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The revamping of the entrance to the Trail Memorial Centre is presenting physical chal-lenges for those with mobility impairments, according to members of city council.

The problem of accessing the facility was the topic of discussion during the July 21 gov-ernance meeting, when Trail council expressed concern that voter turnout could be affected by this matter during the upcoming bridge referendum.

The venue will remain the McIntyre Room in the TMC on the Aug. 23 general voting day and dur-ing the advanced polls on Aug. 13 and Aug. 20, con-firmed the city’s chief election offi-cer.

However, curbside voting will be available on all those days for anyone with mobility issues, noted Michelle McIsaac.

That means if someone is brought to the voting place but can’t make their way into the facility, he or she can wait in the vehicle and election staff is notified.

“We will bring the ballot out to the vehicle and the voter can mark their ballot from there,” she added.

McIsaac reminds voters that parking stalls at the front of the Memorial Centre can be accessed by driving through the parking lot and around the back of the building.

Additionally, mail ballot voting is available for those with a physical disability, illness or injury that affects the ability to vote at a scheduled voting opportunity, or for those who expect to be absent from the community dur-ing advance voting or general voting day, and the city is currently receiving inquiries about this option.

The centre was chosen because the Trail Aquatic Centre will be closed for annual main-tenance beginning Aug. 9 until Sept. 7 which negates the idea of voting in that facility’s more accessible multi-purpose room.

During the Nov. 15 municipal election, the Aquatic Centre is slated to be the voting venue for advanced polling and general voting day because it provides better parking and easier access for residents with mobility challenges.

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While people are putting on their swim suits and going to the beach, the City of Trail's arena crew is bundled up in layers and long sleeves.

Cominco Arena staff has been busy this week getting the surface all set for the begin-ning of the hockey and skating season.

But making ice for an NHL-size rink is a lot different that making a tray of ice for drinks at home.

The cooling plant at the rink is working overtime to cool down the concrete floor to a frigid -10 C, which, according to foreman Dave Rugg, can be a challenge with such hot tem-peratures outdoors.

“With it being 37 degrees outside, it is warmer in (the arena) and everything takes longer to dry and freeze,” he explained.

To keep the flooring cold enough to freeze water, the cement floor is filled with plastic pipes moving a cooling agent under the rink,

spread out approximately every four inches. “You have a supply line and a return line

which is full of brine (calcium chloride and water),” said Rugg. “It goes throughout the floor, cooling, and is picking up heat as it goes. The plant boils off the heat and sends it back out cooled down. It is refrigeration. The pipes are in the concrete and then we flood the area and let it freeze.”

Workers flood the ice with a little bit of water and, after it freezes, start the process of creating a recognizable hockey rink.

“We call it whitewashing,” said Rugg. “It’s a product that we spray on. We do three coats going different directions to get full coverage and that is the white colour under the ice. There is a layer of ice first, then we whitewash, and then we seal it.”

After sealing the whitewash, crews get out the red and blue paint.

“We paint the lines, then the circles, put our logos down and then add more ice on top,” explained Rugg, adding that the top layer of ice can't be too thin.

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Dave Rugg (left) and Travis Drake add some colour to the white sheet of ice in the Cominco Arena by drawing out the circles and lines on Thursday.

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S t a t e -o f - the -a r t technology in a new facility lined with thou-sands of acid-resistant tiles laid old-school style, are just two ele-ments of the No. 1 Acid Plant at Teck Trail Operations that is now up and running.

The $148 million plant is an asset that the company’s general manager, Greg Belland, and Teck’s Manager of Capital Projects, Larry Doskoch, take pride in for a num-ber of reasons, includ-ing that during two years of construction, there were no work-place injuries and the modern facility now provides a cleaner and more efficient environ-ment for Teck employ-ees and everyone in the surrounding com-munities.

“Safety is a core value at Teck,” said Belland. “Our employ-ees and contractor partners have exem-plified this value on the project, which was completed with zero lost time injuries.”

Sulphuric acid, sulphur dioxide (SO2) and sulphate fertilizer are byproducts of the Trail site’s integrated lead and zinc smelt-ing operations and the new plant is expected to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions by up to 15 per cent.

The No. 1 Acid Plant is already operat-ing at around 20 ppm (parts per million) of SO2, said Catherine Adair, Teck’s commun-ity relations leader, adding that typically today’s acid plants pro-duce the gas in the range of 100 to 300 ppm.

What that means for Trail residents is the acrid tasting air that comes from the release of SO2 could be a thing of the past, along with the level of plant-related noise emanating across the valley.

The new acid plant has a massive-sized blower that drives the SO2 gas through a ser-ies of enormous pipes into the next stage of processing.

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housed in an acoustic enclosure to minimize noise at the plant site and in the commun-ity, explained Adair. Additional noise buf-fers include cladding on the building and the design placement of the building within the No. 1 Acid Plant footprint.

Containment of toxic by-products is another key feature in the new site that includes hand laid acid-resistant tiles and mortar that line a sec-ondary containment zone to prevent a spill to ground.

“The environment-al and operational improvements that this new plant provides will support the long-term viability of Trail

Operations,” added Belland.

The new acid plant was completely mostly by Canadian and BC companies, includ-ing many skilled hands from the West Kootenay.

Now with construc-tion complete, the daily operation of the facility is reliant upon sophisticated comput-er software.

The new acid plant is controlled via an integrated process control system which is monitored by spe-cially-trained control room operators, said Adair. “The control room contains mul-tiple systems and soft-ware that are mon-itored to ensure every aspect of the No.1 Acid Plant is operating cor-rectly.”

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The local Liberal Party candidate believes current marijuana legisla-tion is not working for Canadians.

Summerland's Connie Denesiuk was named the Liberal candidate this past weekend in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding for next year's federal election.

She ran unopposed, but that doesn't mean she isn't ready for some debate. She is voicing her opinion on a hot button issue: mari-juana laws.

“Decr iminal izat ion of marijuana is not dif-ficult for me to support,” she said. “With regards to legalization, I think we need to learn from the experiences of those states south of our border and other jurisdictions that have legalized marijuana.”

For Denesiuk, it comes down to citizen safety.

“The bottom line for me is the health, well-being and safety of our citizens, so a question I have is: does removing the criminal and gang element from producing and selling marijuana make our communities safer?” she asked.

“Prohibition as it exists today is clearly not working.”

Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) take a polar opposite view on the situation and Denesiuk says they are just plain wrong.

“Attack ads have promoted the Stephen Harper thinking that legal-izing marijuana will put it into the hands of kids,” she said.

“My response to that is I don't want to see marijuana in the hands of kids either, and I've been doing some of my own informal research. I have been asking 12 to 18-year-olds in our riding if it is easier for

people their age to get cigarettes or pot. The response has been, without exception, that pot is easier to get. If pot were regulated and not gang controlled, I believe it would in fact take pot out of the hands of our youth.”

Before changes to constituency borders earlier this year, local voters leaned towards the NDP party, with the Liberal Party receiving just under 2,000 votes in the last federal elec-tion. Denesiuk says she believes the voters are ready for something new.

“I believe the people of the South Okanagan - West Kootenay are ready for a Member of Parliament who takes their voice to Ottawa, rather than have the

voice of Ottawa imposed upon them,” she said.

“I think voters are ready for a change. This is a great opportunity for that. The only way we can move forward successfully, which we want to do, is spend a lot more time in Trail and the Kootenays to get to know the people, what is important to them and how to move forward.”

Before submitting her name as the Liberal Party's federal nominee, Denesiuk knew about the changes that were coming to the riding, and already got a head start on her campaigning.

“The first thing I did was spend a few days travelling through, to get to know the riding,” she said. “I spent time in every community and in Trail, I had a tour guide take me around.

“I met some people at the Colombo Lodge, had a look around the dam and the hospital and some other areas. It was a chance for me to get to know the community.”

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An out-of-control wildfire near Canal Flats has more than doubled in size in 24 hours, prompting the closure of Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park and access roads.

The Whitetail Brook fire near Canal Flats was caused by lightning and detected on Sunday.

On Tuesday, it was 150 hectares, but by Wednesday lunchtime it had grown to an estimated 400 hectares in size. It’s not at all contained, according to the

Wildfire Management Branch.What’s more, a lightning storm that

moved through the area on Tuesday sparked another six small fires around Whiteswan, said Fanny Bernard, fire information officer at Southeast Fire Centre.

“Aside from the fire at Whitetail Brook, there was six new small fires since (Tuesday’s) lightning storm,” said Bernard.

As a result, Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park has been closed, she went on.

“That has prompted the Wildfire Management Branch in communication with B.C. Parks to close down access to Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park, including Lussier Hot Springs until further notice.

“BC Parks staff is currently informing campers in the area that they need to leave the area.”

Forestry roads in the area have also been closed. Whiteswan Forest Service Road is closed from the highway; White Rock Forest Service Road is closed; and Kootenay Forest Service Road is closed

from Canal Flats to the 34-kilometre mark. The closures mean access to Top of the World Provincial Park is also cut off.

There are no structures threatened by any of the fires.

The Whitetail Brook fire has grown to the northeast, rather than the south or the west where communities and infrastructure are located.

It is being fought by 50 firefighters, eight pieces of heavy equipment, three water tenders, three medium helicop-ters and one light helicopter.

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FROM PAGE 1“We are able to come out

with our Zamboni and shave a little bit off. If you shave throughout the day and you didn’t have enough ice over the lines, we would be shav-ing the lines off.”

After all is said and done, the ice is only just over an inch thick, and there is a very good reason for that.

“The more ice you have on the floor, the more your plant has to work,” said Rugg. “The harder it is to freeze. This freezes from the ground up and sometimes we’ll get wet spots on the ice.”

This year’s preparations for skaters started earlier than most years, simply because staff is swamped with annual holidays and events at other city facilities.

“We are starting a little bit earlier than normal because Monday is a statutory holi-day, so you sort of lose a day there,” said Rugg.

“We have a swim regionals this weekend and a provincial ball tournament this week-end, so basically we lose three days of prepping.”

They have found a way to speed up the freezing by working when temperatures cool off outside.

“We try and (work) throughout the night as well,” he said.

“It took a day and a half to get the concrete down to temperature.”

The first blades will hit the ice on Aug. 10 during the annual Champion Hockey School.

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Carter Tower is working his way through downtown Trail this summer, helping his dad, sierra Landscaping owner Allen Tower (back), plant 27 drought resistant trees and 1450 sustainable plants and ornamental grasses as part of Phase 2 of Trail’s revital-ization plan. The 14-year old was patting down topsoil after plant-ing a drought resistant syringa (lilac) tree in front of the Victoria street parking lot Thursday afternoon. The new landscape is wat-ered through subsurface irrigation, which is an efficient method that allows water to drop slowly to the roots of the plants and reduces surface run off.

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One of the biggest copper and gold ore deposits in the world has received an environmental assess-ment certificate to begin develop-ment of a mine near Stewart in northwestern B.C.

Seabridge Gold’s KSM mine property includes four ore bodies that contain silver and molybdenum as well as gold and copper. The company plans a combination of open-pit and underground mining to extract ore and a pair of tunnels to transport up to 120,000 tonnes a day to a processing area 23 km away.

Seabridge expects a construction period spanning 20 years and a mine life of 50 years, with 1,800 con-struction jobs and more than 1,000 employees to operate the mine.

Seabridge CEO Rudi Fronk said

the company’s next step is to secure a financing partner, an effort buoyed by the permit and discovery last year of a new ore body with higher cop-per content.

He said it will take at least two years for a partner to reach a final investment decision.

Seabridge has a benefits agree-ment with the Nisga’a Nation, whose territory was defined by a treaty in 2000, and the province has agreed to a 37.5 per cent share of provincial mineral royalties to be paid to the Nisga’a.

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- First came love, then came marriage, then came the law-suit by a Kamloops, B.C., lawyer who says his Vietnamese bride ditched him after get-ting a Canadian visa.

Rod McLeod has filed a notice of claim in B.C. Supreme Court, seeking money from Nguyen Xuan Bach Phung.

The two met on a social-networking site in July 2009, court documents say.

The next month, McLeod travelled to Vietnam to meet Nguyen.

They married three months later in a cere-mony in Vietnam, after which McLeod spon-sored Nguyen and her two children for immi-gration to Canada.

Throughout the relationship, before his wife was granted a visa, McLeod said he transferred money to Vietnam for Nguyen to

invest, as well as cash for living expenses.

McLeod said Nguyen promised him she was not using the marriage as a means to gain residency in Canada.

The immigration process took two years, but Nguyen and her children were granted visas in November 2011, court docu-ments say.

They arrived in Vancouver on Dec. 29, 2011.

Court documents say Nguyen “began to limit communica-tions” with McLeod immediately after arriving in Canada, communicating only through text messages, even though they were residing in the same house in Kamloops.

McLeod claims Nguyen would leave the room as soon as he entered and alleges she refused to let him eat with her or her children.

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on Jan. 5, 2012, seven days after arriving in Canada.

According to court documents, however, McLeod continued to pay Nguyen’s living expenses until the fol-lowing summer, when her daughter returned to Vietnam and her adult son became employed.

The couple was divorced in September 2013. McLeod claims Nguyen was acting recklessly and fraudu-lently in her relation-ship with him.

He also claims Nguyen lied in their separation agreement, failing to disclose “significant mon-

ies and properties” she owns in Vietnam, which were purchased with McLeod’s money before she moved to Canada.

No dollar amount is set out in McLeod’s notice of claim, but he is seeking general damages, special dam-ages and an order that Nguyen disclose all her assets to McLeod.

Nguyen is believed to be living in Surrey.

She has not yet been served with court documents, but will have three weeks to respond once that is done. None of the allegations in the notice of claim have been proven in court.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SVANCOUVER - BC Hydro insists its smart

meters are safe as Saskatchewan announces it is going back to traditional meters over public safety concerns following several fires.

Greg Alexis with BC Hydro says there is no evidence its meters have caused any fires in B.C., and it uses a different a manufacturer than SaskPower. Alexis says a safety check of the meter’s socket is completed during every instal-lation of a new smart meter and any problems are repaired.

Smart meters have been installed in 99 per cent of B.C. homes and businesses and Energy Minister Bill Bennett says he’s unaware of any problems with the meters.

Bill Boyd, the minister responsible for SaskPower, said that all 105,000 smart meters will be removed after at least eight meters caught fire in the last months.

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VICTORIA – If the teacher strike isn’t settled by September, the B.C. government will use the payroll savings to pay $40 per missed school day to parents of children under 13, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said Thursday.

Negotiations with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation remain stalled after a two-week strike in June that cost the province’s 40,000 public school teachers $12 million a day in salary. That’s the estimated cost of the support program aimed to go to tutoring or daycare for younger chil-dren if they can’t go to school.

De Jong said older children don’t require as much supervision, and have online options to maintain their studies if the labour dispute takes more instructional time away. The amount was chosen to compensate families of 300,000 children up to age 12 in public school at no net cost to the provincial budget.

Parents would have to register online to be eligible for compensa-tion, to be paid by October.

De Jong said there are five weeks remaining in the summer break for most public schools to reach a settlement with the BCTF, and he hopes the program won’t be needed.

De Jong reiterated that there is no plan to recall the B.C. legislature before a fall session scheduled to begin Oct. 6. He said the history of imposed of settlements on the BCTF may have contributed to the chronic failure to negotiate agreements with the union.

NDP education critic Rob Fleming called the announcement a “trial balloon” that suggests the dispute may be months away from resolu-tion.

“I think parents are going to look at this and say, ‘you know what, school is not daycare’,” Fleming said.

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Confessions extracted through so-called Mr. Big police sting oper-ations tend to pro-duce unreliable con-fessions, are open to abuses and must be presumed inadmissible in court, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday.

The decision by the country’s highest court calls into ques-tion the convictions of Canadians behind bars across the coun-try and has the poten-tial to reduce wrongful convictions, say civil rights advocates and legal experts.

In a majority deci-sion, the court ruled that stings like the one used to convict a Newfoundland man of drowning his three-year-old twin daugh-ters are fraught with risks.

Nelson Hart was initially convicted of first-degree murder in 2002 in the drowning deaths of his daugh-ters, Krista and Karen.

At his trial, court was told that Hart demonstrated for undercover officers, posing as members of the mafia, how he drowned the girls by shoving them into the waters of Gander Lake, Newfoundland.

But the conviction was overturned in 2007 by the province’s appeal court by a 2-1 margin. The ruling questioned the reli-ability of his confes-sion.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court jus-tices ruled that Hart’s confession during the sting operation cannot be used against him

should he face another trial.

It will now be up to the Crown to deter-mine whether Hart will be retried.

The court ruled that Hart’s Charter rights may have been violat-ed and that Canada’s legal system does not adequately protect the rights of people who are subject to Mr. Big sting operations.

The Mr. Big inves-tigative technique involves undercover police officers who recruit a suspect to a fictitious criminal organization while posing as gangsters. The aim is to obtain a confession to a crime.

Leo Russomanno, an Ottawa criminal lawyer, called the Mr. Big technique a “made-in-Canada atrocity.”

He praised the Supreme Court for making it much more difficult for law enforcement agen-cies to employ Mr. Big stings, but suggested the justices should have outlawed such procedures outright.

“I wish there was an absolute bar to this sort of stuff - the risk of wrongful convic-

tions is just too great - but ultimately the Supreme Court balked at that because this court has a lot of rever-ence for police investi-gations,” Russomanno said in an interview.

But he added the judgment could give police pause in future investigations if they’re pondering a Mr. Big-type sting.

“Let’s hope that police forces are going to be a lot more reluc-tant to engage in it knowing they’ll have to spend a lot of money on what could turn out to be a fruitless exer-cise, and Crown attor-neys will not want to lead that kind of evi-dence,” he said.

Lisa Dufraimont, a law professor at Queen’s University, called the decision far-reaching.

“It’s a very powerful statement to say that Mr. Big confessions are presumptively inadmissible and that the Crown is going to have to establish their admissibility,” she said in an interview.

“It certainly gives defence lawyers a much stronger starting point when dealing with Mr.

Big confessions. It will have the effect into the future of making the police much more careful about the kinds of tactics that they do engage in.”

There are indeed “significant problems” with Mr. Big stings, the Supreme Court ruled.

“To be sure, Mr. Big operations can become abusive, and they can produce confessions that are unreliable and prejudicial,” the court said. “We must seek a legal framework that protects accused per-sons, and the justice system as a whole, against these dangers.”

It added: “Mr. Big operations are a cre-ative and sometimes useful law enforcement technique, but the courts must carefully police their boundaries lest they stray from being useful strategies into ploys that allow the state to manipulate and destroy the lives of individuals who are presumed to be inno-cent.”

The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted predicted the ruling will help spare inno-cent people from being falsely accused, tried and convicted.

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MONCTON, N.B. - A New Brunswick man charged with fatally shooting three RCMP officers and wounding two others last month in Moncton has been found fit to stand trial.

Justin Bourque, who faces three charges of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, underwent a psychiatric assessment that concluded Bourque is com-petent and mentally fit for trial.

Provincial court Judge Irwin Lampert read the assessment’s conclusions into the court record Thursday but kept the docu-ment sealed at the request of the defence, who argued it would hamper his ability to receive a fair trial if the rest of its contents were released.

Bourque, 24, also elected to be tried by judge and jury before the Court of Queen’s Bench, where his case will return on Aug. 8.

Constables Dave Ross, Fabrice Gevaudan and Douglas Larche were gunned down after responding to a report of a man with firearms in a residential neighbourhood in the north-west area of Moncton on June 4.

Constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen were wounded and later released from hospital.

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Yukon man who once made his living work-ing for an outfitter has been ordered to pay a hefty fine for illegally guiding non-residents on various hunting trips.

James Richards must pay a total of $31,500 and was pro-hibited from hunt-ing and guiding for 20 years as part of his sentence in Yukon Territorial Court.

Richards, 51, plead-ed guilty to four char-ges including illegal transportation of wild-life and accompanying or assisting non-resi-dents on guided hunts in exchange for com-pensation.

The hunting trips occurred in the Pelly Mountains in 2006, the Coast Mountains west of Whitehorse in 2009, in north-central Yukon in 2010 and in the Pilot Mountain area in 2011.

Court heard that using his own licence, Richards took unlicensed non-Yukon residents hunting for sheep and also used special guide licences for caribou, moose and grizzly bear in exchange for money.

According to Environment Yukon, only registered out-

fitters may provide guided sheep hunting opportunities to non-residents. Guides with a special guide licence are not allowed to do so for compensation.

While Richards, a former Whitehorse resident, once worked for a Yukon outfitter, he wasn’t doing so dur-ing these hunts.

Ryan Hennings, manager of enforce-ment and compliance with Environment Yukon, said Tuesday the fine is significant, but the goal is deter-rence.

“We take this very seriously,” he said.

Man fined over $31,000 for illegal guiding

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OPINION

Government living off avails of our addictionsGovernment is the

single most perva-sive institution of 21st century life.

However, when it comes to its activities, I am often struck by the glaring policy inconsistency of what gov-ernment in Canada does.

While government seems to offer its citizens a helping hand, it engages in what can only be termed predatory behaviour when it comes to generating revenue. Indeed, govern-ment derives substantial revenue benefits from people doing many of the very activities it says are bad for you. What is more alarming is that govern-ment often encourages these damaging behav-iours.

On the one hand, gov-ernment is worried about the health effects of alco-hol and legislates tough drunk driving laws. On the other, provincial gov-ernments in Canada sell alcohol via provincial monopolies at a healthy markup. Liquor is adver-tised in glossy newspaper inserts that promote regional vintners and breweries and feature people getting together to drink and socialize. As well, governments derive revenues from the taxa-

tion of alcohol and eco-nomic development bene-fits from encouraging local wine and beer pro-duction industries.

The same goes for smoking. On the one hand, governments are extreme-ly concerned about its health effects and enact laws that prohibit smok-ing in public places and regulations that govern the sale and advertising of tobacco products. On the other, governments raise revenue from fairly steep taxes on the consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products. While such taxes supposedly discourage smoking, the addictive nature of the product helps explain why revenues are pretty steady.

Government policy is often concerned with poverty and low incomes in society and wants to offer the disadvantaged opportunities to do bet-ter. But at the same time government derives rev-enues from lotteries and gambling.

Many studies show that lottery participation and gambling is great-er among low-income groups and that they spend a higher proportion of their incomes on these activities than higher

incomes. This makes lot-tery and casino revenues a regressive tax. And given that low income groups often already have poor health status, this higher propensity to gamble can have additional health costs as more gambling can lead to more gam-bling addition.

So what does all this government-sanctioned sin activity yield in Canada? Numbers from Statistics Canada (most recent are for 2009) show alcohol and tobacco taxes alone bring in over $8 bil-lion annually to govern-ments in Canada. Profits from liquor sales through government franchise bring in about another $5 billion. Gaming prof-its add another $7 billion. Add them together and they generate an annual

take of over $20 billion – or about 4 per cent of total government revenue.

For example, in Ontario the 2014 budget projects tobacco taxes will bring in $1.3 billion, beer and wine taxes $572 million, the Lottery and Gaming Corporation $2.1 billion and the Liquor Control Board $1.8 billion for a total of nearly $6 billion – about 5 per cent of total revenue.

However, the Ontario budget also makes a point of highlighting the support from gaming revenues for provincial purposes such as the operation of hos-pitals, municipalities and amateur sports as well as dedicated funds for prob-lem gambling prevention, treatment and research. Higher tobacco taxes are justified as part of an anti-smoking public health strategy rather than extolled as a contribution to the public coffers.

There is a fundamen-tal inconsistency here that is generally avoided in Canadian public policy debate. Given govern-ment’s public welfare mandate, should govern-ment profit from activ-ities that can also cause harm? In particular, should government bene-

fit from promoting alco-hol and gambling? If yes, should a legalized govern-ment drug monopoly be next? Does it make sense for government to pro-mote gambling at gov-ernment-run casinos and VLTs while also spend-ing resources on fight-ing gambling addiction? Does it make sense for government to promote the sale of liquor and also spend health resources on the aftermath of alcohol addiction?

These are tough ques-tions. One can definite-ly argue that people are going to drink, smoke and gamble anyway so using these activities as a rev-enue source is a logical and convenient source of revenue. Moreover, the revenues generated can be put towards the societal problems that would be there anyway.

Yet, I am nagged by the one question: Is sim-ply spending some of the government proceeds from liquor, tobacco and gambling on addic-tion research and health spending sound public policy or a salve for our collective conscience?

Livio Di Matteo is Professor of Economics at Lakehead University.

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A now-famous 1972 photo of Earth taken by Apollo 17 astronauts from 45,000 kilometres away

became known as “the blue marble”. The late scientist Carl Sagan described a 1990 pic-ture taken from six billion kilo-metres away by the unmanned Voyager 1 as a “pale blue dot”.

The vision of Earth from a distance has pro-foundly moved pretty much any-one who has ever seen it. “When we look down at the earth from space, we see this amazing, i n d e s c r i b a b l y beautiful planet,” I n t e r n a t i o n a l Space Station astronaut Ron Garan said. “It looks like a living, breathing organism. But it also, at the same time, looks extremely fra-gile.” Referring to the atmos-phere, Garan added “it’s really sobering . . . to realize that that little paper-thin layer is all that protects every living thing on Earth.”

Many astronauts report a deep feeling of connection that transcends borders and worldly conflict – referred to by some as the “overview effect”. Apollo 14’s Edgar Mitchell said, “You develop an instant global con-sciousness, a people orienta-tion, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty.”

How can anyone who has even seen a photo of the Earth

treat our small blue home with disdain and carelessness? How can anyone fail to recognize how precious and finite the resources, especially water, are – and that we must share and care for what we have?

The “blue marble” photo from Apollo 17, the last manned lunar mission, cata-lyzed the global environmental

movement. Now, as people around the world compete for air, water and land – not just with each other, but with corpora-tions bent on prof-it at any cost – we need a resurgence in action to care for our small blue planet.

That’s why I’m about to embark on what will likely be my last national tour. From September 24 to November 9, I’m crossing the country, from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Victoria, B.C., with 20 stops along the way. The plan is to work with Canadians from all walks of life to protect the people and places we love. It’s the most important thing I’ve ever done.

The goal of the Blue Dot Tour is to work with commun-ity leaders and groups, local governments, First Nations, musicians, writers, legal experts and – we hope – you on local, regional and national initiatives to ensure all Canadians have access to clean water, fresh air and healthy food.

Ultimately, we’d like to see the right to a healthy environ-ment enshrined in the Canadian

Constitution’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

That may seem like a chal-lenge, but it’s not unusual. More than half the world’s nations – at least 110 – have environmental rights in their constitutions. Not having them is a strange oversight in a country like Canada, where our clean air and water, spectacular nature and abundant wildlife and resources instill a sense of pride and make us the envy of people around the world.

Maybe we take our good fortune for granted. But we shouldn’t. Already, environ-mental hazards contribute to about 36,000 premature deaths in Canada a year, and half of us live in areas where we’re exposed to unsafe air pollution levels. Pollution costs Canada about $100 billion a year, and many people suffer from ill-nesses like asthma and heart disease because of environ-mental contamination.

As the rush to extract, trans-port and sell fossil fuels while there’s still a market heats up, it will only get worse – unless we all pitch in.

It’s not about getting in the way of industry or progress; it’s about building a conversation about the kind of country we want. And it’s about ensuring that our economic activity cre-ates more benefits than harm to people and the natural systems that keep us healthy and alive.

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T H E C a N a D i a N P R E S SOTTAWA - The International

Monetary Fund says Canada and other countries can improve their economies and environ-ment by hiking energy taxes - while cutting them on people and capital.

In a new book, Getting Energy Prices Right: From Principle to Practice, the IMF essentially endorses policies at times advocated by the fed-eral Liberals and NDP calling for what some have termed a “green shift” in the taxation system. The Conservative gov-ernment, however, has rejected carbon taxes.

The premise of the book is that while carbon-based energy was indispensable to economic growth over the past century, it has come with considerable costs.

The solution, the IMF says, is to tax energy to such a level that the revenue pays for energy’s environment and health costs.

In a novel and rather ambitious approach, the Washington-based financial institution attempts to calcu-

late the cost of carbon energy - coal, gas, motor diesel and nat-ural gas - for 156 countries and proposes precise taxation levels for each country to implement.

“The results confirm that many countries - advanced, emerging, and developing - are only at base camp with regard to getting energy prices right,” IMF managing direc-tor Christine Lagarde says in a foreword to the 199-page book.

For Canada, getting the price right could be a shock to the system of consumers and industry.

For instance, the IMF says gasoline should be taxed at about $US0.55 a litre instead of the current 36 cents, and road diesel at about US$0.64 per litre, instead of the current 42 cents.

The book uses U.S. currency calculations so exact numbers in Canadian dollars are not pre-cise, but they roughly translate to a 52 per cent increase in the taxes applied to both gasoline and diesel.

Meanwhile, the IMF says there should be a US$4.90

(about C$5.34) per gigajoule tax on coal, where there is none now, and natural gas should be taxed at $2.20 (C$2.39) per gigajoule, in place of the small subsidy that currently exists. A gigajoule is a unit of energy.

In an interview, co-author Ian Parry agreed such proposals have caused a voter backlash whenever suggested, but adds that the trick is to make clear to voters that other taxes, particu-larly those on income, will be cut by identical amounts.

“We are not talking about increasing the overall tax burden; we are talking about a smarter more efficient way to use taxation to meet a country’s fiscal objectives,” he said.

Parry admitted, however, that governments haven’t been very successful at communicat-ing the “revenue neutral” mes-sage and that voters have been skeptical.

One way of trying to con-vince people they are not being gouged is for governments to cut income taxes before intro-ducing the added carbon char-ges.

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Smith, the Oscar-winning “Godfather of Makeup” who amused, fascinated and ter-rified moviegoers by devising unforgettable transforma-tions for Marlon Brando in “The Godfather” and Linda Blair in “The Exorcist” among many others, has died. He was 92.

Smith, the first makeup artist to win an Academy Award for lifetime achieve-ment, died Wednesday night in California of natural caus-es. His death was confirmed to The Associated Press by the president of the Make-up Artists and Hairstylists Guild, Sue Cabral-Ebert, who declined to give details.

“Our lives have been bless-ed by our father’s steadfast love and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your kind words in remem-brance of him,” Smith’s sons, David and Douglas Smith, said in a statement.

Widely regarded as the master in his field, Smith helped pioneer such now-standard materials as liquid foam latex and make spe-cial effects more realistic and spectacular. He was also known and loved for his gen-erosity, whether exchanging letters about his craft with a teenage J.J. Abrams or men-toring future Oscar-winner special effects artist Rick Baker, who in 2011 presented

Smith his honorary statuette.“He took makeup to a

whole new level; it’s unbeliev-able what this man has done,” Baker, whose own credits include “Men in Black” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video, said at the ceremony. “His work inspired a whole generation of up and coming artists.”

With Smith on hand, the middle-aged Brando was transformed into the jowly patriarch Vito Corleone, the teenage Blair into a scarred and wild-eyed demon, and William Hurt into a mass of protoplasm for “Altered States.”

Smith and Paul LeBlanc shared an Oscar in 1985 for their work on “Amadeus,” for which Smith spent hours each day turning 44-year-old F. Murray Abraham into an elderly man as Mozart’s rival Antonio Salieri.

“Dick Smith is the best makeup man in the world,” Abraham, himself an Oscar winner for “Amadeus,” later said. “Once I looked into a mirror, at my face, I felt like it was completely convincing.”

Smith also fashioned a mohawk out of a plas-tic cap and chopped up hair for Robert De Niro in “Taxi Driver” and created breasts out of foam rubber for Katherine Ross in “The Stepford Wives.” Through foam latex and a newly flex-ible kind of false eyelashes, Smith managed to capture extreme old age in “Little Big Man,” which starred Dustin Hoffman, in his mid-30s at the time, as a centenarian claiming he had survived the Battle of Little Big Horn.

“Even when the charac-ters were fantastically weird, I always tried to make them believable,” Smith told the Washington Post in 2007. “Actors have to feel like they are the person they are por-traying.”

Before breaking through in Hollywood, he was among the first great makeup artists for television. Smith headed NBC’s makeup division from 1945 to 1959, using soldered wire to create a panther mask for a then-unknown Eva Marie Saint and slushed-in latex to enhance the nose of Jose Ferrer for “Cyrano de Bergerec.”

In the 1960s, his experi-ence turning Jonathan Frid into a 100-plus-year-old vampire for the series “Dark Shadows” helped prepare him for “Little Big Man.” His other notable aging projects included Walter Matthau for

“The Sunshine Boys” and Hal Holbrook for the 1967 TV special “Mark Twain Tonight!” for which Smith won a Primetime Emmy. Holbrook and Matthau were among those who participat-ed in a 1991 TV documentary about Smith.

A native of Larchmont, N.Y., Smith described him-self as an introvert with little interest in special effects until spotting an instructional manual while attending Yale University. He became so obsessed that he made himself up as the Hunchback of Notre Dame, scaring his classmates. He later turned up at a screening of “Frankenstein” as the title character.

After school and serving in the Army, he acted on his fath-er’s advice and took a chance on television. One of his early assignments was applying makeup to Democratic Party leaders at the 1948 national convention.

Out of all the praise he received, Smith liked to cite a compliment paid by Laurence Olivier, whom Smith worked on for a 1959 TV production of “The Moon and Sixpence.” Olivier’s character was based on the painter Gauguin, who died of leprosy. Smith never forgot Olivier’s response after he completed making up the actor. “‘Dick, it (the make-up) does the acting for me,”’ Olivier told him.

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T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SFilmmaker Robert Drew, a pioneer of the

modern documentary who in “Primary” and other movies mastered the intimate, spontan-eous style known as cinema verite and schooled a generation of influential directors that included D.A. Pennebaker and Albert Maysles, has died at age 90.

His son Thatcher Drew confirmed he died Wednesday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut.

Starting in 1960 with “Primary,” Drew pro-duced and sometimes directed a series of tele-vision documentaries that took advantage of such innovations as light hand-held cameras that recorded sound and pictures.

With filmmakers newly unburdened, nonfic-tion movies no longer had to be carefully staged and awkwardly narrated. Directors could work more like journalists, following their subjects for hours and days at a time and capturing revealing moments.

Filmmaker Michael Moore said Wednesday that Drew, along with Pennebaker and Richard Leacock, “made it possible for real stories to be told through film.”

“Modern art has Picasso. Rock-n-roll has Bill Haley. And the documentary film has Robert Drew,” Moore said. “All of us who make nonfic-tion movies can trace our lineage to what he created.”

Drew’s dozens of films included “The Chair,” a 1963 documentary about a death penalty case in Illinois, and “784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation,” winner in 1982 of a Peabody award. Many of his movies were edited and co-produced by his wife, Anne Drew, who died in 2012.

While a photographer and editor with Life, Drew formed Drew Associates in 1960 with the goal of applying his magazine experience to films. Among those joining him were such future dir-ectors as Pennebaker (“Don’t Look Back,” ”The War Room“), Maysles (who with brother David made ”Gimme Shelter“ and ”Grey Gardens“) and Leacock (”Happy Mother’s Day“).

Their approach, called cinema verite, or direct cinema, also was used in feature films, by direc-tors John Cassavetes, Louis Malle and Agnes Varda. And the new style led to fierce and endur-ing debates about truth in movies, whether a fly-on-the-wall approach was any more objective than a narrative with a point of view worked out in advance.

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“This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this waistcloth, which is good for nothing” (Jer. 13:10).

This is the sign of the loincloth that God gave Jeremiah as an instruction and a warning to the people. He is to buy a linen waistcloth and wear it around his loins and then hide it in a cleft of a rock at the Euphrates (Jer. 13:4). Then, after a long time, the Lord told him to go to the Euphrates again and get the loincloth, “and behold, the waistcloth was spoiled, it was good for nothing” (Jer. 13:7). Then the Lord told him that Judah would be like this loincloth. Because they “refuse to hear my words” and “stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them” they “shall be like this waistcloth, which is good for nothing” (Jer. 13:10). What happened to this loincloth is what will happen to Judah for her in� delity. And indeed it happened. Jerusalem was besieged by Babylon and fell, the nation was deported, and the city destroyed.

Today we have a disastrous vocations crisis in Western Europe and North America. There are religious orders that no longer receive vocations. This means that if this does not change, in a few more years these orders will die. Everyone in these orders is asking, “Why is this happening?” Most admit that they really don’t understand this situation and do not know why we are having this crisis that is threatening our continued existence. Many say that the cause is our present culture, that our culture has changed and no longer produces priestly and religious vocations.

But if we take a good look at this situation, we will see that we who are members of these orders have also changed much since the time when we had many vocations. Fifty years ago,

when our seminaries were full, all dressed as priests and religious, a prayerful silence pervaded all our religious houses and seminaries, everyone believed that celibate life was objectively superior to marriage, all accepted the authority of the Pope when he made de� nitive declarations, all believed that the Mass was a propitiatory sacri� ce that we offered to God for his glory and for the salvation of the world, and the Mass was celebrated at the � rst hour of the day to bless the whole day, not linked to the main meal of the day and talking, and there were never guests in the community dining room, especially not guests of the opposite sex.

Today all this has changed for the majority of these orders, and today we have no more vocations. Many deny that these changes are the reason why we no longer have vocations, but I believe that this is the reason, because orders that still observe all these things still have many vocations and are growing, not dying.

To solve our vocations crisis I believe that we must reverse all of these changes and be faithful to what we are as priests and religious, communities of consecrated persons following the teachings of Christ. For not doing this we are now like Jeremiah’s rotten loincloth.

Very few today recognize that this is the reason for our present crisis, and very few want to change these things. Therefore I believe that we will see what Jeremiah eventually saw: the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile; that is, the death of our religious orders.

But I believe that it is not too late. We can, I believe, still reverse this situation if we change all of these things back to the way they were when we had many vocations.

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What kind of wheels do you have? Do they tell your story? Can wheels teach us anything about life?

My first set of wheels preceded my earliest memories. I was a babe in a stroller with my mother pushing me through time and space.

My tricycle was an empowering set of wheels that allowed me to chase after my older sisters on their bicycles, until they reached the corner at the end of the street, and I had to turn for home. If the tricycle was empowering, bicycles opened up the world to me, enabling me to travel around corners and tackle steeper roads.

During my univer-sity years, I thought I had arrived at the height of coolness, as I cruised around Vancouver in my sis-ters’ classic 1967 white Ford Mustang. But alas, life was mov-ing on, and with it, my sisters, who sold their car.

Tony, a blue Toyota Corolla, entered my life when my younger

sister arrived at university. However, as life continued its forward march, I married, leaving Tony behind with my little sister who drove it for another two decades.

My husband and I started out with Homer Honda, a copper-coloured Civic hatchback. It was small enough that he could push it up a steep driveway on a winter’s morning as I gave it the gas, and nearly asphyxiated him. It was fun and sporty, the perfect car for a young couple ready to rock on down life’s highway.

With the birth of our second child, we gradu-ated to a Civic Sedan. It wasn’t long before two children were three, the Civic became an Accord, and we bought a second car, a red Mazda Protégé, to transport kids to activities. Soon after we “upgraded” to the mini-van we named Dream Chaser. We had traded “cool” for the responsibil-ities and relationships of family.

When I was twenty something, I found it amusing that “old” (fifty something) men drove around in sports cars. I get it now. Middle age is one of those quick stops along the highway of life when we can comfortably own a sporty car. So while I still drive a sedan, there is also a coupe at my disposal.

What wheels are in my future? Maybe my trike will reappear as a motorized scooter, or my two-wheeler as a wheelchair.

From stroller to coupe, my wheels have cor-responded to the phases of my life. They have been symbolic of the transitions from infancy and dependency to adulthood and responsibility. With each transition, there came a developing aware-ness of personhood and life. And just as a wheel once set in motion revolves until it runs out of steam or someone applies the brakes, my life and my understanding of life continue to evolve.

From the empowerment that came with madly pedaling my tricycle to the joy of pursu-ing my children’s dreams in a mini-van, from the skinned knees of falling off my bicycle to a car crash that left me shaken, wheels symbolically tell the story of my life, representing its ups and downs, the easy drives and the tough journeys. Rounding out corners and expanding boundaries, wheels chart our progress from beginning to end, reminding us that nothing is permanent and that change is always certain.

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came home with a boat load of treasure at the Kimberley Swim Meet, in what was their final tune-up before the Stingrays host the annual Regional Swim Meet this weekend at the Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre.

In the spirit of fun competition, the Kimberley Meet intro-duced a pirate theme, inviting  swimmers to dress up and concoct their most creative pir-ate aliases.

“The Stingrays had a great time at the Kimberley Swim Meet last weekend after training hard in their challenge week that took place on July 14-19,” said Stingray coach Samme Beatson.

Challenge week is an intense peak to the training season that helps swimmers pre-pare for the Regional swim meet. Stingray swimmers were put through the paces, completing hard work-outs in the pool and cross-training exer-cises each day, which included biking, hik-ing, team challenges and games.

Amidst the fun and high-flying Jolly Roger, Trail athletes also had some great perform-ances in the pool.

Conaar the White (Connor Dunham) swam the 100-metre butterfly and Jonsey Twinkletoes (Reid Dunham) the 200 Individual Medley for the first time ever. Both swimmers had incred-ible times for their first swims in these events. Dunham swam per-sonal bests in all his races and has decided to swim the 100 butter-fly again in the upcom-

ing Regionals.A focused and

motivated Great Mabis (Maddy Fraser), mean-while, shocked the landlubbers, slashing seven seconds off her 100 free and an incred-ible five seconds off her 50 fly.

Aggregate booty this weekend went to Diego Sin Cuerpo (Diego Greenwood) for placing third in Div 5, Polly Seabucket (Elijah Grebe) captured second overall in Div 6, and The Cracken (Kayla Fraser) placed third in Open Category 2.

Coaches Captain Tunabreath McGee (Samme Beatson), One-eyed Stu (Jennifer Chung) and Curly-haired Joey (Madison Green) also won aggre-gate medals and set new meet records. Chung beat  records in the Open Category 100 Breaststroke, 100 free-style and 50 butterfly. Green beat the Open record in 100 butterfly, as did Beatson in Div 8. 

Overall the Stingrays improved on last years performance, placing fifth in team points with 10 swim-mers, as opposed to a sixth place finish last year, with 11 swim-mers.

“The Stingrays are now preparing very carefully for the Regional Swim Meet in our home pool this upcoming weekend. We are very excited to host and swim best times,” added Beatson.

The Meet goes Saturday and Sunday with heats starting in the morning at 8 a.m. and the finals going in the afternoon after 1 p.m.

Come out to the Aquatic Centre and cheer on your Trail Stingrays.

JIM BAILEY PHOTO

Trail Regional Aquatic Excellence (TRAX) athlete Tess Markus helps young swimmer Shelby Johnson with her backstroke at the Warfield Pool on Thursday. TRAX swimmers and coaches, Bill Park and Eve Fournier, shared their B.C. Summer Games experi-ence and showed off their medals to the young swimmers at the Warfield Day Camp this week in an effort to spark interest in the sport of competitive swimming and keep an eye out for potential TRAX athletes.

SWIMMING

B Y W I L L J O H N S O N Nelson Star

Con Diamond has won more medals at the Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun triathlon than any other participant in the history of the event.

Years ago he even shared gold with his wife Linda Jamison, and he rarely misses the annual race. He estimates he’s competed in over twenty triathlons, if not more. But he said the medals are beside the point.

“It’s very well run. I think if you’re going to give away medals, you should give them to the the volunteers and the people who organize it. It’s a great venue, it’s good to see people come out and build teams. It’s just a really nice atmosphere.”

The Sunday race, which begins at Lakeside Park at 8

a.m., is broken down into two categories: short course and long course.

The short course race con-sists of 500 metre swim, 22 km cycle and a 5-km run. The long course is nearly double that, with a 1.5-km swim, 39 km cycle and 10-km run.

The 66-year-old athlete primarily focuses on the cyc-ling component of the event.

“I’m not a very good swim-mer. I’m a long time in the water. I’m a good cyclist because that’s what I do year round. When I come out of the water there’s no bikes left on the racks, but then I catch a bunch of people on the bike and suffer through the run.”

Regardless of the pain, he said he enjoys every aspect of the race.

“The whole thing is a beautiful run and the cycling is really pretty. It’s a great place to go for a ride and a

run.”He said his advice to those

who are considering partici-pating this year: “Race now, train later.”

“Just try it. If you haven’t invested a whole year of train-ing you just go around, and if it doesn’t work for you then you can train next year,” he

said.And since the emphasis is

on fun, and bringing together athletes from the community, those who aren’t as competi-tive will still have a great time.

For more information visit the Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun website at trinelson.com.

WILL JOHNSON PHOTO

Con Diamond has won more medals than any other partici-pant in the Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun Triathlon

CYSWOG’N FUN

Popular event set to go on SundayNot about the medals

Rays ready for Regionals

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August 1 - 4, 2014Butler Park, Trail BC

2014 Provincial

August 1 - 4, 2014August 1 - 4, 2014TOURNAMENT

DIVISION ALangleyKelowna

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DIVISION BCoquitlamKamloopsCranbrook

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4:00pm Kamloops vs. Cranbrook

6:30pm Trail vs. LangleyFRIDAY, AUGUST 1

8:00am Kelowna vs. Prince George

10:30am Victoria vs. Coquitlam1:00pm Kelowna vs. Langley

3:15pm Victoria vs. Cranbrook5:30pm Kamloops vs.

Coquitlam8:00pm Trail vs. Prince George

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

8:00am Kamloops vs. Victoria10:30am Langley vs. Prince

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 3

Sunday, August 3 and Monday, August 4: number of games and times to be determined by the play-off model to be used.

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Despite dif-ficulty find-ing informa-tion (the last

update of the B.C. Senior Baseball web-site was in February and don’t even ask about the Orioles site) I am counting on watching some very good baseball at Butler Park this weekend - beginning, I suppose, at about four today.

The men’s prov-incial championship runs through Monday at one of many of the Home of Champions

little jewels of event sites and the home team, given anything like a full roster in action, should be com-petitive throughout.

There are strong squads from around the province involved and they haven’t put in all those miles to get to this hinterland for any reason but to compete to win, but if Trail’s pitching holds out for the whole deal, and assuming most of the listed roster is avail-able, the hosts can make a run, too.

However that part of the equation works out, this will be the best baseball in this area in a while. Trail has always been as

much a baseball (and fastball) town as a hockey one - only the world c h a m p i o n s h i p s achieved by the Smokies differenti-ate the two sports. I am hoping the turn-out this weekend reflects that.

One reason Trail gets to host these things on a regular basis is that locals

are willing to put in the effort required. The least we can do is show the support for those efforts by show-

ing up at the park this weekend - next to win-ning, being appreci-ated is the best reward.

• In spite of the temperature being in the high 30s, it is time to to start think-ing about the 2014/15 hockey season.

Cominco Arena ice will be in heavy use soon and clubs at every level are looking for volunteers (and in the Smokies’ case, billet families).

Start scheduling yourself, get your tick-ets, be hopeful.

Show support, head to Butler for B.C.s

DAVE Thompson

Sports ‘n’ things

n E l s o n s T A rThe Nelson  Italian

Canadian Society played host to Bocce players from Nelson, Trail and Cranbrook last week, as 30 men and women vied for the title in the 27th annual event held at Nelson’s Lakeside Park.

In the end, the team

of Hans Barth (Harrop) and Bepe Bertuzzi (Trail) took first place in the A Division, a slight improvement on their second place fin-ish in the B Division the previous week in Cranbrook.

Armando Savarin and Terry Tagami of Nelson were second and the grandfather/ grandson team of Eugedio and Jayden Maida of Nelson were third.

In the B Division, first place went to Joe Szabo and Guido Babuin (Trail), second place went to Nick Murano and Joe Geurcio (Trail), while Cranbrook’s Joe Sacino and Vince Toteda fin-ished third.

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OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics won the Jon Lester sweepstakes, acquiring the left-hander and outfielder Jonny Gomes from the Boston Red Sox for slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes before Thursday’s trade deadline.

Oakland, with the best record in baseball at 66-41, also received cash from Boston in another blockbuster deal by A’s general manager Billy Beane.

A few hours later, the Red Sox traded their No. 2 starter, right-hander John Lackey, to the St. Louis Cardinals for right-hander Joe Kelly and outfielder Allen Craig, a person with knowledge of the deal said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither club announced that trade. Lester is having an outstanding sea-son with a 10-7 record and career-best 2.52 ERA in 21 starts. He’s allowed seven earned runs in his last eight games with 54 strikeouts and nine walks. But the Red Sox put him on the trading block because he can become a free agent after the season.

He was sought by many teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 30-year-old, is a three-time All-Star and in his nine major league seasons, all with Boston, is 110-63 with a 3.64 ERA.

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Dear Annie: I am writing in the hope that my situation will help other women. A year ago, I started experien-cing irregular monthly cycles that would last for 20 days at a time. I also had extreme pain and a rapid heart rate. I was told, “You are going through meno-pause.”

After several months of this, my doctor had some blood work done. He had me go immedi-ately to the emergency room for a blood trans-fusion. At the hospi-tal, I was given a pel-vic ultrasound that showed I had polyps that turned out to be endometriosis. Then my life changed.

I was diagnosed with endometrial stromal sarcoma and required a complete hysterec-tomy. During my sur-gery, the doctor found a five-pound tumor (which explained my unusual weight gain). I have since endured more than 30 radia-tion sessions and will

continue this treat-ment until the cancer is gone.

I knew I was not yet going through meno-pause. My symptoms were too extreme. I am grateful that the doctors took the time to figure out what was wrong. I urge all women who are hav-ing such symptoms to seek help as soon as possible. Endometrial stromal sarcoma is very treatable. -- Grateful in Indiana

Dear Grateful: Thank you for alert-ing women to be vigi-lant when it comes to their health. There is a support group for survivors of ESS and their loved ones at ess-

sarcoma.com. We hope you will look into it, if you haven’t already.

Dear Annie: Would you please print this for grandparents everywhere? D e a r Grandparents: You’re killing your grandchil-dren with your kind-ness. We understand you love them, but you have to stop pumping them full of sugar.

You don’t listen to us, so we’re hoping Annie passes this along. Your grandkids visited the Saturday before Easter, and you made marshmallow treats together. On Sunday, you watched as they hunted for Easter eggs stuffed with candy and choco-late. As a reward, they received overflowing baskets full of more sweets. Dinner was followed by some sort of whipped-creamy dessert so decadent it made our teeth hurt. Christmas was much the same, with mugs of hot chocolate.

We’re learning so

much about sugar and its potential for harm in our bodies. Yes, everything in modera-tion, but you have no filters on your modera-tion. We could under-stand if you only saw them once a year, but this scenario plays out weekly because you live nearby. Whipped cream, strawberries and syrup is overkill for morning pan-cakes. Find pleasure with your grandkids in other ways, please. It will make us all feel better. -- Dad in Distress

Dear Dad: Grandparents want their grandchildren to love them, and they look forward to the excited smiles on the kids’ little faces when they give them sweet treats. They rarely con-sider the long-term nutritional issues. First talk to your parents and in-laws and ask them to love the children enough to limit their sugar intake, and don’t be afraid to enforce

limits on what the kids eat when they are with the grandparents. Then teach your children about the way nutri-tion plays a role in how strong and healthy they will be. Teach them to say “no, thank you” to Grandma and Grandpa. The nutritional les-

sons they learn from you will help them throughout life.

Dear Annie: “Cranky Canadian” was upset that his stepdaughter, “Justine,” parks herself at their home for two weeks at a time and doesn’t lift a finger. Given that “Cranky”

and his wife of six years are both in their late 60s, a change in the family dynamic is unlikely.

I suggest a vacation alone for “Cranky” dur-ing Justine’s visits. It may make everyone at least partially happy. -- Retired Psychologist

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For Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) In many ways, this is a lucky day for you. Accept all social invitations. Take a mini vacation. Explore the arts, the theater, sports events and fun times. Romance will flourish! TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You have the energy to make improvements to your home and your family situation right now. Check out real-estate opportuni-ties that might be profitable now and in the future. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your optimism and enthusiasm make this the perfect day to sell, market, teach, act and write. Enjoy schmoozing with others, particularly siblings, neigh-bors and daily contacts. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This could be a profit-able day for you! Business

and commerce are favored, which means you can look for ways to boost your income now and in the future. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a positive day, and you are full of enthusias-tic energy; however, some-thing unexpected might send you on a detour. Pay attention to everything you say and do. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Although you’re gung-ho about something (perhaps privately), keep an eye on your cash flow and posses-sions, because something unusual might happen. Stay in touch with your bank account. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Today the Moon is in your sign opposing wild, wacky Uranus. Surprise get-togethers with friends and groups will be memorable. This could impact your earnings.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your ambition can gen-erate positive results today, especially because you might impress someone important. Keep your eye out for some-thing unexpected. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Behind-the-scenes plans might allow you to travel and explore opportunities in publishing, higher edu-cation, medicine and the

law. Perhaps a female friend holds the key. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) A friend or a member of a group might attract funding and resources to you or give you a gift. (It’s a good day to ask for a loan.) Later in the day, a female in a position of authority might have a few surprises. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Others are supportive of

you today. Partners and peo-ple in power are impressed with your drive and enthu-siasm. However, travel plans are shaky. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You can be productive on the job today -- no question. Nevertheless, make sure you have the financial and prac-tical support you need. YOU BORN TODAY You are versatile and accom-plished in many avenues of

life. Whatever you do, you put a characteristic stamp on it. You are independent and determined. You are well aware of your talents and limitations. Good news! This year might be one of the most powerful years of your life. It’s a good time to liquidate what you own and reap what you’ve sown. Birthdate of: Sam Worthington, actor; Mary-Louise Parker, actress; Joanna Cassidy, actress.

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MY NAME is Laurie Sarazin and I live in Derby, Vermont USA. I have been researching my family history, and was try-ing to fi nd my mother’s sister and father. They were separat-ed at the age of 5 and 9. She lived with her father William O Springer in Salmon Arm, BC for a lot of years and then mar-ried Edward Archiebauld Al-bert Tweeddale. Her name was Isadore Gwenoline Mary Springer. She died in 1996 in Trail, BC and her and her hus-band lived on 411 Olivia Cres. for a number of years. I would like to talk to anyone that could tell be anything about Isadore (Dora) Springer Tweeddale. My mom passed away in 1995 and I promised my mother that I would fi nd Dora, which I have. If anyone can help me with this, I would appreciate it and you can con-tact me at 802-766-4071 or you can email me at laurie_sarazin@ftn.fedex.comor brokerqueen412@yahoo.comIf you want to email me your number, I will call you. We are 3 hours ahead of you. Hope to hear from someone real soon.Laurie Sarazin.

Lost & FoundFOUND: 10ft.x4” PVC pipe on highway near Shavers Bench. Please call 250-364-0968FOUND: Key in East Trail on the trail from Columbia Ave-nue down to the Columbia Riv-er on Friday, July 25. Please call Trail Times.Lost - Blue Duke Hoody at the Casino Gun Range, July 3. Please call 250-364-2066.

Employment

Automotive67 T-Bird, superb condition. Make an offer. For details call 250-364-2088

Help Wanted

Kitchen Help Wanted

Apply at in person with resume to

Benedict’s Steakhouse Scho eld i hway rail

250-368-33602 F/T POSITIONS available for responsible adult, some baking included. Days/ After-noons. Apply with resume to manager @ Tim Horton’s, Trail, Tues-Sat. 9-5.

Employment

Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

BARTENDER, FULL-TIME. Serving It Right & Food Safe required. Drop resumes at Rex Hotel, Trail. No phone calls.

FIVE Full Time, Permanent Housekeeping Room Atten-dants required by 611017 BC Ltd DBA Holiday Inn Express in Golden-Kicking Horse, BC Compensation: $14.00 hourly, 40 hours per week Education: High School Experience in re-lated fi eld an asset; Job Du-ties: Make beds, clean/disin-fect bathroom/fi xtures, Stock linen closet and supplies area, Vacuum carpets and mop fl oors. Wash windows, pick up debris and remove trash from units, Provide information on facilities and handle com-plaints. Location: Mail- PO Box 1462, 1120 14th St, Golden, BC V0A 1HO E-mail: gm@hiexgolden.com Fax: 1-250-344-4665

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Fruitvale$109,000

Rhonda MLS# 2399285

1st Trail Real Estate

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

Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153

Rossland $320,000

Marie-Claude MLS# 2395423

Trail $115,000

Marie-Claude MLS# 2393499

Trail $169,000

Rhonda MLS# 2397878

Rossland $199,900

Marie-Claude MLS# 2395984

Rossland $998,000

Marie-Claude MLS# 2398348

Rossland $59,900

Marie-Claude MLS# 2395154

Trail $569,000

Rhonda MLS# 2397469

Warfield$OLD

Rhonda MLS# 2389662

Fruitvale $139,900

Rob MLS# 2393806

Renata $235,500

Rob MLS# 2215924

Trail $134,000

Rob MLS# 2397114

Fruitvale $399,000

Rob MLS# 2397558

Fruitvale $229,500

Rob MLS# 2396677

Trail$194,900

Rhonda MLS# 2399317

House & Acreage

New Kitchen &

Move in Ready!

300 Acres

Sub dividable

1 Bdrm Furnished

$OLD!

5.1 Acres

10 Acres

Rossland $115,900

Marie-Claude MLS# 2393618

2 Bdrm Top Floor,

Corner Unit

Warfield$189,900

Nathan MLS# 2393875

Fruitvale$194,000

Nathan MLS# 2392778

Montrose$158,900

Rob MLS# 2397280

3.7 Acres

Warfield$144,900

Nathan MLS# 2395554

Rossland$294,000

Rhonda MLS# 2397764

Triplex

WASH BAY ATTENDANT/DELIVERY DRIVERKootenay Chrysler in Trail, BC is looking for someone to work part-time in our busy wash bay who is also capable of performing customer shuttles and parts deliveries.This position is intended to be permanent part-time, 3 days per week with the days possibly changing week to week.We are looking for a presentable, personable, physically fit team oriented person with a valid full drivers license (no ‘N’ please). Must be able to operate both manual and automatic transmission vehicles.Please fax resume, Attention:Jackie, to 250.368.8254 or email jackie@kootenaychrysler.com. (no phone calls please)

Employment

Help WantedL. Soligo & Associates Ltd., a public accounting fi rm locat-ed in Trail, BC, is looking for an experienced accounting clerk to fi ll a full time position in our offi ce. Experience work-ing in public practice is an as-set but is not necessary. The ideal candidate is able to mul-ti-task, works well both inde-pendently and with others and is profi cient with computerized accounting software. This po-sition involves monthly book-keeping, preparing payrolls and preparation of GST re-turns. L. Soligo & Associates Ltd. offers a competitive com-pensation package.Please submit resumes to:L. Soligo & Associates Ltd.Chartered Accountants1440 Bay AvenueTrail, BC, V1R-4B1The deadline for application is August 1, 2014.

PAINTER, experienced. Must have own vehicle. Please call 250-368-1676

**WANTED**NEWSPAPER CARRIERS

TRAIL TIMESExcellent ExerciseFun for All Ages

Call Today -Start Earning Money

TomorrowCirculation Department250-364-1413 Ext. 206For more Information

RetailARDENE is looking for Sales Asso-ciates at Waneta Plaza. Apply on-line at www.ardenecareers.com

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

Garden & LawnTOPSOIL. 15yard loads deliv-ered to Trail area. $600. 250-304-9331

Household ServicesA-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning. Complete Fur-nace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-565-0355 (Free estimates)

HOUSECLEANER, experi-enced, reliable. Also, will clean move-outs. References. Call Candy 250-368-6191

Merchandise for Sale

Food Products

BC INSPECTEDGRADED AA OR BETTER

LOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF

Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished

Freezer Packages AvailableQuarters/Halves

$3.40/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Ground

Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS

250-428-4316 Creston

Garage Sales3631 Carnation Dr, Trail. Moving/estate sale, furniture & more. Sat & Sun, Aug.2 & 3, 9am-1pm

UPPER WARFIELD, 970 Chaucer St. (in back alley be-hind house) Sat. Aug.2. 9am-1pm. Great Stuff including tools, games, toys, furniture, single bed mattress, large chi-na cabinet, bikes, skis & small household items.

Heavy Duty Machinery

SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equip-ment, etc., All insurance in place to work on your property. www.scrappappy.ca 250-547-2584.

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale2010 Utility trailer, 4.5x7.5, never used, asking $700.00; 10” radial arm saw, asking $75.00 obo.; new 6 men tent $25.00. 250-364-0968

A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under

$2,000 each.Also JD 544 &644 wheel

Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size

hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108

Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Blue Jays in Seattle Aug. 11Section-115 Row-31 Seats 8-9$100obo Call 250-364-8502

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

NEW BOWFLEX Extreme 2 SE home gym for sale. New condition. Bought for $2400. Will take $1000. OBO. Want it sold asap. 250-693-2347 after 6pm.

Misc. WantedCollector Buying Coin Collec-tions, Native Art, Estates,Gold, Silver + 250-499-0251

Wanted Used Toilet Completed Insulated Tank. Call Dale 250-512-2239

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

2 storey 6 yr old cabin4 km from Ashram,

Riondel, beach and golf course. Needs: elec.,

plumbing, H2O pipe or well, insulation, cabinets.

On 2.8 nicely treed acres. Good bench(es)

for building second home with lakeview. Appraised

at $170,000 but old vendor is quite fl exible.

Great starter home especially for handy

person(s).Call : 780-566-0707 or :

780-222-2996 or t.laboucan.avirom@gmail.com

Houses For SaleFRUITVALE, large 3 bedroom home close to amenities. 250-367-9770

FRUITVALE, older 3bdrm, Laurel Avenue, incl. extra lot. 210k. 250-367-7436

Help Wanted

Real Estate

Mobile Homes & Parks

ROSSLAND, 2 new 2 bed-room, 1 bathroom modular homes in Rossland Paradise MHP, from $64,900. includes net GST. Rick 250-254-7997, Kim 250-512-1222.

Rentals

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

COME AND live in a beautiful 2 bedroom condo in lovely Warfi eld. Pets welcome. Free Parking. $720. per month. 250-512-9585

Edgewater Townhouse Glenmerry, 3bd, f/s, $850./mo. Long-term only. 250-368-5908

Ermalinda Apartments, Glen-merry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922

E.TRAIL, 1&2bdrm. apts. F/S, Coin-op laundry available. 250-368-3239

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

PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897

Help Wanted

OMG! It’s your BFF! And FYI: he’s such a QT!

Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today!

spca.bc.ca

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Fruitvale$209,000

MLS#2398238

Montrose$199,000

MLS#2398328

1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000All Pro Realty Ltd.

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

Contact Our RealtorsWayne DeWitt........... ext 25

cell: 250-368-1617Mario Berno ..............ext 27

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

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

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

cell: 250.231.1661

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

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

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

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

East Trail$159,000

MLS#2394974

CHECK IT OUT!

East Trail$167,300

MLS#2399556

NEW LISTING

Rivervale$154,000

MLS#2399619

NEW LISTING

Trail$145,000

MLS#2398012

GREAT VALUE

Salmo$269,900

MLS#2397445

NEW PRICE ON

NEW HOME

Trail$135,000

MLS#2399695

NEW LISTING

Fruitvale$149,000

MLS#2393279

PRICE

SLASHED

Trail$189,000

MLS#2398193

REDUCED

Trail$159,900

MLS#2393957

5 BEDROOMS

2 BATHS

East Trail$169,900

MLS#2395777

GREAT

LOCATION

Montrose$189,000

MLS#2396431

CHARMING

Fruitvale$209,000

MLS#2395568

HUGE

BACKYARD

Montrose$249,500

MLS#2397734

NEW PRICE

Salmo$88,900

MLS#2398081

3.17 ACRES

Glenmerry$195,000

MLS#2394615

MOVE-IN

READY

Shavers Bench$179,900

MLS#2399621

NEW LISTING

Fruitvale$459,000

MLS#2218280

GREAT

FAMILY HOME

West Trail$129,900

MLS#2399453

CUTE &

CLEAN

Trail$159,000

MLS#2392393

Glenmerry$254,900

MLS#2398745

PRICE

SLASHED

Glenmerry$189,900

MLS#2394633

EXCELLENT

OPPORTUNITY

Rossland$279,000

MLS#2399532

RED

MOUNTAIN

Fruitvale$128,000

MLS#2396992

WILL LOOK AT

OFFERS

Fruitvale$299,900

MLS#2397286

REDUCED

PRICE

Fruitvale$379,900

MLS#2397463

HOUSE ON

1.89 ACRES

Trail$149,000

MLS#2397175

DOUBLE LOT

East Trail$129,900

MLS#2399121

REDUCED

Salmo$229,000

MLS#2399579

NEW LISTING

Fruitvale$519,900

MLS#2391966

REDUCED

Emerald Ridge$100,000

MLS#2394155

2 LOTS

Glenmerry$189,900

MLS#2397444

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LOCATION

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentTRAIL, 2BDRM. Glenmerry. Newly reno’d, perfect for sen-ior, no stairs. N/P. Utilities in-cluded. 250-368-1312.

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

WANETA MANOR

3 Bdrm.Avail Now

Please call250-368-8423

WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 1&2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. Long term tenants. 250-368-5888

W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., enclosed parking. $575./mo. 250-551-1106

Homes for RentE.TRAIL, 2bdrm., full bas-ment, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850./mo. 250-365-9306, 250-365-5003

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Homes for RentLg Home in Trail. 5 Bdrm, 2 bath. 2 car garage, CA, private yard. $1200/month for Sept. 364-9963 or 250-512-1316

Mobile Home, 3 bdrmswith addition, deck,

appliances, in Thrums,no dog over 15 LBS, 250-304-9273

or 250-359-7178

TRAIL, 2BD., N/S, N/P. Available immediately. 250-367-7558

TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, garage, nice view. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850. 250-365-5003

Transportation

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Houses For Sale

Transportation

Auto Financing

Sport Utility Vehicle2003 HONDA CRV AWD, 5 speed manual, 1 owner, roof rack, trailer hitch, 8 wheels. $4,500. 250-362-5701

Boats1995 2300 Classic Malibu Sunbridge $20,500 includes trailer. Full load. Immaculate. 830hrs. For details & photos call: (1)250.826.4332 or e-mail: randymartin@shaw.ca

Houses For Sale

Legal

Legal NoticesNOTICE OF DISPOSALName of the Tenant: Jerry Weston Davis, deceased.In the Matter of Part 6 of the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation B.C. Reg. 481/2003Description of the property to be disposed of: Manufactured Home # 034506, 1975 Bendix Model # LeaderAddress of the Manufactured Home Site: 102, 12th Avenue, Genelle, British Columbia V0G 1G0Name and Address of the Landlord: Crockett’s Alamo Mobile Home Park Ltd., 102, 12th Avenue, Genelle, British Columbia V0G 1G0

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For additional information and photos

on all of our listings, please visit

www.kootenayhomes.com

Terry Alton250-231-1101terryalton@shaw.ca

Mark Wilson250-231-5591mark.wilson@century21.ca

Tonnie Stewart250-365-9665tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Jodi Beamish250-231-2331jodi.beamish@century21.ca

Mary Martin250-231-0264mary.martin@century21.ca

Richard Daoust250-368-7897richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea250-521-0525mamantea@telus.net

Bill Craig250-231-2710bill.craig@century21.ca

Deanne Lockhart250-231-0153deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Art Forrest250-368-8818c21art@telus.net

Christine Albo250-512-7653christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss250-231-4522dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan PowellChristina Lake250-442-6413powelldanielk@gmail.com

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818

www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.caThe Local Experts™

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME.

NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

2083 Valleyview Drive, Trail

$174,900Super family home - 4+ bedroom/1.5 bathrooms. This air conditioned home has been lovingly cared for by the same family for

the past 62 years. Very clean and has had some updates which would make this an excellent

home for the family.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

1845 3rd Street, Fruitvale$219,000

SELLER MOTIVATED! This large 3 bed/3 bath home is the perfect project. Get in now and fi nish the renovations to your taste. Most of the electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall and windows have

been done. Come check it out!Call Richard (250) 368-7897

910 Tamarack Cres, Genelle $370,000

4 bdrm 3 bath, A/C, U/G sprinklers, gorgeous landscaping, double garage, shop, huge rec room, spacious master

with 4 pc ensuite, gas f/p. Roof in 2006, level entrance, main fl oor laundry. Wow.

This is a fabulous home!Call Terry 250-231-1101

408 14th Avenue, Genelle$439,000

River views, hardwood fl oors, vaulted ceilings, new roof, new furnace, central air, and a 2 car garage. The list goes on.

Come check it out!Call Terry 250-231-1101

BRING AN OFFER

QUICK POSSESSION NEW LISTING

1504 4th Avenue, Trail$149,000

Spacious 2 bdrm home with large kitchen and living-room. The yard is fenced, single

car garage with workshop area. Lots of comforts with central air-conditioning and u/g sprinklers. Call your REALTOR® for

your personal viewing.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

83 Perdue Street, Trail $169,000

This immaculate gem offers 3 bdrms, 2 full baths, beautifully decorated with modern spacious kitchen and

bathrooms, wood fl oors, high ceilings, large living room and updated windows

and doors. Move right in and enjoyCall Deanne (250) 231-0153

310 Sylvia Crescent, Trail $219,000

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

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

upgrades. Call today!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

745 Dickens Street, Warfi eld$199,500

Beautifully upgraded. You will love the kitchen, lots of storage, stainless steel

appliances, and wood fl ooring. The charming dining room has french doors to large deck. Living room and dining rooms

also have wood fl ooring.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

305 - 7th Avenue, Castlegar $195,000

Located close to all schools, shopping, night life, library, medical and dental

offi ces, this Castlegar home has many upgrades. Large, fl at double lot, garage, new windows, A/C, this is a great home!

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Erie - Ross Spur Road, Fruitvale $117,000

6.5 acres. Good building sites. Southern exposure. Drilled Well. Treed. Great

price. Call today to view.Call Art (250) 368-8818

441 Whitman Way, Warfi eld$575,000

Gorgeous custom built home with high quality fi nishings, fantastic kitchen, open fl oor plan and

beautifully landscaped yard. Great parking with huge garage and workshop area. An excellent family home

with room for everyone. Come see it today!

Genelle Gems

SOLD303 McAnnaly Street, Trail

$121,5003 Bdrm / 2

bath. Updated mechanical,

insulation, interior walls, roof and fl ooring. Newer appliances and laundry on the

main.Call Jodi

(250) 231-2331

NEW PRICE

2459 2nd Ave, Rossland$329,000

Nicely renovated 3bdrm home with walk-out basement, large landscaped lot, 13x41 garage, huge private deck, and 2 fi replaces.

Tons of storage and a workshop area complete this package.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW LISTING

239 Simonds Street, Warfi eld$110,000

Cute as a button with updated wiring, plumbing and new fl ooring. Covered carport, shed, sun deck and fenced

yard. Check it out, you will be pleasantly surprised!

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

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