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BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

The revamping of the entrance to the Trail Memorial Centre is presenting physical challenges for those with mobility impairments, according to members of city council.

The problem of accessing the facility was the topic of discussion during the July 21 governance meeting, when Trail council expressed concern that voter turnout could be affected by this matter during the upcoming bridge referendum.

The venue “We will bring will remain the McIntyre Room in the ballot out to the TMC on the the vehicle and Aug. 23 general the voter can voting day and durmark their ballot ing the advanced polls on Aug. 13 from there.” and Aug. 20, confirmed the city’s MICHELLE MCISAAC chief election officer.

However, curbside voting will be available on all those days for anyone with mobility issues, noted Michelle McIsaac.

That means if someone is brought to the voting place but can’t make their way into the facility, he or she can wait in the vehicle and election staff is notified.

“We will bring the ballot out to the vehicle and the voter can mark their ballot from there,” she added.

McIsaac reminds voters that parking stalls at the front of the Memorial Centre can be accessed by driving through the parking lot and around the back of the building.

Additionally, mail ballot voting is available for those with a physical disability, illness or injury that affects the ability to vote at a scheduled voting opportunity, or for those who expect to be absent from the community during advance voting or general voting day, and the city is currently receiving inquiries about this option.

The centre was chosen because the Trail Aquatic Centre will be closed for annual maintenance beginning Aug. 9 until Sept. 7 which negates the idea of voting in that facility’s more accessible multi-purpose room.

During the Nov. 15 municipal election, the Aquatic Centre is slated to be the voting venue for advanced polling and general voting day because it provides better parking and easier access for residents with mobility challenges.

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Dave Rugg (left) and Travis Drake add some colour to the white sheet of ice in the Cominco Arena by drawing out the circles and lines on Thursday.

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Making ice at the arena offers challenges in hot weather

BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

While people are putting on their swim suits and going to the beach, the City of Trail's arena crew is bundled up in layers and long sleeves.

Cominco Arena staff has been busy this week getting the surface all set for the beginning of the hockey and skating season.

But making ice for an NHL-size rink is a lot different that making a tray of ice for drinks at home.

The cooling plant at the rink is working overtime to cool down the concrete floor to a frigid -10 C, which, according to foreman Dave Rugg, can be a challenge with such hot temperatures outdoors.

“With it being 37 degrees outside, it is warmer in (the arena) and everything takes longer to dry and freeze,” he explained.

To keep the flooring cold enough to freeze water, the cement floor is filled with plastic pipes moving a cooling agent under the rink,

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“You have a supply line and a return line which is full of brine (calcium chloride and water),” said Rugg. “It goes throughout the floor, cooling, and is picking up heat as it goes.

The plant boils off the heat and sends it back out cooled down. It is refrigeration. The pipes are in the concrete and then we flood the area and let it freeze.”

Workers flood the ice with a little bit of water and, after it freezes, start the process of creating a recognizable hockey rink.

“We call it whitewashing,” said Rugg. “It’s a product that we spray on. We do three coats going different directions to get full coverage and that is the white colour under the ice.

There is a layer of ice first, then we whitewash, and then we seal it.”

After sealing the whitewash, crews get out the red and blue paint.

“We paint the lines, then the circles, put our logos down and then add more ice on top,” explained Rugg, adding that the top layer of ice can't be too thin.

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State-of-the-art technology in a new facility lined with thousands of acid-resistant tiles laid old-school style, are just two elements of the No. 1 Acid Plant at Teck Trail Operations that is now up and running.

The $148 million plant is an asset that the company’s general manager, Greg Belland, and Teck’s Manager of Capital Projects, Larry Doskoch, take pride in for a number of reasons, including that during two years of construction, there were no workplace injuries and the modern facility now provides a cleaner and more efficient environment for Teck employees and everyone in the surrounding communities.

“Safety is a core value at Teck,” said Belland. “Our employees and contractor partners have exemplified this value on the project, which was completed with zero lost time injuries.”

Sulphuric acid, sulphur dioxide (SO2) and sulphate fertilizer are byproducts of the Trail site’s integrated lead and zinc smelting operations and the new plant is expected to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions by up to 15 per cent.

The No. 1 Acid Plant is already operating at around 20 ppm (parts per million) of SO2, said Catherine Adair, Teck’s community relations leader, adding that typically today’s acid plants produce the gas in the range of 100 to 300 ppm.

What that means for Trail residents is the acrid tasting air that comes from the release of SO2 could be a thing of the past, along with the level of plant-related noise emanating across the valley.

The new acid plant has a massive-sized blower that drives the SO2 gas through a series of enormous pipes into the next stage of processing.

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housed in an acoustic enclosure to minimize noise at the plant site and in the community, explained Adair.

Additional noise buffers include cladding on the building and the design placement of the building within the No. 1 Acid Plant footprint.

Containment of toxic by-products is another key feature in the new site that includes hand laid acid-resistant tiles and mortar that line a secondary containment zone to prevent a spill to ground.

“The environmental and operational improvements that this new plant provides will support the longterm viability of Trail

Operations,” added Belland.

The new acid plant was completely mostly

by Canadian and BC companies, including many skilled hands from the West Kootenay.

Now with construction complete, the daily operation of the facility is reliant upon sophisticated computer software.

The new acid plant is controlled via an integrated process control system which is monitored by specially-trained control room operators, said Adair. “The control room contains multiple systems and software that are monitored to ensure every aspect of the No.1 Acid Plant is operating correctly.”

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people their age to get cigarettes or pot. The response has been, without The local Liberal Party candidate exception, that pot is easier to get. believes current marijuana legisla- If pot were regulated and not gang tion is not working for Canadians. controlled, I believe it would in fact Summerland's Connie Denesiuk take pot out of the hands of our was named the Liberal candidate youth.” this past weekend in the Before changes to South Okanagan-West constituency borders Kootenay riding for next earlier this year, local year's federal election. voters leaned towards She ran unopposed, but the NDP party, with the that doesn't mean she isn't Liberal Party receiving ready for some debate. She just under 2,000 votes is voicing her opinion on in the last federal eleca hot button issue: marition. Denesiuk says she juana laws. believes the voters are “Decriminalization ready for something of marijuana is not difnew. ficult for me to support,” “I believe the people she said. “With regards to of the South Okanagan legalization, I think we - West Kootenay are need to learn from the ready for a Member of Connie experiences of those states Parliament who takes Denesiuk south of our border and their voice to Ottawa, other jurisdictions that rather than have the have legalized marijuana.” voice of Ottawa imposed upon For Denesiuk, it comes down to them,” she said. citizen safety.

“I think voters are ready for a “The bottom line for me is the change. This is a great opportunity health, well-being and safety of our for that. The only way we can move citizens, so a question I have is: does forward successfully, which we want removing the criminal and gang to do, is spend a lot more time in element from producing and selling Trail and the Kootenays to get to marijuana make our communities know the people, what is important safer?” she asked. to them and how to move forward.”

“Prohibition as it exists today is Before submitting her name as clearly not working.” the Liberal Party's federal nominee, Stephen Harper and the Denesiuk knew about the changes Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) that were coming to the riding, take a polar opposite view on the and already got a head start on her situation and Denesiuk says they are campaigning. just plain wrong.

“The first thing I did was spend “Attack ads have promoted the a few days travelling through, to Stephen Harper thinking that legal- get to know the riding,” she said. “I izing marijuana will put it into the spent time in every community and hands of kids,” she said. in Trail, I had a tour guide take me “My response to that is I don't around. want to see marijuana in the hands “I met some people at the of kids either, and I've been doing Colombo Lodge, had a look around some of my own informal research. the dam and the hospital and some I have been asking 12 to 18-year- other areas. It was a chance for me olds in our riding if it is easier for to get to know the community.”

Earlier start for ice installation

Diggin’ in to his work

By Liz Bevan Times Staff

Sheri Regnier photo

Carter Tower is working his way through downtown Trail this summer, helping his dad, Sierra Landscaping owner Allen Tower (back), plant 27 drought resistant trees and 1450 sustainable plants and ornamental grasses as part of Phase 2 of Trail’s revitalization plan. The 14-year old was patting down topsoil after planting a drought resistant Syringa (lilac) tree in front of the Victoria Street parking lot Thursday afternoon. The new landscape is watered through subsurface irrigation, which is an efficient method that allows water to drop slowly to the roots of the plants and reduces surface run off.

FROM PAGE 1 “We are able to come out with our Zamboni and shave a little bit off. If you shave throughout the day and you didn’t have enough ice over the lines, we would be shaving the lines off.”

After all is said and done, the ice is only just over an inch thick, and there is a very good reason for that.

“The more ice you have on the floor, the more your plant has to work,” said Rugg. “The harder it is to freeze. This freezes from the ground up and sometimes we’ll get wet spots on the ice.”

This year’s preparations for skaters started earlier than most years, simply because staff is swamped with annual holidays and events at other city facilities.

“We are starting a little bit earlier than normal because Monday is a statutory holiday, so you sort of lose a day there,” said Rugg.

“We have a swim regionals this weekend and a provincial ball tournament this weekend, so basically we lose three days of prepping.”

They have found a way to speed up the freezing by working when temperatures cool off outside.

“We try and (work) throughout the night as well,” he said.

“It took a day and a half to get the concrete down to temperature.”

The first blades will hit the ice on Aug. 10 during the annual Champion Hockey School.

Wildfires force closure of Whiteswan Lake provincial park

By Sally MacDonald Cranbrook Townsman

An out-of-control wildfire near Canal Flats has more than doubled in size in 24 hours, prompting the closure of Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park and access roads.

The Whitetail Brook fire near Canal Flats was caused by lightning and detected on Sunday.

On Tuesday, it was 150 hectares, but

by Wednesday lunchtime it had grown to an estimated 400 hectares in size. It’s not at all contained, according to the

Wildfire Management Branch.

What’s more, a lightning storm that moved through the area on Tuesday sparked another six small fires around Whiteswan, said Fanny Bernard, fire information officer at Southeast Fire Centre.

“Aside from the fire at Whitetail Brook, there was six new small fires since (Tuesday’s) lightning storm,” said Bernard.

As a result, Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park has been closed, she went on.

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There are no structures threatened by any of the fires.

The Whitetail Brook fire has grown to the northeast, rather than the south or the west where communities and infrastructure are located.

It is being fought by 50 firefighters, eight pieces of heavy equipment, three water tenders, three medium helicopters and one light helicopter.

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“BC Parks staff is currently informing campers in the area that they need to leave the area.”

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Lawyer claims bride bolted Province offers rebate if after getting Canadian visa teachers strike drags on THE CANADIAN PRESS KAMLOOPS, B.C. - First came love, then came marriage, then came the lawsuit by a Kamloops, B.C., lawyer who says his Vietnamese bride ditched him after getting a Canadian visa.

Rod McLeod has filed a notice of claim in B.C. Supreme Court, seeking money from Nguyen Xuan Bach Phung.

The two met on a social-networking site in July 2009, court documents say.

The next month, McLeod travelled to Vietnam to meet Nguyen.

They married three months later in a ceremony in Vietnam, after which McLeod sponsored Nguyen and her two children for immigration to Canada.

Throughout the relationship, before his wife was granted a visa, McLeod said he transferred money to Vietnam for Nguyen to

invest, as well as cash for living expenses.

McLeod said Nguyen promised him she was not using the marriage as a means to gain residency in Canada.

The immigration process took two years, but Nguyen and her children were granted visas in November 2011, court documents say.

They arrived in Vancouver on Dec. 29, 2011.

Court documents say Nguyen “began to limit communications” with McLeod immediately after arriving in Canada, communicating only through text messages, even though they were residing in the same house in Kamloops.

McLeod claims Nguyen would leave the room as soon as he entered and alleges she refused to let him eat with her or her children.

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on Jan. 5, 2012, seven days after arriving in Canada.

According to court documents, however, McLeod continued to pay Nguyen’s living expenses until the following summer, when her daughter returned to Vietnam and her adult son became employed.

The couple was divorced in September 2013. McLeod claims Nguyen was acting recklessly and fraudulently in her relationship with him.

He also claims Nguyen lied in their separation agreement, failing to disclose “significant mon-

ies and properties” she owns in Vietnam, which were purchased with McLeod’s money before she moved to Canada.

No dollar amount is set out in McLeod’s notice of claim, but he is seeking general damages, special damages and an order that Nguyen disclose all her assets to McLeod.

Nguyen is believed to be living in Surrey.

She has not yet been served with court documents, but will have three weeks to respond once that is done. None of the allegations in the notice of claim have been proven in court.

BC Hydro insists smart meters safe THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - BC Hydro insists its smart meters are safe as Saskatchewan announces it is going back to traditional meters over public safety concerns following several fires.

Greg Alexis with BC Hydro says there is no evidence its meters have caused any fires in B.C., and it uses a different a manufacturer than SaskPower. Alexis says a safety check of the meter’s socket is completed during every installation of a new smart meter and any problems are repaired.

Smart meters have been installed in 99 per cent of B.C. homes and businesses and Energy Minister Bill Bennett says he’s unaware of any problems with the meters.

Bill Boyd, the minister responsible for SaskPower, said that all 105,000 smart meters will be removed after at least eight meters caught fire in the last months.

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VICTORIA – If the teacher strike isn’t settled by September, the B.C. government will use the payroll savings to pay $40 per missed school day to parents of children under 13, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said Thursday.

Negotiations with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation remain stalled after a two-week strike in June that cost the province’s 40,000 public school teachers $12 million a day in salary. That’s the estimated cost of the support program aimed to go to tutoring or daycare for younger children if they can’t go to school.

De Jong said older children don’t require as much supervision, and have online options to maintain their studies if the labour dispute takes more instructional time away. The amount was chosen to compensate families of 300,000 children up to age 12 in public school at no net cost to the provincial budget.

Parents would have to register online to be eligible for compensation, to be paid by October.

De Jong said there are five weeks remaining in the summer break for most public schools to reach a settlement with the BCTF, and he hopes the program won’t be needed.

De Jong reiterated that there is no plan to recall the B.C. legislature before a fall session scheduled to begin Oct. 6. He said the history of imposed of settlements on the BCTF may have contributed to the chronic failure to negotiate agreements with the union.

NDP education critic Rob Fleming called the announcement a “trial balloon” that suggests the dispute may be months away from resolution.

“I think parents are going to look at this and say, ‘you know what, school is not daycare’,” Fleming said.

Gold mine approved

BY TOM FLETCHER Black Press

One of the biggest copper and gold ore deposits in the world has received an environmental assessment certificate to begin development of a mine near Stewart in northwestern B.C. Seabridge Gold’s KSM mine property includes four ore bodies that contain silver and molybdenum as well as gold and copper. The company plans a combination of open-pit and underground mining to extract ore and a pair of tunnels to transport up to 120,000 tonnes a day to a processing area 23 km away.

Seabridge expects a construction period spanning 20 years and a mine life of 50 years, with 1,800 construction jobs and more than 1,000 employees to operate the mine.

Seabridge CEO Rudi Fronk said

the company’s next step is to secure a financing partner, an effort buoyed by the permit and discovery last year of a new ore body with higher copper content.

He said it will take at least two years for a partner to reach a final investment decision.

Seabridge has a benefits agreement with the Nisga’a Nation, whose territory was defined by a treaty in 2000, and the province has agreed to a 37.5 per cent share of provincial mineral royalties to be paid to the Nisga’a.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said the recent completion of the Northwest Transmission Line to extend the BC Hydro electricity grid to the region made this mine possible, as well as a molybdenum mine at Kitsault and the Red Chris copper-gold project near Dease Lake.

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Shooting suspect fit to stand trial

THE CANADIAN PRESS MONCTON, N.B. - A New Brunswick man charged with fatally shooting three RCMP officers and wounding two others last month in Moncton has been found fit to stand trial.

Justin Bourque, who faces three charges of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, underwent a psychiatric assessment that concluded Bourque is competent and mentally fit for trial.

Provincial court Judge Irwin Lampert read the assessment’s conclusions into the court record Thursday but kept the document sealed at the request of the defence, who argued it would hamper his ability to receive a fair trial if the rest of its contents were released.

Bourque, 24, also elected to be tried by judge and jury before the Court of Queen’s Bench, where his case will return on Aug. 8.

Constables Dave Ross, Fabrice Gevaudan and Douglas Larche were gunned down after responding to a report of a man with firearms in a residential neighbourhood in the northwest area of Moncton on June 4.

Constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen were wounded and later released from hospital.

Yukon

Man fined over $31,000 for illegal guiding THE CANADIAN PRESS WHITEHORSE - A Yukon man who once made his living working for an outfitter has been ordered to pay a hefty fine for illegally guiding non-residents on various hunting trips.

James Richards must pay a total of $31,500 and was prohibited from hunting and guiding for 20 years as part of his sentence in Yukon Territorial Court.

Richards, 51, pleaded guilty to four charges including illegal transportation of wildlife and accompanying or assisting non-residents on guided hunts in exchange for compensation.

The hunting trips occurred in the Pelly Mountains in 2006, the Coast Mountains west of Whitehorse in 2009, in north-central Yukon in 2010 and in the Pilot Mountain area in 2011.

Court heard that using his own licence, Richards took unlicensed non-Yukon residents hunting for sheep and also used special guide licences for caribou, moose and grizzly bear in exchange for money.

According to Environment Yukon, only registered out-

fitters may provide guided sheep hunting opportunities to nonresidents. Guides with a special guide licence are not allowed to do so for compensation.

While Richards, a former Whitehorse resident, once worked for a Yukon outfitter, he wasn’t doing so during these hunts.

Ryan Hennings, manager of enforcement and compliance with Environment Yukon, said Tuesday the fine is significant, but the goal is deterrence.

“We take this very seriously,” he said.

Top court limits evidence from police stings THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA Confessions extracted through so-called Mr. Big police sting operations tend to produce unreliable confessions, are open to abuses and must be presumed inadmissible in court, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday.

The decision by the country’s highest court calls into question the convictions of Canadians behind bars across the country and has the potential to reduce wrongful convictions, say civil rights advocates and legal experts.

In a majority decision, the court ruled that stings like the one used to convict a Newfoundland man of drowning his threeyear-old twin daughters are fraught with risks.

Nelson Hart was initially convicted of first-degree murder in 2002 in the drowning deaths of his daughters, Krista and Karen.

At his trial, court was told that Hart demonstrated for undercover officers, posing as members of the mafia, how he drowned the girls by shoving them into the waters of Gander Lake, Newfoundland.

But the conviction was overturned in 2007 by the province’s appeal court by a 2-1 margin. The ruling questioned the reliability of his confession.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court justices ruled that Hart’s confession during the sting operation cannot be used against him

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“To be sure, Mr. Big operations can become abusive, and they can produce confessions that are unreliable and prejudicial.”

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should he face another trial.

It will now be up to the Crown to determine whether Hart will be retried.

The court ruled that Hart’s Charter rights may have been violated and that Canada’s legal system does not adequately protect the rights of people who are subject to Mr. Big sting operations.

The Mr. Big investigative technique involves undercover police officers who recruit a suspect to a fictitious criminal organization while posing as gangsters.

The aim is to obtain a confession to a crime.

Leo Russomanno, an Ottawa criminal lawyer, called the Mr. Big technique a “madein-Canada atrocity.”

He praised the Supreme Court for making it much more difficult for law enforcement agencies to employ Mr. Big stings, but suggested the justices should have outlawed such procedures outright.

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The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted predicted the ruling will help spare innocent people from being falsely accused, tried and convicted.

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tions is just too great - but ultimately the Supreme Court balked at that because this court has a lot of reverence for police investigations,” Russomanno said in an interview.

But he added the judgment could give police pause in future investigations if they’re pondering a Mr. Big-type sting.

“Let’s hope that police forces are going to be a lot more reluctant to engage in it knowing they’ll have to spend a lot of money on what could turn out to be a fruitless exercise, and Crown attorneys will not want to lead that kind of evidence,” he said.

Lisa Dufraimont, a law professor at Queen’s University, called the decision farreaching.

“It’s a very powerful statement to say that Mr. Big confessions are presumptively inadmissible and that the Crown is going to have to establish their admissibility,” she said in an interview.

“It certainly gives defence lawyers a much stronger starting point when dealing with Mr.

Big confessions. It will have the effect into the future of making the police much more careful about the kinds of tactics that they do engage in.”

There are indeed “significant problems” with Mr. Big stings, the Supreme Court ruled.

“To be sure, Mr. Big operations can become abusive, and they can produce confessions that are unreliable and prejudicial,” the court said. “We must seek a legal framework that protects accused persons, and the justice system as a whole, against these dangers.”

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overnment is the single most pervasive institution of 21st century life.

However, when it comes to its activities, I am often struck by the glaring policy inconsistency of what government in Canada does.

While government seems to offer its citizens a helping hand, it engages in what can only be termed predatory behaviour when it comes to generating revenue. Indeed, government derives substantial revenue benefits from people doing many of the very activities it says are bad for you. What is more alarming is that government often encourages these damaging behaviours.

On the one hand, government is worried about the health effects of alcohol and legislates tough drunk driving laws. On the other, provincial governments in Canada sell alcohol via provincial monopolies at a healthy markup. Liquor is advertised in glossy newspaper inserts that promote regional vintners and breweries and feature people getting together to drink and socialize. As well, governments derive revenues from the taxa-

tion of alcohol and economic development benefits from encouraging local wine and beer production industries.

The same goes for smoking. On the one hand, governments are extremely concerned about its health effects and enact laws that prohibit smoking in public places and regulations that govern the sale and advertising of tobacco products. On the other, governments raise revenue from fairly steep taxes on the consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products. While such taxes supposedly discourage smoking, the addictive nature of the product helps explain why revenues are pretty steady.

Government policy is often concerned with poverty and low incomes in society and wants to offer the disadvantaged opportunities to do better. But at the same time government derives revenues from lotteries and gambling.

Many studies show that lottery participation and gambling is greater among low-income groups and that they spend a higher proportion of their incomes on these activities than higher

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incomes. This makes lottery and casino revenues a regressive tax. And given that low income groups often already have poor health status, this higher propensity to gamble can have additional health costs as more gambling can lead to more gambling addition.

So what does all this government-sanctioned sin activity yield in Canada? Numbers from Statistics Canada (most recent are for 2009) show alcohol and tobacco taxes alone bring in over $8 billion annually to governments in Canada. Profits from liquor sales through government franchise bring in about another $5 billion. Gaming profits add another $7 billion.

Add them together and they generate an annual

take of over $20 billion – or about 4 per cent of total government revenue.

For example, in Ontario the 2014 budget projects tobacco taxes will bring in $1.3 billion, beer and wine taxes $572 million, the Lottery and Gaming Corporation $2.1 billion and the Liquor Control Board $1.8 billion for a total of nearly $6 billion – about 5 per cent of total revenue.

However, the Ontario budget also makes a point of highlighting the support from gaming revenues for provincial purposes such as the operation of hospitals, municipalities and amateur sports as well as dedicated funds for problem gambling prevention, treatment and research.

Higher tobacco taxes are justified as part of an antismoking public health strategy rather than extolled as a contribution to the public coffers.

There is a fundamental inconsistency here that is generally avoided in Canadian public policy debate. Given government’s public welfare mandate, should government profit from activities that can also cause harm? In particular, should government bene-

fit from promoting alcohol and gambling? If yes, should a legalized government drug monopoly be next? Does it make sense for government to promote gambling at government-run casinos and VLTs while also spending resources on fighting gambling addiction?

Does it make sense for government to promote the sale of liquor and also spend health resources on the aftermath of alcohol addiction?

These are tough questions. One can definitely argue that people are going to drink, smoke and gamble anyway so using these activities as a revenue source is a logical and convenient source of revenue. Moreover, the revenues generated can be put towards the societal problems that would be there anyway.

Yet, I am nagged by the one question: Is simply spending some of the government proceeds from liquor, tobacco and gambling on addiction research and health spending sound public policy or a salve for our collective conscience?

Livio Di Matteo is Professor of Economics at Lakehead University.

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now-famous 1972 photo treat our small blue home with of Earth taken by Apollo disdain and carelessness? How 17 astronauts from can anyone fail to recognize 45,000 kilometres away how precious and finite the became known as “the blue resources, especially water, are marble”. The late scientist Carl – and that we must share and Sagan described a 1990 pic- care for what we have? ture taken from six billion kiloThe “blue marble” photo metres away by the unmanned from Apollo 17, the last Voyager 1 as a “pale blue dot”. manned lunar mission, cataThe vision of Earth from a lyzed the global environmental distance has promovement. Now, foundly moved as people around pretty much anythe world compete one who has ever for air, water and seen it. “When land – not just we look down at with each other, the earth from but with corporaspace, we see tions bent on profthis amazing, it at any cost – we David indescribably need a resurgence beautiful planet,” in action to care International for our small blue Troy Media Space Station planet. astronaut Ron Garan said. “It That’s why I’m about to looks like a living, breathing embark on what will likely be organism. But it also, at the my last national tour. From same time, looks extremely fra- September 24 to November 9, gile.” Referring to the atmos- I’m crossing the country, from phere, Garan added “it’s really St. John’s, Newfoundland, to sobering . . . to realize that that Victoria, B.C., with 20 stops little paper-thin layer is all that along the way. The plan is to protects every living thing on work with Canadians from Earth.” all walks of life to protect the Many astronauts report a people and places we love. It’s deep feeling of connection that the most important thing I’ve transcends borders and worldly ever done. conflict – referred to by some The goal of the Blue Dot as the “overview effect”. Apollo Tour is to work with commun14’s Edgar Mitchell said, “You ity leaders and groups, local develop an instant global con- governments, First Nations, sciousness, a people orienta- musicians, writers, legal experts tion, an intense dissatisfaction and – we hope – you on local, with the state of the world, and regional and national initiatives a compulsion to do something to ensure all Canadians have about it. From out there on access to clean water, fresh air the moon, international politics and healthy food. look so petty.”

Ultimately, we’d like to see How can anyone who has the right to a healthy environeven seen a photo of the Earth ment enshrined in the Canadian

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Constitution’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

That may seem like a challenge, but it’s not unusual.

More than half the world’s nations – at least 110 – have environmental rights in their constitutions. Not having them is a strange oversight in a country like Canada, where our clean air and water, spectacular nature and abundant wildlife and resources instill a sense of pride and make us the envy of people around the world.

Maybe we take our good fortune for granted. But we shouldn’t. Already, environmental hazards contribute to about 36,000 premature deaths in Canada a year, and half of us live in areas where we’re exposed to unsafe air pollution levels. Pollution costs Canada about $100 billion a year, and many people suffer from illnesses like asthma and heart disease because of environmental contamination.

As the rush to extract, transport and sell fossil fuels while there’s still a market heats up, it will only get worse – unless we all pitch in.

It’s not about getting in the way of industry or progress; it’s about building a conversation about the kind of country we want. And it’s about ensuring that our economic activity creates more benefits than harm to people and the natural systems that keep us healthy and alive.

We hope you’ll join us.

Dr. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Visit BlueDot.ca for more information and tour dates in your area.

Tax carbon not people: IMF

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The International Monetary Fund says Canada and other countries can improve their economies and environment by hiking energy taxes - while cutting them on people and capital.

In a new book, Getting Energy Prices Right: From Principle to Practice, the IMF essentially endorses policies at times advocated by the federal Liberals and NDP calling for what some have termed a “green shift” in the taxation system. The Conservative government, however, has rejected carbon taxes.

The premise of the book is that while carbon-based energy was indispensable to economic growth over the past century, it has come with considerable costs.

The solution, the IMF says, is to tax energy to such a level that the revenue pays for energy’s environment and health costs.

In a novel and rather ambitious approach, the Washington-based financial institution attempts to calcu-

late the cost of carbon energy coal, gas, motor diesel and natural gas - for 156 countries and proposes precise taxation levels for each country to implement.

“The results confirm that many countries - advanced, emerging, and developing are only at base camp with regard to getting energy prices right,” IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says in a foreword to the 199-page book.

For Canada, getting the price right could be a shock to the system of consumers and industry.

For instance, the IMF says gasoline should be taxed at about $US0.55 a litre instead of the current 36 cents, and road diesel at about US$0.64 per litre, instead of the current 42 cents.

The book uses U.S. currency calculations so exact numbers in Canadian dollars are not precise, but they roughly translate to a 52 per cent increase in the taxes applied to both gasoline and diesel.

Meanwhile, the IMF says there should be a US$4.90

(about C$5.34) per gigajoule tax on coal, where there is none now, and natural gas should be taxed at $2.20 (C$2.39) per gigajoule, in place of the small subsidy that currently exists. A gigajoule is a unit of energy.

In an interview, co-author Ian Parry agreed such proposals have caused a voter backlash whenever suggested, but adds that the trick is to make clear to voters that other taxes, particularly those on income, will be cut by identical amounts.

“We are not talking about increasing the overall tax burden; we are talking about a smarter more efficient way to use taxation to meet a country’s fiscal objectives,” he said.

Parry admitted, however, that governments haven’t been very successful at communicating the “revenue neutral” message and that voters have been skeptical.

One way of trying to convince people they are not being gouged is for governments to cut income taxes before introducing the added carbon charges.

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PEOPLE OBITUARIES

DISTRICT LENDS ITS SUPPORT

DOWES (NEE SETTLE), LILLIAN – passed away May 23, 2014.

Please join the family of Lillian Dowes in an informal celebration of her life to be held on Saturday, August 9th, from 1-4 pm at the Winlaw Hall

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Area ‘A’ Director, Ali Grieve (right), presented Sharon Ewings, President of the Fruitvale Blooming Society, with a cheque for $2,500. The society, a completely volunteer organization, plans, funds, plants and maintains the decorative plantings that keep the Fruitvale downtown business core so vibrant in the spring, summer and fall season

ROBERT DREW

Documentary pioneer set the bar high

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filmmaker Robert Drew, a pioneer of the modern documentary who in “Primary” and other movies mastered the intimate, spontaneous style known as cinema verite and schooled a generation of influential directors that included D.A. Pennebaker and Albert Maysles, has died at age 90.

His son Thatcher Drew confirmed he died Wednesday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut.

Starting in 1960 with “Primary,” Drew produced and sometimes directed a series of television documentaries that took advantage of such innovations as light hand-held cameras that recorded sound and pictures.

With filmmakers newly unburdened, nonfiction movies no longer had to be carefully staged and awkwardly narrated. Directors could work more like journalists, following their subjects for hours and days at a time and capturing revealing moments.

Filmmaker Michael Moore said Wednesday that Drew, along with Pennebaker and Richard Leacock, “made it possible for real stories to be told through film.”

“Modern art has Picasso. Rock-n-roll has Bill Haley. And the documentary film has Robert Drew,” Moore said. “All of us who make nonfiction movies can trace our lineage to what he created.”

Drew’s dozens of films included “The Chair,” a 1963 documentary about a death penalty case in Illinois, and “784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation,” winner in 1982 of a Peabody award. Many of his movies were edited and co-produced by his wife, Anne Drew, who died in 2012.

While a photographer and editor with Life, Drew formed Drew Associates in 1960 with the goal of applying his magazine experience to films.

Among those joining him were such future directors as Pennebaker (“Don’t Look Back,” ”The War Room“), Maysles (who with brother David made ”Gimme Shelter“ and ”Grey Gardens“) and Leacock (”Happy Mother’s Day“).

Their approach, called cinema verite, or direct cinema, also was used in feature films, by directors John Cassavetes, Louis Malle and Agnes Varda. And the new style led to fierce and enduring debates about truth in movies, whether a fly-on-the-wall approach was any more objective than a narrative with a point of view worked out in advance.

DICK SMITH

Makeup artist pivotal in ‘Godfather’ and ‘Exorcist’ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Dick Smith, the Oscar-winning “Godfather of Makeup” who amused, fascinated and terrified moviegoers by devising unforgettable transformations for Marlon Brando in “The Godfather” and Linda Blair in “The Exorcist” among many others, has died. He was 92.

Smith, the first makeup artist to win an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died Wednesday night in California of natural causes. His death was confirmed to The Associated Press by the president of the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Guild, Sue Cabral-Ebert, who declined to give details.

“Our lives have been blessed by our father’s steadfast love and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your kind words in remembrance of him,” Smith’s sons, David and Douglas Smith, said in a statement.

Widely regarded as the master in his field, Smith helped pioneer such nowstandard materials as liquid foam latex and make special effects more realistic and spectacular. He was also known and loved for his generosity, whether exchanging letters about his craft with a teenage J.J. Abrams or mentoring future Oscar-winner special effects artist Rick Baker, who in 2011 presented

“He took makeup to a whole new level; it’s unbelievable what this man has done.”

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Smith his honorary statuette.

“He took makeup to a whole new level; it’s unbelievable what this man has done,” Baker, whose own credits include “Men in Black” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video, said at the ceremony.

“His work inspired a whole generation of up and coming artists.”

With Smith on hand, the middle-aged Brando was transformed into the jowly patriarch Vito Corleone, the teenage Blair into a scarred and wild-eyed demon, and William Hurt into a mass of protoplasm for “Altered States.”

Smith and Paul LeBlanc shared an Oscar in 1985 for their work on “Amadeus,” for which Smith spent hours each day turning 44-year-old F. Murray Abraham into an elderly man as Mozart’s rival Antonio Salieri.

“Dick Smith is the best makeup man in the world,” Abraham, himself an Oscar winner for “Amadeus,” later said. “Once I looked into a mirror, at my face, I felt like it was completely convincing.”

Smith also fashioned a mohawk out of a plastic cap and chopped up hair for Robert De Niro in “Taxi Driver” and created breasts out of foam rubber for Katherine Ross in “The Stepford Wives.” Through foam latex and a newly flexible kind of false eyelashes, Smith managed to capture extreme old age in “Little Big Man,” which starred Dustin Hoffman, in his mid-30s at the time, as a centenarian claiming he had survived the Battle of Little Big Horn.

“Even when the characters were fantastically weird, I always tried to make them believable,” Smith told the Washington Post in 2007.

“Actors have to feel like they are the person they are portraying.”

Before breaking through in Hollywood, he was among the first great makeup artists for television. Smith headed NBC’s makeup division from 1945 to 1959, using soldered wire to create a panther mask for a then-unknown Eva Marie Saint and slushed-in latex to enhance the nose of Jose Ferrer for “Cyrano de Bergerec.”

In the 1960s, his experience turning Jonathan Frid into a 100-plus-year-old vampire for the series “Dark Shadows” helped prepare him for “Little Big Man.” His other notable aging projects included Walter Matthau for

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“The Sunshine Boys” and Hal Holbrook for the 1967 TV special “Mark Twain Tonight!” for which Smith won a Primetime Emmy.

Holbrook and Matthau were among those who participated in a 1991 TV documentary about Smith.

A native of Larchmont, N.Y., Smith described himself as an introvert with little interest in special effects until spotting an instructional manual while attending Yale University.

He became so obsessed that he made himself up as the Hunchback of Notre Dame, scaring his classmates. He later turned up at a screening of “Frankenstein” as the title character.

After school and serving in the Army, he acted on his father’s advice and took a chance on television. One of his early assignments was applying makeup to Democratic Party leaders at the 1948 national convention.

Out of all the praise he received, Smith liked to cite a compliment paid by Laurence Olivier, whom Smith worked on for a 1959 TV production of “The Moon and Sixpence.”

Olivier’s character was based on the painter Gauguin, who died of leprosy. Smith never forgot Olivier’s response after he completed making up the actor. “‘Dick, it (the makeup) does the acting for me,”’ Olivier told him.

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The wheels of Trail & District Churches life go ‘round and ‘round Jeremiah’s Rotten Loincloth

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hat kind of wheels do you have? Do they tell your story? Can wheels teach us anything about life?

My first set of wheels preceded my earliest memories. I was a babe in a stroller with my mother pushing me through time and space.

My tricycle was an empowering set of wheels that allowed me to chase after my older sisters on their bicycles, until they reached the corner at the end of the street, and I had to turn for home.

If the tricycle was empowering, bicycles opened up the world to me, enabling me to travel around corners and tackle steeper roads.

During my university years, I thought I had arrived at the height of coolness, as I cruised around Vancouver in my sisters’ classic 1967 white Ford Mustang.

But alas, life was movlouise ing on, and with it, my sisters, who sold their car.

Tony, a blue Toyota Everyday Theology Corolla, entered my life when my younger sister arrived at university. However, as life continued its forward march, I married, leaving Tony behind with my little sister who drove it for another two decades.

My husband and I started out with Homer Honda, a copper-coloured Civic hatchback. It was small enough that he could push it up a steep driveway on a winter’s morning as I gave it the gas, and nearly asphyxiated him. It was fun and sporty, the perfect car for a young couple ready to rock on down life’s highway.

With the birth of our second child, we graduated to a Civic Sedan. It wasn’t long before two children were three, the Civic became an Accord, and we bought a second car, a red Mazda Protégé, to transport kids to activities. Soon after we “upgraded” to the mini-van we named Dream Chaser. We had traded “cool” for the responsibilities and relationships of family.

When I was twenty something, I found it amusing that “old” (fifty something) men drove around in sports cars. I get it now. Middle age is one of those quick stops along the highway of life when we can comfortably own a sporty car. So while I still drive a sedan, there is also a coupe at my disposal.

What wheels are in my future? Maybe my trike will reappear as a motorized scooter, or my twowheeler as a wheelchair.

From stroller to coupe, my wheels have corresponded to the phases of my life. They have been symbolic of the transitions from infancy and dependency to adulthood and responsibility. With each transition, there came a developing awareness of personhood and life. And just as a wheel once set in motion revolves until it runs out of steam or someone applies the brakes, my life and my understanding of life continue to evolve.

From the empowerment that came with madly pedaling my tricycle to the joy of pursuing my children’s dreams in a mini-van, from the skinned knees of falling off my bicycle to a car crash that left me shaken, wheels symbolically tell the story of my life, representing its ups and downs, the easy drives and the tough journeys.

Rounding out corners and expanding boundaries, wheels chart our progress from beginning to end, reminding us that nothing is permanent and that change is always certain.

Trail resident Louise McEwan is a freelance religion writer with degrees in English and Theology.

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Scripture quotations are from the RSV unless otherwise noted.

“This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this waistcloth, which is good for nothing” (Jer. 13:10).

This is the sign of the loincloth that God gave Jeremiah as an instruction and a warning to the people. He is to buy a linen waistcloth and wear it around his loins and then hide it in a cleft of a rock at the Euphrates (Jer. 13:4). Then, after a long time, the Lord told him to go to the Euphrates again and get the loincloth, “and behold, the waistcloth was spoiled, it was good for nothing” (Jer. 13:7). Then the Lord told him that Judah would be like this loincloth. Because they “refuse to hear my words” and “stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them” they “shall be like this waistcloth, which is good for nothing” (Jer. 13:10). What happened to this loincloth is what will happen to Judah for her infidelity. And indeed it happened.

Jerusalem was besieged by Babylon and fell, the nation was deported, and the city destroyed.

Today we have a disastrous vocations crisis in Western Europe and North America. There are religious orders that no longer receive vocations. This means that if this does not change, in a few more years these orders will die. Everyone in these orders is asking, “Why is this happening?” Most admit that they really don’t understand this situation and do not know why we are having this crisis that is threatening our continued existence. Many say that the cause is our present culture, that our culture has changed and no longer produces priestly and religious vocations.

But if we take a good look at this situation, we will see that we who are members of these orders have also changed much since the time when we had many vocations. Fifty years ago,

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when our seminaries were full, all dressed as priests and religious, a prayerful silence pervaded all our religious houses and seminaries, everyone believed that celibate life was objectively superior to marriage, all accepted the authority of the Pope when he made definitive declarations, all believed that the Mass was a propitiatory sacrifice that we offered to God for his glory and for the salvation of the world, and the Mass was celebrated at the first hour of the day to bless the whole day, not linked to the main meal of the day and talking, and there were never guests in the community dining room, especially not guests of the opposite sex.

Today all this has changed for the majority of these orders, and today we have no more vocations. Many deny that these changes are the reason why we no longer have vocations, but I believe that this is the reason, because orders that still observe all these things still have many vocations and are growing, not dying.

To solve our vocations crisis I believe that we must reverse all of these changes and be faithful to what we are as priests and religious, communities of consecrated persons following the teachings of Christ. For not doing this we are now like Jeremiah’s rotten loincloth.

Very few today recognize that this is the reason for our present crisis, and very few want to change these things.

Therefore I believe that we will see what Jeremiah eventually saw: the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile; that is, the death of our religious orders.

But I believe that it is not too late. We can, I believe, still reverse this situation if we change all of these things back to the way they were when we had many vocations. © Copyright 2007-2009 Rev. Steven Scherrer www.DailyBiblicalSermons.com

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Trail Regional Aquatic Excellence (TRAX) athlete Tess Markus helps young swimmer Shelby Johnson with her backstroke at the Warfield Pool on Thursday. TRAX swimmers and coaches, Bill Park and Eve Fournier, shared their B.C. Summer Games experience and showed off their medals to the young swimmers at the Warfield Day Camp this week in an effort to spark interest in the sport of competitive swimming and keep an eye out for potential TRAX athletes.

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Popular event set to go on Sunday Not about the medals

BY WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star

Con Diamond has won more medals at the Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun triathlon than any other participant in the history of the event.

Years ago he even shared gold with his wife Linda Jamison, and he rarely misses the annual race. He estimates he’s competed in over twenty triathlons, if not more. But he said the medals are beside the point.

“It’s very well run. I think if you’re going to give away medals, you should give them to the the volunteers and the people who organize it. It’s a great venue, it’s good to see people come out and build teams. It’s just a really nice atmosphere.”

The Sunday race, which begins at Lakeside Park at 8

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a.m., is broken down into two categories: short course and long course.

The short course race consists of 500 metre swim, 22 km cycle and a 5-km run. The long course is nearly double that, with a 1.5-km swim, 39 km cycle and 10-km run.

The 66-year-old athlete primarily focuses on the cycling component of the event.

“I’m not a very good swimmer. I’m a long time in the water. I’m a good cyclist because that’s what I do year round. When I come out of the water there’s no bikes left on the racks, but then I catch a bunch of people on the bike and suffer through the run.”

Regardless of the pain, he said he enjoys every aspect of the race.

“The whole thing is a beautiful run and the cycling is really pretty. It’s a great place to go for a ride and a

run.”

He said his advice to those who are considering participating this year: “Race now, train later.”

“Just try it. If you haven’t invested a whole year of training you just go around, and if it doesn’t work for you then you can train next year,” he

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Con Diamond has won more medals than any other participant in the Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun Triathlon

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And since the emphasis is on fun, and bringing together athletes from the community, those who aren’t as competitive will still have a great time.

For more information visit the Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun website at trinelson.com.

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The Trail Stingrays came home with a boat load of treasure at the Kimberley Swim Meet, in what was their final tune-up before the Stingrays host the annual Regional Swim Meet this weekend at the Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre.

In the spirit of fun competition, the Kimberley Meet introduced a pirate theme, inviting swimmers to dress up and concoct their most creative pirate aliases.

“The Stingrays had a great time at the Kimberley Swim Meet last weekend after training hard in their challenge week that took place on July 14-19,” said Stingray coach Samme Beatson.

Challenge week is an intense peak to the training season that helps swimmers prepare for the Regional swim meet. Stingray swimmers were put through the paces, completing hard workouts in the pool and cross-training exercises each day, which included biking, hiking, team challenges and games.

Amidst the fun and high-flying Jolly Roger, Trail athletes also had some great performances in the pool.

Conaar the White (Connor Dunham) swam the 100-metre butterfly and Jonsey Twinkletoes (Reid Dunham) the 200 Individual Medley for the first time ever. Both swimmers had incredible times for their first swims in these events.

Dunham swam personal bests in all his races and has decided to swim the 100 butterfly again in the upcom-

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ing Regionals.

A focused and motivated Great Mabis (Maddy Fraser), meanwhile, shocked the landlubbers, slashing seven seconds off her 100 free and an incredible five seconds off her 50 fly.

Aggregate booty this weekend went to Diego Sin Cuerpo (Diego Greenwood) for placing third in Div 5, Polly Seabucket (Elijah Grebe) captured second overall in Div 6, and The Cracken (Kayla Fraser) placed third in Open Category 2.

Coaches Captain Tunabreath McGee (Samme Beatson), One-eyed Stu (Jennifer Chung) and Curlyhaired Joey (Madison Green) also won aggregate medals and set new meet records.

Chung beat records in the Open Category 100 Breaststroke, 100 freestyle and 50 butterfly.

Green beat the Open record in 100 butterfly, as did Beatson in Div 8.

Overall the Stingrays improved on last years performance, placing fifth in team points with 10 swimmers, as opposed to a sixth place finish last year, with 11 swimmers.

“The Stingrays are now preparing very carefully for the Regional Swim Meet in our home pool this upcoming weekend.

We are very excited to host and swim best times,” added Beatson.

The Meet goes Saturday and Sunday with heats starting in the morning at 8 a.m. and the finals going in the afternoon after 1 p.m.

Come out to the Aquatic Centre and cheer on your Trail Stingrays.

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espite difficulty finding information (the last update of the B.C. Senior Baseball website was in February and don’t even ask about the Orioles site) I am counting on watching some very good baseball at Butler Park this weekend beginning, I suppose, at about four today.

The men’s provincial championship runs through Monday at one of many of the Home of Champions

little jewels of event sites and the home team, given anything like a full roster in action, should be competitive throughout.

There are strong squads from around the province involved and they haven’t put in all those miles to get to this hinterland for any reason but to compete to win, but if Trail’s pitching holds out for the whole deal, and assuming most of the listed roster is available, the hosts can make a run, too.

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A’s get Lester

Bertuzzi and Barth take top spot in Nelson

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics won the Jon Lester sweepstakes, acquiring the lefthander and outfielder Jonny Gomes from the Boston Red Sox for slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes before Thursday’s trade deadline.

Oakland, with the best record in baseball at 66-41, also received cash from Boston in another blockbuster deal by A’s general manager Billy Beane.

A few hours later, the Red Sox traded their No. 2 starter, right-hander John Lackey, to the St. Louis Cardinals for right-hander Joe Kelly and outfielder Allen Craig, a person with knowledge of the deal said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither club announced that trade. Lester is having an outstanding season with a 10-7 record and career-best 2.52 ERA in 21 starts. He’s allowed seven earned runs in his last eight games with 54 strikeouts and nine walks. But the Red Sox put him on the trading block because he can become a free agent after the season.

He was sought by many teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 30-year-old, is a three-time All-Star and in his nine major league seasons, all with Boston, is 110-63 with a 3.64 ERA.

of Hans Barth (Harrop) and Bepe Bertuzzi (Trail) took first place in the A Division, a slight improvement on their second place finish in the B Division the previous week in Cranbrook.

Armando Savarin and Terry Tagami of Nelson were second and the grandfather/ grandson team of Eugedio and Jayden Maida of Nelson were third.

In the B Division, first place went to Joe Szabo and Guido Babuin (Trail), second place went to Nick Murano and Joe Geurcio (Trail), while Cranbrook’s Joe Sacino and Vince Toteda finished third.

Nelson Star The Nelson Italian Canadian Society played host to Bocce players from Nelson, Trail and Cranbrook last week, as 30 men and women vied for the title in the 27th annual event held at Nelson’s Lakeside Park.

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• In spite of the temperature being in the high 30s, it is time to to start thinking about the 2014/15 hockey season.

Cominco Arena ice will be in heavy use soon and clubs at every level are looking for volunteers (and in the Smokies’ case, billet families).

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ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. Ĺ?Ć? Ä‚Ĺś Ä‚Ç Ä‚ĆŒÄšÍ˛Ç Ĺ?ŜŜĹ?ĹśĹ? ĨƾůůͲĆ?ÄžĆŒÇ€Ĺ?Ä?Äž Ä?ŽŜĆ?ƾůĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? ÄŽĆŒĹľ ĚĞĚĹ?Ä?ĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹŹĹ?ĹśĹ? Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ä‚ĹŻĹŻ ůĞǀĞůĆ? ŽĨ Ĺ?Ĺ˝Ç€ÄžĆŒĹśĹľÄžĹśĆš ĂŜĚ ƚŚĞ Ć‰ĆŒĹ?ǀĂƚĞ Ć?ÄžÄ?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒ ƚŽ ĚĞůĹ?Ç€ÄžĆŒ ƉůĂŜŜĹ?ĹśĹ? ĂŜĚ ĚĞĆ?Ĺ?Ĺ?Ĺś Ć?ŽůƾĆ&#x;ŽŜĆ? Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ ĆšĆŒÄ‚ĹśĆ?Ć‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ͕ Ç Ä‚ĆšÄžĆŒÍ• ůĂŜĚ͕ ĂŜĚ ĞŜǀĹ?ĆŒĹ˝ĹśĹľÄžĹśĆšÄ‚ĹŻ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝ĹŠÄžÄ?ĆšĆ?͘ KĆľĆŒ Ä?ŽžžĹ?ƚžĞŜƚ ƚŽ Ä?ĹŻĹ?ĞŜƚ Ć?ĆľÄ?Ä?ÄžĆ?Ć? Ĺ?Ć? Ä?ĆľĹ?ĹŻĆš ŽŜ Ä‚ Ć?ĆšĆŒĹ˝ĹśĹ? ĨŽƾŜĚĂĆ&#x;ŽŜ͗ Ç Äž ĹŹĹśĹ˝Ç ĆšĹšÄž Ä?ŽžžƾŜĹ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ? Ç Äž Ć?ÄžĆŒÇ€ÄžÍ˜ dĹšĹ?Ć? ĹŻĹ˝Ä?Ä‚ĹŻ ĹŹĹśĹ˝Ç ĹŻÄžÄšĹ?Ğ͕ Ä?ŽžÄ?Ĺ?ŜĞĚ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒ ĆŒÄ‚ĹśĹ?Äž ŽĨ ÄžÇ†Ć‰ÄžĆŒĆ&#x;Ć?Äž ĂŜĚ ĚĞƉƚŚ ŽĨ ÄžÇ†Ć‰ÄžĆŒĹ?ĞŜÄ?Ğ͕ ŚĞůƉĆ? ĆľĆ? žĞĞƚ ƚŚĞ ƾŜĹ?ƋƾĞ Ä?ŚĂůůĞŜĹ?ÄžĆ? ŽĨ ÄžÇ€ÄžĆŒÇ‡ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝ĹŠÄžÄ?Ćš ĂŜĚ Ä?ÄžĆŠÄžĆŒ ĆľĹśÄšÄžĆŒĆ?ƚĂŜĚ ƚŚĞ ĆŒĹ˝ĹŻÄž ŽĨ Ć?ĆľĆ?ƚĂĹ?ŜĂÄ?ĹŻÄž Ć?ŽůƾĆ&#x;ŽŜĆ? Ĺ?Ĺś Ä‚ĹŻĹŻ ƉŚĂĆ?ÄžĆ? ŽĨ Ä‚ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝ĹŠÄžÄ?ƚ͛Ć? ĹŻĹ?ĨĞ Ä?LJÄ?ĹŻÄžÍ˜ /^> ĹśĹ?Ĺ?ĹśÄžÄžĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ? ĂŜĚ >ĂŜĚ ^ÄžĆŒÇ€Ĺ?Ä?ÄžĆ? Ĺ?Ć? Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝ĆľÄš ƚŽ Ä?Äž ĂžŽŜĹ? ĂŜĂĚĂ͛Ć? ĎŻĎŹ žŽĆ?Ćš ĞŜǀĹ?ĆŒĹ˝ĹśĹľÄžĹśĆšÄ‚ĹŻĹŻÇ‡Í˛ Ä?ŽŜĆ?Ä?Ĺ?ŽƾĆ? ÄžĹľĆ‰ĹŻĹ˝Ç‡ÄžĆŒĆ? Ä‚Ć? Ç ÄžĹŻĹŻ Ä‚Ć? ĂžŽŜĹ? ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ĎǀĞ ÄžĆ?Ćš ^žĂůů ĂŜĚ DĞĚĹ?ƾž ĹľĆ‰ĹŻĹ˝Ç‡ÄžĆŒĆ? Ĺ?Ĺś Ä‚ĹśÄ‚ÄšÄ‚Í˜ /^> Ć?ĆľĆ‰Ć‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšĆ? ÄšĹ?Ç€ÄžĆŒĆ?Ĺ?ƚLJ ĂŜĚ Ĺ?Ć? Ä‚Ĺś ĞžƉůŽLJžĞŜƚ ĞƋƾĹ?ƚLJ ÄžĹľĆ‰ĹŻĹ˝Ç‡ÄžĆŒÍ˜ /^> ŚĂĆ? Ä‚Ĺś Ĺ?žžĞĚĹ?ĂƚĞ ŜĞĞĚ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ä‚ ÄžĆ?Ĺ?Ĺ?Ĺś ĹśĹ?Ĺ?ĹśÄžÄžĆŒ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ä‚ Ć?ĆšĆŒĹ˝ĹśĹ? Ĺ?ĹśĆšÄžĆŒÄžĆ?Ćš ĂŜĚ ÄžÇ†Ć‰ÄžĆŒĹ?ĞŜÄ?Äž Ĺ?Ĺś DƾŜĹ?Ä?Ĺ?ƉĂů Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝ĹŠÄžÄ?ĆšĆ?͘ zŽƾ Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ä?Äž Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹŹĹ?ĹśĹ? Ĺ?Ĺś Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒ ZĹ˝Ć?Ć?ůĂŜĚ ŽĸÄ?Ğ͘ zŽƾ Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ ĂƉƉůLJ Ç‡Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒ ĹŹĹśĹ˝Ç ĹŻÄžÄšĹ?Äž ŽŜ Ä‚ Ç€Ä‚ĆŒĹ?ĞƚLJ ŽĨ DƾŜĹ?Ä?Ĺ?ƉĂů ĆľĆ&#x;ĹŻĹ?ƚLJ ĂŜĚ ĆŒĹ˝Ä‚Äš Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝ĹŠÄžÄ?ĆšĆ?Í– ĆŒÄ‚ĹśĹ?Ĺ?ĹśĹ? Ä¨ĆŒĹ˝Ĺľ Ä?ŽŜÄ?ĞƉƚƾĂů ĚĞĆ?Ĺ?Ĺ?Ĺś ƚŽ Ä?ŽŜĆ?ĆšĆŒĆľÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ć?ÄžĆŒÇ€Ĺ?Ä?ÄžĆ?͘ ZÄžĆ?ƉŽŜĆ?Ĺ?Ä?Ĺ?ĹŻĹ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ?Í— ÄšĆŒÄ‚ĹŒĹ?ĹśĹ? ĂŜĚ Ä?Ĺ˝ĹľĆ‰ĆľĆšÄžĆŒÍ˛Ä‚Ĺ?ĚĞĚ ĚĞĆ?Ĺ?Ĺ?Ĺś ƚĂĆ?ĹŹĆ? Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ žƾŜĹ?Ä?Ĺ?ƉĂů ĞŜĹ?Ĺ?ĹśÄžÄžĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ? Ĺ?ĹśÄ?ůƾĚĹ?ĹśĹ?Í— Íť ZĹ˝Ä‚ÄšÇ Ä‚Ç‡Ć? Íť tÄ‚ĆšÄžĆŒ ÄšĹ?Ć?ĆšĆŒĹ?Ä?ĆľĆ&#x;ŽŜ ĂŜĚ ĆšĆŒÄžÄ‚ĆšĹľÄžĹśĆš Íť tÄ‚Ć?ĆšÄžÇ Ä‚ĆšÄžĆŒ Ä?ŽůůĞÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ĂŜĚ ĆšĆŒÄžÄ‚ĆšĹľÄžĹśĆš Íť ^ĆšĹ˝ĆŒĹľ Ç Ä‚ĆšÄžĆŒ žĂŜĂĹ?ĞžĞŜƚ Íť ŽŜĆ?ĆšĆŒĆľÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ĺ?ĹśĆ?ƉĞÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? Íť Ĺ˝ĹśĆšĆŒÄ‚Ä?Ćš ĂĚžĹ?ĹśĹ?Ć?ĆšĆŒÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ Íť KĆšĹšÄžĆŒ ĆŒÄžĹŻÄ‚ĆšÄžÄš ĚƾĆ&#x;ÄžĆ? Ä‚Ć? Ä‚Ć?Ć?Ĺ?Ĺ?ĹśÄžÄšÍ˜ ZĞƋƾĹ?ĆŒÄžĹľÄžĹśĆšĆ?Í— Íť W͘ ĹśĹ?͘ Íž ĹŻĹ?Ĺ?Ĺ?Ä?ĹŻÄž Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ DĞžÄ?ÄžĆŒĆ?ĹšĹ?Ɖ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ W ' Íż Íť Ďą Ͳ Ď­ĎŹ Ç‡ÄžÄ‚ĆŒĆ?Í› ÄšĹ?ĆŒÄžÄ?ƚůLJ ĆŒÄžĹŻÄ‚ĆšÄžÄš ÄžÇ†Ć‰ÄžĆŒĹ?ĞŜÄ?Äž Ä‚Ć? Ä‚ ÄžĆ?Ĺ?Ĺ?Ĺś ĹśĹ?Ĺ?ĹśÄžÄžĆŒ Ĺ?Ĺś ƚŚĞ Ä?ŽŜĆ?ƾůĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? Ć?ÄžĆŒÇ€Ĺ?Ä?ÄžĆ? Ĺ?ŜĚƾĆ?ĆšĆŒÇ‡ Íť džÄ?ĞůůĞŜƚ Ç€ÄžĆŒÄ?Ä‚ĹŻ ĂŜĚ Ç ĆŒĹ?ƊĞŜ Ä?ŽžžƾŜĹ?Ä?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? Ć?ĹŹĹ?ĹŻĹŻĆ? Íť ,Ĺ?Ĺ?ŚůLJ žŽĆ&#x;ǀĂƚĞĚ͕ ĞŜƚŚƾĆ?Ĺ?Ä‚Ć?Ć&#x;Ä?Í• Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ä‚ Ć?ĆšĆŒĹ˝ĹśĹ? ĚĞĆ?Ĺ?ĆŒÄž ƚŽ Ć?ĆľÄ?Ä?ĞĞĚ Íť Ä?ĹŻÄž ƚŽ Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹŹ Ĺ?ŜĚĞƉĞŜĚĞŜƚůLJ ĂŜĚ Ä‚ ĚĞžŽŜĆ?ĆšĆŒÄ‚ĆšÄžÄš Ä‚Ä?Ĺ?ĹŻĹ?ƚLJ ƚŽ žĂŜĂĹ?ÄžĆŒ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝ĹŠÄžÄ?ĆšĆ? ĂŜĚ Ä?ĹŻĹ?ĞŜƚĆ? Íť Ä?ĹŻÄž ƚŽ žƾůĆ&#x;ͲƚĂĆ?ĹŹ ĂŜĚ žĞĞƚ Ç€Ä‚ĆŒĹ?ŽƾĆ? Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝ĹŠÄžÄ?Ćš ĚĞĂĚůĹ?ŜĞĆ? Íť ÄžĆ?Ĺ?Ĺ?Ĺś ĂŜĚ Ä?ŽŜĆ?ĆšĆŒĆľÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ÄžÇ†Ć‰ÄžĆŒĹ?ĞŜÄ?Äž Ĺ?Ĺś žƾŜĹ?Ä?Ĺ?ƉĂů ĞŜĹ?Ĺ?ĹśÄžÄžĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ? Ĺ?ĹśÄ?ůƾĚĹ?ĹśĹ? ĆŒĹ˝Ä‚ÄšĆ?Í– ÄšĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?ŜĂĹ?Ğ͕ Ç Ä‚ĆšÄžĆŒ ÄšĹ?Ć?ĆšĆŒĹ?Ä?ĆľĆ&#x;ŽŜ͕ Ć?ÄžÇ ÄžĆŒÍ• ĂŜĚ ĆľĆ&#x;ĹŻĹ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ? ĚĞĆ?Ĺ?Ĺ?Ŝ͕ Ć?ƉĞÄ?Ĺ?ÄŽÄ?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ͕ Ä?Ĺ˝Ć?Ćš ÄžĆ?Ć&#x;žĂĆ&#x;ĹśĹ?Í• ĆšÄžĹśÄšÄžĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ?Í• Ä?ŽŜĆ?ĆšĆŒĆľÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ĂŜĚ Ä?ŽžžĹ?Ć?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜĹ?ĹśĹ? Íť ^ĆšĆŒĹ˝ĹśĹ? Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹŹĹ?ĹśĹ? ĹŹĹśĹ˝Ç ĹŻÄžÄšĹ?Äž ŽĨ DĹ?Ä?ĆŒĹ˝Ć?Ĺ˝ĹŒ KĸÄ?Ğ͕ ƾƚŽ ĂŜĚ Ĺ?Ç€Ĺ?ĹŻ ĎŻ Íť &Ä‚ĹľĹ?ĹŻĹ?Ä‚ĆŒĹ?ƚLJ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ DD ĚŽÄ?ƾžĞŜƚĆ?͘ tĂŜƚ ƚŽ ĎŜĚ Žƾƚ ĹľĹ˝ĆŒÄž Ä‚Ä?Žƾƚ ƚŚĹ?Ć? Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ĺ˝ĆšĹšÄžĆŒ /^> Ä?Ä‚ĆŒÄžÄžĆŒ Ĺ˝Ć‰Ć‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšĆľĹśĹ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ?Í?

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Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC seeks an energetic, customer-focused and professional service advisor. Duties include scheduling maintenance and repair work, providing estimates, selling service and parts, coordinating technicians and embracing administrative tasks. Strong communication and multitasking skills required.

Our standards are high because our customers deserve the best treatment when entrusting their vehicles to us. We offer excellent beneďŹ ts, bonuses and a positive working environment. This is a full-time position. If you have sales or service experience outside the auto sector, we will also seriously consider your application.

Please send your resume with cover letter to: Mitch Rinas, Controller Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC 1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 2M8 Fax: (250) 365-3949 Email: mitch@kalawsky.com

CHEVROLET

BUICK

GMC

1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar | (250)365-2155

Sales Representative Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC is looking for a capable, personable and motivated sales representative to join our staff and demonstrate our exciting lineup of trucks and other vehicles to our customers.

If you have a deep interest in vehicles and enjoy sharing your passion with others in a genuinely helpful manner, then maybe this position is for you. We provide the kind of training and support to help you succeed, and our compensation and benefits packages rank among the best anywhere.

Sales experience is helpful but not necessary.

Good communication and computer skills along with a willingness to learn and constantly improve are far better indicators of potential success.

Please send your cover letter and resume to: Neil Kalawsky, President & General Manager Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC 1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 2W4 Fax: (250) 365-3949 Email: neil@kalawsky.com

CHEVROLET BUICK GMC

1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar | (250)365-2155

Trail Times Friday, August 1, 2014

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Misc. for Sale

For Sale By Owner

L. Soligo & Associates Ltd., a public accounting firm located in Trail, BC, is looking for an experienced accounting clerk to fill a full time position in our office. Experience working in public practice is an asset but is not necessary. The ideal candidate is able to multi-task, works well both independently and with others and is proficient with computerized accounting software. This position involves monthly bookkeeping, preparing payrolls and preparation of GST returns. L. Soligo & Associates Ltd. offers a competitive compensation package.

Please submit resumes to: L. Soligo & Associates Ltd. Chartered Accountants 1440 Bay Avenue Trail, BC, V1R-4B1 The deadline for application is August 1, 2014.

2010 Utility trailer, 4.5x7.5, never used, asking $700.00; 10” radial arm saw, asking $75.00 obo.; new 6 men tent $25.00. 250-364-0968

Mobile Homes & Parks

PAINTER, experienced. Must have own vehicle. Please call 250-368-1676 **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

A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

SPECIAL Trades are welcome.

40’ Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each.

Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com Blue Jays in Seattle Aug. 11 Section-115 Row-31 Seats 8-9 $100obo Call 250-364-8502 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

NEW BOWFLEX Extreme 2 SE home gym for sale. New condition. Bought for $2400.

Will take $1000. OBO. Want it sold asap. 250-693-2347 after 6pm.

Retail ARDENE is looking for Sales Associates at Waneta Plaza. Apply online at www.ardenecareers.com

Financial Services

Garden & Lawn TOPSOIL. 15yard loads delivered to Trail area. $600. 250304-9331

Household Services A-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning.

Complete Furnace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-5650355 (Free estimates) HOUSECLEANER, experienced, reliable. Also, will clean move-outs. References. Call Candy 250-368-6191

2 storey 6 yr old cabin 4 km from Ashram, Riondel, beach and golf course. Needs: elec., plumbing, H2O pipe or well, insulation, cabinets.

On 2.8 nicely treed acres. Good bench(es) for building second home with lakeview. Appraised at $170,000 but old vendor is quite flexible.

Great starter home especially for handy person(s).

Call : 780-566-0707 or : 780-222-2996 or

Apt/Condo for Rent

FRUITVALE, older 3bdrm, Laurel Avenue, incl. extra lot.

210k. 250-367-7436

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Houses For Sale FRUITVALE, large 3 bedroom home close to amenities. 250367-9770

WWW.COLDWELLBANKERTRAIL.COM

Rentals Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 COME AND live in a beautiful 2 bedroom condo in lovely Warfield. Pets welcome. Free Parking. $720. per month.

250-512-9585 Edgewater Townhouse Glenmerry, 3bd, f/s, $850./mo.

Long-term only. 250-368-5908 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 E.TRAIL, 1&2bdrm. apts. F/S, Coin-op laundry available.

250-368-3239 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897

t.laboucan.avirom@gmail.com

1252 Bay Avenue, Trail 250.368.5222 1993 Columbia Ave, Rossland 250.362.5200

Rossland 320,000

Rossland 115,900

$

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2395423

Marie-Claude

MLS#

$

2393618

Trail 115,000

Rossland $ 59,900

$

2393499

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2398348

1 Bdrm Furn

Rossland 199,900

$

Marie-Claude

ished

3.7 Acres

MLS#

Rossland 998,000

$

n& New Kitche y! ad Move in Re

Marie-Claude

300 Acres e Sub dividabl

Floor, 2 Bdrm Top t Corner Uni

creage

House & A

MLS#

2395984

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2395154

WASH BAY ATTENDANT/DELIVERY DRIVER

Services 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

ROSSLAND, 2 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.

1st Trail Real Estate

Misc. Wanted Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 250-499-0251

Kootenay Chrysler in Trail, BC is looking for someone to work part-time in our busy wash bay who is also capable of performing customer shuttles and parts deliveries.

This position is intended to be permanent part-time, 3 days per week with the days possibly changing week to week.

We are looking for a presentable, personable, physically fit team oriented person with a valid full drivers license (no ‘N’ please). Must be able to operate both manual and automatic transmission vehicles.

Please fax resume, Attention:Jackie, to 250.368.8254 or email jackie@kootenaychrysler.com. (no phone calls please)

Warfield 144,900

$

Nathan

MLS#

Warfield 189,900

$

2395554

Nathan

MLS#

Fruitvale 194,000

$

2393875

Nathan

MLS#

2392778

Wanted Used Toilet Completed Insulated Tank.

Call Dale 250-512-2239

OMG! It’s your BFF! And FYI: he’s such a QT!

$

Rhonda

Trail 169,000 MLS#

Fruitvale 109,000

$

2397878

Rhonda

MLS#

Rossland 294,000

$

2399285

Rhonda

MLS#

2397764

$OLD!

Merchandise for Sale

Food Products $

BC INSPECTED

Rhonda

GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished Freezer Packages Available Quarters/Halves $3.40/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Ground Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

Heavy Duty Machinery SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc., All insurance in place to work on your property. www.scrappappy.ca 250-547-2584.

MLS#

2397469

Rhonda

Warfield $OLD

Fruitvale 139,900

$

MLS#

Rob

MLS#

$

2393806

Rob

Trail 194,900

$

2389662

Rhonda

5.1 Acres

Garage Sales 3631 Carnation Dr, Trail.

Moving/estate sale, furniture & more. Sat & Sun, Aug.2 & 3, 9am-1pm UPPER WARFIELD, 970 Chaucer St. (in back alley behind house) Sat. Aug.2. 9am1pm. Great Stuff including tools, games, toys, furniture, single bed mattress, large china cabinet, bikes, skis & small household items.

Trail 569,000

MLS#

2399317

Triplex

Renata 235,500 MLS#

Trail 134,000

$

2215924

Rob

MLS#

2397114

10 Acres

Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today!

Rob

spca.bc.ca

Fruitvale 399,000

$

MLS#

Fruitvale 229,500

$

2397558

Rob

MLS#

Montrose 158,900

$

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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Auto Financing YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED

TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals.

Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312

Mobile Home, 3 bdrms with addition, deck, appliances, in Thrums,no dog over 15 LBS, 250-304-9273 or 250-359-7178

WANETA MANOR

TRAIL, 2BD., N/S, N/P. Available immediately. 250367-7558

3 Bdrm.

Avail Now

TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, garage, nice view. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850. 250-365-5003

• YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED •

Homes for Rent Lg Home in Trail. 5 Bdrm, 2 bath. 2 car garage, CA, private yard. $1200/month for Sept.

364-9963 or 250-512-1316

• GOOD CREDIT • BAD CREDIT • NO CREDIT • HIGH DEBT RATE • 1ST TIME BUYER • BANKRUPTCY • DIVORCE

YOU’RE APPROVED Call Holly for Pre-Approval

holly@amford.com

1-844-364-FORD (3673)

• YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED •

Apt/Condo for Rent TRAIL, 2BDRM. Glenmerry.

Newly reno’d, perfect for senior, no stairs. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312.

Please call

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250-368-8423

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2003 HONDA CRV AWD, 5 speed manual, 1 owner, roof rack, trailer hitch, 8 wheels. $4,500. 250-362-5701

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Friday, August 1, 2014 Trail Times

Houses For Sale

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Legal

Legal Notices NOTICE OF DISPOSAL Name of the Tenant: Jerry Weston Davis, deceased.

In the Matter of Part 6 of the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation B.C. Reg. 481/2003 Description of the property to be disposed of: Manufactured Home # 034506, 1975 Bendix Model # Leader Address of the Manufactured Home Site: 102, 12th Avenue, Genelle, British Columbia V0G 1G0 Name and Address of the Landlord: Crockett’s Alamo Mobile Home Park Ltd., 102, 12th Avenue, Genelle, British Columbia V0G 1G0

WHERE DO YOU TURN

TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

1995 2300 Classic Malibu Sunbridge $20,500 includes trailer. Full load. Immaculate.

830hrs. For details & photos call: (1)250.826.4332 or e-mail: randymartin@shaw.ca

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

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T E EA M GRLY HO I M FA

MLS#2398238

MLS#2398328

Fruitvale $209,000

Montrose $199,000

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MLS#2393957

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MLS#2392393

MLS#2399556

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MLS#2393279

MLS#2394974

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W NE

MLS#2399621

Shavers Bench $179,900

MLS#2397734

Glenmerry $254,900 G TIN LIS

Montrose $249,500 W NE

MLS#2399619

Rivervale $154,000

G TIN LIS

MLS#2399579

Salmo $229,000

MLS#2394615

T KA OORS L LL E WI OFF

MLS#2399532

Rossland $279,000

Emerald Ridge $100,000 T EA N GR ATIO C LO

MLS#2398081

MLS#2395777

East Trail $169,900 E LU VA AT E GR

MLS#2398193

MLS#2398012

Trail $189,000 NT LLE ITY CE N EX ORTU P OP

Glenmerry $195,000

MLS#2394155

Salmo $88,900

MLS#2396431

Montrose $189,000

MLS#2397286

D RENTAIN U O M

Fruitvale $379,900

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Fruitvale $299,900

MLS#2397463

MLS#2399121

East Trail $129,900

MLS#2395568

Fruitvale $209,000

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Fruitvale $519,900

MLS#2397445

Salmo $269,900

MLS#2397444

W NE

MLS#2391966

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Glenmerry $189,900

MLS#2398745

East Trail $159,000 G TIN LIS

West Trail $129,900

Fruitvale $149,000 ICE PR SHED SLA

Trail $149,000 ON CE E PRIHOM W NENEW

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MLS#2397175

MLS#2399453

Trail $159,000

East Trail $167,300 IT ECK CH

Fruitvale $459,000 & TE CULEAN C

Trail $159,900 W NE

MLS#2218280

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Trail $145,000 W NE

MLS#2394633

Glenmerry $189,900

G TIN LIS

MLS#2399695

Trail $135,000

Contact Our Realtors

MLS#2396992

Fruitvale $128,000

Wayne DeWitt........... ext 25 cell: 250-368-1617 Mario Berno ..............ext 27 cell: 250.368.1027 Tom Gawryletz .........ext 26 cell: 250.368.1436 Dawn Rosin...............ext 24 cell: 250.231.1765 Thea Stayanovich.....ext 28 cell: 250.231.1661

Fred Behrens ............ext 31 cell: 250.368.1268 Keith DeWitt .............ext 30 cell: 250.231.8187 Denise Marchi ..........ext 21 cell: 250.368.1112 Joy DeMelo ...............ext 29 cell: 250.368.1960

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Saturday, August 2 9am - 1pm

Great Stuff! Tools, games, toys, furniture, mattress, china cabinet, bikes, skis, house hold items

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970 Chaucr Street, Upper Warfield

Moving/Estate Sale!

Furniture & more...

Sat & Sun, Aug 2 & 3 9am - 1pm

2

3631 Carnation Drive, Trail

Garage Sales

2

Garage Sales & Open Houses 250-368-8551

To show your Garage Sale or Open House on this map call

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Cool Customers

Liz Bevan photo

Library visitors enjoy their grape slurpees at the Trail and District Public Library. The frozen treat fun was part of the library's Creative Peas ABCs program.

This week's activity, along with singing songs and telling stories, was making slurpees with their very own slushie machine.

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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

2083 Valleyview Drive, Trail

STING NEW LI

Genelle Gems

250-231-5591

$174,900

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.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

ICE NEW PR

SOLD

mark.wilson@century21.ca

Terry Alton 1845 3rd Street, Fruitvale

$219,000

250-231-1101

910 Tamarack Cres, Genelle

$370,000

408 14th Avenue, Genelle

SELLER MOTIVATED! This large 3 bed/3 bath home is the perfect project. Get in now and finish the renovations to your taste. Most of the electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall and windows have been done. Come check it out!

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!

River views, hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, new roof, new furnace, central air, and a 2 car garage. The list goes on.

Come check it out!

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

Call Terry 250-231-1101

Call Terry 250-231-1101

$439,000

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

Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

250-231-2331

303 McAnnaly Street, Trail 3 Bdrm / 2 bath. Updated mechanical, insulation, interior walls, roof and flooring. Newer appliances and laundry on the main.

$195,000

terryalton@shaw.ca

Jodi Beamish jodi.beamish@century21.ca

$121,500

305 - 7th Avenue, Castlegar

Mark Wilson

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

Mary Martin

250-231-0264 83 Perdue Street, Trail

$169,000

mary.martin@century21.ca 310 Sylvia Crescent, Trail

$219,000

This immaculate gem offers 3 bdrms, 2 full baths, beautifully decorated with modern spacious kitchen and bathrooms, wood floors, high ceilings, large living room and updated windows and doors. Move right in and enjoy

Tranquility awaits! You will love the open feel of this 3 bdrm , 1.5 bath home with beautiful new gourmet kitchen, refinished hardwood floors, and tons of upgrades. Call today!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Richard Daoust

250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

STING NEW LI

mamantea@telus.net

Bill Craig

250-231-2710

bill.craig@century21.ca 1504 4th Avenue, Trail

745 Dickens Street, Warfield

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 air-conditioning and u/g sprinklers. Call your REALTOR® for your personal viewing.

Beautifully upgraded. You will love the kitchen, lots of storage, stainless steel appliances, and wood flooring. The charming dining room has french doors to large deck. Living room and dining rooms also have wood flooring.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

$149,000

$199,500

Deanne Lockhart

2459 2nd Ave, Rossland

$329,000

250-231-0153

Nicely renovated 3bdrm home with walkout basement, large landscaped lot, 13x41 garage, huge private deck, and 2 fireplaces.

Tons of storage and a workshop area complete this package.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

Christine Albo 250-512-7653

441 Whitman Way, Warfield

$575,000

239 Simonds Street, Warfield

$110,000

Erie - Ross Spur Road, Fruitvale

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!

6.5 acres. Good building sites. Southern exposure. Drilled Well. Treed. Great price. Call today to view.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Art (250) 368-8818

$117,000

For additional information and photos on all of our listings, please visit

www.kootenayhomes.com

Gorgeous custom built home with high quality finishings, fantastic kitchen, open floor plan and beautifully landscaped yard. Great parking with huge garage and workshop area. An excellent family home with room for everyone. Come see it today!

christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell

Christina Lake 250-442-6413

powelldanielk@gmail.com