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Bus service expanding to include Saturday run

CONCERTS IN CARE

BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

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The Concerts in Care series returned to Trail this week that included a performance of classical pieces

by Nelson-based musicians Vic Neufeld and Wendy Herbison at Columbia View Lodge Tuesday afternoon. The music program launched in 2009 as a pilot project of the Health Arts Society, with a goal to bring high quality live performances to people living in a health care setting.

Anyone interested in visiting Castlegar or Nelson on Saturday, but doesn't have a set of wheels, can sit back and enjoy the ride on a city bus in the early new year.

There's no BC Transit service between Trail and Castlegar on weekends at the moment but a $12,000 bump from the East End Services, adds 230 hours and a new line to include the Route 98 Columbia Connector Saturday service.

Linking the two cities that day, provides the opportunity for ridership to transfer buses in Castlegar and continue their trip through to Nelson and the Slocan area on the Route 99 Kootenay Connector.

The new Saturday bus run adds to a successful service currently operating between Slocan and Nelson, noted Meribeth Burton, spokesperson from BC Transit.

The route is busiest January through April, she explained, and on average up to 60 passengers access the Saturday service, mostly to shop or attend cultural and recreational activities.

There are six round trips between Castlegar and Trail weekdays, which is a run that has increased ridership by almost two per cent since last year.

“The recently approved schedule would see three round trips from Castlegar to Trail (on Saturday),” she said.

“Better reflecting the regional connectivity weekdays on the West Kootenay Transit System.”

According to BC Transit's annual summary, there's been an overall regional increase of 2.6 per cent in ridership, and revenues are up one per cent.

The report shows an increase in the purchase of “fare products” (such as bus passes), it states that local routes are not doing as well as the connector routes.

Although EES representatives agreed for the local cost, $11,800, to expand the connector service into Saturday, the committee's decision was not unanimous.

Trail Coun. Robert Cacchioni, the city's regional district director, expressed concerns that RDKB transit costs are approaching $1.8 million, and this option isn't essential or beneficial, because funds would be better invested into the local service.

“I voted against because we were going to do a major review of transit prior to the 2015 budget,” Cacchioni added. “I wanted to reduce the total transit cost before moving to expand options.”

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Rock Wall Society to unveil bronze plaques to honour masons in the society a few years ago, and then the hunt for funding began.

Pedersen says she is grateful the plaques are ready to be hung and enjoyed by residents.

“We started thinking about the plaques a few years ago and began to apply for grants to pay for them two or three years ago,” she said. “It has been slow going, but finally, this past year, we got all that we needed.

We are just so excited that we have them done. They are really beautiful plaques.”

The ceremony begins at 1 p.m. in the gazebo in Gyro Park and Pedersen says anyone and everyone are welcome to come and hear about the stonemasons, their hard work, and even munch on a little bit of celebratory

BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

The stonemasons who helped give Trail the feeling of old Italy with traditional rock walls are being honoured for their work this weekend.

The Rock Wall Entusiastico Society are hosting a ceremony on Sunday in Gyro Park for the big reveal of bronze plaques commemorating the masons who worked from the 1920s to the 1960s, building stone walls around the city.

“They did the grunt work by building hundreds of rock walls in town,” said Eileen Pedersen of the society.

“Some of the walls are huge, dry, rock walls that hold up our major roads and people like that don't usually get recognized. They are usually in the background. The walls are works of art and the stonemasons are not only masons, but artists as well.”

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“The community is definitely welcome,” she said. “We are going to have a couple of speakers, but we aren't going to drone on or anything like that. We will be acknowledging the masons are still around and we are also inviting all of the families of the other stonemasons that aren't with us. There will also be cake and it will be really good cake.”

The afternoon event will also feature two of the finished plaques for viewing. There are 10 other plaques placed on rock walls along walking routes such as the Rigatoni Ramble, the Lasagna Loop and the Linguine Linger. To get a map of the rock wall walking routes, to see the plaques hung on the stonemasons' handiwork, visit www.trail.ca.

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Slocan manhunt ends with suspect’s death IIO investigators on scene The Canadian Press SLOCAN CITY – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a suspect who triggered an extensive manhunt in the southern community of Slocan.

Peter DeGroot died Monday, five days after he allegedly shot at Mounties and fled, prompting police to lock down the village as they searched for him.

Chief Supt. Frank Smart says two members of the RCMP’s emergency response team found DeGroot in a cabin on Monday afternoon.

Smart says there was an interaction between the 45-year-old suspect and the two officers and then DeGroot died, but he refused to give further details.

The Independent Investigations Office has confirmed there was contact made between DeGroot and the two officers, and DeGroot sustained serious injuries and died at the scene.

Spokesman Ralph Krenz says investigators from his office and BC Coroners Service were at the scene Tuesday morning.

According to reports, DeGroot exchanged gunfire with officers on Thursday following a dispute the suspect had with another man.

Police say DeGroot fled into the woods, prompting a search that has involved dozens of officers.

Public transit under provincial review FROM PAGE 1 Last year, the City of Trail paid over $500,000 or about 44 per cent of the $1.2 million requisition for transit, confirmed David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer, adding that the requisition has been stable following a large increase (almost 15 per cent) in 2012.

The other opposed to expanding service was Montrose Mayor Joe Danchuk, who maintains the buses that now run often appear to be empty.

Decisions about fares, routes and service levels are made by local governments based on recommendations by the West Kootenay Transit committee (made up of local government representatives), based on public feedback and information provided by BC Transit.

The future of public transit across British Columbia is under provincial review and a key strategy in the government’s climate action agenda.

When people chose public transportation over using a vehicle for travel, transit services provide a range of benefits, from reduced road congestion to lower greenhouse gas emission.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure released a provincial transit plan in 2008, aimed at substantially expanding public transit province-wide by the end of 2020.

A recent audit of that plan revealed that it is falling short of its 2020 goal, and in response has launched a web-based resource called “Shaping Transit’s Future in British Columbia,” aimed to raise public awareness about the transit system and the challenges it faces.

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NDP to choose federal candidate for South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding new members with personal visits and ‘kitchen meetNew Democrats are ings’ during the long camgearing up to make a final paign. We want to be ready decision about who they because there is increaswant to represent party in ing speculation that Prime the South Okanagan-West Minister Harper will call an Kootenay (SOWK) riding early election.” for next year’s fedCannings is an eral election. avid birder, author On Saturday, and biologist heavall 1,300 card-carily involved in rying members of environmental the NDP will have causes throughtheir last chance out the Okanagan, to cast a ballot including holdfor either Richard ing seats on the (Dick) Cannings BC Environmental of Penticton Appeal Board or Margaret and the BC Maximenko from Forest Appeals Dick Cannings Christina Lake.

Commission. He Vince Salvo, is also one of the president of founders of the the SOWK NDP Riding Meadowlark Festival and Association, says both can- has published numerous didates have been hitting titles on birding. the campaign trail, meetMaximenko has experiing with as many party ence in local government members as possible before as Rural Director of the Saturday's vote.

Regional District of the “Margaret and Dick have Kootenay Boundary and as each worked very hard to local government spokeswin this nomination, and person for the Commission have earned my respect for on Resources and the their abilities, honesty and Environment (CORE). She integrity,” he said. also has 23 years of busi“My only regret is that ness experience in property only one of them will be management, retail and our candidate in the next contracting. election. Margaret and Dick The candidate voted in have recruited hundreds of will be going up against

By Liz Bevan Times Staff

candidates from the email instructions on how Conservative, Green and to vote electronically. Of Liberal parties vying to rep- course, people will be able resent the riding in Ottawa. to vote at the meeting on The vote for the federal the 18th.” election is in October 2015.

The results of the vote Alex Atamanenko, MP will be tallied before the for the riding, which used end of Saturday's meeting, to be called BC said Salvo.

Southern Interior, “The mail and announced his electronic ballots retirement late will be collected in last year and Salvo Grand Forks, added has a few outgoto the on-site baling words for the lots and the canthree-term NDP didate announced MP. before the end of “Alex has been the meeting,” he an amazingly said. “[The next effective MP,” said step is] campaign Salvo. kickoff.”

Margaret “He has Those who want Maximenko increased his share to vote in Saturday's of the vote each of election, but aren't the four races he has been registered members of the in because residents rec- party are out of luck this ognize his dedication and time around, but Salvo says ability to represent local interested people can still citizens in an ethical and sign up and join the NDP. honest manner.”

“The cut-off for eligibilThe voting event will ity to vote was Sept. 18,” take place at the USCC he said.

Community Centre in “But, it is easy to apply Grand Forks, but members for membership on the also have the chance to vote BCNDP website.” ahead of time if they can't Voting will start just make it to the meeting. after 2 p.m. on Saturday, “Ballots were mailed to following candidate and members, from Ottawa, on nominator speeches, with Sept. 25 and 26,” said Salvo. the result being announced “Members who have not just before 3 p.m. on the voted by mail will be given same day.

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Pool renovations could take eight months

The Nelson Star The Regional District of Central Kootenay now expects renovations to the Nelson and district aquatic centre to last from April to December of next year.

“We reviewed the renovations in public meetings for our recreation master plan this past spring, and I think those who attended could see that fixing this facility is crucial,” said Joe Chirico, community services manager for the RDCK. The pool will be closed during the

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work, but the adjoining arena, fitness centre, meeting rooms and offices will remain open.

Facility pass holders who have already purchased a pass that expires after April 1 will have the option to receive a pro-rated credit or refund while the aquatic centre is closed.

Fixes will include new mechanical systems, electrical panels and equipment, a relocated lifeguard station, new sauna, pool decks, tiles and water proofing membranes.

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The regional district expects the investment to last at least 40 years.

The building opened in 1975 and was renovated in 2005 when the Nelson and district community complex, which adjoins it, was built. It was closed for six months last year after some ceiling tiles collapsed. The entire ceiling was replaced at a cost of nearly $800,000.

The regional district is in discussions with pool user groups to explore alternatives to the aquatic centre

while renovations take place. One of them, the Nelson Neptunes swim club, has said it risks losing another competitive season unless the work is delayed until July, when they can begin swimming outdoors.

However, Chirico said a quantity surveyor has estimated costs will go up one per cent for each month the project is delayed and the best tendering period for competitive bids is January and February.

“The sooner we get started, the less we’ll spend on construc-

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tion materials costs due to inflation, and the greater likelihood we’ll have of finding an excellent contractor to take this on,” Chirico said.

“There’s no doubt that construction of any kind disrupts the community’s use of our recreation facilities,” said Ramona Faust, chair of the Nelson and district recreation commission. “Getting started on this project as soon as possible means we’re that much closer to enjoying a more reliable and functional aquatic centre for years to come.”

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MLA apologizes from slamming Chamber members and calling them ‘snobs’ and ‘clowns’

By Peter Rusland

Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

Cowichan MLA Bill Routley is in apologetic damage control after puzzling, bitter comments about Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce members he made last Thursday in the legislature.

The chamber’s board has accepted Routley’s apology, issued later that day, president Julie Scurr said.

Routley told the News Leader Pictorial Tuesday, as MLA, he took full responsibility for his “outrageous” comments, “particularly about the chamber of commerce representing small businesses in the Cowichan Valley.”

“I’ll try and make it

up to them by being as helpful as I can be.”

Routley noted he’s had personal issues with some individual businesspeople but explained, as MLA, he should have kept his opinions in check.

“I deserve whatever (backlash) people throw at me. I’m really disappointed in myself.”

Thursday saw Routley segue from talking about Canada’s temporary foreignworkers’ program to skills training and local First Nations job opportunities.

He challenged chamber members to train and mentor Aboriginal folks “instead of this whining about whatever problem they have.”

Then Routley blast-

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“Well, they pony up to the plate with their Black Tie Awards,” he said of the gala he hadn’t attended in several years.

“Oh, that’s fine,” continued Routley.

“It’s wonderful. It’s good to have Black Tie Awards. I went and sat there, but I’ve got to tell you, I sure didn’t feel among my people sitting there with a bunch of snobs.”

When opposition MLAs began reacting, Routley said, “You go ahead and tweet that out, because you wouldn’t believe the Stock quotes as of closing

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“You go ahead and call a spade a spade.

You wouldn’t believe the letters I received from some of them (sic) clowns.”

But by later Thursday it seemed a regretful Routley had surfaced.

“During this part (about Aboriginal skills) of my speech, I talked about the activities of the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce in a way that I deeply regret and I apologize for,” his statement said.

“It does not reflect my views of the Chamber or its members. I know the Duncan Cowichan Chamber has worked tirelessly for over 100 years to create networks among business people locally and around the province

to build the type of strong community that everyone in this area relies on.

“I have issued a formal apology to the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce and I will also be repeating this apology in the legislature when it reconvenes.”

While Scurr believed Routley’s apology was sincere, she was confused by his diatribe while her board — and other chamber’s brass — were outraged by his comments.

“I don’t what the intent was,” she said.

“Reaction (by chamber members) was immediate.”

Scurr declined to guess why Routley called Black Tie attendees, guests and supporters snobs.

Cops to wear cameras while dismantling camp The Canadian Press VANCOUVER − Vancouver’s police force says some of its officers will be wearing video cameras during the dismantling of a homeless camp that is facing a court− ordered eviction.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has issued an injunction ordering people living in about 200 makeshift shelters in the city’s Oppenheimer Park to clear out by 10 p.m. on Wednesday.

Police Chief Jim Chu says officers will be on hand to keep the peace, particularly if city staff begin clearing away the encampment, and some of those officers will be wearing video cameras.

Chu says the city has purchased eight cameras that can attach to officers’ chests, though he declined to say whether all eight of those cameras will be deployed at Oppenheimer Park.

The force already uses handheld cameras at large events and protests, and Chu says the wearable cameras are simply an extension of that practice.

Chu says they’re still examining whether to deploy wearable cameras throughout the force, though he says the newly purchased cameras will be used in the future.

Marijuana bunkers called waste of Canada’s best farmland

By Jeff Nagel BC Local News

The province’s decision to allow heavily fortified medical marijuana production factories to be built on top of good agricultural farmland isn’t sitting well with municipal politicians.

Several Lower Mainland cities wanted the new commercial pot producers that are being licensed by the federal government to be relegated to industrial land, arguing the high-security buildings would be a better fit there.

Instead, the provincial government

decided over the summer they will be allowed to be built on farmland, including in the Agricultural Land Reserve.

The main concession from the province is that they’ll be taxed at the industrial property tax rate not at the lower agricultural rate.

Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese said one concern now is that cities will end up paying more for police to monitor sleepy agricultural roads for criminals that may be attracted to the new pot ventures.

“We really need

to ensure the safety of our residents,” he said, adding there are also implications for the environment, infrastructure and roads.

The province has tabled proposed guidelines for local municipalities to regulate the new marijuana producers and has asked for comment on them.

Froese said cities are now seeking the strongest possible protections.

“We want to deal with things like setbacks, hedging and air quality,” he said.

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“This is not soilbased agriculture,” he told Metro Vancouver’s Oct. 10 board meeting.

“It’s not even greenhouse-type agriculture like you get in Delta and Richmond. It’s totally enclosed.”

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan argued they will be “twice as bad as greenhouses” and will detract from the cooperative spirit of local agriculture.

“If a marijuana operation becomes your next door neighbour, it’s certainly not going to be a very collegial relationship,” Corrigan said. “You’re not going to be borrowing each other’s tractors.”

Some cities have sought legal opinions on whether they can ban marijuana producers from ALR land despite the province’s decision, but Froese said he doesn’t believe that would be viable because pot producers would be protected under B.C.’s Right to Farm Act.

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National Cancer society urges for ‘plain packaging’ for tobacco products

The Canadian Press TORONTO – The Canadian Cancer Society says plain packaging for tobacco products is a ``logical next step`` to curb tobacco marketing and save lives.

In a report released Tuesday, the society urges Health Canada to follow Australia and other countries by implementing plain packaging.

Such packaging means tobacco company colours, logo and design elements on package are not allowed. Health warnings would still appear on plain packages.

The society says data from Australia shows smoking has fallen sharply since plain olive brown packaging was introduced in December 2012.

Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and France are all in the process of requiring plain packaging.

Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the society, says cigarette packages ``should not be mini-billboards promoting tobacco use.’’ ``Plain packaging is an important and logical next step for Canada to curb tobacco marketing, reduce smoking and save lives.’’

Suspended senator headed for rehab THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA – A Quebec court has ordered suspended senator Patrick Brazeau to go to rehab for two months after he was arrested Monday for allegedly being drunk behind the wheel of a parked car with a knife in the vehicle.

Crown attorney Sylvain Petitclerc says Brazeau will be released Wednesday into the care of a rehabilitation facility in Sherbrooke, Que. Brazeau faces three charges _ two related to being behind the wheel of a car while impaired, and a third for possessing a weapon in breach of his bail conditions.

Petitclerc says he’ll remain in rehab until Dec. 8, the date of his next court appearance on the latest charges, but his therapy may continue for up to two years.

The senator spent the night in custody after a police officer who spotted Brazeau alone in a car reported smelling alcohol on his breath and finding a knife in the car.

Gatineau police spokesman Const.

Pierre Lanthier says Brazeau was arrested after he blew twice the legal limit during a roadside breathalyzer test. Police say he also failed a second breathalyzer test at the police station.

The car has been impounded for 30 days, and Brazeau’s licence has been suspended for 90 days.

Lanthier said he didn’t know if the car belonged to Brazeau or to someone else.

This is Brazeau’s second trip to rehab in recent months.

NDP proposes $15 a day child care THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA – An NDP government would spend $5 billion a year to create a million daycare spaces that parents could access for no more than $15 a day, Tom Mulcair promised Tuesday.

A full year ahead of the next scheduled federal election, the NDP leader unveiled a cornerstone of his party’s platform: creation of a national, affordable, child-care program, to be phased in over eight years.

The announcement had all the trappings of a campaign event, with Mulcair delivering the news in the playground of a community daycare as children cavorted behind him, in full view of television cameras. ``For us it’s a priority to create these affordable child-care spaces across the country,’’ Mulcair said. ``It’s $2,000 a month in many of these daycares in Ontario ... So I think that it’s quite obvious that people are paying another mortgage by putting their kids (in daycare).’’

Mulcair said a national child care program would ``more than pay for itself,’’ allowing more women to enter the workforce, boosting economic growth and tax revenue and reducing the number of single mothers on social assistance _ all while ensuring kids get off to a good start in life. ``So it’s something

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OTTAWA – Some facts about the NDP’s new child-care policy, announced Tuesday: What is it?: A national system of early childhood education and child-care programs negotiated with the provinces, enshrined in law and given predictable, long-term funding.

Principles: Affordability, availability and quality.

Number of spaces: Program will create or support one million spaces after an eightyear phase-in.

Cost to government: Annual federal commitment rises to $5 billion a year after eight years.

Cost to parents: No more than $15 a day for each child.

Cost to parents today: Average monthly payment of $1,152 in Ontario, $825 in Nova Scotia and $1,047 in British Columbia.

Access today: The NDP says only 22.5 per cent of children five and under have access to regulated child care, although 73.5 per cent of their mothers are in the work force. that we can’t afford not to do.’’

In the first term of an NDP government, Mulcair is promising to negotiate deals with the provinces in which the federal government would pay 60 per cent of the cost, with provincial governments picking up the rest.

The goal would be to provide daycare at no more than $15 a day, although Mulcair did not say that would be a hard and fast cap.

He stressed that the program would be flexible to accommodate different needs in different provinces.

Over the first four years, the annual federal contribution would ramp up from $290 million to $1.9 billion, creating or helping maintain almost 800,000 child care spaces.

Over the second four years, the annual federal contribution would grow to $5 billion. Once fully phased in, Mulcair said the program would support or maintain creation of one million daycare spaces.

The program is based on the success of Quebec’s $7-a-day child-care program, which Mulcair, a former Quebec cabinet minister, said he’s proud to export to the rest of the country.

However, Quebec is struggling with the $2 billion cost of its program. It has recently indexed the daily fee to the annual inflation rate and is reportedly considering introduction of a sliding fee scale based on parents’ income.

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would be up to provinces to decide details, such as whether to have a sliding fee scale or whether to fund for-profit daycares, although the NDP preference would be to fund non-profit centres.

It’s conceivable that some provinces might prefer to spend their money on other priorities, like health care. But Mulcair said he hopes that by the end of a first mandate, he’d have ``the vast majority of provinces signed onto a program that’s so attractive to them they wouldn’t want to leave the money on the table.’’

Mulcair is using the child care issue to underscore what he sees as a big difference between the NDP and the Conservatives and Liberals, whom he accuses of talking about daycare for 30 years but never deliv-

ering.

In fact, Paul Martin’s Liberal government negotiated deals with all the provinces in 2005 for a national child-care program, worth $5 billion over five years.

However, it never got off the ground because Martin’s minority government fell when opposition parties, including the NDP, voted non-confidence.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives won the subsequent election and scrapped the child-care program, replacing it with a $100-a-month universal child-care benefit for parents of children under the age of six.

Mulcair said an NDP government would continue to pay the child-care benefit, as well as invest billions in a national daycare program.

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The fiscal impact of Canada’s aging population

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n update on Canada’s demographic future from Statistics Canada confirms what is readily discernable through casual observation: our population is growing modestly and becoming greyer at an accelerating pace.

Under three different scenarios modelled

by Statistics Canada’s researchers – slow growth, medium growth and high growth – the country’s population is on track to exceed 40 million by 2063 (up from 35.2 million in 2013).

The slow-growth scenario puts the population at 40 million in 50 years’ time.

Under the mediumgrowth scenario, the population reaches 51 million in 2063.

And a high-growth scenario sees the number of Canadians swelling to 63.5 million.

The scenarios differ in their assumptions about future immigration levels, fertility rates and longevity.

For planning purposes, the most sensible approach is to use the medium-growth scenario, which points to a national population of

roughly 50 million a half century from now.

In all scenarios, the proportions of senior citizens within the population – defined as people aged 65 and over – edges higher.

From 15.3 per cent today, the ranks of Canadian seniors will expand to comprise 22 to 24 per cent of the population by the early 2030s.

A smaller working age population, coupled with a relatively larger number of elderly “dependents” as the large baby-boom generation moves into retirement, will lead to slower economic growth in the future at the same time as society faces added fiscal stress from an aging demographic. As noted in a recent report from the C.D. Howe Institute, the escalating cost of providing long-term care to frail seniors is one area where aging-related costs are set to rise dramatically.

For British Columbia, the province’s population increases and ages under all of the scenarios modelled by Statistics Canada.

By the late 2030s, B.C. is expected to have between 5.2 and 6.7 million people, up from 4.6 million today.

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The share of the population aged 65 and over is projected to increase to 24 to 27 per cent by the end of the 2030s, up significantly from today’s level and higher than the Canadian average. According to B.C. government forecasts, the province’s “elderly dependency ratio” – the population aged 65 and over as a share of that aged 18 to 64 – will climb from 26 today to more than 40 by 2030. Because British Columbia will be home to proportionately more seniors than most other provinces, healthcare and other aging-related costs can be expected to come under stronger upward pressure here.

Two conclusions follow from the above. First,

we need to start preparing today for a different demographic future, one that provides less impetus for economic growth. There are things that can be done to mitigate the growthinhibiting consequences of population aging.

Ways must be found to encourage more people to stay in the workforce beyond the “normal” retirement age of 63 or 65.

There is still some room to boost labour force participation rates among women, and lots of scope to do the same with the aboriginal population.

It is important to ensure that new immigrants quickly transition into the workforce after they arrive.

And as the median voter gets older and consumes a greater volume of health services, it is crucial that policy-makers not succumb to the temptation to shortchange investments in education and skills development aimed at equipping young people with the knowledge and tools needed to build a more productive economy.

Second, the existing system of federal-provincial transfer programs requires a fresh look,

given the Canada’s shifting demographic backdrop.

For example, the B.C. government should be pressing Ottawa to modify the formula used to calculate federal transfers for healthcare in order to account for the higher per capita costs incurred by provinces with larger concentrations of older residents.

More generally, as emphasized by the Parliamentary Budget Office, the fiscal impacts of an aging population differ between the two main levels of government. While the federal government’s long-term financial position looks favourable, that is not the case for the provinces, which bear more of the costs stemming from burgeoning number of retirees.

It is in all of the provinces’ interests to collaborate to persuade Ottawa to assume more of the economic and fiscal burden that is destined to come as the population ages and Canada’s potential economic growth rate gently but inevitably declines.

Jock Finlayson is Executive Vice President of the Business Council of British Columbia.

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PEOPLE OBITUARIES JAMES, BARBARA MARGARET – July 3, 1955 – October 8, 2014 Barbara has left this life due to heart complications. She will join her father, Jack James and cousin Darshan. She leaves to mourn her mother, Betty, and brother, Brian James – also many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Born in Duncan, she graduated from Cowichan High in 1972.

She worked as a secretary at Block Bros. Realty and Saunders Motors, Victoria. She received a degree in horticulture from Olds, Alta. And was then employed by Rossland Golf Course until retirement. She loved playing cards, doing puzzles, reading, gardening and hooking rugs. She enjoyed her work at the Legion, theater and looking after others pets. She

will be sadly missed by her mother Betty, brother Brian, relatives, and many friends in Trail where she has resided since 1985. A remembrance tea will be held on October 22, at 2:00pm at the Trail Legion.

Donations may be made to charity of choice. *** DEPREMIO, ARMANDO (MANDO) – it is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our loving father, nonno, brother, uncle and friend on October 13, 2014.

A l w a y s loved and remembered by his children,

Bernice (Rick), Lee (Deb), Brenda (Scott) and his grandchildren, Jordin, Morgan, Diane & David.

Mando is also survived by his sister Eleanor, sister-in law Gina, brother-in-law Etchie and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Mary, brother Tony and sister Dora.

Mando was born May 2, 1929 in Trail, BC and spent his entire life in Trail. He grew up with his 2 sisters on Byers Lane. At the tender age of 14, Mando lost his father and so began his 41 years of service at Cominco. Mando met and married the love of his life Mary, settling down in their new home in Glenmerry to raise their family.

Mando was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Columbo Lodge. After retiring you

could always finding him hanging out with the gang at the aquatic centre or in his favorite seats at the Smoke Eater hockey games.

Mando was a very devoted, honest and hard-working man who always put his family and friends first. He loved tending his garden, woodworking in his shop, summers at Christina Lake and working beside his beloved Mary in the kitchen.

The last few months at Rosewood Village were extra special as Mando and his sister Eleanor were residents and got to see each other every day. He enjoyed bingo, coffee and all the special events with friends and staff at Rosewood.

Our family would like to thank the incredible staff at Rosewood Village who have assisted

Dad with such love and support through the last few years of his journey.

A Catholic Funeral Service will be held on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 11:00 am at Holy Trinity Parish with Father Bart van Roijen, Celebrant. Bill Clark of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Mando’s name may be made to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation at 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, BC, V1R 4M1 or online at www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

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Atomic spy gave false testimony at height of Cold War THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – David Greenglass, who served 10 years in prison for his role in the most explosive atomic spying case of the Cold War and gave testimony that sent his brother-in-law and his sister, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, to the electric chair in 1953, has died at 92.

Greenglass – who admitted decades later that he lied on the stand about his own sister – died in New York City on July 1, according to the Rosenbergs’ sons, Michael and Robert Meeropol.

After his release from prison in 1960, Greenglass lived under an assumed name in Queens, hoping to be forgotten for his part in a McCarthy-era cause celebre that is still furiously debated to this day.

A spokeswoman for the Meeropols, Amber Black, said the brothers were aware of their uncle’s death last summer but did not seek media attention and received no inquiries at the time.

The Rosenbergs were convicted in 1951 of conspiring to steal atomic secrets

for the Soviet Union and were executed at New York’s Sing Sing prison, insisting to the very end that they were innocent.

Greenglass, indicted as a co-conspirator, testified for the government that he had given the Rosenbergs research data obtained through his wartime job as an Army machinist at Los Alamos, New Mexico, headquarters of the top-secret Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb.

He told of seeing his older sister transcribing the information on a portable typewriter at the Rosenbergs’ New

York apartment in 1945. That testimony proved crucial in convicting Ethel along with her husband.

In 2001, in revelations more boastful than contrite, Greenglass was quoted in a book, ``The Brother,’’ as saying he had not actually

seen Ethel typing and knew of it only from his wife, Ruth. For the prosecution, however, the typewriter ``was as good as a smoking gun in Ethel Rosenberg’s hands,’’ author Sam Roberts wrote.

In the book and a CBS television interview, Greenglass

shrugged off any idea of a betrayal. He said he lied to assure leniency for himself and keep his wife out of prison so she could care for their two children. ``As a spy who turned his family in ...

I don’t care. I sleep well,’’ Greenglass said

in the interview, adding that ``stupidity’’ had kept the Rosenbergs from possibly saving themselves by admitting guilt.

Greenglass said that while history might blame him for the Rosenbergs’ deaths, he hadn’t known that would be their fate –

and that in any case, his own family came first. He also said he had been urged to lie by prosecutors, among them Roy Cohn, later a key aide to anti-communism crusader Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

To some, he came to be regarded as a symbol of betrayal.

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Tunnel paint job appreciated I want to give a big thank you to those responsible for painting the inside of the 5th Street tunnel a wonderful white.

Thank you for giving the children of Trail, who must pass through this tunnel, a voice.

My nana is as happy as I am. Now all of us students from St. Michael’s School can walk

though this tunnel and feel the peace of God as we go to mass.

My nana says now the City of Trail is blooming where it really counts, in the tunnels, which its school children use everyday.

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Harper stated Moreover, interest Ottawa is still rates are still low expected to post and public debt chara small deficit for ges not an enormous the 2014-15 fiscal burden on the govyear, analysis from ernment.

TD Economics 2. More money forecasts a $5 bil- LIVIO for the provinces. lion surplus and This is another nonmore surpluses starter. The federal Troy Media thereafter. government rarely In fact, Ottawa may be on gets credit for handing the track for $71 billion in sur- provinces money to announce pluses over the next six years. It their own new initiatives. Since would appear that the lean years 2005-06, federal transfers to the are over. Ottawa has balanced provinces and territories have the budget while also shrink- grown by $23 billion but you ing the federal government’s would never know that from fiscal footprint. As a percent- the lamentations of provincial age of GDP, federal government premiers. The one area where revenues are the lowest they one might have anticipated have been since the mid-1960s. new money is health, given our Indeed, the last budget pre- aging populations. However, dicted revenue to GDP of 14.4 the federal government has per cent by 2018-19 compared already put those demands to program spending taking up in abeyance by announcing only 12.4 per cent and public that, after 2017, federal health debt charges 1.6 per cent. The transfers will grow at the rate prospect of an era of surpluses of growth of GDP. Moreover, will generate a new dynamic as the provinces have access to the prospect of relative abun- as many revenue sources as dance sparks demand for new Ottawa does and if they want to initiatives. spend more they should simply What should the federal gov- raise their own tax rates – and ernment do with its newfound take the heat for doing so. abundance? The more relaxed 3.

More money for munifiscal constraints will allow the cipalities. This might have Conservative government to go some traction given that money into an election year with a for new physical infrastructure platform of initiatives funded generates ample venues for from the growing surplus. Here federal ministers to have their are some candidates. picture taken and optics are 1.

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More money for people. This is where the federal government will likely go and one can expect the government to deliver on income splitting for couples with children under age 18. However, the real question is whether this is the best way to deliver tax relief? Should tax relief be targeted or broad based? Why income splitting and not a reduction in income tax rates?

This is an important discussion and a broader discussion about the tax system has not been had in Canada since the late 1980s when the foundations for income tax reform and the GST were laid.

Ideally, one wants a more reflective and thoughtful approach to what Ottawa should do with the money, particularly given the volatility of the global economic environment and the aging of the Canadian population with the spillover effects on healthcare and the labor market.

Along with a systematic review of the tax system, where should the federal government go with respect to new infrastructure spending? Should we four-lane the Trans-Canada?

Build new ships to assert Arctic sovereignty? Invest in aboriginal education? Where will we get the most value for our tax dollars?

This might be one of the times we might actually welcome a Royal Commission on new directions for dealing with the anticipated federal surplus.

Livio Di Matteo is Professor of Economics at Lakehead University.

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BY TIMES CORRESPONDENT Thrilling finishes highlighted the Kootenay Savings Super League on Thursday, with a couple matches going down to the last rock.

Team Rob Ferguson took on Team Myron Nichol in a game played close to the vest early on. Tied 1-1 after three, the game shifted in Ferguson’s favour with steals in the fourth, fifth and sixth ends for a 5-1 lead.

Myron chipped away with singles in the seventh, eighth, and ninth ends to be one down coming home without the hammer. With his last rock, Myron drew around the front guards, biting the four foot, but leaving a quarter of the rock showing. Ferguson calmly picked it out to take one and preserve the victory.

Team Ken Fines faced off against Team Castlegar Hyundai, who had Russ Beauchamp skipping and throwing third rocks for missing James McKenzie, and third Rob Norbert throwing skips rocks.

The game was tied 5-5 after Fines made a delicate come around tap for three in the fifth, but Fines racked on the front guards in the sixth, giving Norbert a free draw for four.

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The Junior Boys, with Justin Umperville at the helm, had Team Deane Horning on the ropes early with some good team play, and some even better individual shot making. The Junior Boys stole two in the first, forcing Horning to take one in the second, then ran off four double take-outs and two long raise take-outs in the third, fourth , fifth, sixth, and seventh ends by Umperville and third Spencer Soukeroff to kill each end Horning had building, and a crowd-pleasing 6-3 lead.

Umperville made a come-around tap in the eighth, but rolled too far, allowing Horning an open hit for two, cutting the lead to one, before stealing the ninth to tie the game.

The 10th end unravelled for the Junior Boys, as Horning had 5 rocks in the house, all guarded when Umperville came to throw his last rock. For the second week in a row, his draw game let him down. This time his last rock was a little heavy, just missing the right angle to raise his own stone. Although his raised rock cut Horning down to only one, but one was all either team needed, as Horning escaped with a 7-6 win.

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onsider it a sign of the times, but when the Edmonton Oilers’ young star Ryan Nugent-Hopkins went toe-to-toe with the Canucks’ forward Dan Hamuis in Vancouver’s 5-4 shootout win on Saturday, you knew the age of the ‘enforcer’ was slowly but surely coming to an end.

Of the 15 games played on Saturday, a day that saw every team in the NHL take to the ice, there was a total of eight fights. Sure there were the usual suspects like Shawn Thorton, Chris Thorburn, and even St. Louis Blues defenceman and Fruitvale native Barrett Jackman taking on the Flames’ Derek Engelland; but rarely, if ever, does one see Hamuis and R-N-H go at it, or guys like James Van Riemsdyk and Simon Depres, Mats Zuccarello and T.J. Oshie who also danced in the opening week of the NHL. A year ago, the Canadiens-Leafs home opener was marred by a fight between Toronto enforcer Colton Orr and Montreal’s George Parros in which the Canadiens tough guy took a scary nose dive onto the ice and suffered a concussion that would keep him out of the lineup for a month.

It’s no accident that both Parros and Orr were left off the rosters this season, Orr reassigned to the Toronto farm team, Parros left unsigned. Other teams followed suit, St. Louis Blues released Paul Bisonnette and the Bruins unloaded Shawn Thorton on Florida in the wake of a brutal slew foot and punch-out of a helpless Brooks Orpik of the Penguins last December.

The need for a designated hitter is ebbing in the NHL. Fighting majors decreased by almost 40 per cent over the past six years, guys like Parros are out, talented tough guys like the Canadiens Brandon Prust are in.

Concussions have a lot

to do with it too. Ending careers and enduring profound psychological and physical trauma is no way to retire from the game.

Still, I’m not sure the NHL will ever get rid of fighting completely, yet, the absence of an appointed pugilist will curb “staged fights” where enforcers line up in their only shift of the game and drop the gloves before the ref does the puck, only confirming that most of these guys have no place in the NHL.

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Players in the game today are skilled, in supreme shape, and, most, as tough as nails. They can take care of themselves, and while fighting is not their main concern, they will oblige others if provoked.

The trend is also affecting junior leagues. The BCHL adopted the CHL’s one-fight only rule at its AGM in June making teams think twice about losing a player for the rest of a game because of a bruhaha.

Through eight matches this season, the Trail Smoke Eaters have yet to record a fight although they do have those who are capable.

Trail’s captain Scott Davidson is a shining example of a player that has both skill and grit. Last season he led the Smokies in points, 35, and penalty minutes, 101.

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They built a team based on skill, speed, and the premise that four balanced lines playing fast, intelligent, and tenacious hockey will be more successful than the previous formula - consisting of a stacked top line, descending in skill to a tough-checking fourth line.

Adam Wheeldon ultimately may have been a victim of his own tenacity, a character young man with a great work ethic, but a forward who added too little offensively.

The former captain was shipped off along with 10 others, and the team rebuilt around Davidson, and similarly talented Jake Lucchini, Bryan Basilico, and Craig Martin.

Smokies coach Nick Deschenes learned a lot from last year’s debacle, saying; “I realized that to be competitive you really have to recruit properly and have players that are as ready as possible to play in the BCHL and have an impact.”

He went out and recruited guys with pedigrees, already committed to NCAA teams, signed a strong local contingent, talented rookies, character vets, and four former B.V. Nitehawks that know how to win.

So far the new formula seems to be working, the Smokies are disciplined one of the least penalized teams in the league - skilled and fast, and have the highest goals scored per game average, 4.5, than any team in the BCHL. While it is still early, the Smokies are off to a great start, and playing exciting and entertaining hockey.

Times change, sometimes for the better.

My Stanley Cup Bold Prediction: Like the sun rising, the Montreal Canadiens will emerge in the East, not the Bruins, but the Cup will remain in the West and the Chicago Blackhawks will win their third in the last six years. - Hawks in six over Montreal.

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Reed: lone American in Match Play Scoreboard

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ASH, England - With his fist-pumping, spiky exchanges with spectators and brilliant play on the course, Patrick Reed was the standout American player in every sense in the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.

Two weeks on, Reed is back on British soil and ready to let his emotions fly again in the 16-man World Match Play Championship, which starts Wednesday at The London Golf Club.

“Am I going to get as rowdy as I did at the Ryder Cup? Probably not,” Reed said Tuesday.

“But playing great golf always gets me excited, no matter what. Whether I’m back home or playing with my buddies or whether I’m on the PGA Tour or I’m over here, if I’m making birdies and playing well, there’s going be to fistpumps and excitement.”

Reed, who scored a team-high 3

1/2 points in the United States’ loss to Europe last month, received an invitation for the 50th anniversary edition of the World Match Play and his presence - so soon after his exploits at the Ryder Cup - perks up a tournament that has lost some of its lustre in recent years.

Five members of the Europe’s victorious team in Scotland are playing, including defending champion Graeme McDowell and world No. 5 Henrik Stenson, who lost to Reed in the singles at the Ryder Cup. “He’s a little controversial but he backs it up,” McDowell said of Reed. “It’s exciting for golf.”

Reed was already a target of polite abuse by the Gleneagles galleries when he riled spectators by placing his finger to his lips and giving the hush sign after rolling in a birdie on the final day. By whirring his arms and shouting “Come on, Come on,” Reed was widely viewed as

the American version of Ian Poulter - the heartbeat of Europe’s successful teams in recent Ryder Cups.

“I got 45 emails when I got home,” Reed recalled. “Only five were from Americans, all the others were European and every one of them was positive. They absolutely loved it.”

Reed is the only American in a field that contains 13 different nationalities and nine of the world’s top 50. Stenson, though, is the highest-ranked player in the tournament and the World Match Play is not held in the same esteem as it was when Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Arnold Palmer were winning it in the 1960s.

“Yes, we are missing a few headliners like the Rorys (Rory McIlroy) and the Westwoods (Lee Westwood) and whatever, the top, top real echelon of the game,” McDowell said. “But it’s a very solid field.”

Maple Leafs rookie makes ‘D’ decision difficult

THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Stephane Robidas remembers what it was like to be a healthy scratch more than 20 times early in his NHL career.

“You can’t take anything for granted,” the veteran defenceman said. “There’s always

people that are coming in and they want to steal your job, they want your spot, they want to be in the lineup.”

Early in the season for Toronto Maple Leafs, Stuart Percy has been that job-stealer.

The first defenceman in franchise history to

put up a point in each of his first three games in the league, Percy at least temporarily taken Jake Gardiner’s spot in the lineup.

“It’s just how it goes,” Gardiner said.

“It’s a business. If someone’s playing really well or you’re not playing your game, you’re not

going to play.”

In the process, Percy has given the coaching staff a good problem to have with seven defencemen vying for six spots.

“We’ve said right from the beginning that we’re going to create competition for positions,” coach Randy Carlyle said. “If they compete for the position and they earn it, it’s a novel concept.”

Percy was a firstround pick in 2011, so his growth into an

NHL player shouldn’t be a surprise. But he entered training camp staring at three veteran left-handed defencemen firmly ahead of him and Henrik Tallinder with the Leafs on a tryout as the favourite to make it as the No. 7.

A shoulder injury to Tallinder and a knee injury to former Beaver Valley Nitehawk Cody Franson opened the gate for Percy to show what he could do. So far, so good.

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Dear Annie: This is the first letter I’ve ever written to an advice column, but I’d like to present the other side of the story.

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You’re in the driver’s seat when talking to others today. This is the perfect day for important discussions with partners and close friends. Get to it!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You will have no trouble directing the efforts of others at work today. You won’t be bossy; you will simply be firm. (Big difference.) You also have lots of ideas to share.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a wildly creative day for you! Sports, playful times with children, the arts, plus romantic flirtations will offer you lots of fun choices. Lucky you!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Family discussions, especially with an authority figure, will be powerful today.

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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Today the Moon is in your sign and your ruler, the Sun, is dancing with Mercury.

This makes all your communication with others super positive and effective. You are PowerPoint on steroids!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Although you are comfortable working behind the scenes today, you will get your way in important financial discussions. Figure out your objective and stick with it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)

The Sun is lined up with Mercury in your sign today. This makes all your communication with others believable, energetic and powerful. You rule!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) If you have to research anything or find hidden answers, you will be suc-

cessful doing this today. You won’t give up until you find what you’re looking for.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a great day for group activities, especially with younger people, and you might travel to enjoy these activities. Talk to someone from another culture.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You make a strong impres-

sion on others today, especially bosses, parents and VIPs. Since this is like a temporary gift, use it!

Make your opinions clear to others. Ask for what you want.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is an excellent day to travel or to make travel plans. Likewise, you can explore opportunities for further training and education.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You will be forceful and successful in settling disputes about inheritances, shared property and insurance matters. Sit down at the table and do this, because others will listen to you. (The secret is to know what you want.)

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Fruitvale $279,500

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Trail $145,000 T EA N GR ATIO C O L

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East Trail $128,000 W NE

MLS#2401224

West Trail $198,000

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MLS#2400415

Fruitvale $365,000

Contact Our Realtors

MLS#2397286

Fruitvale $229,900

Wayne DeWitt........ ext 25 cell: 250-368-1617 Mario Berno ........... ext 27 cell: 250.368.1027 Tom Gawryletz ...... ext 26 cell: 250.368.1436 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

Trail Times Wednesday, October 15, 2014

www.trailtimes.ca A15

Classifieds Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Misc. for Sale

Apt/Condo for Rent

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

Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 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.

Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $750./mo.

250-368-5908 PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897 ROSSLAND, Downtown, apt and rooms for rent, short-term/ long-term. 250-231-8015 Teck shut-down: fully furn. apts., Rossland. Wi-fi, BBQ. Weekly rates. 250-362-7790 TRAIL, 1BD. loft suite in triplex. $450./mo. + utilities. 1250-428-6788,1-250-428-7351 TRAIL, 2BDRM. Glenmerry.

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

WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. Long term tenants. 250-368-5888

HALLOWEEN Wigs, Makeup, Capes, Webs, Hats, Spiders +More. GADGETS & MORE. Downtown Trail. 250-364-0404 PELLET STOVE, Whitfield, with 12 bags of pellets and pipe. $1200. 250-367-9693

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-499-0251. Local.

Real Estate Houses For Sale Houselink.co

Townhouses New Listing

Glenmerry Townhouse Totally reno’d, 3 bdrm, 1.5 baths, no strata fee

$170,000 250-368-1610

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

Homes for Rent 3 BEDROOM house for rent, available immediately, located at 462 Rossland Ave. in Trail.

F/S, W/D. $675./mo. plus utilities. Phone 250-368-1237 E.TRAIL, 2bd. near Safeway, fenced yard. 250-362-3316 TRAIL, 2BD. cozy, character house in Lower Warfield. Ref. $700./mo. 208-267-7580

RV Pads Cascade Cove RV Park will have some fully serviced sites available for permanent yearly rental. For info please ph.250447-9510 or 250-666-0186.

Storage COVERED RV STORAGE Phillips Ranch Northport, WA oladyo1@gmail.com, for info/ rates. 509 732 4548

1/2 MONTH FREE RENT

The Grand Forks Gazette and Boundary Creek Times in the beautiful Boundary region of B.C. have an immediate opening for the position of Publisher.

These two community papers are published weekly and have an extensive distribution network throughout the Boundary region. Both papers are the No.1 news source in the Boundary and have been committed to serving its communities with in-depth local news, sports, entertainment, events and happenings for many years.

This is a management and sales position. We are looking for a community-minded and communityactive individual who is a self-starter and can lead our team both in print and digital platforms. Ideally, you should have a good understanding of all facets of newspaper operations with emphasis on sales and marketing. As publisher, you will be instrumental in developing a multi platform strategy for the newspaper and its online initiatives, as it continues to serve a rapidly expanding and diverse marketplace.

If you are a critical thinker, customer driven and possess strong entrepreneurial skills, Black Press wants to hear from you. Both papers are part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with over 150 community, daily and urban newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

Suites Avail Now

Please call

250-368-8423

Help Wanted

Career Opportunity Advertising Sales Representative Grand Forks Gazette The Grand Forks Gazette has an opening for a full-time Advertising Sales Representative. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and fun, but results-oriented team, and will be able to meet and exceed sales targets by deepening relationships with existing clients, while at the same time developing new business for the newspaper. The ability to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment while adhering to deadlines is a must. Candidates considered for the position will be results oriented, strong communicators, and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever-changing business environment. The successful candidate will also be an active member of the community and be willing to get behind community initiatives and events with a positive and helpful attitude. A vehicle and a valid driver’s license is required.

We offer a great working environment with a better than average compensation plan, along with a strong benefit package. Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless.

Please submit your resume with a cover letter to Chuck Bennett at chuckbennett@blackpress.ca.

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

WWW.COLDWELLBANKERTRAIL.COM OPEN HOUSE

Sat. Oct. 18

11am - 12:30pm

1917 Robin

Fruitvale Rhonda

$

299,000

250.231.7575

New Price

OPEN HOUSE

Sat. Oct. 18

Trail

starts @ 11am

2246 7th Ave

98,000

$

250.231.9484

Nathan New Price

Please send your resume, with cover letter to Chuck Bennett, at chuckbennett@blackpress.ca.

Legal Notices

Legal Notices

The Corporation of the Village of Salmo

Trail

Rhonda

159,000 Rossland

$

250.231.7575 Rhonda

The following properties shall be exempted from property taxation for the 2015 Property Tax Year:

250.231.7575

$OLD

2015 Tax Exemption Bylaw Pursuant to Section 224 of the Community Charter, SBC Chapter 26, the Council of the Village of Salmo is hereby authorized to exempt certain properties from property taxation.

285,000

$

Immaculate

P.O. Box 1000, Salmo, British Columbia, V0G 1Z0 Phone (250) 357-9433 Fax: (250) 357-9633

The properties listed in this section shall be exempt from property taxes in the year 2015 under the authority of section 224(2) (i) of the Community Charter.

WANETA MANOR

1st Trail Real Estate

Career Opportunity

Fruitvale Nathan

194,000 Warfield

$

144,900

299,900 Rossland

$

$

250.231.9484 Nathan

250.231.9484

House & Acreage

• Lot 1, Plan 11031, District Lot 206, Kootenay Land District, PID #012-846-571, held by the Salmo Valley Curling and Rink Association, and recorded in the Assessment Roll under the name “Village of Salmo”.

• Lot B, Plan EPP9579, District Lot 206 and 206A, Kootenay Land District, PID #028-449-266, held by the Salmo Valley Youth and Community Centre Society and recorded in the Assessment Roll under the name “Village of Salmo.”

The properties listed in this section shall be exempt from property taxes in the year 2015 under the authority of section 224(2)(f ) of the Community Charter • Lot 24 and Lot 25, Block 22, Plan 622A, DL206A, Kootenay Land District, PID 016-702-875 and 016730-615, registered in the name of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson.

Rossland

Marie-Claude

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250.512.1153 Marie-Claude

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100,000

250.512.1153

10 Acres

• Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 23, Plan 622A, DL206A, Kootenay Land District, PID 016-721-152 and 016-721-161, registered in the name of the Salmo Community Memorial Church Association.

• Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 2, Plan 2599, DL206A, Kootenay Land District, PID 015-199-568 and 015-199-576, registered in the name of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.

• Lot 3, Plan 15447, DL206, Kootenay Land District, PID 009-820- 213, registered in the name of the Valley View Baptist Church.

• Lot 1, Plan 8548, DL206A, Kootenay Land District, PID 012-246- 832, registered in the name of the Victory Church of Salmo.

Rossland

Marie-Claude

299,900 Fruitvale

$

250.512.1153 Rob

399,000

$

250.231.4420

s

Double Lot

5 Bedroom

The properties listed in this section shall be exempt from property taxes in the year 2015 under the authority of section 224(2)(a) of the Community Charter.

• Lot 2, Plan NEP 71801, DL 206 and DL 206A, Kootenay Land District, PID 025-478-401, registered in the name of the Salmo & Area Supportive Housing Society.

• Parcel D (Being a Consolidation of Lots 1-3, See LB472515) Block 5, Plan 622, DL 206A, Kootenay Lake District, PID #028-625-315, registered in the name of the Salmo Square Society.

Montrose Rob

158,900 Fruitvale

$

250.231.4420 Rob

324,900

$

250.231.4420

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Trail Times

Guy Bertrand photo

A holding pond at the Champion Lakes golf course was brightened up with the addition of falling leaves.

The Local Experts™

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.

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

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

ICE NEW PR

STING NEW LI

Mark Wilson

250-231-5591

mark.wilson@century21.ca

Lot 2, Redstone Drive, Rossland

$399,000

#7-118 Wellington Avenue, Warfield

1823 Kootenay Avenue, Rossland Here’s your chance to get into the Real Estate market. Affordable home situated on a large 60x100 lot with fruit trees and garden. 2 bdrms and a full walk-out basement. Plenty of parking for all the toys. Bright and sunny Call Christine (250) 512-7653

$79,000

Brand new spacious home at an affordable price. This 3 bdrm home has enclosed parking for up to 4 cars and the inside finishes include granite top kitchen counters and hardwood floors. Call your REALTOR® for more information or a personal tour.

308 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac 4 bdrm home with circular driveway.

Large windows, fireplace, library and sun-room. The yard is stunning and private. Call for your personal viewing.

Quick possession possible in this very well-kept manufactured home. Large living room and kitchen, 2 bdrms, vaulted ceilings, central air and large covered deck. Current pad rental is $195.00 month and this includes cable.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

STING NEW LI

$319,000

STING NEW LI VATED MOTI SELLER

$180,000

Terry Alton 2459 2nd Ave, Rossland

$299,000

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

$139,000

Filled with character! Original hardwood floors and wood trim, updated electrical, country kitchen and remodeled bathroom. Single car garage and plenty of off street parking. This home is move in ready.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

Call Art (250) 368-8818

250-231-0264 31 Hillside Drive, Trail

$169,000

mary.martin@century21.ca 55 Hazelwood Drive, Trail

$189,000

Looking for one-level living? 3 bed home with large kitchen and original hardwood floors. Single car garage & room to park an RV, a covered patio for summer barbeques and a tiered back yard with mature landscaping.

Neat as a pin! Bright and super clean 3 bdrm home with refinished hardwood floors, most windows replaced, metal roof and freshly painted! Nothing to do but move right in!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

Call Terry 250-231-1101

$334,900

Fantastic 3+ bdrm and 2.5 bath home in prime Rosemont location.

250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

mamantea@telus.net

Bill Craig

1998 Old Salmo Road, Fruitvale

250-231-2710

$319,000

bill.craig@century21.ca

Deanne Lockhart

250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Art Forrest

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Richard Daoust

250-521-0525

Wonderful family home close to town but with the country feel. Large lot with a 30’ x 40’ detached garage. 5 bdrms and 3 baths, open plan living area, large deck, attached single car garage and landscaped yard are all waiting for your family.

This is the whole package

915 Gilker Street, Nelson

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Mary Martin

Sunday Oct 19 11am-1pm

SOLD

250-365-9665

jodi.beamish@century21.ca

OPEN HOUSE

STING NEW LI

Tonnie Stewart

250-231-2331

$237,500

730 Binns Street, Trail

terryalton@shaw.ca

Jodi Beamish

82 Walnut Avenue, Fruitvale Very solid 3 plus bdrms/2 bthrm home in a Great location heat pump - central vacuum - great private street close to schools, shopping and village center - many renovations have been done - kitchen-bathroomflooring - great flat fenced lots - Call your REALTOR® today.

250-231-1101

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

441 Whitman Way, Warfield

$575,000

1604 Wilmes Lane, Trail

$119,000

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

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

414 2nd Avenue, Rivervale

$164,000

This bright cheery home features upgraded, kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, roof, wiring, plumbing, most windows, tastefully decorated, beautiful decks and low maintenance landscaping, and garage.

Such a fabulous little package! Call now!!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

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!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Christine Albo 250-512-7653

christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell

Christina Lake 250-442-6413

powelldanielk@gmail.com