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Walmart to expand
Expanding grocery selection, eliminating tire and lube service BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
By the end of the year, Trail will have another full-service grocery store in town. The Silver City's Walmart location is currently slated for expansion, turning it into a Walmart Supercentre, creating a one-stop shop for customers. “In Trail right now, there is a combination of dry food (in the grocery section) and some freezer and refrigerated sections,” said Alex Roberton, director of corporate affairs with Walmart Canada. “The existing offerings will grow and be expanded, offering more dry foods, more frozen and more refrigerated, and we will be adding fruits and vegetables, meat and fish. You
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can do your full grocery shopping there. “Also, we will be closing the tire and lube service at (the Trail location).” There is no exact date set or specific details about the renovations released, but Roberton says the project will be completed in the very near future. “I don't have any details on what is going to happen to the store from a construction standpoint, but I can tell you that it will be done this year,” he said. “There are no other specific changes (to the garden centre or automotive centre) planned right now. “It is one of 29 Supercentre projects that we have planned to have completed by the end of the fiscal year, which is Jan. 30, 2016.” Last year, Walmart Canada turned 35 locations into Supercentres with full grocery stock.
CAMP KOOLAREE
Fundraisers planned to help popular summer camp Royal Theatre hosting event Wednesday night BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Camp Koolaree has weathered some mighty West Kootenay storms over 83 years. The summer camp for Greater Trail children faced financial hardship in 2013 and was in danger of having to shut down. After surrounding communities and long time donors pitched in, enough money was raised to pay off a $25,000 debt and keep the site operational for another season. The rustic camp, which is owned by the United Church of Canada and run as a registered charity, was just getting on its legs last summer when it was hit with more bad news. “There is no power at Camp Koolaree,” explained registrar Julianna Marko, of the site which is located on the west arm of Kootenay Lake and only accessible by boat. “We were surprised with a fire and gas inspection, and no longer allowed to operate our propane
stoves, ovens or refrigerators without installing a commercial range hood. Which needs electricity and re-doing all the venting.” She said the inspection came at the beginning of June, two weeks before the camp had its first rental scheduled. “Not having enough money or resources to solve our kitchen problem we moved our stoves and cooked mostly on barbeques and fires throughout the summer,” Marko added. While the teen co-ed camp embraced the experience by incorporating simple meals into a “Survivor” theme, the Camp Koolaree Society (non-profit) was brainstorming how to come up with funds to upgrade the facility. “We have large financial goals this year to make our camp fully functional and allow us to upgrade things around the camp,” said Marko. “One of our big goals is to bring electricity to the cookhouse.” With bookings, registrations and volunteer applications coming in earlier than usual, the board is See CAMP, Page 1
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Braving the rain, Lewis Spooner, 8, gets a helping hand from his dad, testing out a new two-wheeled ride at the Bike Swap in the Gerick's Sports parking lot on Saturday. The annual event provides a place for riders to sell their used bikes, or even pick up a new one.
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