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Recycling helps salon stay green Trail hair studio making a difference every day by filling recycle bins instead of trash cans.

BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

A downtown Trail salon is on the cutting edge of green every time they put scissors to hair.

Luca Hair Studio was recently certified a Green Circle Salon, which means no more snippets swept into the garbage, no more washing left over chemicals into the waterways and all foils end up in a recycling bag no matter what colour the aluminum is stained.

Now, all the salon’s byproducts of a great cut and colour plus spa tools like wax, gloves and applicators are sorted into respective bins then shipped to Vancouver for innovative reuse and environment-friendly recycling.

“It used to be that we had no choice but to put our hair, foils, colour tubes and other salon specific waste into the landfill,” says studio owner Nancy Armour.

“At our salon, we pride ourselves on the beauty we create every day and we want to protect the beauty of the place we live and work.”

Two weeks into the green initiative, Luca staff has already diverted up to 95 per cent of its waste from the landfill, says salon manager Stacey Chartres.

“The great thing about Green Circle is that on our own, we couldn’t do any of this,” she explained.

“We don’t create enough volume to recycle, but as a member of Green Circle we join a collection of salons, and that way we make the biggest impact.”

Instead of being destined for the trash bin, all hair that hits the floor is scooped into a cardboard container that

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Luca Hair Studio is the only West Kootenay salon to be certified “green” under the Green Circle Salon program.

All hair and byproducts are repurposed, reused or recycled. Above; stylist Krista Marino (left) and manager Stacey Chartres show how colour overages are diverted into storage, not rinsed down the drain. Right; stylist Rhonda Chandler displays hair clippings that will be made into oil booms, which aid in oil spill clean ups. once full, is sent to the coast.

That’s where the ecofriendly program grows into a human interest story.

The clippings end up in the hands of women housed in a low security prison, who repurpose the waste into oil booms (nylon tubes packed with hair) for use in oil spill clean-up.

“BC Corrections partnered

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with us to create a project where the women could be employed in a meaningful capacity and where they could make a difference,” explained Green Circle’s Will Simpson.

“It’s a pilot project, but the goal is to roll this out across the Canadian corrections system so that everywhere hair is being cut it can be made into oil booms as well.”

Because human hair is porous, it adsorbs oil. That is, instead of bonding with the hair, the oil gathers in layers on the hair surface, allowing for easy recovery and reuse of the oil by squeezing it from the nylon tubes.

“The booms can be rung out and reused until they get to the point that they don’t absorb anymore,” explained Chartres. “At that point they send them to power plants to be burned for energy, so in the end, the booms are completely used.”

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The weather is warmer, flowers are blooming and soon, tables stacked with homemade goodies will line the Esplanade.

Norm Casler, executive director of the Trail and District Chamber of Commerce, says now that dates have been marked down on the calendar, arrangements for the Market on the Esplanade can get going.

“We can begin making plans to continue to grow, showcase our beautiful city and Esplanade and bring hundreds of extra people into the downtown core,” he said.

The market has been slated for a June 5 start date, and will run every other Friday until Oct. 9.

“This year, we have decided to add two evening markets,” he said, adding that they are currently scheduled for July 15 and August 19.

“This will become much more of an event with plenty of additional vendors, participants and things to do and see for all ages. We will also be presenting the special Saturday edition of the market in conjunction with the Halloween Spooktacular on Oct. 31.”

To go with the vendors selling goods at the market, Casler wants downtown businesses to capitalize on the fun and the extra people passing by their stores.

“We continue to encourage the businesses to get involved on market days with specials, sidewalk sales, hand-out flyers and coupons,” he said, adding that the chamber is always open to input. “(Businesses can) set up a satellite store at the market. We have been working with downtown businesses and will continue to work with them throughout the summer to consider any and all opportunities that will ensure the market offers the best possible advantage for them as well.”

There are also a couple of extra incentives for business owners and locals to sign up for a table at the Market on the Esplanade, explained Casler.

“Chamber members will receive an additional 10 per cent discount (on a table),” he said, adding that vendors who sign up for 10 markets will get one for free.

“We feel that there is a fine balance between too may vendors and just the right number of vendors. We averaged close to 50 vendors per market last year. We also strive to make sure we have a good balance of different types of vendors.”

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Green Circle salons create combined effort on recycling FROM PAGE 1 Aside from hair, Luca now recycles all products made from aluminum including colour tubes and aerosol cans.

“The cool thing about aluminum, again is that we couldn’t possibly recycle that on our own,” said Chartres. “It goes to a warehouse until there’s enough of it to send to a recycling plant.”

She explained that aluminum doesn’t lose its properties when recycled, which means the metal-based products can withstand the process numerous times.

“We just take the plastic cap off the colouring tube and in it goes,” she said. “It’s horrifying that aluminum is going into the landfill because it can be broken down and reused so many times.”

Another waste product of certain colouring techniques is used foils. Previous to the Green Circle program, the salon’s trash was filled with the crumpled metal squares. Within two weeks, Chartres said Luca staff has collected two large bags packed with the used product.

“This was a simple solution. When the ladies come and get their full head foiled – all those foils are pulled off and put in the bag, not the landfill.”

She also displayed a large clear bag half filled with left over colour – waste that was previously washed down the drain.

“They pull out the water which is then recycled and reused,” she said pointing to the bagged chemicals.

“Then they neutralize what they can and the left over is burnt for energy.”

Another service Green Circle recently added is the recycle of salon waste.

Wax paper, wooden applicators, gloves and wax can’t be recycled in a traditional way, said Chartres. “So again they are compiling it and eventually burning it for energy.”

Luca Hair Studio is the only salon in the West Kootenay that is part of the green movement.

“We are hoping other salons might say, ‘Hey this sounds good,’” said Chartres. “That’s why we are doing this. It is good for us and we want people to know what we are doing. But more so, I am hoping we inspire other salons because the impact we are having is really huge.”

In 2014, Green Circle Salons diverted almost 390,000 pounds of waste from landfills and waterways, said Simpson.

All it takes is a commitment, and the simple action to place waste into recycling bins rather than garbage bins.

“It’s very straightforward and something we’ve been doing for decades in our homes,” Simpson said.

“We are just trying to bring this specific industry waste into that kind of mentality where the waste is being properly converted because we know it can be.”

At the end of Luca’s first year in the program, the studio will be presented a certificate showing how much waste solid and liquid waste was diverted.

To cover the cost of shipping waste to the coast, Luca is charging a $1 enviro fee on haircuts and $2 on a chemical service.

“We know our clients have a green mindset,” said Armour.

“Now, our clients can look good and feed good too.

They can leave knowing they’ve contributed to a positive environmental initiative with their hair and we are taking care of all the waste from their visit. It’s a look good, feel good experience.”

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Kaitlyn Roland, PhD. visited the Colander Restaurant to address about 20 members of the Trail Parkinson’s Support Group on Tuesday morning. She shared her knowledge and personal experiences studying Parkinson's Disease and the illness' impact on neurology and families. The presentation and discussion coincides with provincial Parkinson's Awareness Month, designed to provide information and raise awareness about the disease. Roland touched on topics like the importance of exercise for patients, the different dynamics a diagnosis can create within a family and how brain aging relates to treatment.

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Village reduces proposed tax increase

By Liz Bevan Times Staff

Montrose residents will most likely be paying an extra 2.5 per cent on their next property tax bill after Monday night's bylaw readings.

The updated 2015 Property Tax Rate Bylaw was seen and voted on by council members through the third reading after Chief Administrative Officer, Bryan Teasdale, along with village staff, worked for the last couple of months to keep tax increases low and spending plans on track.

What started as a three per cent increase in property taxes outlined in an early budget draft, has dropped, generating just over $11,000 more for the village than last year which, as Teasdale says, is not very much

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In order to drop the proposed property tax increase of three per cent, Teasdale says staff did a little bit of financial juggling and applied for grants.

“Some of the things that have happened here include a $1,000 scholarship for me to take a course,” he said.

“That was in the expenditure side of things, and now that goes on the revenue side. We transferred some money, moved some things around, cut back on a couple little things like tools and we ended up with a 2.5 per cent increase.”

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Also addressed at the meeting was the 2015 draft budget within the 20152019 Montrose Financial Plan bylaw.

A five-year financial plan is a highly educated guess, projecting the future spending in the village. The 2015 budget numbers were used for the first year of the plan, with 2016-2019 numbers added to see what the next few years could look like.

“The five-year financial plan is usually for big ticket items,” said Teasdale.

“If there is a big repair or an upgrade that we know we are going to do, but maybe not this year, I can put it in the five-year financial plan and council know what is coming up. It is about what is to come.”

The financial plan bylaw was passed through first,

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second and third reading at Monday's meeting, and will be put through final reading for adoption, along with the tax rate bylaw amendment, on May 4.

But first, the village will be hosting a public consultation period, hearing questions and concerns from Montrose ratepayers on different budget items and the larger five-year plan.

“It is an open house for anyone in the village,” said Teasdale.

“They can ask any questions about the budget and what is going on this year.

The meeting is for the 2015 budget and the five-year financial plan.”

The public consultation starts at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers, on May 4.

The regular council meeting will start at 7 p.m.

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B.C. argues Site C environmental approval process was above board

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THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - The provincial government says it had the full authority to issue environmental approval for the proposed Site C dam, countering assertions from a group of ranchers and farmers in the area that the consent broke the law.

Representing the province in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday, lawyer David Cowie said it was the clear prerogative of the ministers to disregard a portion of the recommendations that came out of a provincial-federal joint review panel.

The panel held hearings and spent three years assessing environmental concerns around the $8.8-billion hydroelectric project to be built by Crown utility BC Hydro along the Peace River.

“Recommendations are advisory in nature,” said Cowie, who described the

THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - Transportation Minister Todd Stone says a retaining wall on the Sea-to-Sky Highway near the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal needs repairs, but doesn’t pose safety concerns despite questions by the Opposition about the new highway falling.

Stone says Transportation Ministry engineers assure him there are no safety issues along the stretch of road that includes steep cliffs and a railway track just below the highway that was rebuilt for the 2010 Olympics.

He says measures are being taken to ensure residents who live in the Pasco Road area of the highway will face minimum traffic delays while crews make sure a wall above the road is properly reinforced and stable.

NDP transportation critic Claire Trevena is calling for an independent safety audit of all the highway’s retaining walls.

Trevena says she has concerns that construction shortcuts may have been taken on the highway because it was only built five years ago and it already requires structural repairs.

British Columbia’s government spent $600 million to widen and straighten large sections of the Sea-to-Sky Highway, known for its deadly vehicle crashes, in time for the 2010 Games.

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Whether Lake Country votes yes or no this week is a moot point to members of the Okanagan Indian Band. Dreams of a rail trail from Kelowna to Coldstream are far in the offing, considering a significant chunk of the land isn’t legitimately up for grabs, said Band Chief Byron Louis.

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away. The injunction is expected to be dealt with in court before the sale goes through.

“It’s to, more or less say, ‘wait a minute, let’s put the brakes on this’…There are more issues to be resolved,” Louis said Friday. “Move ahead on the sale of the other portion, but for the 20 kilometres of the historic commonage, we’d like to put that on pause.”

The heart of the issue lies in B.C.’s history with First Nations commonage reserves.

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he said. “It’s not like we suddenly stopped using that area, or didn’t have an interest. We had aunts, uncles and family who put medicines through there, and there are fishing stations where the rail trail would be.

There are a lot of connections to it.”

Louis wants to make it clear that the band isn’t at odds with the community—just this plan. “We are doing a lot of great things together, just not this,” he said.

A court date has yet to be set.

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bankrupt and CN decided to abandon the entire rail corridor, the Commonage Rail Corridor, like the Duck Lake portion, should have reverted to reserve land,” they say.

If the courts support that claim, it means CN wouldn’t have the right to sell the stretch of land.

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Minister Bill Bennett waded into the case, reaffirming his government’s commitment to start work on the dam by summer.

Opposition has dogged the long-range energy project over the decades, but that resistance has heightened in the past seven years since the project has been formally in the works.

This legal challenge is the first of seven expected over the coming months against both the provincial and federal governments from various groups opposed to Site C. Treaty 8 First Nations are scheduled to appear in court with similar challenges against the province on Thursday.

When completed in nine years, Site C is anticipated to produce 1,100 megawatts of power annually, which is enough to power nearly halfa-million homes.

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tive options and the overall need for the project.

She cited Environment Minister Mary Polak’s dismissal of the recommendations as falling outside the scope of the panel’s mandate.

“A decision cannot be reasonable if the decision-maker does not consider the factors the statute requires them to,” she said, referencing a responsibility to review the recommendations as laid out in the Environmental Assessment Act. Cowie called Giltrow’s argument “very capable and genius,” but said that it unfairly undermines the latitude of a minister’s discretion.

Ministers are entitled to weigh the non-binding findings of an advisory body as they see fit and are ultimately accountable to the democratic process, he said.

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“Ultimate decision-making power lies with the ministers.”

The Peace Valley Landowner Association is asking the court to quash the government’s decision to approve the dam.

The megaproject would see more than 5,500 hectares of land along the Peace River flooded to create an 83-kilometre-long reservoir.

The landowner group’s lawyer Maegen Giltrow argued in court on Monday that the environmental assessment process was flawed.

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national Teck slashes dividend to reflect lower commodity prices The Canadian Press TORONTO — Teck Resources Ltd. is slashing its dividend by two-thirds in response to current low commodity prices and the diversified mining company’s outlook.

Teck said the lower payout to its shareholders announced Tuesday, which drops to 15 cents per share from 45 cents starting in June, will ensure that the Vancouver-based company maintains its financial strength and flexibility.

“We continue to experience challenging markets for our products and prices for some of our products have declined significantly in the last year,” Teck said in a statement Tuesday.

“While we believe that the longer term fundamentals for steelmaking coal, copper and zinc are favourable, the weakness in some of these markets may persist for some time.”

Teck also said it’s continuing to invest in the Fort Hills oilsands project, which is on track to produce oil as early as the fourth quarter of 2017. The company sees Fort Hills as a source of future cash flow and a way to further diversify its product mix.

As of April 20, Teck had $1.4 billion of cash and has access to up to US$3.0 billion under a credit agreement that matures in 2019.

“Our ongoing focus on cost management and operational performance, aided by the strong U.S. dollar, is enabling our diversified business to withstand the generally weak commodity price environment, allowing all of our operations to generate positive operating cash flows after our sustaining capital spending,” Teck president and CEO Don Lindsay said in a statement.

The company said it’s in the midst of labour negotiations for the Coal Mountain and Line Creek operations, which expired in 2014, and contracts for its Elkview coal operation and three copper operations expire in the third and fourth quarters.

Teck’s revenue and profit in the first quarter were relatively unchanged from last year but adjusted earnings dropped by 40 per cent to $64 million or 11 cents per share. That’s down from $105 million or 18 cents per share a year earlier and three cents below the average analyst estimate from Thomson Reuters.

Before adjustments, Teck had $68 million or 12 cents per share of net income, compared with $69 million or 12 cents last year.

Revenue was down $60 million or nearly three per cent to $2.024 billion.

Sales of Teck’s products are in U.S. dollars while a significant part of its expenses are in other currencies, including the Canadian dollar, which has fallen against its American counterpart in the past year.

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Conservatives squeeze out a surplus budget in election year spending blueprint THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Finance Minister Joe Oliver guided his maiden budget voyage into port Tuesday with a precious cargo of targeted pre-election measures on board and just enough leeway to keep the federal books above water.

The razor-thin $1.4-billion surplus projected this year the first Conservative surplus in eight years and just the third since Prime Minister Stephen Harper took office riding a $13-billion surplus in 2006 - is entirely dependent on a lengthy series of bookkeeping measures, including asset sales, reduced reserve funds and unrealized collective bargaining gains.

“A promise made, a promise kept, Mr. Speaker, this budget is written in black ink,” Oliver told the House of Commons in a budget speech remarkable for its sharp partisan rhetoric.

The election subtext was also written all over the 518-page budget document.

Popular pocketbook measures for targeted voting blocks, a dominant emphasis on security spending and a play to patriotism are the Conservative election pennants.

They’ve also left precious little room for campaign spending promises by their opponents.

The template was set months ago, when Prime Minister Stephen Harper pre-empted his government’s 2015-16

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“If you want to come to the most important reason that we’re in a budgetary surplus today it’s that we’ve restrained public expenses,” Oliver said pointing to five years of government austerity.

However, to keep afloat in 2015, the Conservatives also threw overboard the usual $3-billion contingency reserve, cutting the cushion to $1 billion for the next three years at a time when global economic turbulence makes prudent assumptions all the more advisable.

They sold off a stake in General Motors bought to prop up the auto industry in 2009 - for a net gain of $2.1 billion. They’ve booked $900 million in savings from civil service negotiations that have yet to take place, while offloading $1.6 billion in spending on veterans benefits into the previous fiscal year effectively killing the 2014-15 surplus in order to preserve one for this election year.

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“There’s a lot of things booked in here that are not based on economic fundamentals,” said Randall Bartlett, the senior economist at TD Economics.

“I wouldn’t necessarily call it the healthiest balance. Is it on the strength of the economy and the strength of revenues?

It’s not.”

What the budget may lack in fiscal depth it more than makes up for in eye-catching policy (including balanced budget legislation), even if many of the new spending measures don’t ramp up immediately.

The major pre-election spending is aimed at families, with other priorities temporarily put on hold.

Starting in 2017, there’s money for major public transit systems that eventually will hit $1 billion annually. Those funds are expected to target Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.

There are significant increases in the military budget, again

starting in 2017, and a slew of security-related spending including more than $290 million over five years for the RCMP and Canada’s spy services to enforce the government’s new anti-terror law.

Seniors will see a package of benefits that include a relaxation of the rules on registered retirement savings redemptions, a near-doubling of the annual Tax Free Savings Account limit to $10,000, and new writeoffs for home retrofits to accommodate disabilities.

The tax rate for small businesses will gradually drop to nine per cent from 11 per cent over the next four years, there’s a 10-year accelerated capital cost allowance for manufacturers and new lifetime capital gains exemptions for fishermen and farmers.

Recently announced improvements to services for military veterans, meanwhile, were booked into the 2014-15 fiscal year just ended.

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However, the ship of state almost immediately began leaking revenues after Harper’s Halloween spending binge as global oil prices took a nosedive, and the resulting 2015-16 budget was late arriving and barely afloat.

Total program expenses this year are budgeted at $263.2 billion, up from $254.6 billion in 2014-15, while revenues are forecast at $290.4 billion in 2015-16, an increase of $11 billion over last year. Public debt charges are projected to fall by a billion dollars to $25.7 billion.

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W

e celebrate a lot of special “days” in the world.

Some are steep in tradition or religion like Christmas, Easter, Memorial Day, Remembrance Day or Labour Day. Some are deserving like Rivers Day or Grandparents Day or Family Day. And some are mere marketing tools like Pie Day, Doughnut Day or Coffee Day and, dare I say, Valentine’s Day. There appears to be no shortage of special days honouring almost anything whether it’s legitimate or not.

And while there might be some people cynical in celebrating Earth Day today, I’m not one of them.

Of all the new “days” celebrated, Earth Day recognition is only about 45 years old; this one resonates with a lot of people, especially in a region that embraces the beauty of nature such as the West Kootenay There’s no denying we should all be concerned about the health of the planet and respect for the environment.

Unfortunately not everyone shares those concerns.

Anyone reading the Trail Times in the last month or so will have noticed the stories we’ve published on garbage.

There’s the disgusting mess left behind by people, like above Sunningdale.

And there are people who try to clean up those messes, like in the Pend d’Oreille recently.

Just last night walking through Gyro Park, someone left a bunch of window blinds by the garbage can. Certainly the blinds were too long to fit in the garbage can, and the person responsible obviously didn’t want to make the effort to take them to the dump.

So, sadly, they think they can leave their household garbage in a park for city staff to clean up.

The disregard that people have for the environment is something so alarming that’s it’s downright depressing.

We all share the world yet some people appear to believe if they take garbage off their little piece of property it’s suddenly not their problem anymore.

It’s enough to make you think people are growing less concerned about the garbage they toss.

GUY

BERTRAND Times in Trail

Anyone who grew up through the ‘60s and ‘70s should remember the push to stop littering. It was fairly common for people to simply toss that gum wrapper or Kleenex out the window. Pollution wasn’t so much a dirty word as more of a nuisance that may cause a beach to close or stink up the air. Sooner or later, we thought, it would dissipate and we could go on with life.

But then the awareness campaigns began. The powerful commercials that made you stop and think what you were doing to the environment and the lasting impact.

While companies have standards and regulations they must adhere to, there’s no such contract

with society at large. If one jerk thinks it’s okay to toss a beer can in the river, there’s no agency ready to swoop down and levy a huge fine.

Unfortunately life goes on for that person as the can floats down the river only to wash up on a beach until someone who cares enough to do something about such things picks it up.

However, before you jump to the conclusion that Earth Day has as much relevance as Festivus, there is hope.

Last month I had the honour of being invited to Mrs. Samulak’s Grade 3 and 4 class at Fruitvale Elementary School. The purpose of my visit was to talk to the students about the importance and value in Letters to the Editor and the rules and roles they play in the newspaper and community at large.

As we talked about ideas and issues that students wanted to share with the general public through their letters there was certainly a common theme – littering.

I left the classroom totally impressed at how the issue of littering, garbage and graffiti hits home

with these young people.

These are future taxpayers, community leaders and parents and their major concern was not about the Internet, too much homework or even bullies. It was about garbage.

Each and every one of them took pride in having a clean schoolyard or front lawn to play in. Each knew the responsibility they had in keeping the world clean.

And the majority expressed dismay that people would willingly toss their trash on the ground instead of putting it in their pocket or looking for a garbage can.

Not one student mentioned Earth Day in their letters but all shared the importance and responsibility we have to the environment.

Earth Day is much like Valentine’s Day in one sense. We don’t need one special day to say how much we care for someone that should happen everyday.

And we don’t need one special day to think about the impact we have on the planet. That too should happen everyday.

Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Times.

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PEOPLE Ross Rebagliati

Pot must get aired in federal election, says Olympic medallist THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - On his average day, athlete Ross Rebagliati rises about 4:30 a.m., brews himself a cup of coffee and then stirs in the ingredient he considers most crucial: honey infused with cannabis.

“I just wake up feeling great, looking forward to my workout. And it takes care of any aches and pains from the days before,” he said Tuesday, before adding the medical-grade marijuana extract doesn’t make him high.

The Olympic medallist, who now runs his own medical pot company, said he’s convinced that educating citizens about the health benefits of marijuana will make it so mainstream that legalization is inevitable.

“I’ve been waiting 17 years for this to happen.”

R e b a g l i a t i expressed hopes the budding momentum will be seized by politicians leading up to the October federal election, one day after thousands across the country celebrated cannabis’ biggest day,

known as 4/20.

“This election will make a difference,” he said. “This is an opportunity right now not only for political parties to open their eyes to the necessity of cannabis, not only for the people as a medicine, but now also as a political platform.

“It’s become such a hot topic that they just have to address it.”

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau supports legalizing marijuana, while NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is in favour of decriminalization and the Conservatives maintain that a full criminal ban continues to be warranted.

The Tories spent more than $7 million on a anti-drug advertising blitz that concluded earlier this year, but Health Minister Rona Ambrose denied it was a veiled attack on Trudeau’s stance.

Rebagliati said his company, Green and Hill Industries, which markets under the brand Ross’ Gold, doesn’t support any party, but instead is

on a mission to dispel the myths and reduce stigma of marijuana.

The biggest hurdle, in his view, is the U.S. inclusion of marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, which he says is preventing the Food and Drug Administration from granting its approval as a legitimate medicine.

The 44-year-old father of two spent Monday, the day devoted to weed, at a booth in downtown Toronto promoting his company, which hasn’t obtained licences to sell the drug yet.

“Now that the scientific research is out there, it’s time to get that in front of normal Canadians, normal people around the world,” he said.

“So (that way) they can be comfortable with the idea that cannabis is a healthy alternative in many, many cases to pharmaceuticals and for other recreational drugs and alcohol and

tobacco.”

He said the wide mix of people including families and people wearing suits - who attended 4/20 events in places like Toronto and Vancouver on Monday shows that a broader demographic accepts pot.

He attributes the success of his company so far - which is touting a line of elaborate glass pipes - to the 1998 Winter Olympics when controversy ensued after he tested positive for marijuana. The athlete was stripped of his gold medal for snowboarding, but

the drug was not officially banned. The decision was ultimately overturned.

He claimed his athletic performance is enhanced by a compound in cannabis called CBD, which doesn’t create the high but instead is an anti-inflammatory that reduces anxiety and pain.

He said the atmosphere for discussing pot has transformed, nearly two decades after his ordeal with the International Olympic Committee.

“At the time no one would listen to anyone saying how it would be good for an

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His career with Sears brought him to Western Canada where he retired and pursued his many interests. Gardening was his labour of love. Skiing and swimming with family and friends provided him with many wonderful memories.

Bill is predeceased by his parents John and Ruby and his sister Florence Blackburn. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Marguerite, 3 children; Natalie (Phil), Billy (Monique) and Charlene (Walter), grandchildren; Tianda, Vanessa, Danica, William and Emily, his brother Jack (Vonnie) and his sisters Doris, Marion and Sharon (Earl).

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June Samulak’s Grade 3 and 4 class at Fruitvale Elementary School recently completed an assignment where students penned letters to the editor of the Trail Times. Here is a sampling of their efforts.

Skate park would be a great addition

I have been living in Fruitvale for nine years. I think it is very important for the youth of Fruitvale to have a skate park. I have been going to the Castlegar park for the

past couple of years and really enjoy it.

I am getting tired of going all the way over there when I can have fun in my own community.

I would like to ask the Village of Fruitvale to consider building a skate park in the valley for me and all the youth to enjoy.

Jordy Stroud Fruitvale

Drivers need to watch out for children My problem is the bus stops and cars not watching out for kids.

It all happened when me and my brother got off the bus and when he looked both ways all of a sudden a car came from the corner and nearly

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So please look out for kids and not just kids, everyone else too.

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So maybe we should hand out fines to the people we catch doing it. That might stop other people from littering.

Cody Wert Fruitvale

Pollution is a concern for everyone An issue that my family and I feel needs to be a priority is pollution.

Not only does pollution smell bad but it is also harming people, animals and the environment.

Animals are dying from eating garbage that people litter, the air we breathe and water we drink is not as good as it should be and the ice in the Arctic is melting because of global warming.

People need to put their garbage into garbage

cans, drive less and learn more about why pollution is bad.

It makes me feel sad when I think about how pollution is hurting people, animals and our environment.

The Earth is our home and if we ant to keep it that way we need to take care of it.

Braydon Yonin Fruitvale

Newspaper should have a kids’ section I think that you should put a kids’ section in the newspaper like for example Connect the Dots, a maze, a word search and maybe some kid comics.

I think that you do a great job doing the newspaper.

I always enjoy reading the newspaper.

Oh, and the signs that were put up around town were awe-

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The B.C. Baseball Umpires Association and B.C. Softball are canvassing the area for new men- and women-in-blue by holding a joint umpiring clinic on Saturday at the Montrose Hall.

As the spring ball season gets underway, umpires are needed for Little League, XBL, Senior Men’s, American Legion, and ladies fastball.

“The numbers aren’t bad, but they can always be better,” said Dave Brewer, provincial Umpire in Chief. “Our group is getting older, and in a couple of more years the older guys are gone.”

Brewer stressed the importance of recruiting young umpires to take over for retired umpires like Trail’s Brad Elliot who hung up his counter after 49 years of calling balls and strikes at Butler and Andy Bilesky Parks.

The clinic will cover both baseball and softball rules, and will certify an umpire for both leagues.

“We ran a clinic like that in Cranbrook, and what it does is, if they’re doing both sports, they can register for both, and at the end of the day they’ll be certified to do both baseball and softball.”

Umpire Bill MacMillan will run the clinic at Montrose, following ones in Castlegar

and Cranbrook earlier this month, and is a familiar figure behind the plate and between the base paths in Trail parks.

“We do enjoy what we do,” said MacMillan, a veteran umpire of 25 years. “The trick is to get the young kids through the first couple of years, when they get a little bit of confidence, and then they start enjoying it too. Then it’s not just for the money.”

Admittedly, umpiring can be challenging, but MacMillan suggests common sense and a spirit of tolerance goes a long way when dealing with players and coaches that have lost their cool.

“Just consider the source, and try to maintain the moral high ground, it’s not always possible, but try . . . You have to be a lot more tolerant, some guys aren’t and those guys are the guys that get 20 ejections a year.”

Anyone over the age of 12 can register and make a little extra money over the summer, with six-inning Little League games paying $20 per game, and XBL up to $35 per game.

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Buffeted by a number of Greater Trail players, the L.V. Rogers Bombers high school team from Nelson finished up their tournament at Butler Park on the weekend with a 13-5 win over Mt. Boucherie out of Kelowna to finish the tournament at 3-1. It’s only loss was a 7-6 setback to Cranbrook on Friday.

Veteran trio leads the way for Trail Special Olympians

Trail men tap fountain of youth

By Jim Bailey

Times Sports Editor

For most people, approaching 60 means it’s time to decompress, relax, and embrace retirement by languishing on Birchbank’s pastoral glade, but for three Greater Trail men the thrill of competition and the simple joy of training and participating in Special Olympic events keep them going.

Neil Emery, Bob Lattanzio, and Gary Bjorgan share almost 180 years between them, but continue to compete in a variety of sports including floor hockey, bocce, and bowling, at the regional, provincial, and national levels.

At age 66, Neil Emery is the elder-statesman of Special Olympics B.C.-Trail (SOBC-Trail) having been involved with the program since 1987. The Trail native has competed in numerous regional and provincial

events, and participated in the Canada Special Olympic Games in Edmonton in 1989, and, most recently, after winning gold at the provincials in 2013, Emery and Lattanzio captured silver at the 2014 Canada Special Olympic Games in Vancouver last July in men’s team bocce.

“First I started in floor hockey, now I like bowling and bocce the best,” said Emery. “It gives me a lot more exercise than it does in floor hockey.”

Jim Bailey photo Emery played minor From left: Veteran Special Olympians Neil Emery, Gary hockey in Trail and his Bjorgan, and Bob Lattanzio continue to compete at a high early experience in sport level as members of SOBC-Trail. naturally led him to compete in floor hockey with Tournament in Oliver in The Roadrunners have the Special Olympics team June. developed into a comoriginally, and, ultimately, Gary Bjorgan, the petitive team, and had a to specialize in bocce and youngest of the three at grueling season this year, bowling. age 56, has been tending playing every week against An avid Trail Smoke goal for the SOBC-Trail local groups like the RCMP, Eater fan, Emery plans Roadrunners ringette floor Firefighters, KBS, and to continue training this hockey team for about Teachers, not to mention summer as it helps keep three years now. the Smoke Eaters, B.V. him in shape and social, “I enjoy it, getting out, Nitehawks, and Selkirk while preparing for the and stopping the rings. College Saints. upcoming Silver City Days Besides, I’m the only goalie But the top two highBocce Tournament and the they got,” laughed the ami- lights for the team was a South Okanagan Bocce able Bjorgan. trip to Abbotsford for its

annual tournament in January, and to Kamloops for the B.C. Winter Games in February in which Bjorgan backstopped the team to an impressive fourth-place finish.

Lattanzio, at 57, has been part of the SOBC-Trail team for a decade, and is a versatile athlete, competing in floor hockey, bowling, and bocce.

“My favourite is floor hockey,” says Lattanzio who says he enjoys the team aspect of the sport.

“I like travelling and meeting new people . . . I met people from Kelowna and Vancouver, and it’s good to see them at the different tournaments.”

Lattanzio has been to so many events, he has lost track of the number of competitions, but looks forward to even more in the future.

“I don’t keep count, but I go to quite a few,” he said. “In January we went to Abbotsford, and that was good, and when we were in Kamloops we came fourth,

and just missed the bronze, but we played against some tough competition.”

Most of whom are much younger than the three men, but Lattanzio notes that there are still a few veteran competitors on other teams as well.

“There are some old guys too, but, yes, most are a little younger.”

Still, the veteran tandem of Lattanzio and Emery showed no signs of slowing down as they teamed up to win the gold medal at the Wilbert Ackerman Invitational Bowling Tournament at Glenmerry Bowl last week.

Emery, Bjorgan, and Lattanzio will look to continue that kind of success in future events. And while they may have not quite discovered the fountain of youth, they have tapped into a successful way to stay healthy and happy by never losing sight of what’s really important.

“It’s a lot of fun,” says Lattanzio. “I like it – it keeps me young.”

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Sports Pitchers disciplined for throwing at former Jay THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Major League Baseball suspended Kansas City Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera five games and fined him and pitcher Yordano Ventura on Tuesday after both targeted Oakland third baseman Brett Lawrie during a testy series over the weekend.

Herrera was tossed in the eighth inning of Sunday’s game after throwing behind Lawrie, the second time he had thrown inside to him.

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Ventura was ejected a day earlier when he hit Lawrie with a 99 mph fastball above the left elbow immediately following Josh Reddick’s home run.

Herrera is appealing the suspension, which was due to begin with Tuesday night’s game against Minnesota. He declined to comment on the situation until the appeal is heard.

“I think they’re fair. It could have obviously been a lot worse,” Royals manager Ned Yost said of the penalties. “We just put it behind us and move forward.”

Ventura, who accepted his fine, said he was just “trying to protect my teammates.”

“It’s not what I’m looking for. I’m not doing that on purpose,” he said, using second baseman Christian Colon as a translator. “I’m just trying to make sure I’m sticking up for my team.”

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Normally most fairways at the Rossland golf resort would be covered in snow this time of year, but what is bad news for the ski hill is good news for golf enthusiasts.

An early season isn’t the only news for Redstone, however. Golf professional Edwin MacDonald will be taking over operations at the pro shop as well as organizing tournaments, lessons and much more.

Manager/owner Carry Fisher is excited to get a lot more use out of the event section that was created some time ago.

“We built it two years ago and ran a few events as a sort of trial last year,” he said.

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Things went well enough that they decide to make it a permanent addition. Fisher said he is certain it will see a lot of use and people have already been inquiring.

The area features a 30x40 foot tent, kitchen/wash area and pizza oven.

“It’s pretty unique. Especially in the summer. You can have a band set up under the gazebo while people dance or eat or have their retirement party. It’s very private and there’s not really anything like it in the area.”

Further down the road in June, the folks at Redstone will be hosting a men’s open tournament, something that has been missing from the resort for several years.

Topping off the improvements at Redstone this season is a new kitchen staff that will also be providing “something a little different” on Fridays and Saturdays.

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All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Monday, April 20 N.Y. Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 1, N.Y. Rangers lead series 2-1 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 0, Minnesota leads series 2-1 Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 4, OT, Anaheim leads series 3-0 Tuesday, April 21 N/A Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 9:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Wednesday, April 22 Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Winnipeg, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 23 Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 9:30 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Friday, April 24 x-Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Winnipeg at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBA Minnesota at St. Louis, TBA

WHL PLAYOFFS All Times Mountain SECOND ROUND Division Finals (Best-of-7) Brandon (1) vs. Calgary (1) Friday, Apr. 24 Calgary at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 25 Calgary at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 28 Brandon at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 29 Brandon at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Kelowna (1) vs. Portland (2) Friday, Apr. 24 Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 25 Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 28 Kelowna at Portland, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 29 Kelowna at Portland, 8 p.m.

Friday, May. 1 x-Portland at Kelowna, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May. 3 x-Kelowna at Portland, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May. 5 x-Portland at Kelowna, 8 p.m. x - if necessary.

2015 IIHF World Under-18 Hockey Championship in Switzerland All Times Eastern PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A

G W OW OL L Pt x-Russia 4 4 0 0 0 12 x-U.S. 4 3 0 0 1 9 x-Slovakia 4 1 1 0 2 5 x-Sweden 4 1 0 0 3 3 r-Germany 4 0 0 1 3 1 Group B

G W OW OL L Pt x-Canada 4 4 0 0 0 12 x-Finland 4 3 0 0 1 9 x-Czech R. 4 2 0 0 2 6 xSwiss 4 0 1 0 3 2 r-Latvia 4 0 0 1 3 1 x - clinched playoff berth; r play in relegation series.

Note: three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime/ shootout win, one for an overtime/shootout loss.

Monday’s results At Lucerne, Switzerland Slovakia 4 Germany 3 (SO) At Zug, Switzerland Switzerland 3 Latvia 2 (OT) Tuesday’s results At Zug, Switzerland Canada 3 Finland 2 Czech Republic vs.

Switzerland, 1:45 p.m.

At Lucerne, Switzerland U.S. 13 Germany 1 Russia 7 Sweden 4 End of Preliminary Round PLAYOFFS Thursday’s games Quarter-finals At Lucerne, Switzerland 8:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.

At Zug, Switzerland 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 25 Semifinals Quarter-final winners, 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 26 At Zug, Switzerland Bronze Medal Game Semifinal losers, 9 a.m.

Gold Medal Game Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.

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Don’t romanticize booty call into something more Mailbox

Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell

appeal to your creative interests. And do some volunteer work. It will help you forget your troubles and concentrate on someone else’s.

Dear Annie: So often I read terrible stories of people abused by an alcoholic parent. I’d like to let your readers know that not all alcoholics are monsters.

My father was a proud, honest man and a hard worker. And an alcoholic.

His drinking caused much heartache, and many times we didn’t think he would survive another binge. But he was the kindest, gentlest man you could ever meet.

He loved his six kids every day of his life.

Make no mistake, there were countless times he was so drunk he couldn’t stand up or remember our

son’s behavior doesn’t have a negative impact on the family, particularly the children. We are glad your father managed to get sober and enjoy a good life with your mother and leave you with sweet memories of him.

Dear Readers: Today is Administrative Professionals Day. If you have assistants

who make your job easier, please let them know how much they are appreciated.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox,

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names. And there were many mornings that we watched him cry because he was so ashamed of himself. He was in and out of AA programs for 30 years and finally achieved sobriety in his late 50s. He remained sober for 32 years.

My sweet father passed away a year ago, and there’s not a single day that the entire family doesn’t miss him.

The one important thing I’d like to add is that our mother was a strong woman and smart enough to teach her kids that alcoholism is a disease and not a choice. She stood by him through good times and bad, but she never gave up on him. They celebrated 60 years of marriage and enjoyed their retirement for 20 years before she passed away.

Please let your readers know there are some wonderful people in this world who are alcoholics and not the monsters we often read about. -- A Child with a Different Story Dear Child: It’s true that not everyone who has a problem with alcohol or drugs is an abuser of those in the family. But that doesn’t mean the per-

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Dear Annie: I am a 59-year-old woman. Two years ago, I met this guy, “Jake,” and had feelings for him from a distance. We finally got together one night at a club. We exchanged phone numbers and then talked for about two months.

Jake invited me to his place, and we made love.

For the next several months, that was the pattern -- I’d go to his place to make love. We had no dates outside of his apartment, so I backed off.

Jake now texts me often, but I am determined to stay away. But, Annie, I love him.

I think about him every day.

How do I get over this man?

-- Lost in Love Dear Lost: This isn’t love.

It’s a booty call that you’ve romanticized into something more. Jake is using you, and he knows your weak spots. Delete his number from your cellphone and block his calls. You can’t get over him if his texts encourage you to think about him all the time. Then make it a point to get out more with friends. Join a social organization through your church or community center. Look into organizations that

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YOURByHOROSCOPE Francis Drake For Thursday, April 23, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Now is the time to act on your moneymaking ideas to get a better job or boost your income. You might make a major purchase today as well.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) In the month ahead, you will feel strong and energized. You will attract people and favorable situations to you. Lucky you!

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You will choose to work alone or behind the scenes in the coming month. This is just your choice; it does not mean you are lonely.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The next few weeks will be popular! Accept all invitations. Join clubs, classes and organizations, because you will work well with others.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) In the next few weeks,

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you will be more high-viz than usual. In fact, people will admire and respect you. Milk this for all it’s worth.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Grab every opportunity to get further education and training in the next month.

Likewise, grab every opportunity to travel and expand your world!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You’re keen to improve yourself now, which is why you might buy a self-help book or take a course. This also is a good time to focus on taxes, debt and shared property.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Remember to get more sleep in the next few weeks, because the Sun is now as far away from you as it gets all year. Take naps and go to bed earlier.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You’ll find it easy to do

a good job at work because you’re keen to get organized. In addition, doing something well will give you a sense of pride and satisfaction.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Take a vacation in the next few weeks if you can squeeze this in. Do something so that you feel you have playtime for yourself and your loved ones. Romance can blossom!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Home, family and your personal life are your top priority in the next few weeks. Home renovations and visiting relatives on your doorstep are likely.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Your daily pace will accelerate in the next few weeks because of busy errands, short trips and conversations with everyone. This

is a good time to study and write.

YOU BORN TODAY You work hard and like to be part of something bigger than yourself. You observe the foibles of others. You work hard to build support groups. Good news! This is a year of increase and perhaps one of the most powerful years of your life. The seeds you have planted will now ripen, because it’s a time of fruition. This year is good

ANIMAL CRACKERS

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I would like to thank all my family and friends for making my 80th birthday on April 4th a memorable day, it was a blast!

FINANCE SPECIALIST A employment opportunity exists for a Finance Specialist in our busy finance department located in Trail, B.C.. The successful candidate will be responsible for payroll, accounts payable as well as assisting in general accounting functions. A detailed job description can be viewed on our website at www.rdkb.com.

Thanks to Francis and the Cornerstone Café for a great venue.

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Senior Business Analyst Reference Number 1504 Reporting to the Vice President of Project Development, and under the general direction of the Director of Finance, the Senior Business Analyst, has overall responsibility in the commercial, financial and economic investment evaluation of power project development opportunities. This role involves planning, organizing and executing all financial and commercial strategies for the successful completion of projects.

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ROSSLAND, bach. & 1bd. apt. Golden City Manor. Over 55. N/S. N/P. Subsidized. 250362-5030, 250-231-9777

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1992 Honda Civic, 5sp.

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Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250-364-1822 Ermalinda Estates, Glenmerry, spacious 1-2bdrms. Adults only. Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph.250-364-1922 E.TRAIL, 1&2bdrm. apts. F/S, W/D. Yard. 250-368-3239 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry,spacious 1-3bdrms. Adults only (45+). Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph. 250-3686761 FRUITVALE, large 1bdrm. suite close to town, F/S, Laundry on site. Covered parking. $650./mo. + utilities. NS,NP. 250-367-7919 Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $775./mo.

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Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antique Native Art, Estates + Chad: 250-499-0251 in town.

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SHOP/ WAREHOUSE, 4300 sq.ft. Ample outside space.

Good access. 250-368-1312

Homes for Rent FRUITVALE Guest House, on 12 acres, very small one bedroom. $500./mo. utilities incl.

250-367-0277 GLENMERRY, close to hospital, 3bdrm., 2bth., 2 car garage, all appliances. $1,285./mo. + util. Avail. May. 604-263-2600, 604-992-6659 W.TRAIL, 3BDRM. (Garage) N/S, N/P, F/S, W/D. $800./mo. + utilities. 250-364-1838

Townhouses

2002 Pontiac Sunfire.

173,000K. Recent Safety.

Looks good, runs great. $2400. Trail BC. 778.456.0011

Cars - Sports & Imports 2005 Acura TL, 137,000 KM. $10,900. One owner, garagestored every winter, never winter driven. Serviced faithfully.

Excellent condition, accident free, Many nice options.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Trail Times

local Clothesline Project raises awareness of violence against women Submitted A colourful array of locally hand painted T-shirts bearing powerful messages about the issue of violence against women, were hanging on clotheslines in the Ferraro Foods parking lot in downtown Trail on Tuesday.

Creators of the painted messages include women who have experienced violence, as well as youth, friends, family and community members whose lives have also been deeply affected by this violence.

This Clothesline Project event, organized by the local Violence Against Women in Relationships Inter-Agency Committee, which offers services and support to individuals and families affected by domestic violence.

In addition, the Trail Library is hosting a smaller display of T-shirts and resources for a couple of weeks.

Every year in BC there are over 60,000 physical or sexual assaults against women – almost all of them are committed by men. In Canada a woman is killed by her intimate partner on average of one every six days. Half of all women in Canada have experienced physical or sexual violence since becoming an adult.

For more information on the VAWIR Committee and the Clothesline Project contact Ann Godderis at the WINS Transition House 250-364-1543.

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801 Glen Drive, Trail

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Solid Sunningdale 4 bdrm 2 bath home on large fenced lot. Quiet family oriented neighbourhood. Good value here!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

1450 - 5th Avenue, Trail

$205,000

Just move in - everything has been done for you! Elegant, tasteful, open concept, and very energy efficient 3 bdrm, 2 bath home.

There is a lot going on in this package!

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Top quality updates! This sweet little package is perfect! All the mechanical upgrades have been done to perfection. Newer heat pump, furnace, wiring, plumbing, windows, roof, floors, counter tops, back splash, fence and landscaping.

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1912 Hummingbird Drive, Fruitvale

$349,900

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1577 Pine Avenue, Trail

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Brand new 3 bdrm home and the GST is included! Amazing views, 2 decks and nicely decorated.

Hardi plank siding, a triple carport and asphalt roof. Quick possession available.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Built in 2008 - this 4 bdrm /3 bath home still feels brand new. Vaulted ceilings and lots of sunlight throughoutopen floor plan with lovely hardwood floors. Double garage and fenced yard. Move in and enjoy.

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745 Dickens St., Warfield

$199,500

Beautifully upgraded. You will love the kitchen, lots of storage, stainless steel appliances, and wood flooring. The charming dining room has french doors to large deck. Living room and dining rooms also have wood flooring.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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STING NEW LI

Bright and sunny 3 bdrm family home with new hot water tank, windows, furnace, carpeting, paint and siding. Call today!

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

1216 Columbia Ave, Trail

Enjoy the carefree life in this low maintenance town home. Tastefully decorated, well maintained, featuring 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, with newer windows, air conditioning, fenced yard and carport. Excellent value! Call now to view!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

This home is in a great location.

Enjoy the low maintenance yard and large deck. This home has had extensive upgrades including new deluxe kitchen and bathroom and many mechanical upgrades too.

Call today!

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

$178,000

$199,000

STING NEW LI

572 Spokane Street, Trail

$45,000

Good rental or starter home with 4 bdrms, country kitchen, rec. room, single carport, and view deck. Plumbing in basement for a second bathroom. Located an easy five minute walk to town.

Call Art (250) 368-8818

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Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Mary Martin 250-231-0264

mary.martin@century21.ca

Richard Daoust 250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

$219,000

Warfield Charmer! This 3 bedroom home offers lots of space and main floor laundry. Central air-conditioning and electric fireplace add to comfort. Great parking with paved driveway and double carport. Low maintenance exterior with vinyl siding, steel roof, low maintenance yard. Quick possession possible.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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$199,000

1210 Primrose Street, Trail

770 Tennyson Ave., Warfield

OPEN HOUSE

550 Schofield Highway, Warfield

250-231-1101

1477 - 2nd Avenue, Trail

mamantea@telus.net

Bill Craig

250-231-2710

bill.craig@century21.ca

Deanne Lockhart

1450 Webster Road, Fruitvale

250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

$339,000

Art Forrest

10 acres of incredible privacy and stunning views. This home is very spacious, great as a large family home or use the self-contained main in-law suite separately. Vaulted ceilings, wood stove and large deck. 4 bdrms on upper level and 2 bedrooms down. Call your REALTOR® for your personal viewing.

c21art@telus.net

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

250-368-8818

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