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Alvin Cormier (left) and Carolyn Cameron get in a few kicks (and punches) over the noon hour dur-ing Tae Kwon Do sessions at the Trail Martial Arts studio in downtown Trail. Instructor Jason Ayles offers the day time classes Tuesdays and Thursdays for those looking for a quick, intense workout during their workday and for shift workers to allow them to get in extra classes they may miss in the evenings.

GETTING THEIR KICKS

B Y S H E R I R E G N I E RTimes Staff

With burgeoning recreation-al costs, mounting legal fees and climbing airport expenses, Trail has a taxing year ahead if the city wants to stay out of the red.

The general operating budget, called the “strategic plan of oper-ations,” was discussed at length dur-ing a budget overview at Monday’s governance and operations com-mittee meeting.

Overall, Trail council reviewed upcoming expenditures minus the city’s 2014 revenues and within the next few months, a budget will be finalized and this year’s property tax requirements set.

For now, based on an average house assessment of $181,000, a homeowner could end up paying $854.41 in property taxes, up $54 from last year.

Factoring in an average 3 per cent increase in water, sewer and garbage, Trail taxpayers could end up paying a $73 increase, totalling $1692.11 on the average residence, which is an overall hike of 4.5 per cent from 2013.

That number could vary some-what if council finds ways to whittle down the budget and avoid dipping into the reserves by cutting from various general government depart-ments including, but not limited

to, recreational services and grants, economic development initiatives, and costs associated with conven-tions council members attend throughout the year.

“I don’t want to see a reduc-tion in reserves because we’ve been there before and it’s not a comfort-able place to be,” said Gord DeRosa, a 26-year Trail councillor. “Because we could have something catas-trophic happen and not have the funds to cover the costs of repairs,” he continued. “I am comfortable with a three and a half or four per cent increase (property tax), because that is palatable in my mind.”

The budget reflects the city’s immediate $207,000 revenue loss related to the end of a five-year recreation agreement with the Beaver Valley communities, how-ever council discussed a need to review services in all Trail facilities because costs, including the library and cultural services, have climbed from $1.5 million to almost $ 4 mil-lion in the past 14 years.

“You need to go through each department and look critically at the services being provided,” explained David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer. “And what you are comfortable with and how you have to get there.

See MEMORIAL, Page 3

Trail council begins budget review

FRUITVALE

Councillor resignsB Y S H E R I R E G N I E R

Times StaffAn elected Fruitvale official was

blindsided by a decision that passed during a January council meeting, and in response, has resigned before completing his term as a village councillor.

Larry Gray, twice elected to his position as Fruitvale councillor and director to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB), was ousted from his regional appoint-ment and replaced by Mayor Patricia Cecchini during the village’s Jan. 6 council meeting in a 3-2 vote.

“Without having this issue on

the agenda, it was moved, seconded and passed to replace me with the mayor,” said Gray.

“It was done over my objections because I put in a lot of time and effort on projects that I am work-ing on and would like to continue working on.”

According to Gray, reasons cited by council included the director position should circulate to allow others with a stated intention to run in the next election, and Cecchini stated that only mayors should be the RDKB representatives for municipalities.

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S t a y m a n and trans-fers also occur after partner has been relayed to two notrump.

In addi-tion to these responses, there is a two notrump bid which is a transfer to three clubs to be passed. Partner will

transfer to clubs with any weak hand, less than seven points, and six clubs, or a weak hand with five clubs

that has poor notrump playing ability. Your other option for a weak hand is to transfer to two notrump and pass.

In summary for weak hands: With a weak hand with four or more diamonds, you pass two dia-monds. With a weak hand with five or more clubs, you bid two notrump directly after partner’s two diamond opening. With a weak hand with five or more spades, you transfer to two spades and pass. With a weak hand in hearts, you must first relay to two notrump and then transfer part-ner to hearts and pass.

Weak hands in clubs or hearts must play at the three-level unfortu-nately.

The bidding: North has a four-triple-three eleven count. He takes away one point for being flat and passes. There are hands with eleven points that I will open but they have no wasted points and a good distribu-tion, either a six-card suit or a five-four in distribution or better.

Partner has a bal-anced 18 points and opens two diamonds. North alerts and because he has three or less spades, he bids two spades as a relay to two notrump. Partner obliges. North then bids Stayman showing four-hearts and part-ner bids three spades showing his four card spade suit which North has already denied so North signs off in three notrump.

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A Fruitvale couple has one of the cutest babies in Western Canada, according to a holiday contest by AG Foods in conjunction with Heinz.

Nine-month-old Nixon Palmer placed third overall in the contest and along the way has gained some celeb-rity status. The poster child's face has gained attention on Facebook and at Liberty Foods in Fruitvale.

“He's making us money already and he's only nine months old,” laughed his mom Jennifer Dinsdale.

Dinsdale and her husband Darryle Palmer were quite surprised by the news they received about two weeks ago and have already spent half of their $100 winnings from the grocer.

“I mean we think he's really cute but it was (western)-wide so we were a little shocked that he won,” said Dinsdale. “Darryle put it on Facebook; we've got lots of hits on there already.

“A lot of people are lik-ing and commenting that they thought he should have been first place but we're just happy that he placed at all.”

Dinsdale admits that she wouldn't normally sign up for such a contest but was convinced by grandma Ruth DeCosse.

The pair worked on the application after DeCosse saw

a poster at Liberty.Dinsdale submitted a

photo of her son dressed as a lumberjack, sporting a trapper hat and a red and black checkered flannel shirt. Though the outfit was fitting for Fruitvale, Dinsdale said the family just relocated from Calgary.

Liberty Foods managing director Derrick Dar, who's

the son of owner Dick Dar, said he was proud that a baby from Fruitvale was selected.

“I don't know how many entrants there were but it was a surprise to us that they won,” he said.

“I think they were quite surprised, too, when they were notified.”

Fruitvale baby among the cutest in grocery chain contest

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Nine-month-old Nixon Palmer placed third in a Western-Canada wide holi-day contest. Above, Nixon in his winning pose. Right, the top three cutest.

FROM PAGE 1“For example, a recreation zero-

based budget is a challenge that staff would have to review and come back to council with a plan. And if it will impact services you need to be prepared to politically deal with that.”

The focus turned to the Trail Memorial Centre’s $900,000 year-ly operating costs, or $2,600 per day in tax subsidy, which is not sustainable long-term, however no immediate solution has been deter-mined to stop the bleeding of tax-payer dollars.

“We have to look at what we can do with the Memorial Centre,” said Mayor Dieter Bogs. “Even if we did something like close the Kids Rink, that wouldn’t make a significant difference. Something else needs to take place.”

Currently, $290 per capita (income per person) is spent for the city’s recreational program-ming which is out of the ballpark compared to other municipalities similar to Trail’s populace.

“You have to remember our facility was built to satisfy a popula-tion of 13,000 people,” said DeRosa. “And I’d like to point out we pay more for recreation than health-care.”

One cost cutting measure coun-cil agreed to was a 50 per cent reduction in facility waivers across the board because in 2013, almost $47,000 in rental fees was granted to various non-profits and charit-able events in the community.

“We know what great things these groups do for our commun-ity,” said Coun. Eleanor Gattafoni Robinson. “But we can’t have these

numbers continue to climb and we need to tighten our reins in certain areas.”

Discussion turned to legislative services which included $17,000 allotted to the upcoming municipal election and an increase of $10,000 for the city’s 2014 legal fees.

Last year, Trail’s legal fees soared $70,000 over budget related to the ongoing sewer dispute between the city and Rossland and the boundary expansion initiative.

“We spent close to $150,000 last year which was over budget,” con-firmed Perehudoff. “We are dealing with legal fees with the airport transaction and there is still some more associated costs with the sewer and boundary expansion.”

Additional cuts under the gener-al governance services, included the nixing of $5,000 allocated to send a councillor to a Niagara Falls con-ference in May, and a 50 per cent reduction to the city’s $105,300 economic development program.

The meeting wrapped with fur-ther discussion about the Trail Regional Airport and concerns that the service may run at a deficit in Trail’s first year of ownership.

“The regional airport service cost the City of Trail $44,000 last year,” said Perehudoff. “The con-cern is that we may not necessarily achieve zero impact this year.”

To cover costs associated with the transfer of ownership, council elected to direct that money back into the operating budget to avoid an impact in property taxes.

The city’s net operating budget is forecast at $16.5 million, with property taxes currently set to cover $11.7 million or 71 per cent.

Memorial Centre’s costs scrutinized

B y s h e r i r e g n i e rTimes Staff

By the time Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs was briefed by Teck about the company’s chemical spill of 25,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Columbia River, word had leaked to the media and the four-term politician was left to answer questions from media outlets as far away as Ontario.

In response to the un-timeliness in relaying pertinent information to the city, council agreed to send a letter to Teck requesting a meeting with Greg Belland, manager of Trail operations, and Richard Deane, the plant’s environmental and health and safety manager.

“I was phoned by Greg Belland Friday after-noon about the spill from the acid plant area,” said Bogs. “This happened fairly late in the afternoon and I should have known by that time because it was already in the news,” he explained. “And of course over the weekend I was phoned by the Globe and Mail for comments.”

At the time, Bogs could not elaborate on the events to the media aside from details Teck out-lined in its news release.

“All I could say was that I was notified and investigations are taking place,” he said. “This is a serious spill and I am concerned about it so we will be hearing more, no question about that.”

The spill occurred Jan. 28, in the area where the new acid plant is being prepared for start up, and a result of modifications that were made in 1999, according to Bogs.

“They’ve spent considerable money to separ-ate the sanitary system,” he explained. “It was very unusual and had not been picked up in previous surveys.”

Teck maintains that once the chemical was diluted into the river, impacts to aquatic life were minimal.

“We need to hammer out a protocol so if anything happens again, even if it is relatively minor, at least the mayor should be notified,” said Coun. Robert Cacchioni.

Council seeks better communication with TeckFROM PAGE 1

“It’s regretful that Mr. Gray has chosen to resign rather than continue to work with fellow council members for the remain-der of his term,” Cecchini told the Trail Times.

“But we respect his decision and expressed appreciation for his service during the last five years.”

Gray was last appointed the position in 2011, with the full expectation to serve those three years.

If council decided the job commitments weren’t being ful-filled, after due process, another member may be appointed to the

position.“In this case they were thank-

ful for my valuable service,” explained Gray. “But decided the position would provide experi-ence for Patricia Cecchini as mayor, leading up to the next election.”

Gray issued a letter of resig-nation to council and Fruitvale constituents Tuesday, stating the disruption to governance as self-serving and an abuse of process.

“This sends the message that anytime someone may not like someone else they can make a motion and disrupt service at a regional district level,” said Gray. “I find it absolutely appalling.”

Letter sent to constituents


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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SVANCOUVER - A new breast cancer screening

policy for British Columbia urges women aged 40 to 74 to have annual mammograms if their mothers, sisters or daughters have been diag-nosed with breast cancer.

The B.C. Cancer agency is releasing its new guidelines Tuesday, and calls this recommenda-tion a step toward personalized cancer screen-ing.

Dr. Christine Wilson says research has shown that women who have a so-called first order relative with breast cancer have two times the risk of developing the disease than women who do not.

Wilson says the B.C. Cancer Agency will send women in this high-risk group recall messages.

The revised guidelines recommend screening every two years for other women between the ages of 50 and 74, the age group in which more than 80 per cent of breast cancers are detected.

The B.C. Cancer Agency is also allowing women aged 40-49 to be screened every two years without a doctor’s referral, though it urges women in this age group to discuss the pros and cons of screening with a health-care provider. The same is true for women aged 75 and older.

Screening in the 40-to-49 age group is con-tentious, with studies suggesting there is less benefit for women under age 50 and a higher risk of false positive tests that must be followed up.

The Canadian Task Force for Preventive Health Care recommends against routine breast cancer screening in women aged 40 to 49. And Cancer Care Ontario says women in this age group who want to undergo screening mam-mography should talk with their doctors first.

Wilson says the B.C. Cancer Agency has decided to “take the more permissive stance.”

“The idea is that we want woman to have that discussion with their family doctors or nurse practitioners about really, is screening right for them or not? And if they choose it, then it is,” says Wilson, a radiologist and the medical director of the B.C. Cancer Agency’s screening mammography program.

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Black PressThe B.C. government will appeal a

B.C. Supreme Court ruling ordering a return to 2002 classroom rules, Education Minister Peter Fassbender announced Tuesday.

Fassbender said the latest ruling could potentially cost the B.C. gov-ernment more than $1 billion, which he called “completely unaffordable for taxpayers.” But the appeal will focus on Justice Susan Griffin’s interpretation of constitutional rights in union negotia-tions.

“Governments have to be able to gov-ern,” Fassbender said, adding that no other province has has such restrictions

on school organization.“Most importantly, if the real goal is

to benefit students, decades of academic research has shown that blankest reduc-tions in class size are of little benefit.”

B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker estimated that 6,600 teachers would have to be hired to bring B.C. class sizes up to the Canadian aver-age. In Surrey school district alone, there should be 18 teacher librarians, 19 teacher-counsellors, 51 more specialist education teachers and 80 English lan-guage teachers, he said.

“We want to negotiate a deal at the bargaining table,” Iker said. “We hope that the government comes and bar-gains with us in good faith – that’s so

important – but we all know that to achieve an agreement, government has to bring the necessary funding to make that deal happen.”

The dispute revolves around the gov-ernment’s unilateral removal of class size and support staff rules from the BCTF contract in 2002. In her first ruling in 2011, Griffin gave the govern-ment a year to remove the offending legislation and negotiate class size and specialist teacher support as a working condition for teachers.

Griffin’s second ruling came Jan. 28, ordering $2 million in damages to be paid to the BCTF for what she described as bargaining in bad faith, and striking down parts of the latest legislation.

B.C. set to appeal teacher ruling

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - Mac Harb

and Patrick Brazeau, two central figures in the ongoing Senate expenses controversy, have been charged with fraud and breach of trust - the first char-ges to emanate from the scandal roiling the upper chamber, but likely not the last.

Harb, a former Liberal senator who resigned from the upper house last sum-mer, and Brazeau, a former Conservative senator who was sus-pended from the Senate last fall, face one count each of fraud and breach of trust in relation to their trav-el and living expense claims, the RCMP said Tuesday.

The Mounties con-tinue to investigate allegedly fraudulent expenses claimed by suspended senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin.

They are also inves-tigating Nigel Wright, who was Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff when he personally gave Duffy $90,000 to reimburse the Senate for disputed living expenses.

Assistant commis-sioner Gilles Michaud, the commanding offi-cer of the RCMP’s national division, said each case is unique and the time taken to complete each inves-tigation depends on a variety of factors.

“National division has undertaken these files with diligence and professionalism,”

Michaud told a packed news conference in Ottawa.

“I can assure you that we continue our work on other signifi-cant files. RCMP inves-tigators continue to explore multiple leads, to ascertain all the facts and collect the evidence in support of these facts.”

Given the explo-sive political nature of the investigations, Michaud took pains to emphasize that his division was created in 2013 specifically to carry out “sensitive investigations into significant threats to Canada’s political, eco-nomic and social integ-rity.”

“ C a n a d i a n s expect the RCMP to be exhaustive and unbiased in our inves-tigations.”

During the course of its investigation of Harb, the RCMP at one point alleged in court documents that the former senator had engaged in mort-gage fraud. However, Michaud said the force ultimately concluded the evidence did not support those allega-tions.

Tuesday’s charges stem from allegations that Harb declared two largely unused country homes as his primary residences, allowing him to claim a Senate housing allowance and

living expenses for his supposedly secondary residence in Ottawa - where he had lived for years prior to his 2003 appointment to the Senate and where he continued to spend most of his time.

Although he has always denied any wrongdoing, Harb repaid the Senate $231,649.07 - the sum total of his living-relat-ed expenses.

The Mounties allege that Brazeau fraudu-lently claimed his fath-er’s home in Maniwaki, Que., as his primary residence, although he was rarely seen there and lived primarily just across the river from Ottawa in Gatineau, Que.

Both men maintain they did nothing wrong but were tripped up by ambiguous Senate rules.

An independent audit of their expense claims last spring found that Harb spent 62 per cent of his time in Ottawa while Brazeau spent 81 per cent of his time in the national capital. Nevertheless, the aud-itors said Senate rules on primary residences lacked clarity and, therefore, they could not determine wheth-er either senator had broken the rules.

Notwithstanding the auditors’ conclu-sion, the Senate’s

internal economy committee declared the rules to be “amply clear” and “unambigu-ous” and demanded that the senators repay their disputed expense claims.

Harb complied but Brazeau refused to reimburse the $48,000 he was asked to pay back, prompting the Senate to garnishee his salary.

However, he was subsequently sus-pended without pay from the Senate last fall, along with Duffy and Wallin.

In a separate legal imbroglio, Brazeau is facing charges of assault and sexual assault, which were laid after an incident at his home last February.

Last September, Wallin paid back her dubious travel claims. She said she repaid $100,600 plus interest on top of $38,000 that she’d already repaid.

Duffy’s case has mushroomed into an investigation into alleged fraud, bribery and breach of trust involving Wright.

RCMP documents filed in court have suggested that Wright orchestrated a scheme

in which Duffy agreed to repay his expenses on condition that he be reimbursed, that a Senate report on his conduct be white-washed and that an independent audit would not question his right to sit as a senator for P.E.I., although he lived primarily in Ottawa.

In a statement issued by his lawyer the day those docu-ments were released last October, Wright insisted his intentions were noble and that he did nothing to break the law.

“My intention was always to secure repay-ment of funds owed to taxpayers,” Wright said. “I acted within the scope of my duties and remain confident that my actions were lawful.”

The documents suggest more than a dozen others, includ-ing staffers in the Prime Minister’s Office, at least four Conservative senators and Conservative party officials, were involved in the deal. Harper maintains he knew nothing about it until news of the deal leaked out last May.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S STORONTO - Walmart is opening 35 more

Canadian supercentres as part of nearly $500 million in planned investments over the next year as the retailer works to increase com-petitive pressure on its rivals.

The 2014-15 expansion a n n o u n c e d Tuesday will gen-erate about 7,500 jobs, including c o n s t r u c t i o n work.

The world’s biggest retailer plans to invest more than $376 million to build, expand, relocate or remodel its stores. It will also spend $31 million for e-commerce projects and $91 million to improve its distribution network to handle more fresh food.

The expansion will increase competition for Canadian retailers - especially grocery, pharmacy and clothing chains - who com-pete with Walmart as well as other newcom-ers.

The retailer came to Canada in the early 1990s, and has been expanding year after year to become the country’s largest depart-ment store retailer by sales.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SEDMONTON - Edmonton city council has

voted to take measures to prevent people from committing suicide off the High Level Bridge.

Councillors voted in favour of spending $20,000 to install distress phones at the bridge’s four points of entry.

The phones will have the potential to con-nect to both a crisis support centre as well as 911, which a city report says would be invaluable to bystanders dealing with a crisis situation.

Signage will also be installed on the bridge to explain the purpose and function of the distress phones, at a cost of $400.

Mayor Don Iveson indicated he has per-sonally lost two friends who jumped off the High Level but says while improved railings may be an idea worth pursuing, suicide pre-vention is a much bigger issue.

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Edmonton’s chief medical examiner said there were 14 deaths around the High Level Bridge as the result of suicide in the last year.

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Common sense questions for the oil patchHeaven knows I’m

no scientific or energy expert, but I have some

common sense questions for the Masters of the (Oil Patch) Universe. My sense is that they’re stuck in an outmoded rut of conven-tional thinking.

Why this should be, I don’t know, for they’re pretty smart. Maybe it’s because of tunnel vision, the herd mentality, or just self-interest.

Unless their answers make sense.

Let us see. Here are my questions:

1. Why, when American oil and gas production is surging, are our political and business leaders fixated on supplying more product into that declining market? Won’t this just reduce the price?

a) No, the experts might say. In making develop-ment decisions, today’s reality is much less import-ant than the predicted situation 10 or 20 years down the road. And given the increased understand-ing that fracked wells have a very high depletion rate, it’s illusory to think the present U. S. boom will last that long, even if new regions are tapped. They’ll need all we can produce by the late ’20s, so ramping up makes a lot of sense.

That is, assuming the

predictions are reliable.b) In any case, the patch

might say, we’ll increase sales by exporting to Asia and other growing markets.

Maybe there’s some-thing to these points, but oil patch advocates are not out of the woods yet.

2a). Given the undeni-ably huge cumulative environmental, econom-ic and social impacts of present production levels, why are our political and business leaders fixated on doubling or tripling oil sands production? It seems daft to me. Surely these are good reasons to reduce it instead.

b) And why not avoid the social and political tur-moil, and risk of spillage, involved in building new pipelines to move all this product?

Because the market demands it, I hear the patch say, and this is the only thing which counts. Although some day produc-tion may have to be con-strained because of climate change, let’s sell it now (and make climate change worse).

But ethical leadership is not impressed by short-term, self-interested argu-ments.In any case, don’t these impacts and risks show why depending com-pletely on Adam Smith’s 18th century “invisible hand” is not always in the

public interest? Indeed, Peter Lougheed called for the government to inter-vene to control the pace of development.

(Paradoxically, if prices decline, that invisible hand may do what our “guard-ians” in the Alberta gov-ernment refuse to do and cancel some of the planned expansions.)

Another response sug-gests that the undoubt-ed environmental and greenhouse gas impacts will be solved, and inter-national criticism rebut-ted, by the cooperative research and development being coordinated by Dan Wicklum’s Calgary-based Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA). Its plans sound impressive, but scep-ticism over its effectiveness remain.

The proof of COSIA’s research pudding will be in the eating, not the plan-ning, and the meal isn’t yet

scheduled.3. Don’t present low roy-

alty levels leave the govern-ment and people of Alberta (called “owners”) holding the bag, while lessees keep most of the money?

Oil patch advocates say the present royalty regime is as much as they can afford, but an object-ive comparison of it with other jurisdictions might be interesting. Several years ago, when Premier Ed Stelmach’s blue-ribbon panel suggested increases, I discovered that even these soon-to-be-rejected figures would have left us in the middle of the pack.

But the way the oil patch moaned, you would have thought civilization as we know it was threatened.

4. The Alberta Energy Regulator says that in 2012 flared or vented gas in the province rose 24.6 per cent over the previous year to 34.8 billion cubic feet.

Why was this permitted?Maybe because gas prices

were so low that wasting the resource was cheaper than transportation and storage? Never mind the greenhouse gases or energy resource conservation (where have I heard this last phrase before?).

5. Here’s the kicker. Why are fossil fuel companies continuing to search for more reserves (spending $647 billion in 2012), when

the International Energy Agency says that we’ll have to leave two-thirds of already-known deposits in the ground if the world is to avoid catastrophic cli-matic change?

Famed investor Jeremy Grantham says “coal and oil sands will be stranded assets, in that they won’t get their money back.” In October, pension fund man-agers of over $3 trillion of assets wrote the biggest 45 oil, gas and utility compan-ies in the U. S. expressing their concern about this.

Checkmate. The oil patch may not have a comeback, unless they go Flat Earth and deny the existence of human-caused climate change.

6. And, speaking of greenhouse gases, why is it thought that reducing the GHG intensity per barrel, while increasing total emis-sions, is good enough?

Meanwhile, the oil patch Titanic steams full speed ahead – after all, it’s unsinkable, isn’t it?

Until these type of ques-tions are satisfactorily answered, I remain scep-tical. In fact, I can see why some unkind observers call Alberta a “petro-state”.

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S e c t o r defenders have seemingly done little more than point to Young’s idling buses to discredit him and prove his hypocrisy. Sure, the global demand for oil, even among rock stars, isn’t going down any-time soon, but that really isn’t the point. Nor is Young’s expat status, or history as a pot-smoking hippie. Separating the people from the problem is the first rule of effective dis-course. By attacking the critic, rather than speaking to the issues, the sector is needlessly leaking credibility.

It’s a shame, too, because the oil patch has many things to celebrate about its relation-ships with First Nations and its environmental record. The stories are there, but they aren’t getting told. If the sec-tor really wants to get out in front of these issues, it needs to change the way it tells its story.

First of all, acknowledge that these issues are legitim-ate, and as much a concern to you as they are to the rest of the world. Your record is not perfect, but Canada is widely recognized as a leader

among responsible oil produ-cing countries, and is working hard at getting even better. Young’s characterization of the oil sands as a modern-day Hiroshima may have been poorly informed, but acknow-ledging that the underlying issues – although not Young’s

characterization – are valid makes your credibility go up, not down. By acknowledg-ing rather than dismissing, you diffuse the con-troversy. And you gain a per-fect platform for speaking to your record in addressing those very issues.

Which brings me to my next point: Celebrate the great stor-ies of success that are already there.

It’s ridiculous to suggest that Canadian oil compan-ies are blatantly ignoring the health and well-being of First Nations peoples. In addition to being the largest employ-er of First Nations peoples, numerous companies are help-ing First Nations businesses become suppliers to the oil patch, creating sustainable businesses that can grow long-term wealth.

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Despite a staff report that high-lighted many of the downsides of creat-ing a revitalization tax break bylaw, city council opted to move forward with the con-cept.

The decision came at their Jan. 28 meet-ing, where city coun-cillors opted to hold a Feb. 11 workshop to explore the idea.

The revitalization bylaw would grant temporary tax breaks to business owners who make improve-ments to their prop-erties; the idea is to offset tax increases that come with higher property assessments after improvements.

If done correctly, the bylaw can be a tool to revitalize tar-geted neighborhoods and can actually increase tax revenues long-term.

But a staff report highlighted down-sides, saying creating the plan can be costly, and if it isn’t in sync with planning object-ives, it is subject to the law of unintended consequences, such as tax revenue loss from an ill-conceived bylaw.

The proposed bylaw is permitted under the Community Charter. The discussion of the bylaw was prompted by a request for tax relief from the Mt. Begbie Brewing Co. Brewer owners want to build a new brew-ery in Revelstoke, but say current taxation levels make it pro-hibitively costly. In late 2013, company president Bart Larson asked for tax relief in general, not this bylaw specifically.

Council had mixed discussion about the staff report.

“It’s really import-ant that we get this right,” said Coun. Gary Starling, not-ing the downsides of a poorly conceived bylaw.

“It could potential-ly sway the balance of taxation towards resi-dential.”

Coun. Phil Welock also said the plan needed to be studied. “To do this we need the support of the community, especial-ly the business com-munity, and I think it

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Coun. Tony Scarcella presented a different vision, say-ing it was appropriate to move forward with a limited bylaw that

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Greater Trail bowlers Ron Sandnes and Darren Rich rolled their way into the five-pin provincial bowling championship thanks to top finishes at the Zones in Vernon last week.

A mere three pins separated the scores of Sandnes and Rich as they averaged identical 264 scores, and finished in second and third place respectively following the 16-game competition at Lincoln Lanes.

After sitting out last season’s zone competi-tion, Sandnes returned this year, saving his best for last as he bowled his highest scores 363 and 342 in his final two games to finish back of Stu Ryan whose 271 average topped all bowl-ers.

“I had pulled a muscle bowling in the trials so I had to pull out the first day, so I went back this year and gave it another

try, and low and behold I had a good day,” said Sandnes.

Rich bowled the high-est game of the tourna-ment in his 11th match rolling a 373. Both Sandnes and Rich have been regular fixtures on Team B.C. in the past, but it was Rich who com-peted at the nationals last year where he helped the team to a fifth-place finish. He and Sandnes will compete in both the singles and team compe-tition at the provincials in Langley, Apr. 18-20, in hopes of advancing to the nationals in Calgary in May.

In other action, Glenmerry Bowl’s Lisa Shepherd and Sid Compston won the Hawaiian Pick-a-Partner Zone Finals in Castlegar last week, advancing to the provincial champion-ships in Surrey, Feb. 22.

The winner of the event wins a trip for two to Hawaii and a cool $1,500 cash.

Bowling for dollars

By Jim BaileyTimes Sports Editor

The B.C. Men’s Curling champion-ship begins today at the Vancouver Curling Club with local curlers vying for top spot.

Trail’s Terry Bublitz will coach the team that includes son-in-law Trevor Perepolkin of Vernon as skip, Castlegar’s Deane Horning as third, Armstrong’s Tyler Orme, second, and Trail’s Don Freschi, lead, and Kevin Nesbitt, fifth. The crew is primed and ready to knock off the top teams in B.C. and win a shot at the Canadian Brier championship.

“We feel great,” said Freschi. “We probably feel better than we’ve felt in many years.”

Freschi and Horning are veterans of numerous provincial tournaments, winning the 2005 B.C. title with Horning as skip and Freschi second. The Castlegar curler also won provin-cial championships in 2002 and 2003 with Pat Ryan.

The Perepolkin rink had a success-ful season playing in the Asham World Curling Tour this season, qualifying in all three events, including a semifinal loss in Red Deer. The team was in control but fell in a close 8-7 match

to Kelowna’s Jeff Richard rink, the same rink Orme won a B.C. title with in 2010.

“Curling with the team we are curl-ing with this year is excellent,” said Freschi. “We have a couple of young guys in T.J. (Perepolkin) and Tyler and a couple of what I call the older guys, with Deane and myself, so we have a ton of experience as well as the vigour of the young guys.”

The competition will be fierce, however, with 16 teams that includes last year’s champion Andrew Bilesky, grand-nephew of Trail’s Andy Bilesky, the Jim Cotter foursome (2011 and 2012 champion) skipped by John Morris who won an Olympic gold medal with Kevin Martin in the same rink in Vancouver in 2010, as well as former B.C. champions the Richard rink, Brent Pierce foursome, and the Dean Joanisse rink from Royal City.

Still the 51-year-old Trail native likes the team’s chances going into the five-day event.

“We definitely want to be in the top four,” Freschi said. “Looking at the money circuit (World Curling Tour) and how we did this year, there’s only two teams that did better than us, and that was Morris and Richard, but we

were right there, so we feel pretty good this year - actually we feel really good.”

Men’s curling has become so com-petitive that teams are constantly look-ing for an edge, and picking up out-of-province curlers like Morris or joining forces with curlers from another area is becoming commonplace.

“It’s just the way it is now-a-days,” added Freschi. “It’s the reality of curl-ing with the Olympics now. It’s not curling where it used to be four guys getting together to have fun, it’s com-petitive now and people are after that Olympic dream.”

The Tom Buchy rink from Kimberley also qualified and will compete with Nelson’s Fred Thomson as third, and Dave Toffolo and Darren Will as second and lead respectively.

The Perepolkin team faces its first test at 2 p.m. today versus the Jason Montgomery rink from Duncan. The first draw goes this morning at 9 a.m. in a triple knock-out Page Playoff for-mat that culminates with Sunday’s final at 4 p.m. The final and Saturday’s 7 p.m. semifinal will be televised on Sportsnet.

The winner in Vancouver will move on to represent B.C. at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops in March.

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J. L. Crowe’s Maddie Van Horn looks for an outlet pass against a full-court press executed by the Prince Margaret Secondary Mustangs at the Mustang Mania tournament in Penticton last weekend. The Hawks battled hard but would eventually come out on the losing end. Basketball action continues this week at J. L. Crowe, with Grand Forks playing the Jr. and Gr. 8 girls at 4 p.m. today, and the Jr. and Gr. 8 boys on Thursday. Crowe will also host a tournament this weekend featuring eight junior boys and girls teams taking to the hardcourt on Friday and Saturday.

B y T i m e s s T a f fRoller Derby is back on track this Saturday when

the West Kootenay Roller Derby League’s (WKRDL) A-team, the Kootenay Kannibelles, opens the season with a tilt against Fernie’s Avalanche City Roller Girls at Selkirk College in Castlegar.

The Belles are made up of the best the WKRDL has to offer, with a solid mix of brain and braun, speed and strategy leading the way. They are coming off a thrilling 2013 season that included a trip to the inaug-ural Canadian National Roller Derby Tournament in Edmonton, and a tournament win at Spokarnage in Spokane where they beat a number of top U.S. teams.

The Belles have undergone significant changes this season, losing the services of coach Phil Loosely, aka Phil Yer Pants, after three years of dedicated service. But stepping into Phil’s big boots is Kai Bosh, a WKRD referee and coach of the reigning WKRD champion Nelson Killjoys. Joining Mr. Bosh behind the bench is derby diva Bobbi Barbarich, aka Beretta Lynch, who played with the derby national team last year.

The Kannibelles played Avalanche City in Sparwood last August and came away with a 208-140.

The doors open at 4:30 p.m. with the bout going at 5 p.m. with 50/50 and beer garden available to derby fans.

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GP W L OT PtBoston 54 35 16 3 73Tampa 55 32 18 5 69Toronto 57 30 21 6 66Montreal 56 29 21 6 64Detroit 56 25 19 12 62Ottawa 56 24 21 11 59Florida 55 21 27 7 49Buffalo 55 15 32 8 38

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT PtPittsburgh 56 39 15 2 80Rangers 56 30 23 3 63Columbus 56 29 23 4 62Phila 57 28 23 6 62Carolina 54 25 20 9 59Wash 56 25 22 9 59Jersey 57 23 21 13 59Islanders 57 21 28 8 50

Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT PtChicago 58 34 10 14 82St. Louis 54 37 12 5 79

Colorado 55 36 14 5 77Minnesota 57 29 21 7 65Dallas 55 25 21 9 59Nashville 57 25 23 9 59Winnipeg 57 27 25 5 59 Pacific Division GP W L OT PtAnaheim 58 40 13 5 85San Jose 57 35 16 6 76L.A. 58 30 22 6 66Vancouver 57 27 21 9 63Phoenix 55 26 19 10 62Calgary 55 21 27 7 49Edmonton 58 19 33 6 44

Wednesday’s GamesPittsburgh at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.Chicago at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Thursday’s Games

Calgary at Islanders, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Rangers, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Phila, 7 p.m.Winnipeg at Wash, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Montreal, 7:30Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:30Detroit at Florida, 7:30 p.m.Boston at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.


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Nearly 500 regular season games will air in Canada as part of the blockbuster 12-year agreement between Rogers Communications and the National Hockey League.

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on the CBC, which currently holds the broadcast rights.

The details were unveiled by Rogers in a preview of its plans for advertisers. Rogers says hockey games will be broadcast across 13 different Canadian TV channels, including Citytv, Sportsnet and cable channel FX Canada.

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B y T I m E S C o N T R I B u T o RIn Trail Retirees

Curling, the game of the night pitted Jim Stewart’s rink against the Clare Coleman foursome, and each team came out swing-ing.

With the game tied at three after three, Stewart came out strong in the fourth end and scored two, followed by three in the fifth, and a knock-out five in the sixth. Make the final 13–3 after six.

The Forest Drinnan team came out flat against the Cal McKerracher rink and were down seven to

zero after four ends. Perseverance paid off as the Drinnan four-some reeled off nine unanswered points to take the game 9–7.

In a tight, low scor-ing game, Dan Horan’s team found themselves down 6-3 against Serge Pasquali’s team after seven ends. With hammer in eight the Horan team made the last shot count to tie the game 6-6.

Harvey Handley had his hands full as the Tom Hall front end executed almost flaw-lessly.

As a result, the Handley team was forced to make dif-

ficult shots all game, while the Hall vice and skip shots were more routine. Make the final, Hall – many, Handley – a few.

Primo Secco’s team faced the Murray Walsh foursome and after three ends Walsh lead four to two. Secco took five in the fourth end, and stole the next three ends to salt the game away, 12–5.

In the lowest scor-ing game of the day, team Brett Rakuson came away victor-ious over team Frank Jorgensen, 6 – 3.

Hall and Stewart are tied for the league lead with 12 points.

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the Scotties Tournament of Hearts did nothing to slow down Saskatchewan’s Stefanie Lawton or a British Columbia squad that was missing its skip.

Lawton’s rink (4-1), with second Sherri Singler and third Sherry Anderson out sick, had only three players on the ice but still posted an 8-4 victory over Quebec’s Allison Ross (1-5) on Tuesday morning at Maurice Richard Arena.

Kesa Van Osch pulled out just before her match, but alternate Patti Knezevic stepped in as skip to lead B.C. (3-3) to a 7-3 win over Ontario’s Allison Flaxey (1-4).

Canada improved to 5-0 as Rachel Homan’s Ottawa rink downed Alberta’s Val Sweeting (4-2) by 10-5 and Manitoba’s Chelsea Carey (4-1) put up a 5-3 win over Newfoundland’s Heather Strong (4-2).

The illness that put six players and some tour-nament officials out of action has generally lasted 24 hours or less. Most sick players were expected back today.

Van Osch was on the ice practising before her match but found she wasn’t well enough to play. Knezevic discovered she was playing two minutes before the lineup cards had to be handed in.

Before the Scotties, the Prince George, B.C., resident knew Van Osch’s youthful Victoria rink only from playing against them. Agreeing to act as their alternate ended up giving Knezevic her first Scotties playing experience.

“They were looking for someone who could play any position and that could step in and throw skip stones,” said Knezevic, who skipped B.C.’s junior team to a silver medal in 1993. “It was great and the girls played really well.

“Once they asked me I did my homework and studied a few of their games, so I knew their game plan and I could call what they’re used to.”

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Nelson council removed drive-thru restaurants as a permitted land use within the city, before finally adopt-ing its new zoning bylaw at Monday’s council meeting.

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community.”The new bylaw doesn’t

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Dear Annie: I am 69 years old, and my lovely lady friend is 65. We’ve only been dating for seven months, but I love her very much. However, a few things about her drive me up the wall.

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I am really afraid that one day her luck is going to run out. How do I address this situ-ation without upset-ting her? Or am I being

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Anybody who shows signs of dementia should see their prima-ry care physician and request a referral to a neurologist for proper diagnostic testing -- the sooner, the better. -- Trinidad, Calif.

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For Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Expect to run into old friends in the next few weeks. Consider this an opportunity to enjoy your history with others by trading lies about the bad old days. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a poor time to initiate new projects or ask for permission or approv-al. It’s far better to finish what is already on your plate. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Travel plans will be delayed and suffer from silly errors in the next few weeks. It will help if you travel someplace you have been before. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The next month is an excellent time to tie up loose details with inheri-tances, taxes, debt, insur-

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1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000All Pro Realty Ltd.

www.facebook.com/allprorealtyltdtrailbc www.allprorealty.ca

Glenmerry$209,900

MLS#2394633

MUST SEE

Sunningdale$259,900

MLS#2394897

NEW LISTING

Glenmerry

MLS#2394338

Sunningdale$174,900

MLS#2392771

OFFERS!

Glenmerry$239,900

MLS#2394858

NEW LISTING

Sunningdale$249,900

MLS#2393663

QUICK

POSSESSION

Sunningdale

MLS#2391683

MINT

Glenmerry

MLS#2391686

Fruitvale

MLS#2391605

Fruitvale$199,500

MLS#2394840

LET’S MAKE

A DEAL

Montrose$69,000

MLS#2392393

BUILDING LO

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Trail$650,000

MLS#2394893

DEVELOPMENT

PROPERTY

Fruitvale$485,000

MLS#2215146

60 X 292’ LOT

Fruitvale$338,000

MLS#2216293

HUGE FAMILY

HOME

Fruitvale$299,000

MLS#2389614

4 ACRES

Montrose$89,000

MLS#2393846

FANTASTIC

BUILDING LO

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Trail$69,900

MLS#2394010

DUPLEX

Trail$169,900

MLS#2393957

5 BEDROOMS,

2 BATHS

East Trail$169,900

MLS#10062799

CALLING

RETIREES

Genelle$58,000

MLS#2393823

MINT MOBILE

Montrose$229,000

MLS#2392981

GREAT

FAMILY HOME

Trail$109,900

MLS#2394790

MOVE IN

READY

Fruitvale$399,000

MLS#2392607

FAMILY HOME

WITH SHOP

Fruitvale$179,000

MLS#2393279

CREEKSIDE

Glenmerry$229,000

MLS#2216322

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Contact Our RealtorsWayne DeWitt...........ext 25Mario Berno ..............ext 27

cell: 250.368.1027Tom Gawryletz .........ext 26

cell: 250.368.1436Dawn Rosin ...............ext 24

cell: 250.231.1765Thea Stayanovich .....ext 28

cell: 250.231.1661

Fred Behrens ............ext 31cell: 250.368.1268

Keith DeWitt .............ext 30cell: 250.231.8187

Denise Marchi ..........ext 21cell: 250.368.1112

Joy DeMelo ...............ext 29cell: 250.368.1960

Trail$69,900

MLS#2394928

NEW LISTING

Trail$69,000

MLS#2394966

NEW LISTING

Fruitvale$379,000

MLS#2393245

BETTER THAN

NEW

Salmo$279,900

MLS#2392605

GST

INCLUDED

Sat. Feb. 8 • 11am - 1pm7141 Wright Way, Waneta

$349,000

MLS#2394130

OPEN HOUSE

Sat. Feb. 8 • 1:30 - 2:30pm3441 Aster Drive, Glenmerry

$270,000

MLS#2390953

OPEN HOUSE

Warfi eld$226,900

MLS#2394956

NEW LISTING

Genelle$34,900

MLS#2394515

REDUCED FOR

QUICK SALE

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

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Employment

Medical/DentalKOOTENAY Optometry Clinic is seeking an Optometric Assistant to work 2-3 days/week plus provide coverage for holidays. This is a fl oater position that involves work-ing in both Castlegar and Trail. Ex-perience an asset but willing to train. Pay commensurate with expe-rience. Please reply to [email protected]

Trades, TechnicalJOURNEYMAN HEAVY

DUTY MECHANICSFort McMurray & Leduc AlbertaGladiator Equipment Ltd. has immediate positions for Journeyman Heavy Duty, off road Certifi ed Mechanics for work in Fort McMurray and Le-duc, Alberta. Excellent wages and benefi ts.

www.gladiatorequipment.comfax 1-780-986-7051.

[email protected]

Services

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Hairstylists

The Cutting Edge Hairand Tanning Studio in

Creston BC is now offering Hot Head hair extensions. A full set, cut to shape your new look and styled $450. Every 8 weeks extension

replacement $70. Call us at 250-428-3488 to book your

consultation.It’s worth the drive

Merchandise for Sale

Food ProductsNaturally raised beef, ready for butchering, call for pricing and details. 250-442-3049.

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleStunning Diamond

engagement ring princess cut set with gold and palladium. Diamond is nearly fl awless and colorless. Appraised at

$4100,selling for $2500, OBO. Papers included. Call or text

250 777-1779

Real Estate

Houses For Sale2005 SRI Double Wide

MODULAR HOME24x44 in Triangle Gardens. 45 years and up. Vaulted

ceiling, open plan, bay win-dow, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, pantry, low maintenance, gas heat,

air conditioning, 5 appl’s, UGS, landscaped, covered

deck & carport, other features, must see.

250-442-8676

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentBella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentErmalinda Apartments, Glen-merry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922

E.TRAIL, 2BDRM Gyro park,heat, hot water & cable incl. $650/mo. 250-362-3316

Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. $750./mo.Avail. Feb.1st. 250-368-5908

Glenmerry 3bdrm. F/S$850/mo. Heat included. Avail. Feb.1st. 250-368-5908

Grand Forks: Lg 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 5 app’s, private 400 sq ft deck. N/S, N/P. $750/m + util. Avail March 1st.250-442-7808.

SUNNINGDALE, 1bdrm.bachelor, partly furnished, TV cable included, free use of washer and dryer. Private en-trance. NS. NP. $500./mo. 250-368-3055

Sunningdale:2bdrm corner unit,TV cable & heat included & free use of washer and dry-er. Avail. Mar.1. 250-368-3055

TRAIL, 1BDRM. Glenmerry. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312.

Houses For Sale

Successful marketing starts with the Trail TimesLonnie Hart 250-368-8551 ext 201 or [email protected]

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Classifieds


Nathan Kotyk

250-231-9484

Rhonda van Tent

250-231-7575

RobBurrus

250-231-4420

Marie Claude Germain

250-512-1153

1st Trail Real Estate

1252 Bay Avenue, Trail 250.368.5222 1993 Columbia Ave, Rossland 250.362.5200WWW.COLDWELLBANKERTRAIL.COM

#A - 1003 Mountainview Road, Rossland $399,000

Rossland $189,900

Marie Claude MLS# 2390913

Rossland $199,900


Trail $125,000


Warfield $129,000

Nathan MLS# 2391999

Trail $109,900

Nathan MLS# 2214582

Trail $135,000

Nathan MLS# 2393731

Fruitvale $149,900

Rhonda MLS# 2393772

Fruitvale $214,000

Rhonda MLS# 2392778

Warfield $65,000

Rhonda MLS# 2394133

Trail $72,000

Rob MLS# 2214664

Warfield $49,900

Rob MLS# 2392110

Fruitvale $164,900

Rob MLS# 2393806

MLS # 2392108

2 bedroom

Sunningdale Condo

New PriceNew Price

New Price

Fully furnished Townhouse at Red! Sleeps 12, double garage, new hot tub, custom built gas fireplace, open concept floor plan and silestone counter tops.

Keep it for yourself or enjoy the income from the rental pool.Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Call Today! 250-364-1413 ext 206

GenelleRoute 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, GrandviewRoute 304 13 papers 12th & 14th Ave

West TrailRoute 149 7 papers Binns St, McAnally St, Kitchener Ave

WarfieldRoute 195 12 papers Blake Crt, Whitman WayRoute 200 10 papers Shakespeare St

MontroseRoute 344 17 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 345 12 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 348 19 papers 12th Ave, Christie RdRoute 346 27 papers 8th, 9th & 10th Ave

FruitvaleRoute 362 20 papers 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Evergreen AveRoute 366 18 papers Beaver St, Maple Ave

Fruitvale cont’dRoute 369 15 papers Birch Ave, Johnson Rd, Red-wood Dr, Rosewood DrRoute 375 12 papers Green Rd & Lodden RdRoute 379 18 papers Cole St, Nelson AveRoute 380 23 papers Galloway Rd, Mill RdRoute 381 7 papers Coughlin RdRoute 382 7 papers Debruin Rd & Staats RdRoute 384 19 papers Cedar Ave, Kootenay

PAPER CARRIERS WANTED

Excellent exercise, fun for all ages.

Rossland CARRIERS NEEDED FOR ROUTES IN ALL AREAS

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentTRAIL, 2bdrm. Close to town, bus stop, park, partially fur-nished. 250-364-1129

TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, per-fect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, com-fortable. Must See. 250-368-1312

TRAIL, well-kept, quiet adult building, walk to Downtown, coin-op laundry, non-smoking. 2Bdrm. available immediately, 1Bdrm. available March 1st. 250-226-6886

Homes for Rent3 bed House, East Trail. Close to Safeway. $900/month + Utilities. Phone; 250-231-3343

Transportation

Auto Financing

Recreational/Sale1992 Cardinal 27ft. 5th wheel w/pullout, in very good condi-tion, inside stored, new awn-ing, water heater and pump. $7,300/obo. 250-442-3224

Trucks & Vans1991 3/4 ton Dodge Cummins diesel runs good need TLC $2500 OBO 250 551-2397

Help Wanted

Employment

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Employment

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Employment

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PENTICTON101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd.

493-3800(250)

VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.

542-3000(250)

ANDRES WIRELESSCherry Lane Mall

(250) 493-4566

KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road

860-2600(250)

WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.

707-2600(250)

CASTLEGAR200-1965 Columbia Ave.

365-6455(250)

NELSONChahko Mika Mall

352-7258(250)

CRANBROOK101 Kootenay St. North

426-8927(250)

TELUS KIOSK


860-2600(250)


707-2600(250)

100 MileHouse


860-2600(250)


493-3800(250)


542-3000(250)


707-2600(250)

ANDRES CAR AUDIO1881 Harvey Avenue

(250) 860-1975

KELOWNA CAR AUDIO1881 Harvey Avenue

(250) 860-1975

KAMLOOPS CAR AUDIO154 Victoria Str

(250) 314-9944


707-2600(250)


493-3800(250)


542-3000(250)

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2153 Springfield Road860-2600(250)

KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive

851-8700(250)

PRINCE GEORGE2591A Vance Rd.

563-4447(250)

WILLIAMS AKE299 Oliver Str.

398-8522(250)

L 100 MILE OUSE916 Alpine Ave.

395-4015(250)

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ANDRES WIRELESSAberdeen Mall(250) 377-8880

ANDRES WIRELESS215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall

(250) 377-8007

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(250) 314-9944

ANDRES BUSINESS300 St. Paul Str.

(250) 377-3773


563-4447(250)


851-8700(250)


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398-8522(250)

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395-4015(250)

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395-4015(250)

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398-8522(250)

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(250) 542-1496


860-2600(250)


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KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail 250.368.8818

www.kootenayhomes.comwww.century21.ca

The Local Experts™

Tonnie Stewart ext 33Cell: [email protected]

Deanne Lockhart ext 41Cell: [email protected]

Mark Wilson ext 30Cell: [email protected]

Mary Martin ext 28Cell: [email protected]

Richard Daoust ext 24Cell: [email protected] www.kootenayhomes.com

Terry Alton ext 48Cell: [email protected]

Christine Albo ext 39Cell: [email protected]

Art Forrest ext [email protected]

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

Jodi Beamish ext 51Cell: [email protected]

600 Centre Avenue, Castlegar

$234,5003 bdrm 1.5 bath in a very desirable South

Castlegar neighbourhood. Hardwood fl ooring, single car garage, fenced yard and

pool all await you!

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

1120 Warren Street, Trail $109,000

Great rental package! Upstairs suite features laminate fl ooring, 2 bedrooms, bright and airy feel, and a great view! Downstairs suite is a compact 1 bdrm.

Also includes a vacant 120 x 100 lot with off-street parking! Both suites current

rent totals $1050.Call Terry 250-231-1101

Lot 2, Redstone Drive, Rossland $399,000

Brand new spacious home at an affordable price. This 3 bdrm home has

enclosed parking for up to 4 cars and the inside fi nishes include granite top kitchen counters and hardwood fl oors. Call your

REALTOR(R) for more information or a personal tour.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

1205 Green Avenue, Trail

$145,0005 bedroom/2 bath home with new kitchen and

awesome views!Call Jodi 250-231-2331

3554 Mayfl ower Road, Krestova $339,000

Well cared-for mobile home with several upgrades including roof, laminate fl ooring

and a cozy pellet stove. The 2.51 acre level parcel is mostly fenced with a guest

cottage, a garden with greenhouse, chicken coop and storage shed. 40’ x 24’

shop with new woodstove. Call today.Call Terry A. (250) 231-1101

60 Lodden Road, Fruitvale $224,900

5 bdrms, 2.5 baths, large family room with a fi replace, summer kitchen, all on a large treed lot (just under 1/2 acre), with a two car car-port. This is a great home

offering lots of space and privacy. Call Jodi 250-231-2331

NEW LISTING

310 Sylvia Crescent, Trail $229,000

Tranquility awaits! You will love the open feel of this 3 bdrm , 1.5 bath home with

beautiful new gourmet kitchen, refi nished hardwood fl oors, and tons of upgrades.

Call today!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

360 - 2nd Avenue, Rivervale $399,000

Perfection! This gorgeous home built in 2009 has it all, 3 bdrms 4 baths, 9

foot ceilings, granite countertops, hard wood, man cave, double garage, and so much more!! All this and situated on a

beautifully, landscaped, private lot close to all amenities. You must see to believe!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

8412 Theatre Road, Trail $449,000

Newer 4 bdrm home on 0.87 acre private lot. This home offers private entrance, open fl oor plan, beautiful

kitchen and gorgeous gas fi replace with antique mantle. Also included is a large

(22x28) insulated shop. Call now!Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW LISTING

2149A St. Paul Street, Rossland $128,800

Adorable 3 bdrm home with new wood stove, covered parking, amazing views

and hardwood fl oors. New vapor barrier installed as well as ceiling insulation. Cute, cozy, partially fenced yard with

fl ower gardens and a large wood shed.Call Christine (250) 512-7653

314 Montcalm Road, Warfi eld $314,000

This 2-3 bedroom home features remodeled kitchen, newer fl ooring on main and great gas fi replace. Most

windows are upgraded and home is bright and open. Gorgeous yard with private

sun deck and single car garage. Call your REALTOR® for your personal viewing.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1740 Thompson Avenue, Rossland

$289,000 Fresh paint, new windows, new roof in 2011, a great family layout 2 baths, 3 bdrms and a den or fourth bedroom downstairs. The back yard is fenced

and has a greenhouse for an early start in spring. If you are looking for great value you owe it to your family to see

this home.Call Bill (250) 231-2710

BILL’S BEST

BUY / REDUCED

1880A Kootenay Avenue,Rossland

$399,900This is a unique fully furnished

turn-ofthe-century home, featuring 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This home has been renovated and restored with style and taste adding to its original

character. Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW PRICE

OPEN HOUSESaturday Feb 8th 11am-1pm

Thinking of

moving? Call me

for a FREE market

evaluation today!Call Art

(250) 368-8818

OPEN HOUSESaturday, February 8 11am-1pm

3894 Carnation Drive, Trail

$239,0003 bdrm/2 bath home in

Glenmerry- this home offers a great open layout on

the main fl oor, recent new fl ooring/tile gives you the inspiration to remodel and update this very well built home to your taste - city

green space next door- very clean and quick possession

available. Call your REALTOR® for your viewing!

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

1200 2nd Ave & 1352 Taylor St, Trail $169,000

Opportunity is knocking! Not only do you buy a cute and cozy 2 bdrm home, but at this amazing price you also purchase a separate approx 250 sq. ft. building. This building is perfect for a home

based business, a studio, a shop or whatever needs you may have. Call now!Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

OPEN HOUSESaturday Feb 8 10am-12pm

REDUCED

$20,000

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