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Trail council asked to consider skatepark in 2015 budget BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
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After a vehicle carrying four people went over the side of Highway 22 on Monday afternoon near Genelle, crews from the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue and the BC Ambulance Service strapped the last of the four occupants to a backboard to bring her up to road level and into an ambulance. All four occupants left the scene with no serious injuries.
RCMP investigating cause of Hwy. 22 crash BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
Police in Trail are investigating the origins of a piece of foam that was the catalyst in a single vehicle accident on Highway 22 on Monday afternoon. According to officials, a Chevrolet Impala carrying four people was travelling south on Highway 22 near Birchbank Park around 3 p.m. when a piece of foam flew into the windshield, causing the driver to veer the vehicle into the oncoming lane before rolling off the shoulder and down a 40-foot embankment. The vehicle came to rest with the car's undercarriage against a tree. Constable Kevin Johnson from the
Trail RCMP detachment says all four occupants of the vehicle weren't banged up too badly, but police are still looking into the cause of the crash. “We are looking into it and there are a couple of eyewitnesses,” he said. “I am waiting to hear (about the foam) in the next couple of days.” Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue, along with BC Ambulance Service (BCSA) crews were called to the scene to assess injuries and assist the occupants from the Impala with a rope and pulley system. “BCSA crews arrived and determined that two occupants were uninjured and able to walk up the bank with our assistance.” said Regional Fire Chief Terry
Martin.“The remaining two occupants were experiencing back pain and were strapped onto backboards and loaded into basket stretchers. “We then used a rope system to haul the basket stretchers up the bank and both patients were transported to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.” Constable Johnson says all of the occupants of the vehicle left the scene without serious injuries, short a few bumps and bruises. “They are all fine,” he said. “They are just banged up a bit, but they are all good.” Traffic was slowed in both directions between Genelle and Trail for a couple of hours.
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The faces have changed over a decade, but the message remains the same. Most of the high schoolers who gathered at city hall Monday afternoon were in grade school when they first heard about the Trail skatepark plans. Ten years later, and still no skatepark prompted the group of 20 J.L. Crowe Secondary students to sit in chambers and request city politicians consider the project during current budget talks. The impromptu gathering of mostly 17 and 18-year olds reinforced ideas presented by Patrick Audet and Mike Vanness on behalf of the Society for Friends of the Trail Sk8 Park. “Speaking personally, we see the City of Trail council forming a budget that possibly ignores youth again,” said Audet, a retired School District 20 (SD20) principal. “We understand that the city has other large-scale budget items that are taking your focus. But we think you have opportunity to make a difference for the young people in our community. “And the youth of Trail could be let down again by your focus on other things,” he added. “We remind you to invest in young people and create a community that supports all types of families and not just those involved in organized sports and organized clubs.” The floor opened for discussion between the teenagers and Trail council regarding matters such as where the students reside, the skatepark design, and potential usage, as well as cost-related revisions to the $550,000 plan. But it was Coun. Eleanor Gattafoni Robinson's query that could have the most impact on maintaining teen interest in the project moving forward. The four-term councillor has served as city representative on the skatepark committee since inception. Over time, she has observed a waning of support in relation to poor turnouts at sponsored events. “We've had several events with regards to skateboarding up at the Gulch site,” she said. “I was there attending them all, and Patrick (Audet) you've been there, and can attest we haven't had much success. “I don't think I've seen any of you there in support,” Gattafoni Robinson continued. “So, my question is, 'How come?'” The “Grinding in the Gulch” event held Sept. 10 attracted less than five participants, all under 10-years old. See BETTER, Page 3
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