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Warmer weather coming on the heels of big snowfall BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
It's going to be a mess out there this week once the rising temperatures roll in following the heaviest snow dump of the season. A warm dry climate is expected to return by Wednesday, following a mid-latitude or frontal cyclone that covered the Greater Trail area with about 34 centimetres (cm) of snow between Sunday afternoon and early the following morning. Local weatherman Jesse Ellis says the precipitation trend will move in the northeastern direction by today and for the most part, the rest of the week will be dry with unseasonably warm temperatures. “By Tuesday a lot of big weather will have happened,” he said. “Anything later is low confidence. But Wednesday does show we are going into a warm southerly flow with above seasonable temperatures and generally fairly dry.” The pummelling of snow had LIZ BEVAN PHOTO
Parents, Lee and Jessica Peet from Fruitvale, welcomed their baby daughter, Paisley Amy Peet, at 9:01 a.m. on Jan. 2 at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. The baby was the first to be born at KBRH in the new year, and is being celebrated by gifts from businesses around the city.
KBRH welcomes first baby of 2015 BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
A New Year's tradition is being celebrated at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital with the birth of the first baby of 2015. Paisley Amy Peet weighed 7 lb, 6 oz when she was delivered via c-section at 9:01 a.m. on Jan. 2. Parents Jessica and Lee Peet, of Fruitvale, say they knew Paisley would be born early in the year, but didn't know their family would be the first. “It was a scheduled c-section for Jan. 2,” said Lee. “But, we definitely didn't think that she was going to be the first baby of the year.” The happy parents are seasoned veterans when it comes to raising kids. Paisley will be joining her two older brothers, Lane, 6, and Jaxyn, 5, and the Peets say their boys are
really looking forward to having a baby sister at home. “Our oldest, Lane, is already acting protective, but they are both really excited,” said Jessica. “She isn't going to be able to bring a boyfriend home later on.” When choosing a name for their new baby girl, Jessica and Lee already had one picked out and waiting in the wings. “We had chosen Paisley as a baby name when our first boy was going to be born (six years ago),” said Lee. “If either of the boys had been girls, they would have been named Paisley.” “We don't have a good story for the name (Paisley), we just liked the name,” said Jessica. “Amy (her middle name) is special though, it is my grandmother's name.” See FIRST, Page 3
City of Trail crews out in full force Sunday night with five extra bodies on hand to plow the major roads and downtown streets early Monday morning. “This isn't anything we can't handle,” said Patrick Gauvreau, Trail's ground supervisor. “The challenge was that we got almost a foot in such a short amount of time. The city usually holds off clearing the downtown area until later day or evening, but with so much snow, Gauvreau said a grader and three-tonne truck were on site in the early morning to open things up. “You should have seen the mayhem,” he added. Another snow or mix of rain and snow is forecast to hit the Greater Trail region by Friday, but is not expected to near the precipitation level that passed through over the weekend. See RED, Page 3
Big crowd for New Year’s dip in Columbia River BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
A bathing suit with a winter jacket was the dress code for Trail's annual Polar Bear Swim on New Year's Day. Hundreds of people gathered at Gyro Park beach the morning after ringing in the new year, watching and waiting for the signal from Corporal Christopher Buckley that it was time to swim in the 2 C water. There were 129 registered swimmers at the yearly event, some first timers, some seasoned Polar Bear Swim veterans. Gerald Pinard of Trail had never done the swim before, and he says he had a great time taking the plunge and would do it again. "This is my first time," he said, while warming up by the bonfire on
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the beach after getting out of the water. "It was a spiritual cleansing. The water was awesome - refreshing." Pinard was also the lucky winner of the trip for two to Vancouver on Pacific Coastal Airlines - one of many prizes handed out to the brave folks who went for a swim when it was a chilly -8 C outside. Heidi McLachlan, a Trail resident, has participated in the swim for a few years already, but comes back every New Year's Day to do it all over again. "It was cold, but we do it every year," she said, adding that part of her motivation to jump in the nearfreezing water was the effort put in by organizers. "They do such a great job every year, so why not support them."
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