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SPARKING INTEREST

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff

A near record river level in July means the city is now on the hook for over $35,000 in repairs to the regional sewage treatment facility, prompt-ing a call for new flood control levels, according to the city’s regional district director.

Robert Cacchioni said the high water level of the Columbia River has meant the city will be forking over 70 per cent of the local costs to repair the Columbia Pollution Control Centre (CPCC) and its Glenmerry Lift Station.

Cacchioni admitted $35,000 was a bite-sized portion of the total $390,000 bill the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary incurred over the damage, there was additional concern over the situation reoccurring.

“It appears this is going to be an annual event,” Cacchioni said about flooding. “I think we are going to get this runoff every year, with the way the rains have changed and the weather has changed.”

He called on BC Hydro to look at its permits for allowable water runoff levels. If the permit levels—or the water level allowed—are set too high they will affect where the sewage treatment plant’s outflows and the pumps are working.

If there was $400,000 in damage here, what is the damage level throughout the entire Columbia basin that taxpayers have to absorb, Cacchioni asked.

He raised the issue in the regional district’s sewerage committee, noting concerns about the permit levels and the prospect of ongoing dam-age. However, the regional district and the City of Trail do not have authority to adjust permit levels, it has to be looked at by the province.

He will be talking to the minister responsible for BC Hydro, Rich Coleman, at the upcom-ing Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria later this month.

“Why should the taxpayer be absorbing almost $400,000 in costs every year because the BC Hydro permit levels is set where it is. It is at least something that should be reviewed,” Cacchioni said.

Although infiltration of water into the sewer system from high river flows has ceased, said the regional district director of environmental services, Alan Stanley, in an Aug. 15 letter to

See EMERGENCY, Page 3

Record water levels wreaked

havoc on sewer system

District’s repair bill nears $400,000

Aquatic Centre upgrade delayed by deliveryBY BREANNE MASSEY

Times StaffCompletion of the multi-million dollar

upgrades on the city’s aquatic centre have been delayed for one month due to a delivery hold up on electrical equipment.

A “significant piece” of electrical equip-ment—called a motor control centre—which would provide power to much of the new system was delayed, recreation director Trisha Davison said.

As well, work crews ran into unmarked utility lines around the exterior of the building and had to have them moved, draining more time away from the task of completing the upgrade.

Despite the challenges, Davison said

the project is expected to be completed by early October.

“But work continues daily and the project continues to move forward,” she said Thursday.

Work remaining includes completion of piping and wiring to major pieces of equipment once they are in place, stair-case completion and new exterior access points to utility room, as well as commis-sioning and inspection of the system.

The goal of the $2.8-million project is to have a properly functioning HVAC system that includes proper dehumidi-fication and improved energy efficiency while reducing operating costs, as well as preserving the facility’s infrastructure.

The de-humidifier that served the building’s main pool area failed over 10 years ago and it was never properly repaired, said Davison.

Over time, there have been issues with the unit and the building like excess moisture in the building, largely in the pool atrium, has resulted in premature aging of the mechanical systems and the building envelope.

In addition, repairs are being made to the building’s envelope system (primar-ily the building soffits), and upgrades to various electrical functions within the building. These two systems form part of a proper functioning facility, she said.

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Patrick and Carrie Farnum gave Fruitvale’s long-time Guys ‘n’ Gals Hair Salon a makeover last June and have stood out ever since.

Despite a newly renovated storefront and a new name—Mystic Beauty Salon—the salon is still deliv-ering the same qual-ity and attracting the same clientele more than one decade after its doors were initially opened.

It was the shop’s history of excellence that brought Carrie back into the fold,

now as owner. “I used to work at

this salon, it must’ve been about 14 years ago, and I decided to get back into the busi-ness,” she explained.

“It all happened really quickly.”

The Farnums began searching for a place to buy last spring and were elated when the owner of Guys ‘n’ Gals Hair Salon agreed. And the transfer has been seamless.

“You know the clientele are still faith-ful if they’re still com-ing back to the salon after the amount of time that I’ve been gone,” she said, refer-ring to the gap in her career as a stylist.

While she was away, she explored retail and worked as a hairdresser out of her own home.

But when asked what her favourite part of being self-employed was in her new business venture, she said that it’s like being on holiday.

“It’s a really good feeling to come in every day, have fun with the clients and you just get to do your own thing,” Carrie said. “It’s fun,

it’s relaxing (and) it’s enjoyable.”

But it hasn’t been a walk in the park.

The facelift includ-ed painting the inter-ior, some furniture feng shui and, this weekend, the duo will be taking it one step further.

“There’s a level in the floor that we’re going to try to take out this weekend—hopefully we’ll get that done this week-end,” Carrie said.

“We’ve been open the whole time, but we’re going to be closed this Saturday.”

Afterwards the salon is hoping to return to regu-lar hours. It’s open between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Tuesday to Friday. And from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays.

Even with the for-mer owner on staff as a stylist, the Farnum’s hope to expand their reach with a third hairdresser and an esthetician.

They also have a few other pleasant surprises in store.

“We carry just about the whole Joico line, AG product and ISO hair products,” she said.

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Carrie Farnum revels in the joys of self-employ-ment. Her and husband Patrick gave their Fruitvale salon a makeover earlier this year.

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FROM PAGE 1the board of directors, the lift station is still com-promised.

Only one of the two pumps at the station is operational, but the CPCC has been substantively cleaned, decontaminated and repaired.

The repairs, contractor’s fees, consultant’s fees and regional district staff overtime resulted in sig-nificant expenses currently estimated to be about $200,000, said Stanley, with up to $190,000 still to come.

“Some of these expenses have been covered by the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP), confirmed at $25,000 with the $365,000 balance submitted to PEP for approval and payment,” he said in his letter.

The PEP program pays 80 per cent of the recovery expenses, with the communities and partners in the ser-vice paying the rest.

There was no mis-management on the

part of BC Hydro, said Kelvin Ketchum, BC Hydro’s manager of system optimization. With four big reservoirs—Mica, Arrow Lakes, Duncan, and the Libby—and Kootenay Lake to manage, the Crown corporation did the best it could, he said.

It was a big water year, Ketchum admitted, and BC Hydro was in damage control when the big rains hit in July.

“This year was how do we best get rid of this water to minimize the damage. This was an unprecedented year,” he said.

“We did not draw every reservoir down to empty before this. In hindsight, if we knew we were going to get all of this rain, we probably would have taken all of our reservoirs to empty.”

But then there was the possibility there wouldn’t be that much rain and then the reser-voirs are half full all summer.

“That’s a problem too,” he said. “Reservoir management has all sorts of issues, and flood control is right at the top of the list.”

He said he could see that Trail might be eli-gible for money from the government for flood relief.

And it would be welcome, said Trail city coun-cillor Gord DeRosa, since there’s likely going to be major costs to the city once the repair begins.

The Columbia River had come down over eight feet from its high of approximately 215,000 cubic feet per second flows on July 22 from the Hugh Keenleyside Dam near Castlegar.

DeRosa said it will be interesting to see how the City of Trail’s river wall fared through the high water. There was a restoration plan in place for the river wall, including rip rap along the base of the wall.

He also noted the public wharf sustained about $30,000 in damage from the high river water and will also need to be repaired.

Public Works will also be implement some storm sewer pipe re-sizing and review of the entire sewer system’s capacity before winter.

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff

The issue of a lack of cem-etery plots in the Greater Trail region could remain buried no longer.

On Tuesday night the East End Services Committee (EESC) voted to create a long-term plan for the development and provision of cemetery ser-vices in the region.

With no spots left in two of the three cemeteries in the region—and only Trail’s Mountain View Cemetery hav-ing available plots—the situa-tion needed to be addressed.

Currently, all burials tak-ing place in the region are in Trail, with around 600 bur-ial plots left in the Mountain View Cemetery for sale.

Although the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) encouraged the use of financial assistance to develop new burial plots in the respective communities—and more people are choosing

cremation versus traditional burial, thus saving space—RDKB chief administrative officer John MacLean said the need for a policy was not a dead issue.

“The development of a long term plan for cemetery servi-ces in the Greater Trail area would assist us in ensuring that we are being financially responsible and effective in meeting the burial needs of our community,” he told the EESC in his report.

He said the changing demo-graphics are seeing more cre-mations than burials.

There are currently around 15,000 burials in the cemetery. However, of the average of 50 requests per year for cemetery services, almost 95 per cent of them are for cremations. In some cases, families are buy-ing one plot for several crema-tions, or using existing family plots to bury cremations.

The East End communities of the RDKB contribute to the

operation of cemeteries in the Greater Trail region, but the RDKB has no role in the ownership or management of the facilities. Fruitvale, Trail and Rossland all own their

respective cemeteries—with Rossland being deemed his-torical in nature only. The regional district provides the cemetery service through a region-wide tax requisition.

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FROM PAGE 1 It will also improve the

comfort of users throughout the facility around environ-ment control.

But she noted that swim-mers likely wouldn’t notice ongoing construction.

“The pool temperatures are all up to where patrons would anticipate them to be,” Davison said. “The pool atrium and the change rooms are humid and warm.”

Temporary measures are in place to minimize tem-perature problems and will remain in-place until the

new system has been tied in. The facility is open dur-ing its regular schedule and temporary procedures have been put in place to manage pool heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

But that’s not the only change patrons might notice.

The building is also under construction so some areas have missing ceilings, and there is equipment around the outside of the facility. Davison said con-tractors are expected to be in and out of different facil-ity spaces.

Pool hours unaffected

Committee agrees to create long-term cemetery plan

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THE CANADIAN PRESSRICHMOND, B.C. - Despite

a growing chorus of critics, Premier Christy Clark says there will not be a fall session of the legislature in British Columbia.

The Liberal leader is under fire because her government has faced the NDP Opposition in the legislature for just 47 days this year, and over remarks she made in an interview last spring that referred to the seat of gov-ernment as a “sick culture” devoid of “real people.”

Clark defended her com-ments, saying she is out travel-ling the province, talking to vot-ers and business leaders about what they need from govern-ment.

“My point was when a polit-

ician sits on the grounds of the legislature and spends most of their time there, they’re talking to pundits and they’re talking to each other. You cannot build a government that responds to the needs of British Columbians if you’re not out there listen-ing to them,” she told reporters following an announcement in Richmond, B.C.

The people complaining about the lack of a fall session are the people who “like to spend a lot of time in the legisla-ture, talking to each other, and talking to politicians and talking to pundits,” she said.

“I think they’re wrong.”Clark said the legislature can

become an enclosed bubble.“We have to get out of the

precincts of the legislature and really listen to people if we want to make sure that government runs better,” she said.

Her critics say she’s certainly done a lot of that.

The B.C. legislature last con-vened on May 31. A spring ses-sion normally begins in mid-February, so by the time polit-icians return to Question Period next year, it will have been eight months since any government initiatives were debated under the umbrella of parliamentary rules and regulations.

Two independent MLAs said they will hold a Twitter town hall this week to discuss demo-cratic reform in B.C., and New Democrat leader Adrian Dix called it an embarrassment.

BY ALISTAIR WATERSKelowna Capital News

The Kelowna Right To Life Society’s pro-life flag will not fly over three local Catholic schools next week after all.

Late Wednesday, the superintendent of Catholic schools Bev Pulyk announced she had reversed her decision to allow the flags to fly because of previously expressed threats KRTL said it received when the flag was reportedly going to fly over Kelowna City Hall.

Permission was not

granted by the city for the flag to fly over city hall during next week’s protect Human Life Week and the city changed its flag-flying policy as a result of the controversy over the possibility of the pro-life flag flyng there.

KRTL announced it would instead fly the flag over three local Catholic schools, Immaculata Catholic Regional High School, Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary school in Westbank and St. Joseph’s Elementary school in Kelowna. It was also to fly over

Heritage Christian School in Kelowna. It was not immedi-ately clear if it will still fly over Heritage Christian.

“We regret to announce that the Pro-Life flag will not be flown at our Catholic schools as part of Protect Human Life Week,” said Pulyk.

“We of course uphold our church’s teaching on the sanc-tity of human life at all of its stages. However, it was recently reported in the news that there would have to be 24-hour super-vision at the schools because of threats that were made to the City of Kelowna when City Council was consid-ering flying the flag.

“The safety of our students is para-mount and so we will find other ways to express our faith that do not draw our stu-dents into the polit-ical arena and/or risk their safety.”

Right to Life flag won’t flyKELOWNA

BY TOM FLETCHERBlack Press

Greyhound Canada is losing mil-lions on its B.C. operations because of rigid provincial rules that require minimum bus trips on inter-city routes regardless of passenger demand.

Minimum daily service levels are set by the provincially appointed Passenger Transportation Board. For Vancouver to Kamloops, and on the Trans Canada Highway at Golden, for example, Greyhound is required to run four buses each way, seven days a week.

“You have a minimum frequency that you have to run on every cor-ridor, really regardless of whether you’re carrying 20 people or five people on each schedule,” said Stuart Kendrick, senior vice president of Greyhound Canada.

Kendrick said the company lost $14 million on its B.C. operations in 2011, and previous years have seen similar losses. He has written to Transportation Minister Mary Polak asking the B.C. government to fol-low the lead of other provinces and deregulate bus service so it can be kept alive.

Polak said she is aware that B.C. service is at risk, and ministry staff are working on options.

“It’s obvious from what they’re saying that they need to make adjust-ments, or they’re going to have to pull out of the whole thing,” Polak said.

The company has applied to the board to reduce service on B.C. routes, but not drop any routes entirely. Kendrick said the rules don’t allow adjustments to reflect lighter traffic on certain days.

Rates hurting Greyhound

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Urbanization and changing travel habits have reduced demand for inter-city service, but B.C. regulations haven’t kept pace.

THE CANADIAN PRESSKAMLOOPS, B.C. -

Firefighters are often pressed to rescue animals from some strange situations, but a call to a Kamloops, B.C., schoolyard has to be near the top of the

oddity list.A woodpecker

needed rescuing after it became stuck in a tree.

Staff at Lloyd George Elementary called for help after the wood-pecker became trapped Thursday morning in a

metal sheath surround-ing the tree.

Principal Ken Rife says the bird’s frantic efforts to peck its way out attracted a crowd of curious kids.

He says the children were worried as the

anxious woodpecker made quite a racket during its efforts to be set free. The fire depart-ment’s Mike Adams says firefighters used a screwdriver to pry open the barrier so the bird could fly off.

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The Stanley Cup waits for the winners of a charity street hockey game Thursday in Saint Jerome, Que. Los Angeles Kings scout Denis Fugere brought the Cup to his hometown for the afternoon.

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THE CANADIAN PRESSWHITEHORSE - A

telecommunications failure in the Yukon has pushed many com-munications services in the territory right off the grid.

The problem appears to have begun with a power out-age in Whitehorse on

Wednesday night.When the lights

came back on about four hours later, tele-communication circuits began to crumble, cut-ting off phone, cellular phone, Internet and other services within Whitehorse and as far away as Yellowknife, NWT, and Fort Nelson,

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on the problems over-night and some cell and Internet services were restored by this morning, while others are still off-line.

Whitehorse Star reporter Ashley Joannou says because 911 service is unavail-

able in Whitehorse, additional officers have been put on the streets so citizens can flag them down to report problems.

Elsewhere, resi-dents are being advised to drive to the police station or hospital if emergency assistance is required.

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SASKATOON - A Manitoba senator’s wife has pleaded guilty to causing a disturb-ance on an Air Canada flight, but a charge of threatening her hus-band was withdrawn.

M a y g a n Sensenberger, 23, was given a 12-month suspended sentence with probation. Her husband, 69-year-old Sen. Rod Zimmer, was in court with her Thursday.

The charges stemmed from a ruckus on a flight from Ottawa to Saskatoon at the end of August and just days

before the couple’s first anniversary.

Witness gave vary-ing accounts of the ser-iousness of what hap-pened on the flight.

On witness said Sensenberger became upset when Zimmer started feeling tight-ness in his chest and the couple began argu-ing over how seriously Zimmer, a throat can-

cer survivor, was tak-ing his health.

Police alleged the two were argu-ing before any health issues surfaced and the argument escalated as the flight got closer to Saskatoon. The Crown told court that one wit-ness said Sensenberger could be overheard saying she would cut Zimmer’s throat.

Threat charges droppedSASKATCHEWAN

THE CANADIAN PRESSQUEBEC - It’s over

- the tuition increase that triggered such social strife in Quebec has been cancelled.

The Parti Quebecois government has repealed the fee hike, by decree, in its first

cabinet meeting on its first day in office.

Premier Pauline Marois is acting on a promise that she had made during the elec-tion campaign.

Marois says tuition will go back to $2,168 - the lowest in Canada.

With the planned increases, it would have been $600 higher this year and would have kept growing each year.

Marois says she will not decrease funding for universities, how-ever, and she will make

good on a promise to hold a summit on how to fund universities.

Marois will also can-cel the controversial protest legislation.

QUEBEC

PQ scraps tuition hike on first day

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THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA - The Supreme Court

of Canada has received a motion asking it to stay a decision to take a two-year-old Edmonton girl alleged-ly abused by her parents off life sup-port.

A spokesman with the court says the motion has yet to be processed and it’s not known how quickly the high court will respond.

Lawyers representing the parents of the little girl are running against the clock to prevent doctors from taking the child off the ventilator that is keeping her alive.

On Wednesday, the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld a judge’s ruling that it’s in the child’s best interest to let her die. The Alberta court ordered that the parents be allowed a last visit with the girl before the end of Thursday.

Doctors have testified she is in a coma with an irreversible brain injury and will never regain con-sciousness.

Paramedics found the girl and her twin sister, both malnourished and suffering from injuries, in an Edmonton home May 25.

The girl at the centre of the appeal was in cardiac arrest and slipped into a coma. Her sister is recovering. An older brother who was also found in the home, but wasn’t injured, is now in foster care.

The parents, who cannot be named, are charged with aggravated assault, criminal negligence causing bodily harm and failing to provide the necessities of life - charges that could be upgraded if the girl dies.

They have been denied bail and are not allowed to have contact with each other.

Motion filed to keep abused child on life support

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OPINION

Proposed boundary change overly zealousLocal citizens who

bother to contem-plate such matters are justifiably irate at

the proposal to slash Greater Trail in two for the purpose of federal representation.

While this community has been bounced around among various ridings in recent decades – and the constituencies themselves kneaded, stretched and pounded like so much raw dough by successive elector-al boundaries commissions – never have local voters faced such a drastic change.

The commission is pro-posing that the Beaver Valley be included in the massive Kootenay-Columbia riding that would stretch all the way to the Alberta border and north to include Revelstoke and Golden.

The remainder of the vague-sounding B.C. Southern Interior rid-ing that includes Trail and Rossland and much of the rest of the West Kootenay would disappear into a new one called South Okanagan-West Kootenay.

On the west, this riding would include Penticton but stop at Keremeos rather than the east gate of Manning Park, as does MP Alex Atamanenko’s Southern Interior riding. This would make for less driving for the

MP and a greater commun-ity of interest, as Penticton has more in common with the southern Okanagan than Princeton does.

But in our area, commun-ity is out the window. Teck or hospital workers talking politics over the lunch table will be voting in different constituencies, and the fed-eral concerns of the greater community will have to be taken up with two different MPs.

Although not a consider-ation for the boundaries commission, the change would also affect the polit-ical make-up of what used to be the Southern Interior due to the addition of a major community from the more conservative-minded Okanagan.

What does seem to be driving the commission is an overly-zealous inter-pretation of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act. This legislation requires that electoral boundaries be adjusted every decade in light of new census data, with the goal of maintaining some semblance of represen-tation by population.

But vastly differing rates of population growth across Canada combined with Constitutional barriers to real change make the adjust-ments made each decade

by the 10 provincial com-missions a mugs’ game. A comparison of the proposed S.O.-W.K. riding to the prov-ince of Prince Edward Island is a good indication of how much representation by population we have in this country.

P.E.I. has 140,000 cit-izens scattered over 5,700 square kilometres and four federal seats. The single Southern Okanagan-West Kootenay riding would have 115,000 residents in an area more than three times that of P.E.I. The number of seats allocated to the island paradise has not changed since 1915 and can only be reduced with the consent of the province, which is as likely as Quebec supporting an increase in the powers of the monarch.

Within each province, the commissions are required by law to strive for some

semblance of representation by population, although they have a fair degree of latitude so that boundaries can reflect “communities of interest” and geographic realities.

The B.C. commission, headed by a provincial appeals court justice, was required this time out to aim for riding populations of 105,000, plus or minus 25 per cent. In extraordinary circumstances the fudge fac-tor can be even greater.

Fast-growing urban rid-ings have tended to have more residents than rural ones, but the current redis-tribution would make the two local constituencies, with populations of 115,000 and 109,000, larger almost all of those in the Lower Mainland, where most rid-ings would be in the 95,000 to 105,000 range. In fact, the South Okanagan-West Kootenay would be the lar-gest riding in the province in terms of population.

Local politicians should stop harping about hav-ing to drive to Castlegar to attend one of the hearings the commission has sched-uled around the province. In terms of consultative sittings, this region is over represented with sessions planned for Castlegar and Nelson, while the Okanagan

and East Kootenay will only have one sitting apiece.

These sessions are not public meetings. Only those who registered in advance can present to the commis-sioners and anyone motiv-ated enough to do that won’t be deterred by the drive to Castlegar.

Local municipal councils should instead be focused on honing their arguments as to why this distribution should not go ahead as pro-posed.

•••While motoring along

Victoria Street the other day, I witnessed what may have been a new low in local driv-ing. The slow lane between Cedar and Bay was filled with several dozen mem-bers of a cycling club headed toward the bridge.

Rather than waiting in the passing lane for them to get by so he could make a right turn at Bay, the driver in front of me, abruptly and without warning, simply swerved into them, scatter-ing but miraculously not hit-ting any of the cyclists.

Miracles, it seems, can happen. Now if only the low end of the driver pool would miraculously improve its skills and gain some com-mon sense.

Raymond Masleck is a retired Trail Times reporter

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Local school trustees are fac-ing tough budgets and tougher decisions, as they try to provide the best possible programs and facilities to support our chil-dren’s education.

There is one fabulous pro-gram that has not been on the chopping block because it actu-ally comes with its own federal funding, a program so much in demand that neighbouring communities inevitably have waitlists, and heart-break when students are turned away. This program provides graduates with a “double Dogwood,” a strong endorsement for future opportunities in government or tourism or international com-munications.

Yet almost no children from the south end of the school district participate. Why does this program seem to be “off the radar” for families from Fruitvale to Rossland?

Elective “Late French Immersion” (LFI) begins in Grade 6. How does LFI work? Students begin Grade 6 with zero conversational French, and by Grade 12 they are as fluent as students who began immersion back in kindergarten.

Does it sound like hard work? Maybe, but everyone starts as a beginner, and learns in a way that is fun and interactive. Do

parents have to speak French? No, communication with the school is in English. Is it just for the smart kids? No, LFI could suit any student willing to make the effort to keep up – it just gets harder to catch up if you fall behind. Does it cost more? No, it’s public education for local kids who would be educated by SD20 anyway, plus there are federal incentives to support LFI, which actually bring dollars into our cash-strapped district.

There is local support for education in French, enough that Rossland has Ecole des Sept Sommets (SD93) for families seeking francophone instruc-tion, K-6.

Unknown to many there is also this second option, LFI, right here in the Kootenay Columbia School District. All local Grade 5 students bring home a notice, inviting them to apply for LFI. But if the students have never heard about it, or the parents never considered it, is there any surprise that south-end students don’t apply to this free, public school program?

Last year, there was one stu-dent from Trail admitted; this year, again only one (who later withdrew, hmm). Yet both Castlegar and Nelson have LFI waitlists up to 50 per cent of class capacity, and tears and

tantrums when hopefuls are turned away. (The kids are dis-appointed, too.)

So why don’t students from the south end of the district go? Ah, here’s the snag: It’s in Castlegar.

Some say that south-end students don’t go because par-ents “aren’t interested.” Is this true, really? Or could it be that 1) parents don’t know enough about it, and 2) the distance and details make it too difficult?

Transportation is not impos-sible but it is inconvenient. And the peer group shift is huge: applying to LFI means leaving classmates behind, requiring a leap of faith that new friend-ships will be made. These rea-sons aren’t insurmountable, but may be enough to turn parents and students away.

Or, another thought. LFI starts at Grade 6: these students are 10 or 11 years old. Two years ago there was a resound-ing community voice announc-ing no to sending our elemen-tary children to distant schools: “Keep them close to home,” we said. When south-end students are passing up the chance of a lifetime with LFI, perhaps this is one significant insight toward understanding why.

Jennifer SirgesTrail

Since Castlegar will not be undergoing any direct federal electoral boundary change, the Electoral Boundaries Commission should have sched-uled meetings for Nelson and Trail that will see changes if its proposal goes unchallenged (Site of electoral boundaries meeting irks local politicians, Trail Times September 19).

Provincially, Salmo, Nelson and Kootenay Lake communities are under a separate boundary from Castlegar and Trail. The only thing wrong with the pro-posed federal boundary change is that it has incorrectly placed Montrose, Fruitvale and Area A with Nelson instead of Trail.

Surely, that’s not hard to change.

To respond to Alex Atamanenko’s tongue-lashing, I might remind him that I am one of his constituents. Even if we don’t share the same political

leanings, he must admit that I am not the one seeking elected office. I have nothing to gain.

I don’t think a federal Liberal has ever been elected in this rid-ing, at least not in recent memo-ry. So why’s Alex all in a lather? If this how an MP behaves in Opposition, how arrogant would he be if his party ever garnered power over all Canadians?

Frankly, whatever political party one identifies with, its leader should be pan Canadian. In other words it should not punish one province, Alberta, because it is an energy producer just to satisfy getting votes in Quebec. That goes for federal Liberals as well.

This week, Liberal Stephan Dion was the only MP who had the courage of his convictions when he stated that the Quebec legislature should fly both the Quebec and Canadian flags in the National Assembly.

The others, like NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, skirted the question entirely. The fact that most of his Quebec caucus is made up of former separat-ists has nothing to do with it, I guess.

Having a sitting member in government is not pork barrel-ling. He or she might be bet-ter able to network to get those applications moving forward. Notwithstanding the hard work former Reform/Alliance MP Jim Gouk continues to do for Castlegar.

Heck, until very recently, Alex didn’t even know that we recycle e-waste at the smelter. But he knows a lot about geneti-cally modified seeds. Maybe Mulcair will give him the indus-trial critic’s portfolio. That would be a positive step forward for our community.

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BAINES, MARY ANN — (September 2, 1918 – September 17, 2012)

Mary Baines passed away peacefully after a brief stay at Koote-nay Boundary Regional Hospital on the evening of Monday, September 17, 2012 at the age of 94.

Mary was born on September 2, 1918 in Trail to Andrew and Evdokia Dembicki. She lived her younger years in Trail work-ing at Cominco and at Carberry’s Flower Shop. She also lived in North Bay, Ontario before returning to Trail to be close to her mother and father.

Mary truly enjoyed her little home in East Trail. She loved her fl ower gardens, was a wonderful baker and was always a gracious hostess.

Mary’s last few years were blessed and enriched with the friendship and love of her care-giver, Paula Makortoff. With this devoted care, Mary enjoyed social out-ings, dancing and singing. Mary loved being out and about and made many new friends during this time.

Mary was predeceased by her parents, her brothers (Walter, Steve and Harry), a sister, Anne, in infancy and her husbands.

Beloved aunt of many nieces and nephews, Mary will also be remembered by her step children with her late hus-band, James Baines. As well, Mary will be fondly remembered by her dear friend, Joan St. Deny’s.

The family would like to thank Dr. Aik-en and the staff at both Columbia View Lodge and KBRH for the wonderful care they have provided for Mary.

A Memorial Service will be held in Car-berry’s Chapel at 1298 Pine Avenue, Trail on Monday, September 24, 2012 at 11:00 am followed by a Christian burial with Father J. Joseph Kizhakethottathil M.S.T. at Mountainview Cemetery. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with the arrangements.

As an expression of sympathy, dona-tions to a charity of your choice would be very much appreciated.

***FENNELL, JESSIE HENDERSON —

passed away at home with her family at her side, Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012.

Jessie was born Aug. 9, 1920 in Clydebank, Scotland to Patrick and Isabella Clayton. The family immigrated to Canada in 1925 to Van-couver, B.C., relocating to Trail, B.C. in 1926. Later, in Trail she met and married Sidney and moved to Kaslo, B.C. where their fi rst child was born. They then moved back to Trail where their 2 daughters were born. Jessie then remained there for the rest of her life. During the World War II years,

Jessie worked in the heavy water plant at Cominco.

Jessie is predeceased by her husband Sidney, her parents, 2 sisters, Mattie Gach & Betty Connell, 1 brother Bill and her grandson Matthew Sawchenko. She is survived by her son Pat (Penny) daugh-ters Beverly Williams (Elmer) and Linda Sawchenko. Also survived by her loving grandchildren Christy Fennell, Trevor Fennell (Samantha), Takaia Larsen-Ben-bow ( Jeremiah), Erik Larsen, Stephanie Larsen (Danny Teece), Chelsey Casler (Jacob), Kirk Sawchenko (Parker), Ryan Sawchenko, Teresa Iorio, and her great grandchildren Paige and Grayden Fennell, Molly, Kullen, Ivy and River Benbow, Silas Teece, and Matty Iorio-Sawchenko. She is also survived by her brothers Thomas (Marg) Clayton, Wayne (Betty) Clayton and their families, and step-daughter Sue (Pat) Blake and their families.

Jessie was a devoted mother and “Nana” to all her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and will be sadly missed by all. She loved travelling cover-ing many trips overseas and around North America. She was a long- time supporter of the Trail Junior Smoke Eaters and the Trail Smoke Eaters hockey teams, and enjoyed a trip around Europe with the 1961 Smoke Eaters.

She was also an avid patron of the Trail Transit System. Jessie lived in Sunning-dale for 59 years and had many gather-ings at her home, and everyone particu-larly enjoyed her sausage rolls and butter tarts.

Cremation has taken place. A “Cele-bration of Life” gathering will be held Monday, Sept. 24th at 1:00pm at the Trail Legion. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

As an expression of sympathy, dona-tions may be made in Jessie’s memory to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Health Foundation-Medical Unit at 1200 Hospi-tal Bench, Trail, B.C. V1R 4M1 or online at www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca

You are invited to leave a personal mes-sage of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca .

***MCINNES, DAVID ALEXANDER —

We are sad to announce the passing of David Alexander (Dave) McInnes on Au-gust 27, 2012 at the age of 76.

Dave was born in Nelson, BC and was raised in Trail, BC. He loved to go fi shing in the surrounding lakes and rivers in the Kootenay region.

Dave was predeceased by his parents Alex and Nora, one son David and three brothers, Mike, Allan and Norman. Dave is survived by his wife Marg of Trail, one son Kevin (Roni) and one grandson R.D of Hudson Bay, SK, brother Doug (Andrea) of Trail, Bob (Diane) of Powell River, BC, Jerry (Rose) of Nanaimo, BC and sister Ila St. Denys (Gord) of Rockyford, AB and numerous nieces and nephews.

At Dave’s request there will be no ser-vice and his remains have been cremated. He will forever be in our hearts.

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Investor Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., again took second with $46 bil-lion, while Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison remains third with $41 bil-lion and brothers Charles and David Koch, co-owners of Koch Industries Inc., tied for fourth with $31 billion.

Forbes said the rich mainly got richer in 2012, with net worth rising for 241 members of its list and shrinking for only 66. Rising stock prices, a rebound in real estate values and rare art prices helped.

More members of the

Walton family, the found-ers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., moved up into the Top 10, displacing investor George Soros and Las Vegas Sands Corp. founder Sheldon Adelson. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who made his fortune with the financial data services firm Bloomberg LP, is also back with the top dogs at No. 10 with an estimated net worth of $25 billion.

Social media moguls took the biggest hit. Zynga Inc.’s Mark Pincus and Groupon Inc.’s Eric Lefkofsky dropped off the list entirely.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was the big-gest dollar loser in Forbes’ latest ranking of the 400 wealthiest Americans.

The company’s lack-lustre IPO in May resulted in a huge drop in market value that cut the value of his shareholdings almost

in half, costing him $8.1 billion in net worth. That dropped Zuckerberg from No. 14 on the list to No. 36.

But although Zuckerberg lost more money than most people will make in many lifetimes, his net worth still totals an estimated $9.4 billion, according to the magazine.

Twenty newcom-ers joined the list, which required $1.1 billion in net worth for entry, up from $1.05 billion a year ago. Among the freshly minted are Shahid Khan, owner of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, at No. 179; Judy Faulkner, founder of health records firm Epic Systems, at No. 285; and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey at No. 392.

There are 45 women on the list, up from 42 a year ago, including Oprah Winfrey at No. 151.

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Our sincere gratitude goes to the many individuals and community groups who participated in events, hosted events and booths, volunteered their time behind the scenes and/or during the weekend events, shared their talents on-stage, generously donated goods and services, purchased GCD items, and supported the committee’s efforts to bring you a HOT, fun-fi lled family festival celebrating our rich pioneer heritage! Special thanks to Terry Brinson, Jackie Drysdale, Lisa Henderson, and Mike Williams for their dedication and commitment in producing the weekend’s events!

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BY AARON ORLANDORevelstoke Times Review

Revelstoke para-glider Dave Sproule has become the second person (and first Revelstokian) to pilot his aircraft from Revelstoke to Golden, taking advantage of good conditions last month to make the 100-kilometre, 4.5-hour, daring flight.

Sproule depart-ed from the Mount Mackenzie alpine along with local riders Jeff Bellis, Chris Delworth, Dave Edgar and Alan Polster on Aug. 11. The men form the core of a small local paraglid-ing scene who are most often seen “bobbing” down from the ski hill to the R/C field land-ing site.

Sproule said the five took advantage of a tailwind above Mt. Mackenzie to glide over Twin Butte towards Albert Canyon. Polster and Delworth were forced to drop out early, but Bellis, Edgar and Sproule made it over Rogers Pass, with Edgar dropping out shortly after.

Sproule described flying past alpine peaks at elevations reaching 3,900 meters (13,000 feet).

“It’s a pretty commit-ting crossing,” he said, noting unlike routes over developed areas, there’s few places to touch down. “You get pretty deep in there.”

Temperatures drop well below zero, and gliders wear their heav-iest winter gear to deal with the chill and the winds.

“We both surfed up

the side of Sir Donald,” Sproule said. “It got pretty gnarly at one point. I was just getting these bullet thermals.”

Sproule described several hairy moments as he scraped past sum-mits.

Sudden wind chan-ges caused his wings to collapse a few times, sending him into a con-trolled fall from as little as 1,000 feet above the alpine. It was a “bit of a rodeo ... It can get kind of rough,” he said.

“There are times when you’re definitely on edge, you’re getting rocked around.”

Bellis almost made it all the way to Golden, landing in a remote area just north of the town.

Gliders use know-ledge and experience to read conditions in order to string together updrafts to keep them in the air. Picture the sky as a lava lamp; you’re trying to spiral around in the blobs floating to the top, while avoiding the surrounding fluid heading down. You’re reading the weather and terrain, searching for features to exploit – such as sun-exposed rock – that will produce the updrafts.

Cross-country para-gliders use a small battery of electronic devices that forecast weather, plot their location, communicate with fellow paragliders and ground support, and plot their speed and elevation.

Sproule, 36, is a family man. On week-days, he’s employed in the comparatively more mundane fields of heli-ski guiding in the win-ter and tree falling in summers. Years spent in helicopters above the Revelstoke area have

given him an intimate knowledge of the ter-rain from the sky.

Sproule said many of the Revelstoke para-gliders have been hon-ing their skills togeth-er for several years. They worked up from descents down Mt. Mackenzie to rides up and down the Columbia Valley to Shelter Bay or Mica.

Sproule is the second to do the trip. Golden paragliding instructor Peter MacLaren did it first in 2000.

MacLaren actually

saw Sproule approach-ing Golden on Aug. 11. “He’s come from the ski hill,” MacLaren thought. “Or he’s made it across.”

He added it was “great to see somebody else do it.”

MacLaren is a tan-dem pilot who’s open-ing his own paragliding business in Golden next year.

He likened paraglid-ing to pioneer moun-taineering.

“For me the thrill of flying those remote places is knowing nobody else has gone into it,” he said.

Golden paraglider Scott Watwood made the first crossing in the other direction earlier this year. The accom-plishment has them looking for their next challenge.

“Now we’re just talking upping the ante even more,” Sproule said.

Paraglider completes flight from Revelstoke to GoldenPilot makes

100km flight in 4.5 hours

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The view from Dave Sproule’s seat, with another paraglider on the hor-izon, as he floats over Rogers Pass last month.

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International Day of PeaceYou may recall that a number of years ago, local Christian congregations rang their church bells in unison on World Peace Day, as a sign of solidarity and as a means of raising awareness of the need for peace in our world.

On Friday, September 21st, once again many people around the globe will mark World Peace Day, initiated by the United Nations (U.N.) in 1982. Since its inception, Peace Day has marked our personal and planetary progress toward peace. It has grown to include millions of people in all parts of the world. Each year, events are organized to commemorate and celebrate this day where hundreds of thousands of people participate.

Over the years, the U.N. has devoted itself to worldwide peace and understanding between nations and it encourages all peoples to work in cooperation for this goal. Note the following words taken from the preamble of the U.N. Charter:

“…save succeeding generations from the scourge of war – live together in peace with one another as good neighbours and maintain international peace and security.”

As Christians, we are invited to find concrete ways to reach out to our brothers and sisters, especially those in distress. Welcoming peace into our lives will include the need to forgive and to make peace with those who offend us. We are encouraged by Jesus to even pray for our enemies. In so doing, we will foster an awareness of profound solidarity with all human beings, recalling that in God’s eyes, each of us is no more and no less worthy of being loved than any other person.

It is my hope to, at least, heighten our awareness that this is a topic and event that needs the attention of all.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESSROME - Is a scrap of papyrus suggesting that

Jesus had a wife authentic?Scholars on Wednesday questioned the much-

publicized discovery by a Harvard scholar that a 4th century fragment of papyrus provided the first evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus was married.

And experts in the illicit antiquities trade also wondered about the motive of the fragment’s anonymous owner, noting that the document’s value has likely increased amid the publicity of the still-unproven find.

Karen King, a professor of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School, announced the finding Tuesday at an international congress on Coptic studies in Rome. The text, written in Coptic and probably translated from a 2nd century Greek text, contains a dialogue in which Jesus refers to “my wife,” whom he identifies as Mary.

King’s paper, and the front-page attention it received in some U.S. newspapers that got advance word about it, was a hot topic of conver-sation Wednesday at the conference.

Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was unmarried, although there is no reliable his-torical evidence to support that, King said. Any evidence pointing to whether Jesus was married or had a female disciple could have ripple effects in current debates over the role of women in the church.

Stephen Emmel, a professor of Coptology at the University of Muenster who was on the international advisory panel that reviewed the 2006 discovery of the Gospel of Judas, said the text accurately quotes Jesus as saying “my wife.” But he questioned whether the document was authentic.

“There’s something about this fragment in its appearance and also in the grammar of the Coptic that strikes me as being not completely convincing somehow,” he said in an interview on the sidelines of the conference.

Another participant at the congress, Alin Suciu, a papyrologist at the University of Hamburg, was more blunt.

“I would say it’s a forgery. The script doesn’t look authentic” when compared to other samples of Coptic papyrus script dated to the 4th century, he said.

King acknowledged Wednesday that ques-tions remain about the fragment, and she wel-comed the feedback from her colleagues. She said she planned to subject the document to ink tests to determine if the chemical components match those used in antiquity.

“We still have some work to do, testing the ink and so on and so forth, but what is exciting about this fragment is that it’s the first case we have of Christians claiming that Jesus had a wife,” she said.

She stressed that the text, assuming it’s authentic, doesn’t provide any historical evi-dence that Jesus was actually married, only that some two centuries after he died, some early Christians believed he had a wife.

Wolf-Peter Funk, a noted Coptic linguist, said there was no way to evaluate the significance of the fragment because it has no context. It’s a partial text and tiny, measuring 4 centimetres by 8 centimetres (1.5 inches by 3 inches), about the size of a small cellphone.

“There are thousands of scraps of papyrus where you find crazy things,” said Funk, co-director of a project editing the Nag Hammadi Coptic library at Laval University in Quebec. “It can be anything.”

He, too, doubted the authenticity, saying the form of the fragment was “suspicious.”

Ancient papyrus fragments have been fre-quently cut up by unscrupulous antiquities deal-ers seeking to make more money.

Scholars questions authenticity of

‘Jesus Wife’ papyrus

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BY CAROLYN GRANTKimberley Bulletin“Insane” is how

Shaunna McInnis of East Kootenay Wildlife Aware describes bear activity in Kimberley and Cranbrook for the first three weeks of September.

“Starting September 1, it was amazing. It was like all the bears had Blackberries or something, with an alarm telling them it was September,” McInnis said.

“The sightings just started pouring in. I got 28 new sightings yes-terday (Tuesday), most of those in Kimberley, though bears are very active in Cranbrook too. They are all over the place.”

McInnis says that she knows a couple of bears have been put down, though she hasn’t been able to catch up with the Conservation Officer to confirm it.

Incidents include a bear climbing through a window into a home in Morrison Sub. In that case, a dog chased

it out. In Townsite, a bear broke into a gar-age where garbage was stored, got the garbage and then got into the freezer. A sow and cubs have been looking into windows in Marysville. In Cranbrook, McInnis says bears are actively getting into garbage at Jim Smith Lake. There have also been a lot of sightings in rural areas like Wycliffe Park Road.

“Even out in the country, you need to pick your fruit trees

and make sure your livestock feed is put away,” McInnis said.

So what’s special about this year?

“Is it unusual? I don’t know,” she said. “It’s certainly different from last year when most of the calls were in the spring.”

It could be that it’s a bumper fruit year — trees are full of fruit. Which brings around the standard message at this time of year, pick your fruit and secure your garbage.

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BY CRAIG LINDSAYCastlegar News

The B.C. Legislature’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services held a budget consultation meeting on Tuesday at the Castlegar Complex.

Unfortunately, only two groups took advantage of the opportunity to present informa-tion to the committee, which consists of 10 MLAs from throughout the province and is headed by Douglas Horne from Coquiltam-Burke Mountain. T

he local groups were the Castlegar Hospice Society, represented by executive dir-ector Suzanne Lehbauer, and Selkirk College, represented by

Barry Auliffe, director of com-munications and development; Mike Dion, vice-president of administration and finance; and Cathy Mercer, registrar.

“We basically put out a public notice and invite people to come and talk to us about our budget process and what they believe is being done well and shouldn’t change and what isn’t and could be improved,” said Horne.

“One of the big things this year, and in previous years, is making sure affordability is the key for families. Obviously, we’ve done a lot over the years to deal with those at the lower income range. Middle income families are feeling the pressure, so we’re looking at ways to help

them and that’s what this pro-cess tries to do.”

The stop in Castlegar is part of a three week tour that start-ed on Monday in Surrey and will continue on to Cranbrook, Osoyoos, Kelowna and Vernon, before going up north and then back to the coast.

Auliffe was pleased to be able to make a presentation to the committee.

“The idea is to provide input for the government as they pro-vide their 2013-14 budget,” he said. “There’s a looming skilled workplace shortage across B.C. and across Canada. We want to make sure the government real-izes that we feel we’re part of the solution.”

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The words strike you as you enter the Trail Smoke Eaters’ dressing room in the Cominco Arena.

On the back wall in large cap-ital letters is the word ‘account-ability.”

That’s more than just a catch phrase; it’s an attitude the team is trying to foster as it prepares to hit the Cominco Arena ice for the first time in the 2012-13 regular season.

That first home game always provides reason for optimism.

It’s a time of year when opti-mism reigns supreme. It’s a time when every team is in the hunt. And a time of year every play-er sets his sights on lofty goals.

The same holds true for hock-ey fans that share that optimism.

And perhaps it’s all that

“accountability” that factors into things as the team opens its 2012-13 home schedule against the West Kelowna Warriors at the Cominco Arena.

Although fans only got one glimpse of this year’s squad in the exhibition season, the Smokies head into tonight’s game with four regular-season games under their belt and a 1-3 record.

Yet even that record goes out the window tonight, as the play-ers are eager to set a positive tone in front of the partisan crowd.

“We’re excited to get home and show the fans who we are,” said head coach Bill Birks.

Who the Smokies are will be a season-long question as the club aims on erasing last season’s dis-mal 11-42-1-6 record.

It was that record that prompt-ed Birks to add 13 new players to this year’s roster.

“When you win only 11 games, and it was a rebuilding year, I kept what I and the rest of the coaching staff thought, were the best kids, the talented kids and the kids with character. We made a few trades and got some older players.”

Deals have brought in a bus-load of players with a mix of veterans and rookies.

“We have some local players - Scott Davidson, Jake Lucchini and Mitch Foyle - who have come in and made the team,” added Birks.

Add another local face to the roster as Jesse Knowler was expected to join the team for tonight’s game.

Knowler, who starred locally in minor hockey, played with the

Western Hockey League’s Prince Albert Raiders last season.

He’ll provide a big boost up front but the Smokies are still focused on defence first.

And that means the tandem of Lyndon Stanwood and Braden Krogfoss will play a huge role in dictating how the Smokies fare out of the gate.

“Our goaltending is good,” said Birks confidently.

With a young but solid defence in front of them, Stanwood will be expected to match his solid and, at times, spectacular play from 2011-12 and Krogfoss will be called upon to learn on the fly.

It all spells for an unpredict-able and hopeful start to a new season.

“We’re not going to be the pret-tiest team,” admitted Smokies captain Garrett McMullen. “But we’re a hard working team.”

That’s all the fans ask for in what is a usual dogfight to simply make the playoffs in the Interior Conference.

“That’s our goal - to make the playoffs,” said McMullen. “Every game is going to be tough but everyone can beat everyone in this league.”

Birks said the Interior Division would be another battle with all the teams on fairly equal footing.

“It’s going to be a dogfight for the playoffs spots but I think there are four playoff spots wide open for the taking.

“But in this division you can t go on losing streaks or you’ll get buried.”

That’s where it will come down to the players to right any listing ship and avoid the prolonged pit-falls that come with a slump

McMullen is sporting the cap-tain’s “C” on his sweater but feels it’s the job of all veterans to set the tone in the dressing room and on the ice.

“I try to lead by example,” he said.

So far so good. In four games, the 20-year-old Rochester, N.Y. native has four goals including the overtime winner in Prince

George last weekend.The four road games proved

to be a good introduction for the players and nothing bonds a team like a 13-hour bus ride to Prince George.

See PLAYOFFS, Page 13

Trail Smoke Eaters record in home openers

(overall - 8-9)2011 - 7-3 loss Westside

2010 - 8-2 win Merritt2009 - 7-1 loss Vernon

2008 - 5-4 OT win Penticton2007 - 3-2 OT loss Vernon

2006 - 6-4 win Williams Lake2005 - 5-2 win Williams Lake

2004 - 3-1 loss Penticton2003 - 5-3 loss Penticton2002 - 6-1 win Penticton2001 – 4-3 loss Penticton

2000 – 6-5 win Prince George1999 – 6-5 OT loss Penticton1998 – 3-2 S/O loss Vernon1997 – 8-6 win Penticton1996 – 6-3 win Penticton

1995 - 8-2 loss Vernon

Trail Smoke Eaters2012-13 roster

Braeden Jones *Shane Poulsen*Joren Johnson

Wayland WilliamsMatthew Alexander

*Brandon Egli*Brent Baltus

Djordje LeposavicAnthony ContiTyler Berkholtz

*Tanner ClarksonConnor Collett

Bryce Knapp*Mitch Foyle

Scott Davidson*Adam Wheeldon*Garrett McMullen

Michael BellJake Lucchini

*Lyndon StanwoodBraden Krogfoss

Jesse KnowlerLuke Sandler

* - Returning players

Smokies eager to showcase talents on home iceTrail hosts West Kelowna tonight in home opener

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Trail Smoke Eaters goaltender Lyndon Stanwood was spectacular at times after joining the team last season. He’ll have to recapture that magic if the Smokies hope to keep pace in the tough Interior Division.

BY TIMES STAFFThe Trail Smoke Eaters got a season-opening boost with the

addition of Jesse Knowler to the team.The 18-year-old Castlegar native was released from the Western

Hockey League’s Prince Albert Raiders on Tuesday and headed home

The Smokies were hoping to have Knowler on last year’s roster but the skilled five-foot-nine left-winger earned a spot with the Raiders, where he collected one goal and six points in 57 games.

He was one of the final cuts from the Raiders camp, which opens its WHL regular season on Friday.

Despite spending his first junior season in Saskatchewan, Knowler should feel quite at home returning to the West Kootenay to play with the Smokies.

See STEPHENS, Page 13

Smokies add Knowler to roster

BCHL

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SCOREBOARDBCHL

Interior Division GP W L T OTL GF GA Pt Penticton 4 3 1 0 0 11 10 6 West Kelowna 3 2 0 0 1 15 5 5 Merritt 3 2 1 0 0 11 7 4 Vernon 4 1 1 0 2 10 10 4 Trail 4 1 3 0 0 8 21 2 Salmon Arm 4 1 3 0 0 4 13 2

Island Division GP W L T OTL GF GA Pt Victoria 4 3 0 0 1 10 8 7 Alberni Valley 4 2 1 0 1 19 22 5 Nanaimo 3 2 1 0 0 6 4 4 Powell River 5 1 2 0 2 12 16 4 Cowichan Valley 4 1 2 0 1 16 14 3

Mainland Division GP W L T OTL GF GA Pt Prince George 4 3 0 0 1 17 12 7 Coquitlam 3 3 0 0 0 7 2 6 Chilliwack 4 2 1 0 1 9 8 5 Langley 3 1 1 0 1 14 12 3 Surrey 4 2 2 0 0 9 14 3 Note: Two points for a win, one for a tie or over-time loss. No games scheduled Monday-Thursday

Friday’s gamesAlberni Valley at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Nanaimo at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.Penticton at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.

Victoria at Surrey, 7 p.m.West Kelowna at Trail, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22Victoria at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Trail at Vernon, 7 p.m.Penticton at West Kelowna, 7 p.m.Alberni Valley at Langley, 7:15 p.m.

Cowichan Valley at Powell River, 7:30 p.m.Merritt at Prince George, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 23Cowichan Valley at Powell River, 1:30 p.m.

Victoria at Coquitlam, 2 p.m.Alberni Valley at Surrey, 4 p.m.The Tradition Continues!

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FROM PAGE 12He joins a quintet of former

Kootenay Ice teammates from the B.C. Major Midget League.

Knowler captained a 2010-11 squad that included current Smokies Jake Lucchini, Braeden Krogfoss, Joren Johnson and Scott Davidson.

Knowler potted 18 goals and collected 35 points in 32 games with the Ice that season. He also caught scouts eyes with his speed, which netted him “Fastest Skater,” honours dur-ing the 2010-11 All Star Game.

In his first midget season

he was also a teammate of Adam Wheeldon with the Ice in the 2009-10 campaign.

The other Ice link for Knowler will be Smokies assistant coach Brent Heaven, who also held that role with the midget team in 2010-11.

Knowler’s Trail hockey links go back further when he played with the Rossland-Trail Bantam Reps prior to moving up to the Major Midget League.

The Smokies also unloaded forward Travis Stephens in a deal with the Cowichan Valley Capitals.

In return, Trail acquired six-foot-two forward Luke Sandler and future considerations.

The 19-year-old Chicago native had a goal and three points in four games this season in Cowichan.

Not only does Sandler bring some size and skill to the lineup, head coach and general man-ager Bill Birks moved a player off the roster that didn’t want to be here. The Smokies sus-pended Stephens when he didn’t report to the team follow-ing a trade with Salmon Arm last week.

Stephens sent to Cowichan Valley

FROM PAGE 12But with the bus parked

tonight, the team is eager to hear hometown cheers.

“It’s less nervous butterflies but more excited butterflies,” admitted McMullen.

He already notices a dif-ference in the team since the start of the season two weeks ago at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack. They dropped both games that weekend, as play-ers got accustomed to new

linemates and new defensive partners.

“But each period we’re get-ting more and more comfort-able with each other,” he said.

That will go a long way towards achieving the goal set by the team at the outset of the season.

“Our goal we set is to make the playoffs,” said Birks. “That’s what we’re focused on.”

McMullen agreed but added the team has to keep the task at

hand at the forefront.“We have short term goals

too. We’re not just looking at the big picture but also game by game.”

And playing the first game of the season on home ice against the despised West Kelowna Warriors serves up another tangible short-term goal, said McMullen.

“Win,” he said without blink-ing an eye. “Hopefully with a lot of goals.”

Playoffs remain the goal for Smokies

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Kissock locks up Canada’s

first winTHE CANADIAN PRESS

R E G E N S B U R G , Germany - Canada scored eight runs in the decisive seventh inning in and hammered Great Britain 11-1 in its opening game of World Baseball Classic qualifying.

Fruitvale’s Chris Kissock came on in the eighth inning and pitched 1 1/3 score-less innings of relief to cement the win.

Shawn Hill struck out seven batters over 5 2/3 innings and Jimmy Van Ostrand had a home run and three RBIs for Canada.

Canada is in a pool with Britain, Germany and the Czech Republic.

RECREATIONA14 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, September 21, 2012 Trail Daily Times

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Junior hockey provides break from labour woes and flies

No NHL, mucked up NFL, and the shad flies are

swarming at night. So, why wouldn’t

you head down to the arena and support your local junior hockey team?

The Smoke Eaters, seemingly getting into sync, have their home

opener tonight.The Nitehawks host

their arch rivals from Castlegar Saturday.

All this after you take advantage of the sunshine during the days.

Let’s face it, the sun is long gone by the time these games begin, and they provide non-digit-al, non-big bucks, fast

paced entertainment. So why wouldn’t you go?

I cannot for a while, but it isn’t an unfortu-nate circumstance.

My partner and I headed out this mor-ning for a dream vaca-tion, which I wouldn’t miss, although it means my first opportunity to catch this season’s edition of the Smokies won’t arrive (if things go as smoothly as hoped, that is) until mid-October.

You can start tonight and fill me in with your expert opinions on local junior A and B when I

return. I will follow the

fortunes of local teams and issues from afar, of course, insomuch as the internet rates (incredibly high on cruise ships) allow, and am planning to submit my Friday mis-sives as usual while travelling.

Then I will cram to catch up with local

things when we return.Meanwhile, of

course, you and yours can get on board the junior hockey 2011-12 journey in support of local teams, organizers and players - more than a dozen between the two most local clubs.

The teams need, and appreciate, the support and if you are a hockey fan you will appreciate the effort and skill of the lineups involved.

Why wouldn’t you go?

*****As predicted, the

NHL isn’t remotely

close to having a sea-son. Lots of talking around and over each other, lots of whining from fans on and off line, little or no effort on either side to get the league in gear.

As predicted, the high school officials the NFL is using are atro-cious.

The games are afflicted by laughable decisions and take eons to conclude, so much so that even my firm six decade affection for American football can’t keep me making an effort to take it in.

Not as predicted, but as lamentable, my other six decade American passion, the Dodgers, haven’t benfited much from the biggest trade in major league history and seem highly unlike-ly to still be watchable by the time we return, although one supposes (and hopes) minor mir-acles still occur.

We will see. Ciaou..

BEAVER VALLEY RECREATION

Chito-Ryu Karate for adults (13+), instructed by Sensei Scott Hutcheson, is on Wednesdays from 6-7:30 pm starting Sept. 26 at the Glenmerry School. Cost is $37/month (4 classes) or $100 for the semester (12 classes).

There is also a $62 association fee to cover insurance for one year ($50 Karate BC and $12 BC Chito Kai).

The instructor is a registered certified Black Belt with NCCP coaching and a member of KarateBC and SportBC. There are still spots available for the youth class, being offered at the Fruitvale Hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Beginner Salsa Dance Workshop, instructed by Ory Jimenez and Amber Hayes (see www.koote-naygroove.com for bios and examples of dance). Salsa is a fun and easy dance to learn with your partner - no experience required and open to all ages.

A dance partner is required however singles can register and we will do our best to match you up with a partner! The workshop will be held on Saturday, Oct. 20 from noon-4pm at the Fruitvale Hall. Cost is $80 couple or $40 single.

To register for any of the above programs, please call Kelly at 367-9319.

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into their routines, whether work, school or home. This a great time to think about set-ting a good foundation for the winter months ahead. Let’s start at the base of health- sleep.

It’s extremely important that every-one has at least 7-8 hours/night of non-interrupted sleep. It’s important to have chil-dren get back in the habit of going to bed early enough to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep/night.

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Some ways to mini-mize insomnia is mini-mizing any stimulant, such as coffee, black/green or white tea, herba mate, honey bush or riboos and drinking a calming tea instead. Meditation/yoga or lis-tening to stress tapes can also help.

Secondly is water. Many of us have a shower/bath every-day, so we should be cleaning the inside of our bodies as regularly by drinking ½ your weight in ounces. So, if you weigh 140pds, you should be drinking 70 oz/day. One of the easi-est ways to make sure you get enough water is to carry a water bottle with you or have one you can fill, on your desk. I find if you have to get up to fill your cup it doesn’t happen and most drink only 1-3c/d. Water helps

flush by-products, toxins, hormones and waste materials from the system regularly, helps prevent constipa-tion and maintains all the fluid levels in your body. For example, did you know water helps keep the vertebral discs full to minimize back pain from rubbing ver-tebrae? A great water carrier is a “Nalgene BPH free” water bot-tle. It is a stable plastic that doesn’t leach into the water, like most do, and can be bought at any outdoor store. Always drink water and other fluids away from meals, otherwise, the salivary enzymes are diluted, reducing the proper breakdown of food in the mouth.

So, now we have laid a foundation, the next article will discuss basic nutrient require-ments and foods.

*****When I ask what

people eat during the day, one of the common problems is lack of con-sistent protein at each meal. Three meals are extremely important, even if you are trying to lose weight, because it is the first meal that “starts the engines” in the body to burn the fuel. Therefore, by having breakfast, you increase your metabol-ic rate and start using up those calories. If you have a hard time with breakfast, a good start is a fruit smooth-ie made with soy or almond milk. You could also add an egg or almond/sunflower

seed/cashew/maca-damia butter or soy/hemp protein powder for protein. This makes a light breakfast that you can take with you if necessary. Another possibility is a hand-ful of raw nuts/seeds (excluding peanuts).

For those that like to have a more substan-tial breakfast, eggs, cereal with some nuts/seeds sprinkled on, pancakes/waffles with ground nuts/seeds, burritos all make great breakfasts. Note all these have some carbo-hydrate and some pro-tein.

Grabbing a bagel, muffin, or a piece of toast for breakfast is primarily carbs, which break down quickly and therefore raise your blood sugar too high. This results in getting that 11 o’clock fade, due to the blood sugar drop.

These blood sugar fluctuations put too much load on the pan-creas, which tends to lead to weight gain,

irritability, mood swings, fatigue and diabetes.

Note, I have sug-gested mostly vege-table proteins. There are many reasons the body needs at least 3-5 tbsp. of raw nuts and seeds/d. They lubricate your joints, decrease inflammation, keep the veins/arteries from being clogged and are an excellent source of Calcium, Magnesium, Manganese, Boron, Selenium and many other trace minerals. Unfortunately, peanuts are a legume and do not have any of these qualities. Many of you will say, “but what about all that fat?” As stated before 3-5 tbsp. are used up, therefore not stored as weight gain.

So, what to have for lunch? This is a great spot to fit in a serving of veggies with carrots, celery, peppers, yams, jicama or any other vegetable you like raw. Salads are another great way to include

grated zucchini, beets, arugula, beans, pea pods etc. The more colour they have the higher the bioflavinoid content.

These help keep veins and arteries strong to prevent vari-cosities, hemorrhoids, bruising, as well as strengthen the immune system.

Soups can also con-tain lots of veggies and some protein, such as beans, lentils, chick-en, fish, or seafood. Sandwiches/wraps are other spots for veggies and a protein such as tahini (sesame seed but-ter) or any of the other butters mentioned last week. Burritos are a great lunch, as is fish.

Tuna or salmon provide a protein that decreases inflamma-tion and prevents heart disease. Turkey or chicken is fine, but do not have these advan-tages.

Dr. Brenda Gill is a naturopath in Rossland For an appointment call 250-362-5035

Establishing a new routine for the fall

DR. BRENDA GILL

On the Way to Wellness

LEISURE

Dear Annie: My wife, my granddaugh-ter and I recently took a six-hour flight home. I thought we’d have the middle section to ourselves, but when we boarded, I noticed there were four seats. As I put our carry-on luggage into the over-head bin, I saw my wife plop herself next to a male passenger.

Whenever I fly with my wife, she always says she needs to sleep and doesn’t want to talk. But on this flight, she started a conver-sation with this man and never once looked in my direction. When snacks were served, my wife handed one to the guy, but paid no attention to our grand-daughter or me. Then, when I pulled out the breakfast sandwiches I had purchased earlier, she gave hers to the male passenger.

I was furious. She chatted with this guy for the entire flight. The only time she spoke to me was when

she needed me to move in order to use the rest-room.

When we got home, I questioned her about this. She didn’t like my attitude and said that next time she’d sit next to a stranger on the plane instead of me. She even admitted that she knew I was angry during the flight. But she never answered my original question, which is why she was so eager to converse with this fellow when she always tells me she prefers to sleep on long flights.

I think she was enjoying flirting. What should I do? I need some peace of mind. -- Mahalo in Hawaii

Dear Hawaii: Even if your wife was flirting with this guy, please don’t turn it into such a big deal. It’s not like they exchanged phone numbers. She may have been equally talk-ative with a female passenger. And for all you know, the guy found her annoying and hoped she’d be quiet so he could get some rest. It was rude for her to ignore you and focus her attention elsewhere, especially knowing that it upset you. But your reac-tion is only fueling the fire. Unless she makes a habit of flirting with other men, let it go.

Dear Annie: I am a 16-year-old girl. There are some guys I’d like to disassociate from. These guys say sexual comments that make me uncomfortable. They have even run by and grabbed me. They don’t do this when my boyfriend is around. He’s had a few choice words with them, but they refuse to back off.

I cannot avoid them, because we live in the same town and I see them at horse sales and truck pulls. I have deleted and blocked them from Facebook, but every time I log on, I see a notification say-ing they have accepted my friend request when I never sent one. These guys scare me.

I have known these guys for four years, and it was never like this until recently. I have started being rude to them and ignoring them if they talk to me. I’m normally a friendly person, and I don’t like behaving this way, but I can’t take it anymore. -- Stressed in N.C.

Dear Stressed: These young men are harassing and bullying you. If you are scared, it’s time to take action. Inform your parents and the school of the harassment. Then consider taking out a restraining order. They need to know you mean business.

Dear Annie: “Exiled”

said she lives out of state, but when she vis-its her folks, they always have other plans.

My sister may have felt the same way. We would plan to do things with our parents, and she would call or just show up saying she

wanted to come, too. Of course, we would try to accommodate her, but she also expected us to pay.

I’d suggest that “Exiled” make the effort to arrange an occasion-al family outing. She should also make sure

she is dressed appro-priately. Family mem-bers get tired of mak-ing excuses for some-one who is dressed sloppily and, at the end of the night, doesn’t have the money to pay her share. -- Harrods Creek, Ky.

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Don’t turn wife’s flirting into a big deal

LEISURE

For Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Today the Sun moves opposite your sign for the next month. Because the Sun is your source of energy, and it’s as far away from you as it gets all year, this means you’re going to need more sleep. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) During the next six weeks, you’re keen to get better organized. You’ll also want to improve your health. Time to turn over a new leaf! GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’re entering one of the most playful months of the year. Take a vacation if you can. Enjoy romance, sports, movies, parties and playful times with kids. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your attention turns to home, family and your domestic life during the next six weeks. Conversations

with parents will be signifi-cant. (Time to cocoon.) LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) The pace of your days will accelerate in the month ahead, so get ready! Short trips, conversations with oth-ers and increased reading and writing will keep you on the go. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Expect to give more thought to finances and cash flow during the next month. But at a deeper level, you’ll be wondering what really mat-ters in life. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Because the Sun is in your sign for the next month, it’s your turn to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year. You’ll attract people and favorable situations. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Work alone or behind the scenes during the next month. Figure out what you

want your new year (birthday to birthday) to be all about. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) A popular time ahead! In the next six weeks, accept all invitations. Enjoy the com-pany of others. Sign up for classes, or join clubs. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) For the next six weeks, the Sun will act like a spotlight on you. This is why people will notice you more than

usual, especially bosses and VIPs. Hey! This lighting is flattering! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Travel during the next month. Do whatever you can to expand your horizons and get more out of life through learning and discovering adventure. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Focus on reducing debt and cleaning up loose details

about inheritances, insurance matters and shared property. Many of you will feel unusu-ally passionate in the next month as well! YOU BORN TODAY You want to know a myriad of things about endless sub-jects! You eagerly begin new projects because you love stimulation and you are natu-rally spontaneous. However, you are private. (Sometimes you shock others, which you rarely realize.) This coming

year, something you’ve been involved with for about nine years will end or diminish in order to make room for something new. Birthdate of: Laura Vandervoort, actress; Tom Felton, actor; Andrea Bocelli, tenor. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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YOUR HOROSCOPEBy Francis Drake

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Marisa and Ross Haw are pleased to announce the birth of their son,

Ernyk Edward Haw He is the grandson of Jackie and Terry Haw

and Brian and Pat Johnson. Born August 9th, 2012 weighing

7lbs and 13oz.

Ryan and Kelli Cardinal welcome with love,

Jaime ChristinaArrived: July 16, 2012Weighed: 8lbs, 2 ozMeasured: 21 inches

Proud Grandparents:John and Kathleen Snuggs of Rossland, BCJohn and Kay Cardinal of Ottawa, ONGreat Grandparents:Art and Jean Snuggs of Fruitvale, BC

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In Memoriam

In Loving Memory of

Zena Cara1926-2010

Close in our hearts you will always stay,

Loved and remembered every day.

Love always, Lloyd & Family

In Loving Memory ofLAURIE NEIL PAGE

June 22, 1954- Sept.22, 2010Forever loved

and rememberedby your wife Janice

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Flatiron is one of North America’s fastest growing heavy civil infra-structure contractors. We have landmark projects across Canada and we have established our-selves as a builder and employer of choice. Fort McMurray oppor-tunities offer a project specifi c rotational schedule and project provided fl ights. Our Edmonton projects will be offering competi-tive compensation on a 4-year project. Flatiron has been named Heavy Civil Contractor of the Year in Alberta and has been recognized as a 2012 Best Work-place in Canada.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Project Controller

Reporting to the Director, Finance, the Project Controller is responsible for providing a full range of accounting, bud-geting, financial analysis, and reporting associated with projects including support at corporate level and for ensuring proper accounting principles and procedures are followed with financial transactions and activities.

The Project Controller will assist in preparation of operat-ing budgets, development of capital budgets, financial forecasting of project expenditures and revenue, financial statements and coordination with external/internal audi-tors and other consultants. This position will also evaluate risk, conduct financial reviews and approval of potential contracts, and follow-up with analyses and monitoring ex-penditures against contractual agreements.

The Project Controller will also oversee project accounting activities such as payment authorization, cash manage-ment, billing revenue collection, banking, tax payments and overhead administration. Duties also include direct supervision, leadership and support of Accounting Technicians.

The ideal candidate will have an accounting designation with five years of related experience working in a budget coordination, financial planning and operation account-ing role. Experience and knowledge of electrical power, industry project development and construction industries would be an asset.

Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of our website at www.columbiapower.org. Closing date for this position is August 31, 2012.

Please refer to Job #1206 when submitting your applica-tion.

Associate Investment Advisor

Canaccord Wealth Management, Canada’s leading independent investment rm is looking for an experienced

Associate Investment Advisor in Trail, BC. Working alongside an established group of Advisors, this role has tremendous growth opportunities for the right candidate. In this position you will enjoy working in a cohesive team atmosphere which encourages personal growth and the opportunity to exercise entrepreneurial skills.

• Registered Representative (RR) licensing approval with IIROC is required

• Must have or be willing to immediately undertake insurance licensing requirements.

To learn more and to apply, please visit jobs.canaccord.com. All applications will be held in strict con dence.

INDEPENDENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT AND CANACCORD WEALTH MANAGEMENT ARE A DIVISION OF CANACCORD GENUITY CORP., MEMBER

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Emcon Services Inc.Position Available

Certifi ed H/D Mechanic for the Castlegar/Trail Area to start immediately. Good fabricating & welding skills given

preference. For information on qualifi cations and applications email

Holly Borisenkoff hborisenkoff@emconservices.ca

Please apply by email or fax at:F: (250) 489-2673 Email: careers@glm.ca

Registered Nurses &Licensed Practical Nurses

NOW HIRING:

Trail, BCFor more information visit: goldenlife.ca

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Resident Care Aides

NOW HIRING:

Trail, BCFor more information visit: goldenlife.ca

Columbia Valley Counselling Centre Society is seeking a permanent part-time counsellor for one day a week for its Employee and Family Assistance Program.

The successful applicant will have a minimum of a Bachelors Degree (Masters preferred) in Social Sciences. Must have related experience in: individual, couple & family counselling; addictions; CISM; & a team environment. Excellent communication and clinical skills required.

This is a union position. Compensation will be in compliance with the current collective agreement.

Resumes will be accepted until 4 pm, Sept 28, 2012.

Please apply to: Barb Shields Executive Director CVCCS #202 – 1199 Bay Ave Trail, B.C. V1R 4A4 or email: barb.shields@telus.net

For information on C.V.C.C.S. see www.columbiavalleyars.com

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Director, Environment, the Environ-mental Specialist supports Columbia Power in its role of Asset Manager of three operating hydroelectric facilities and Owner’s Representative for the construc-tion of the Waneta Expansion Project. This position requires an intimate knowledge of the environmental risks and management controls associated with hydro facility operations and major construction projects.

This position is responsible for providing specialist support to Columbia Power’s Environment Managers and project managers. The Position will involve work-ing closely with O&M and construction contractors. Duties will include conducting inspections on hydro facilities and construction projects, invasive plant man-agement, contaminated site management, environ-mental risk assessment, planning environmental au-dits and managing contracts.

The ideal candidate will have a University degree in environmental sciences, natural resource manage-ment, environmental engineering or a related disci-pline and a minimum of 5 years experience in the environmental management or regulatory field with at least 3 in the power industry. Experience working with major civil construction contractors on environmental management issues and knowledge of environmental legislation is essential.

Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of our website at www.columbiapower.org. Closing date for this position is October 5, 2012. This is a temporary 60% position, starting as soon as possible ending no later than March 31, 2013.

Please refer to Job #1210 when submitting your appli-cation.

Environmental Support Temporary Part-Time Position

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIANGraymont’s Pavilion Plant is accepting applications for an Industrial Electrician. Candidate must possess current B.C. Red Seal certification. Preference will be given to well-rounded individuals willing to also perform other nonelectrical maintenance work as part of the maintenance team.  A background in lime or cement industry along with computer and or PLC skills is preferred as well as a proven track record of developing and maintaining a safe work culture. Additional skills required:

Lime Plant.

environment.

Qualified applicants please submit your resume to:  jking@graymont.com or Graymont Pavilion Plant

Attn: Dan BuisP.O. Box 187

Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0

FULL-TIME AUTO REPRESENTATIVETrail, BC

Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd.

Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd. provides a full line of insurance products and

services in the Kootenays with loca ons in Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Nelson, Trail

and Invermere, BC

Resumes By October 9,2012

Branch Manager Kootenay Insurance

Services Ltd. 999 Farwell Street

Trail, BCV1R 3V1

lynn.davidson@kootenayinsurance.ca

Join a team that values you and recognizes the power you have to create success for yourself and for Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd (KIS). We o er the stability and resources of a leading, locally-based organiza on, an employee focused culture that values your individual contribu on and encourages work/life balance, plus a commitment to serving and helping our community.

The ideal candidate will possess a combina on of skills, ability, educa on, experience, and mo va on: • Level I Insurance License • Minimum 1 year experience in an insurance

environment with Autoplan Sales experience and some exposure to general lines products and services

• Ability to communicate well in a sales and service environment, both verbally and in wri ng, and to provide service oriented solu ons to clients

• Ability to organize work to meet deadlines within an environment of constantly changing priori es

• Compe ve wage, pension and bene t package

Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd. is owned in equal partnership by East Kootenay Community, Kootenay Savings, and Nelson & District credit unions

Employment

Help Wanted

Help WantedBest Western Plus

Columbia River Hotel is looking for

Room Attendants, Servers & Bartenders

Apply in person Mon-Fri at the front desk

9am-5pm. No phone calls please.

References required

1001 Rossland Ave, Trail

FRUITVALE IDA PHARMACYPharmacy Technician re-quired. Work area includes dispensary, compounding lab and automated pouch packag-ing for long term care. Experi-ence an asset, but will train motivated individual. Apply in person or in confi dence to:fruitvaleIDA@hotmail.comor Box 490, Fruitvale, BCV0G 1L0. Attn: Peter.TEMPORARY FULL-TIME care aid position available im-mediately. For more info Email acashman@telus.net

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Help WantedCONTRACT SALES /ESTIMATOR Experiencepreferred in residential building industry. In depth knowledge of housing structure, windows, doors, roofi ng and siding an assets. Ability to workeffi ciently with the public and contractors in a fast pacedenvironment. Experience with a computerized POS system would be an asset. Forconfi dential consideration please forward your resume with related references to:Maglio Building Centre, PO Box 70, Nelson, BC V1L 5P7 Attn: Dominic Maglio Email to dom@maglio.ca or phone 250 352-6661

POSITION OPENED for re-sponsible adult who loves ear-ly mornings. Apply with re-sume to manager @ Tim Horton’s, Trail, Tues-Sat. 9-5.

Repair Technician(Kootenay) The ideal

candidate must have strong mechanical & organizational skills together with attention

to detail, excellenttrouble-shooting skills, and a

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resume toredmondson@sinclairden-

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1148 Bay Ave, Trail250-368-5000

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Waneta VillageTwo 1/2 duplex lots. Flat, serviced and ready for your retirement home.$120,000

2 LOTS

FruitvaleBeautiful custom home has 5 bdrms, 3 levels, country kitchen and wrap-around deck on a picturesque 3.4 acre lot.$355,000

MINT

CONDITION

FruitvaleCheck this one out! Large 2 storey family home on over 4 acres close to town. Large rooms throughout. Priced well below replacement value!$489,000

FAMILY SIZE

FruitvaleGreat 2 bdrm half duplex in Fruitvale with a full walk out basement and a single carport.

$189,500

GOOD

CONDITION TrailSolid 2 bdrm home only steps away from Gyro Park. Open living room, kitchen and dining room on main oor. Great potential.$89,900

GYRO PARK

TrailThis 5 bdrm, 2 bath house is fully upgraded and perfect for a large family!

5 BEDROOMS

$119,000

Hudu ValleyHorse property. Over six acres with a solid 2 bdrm home. Call today!$299,000

HORSE

SPECIAL

Waneta111 acres with beautiful 5 bdrm home, shop, dog kennel & barn. Perfect hobby farm or would make a nice vineyard. Great horse property. Possibilities are endless!$650,000

Salmo16.5 acres of forested land right in the heart of Salmo. Perfect place to build your dream home.$258,000

CasinoFixer-upper with great rural access. If you like to quad out your backdoor, this is the place!$149,900

1 ACRE

FruitvaleA great family home on 5 acres with a creek alongside. Finished up and down with super views. Call your realtor today!$349,000

ALL OFFERS

CONSIDERED

SalmoHere is your chance to own your own little piece of paradise. 3.69 acres w/ over 600’ of creekside. This 2 bdrm home is nicely maintained & has a large double garage & single $239,500

TrailAwesome investment or starter! Nicely updated 2 bdrm rancher w/ covered parking & views of the Columbia River.$99,500

RANCHER

SalmoGreat house in a great location with over 3,500 sq.ft. of living space. The work is done, with new roof, windows & HW oors.$240,000

East TrailA character home only steps from Gyro Park. This home brings back the charm of yesteryear.$279,000

GYRO PARK

GlenmerryClean 3bdrm townhouse. Basement ready to

nish to your liking. Great end unit!

$159,000

QUICK

POSSESSION

$159,000

OPEN HOUSESaturday, September 22 | 11am - 1pm

1304 Second Ave, East TrailGreat home with a fenced yard, plus walking distance

to parks, schools, hospital and shopping.

GlenmerryA super 5 bedroom house with new kitchen, windows,

ooring, A/C, furnace & much more. Plus an in-home hair studio!$309,900

CLOSE TO

SCHOOL

FruitvaleWhat a nd! Quality built 4 level split on a 1.89 acre site. Great room sizes, oor plan and home/land package. Call today!$379,000

ACREAGE FruitvaleA fantastic custom home on a large, landscaped lot. The attention to detail and quality make this home one of the

nest. Call today!$499,000

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HOME

Glenmerry3 bedrooms on the main, carport, garage, plus a low-maintenance yard.

$219,500

REDUCED!

OPEN HOUSE Sat., September 22

starts @ 11am3491 Laburnum Dr.

GlenmerryWow, what a house! With over 3,500 sq.ft. of living space & a park-like yard.$369,000

Trail4 bedroom home located ion a nicely landscaped corner lot. All the work is done, just move in!

SOLD

TrailBe your own boss! Well established coffee shop & lunch stop with well anchored businesses surrounding it!$59,000

BUSINESS RosslandOnly 4 left now! Get your brand new home before winter!

SOLDAnnableUpdated 3 bdrm character home w/ fenced yard, wood

oors, newer furnace, hot water tank, & central air. It has it all!$169,900

NEW LISTING

MontroseA solid, well built 3 bedroom home on a single 75x100’ at lot. Bright & cheery throughout.

$195,000

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Misc ServicesDIRTBUSTERS Carpet clean-ing, area rugs, fl ood work, fur-nace & air duct cleaning, 250-364-1484, 250-364-0145

MOVING / Junk Removal 250-231-8529

PLUMBING REPAIRS, Sewer backups, Video Camera in-spection. 24hr Emergency Service. 250-231-8529

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Feed & HayAlfalfa, alfalfa mix or straight grass (small square bales) in Lister. Call Jay or Trish at 250-428-9755

LivestockHERD Dispersal. Red Angus and Hereford cross pairs for sale. 18 month old Red Angus bull. Heifers and steers. All raised organically; excellent quality 250-428-6264

PetsChihuahua puppies, many colours, healthy, very small dogs. 250-442-2604.

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Food Products

BUTCHER SHOPBC INSPECTED

GRADED AA OR BETTERLOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF

Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished$100 Packages Available

Quarters/Halves$2.50/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Hamburger

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Garage SalesE.TRAIL, 1473 Columbia Ave. Saturday, Sept.22nd, 8:30am-2:30pm.E.TRAIL, 1631 Fifth Ave. Sat. Sept.22, 10am-4pm. Animal carriers, hamster cages, foot baths + household misc.E.TRAIL, 1939 Columbia Ave. Saturday, Sept.22nd, 9-1E.TRAIL, Silver City Gardens1939 Columbia Ave.Sat. Sept.22nd, 9am-1pm.All Proceeds going to local food banks.FRUITVALE, 1885&1888 Mountain St. Sat., Sept.22, 9am-3pm. No early birds.Fruitvale. 1901 Caughlin Rd. Sat. Sept. 15 & Sat. Sept 22. 8am-12pm. No Early Birds.FRUITVALE, 44 Nelson Ave. Saturday, Sept.22nd, 8am-?

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Garage SalesGLENMERRY, 1223 Primrose Street, Saturday, Sept.22nd, 8am-? Back Yard.

GLENMERRY, 3577 Carna-tion Drive, Sat. Sept.22, 10-2 Paperbacks need a home!

GLENMERRY, 3873 Wood-land Drive, Sat. Sept.22nd, 8am-4pm.

MONTROSE, 310 9th Ave. Saturday, Sept.22, 8am. Multi-Family.

Rossland, 1740 NevadaSaturday, Sept 22nd 9-2

SATURDAY, September 22nd from 9-12. 2010 Pheonix Ave. Rossland. 250-362-9586 This is a fundraiser for a trip I am taking next july to help build a school or a well in Kenya.

SHAVERS BENCH, 2059 6th Avenue. Saturday, Sept.22, 8am-2pm. Multi-family.

WARFIELD, 1112 Shutek Drive. Saturday, Sept.22nd, 9am-12noon.

WARFIELD, 675 Kipling St. Sat. Sept.22, 8-2. Moving.

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Heavy Duty Machinery

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS /

Bridges / EquipmentWheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & Storage-Call 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale1 SEARS snow blower, never used; 1 tractor for lawn & snow; 1 set tires, used only one season; 1 stainless steel tub, H.D.; 1 hot house 36ft. Ideal for hobby farm. Phone 250-364-3991, after 6pm. Fruitvale. First come fi rst serve at bargain price.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

PEDESTAL TUB $500.; Apt. size gas stove $200. 250-368-6406

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Misc. for SaleROLLERBLADES, Boy’s bike, girl’s bike, Royal Doulton din-ner set (Strawberry Fayre), piano (apt.size), tabletop hock-ey game. 250-364-2139

STOVE, WHITE, Inglis, self-cleaning oven, 3yrs. old. Ask-ing $350.; LG microwave, un-der-counter, white, 1000W, never been used, $500. 250-693-2353, 250-231-5003

WINTER TIRES FOR SALE2 Winguard on steel rims 3/4 tread 205-65 R15 94T

$100 for the pair • Crib mattress (great condition) $20 • Old TV’S $20 each

(working just fi ne)Call 250-362-7681 after 5pm

or 250-231-2174

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Real Estate

Duplex/4 PlexTRAIL, Tri-plex, $189,000. 1blk. to downtown. Income $1,900/mo. 250-368-6075

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Country estate in town, 4 bedroom

family home, 1 acre view property, quiet street. Will consider

smaller trade.Cell

250-231-0359

Montrose 135 9th Ave

HOUSEFOR SALE

3563 Highway Drive, Trail

4 BR, 1.5 bath, fireplace, rec room, U/G sprinklers, pond. Immaculate in &

out with lovely landscape and only steps to

Glenmerry School.

Drive by and take a look.

Private sale by appointment only.$302,900250.368.6682250.231.1243

ROSSLAND BRAND new,4bdrm. European heating,very energy effi cient. $150.per sq. ft. 250-368-7972 orrosslandbuilder.com

Townhouses3 bdrm townhouse, with 1.5

bath. Quiet, private, wellmaintained and recent

upgrades. Fenced yard with garden. On bus route, close to

schools. Asking $187,500. Owner motivated call

250 505-5460

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentAVAILABLE October 1st.Sunningdale. Large 1 bdrmApt. with deck. Heat, light,laundry, cable included. Call250-231-2033. Ref required.NS/NP.Bella Vista, Shavers BenchTownhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822EAST & WEST TRAIL,1bdrm. apts. F/S. 250-368-3239Ermalinda Apartments, Glen-merry. Adults only. N/P, N/S.1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.ROSSLAND GUEST SUITE, pri-vate entrance, deluxe ensuite &kitchenette. Newly reno’d. N/S, N/P.Weekly, mo. rate. 604-836-3359

TRAIL, 1&2-BDRM, 250-368-1822TRAIL, spacious 2bdrm.apartment. Adult building, per-fect for seniors/ professionals.Cozy, clean, quiet, com-fortable. Must See. 250-368-1312WANETA MANOR 2bd $610,NS,NP, Senior oriented, un-derground parking 250-368-8423W.TRAIL, 2bdrm., tiny fencedyard, suitable for small dog,close Downtown. $750. 250-368-6075

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Trail Daily Times Friday, September 21, 2012 www.trailtimes.ca A21

OPPORTUNITYKootenay Savings is now accepting bids for the removal of snow from the sidewalks outside of our Trail Branch, Kootenay Insurance Services and Apple Automotive, all located in downtown Trail.

Sealed bids must be received by the closing date of September 28, 2012 at 2:00 PM at our Facilities Office: Suite 200, 890 Schofield Highway, Trail BC V1R 2G9.

For more information please, call 250.368.2759 or 250.608.0405. The successful bidder will be notified shortly thereafter.

better. together.

INVITATION TO TENDER SNOW REMOVAL

1st Trail Real Estatewww.coldwellbankertrail.com

1252 Bay Avenue, TRAIL (250) 368-5222

OPEN HOUSE

Sat, Sept 22, 2012 12 - 2pm 244 Rossland Ave, Trail $148,000

MLS# K210399

Trail $99,900 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# K215358

Great Buy!

Trail $114,500 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# K214922

What A

Price!

Warfield $249,900 Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# K214923

A MUST SEE!

Trail $329,900 Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# K210797

1.7 Acre

Parcel

Trail $257,000 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# K214953

4 Plex

Trail $159,000 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# K215259

3 Plex

Trail $129,900 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# K214582

Immaculate

Warfield $159,900 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# K215569

Major

Upgrades

Trail $259,900 Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# K215314

Modern

Family Home

Trail $265,000 Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# K212989

6 Bedrooms

Trail $549,900 Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# K206977

Montrose $345,000 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# K214955

Classy

Trail $169,000 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# K205620

Electrical

Upgraded

Rossland $359,900 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# K211391

Stunning

Views

Trail $219,900 Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# K211181

Low

Maintenance

Warfield $269,900 Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# K215313

Excellent

Floor Plan

Trail $72,000 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# K214664

Great Price

Fruitvale $409,000 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# K213040

10 Acres

Trail $89,000 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# K215008

Duplex

Trail $145,000 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# K214663

Big Yard

OPPORTUNITYINVITATION TO TENDER

SNOW REMOVALKootenay Savings is now accepting bids for the removal of snow from the parking lot and sidewalks at our Fruitvale branch.

Kootenay Savings is also acting on behalf of Strata NES2224 in accepting bids for the removal of snow from the parking lot and sidewalks at the Trail Medical Building.

These bids should be priced separately and must be received by the closing date of September 28, 2012 at 2:00 PM at our Facilities Office: Suite 200, 890 Schofield Highway, Trail BC V1R 2G9.

For more info, call 250.368.2759 or 250.608.0405. The successful bidder will be notified shortly thereafter.

better. together.

SNOW REMOVAL BIDSBids are invited for snow removal at Waneta Village Complex for a two year contract 2012-2014.Snow is to be removed from Crema Drive and Wright Way and sanding if required as well as 59 driveways. The bid will include hand removal of snow from 59 sidewalks and in front of garage doors.All Bidders must have Work Safe to apply. Written bids will be received until 3:pm October 10, 2012.Please phone 250-364-2608 or e-mail gigjoy@shaw.ca for further detailsWaneta Village Strata Box 96Trail B.C.V1R2Y8

BOATING SEASON IS STILL HERE!!

WANNA HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY &

FRIENDS ON THIS GREAT BOAT ALL YEAR ROUND?

Great for fi shing. Your Cabin on the Lake

The Kootenay Queen

• 1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc

• Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet)

• Fold down table for a queen sized bed

• Fold up bunk beds• VHF radio• Hull is sound, galley is

dated.• Low draft• 200 hrs on new engine• A great boat that needs

some TLC$12,000.00 invested

$8000 OBOCall 250-362-7681 or Cell

250-231-2174 email monikas_2010@

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Homes for Rent1 Bedroom Condo, laundry, games room, no smoking, no pets. Available immediately and 250-362-2215 or 403-999-8929

2BD, 1 Bath, newly renovated in West Trail. $850/mo. Wash-er/dryer, huge closets, offi ce space and sunroom. Avail. Oc-tober 8th. Call or text 604-324- 6465.

BEAUTIFUL NEWER HOUSE FOR RENT IN THE

SLOCAN LAKE AREA.AVAILABLE OCT 1st

• 4 Bedroom-2 Bath on 2 Acres• Red Mtn. Road above SILVERTON w/ Valhalla views + quiet privacy• N/S , Open to animals• 10 min. drive to Slocan

Lake and Village amenities

• Storage, treehouses, good access all year round

• Minimum 6 mnth Lease• W/D Hookups, F/S plus

Earth -Woodstove• $1100 negotiable with

proper care of house, land + gardens• Open to work trades on

property• References Required• Secure Income Essential• Serious Inquiries Only

Call: 250-362-7681 or Mobile 250-231-2174

Email:monikas_2010@

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CASTLEGAR - 2 Bdrm, dbl carport private. NS/NP. 2 mins from DT.

$900/mth + utilities. No petsAvailable immediately304-8185 or 365-6471

E.TRAIL, 3bd, 2bth, renovat-ed, good parking. $1100. Avail.Nov.1 250-512-1153

HOUSE for rent in Glenmerry. 3-4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, newly renovated with a full basement. N/S, N/P $1195/mth + utilities Leave msg at 250-494-1193 or text 250-328-8708

ROSSLAND 3bdrm, 2 1/2bth, close to schools. 250-362-9005

ROSSLAND, spacious house for rent, excellent condition, in-cluding 2 bathrooms. Call 604-836-3359

WEST TRAIL. Must see! 2bd. house with updated kitchen, washer & dryer, hardwood fl oors. New windows recently installed. Full basement and garage. N/S, N/P. $700./mo. plus utilities. References re-quired. 604-649-9365

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Homes for RentWEST TRAIL. Rent this house and move in NOW. Freshly painted 2bd. house with hard-wood fl oor, full basement, washer & dryer, and a covered porch. N/S, N/P. $700./mo. plus utilities. References re-quired. 604-649-9365W.TRAIL, 2bd. F/S, W/D, D/W, off-street parking 2V. ns.np. $900. 250-368-6818

TownhousesEdgewater Townhouse in Glenmerry, 3bd, 1.5Bth.,f/s, $850.Avail.Oct1.250-368-5908GLENMERRY TOWNHOUSE 3Bd., new fl oor, windows, paint&roof.$900.604-552-8806

Want to RentRED MOUNTAIN Condo, Jan.13-16 inclusive. 250-367-7608

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Cars - Domestic2000 Acura Interia

Special Edition, Std, comes with new winter tires on rims

177,000 kms, Excellent running & great on fuel

$5,800 Call 250-365-3653

2007 PONTIAC G6, 90,000kms. Asking $9,000. obo. 250-512-9729

Cars - Sports & Imports

2003 SAAB 9-3 Must Sell. $7,800.obo. 2.0L, 4cyl, auto tiptronic transmission, 149,000km. On CraigList Koo-tenays. search Saab for pics. Call 250-368-1868

2006 HONDA Civic, 44,000kms. Ex.cond. $11,000. 250-364-0415

Motorcycles2007 K1200 GT BMW Motor-cycle. Mint cond. 27,000km. Many extras. 250.231.5732

Recreational/Sale2004 PLEASUREWAY Van XLT5, fully loaded. $49,900. 250-693-2353, 250-231-5003

**WANTED**Looking for small short box truck camper or camperette in good shape. Phone 250-693-8883, leave message.

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Recreational/SaleFor Sale - 1998, 27’ Sports-master Travel Trailer. Sleeps up to 8 People. Twin Bunks, Pull-out Couch, Table Folds

Down, Queen Pillow-top Mat-tress in Front Bedroom. Air

Conditioner, 3 Burner Stove, Oven, Spacious Bathroom, 2 x

30lb Propane Tanks. Very Clean and in Excellent Condi-tion! Asking $9,700. Located in

Nakusp. Please call 250-265-9990 or email: tzanier@hotmail.ca

for more info.

Sport Utility Vehicle2005 FORD Escape AWD, 4cyl. Auto, Air, good shape, + extras. $7,000. 250-364-1823

Trucks & Vans2004 SUBURBAN, 144,000kms. Ex.cond. Towing package. 250-364-0415

Boats16’ Fiberform with Meucruiser 140 engines Seats 6 includes trailer $3750. 250 352-2858

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Legal NoticesNOTICE TO Creditors andOthers. Notice is Hereby Giv-en that Creditors and others,having claims against the Es-tate of Raymond John Esovol-off, formerly of Box 863, 604Davies Ave., Salmo, BC V0G1Z0, Deceased are hereby re-quired to send the particularsthereof to the undersigned Ex-ecutor, c/o Christopher Eso-voloff, Box 1962, Grand Forks,BC V0H 1H0, on or before Oc-tober 21, 2012, after whichdate the estate’s assets will bedistributed, having regard onlyto the claims that have beenreceived.Christopher Esovoloff, Execu-tor.

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For Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Very likely, some details about your private life will be made public today. Just be aware of this so that you can do some damage control. Be extra aware of everything you say and do. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Try to do something dif-ferent today, because you’re restless for adventure. Go someplace you’ve never been before. Talk to people from other backgrounds or differ-ent cultures. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It will please you to clear away a few loose details about inheritances, taxes, debt, bills and such. Do something that gives you a warm feeling of satisfaction afterward. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Because the Moon is direct-ly opposite your sign today, you will have to go more than halfway when dealing with others. This is no big deal.

Easy peasy. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Set aside a bit of time today to get better organized at home and at work. Even 15 minutes can make a differ-ence. You need to psychologi-cally tidy up your life. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Plan a little escape where you can play today. Take a long lunch. Grab a movie. Watch sports or enjoy playful times with children. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) If you can find some private time at home today, it will please you. Discussions with a parent or a relative will be significant. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You have a strong desire to communicate with oth-ers today. Perhaps you want to enlighten someone about something? Either way, short trips and discussions with others will please you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Focus on your cash flow today. Make friends with your bank account. Find out just how much money you don’t have. (Information is power.) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is your lucky day (in a minor way), because the Moon is in your sign. Therefore, ask the universe for what you want, because you just might get it. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Focus on private matters today. You even might want to hide a little or stay out of the limelight. (It’s that kind of day.) PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Discussions with others, especially a female friend, could be significant for you today. Share your hopes and dreams with others to get their feedback. It will be helpful. YOU BORN TODAY Challenges never deter you, because you know you can surmount them. Furthermore,

you know you come out stronger and wiser. Your sense of adventure is what propels you through life; plus, people love you because you are seductively charming. Furthermore, you like to be personally involved in every-thing. Your coming year is the beginning of an exciting new cycle. Open any door! Birthdate of: Bruce Springsteen, singer/song-writer; Julio Iglesias, sing-er; Anneliese van der Pol, actress/singer.

For Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a pretty easygo-ing day, except at some point midafternoon, dealing with partners and close friends will be stiff and difficult. Just grin and bear it. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might have to deal with rules and regulations related to politics, religion or higher education today that are exas-perating. Fortunately, this is a brief situation. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Check your bank account, because you might have less there than you had hoped. Something having to do with shared property seems to be discouraging. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Basically, this is mostly

an easygoing day, but fam-ily discussions might get you down at some point. It’s a brief encounter and sort of a bummer. Just let it pass. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) It’s smooth sailing today, but for a brief time when health issues or something that has to do with your job is a drag. Just cope with it as best you can. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Relations with children will be a bit challenging today. You might have more on your plate than usual. Even roman-tic liaisons could discourage you, but only briefly. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is not the best day to talk to older family mem-bers to get their coopera-tion. People are inclined to disagree, because they feel unwilling and uncooperative. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You might fall into worry mode today. Remember, this is just an attitude, a frame of mind. It comes and then it goes. (Everything is imper-manent.) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You could be discouraged about financial matters today. Something might cost more than you thought, or per-haps you’re low on money. Fortunately, it’s a temporary feeling.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) It’s easy to feel cut off from others today. This is why you might have feelings of lone-liness. Don’t worry, because they’re gone by evening. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Like Capricorn, you might feel cut off from others, but it’s probably because you are hiding behind fences that you built. Focus your energy on research today. This will make you feel better. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Someone older or more experienced might rain on your parade today. If this hap-pens, be patient, because in a few hours it’s over and you won’t mind. YOU BORN TODAY You live in the world of your imagina-tion. You adore travel, and if you can’t travel physically, you will travel through books and film. Change excites you! You want to expand your experi-ence of life and indulge your feelings of restlessness (even if only through short trips). Basically, you’re a wanderer. In your year ahead, partner-ships and close friendships will be your primary focus. Birthdate of: Nia Vardalos, actress; Kevin Sorbo, actor; F. Scott Fitzgerald, novelist. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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MONTREAL - Women’s clothing retailer Reitmans says it’s not worried about Target coming to Canada.

Chief executive Jeremy Reitman says they’ve withstood increased competi-tion from U.S. com-panies before, point-ing to Walmart and The Gap.

Reitman says industry observ-ers have previously predicted increased competition would cause the demise of Canada’s largest pub-licly traded apparel company.

But he says Reitmans has done

well as the popular U.S. chains have driv-en traffic to malls and big box outlets where its retail network operates.

Reitman is telling a CIBC investor con-ference in Montreal that “we thank God for Walmart.”

He adds many of its various retail store brands are located in the same shopping areas.

Target will replace Zellers stores, which Reitmans said doesn’t generate much traf-fic.

Like many apparel companies, Reitmans has faced the chal-lenges of a tough economic environ-

ment and higher fuel and food prices that reduce discretionary spending on non-essential items.

Its revenues and profits fell in the second quarter and it says that the third quarter will be affect-ed by problems with a new warehouse man-agement system at its distribution cen-tre that caused two weeks of delays in product shipments to stores.

The computer crashes were harmful but the new system will allow Reitmans to dramatically cut the time to process mer-chandise and allow it to do so with far few

employees.In addition to add-

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Reitmans has 925 stores in Canada, under the Reitmans, Smart Set, RW & CO., Thyme Maternity, Penningtons and Addition Elle ban-ners. It also provides Thyme Maternity apparel and acces-sories for sale in 160 Babies R Us stores in the United States and 18 locations in Canada.

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3245 Lilac Crescent, Trail$209,900

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2302 Happy Valley Road, Rossland

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340 Grandview Place, Genelle $879,000

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2740 Tamarack Avenue, Rossland

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2260 Ralph Road, Fruitvale $214,500

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BY ARNE PETRYSHENRossland News

Council has directed staff to apply for funding to install two electrical vehicle charging stations.

If successful, the city plans to put them in the thrift store parking lot.

Coun. Kathy Moore supported the plan in Monday night’s meeting.

“I think this is a great initiative moving forward, where we’ll be able to get electric cars to come and visit us on their way between Vancouver and Calgary and anywhere else,” Moore said.

Moore wanted clarification of whether they would be applying for a level 3 or level 2 charging station.

The difference is in the time it takes to charge an electric vehicle.

A level 2 charging station utilizes 220 volt power to charge the vehicle up in 4-8 hours, while the level three

is significantly more powerful, char-ging vehicles in 30 minutes.

However, the level 3 stations are not yet widely available and are focused for roadside rest stops along highways.

Rossland will be applying to put in level 2 stations.

“I’m really glad to see, this is a progressive, proactive initiative by the city,” Moore continued.

Mayor Greg Granstrom did note that the city has other concerns than electric vehicle charging at the moment.

“In this time of parking, if you dedicate two parking spots to two electric vehicles than those elec-tric vehicles will use it,” Granstrom said.

Coun. Kathy Wallace said she had the same concern, but wanted to see the application go through.

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Council seeks funding for electric car charging stations