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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Trail council A good sweat for a good cause awards bridge contract STORM THE STAIRS
United Way reaches campaign kickoff goal, doubles money raised last year
Public meetings this week in Trail, Warfield and Rossland
BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
It was a trip or rather a climb up memory lane for about two dozen people who laced up for the United Way Trail and District's Storm the Stairs event Saturday. Executive director Naomi McKimmie was floored by the results Monday, as she counted nearly $5,750 raised, double last year's traditional Day in the Park. Top fundraisers included Sandi MacArthur, who brought in $1,050, Tara DeJong at $465 and Brenda Sukkau, coming in at $425. “The event went great,” said McKimmie. “We were very happy with the day's results. The block party wasn't as well-attended as we'd hoped, but that's due to holding it the same weekend as Golden City Days.” Weaving through West Trail via the iconic covered stairs and running or walking four kilometres in between proved to be difficult but short lived for participants, who were heated up and some even raring to go again. Trail's Jen Dickson didn't have time to catch her breath because she had a ball tournament to get to right after completing the organization's campaign kickoff event. Funds raised will be invested in local programs and services through the 2015 Campaign Fund. And for many, helping an organization that backs so many in the community was reason enough to sign up. “I haven't done the
BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
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There was a look of excitement and fear in the eyes of those signed up to climb about 1,500 stairs and run/walk four kilometres in West Trail Saturday. But the sun was a good distraction for the approximate 20 participants up for the challenge. See Page 2 for more photos. course before, so I was a little worried about the stairs but at least as many stairs you go up, you get to do down,” said Dickson. There were about 1,500 stairs to be precise, but that
didn't slow down Dickson, who was among the first three to arrive back at the Piazza Colombo Park. Mathew Coyne of the Take a Hike program and Mike Kent of the Rossland Youth
Action Network joined her for water and a celebratory banner photo. “I've heard of the iconic stairs while I've been here and had yet to actually see See EVENT, Page 3
The new Trail pipe/pedestrian bridge will break ground in October, says city mayor Mike Martin. His words follow Trail council awarding the $12.23 million project to a Calgary company Friday afternoon. Martin maintains the walking platform will not impact city taxpayers even though the bid is $2 million-plus above budget. But that doesn't mean the project won't affect property taxes come June. What will impact taxpayers in Trail, Rossland and Warfield is the utility part of the bridge, which is a new waste-carrying pipeline strung shore-to-shore underneath the pedestrian deck. The three regional sewer partners agreed to a $3 million increase in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) borrowing bylaw last week to get the utility built, after tenders came in well above the 2014 negotiated contribution of $4.2 million. Before the province amends the RDKB loan authorization to $7.2 million, however, certain conditions have to be met. First, the three municipalities must each host a public consultation process to inform taxpayers about the loan increase and potential tax impacts. Trail council will hold its public meeting Thursday, though the time won't be released until later today (Tuesday). Warfield's public session is slated for Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. in the village's community hall. “We will be providing an overview of the sewer pipe costs,” confirmed Warfield Mayor Ted Pahl. “And sharing how we made the decision we did to support this.” Rossland has scheduled a public drop-in session Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at its city hall. Rossland Mayor Kathy Moore says citizens are invited to attend and learn about the bridge deal as well as give council their comments. Trail council unanimously agreed to proceed with the Graham Infrastructure LP bid Friday, subject to the necessary inclusion conditions by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development related to the regional loan amendment. See PROVINCE, Page 3
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