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Tammy Shaw took Don Quixote, a Great Horned Owl, on an outing to Haines Park in Fruitvale Thursday. An injury to its wing rendered the owl flightless, and he now has a job as an education bird.

Rescue owl lands position as valuable teaching tool

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

Caring for an injured wild bird is hard work but at the end of the day, a hoot for Salmo resident Tammy Shaw.

Shaw is raising a one-year-old Great Horned Owl, named “Don Quixote,” after a mis-hap rendered the majestic bird unable to fly.

In the village, she is well known as a falconer and owner of two Harris hawks, North American birds of prey.

So when distraught neigh-

bours showed up on her door-step last fall asking for help with an injured bird found on their property, Shaw was quick to the rescue.

“Sure enough this young owl appeared to have flown into the side of their barn,” she explained. “He looked to be about four months old, and for a young bird learning to fly it isn’t unusual for it to fly into something.”

Shaw is qualified to tend to an injured bird for up to 24 hours by providing interven-

tion such as fluids and a warm space to stabilize the animal. After that, injured wildlife, bird or otherwise, must travel to a vet or qualified shelter for further treatment, according to Ministry of Environment per-mit regulations.

“I am limited with what I can do,” she said. “I can act like an ambulance attendant so to speak,” adding, “in this case, I had him stable enough to transfer to a rehabilitation site.”

See RAISING, Page 3

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

The city has barricaded a West Trail back alley after drivers opted to take the unfit route into downtown, rather than a specified detour.

“Due to a high volume of traffic and con-cerns from residents living in the area that alley has been closed,” Andrea Jolly, Trail’s communications and event coordinator, said Thursday.

Trail redistributed a public notice of street closings, and a map that delineates safe pedes-trian and driving routes to residents yesterday.

“Please use the detours that are outlined on the map,” said Jolly. “We are reminding every-one to take an extra few minutes because safety is what is important.”

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B Y A R T H A R R I S O NTimes Staff

An overnight fire resulted in the complete loss of a single family dwelling in Rossland late Wednesday evening.

All five children and one adult present in the house managed to escape the burning building but all possessions of the family were lost to the blaze.

“Everyone got out alright but only with what they were wearing at the time,” said Regional Fire Chief Terry Martin. “This was a total loss of contents and structures.”

An investigation into the cause of the fire was started Thursday and is expected to be complete today.

“We’ve narrowed it down to a particular area of the house but we have nothing conclusive yet,” said Martin on Thursday. “We’ve started the process with the local Red Cross to help out with clothing, food, and personal hygiene items because they lost everything.”

The name of the family will not be released until the regional fire rescue’s investigation is complete.

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The Kootenays have long had a reputation for being an artistic or cultural centre, far beyond what the relatively sparse population and small, close-knit communities might lead one to expect.

Hidden away on country backroads or unobtrusively placed in sedate, small-town neighbourhoods are small studios and converted gar-ages that are the workplaces of a wide variety of artists, artisans, and craftspeople who quietly create work that could surprise many who are unaware of the creativity that seems to flourish in this region.

This Saturday and Sunday the annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour once again opens up creative spaces of local artists to the public, who are encouraged to go on self-guided tours to view, and purchase, some of the work from the creative souls who reside in the area.

On Beaver Street in Fruitvale, Donna Anderson has part of her house con-verted into a small studio where she runs “Painted Glass,” a small business dedi-cated to creating customized, hand-painted glass works.

“A friend talked me into taking a glass painting course with her when I was in Victoria in 2004,” said Anderson. “I didn’t want to go but she talked me into it. I am so grateful I did, it’s relaxing for me and reward-ing, people seem really happy with my work. I get a lot of wonderful feedback.”

Anderson said she started out with only four bottles of glass paint but now has about 300 bottles on hand in almost every colour and hue imaginable.

Working from freehand sketches, photos, and some stock stencils, Anderson spends hours bent over her work table creating her colourful glassware.

Although much of her work is available at the Artisan co-op store in down-town Trail, amongst other handmade local creations, she says the majority of her production now is per-sonalized work specifically requested by customers.

“I’ve done custom work for weddings, anniversaries, door prizes for golf tourna-ments, retirement gifts . . . almost anything you can think of,” said Anderson. “I can take phone orders and create something for a

special occasion for some-one but right now there’s a one-month to six-week wait. People need to call well in advance of the date of an event. It’s a relatively inexpensive, personalized gift.”

This is Anderson’s first year participating in the cul-ture tour and she is looking forward to the experience.

“I’ve cleaned up my studio and I’ll have a slide show on the computer of my work that has sold in the past,” she said. “I hope people come and check it out.”

The Columbia Basin Culture Tour provides an online map on their website for those interested in taking the tour.

Visit the event’s website for more information and full artist and venue profiles, as well as a detailed location map at www.cbculturetour.com.

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Beware of a tele-phone scam, advis-es Trail resident Jacqueline May.

May received a call last week from a male saying, “Auntie I was at a bar and some guy picked a fight with me.” The caller continued with the ploy, telling May that he was charged with assault and to get out of jail, she needed to send him $2,000. After May questioned the caller for details, such as his name and relation to her, he hung up.

“I live in Trail and yes this is the first time I have been scammed,” she told the Trail Times. “I just hope other people know to ask ques-tions before sending money.”

Sgt. Rob Hawton, of the Trail and Greater District RCMP, confirmed that the telephone scam has become wide-spread. The caller claims to be a rela-tive and to get out of jail, the hospital or to buy a ticket home, requests money be sent electronically.

“They are con art-ists who usually tar-get the elderly,” he

said, adding, “do not give out any personal information and do not send money.”

Nelson RCMP issued a public warn-ing to West Kootenay residents in June after two elderly local resi-dents were victim-ized out of $4,000. Cpl Micheal Stefani reminded people not to act on any request or share any personal information with a person or business over the phone.

Stefani said that on occasion, a second person, claiming to be the distant rela-tive’s “lawyer,” joins the conversation to provide instructions about sending money via electronic transfer, and leaves a number to call when the trans-action is complete.

The scam “lawyer” insists that the victim not tell anyone (espe-cially police) that money was sent.

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From page 1 At Shaw’s request, Pacific Coastal

Airlines flew the owlet, free of charge, to the Orphaned WildLife Rehabilitation Society (OWL) in Delta.

Don Quixote was treated for two com-pound fractures in his arm and one in his elbow, by a veterinarian who inserted a steel rod through the hollow bones in his wing.

“He was like that for four weeks,” said Shaw. “His bones were so brittle they (OWL) thought he might have to be euthanized.”

But after nine months of physiother-apy, the young owl made slow steps toward recovery. However due to tendon scarring, the bird cannot fully extend his wing and is flightless, which means he can never be released into the wild.

In May, OWL called Shaw to discuss Don’s future as an education bird, a niche that injured but otherwise healthy animals can fill.

“They called me to say the facility was full up with education birds,” she said. “And asked me if I would like him back. I said ‘oh yeah’ and applied for a permit

right away.”Today, the owl is housed on Shaw’s

expansive property. During the day, he hops or walks in his large weathering area, and at night is enclosed in a “muse,” which is a secured shed.

Shaw said that few people in B.C. house owls, so she put in hours of research and had plenty of questions for the experts at OWL.

“Whenever I am down at the coast I volunteer at OWL so they really helped answer the many questions I had about caring for Don.”

She has learned that raising an owl presents time consuming challenges, especially when it comes to feeding.

“Before each feed, he has to be weighed,” explained Shaw. “Then his food gets measured in accordance to his weight.”

Certain days, the bird has to fast because in the wild an owl doesn’t always catch food. It’s the “circle of life,” said Shaw. When the owl does eat, it isn’t a job for the squeamish. Shaw makes regular “meat runs” to the coast for humanely euthanized chicken, mice and rabbits

chopped to order. “It’s a lot of work, more like a job than

a hobby,” said Shaw. “I’ll never regret it, but I couldn’t do it without the help of my husband and kids.”

Shaw is already making the rounds to local libraries and summer programs to educate children about owls. The owl was the centre of attention to a group of wide-eyed youngsters Wednesday, as part of a summer parks program in Beaver Valley and Fruitvale.

Don Quixote is still quite wild in affect. Although he perches stoically on Shaw’s leather-gloved hand, he cannot be touched by others.

Just looking at the bird was enough for the kids.

The spellbound children at Haines Park were enraptured by the owl’s pier-cing golden eyes and very long sharp talons.

“Don Quixote is not a pet,” Shaw told the children. “He is a wild animal and that must always be respected.”

The owl will take centre stage at the Trail and District Public Library on Tuesday.

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Commercial and sport sockeye fish-ing remained closed

on the Fraser River system this week, as the Pacific Salmon Commission reported a lower than expected return of fish in what was already expected to be a poor return year.

Based on the latest test fisheries, the com-mission’s Fraser River Panel upgraded its forecast of early sum-mer-run sockeye from 400,000 to 452,000 fish. The following summer run “is either lower than forecast or their migration tim-ing is much later than expected,” the joint Canada-U.S. panel reported this week.

The proportion of late-run sock-eye through ocean approach areas has

increased in recent days. The late run is expected to be dom-inated by Birkinhead, Weaver and Late Shuswap sockeye, with some from the Portage and Cultus Lake sys-tems.

Water level and temperature in the Fraser system is another concern, after a dry early summer. As of Aug. 5, Fraser River water discharge at Hope was 26 per cent lower than aver-age for that date. The temperature was 20.5 degrees, 2.8 degrees higher than aver-age, a condition that would risk high pre-spawning death if it continues.

The 2013 run is the next in the four-

year sockeye life cycle after the disastrous 2009 run, which was expected to see 10 mil-lion return.

After only one mil-lion came back, the federal government appointed Justice Bruce Cohen to head an inquiry.

As the inquiry was hearing testimony, the 2010 run came in at an unusually high 35 million fish, reflecting the complexity of the system.

The Cohen com-mission found overall declines in most west coast rivers starting in the late 1980s, from Washington state to the Fraser, Skeena and Nass in B.C., Yukon’s Klukshu and Alaska’s Alsek River.

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Commercial sockeye catch at Fort Langley in 2010, one of the largest runs in recent history.

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THE CANADIAN PRESSABBOTSFORD, B.C. _ The

Fraser Health Authority says as many as 60 newborns and their mothers were exposed to the measles virus by a visitor to the Abbotsford Regional Hospital.

Health staff are now con-tacting the affected families to offer them treatment to lower the chances of infection.

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Dr. Paul Van Buynder said the exposure of the infants is very concerning.

“They are too young to respond to the vaccine and some will not have received protec-tion in utero from their moth-ers,’’ he said in a news release.

The visitor was infectious with early measles at the time, the Fraser Health Authority said.

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MONTREAL - The railroad involved in the fatal Lac-Megantic train derail-ment was granted creditor protection Thursday in a Canadian court, a decision expected to increase the value of the company’s assets and speed up its repay-ment of debts.

It remained unclear, however, just how much of its rapidly growing liabil-ities the railway will ultimately be able to pay off.

A Quebec Superior Court justice handed down the ruling after a request was made by Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada Co., a firm facing hundreds of millions of dollars in lawsuits, other legal claims and environmental-cleanup costs linked to the disaster.

Justice Martin Castonguay told a Montreal courtroom he hopes the deci-sion will avoid the “judicial anarchy” of having numerous creditors simultan-eously seeking cash from the insolvent railway through different legal avenues.

On July 6, an unattended MMA train loaded with crude oil roared into Lac-Megantic and derailed, setting off huge explosions, destroying much of the downtown core and killing 47 people. The crash also released millions of litres of petroleum into the environment.

In court documents filed Wednesday, the railway sought relief from its credit-ors under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and stated it had just under $18 million in assets and insur-ance coverage of $25 million. MMA’s chairman has said in interviews it has yet to receive cash from its insurer due to what he has described as technical issues.

The company, a Canadian subsidiary of the U.S.-based Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd., also estimated in the filing that mop-up bills alone will exceed $200 million.

Lawyers say it’s too early to know how much taxpayers will ultimately end up paying for the massive cleanup and reconstruction.

The Quebec government says it’s among the secured creditors and insists it will take necessary steps to limit the burden on the public purse, which has already been opened.

Taxpayers have been forced to shell out millions for the environmental-cleanup bill after MMA failed to pay workers it had hired for the job. The town and the Quebec government have sent legal notices to the railway, demanding it reimburse Lac-Megantic nearly $7.8 million.

The railway has faced consider-

able public criticism over how it has responded to the disaster and even the judge shared his own thoughts Thursday on its conduct, describing MMA’s actions since the derailment as “lamentable.”

“The court is not at all impressed with the conduct of MMA since the start,” Castonguay said without elabor-ating, shortly after granting the creditor protection.

Asked about the judge’s remarks, a lawyer representing MMA in Canada declined to comment about them.

But Denis St-Onge did say he was satisfied with Castonguay’s ruling, which he expected would speed up the legal process.

“We will have one single forum with-in which all the claims will be assessed,” said St-Onge, who expects the court decision to allow MMA to restart rail service in Lac-Megantic and maximize the value of its assets.

“MMA will no longer be the same, but the people over there, the businesses over there, I think they need a railway, either it’s MMA or it’s someone else. And in the meantime, some of them need a railway badly.”

The attorney representing Lac-Megantic was pleased that a single court will be in control of how MMA creditors will eventually be paid.

Railway involved in deadly disaster granted creditor protection: court

B Y C H I N T A P U X L E YTHE CANADIAN PRESS

WINNIPEG - The death of a homeless man who waited 34 hours for treatment in a Winnipeg emergency room was partly self-inflicted, says a doctor who examined the man’s brain.

Dr. Marc Del Bigio wrote an email sug-gesting that double-amputee Brian Sinclair’s chronic solvent abuse caused the health problems that brought him to the emer-gency room of Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre in September 2008, the inquest into Sinclair’s death heard Thursday.

Sinclair died from a treatable infection caused by a blocked catheter. There is “no question something went amiss at HSC emergency,” Del Bigio wrote in the email to the province’s medical examiner and CEO of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.

But after reviewing thousands of pages of Sinclair’s medical history, Del Bigio said the hospital was not solely responsible for Sinclair’s death.

“We should not lose sight of the fact that this man’s problems were self-inflicted,” Del Bigio wrote in June 2009. “His cognitive disability and neurogenic bladder were the consequence of decades of solvent/inhalant abuse. Societal blame can only go so far. At some level individuals must accept respon-sibility.”

The inquest has already heard how the 45-year-old had visited a health clinic because he hadn’t urinated in 24 hours. The doctor referred him to the hospital and put him in a taxi with a letter in his pocket.

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B Y M A R I A B A B B A G ETHE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO - Ontario’s ombuds-man will probe what kind of direction the provincial government provides to police for defusing conflict situa-tions in the wake of the fatal shooting of a Toronto teen.

The police shooting of Sammy Yatim, 18, raises the question of whether it’s time for Ontario to have con-sistent and uniform guidelines on how police should de-escal-ate situations before they lead to the use of force, watchdog Andre Marin said Thursday.

“Are we going to look at improving the police response to this?” he said.

“It seems to be like Groundhog Day. Inquest after inquest. Police shooting after police shooting.”

The province has the power to set stan-dards for police train-ing or procedures, he said, which was done in British Columbia following the death of Robert Dziekanski after he was stunned

with a Taser by police.Many coroner’s

inquests into similar deaths over the past 20 years have made r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s that are almost “car-bon copied from each other,” he said, such as increasing police train-ing.

“What’s happened to all these recommen-dations in 20 years? Have they been gather-ing dust in some bin somewhere?” he said.

“When you look closer, these police shootings bear remark-able similarity to each

other.”A coroner’s inquest

into similar police-related deaths will also get underway this fall.

Two men and one woman died of gun-shot wounds between 2010 and 2012 after approaching police with edged weapons, the deputy coroner said Thursday.

All three may have been suffering from the effects of a mental disorder at the time.

Marin said the investigation will look at how police are trained to deal with

mentally ill people.Community Safety

and Correctional Services Minister Madeleine Meilleur said all police officers in Ontario receive use of force training as recruits and on a year-

ly basis as part of their in-service training.

Yatim was killed on an empty streetcar on July 27 in an incident that was captured on surveillance and cell-phone videos, and sparked outrage.

Shooting sparks probe into training

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The benefits of reining in municipal spendingWhile an incred-

ible amount of attention is given to pol-

itical leadership at senior levels of government, tax-payers should not overlook what is happening and what may be done in the area of local government.

My experience began in Penticton, British Columbia, where in 2008, running as a city council-lor for the first time, I was elected with the high-est vote count for the city council. The victory cele-bration was short-lived, however, as Penticton’s finances, like those of many municipalities in Canada, were largely out of control.

Credit should be given to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) for conducting a study on municipal spend-ing. This study showed that our operating expenditures per capita were the highest of any comparatively-sized municipality in British Columbia. Alarmingly, between 2000 and 2009, Penticton’s population increased just 5 per cent, yet operating spending increased by 66 per cent. Clearly, reckless spending was a serious problem, and I relied heavily on CFIB’s

findings, sharing them with the public at every opportunity.

What was to be done? Conventional public sec-tor thinking is to declare “underfunding” and look to yet another increase in taxes and user fees. These increases inevitably result in a larger scale of oper-ations that includes more staff and collective agree-ments that are even more generous. In large part, the same thinking created the problems to begin with.

Applying fiscally-con-servative thinking in a critical manner and ask-ing, “do we have a revenue problem or a spending problem?” was the alterna-tive question and the dir-ection that we, as a newly-elected council, pursued.

The next step was deter-mining value for money when spending tax dol-lars. Asking the bureau-crats within City Hall was clearly not the answer, as they thrived in this fis-cally-irresponsible culture. Consequently, we brought in the Helios Group to undertake a core-services review. Helios concluded that our operating costs were significantly higher than similarly sized muni-cipalities and had risen more than three times the

rate of inflation. Long-term debt had increased by 600 per cent while our population growth had averaged just 1 per cent to 2 per cent each year. These numbers were both alarm-

ing and sobering.Ultimately, we had to

make some difficult deci-sions. The following are only a sample of some of the tough choices we made after studying over 60 recommendations in the Helios report. We elim-inated union positions. Annual salaries of more than $75,000 were reduced to $59,000 and manage-ment wages were frozen. The annual budget process started from $0 and sought input from all managers. This was particularly bene-ficial, as it showed in a more consistent and meth-odical manner which items

we could eliminate.These were not entire-

ly popular decisions. Councillors and the mayor regularly received intimi-dating and threatening e-mail. In one instance, the mayor, who ran as an MLA in the recent B.C. election, was accosted at a public forum over some of these decisions.

The results? What was originally a proposed 7.8 per cent tax increase in the 2010 budget was reduced to just 1.4 per cent. In 2011, the tax rate was reduced by .05 per cent, a small but symbolic statement that represented an import-ant corporate shift at City Hall as Penticton became the only municipality in British Columbia to reduce property taxes. Although I left council to run for Member of Parliament in the May 2011 election, the 2012 Penticton tax rate was frozen at 0 per cent, as was the rate for 2013.

Despite these clear accomplishments for the City of Penticton, left-leaning critics erroneously suggest that these fiscal achievements occurred at the expense of infrastruc-ture. In reality, over the same period, Penticton was also able to upgrade the water treatment plant

and the wastewater treat-ment plant as well as undertake a large-scale renovation of the com-munity centre swimming pool. Critics overlook these accomplishments, so they can perpetuate the polit-ically motivated position of opposing all spending reductions in the public sector.

ALocal government may not receive as much atten-tion as other levels of gov-ernment do, but if there is no sustained leadership and common sense, local government can quickly get out of control.

Despite the sizeable federal and provincial gov-ernment contributions to public infrastructure, without firm local govern-ment leadership, it can be more difficult to build new buildings and attract new businesses and employ-ment. Without municipal candidates ready to serve and to show leadership with ideas on how to keep taxes low and create an environment for economic development, the status quo of fiscal irresponsibil-ity will prevail.

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Canada’s Universal Child Care Benefit is an unfocused uni-versal program that should be reformed to target financial assist-ance to families that need the help.

As government rev-enues fell during the ‘Great Recession’ and spending went up to provide economic stimulus, Canada’s fis-cal position deterior-ated. The International Monetary Fund recent-ly conducted an analy-sis of public finances in affluent countries and found that, unless Canada makes policy changes to either col-lect more revenue or spend less money, the country’s public debt will rise to dangerous levels.

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of repairing Canada’s finances by picking ‘low-hanging fruit,’ by which we mean iden-tifying areas of public management where savings can be achieved relatively painlessly, and where spending reductions will not interfere with achiev-ing the government’s policy objectives. Using these criteria, an ideal first candidate for restraint-oriented reform is the federal government’s childcare policy and, specifically, the Universal Child Care Benefit.

Under the childcare allowance, parents are given $1, 200 annu-ally for each child under the age of six to help offset the costs of childcare arrange-ments. The univer-sal benefit is poorly designed because it provides assistance in roughly equal measure to the affluent and the needy alike. Millionaire

parents are given the same $100 cheque each month as a family liv-ing below the poverty line.

It is precisely this type of unfocused, undisciplined public spending that our dif-ficult fiscal situation requires us to reform. Fiscal restraint will always require hard choices, but the pro-cess can begin rela-tively painlessly if we resolve to eliminate cash allowances for families that are least in need of help.

The United Kingdom currently has a child benefit that is similar to our childcare allowance (the major difference is that in the UK the benefit lasts until children turn 18). However, the British government has recog-nized that this type of universal benefit is no longer affordable, and recently announced plans to phase it out for

high-income families.Under the new rules,

the benefit will remain the same for all fam-ilies whose top earner brings home less than $78,000 per year (we have converted the thresholds, which are set in Sterling pounds, to Canadian dollars). At that point, the benefit is gradually reduced as the top earner’s income rises, requiring families to pay back 1 per cent of the bene-fit for each additional $150 earned above the threshold. Once a family’s top earner reaches $94,000 per year, the child benefit is eliminated immedi-ately.The Canadian government could gen-erate meaningful sav-ings through a similar reform.

Ben Eisen is research director and Zachary Spicer is an intern at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy

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This Friday, August 9, it will be two weeks since the Lemon Creek jet fuel spill occurred. In those two weeks much has happened and still much more needs to be done. After the accident occurred on July 26, thousands were evacuated, vol-unteers spent countless hours working to help their friends and neighbours, and various agencies came together to work on protecting the people and the environment of the Slocan Valley.

It has been a very difficult two weeks. We would like to commend everyone for their resiliency in dealing with this very stressful situation.

We also want to give our sincere thanks to the volun-teers who have worked long hours and under very diffi-cult conditions to help their neighbours. Regional direc-tors Popoff, Davidoff and Elliot continue to work diligently on the ground trying to help their constituents. We would person-

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As the federal and prov-incial government representa-tives for the Slocan Valley, we want to let people know that we are committed to assisting with this crisis for the long term.

We know that there will be many months of work ahead as we begin to understand the compensation process, water and land testing, agriculture usage, and a safe and usable water supply for residents affected by the spill. Working through these ongoing issues will take the efforts of many people and many different agencies and ministries.

As MLA and MP for the area we are already working with various provincial and federal agencies and ministries, along with the Regional District dir-ectors and staff.

As the MLA I have been in direct communication with the Minister of Environment’s office, and I have also been

in regular contact with RDCK Directors Popoff, Davidoff and Vice-Chair Elliot. Working together with Director Popoff, we have secured a visit to the area from Minister of Environment, Mary Polak, in late August or early September.

As the MP I am pleased that Minister Polak will be able to see first-hand the extent of the consequences of the fuel spill and I have learned that the federal government is prepared to contribute funding to the province for disaster relief, if it is required.

Both of us attended the community meeting held at the Winlaw Hall on July 30, and have spoken to many people who have contacted our offices directly.

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Beginning Aug. 21, the incentive for anglers to target northern pike on the Columbia will go up, way up.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resources is taking innovative steps to solve the northern pike problem in the Columbia River, and is offering a $500 reward to anglers who help out.

“I can confirm that the province is launching a program, the Pike Reward program, on the Columbia River specif-ically,” said Ministry of Forests fisheries biologist Matt Neufeld. “The program essentially is related to tagged fish, so we put a number of pike in the river that were captured and released with integrated electronic tags implanted in their head.”

The tags are not visible to anglers, but fishermen who bring the heads of all pike caught on the Columbia to the B.C. Forest District office in Castlegar will have the heads scanned and if a tag is present the lucky angler will go home $500 richer.

“The basis for the program is that northern pike are introduced and are a non-native species in the Columbia . . . There’s a bunch of concerns related to having pike here, and one of the biggest is that they are pretty efficient predators, they eat fish, they’re top-end predators, so they can certainly have an impact on native fish in the Columbia,” added Neufeld.

The pike first appeared in the

Columbia about six years ago, and were confirmed in 2010 when Golder Associates researchers caught five of them during a fish sampling survey on the Columbia near Robson. They are believed to have entered the system from the Pend d’Oreille River, where an increasing number have been caught in recent months.

The Columbia has already absorbed its share of non-native species in walleye, tench, and smallmouth bass, however the effect of pike, its numbers and dis-tribution within the ecosystem, is still uncertain, which is why the province decided to implement the Pike Reward program.

“Non-natives are always a significant concern. They are typically very difficult to eliminate especially in a big system like the Columbia once they’re present. We don’t know enough at this point to know how concerned to be about it, but this program is the start of looking at what’s going on with pike. So get a han-dle on where people are catching them, and how many anglers are catching, and how people are catching them.”

The information will go a long way to help fisheries managers understand the extent of the pike problem and how to proceed. In the longer term, the province may look at other ways to remove bulk numbers of pike, potentially through netting.

In the meantime, anglers like Mountain Valley Sports Fishing and Tours guide Dwayne D’Andrea of Castlegar will take advantage of the new sports fishing

opportunity. “We’ve got people coming for wall-

eye and when I mention pike a lot of people are interested in them too,” said D’Andrea. “They are probably in the back eddies and slacker water all the way up. We’ll find out more when we start fishing for walleye this fall.”

It’s unlikely that unlimited angling will lead to the complete eradication of the species, says Neufeld, and if they are spawning successfully, then it will be something residents may have to live with for a long time.

“My gut feeling in looking at the habitat types that we’re seeing pike in the Robson reach that there’s not a ton of overlap between rainbows and pike, but there’s ongoing studies to look at rainbow abundance that BC Hydro com-pletes every year . . . so there are some indicators that we’d be able to follow to see if there’s real big impacts there.”

The ministry biologist would not divulge the number of pike heads in which tags were implanted, but said they will continue to implant tags throughout the year. The program will remain in effect until Mar. 15, 2014, at which time it will be reviewed and possibly extended.

“It’s an ironic thing,” said Neufeld. “We really want to kill them all, but here we are catching them and releasing them back into the system.”

It is the hope of the Ministry that anglers will cooperate in the interest of science and the future of the Columbia, - if not, a little pecuniary motivation cer-tainly won’t hurt.

G o l f C a n a d aVICTORIA - Taiwan’s Yu-Chian Hsiang fired

the low round of the championship during the second day of play at the 109th Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.

Hsiang, 16, carded a bogey-free 7-under 65 around Gorge Vale Golf Club on Wednesday to position himself one-stroke ahead of overnight leader Corey Conners, at 7-under 135 heading into the third round.

“Whatever position I’m in heading into tomorrow, I’m just going to keep doing what I’ve been doing,” the high school sophomore said.

A native of Taiwan, Hsiang moved to the United States last year and has been residing in Rowland Heights, Calif. This tournament marks his first trip to Canada and he stated he was happy with his second round play.

“Today I tried to keep it on the fairway and I made a couple of putts,” he said. “I just tried to focus on every single shot out there.”

Meanwhile, Rossland golfer Ben Gresley Jones missed the cut by four strokes after going 11-over par with rounds of 77 and 76. Joining him on the sidelines are the two other kootenay golfers Kowan O’Keefe, plus-9, of Creston, and Kyle Mossfeldt of Fernie at plus-10.

Heading into the third round, Hsiang has a strong contingent of players challenging for the lead including, first round leader and Team Canada’s, Corey Conners, 21, of Listowel, Ont. Conners posted an even-par 70 at Royal Colwood Golf Club on Wednesday and currently sits at 6-under 136 for the championship.

California native, Eli Cole, 24, of Beverly Hills, carded the low round of the day at Royal Colwood Golf Club. His 4-under 66 leaves him in solo third for the championship at 5-under par.

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Pike reward program kicks off this month

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The ice is in and local teams are preparing for camp at the end of August, but the first to hit the ice will be Champions Hockey School which commences on Sunday.

The seven day camp will put over 150 skaters through the paces through a combination of dryland training and on ice instruction as well as video analysis, team building and leadership training.

The camp is split into five age groups: a mini camp for ages five to seven, the Avalanche group for ages eight to 10, the Bruins ages 11-12, Bantam prep camp for 13-14, and the Midget prep and college camp for 15 and up.

Champions Hockey School hosts a team of elite instructors that include Connor and Kellen Jones, who led Quinnipiac Bobcats to the NCAA final in April.

Former Portland Winterhawk forward and Beaver Valley Nitehawk coach Terry Jones heads the group, with Ella Matteucci - Clarkson University, Paul Matteucci Nitehawks coach, Dave Pasin J.L. Crowe Hockey Academy Instructor, Kevin Limbert – Yale University grad, Jim Ingram - former Trail Smoke Eater coach, Sahir Gill - Boston University, and Mike Morisette of the Nitehawks returning as instuct-ors. The camp will also feature for the first time Alex Evin of NL Goal, a former standout BCHL goalie and Colgate University grad.

Team leaders such as Jake Lucchini and Scott Davidson of the Smoke Eaters will help lead the young skaters in workouts and scrim-mages.

The camp goes until Aug. 18 at the Cominco Arena.

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2013 National Football League pre-season sched-

ule (all times Eastern):Sunday’s result

NFL Hall of Fame GameAt Canton, Ohio

Dallas 24 Miami 20WEEK ONE

Thursday, Aug. 8Baltimore at Tampa Bay,

7:30 p.m.Cincinnati at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Cleveland, 8 p.m.Wash at Tennessee, 8 p.m.Denver at San Fran, 9 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 10 p.m.Friday, Aug. 9

N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Miami at Jacksonville, 7:30

p.m.New England at Philadelphia,

7:30 p.m.Arizona at Green Bay, 8 p.m.Chicago at Carolina, 8 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.K. C. at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Dallas at Oakland, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 10

N.Y. Giants at Pitts, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 11

Buffalo at Indy 1:30 p.m.WEEK TWO

Thursday, Aug. 15Atlanta at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago, 8 p.m.Friday, Aug. 16

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Miami at Houston, 8 p.m.Denver at Seattle, 10 p.m.

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I suppose it is a good thing that the B.C. Senior Men’s Baseball

Championships are coming back to Trail next August - as long as the volunteer net-work can be put into place quickly. We have enjoyed seeing so much of the Orioles in Butler Park this year, the ball was often excellent and the con-cession was very good.

But, Trail made pretty much bupkus from its home games. I am sure they will

need to do better to fund their provincial effort, their efforts in general - everything from having ample scorekeepers and announcers available to charging a modest admission to 50-50 draws and raffles requires people not on the playing field to pitch in.

I was fairly sure people would have stepped up for some or all of those tasks this season - and with

20-plus home games it surely would have made a difference in team finances, but don’t know anybody that was asked to help out anywhere but the press box.

And, it would prob-ably help if the city hadn’t decided to charge for the use of the sound system - a fairly hefty per game charge at that - so available volunteers could help fans enjoy the game without put-ting a stress on the team’s finances.

Looking forward to next year.

• Word is, Jason Bay has called it quits. If he would still like to play but cannot meet his own standards, that is a bit sad.

He had a quite exemplary career anyway, being one of the best outfielders around when healthy until cracking his head on the concrete at Dodger Stadium.

Any sports career will end. Jason’s had a lot of high points and a bit of money as rewards, so it was well worth doing - and he did it well for a long time.

• All this babble about a boycott, or moving the Winter Games to some site outside Russia is non-sense.

We either must get rid of the IOC once and for all and exalt and support the world championships so ath-letes have a positive goal at which to aim their efforts, or put up

with the crap - bribes, fraud and condoning human rights abuses - and shut up about it.

The IOC is too cor-rupt to overhaul, so it should just go into the dustbin of history - where it has belonged for many decades -

and we should move on with more honest and supportable activ-ities.

If we can’t bring ourselves to do that, we deserve all the angst and costs the Games bring along with them, every time.

DAVE Thompson

Sports ‘n’ things

ThE CAnADIAn pREssNEW YORK - The NHL

will hold six outdoor games during the 2013-14 regular season, including the Winter Classic and Heritage Classic. It’s the first time more than two outdoor games are scheduled for the same year.

Here’s a look at the games:Winter Classic: Jan. 1,

Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor

This is the first Winter Classic involving a Canadian team as the Toronto Maple Leafs face the Detroit Red Wings. The game is expected to set a new NHL attend-

ance record nd could set a new record for fans seeing a hockey game at any level.

Ducks vs. Kings: Jan. 25, Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

The average high tem-perature in Los Angeles in January is 20 degrees, but with a 6:30 local time start and new ice technology, the league is hoping weather isn’t an issue.

Rangers vs. Devils: Jan. 26, Yankee Stadium in New York

It’s the first hockey game played at either old or new Yankee Stadium. It’s also

conveniently timed on the off Sunday between the NFL’s conference champion-ship weekends and the Super Bowl.

Rangers vs. Islanders: Jan. 29, Yankee Stadium in New York

Right in the middle of Super Bowl week in New York City and northern New Jersey, the NHL could cap-italize on that spotlight.

Penguins vs. Blackhawks: March 1, Soldier Field in Chicago

The timing of Chicago’s second outdoor game hin-ges on the 2014 Sochi

Olympics, which wrap up in late February. This is a chance for the NHL to carry Olympic attention over to the regular season.

Heritage Classic: March 2, BC Place in Vancouver

The Canadian-based Heritage Classic returns with the Vancouver Canucks hosting the Ottawa Senators.

BC Place has a retractable roof, so weather concerns could make it a well-attended indoor hockey game. This is the third Heritage game, the last happening in Calgary in 2011.

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By Sheri regnierTimes Staff

Redstone Resort will be bringing out the pink when the golf course hosts an event to support the fight against breast cancer on Tuesday.

So far, 50 local golfers are par-ticipating in “Bringing out the Pink,” a Golf Fore the Cure tourna-ment.

The event kicks off with a 5 p.m. shotgun start in a nine hole scramble.

Men and women are invited to join in the fun, $10 for members and $30 for non-mem-bers, with a deadline registration Saturday.

“We are happy to see so much support from the community to raise funds for a much needed cause,” said organ-izer Deb deTremaudan.

Funds raised in the Golf Fore the Cure tournament are donated to the Canadian Cancer Society for breast cancer research, and to sup-port local programs and services for Kootenay people living with the disease.

Numerous draw prizes and a

Molson 67 contest on hole six are all part of the fun.

deTremaudan began fundraising for breast cancer over 15 years ago and to date, has raised $20,000.

In 2002, the issue became per-sonal when her mother was diag-nosed with the disease.

“My mom is a survivor of breast cancer so I now have her and the rest of my family joining in to fund-raise,” she said.

“But to Golf Fore the Cure you don’t ‘have’ to fundraise, just come out and join us.”

Golf Canada’s Golf Fore the Cure program is aimed at growing women’s participation in the game of golf.

As a unique ele-ment to the pro-gram, a partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society and Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation allows women from across the country to participate

in golf activities and raise money for a cause close to all women’s hearts, breast cancer research.

To date, Golf Fore the Cure has raised over $4.5 million towards the fight against breast cancer.

To donate to the cause or donate a draw prize, contact deTremaudan at 368-7329 or Mari Conradie, 362-2157.

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Organizers of Golf fore the Cure encourage all par-ticipants to ‘bring out the pink’ for the fundraiser at Redstone Resort Tuesday. Funds raised are donated to the Canadian Cancer Society for breast cancer research.

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Holy Trinity ParishSt. Anthony’s Church315 Rossland Avenue, TrailMass Times: Saturday Evening 7pm Sunday Morning 8:30am and 10:30am

No Wheelchair Access Pastor: Fr. James McHugh

I have been memorizing Psalm 103 over these past months. To do so I read it each

day and then close my Bible and repeat the verses I remember. Each time I read it I

grow to love it more and the message it has for me. I would like to share with you some of the things that have spoken to me. The first line says Bless the Lord oh my soul. It really means to praise the Lord. I have

found it makes a difference in my life when I offer praise to God. It takes the focus off me; it directs my focus to God. Some days

are harder than others to praise. We all go through difficult times no matter who we are and perhaps on those days present

God with our “whys” instead of praise. But I have found that being intentional in my praise does not necessarily change my

circumstances but changes me.Another verse says He forgives all our sins.

God is a God of grace and verse 12 says As far as the east is from the west so far has He removed our sins from us. There are so many people who live with guilt

from something minor to something that has haunted them for years. God offers us

complete forgiveness if we but ask. The burden of guilt is removed.

Another verse that has spoken to me tells us that our days are like grass basically we are here today and gone tomorrow. Life here on earth is short we are very aware of that. How important it is to make the most of our days, to make sure all is well in our relationship

with God and with others.This earthly life is short but another verse

talks about the Lord’s love being everlasting. This life is not all there is, there is an eternal

life the Bible tells us about. We have the hope of heaven. Each day we must make

sure we are prepared for heaven. The Bible is a source of strength and encouragement and guidance on this

journey. Take the opportunity to read and study it and see what a difference it makes.

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B y D e B o r a r e yTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina _ Pope Francis is asking fellow Argentines to reach out to the poor-est, not only through charity but by show-ing them compassion and affection.

Francis’ prere-corded message was broadcast early Wednesday as thou-sands lined up to offer prayers for the feast day of Saint Cayetano, the patron of jobs and unem-ployed people.

``Today’s slogan is: reach out after the neediest, those who need us to give them a hand, and look at them affectionately. Share their pain, their anxieties, and their problems,’’ the pope said.

Pilgrims have been camping for days outside the San Cayetano sanctuary, braving the Southern Hemisphere winter to thank the saint for helping them keep a job or to pray for a new one.

Before he became Pope Francis, Buenos Aires Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio led the main yearly Mass in homage of the patron saint for labour in Argentina for 15 years.

``Sometimes I ask people if they give out charity. ‘Yes father,’ they say.’’ And I ask: ‘When you hand out charity, do you look into the eyes of the person that you’re helping? And they say: ‘Oh, I didn’t notice,’`` the pope said.

``Well, then you didn’t really reach out. You just threw out some change and left. If you don’t come close, you didn’t come into contact with that person.’’

Pilgrims waiting

in a long line outside the sanctuary in the outskirts of Buenos Aires held photos of Francis and waved Vatican flags.

Some praised the simplicity and pastor-al humility of their cardinal who would become the first pope

from the Americas.``What he’s say-

ing now, he always said it while he was here. He was always inspired by humil-ity and asked us to be humble, to give without expecting anything in return. Give until it hurts, he’d tells us,’’ said Susana Carabajal, 71, a retiree.

``He’d arrive with-out notice, at 1 or 2 a.m., and he’d reach out to every pilgrim, giving each and every one a kiss.’’

Cayetano was an Italian priest born in 1480 into a wealthy family.

He studied law and worked as diplomat under Pope Julius II.

As he became increasingly worried about the poor, he shunned wealth to become ordained as a priest.

He later founded a monastery that pro-vided shelter to the needy. He died on Aug 7, 1547, and was canonized in 1671.

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Dear Annie: Twenty-five years ago, my ex-wife left me and took our four children with her. I married again a few years later and now have four lovely, intel-ligent children who make me very happy. The children from my previous marriage are now in their 30s.

My oldest daughter, “Jean,” is a psycholo-gist. Jean has never said I was a bad father, but she makes strange accusations in sporadic messages, such as that I want her to tell me that her life has been terrible. She sent me a birthday gift, but never acknowledges things I send to her, including a photo of her half-siblings. I simply don’t understand her, and for a psychologist, she communicates poorly.

The psychologist has now informed the oldest daughter of my present marriage that she will visit us soon, regardless of whether she is in my “good book or bad book”

(her phrase). It seems that Jean is saying she doesn’t care how I feel about her visit, and that she is trying to form an alliance with my chil-dren against me, even though she has never met them and knows next to nothing about them.

I have great faith in the judgment of the children of my pres-ent marriage. I want them to meet their half-sister. But I sim-ply don’t know how to deal with her myself. -- Perplexed Father in Newfoundland

Dear Perplexed: You and Jean obviously have a distant rela-tionship. We suspect she thinks you “aban-

doned” her for your new family, whether true or not, and is still nursing some hurt over it. Consider this visit an opportunity to remedy the situation. Welcome her with open arms. Tell her how much you love her and hope to get to know her better as the competent adult she is. Don’t rehash the past or place blame on her mother. You also can enlist the help of your other children to create a warmer rela-tionship. Please try.

Dear Annie: An acquaintance recently gave me a gift for my home. The intention of the giver is that the gift be permanently displayed in the liv-ing room. T h i s gift is not one I would have chosen, nor is it one I can easily put out every time the giver is expected to visit. There is no other room to which the gift can be moved. What do I do now? -- Recipient of Unwanted Gift

Dear Recipient: You

are under no obliga-tion to keep a gift you do not like (unless it is some type of val-ued family heirloom). Return it for something more to your taste and display that instead. If the giver should stop by and mention it, be sure to thank them for what-ever it is you selected in exchange. After all, they still “bought” it for you.

Dear Annie: I think you miscalled the advice to “Frustrated,” the mother of the graduate who received only two RSVPs out of 40 invitations sent for a catered gradua-tion party. It is high time that someone spoke for the American public. Here’s my pro-posed invitation with an RSVP:

“You are cordially invited to an event on such-and-such a date and time. Since venue size and refreshment requirements must be firmly committed a week in advance, we will make plans accord-

ingly for all who RSVP by that date. We look forward to your cel-ebrating with us. If we have not received your RSVP by the date requested, we will regretfully assume you will not be in atten-dance and will plan accordingly. Please let

us know by returning the RSVP card, call-ing this phone number or emailing us at this address.”

Then have a grumpy uncle stand by the front door with a list of those who responded and politely inform any-one else that the event

is limited to those who sent an RSVP. -- Seymour, Tenn.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers col-umn. Please email your questions to [email protected].

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For Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 ARIES(March 21 to April 19)Today your focus is on per-sonal relationships. You see how important these people are to you. However, conflict will be emotional. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a good day to take care of to-do lists, buying hygiene items, home-care things or crafts. You want to pull your act together and get on top of your scene. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A playful day! Enjoy saucy flirtations and fun times with others. Accept invita-tions to party. Sports events and playful times with chil-dren will delight. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You want to cocoon at home today because you feel a need to withdraw. This is not because you’re depressed -- it’s just that you want privacy to contemplate

your navel. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) A busy, chatty day! In con-versations with others, you don’t want superficial talk about the weather. Oh no. You want to get down to the nitty-gritty of things. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Earnings, shopping, cash flow and financial matters are your concerns today. You might focus on a pos-session by taking care of it or maintaining it. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) The Moon is in your sign today, which makes you more emotional than usual. (Don’t be demanding of oth-ers.). On the other hand, your luck is rather good. Yay! SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You won’t feel like socializ-ing today. You would rather be by yourself to do what you want to do. You also might explore mystical or

spiritual disciplines or dis-cover new secrets. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) A conversation with a female friend could be sig-nificant today. You might feel protective and nurtur-ing to someone, and even jealous if they pay more attention to someone else. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Personal details about your private life might be appar-

ent to people in authority today. Just be aware of this. However, someone might want to help you boost your career or your job. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Tidy up loose details regard-ing inheritances, trusts, shared property, insurance matters and banking needs. Get these things out of the way in order to feel freer and lighter.

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Jack McConnachie250-368-5222

Fred Behrens250-368-1268

Rob Burrus250-231-4420

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Rhonda van Tent250-231-7575

Nathan Kotyk250.231.9484

Marie Claude Germain250-512-1153

1252 Bay Avenue, Trail (250) 368-52221993 Columbia Ave, Rossland (250) 362-5200

www.coldwellbankertrail.com

Fruitvale $399,000Travel back in time in thisgorgeous old farmhouse!

Sitting on more than 10 acres just 2 minutes from downtown Fruitvale, life could not be better! The home offers 3 bedrooms, large mud room, living room, dining room and kitchen. Beautiful features throughout, including hardwood fl oors, original trim and high ceiling. The land is perfect for gardening, there once was a 1 acre farm garden on site, and still a good sized veggie garden now. There’s room for your horses, even goats and

sheep. This is a must see.Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

MLS# 2391919

FEATURE HOME

Trail $255,500Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# 2215314

Quality

Craftmanship

Warfi eld $149,900Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

MLS# 2391999

NEW LISTING

Trail $219,000Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

MLS# 2390650

Warfi eld $226,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# 2391776

Great

Location

Montrose $319,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# 2216882

Move in

Ready

Rossland $379,000Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

MLS# 2391973

Fruitvale $238,000Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

MLS# 2218320

Trail $99,500Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

MLS# 2218895

Rossland $139,900Marie Claude 250-512-1153

MLS# 2218240

Unbelievable

Price


MLS# 2390386

Great Family

Home

Trail $179,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# 2390566

Rossland $327,000 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# 2218775

NEW PRICE

Rossland $399,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# 2392108

Triple Lot

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

MLS# 2389421

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

MLS# 2391504

Trail $119,000Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# 2391596

Commercial

Possibilities


MLS# 2390923

Super

Location

Call Today! 250-364-1413 ext 206

GenelleRoute 302 8 papers 12th & 15th AveRoute 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, GrandviewRoute 304 13 papers 12th & 14th AveRoute 307 21 papers 16th & 17th Ave, Smith Cres, Tamara Cres

SunningdaleRoute 211 27 papers Hazelwood Dr, Oliva Cres, Viola Cres Route 218 10 papers Glen Dr, Hermia CresRoute 219 15 papers Hazelwood Dr

West TrailRoute 142 22 papers Railway Lane, Rossland AveRoute 149 7 papers Binns St, McAnally St, Kitchener Ave

WarfieldRoute 195 12 papers Blake Crt, Whitman WayRoute 202 14 papers Forrest Dr, Laurier DrRoute 208 12 papers Calder Rd, Schofield Hwy

MontroseRoute 342 8 papers 3rd St & 7th Ave Route 348 19 papers 12th Ave, Christie RdRoute 343 25 papers 8th, 9th & 10th AveRoute 340 28 papers 7th, 8th, & 10th StRoute 346 27 papers 8th, 9th & 10th Ave

RivervaleRoute 300 35 papers 1st, 2nd, 3rd Ave

FruitvaleRoute 365 23 papers Laurier Ave, Main StRoute 366 18 papers Beaver St, Maple AveRoute 375 12 papers Green Rd & Lodden RdRoute 378 22 papers Martin St, Old Salmo RdRoute 379 18 papers Cole St, Nelson AveRoute 380 23 papers Galloway Rd, Mill RdRoute 381 7 papers Coughlin RdRoute 382 7 papers Debruin Rd & Staats RdRoute 384 19 papers Cedar Ave, Kootenay

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Houses For Sale

Services

Garden & Lawn

Siddall Drover Garden Business

Light Pruning • WeedingGarden Clean-Up

Design • Consultation

250.364.1005

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

Houses For Sale

Services

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

MOVING / Junk Removal 250-231-8529

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

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Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay

HAY FOR SALE small square

$160/ton250-428-4316

Classifieds


Wayne DeWitt ext 25Mario Berno ext 27Dawn Rosin ext 24

Tom Gawryletz ext 26Keith DeWitt ext 30

Thea Stayanovich ext 28Joy DeMelo ext 29

Denise Marchi ext 21

1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000

All Pro Realty Ltd.

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

Salmo$179,900

MLS#2389158

GREAT VALUE

Waneta$560,000

MLS#2216293

WATEFRONT

Fruitvale$159,500

MLS#2391605

Warfi eld$74,900

MLS#2389422

Downtown Trail$173,900

MLS#2216419

Fruitvale$495,000

MLS#2215146

Sunningdale$259,500

MLS#2391581

Sunningdale$195,000

MLS#2389416

GREAT VALUEMINT

CONDITION

RENOVATED

TRADE-INS

WELCOMEWHEELCHAIR

ACCESSIBLEGREAT

LOCATION

Trail$134,500

MLS#2218753

Fruitvale$299,500

MLS#2211947

PRICE

REDUCED

FAMILY HOME

Waneta$459,000

MLS#2214677

Warfi eld$285,000

MLS#2217783

Fruitvale$465,000

MLS#2389490

BETTER THAN

NEWNEW PRICE

SUPER SPOT

Glenmerry$275,000

MLS#2390953

REDUCED

Warfi eld$117,700

MLS#2217600

1/2 ACRE LOT

Fruitvale$156,900

MLS#2391461

Salmo$699,900

MLS#2391966

SAL CREST

MOTEL

SUPER LOT

East Trail$79,000

MLS#

NEW LISTING

Trail$159,000

MLS#2390004

INCOME

HELPER

Trail$328,000

MLS#2216675

LARGE

FAMILY

NEEDED

Fruitvale$539,900

MLS#2391966

NEW LISTING

Glenmerry$277,500

MLS#2391898

NEW LISTING

Salmo$299,000

MLS#2392112

NEW LISTING

Sat, August 10 1-3pm 145 Cambridge Rd. Warfi eld

$249,000

OPEN HOUSE

MLS#2391795

Houses For Sale Houses For Sale Houses For Sale Merchandise for Sale

Food Products

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GRADED AA OR BETTERLOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF

Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished$100 Packages Available

Quarters/Halves$2.60/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Hamburger

$4.00/lbTARZWELL FARMS

250-428-4316 Creston

Garage SalesFRUITVALE, 1929 Mountain St., Sat. & Sun. Aug.10 & 11. 8am-?. Large Moving Sale.ROSSLAND 2230 2nd Ave. 8am-1pm Sat. Aug 10 Multi FamilyTRAIL, 1735 Riverside Ave. Lazeroff Apts. Aug.10th, 9am-12. BARGAINS! 250-231-5815

WARFIELD 760 Schofi eld Hwy. Cornerstone deck.Sat., Aug. 10th, 9am- 1pm

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.SPECIAL

44’ x 40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB

www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleAffordable steel shipping

containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers

Castlegar 250-365-3014

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

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale

NEW

5’ WhirlPool Tubs starting at $489.00

5’ Shower Bases $279.00

5’ Soaker Tubs $279.00

5’ Patio Doors $389.00

8’ Patio Doors $689.00

call250-718-0701

or 250-870-8140

7375 2nd St. Grand Forks

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

Castlegar 3 Bdrm Family Home with stunning view$295,000, Double garage

sun porches, gardens 2 side by side lots, with

separate titles, offer amazing privacy, 250-304-2944

GREAT STARTER HOME

&/OR INVESTMENT ON RIONDEL RD.

Above Kootenay Lake. 4km to Ashram, Marine, Golf Course, Riondel & beach. 2 3/4 acres & 2 storey unfi nished (but furnished) “Small is Beautiful” cabin. Good benches for building, one with lake view. In Aug, 12 appraised at $170,000 but older, fl exible vendor open to offers & might carry part of mortgage for suitable person or couple. For info & viewing please call:

1-780-566-0707

Real Estate

Homes WantedWANTED IN ROSSLAND:

HOUSE or CONDO To Rent or Buy for earliest

Sept 1st.or Oct 1st Can accommodate date

for the right place & arrangement.

Reasonable pricing for Sale. Can commit to Long term lease of 1 yr, minimum 3

bedroom with yard & garden space. Upper Rossland or Red Mtn. Resort area pre-ferred. We are a family with

behaved outdoor dog. Professional couple with

steady income and children. Please call 250-362-7681

evenings & weekends. 250-231-2174 daytime. Monika

KootenaysALL WEST KOOTENAY

REAL ESTATEwww.KootenayConnection.com

FREE Market EvaluationAir Miles/Moving Trailer

GREG GRITCHINCentury21Mountainview Realty

1-250-365-9791

RV SitesESTATE SALE. 2 Bdrm. Holi-day Park Unit & Lot 27 Christi-na Sands. Move in ready! Dishes, BBQ, etc. $105,000. obo. 778-999-8202

Rentals

Rent To OwnSunningdale, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl, must be employed. For more info call Ron 250-505-3453

Apt/Condo for RentBella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822CASTLEGAR, 1Bdrm. ground level, f/s, $600./mo.util.incl., avail. immed. 604-512-4178Ermalinda Apartments, Glen-merry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922E.Trail small house 1bd. with parking. W.Trail 1bd. f/s, 250-368-3239Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.GLENVIEW APTS. Large, Quiet apartment available. 250-368-8391, 250-367-9456Montrose 3 brm, W/D, newly reno, must have ref. NS NP $800/month 250-231-6651

SUNNINGDALE, spacious, bright 1bd, perfect for couple/ senior, n/p,n/s. 778-515-1512

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentTRAIL,2bd. apt.Sept.1.Friend-ly, quiet secure bldg. Heat incl. N/P, N/S. 250-368-5287

Homes for RentCastlegar furnished 3 Bdrm main fl oor, short term tenant

required, Sept to June, directly across from Community Complex, $1,195/mth includes utilities, 250-365-2839 or 365-3621

showing Aug 10th, 12 - 2

NEWLY renovated 2 BD home in Trail for rent September 1st Gas fi replace, hardwood fl oors, good location F/S W/D N/S and NO PETS. Ref. re-quired. 250-231-5992

ROSSLAND 3BDRM, w/d,n/s,n/p,$1000 plus utilities, avail. Sept 1. 250-367-7927

TRAIL, 3 bedroom 1 bathroom easy access home minutes to Gyro Park and Columbia Riv-er. 4 appliances, fenced yard, covered patio, off street park-ing, NS, pet negotiable, $1,000. + utilities. 250-364-3978

TRAIL, 4 b/r home, 1 bath, f/s/w/d, ns np, full basement, rv carport, close to Aquatic Centre, 1534 4th Ave, $1200 + utilities. 250-364-3978

W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. availablenow. $900./mo. including utilities. 1-250-960-9749.

TownhousesEdgewater Townhouse in Glenmerry, 3bd, 1.5Bth.,f/s,$850./mo. 250-368-5908

WOODLAND PARK HOUSING CO-OP affordable clean 3 bedroom townhouse

with basements centrally located and close to

amenities, park like setting Applications forms at

#1,1692 Silverwood Crescent Castlegar, 250-365-2677

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KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail 250.368.8818

www.kootenayhomes.comwww.century21.ca

The Local Experts™

Tonnie Stewart ext 33Cell: [email protected]

Deanne Lockhart ext 41Cell: [email protected]

Mark Wilson ext 30Cell: [email protected]

Mary Martin ext 28Cell: [email protected]

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

Ron Allibone ext 45Cell: [email protected]

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Christine Albo ext 39Cell: [email protected]

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Darlene Abenante ext 23Cell: [email protected]

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! Jodi Beamish ext 51Cell: [email protected]

2042 Columbia Avenue, Rossland

$179,000Here is your opportunity to own a Popular and very successful cafe located right in the heart of down-town Rossland. The owner just completed a full in-

terior renovation last year which blends in very well with the complete downtown street and sidewalk upgrades and improvements. Call your REALTOR® for more information and an opportunity to view.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

NOW IS YOUR CHANCE

TO BE YOUR OWN BOSS

302 Ritchie Avenue, Tadanac $419,000

This graceful and spacious home offers beautiful “heritage” characteristics including hardwood fl oors, French

doors, charming den, and wood burning fi replace. The large, fl at lot is accented by gorgeous trees and amazing views. Call your REALTOR® for an appointment

to view.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale $65,000

Serviced and ready to go, this 66x105 generous lot is among new

houses and has gorgeous views. Bring your plans and break ground this Spring!

MLS# K213996.Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665

1652 LeRoi Avenue, Rossland $219,000

Fantastic starter home! Hardwood fl oors, new kitchen, full basement with

lots of storage, custom carport with potential of large deck, off street parking, basement has been remodeled to include

a recreation room, bedroom and 2nd bathroom.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

1922 Meadowlark Drive,Fruitvale

$279,0005 bdrms & 3 baths. Great family home

featuring recent updates to kitchen, deck and new gutters. Across the street from a park and minutes to downtown Fruitvale.

Call Jodi 250-231-2331

NEW PRICE

NEW PRICE

1602 Kootenay Avenue, Rossland

$259,000If you are looking for space, this is it!

3 bdrms, 2 baths situated on a 60x100 corner lot. Home offers a covered deck,

single car garage, bamboo fl oors, massive mud room for all your toys and

a large basement space for storage. Nothing to do but move in! Call your REALTOR® today.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

304 Austad Lane, Trail $77,900

GREAT character 2 bdrm home in Columbia Heights - solid home - newer roof - tile, laminate fl ooring - upgraded

plumbing - terraced lot with private patio - Great investment!

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

1501 - 2nd Avenue, Trail

$209,000High traffi c corner location. Currently

has 3 long term tenants. There is also a second fl oor which has been used as

offi ces but was initially a 2 bedroom apartment that can be quite easily turned

back to an apartment.Call Richard (250) 368-7897

1665 Maida Road, Christina Lake

$99,100EXCELLENT retreat- fantastic corner fl at lot - recreational activities 12 months of the year- perfect for the family that

wants to get away-water, septic, power are all done!!!

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

415 8th Avenue, Montrose $289,000

Pool time! Great family home on a quiet cul-de-sac has 4 bdrms, large living

room and kitchen with plenty of living space for the whole family! Call for your

private viewing today!Call Terry 250-231-1101

Thinking of

moving? Call me

for a FREE market

evaluation today!Call Art

(250) 368-8818

956 Spokane Street, Trail

$167,888PSSST! HAVE YOU HEARD? Downtown Trail is heating up! Invest in this 1250 sf building with established retail on main

and spacious residential suite up. Call for revenue details and be part of the buzz!

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Call Nowfor a

Free HomeEvaluation

Jodi Beamish250 -231-2331

3300 Dahlia Crescent, Trail $219,000

This 3 bdrm, 2 bath home offers an open spacious and bright feel with large windows and gleaming hardwood fl oors.

The basement offers a large recently renovated family room and 2 piece bath. All this situated on a private, cedar lined, corner lot with good parking available in

the driveway and garage. Call now before it’s gone! Great value here!!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

NEW PRICE

602 French Street, Warfi eld $242,000

Immaculate home on a very large landscaped lot in Warfi eld! This 3 bdrm, 2 bath home offers plenty of parking, space from your neighbors several

outdoor living spaces, and awesome hobby room or shop area. All of this is

close to all amenities including a Village park for this kids! Call now!!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

108 Rosewood Drive, Fruitvale $239,000

This 3 bedroom home offers spacious rooms, wood fi replace, central air and

large sundeck. Located on a quiet cul de sac close to town, elementary school and

arena. Call for your private viewing.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Ron & Darlene Your Local Home Team

1537 Bay Avenue, Trail$195,000

Take a look at this opportunity to be next to the Rivers edge and on the park in

downtown Trail. Large retail space with lots of storage and a nice home on top

of building.

1701 – 3rd Avenue, Trail$99,000

Secure building on a corner lot in a prominent location.

Great building, great price!

Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527

Commercial Opportunities

2393 Columbia Avenue, Rossland

$299,000The Parish Hall has a typical church hall fl oor plan with an adjoining kitchen. The Centre has two fl oors, divided into three distinct areas. The Hall is heated with a newer HE Furnace, while the Centre is heated with three older furnaces. The

yard has a small playground area.Call Bill (250) 231-2710

Here is your opportunity to own a Popular and very

terior renovation last year which blends in very well For additional information and photos

on all of our listings, please visit

www.kootenayhomes.com

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