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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
City maintains bridge best option for new sewer line
Campfire ban lifted in region BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
Campers are now free to enjoy the glow of a fire now that the Southeast Fire Centre has lifted its campfire ban. Fanny Bernard, forest information officer with the centre, says the weather forecast was instrumental in the decision to lift the ban, which went into effect on Aug. 5. “The forecast was calling for significant precipitation and cooler weather, so that is what made us rescind the campfire ban,” she said. “It wasn’t just the (rain) that was happening on Friday, but the forecasted precipitation for the rest of the week.” A campfire ban could still be put in place if the right conditions are present, and the Southeast Fire Centre is monitoring the conditions on daily basis. Fuel moisture and forecasted weather are some of the criteria forest information officers look at when deciding on a whether to change the status of a burning ban. Although campers can now roast hot dogs and marshmallows on their campfires, all other open burning is still banned in the fire centre. “All that is permitted right now are campfires within regulations. See SLOCAN, Page 2
RDKB report compares costs of different routes for sewer line BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
The City of Trail maintains that building a walkway over a new sewer line is the best option for a second crossing over the Columbia River. A regional district staff report now circulating in the Trail community notes cheaper ways to pump liquid waste above and beneath the waterway, compared to a new aerial crossing upstream from the Old Trail Bridge. Bryan Teasdale, manager of infrastructure and sustainability for the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) notes in a July 29 report that the new cost estimate for a standalone pipe bridge is $7.4 million; attaching a new sewer line to the Victoria Street Bridge would cost about $2.7 million; and laying pipe across the bottom of the river using a trench and backfill crossing method, $3.4 million. The updated cost estimates do not change the city’s stance that connecting Trail shore-to-shore with a pedestrian bridge would enhance the entire region, and the new numbers still need some work. “Based on the city’s estimates for the pedestrian/pipe bridge, the city believes that it can take the lead in the project and present a cost to the RDKB that will be lower than another option,” explained David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer. “The pedestrian/pipe bridge offers significance benefits to the city as well as the region,” he added. “This comprehensive solution and partnership with the RDKB is felt to be the best option and is a project that considers a future vision for the city that goes far beyond a crossing for a regional sewer line.” Teasdale’s report was listed as an item on the Aug. 5 East End Sewerage Committee agenda and available for public viewing, though the website link was removed after the meeting was cancelled. The meeting, according to RDKB director and committee chair, Coun. Robert Cacchioni, was postponed so that regional district staff and city staff could review the cost options. He maintains the costs included in the report are “not realistic” and the Victoria Street Bridge and trench option identified in the report have previously been dismissed. See COST, Page 3
RIVERVALE
Dust suppression program expands SHERI REGNIER PHOTO
Trail’s own Cheyanne Friess was crowned a BC Ambassador in the program’s pageant Saturday evening in Merritt. Friess is set to begin a dental assistance course at College of the Rockies in a few weeks, and is looking forward to attending Ambassador events throughout the province this fall.
Friess selected as B.C. Ambassador BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
Former Miss Trail, Cheyanne Friess, 18, has gone from local royalty to representing British Columbia. Friess, along with six other candidates, were in Merritt last Saturday for the final pageant to decide on three winners in the British Columbia Ambassadors
program. The pageant takes many different characteristics and categories under consideration when deciding on who will become ambassadors. But it comes down to knowledge of B.C. history, interviews with the judges, public speaking and community presentations. See FORMER, Page 10
Back to School Shopping? WANETA PLAZA IS READY FOR YOU
BY TIMES STAFF This month, Rivervale will be getting its streets washed. The Trail Area Health and Environment Committee (THEC) have teamed up with Teck to reduce the dust levels within the community by hitting the streets with a water truck and a pick-up sweeper. A press release on Monday says the new plans for dust suppression in Rivervale will be an expansion of the initiatives currently in place in the City of Trail. Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs is the chair of the THEC and says the program expansion is just another step to improve the quality of life for residents in the Rivervale area. “This is part of our continuous improvement to achieve the community's health and environment goals,” he said in the release. “We're glad to see that Teck is tackling the fugitive dust issue as an essential component of this effort.” Along with the dust suppression program expansion, the THEC has come out with playing cards designed to teach kids about the importance of keeping the dust down, especially during the summer.
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