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Watching a Christmas parade usually means getting all bundled up with hats, gloves, scarves and more, but not for the Mystic Dreams Belly Dancers.

Lisa Keech, member of the belly dancing group, will be performing at this year's Santa's Candy Parade on Saturday and just like every other year, all of the dancers' winter wear will be hidden beneath their costumes.

“We just wear long underwear under everything,” she said. “We all have our coats on right before the parade starts and then we take them off.”

The weather forecast for Saturday's parade shows a little snow and a high of 4 C – a bit warmer than last year's freez-ing temperatures. All the long johns in the world couldn't have kept Keech and her fellow dancers warm in the 2013 parade.

“Last year, it was freezing – it was -25 or something,” she said. “I wore three skirts, plus long underwear underneath them and some warm boots. Nobody can see under there anyways.”

When Christmastime comes to mind, belly dancing isn't generally the first thing people think of, but the Mystic Dreams Belly Dancers try their best to stay in theme.

“We wear Santa hats with lights on them and we mostly wear red and white in our costumes as well, to make it a little more Christmas-y,” she said.

“Then we play Christmas music out of the back of our vehicle that we deco-rate. It is so fun. If you pick the right piece of music you can do anything.”

The belly dancing performance is just one of the attractions in Santa's Candy Parade at Silver City Nite, the all-day holiday celebration in downtown Trail.

The parade will follow the usual route from Helena and the Esplanade, up Bay Ave, left on Farwell, left on Cedar and then down Eldorado back to the Esplanade. It starts at 4 p.m. sharp.

Bringing up the rear of the parade line will be Santa Claus, who will be roll-

ing into town on a fire truck, giving his eight reindeer a break before Christmas Eve.

Andrea Jolly, communications and event planner with the City of Trail, says the city enjoys hosting events like Silver City Nite because it brings the community together to celebrate the holiday season.

“The city wants to provide a welcom-ing environment so we can celebrate the pride in our community,” she said. “This event is an opportunity for locals, non-locals, organizations, community

groups, businesses and more to support each other while enjoying some holiday spirit.”

The celebration will feature activities and performances from local groups, including Greater Trail Minor Hockey hosting a street hockey game, Christmas carols from the St. Michael's Choir and a chance to visit with Santa after the parade is finished.

There will also be hot chocolate and hot dogs available for purchase with a donation.

See TREE, Page 3

Holiday spirit rolls

into regionTrail, Fruitvale and Rossland hosting seasonal festivities

this weekend

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LIZ BEVAN PHOTO

Lisa Keech, of the Mystic Dreams Belly Dancers, shows off the layers of clothes she plans to wear during Saturday’s Santa’s Candy Parade in downtown Trail.

First council meeting

outlines dutiesB Y L I Z B E V A N

Times StaffFruitvale's inaugu-

ral council meeting was short and sweet on Tuesday evening with only a few items on the agenda.

Mayor Patricia Cecchini read her Mayor's Address to Council at the begin-ning of the meeting, thanking the coun-cillors and looking towards the future.

“It is difficult for me to express the feel-ings of humility, pride and most importantly, excitement that I am experiencing here this evening,” she began.

“I am honoured that the citizens have placed in me, and (the coun-cillors) as fellow mem-bers of council, their trust and confidence to address the many chal-lenges that lay before us. I feel such pride in our home of Fruitvale, I am proud to live here and I am proud that our residents enjoy the life in Fruitvale.”

After accepting the minutes from the last two council meet-ings, the councillors around the table had the task of choosing their representative for the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary.

Veteran coun-cil member Tabatha Webber nominated Cecchini to continue in her role as Fruitvale Director for the RDKB and the mayor accept-ed.

James Ellison, a new face in Fruitvale council chambers, nominated incumbent councillor Bert Kniss

for the job of alter-nate director with the RDKB, but the coun-cillor said he couldn't do it.

“I am going to have to decline that,” said Kniss. “I just have too many other things going right now.”

When Kniss passed on the nomination, Ellison nominated Webber, who accepted.

Before the meeting was called, Cecchini spoke with individu-al councillors about other committee appointments.

First time coun-cillors Ellison and Stephen Morissette, are already get-ting their feet wet in municipal governance with appointments to several committees.

Councillor Ellison has been named to the Chamber of Commerce and the Beaver Valley Water Service Committee, and will be acting as Spirit Events and Trails liaison.

Morissette will be joining Kniss on the Finance and Budget Committee and was appointed to the Lower Columbia Community Development Team and Tourism Committee.

The Personnel Committee added one this year, with Cecchini as the chair and Morissette and Webber lending a hand.

After committee appointments were made, Councillor Kniss wanted to ensure that there was an opportu-nity to revisit the list to make changes in the future. See CHANGES, Page 3

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Interact Club has decided to keep its donations local this

holiday season. The club's annual

poinsettia flower sale has funded trips in the past, but this year, the money raised will be going towards the Trail Skate Park.

Claire Hewson, Crowe teacher with the Interact Club, says she is happy to see students tak-

ing the steps to help locally.

“It is a learning experience,” she said.

Hewson added that the students were the ones who decided where the collected donations would go in the community.

“They took the ini-tiative on their own. It helped some of the

students come out of their shell and step up.”

Patrick Audet, director of Friends of the Skate Park, says the group is always grateful when a local fundraiser chooses them as a recipient.

“It is great hav-ing students do these sort of fundraisers, but then to give them the power to decide where the money goes, and they chose the skate park, we are over the moon,” he said.

“Anything we can do to heighten the awareness of the need of a skate park in Trail and if the kids are saying we want to donate the money we raised to help the skate park, we are really happy. Thanks for choosing us.”

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Samantha Theobald, a member of the J.L. Crowe Interact Club, shows off some of the poinsettia plants the club sold during their fundraising drive. The money raised from the poinsettia sales will be going to the Friends of the Skate Park organization to fund the building of a skate park in the Trail area.

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• Saturday, Fruitvale Memorial Hall from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for Breakfast with Santa. Bring the kids for pictures with Santa and enjoy a pancake, egg and sausage breakfast cooked by the Fruitvale firemen and served by the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. All proceeds donated to the Fruitvale Community Chest to help with food hampers in the Valley. For

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• Saturday, 900 Spokane Street, the Trail Indoor Winter Market goes from noon until 4 p.m. Local vendors, baked goods, crafts, unique ideas and more. Call 368.3144 for info.

• Saturday, Waneta Mall from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. the Lower Columbia Violence Against Women in Relationships (VAWIR) Committee is setting up a dis-

play table for people to say “hello,” pick up a white ribbon and information about local services. VAWIR is working to highlight the import-ant issue of gender based violence on the

Dec. 6 anniversary of the 1989 Montreal Massacre. This year, the committee is asking local resi-dents to wear a white ribbon as a symbol of their opposition to violence against women.

• Monday through Friday,

J.L. Crowe Theatre at 6:30 p.m. Triple Threat Productions and Steps Dance Centre present: Alice In Wonderland Jr: The Musical. Tickets $7 for 12 years and under and $10 for 13 years and up. Available at Pharmasave until Friday Dec. 5, and at the door. For info call Juliana at 521.1088.

• Monday to Friday, The Kootenay Boundary Community Services Co-op is looking for resi-dents from Nakusp, Creston, Trail to take part in a focus group dis-cussion around some commun-ity services. An honorarium and

refreshments will be provided. Phone George (250) 352.7600.

Music• Tuesday, Charles Bailey

Theatre at 7:30 p.m., the Trail Society of Performing Arts pre-sents Black Umfolosi. A self taught acappella (Imbube) singing and traditional dance group that was formed in 1982. Specializing in imbube music, gumboot dance and Zulu dance, they have delighted audiences all over the world.

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FROM PAGE 1The city is including

downtown businesses in the spirit of the holiday by host-ing a Christmas tree deco-rating contest.

Trail residents aren’t the only ones who will be enjoy-ing the holiday season in the streets on Saturday.

Rossland has its own Christmas celebration with the 21st annual Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas event.

Jody Blomme, executive director of the Rossland Chamber of Commerce, says one of the highlights of the annual event is the Reindeer Prance, where kids get a chance to act as Santa’s reindeer in a march down Columbia Ave. at 1 p.m. At the end of their parade route, the kids will get their pictures taken with the man in red.

To round out the day’s events, the City of Rossland sets up a Christmas tree in Harry Lefevre Square where there will be Christmas car-ols and a lighting ceremony.

“One of the big tradition-al parts of the day is the city’s Christmas tree,” said Blomme.

“At 4:40 p.m., we have carollers from the Rossland Light Opera Players and the Rossland Glee Club, and then the lighting of the tree.”

Blomme says the tim-ing of the tree lighting was deliberate to give Trail resi-dents a chance to make it up to Rossland after the Silver City Nite parade.

The rest of the Rossland Rekindle event includes

carol sing-a-longs, a lun-cheon at the legion, cake bingo at the Miner’s Hall, chestnut roasting on an open fire, bake sales, retail sales and much more.

Blomme says one of the best things about the annual festivities is the focus on tradition.

“The wonderful thing about this event is that it is a 21-year tradition,” she said. “Much of it stays the same.”

In Fruitvale, they will be kicking off the holiday sea-son with their annual Jingle Down Main event. Starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, the village will have vendors selling delicious homemade food, hot chocolate and hot dogs.

Shoppers will enjoy in-store specials from Fruitvale retailers and kids can visit Santa’s Village while their parents listen to Christmas carols.

Once bellies are full and warmed up with hot choco-late or apple cider, sledders will be barrelling down the Matterhorn Toboggan Run and for the more leisurely, there will be horse-drawn wagon rides through the Village.

Earlier in the afternoon, the Fruitvale Memorial Centre will be transformed into a movie theatre, show-ing “How to Train Your Dragon 2” and a Christmas story reading by the ladies at the Beaver Valley Library. The movie starts at 2:30 p.m. and admission is by donation of a non-perish-able food item or a new toy.

FROM PAGE 1“I would just like to see the

new councillors get various opportunities,” he said. “I would like to see an annual review of these roles.”

He was told that there already was a review of committee appointments and if any council-lor wanted to make a change, it would be looked at.

Amendments to the Five-Year Financial Plan were on the agen-da at the meeting, with more money being spent is some areas and less in others.

The cemetery expansion bud-get was decreased by $31,000, carrying forward the amount in the village’s budget. Documents explain that the money was ini-tially to go towards lawn crypts, but no purchases were made this past year.

The village spent more than planned on the sewer main re-alignment and lift station feasi-bility study, decreasing the sewer surplus by $12,000.

Among a few other minor changes, a planning grant that would have given Fruitvale $10,000 from the provincial gov-ernment was cancelled.

The inaugural meeting closed out with a discussion about the 2015 meeting schedule and Jingle Down Main.

The scheduling discussion ended with a consensus to keep it the same – regular council meetings on the first Monday of every month, with Committee of the Whole meetings on the third Monday.

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passed away peacefully on November 27, 2014 at her home in the Langley Lodge, Langley, B.C. due to complications from Alzheimer’s. She was 86.

Ina was born in Trail, B.C. on December 25, 1927 to Joseph

Sr. and Veronica (Frankovitch) Wolf. She graduated from Trail High School and attended Trail Business College in 1948-49. She worked at Cominco, retiring after 24 years of service. She married Alfeo (Al) Cristofoli in 1951. They had four children. Ina and Al divorced in 1972. Ina lived almost her entire life in Trail. When she needed full-time care and the support of her children she left Silver City Gardens for the Langley Lodge at the coast.

Ina sang in the choir at “Our Lady” for more than twenty years. She was also the soloist at many weddings and funerals. She was active in CWL and Legion of Mary. She made two pilgrimages to Medjugorje and had an audience with Pope Benedict XVI. She was an avid gardener and a wonderful cook. Her grandchildren were the loves of her life.

Ina is survived by her children: Janis (David) Eaton of Walla Walla, WA; Jean (Dr. Michael Uszler) of Playa Vista, CA; Sylvia (John Alty) of Port Moody, B.C.; and David (Lucie Lecours) of Langley, B.C.; eight grandchildren: Andrew (Stephanie) Eaton and Douglas (Megan) Eaton of Walla Walla, WA; Jonathan Lees, Michael Lees, Erik Rempel, and Adrienne Rempel, of Vancouver, B.C.; Michel (Nathalie) Gavard and François (Casandra) Gavard of Gatineau, QC; fi ve great-grandchildren, and12 nieces and nephews. Ina is predeceased by her parents and her siblings and their spouses.

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Ina Cristofoli (nee Wolf)

The family of Janis Lee Zanier sadly announce her passing on November

27th, 2014. She was born in Rossland on October 7, 1959, the fourth child of

George and Annie Beaudry.She is lovingly remembered and cherished

by her husband Pat, daughters Lauren (Albert Benson), Taylor and Jordan, her son Matthew; Janis’s sisters Carol Bacon and Patti (Larry) Turko, brother Garry ( Jennifer) Beaudry; parents-in-law Reno and Loretta Zanier, brothers-in-law Barry (Aileen) and Michael (Maria) Zanier, sister-in-law Lynne (Bevan) Blatchford and numerous nieces and nephews.Janis was predeceased by her parents George and Annie, sister Sharon Hammond, brother in-law Ted Hammond, nephew Kenny Hammond, and niece Kailee Zanier.Janis married Pat in 1985 and moved to Rossland where they raised their four children. Janis was a natural caregiver, something that was apparent in all aspects of her life. Fittingly, after raising her own family, she opened a home daycare where she continued her passion for nurturing children.Janis enjoyed cooking, gardening, and being outdoors with her dogs. She loved to spend time with family and friends at Christina Lake, and looked forward to her yearly travels to Mexico and Palm Desert.Janis will be remembered for her shining smile, nurturing presence, and gentle spirit. She will be greatly missed.A Celebration of Janis’s life will be held at the Rossland Secondary School gymnasium, on Saturday, December 6th, 2014 at 11:00 am with Gwen Ziprick officiating.As an expression of sympathy, donations in Janis’s name may be made to the Trail SPCA, 7700 3B Hwy, Trail, BC V1R 4X2.You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence

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Janis Lee Zanier

(nee Beaudry)September 17th, 1936- November 30th, 2014

� e family of Glen Bailie sadly announces his

passing. Glen passed away at the Penticton Regional

Hospital early Sunday morning (November 30).

Glen is survived by and will be very missed by his beloved wife Anne Bailie, his children Dave Bailie (Tracy), Mike Bailie, Geo� Bailie, Norm Bailie (Bonnie) and his grandchildren, Sean Bailie (Alyse), Aaron Bailie (Marissa), Ceilidh-Anne Bailie, Markie-May Bailie, Jarrod Bailie, Ethan Bailie and Megan Bailie. He will also be deeply missed by all of his nieces and nephews. Glen was a loving, kind and giving man who was incredibly proud of his family.In there younger years Glen and Anne became very involved in square dancing and it became a life long passion for them. Glen went on to become an active square dance caller in the Kootenays where he made many life long friends. When Glen and Anne moved to the Okanagan in 1998, Glen continued to be an active member of the square dance community and eventually started teaching it in the elementary schools. Glen’s family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the nursing sta� at Penticton Regional Hospital for their amazing support and care of Glen during his last days.A service for Glen will be planned for the spring. In lieu of � owers Glen’s family would like to ask that donations be made to either Parkinson’s Society or the Alzheimer’s Society of B.C.

September 17th, 1936- November 30th, 2014

Glen AllenBAILIE

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The Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation hosted its annual Snowflake Gala on Nov. 22 at the Cominco Gym in Trail. The gala raised over $40,000 and attracted almost 400 people including (above from the left) Michelle Bedford, circulation manager of the Trail Times and Jen Harding joined by Lisa Pasin, director of development KBRH Health Foundation. The event featured an elegant meal, numerous silent auction items and music by Juno Award nominee Melody Diachun.

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- Actor-turned-part-time professor Alan Alda has a new chal-lenge for scientists: Explain sleep to an 11-year-old.

The television and film star best known for his role in the 1970s sitcom “MASH” has had a lifelong interest in science.

He started the annual “Flame Challenge” contest in 2011. It asks scientists to explain complex concepts in ways a child can understand.

The first year sought an answer to “What is a flame?” That was followed by challenges to explain time and colour.

Scientists have until Feb. 13 to sub-mit their answers about sleep. The win-ning written and video or graphic entries will receive $1,000 cash prizes.

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ernment analysis shows Veterans Affairs underspent by more than $2.6 million on maintaining grave markers for Canada’s war dead last year, at cemeteries like the ones in Italy visited last week by Julian Fantino.

The review of the memorial and cem-etery maintenance program shows just 2,500 of 7,000 grave markers were prop-erly maintained last

year.Fantino, the vet-

erans affairs minis-ter, is under fire for attending Second World War commem-orations in Italy while controversy raged in Ottawa about his department’s treat-ment of veterans seeking mental health benefits.

The analysis shows the government ear-marked more than $18.5 million in fiscal 2013-14 to help pre-serve the memory of Canadians who died

serving their country.Instead, the depart-

ment spent less than $16 million, with just eight people doing the preservation work - far short of the 41 full-time employees originally projected for the program.

The analysis also says foreign service providers completed maintenance work on 80 per cent of Canada’s overseas memorials, shy of their 85 per cent target.

In the House of Commons today, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to apologize to veterans.

For his part, Fantino brushed aside questions about the cemetery mainten-ance, instead tout-ing his government’s recent achievements in providing services to military veterans.

Government under-spent on maintaining graves of war dead

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These connections main impetus is safe-ty and efficiency.

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Most of these sys-tems hide the data and logic of the diag-nosis from the mech-anic. The result is a check this and check that routine and then some kind of defin-ite conclusion. The trouble is many prob-lems are intermit-tent. Therefore quite often the solution is “no problem found”. Solving intermittent problems requires a knowledge of the system involved. The checking must hap-pen when the prob-lem is present. There is no better way to

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I am confident my job is safe. Today’s complex vehicles present a challenging diagnosis and repair environment. As the manufacturers ignore our plight and focus on building a com-plex yet unbreakable machine we mechan-ics will harness our ingenuity to find solutions that keep your most expensive purchase next to your home purring down the road.

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Once considered pri-marily a female-oriented social network, Pinterest is now attracting men in greater numbers.

A good chunk of those new “pinners” are from Canada, which is Pinterest’s second lar-gest market behind the U.S.

“We’ve seen Canada grow at a great clip alongside or in paral-lel with the U.S.,” says Pinterest’s head of inter-national, Matt Crystal.

“The user base in Canada is 60 per cent

bigger than it was about 11 months ago and we’re growing really quickly.”

In an online survey of anglophone Canadians conducted for the Media Technology Monitor in the fall of 2013, about 13 per cent of the respondents said they had used Pinterest in the past month, com-pared to 66 per cent for Facebook, 22 per cent for LinkedIn and 19 per cent for Twitter.

About 21 per cent of the female respondents said they had used Pinterest recently, while just six per cent of men said they’d logged on lately.

But Crystal says that gap is shrinking.

“Among men growth rates are significantly higher right now than they are for women. In our more mature mar-kets like the U.S. and in Canada we’re starting to see more and more men come to the realization that Pinterest is for them as well.”

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T H E A S S o C I A T E D P R E S SPHILADELPHIA - The cost of six geese-a-laying spiked con-

siderably this year, while most of the items in the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” saw little to no increase, according to the 31st annual PNC Wealth Management Christmas Price Index.

A set of gifts in each verse of the song would set you back $27,673 in stores, an increase of less than $300 - or 1 per cent - from last year. But shoppers turning to the Internet would see a bigger bump of about 8 per cent over last year’s online prices, bringing the set of gifts in each verse to $42,959. Buyers look-ing to purchase all the items each time they were mentioned in the song - 364 that is - would spend $116,273, a modest 1.4 per cent increase from a year ago. PNC’s sources for the Christmas Price Index include retailers, the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia-based PHILADANCO and the Pennsylvania Ballet Company.

Here is a look at the full set of prices:- Partridge, $20; last year: $15- Pear tree, $188; last year: $184- Two turtle doves, $125; last year: same- Three French hens, $181; last year: $165- Four calling birds (canaries), $600; last year: same- Five gold rings, $750; last year: same- Six geese-a-laying, $360; last year: $210- Seven swans a-swimming, $7,000; last year: same- Eight maids a-milking, $58; last year: same- Nine ladies dancing (per performance), $7,553; last year:

same- 10 lords a-leaping (per performance), $5,348; last year:

$5,243- 11 pipers piping (per performance), $2,635; last year: same- 12 drummers drumming (per performance), $2,855; last

year: same

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OPINION

Weekend celebrations highlight local communitiesPerhaps it’s due to

the sinking loonie or simply because online shopping is

easier, but it was refresh-ing to see an overwhelming response to the Trail Times recent poll on cross-border shopping.

Eighty per cent of respondents said they wouldn’t be heading south of the border for their Christmas shopping. Granted this is far from a scientific poll and the number of voters isn’t revealed. But the sim-ple fact that people are eschewing the traditional trip to Spokane for bar-gains is promising.

That doesn’t mean shoppers won’t seek out the big box stores in Kelowna or Cranbrook but at least Canadian dol-lars will stay in Canada a bit longer.

Which brings me to this weekend’s commun-ity celebrations.

Bells will be ringing in Rossland, Fruitvale and Trail as they host their respective Christmas cele-

brations.And whether you rekin-

dle in Rossland, jingle in Fruitvale or light up the Silver City, the events have double meaning for the communities.

The celebrations are first and foremost an opportunity citizens to gather together and wish each other season’s greet-ings in a fun and festive atmosphere.

The season is about the joy on children’s faces and nothing does that better than seeing Santa out in full force.

From a parent’s point of view, it’s those moments that make the entire holi-day hoopla worthwhile.

A warm fire, hot choco-late, music and Santa all add up to a perfect start-ing point into the festive season.

Of course another goal of the celebration is sim-ply to get the public out and about and see what each community has to offer.

As much as we hate to admit it, Christmas com-

mercialism is a fact of life. Trying to stop it would yield as much success as trying to hold back the Columbia River with your foot.

For local stores it’s often a make-or-break time of year. It’s no secret why they call it Black Friday in the U.S. and sadly in other parts of the world too. It’s the best time to get your store in the black on the balance sheet.

And while consum-ers are bombarded with advertising all the “must haves” for under the tree from the major retailers,

it’s community events like this weekend that pro-vide an opportunity and an excuse for shoppers to visit their local shops, markets and stores.

You may not feel the need to buy anything but simply walking through a store supports the idea behind these events.

The goal is to get people into their respect-ive downtowns for a com-munity celebration. It’s an opportunity for citizens to peruse what is available in their own backyard.

And the benefits are numerous.

Getting out to jingle, rekindle or parade instills a sense of community back into everyone involved.

Getting out to visit local shops and stores supports those same busi-nesses and justifies the effort each town makes in putting on these events.

I don’t expect to get all my Christmas shop-ping done this weekend or even in downtown Trail. But by going out for a hot chocolate, listening to

some carols and walking through a couple of stores I might find a couple of items to knock off my Christmas list.

I’ll see familiar faces, smile at excited kids crowding around Santa and just enjoy the fact that it’s all happening in my community.

My $20 purchasing power isn’t going to but some store in the black for 2014 but it goes a long way in supporting the entire notion of spending local.

And local spending means local jobs, local business and local suc-cess.

It’s not a cure all for what ails some downtown districts but it’s a start.

And if you can add a little Christmas joy to the entire day then it’s an out-ing well worth taking.

You might even find yourself humming a Christmas tune or two on the way home.

Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Times

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My constituency office in Castlegar has recently heard from many concerned sen-iors who did not receive their pension cheques as usual in October and November. When my assistant followed up with Service Canada, she was told that the SC regional offices had received thousands of complaints from seniors who found themselves in the same situation.

Service Canada explained that they suspended the pen-sion payments of individuals who have not updated their mailing addresses, whose T-4 pension slips had been returned to Service Canada as “undeliverable,” and who Service Canada could not get hold of in any other way.

Unfortunately, this heavy-handed approach has meant hardship for many seniors who rely on their pension cheques

for the basic necessities of life. It can take Service Canada

upward of seven business days to release a cheque once they are able to make con-tact with a pensioner. In the meantime, rent cheques are late, cupboards are empty, and people are panicked because of money shortages.

When my assistant ques-tioned the need for such extreme action, she was told that this “T-4 return policy” was implemented for “security reasons,” so that cheques did not continue to be sent to an individual who was deceased, or had moved away.

This may sound reasonable, but the reality is that some of the seniors my office has spoken to have had no such changes.

They are being punished because of an administrative situation that could have been

handled much more simply.One constituent wrote to

me about her experience when she contacted Service Canada.

“I spoke with a very polite man but the only reason he could give me for the ‘glitch’ was that I could not be found because they had no physical address—really. I was born in this country, I have lived my whole life in BC, I have worked from the age of 18 years in BC. I retired in 2001 and have been receiving my pension cheques uninterrupt-ed. The last time I moved was 1981.”

I would encourage any pen-sioner who has not received their cheques to contact my Castlegar office for assistance, 250-365-2792, 1-800-667-2393, [email protected].

Alex Atamanenko, MP BC Southern Interior

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Canada’s Auditor General, Michael Ferguson, found in his recent audit that “there are too many barriers to veterans getting mental-health servi-ces and benefits, including a complex application process and delays in getting their rec-ords from the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces.”

This comes right after a report that $1.1 billion in Veteran Services cash was hauled back unspent by Harper. The recently announced $200 million over 50 years for mental health services for veterans is far too little and far too late.

My friend, Lyle Crispin served for the Canadian Forces during the 1992 Yugoslavian civil war. He currently volun-teers as a facilitator for a veter-

ans group in Trail.Lyle has seen first-hand the

lasting physical and mental toll that war can take on our Canadian soldiers.

Many of the veterans that work with Lyle have received lump sum cash payments for the injuries they suffered dur-ing service. A lump sum pay-ment is the cheaper option for government, as it wipes away future obligations for on-going support and care.

“I’ve seen it happen time and time again – the payout cash is gone within a year,” said Lyle. “Veterans find themselves with-out money, support or hope. I have seen too many veterans who view suicide as their only option.”

Lyle is particularly frustrated by the Conservative claw-back

of $1.1 billion in money that was set aside for veterans, as the unmet need is significant.

On Remembrance Day last month, we honoured those who have served in our military here and abroad. Those soldiers trusted each other to cover their backs. Those soldiers trusted their commanding offi-cers to consider their safety in determining any action. Those soldiers trusted their govern-ment to deploy them wisely. We Canadians must now be trustworthy in our response to their need. Let’s not look for the cheapest way, let’s look for the best way to support our veterans. They deserve it.

Connie DenesiukFederal Liberal candidate

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It was a big surprise to every-one — including apparently Canada Post — that the Crown corporation made a huge profit in the just-ended third quarter. This is the same group that was predicting earlier this year it would be losing millions of dol-lars because Canadians weren’t using the services as much any-more.

Using that outlook, Canada Post announced that they would be ending door-to-door mail delivery in every commun-ity where it now exists and would, over time, be install-ing community boxes to deliver home mail.

It didn’t matter to those in charge what the conditions — weather or geographic — pre-vailed in a community, home delivery would be axed.

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The Trail Smoke Eaters dealt defenceman Viktor Dombrovskiy to the Prince George Spruce Kings for towering defenceman Steve Penner and rugged forward Cooper Leitch.

With the acquisition of the six-foot-five, 210-pound veteran Penner, the Smokies will shore up an already talented blue-line corps. The 19-year-old Prince George native has two goals and two assists this season, is strong and steady and notoriously hard to play against.

“Coming from a game where we got physically outmatched by Vernon, both players bring a physic-al presence to this group, which we’re finding out we needed to some extent,” said Trail Smoke Eater coach and GM Nick Deschenes.

Leitch, meanwhile, is an 18-year-old, six-foot-two, 215 pound for-ward, who counted two goals and an assist in 27 games for the Spruce Kings.

“He moves really well for his size and I think his offensive numbers, being a first-year guy and probably not getting a lot of opportunity, are reflected of that, and I think the change of scenery might be good.”

This weekend the team returns to the Cominco Arena for games against the Vernon Vipers on Saturday and Powell River Kings on Sunday.

The Smokies are coming off a thrilling 3-1 win over the West Kelowna Warriors Friday, before falling to Vernon on Saturday.

The team has been battling sig-nificant injury and illness issues, but look to be healthier this week-end.

“It’s going to be a good test, and we’re almost healthy, except for Craig Martin . . . We’re in a little bit different situation from last week when we had four affiliate players dressed.”

Martin is out for a few more weeks with a knee injury, but the Smokies should have Penner and Leitch in the line up this weekend and will see the return of Bryan Basilico, Robert Johnson, and Jeremy Lucchini.

“It’s just the nature of the beast, a lot of teams have guys out long term. It’s a team sport and one guy will never make or break a team in my opinion no matter what the level, you always find ways.”

The Smokies have had a difficult time with the Vernon Vipers this season, unable to register a win in three matches.

“They’ve probably been the worst efforts we put forth this year especial-ly in their building,” said Deschenes. “Putting a couple of those together is just not a good combination, but we have an opportunity on Saturday to redeem ourselves, and we’ll see how we respond.”

On the upside, Trail is 2-0 against a good Powell River team, which is 13-7-06 and currently sit in second in the Island division.

The Smokies played the Penticton Vees on Wednesday night in Penticton, but scores were unavailable at press time.

Puck drop against the Vipers goes at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cominco Arena, and at 3 p.m. Sunday against the Powell River Kings. Special admission to Sunday’s game is $5 for all in attendance.

See more on the Trail-Penticton game in Friday’s Trail Times.

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The Beaver Valley Skating Club was out in full force as about 60 skaters participated in the lap-a-thon and simulated skate on Friday at the Beaver Valley Arena. Clockwise from top: The BVSC has over a dozen program assistants to help young skaters grow into accomplished competitors like Taryn and Jacob Verhelst, and McKenzie Walts (left). Instructors Llora McTeer, Mandy Paulsen, Liz Iannone, Verhelst, and Jane Sibbald (missing) are preparing the skaters for the East Kootenay Invitational in Cranbrook this weekend.

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I was born a gen-eration too late to see Jean Beliveau in action, but

as an avid Montreal Canadiens fan, as a kid I remember reading about the unrivaled skill and elegance of the lanky centreman whose hockey career spanned two decades in the 50s and 60s.

Beliveau died Tuesday night at age 83. The longest serving Canadiens captain played 18 sea-sons with les Habitant, scoring 507 goals and 1,219 points in 1,125 NHL games. He was a 14-time All-Star and a two-time Hart Trophy winner and took home the first

Conn Smythe trophy in 1965. He won 10 Stanley Cups as a player, and seven as an executive.

Despite his suc-cess with the bleu, blanc, et rouge, the Quebec native was even more highly regarded for his gen-erosity off the ice, his interaction with

fans, and his proclivity to answer every piece of fan mail, email, and phone call he received.

I remember my ‘Mr. Beliveau moment’ came shortly after I began my tenure as Times sports editor in 2011. Editor Guy Bertrand sug-gested a story to commemorate

the 50th anniversary of Beliveau and the Montreal Canadiens’ visit to Trail in September of 1961.

With a healthy degree of skep-ticism, I fired off an email to the Canadiens executive Rejean Houle with the hope of contacting Beliveau. Much to my surprise, a week or so later, I received a phone call at the Times and the thick Quebecois accident which I’d heard so many times in inter-views and archived recordings was unmistakably Beliveau.

I asked him about the 1961 exhibition match in the Silver City between Montreal and the Spokane Comets, a game where Beliveau was too sick to play, but laced them up regardless.

“The arena was full and I said,

‘I’ll try,’ but just the same I had no business being on the ice but the arena was packed and the Trail Smoke Eaters represented us so well for many years at the world championship, what could I do?,” Beliveau told the Times in October 2011.

In the first period the Canadiens centre fell hard to the ice and suf-fered a torn ligament. Beliveau missed 30 games that year, the most due to injury in his career.

But ‘le Gros Bill’ never regret-ted the decision to play in that game at the Cominco Arena, or ever complained about the mis-hap. Throughout his hockey career and life he was the consum-mate gentleman. He recognized that the small, singular moments,

that perhaps held little signifi-cance for him, were monumen-tal to the people with whom he stopped and talked, shook hands, or signed an autograph.

I will always remember that one phone call and his extra-ordinary willingness to relate his experiences with humility and charm, to speak as a friend about his family, his career, and his brief time in Trail.

When I thanked Mr. Beliveau, he replied with typical grace, as if it was I who paid him the honour.

“It is a great pleasure for me because I remember Trail well, because of its fans and its people,” Beliveau said. “You can see they were great hockey fans.”

Repose en paix Jean.

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Kids Christmas Light Tour will be on Dec. 15. The Nitehawks bus will pick you up at the Beaver Valley Arena parking lot at 6 p.m. and enjoy a ride into Trail to see the best lit spots. Treats and a photo with Santa to follow. $5. Children must be 4 years old or older.

Seniors Christmas Light Tour goes Dec. 16. Join the trip around town to see the best lit spots. A bus will pick you up and return you to your pickup location B.V. Manor 6 p.m., Mountainside Village 6:10 p.m. and Montrose Hall 6:25 p.m. After the tour, we’ll stop for coffee/hot chocolate a sweet at the Beaver Valley Manor. Cost is $5 per person. Call Kelly at 367-9319 for more info.

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In Retirees Curling at the Trail Curling Club, a well played game between the Harvey Handley four-some and team Dan Horan, came down to a steal of one in the sixth end that proved to be the differ-ence. Neither team could score more than one in any end and it was Harvey’s last rock in the eighth that avoided the tie and cemented the 5-3 Handley win.

In an offensive display by both team Forest Drinnan and team Ernie Brown, crooked numbers filled the score board. When the fog cleared after eight ends, the game was tied at nines.

Team Murray Walsh started slow-ly against team Jim Stewart. Down 5-2 after four ends they rallied back taking an 8-5 lead into the last end. Team Stewart with hammer needed four for the win, but only managed three for the tie, 8-8.

Team Brett Rakuson was cruising along with an 8-3 lead after five ends on team Serge Pasquali. Pasquali mounted a comeback, taking two in the sixth end to make it close but gave hammer to team Rakuson. Stealing two in the seventh and three in the eighth sealed a 10 to 8 victory for team Pasquali.

In a tied game, 3-3 after four ends between team Clare Coleman and Tom Hall, it was a steal of two for Coleman that started the collapse of team Hall. In the end it was a deci-sive win for Coleman, 8 to 3.

With both skips playing in a bonspiel, Pat Fennell and Brett Rakuson, it was the thirds taking over the teams.

It was a tight game going into the seventh end, when team Fennell stole four. Down by three with ham-mer, team Rakuson was run out of rocks making the final 8-5 for team Fennell.

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Dear Annie: I have been married for 28 years to a hardworking man. We have one teen-age daughter. “Kara” is very smart, and my husband spoils her rot-ten. Kara has her own car, and my husband gives her money when-ever she asks for it. We have some money saved in a college account for her, but she wants to attend an elite school that is more than we can afford. We won’t qualify for financial aid.

I think Kara needs to take the money we have saved and figure the rest out, but my opin-ion doesn’t matter. My husband will now delay retirement in order to pay for her to go to the school of her dreams. I think this is wrong, and it’s causing much ten-sion in our household. What is your opinion? -- Annoyed Mom

Dear Annoyed: Your husband is willing to do whatever he can to give Kara what she wants. You don’t think an expensive school

is worth it (probably isn’t), and you were looking forward to his retirement. We also suspect you har-bor some resentment toward your husband, as well as Kara, for his indulgence of her.

This isn’t so much about “winning” the argument as it is about accepting whatever decision is reached. We suggest you and your husband sit down with an unbiased third party and speak openly of your concerns. If Kara doesn’t go to her expensive college, will she use it as an excuse to blame her parents if she isn’t successful? Will your resentment boil over and create a

permanent rift? Would your husband be will-ing to have Kara take out student loans for a portion of the cost? Hopefully, your discus-sion will allow for some kind of agreement so that each of you can let go of whatever resent-ment currently exists.

Dear Annie: I love my family and friends dearly, but some of them think it is perfect-ly OK to stop by unan-nounced. I ask only for a simple phone call to see whether it is a con-venient time for them to pop in. They all have cellphones, so it’s not a matter of them being unable to call. I under-stand the occasional unannounced visit, but not every time. How can I get them to stop? -- G.

Dear G.: If you answered the door in your birthday suit, you might get them to call first, but don’t bet on it. Some people believe it is flattering that they feel so welcome, they pop in without notice.

And while you might appreciate the thought, it is also inconsiderate to show up and inter-rupt your day when you may have other things going on. You can say, “I wish I’d known you were stopping by. I have to run out. Sorry.” And then leave. Or you can close the blinds and not answer the door, but we suspect if you were willing to do that, they would already know to phone first.

Dear Annie: “No Name” was unhappy because his wife refus-es sex. I’m sure my husband could have written that letter, but there’s more to it.

Sex is easy. Intimacy is where the work and effort must be applied. Intimacy begins with a couple being able to discuss anything without the other per-son reacting badly. It begins by treating each other with respect, let-ting the spouse know she is loved. And liked. Friendship is the most solid basis for intimacy

that I know of. My husband and I

have been together a long time, but it’s pret-ty much all about him. He doesn’t like to talk about anything unless I agree with him com-pletely. Anything else is criticizing or complain-ing. If I ask him to do

something, I’m giving him orders. He refused to be close to me unless it was for sex. So I cut him off about 10 years ago. We tried counsel-ing, but he lied at every session. There are rea-sons why we are still together, but I can’t help wondering for how

long. -- Together but Alone

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

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

TIMBER SUPPLY MANAGERAtco Wood Products Ltd. is seeking a Timber Supply Manager with log procurement or related experience. The successful applicant will be responsible for all aspects of the Company’s timber procurement program from external sources. Working closely with the Atco Wood Products Woodlands group and the Veneer Plant management team, this individual will create and implement a strategic plan ensuring an on-going timber supply for the Veneer Plant operation.

Duties will include:• All aspects of sourcing timber through the BC Timber

Sales program• Managing a log purchase program from woodlots and

private land sources (including the USA)• Managing quality control for all outside purchased

timber

Critical to the role will be your ability to function as an integral member of a team of results-oriented Forestry professionals. You will possess excellent negotiation, communication and leadership skills, and have strong analytic and problem solving capabilities. A minimum of

years experience in a related eld would be a de nite asset. If this opportunity is what you are looking for, and you have the skills necessary to succeed in this role, please forward your resume to [email protected].

Atco Wood Products Ltd. is a progressive SFI certi ed family owned company located in the West Kootenay region of BC. The Company has over 50 years of history in the Forestry and Wood Products Manufacturing Industries. For more information on the Company, please visit the website at www.atcowoodproducts.com. Atco offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience and quali cations.

Thinking of a Career Change? Due to retirements and maternity leaves, our Trail Branch is looking for a Auto Customer Service Representative.

Preference will be given to those candidates that possess a level 1 Insurance Brokers Licence; however, we are willing to train the right applicant.

The right candidate will posses the following skills:

• Excellent Customer Focused Attitude

• Experience in Customer Service or Office Administration

• Reliable Transportation & Drivers Licence ( Possible Mobile Road Service to Local Auto Dealers)

• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

• Excellent Oral and Written skills

RHC Insurance Brokers have been in business for over 100 years in the West Kootenay Region. Through our 8 locations we provide a full range of Insurance Brokerage Services. For more details please visit our web site at www.rhcinsurance.com.

RHC Insurance Brokers offers a competitive Salary and Employee Benefits package. Please forward resumes to:

Tracy Mace

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We would like to thank all the candidates that apply; however, we will only contact those who will receive an interview.

Closing Date:December 5, 2014 for all

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An honorarium andrefreshments will be provided. Phone George (250) 352-7600

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Trail $98,000Nathan 250.231.9484

Rossland $299,900Marie-Claude 250.512.1153

House & Acreage

Fruitvale $129,900Nathan 250.231.9484

New Price

Warfield $189,900Rhonda 250.231.7575

Trail $138,500Nathan 250.231.9484

Fruitvale $149,000Rhonda 250.231.7575

Fruitvale $219,000Rhonda 250.231.7575


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by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.

For more information, please contact the Library Board Chair at (250) 368-8782 or by e-mail to [email protected].

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

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40’Containers under $2500!DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

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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: 250.368.1436Thea Stayanovich .. ext 28

cell: 250.231.1661

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

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

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

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

Trail$149,900

MLS#2401498

2 HOUSES

FOR THE

PRICE OF 1

Glenmerry$339,000

MLS#2398405

MNIT

Warfi eld$226,900

MLS#2400061

Fruitvale$99,500

MLS#2398668

Montrose$170,000

MLS#2400676

NEW PRICE

East Trail$79,900

MLS#2401506

FENCED YARD

Sunningdale$249,999

MLS#2400708

REDUCED

Rossland$112,500

MLS#2400548

OPEN PLAN

CONDO

Waneta$184,500

MLS#2401895

NEW LISTING

Trail$198,000

MLS#2401224

LIKE NEW

Trail$149,900

MLS#2397175

DOUBLE LOT

Rivervale$137,900

MLS#2399619

WATERFRONT

PROPERTY

Fruitvale$439,000

MLS#2400265

DREAM HOME

Trail$54,999

MLS#2398792

REDUCED

East Trail$169,500

MLS#2401481

CHARMING

Fruitvale$299,000

MLS#2398796

1.63 ACRES

East Trail$119,000

MLS#2399958

NEW PRICE

East Trail$154,900

MLS#2394974

BEST BUY

Sunningdale$249,900

MLS#2401213

GREAT

LOCATION

Waneta Village$100,000

MLS#2394307

Frutvale$249,900

MLS#2401265

NO STAIRS

Emerald Ridge$475,000

MLS#2401938

JUST LISTED

Fruitvale$194,900

MLS#2401256

GREAT VALUE

TrailShavers Bench

$187,500

MLS#2399352

RANCHER

Annable$165,000

MLS#2398114

A-1

CONDITIONLAST 2

DUPLEX LOTS

Oasis$139,500

MLS#2400344

PRICE

SLASHED

Waneta$369,900

MLS#2399031

LIKE NEW

Trail$150,000

MLS#2397410

GREAT VIEW

Warfi eld$154,900

MLS#2400263

East Trail$152,000

MLS#2400271

FANTASTIC

LOCATION

SOLD

Shavers Bench$120,000

MLS#2400037

REDUCED

A 0.53 acre riverfront lot

only steps from shopping. 181 feet of

river frontage. Call today!

Robson$139,900

MLS#2399291

WATERFRONT

PROPERTY

“It’s YOUR move. You want it handled with care”

Dawn Rosin realtor®[email protected]

1201 Columbia Avenue, Trail$169,500

Location, Location, Location! This home is located close to hospital, shopping, schools

and Gyro Park.

120 Mountain Side Dr, Fruitvale$299,900

The perfect place to enjoy your golden years. Over 2400sq ft of

carefree living in Mountain Side Life Lease Villas.

1032 Airport Rd, Salmo $179,500

SOLD

2363 Caughlin Rd, Fruitvale$481,234

Attention horse people! This 4 bedroom home is all set up for horses! 3 separate fenced areas/ pasture, large 30’x 52’shop with

attached hayshed/barn

Real Estate

Acreage for SaleFRUITVALE, 75ACRES. Near Champion Lake Golf Course. $240,000. 250-367-0274

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1/2 MONTH FREE RENT

WANETA MANORSuites

Avail NowPlease call

250-368-8423

Bella 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

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

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentFrancesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

Glenmerry 1bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $600./mo. 250-368-5908

Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $750./mo. 250-368-5908

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

SUNNINGDALE, spacious, bright 1bd, perfect for couple/ senior, n/p,n/s. 778-515-1512 250-368-5695

TRAIL, 2 Bedroom condo, $725./mo. incl. electricity; ele-vator, F/S, laundry room, free parking, NS/ NP. 250-364-3978

W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., enclosed parking. $580./mo. 250-551-1106

W.TRAIL 2-bdrm. main fl oor. f/s,w/d,d/w, air conditioning. $700./mo. plus utilities. Avail. Jan. 1st. 250-368-1015

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Homes for RentE.TRAIL, 1379 2nd Ave., small 1bdrm., w/garage, lots of parking. No smokers. No pets. $600./mo. +utilities with $600. damage dep. Available imme-diately. 1-587-227-9858

E.TRAIL, (across from Aquatic Centre) 2bd. 1bth. completely renovated, avail. furn. or un-furn. Jan.1st. N/S, N/P. Ref. preferred. 250-368-1351

TRAIL: Shavers Bench sm. 1 Bdr. house, util. & cable incl. for mature quiet single. n/s.n/p $575/mo. Available now. 250-368-9291 please leave msg.

TownhousesGLENMERRY, Clean 3bd townhouse, covered parking, F/S, D/W, central air. NS. No Pets. $900./mo. Available now. Ref. req. 250-367-9607

Houses For Sale

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

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME.

NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

3346 Laurel Crescent, Trail$192,800

This townhouse is in the prime location, with greenspace and river behind it. Private, fenced back-yard with large patio. There are 3 bdrms and 1.5 baths.

Open fl oor plan with newer patio doors. Central air-conditioning, u/g sprinkling and carport. Call your REALTOR® today.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW LISTING

710 Redstone Drive, Rossland $425,000

Brand new spacious home a few steps from walking and x-country trails and Redstone golf course. This 4 bdrm, 3 bath home features 2 car garage with ample storage area, rec room spacious

living area. Call your REALTOR® for more information or a personal tour.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

83 Perdue Street, Trail$159,000

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

439 Rossland Avenue, Trail$68,000

Small and compact this home offers the perfect place for a single or couple at

a very affordable price. Many upgrades include a newer kitchen, upgraded

bathroom, some wiring and plumbing, air conditioning and more! Call now

before it’s gone!Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

#203 880 Wordsworth Avenue, Warfi eld

$88,9002 bedroom low maintenance condo

beautifully updated and ready to move in. Lovely laminate fl oors, renovated bathroom, new modern kitchen. Exercise facility, and newer laundry on main fl oor of complex.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

1463 Bay Ave, Downtown TrailFor Lease

Updated and very clean space in downtown core. Security system, air

conditioned, and great access to bring in large items. In an area of long standing

businesses with good foot traffi c.Call Art (250) 368-8818

640 Shelley Street, Warfi eld$214,000

Well maintained 3 bdrm family home with lots of upgrades! Bright sun room,

amazing views, new fl ooring, paint, trim, railing, electrical and windows. Call your

realtor today to view!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

628 Forrest Drive, Warfi eld$229,000

The work has been done. Upgrades include extensive electrical and

plumbing, and roofi ng. The kitchen is gorgeous. There are 3 bdrm on main and 1 down and the location is terrifi c. Call your REALTOR® for your appt to

view, you will be glad you did. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1823 Kootenay Ave, Rossland $180,000

Here’s your chance to get into the Real Estate market. Affordable home situated

on a large 60x100 lot with fruit trees and garden. 2 bdrms and a full walk-out basement. Plenty of parking for all the

toys. Bright and sunny Call Christine (250) 512-7653

55 Hazelwood Drive, Trail$185,000

Sunningdale market for excellent price. Very clean, great fenced yard,

detached garage, 3 bdrm 1 bath. Quick possession available.Call Terry 250-231-1101

31 Hillside Drive, Trail$169,000

3 bdrm 1 bath Rancher with detached garage backs onto green space.

Add your own personal touches to make this yours.

Call Terry 250-231-1101

82 Walnut Avenue, Fruitvale

$237,500Very solid 3 plus

bdrms/2 bthrm home in a Great location - heat pump - central

vacuum - great private street close

to schools, shopping and village center

- many renovations have been done

- kitchen-bathroom-fl ooring - great fl at

fenced lots - Call your REALTOR® today.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

GREAT

FAMILY HOME

430 Wellington Avenue, Warfi eld$199,000

ON the water! This beautiful property is on Trail Creek. Owner built and

owned, this home is warm and cozy. 3 bdrms, gleaming hardwood fl oors, and curved doorways. Basement has large workshop area. There is good parking

with carport and garage. Call or text for your personal viewing.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW LISTING

Liz Bevan photo

While a gaggle of geese was happy floating and feeding in the frigid Columbia River on Wednesday, a trio of ducks found better footing and dryer conditions on a nearby log.

Frigid Feathered Friends

trail daily times, december 04, 2014

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