Contact the Times: Phone: 250-368-8551 Fax: 866-897-0678 Newsroom: 250-364-1242 Canada Post, Contract number 42068012 PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO Rock Island Tape Centre Ltd 1479 Bay Ave, Trail, 250-368-8288 KOODO Free Smartphone! No Contract! Get more for less! Find out more at *prices subject to change without notice Follow us online FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2015 Vol. 120, Issue 123 $ 1 05 INCLUDING G.S.T. Joy DeMelo All Pro Realty Ltd. 1148 Bay Ave, Trail BC cell 250.368.1960 bus 250.368.5000 ex.29 TF 1.877.368.5003 [email protected]at the award winning Columbia River Hotel Trail frosty’s Open 9am -11pm daily - 3º EXTREEEEEEEMLY COLD 1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000 www.facebook.com/allprorealtyltdtrailbc www.allprorealty.ca All Pro Realty Ltd. TRAIL $ 229,000 MLS# 2407239 MONTROSE $ 329,000 MLS# 2407283 SALMO $ 109,000 MLS# 2407415 WARFIELD $ 224,500 MLS# 2404495 Nitehawks bolster coaching staff Page 10 is space could be yours! Contact our sales department Inglehart & Dykstra 250.368.8551 ext 201 and 203 S I N C E 1 8 9 5 T H E T R A I L C R E E K N E W S T H E T RAIL N E WS TR AIL D AIL Y T I M E S T R A I L T IM E S 1 8 9 5 - 2 0 1 5 BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff Driving electric cars, using heat from the earth, rays from the sun or living off grid entirely – there's no question many locals are conscious- ly lessening their carbon footprint on the planet. Rossland Mayor Kathy Moore and her family made a decision to reduce their carbon footprint a number of years ago. First, they had geothermal energy installed in their home even though it had a long pay back period, she explained. Changes to the billing plan discour- ages use of the system today, but she and husband Dave Cornelius remain eco-driven with their choice of vehicle. Cornelius is passionate about driving green in his grey sedan. He arrived back in town last week after a three-month road trip across the States in his Tesla Model S. The unit is called an 85D, he explained. “(The) 85 stands for the capacity of the battery in kilowatt hours and “D” stands for dual motor for all wheel drive.” The car goes about 400 kilo- metres on a full charge, Cornelius noted, giving the example of a com- mon Kootenay to Okanagan trip. “We have driven to Kelowna where we charged it up and then drove back to Rossland,” he said, mentioning road trip planning for an electric car requires more fore- thought than gas-driven vehicles. Everyday in small and big ways, these actions acknowledge climate change, also known as global warm- ing, by showing commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Now the province wants to hear from the Lower Columbia and peo- ple across B.C. about what should top the to-do list in its renewed Climate Leadership Plan. A public consultation period began last week with the release of an online discussion paper and survey at engage.gov.bc.ca/climate- leadership. Respondents are questioned about options of reducing GHG and priorities that influence everyday life, such as changes to public trans- portation and the way goods and services are transported, or tight- ening “green” regulations at home and work. See SALMO, Page 2 Province gears up for tighter climate change guidelines, asks for public input Locals take extra steps to reduce carbon footprint BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff The energy will be high this Saturday at Gyro Park where a spontaneous water fight is expected to make a splash. A horn will sound at 2 p.m. to start Water- Rama, a “flash mob” of super soakers, squirt toys, and water bazookas, explained event instigator Robert Baker, Trail Parks and Recreation deputy director. Flash mobs allow both the participants and spectators to be part of the experience, so park dwellers beware: Saturday is a wet one. “The old siren from the Cominco Arena will be on-site to sound the start, and the park will erupt into a fountain of water with screams of laughter and the hustle of feet as everyone tries to dodge each other and soak their friends,” explains Baker. “There will be four refill stations available near the concession building, but it will be a busy event so show up early and don't stop 'till the river runs dry!” The free event is part of many Trail Parks came up with while brainstorming inclusive and experimental gatherings that can later be handed off to residents willing to coordin- ate an annual experience. See OPPORTUNITY, Page 3 Flash mob water fight set to soak Gyro Park on Saturday VALERIE ROSSI PHOTO The Trail water fight started early for Rossland's Dreaden Cox, 6, and his sister three-year-old Stevie Cox, who managed to trap their friend between streams at Gyro's spray park Thursday. Luckily, five-year-old Kyler Aaltomaa had his trusty Captain America shield to protect him.
Transcript
FineLine TechnologiesJN 62937 Index 980% 1.5 BWR NU
Contact the Times: Phone: 250-368-8551
Fax: 866-897-0678Newsroom:
250-364-1242Canada Post, Contract number 42068012
PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Driving electric cars, using heat from the earth, rays from the sun or living off grid entirely – there's no question many locals are conscious-ly lessening their carbon footprint on the planet.
Rossland Mayor Kathy Moore and her family made a decision to reduce their carbon footprint
a number of years ago. First, they had geothermal energy installed in their home even though it had a long pay back period, she explained. Changes to the billing plan discour-ages use of the system today, but she and husband Dave Cornelius remain eco-driven with their choice of vehicle.
Cornelius is passionate about driving green in his grey sedan. He arrived back in town last week after a three-month road trip across the States in his Tesla Model S.
The unit is called an 85D, he explained. “(The) 85 stands for the capacity of the battery in kilowatt hours and “D” stands for dual motor
for all wheel drive.”The car goes about 400 kilo-
metres on a full charge, Cornelius noted, giving the example of a com-mon Kootenay to Okanagan trip.
“We have driven to Kelowna where we charged it up and then drove back to Rossland,” he said, mentioning road trip planning for an electric car requires more fore-thought than gas-driven vehicles.
Everyday in small and big ways, these actions acknowledge climate change, also known as global warm-ing, by showing commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).
Now the province wants to hear
from the Lower Columbia and peo-ple across B.C. about what should top the to-do list in its renewed Climate Leadership Plan.
A public consultation period began last week with the release of an online discussion paper and survey at engage.gov.bc.ca/climate-leadership.
Respondents are questioned about options of reducing GHG and priorities that influence everyday life, such as changes to public trans-portation and the way goods and services are transported, or tight-ening “green” regulations at home and work.
See SALMO, Page 2
Province gears up for tighter climate change guidelines,
asks for public input
Locals take extra steps to reduce carbon footprint
B Y V A L E R I E R O S S ITimes Staff
The energy will be high this Saturday at Gyro Park where a spontaneous water fight is expected to make a splash.
A horn will sound at 2 p.m. to start Water-Rama, a “flash mob” of super soakers, squirt toys, and water bazookas, explained event instigator Robert Baker, Trail Parks and Recreation deputy director.
Flash mobs allow both the participants and spectators to be part of the experience, so park dwellers beware: Saturday is a wet one.
“The old siren from the Cominco Arena will be on-site to sound the start, and the park will erupt into a fountain of water with screams of laughter and the hustle of feet as everyone tries to dodge each other and soak their friends,” explains Baker.
“There will be four refill stations available near the concession building, but it will be a busy event so show up early and don't stop 'till the river runs dry!”
The free event is part of many Trail Parks came up with while brainstorming inclusive and experimental gatherings that can later be handed off to residents willing to coordin-ate an annual experience.
See OPPORTUNITY, Page 3
Flash mob water fight set to soak
Gyro Park on Saturday
VALERIE ROSSI PHOTO
The Trail water fight started early for Rossland's Dreaden Cox, 6, and his sister three-year-old Stevie Cox, who managed to trap their friend between streams at Gyro's spray park Thursday. Luckily, five-year-old Kyler Aaltomaa had his trusty Captain America shield to protect him.
A2 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, August 7, 2015 Trail Times
LOCAL
Please Recycle
Town & CountryBC Seniors Trail Branch #47
Special Membership Meeting Mon. Aug.10th, 1:30pm
@Trail Senior CentreTRAIL SMOKE EATER
Season Tickets Now on sale @Remax
Early Bird Prices to Aug.15 www.trailsmokeeaters.com
VILLAGE OF WARFIELD Regular Council Meeting
Changed from Wednesday, August 18th, 2015
to Wednesday, August 11th at
7:00pm in the Warfield Council Chambers.
Today’s WeaTher
Low: 16°C High: 32°C POP: 10% Wind: S 15 km/h
saturday
Low: 17°C High: 30°C POP: 20% Wind: S 10 km/h
Low: 16°C High: 23°C POP: 60%
Wind: S 5 km/h
Low: 16°C High: 29°C POP: 20%
Wind: S 10 km/h
sunday
monday tuesday
Low: 13°C • High: 29°CPOP: 0% • Wind: S 10 km/h
sunny sunny
Morning Afternoon
Plan ahead and make regular automatic
contributions to your Retirement Savings
Plan or Tax Free Savings Account.
Financial ServicesSalsman
1577 Bay Avenue, Trail (250) 364-1515
Call or drop by for more information
Licensed Optician and contact lens � tter recognized by College of Opticians BC
Trail Waneta Plaza250-364-2220
www.provisionoptical.ca
Perfect pair is available at Pro Vision Optical in Waneta Plaza
to August 31, 2015
Sheri regnier photo
Dave Cornelius was at the charging station in Rossland last week after arriving back in town from an extended road trip. The Rossland man drove across the United States and back to the Golden City in his fully electric Tesla Model S that features onboard information on energy usage. That means no gas or emissions, ever, from the vehicle with licence plate NO ICE, meaning “no internal combustion engine.”
FROM PAGE 1The survey is open until Aug. 17,
and, according to Mary Polak, Minister of Environment, the plan will influence work, travel and life for decades to come, so it’s important for as many people as possible to take part.
“The climate challenges that lie ahead are significant,” said Polak in a July 24 news release. “But so are the rewards if we act on them now. Together we can do this – we can fight climate change, protect the planet and improve our qual-ity of life.”
From car to home, there’s one couple living near Salmo that for 12 years, has taken living green a step further than
most.Shelly Grice Gold and her partner
built a simple home that is heated by wood in winter. That’s it – no electricity or running water, by choice.
“I don’t think about it too much because it’s just something we do,” she explained. “I don’t feel I am missing out. It didn’t make sense to me to have bills for my home first of all, and I don’t agree with the big hydro dams they are build-ing,” she added. “I thought I would speak with my money and my actions because I am only responsible for myself, and I didn’t want electricity in my home.”
For a decade, the pair gathered water from a stream running through their
land and wheelbarrowed it back home. Now, they fill up in the village because creek levels have been too low. But showers are still heated by solar as are Grice Gold’s meals in the summer months, when her solar oven heats up to 350 degrees in 10 or so minutes on a sunny day.
“I don’t feel like I am missing out,” she said. “People always go camping to get away from it all, so I get away from it all everyday.”
On Tuesday, the ministry extended the window for written submissions to Sept. 14 after several groups requested more time to prepare extensive submis-sions.
Salmo couple enjoys living off the grid
REgionalTrail Times Friday, August 7, 2015 www.trailtimes.ca A3
250.364.23771198 Cedar Ave
Beat the Heat!Beat the Heat!Come in for a cut, colour & highlights!
Call today to book your appointments
1909 Robin Street, FruitvaleBest Deal in Fruitvale!3 Bedroom, 3 Bath, Custom Finishes Throughout!Supersized Garage, Landscaped and Beautiful Valley Views
New Price $309,000
T h e N e l s o N s T a rNew cable ferries across the Kootenay River at
Harrop and Glade are expected to be in service by the end of 2018. The Ministry of Transportation has issued a request for quotes from potential bidders.
“The replacement ferries for will be able to take more vehicles than the existing ferries, with capacity increased to handle commercial vehicles at full highway loads,” the ministry said.
Presently the Glade ferry has a capacity of eight vehicles but the new one would handle nine. The Harrop ferry currently handles 18 vehicles but the new vessel will be able to carry 24. Both ferries take about five minutes to cross.
The Harrop ferry operates on demand 24 hours a day while the Glade ferry only takes a break between 2:20 and 5 a.m.
Both are operated by Western Pacific Marine under government contracts.
Work on the first new vessel is expected to begin next year, with all four scheduled to be in service by the end of 2018.
The total cost of all four ferries will be announced once a final proponent is chosen and the formal procurement process is completed, the ministry said.
Ashley horrill photo
Link got a lot of loving during a visit to the Beaver Valley Public Library on Wednesday. Link was part of a “Furry Friends” visit to the library’s Summer Reading Program. Brocklyn Edwards of the BCSPCA was on hand teaching children about animal safety, animal cruelty and the role the BCSPCA plays in the community. Joining Link were Squeakers the Guinea pig and a kitten named Maiya. The next event at the library is a visit to Leather and Steel motorcycle shop in Fruitvale. Register for the event by contacting the library at 250-367-7114.
Lots of Loving for Link at B.v. LiBrary
B y D e l l a M a l l e T T eGrand Forks Gazette
The Hardy Mountain Doukhobor Village Historic Site is now in the hands of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB).
At its monthly meeting last week in Grand Forks, the RDKB board agreed to buy the site’s building and lands from the Land Conservancy (TLC), via the transfer of the property’s title and assumption of the mortgage of approximately $37,892.50 (depending on closing date).
The Land Conservancy approached the RDKB about buying the site, explained Area D/Rural Grand Forks director Roly Russell.
“They were coming to us because they had a property that had specific restrictions on it for its use and they thought they would come to us first,” he said, adding that from his perspec-tive, it’s a fairly low-risk opportunity.
Given The Land Conservancy’s fil-
ing for bankruptcy and a “Plan of Compromise and Arrangement” with the Supreme Court, the decision to purchase the property was deemed urgent.
“We’re now at the point where we can get into the planning of how we are going to move forward with the property; we do not have any concrete plans at this point,” Russell said.
The ideal scenario would be to establish partnerships with any groups interested in the site.
“That’s a big conversation that we have yet to get to,” the director added.
Possible uses of the buildings and lands include educational, historical, cultural and tourist purposes.
Costs for the proposal will be cov-ered with Area D gas tax funds.
The Hardy Mountain Doukhobor Historic Village Site is a 16.9 acre property containing what remains of the historic Makortoff Doukhobor Village and overlooks the Kettle River
and Granby River valleys. It’s located in Area D one kilometre west of the city and is within the Agricultural Land Reserve.
The village was acquired by TLC from the previous owner who operated the heritage building as a museum and tourist attraction.
The property is significant cultural-ly as it represents the only remaining Doukhobor “great house” in B.C. on its original site and has been designed as a heritage service by the RDKB as well as a historic site by the National Trust for Canada.
The site is largely intact and the communal house is still in an excep-tionally good state of repair. This acre-age was also the site of many other village buildings, of which five are still standing.
They too are full of historic imple-ments and tools that were used by the Doukhobor pioneers to farm the land.
grand forks
RDKB purchases historic Doukhobor site
New cable ferries coming for Harrop and Glade by 2018
FROM PAGE 1Last month, the Kootenays’ Largest Slip ‘N
Slide took place at Centennial Park in Glenmerry. The community embraced the over 3,000-square-foot plastic slide, which allowed for multiple riders at a time, reaching speeds in excess of 50-feet-per-second.
Parks and Recreation Director Trisha Davidson has relived her slide down the slide with staff by watching a video of the event captured by Shaw TV on YouTube.
“It was fantastic,” she recalled.The goal was to piggy back the events. The
“good old-fashioned” fun rolled out then and was expected to entice and attract residents to Kootenay’s largest water fight.
“There is so much involvement by third-party individuals, it’s not just our department, that they kind of have taken a life of their own via social media and word of mouth,” she said. “I would say this will be a wait-and-see if this is the one that leads up to another or if there will be just a continuation of enjoying park space with the utilization of water during a very hot summer.”
The Facebook event asks participants to be responsible by “not bringing any other weapons apart from things that shoot water” and to avoid water balloons as they are messy and can be eas-ily left behind as litter. The code of conduct also recommends that participants dress for the wet occasion.
Beyond that, the event is coined as spontan-eous and the hope is some amazing moments will be shared as a community.
Opportunity to bring ‘old-fashioned’ fun
back to the park
PEOPLEA4 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, August 7, 2015 Trail Times
www.MyAlternatives.ca1298 Pine Ave, Trail
Sunsafe Tip:Wear sunglassesWearing protective sunglasses will help to prevent you from having cataracts when you grow old.
of Fruitvale, BC, passed away on August 4, 2015 in Surrey, BC at the age of 69.Alie was born in Trail, BC to Angus and Clara Wilmot on
August 4, 1946. He was educated by four very special ladies Mrs. Lassen, Mrs. Katie Shaw, Mrs. J.M. Tebo and Mrs. S.B. Catalano. He enjoyed Bingo, jigsaw puzzles, word search puzzles, reading, Western music and the company of his family and friends. Alie is survived by his sister Myrna (Bill) Mucha of Lethbridge, AB and brother Rick (April) Wilmot of Fruitvale, BC as well as numerous nephews and nieces. He is predeceased by his parents Angus and Clara, sisters Margaret (Pat) McCormack, Murriel (Vic) Worley, Gladys (George) Profi li, Evelyn (Jack) Smith, and Mary (Ray) McDicken; brothers Miles Wilmot, William (Marie) Wilmot and Angus (Bernice) Wilmot.A visitation will be held at “Carberry’s Chapel”, 1298 Pine Ave, Trail, BC on Monday, August 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Fruitvale, BC on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 11:00 am with Father J. Joseph Kizhakethottathil M.S.T, Celebrant. Burial will follow at Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery. Al Grywacheski with Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with the arrangements.As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made in Alie’s name to Down Syndrome Research Foundation, 1409 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby, BC, V5B 4J8.You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca
Alan Francis (Alie) Wilmot
T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SNEW YORK - Jon Stewart
said goodbye on Thursday, after 16 years on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” that established him as America’s foremost satirist of politicians and the media.
Stewart, 52, announced last winter that he was get-ting restless and it was time to move on. Trevor Noah replaces him as host next month.
Armed with a razor-sharp wit and research team adept at finding video evidence of hypocrisy or unintentional comedy among the nation’s establishment, Stewart turned a sleepy basic-cable entertainment show into a powerful cultural platform. He turned the spotlight on himself during his penultim-ate show Wednesday, not-ing how institutions he had
supposedly eviscerated were stronger than ever.
“The world is demon-strably worse than when I started,” Stewart wailed. “Have I caused this?”
His only solace was that his beloved New York Mets were in first place on the day of his last show.
Fellow comic Louis C.K., his guest Wednesday, noted that Stewart was able to keep his show fresh and funny for a long time, keeping up with the world’s changes. “It really is one of the great com-edy accomplishments of all time,” he said.
A line of people hoping to get in to the taping gathered outside of the Comedy Central studio on Manhattan’s far West Side. First in line was Chad Lance, a 27-year-old musician from Philadelphia who said he arrived at 2:30
a.m., who said he couldn’t wait to see what happened.
“No one knows who’s going to come, no one knows what’s going to happen,” he said. “I think this is going to be one of the most exciting TV tapings ever.”
Tw e n t y - o n e - y e a r- o l d Jessica Vitovitch was anx-iously waiting to see if she’d get a seat.
“I think Stewart has con-tributed so much to the polit-ical consciousness, especially ... my generation,” she said. “For this to be his finale, it’s a huge cultural moment.”
Stewart’s fans will be forced to navigate the first presidential election since 1996 without his com-mentary, a loss that felt particularly acute with the first Republican candidates’ debate taking place less than three hours after the taping
of his final show. “The Daily Show” airs at 11 p.m. EDT.
It’s the third major fare-well for a late-night tele-vision personality in eight months. Stewart’s Comedy Central colleague, Stephen Colbert, ended “The Colbert Report” in December. David Letterman signed off from CBS in May, to be replaced this fall by Colbert.
Comedy Central put out the word that Stewart’s final show will run longer than the typical half hour, so people recording it on their DVRs won’t be unpleasantly sur-prised.
Fox News Channel chair-man Roger Ailes, whose net-work remained intact despite Stewart’s “pulverizing” blows, said that Stewart was a brilliant comedian and nice guy who has a bitter view of the world.
S u b m I T T E DThis season, the
Kootenay Robusters decided to try a differ-ent strategy for their paddling season - one that should be espe-cially helpful to new recruits, and enjoyable for experienced team members as well.
Two early season festivals were planned, the first in Lethbridge at the end of June and the second at the end of July in Harrison Hot Springs. Because there were so many new paddlers, it was decided to focus on the fun aspect of fes-tival participation, since there wasn’t time to get everyone trained well enough to be truly competi-tive. This goal was well accomplished in Harrison as the team took over several units in a nearby condo and planned social activ-ities that emphasized team building and
setting good paddling goals for the future.
Now that they no longer have to face the pressure of festi-val preparation the Robusters are work-ing on refining skills, improving technique and enjoying each others’ company. Working under the guidance of coach Trish Ostlund (a for-mer member of the world champion False Creek Women’s Dragon Boat Team) Robusters have vari-ous paddling options for the rest of the summer. When there are enough women available, the dragon boat will be used, but if fewer members sign up for a practice, the team is also able to use an outrigger canoe that seats six.
In previous years, new paddlers were discouraged from joining the team in August because festi- val preparation meant
that they wouldn’t have time to get in shape and learn the complicated dragon boat stroke. This year, however, is the perfect time to join the team if you have always wanted to give dragon boating a try. If it turns out to be a sport
you would like to delve into more deeply, you would be well on your way by the time the boat is launched for the 2016 season.
Our steersperson, Trudi Toews, was recently asked what it takes to be a Robuster and summed the requirements up with
the comment, “Fifty bucks.”
What she meant was that the team values inclusiveness so much that anyone who is interested is welcome to join.
The cost is kept low, and all the equipment provided. We carpool to practices and often
find that provides as much fun as the pad-dling.
While some team members have physic-al problems and many of us are in our senior years we would like everyone to know that the benefits of becom-ing a Robuster easily outweigh the challen-
ges.For more infor-
mation on becoming a Robuster, call 250-364-0993 (Rossland/Trail), 250-365-3794 (Castlegar area), 250-442-3333 (Grand Forks, Christina Lake) or visit our website www.kootenayrobust-ers.com
Change of focus for Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team
Dave Grant photo
The Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team put on their race faces before heading down to the docks for competition at the Harrison Hot Springs Dragon Boat Festival. Charter member, Peggy Phillips (age 83) shows her seat mate Wendy Linnington, a new paddler, how to stay focussed and prepare for the race ahead, while the rest of the team lines up behind them.
Jon Stewart wraps up long run as ‘The Daily Show’ host
Trail Times Friday, August 7, 2015 www.trailtimes.ca A5
Provincial
Colander Restaurant
While shopping at Waneta Plaza try the Colander Express Pasta & More!
250.364.18161475 Cedar Ave., Trail
Or join the Lunch Bunch!Served 11:30am - 2:00pm weekdays.
Featuring our large menu and monthly specials
A Trail Tradition!
Dinner Menu Served 4:30 - 8:30 daily
Enjoy Casual Family Style Dining
The School Works program provides an $8/hr student wage subsidy during the school year.
AND RECEIVE A WAGE SUBSIDYHire a student
Connect with us
• Small businesses, non-profit, First Nation or public organizations may apply.
• Co-op and Practicum student hours eligible.
For more information: 1.877.489.2687 ext. 3584 or [email protected].
Application forms now available online.
cbt.org/schoolworksapply
Remember someone special by making a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society, BC
and Yukon in memory or in honour.Please let us know the name of the person you
wish to remember, name and address of the next of kin, and we will send a card advising them of your gift, and your name and address
to receive a tax receipt.To donate on-line: www.cancer.ca Greater Trail Unit/ Rossland unit
c/o Canadian Cancer Society 908 Rossland Ave Trail BC V1R 3N6
For more information, please call (250) 364-0403 or toll free at 1-888-413-9911
T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SVANCOUVER - A string of assaults against
health care workers has prompted the B.C. Nurses’ Union and the provincial govern-ment to invest $2 million in violence preven-tion at four high-risk hospitals.
Health Minister Terry Lake and union president Gayle Duteil announced Thursday that the province and union will each con-tribute $1 million, after months of working together on a plan to tackle the chronic issue.
The four sites to receive funding are the Forensic P s y c h i a t r i c Hospital in Port Coquitlam, Hillside Centre in Kamloops, Seven Oaks Tertiary Mental Health in Victoria and Abbotsford Regional Hospital.
Depending on the site, upgrades over the next few months may include new dis-tress button and communication systems, increasing staffing levels and improving mental-health education and training.
Duteil says 12 priority sites have been chosen and she hopes to move quickly to improve conditions at eight other hospitals, but no timeline has been provided.
She says a nurse who was seriously assaulted at Hillside Centre in April has returned to work, but a nurse who was badly beaten in Abbotsford Regional Hospital in March is still recovering.
T H E P E N T I C T o N
W E S T E R N N E W SThe Okanagan
region is now under a Level 4 drought rat-ing and angling on Okanagan River is suspended.
The angling sus-pension is on the main-stem portion of the river only between Okanagan Lake and Osoyoos Lake due to warming water tem-peratures.
The suspension is effective starting Aug. 6 until Sept 30. The closure is put in place to protect fish stocks
due to high water temperatures.
Lake fishing is not affected by the order and other at-risk streams in the affect-ed area are already closed to fishing.
All water users, including those with access groundwater, are being urged by the province to maxi-mize their water con-servation efforts.
Regional water managers may take additional regula-tory actions if they are deemed necessary including the suspen-sion of water licensces
or short-term water approvals in affected water sheds.
Water users are being reminded to ensure that water intake3s are screened to prevent fish from being pulled into sys-tems as water levels drop.
Low water levels can impede the pas-sage of salmon to spawning grounds, increase suscept-ibility to disease or causing stranding or death due to low oxy-gen and high water temperatures.
Level 4 drought
conditions mean the area is extremely dry. Declines in stream, lake and aquifer levels could possibly lead to water shortages and affect industries like agriculture, wildlife
and fish stocks. The Okanagan joins
the South Thompson, Similkameen, Kettle and Skagit areas which were raised to Level 4 rating on July 27.
Money to prevent health-care assaults
B.C.Briefs
T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SCAMPBELL RIVER, Canada - Coast guard
officials and the crew of a tug had to work fast to prevent what could have been a major spill off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island.
A barge loaded with 60,000 litres of diesel and gasoline hit rocks Wednesday afternoon and began taking on water in Surge Narrows near Campbell River.
Coast guard spokesman Dan Bate said a lifeboat raced to the scene to help the tug crew refloat the barge.
The situation was especially dire because Surge Narrows, about 35 kilometres from Campbell River, is known for its treacherous tidal flows, with currents running up to 16 knots.
Water was pumped out of the barge, and it was refloated and towed off the rocks before being moved to port for repairs and remov-ing the fuel tanks.
race against tide and time averts major spill
Okanagan climbs to Level 4 drought ratingPenticton
T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SVANCOUVER - There
appears to be no ceiling for the cost of homes in the Vancouver area, as more properties keep selling for higher prices.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver released statistics Wednesday show-ing July sales of homes jumped 30 per cent com-pared to the same time last year. The average price for a residential property in the board’s 16 cities, dis-tricts or municipalities was $700,500, an 11.2 per cent increase from 2014.
While the demand is high, there are fewer homes on the market, and board president Darcy McLeod said that can lead to mul-tiple offers on homes in desirable areas.
In such cases, he said agents often have a day or two to do their due dili-gence.
“ C e r t a i n l y, setting that strategy out ahead of time with your Realtor is great advice for any-body who’s entering into buying into the marketplace.”
A home inspector may be waiting in the wings and financing needs to be secured, he said, add-ing some people take an inspector with them to open houses.
The board estimates there are 5,000 to 6,000 fewer homes on the market compared to the last five to six years.
McLeod said increased buyer demand creates hesi-tation on the part of sellers who want to move within the same region because they are worried about what they’ll buy in an aggressive
market.Sales of
detached homes also jumped by almost 18 per cent in July, with the com-posite price at more than $1.14 million.
H o w e v e r , McLeod said that figure doesn’t really represent the entire market.
Price increases can be very localized, with neigh-bourhoods that are really hot alongside those that are not, or others where the average price increased a year ago but remained static this year, he said.
There is still plenty of inventory - over 70 per cent - under the $1-million price tag, McLeod said.
Key factors for higher sales and pricing included desirability for living in a region, the low interest
rate, and most importantly, high consumer confidence, he said.
“Although we hear stor-ies that it might be an over-inflated market, consumers don’t seem to think that. They’re speaking with their chequebook, so to speak, and stepping up and pur-chasing homes.”
He doesn’t see a cooling trend soon in a market that is driven by world factors, noting the region is attract-ive to people moving from other parts of the globe.
“Greater Vancouver con-tinues to be - in terms of a global perspective - an affordable place to live. We think it’s very expensive but if you look at the overall housing stock, not every-body is living in a million-dollar detached house,” McLeod said.
“Will the prices fall sig-nificantly any time in the near future? I doubt it.”
Inventory down but sales and prices jump again for Vancouver homes
“Will prices fall significantly any time in the near future? i
doubt it.”
Darcy McleoD
A6 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, August 7, 2015 Trail Times
OPINION
Recreation agreement good news for Montrose
We have a R e c r e a t i o n agreement!
M o n t r o s e Council is very happy with the deal made, and I would like to congratu-late all who worked hard to reach this deal. This announcement will mean a lot to families in the Beaver Valley. The deal reached is for one year and starts September 1, 2015. Council hopes resi-dents will enjoy using the facilities to their full cap-acity.
Work is continuing on the community gardens. MYATS was successful in receiving a grant, and the garden is taking shape. Fencing will be going in soon and we are always looking for some volun-teers with green thumbs. If you have a bit of time and a passion for garden-ing please c all the village office and you will receive a call back.
As always residents are
reminded to please keep their dogs on a leash in the village, this pro-tects both your dog and other residents from an unfortunate accident.
A big thank you to the contentious pet owners in the village for picking up after their pets
Residents are reminded that with the hot weather and an aggressive fire sea-son we need to all make sure we are following the water restrictions; this ensures the water level in the tanks it is at the opti-mum level for any situa-tion.
A forest fire has the potential to spread fast, and the first 10 meters around your home are important.
Making sure that that area is clear of combust-ible materials will help ensure your home is able to survive a fire emer-gency. We all need to make sure we are doing all we can to ensure our
homes are as fire smart as they can be.
We have reading material in the village office that can help home-owners. A reminder that fire bans are in place, these bans protect you and your family along with your neighbours.
There have been num-erous bear sighting s in the Village.
Please keep your gar-bage secured until gar-bage day, and do not put your garbage out early. Once the bears find a food source they will continue
to return.Fruit is a big attractant
for bears in the fall, as the fruit ripens and starts to drop the bears with their keen sense of smell will be dropping by. If you can’t use or pick all of the fruit there are options.
There are several Facebook sites where you can post, and people will come and pick the fruit. We had this problem last year with plumbs and the young family that wanted them came and picked the tree clean.
They were respectful of the yard and the tree, it was a great experience.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that as the day-light leaves earlier, chil-dren are still out and play-ing.
When they are playing with friends they some-times forget to check both ways.
The speed limit through the Village of Montrose is
50 km/h, and there are 4 crosswalks through the village. School will be going back in a few short weeks.
If we all pay careful attention residents who enjoy walking and riding in the village will be safe.
At last night’s council meeting we once again accepted the “Coins for Change,” on September 18, 2015 several members of council will be under the Victoria Street Bridge.
Cindy Cook is a coun-cillor for the Village of Montrose
Community Comment is an opportunity for elect-ed officials from our local municipalities to update citizens in the region on the events, plans and progress in their respect-ive communities. Every Friday, the Trail Times will present, on a rotating basis, a submission from councils, school trustees or regional district direc-tors.
All rights reserved. Contents copyright by the Trail Times. Any reproduction of material contained in this publication in whole or in part is forbidden without the
expressed written consent of the publisher. It is agreed that the Trail Times will not be responsible for errors or omissions and is not liable for any amount exceeding the
cost of the space used and then only such portion where the errors actually appeared.
We reserve the right to edit or reject any submission or advertisement that is con-
trary to our publishing guidelines.
CINDY COOKCommunity Comment
Trail Times Friday, August 7, 2015 www.trailtimes.ca A7
Letters & OpiniOn
Letters tO the editOr pOLicyThe Trail Times welcomes letters to the editor from our readers on topics
of interest to the community. Include a legible first and last name, a mailing address and a telephone number where the author can be reached. Only the author’s name and district will be published. Letters lacking names and a verifiable phone number will not be published.
A guideline of 500 words is suggested for letter length. We do not publish “open” letters, letters directed to a third party, or poetry.
We reserve the right to edit or refuse to publish letters. You may also e-mail your letters to [email protected]
We look forward to receiving your opinions.
M����� Q���������
VNP-T 5N Plus ............................. 1.05BCE-T BCE Inc. .......................... 54.21BMO-T Bank of Montreal ............. 73.17BNS-T Bank of Nova Scotia ......... 62.63CM-T CIBC .............................. 92.75CU-T Canadian Utilities ............ 36.20CFP-T Canfor Corporation ......... 23.43ECA-T EnCana Corp. ................... 9.37ENB-T Enbridge Inc. ................... 56.53FTT-T Finning International.......... 22.49FTS-T Fortis Inc. ........................ 37.62HSE-T Husky Energy .................. 23.81
MBT-T Manitoba Telecom ........... 29.25MERC-Q Mercer International ......... 11.85NA-T National Bank of Canada . 46.00OCX-T Onex Corporation ............ 75.58RY-T Royal Bank of Canada ...... 77.08S-T Sherritt International ............ 1.31TD-T TD Bank .......................... 52.81T-T TELUS Corp. ..................... 44.81TCK.B-T Teck Resources ................... 9.68TRP-T TransCanada Corp ........... 49.29VXX-N iPath S&P 500 VIX ............ 16.28
S����� � ETF�
CIG Portfolio Series Balanced ... 31.00CIG Portfolio Series Conservative 16.84
CIG Signature Dividend ........... 15.12MMF Manulife Monthly High ..... 14.60
M����� F����
CADUSD Canadian / US Dollar ...... 0.763GC-FT Gold ............................ 1088.50
The information contained herein has been obtained from sources which we believe to be reliable but we cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness. This report is not, and under no circumstances is to be construed as, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. This report is furnished on the basis and understanding that Qtrade Asset Management Inc. and Kootenay Savings MoneyWorks are to be under no responsibility or liability whatsoever in respect thereof.
Mutual funds and securities related financial planning services are offered through Qtrade Asset Management Inc., Member MFDA.
Made to fit.At Kootenay Savings MoneyWorks, we don’t believe in the cookie cutter approach. For a financial plan as unique as you are, call us today.
John Merlo, CFP 1945B Main Street, Fruitvale250.367.4712 1.877.691.5769
Stock quotes as of closing08/06/15
THE
TRAI
L C
RE
EK N
EW
S
T
HE TRAIL NEWS TRAIL D
AILY TIM
ES T
RAIL T
IMES
HEHEHAIAIA LILI DD
AD
AD
1895 - 2015
News • Sports • LeisureCount on us.
CELEBRATEWITH US
every month in 2015 as the Trail Times commemorates
120 years serving the Greater Trail community with stories, shared memories and reprints
of historic front pages
FineLine TechnologiesJN 62937 Index 9
80% 1.5 BWR NU
Contact the Times:
Phone: 250-368-8551
Fax: 250-368-8550Newsroom:
250-364-1242
Canada Post, Contract number 42068012
A look back at a turkey traditionPage 2
S I N C E 1 8 9 5S I N C E 1 8 9 5
Follow us online
FRIDAYJANUARY 2, 2015
Vol. 120, Issue 1
$105 INCLUDING G.S.T.
Minimum investment of $250,000 required. CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH MANAGEMENT IS A DIVISION OF CANACCORD GENUITY CORP., MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN INVESTOR PROTECTION FUND. INDEPENDENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISORS ARE REGISTERED WITH IIROC THROUGH CANACCORD GENUITY CORP. AND OPERATE AS AGENTS
OF CANACCORD GENUITY CORP.
If you’ve been searching for more, we’ve been waiting for you.
Snowbirds, relax. Our discretionary
investment accounts provide peace of mind.
CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH MANAGEMENT IS A DIVISION OF CANACCORD GENUITY CORP., MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN INVESTOR PROTECTION FUND.
INDEPENDENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISORS ARE REGISTERED WITH IIROC THROUGH CANACCORD GENUITY CORP. AND OPERATE AS AGENTS OF CANACCORD GENUITY CORP.
www.mpwealthadvisory.com T: 250.368.3838
MP_adO3_Layout 1 13-10-04 6:20 AM Page 1
If you’ve been searching for more, we’ve been waiting for you.
Snowbirds, relax. Our discretionary
investment accounts provide peace of mind.
CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH MANAGEMENT IS A DIVISION OF CANACCORD GENUITY CORP., MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN INVESTOR PROTECTION FUND.
INDEPENDENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISORS ARE REGISTERED WITH IIROC THROUGH CANACCORD GENUITY CORP. AND OPERATE AS AGENTS OF CANACCORD GENUITY CORP.
www.mpwealthadvisory.com T: 250.368.3838
MP_adO3_Layout 1 13-10-04 6:20 AM Page 1
Concerned About Market Volatility? Is it Time to Protect Your Assets?
Are you con� dent in your investment approach?
Free Portfolio ReviewsRRSP season is coming. Before you make your
contribution ensure your strategy is appropriate
given current market conditions. Our team of full
time risk managers can help.
Concerned About Market Volatility? Is it Time to Protect Your Assets?
PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
TIMES PHOTO
From the Trail Creek News in 1895 to the Trail Times in 2015, the venerable local newspaper and its staff (from the left; Liz Bevan, Shannon McIlmoyle,
Sheri Regnier, Jeanine Margoreeth, Kevin Macintyre, Dave Dykstra, Jim Bailey, Michelle Bedford, Lonnie Hart and Guy Bertrand) are celebrating its 120th
anniversary in 2015.
Newspaper grows from humble beginnings in 1895B Y S H E R I R E G N I E R
Times Staff
The source of prosperity of the
Trail Creek county is, of course, its
magnificent ore bodies, according
the first edition of the Trail Creek
News. “Our interests at present
lie centred in and about the noble
structure that is rising foot by foot
on the brow of the hill overhanging
the beautiful town of Trail and of
its growth and magnitude we now
write,” noted the paper's writer and
editor W.F. Thompson on the inau-
gural front page.
The day was Saturday, Oct. 19,
1895 when Volume No. 1 of The
Trail Creek News was hot off the
presses. Under the headline, “This Means
You! When You Patronize the News
You Help Trail Grow,” Thompson
writes that it is now in order for
every citizen of Trail to subscribe
for the home newspaper, The Trail
Creek News, and “the times are
right for such a movement, the
price is right and if the News of
today is not all right, we will make
it right in future issues.”
The price was said to be “cheap”
at $2 per year, and the News office
would be found open all day long
and far into the night, and future
readers were expected to hand in
their subscription at once, so they
would not miss one issue of the
Trail newspaper. “If you want the
news, you must read the News,”
Thompson proclaimed almost 12
decades ago.While there's no silver or gold
commemoration for more than a
century of news reporting, the Trail
Times staff decided an honorary pat
on the back is deserving to all the
people who have typed, pressed,
written, delivered, or simply read
their way into the 120-year history
of the Silver City's only surviving
newspaper.Over the course of the year, we
will actively seek stories from peo-
ple in the Greater Trail commu-
nity such as long time subscribers,
past paper carriers and retired office
workers, who have memories to
share about how the Trail Times has
impacted their lives.See EARLY, Page 3
Celebrating 120 years
Look for our next historical spread on
Wednesday, Aug 19
Let the games begin. Stephen Harper’s visit with Governor General David Johnston on
Sunday dissolved the present Parliament, officially launch-ing Canada’s 42nd federal election.
This will be no electoral sprint; at 11 weeks, this is a marathon with time for sev-eral momentum changes – so campaign pacing will be crit-ically important.
The Conservative Party message is simple. “The world is a dan-gerous place.” Solid, depend-able Stephen Harper and his govern-ment are best placed to pro-tect Canadians from harm.
In his speech the prime minis-ter defined the issues. “It’s an election about who will pro-tect our economy in a period of ongoing global instability and secure Canada’s future prosperity and it’s about who is best equipped to make the tough calls to keep our coun-try safe. ”
And what are the dangers facing our great nation?
Clearly there are real dangers to our economy. However, in Harper’s World, the threats are all ‘out there’: global oil prices are to blame, or the debt crisis in Greece is destabilizing markets. It’s not his government’s fault we’re in recession, China’s econ-omy is slowing or the U.S. economy is growing more slowly than expected.
But we have more to fear than the economy. There are boogiemen behind every rock. Vladimir Putin is deliberately making war, destabilizing Ukraine; ISIS is attempting to establish a radical Islamic caliphate and is sponsoring
a violent jihad, specifically targeting Canada.
The prime minister main-tains this election is about leadership. “This is an elec-tion about leadership on the big issues that affect all Canadians: the economy and our country’s security,”
Throughout his speech, Harper returned to the theme that now is not the time for change. He painted alterna-tives to the status quo as dangerous, questionable poli-
cies that have “failed before and (are) fail-ing in other countries.”
So, now we know. Harper is playing the fear card.
Fear works because it appeals to the (near) uni-versal sense of vulner-ability we all feel in times
of stress, and it’s an attract-ive option for Harper in that it distracts the public from the domestic sources of our present predicament. The big question is, will it work?
While it is true that fear is a proven tactic, it’s also a double-edged sword.
Fear plays on the possibil-ity of loss, its internal logic supporting a better the devil you know outcome. But the messaging of fear is negative and – by definition – dis-counts vision and the possi-bility of a better future.
Critically, the politics of fear depend upon the public believing that the status quo is a safe place to be. Regrettably for the Conservatives, it’s not.
It has not been lost on the public that until very recent-ly the Harper Conservatives were boasting about their prudent management of the Canadian economy and their ability to balance the books. It’s a different story now.
The Harper Conservatives have bet the house on the oil sands and Canada as an energy super power. Oil prices are not expected to recover any time soon, the Canadian dollar is falling and the promised budgetary sur-pluses will likely vanish as the economic news gets progres-sively worse.
Canada’s Middle East war suffers from a similar false logic.
Yes, we’ve joined the coali-tion fighting ISIS, but didn’t that same coalition create this violent mess in the first place? U.S. President George Bush’s disastrous invasion of Iraq in 2003 set in motion a series of events that have blown the region sky high. In other words, our present war effort may be doing more harm than good in a region with so many ancient (irrational) animosities.
But more importantly, the politics of fear are embar-rassing – beneath the dignity of Canadians. Canadians are proud of their country. We’re the product of immigrant families who came to the New World to build a better life for themselves and their chil-dren.
Progress is hardwired into our DNA. It needs only a cred-ible articulation of that better future for Canadians to leap onto a positive political band-wagon.
This election – more than any previous one – will be a turning point. Will it be Harper’s old petro-state status quo? Or will some spark of poetic heroism emerge from Thomas Mulcair or Justin Trudeau to lift Canada and this campaign out of the mud?
Robert McGarvey is an economic historian and co-founder of the Genuine Wealth Institute, an Alberta-based think tank dedicated to helping businesses, com-munities and nations build communities of wellbeing.
The politics of fear is beneath Canadians
RobeRt McGaRvey
troy Media
A8 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, August 7, 2015 Trail Times
religion
Trail & District Churches
Sponsored by the Churches of Trail and area and
Denotes Wheelchair Accessible
The opinions expressed in this advertising space are provided by Greater Trail Area Churches on a rotational basis.
3365 Laburnum DriveTrail, BC V1R 2S8Ph: (250) 368-9516
It has been a hot summer. It has been a summer in which conversations include wonderings about drought conditions. It has been a summer in which Metro Vancouver has implemented Stage III water restrictions and there have been some communities on Vancouver Island which have implemented Stage IV water restrictions.
Inevitably the weather conditions of this summer will cause conversations to happen about global warming and climate change. Those are important discussions to have.
I suspect that one of the implications of an extended drought will be the creation of new deserts. Normally deserts are something of which we are frightened and for good reason. There is the absence of protection from the sun, there is a lack of water and sometimes there are creepy crawly things that could attack and possible kill us.
In the Christian tradition, the desert is not quite so frightening a place. Borrowing from our Jewish ancestors and the story of the Wanderings of Israel from the departure from Egypt to the arrival in the Promised Land; the desert was seen as a place of encounter
with God. In the desert one was free from distractions and entanglements of all kind. But it wasn’t easy. In the desert, inner struggle was intensi� ed and the desire for food was a torment. Yet out of the desert came new forms of community life that we know as monasticism which is devoted to the service of God and to humanity.
We don’t need to run off to the local monastery or to the desert to renew our commitment to serving God and humanity. But we need to re-examine periodically our commitment to God and to others. That commitment is lived out by gathering regularly with others to worship God. It is lived out by being part of organizations devoted to the service of others and by providing them with � nancial support, as we are able. Now that a federal election has been called one can engage in service of others by asking how the policy proposals of the various candidates will be of bene� t to others and by voting accordingly.
The heat of the summer sun gives us an opportunity to re� ect on who we are and what we are about. We need not wait for new deserts to be created. We just need to � nd the time and the space to re� ect on who and what we are.
Michael Hare is the minister for Communities in Faith Pastoral Charge
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church1347 Pine Avenue, Trail 250-368-5581
Sunday, August 9nd - Summer servicesone service only
9:00am - Family Eucharist
1139 Pine Avenue (250) 368-6066www.� rstpctrail.ca � [email protected]
Come & See Stay & Learn Go & Serve
Sunday, August 9nd - 10AM
Sunday Worship and Summer Sunday School Quiet and Coffee: Wednesdays noon – 1 pm
THE UNITEDCHURCH
OF CANADACommunities in Faith
Pastoral ChargeTrail United Church will be worshiping
at St Andrew’s United Church
1110 1stAve, Rossland from
Aug. 2 - Sept. 6Worship at 9am
Beaver Valley UnitedWorship at 9am
1917 Columbia Gardens Rd, Fruitvale
Salmo United ChurchWorship at 11am302 Main St, Salmo
For Information Phone 250-368-3225or visit: www.cifpc.ca
T h e C a n a d i a n P r e s sNEW YORK — Pope Francis’ call Wednesday
for a church of “open doors” that welcomes divorced Catholics prompted speculation over whether he was signaling support for easing the ban on Communion for couples who remarry without a church annulment.
The issue is at the centre of an extraordinarily public debate among cardinals from around the world who will gather this October at the Vatican for a synod, or meeting, on the family, where treatment of such couples will be a key topic.
“He wants the church to get over a psychology that if you’re divorced and remarried that you’re a lesser Catholic,” said Phillip Thompson, execu-tive director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. “But it doesn’t address the real issue of what is the path forward for Catholics who want to enter into full com-munion with the church.”
Under Catholic teaching, unless a marriage is annulled, or declared null and void by a church tribunal, those who remarry cannot receive Communion or other sacraments because they are essentially living in sin and committing adul-tery. Such annulments can take years to process — if they are granted at all — a problem that has left generations of Catholics feeling shunned by their church.
Catholics who divorce after a church mar-riage, but don’t remarry can receive Communion.
The pope, speaking at his weekly general audi-ence at the Vatican, underscored Catholic teach-ing on divorced Catholics who remarry without an annulment, saying, “the church knows well that such a situation contradicts the Christian sacrament.” But he emphasized, “these people are not at all excommunicated.”
“They always belong to the church,” Francis said. The church, he said, must be one of “open doors.”
Francis praised pastors who have shown “a fra-ternal and attentive acceptance” for such couples. Children especially will be damaged if they see their parents kept at a distance from the church, he said.
“They are the ones who suffer the most in these situations,” the pope said. “How will we be able to recommend to these parents to do their utmost to educate their children in the Christian life, giving them the example of a convinced and practiced faith, if we hold them at a distance from the life of the community, as if they were excom-municated?”
The question of how to translate that compas-sion into a real world policy has split the cardinals and others in the church. One faction has argued for creating a process by which such Catholics can formally repent of their actions so they can be once again allowed to receive Communion.
Opponents see a danger to this approach and warn it will undermine church teaching overall on marriage.
James Hitchcock, author of “Catholicism and Modernity: Confrontation or Capitulation?” and an opponent of any change in church practice on the issue, said Francis’ comments Wednesday indicate “he kind of leans in the direction of ‘Let’s loosen our discipline on this.’”
“He is not a systematic thinker. I don’t think he sits down and works this all out. I think he follows his heart. I think he says things in a way he thinks will be inspirational or helpful and then we can work that all out later,” Hitchcock said.
Dennis Doyle, a theologian at the University of Dayton, a Marianist school in Ohio, said it’s not possible to conclude from the pope’s remarks whether any change will emerge from the October assembly.
Pope calls for a church of ‘open
doors’ that welcomes divorced Catholics
Trail Times Friday, August 7, 2015 www.trailtimes.ca A9
Regional
TAKE IT OFF FOR
Located in the award winning Best Western Plus Columbia River Hotel, Trail www.bestwesterntrail.com 250.368.3355
generosity and commitment to improving healthcare for our
communities and citizens. Since 1988, $13.7 million has been
raised to advance healthcare at Kootenay Boundary Regional
Hospital, Columbia View Lodge and Poplar Ridge Pavilion.
(left to right): Bill Clark, Chair, Mike Conci, Lynn Miller, Joanne McQuary, Arleen Gallo, Michael Conci, Treasurer, Carol Schlender, Secretary, Christine Duguay, Chris D’Arcy, Vice Chair, Deb Melnyk.
Missing: Dr. Andre DeGreef, Carly Hebner, Brad Jansen, Elin Mahon, Tom McEwan and Debbie Martin.
1597 Bay Ave, Trail 24 Hour: 250-364-2114www.royaltheatretrail.com
Fantastic 4 Fri/Sat 7pm & 9pm
Sun-Thurs 7pmSat/Sun 2pm
Aug 7 -13
Aug 14 - 20
Coming Aug 21: SOUTHPAW • MR HOLMES
VacationFri/Sat 7pm & 9pm
Sun-Thurs 7pm
Sat/Sun 2pm
B y T r e v o r C r a w l e yCranbrook Townsman
David Wilks, the Kootenay-Columbia MP running for reelection, has proposed a new debate format after rejecting a format that was proposed by other political party candidates.
Wilks is inviting other candidates to par-ticipate in formal 90-minute debates that are organized by Chambers of Commerce in communities across the riding.
“To facilitate understanding and com-parison of the differences between parties, structure and orderly format for candidate dialogue is of paramount importance,” read a written statement from the Re-elect David Wilks MP Committee.
Wilks’ proposal would have ‘non-parti-san’ Chambers collect concerns and ques-tions directly from citizens before the debates to create “efficiency and reduce duplication.”
The Wilks camp is proposing the debates to occur between Sept. 21 and Oct. 2.
The announcement from Wilks comes after spurning an All-Candidates debate schedule proposed by New Democrat Party candidate Wayne Stetski a few weeks ago.
Stetski’s debate proposal included forming a committee comprising of one representative of each candidate to work directly with debate organizers to set a schedule for eight forums across the rid-ing.
Under Wilks’ proposal, the consolida-tion of questions from voters and assem-bling questions by topic “would allow maximum time for the four candidates to engage in debate.”
Stetski challenged that notion.“Mr. Wilks says that Chambers of
Commerce are the only organizations that can be considered ‘non-partisan. Mr. Wilks goes on to say that all questions must be gathered and vetted first. I don’t believe this is acceptable for an incumbent who wants his job back,” said Stetski.
Cranbrook
Candidates spar over debate format
B y J e s s i C a s C h w i T e kGolden Star
Interior Health is starting a two-year process to create a sustainability strategy for their Lab Services to ensure that the health authority can keep up with the growing demand.
“The bottom line is that the way we’re doing business is not sustainable,” said Marty Woods, Interior Health’s
Regional Director of Lab Services. “We’re seeing a consistent increase in the vol-ume of demands, as well as a demand for more complex test-ing.”
Another issue affecting the sustain-ability of the service is staffing. Right now 29 per cent of the lab staff is 55 or older, and within the next decade that num-ber will increase by
another 19 per cent.“These num-
bers are not just in Golden, but are typ-ical throughout the region,” said Woods.
The engagement process for the study will begin in the fall.
“We’re going to look at each hospital
and decide the best option. For Golden that may mean some changes, but it may not. We may look at Golden and decide that nothing should change,” said Woods. “There won’t be any cookie-cutter solu-tions that will be
imposed on every community.”
One possibility they will be look-ing into is central-izing the lab testing to Kelowna, where they can keep it fully staffed and operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Golden
Interior Health seeking options for future rural lab services
A10 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, August 7, 2015 Trail Times
B y J i m B a i l e yTimes Sports Editor
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks pulled off a stunning move on Wednesday, naming for-mer Trail Smoke Eater Head Coach and GM, Bill Birks, as the Hawks’ new assistant coach.
“Terry phoned me last week and we had a good talk,” said Birks. “He gave me a few days to think about it . . . we sat down, I met with him last night and done deal.”
Birks replaces former assist-ant Jim Ingram, whom, coinci-dentally, Birks also replaced as head coach of the Smoke Eaters in March of 2011, when Ingram took a head coaching position with the Cowichan Valley Capitals.
Ingram stepped down from his Hawks’ assistant role fol-lowing the 2014-15 season due to family commitments, leaving the door open for Birks.
“He (Birks) is someone dif-ferent, and he has a new, fresh approach to what we have going,” said Nitehawks coach Terry Jones. “(When Ingram stepped down) We talked about it and let it purcolate.”
Following conversations with family, Nitehawks staff, and, in particular, assistant coach Kevin Limbert, Birks soon became the viable candi-date.
“All the conversations we had was, ‘Who is the best fit to help us win a championship?’” said Jones. “‘Who is the best fit to make our players the best possible?’ At the end of the day, we want to win, and we want to win bad, and getting Bill on board is perfect.”
In the past, the two coach-
es have had their differences, which reached its boiling point in January of 2013. After a heated meeting between Jones and Birks, the Smokies coach, regarding a player’s release, Jones and a few Nitehawks’ play-ers blocked the Smoke Eater’s bus as it attempted to leave on a road trip. Jones received a three-game suspension from the KIJHL for the protest, and the incident soured an already tense relationship between the two coaches and teams.
“The past is the past,” said Birks. “It was all hockey ori-ented, you get caught up in it a little bit sometimes. He (Jones) runs a great program, he has for years. He asked me to come on board and help him out, I was pretty excited about it.”
Birks coached the Smoke Eaters from 2011-2013, was assistant coach to Ingram in 2010-11, and assistant with the Merritt Centennials from 2007-09. An intense competitor, Birks’ coaching style and man-of-few-words demeanor, may contrast slightly with Jones’ more outgoing and educational approach, but his love of the game and knowledge as a coach will certainly compliment an already strong Nitehawks cul-ture on and off the ice.
“We’re both kind of the same people, I think, in a way, we have the same sense of battling, and now we’re all on the same boat, I think it will be good,” said Birks.
Birks will handle defensive duties and the power-play, while Limbert returns for his third year as the offensive assistant coach.
The move to hire the
Sicamous native is a bit of a departure for the Nitehawks who have built a tradition of former players, like Darcy Dickson, Kris Boyce, and Jamie and Jeremy Comminotto, filling the assistant roles.
“It’s fresh blood right, it’s a new approach, new ideas,” said Limbert. “Everyone that has been through the door for the past 10 years has been a former player, we know what the culture is around here, so you come in almost precondi-tioned in a sense . . . Bill comes in completely fresh, and will be a real good complement to what we currently have.”
The Nitehawks will hit the ice Aug. 28-30 for their Fall Camp, with the exhibition sea-son starting Sept. 1, and the 2015-16 season opening on Sept. 11. B.V. opens the season in Spokane against the Braves, and their first home game goes the next night against Kelowna in the Hawks Nest.
The Hawks are hoping a fresh set of eyes will help the team reclaim the Kootenay Conference title after falling to Kimberley Dynamiters in five games in last year’s Conference final.
“I’m just going to be another guy to bounce stuff off, I’m going to learn a lot too, and vice versa,” added Birks. “Just to be back in the game and be around the kids is a pretty good feeling, when you can teach kids and see them move on, its a good feeling.”
And perhaps more import-ant for the 48-year-old Trail resident: “To stay at home and not move my family again is perfect.”
Jim Bailey photo
Beaver Valley Nitehawks head coach and GM Terry Jones (left) and assistant Kevin Limbert (right) introduce former Trail Smoke Eater coach Bill Birks as the Nitehawks new assistant coach on Wednesday.
A surprising hire for Hawks
B y J i m B a i l e yTmes Sports Editor
Champions Hockey School (CHS) is ready to hit the Cominco Arena ice on Sunday for an intense and fun week of on-and-off-ice training.
CHS is privileged again to have top-notch instructors Connor and Kellen Jones from the American Hockey League’s Oklahoma City Barons leading the way. Along with the the Jones twins, the ECHL’s Sahir Gill, and Quinnipiac University Bobcats assistant coach Reid Cashman return to lend their expertise.
“He (Cashman) is a big plus because, to be honest, I think that is why the junior thing is so popular,” said CHS instructor and B.V. Nitehawks coach Terry Jones. “Everyone wants to be there so they can have Reid assess them and see what they’re made of.”
The CHS added an extra week to accommodate all players in the age 15 and up Junior/College Prep camp that is made up of Midget, Junior, and college players prepar-ing for the upcoming season.
“We have like 60 junior guys that wanted to skate, so we had to put an extra week in,” said Jones. “I also think everyone wants to be out there with the good players.”
The Junior group’s scrimmage has grown in intensity and enter-tainment value over the years, and this year the camp will again see local products assist the instruct-ors and skate in the camp’s daily
scrimmages. Joining the Camp will be Quinnipiac’s Travis St. Denis, Nitehawks assistant coach Kevin Limbert, Edmonton Oil Kings Craig Bertolucci, and for-mer Smoke Eaters Craig Martin, Dallas Calvin, and Jake Lucchini.
“Each year the pace has increased,” said Limbert, a Yale Bulldog alumnus. “It was good six, seven years ago when I was still playing, but every year it’s just got-ten better and better . . . the pace is incredible out there.”
Five groups will take to the ice, including young initiates in the age 5-7 group, age 8-10 Avalanche, 11-12 Bruins, 13-14 Bantam Prep. and the Junior Prep/College camp.
The younger players will go through an educational on-ice session, followed by a fun game of floor hockey, video instruction, and dryland training, while the Bantam and Junior Prep will fea-ture off-ice training, video, a prac-tice and highlighted by the end of the day scrimmage.
The camp also welcomes the return of Alex Evin who will run the goalie session. After winning a BC Inter-collegiate Hockey cham-pionship with the Selkirk College Saints in 2015, Evin was named assistant coach and goalie instruct-or for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the BCHL this summer.
The public is also welcome to attend. The Bantam scrimmage hits the ice from 5:15-6:30 p.m. and the Junior-College Prep 3-on-3 scrimmage goes from 9-10 p.m.
champions hockey school
CHS picks up the pace
By Times sTaffFormer Trail resi-
dent Luka Vukovic, 14, helped Canada’s Junior Tennis team to the semifinals at the World ITF Junior World ten-nis championship in Prostejov, Czech Republic.
The Canadian team won three straight matches over France, 2-1, China 3-0, and Brazil, 2-1, to reach the semifinal where they fell to Korea on Thursday 3-0.
Minjong Park claimed the open-ing rubber, defeating Canada’s Alex-Antoine Marquis 6-1 and 6-4 and then sealed its place in the final when No. 1 Seonyong Han defeated Canada’s No. 1 ranked Vukovic 6-1 and 6-4.
The doubles saw Han and Joonhee Yoon
take on Marquis and Nick Lagaev, and the scoreline reflected the two singles matches, with Korea producing an impressive perform-ance for a 6-3 and 6-1 win and a 3-0 scoreline in the tie.
In the quarter final against Brazil, Vukovic stormed back from an opening-set 7-5 setback against Joao Lopes Ferreira to win 5-7, 6-2, and 6-1 and send the tie into a deciding doubles rub-ber.
Vukovic teamed up with Marquis for the doubles rubber as the pair faced Mateus Pucinelli Almeida and Mateus Alves. There was nothing to separ-ate the teams in the opening set which went to a tiebreak, and the Canadians won it 7-2.
After that, there was no stopping them and they raced through the second set, taking it 6-1, and booking their place in the semifinals against Korea.
Spain defeated the U.S. to advance to Friday’s final against Korea. Canada will play the U.S. for bronze.
Vukovic helped Canada qualify for the junior worlds in second place behind the United States following a three-set victory over American Adam Neff in a singles match at the North-Central and Caribbean qualifying tournament in Boca Raton, Florida in May.
Vukovic lives in Burnaby and trains at the Elite Tennis Academy in Richmond under high perform-ance coach Vadim Korkh.
World Jr. tennis championship
Former Trail tennis whiz helps Canada to semifinals
SportSTrail Times Friday, August 7, 2015 www.trailtimes.ca A11
Catchthe BIGCatchCatchCatchCatchBIG
Send us a picture of you with your recent, local catchand you could win a $250 in-store credit
towards � shing gear at:
All pictures will run in the Trail Times on August 19 with a random winner drawn. Send your catch photo along with full name and contact info to [email protected]. Deadline for submissions is 12noon on Monday, August 17.
Pics will be posted daily on the Trail Times page.
PHOTO CONTEST
The largest � shing supply store in the Kootenays. Come to Canadian Tire in Trail and ask Troy where the big ones are biting!Highway 3B, Trail 250.364.3333
Evergreen Sports and Physical Therapy is pleased to announce the addition of
Andrew van der Ham RMT to the staff. Andrew will be starting on July 31st.Andrew has been working in the Okanogan as a
massage therapist and kinesiologist.To book a massage therapy
or physiotherapy appointment, please call 250-388-8862 or email us at
frosty’s frosty’s frosty’s liquor storeliquor storeliquor store
frosty’s liquor storeliquor storeliquor storeliquor storeliquor storeliquor store
frosty’s liquor storeliquor storeliquor store
For every $50 spent at Frosty’s
you receive
$5 Foxy’s dollars
SAVEANYWHERE.
Introducing the New Save.ca Mobile Cash-Back Feature. With exclusive offers for the brands you love & $5 cash-out minimums
through PayPal, you’ll never go shopping without your smart phone again!
Get Cash Back in 3 Easy Steps
Visit save.ca/cashback to Learn More
1. Browse & ShopBrowse the mobile app
for your favourite brand’s offers, and purchase
them at any store
2. Upload Receipt Take a photo of your receipt and submit it
through the app
3. Get Cash Back! Once you reach just $5, the money you save will be transferred into your
PayPal wallet
In partnership with
SAVEANYWHERE.
Introducing the New Save.ca Mobile Cash-Back Feature. With exclusive offers for the brands you love & $5 cash-out minimums
through PayPal, you’ll never go shopping without your smart phone again!
Get Cash Back in 3 Easy Steps
Visit save.ca/cashback to Learn More
1. Browse & ShopBrowse the mobile app
for your favourite brand’s offers, and purchase
them at any store
2. Upload Receipt Take a photo of your receipt and submit it
through the app
3. Get Cash Back! Once you reach just $5, the money you save will be transferred into your
PayPal wallet
In partnership withSAVEANYWHERE.
Introducing the New Save.ca Mobile Cash-Back Feature. With exclusive offers for the brands you love & $5 cash-out minimums
through PayPal, you’ll never go shopping without your smart phone again!
Get Cash Back in 3 Easy Steps
Visit save.ca/cashback to Learn More
1. Browse & ShopBrowse the mobile app
for your favourite brand’s offers, and purchase
them at any store
2. Upload Receipt Take a photo of your receipt and submit it
through the app
3. Get Cash Back! Once you reach just $5, the money you save will be transferred into your
PayPal wallet
In partnership with
SAVEANYWHERE.
Introducing the New Save.ca Mobile Cash-Back Feature. With exclusive offers for the brands you love & $5 cash-out minimums
through PayPal, you’ll never go shopping without your smart phone again!
Get Cash Back in 3 Easy Steps
Visit save.ca/cashback to Learn More
1. Browse & ShopBrowse the mobile app
for your favourite brand’s offers, and purchase
them at any store
2. Upload Receipt Take a photo of your receipt and submit it
through the app
3. Get Cash Back! Once you reach just $5, the money you save will be transferred into your
PayPal wallet
In partnership with
Driving around the area r e c e n t l y makes me
both proud and a bit sad.
I often tell people of, and exhort local promoters of the area to extoll, the myriad of quite wonderful recreation facilities in this region. It should be a major selling point for the area that there are ample and excellent venues for virtually every kind of recreation close at hand.
Within an hour’s reasonable driving from anywhere in the Trail-Castlegar-N e l s o n - S a l m o -Fruitvale-Rossland loop there are: two world class ski hills, that are generally not overcrowded; three very nice aquatic cen-ters that most, espe-cially large urban areas, would consider affordable, and some outside pools as well; many fairly or truly pristine lakes and many small and one giant rivers; at least eight, again fairly affordable, hockey/skating rinks and almost as many curling rinks.
Basketball courts, squash, racquetball, tennis and pickleball courts; ball, soccer, rugby (and cricket), track and field facili-ties and skate parks
with more of those, apparently, to come.
Several very nice full size and some smaller golf courses - for which tee times are almost always available and relatively afford-able.
U n m a t c h a b l e opportunities for out-door activities from walking to cycling and motorized touring; along with easy small urban access to parks and beaches and water-ways right within the communities involved; a dedicated and well run bocce facility and many less formal ones.
Archery and shoot-ing venues; etc., and, ample local access to friendly experts about accessing and using all these venues in informal or competi-tive ways.
We have a recrea-tion paradise here.
And yet, in my trav-els around the region, I see that most of these facilities are empty
most of the time in late summer and early fall - even the golf courses seem deserted by early afternoon.
Locals are a bit spoiled by the abun-dance of opportun-ity and yet local governments and private/club/ volun-teer operators make a strong effort to maintain this abun-
dance, in season, year round.
There has to be a way to, “sell,” this abundance to the wider world of recre-ators, many of whom struggle with limited access in larger cen-ters.
Given that low usage is a problem, cost-wise, for almost all the organizations that maintain and operate the varied resources available, it seems almost impera-tive that someone comes up with an idea to increase usage, or
that operators consid-er partially or totally shuttering some of these facilities as being too expensive to main-tain at their current level.
I do not know the best marketing strat-egy out there, but there has to be something better than we are now doing. It seems at least worth considering by a locally partisan (col-laborative rather than combative group from all communities) col-lective.
Sidetracking some of the funding slated for seemingly ineffec-tual (at revitalizing the economy) down-town renovation pro-jects into a big pro-motional push about what makes this area a special place to live and visit might be a start.
Doing nothing bet-ter than what we are doing now does not seem a sustainable vision.
DAVE Thompson
Sports ‘n’ things
Little used recreation venues abound in West Kootenay ThE CAnADIAn pREss
TORONTO - James Pritchard, Canada’s all-time leading points-scorer, has been left off Canada’s provisional 35-man roster for next month’s Rugby World Cup.
The 36-year-old fullback became the 20th player to reach 600 points in international play with a 10-point performance in a 21-20 loss to Samoa last week in Toronto. The Australian-born back also took over as Canadian captain when Tyler Ardron was forced off with an injury.
Pritchard, who plays for Bedford Blues in England, has won 61 caps for Canada with 607 points from 18 tries, 104 conversions and 103 penalties.
Former captain Gareth Rees held the previous Canadian record of 491 points. Only Winston Stanley, with 24, has scored more tries for Canada.
In 2006, Pritchard scored a
Canadian single-game record 36 points in a 56-7 World Cup qualify-ing win over the United States in St. John’s, N.L., with six conversions, three penalty kicks and three tries.
Pritchard’s world-class kicking skill has earned him a spot on the Canadian team sheet in the past. But coach Kieran Crowley now has other kicking options in Gord McRorie, Liam Underwood and Connor Braid with Matt Evans and Harry Jones offering more versatile options at fullback.
“Back to real life post-tour. Breakfast with a princess and an Avenger,” Pritchard said in posting a picture of his costume-clad kids on social media Thursday.
Canada, ranked 18th in the world, opens play at the World Cup on Sept. 19 against No. 3 Ireland in Cardiff. Other Group D opponents are No. 7 France, No. 15 Italy and No. 17 Romania.
Canada Rugby snubs top player
A12 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, August 7, 2015 Trail Times
health
COME IN TODAY FOR THE BEST SELECTION.
2015 EQUINOX LS AWD
2015 TRAVERSE
2015 VOLT
2015 COLORADO 2WD
2015 SILVERADO DOUBLE CAB 2WD WT,CREW CAB WT/LS
2015 SILVERADO HD WT Gas
2015 TRAX2015 SPARK
2015 SONIC LS 1SA
2015 CRUZE LS 1SA, Diesel
2015 CAMARO 1LS, 2LS
ON ALL THESE MODELS*
FOR
MONTHS0% PURCHASE FINANCING842015 MALIBU 3LT
2015 IMPALA
ELIGIBLE OWNERS RECEIVE UP TO $1,500.††OWNER CASH
0% 84MONTHS
FOR
PURCHASE FINANCING
ON SELECT MODELS*
PLUS
ALL 2015 MODELS ARE PRICED TO MOVE
ON N
OW AT
YOUR
BC C
HEVR
OLET
DEA
LERS
. Che
vrol
et.ca
1-80
0-GM
-DRI
VE. C
hevr
olet
is a
bran
d of G
ener
al M
otor
s of C
anad
a. Of
fers
appl
y to t
he fi
nanc
e of a
2015
Spar
k, So
nic L
S 1SA
, Cru
ze LS
1SA &
Die
sel, M
alib
u 3LT
, Vol
t, Im
pala
, Cam
aro 1
LS &
2LS,
Trax
, Equ
inox
LS AW
D, Tr
aver
se, C
olor
ado 2
WD,
Silve
rado
1500
Dou
ble C
ab 2W
D W
T and
Crew
Cab W
T/LS
, and
Silve
rado
HD’
s WT w
ith ga
s eng
ine.
Lice
nse,
insu
ranc
e, re
gist
ratio
n, ad
min
istra
tion f
ees,
deal
er fe
es, P
PSA a
nd ta
xes n
ot in
clude
d. D
eale
rs ar
e fre
e to s
et in
divid
ual p
rices
. Lim
ited t
ime o
ffers
whi
ch m
ay no
t be c
ombi
ned w
ith ot
her o
ffers
, and
are s
ubje
ct to
chan
ge w
ithou
t not
ice.
Offe
rs ap
ply t
o qua
lifie
d ret
ail c
usto
mer
s in B
C Ch
evro
let D
eale
r Mar
ketin
g Ass
ociat
ion a
rea o
nly.
Deal
er or
der o
r tra
de m
ay be
requ
ired.
†† O
ffer
appl
ies t
o elig
ible
curr
ent o
wner
s or l
esse
es of
any m
odel
year
1999
or ne
wer c
ar th
at ha
s bee
n reg
ister
ed an
d ins
ured
in Ca
nada
in th
e cus
tom
er’s
nam
e for
the p
revio
us co
nsec
utive
six (
6) m
onth
s. Cr
edit
valid
towa
rds t
he re
tail p
urch
ase o
r lea
se of
one e
ligib
le 20
15 m
odel
year
Chev
role
t car
, SUV
, cro
ssov
er an
d pick
ups m
odel
s del
ivere
d in C
anad
a bet
ween
July
30th
and A
ugus
t 31s
t, 20
15.
Cred
it is
a man
ufac
ture
r to c
onsu
mer
ince
ntive
(tax
inclu
sive)
and c
redi
t val
ue de
pend
s on
mod
el pu
rcha
sed:
$500
cred
it av
aila
ble o
n Ch
evro
let S
park
, Son
ic, C
ruze
, Vol
t, Tr
ax, M
alib
u (e
xcep
t LS)
; $75
0 cr
edit
avai
labl
e on
othe
rs C
hevr
olet
(exc
ept C
olor
ado 2
SA, C
amar
o Z28
, Mal
ibu
LS, S
ilver
ado L
ight
Dut
y and
Hea
vy D
uty)
; $1,0
00 cr
edit
avai
labl
e on
all C
hevr
olet
Silv
erad
o’s. O
ffer a
pplie
s to
elig
ible
curr
ent o
wner
s or l
esse
es of
any P
ontia
c/Sa
turn
/SAA
B/Hu
mm
er/O
ldsm
obile
mod
el ye
ar 19
99 or
newe
r car
or Ch
evro
let C
obal
t, HH
R, Av
alan
che,
Aveo
, Epi
ca, O
rland
o, Op
tra, T
rack
er, U
plan
der, V
entu
re, A
stro
, Bla
zer, J
imm
y, Tr
ailb
laze
r or G
MC En
voy,
Safa
ri or
Buick
Rend
ezvo
us, T
erra
za th
at ha
s bee
n reg
ister
ed an
d ins
ured
in Ca
nada
in th
e cus
tom
er’s
nam
e for
the p
revio
us co
nsec
utive
six
(6) m
onth
s. Cr
edit
valid
towa
rds t
he re
tail p
urch
ase o
r lea
se of
one e
ligib
le 20
15 m
odel
year
Che
vrol
et ca
r, SU
V, cr
osso
ver a
nd p
ickup
s mod
els d
elive
red
in C
anad
a bet
ween
July
30th
and
Augu
st 3
1st,
2015
. Cre
dit i
s a m
anuf
actu
rer t
o con
sum
er in
cent
ive (t
ax in
clusiv
e) an
d cr
edit
valu
e dep
ends
on m
odel
pur
chas
ed: $
1,000
cred
it av
aila
ble o
n Ch
evro
let S
park
, Son
ic, C
ruze
, Vol
t, Tr
ax,
Malib
u (e
xcep
t LS)
; $1,5
00 cr
edit
avai
labl
e on
othe
r elig
ible
Chev
role
t veh
icles
(exc
ept C
hevr
olet
Col
orad
o 2SA
, Cam
aro Z
28, a
nd M
alib
u LS
). Offe
r is t
rans
fera
ble t
o a fa
mily
mem
ber l
iving
with
in th
e sam
e hou
seho
ld (p
roof
of ad
dres
s req
uire
d). A
s par
t of t
he tr
ansa
ctio
n, de
aler
may
requ
est d
ocum
enta
tion
and c
onta
ct G
ener
al M
otor
s of C
anad
a Lim
ited (
GMCL
) to v
erify
elig
ibili
ty. T
his o
ffer
may
not
be r
edee
med
for c
ash
and
may
not
be c
ombi
ned
with
cert
ain
othe
r con
sum
er in
cent
ives.
Cert
ain
limita
tions
or co
nditi
ons a
pply.
Void
whe
re p
rohi
bite
d. S
ee yo
ur G
MCL d
eale
r for
det
ails.
GMC
L res
erve
s the
righ
t to a
men
d or
term
inat
e offe
rs fo
r any
reas
on in
who
le or
in p
art a
t any
tim
e with
out p
rior n
otic
e. * O
ffer a
vaila
ble t
o qua
lifie
d re
tail c
usto
mer
s in
Cana
da fo
r veh
icles
de
liver
ed fr
om Ju
ly 30
th an
d Aug
ust 3
1st,
2015
. 0%
purc
hase
fina
ncin
g offe
red o
n ap
prov
ed cr
edit
by TD
Auto
Fina
nce S
ervic
es, S
cotia
bank
® or R
BC Ro
yal B
ank f
or 84
mon
ths o
n al
l new
or de
mon
stra
tor 2
015 S
park
, Son
ic LS
1SA,
Cru
ze LS
1SA &
Die
sel, M
alib
u 3L
T, Vo
lt, Im
pala
, Cam
aro 1
LS &
2LS,
Trax
, Equ
inox
LS AW
D, Tr
aver
se, C
olor
ado 2
WD,
Silve
rado
1500
Dou
ble C
ab 2W
D W
T and
Cre
w Ca
b W
T/LS
, and
Silve
rado
HD’
s WT w
ith ga
s eng
ine.
Part
icipa
ting l
ende
rs ar
e sub
ject
to ch
ange
. Rat
es fr
om ot
her l
ende
rs w
ill va
ry. D
own p
aym
ent,
trade
and/
or se
curit
y dep
osit
may
be re
quire
d. M
onth
ly pa
ymen
t and
cost
of bo
rrow
ing w
ill va
ry de
pend
ing o
n am
ount
borr
owed
and d
own p
aym
ent/t
rade
. Exa
mpl
e: $4
0,00
0 at 0
% AP
R, th
e mon
thly
paym
ent i
s $47
6.19
for 8
4 mon
ths.
Cost
of bo
rrow
ing
is $0
, tot
al ob
ligat
ion
is $4
0,00
0. O
ffer i
s unc
ondi
tiona
lly in
tere
st-f
ree.
Frei
ght a
nd ai
r tax
($10
0, if
appl
icabl
e) in
clude
d. Li
cenc
e, in
sura
nce,
regi
stra
tion,
PPS
A, ap
plica
ble t
axes
and
deal
er fe
es n
ot in
clude
d. D
eale
rs ar
e fre
e to s
et in
divid
ual p
rices
. Lim
ited
time o
ffer w
hich
may
not
be c
ombi
ned
with
cert
ain
othe
r offe
rs. G
MCL m
ay m
odify
, ext
end
or te
rmin
ate o
ffers
in w
hole
or in
par
t at
any t
ime w
ithou
t not
ice.
Cond
ition
s and
limita
tions
appl
y. Se
e dea
ler f
or de
tails
. ®Re
gist
ered
trad
emar
k of T
he B
ank o
f Nov
a Sco
tia. R
BC an
d Roy
al B
ank a
re re
gist
ered
trad
emar
ks of
Roy
al B
ank o
f Can
ada.
** Th
e 2-Y
ear S
ched
uled
Lube
-Oil-
Filte
r Mai
nten
ance
Pro
gram
prov
ides
elig
ible
cust
omer
s in
Cana
da, w
ho h
ave p
urch
ased
or le
ased
a ne
w el
igib
le 20
15 M
Y Che
vrol
et (e
xclu
ding
Spar
k EV
), with
an AC
Delc
o® oi
l and
filte
r cha
nge,
in ac
cord
ance
with
the o
il life
mon
itorin
g sys
tem
and t
he O
wner
’s Ma
nual
, for
2 ye
ars o
r 40,
000
km, w
hich
ever
occu
rs fi
rst,
with
a lim
it of
four
(4) L
ube-
Oil-F
ilter
serv
ices
in to
tal, p
erfo
rmed
at pa
rtici
patin
g GM
deal
ers.
Flui
d top
offs
, insp
ectio
ns, t
ire ro
tatio
ns, w
heel
alig
nmen
ts an
d bal
ancin
g, et
c. ar
e not
cove
red.
This
offe
r may
not b
e red
eem
ed
for
cash
and
may
not
be
com
bine
d wi
th c
erta
in o
ther
con
sum
er in
cent
ives
avai
labl
e on
GM
vehi
cles.
Gene
ral M
otor
s of
Can
ada
Lim
ited
rese
rves
the
rig
ht t
o am
end
or t
erm
inat
e th
is of
fer,
in w
hole
or
in p
art,
at a
ny t
ime
with
out
prio
r no
tice.
Addi
tiona
l con
ditio
ns a
nd li
mita
tions
app
ly. S
ee d
eale
r fo
r de
tails
. ^^
Whi
chev
er c
omes
firs
t. Se
e de
aler
for
det
ails.
ALL 2015s COME WITH CHEVROLET COMPLETE CARE: 2 5 5 YEARS/40,000 KM
COMPLIMENTARYOIL CHANGES**
YEARS/160,000 KM POWERTRAINWARRANTY ^^
YEARS/160,000 KM ROADSIDEASSISTANCE ^^
chevrolet.ca
Call Champion Chevrolet Buick GMC at 250-368-9134, or visit us at 2880 Highway Drive, Trail. [License #30251]
Are you heading to the beach for the day, camping for the weekend or hav-
ing the neighbours over for a barbeque? Grab some local seasonal produce to enjoy along with your sum-mertime fun!
There are so many great reasons to eat locally grown foods, but my favor-ite, by far, is the flavour. Produce fresh from your garden, a farm stand, or a farmer’s market is picked
at the peak of ripeness and is brimming with flavours that make summertime so special.
It’s a bonus that local foods are better for the environment, keep our hard earned money in the community, and are more nutritious than foods that come from afar. For me, summer is a time for:
· Fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and a mint leaf bobbing in a tall glass of sparkling water, sipped by the lake.
· A colorful parfait lay-ered with yogurt, whole grain cereal, and fresh-ly picked huckleberries enjoyed while sitting on the patio.
· A big leafy green salad
loaded with spinach, kale, tomatoes, broccoli, cucum-bers, and shredded beets carried next door and paired with the entrée on your neighbour’s grill.
· Crunchy ears of corn with fresh dill from a food truck, bright red juicy cherries from the Farmers’ Market.
· Tomatoes and herbs from a Community Garden tossed on a whole-wheat pizza and cooked in an out-door oven.
· A homemade fresh fruit Popsicle enjoyed by a child after an afternoon of run-ning through the sprinkler.
· Watermelon sliced and slurped while sitting at a picnic table surrounded by trees.
· Celery stalks dipped into fresh salsa made with tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, chili peppers, onions, and passed around the camp-fire.
· Colorful sweet peppers, zucchini, cauliflower, and
eggplant, slowly roasted on the barbeque.
· The smell of muffins baked in the oven on a cool late summer evening, made from zucchini picked from the garden.
Check out what’s in season now at bcfarmers-market.org
Let the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of sum-mer tempt your senses!
Cindy Bossio is a Community Nutritionist with Interior Health
Enjoy all the flavours summer has to offer
B Y C R A I G L I N D S A YGrand Forks GazetteA Scottish family is
suing a local family as well as the provincial government, RDKB and City of Grand Forks, after a man drowned while tubing on the Kettle River in 2012.
Andrew Barrie, an oil consultant from Scotland, was on holi-day in Canada with his wife and son vis-iting friends in the region. During their visit they joined their friends, the MacNeills and Legares, for tub-ing down the Kettle.
Barrie, along with Christina Lake resi-dents Ronald (74) and Jacqueline Jean (71) Legare died of drown-ing after being swept down the falls.
The three were part of a group that was tubing in the area on July 28 and were seen being swept into Cascade Canyon.
At the time, then-Staff Sgt. Jim Harrison told the Gazette, “Apparently, a party of 13 people were tubing on the Kettle River when they were caught up in the current under the Trestle Bridge and three of the party of 13 went over Cascade Falls.”
The lawsuit speci-fies that Andrew Barrie’s son saw Ron and Jacqueline Legare get swept away.
He escaped and managed to pull his mother to shore with him, and then watched as his father floated downstream rapidly.
Andrew Barrie was unable to free him-self from the fast-moving waters. The family alleges he “experienced griev-ous personal injuries, pain and suffering” before he eventually drowned. His body was recovered seven days later approxi-mately one kilometre downstream from Cascade Falls.
In the lawsuit, the family of Andrew Barrie state that tub-ing down the river is an activity that is pro-
moted at local tour-ist centres and by the province. They also allege that no warn-ing is given anywhere about the dangers of the falls and the approaching rapids. It also claims that the river was particularly high that year, and was therefore espe-cially dangerous.
The lawsuit names the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations; Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training; Destination BC; RDKB; City of Grand Forks; City of Christina Lake; Scott McNeill; Kathy MacNeill; Jacqueline MacNeill; Jamie MacNeill; the estate of Ron Legare; the estate of Jacqueline Legare; and five separate gov-ernment entities.
The lawsuit says the Barrie family have experienced “extreme mental suffering” as a result of witnessing Andrew Barrie strug-gling to escape.
None of the allega-tions have been prov-en in court and the defendants have not filed a statement of defence.
The lawsuit was filed on July 23, 2014 with the Vancouver Law Courts and is classified as supreme civil.
John MacLean, chief administrative officer of the RKDB, said the regional dis-
trict has no jurisdic-tion over the river and they have not put any warning signs up.
Despite that, the case has been referred to their insurers and they are working their way through the process.
As for the argu-ment about whether anyone is responsible for advertising tubing as a fun activity and not warning enough of dangers, he said, “I’m all for going for a walk every day. If you take my advice and go for a walk and fall down and hurt your ankle, is that my
problem?“We’ve referred
this to our municipal insurers and they are preparing a response. While it’s a tragedy we didn’t invite those folks into the water.
We don’t control the water. We don’t have any jurisdiction.”
The scheduled hearing date for the case is June 20, 2016 in the Vancouver Law Courts.
Trail Times Friday, August 7, 2015 www.trailtimes.ca A13
REGIONAL
Trail • 104 - 1101 Dewdney Ave
Demo now
for free*
Does Everybody Mumble?Hear for yourself how the new Audéo V Venture hearing aids can improve understanding in conversations.
SWISSHEARINGTECHNOLOGY
*No fees and no purchase necessary. Complimentary Hearing Evaluations are only applicable for customers over 50 years of age. See clinic for details. ®CAA and CAA logo trademarks owned by, and use is granted by, the Canadian Automobile Association. ™CAA Rewards is used by the Canadian Automobile Association. VAC, WCB accepted.
Exclusive discountsavailable to CAA Members.Rewards
Phonak Audéo V• Absolutely discreet • Clear voice reproduction • Converse in groups
www.connecthearing.ca/conversation1.888.408.7377
Good hearing but trouble with conversation?A lot of people have trouble catching what people say, especially in group situations, despite having good hearing. What a lot of people don’t know is that this may be caused by damage to the so-called motor or amplifier function of special cells in the ear. A new type of hearing aid can help balance this out.
A great many people have difficulty hearing others clearly on a daily basis. Bad acoustics, unclear pronunciation, background noise and music often make it challenging to catch what people say. This results in them having to repeatedly ask questions, straining to hear and perhaps increasingly avoiding discussions in large groups. As mentioned earlier, this may be caused by malfunctions in special cells in the ear. According to a theory proposed by hearing researchers, “motor cells” are a type of hair cell responsible for amplifying quiet sounds. They vibrate up to 20,000 times per second. If these hair cells do not work properly then quiet sounds are no longer naturally
amplified in the ear and loud sounds no longer dampened.
This leads to more difficulty in hearing what is said in a lot of situations. If the hair cells have been damaged by noise or blood circulation problems, hearing aids that amplify quiet speech and dampen loud ambient noise can be a
Hair cells in the ear move very rapidly and can act as an amplifier or dampener. If these cells are damaged, they can no longer properly amplify speech and dampen loud noises.
good solution for most people.
This improvement in hearing can be achieved for some clients through the new Phonak Audéo V’s hearing aids. This cutting-edge hearing technology comes in a miniature casing that can significantly enhance the user’s ability to hear speech in company. The hearing aids attune to the person you are speaking to and can also recognize if ambient noise increases in the background.
Connect Hearing is currently looking to improve hearing for people who experience these challenges and want to try this new technology. We are particularly interested in candidates who have trouble hearing speech in the situations discussed above and can benefit from a demonstration to see whether they notice an improvement.
Interested people can register for a free hearing evaluation and a no-obligation demonstration of the Audéo V hearing aids by calling 1.888.408.7377.
Advertising Feature
The Historic Fruitvale Hotel New Fresh Fast Food Restaurant
Fresh Burgers. Fries. Shakes
Join one of Fruitvale & Greater Trail’s most successful Food & Beverage teams.
Currently hiring for all positions,
Staff & ManagementApply in person at the
Best Western Plus Columbia River Hotel
1001 Rossland Avenue,Trail
NO
W H
IRIN
G!!!
GRAND FORKS
Family suing city, RDKB over 2012 drowning on Kettle River“While it’s a tragedy, we didn’t
invite those folks into the water. We don’t control the water. We
don’t have any jurisdiction.”
JOHN MACLEAN
Please remember to recycle your
past issues of the Trail Times.
Leisure
Dear Annie: About three years ago, I did something very stupid. I looked at a solar eclipse. I thought it would last only a minute and, not wanting to miss it, I ran outside and squinted at it through my sunglass-es. I fully acknowledge that I can only blame myself for that. The next days and weeks were some of the scariest of my life. My vision became blurry and I had a hard time focusing. I feared that I might not recover my sight and that my center of vision might always be skewed because I had looked directly at the sun.
Thankfully, my vision gradually recovered. But one thing about this episode has left me deeply troubled. When I thought I would be permanently blinded, I needed love and support. However, my mother quick-ly became convinced that I was faking it. She insisted that none of it was real, it was all in my head and I was just imagining everything. It was frustrating and con-fusing. Why would she deny that I was having a medical problem? Why would she
take a position that could only hurt our relationship?
Last week, during an eye exam, the doctor noticed a spot and diagnosed me with a textbook case of solar maculopathy. I passed this confirmation along to my mother, but even now, she won’t acknowledge how wrong, and in some ways cruel, her denial and indif-ference were.
In my right eye, I have a dark spot that follows wher-ever I look. I’ve grown used to it, but it is a constant reminder of this troubling episode. Am I wrong to con-tinue feeling hurt? Or does this reveal something about our relationship and her moral character? -- S.
Dear S.: Denial is a very powerful emotion. It allows someone like your mother
to refuse to believe that you have a serious problem [1]and what it could mean to your future. She needed comfort, too, and this is where she found it.
Is Mom’s behavior toward you otherwise close and loving? If so, we would put this in the past. Continuing to dwell on the hurt will only make you bit-ter and will alienate the two of you, which we assume is not what you want.
Dear Annie: I’d like to comment further on the letter from “Shepherdsville, Ky.,” regarding poor gram-mar.
My pet peeves are those who say “pitcher” for “pic-ture.” In Wisconsin, numer-ous individuals say “youse guys” instead of “you guys” and “liberry” for “library.” And last, but not least, it irks me when my husband and I are at a restaurant and the server asks, “What can I get for you guys?” I am not a guy.
I am far from perfect, and maybe a little picky, but I find these things very annoying. And I, too, feel better now after venting. -- Miss Picky in Wisconsin
Dear Wisconsin: You’re welcome. We all deal with small, trivial irritations on a daily basis. Some people are more bothered by them than others, so we’re happy to help when you need to let off a little steam.
Annie’s Mailbox is writ-ten by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edi-
tors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about
Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and car-toonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
COPYRIGHT 2015 CREATORS.COM
[1]The maculopathy is a degeneration rather than an illness.
Today’s Crossword
598612473
271349568
364785291
149273856
853461729
726958134
435197682
917826345
682534917 20
15 C
once
ptis
Puz
zles
, Dis
t. by
Kin
g Fe
atur
es S
yndi
cate
, Inc
.
Difficulty Level 8/06
6
7
7
9
48
27
4
2
9
6
2
7
6
4
83
19
5
4
5
3
2015
Con
cept
is P
uzzl
es,
Dis
t. by
Kin
g Fe
atur
es S
yndi
cate
, In
c.
By Dave Green
Difficulty Level 8/07
Solution for previouS SuDoKu
Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box con-tains the same number only once.
Today’s PUZZLEs
Annie’s MAilbox
Marcy sugar & Kathy Mitchell
Dwelling on hurt will only alienate mother
A14 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, August 7, 2015 Trail Times
Leisure
For Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Today Fiery Mars moves into Leo for the next seven weeks. This means your energy will be pumped, focused and enduring. This is your chance to go, go, go! TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) In the next two months, you will have increased chaos and activity at home due to renovations, reloca-tions or family camped out on your sofa. Patience will be your best friend. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The pace of your days will accelerate in the next two months! You will also be more forceful and direct in all your communication. This is great for sales, writ-ing and teaching. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You will work hard to boost your earnings in the next two months. But truth
be told, you will work hard to spend money as well! Oops. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) It’s been two years since fiery Mars was in your sign. Today it returns to stay until mid-September. This amps your energy and gives you drive and aggression. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Some kind of activity will keep you busy behind the scenes in the next few months. Perhaps it’s secret or just private. Only you know. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your involvement with groups will become intense in the next two months. Physical competition in sports and athletics are most likely. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your ambition will be aroused in the next two months, more than you have felt in a few years. Be careful
that you don’t threaten your boss. And don’t burn any bridges. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) As Mars shifts signs today, it will stimulate your desire for travel. You will be more aggressive in exploring opportunities in publishing, the media, the law, medi-cine and education. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You will defend your best
interests with inheritanc-es, insurance matters and shared property in the next two months. You know what you want, and you won’t back down. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Things have been love-ly with partners and close friends for some time now. Be careful during the next two months, because you might be annoyed with someone.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You’re moving into action mode now when it comes to improving your job and get-ting things done. Ideas and plans will start to become bricks and mortar. YOU BORN TODAY You are multitalented and versa-tile. You can do practically anything. Whatever you do, you throw yourself fully into it in a responsible, serious way. You want professional
recognition for your tal-ent. Settle your debts this year to prepare for financial accumulation in the next three years. To clear away indebtedness is the thrust of this year. Consolidate your affairs for future growth. Birthdate of: Dustin Hoffman, actor; Ken Dryden, hockey goalie; the Edge, musician. (c) 2015 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Your horoscopeBy Francis Drake
Trail Times Friday, August 7, 2015 www.trailtimes.ca A15
TuNDrA
MoTher Goose & GrIMM
ANIMAL crAcKers
hAGAr
BrooMhILDA
sALLY ForTh
BLoNDIe
Note: you must be a subscriber to the Trail Times to view most
of our online content.
Read the Trail Times online at www.trailtimes.caand like us on Facebook: /trailtimes
Get the news you want...Get the news you want...Get the news you want...Get the news you want...Get the news you want...Get the news you want......when you want it...when you want it...when you want it
A16 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, August 7, 2015 Trail Times
The storyOf life is quickerThan the wink of an eyeThe story of loveIs hello and goodbyeUntil we meet again
DALLA LANAIn Loving Memory ofANGELOLove gre e gifemem r n ever in o r o g
Family
In Memory ofRAY SHOVE
loved, missed andremembered always by
Linda, Jim, Marnieand Danielle
Coming EventsTUPPERWARE will be set up at the Trail Market on the Es-planade on Friday August 14, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Susan Wilson, Independent Tupper-ware Consultant 250-226-7751,[email protected],www.susanwilson.my.tupperware.ca
Information
The Trail Times is a member of the British
Columbia Press Council. The Press Council serves as a forum for unsatisfied reader complaints against
member newspapers.
Complaints must be filed within a 45 day time limit.
For information please go to the Press Council website at www.bcpresscouncil.org,
write to PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A9
or telephone (toll free) 1-888-687-2213.
PersonalsALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
250-368-5651
FOR INFORMATION,education, accommodation
and supportfor battered womenand their children
call WINS Transition House 250-364-1543
Lost & FoundLOST: Black & white, male, blue heeler border collie named “Buddy”, 11yrs. old, missing from Glenmerry since July 1st. REWARD. 250-368-3737
LOST: Hearing aid remote control, Sunningdale/ Hospital area on Saturday, Aug.1st. Please call 250-364-0968
Employment
Education/Trade Schools
INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.
NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.
Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.
SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853
Employment
Canadian Tire #665, Trail, BC
Our Team is Growing!
We are currently looking for experienced
Automotive Professionals
for the following
Positions: • Service Manager
• FT/PT Service/Parts Advisors
• Red Seal Certified Technicians
• 1-3 Year Apprentice Technicians
• Seasonal Help
Competitive compensation
packages for those who are qualified.
Willing to train the right candidate(s).
Canadian Tire is your locally owned and
operated retailer who leads the way in our
community. Please apply within,
or contact Dylan, 250-364-3333 x247
Auto Centre
DENTAL ASSISTANT
required in Trail, BC 3-4 days a week for maternity leave starting September.Call 250-364-1228
**WANTED**NEWSPAPER CARRIERS
TRAIL TIMESExcellent ExerciseFun for All Ages
Call Today -Start Earning Money
TomorrowCirculation Department250-364-1413 Ext. 206For more Information
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
LARGE FUNDBorrowers Wanted
Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.
Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or
604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
Personal Care
“We care about your hair loss”
Capilia Hair & Scalp Centre
Thinning hair or hair LossDandruff, dry or oily scalp
RATESLost & Found and Free Give Away ads are no charge. Classified rates vary. Ask us about rates.Combos and packages available - over 90 newspapers in BC.
AGREEMENTIt is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event of failure to publish an advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for that portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement.
bcclassified.com cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.
bcclassified.com reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement and to retain any answers directed to the bcclassified.com Box Reply Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisement and box rental.
D I S C R I M I N A T O R Y LEGISLATIONAdvertisers are reminded that Provincial legislation forbids the publication of any advertisement which discriminates against any person because of race, religion, sex, color, nationality, ancestry or place of origin, or age, unless the condition is justified by a bona fide requirement for the work involved.
COPYRIGHTCopyright and/or properties subsist in all advertisements and in all other material appearing in this edition of bcclassified.com. Permission to reproduce wholly or in part and in any form what-soever, particularly by a photographic or of set process in a publication must be obtained in writing from the publisher. Any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to recourse in law.
ON THE WEB: Real Estate Real Estate Real Estate
Community NewspapersWe’re at the heart of things™
Community Newspapers
We’re at the heart of
things™
BCDaily
Register Online atwww.bcdailydeals.com
Trail Times Friday, August 7, 2015 www.trailtimes.ca A17
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGWHEREAS Section 890(1) of the Local Government Act requires that a public hearing be held prior to the adoption of a zoning bylaw amendment. TAKE NOTICE, that Council will consider Bylaw No. 814 “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 814-2015” respecting Lot 1, Plan NEP2418, District Lot 7189 and Lot 2, Plan NEP2418, District Lot 7189 on Lytton Street, Warfield, BC. A Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 commencing at 7:00 pm in the Village of Warfield Council Chambers – 555 Schofield Highway, Warfield.
The proposed buyer of the subject properties has applied to rezone the property from Institutional and Community Facilities (ICF) and Single Family Residential (R1) to General Commercial (C2).
The proposed amendment bylaw, staff report and related information may be examined between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Warfield Village office, 555 Schofield Highway, Monday to Friday, until August 11, 2015. Telephone enquiries may be made by calling the Village office at 250-368-8202. E-Mail enquiries may be sent to [email protected].
At the Public Hearing, any person who believes that their interest in property may be affected by matters contained in the proposed amendment bylaws will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions. Written submissions not presented at the Public Hearings must be received at the Warfield Village Office before 4:30 pm the day of the Public Hearing.
NO INFORMATION WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE VILLAGE OF WARFIELD COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
Jackie Patridge, CO
This is the first of two notices.
A House SOLD NameTEAM DEWITT
WWW.TEAMDEWITT.CASince 1976
Wayne DeWitt Keith DeWitt250.368.1617 250.231.8187
250.368.5000WAYNE EXT 25 KEITH EXT 30
All Pro Realty Ltd.1148 Bay Avenue, Trail
Fruitvale
Absolutely Mint! This home needs nothing done. Call today!
MLS#2401946 $229,900
Fruitvale
BV Best Buy! Owner needs this home sold. Excellent value.
MLS#2403689 $159,900
Glenmerry
Great Parking! Probably Trail’s best street! This home shines throughout!
MLS#2405974 $339,000
Fruitvale
A great family home in Fruitvale’s nicest subdivision. Very Anxious!
MLS#2404147 $329,500
Fruitvale
A large family home with a fully fi nished basement. Huge shop too!
MLS#2405671 $256,000
OPEN HOUSE - Fruitvale1910 Debruyn Road
Saturday, August 8 • 1 - 3pmBrand new on 1 acre.
MLS#2405378 $575,000
OPEN HOUSE - Fruitvale2039 Caughlin Road
Thursday, August 6 • 2 - 4pm4 bedroom home on 4.5 acres.
MLS#2400265 $439,000
OPEN HOUSE - Montrose920 9th Avenue
Saturday, August 8 • 11am - 1pmWell maintained family home.
MLS#2406753 $249,000
Each offi ce independently
owned and operated
Pets & Livestock
PetsChristina Lake. Free: brother and sister orange tabbys. Two years old. Indoor/outdoor. Friendly, good mousers, litter trained, female very tolerant of children. Fixed. Come as a pair. Pls call 250-447-2629.
Merchandise for Sale
Food Products
BC INSPECTEDGRADED AA OR BETTER
LOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF
Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished
Freezer Packages AvailableQuarters/Halves
$4.90/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Ground
Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS
250-428-4316 Creston
Merchandise for Sale
Garage SalesE.TRAIL, 2012 3rd Avenue, Holy Trinity Catholic Church Hall (across from the middle school) Friday, Aug.7th, 4pm-7pm, Saturday, Aug.8th, 8:30am-2:30pm. NO EARLY BIRDS!! Items: large house-hold items, decor, kitchen items, bedding, towels, small appliances & much more. Come take a look!
W.TRAIL, 1268 Green Avenue Saturday, Aug.8th, 9am-2pm. Lots of puzzles & books.
Merchandise for Sale
Heavy Duty Machinery
A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated con-tainers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers. Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. De-livery BC and AB www.rtccon-tainer.com
Merchandise for Sale
Misc. for SaleAffordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent
• BEST-IN-CLASS TOWINGˆ • BEST-IN-CLASS PAYLOADˆˆ • MILITARY-GRADE ALUMINUM ALLOY BODY• CLASS-EXCLUSIVE AVAILABLE LED LIGHTINGˆˆˆ• CLASS-EXCLUSIVE AVAILABLE 360° CAMERA SYSTEM††
‡
2015 F-150 AWARDED CANADIAN TRUCK
OF THE YEAR
SHARE OUR EMPLOYEE PRICE
$20,622*
INCLUDES FREIGHT AND AIR TAX OF $1,665
STEP UP TO A FOCUS TITANIUM AND GET UP TO
$2,092*
IN TOTAL PRICE ADJUSTMENT
OR
2015 FOCUS 4 DR SE AUTOMATIC SEDAN OR HATCH
B Y B E T S Y K L I N ECastlegar News
The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust has donated a robotic deer decoy to the West Kootenay Zone Conservation Officer Service. The decoy will help conservation officers catch poachers by enabling them
to witness poaching activ-ities and gain evidence to support prosecution.
The decoy will be util-ized in circumstances where there has been a complaint from the public. Conservation officers will first utilize patrols, and if those fail they will then
set up the decoy. Officers observe the decoy from a distance and use a remote control to activate the robotic parts which move its head and tail. The officers observe and record informa-tion to aid in prosecution.
West Kootenay Zone Conservation Officer Tobe
Sprado explained, “It has to be in an area where we can set it up in a safe loca-tion. There are firearms being utilized and we must be extremely selective as to where we place these.”
If the decoy is shot, the bullet will pass through the hard styrofoam mount. As
long as the robotic parts are not damaged, it can be used over and over again.
In other jurisdictions, the decoys have helped prove various charges includ-ing hunting out of season, shooting from a road and having a loaded firearm in a vehicle.
REGIONALDeer decoy
aims to catch
poachers
A20 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, August 7, 2015 Trail Times
local
KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818
www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.caThe Local Experts™
Under the watch-ful eye of the bald eagle on the River Reconnect Mural on the Trail Memorial Centre, crews set up scaf-folding as they prepare to work on the railing and river wall by the centre.
