Trail Daily Times, July 29, 2014

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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO

No end in sight to teachers strike

TEARING UP THE TRACK IN SALMO

BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

With the summer already half over and back-to-school sales starting, teachers and students don't know when they are heading back to the classroom. Teachers are scheduled to report for duty in less than a month, and Kootenay-Columbia Teachers' Union President, Andy Davidoff, says plans for starting school are still up in the air. “Nobody knows,” he said about a start date for the 20142015 school year. Davidoff says there is no meeting in sight for the government and the BC Teachers' Federation (BCTF) to sit down and negotiate. “We are talking about talking,” he said, adding that a mediator was appointed, but there was nothing to mediate. “Supreme Court Justice Stephen Kelleher has been made available to mediate the dispute, but the problem is that the government has said there is nothing to take to mediation because we are too far apart.” See BLAME, Page 3 JIM BAILEY PHOTO

West Kootenay BMX hosted over 60 BMX racers from across B.C., who competed in the Provincial Cup in Salmo on Saturday, with numerous volunteers and participants making it a ride-away success. See more photos on Page 11.

BEAVER VALLEY

Summer youth club offers variety for local teens BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

Beaver Valley’s summer youth club will be focused on helping the environment and some crucial winged wildlife over the next couple of weeks. “Bats, Bees and Birds” is next on the list of programs planned for teens in the region. Tammy Gallamore, responsible for communications for the Village of Fruitvale, says this activity will help teach the kids more about becoming involved in their community, while also having a good time. “Bats are so important to the environ-

ment,” she said. “(The activity) also brings out the idea of volunteerism and helping out. Kids need an outlet in the summer and we are trying to have a bit of fun with the “Bats, Bees and Birds” program” The Beaver Valley Youth Council will spend Wednesday putting together and decorating bat houses, bee boxes and bird houses with help and support from the Kootenay Community Bat project. Next week, the projects will be placed around the Beaver Valley with the help of the Fruitvale Volunteer Fire Department and its tall ladders. There is a fun and educational activity

planned every Wednesday for the summer designed to keep the youth engaged, occupied and learning. Gallamore says the program is filling a current hole in community programming. “There is nothing to do for the 12-to16-year-old age group and that is who we are targeting,” she explained. “We are in a smaller community and there aren't a lot of programs offered to that age group out our way.” Organizers also have the goal of bringing kids, who may not normally hang out together, to participate. See PROGRAM, Page 2

Columbia Power has been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2014. Visit columbiapower.org to learn why Columbia Power is one of the best places to work in BC.

Trail woman dies in rollover near Casino BY TIMES STAFF A 43-year-old Trail woman died on Saturday evening in a single vehicle rollover. Trail RCMP officers, ambulance and fire received a call around 6 p.m. on Saturday evening reporting the incident. Emergency responders arrived at the scene located down a gravel road near Casino. See MAN, Page 3

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