11am-1pm 1211 Primrose Street, Trail
$189,000
Every corner of this house is redone including all wiring, plumbing, windows and roof. Tastefully decorated with all kinds of charming features. Low maintenance yard and outdoor amenities. Call Mark (250) 231-5591
For additional information and photos on all of our listings, please visit
www.kootenayhomes.com
We are holding a draw to give away a new
Picture Your Patio
BBQ & Patio Heater! Visit facebook.com/kootenay.homes or kootenayhomes.com to enter.
Richard Daoust
250-368-7897
richard.daoust@century21.ca
Mary Amantea
250-521-0525
mamantea@telus.net
Bill Craig
250-231-2710
bill.craig@century21.ca
Deanne Lockhart
250-231-0153
deannelockhart@shaw.ca
Art Forrest
250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net
Christine Albo 250-512-7653
christine.albo@century21.ca
Dave Thoss
250-231-4522
dave.thoss@century21.ca
Dan Powell
Christina Lake 250-442-6413
powelldanielk@gmail.com