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Workshop offers insight into job Trail woman opportunities in the trades distraught over RISE IN PROPERTY CRIMES
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BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Heavy equipment operators are the top trade in the region right now, so those looking for a career change into that job, or any other trade, have a choice opportunity coming up. The timing is right, but space limited for the Trades Exploration Workshop scheduled Aug. 10-14, in the Greater Trail Community Skills Centre. There's no cost to attend the five-day course, which was organized through skills centre staff and funded by the Employment Program of BC. “The workshop fits into what's happening within employment in the province right now,” explained Employment Services Manager Marla Smiley. “We certainly are provided a lot of information that skilled individuals, particularly in the trades, are going to be in extreme shortage over the next five to 10 years. “We are taking a look at what we can do for our youth, so Jaime, (Jaime Malcolm, essential skills, wage subsidy and workshop facilitator) in particular, SHERI REGNIER PHOTO has looked at the labour market and put Jaime Malcolm, workshop facilitator for the Greater Trail Skills Centre, has organized a together this series of workshops.” five-day Trades Exploration Workshop that focuses on apprenticeship opportunities, Participants will learn about appren- safety training, and the hiring process in construction, trades and manufacturing. ticeships, hear from a Teck speaker about the company's hiring process, review degree because the person is getting paid so this is a good opportunity to come in resumes, cover letters and interview- while training. and see if this is the right track for them ing skills as well as certify in WHMIS, “More and more people are realizing before they get involved.” Occupational First Aid Level 1, and the this as an attractive option, where people Anyone between 16 and 30 years who Construction Safety Training System. in my generation were told you had to go is unemployed or working less than 20 “This will give an idea of whether to university for a good job. People are hours per week qualifies, granted they or not the trades are for them,” says realizing that's not true in today's labour aren't currently enrolled in school full Malcolm, mentioning apprenticeships market,” she added. time or returning to school in September. have a financial edge over a university “But the trades aren't for everyone, See WORKSHOP, Page 3
BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
A downtown businessperson is feeling frazzled after her car was nearly stolen from outside of her work Monday morning. Lordco's Geri Robertson pulled into work bright and early, as she does every day, and parked her vehicle behind the automotive distributor and retailer. But when she went out on her lunch break at about 11 a.m., she noticed that her '98 Honda Accord's triangular window in the backseat had been smashed in. It was a rough start to a Monday, which only got worse when she went to start her car and noticed that her ignition was tampered with. “That's when I realized they didn't just break in to go through my car, they broke in to steal my car,” she said Tuesday. “I was completely shocked. I've been parking in the same place for over two years now, and nothing has ever happened in that alley before.” Robertson is no longer using her free parking spot in the employee parking area. Instead, she is choosing to pay for parking out front in the Cominco lot where she can see her car from her work window. “That alley is a high traffic area because you can't turn left off the highway, so you have to turn at the lights and go through the alley,” she added, surprised by the bold attempt. See TRUCK, Page 3
Summer heat expected to return for long weekend Last weekend’s rain helped dampen wildfire threat BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
After a chilly weekend in Greater Trail, the local forecaster says no worries, we'll be back in our pools by Friday. Ron Lakeman from the Castlegar Weather Services, said an upper low pressure system originating from the Gulf of Alaska tracked southward into the region, bringing a mass of thundershowers and unusually cold temperatures. “It was a good 10 degrees lower than normal, which is usually around 28 or 29
degrees,” he explained. “The high temp over the weekend was 19 C because of the upper low, which we call cold lows because of the presence of the cool air mass.” He said a big ridge of high pressure is building, causing a warming trend today until Friday and into the holiday weekend, raising temperatures back up into the mid or high 30s. “There's a bit of dispute as to how hot it's going to get, there are some computer models suggesting it could get as high as 38 or 39 degrees and others 34 or 35,” Lakeman added. “Either way, it'll be hot and dry.” While the drop in mercury and rain
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put somewhat of a damper on recreational activities, the change was very welcome news for crews battling forest fires in the Southeast Fire Centre. “The rain and lightning came in concentrated bans,” noted Fanny Bernard, fire information officer. “But it was much localized, so these gains are just temporary.” Rain pelted some areas, measuring up to 30 millimetres (mm), while short distances away only a few millimetres fell. “For example in two of our weather stations, the one at Potter Creek measured 20 mm of rain, then not far away as the crow flies, in the Darkwoods, only 2.2 mm fell.”
She said the first few weeks of August are the usual start of fire season, but this summer there’s already been three times the number of forest fires to date. “We are heading to another warm dry trend, and when fire season typically starts,” explained Bernard. “So there will be no lifting of the campfire ban. This was just a good opportunity to get some water on fires in some of the more inaccessible areas, and cool them down for a few days. “It gives crews the opportunity to call some fires out, hopefully get some rest, and get ready for the next period because we are expecting to still be busy.” See FIRE, Page 3
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