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Receiving a box full of kittens on your door-step may seem like the ultimate gift.
But there was nothing warm and fuzzy about the BC SPCA Trail Regional Branch recently finding four black kittens stuffed into a box without even a note.
“This happens more often than we'd like, but it's gotten better over the years,” accord-ing to Trail branch manager Danielle Jackman. “Even if we don't get them dropped here, sometimes they're dropped off on the side of the road or next to somebody's mailbox.”
Some animals never know kindness, but the SPCA's mission is to change that. The local branch is gearing up to fight animal cru-elty through its largest fundraising effort this Saturday.
The 2015 Scotiabank & BC SPCA Paws for a
Cause walk takes off from Gyro Park at 11:30 a.m., with registration at 10 a.m.
The event brings animal lovers and their furry friends from all walks of life together for a good cause.
The hope is that participants will have already collected pledges ahead of time, but no one is turned away. Those who want to tag along will be charged a $25 registration fee and receive a T-shirt.
The walkathon starts at Gyro, routes to the Y in Sunningdale and loops back to the park, where there will be an assortment of entertain-ment, activities and vendors lined up.
It's difficult to say what kind of life the cats had, said Jackman. Perhaps they were well cared for, and their owners were just unedu-cated on the best way to leave an animal at the shelter.
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Police say there's been a spike of people in custody who are under the influence of something more than alcohol or pot.
“We get these strange calls from people who are being paranoid and think they are being followed,” says Cpl. Darryl Orr from the Greater Trail RCMP detachment. “Or they have taken their clothes off and are running around smashing through windows and doing really crazy things.”
He says the calls lead to people who are high on methamphet-amine, commonly referred to as crystal meth.
“They have a distinct odour on their skin because of all the chemi-cals coming out,” Orr explained. “And a distinct appearance, they'll be clammy and sweaty because they've been up for a couple of days without food, drink or sleep.”
Orr's words follow a recent drug bust on the highway between Rossland and Trail when the Trail RCMP General Duty Section seized a substantial amount of crystal meth and heroin.
Dustin Zier and Jordan Harfman of Fruitvale, appeared in Rossland Provincial Court Monday to face drug trafficking charges, posses-sion of two grams of black tar heroin and over 20 grams of meth-amphetamine as well as probation breaches.
Both men, known to the police, were released with conditions that include reporting to probation, keeping the peace and being of good behaviour, said Orr.
The duo is scheduled to appear in court in October.
The RCMP suspect the crystal meth was to be sold locally, and Orr clarified the amount seized is of significant street value.
“Meth is sold by the point,” he explained. “Every point is a dose.”
With 10 points in one gram of the drug, and about 21 grams con-fiscated, Orr said that's 210 people that could conceivably gotten high.
Each point costs $15 to $20 which on the street, is considered relatively cheap to purchase.
“The person might buy two or three points but not use them all at once, but over the course of 12-to-24 hours,” he explained.
“So 15 or 20 bucks will get some-one high for eight or 12 hours. Lots of people go for days on binges without eating or drinking and end up in the hospital,” Orr added. “And some die.”
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B Y S H E R I R E G N I E RTimes Staff
It's official. A Fruitvale forestry company
helped set a Guinness World Record earlier this year.
Three ATCO Wood Products employees and 23 Greenpeaks Holdings workers gathered out-side of Rossland at Neptune Creek Drainage in May, and planted 7,785 trees in one hour.
The impressive feat was part of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative
(SFI) that had 29 SFI teams of 25 to 100 people from New York City to Vancouver Island planting 202,935 trees in 60 minutes – setting a new world record.
A certificate of recognition is on the way, says ATCO Silviculture Supervisor Mark MacAulay, refer-ring to SFI's Tuesday news release confirming the title.
“Attempting to set the record added a little fun and competition to work,” he said.
See RECORD, Page 2
Guinness confirms local forestry company part of new world record
Spike in crystal meth reports
heightens concerns
PAWS FOR A CAUSE ON SATURDAY
Walkathon targets animal cruelty
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Trail SPCA branch manager Danielle Jackman poses with Ryder, a hound cross, who is in need of a home. She was put up for adoption because her energetic demeanour didn’t fit well with four young children in her former home.
Fruitvale men, charged with possession,
appeared in Rossland court Monday
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Record effort promotes sustainable forestryFROM PAGE 1
“And now has added a lot of pride and sat-isfaction knowing that the record is officially confirmed.”
SFI is a voluntary environmental certi-fication standard that requires a commit-ment to sustainable forestry management and responsible envi-
ronmental practises. Becoming a mem-
ber requires compa-nies to engage part-ners and communities, so planting a world record number of trees fit the mandate.
“We felt this would be a good opportunity to demonstrate that sustainable forestry is occurring successfully
in our community,” MacAulay explained. “And is being carried out by people that comprise our commu-nity. People that work in silviculture live here, as do the for-estry workers, loggers, truck drivers and mill workers at our local ly-owned sawmill.”
Being listed in the Guinness record book
is a notable achieve-ment for ATCO, says MacAulay, adding that planting so many trees will benefit people and wildlife in years to come.
“There is also a great deal of accom-plishment knowing that the area is fully planted and will soon become a young for-est.”
For the first few years the site will pro-vide habitat for small mammals such as mice, voles and rabbits as well as the animals that prey on them like owls and hawks, MacAulay explained. “The site will also be a good area for recre-ation and sport such as hunting, snowmo-biling and mountain biking.”
As the seedlings grow over a number
of years, the area will provide forage for bears and ungulates (hooved animals).
“When the stand becomes more mature, it will provide shade in the summer as well as important winter range and habitat for animals such as wea-sels, martens, fishers and owls,” he added. “Finally it will once again provide jobs for people that work in the renewable resource industry.”
Also helping set the new record were local teams from Interfor’s Castlegar and Grand Forks divisions. Sixty-seven volunteers and forestry professionals planted 8,227 seed-lings at two Interfor harvesting locations, one near Greenwood, the other at Windfall Creek.
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Learning pottery is a family affair for two of VISAC's newest guild members Julie Kozak, and her mom, Leanna Kozak. The ladies travel from Castlegar to spin clay together at the downtown Trail pottery wheels. The studio is open to all members of the pot-tery guild during regular Selkirk College hours. Annual fees include membership to the VISAC Gallery.
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• Friday, Trail Market on the Esplanade goes from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Also runs Oct. 9.
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• Sunday, Gyro Park, 9 a.m. registra-tion for Kidney Walk. 2.5K walk begins at 10 a.m.
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artist exhibit featuring Atomic Sculptures by Howard Roo, metal worker and sculptor; joined by Tova Main, painter; and Rhandi Standford, illustra-tor. Show runs until Oct. 14. Community invited to see the gal-lery's new look and learn about new fall programs and events. For information call Director Kristin Renn at 250.364.1181.
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FROM PAGE 1Often people don’t know that their
animal’s needs are not being met or that what they’re doing could harm their pet. SPCA runs campaigns on subjects like dogs in the back of a truck, “hot dog” (leaving an animal in a car) and so forth to “become more proactive as a society.”
The shelter takes in about 500 ani-mals (dog, cats, and other small ani-mals) a year and about 70 per cent of these are cats.
Felines don’t usually take long to get adopted. They are more independent than dogs and have fewer needs. It can be more difficult to find a home for older animals or ones with a more compli-cated or upsetting upbringing.
Last year the BC SPCA conducted 8,849 new cruelty investigations.
The organization relies on donations to fund these cases as well as costs asso-ciated with caring for an animal that has been mistreated. The money collected via the walkathon stays in the region
and covers the costs associated with animal cruelty.
“All of our investigations are funded by donors, so if we don’t have the funds then we’re limited to how much we can do for the animals,” Jackman added.
“Most of the animals that we get from these cases are highly neglected. They may need their teeth done or may be ill.”
Having a back story is key to planning adequate care for these animals on their temporary stay and in their new home.
The facility now considers the recent-ly dropped cats “strays” and is obligated to hold them for a week, rather than put them up for adoption right away.
“When you do come in, don’t make up a story, tell us the truth so we can help the animals the way they need to be helped,” said Jackman. “We’re here to help, and that’s why we’re here. We don’t pass any judgment. We just want to make sure the animals are cared for.”
There will be a few dogs up for adop-tion on hand Saturday to bring more attention to such animals that need a home.
The branch is hoping to reach its goal of raising $15,000 and even match or surpass last year’s efforts that brought in nearly $16,500.
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Four black kittens were recently left on the Trail SPCA’s doorstep without even a note to tell their story.
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OPINION
Local politicians delivering on election promiseAmidst all the hag-
gling and wran-gling surrounding the pedestrian/
pipe bridge and all the huffing and puffing over the bump in costs to the sewer line, there’s a very important part of the pro-cess that appears to have fallen off the radar.
If you think back to roughly a year ago, dur-ing the municipal election campaign and the respect-ive candidate forums held in each community, there was one prevailing theme – co-operation.
The voters were telling potential community lead-ers that one of the most important things they wanted to see was more collaboration between communities.
Less bickering, finger-pointing and posturing and more unity.
“Work together to solve our problems, not against each other,” was a popular mantra during the ques-tion periods.
“How do you plan to do
that?” was the follow-up question.
As we near the one-year anniversary of what proved to be a shake-up in local politics – three new mayors, new coun-cillors in every commun-ity armed with fresh ideas and outlooks – it’s import-ant to note the bridges that have been built (par-don the pun).
Recreation agreements have been forged between Trail and Warfield and the Beaver Valley.
Groups have been working behind the scenes to come to more bilat-eral decisions about how our region operates from chambers of commerce to tourism to charity fund-raisers.
Now, of course, the pedestrian/pipe bridge is at the forefront of this nice trend of collabora-tion.
The mayors of Rossland, Warfield and Trail worked diligently and quickly to get an agreement.
It was exactly what
the majority of people demanded last fall.
“Quit the bickering and get things done,” was the message.
So far the message has been heard and the lead-ers have responded.
There will always be naysayers questioning the tactics of one community over another.
There will always be dissenters who see the glass half empty.
There will always be a few people searching for holes in ideas or conspir-
acy theories in the shad-ows.
Sadly it’s a reflection of our entire political spec-trum lately, federally and provincially, which trends towards division rather that cohesiveness.
Take one minute to look at the federal elec-tion campaign and you’ll see what I mean.
It’s not about growing our country. It’s about reminding voters how the ideas of other parties will wreck it.
It’s not about what the candidate will do. It’s about what their oppon-ents won’t do.
That kind of rhetoric serves nobody except his or her own supporters.
If anything it turns off voter engagement, it’s puts the real issues on the backburner and feeds an endless cycle of cynicism and negativity.
However, the lesson learned over the last year locally is that solutions can be found despite a his-tory of difference.
And solutions aren’t some pie-in-sky wish that will never be realized.
They are there to be discovered through a little digging.
There’s give and take, there’s discussion, there’s an exchange of positions, but the bottom line is we all want our communities to thrive as one entity not individually.
The only way that can happen is by working together.
While there will be some people who are skep-tical of the entire pedes-trian/pipe bridge deal, the people we elected last fall have endorsed it.
They worked together and came to an agree-ment.
That’s what we asked them to do if they wanted our vote last fall and that’s what they promised and that’s what they did.
And that’s what we should be applauding.
Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Times
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Lately it seems to me that every day our fair city is losing something important.
The loss we have to deal with this time is not another retail out-let and though each one we lose is import-ant, there are still some things which surpass even that.
To be clear let me tell you a bit of his-tory. As far back as 2003 each Sunday after Labour Day I would look forward to 1:00 p.m. so I could plant myself outside by the road and wait for Santa Claus. No I am not crazy, Santa does, or did, come
into downtown Trail on the first Sunday after Labour Day rid-ing not a sleigh but a Harley.
I would guess by now you have figured out that I am speaking about the yearly Toy Run. These dedicated bikers give up one day a year to ride through a few of the smaller towns in the West Kootenay area and as they ride through each town they pick up toys for those chil-dren who otherwise might not have any-thing under the tree on Christmas Day.
If one doesn’t rec-ognize this concept, it
is called doing some-thing charitable. It is also called putting forth an effort with very little in return.
Fast forward to Sunday, September 13th 2015. I waited and waited and wait-ed as 1 pm came and went, 1:30 pm came and went and so did 2 pm. Finally at 2:15 I saw the bikes.
Imagine my sur-prise when they rolled off the bridge and kept right on rolling, right through town and on to the next stop which would be in Rossland. I watched them dis-appear and couldn’t quite figure out what
had just happened. I thought maybe it was because they were a little late and want-ed to make up time and that by next year everything would be back to normal.
Today, I found out that would not be the case. Today I heard that the Toy Run had stopped at the Mall instead because there have been some rum-blings about “all those noisy bikes” taking up “all the space down-town on a Sunday afternoon.”
I find it hard to understand why Castlegar can host the Toy Run and Nelson
(as busy as it is) can shut down one of their main streets to accom-modate the Toy Run while the same goes for Salmo, Fruitvale and Rossland.
I would like to know why a few mean spirited people can close our downtown streets to what is clearly a truly char-itable event. The Toy
Run is a good thing and will continue to be a good thing but, unfortunately, not in downtown Trail.
Linda GrandboisTrail
The cost of gasoline in Trail and surrounding commun-ities continues to baffle us and certainly feels like local exploitation.
This morning the cheapest price of gas in Trail is $1.22.9. By contrast the cheapest price in Vancouver: (which already has added taxes) is $1.12.9, Kelowna: $1.17.9, Calgary:
$0.97.9, Toronto: $0.92.9, and lest it be said that our price reflects being in a “remote” area, Yellowknife N.W.T. price is: $1.23.9.
How can local compan-ies possibly justify the rates charged here. This has been going on for years and seems to be getting worse. We are basically forced to support
these unfair practices because there does not seem to be any local accountability for this deplorable situation.
We wonder what commun-ity voice can provide leader-ship to challenge this gouging of local citizens.
David Dudeck and Laura Anderson
Trail
Disappointed annual Toy Run stop doesn’t include downtown Trail anymore
Gasoline prices continue to baffle consumers
An editorial from the Winnipeg Free Press
To call Canada’s job-loss benefit scheme an insurance policy is more than an innocent misnomer. It’s a deliberately deceptive policy supported by political administrations of vari-ous stripes to keep Canadians ignorant of the fact they pay much more than necessary in what is effectively a payroll tax.
Last year, the overpayment — billions in additional dollars that flowed into federal general revenues — was almost $3 bil-lion. That puts the Harper gov-ernment’s $1.9-billion surplus for 2014/15, announced early amid the election campaign, into perspective.
The premiums paid by employers and employees have been excessive for years, even though the Conservatives were told years back that EI would bring in much more than would be needed to tempor-arily support the number of people losing their jobs. It was a policy decision, in other words, to keep the tap open, just as it was to time scaling back on premiums — the government said that would start in 2016, cutting premiums from $1.88 to $1.49 per $100 of insurable earnings by 2017/18 — until after worries about annual defi-cits were over.
EI surpluses have funded the fortunes of many finance min-isters. The federal Liberal gov-
ernments, from the mid-1990s on, fattened up the bottom line off EI premiums. That, to the Tories, was abhorrent and they vowed to do something about it when they were in power.
In 2006, the new govern-ment could have done the right thing, which is to set EI up as a legitimate insurance fund, run by an independent admin-istrative structure (such as the Canada Pension Plan). Instead, Prime Minister Stephen Harper opted for a more expedient measure. His government formed the Canada EI Finance Board, with the mandate of set-ting premiums at rates that would see the amount paid in balanced with the amount paid out, over time.
The Tories quietly dispensed with the charade of transpar-ency and accountability in 2012, dismantling the board. The job of reporting on the government’s use of EI cash has fallen to the Parliamentary Budget Office. In 2013, the office reported billions of dol-lars more than necessary were set to flow into EI, and that this is not without cost to the econ-omy. Taxing employers exces-sively, the office said, could cost up to 9,000 jobs.
The cost is not just to employ-ers, but also to hard-working Canadians, at all income levels. Further, the accounting shows that those who rely on EI when laid off have been hit harder
still, because the rules of eligi-bility have been changed. More weeks of work are needed to qualify for less in benefits.
The hypocrisy of the Conservatives, who ham-mered the Chrétien and Martin Liberals mercilessly over “raid-ing” EI to pad the budgetary bottom line, is palpable. It is fodder political opponents typ-ically thirst for, especially at opportune times.
But it is dicey ground for the Liberals, given their track rec-ord. Mr. Trudeau has said only that he’ll cut premiums and improve benefits — in other words, continue the practice of adjusting rates as the govern-ment sees fit.
New Democrats to date have said that EI cash ought to expand benefits generously. (All three parties have championed using the “fund” for tax breaks targeting small businesses, to spur hiring in schemes that economists have roundly dis-credited as useful.)
Canadians need an hon-est insurance fund, operated beyond the reach of govern-ment. Only a government will-ing to put the interests of the labour force above the short-term political gains would make that change. Liberals and New Democrats are fighting in this tight campaign to distin-guish themselves for voters. A bold policy on EI reform would help to do that.
Canada needs real unemployment insurance
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• ƒ•ƒThe Golden City Days 2015 Committee is extremely grate-ful to the following sponsors and donors for their generous
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Our sincere gratitude goes to the many citizens, business owners, and community groups who participated in events, dressed in period clothing, 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, created turn-of-the-century store displays and held special sales events, purchased GCD items, and supported the committee’s efforts to bring you a fun-� lled family festival celebrating our rich pioneer heritage! Special thanks to Terry Brinson, Sylvia Mair, Lisa Henderson, Kristen Coull, Bev Rintoul, Jenn Wood, Lori Drake, and Mike Williams for their dedication and commitment in producing the weekend’s events!
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The display was provided to the local community by the project owners, Fortis Inc., Columbia Power, and Columbia Basin Trust, as a legacy of the Waneta Expansion Project. The three pictographs represent the use of the Waneta area by First Nations people, construction of the water tunnels for the hydroelectric generating station and a representation of how electricity generated by the facility helps power communities.
The display is located along Highway 22A, between the Trail Regional Airport and the Waneta border crossing.
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LOCAL
FROM PAGE 1The drug is com-
monly manufactured in illegal, hidden laboratories, mix-ing various forms of amphetamine (anoth-er stimulant drug) or derivatives with other chemicals to boost its potency. Common
pills for cold remedies are often used as the basis for the produc-tion. The meth “cook” extracts ingredients from those pills and to increase its strength combines the sub-stance with chemicals such as battery acid, drain cleaner, lantern
fuel and antifreeze.Orr says the local
seizure doesn’t mean the drug is being made locally, rather its most likely bought in larger cities.
“That’s where you find the labs, are in the bigger centres,” he said. “That’s not saying
there isn’t the possi-bilty of a lab here, but I think we’ve be seeing a steady stream of calls of people on crystal meth. We are not get-ting that, but we are encountering the drug more than normal.”
He says black tar heroin is also sold in point, but isn’t com-monly seen in the area.
“We’ve been hear-ing about it coming up more on the street level than actual com-
plaints or seizures,” he said. “What we seized is significant. Two grams is 20 doses and (on the street) it’s $40 to $60 dollars for one point.”
Orr mentioned that one pill, suspected to be fentanyl, was also uncovered during the arrest that took place Friday night at about 8 p.m.
“The big thing we’ve been hearing about causing deaths across Canada is Fentanyl
pills,” he explained.“We’ve had a few
overdoses and a few overdoses we’ve sus-pected to be Fentanyl,” Orr added. “But we always have to wait for toxicology and that takes a long time. We believe the pill we seized in this last bust was Fentanyl, but it has to be sent to the lab.”
The Trail and Greater District RCMP detachment warned
the public about Fentanyl last October following a sudden death in East Trail and another who overdosed on the drug but sur-vived.
The BC Coroner Service confirmed the 41-year old male died of a Fentanyl overdose.
Fentanyl is an opi-ate used as a pain kill-er and for anaesthe-sia, and medically, is a more potent alterna-tive to morphine.
Fentanyl pill also found in weekend drug bust
B Y T O M F L E T C H E RBlack Press
Over vocal objec-tions from some rep-resentatives, local pol-iticians have narrowly endorsed a call for an “environmental bill of rights” for B.C. at their annual convention.
Calling it “an idea whose time has come,” Richmond Coun. Harold Steves sponsored the motion Wednesday at the Union of B.C. Municipalities conven-tion in Vancouver. It calls for recognition of a right to “live in a healthy environment, including the right to clean air, clean water, clean food and vibrant ecosystems.”
Steves reminded delegates of a summer of smoke from forest fires and a drought that saw his Cache Creek farm run out of water. He noted the bill of rights has been supported by 36 muni-cipalities around B.C., after a tour of local councils by the David Suzuki Foundation’s Blue Dot campaign.
The idea was quick-ly challenged.
“How is this resolu-tion going to prevent forest fires and cre-ate clean air?” North Cowichan Coun. Al Siebring asked. “It’s not.”
Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb dis-missed the bill of rights movement as “David Suzuki propaganda” backed by urban people
who don’t understand that mining and forest-ry provide the lumber, copper and other prod-ucts that build their homes.
Cobb said it already takes years of environ-mental review before
resource extraction can be approved, “and if this passes, it will be another nail in the cof-fin of rural B.C.”
Coquitlam Coun. Terry O’Neill listed a dozen provincial laws governing clean water,
air pollution, public health and food safety, calling on the conven-tion to focus on specif-ic measures instead of asserting rights that are actually “a demand for others to do some-thing for you.”
UNION OF B.C. MUNICIPALITIES CONVENTION
Split over environmental ‘rights’
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Kootenay Lake: With a lot of tour-ists around to enjoy our local resource, Reel Adventures Sport Fishing guides did fairly well this summer on Kootenay Lake regardless of the extreme hot weather. Most of our trips were based on beating the heat, so, early morning starts were the key. There seemed to be lots of small rainbow trout still around, so there was definitely some action everyday.
And now that fall is almost upon us, we wait to see what the rest of the lake will do. To be expected, our Kokanee spawning numbers declined even more this year (to an all-time low). So, we will have to see what the future will bring us. That being said, our number of juvenile Rainbow trout seems to still be fairly high. So, if they can find food, or if the
kokanee issue can be resolved, there is still a good chance at seeing some larger rainbows in the future. Only time will tell.
October, November, and December are usually my favourite months to fish. So, we’ll see how this fall/winter shapes up. Looking forward to it.
Columbia River:The River remained high throughout
the summer and due to the forest fires burning nearby, the falling ash made the water fairly murky, so the fish had trouble seeing our presentation. The high water also seemed to put a damper on the normal insect hatches we see. Usually the thick caddis hatch in July and August bring the surface of the river to life. But the hatches seemed a lot less extreme this year. Our guides did manage to hook into some good fish each time out, however not quite the numbers we’re used to.
But, in the past few weeks the water has dropped and the clarity has improved. In fact, last week our boat had a couple fantastic days on the river. The fish have been very active in the past little while, so, were hoping to see a great rest of September and early October fishery out there.
The latest trips have seen rainbows between two and five pounds on the fly, as well as on spinning gear. Also, walleye up to five pounds on the usual bottom bouncing gear or jigs. Looking forward to the next few weeks of this fishery. We’ll keep you posted.
Kootenay Rivers:It’s that time of year again when we
head out on our famous Kootenay rivers and tributaries to target some giant bull trout. The bull trout have been following spawning kokanee up the rivers and now the rivers are full of bulls. So, we will be making the run over to the East Kootenay as well as some West Kootenay rivers to target these amazing fish. Looking for-ward to this fantastic fishery.
What are they biting on:Our Kootenay Lake fish have been
caught on a mix of things. Due to the warmer water, we have been catching fish fairly deep in the water column. Lots of rainbows and bull trout have been caught at depths of 120-160 feet on plugs or spoons, as well as flasher-hoochie combos. Although the past few weeks of cooler nights has brought the water temperature down, and we have been starting to catch a lot of fish on the
surface now too. Bucktail flies as well as small spoons
seem to be the ticket on the surface. As the water cools, we should see more and more surface action.
Our Columbia River fish have been caught on the usual fly patterns. Beaded nymphs have worked well when there isn’t a hatch happening. Although, some of our dry-fly caddis have been working on the hotter days again.
Looking forward to the big October caddis patterns to kick in as fall approach-es. For fly fishers targeting walleye, a woolly bugger, streamer, or Clouser min-now pattern on a four-foot leader and high-density sink line or sink-tip is an effective method and will even pick up the odd smallmouth bass. Our spinning gear techniques have included bottom bouncers with worms for the walleye and spinners and jigs for the rainbows.
With the smoky skies finally clearing and the warm water finally cooling, I look forward to what the next few months have to offer. We now have all of our boats back in the Kootenays, so if you’d like to get out on the rivers or the lake, give us a call.
Tight lines.
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The Kootenay South Youth Soccer Association (KSYSA) U14 Girls Storm soccer team brought thunder and lightning to Castlegar’s Eye of the Storm soccer tournament on the weekend, winning gold after going undefeated through the round-robin tournament. The Storm beat KSYSA U13 8-0, before winning 8-1 against Nelson U13, and taking a close 2-1 victory over U14 Kootenay East Youth Soccer from Cranbrook. The Storm faced the Nelson Selects U14 in the final, and in decisive fashion celebrated their first win over the Selects this season with a 6-2 thrashing.
SMOKE EATERS
New opportunity for Trail assistant coach
B Y T I M E S S T A F FThe Trail Smoke Eaters suffered a tough loss
this week without hitting the ice. Assistant coach and GM Ryan Donald will be
leaving the team after accepting an offer to coach at Yale University.
“Being a Yale Alum, it has always been my goal to someday return there in a coaching capacity, and I am excited to get back to New Haven and begin working with the student-athletes at Yale,” Donald said in a release. “I look forward to fol-lowing the Smokies in the future and watching these athletes grow into young men.”
Donald, who is in his first season with the Trail Smoke Eaters and the BCHL, played for the Yale University Bulldogs from 2006-10 as a defenceman. In 123 games he amassed five goals and 19 assists, including 131 penalty minutes.
Donald will continue with the Smoke Eaters as they prepare for the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack this weekend and complete his duties with the club at the end of September.
“I am very thankful for the opportunity the Trail Smoke Eaters gave me during this phase of my coaching journey,” Donald said. “Everyone from the Operations department through the game day staff treated my wife Carly and I like family from day one and we are both going to miss what lay in front of us here in Trail.”
The Smoke Eaters play the Prince George Spruce Kings and the Wenatchee Wild this week-end in Chilliwack.
The Smoke Eater organization wish Donald all the best with his alma mater, Yale University.
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Kids Time with Sticks and Pucks hits the ice at the Beaver Valley Arena on Fridays, Oct. 9, 16. and 23 from 6 to 6:45 p.m. (before Nitehawk games).
Nets and pucks are provided. Helmet is required and $2 drop in.
Tai Chi, instructed by April Biscaro, will be on Tuesdays starting Oct. 20 – Dec. 8 from 9:15-10:30 a.m. at the Fruitvale Hall, $25.
Line Dance, instructed by April Biscaro, will be on Fridays starting Oct. 23 to Dec. 11 from 10-11 a.m. at the Fruitvale
Hall. Cost is $1 drop in.Monday evening Yoga,
instructed by Melanie Mobbs, goes Oct. 26 – Nov. 30 from 6:15-7:30 p.m. at the Montrose Hall. $48 for six-class session or $10 drop in.
Home Alone Course, instructed by Nicole Morrison, will be on Wednesday Oct. 28 from 3-6 p.m. at the Fruitvale Elementary School Library.
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TRAX GETS TIPS FROM OLYMPIC MEDALIST
The TRAX Swim Team took full advantage of a swim camp instructed by Olympic bronze medalist Brent Hayden at the Castlegar Rec Complex last week. Front row from left: Tenysha Ross van Mierlo, Aby Elwood and Kira Konkin. Centre from left: Sharman Thomas, Jackson Konkin, Tess Markus, Cyan Ross van Mierlo, Ian Markus and Kayla Fraser. Back from left: Coach Mike Konkin, Olympic Medalist Brent Hayden and his wife Nadina Zarifeh.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSRENTON, Wash. -
Kam Chancellor has ended his holdout and reported to the Seattle Seahawks after missing training camp and the first two weeks of the regular season.
The Seahawks con-
firmed that Chancellor arrived at the team facility on Wednesday morning. It was his first appearance since June’s minicamp and ended a holdout that lasted nearly eight weeks. The Seahawks are 0-2 after losses to
St. Louis and Green Bay. KIRO-AM in Seattle first reported Chancellor’s return.
Chancellor has potentially lost more than $2 million with a holdout that appears to have not resulted in a new contract. It is not clear how much he will be fined.
In a text to ESPN, Chancellor wrote that he intends on dealing with his “business” after the season and that it was time to go help his teammates.
Chancellor’s agent, Alvin Keels, posted on Twitter that he was glad to see Chancellor back at work and, “The
business side of the sport sucks at times. Some will understand it most won’t!”
Seattle will have a two-week roster exemp-tion for Chancellor, but he must be added to the active 53-man roster at least 24 hours prior to kickoff to play either this Sunday against Chicago or Monday, Oct. 5, against Detroit.
Chancellor was seeking a restructuring of his current contract to have future money paid sooner. It was part of a $28 million, four-year extension he signed after the 2012 season, but didn’t take effect until 2013. The Seahawks refused to budge on restructur-ing a contract that had three years remaining, believing it would lead to a stream of players seeking new deals in the early stages of their contracts.
Chancellor, one of the league’s top safe-ties and a leader of the “Legion of Boom” sec-ondary, is scheduled to make $5.1 million in base salary in 2016 and $6.8 million in 2017.
Defensive end Michael Bennett was in a similar situation, unhappy with his four-year contract he signed prior to the 2014 sea-son, but decided to report for training camp and not hold out.
Seattle started Dion Bailey at strong safety in the opener then switched the lineup and went with DeShawn Shead there against Green Bay.
Chancellor ends holdout, returns to Seahawks
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK - Some of the more
widely quoted philosophy of Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher who died Tuesday at age 90:
On his approach to at-bats: “You can’t think and hit at the same time.”
On selecting a restaurant: “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.”
On economics: “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.”
On how events sometimes seem to repeat themselves “It’s deja vu all over again!”
On baseball attendance: “If people don’t come to the ballpark, how are you gonna stop them?”
On a slipping batting average: “Slump? I ain’t in no slump. ... I just ain’t hitting.”
On travel directions: “When you come to a fork in the road take it.”
On pregame rest: “I usually
take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4.”On battling the shadows in left
field at Yankee Stadium: “It gets late early out there.”
On being told he looked cool: “You don’t look so hot yourself.”
On being asked what time it was: “You mean now?”
On being given a day in his honour: “Thank you for making this day necessary.”
On a spring training drill: “Pair off in threes.”
On his approach to playing baseball: “Baseball is 90 per cent mental. The other half is physical.”
On death: “Always go to other people’s funerals. Otherwise they won’t go to yours.”
On learning: “You can observe a lot by watching.”
On his team’s diminishing pen-nant chances: “It ain’t over ‘till it’s over.”
On his fractured syntax: “I real-ly didn’t say everything I said.”
A tribute to Yogi Berra
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TODAY’S CROSSWORD
ACROSS1 Lady fox6 Microwaves10 Strike ignorer14 See eye-to-eye15 Charles Lamb
pen name16 Lobby call17 Charges too
much18 Midnight
opposite19 Moon goddess20 Rendezvous22 Relaxed, as a
snake24 -- be an honor!26 Popsicle holders27 Monkey wrench31 Seine moorage32 “Peer Gynt”
composer33 Meaningless36 Mao -- -tung39 Waterfront event40 In a carefree way
41 Mariner’s hello42 Like a bairn43 Ballroom number44 Ostrich feather45 -- Abner, of the
comics46 Forded48 Squelches51 Codgers’ queries52 Awkward54 Hepburn’s
quartet59 Swell, as a river60 Perfume bottle62 Municipal63 Pharaoh’s god64 Advantage65 Where Valletta is66 Brain, maybe67 Crash, so to
speak68 Win every game
DOWN1 Like the sky2 Mr. Stravinsky
3 Fracture finder (hyph.)
4 Mouse alerts5 Bird activity6 Koan discipline7 Slugger Moises
--8 Subatomic
particles9 Holiness10 Alter genes11 Seal a tub12 Ms. DeMille13 Droplet21 Sault -- Marie23 Unctuous25 Improbable wish27 Bane of pvts.28 Strait-laced29 Slave girl of
opera30 Bridal notice
word34 Playing marble35 Recognize36 THUS 37 A portion of38 Gazed at40 Swift traveler41 Gore and
Capone43 Little creek
44 Pouched critters (var.)
45 Fable47 “P” for Plato48 Very49 Big name at Indy50 Rudely sarcastic
52 Kind of muffin53 Chokes55 Bird’s crop56 Equal to the task57 Tempo58 Be grouchy61 Tolerate
LEISURE
Dear Annie: I was severely abused, physically and emotion-ally, when I was growing up, mostly by my mother and older sister. After many years of therapy, I have turned my life around and finally am able to feel like a worthwhile person.
The trouble is, my older sis-ter continues to be verbally abu-sive every time we get together, which, fortunately, is not too often. I recently bit the bullet and tried again, getting together with her and my two other sisters. Sure enough, “Betty” took the opportu-nity to taunt and yell at me, and ended up swinging her fists at me. This resulted in a PTSD episode for me.
I’ve finally decided to have noth-ing further to do with Betty, but it leaves me with feelings of guilt, since she is my sister. Am I justi-fied in cutting off our relationship? -- Tired of Being Abused
Dear Tired: Yes. Your abusive mother obviously left Betty with
some anger issues of her own, but being related to someone doesn’t mean you have to put up with abuse. Ever. You were wise to get ther-apy so that you could improve your life. It might help to ask your therapist to work on developing coping strategies for situations that could be triggers for you. Overcoming abuse can be an ongoing process.
Dear Annie: My 22-year-old son frequently has his buddies drop over for a visit. Sometimes I’m a captive audience to their conversa-tions. These guys (and sometimes gals) don’t seem to understand that they should show some respect in their conversation due to the age difference between us.
I realize that they frequently use vulgar language when in the com-pany of their peers, but am I out of line asking them to curtail their potty mouths in my presence?
Not only does it annoy and
sometimes embarrass me, but also it makes them sound like illiterate
heathens. I guess they’re not out to impress. -- Annoyed Mother
Dear Annoyed: Some parents would find it flattering that their chil-dren’s friends feel com-
fortable enough around them to speak freely. But you are right that it is also disrespectful, treating you as though your sensitivities don’t matter. It is OK for you to say, “Your language is making me blush. I would appreciate it if you would keep it under control.” Or you can speak to your son and ask him to tell his friends that they need to be more careful in your presence.
But you also do not need to be in the room when they are visiting. If your son lives with you, then he should be able to invite his friends over without his mother listening to the conversation. In fact, their vulgar language may be their way of getting you to leave the room.
Unless you are willing to tell your son that his friends are not wel-come, we suggest you absent your-self as much as possible, even if it means taking a long walk or going out to a movie. It also might be time to encourage your son to find
a place of his own.Annie’s Mailbox is written by
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your ques-tions to [email protected]
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September 16, 1929 - September 24, 2005Ten years have passed and...We think about you always,we talk about you still,you have never
been forgott en,and you never will.We hold you close
within our hearts,and there you will remain,to walk and guide us
through our lives,until we meet again.
Loved & MissedBett y, Janice, Jill , Jo-Anne and family.
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Sparky the Firedog and members of Kootenay Boundary Fires Services (Company 2 – Warfield) take a break at recess, from talking to Webster Elementary School Kindergarten to Grade 4 students about fire safety and prevention, to play soccer with Grade 5 students on Monday.
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SUBMITTEDROSSLAND –The city of Rossland
is graced with many historic build-ings and this fall one of them will celebrate its centennial year.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church first opened its doors to parishioners in 1915. Originally designed to hold 360 people, the church is a substantial building.
A tall bell tower, which houses a 1,029 pound bell, is surmounted by a cross on top which is 85 feet from the ground. Its location, on the cor-ners of Butte Street and Columbia Avenue in upper Rossland, creates an imposing appearance from the high elevation which it occupies.
Modelled on the old Spanish Mission churches of California, the original design called for stone construction; however plans were altered to permit a frame building when the cost of stone proved pro-hibitive.
The interior walls are finished plaster, with exposed beams and trusses. For many years there were no pillars or posts to interfere with the view from any part of the church. The building also boasts several beautiful stained glass win-dows.
Since its dedication on October 31, 1915, the church has undergone significant changes, especially in recent years.
From 2013 to 2015, major reno-vations took place to both the inter-ior and exterior of the building. Most notable on the inside is the mostly open “great wall” that divides the former large church space into two almost equal sections: a smaller, but original worshipping section and a new gathering space. On the exter-ior, a new main entrance, sidewalk and steps were established as well as a new basement storage area.
The parish welcomes the public to come and take part in the open house which will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday. Refreshments and cake will be served, and there will also be a door prize raffle.
ROSSLAND
Church celebrates 100th anniversary
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The iconic Sacred Heart church in Rossland will have a special cele-bration on Saturday marking the church’s 100th anniversary.
