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Trail won’t be building a second bridge

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As the Trail Times continues to celebrate 120 years of reporting local news, we’ve donned white gloves and browsed through historical newspapers, looking to highlight some of the City of Trail’s landmark events.

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reflects a decade of social change that happened in Trail, and the rest of North America, from 1965 to 1975.

During these years, Canadians were issued Social Insurance Cards for the first time, the government adopted a multiculturalism policy, the Canada Pension Plan was established, the county inaugurated its current flag, “Trudeaumania” was still a thing, and union strikes were commonplace.

rolled ahead in May 2013, after the engineering design was awarded to Buckland and Taylor, a specialized bridge engineering firm based in North Vancouver.

Those plans were updated earlier this year.

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$2.6 million as a regional entity, plus $6.2 million for the walking platform above the sewer pipe.

The regional contract expires Aug. 31, said Martin, clarifying possible options of relocating the sewer line must soon be explored, as the matter is time sensitive.

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East Trail resident Jake Neufeld lives close to where the pipe/pedestrian bridge was proposed to be (McQuarrie Street near Butler Park). While a new crossing would have been a nice feature for Trail, Neufeld says the Victoria Street Bridge serves him perfectly well every day when he walks to town for groceries and a coffee with friends.

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Whether it’s the sinking Canadian dollar or an inflation explosion, one truth is known: the City of Trail will not have a second bridge anytime soon.

Trail council unanimously agreed Monday night that the cost to build the pipe/pedestrian bridge is way out of reach following five bids that were, on average, $5 million above the expected $10 million cost.

Trail Mayor Mike Martin opened the council meeting, addressing the high tender prices made public during an Aug. 5 open tendering.

“They are significantly above the budgeted amount that had been approved by the residents of Trail through a referendum and the engineering estimate associated with that,” he began, referring to the Aug. 2014 referendum that allowed the city to borrow almost $5 million for the project.

“I just want to assure you the situation is totally unacceptable and is taken very seriously by all members of council,” Martin continued. “I fully expected, in a few weeks from now, we could’ve actually seen the breaking of ground and the start to the new pipe/pedestrian bridge. So this has all been a huge disappointment.”

But the upset doesn’t stop there.

Martin questioned how Trail can move forward to replace the sewer interceptor, currently hanging on the Old Trail Bridge, with its partners in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB).

In October 2014, sewer partners in Rossland and Warfield agreed to fund $4.2 million toward replacing the ageing utility line on the old bridge with an aerial (pipe) line across the river. Trail agreed to pay

off track,” he reiterated. “We placed heavy reliance on the engineering company that undertook this route on our behalf and it was on this basis that the decision was made to proceed and take the matter to referendum last year, and subsequently tender this year.”

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all people who make up a community.

We’ve chosen the Nov. 1, 1974 Trail Daily Times edition for one simple reason – the headline says it all.

“It’s Over” describes the heated 15-week battle between Cominco and striking Steelworkers in Trail, Kimberley and Salmo as well as 500plus clerical members in the Association of Commercial and Technical Employees (ACTE)

union. Factually, the Trail local of United Steelworkers of America signed a new contract Oct. 16, but declined to return to the plant until a new ACTE agreement was signed.

The Trail Daily Times reported, “With 85 per cent in favour of going back to the grind, old Smoky will start up again after four months of hibernating with clear, calm summer days.”

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What do you see when you visit businesses, shopping malls, parks, beaches or walking trails? We are often greeted by cigarette butts littering our communities, our pristine forest trails and our sandy beaches. We also see butt litter near grassy road sides or slowly trickling down to our water drains.

Cigarette butts are ranked as one of Canada’s leading causes of litter. Cigarette filters are made of plastic so they can take up to fifteen years to bio-

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Interior Health degrade. That means there are cigarette filters hanging around today that may even be from the 90s. Filters contain 160 toxic chemicals of which 60 can cause cancer and when they get wet those toxins can leach into our natural environment.

Our hot, dry summers in combination with a forested landscape make us especially vulnerable to forest fires that destroy much of our pristine wilderness and put our communities at risk. Province wide, since January 1, 2015 there have been a total of 279 fires attributed to smoking materials with total losses at almost $2.8 million.

Are all fires caused by cigarette butts carelessly flung from a hand? No, but many have been caused by discarded cigarettes.

The Barriere fire in 2003 is one example of fire caused by a ciga-

rette - seventy homes and twenty six thousand hectares of forest were destroyed.

It’s concerning that some people continue to throw their still glowing cigarettes out of car windows or toss butts on the ground.

So how can we address this and change the way we think and dispose of cigarette butts in a responsible way?

If you are a smoker and you are not ready to quit then the next best thing you can do is be responsible with your butts. There are safer ways to dispose of cigarette butts. You might choose to keep a water filled contain-

er in your car to help make sure the burning butt is out. If you are out and about in the forest or on the street use a small tin container to collect your butts.

Those small metal mint tins work great. If you are hiking, pack the extinguished butts in and out with the rest of your garbage.

Please take personal responsibility for your butts – help prevent forest fires and protect our communities, our environment, and our wildlife.

Kym Howay is a tobacco reduction coordinator with Interior Health

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Marisa LeRose, from the Artisan co-op in downtown Trail, shows a crafty re-use of glassware often found on thrift shop shelves. The top is a cover for a light fixture, the middle an inexpensive vase, and the bottom, an older glass plate. Trail artisan Diane Sordi created the upcycled piece, called Garden Totem, for her “Warm Touches” collection. The Eldorado Street store offers unique wares handcrafted by local artisans. For more information, visit trailartisan.com or call 364.5659.

An email scam is currently targeting local people advertising rentals for Selkirk College students.

Those working the scam appear to be getting information from the Selkirk College web page listings of rental units available in the area. The college hosts a space where those providing or seeking accommodations can post information, similar to a classified advertisement. The college is not involved in arranging these accommodations, that is left to the landlord and student. “This is a great service for both parties. We have received good feed back from landlords and students,” said Cathy Mercer, Selkirk College Director of Student Enrollment Services and Registrar.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y, someone has decided to take advantage of the listings with a version of a cheque cashing scam. Wendy Voykin has received four of these fraudulent emails since posting her rental listing.

“I was surprised at how far the contact with these people

City rejects tenders, launches internal review From page 1 Martin discussed the hiring of a third party to review the city’s internal processes as a way to identify what went wrong and why.

Specifically, the independent party will examine Trail’s direct involvement in the design and budget development of the bridge project.

“I just want to assure city staff that this isn’t a witch hunt,” he said. “This

council, and particularly myself as mayor, take full responsibility for what has occurred here. But I think it’s very incumbent upon us to make sure that we know what happened, and what we can do to avoid a repeat of this situation, especially with a project of this magnitude.”

Trail council agreed with the mayor and passed four recommendations. Those

include: rejecting all five tenders; advising the regional district that the project wouldn’t be advancing; consulting legal counsel to recover engineering services and referendum costs; and launching an internal review of city staff.

Coun. Robert Cacchioni, Trail’s RDKB Sewer Committee representative, closed by expressing his disappointment with the

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The next sewer committee meeting is slated for Sept. 8.

“This will be a discussion but at this time I can’t tell you exactly what will happen,” said Cacchioni.

“Hopefully we will be looking at some of the options, but it’s really unfortunate because this puts us back to 2008 again.”

went,” said Voykin of the exchange that involved numerous emails from a potential renter claiming to be from England, payment arrangements made by her businessman father through a third party and finally a cheque for $5000 arriving at her home. The cheque was made to appear to have come from UBC, including a legitimate address. The father then claimed there was a mistake and UBC should not have sent her that amount and requested that she cash the cheque, keep the deposit amount, and send the remaining funds back to the student.

Voykin was not taken in by the scam, noticing several red flags along the way including some improper uses of English, that did not seem to fit with the scenario of a student and businessman from England.

She subsequently received three other emails from students claiming to be from Wales and Tanzania.

Voykin just wants others to know about the scam, so no one gets hurt. “There are people who might get burned, and be out

$5000 in this community and there may be students that might not get housing because people will stop putting their names up any more,” she said. “It is an important service Selkirk provides. At the same time, I don’t want someone to get scammed.” She has notified Selkirk and UBC about the incident and has reported the fraud.

According to Cathy Mercer, Selkirk will be taking steps to alert those using the rental listings of the potential scam. “We will take some extra measures to help students and landlords to pay more attention,” said Mercer.

These steps will likely include the addition of some yellow warning boxes on the website and an automated reply that will go out when someone posts a listing.

Mercer emphasized that most listings and responses are legitimate, but they do want to encourage anyone who has been approached with something suspicious to contact them right away. “We would like the community to keep the college informed,” said Mercer, “So we can help and warn others.”

Lock your car: cops

By Times Staff The RCMP wish to remind the public to be diligent with security measures, following a rash of motor vehicle thefts and stolen licence plates off vehicles.

“Make sure your vehicle is locked at all times, do not leave anything of value in your vehicle, and never leave the keys to your vehicle in your

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NATIONAL OLIVER FIRE

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Parties in the federal election are competing to provide generous support for families who need child care.

Politicians pitch to parents

BY TOM FLETCHER Black Press

Parents are spending the money and feeling the love like never before from parties contesting the Oct. 19 federal election.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper expanded his favoured approach of direct payments, increasing the Conservative government’s child care benefit plan that has been compared to the former Family Allowance.

The increase was set up to produce bonus cheques to eligible parents in July, retroactive to the start of the year.

Payments went up from $100 to $160 a month for each child under six, with a new $60 payment for those aged seven to 17, payable to families regardless of income or method of child care.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau responded by prom-

ising a modified version that would phase out the benefit for high-income families and increase payments for the rest.

Building into its calculations a proposed income tax cut for middle and low-income people, the party estimates a two-parent family with an income of $90,0000 and two children would receive $490 a month tax free, compared to the Conservative program of $275 a month after taxes.

The Liberals calculate that a single parent with $30,000 income and one child would

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No sign of rumoured tossed cigarette THE CANADIAN PRESS ROCK CREEK, B.C. - Days after a wildfire destroyed 30 homes in southeast British Columbia, rumoured video of a tossed cigarette that sparked the blaze hasn’t been found.

The Forests Ministry said Tuesday that investigators have reviewed the nearest highway camera in Rock Creek, about two kilometres from the spot where the fire broke out.

Ministry spokeswoman Vivian Thomas

said a B.C. Wildfire Service investigator spoke to a resident who reported the existence of a video but no footage has been located.

“No one has come forward with a video related to how the Rock Creek fire was started,” Thomas said.

She said anyone with information, photos or video should contact the wildfire service or the RCMP. Fire information officer Mike McCulley said the video is “a rumour, as far as we can tell.”

receive $533 a month, up from $440 under Conservative child benefit and tax rules.

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has offered to retain the Conservative payments and expand Quebec’s subsidized daycare program across the country, with a maximum payment of $15 a day and a long-term goal of creating one million new spaces across the country.

Mulcair has said the Quebec program allowed 70,000 mothers to return to the workforce, and the NDP program would be available to private daycare operators as long as they are independent and not “big box” operations.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May is also offering a universal federally-funded child care program, including support for workplace daycare through a direct tax credit to employers of $1,500 a year.

OLIVER, B.C. Hundreds of people who were forced to flee their homes in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley because of a wildfire are being allowed to return, but officials say they should be ready to leave again at a moment’s notice until the blaze is contained.

The Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen says residents on the outskirts of Oliver who were ordered to leave on Friday because of the Wilson Mountain fire were allowed to go home Saturday.

An evacuation order for another group residents south of the town, however, remains in effect, due to the Testalinden Creek fire.

The BC Wildfire Service says about 260 homes were evacuated due to the Wilson Mountain fire, which is burning only a kilometre north of the town and had grown to two square kilometres on Saturday.

Provincial officials told a news conference Saturday that the situation appeared less severe than it was a day earlier, as temperatures had dropped and winds decreased.

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Housing costs driving youth out of Vancouver, into smaller B.C. centres

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igns of the end of summer are beginning to appear, and with it the back to school sales are starting.

Most retailers are forecasting that the back-toschool season will be better than in 2014. However, beside the Back to School sale signs are more Help Wanted signs –not only in retail stores but also in restaurants and establishments. Students who took summer jobs leave them to go back to school, some of them early to give themselves a bit of a break before they hit the classroom.

Jobs in Metro Vancouver will be the hardest to fill, and the closer to the city centre a business is, the longer it will take. Most of the vacant positions are in smaller businesses, paying lower wages. Unless you are in a family with other earners, a low wage job

makes it very difficult to put a roof over your head in Vancouver.

Vancouver housing costs are well beyond the reach of an entry level service worker and yet home prices are continuing to rise. The alternative, finding an affordable place to rent, is at least as challenging. You can find Help Wanted signs in Vancouver, but it is rare to see a For Rent sign.

Almost no units for rent A vacancy rate of 4 to 5 per cent is considered a comfortable, balanced market. Vancouver’s is below one-half of 1 per cent. Units are snapped up as soon as they are listed.

And this applies across the board, not only to the more affordable places.

Renters are protected by legal limits on how fast their rent can increase – about 2.5 per cent this

year. For new renters moving in, this limit does not apply and rental costs rise much faster.

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Would-be renters have few options: accept cramped sub-standard accommodation if they can find it; move to the far suburbs and deal with long commutes and insufficient public transit, or leave the Vancouver area.

Increasingly, the young and the mobile are exercising this last option and

going to smaller centres in British Columbia and beyond, where housing is more available and affordable. Students who do not have family in Vancouver are realizing that there are many good colleges and universities (including a University of British Columbia campus) in less expensive cities and towns.

This also affects international students, who add more to the B.C. economy than many basic resource exports, like copper, zinc and wood. Should these students start looking at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops rather than coming to Simon Fraser University or the University of British Columbia in greater Vancouver, the metro economy will be affected.

Drawn to greener pastures Students, entry level workers and young people

planning to start a family are feeling the pull of less costly communities. Those with trades qualifications, especially the lower paid trades, like cooks, can easily find work in smaller centres and enjoy a better quality of life on their earnings. The same is true for many service workers.

B.C.’s communities outside of the greater Vancouver area will welcome the inflow of students, young workers and families. Their economies will benefit from the spending these new arrivals generate and their businesses will enjoy a greater pool of available workers.

Those Help Wanted signs will come down a lot sooner because there are a few more For Rent signs in town.

Troy Media B.C.’s Business columnist Roslyn Kunin is a consulting economist and speaker.

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LETTERS & OPINION

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recently joked with reporter Dale Boyd that this election could be like HBO’s hit show Game of Thrones. If you are unfamiliar with it, the show is an adaptation of the book A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of novels by George R. R. Martin. It’s about how noble families fight for control of the fictional land Westeros. One person wants to take control of the Seven Kingdoms. It’s a long drawn out affair. There is plenty of violence and killing as each lord does whatever it takes to protect their kingdom, while also going for the ultimate glory. There is strategy involved and some sacrifice.

As for Harper, some may view him as Joffrey Baratheon, who was

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From the Sidelines King for longer than most people likely preferred. Unless you like evil leaders. It would be a huge stretch to suggest that people would rejoice if Harper ended up having the same fate as Joffrey.

Elizabeth May could be Daenerys Targaryen, who becomes known as the mother of dragons. The Green Party leader could only wish she had dragons to unleash on her opposition.

When it comes to politics you kind of need to keep your ear to the ground. If not, have someone who can keep you in the know like Lord Varys.

Kidding aside, you know what I’d like to see not happen during the overly long campaign? The candidates wasting time personally attacking each other. I have always wondered where the need for this comes from. The only answer I have been able to come up with is that each candidate fears each other.

However, maybe that’s what people like.

If they are going to, is it too much to ask that the leaders dress up like Game of Thrones characters with a weapon of their choosing to use in election by combat. You can’t

tell me that wouldn’t be entertaining to watch?

When it comes to Harper, those who follow even the slightest of what is happening know what they don’t like.

Mulcair, Trudeau and May should focus on what they will do for us Canadians. Sell us on that. Each party has its platform. Pump that up. Energy is used up trying to convince voters why this candidate or that one isn’t right or ready to run this country. Plus at some point, doesn’t it get tiring hearing the same old cheap shots delivered?

To all of you who eat up the political battle, don’t forget the popcorn.

Emanuel Sequeira is the sports editor at the Penticton Western News

Parapan athletes did Canada proud An editorial from the Toronto Star A few years ago 19−year−old para−swimmer Aurelie Rivard would get panic attacks before a meet and throw up on the pool deck. Then, at just 16, the athlete from St. Jean−sur−Richelieu in Quebec emerged as a rising star at the 2012 London Paralympics, where she won silver.

That marked her as an athlete to watch at Toronto’s Parapan Am Games. And she didn’t disappoint. By Thursday, long before the games closed on Saturday, Rivard’s medal haul included a stunning five golds and a silver. That feat could set her up to be the biggest individual gold medal winner of the

Parapan games — depending on her final performance before the end of the games.

Rivard’s success, in fact, reflected that of the country’s entire Parapan team. By Friday Canada was still in a surprising second place finish behind Brazil and ahead of the United States in the overall medal count, and expected to hold that place. That surpassed the goal the Canadian team had set itself for the games: to finish third, up from their fifth−place finish at the last Parapan Am games in 2011.

The surprise medal count was an impressive achievement at what were the largest Parapan games ever held, with more than 1,600 athletes from 28 countries

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The games aren’t over. Key events still to come include the popular wheelchair basketball.

And, of course, the free closing ceremonies at Nathan Phillips Square.

In the end, Toronto’s Parapan games weren’t just bigger and better than their predecessors.

They drew more interest, with many sports attracting sellout crowds.

Canada’s Parapan athletes did the country proud. While the Pan Am Games showed Toronto is fully capable of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, the Parapan games put the icing on the cake for any bid the city might choose to make.

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The Horse Association of Central Kootenays Hot August Hooves Horse Show held its annual competition at the Trail Horseman’s Grounds on the weekend with Merna Boltz (above right) winning Champion of the Weekend and Trail’s Sam Levick (above left) taking Reserve Champion.

Over 50 riders including Ellen Vander Hock on 3 Winds Mr. Blue Eyes (left) and Tanya Ryan on Twister (right) competed in the three-day event.

Hot August Hooves Horse Show rides into Trail

By Jim Bailey

Times Sports Editor

Close to 60 riders and their faithful horses trotted onto the Trail Horseman’s Grounds for the Horse Association of Central Kootenays’ Hot August Hooves Horse Show on the weekend.

“It’s really great,” said organizer Pam Malekow.

“We had people come from Grand Forks, Rock Creek, Republic Wash., Kelowna, Cranbrook, Creston, and

then of course riders from our area as well.”

The three-day event kicked off with Dressage on Friday and English and Western classes on Saturday and Sunday, with the introduction of a new discipline, the TREC ride, on Friday.

“TREC is something new we’re trying, and it went really well,” said Malekow.

“If you were out on a trail ride, the kind of obstacles you would encounter like

low branches of trees, something you have to walk over, scary objects but it was really fun.”

The extensive range of competitions, 56, include categories from child horsemanship to senior classes performing everything from Showmanship, Equitation, Horsemanship and Trail patterns in English and Western styles.

With judge Lilian Evanview from Riverside, Wash. judging and offering

constructive criticism, it was a great opportunity for riders to learn and improve their skills.

“Most judges look for your horsemanship skills,” explained Malekow.

“Pleasure horse they go on how calm your horse is and if its a pleasure to ride.

It just depends what class they are judging.”

Points are given and taken away depending on mechanics, style, and thought interpretation.

White Rock -3º wins Nationals COLD little league

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By Times Staff The BC Little League representative, White Rock All-Stars, are headed to Williamsport, PA to compete in the Little League World Series starting Thursday and going to Aug. 30.

White Rock gained a measure of revenge, defeating the host East Nepean Eagles 16-0 in the championship game on Sunday. Matthew Wilkinson pitched all five innings, putting on a clinic and giving up just one hit and walking three, while throwing 13 strikeouts. Darius Opdam Bak had a home run and three RBIs, and Trent Lenihan belted two home runs and four RBIs for the B.C. champion.

White Rock went 7-1 in the round robin, their only loss coming in their second match of the tournament, a close 6-5 setback to East Nepean.

They then rolled over the competition, their most decisive win a 31-0 drubbing of the Prairies representative from Moose Jaw. White Rock also beat Glace Bay, N.S. 22-1, Alberta’s Lethbridge Red Giants 5-1, before nipping High Park Braves, the Ontario representative, 9-8 in the final game of the round robin.

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Olympic bid up in the air IOC’s ‘Agenda 2020’ questioned THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO Olympics officials say new rules meant to make hosting the Games more affordable would also cut the cost of bidding for the international competition.

But at least one expert disputes those claims, saying the new measures brought in by the International Olympic Committee only pay lip service to financial sustainability and won’t make the pitch or the Games themselves any cheaper.

Financial concerns have been at the forefront as Toronto considers whether to vie for the 2024 Summer Games, and the city’s mayor has said he won’t decide until preliminary figures from this summer’s Pan Am and Parapan Am Games are released.

The deadline for cities to register their interest with the IOC is Sept. 15.

A municipal study previously estimated it would cost roughly $50 million to bid for the Games, on top of the $150,000 application fee.

The Canadian Olympic Committee, which has been pushing for Toronto to throw its hat in the ring, says sweeping changes recently enacted by the IOC would reduce the price of a bid, though it couldn’t say by how

much.

“We can safely say the cost of a bid would be substantially lower than what has been the case in the past,” spokesman Carl Vallee said in an email.

With its new plan - dubbed Agenda 2020 - the IOC “wants to make Olympic Games more accessible and financially sustainable,” he said. “In that spirit, it wants to attract as many candidate cities as possible, thus making the cost of bidding lower.”

But Janice Forsyth, director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies at the University of Western Ontario, says a bid alone will likely cost more than $50 million, much of it from the public purse.

The new rules have changed the application process but not the related expenses, she said.

“As far as we’re concerned, all of the accountability measures that the IOC has put in place to make an assessment haven’t changed,” she said.

“There’s a few concessions about how some of the visits might be paid for but the city and the region still have to do their due diligence in terms of weighing the opportunity costs of bidding and hosting, and those haven’t changed.”

In fact, she said, “they’ve only gotten more expensive because every bid has to best the previous one.”

The changes frame

the application process as an invitation and allow potential candidates to seek advice from the IOC about the requirements and how previous hosts have fared. They also encourage cities to make use of existing or temporary facilities instead of building everything from scratch.

But it’s unclear how the rules will be applied, Forsyth said.

“You take this already high-risk situation and you make it even riskier with Agenda 2020 because of so many unknowns,” she said.

“It’s just not a good time to bid or host under these circumstances because at the end of the day, bid cities are still going to be in competition with one another to win the IOC’s favour and you can bet those price tags are going to be huge.”

It cost Vancouver $34 million to bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics, but Forsyth said competing for the sought-after Summer Games is more expensive.

More than half of the bill for the Vancouver bid - about 54 per cent - was paid by various levels of government and public agencies, with the rest covered by private-sector funding, documents show.

Toronto last bid for the 2008 Summer Games but lost to Beijing. The city also made a pitch for the 1996 Olympics, which were held in Atlanta.

B.C. rep off to Williamsport FROM PAGE 11 The B.C. Team then 10-runned the Atlantic rep in the semifinal 11-1, while East Nepean eked out a 2-1 victory over High Park in the other semi, before losing in five innings to White Rock.

The national crown – and Little League World Series berth – is the third-ever for a White Rock team, having also qualified in back-to-back years from 2007 to 2008.

Ironically, it was a team from East Nepean that stymied a White Rock squad’s drive for Williamsport two years

ago, defeating the 2013 Semiahmoo squad in the national finals.

Prior to the start of the Canadian championships, White Rock coach Bob Cumiskey joked that his team would look to avenge that loss and “get a little revenge.”

On Sunday, they certainly did, racking up 16 runs and 17 hits in just five innings before the game was called on account of the mercy rule.

The Trail Little League All Stars played White Rock at the Provincial championship in South Van

last month, dropping a 19-7 match, that was only 12-7 until White Rock scored seven in the final inning to put it out of reach.

White Rock will trade their black and teal uniforms for red and white ones, as their first match goes Friday against Mexico at 11 a.m. PT. Team Canada plays in the International division against the national champions from Japan, Mexico and Australia, as well as regional champions from the Caribbean, Europe/Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Scoreboard Baseball MLB

(not including Tuesday night or Wednesday games) AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Home Away New York 65 52 0.556 - - 33-21 32-31 Toronto 65 54 0.546 1 - 40-23 25-31 Baltimore 61 56 0.521 4 - 36-20 25-36 Tampa Bay 59 59 0.5 6.5 2.5 31-31 28-28 Boston 52 66 0.441 13.5 9.5 29-30 23-36 Central Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Home Away Kansas City 71 46 0.607 - - 42-20 29-26 Minnesota 59 59 0.5 12.5 2.5 38-24 21-35 Detroit 56 61 0.479 15 5 28-30 28-31 Chicago 55 61 0.474 15.5 5.5 30-28 25-33 Cleveland 55 62 0.47 16 6 24-34 31-28 West Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Home Away Houston 64 55 0.538 - - 40-20 24-35 Los Angeles 61 57 0.517 2.5 .5 37-23 24-34 Texas 60 57 0.513 3 1 27-29 33-28 Seattle 55 64 0.462 9 7 26-33 29-31 Oakland 51 69 0.425 13.5 11.5 27-34 24-35 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Home Away New York 63 55 0.534 - - 42-21 21-34 Washington 58 59 0.496 4.5 9.5 31-23 27-36 Atlanta 53 65 0.449 10 15 32-24 21-41 Miami 48 70 0.407 15 20 28-30 20-40 Philadelphia 46 72 0.39 17 22 27-29 19-43 Central Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Home Away St. Louis 76 42 0.644 - - 45-18 31-24 Pittsburgh 69 47 0.595 6 - 39-19 30-28 Chicago 67 49 0.578 8 - 34-24 33-25 Cincinnati 51 65 0.44 24 16 28-26 23-39 Milwaukee 51 69 0.425 26 18 27-37 24-32 West Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Home Away Los Angeles 67 51 0.568 - - 42-20 25-31 San Fran 64 54 0.542 3 4 35-24 29-30 Arizona 58 59 0.496 8.5 9.5 30-29 28-30 San Diego 57 62 0.479 10.5 11.5 27-29 30-33 Colorado 48 68 0.414 18 19 26-31 22-37

Today’s Games Minnesota (E.Santana 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 12-2), 1:05 p.m.

Seattle (Montgomery 4-5) at Texas (D.Holland 0-1), 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Latos 4-9) at Oakland (Chavez 6-12), 3:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 7-6) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 9-7), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 13-5) at

Philadelphia (Morgan 3-4), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 8-12) at Boston (J.Kelly 5-6), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Guthrie 8-7) at Cincinnati (Sampson 2-1), 7 pm Detroit (Da.Norris 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 8-8), 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Karns 7-5) at Houston (Keuchel 14-6), 8 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 8-8) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 4-9), 10:05 p.m.

Hot August Hooves Horse Show Results

Overall Champion of the Weekend – Merna Boltz riding Royal King Zantanon Reserve Overall Champion of the Weekend - Sam Levick riding Liden Bo Pine In Hand Champion – Pam Malekow with Illusionary King Inhand Reserve Champion – Kalpana Perry with Dongars Diamond Halter Champion – Merna Boltz with Royal King Zantanon Halter Reserve Champion – Wendy Price with Sir Synerzied English Dressage Champion - Merna Boltz riding Royal King Zantanon English Reserve Dressage Champion – Toni Wilhite riding Luke Western Dressage Champion - Merna Boltz riding Royal King Zantanon Western Reserve Dressage Champion - Tanya Ryan riding Twister TREC Champion - Steven Pearson riding Nelson Ranch Surprise Doc TREC Reserve Champion - Pam Malekow with Illusionary King English Senior Champion – Tanya Ryan riding Twister English Reserve Senior Champion - Wendy Price riding Sir Synerzid English Junior Champion – Portia Dagg riding Sheeza Dun Dreamer English Child Champion – Taylor Robertson riding Sunny English Reserve Child Champion - Jesse Selwood riding Comanche Max English Walk/Trot Champion - Sam Levick riding Liden Bo Pine English Reserve Walk/Trot Champion – Jacklie Smolinski riding Born a Titan Western Senior - Merna Boltz riding Royal King Zantanon Western Reserve Champion – Jackie Pollard riding Royal King Fairytale Western Junior Champion - Portia Dagg riding Sheeza Dun Dreamer Western Child Champion - Jesse Selwood riding Comanche Max Western Reserve Champion – Montana Dagg riding Kita Western Walk/Trot Champion - Sam Levick riding Liden Bo Pine Western Reserve Walk/Trot Champion - Tanya Ryan riding Eyes Full o’Charm Child Walk/Trot Champion - Gabby Elder riding Madison Child Reserve Walk/Trot Champion – Lohan Buckland riding Fivestar Deival - Paige Matejka riding Spook Lead Line Champion – Jessa Buckland riding Freddy and Fivestar Feival

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Midway man found, says RCMP Submitted The Midway RCMP has confirmed that Matthew Straume has made contact with a family member and is safe.

Police would like to hank the public and media for assistance in finding the man.

He was previously reported last seen around 10:30 a.m.

on Thursday near Greenwood.

Straume was planning on taking his ATV from Greenwood to Beaverdell, using forest service roads,

but did not arrive in Beaverdell.

He was described as approximately 5’8 tall, 170lbs, stubble on his face, with short, curly brown hair.

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The Doukhobor Discovery Centre hosted a special exhibit viewing recently. On display were vintage Doukhobor textiles, some dating back more than 100 years, including pieces that came over with the original Doukhobor immigrants from Russia.

Doukhobor elder Laura Verigin has been the custodian of these artifacts for many years.

At the age of 89, she is ready to pass the

Bob Johnston

Music producer dies at 83

By Lucas L. Johnson Ii THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASHVILLE - Music producer Bob Johnston, who played a key role in landmark recordings like Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde” and Johnny Cash’s “At Folsom Prison,” is being remembered as a maverick who helped bring Nashville into the folk rock era.

Johnston died Friday. He was 83.

Peter Cooper, an editor at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Johnston helped open Nashville up to music and musicians from other places.

He said Johnston was responsible for Dylan coming to the Music City, and that Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde” was one of at least three recordings Dylan and Johnston made in Nashville.

responsibility on to the next generation. “When I married into the Verigin family, I never knew what I would end up responsible for.

Every year they need to be taken apart, aired, refolded and put back into their place. That is how they have been kept all these years,” explained Verigin. “I will be happy when they are out of my hands and with the community. I think that is where they should be.”

Verigin was a little overwhelmed after she

had the chance to tour the new displays at the museum. “I though it was just gorgeous. She (Lisa Poznikoff, Chief Administrator of the museum) deserves credit, she did a wonderful job,” she said.

The event included a lovely tea and a fundraiser dedicated to purchasing a bench for the Doukhobor Discovery Centre grounds in honour of Laura and her late husband, Honorary Chairman of the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ, John J Verigin.

Joyce Brown was born on July 6, 1921 in Wilby, England. She met and married her husband Ray in 1943 and crossed the ocean to Wells, BC in 1946 and then moved to Rossland in 1947. She eventually settled in Fruitvale in 1964, and remained there until she became a resident of Rosewood Village. Joyce passed away peacefully with her family by her side on August 15, 2015 in Trail, BC. She is predeceased by her husband of 36 years, Ray in 1979, her sons Edward and Colin, granddaughter Charlene, grandsons Dustin and Evan, her 3 brothers and 2 sisters.

Joyce is survived by her daughter Angie Plamondon (Cal), son Jeff Brown (Terry), daughter Wendy King (Arnie), daughter Sharon Toupin (Len), son Lawrence Brown (Sharon), son Rob Brown (Trisha), son Tim Brown (Gayle), 13 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and her 2 sisters in England.

Joyce’s greatest joy in life was her time spent caring for her family, especially her 8 children. She loved to bake and spend time in her garden. The ritual of having afternoon tea at precisely 3:00pm each and every day was important to her, and a tradition that her children continued with her until her last day.

A private family graveside service has been entrusted to Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services. You are invited to leave a message of condolence by visiting the family’s register at www.myalternatives.ca As an expression of sympathy, your donations to the BC Children’s Hospital at www.bcchf.ca would be greatly appreciated.

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A CRIMINAL CONVICTION CAN COST YOU PLENTY It’s bad enough if you’re charged with and convicted of a crime, like assault – you may be looking at some serious jail time. But that’s not all of it. Your victim can also sue you in civil court, where you’ll face an uphill battle. And if they’re seriously injured, that crime can cost you plenty of money, too.

A recent case offers a good example of this.

Mark (all names changed) rented a house on Chuck’s blueberry farm and had lived there with his common-law wife and young family for four years. Bad blood had developed between him and his landlord Chuck in the last couple of years, though.

Chuck and his family lived in another house on the farm. One evening, while drunk, Chuck called Mark and threatened to hurt or kill him. He then drove to Mark’s rental house, taking a one-metre long metal bar along. When he arrived at Mark’s house, he struck and broke one of the windows with that bar, ripping the curtain. He then parked his truck a bit further away and came back to the rented house, metal bar in hand.

Mark, watching TV with his family at the time, came out of the house to protect his family. He was unarmed. Chuck struck him on the head with the metal bar – it had about six inches of fresh blood on it afterwards.

Mark fell to the ground, but was able to get up and pin Chuck down. The police were called and took Chuck away. Chuck was criminally charged with making death threats, assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm. He was prosecuted and convicted, and faced a long jail sentence.

Mark filed a civil lawsuit and sued Chuck for monetary compensation. The court in the criminal trial (which requires a higher standard of proof than what is required in a civil lawsuit) had accepted Mark’s version of events. The civil court adopted those conclusions in Mark’s lawsuit. After a conviction in a criminal trial, you can only re-argue the same issues again in a civil lawsuit in very limited circumstances. And the civil court decided that those limited circumstances didn’t apply here. In any event, it also believed Mark’s version of what had happened. It decided the civil lawsuit in Mark’s favour and said Chuck was far and away the most to blame for Mark’s injuries.

Due to the blow to his head, Mark suffered hearing problems, balance problems, fatigue and other serious health problems. His ability to hold a permanent job was gone, probably forever.

Admittedly, Mark had a pretty checkered past, some criminal convictions, a very spotty work history and little education (he never finished Grades 10 or 11, having dropped out of both).

But factoring everything in, the civil court ordered Chuck to pay Mark money compensation for Mark’s non-pecuniary damages (“pain and suffering”), loss of earning capacity going forward, future care costs and more, totalling roughly $300,000.

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(250) 352-6638 Written by Janice and George Mucalov, LL.B.s with contribution by TYLEEN UNDERWOOD LAW OFFICE. This column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact TYLEEN UNDERWOOD for legal advice concerning your particular case.

Lawyer Janice Mucalov is an award-winning legal writer. “You and the Law” is a registered trade-mark. © Janice and George Mucalov

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inappropriate behavior (love letters in a desk drawer, receipts for hotels and gifts), but the Internet allows simple conversations to live forever.

Thank you for reminding folks that Facebook pages can be accessed after death. Our condolences.

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After a few months of Please tell your no contact, he agreed nephew to check Marcy Sugar that I was right, and we the website of the & Kathy Mitchell had several more chats, American Social Health Association at ashasexualhealth.org solely about family and life.

Yesterday, his son posted on his or their Herpes Hotline at 1-888411-4377. They offer information, Facebook page that he had died. I encouragement and support, along was stunned and shed many tears with relationship advice about how for his family, plus a few for myself. to tell one’s potential sexual part- Feeling sentimental, I opened up our chat page and started re-readners about the infection.

Dear Annie: A year ago, I accepted ing it, and lo and behold, saw all a friend request on Facebook from of those earlier conversations -an old boyfriend. (My first teenage the ones that would devastate his crush from 35 years ago.) I was glad family. I deleted the entire converto see photos of his wife and chil- sation immediately. I only hope no dren, and to chat with him about one in his family saw it.

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1884 Galloway Rd, Fruitvale 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath, 2.25 Acres

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159,000

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169,500

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329,000

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329,000

Large home on a small acreage.

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MLS#2407277

3 Commercial Office/Rental Spaces, Open Frontage

440,000

3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2 Levels Fully Finished

119,000

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1106 3B Highway, Fruitvale

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269,000

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269,000

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174,900

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WOW!!! -- Willow Beach Resort - Gated Community - Unit 40 - Fantastic opportunity to enjoy waterfront property while being a 1/32 owner of an very efficient and very well run organization. Quick Possession available - call today!

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$319,000

6 bdrms and 3 full bath family home on one of the most desirable streets in Montrose. Open floor plan, oak flooring, 2 kitchens, sundeck and much more.

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451 Wellington Avenue, Warfield

$129,000

Delightful 3 level home. Well designed kitchen, hardwood floors and lots of natural light. Master bdrm has been transformed from 2 bedrooms into 1, but could be turned back into its original layout.

A special home you must see.

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3 bdrm 1 bath house $775 + utils - NS / NP 2+ bdrm 1 bath house $775 + utils - NS / NP 2 bdrm, 1 bath upper suite $750 + utils - NS / NP 2 bdrm suite - $625 + utils NP / NS 2 bdrm suite - $650 + utils NP / NS 3 bdrm, 2 bath house $800 + utils - NS / NP 2 bdrm fully furnished condo everything included. $940

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250-231-5591

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250-231-1101

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Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

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Mary Martin 250-231-0264

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250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

414 2nd Ave., Rivervale

531 Turner St, Warfield

This bright cheery home features upgraded, kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, roof, wiring, plumbing, most windows, tastefully decorated, beautiful decks and low maintenance landscaping, and garage. Such a fabulous little package! Call now!!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Built in 2009, this compact charmer is perfect for single, couple or empty nesters that want modern open concept, low maintenance living.

Home features vaulted ceilings, heated garage, private yard and comes with New Home Warranty.

Call now before its gone.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

$169,000

250-521-0525

495 - 10th Avenue, Montrose 1724 - 3rd Avenue, Trail

$139,000

Location! Location! Recently updated, this cute 2 bdrm home is ready to move into. Freshly painted, new bathroom, updated flooring and great parking with garage and carport. Call today!

Richard 250-368-7897

$279,000

Pretty as a picture! Stunning kitchen, coved ceilings and hardwood floors. This 3 bdrm home has been tastefully updated.

Large, fenced yard and huge covered deck complete the package! Don’t miss seeing this one!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

mamantea@telus.net

1490 Tulip Street, Trail

$269,000

Character, location and charm!

Inlaid hardwood flooring, coved ceilings and fireplace. Home features 3 bdrms, large windows, central air and u/g sprinkling.

This is a great home.

1450 Webster Road, Fruitvale

$339,000

10 acres of privacy and stunning views. Spacious home with inlaw suite. Open floor plan, large deck and 6 bdrms. Call today!

859 Forrest Drive, Warfield

Affordable and efficient!

Glenmerry townhouse on the “river” side. This home has been well maintained, has modern laminate flooring, and fully covered deck. 3 bdrms up and good rec. room down. Call for your personal viewing.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Well cared for family home with 3 bdrms, 2 baths, new windows, 5 yr old roof and a huge double carport. Sunny, private, large south facing deck for entertaining.

This is the complete package for any family. Call your realtor today to have a look.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

$339,000

$279,000

Heritage home with some beautiful original features. 3 bdrms, 2 baths, 2 fireplaces, french doors, upgraded wiring, windows, kitchen and bathroom.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Deanne Lockhart 250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Christine Albo $259,000

Are you interested in learning about potential residential development in Trail?

We want your feedback!

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350 Schofield Hwy, Warfield 2531 Columbia Avenue, Rossland

250-231-2710

250-368-8818

YOU!

3324 Laurel Crescent, Trail

Bill Craig

Art Forrest

We want to hear from

STING NEW LI

$179,000

Mark Wilson

Richard Daoust

STING NEW LI

SOLD $149,900

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$299,900

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

Charm, space and great price make this home a special place for your family. There are 4 bdrms, 2 baths with big windows, wood-burning fireplace and main floor laundry. Good parking with garage and off-street driveway.

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$59,500

Affordable, low maintenance living. Immaculate 2 bdrm mobile home. Private and quiet deck and covered parking.

Quick possession possible!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

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Dan Powell Christina Lake 250-442-6413

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