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Council irons out committees, boards, schedule BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
Mystery surrounds vehicle pulled from river
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Police and Kootenay Boundary Fire Rescue responded to a vehicle submerged in the Columbia River near McQuarrie St. in East Trail Tuesday morning.
BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Mystery surrounds the circumstances behind a vehicle that was found partially submerged in the Columbia River early Tuesday morning. Crews from Kootenay Boundary Fire Rescue responded to the East Trail area at approximately 8 a.m. following a call from a person living on Daniel Street in West Trail, reporting they could see a car in the river. The gold coloured Suzuki SUV appears to have gone over the bank near the intersection of Columbia Ave. and McQuarrie Street sometime during the night or early morning hours, though no witnesses have come forward. Once first responders reached the scene, two divers were called to the site, says Fire Chief Terry Martin. No occupants were in the vehicle, so the rescue boat was deployed to search along the river bank. “We sent the boat down the river just in case there was someone on the shoreline but we didn’t find anyone,” noted Martin. A tow truck hauled the car to street level around 10 a.m. and the file remains under investigation by the Trail RCMP. The vehicle's registered owner was determined early on, though police didn't locate the male or his female partner, both in their mid30s, until the afternoon. See OWNER, Page 3 t! on rfr e v Ri
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Committee and board appointments were the main topics of discussion at the Village of Warfield regular council meeting on Monday evening. In the correspondence section of the meeting agenda, council received a letter from Barbara Gibson at the Trail and District Public Library Board. The letter informed council one of two Warfield representative spaces is currently available on the board. A discussion about whether the new member on the board should be from council was held. Tom Milne, the only incumbent on council, says that since the library funding from Warfield is negotiated in the recreation deal, there may not be a need for council representation. “All the money we are putting into this is under the recreation deal,” he said. “In past times, we have had a member of council on there because the library was a separate function, but it is no longer that way. It is all inclusive.” Mayor Ted Pahl, revealed that he spoke with the current library board rep from Warfield, who has been actively recruiting someone for the second spot. The council also decided to re-nominate the three sitting members of the committee of citizens to recommend the distribution of Columbia Basin Trust Funds: John Merlo, Jim Hill and Howard McMeekin. The council received a piece of correspondence in the form of a letter of resignation from Bill Trewhella, stepping down from his position on the Warfield Endowment Committee – a group that spends the interest earned on an endowment in the village's name. The resignation left a spot open on the committee, and while there were a few names thrown around as to who should replace Trewhella, nobody was confirmed to join remaining members Laurie Pettijohn and Thorpe Watson. When it came to councillor committee appointments, a few changes were made to the Labour Relations committee. Originally, Mayor Pahl sat on the committee with Councillor Brett Rakuson. After discovering a scheduling conflict for Pahl, a different councillor was named to the position, which involves renegotiating CUPE contracts with village employees. “It seems that the union people, especially at the CUPE office, they want to work during the day and head home and have dinner at night,” said Councillor Milne. See FUTURE, Page 4
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