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Good things come in threes City will have three ambassadors, no queen this year BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

The only thing better than two royals representing the City of Trail, is three. Instead of crowning Miss Trail 2015 and one princess, this year all three Trail Ambassador candidates are assured a crown and an equal sharing of royalty opportunities. The Trail Ambassador Program was at risk of being cancelled entirely when so few young ladies signed on to be part of the annual competition, which awards the queen and princess titles during Silver City Days. The three girls, Timberlyn Miles, Gina Oostlander and Serena Deadmarsh, so inspired program coordinators Bev Benson and Michelle Epp, that they were determined the show would go on. “These girls have been so dedicated even though they knew in December that there might not be a program this year,” said Benson. “But they still showed up at every city function to volunteer. They've inspired us to look at this as a new opportunity.” All three J.L. Crowe Secondary students will be titled Trail Ambassador and travel to future events and parades in other communities as a pair or trio. First, they are expected to complete all the requirements of the program, including speech writing and presentation, a community project, continued volunteerism, and preparing a talent as well as three-hour training sessions every Sunday in the Greater Trail Community Centre. While the culmination of the program won't be the traditional Friday night pageant, there will be an open reception to showcase the girls' work. “We don't know what that will be yet, but there will be a celebration,” said Benson. “There needs to be a special moment for the crowning and for the retiring girls.” The three candidates agree that with competition off the table, there is some breathing room. However, the

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All three stellar candidates in the Trail Ambassador Program will equally share the crown and royal duties this year. There won't be a Miss Trail 2015 pageant, instead the program will culminate in a Meet-the-Ambassadors evening that will include a talent segment and speeches. (Front to back) Miss Colombo Serena Deadmarsh; Gina Oostlander, Miss Knights of Pythias; and Miss Trail Legion Branch 11,Timberlyn Miles. program continues to challenge them with confidence-boosting skills like public speaking and greeting a crowd, “My family and friends tried to convince me to do this for the last two years,” said Miles, a Grade 12 student and Miss Trail Legion. “I thought of my

cousins and wanted to be a role model for them so this year is my last chance to be in the program. But getting up in front of people is still definitely a big thing for me, because I tend to stutter when I am nervous.” See AMBASSADORS, Page 3

The regional hospital board can't do much about a bedside manner, but they can do a lot about a bedside monitor. About $1.5 million worth of upgrades are on the list of potential projects at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) this year, including a new system that would directly feed a patient's vital signs from bedside to the nursing station. The $435,000 upgrade would continuously monitor blood pressure, temperature, blood oxygen level and heart rhythms. The data would be sent to the hospital's central system then displayed in real time, and alert clinicians if certain parameters fall outside of acceptable ranges. The system would replace replace the 13-year model now in use in KBRH's post anaesthetic recovery and surgical departments. Other suggested improvements include replacing the 50-year electrical network in the hospital's lower main vault and south block for $647,000; sewer upgrades, $300,000; $95,000 for renovations to the laundry area; and a new ultrasound for diagnostic imaging department. Following the first meeting of 17 new directors on the 30-seat West Kootenay Regional Hospital District (WKRHD) board last week, a $7.7 million list of projects is on the table for the 2015 budget. The hospital district's portion would be just over $3 million (up to 40 per cent) for new construction and equipment costs, recommended by Interior Health (IH) at the board's Jan. 28 meeting in Castlegar. “We are not looking at separate items, we are looking at the whole request,” said Marguerite Rotvold, hospital board chair. “We've given staff direction to bring back, to our February meeting, the tax requisition implications on the amount requested,” she explained. “Once we get the financial impacts to all residents in the region, we will make the decision on it.” The biggest ticket item, and first priority this year, is $3.6 million in upgrades to the emergency power system at Kootenay Lake Hospital. The board would have to approve it's share, or $1.44 million, to add a second generator and replace the electrical distribution system and automatic switch transfer in the Nelson facility. See BACK-UP, Page 3

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