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Santa Claus visited Nelson’s historic fire hall in the days leading up to Christmas, taking time to pose for a picture with the local firefighters. They included (L-R) Leo Grypma, fire chief Len MacCharles, Angela Tocher and Marc Thibault. Claus was in town for a few days after he crashed his sleigh into Gyro Park, which caused all his magic to spill out and blanket the landscape in snow. He will be back in commission in time for his hectic annual worldwide gift-delivering Will Johnson gig tomorrow.

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

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Junior freeride team set for European adventure Haley Cooke

Whitewater’s junior program will compete at an event in Andorra in January T YLER HARPER West Kootenay Advertiser

Sam K u c h d o e s n’t know what to expect.

Freeride skiing has taken him across the country and south of the border, but never across oceans. The people, culture and food will be different, of course, but it’s the mountain he’s travelling for. It’s the mountain he wants to see firsthand.

He’s just not sure what kind of reception the mountain will give him.

“I’ve been told that it’s very windy up there and it’s kind of like [skiing] your way through a rock garden,” said Kuch.

Kuch is part of Whitewater Ski Resort’s junior freeride team.

He’s also one of seven skiers on the Canadian team set to travel to Vallnord-Arcalis, Andorra for a Freeride Junior Tour event tentatively set for the end of January.

Kuch will compete alongside Whitewater teammates Jeff Ashton, Nigel Ziegler, Haley Cooke, and Savanna Lieshman, while two more join them from Whistler. It’s the next step for the

Nigel Ziegler

17-yearold in a freeride career that began six years ago. Kuch, who joined Whitewater’s team five years ago, did a year of downhill racing but said he became bored of skiing through gates.

The freedom of freeride skiing, which uses natural terrain and is judged based on a combination of tricks, a skier’s line and difficulty, was far more appealing.

“I like it because there’s no rules around it really,” said Kuch.

“There’s not really a criteria, you can just ski wherever you want, however you want.”

There will be a lot more attention paid to Kuch and other Whitewater skiers in 2016.

Nelson’s Trace Cooke is also travelling to Andorra to begin the senior Freeride World Tour.

Cooke is the first graduate of the Whitewater program to compete on the world tour.

The junior team, which is a non-profit organization, will focus on North American events once they return from Europe.

Dano Slater is one of the coaches responsible for Whitewater’s freeride success.

Slater, who started the program with Peter Velisek in 2009, began skiing freeride competitions in the late 1990s. The sport, he said, has gone through some changes in the interim.

“Back then it was a lot different,” said Slater. “Less organized, just starting, so we could have gone to a lot more events than we could actually afford to go to so

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we just ended u p mainly in North America.

There was no support in any other way. There we re no teams at that point. You’re all free agents.”

Slater moved onto judging for six years but eventually got sick of watching and not participating.

That changed when he got a call from Whitewater about starting the junior program.

Skiers as young as eight have entered Whitewater’s team — although Slater thinks that is too young and prefers kids be at least 10 when they join — while the oldest skiers are 18.

Kuch and Slater use words such as love, respect and relaxed to describe the junior team.

“It’s good for me to give some of my knowledge back to younger kids and see them blossom as skiers and see them be successful and win,” said Slater, who adds he also has a selfish reason for coaching the team.

“My friends are getting old and they’re not ripping very good anymore. Just keeping these

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youngsters, it makes me feel younger … so it’s a symbiotic sort of thing.”

The upcoming season will be Kuch’s last with the Whitewater team. He said he’s at a crossroads between whether he’ll stay in junior competitions this year or start trying to qualify for the world tour. Either way, he wants the sport to become his career.

Kuch’s future is as ambiguous as what will happen to the sport itself. The anything-within-reason-goes attitude that appeals to Kuch and Slater drives freeride skiing, but also in a way inhibits it from ever joining more mainstream events such as downhill or cross country.

Slater said he doubts freeride will ever join the Olympics in its current form. In the end, that’s probably best for the sport and Slater’s team.

“Right now it’s free,” said Slater. “It doesn’t matter, you don’t need ski poles if you don’t want them. You can ski backwards if you want. There’s no rules really.

Other than, ‘don’t go over there.’”

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One hundred twenty-fifth in an alphabetical series on West Kootenay/Boundary place names Montgomery, Monte Carlo, and Waterloo Landing were short-lived mining towns on the east side of the Columbia River near present-day Castlegar that are closely intertwined. Some sources say they were all pretty much the same place, while others draw distinctions.

According to the Trail Creek News of April 16, 1897, “The history of the place dates from August 1895 when Hiram Landis, formerly of Chewelah, Wash., located here and erected a house … for the accommodation for himself and others …

They afterward named the place ‘Waterloo Landing.’”

Waterloo, Belgium was the site of the Battle of Waterloo, which ended the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. But the Castlegar News of Sept. 28, 1967 said Waterloo Landing took its name from the Waterloo mine, which was in a group of claims 2½ miles from the town on a ridge just north of Iron Creek.

Clara Graham wrote in Kootenay Mosaic that Waterloo was originally known as Landis’ Landing, but no contemporary references have been discovered.

The earliest mention of both Waterloo and Monte Carlo was in the Trail Creek News of May 23, 1896: “The mysterious actions of a number of Trail boys has been explained … [T]hey have a townsite and lots will be up for sale next week. The site is 15 miles up the river, on the east bank near Waterloo Landing, to be known as Monte Carlo. The owners are A.E.J. Percival, Fred W. Cowan, and Witcher Settle.”

The same issue contained a legal ad indicating Settle wanted to buy 640 acres of surveyed land.

British capitalist Robert Fowler Montgomery Horne-Payne (18691929) lent one of his middle names to a Columbia River townsite. He’s seen here ca. 1897, about the time of the town’s brief heyday.

Courtesy City of Vancouver Archives (AM54-S4-:PortP877)

Monte Carlo took its name from a nearby mining claim, which presumably was in turn named for the district in Monaco.

Another early mention appeared in the Nelson Miner of July 18, 1896: “The new camp 15 miles upstream where Horne Payne has bonded the Apache and Waterloo groups is now known as the Monte Carlo camp … J. Roup is building a large hotel at Waterloo landing.”

Three days later the Victoria Daily Colonist quoted the Seattle Post-Intelligencer thusly: “One of the surprises of this wonderful country is the rapid development of the Monte Carlo camp near Waterloo Landing … The reports that come in are very favorable for the establishment of a permanent camp …”

The Colonist also quoted the Trail Creek News: “[B]efore another 12 months the camp of Monte Carlo, now called Waterloo Landing, will be of as much prominence as Trail or Rossland.”

The earliest mention of

Montgomery, meanwhile, was in the Nelson Miner of Aug. 1, 1896: “The Lillooet, Fraser River, and Cariboo Gold Fields Ltd. has purchased the interests of the Columbia and Western railway in a square mile of land, lying along the left bank of the Columbia river and beginning three and a half miles below the mouth of the Kootenay river.

A few weeks ago the locality was known as Waterloo landing.

Then it became Monte Carlo.

The company has now christened it Montgomery.”

The Rossland Miner of Aug. 14, 1896 noted: “Notices have been posted up on the new townsite of Montgomery, warning people not to build.”

In the British Columbia Mining Record that month, a correspondent wrote: “A short distance down the river we put into a place with a sign having ‘Montgomery’ on it and underneath the words ‘Lillooet, Fraser River, and Cariboo Gold Fields Ltd.’ …”

In April 1897, another correspondent to that publication noted “We stopped at Montgomery and Waterloo, two new towns which have sprung into existence during the past few months through the proximity of promising mines and several logging camps in the neighborhood …”

No one has ever suggested how Montgomery got its name, but we’ll reveal the answer here: the chairman of the Lillooet, Fraser River and Cariboo Gold Fields Ltd. was Robert HornePayne (1869-1929), an English financier who was also active with the Canadian Northern Railway and BC Electric Railway, among other firms. One of his middle names was Montgomery.

Hornepayne, Ont. is also named after him.

Next: Montgomery meets its Waterloo

West Kootenay Advertiser Thursday, December 24, 2015

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News/Arts

Register now for creative writing course Building off spirited momentum in the last couple months, Selkirk College will be offering another creative writing course at the Kootenay Studio Arts (KSA) Campus in Nelson starting in January.

Taught by Leesa Dean — author of Waiting for the Cyclone (Brindle and Glass, 2016)—the course begins on Jan. 6 and will run Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

“I’m happy to say the fall semester’s creative writing course at KSA was a great success,” says Dean, who began teaching at Selkirk College in September.

“The energy in the room was phenomenal. The youngest student was 18 and the oldest 70, and everyone entered the class at different stages, ranging from never having taken a writing workshop before to literary contest winners. The students entered the room with open minds and a willingness to listen, to experiment, to push themselves to write better poetry and prose, and they all hit the ground running. Some of the work produced in class will surely find homes in literary journals and magazines.”

In the winter semester course, students can look forward to writing radio plays as well as fiction and non-fiction.

In the non-fiction component of the course, Dean will be teaching the basics

Creative Writing class member Alejandra Guevara, an exchange student from Mexico, captivated her audience at Selkirk College’s Open Mic event that was geared towards creative arts students. This popular event takes place at Cafe Momento in Nelson’s downtown on the first Thursday of every month during the school term.

of blogging and travel writing, as well as more traditional non-fiction forms.

“Radio plays are so much fun,” Dean says. “We’re hoping to partner with Kootenay Co-op Radio and get some of them produced on air.”

Creative writing education is currently on the rise with many programs in North America seeing increases in enrolment.

“I have spent the past ten years in creative writing classrooms, both as a student and as an instructor,” Dean says.

“As far as I’m concerned, creative writing classrooms are the best places on earth.

What we learn in these courses — critical reading skills, revision, constructive feedback, evocative writing, creative solutions, spontaneity — these skills have a ripple effect that spread to all corners of a person’s life. Creative writing education changed me. It’s made me a better writer and a better person.”

Tuition for the semester costs $273.12.

Although this course is a continuation of the fall course at KSA, new students are welcome and encouraged to join.

To enrol, please call Selkirk College’s admissions office at (250) 365-1233 before Dec. 23 as the office will be closed for the holidays between Dec. 24 and Jan. 3. For questions about the course, contact instructor Leesa Dean directly at ldean@selkirk.ca.

Try out for the 2nd Annual Youth Arts Festival Talent Slam!

Auditions for Oxygen Art Centre’s 2nd Annual Youth Arts Festival Talent Slam take place on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 2-5 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson. Anyone aged 15-29 and performing in any discipline is welcome to audition for a spot in this showcase of the Kootenay’s best young artists. Singing, dancing, music, acting, comedy, performance art, poetry and spoken word, even short film and animations can be submitted for selection.

Selected talent will receive oneon-one mentorship with professional artists Lucas Myers,

Bessie Wapp or Slava Doval, to develop their acts for the big night. Pre-register for Talent Slam auditions online at www. oxygenartcentre.org Oxygen Art Centre’s Youth Arts Festival aims to encourage youth to pursue their artistic talents and interests, and those of their peers in a professional and meaningful way, that can be celebrated by the community at large though attendance at the all-ages events. The 1st annual festival was a smashing success, providing young Kootenay artists with a professional show and auditions to

try out for, and an opportunity for some to hone their acts with seasoned professionals in the community. Over 200 people filled the Capitol Theatre for the first Talent Slam, and it was an inspiring and very heartfelt event with many original acts performed for the first time in a professional context. The Back Stage Lounge provided a creative “hang out” space for anyone aged 15-29, and hosted a collaborative drawing project and an open mic that morphed into a open jam session with a dozen musicians including a drummer, several saxophonist,

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Purse campaign helps women in need VAL ROSSI West Kootenay Advertiser

Even the smallest gifts can make a difference in one person’s life.

And a Trail woman has taken that idea to the next level to help ease, in one small way, the lives of women most in need.

Jessica McPhee, a care aide and co-chair of the Hospital Employees’ Union’s women’s committee, is spearheading a local purse campaign.

She has already collected over 80 bags and stuffed them with essentials like toothbrushes and soap.

The idea was borrowed and grew quickly with interest

through social media. Many local women cleaned out their closets and donated purses while local businesses followed suit with personal hygiene products.

McPhee even received toothbrushes and toothpaste from area dentists who wanted to help.

“It’s been fun,” she said. “It’s been really nice to see the community support.”

Her Christmas tree in her Tadanac home is proof of the overwhelming response.

A shiny pink purse holds a toothbrush, floss, shampoo, lotion and other toiletries. Other handbags hold much the same, but each is given some extra love and attention with treats like chocolates, a scarf, or lip gloss.

The bags will soon be shared among local shelters, including some headed for the WINS Transition House.

Willi Coulthard, coordinator of the 10-bed facility in Trail, said those who turn up often come with very little.

“Women living in the transition house are in need of a lot of things that we take for granted,” she said. “Some of them are starting from scratch.

“Very often what the residents get as gifts in the transition house are the only presents that they get,” Coulthard added. “I think it means an awful lot to them.”

Anyone interested in donating can reach McPhee via email at lulu_1990@live.ca.

Ian Johnston named Nelson’s cultural ambassador Nelson artist Ian Johnston has been named the city’s cultural ambassador for 2016.

“I’m very flattered,” he told the Advertiser following the announcement last week.

“I’m honoured and happy to do it.”

The city began naming cultural ambassa-

dors in 2009, each year focusing on a different art form. The ambassador is expected to promote the city wherever they go.

In Johnston’s case, he always seems to be travelling to show his work in galleries throughout North America.

Currently he has shows

in Florida and Georgia and he’s got one coming up in Prince George.

An architect by training, Johnston has lived in Nelson for the last 20 years.

Meanwhile, the city’s inaugural heritage award has gone to the owners of Cartolina, who restored a building

that dates to 1899.

Fiona Richards and Doug Jones discovered, preserved, and enhanced the characteristics of the building at 652 Baker St., the only surviving part of the Tremont Hotel — and shared their findings along the way, through Instagram and a blog.

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Community/Entertainment The Old-Fashioned Christmas Community Skate at Jack Goddard Memorial Arena in Grand Forks on Dec. 17 was packed with youngsters, families, and people of all ages. The event featured carolling in the lobby, free hot chocolate, free skating, a performance by the Grand Fork Figure Skating Club, and even an appearance by Santa Claus himself.

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SUBMIT TED “A music festival is a good thing in itself. It is chiefly beneficial to the young who through the competitions have an opportunity of learning much about music that they could learn in no other way. The fact that the festival is to be held annually will encourage interest in music generally as the competitors have to spend months in practicing for the contests.”

These words were originally written for the first festival in 1930.

The Kootenay Music Festival had its inception with representatives of the Trail Veteran’s Orchestra and the Nelson Symphony Orchestra setting up a joint committee to plan for a Kootenay-wide festival in the spring of 1930. Founders realized that one of the most challenging problems was a suitable venue for the large number of participants and audiences anticipated. The decision to use both the Trinity Church and the Opera House proved very wise as, within a short time, nearly 1,000 competitors were registered in 187 classes.

The very first Kootenay Music Festival was held on May 29 and

30, 1930 in Nelson’s venerable old Opera House. Shortly after, on July 17, 1930, the Nelson Musical Festival Association was incorporated under the Societies Act as the governing body of the annual Nelson Music Festival, or Festival of the Arts as it is referred to today.

With financial and artistic success behind them, planning for a 1931 festival in Trail began. A Trail Music Festival Association was assembled, and the Kootenay Music Festival has alternated between Nelson and Trail almost every year since that date, with a wartime break from 1943-46, and from 1964-67 when, with help from the Canada Council, it was once again revived. This venerable two-week festival has been a cultural cornerstone of the history of Nelson and Trail and all the surrounding communities since 1930. Indeed, it is one of the oldest festival traditions in BC. Its goals have always been to inspire, educate, evaluate and promote regional students in the performing arts disciplines of piano, strings, voice, choral, dance, drama and speech arts.

The festival supports the many disciplines of performing arts teaching in our region, through

schools and private teachers. The Kootenay Festival of the Arts has embraced new forms of performing arts expression, while respecting and upholding the historical forms.

For 2016, Nelson will be hosting the festival. Check out the website, www.kootenayfestivalofthearts.ca for the syllabus, registration forms, donations, inquiries and contact information. The dates for the 2016 Kootenay Festival of the Arts is listed below: Dance: March 30 — April 2 Highlights Concert at the Capitol Theatre: April 2 Speech Arts, Vocal/choral, Strings, Guitar, Piano and Woodwinds: April 11 — 16 Highlights Concert at the Capitol Theatre: April 16 The committee must receive entry forms by Jan. 31, 2016. Extra entry forms may be downloaded from our website, kootenayfestivalofthearts. ca Completed entry forms must be surface posted or couriered, and received by the January 31st deadline. Entries submitted after the closing date will be accepted up to Feb. 10, 2016 and must include a late entry fee of $10.00 per entry in addition to the regular entry fee.

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BEAVER VALLEY AGE-FRIENDLY CHRISTMAS LUNCH More than 200 seniors and community representatives gathered for an afternoon of great food and music during the Beaver Valley Age Friendly Christmas lunch in the Fruitvale Memorial Hall. Community volunteers, staff and officers from the Greater Trail RCMP, served up caesar salad, chicken cordon bleu and all the fixings alongside Village of Fruitvale staff and council members.

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Columbia Basin Trust renews support to two environmental education initiatives SUBMIT TED Columbia Basin children and communities will continue to receive opportunities to learn about, appreciate and care for the natural world around them, through Columbia Basin Trust’s $1-million commitment to two environmental education initiatives.

These are the Know Your Watershed program and the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network.

T he s e i n it i at ive s have proven successful, and we’re pleased we can commit additional funding to help them become more sustainable, plan into the future and grow, said Tim Hicks, Columbia Basin Trust Manager, Water and Environment. Through these initiatives basin students will continue to have hands on opportunities to increase their understanding of the natural environment, which Basin residents have told us is a priority.

T h e K n ow You r Watershed program will be receiving $540,500 over three years. Working with environmental educators in the Basin, the Trust developed this program in 2010 to help Grade 8 students understand where their water comes from, how it is used and where it goes after it is used. The program is delivered to schools by local educators around the Basin working with Wildsight. Learn more at wildsight.ca/program/

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Wildsight is thrilled to continue working with the Trust to deliver Know Your Watershed, said Monica Nissen, Manager for Wildsightís education programs.

We hear from teachers and students across the Columbia Basin how much they love the action-oriented, hands-on learning of the program.

Because it incorporates knowledge from local community experts, not only does it make a big impact on students, but it also strengthens the community as a whole.

The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) will be receiving $500,000 over three years. Created in partnership with the Trust in 2002, CBEEN supports environmental education in the Basin by offering professional development for educators and providing them access to training, resources, opportunities and tools. It also delivers the Wild Voices for Kids program, which has local experts deliver curriculum-linked programs to schools across the Basin. Learn more at cbeen.org.

CBEEN is excited to continue to play a key role in encouraging environmental stewardship and sustainability in the Canadian Columbia Basin by supporting environmental education, said Duncan Whittick, CBEEN Executive Director. There are so many educators from across our region who

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Grade 8 students learn about the importance of water through the Know Your Watershed program.

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Judy Kay Castle (nee Carroll)

long-time resident of Rossland, BC passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail, BC surrounded by family and friends.

Judy is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 48 years Danny William Castle Sr., their children; son, Danny Castle Jr. and his family; spouse, Natacha Watson, children Elizabeth Castle, Danny Castle III, Ali-Marie O’Connor-Watson and Tanner O’Connor-Watson, daughter, Tina Reid and her family; spouse, Devon, sons Jarod and Eric. Judy is also survived by her sisters Mary Peterson of Bossburg, WA, Helen (Butch) Barber of Elk, WA, Donna (Jim) of Ray, ND and Debbie (Randy) Bluher of Kennewick, WA, her sister-in-law Georgine (Raymond) Melatini of Penticton, BC, brother-in law John (Willene) Castle of Seymour Arm, BC, brother-in-law Tom (Carolyn) Castle of Topley, BC, uncle, Tom Carroll (Donna) of Wenachee, WA, and uncle, Bob Cunningham and family of Colville WA. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews and cousins. Judy was predeceased by her mother and father Margaret and Fred Carroll of Bossburg, WA. Judy met the love of her life in the summer of 1965; they were married two years later on August 5, 1967 in Marcus, WA. She then moved to Rossland where she resided until her death. Judy was employed at Cominco (Teck) in Trail. She started her career in 1976 in the lead refinery, worked as a security guard for a short time, and finished as a timekeeper in the smelter area.

Judy found her happiness in her family and friends and loved everything outdoors. She was an avid hunter (she could out shoot Dan), fishermen, camper and equestrian. She loved going home to the farm and spending quality time with family and friends.

Judy was loved & cherished by all who knew her.

She always had a smile on her face, a song in her heart (tapping fingers & toes included) and something positive to say to all she met.

The family is requesting no food or flowers please, but donations to The Heart & Stoke Foundation, under Judy’s name are welcome.

You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca Judy Kay Castle ~ Always Loving & Forever Loved.

You are forever in our hearts. May you ride forever in peace.

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Help Wanted

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE The City of Castlegar, a community located in the beautiful West Kootenay region of British Columbia, is seeking a Deputy Director of Finance. Castlegar is the West Kootenay’s commercial service centre, including the West Kootenay Regional Airport and Selkirk College’s main campus.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Deputy Director of Finance assists with the management of all functions related to the statutory duties and responsibilities of the position of Director of Finance. The Deputy Director of Finance is responsible for the accurate flow of financial information and ensuring adherence to accounting policies and procedures. He or she will assist with monthly and annual reconciliations, process and cost time records, prepare annual financial statements, municipal financial reporting forms and assist with the implementation of new systems and procedures such as a city wide water meter program and asset management.

The Deputy Director of Finance will be expected to take on complex roles by producing financial reports and implementing and streamlining systems and procedures that will enhance service excellence to departments, staff and Council.

QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will have accreditation in or be working toward, a professional accounting discipline (CPA), along with proven experience in local government related services.

A competitive compensation package will be provided including an attractive salary and excellent benefits. Please visit our web site at www.castlegar.ca for a full job description as well as additional background information on our community.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their detailed resume in confidence by 4:30 p.m. on January 16, 2016 to: Personnel Officer, City of Castlegar 460 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 1G7 Phone: 250-365-7227 Email: tbutler@castlegar.ca Web site: www.castlegar.ca We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position and advise that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Services

Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Rentals

Financial Services

Heavy Duty Machinery

Apt/Condo for Rent

Rooms for Rent

Francesco Estates, Glenmerry,spacious 1-3bdrms. Adults only (45+). Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ph. 250368-6761

ATTN. SKIERS. Room for rent, daily, weekly or monthly.

250-364-0904

INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 1250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca C- 250-938-1944

$$$----US Currency---$$$ Bought and sold.

2% Better rates than the bank.

GF Pawnshop. 225 Central 250-442-5552

Personal Care “We care about your hair loss”

Capilia Hair & Scalp Centre

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers.

Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014

Christina Lake: 1bdrm, no dogs. New bathroom. $450 + utilities.

250-447-9270

Business/Office Service

Drop-in bathroom sink and faucet, used 1 week. $100.

250-442-2522.

HAVE YOU been denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits?

The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help you appeal.

Call 1-877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca info@dcac.ca

Kitchen suite, table w/leaf & 6 chairs, excellent condition, $200. Antiques; Solid oak barley twist Canadiana buffet w/ beveled mirror in great condition,$500. 2 oak adjustable back easy chairs, Cast iron tractor seat, 2 floor lamps, reasonable offers accepted. 250442-2392

Plumbing FULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.

kkkkk Oak china cabinet - 2 piece, excellent condition. 57in wide x 18in deep x 78in high, $400.

250-442-6648.

Patriot wheelchair with seatbelt, tippers, foot rests, adjustable padded back. $400.00 Vicair cushion 18” x 18” x 4” $450.00. Commode on locking wheels - back rest, & arm supports $100.00. Two 4” toilet seat risers with arms $35.00 each. One bedrails - $40.

Two support poles with support bar $50.00 each.

One fridge 33” wide s/s.

Phone 250-442-2445 SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Misc. Wanted

Firearms WANTED: RIFLES, shotguns, restricted weapons, reloading equipment, decoys or any other shooting related items. Fully licensed. Glen 250-428-6750

Food Products BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished Freezer Packages Available Quarters/Halves $4.90/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Ground Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

Free Items One year old spade female cat, with shots, to a good home.

250-442-8466

Heavy Duty Machinery

Wanted:Will pay cash for construction equipment, backhoes, excavators, dozers, (farm tractors w/loaders)1985 or newer. Skid steers, wheel loaders, screeners, low beds, any condition running or not.

250-260-0217.

Grand Forks. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appl’s. NS, nice renos,great location, References required. $800/m+utils. 250-442-7476.

If you see a wildfire, report it to

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Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Estates Jewelry+ Chad: 1-778-281-0030 Local.

Merchandise for Sale

Commercial/ Industrial

Homes for Rent

250-428-0354 www.hairandscalpcentre.ca

KOOTENAY DUCT CLEANERS Locally owned & operated.

Affordable, professional, & insured Duct Cleaning Services & System Sterilizations.

Toll free 1.844.428.0522 FREE Estimates

TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apt. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-368-1312

Become a GREEN SHOPPER!

space in downtown area of Grand Forks 250-442-2276 / 250-442-6800

CRESTON, BC

A-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning.

Complete Furnace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-5650355 (Free estimates)

Grand Forks: 1 and 2bdrm apt., N/P, RR. 250-442-2276 / 250-442-6800.

Grand Forks, Bed sitting room, $375/mo includes H/L, 250-442-2300 evenings

Commercial &/or Retail

Thinning hair or hair Loss Dandruff, dry or oily scalp Psoriasis & Eczema Chemotherapy/radiation therapy Wigs & hair systems for men & women 3019 Hwy 3

Household Services

Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. $695./mo.

250-368-5908

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We buy gold! Rings, chains, bracelets, etc. Cash paid by value (weight and karat). Even broken jewelry and scrap gold.

Picture ID required. Grand Forks Pawnshop, 225 Central.

250-442-5552.

Musical Instruments Guitars, Amps, Drums, Keyboards, Mics, P.A., Ukuleles, Books, & Acc. Bay Avenue Music, Trail 250-368-8878

Real Estate Houses For Sale Grand Forks: across from hospital, fixer upper. On treed & serviced lot. 250-442-2804

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250-364-1822 Ermalinda Estates, Glenmerry, spacious 1-2bdrms. Adults only. Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ph.250-3641922 E.Trail. Parkside Apartments.

Spacious, quiet, clean, secure, senior oriented, large 1bdrm., Call 250-368-7897.

Glenmerry, 2bd. apt. Friendly, quiet secure bldg.

Heat incl.n/p,n/s.250-368-5287

www.pitch-in.ca

Shared Accommodation GRAND FORKS: Shared accommodation: walking distance to downtown. Must be a responsible, employed person, RR, NP, NS., bedroom furniture required. Laundry/utils includ. $450/m. 250-584-9710. modsquad1@shaw.ca

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

Property Management

2003 Subaru Legacy wagon, 177km, AWD, well maintained. $7,000/obo. 250-442-3897

Rentals

4 tires on GM Mags, M&S, 235x60x15, 80% wear left. $300. 250-442-6201

Grand Forks

Unique office space downtown $275 utilities inc.

1 bdrm plus den 4 appl’s close to downtown $600

Greenwood

1 bdrm home 4 appl’s $550 2 bdrm home 5 appl’s $700

Christina Lake

2 bdrm 5 appl’s mostly furnished 55 plus $850 TERM NEGOTIABLE ON PRIME INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL or OFFICE SPACE IN GRAND FORKS N/S, N/P, References.

Ken: 250-442-2632 ken.dodds@yahoo.ca Grand Forks Realty Ltd.

Cars - Sports & Imports 2013 Subaru Outback 6 spd, auto, 95k km, 2.5 L, $22,000.

250-444-7171.

Boats

WEEKLY

World’s Finest FISHING BOATS

Weldcraft, Hewescraft, Lund, Godfrey Pontoons Mark’s Marine, Hayden, ID 1-888-821-2200 www.marksmarineinc.com

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Think about ideas for the future if what you are doing right now does not seem very exciting to you, Aries. A new plan of attack can reinvigorate your motivation.

Somehow you always manage to pull through even with a ton of things on your plate, Libra. Even though you are successful, remember to schedule some downtime once in awhile.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, focus your energy on home-related projects. Procrastination is your enemy in these circumstances and can staunch any productivity you may have achieved.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, there is a way out of every situation, even if it seems like all exits are blocked. Swallow your pride if need be and accept the help of others when it’s offered.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Don’t get caught daydreaming too much this week, Scorpio. People at work may think you’re not serious about your efforts when nothing could be further from the truth.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, expect to spend some money this week. Just how much you will spend depends on your ability to find the best bargains and discounts.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you will be getting a lot of help with a special project, so expect it to go quite smoothly. Just be sure to pay back the favor when you can.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, a new perspective could help you see that things you thought were a big deal are really mole hills instead of mountains, and that’s an important lesson to learn.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, learn how to deal with conflict in a productive way. Otherwise you may be stressed out and full of angst for no reason at all.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 It can be frustrating when others do not seem to understand your motives, Capricorn. Don’t feel pressured to change your way of doing things, especially if it’s working.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, something you have been looking forward to for some time is about to happen. It has been a long time coming but entirely worth it. Enjoy the ride.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, stick up for yourself when you need to. You are your biggest advocate, and you will present a strong front when feeling secure.

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