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KISS FOR A CAUSE
Divers scour reservoir for clues in unsolved 2014 homicide BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
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Chelsea Kerr's purebred American Pit bull “Lola” was selling kisses for a dollar to raise funds at the 2015 Scotiabank BC SPCA Paws for a Cause at Gyro Park on Saturday. The energetic dog managed to steal a free kiss from her owner as well as some pizza after working the kissing booth pre-walkathon. Watch for more photos on the event later this week in the Trail Times.
An RCMP dive team was searching the Rossland reservoir Monday in hopes of finding evidence in connection to the homicide of Rossland resident Thomas Feeney. Spokesman Cpl. Dave Tyreman said the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team was called in as a result of information obtained in the ongoing investigation. Police have yet to share how the 75-year-old died in his home on June 5, 2014. Investigators believe the death occurred during a robbery, and they hope the renewed search will turn up evidence that may have been discarded after the homicide. “It's (an item) either related to the homicide or may be an item that was taken during the break and enter,” Tyreman said Monday. “It could be something that was used in the homicide or something missing from the residence.” The case, led by the Southeast District Major Crime Unit, is considered a "random incident" or a "crime of opportunity" against the man who was killed at his home on Feeney Road, named after his family. “We don't believe it was a targeted act, where they planned out to kill Mr. Feeney,” explained Tyreman. “It's possible they were breaking in because there were some antiques or some items of interest that Mr. Feeney had collected.” See POLICE, Page 3
United Steelworkers union boss makes stop in Trail USW president brings election message to Local 480 hall BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
“I can't tell you who to vote for,” says Leo Gerard, a Canadian and American labour leader. “But I believe a well-informed member will make the right decision.” Gerard was a long way from his Pittsburgh base when he made a stopover at the Local 480 Hall in Trail Sunday evening. He's the 14-year International President of the United Steelworkers (USW) and has lived
south of the border since '93. But Gerard is Canadian through and through and is committed to changing the guard come the 42nd federal election on Oct. 19. “It's important that we, in the union, make our members and our leaders aware of our views,” the Sudbury, Ont. native told the Trail Times. “What's important and in their best interest in the sense of our responsibilities, is to do the best we can for our membership every day, and not just when they are in their work place.” It's a challenge for Gerard to reach shift workers with early
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morning or late night shifts. So he stopped in Sparwood Saturday to meet with USW Local 9346 before heading over the Kootenay Pass the following day. “Our members come home tired and turn on the TV for their news,” Gerard said. “But they need to get their news from people who share their values, not just from the (media). That's part of what I see as my role.” Gerard spoke to more than 100 people of all ages who gathered for dinner in Trail and speeches from South OkanaganWest Kootenay NDP candidate Richard Cannings, retiring NDP
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Leo Gerard, president of United Steelworkers International stopped in Trail on Sunday.
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MP Alex Atamanenko, and NDP MLA Katrine Conroy. The USW leader affirmed Oct. 19 signals a time for Canadians to make historic change and set new direction by voting in an NDP government. “When Army (Armindo deMedeiros, USW Local 480 President) said I am from Pittsburgh, that's where I work,” he said. “But I am from Canada. I grew up in a mining cavern and in an environment where people helped each other. But this country no longer looks like the country I was born into.” See UNION, Page 2
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