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Justine Fiegler (left) and Angelica Garcia indulged in some rosy aromatherapy between customers at Canada Safeway in East Trail. The floral department has ordered in 2,500 of the fragrant flowers for Valentine’s Day. Husbands and boyfriends take note; a red rose symbolizes love; pink means happiness; yellow is friendship; and a white rose, unity.

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

Are you interested in the history or value of a family heirloom?

The Rossland Historical Museum (RHM) and Archives Association has part-nered with the Trail Historical Society (THS) to host, “Antiques in the Attic – What’s it Worth?”

Peter Blundell, an appraiser from Vernon, will assess those unknown treas-ures that may turn out to be more than dust collectors.

“In the past, some really interesting items have been assessed,” said Sarah Benson, archivist from THS.

“I remember a 1950’s Barbie in its ori-ginal clothes was valued at $15,000.

“One time, someone brought in an old

Masonic ring that was worth $35,000,” she added.

The event will be held in the Warfield Community Hall on March 1 and 2.

All appraisal appointments require pre-booking, and a pre-payment of $35.

Each 15-minute time slot allows for up to three items to be assessed.

“When people call to book an appoint-ment, I ask what they are bringing,” said Benson.

“I send the info along to Peter so he can do a little research before he gets here.”

Some of the items that will not be appraised are jewelry, coins, stamps, guns and wristwatches.

This is the first time that Blundell has been part of the Kootenay-based antiques show.

“After doing a lot of online research, we selected Peter Blundell,” said Benson.

“He worked as a local expert on the Canadian Antiques Roadshow,” she said.

“And is an interesting character and a renowned appraiser.”

So far, Benson said she has already booked appointments, simply through word of mouth. Spectators are invited to drop in, watch and listen to the appraisals for an entrance fee of $5.

Benson said that Blundell has an inter-esting contraption that will allow the audience to see what he is appraising.

“Peter sits up front with a table and sets up mirrors,” she said. “He angles them toward the spectators so people can see what he is looking at.”

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B Y T I M O T H Y S C H A F E RTimes Staff

A few skeletons will be rattled out of the school district’s closet in the next few months as several long standing and contentious issues are set to be tackled.

The issues of School District 20’s downtown board office, under utiliza-tion of Trail Middle School and revenue generation will all come under the micro-scope as the board of trustees moved to strike ad hoc committees to examine all three topics.

Trail trustee Mark Wilson—who brought all three motions to light—said it was time for the district to deal with a few issues that have been sore points in the past.

“These are in response to what people in the community have been asking us,” he said.

The first committee will be looking at developing an action plan for the possible relocation of the school board office, cur-rently located in the ground floor of the FortisBC building.

When the notice of lease comes up, Wilson explained, the board needs to be in position to act immediately.

“So we need to be proactively research-ing out what our options could be right now,” he said.

The 10-year lease on the space where the office is currently located expires on Sept. 30, 2013.

According to the SD20 website, “when the district entered into the 10-year lease agreement it was with the understand-ing that at the end of it if the landlord purchased the building then the district would own the space it currently occupies and enter into a strata relationship with its former landlord.”

A prepayment in respect of the pur-chase price of $914,888 was made 10 years ago and would be considered capital money.

But if the landlord does not purchase the building then the district has other options available to it, one of which is having its prepayment returned complete with 10 years of earned interest. It will also be able to move out of the building.

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TRAIL – February 14 is not only Valentine’s Day but is also a date when women around the world will be active-ly calling for an end to rape and intimate part-ner violence – crimes that globally affect over one billion women at some time in their lives.

Among the hundreds of One Billion Rising events in Canada, there will be a gathering the evening of Feb 14 in Nelson at the Royal. For more information check out the website at www.onebillionris-ing.org .

While there’s no pub-lic event scheduled on that specific date in the Lower Columbia region, the local Interagency C o m m u n i t y Coordination on Violence Against Women Committee (CCVAW) works year round to not only sup-port victims of intimate partner violence, the great majority of whom are women, but also to help prevent the vio-lence from happening at all.

Members of CCVAW include the staff of the RCMP, Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), RCMP Victim Services, Mental Health & Substance Use, Probation, Freedom Quest and various programs supported by the Trail Family & Individual Resources (FAIR) Centre Society, including the WINS Transition House and Specialized Victim Services (SVS)

With regard to edu-cation and prevention, committee members offer workshops and presentation in local schools and to com-munity groups as well as coordinating public events such as

the annual gathering on Dec. 6 and April’s Clothesline Project.

The committee is currently celebrating the receipt by Trail FAIR of a major grant from the Columbia Basin Trust Social Grants Programs, which will enable the formation of an Inter Agency Case Assessment Team (ICAT) made up of pro-fessionals from various agencies who will pro-vide coordinated sup-port to victims, most of whom are women, at risk of death or serious harm from a spouse or intimate partner.

The grant will also enable the committee to reach out into the com-munities of the Lower Columbia to engage and educate members of various agencies, churches and groups to recognize the signs of potentially danger-ous situations vis a vis domestic violence and to know who to contact with their concerns.

Sherri Bond, staff person with FAIR’S Specialized Victim Services has been hired to coordinate the for-mation of the ICAT and to organize training for agencies’ staff and community members. It’s anticipated that the ICAT will be in place by the fall of 2013.

“The entire com-mittee is very grateful to the Columbia Basin Trust for this grant which will enable us to get the ICAT up and running with effective policies and procedures in place,” said Bond.

“Having agreed on how we can work together will greatly strengthen our ability to quickly and effect-ively respond as a team when a woman is in danger and at risk of serious harm.”

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A 767-unit develop-ment for the area north of the Shelter Bay ferry appears to be moving full steam-ahead towards approv-al after only a few concerns were voiced about it at a public hearing in Revelstoke last Tuesday.

The development, which is being headed by Ender Ilkay, calls for 767 units ranging from trailer lots to multi-acre proper-ties along Highway 23 South near the ferry.

Ilkay previously held two open houses

where he presented his plans and his pro-posal has been moving formally through the CSRD since July 2012.

It has passed first two hearings and a public hearing on a bylaw that would amend the Official Community Plan to allow for the develop-ment was held.

The bylaw calls for the development to recognize “the strong community interest in maintaining the rural character of the Shelter Bay area while providing a mix of land uses, residential densities and housing

types, amenities and public space.”

There were only about 25 people in attendance, includ-ing Ilkay and sev-eral people from his development team.

Of those in attend-ance, only a few people raised concerns.

Virginia Thompson, who said she and her husband own prop-erty in the area, asked how emergency servi-ces would be provided at the development. Notably, she wanted to know how services such as fire, police and ambulance would be incorporated as the

development grows and if there were any hard triggers for their establishment.

Jan Thingsted, a planner with the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, said it was hard to predict when those services would be offered.

“It really does depend on many differ-ent factors and it’s dif-ficult to predict at what rate things were sell and what rate people will start to live there more permanently and start to demand those services.”

Rene Hueppi, the owner of the Mulvehill

Creek Wilderness Inn, said he was concerned about increased traf-fic on Highway 23 and delays at the ferry that could cost him busi-ness. He was also wor-ried about increased motorized traffic use on the flats near his property.

All the feed-back received will now be reviewed by CSRD staff. A report is expected to go in front of the board of the CSRD at its meet-ing on March 21. Then, it will be given third reading and, if passed, will then be sent to Victoria for approval.

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Sarah Benson (left) from Trail Historical Scoeity and Joyce Austin, manager of the Rossland Historical Museum, gave a 1917 Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary, the white glove treatment. For fun, the ladies picked a word-of-the-day. In 1917, the word ‘font’ meant a vessel-like chalice. In 2012, font refers to the almost 300,000 styles of typeface available for desktop publishing.

FROM PAGE 1The fundraising event is

a twist on Heritage Week, Benson said.

Heritage Week is cele-brated in communities throughout the province every year, commencing

on the third Monday in February.

Its themes are meant to open up a myriad of pos-sibilities to recognize com-munity heritage buildings; places and history; organize special events and celebra-

tions; and forge partner-ships with local business interests.

“This year’s theme is ‘good neighbours,’” she Benson, referring to the collaboration between RHM and THS.

“We thought it was a good idea to encourage good friendships between our municipalities.”

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FROM PAGE 1Castlegar rural trustee Mickey Kinakin

asked for the board to wait until they had clarification about what they were dealing with before striking the committee to explore options.

“If we do something now, we are kind of doing an end run around that particular pro-cess and it is not necessary. This (lease) is in place right now,” he said.

After the motion passed an ad hoc commit-tee to look at the current and future uses of Trail Middle School was passed.

“We don’t have enough students down there and we need to address it and find out why and attract new programs ... and make sure this school’s use is enhanced and used to capacity,” said Wilson.

He added after the meeting that he could see the school board offices moving into the building if the lease agreement allowed them to.

“This is one of the newest buildings in the district and it is really under utilized,” Wilson explained.

And rather than cut programs each year the district needs to start generating revenue and add programs, Wilson said when he intro-duced his third motion to set up a committee to look at revenue generation.

Business owners consistently come up with ideas to generate money, he said, and the dis-trict needs to do that as well.

The committee would investigate some revenue generation ideas and bring them back to the board for action.

According to the SD20 website, a district committee once existed to look at revenue generation but never generated much money.

“Funds generated have traditionally been reinvested in the specific program generating them (e.g. sports academies, international) and only in the past few years has the district started to use those funds to help address overall district budget pressures.”

Out of province and international students do pay fees to the district to be involved in the programs. Some of the fees paid by the families go toward agents, some go to schools to cover supplies and fees, but most go toward staff involved in the program (academy teach-er or international program coordinator or home-stay coordinator).

B.C. students involved in an academy pro-gram do not generate any additional fees (beyond the basic per pupil grant).

“The district’s international program has been operating on a self‐sustaining basis for almost its entirety,” said SD20’s website.

Money generated from the program was reinvested in the program and covers operat-ing costs. In 2011/2012 budget year for the first time, $60,000 generated from the pro-gram was not reinvested in the program but rather used as revenue for the overall district budget.

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• A parent of the child may defer the enrolment of his or her child until September 1, 2014. Parents are welcome to consult with district staff if they are considering deferring registration for one year. Please contact Bill Ford, Director of Instruction, at 250-368-2230 at the Board Office.

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A recent sur-vey shows that the B.C. Liquor Store in Penticton is among the busiest in the province.

According to the British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch, the Penticton

Plaza store had just over $18.5 million of sales for last year. This works out to be about $563 per person (based on 2011 cen-sus population figures) in Penticton spent on booze.

The Vancouver Province recently list-

ed Whistler as the B.C. community that drinks the most alcohol, with data showing residents there spend $967 (per-capita) annually.

It might come as a surprise to some, con-sidering Penticton’s location, sitting in the fertile wine valley.

“This is where the real nuance is in terms of how the data is reflected … when people visit the Okanagan and they want to purchase wine, they will go directly to the winery and not to our liquor stores, and those purchases aren’t reflected in the data that you see,” said Tarina Palmer, spokes-woman for the branch.

In comparison, Vernon (which boasts a population similar to Penticton’s) spent $319.55 per person last year on alcohol. Kelowna spent $523 per person in 2011-2012.

Complicating that per-capita sales fig-ure in Penticton is the population influx for summer vacation. Tourism Penticton estimates that the city’s population can more than double dur-ing the busy tourist season.

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VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark kicked off the pre-election legislature session Tuesday with a pledge to establish a new fund from natural gas exports to support social programs and pay down debt.

The main pur-pose of the “British

Columbia Prosperity Fund” will be to pay down debt, starting in 2017 when the first liquefied natural gas facilities begins to ship LNG for export from the northern coast to Asian markets. It will be funded by a new tax on LNG exports, as well as corporate taxes and natural gas rev-enues.

The new fund is pat-terned after Alberta’s Heritage Fund, set up decades ago as a leg-acy for Alberta’s oil and gas revenues. The B.C. fund would receive an estimated $100 billion from LNG revenues over 30 years, based on an assumption of five LNG production facili-ties exporting gas from the Kitimat-Prince Rupert region.

The plan was pre-sented in the throne speech delivered Tuesday by Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon, to open a four-week legislature session leading up to the May 14 provincial election. The key task for the B.C. Liberal government in that session is to pass legis-lation returning the provincial sales tax to

B.C. effective April 1, and the speech hinted at relieving that tax as one use for the new fund.

“Whether it is elim-inating the provincial sales tax, or making long-term investments in areas like education or vital infrastructure that strengthen com-munities – these are the kinds of opportun-ities the B.C. Prosperity Fund can provide,” the speech says.

The government estimates that if B.C.’s LNG mega-project develops as expected, and all of the fund’s revenues are directed to debt reduction, B.C.’s $56 billion debt could be paid off within a decade. The province currently pays about $2.5 billion a year in interest on the debt.

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of the RCMP detachment in Merritt appeared in provincial court in Kelowna Tuesday, charged with the theft of drugs from a police evidence locker.

Online court lists show a guilty plea could be entered during the morning appearance of former staff sgt. Stuart Seib. He was suspended as head of the Merritt detachment in January 2012, when charges of theft under $5,000 and breach of trust were laid.

At the time, investigators said cocaine had been taken from a police evidence locker.

Seib, an 18-year veteran of the force, was trans-fered to Merritt in November 2011, after being stationed in Clearwater for seven years.

He resigned from the RCMP last year and won’t face internal discipline.

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adolescence would be easy, but a new report from Canada’s largest school board is quan-tifying student stress in the modern classroom.

More than half of the near-ly 103,000 students surveyed by the Toronto District School Board say they worry about their future, feel tired for no reason and are nervous or anxious at least some of the time, according to a report released Tuesday.

The board’s wide-ranging 2011 student census - which included questions on every-thing from race to emotions - is thought to be one of the largest youth polls in Canada. The report’s findings have prompted the board to com-mit to a mental health strat-egy for its nearly 600 schools.

“What our research showed us is that there’s certainly a gap in the area of mental health and we need to focus more of our resources in the area of mental health,” said Shari Schwartz-Maltz.

The survey also included data on individual schools which has already been deliv-ered to principals and will be used to drive school-specific initiatives, like having more social workers or increased emotional support programs.

This was the first time the board surveyed its students on mental health issues.

When asking questions on social and emotional issues, the report found 73 per cent of students surveyed between Grades 9 and 12 were wor-ried about their future, while 59 per cent of respondents in Grades 7 and 8 said the same.

Meanwhile, 66 per cent of students surveyed between Grades 9 and 12 said they were under a lot of stress often or sometimes, while that fig-ure stood at 40 per cent for respondents in Grades 7 and 8.

At the same time however, the survey also found that 70 per cent of high school-ers said they felt good about themselves, while that was the case for 80 per cent of middle schoolers.

When assessing physical symptoms related to emo-

tional issues, the report found 57 per cent of respondents between Grades 9 and 12 were losing sleep because of wor-ries, while that was the case for 38 per cent of students surveyed in Grades 7 and 8.

Meanwhile, 70 per cent of the high school students surveyed were worried about their school work, while 64 per cent of respondents in Grades 7 and 8 said the same.

“I think of the children in our society as the canaries down the mine. The young-est people are often the most sensitive to societal stresses that are going on,” said Dr. Marshall Korenblum, psych-iatrist-in-chief at the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre for Children and Families in Toronto.

Korenblum said uncer-tainty about their parents’ jobs, worry over their own future employment prospects and labour strife among their educators could all contribute to stress among students.

Korenblum advised par-ents startled by the report’s findings to talk to their chil-dren and look for signs of distress. A student’s academic and social progress, as well as a child’s own expression of worry are markers which could point to the need for further assessment.

Better screening for anx-iety among students in schools, wider availability of social support resources and more extracurricular activ-ities could all help reduce student anxiety and distress, Korenblum added.

“I’m definitely not saying put all these kids on psychi-atric drugs,” he said. “They don’t all need therapy, they need support.”

An excerpt of a letter from a student was included with TDSB’s report highlighted that need. “TDSB should make joining two clubs/sport teams/play dance show mandatory. Real learning exists outside of the classroom. a (these) can all provide life-long lessons, academics (alone) cannot,” the student wrote. “Many stu-dents are afraid to join clubs or sport teams because they are insecure about their body or do not know anyone on that club team.”

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about future: surveyBARTA, LESLIE — It

is with great sad-ness that we an-n o u n c e the pass-ing of our Dad, G r a n d -pa and G r e a t -Grandpa. S u r -rounded by the love of his family, Les passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 86 years of age.

He leaves us to join his be-loved wife Albina “Beanie”; daughter Leslie Ann; par-ents Joseph and Veronica; and sister Veronica (Andy). Les is survived and will be lovingly remembered by his children Veronica (Ralph) and Michael (Dana); grand-children Amara, Sanaya, Lindy and Sean; great-grandson Marshall; siblings Betty, Barb (Henry), Frank, and Joe (Linda); as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. He will also be missed by his special friend and travelling companion, Frances Doherty.

Dad was born in Romania on June 14, 1926. He came to Canada as a young child and grew up on a farm in Spiritwood, Saskatchewan. At the age of 15, he left for Alberta to work as a heavy equipment operator. After a year in the armed forces, he returned and worked in Prince George, Vancouver and Edmonton before set-tling in Trail in January of 1952. He married Albina Daniel on May 24, 1952 and they raised three children. Dad worked for the City of Trail for 36 years, operat-ing heavy equipment and later as a transit bus driver. He was instrumental in de-veloping and grading the runway at the Waneta air-port and building the rock walls, ball parks and roads in the City of Trail, Village of Montrose and surround-ing areas. An incredibly talented grader operator, his skills were evident in the forming and sculpturing of the Birchbank Golf Course. Dad was meticulous and took pride in everything he did, from his work, to his yard to how he cared for his “� eet.” He believed in good,

honest work and instilled these values in his children and grandchildren.

Anyone who knew Les would tell you that his main passion in life was travel-ling. He and Mom travelled throughout Canada and up to Alaska by truck, camper and trailer until Mom’s pass-ing in 1997. Dad continued to travel, covering hundreds of miles across the country, right up until the summer of 2012. As skilled as ever, he was very proud to tell you that at the age of 86, he had his driver’s license renewed for “� ve more years.” Dad’s pride and joy was his motor-home. He had searched his entire life for that perfect one, and � nally found and bought it – at the age of 85. He had two great summers travelling with it. Dad was a proud 51-year member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #11.

To commemorate his long-time membership, and to celebrate his life, the Funeral Service will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #11, 2141 Columbia Avenue, Trail, BC on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Dad will be laid to rest next to Mom in the Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery. A private family interment will take place. Jordan Wren of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Ser-vices™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

As an expression of sym-pathy, donations in mem-ory of Les may be made to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #11, 2141 Columbia Avenue, Trail, BC, V1R 1K8.

The family would like express their special thanks to Dr. Behrens, Dr. McCoid and all other doctors, nurses and staff who assisted in his care; as well as nurses Am-ber and Amy for their excel-lent, compassionate care of Dad during his � nal hours. Even though we will miss him dearly, we take comfort in knowing Dad and Mom are continuing their travels together.

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C a n a d i a n s cross the bor-der, it is inevit-

able they will find cheaper goods in the United States. Whether milk, books, elec-tronic goods or vehicles, it seems bargains abound south of the 49th parallel.

The Canadian Senate has just done a bang-up job of adding hard data to anecdotal observations on this issue.

In a recent report, the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance found several rea-sons for higher Canadian prices, including higher regulations in Canada and higher taxes. (The latter explains the difference in gasoline and diesel prices at the pump, for example.)

Other factors that explain the price dis-crepancies include the relatively small size of the Canadian market. However, one submission to the Senate noted that prices in Montreal (pop. 2 million) are substantially higher than in neighbour-ing Plattsburgh, U.S. (pop. 20,000). So the size of the market doesn’t explain everything.

But there is another

reason that helps explains part of the price differ-ences: $3.6 billion in cus-toms tariffs.

For example, ice hock-ey gloves are subject to a duty of 16.5 per cent while ice hockey pants are subject to an 18 per cent duty. This is why it is help-ful to think of a tariff on imported goods as a tax.

After all, imagine if Ottawa imposed a vis-ible 18 per cent sales tax on all your kids’ hockey equipment. But that tax is there; it’s just not visible on your receipt.

One caveat: As the Senate report notes, 90 per cent of goods that entered Canada in 2010 came duty-free.

However, of the $3.6 billion the federal govern-ment collects in tariffs every year, 60 per cent of that comes from tariffs applied to apparel and tex-tile products, automobiles, auto parts and footwear.

And as the Senate com-mittee observed, such tar-iffs have a much more dra-matic effect upon prices because of what I dub the “cascade effect.”

The Senate report explains how “wholesalers and retailers also apply

their respective gross margin on the cost of the imported product includ-ing the tariff.” That, the Senate found, magnifies the effect of that tariff on the final price.

In one example, almost 76 per cent of the price dis-crepancy between Canada and the U.S. was due to the tariff and the additional margins cascaded on top. (The rest was due to dif-ferences in demand for the product between the two countries and the cost of doing business.)

So what is the remedy to eliminate much of the price difference between Canada and the U.S.?

One Senate recommen-dation included a review of the $3.6 billion tariff bill to consumers. But the Senate committee fudged

a clear call for the com-plete abolishment of tar-iffs; it asked the govern-ment to keep in mind “the impact on domestic manu-facturing.”

The Senate was also concerned that businesses might not always pass on the full benefits of tariff reductions to consumers.

That $3.6 billion is a tax on consumers. The Senate committee’s fear could be assuaged if the fed-eral government allowed more competition, which in some cases, an abol-ishment of tariffs would provoke.

For instance, vehicles not assembled in NAFTA countries are subject to a 2.5 per cent tariff in the United States but a 6. 1 per cent tariff in Canada. If Ottawa removed our tariff, NAFTA-based auto manu-facturers would be forced to drop prices for consum-ers in order to compete with vehicles imported from elsewhere.

Here’s another example and one the Senate report ignored completely: fed-eral tariffs in the dairy and poultry sector.

There, tariffs on for-eign imports range from 202 per cent (skim milk)

to 298 per cent (butter); cheese, yogurt, ice cream and regular milk fall with-in that range. If Ottawa dropped the tariffs and ended the government-protected dairy and poult-ry cartels where supply is restricted and new com-petitors banned, consum-ers would see real drops in prices.

All consumers would benefit from more com-petition and an end to anti-consumer tariffs. But more importantly, low-income Canadians would benefit the most.

That’s because what little money such families do have is spent on the necessities of life. Those are often the items subject to tariffs.

Abolishing tariffs – whether on automobiles, necessary for most people to earn a living and to transport kids around, or on the basic necessities of life – would positively affect poorest Canadians the most.

That’s why Ottawa should end $3.6 billion in tariffs: because tariffs are a tax on the poor.

Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute.

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In November I held an MP Forum in Princeton, Keremeos and Osoyoos. The main concern in

Princeton was health care and the loss of 24 hour emergency service at the hospital.

It might be interesting for people to know that the federal NDP is organ-izing public c o n s u l t a t i o n s on the future of free, universal health care in our country. The consulta-tions will focus on four prior-ity areas: improving access to prescription medication, home and long-term care services, the role of health care profes-sionals and how to assist all Canadians in leading a health-ier life.

As NDP Health critic Libby Davies stated, “We can to work together with Canadians, health care professionals and the provincial and territorial governments to determine what changes are needed to adapt our health care system to the 21st century.”

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Sustainability rationale is a myth. As a percentage of Canada’s Gross Domestic Product, health care spending has remained steady at between 4 and 5 per cent since 1975.

In solidarity with the BC Health Coalition, Princeton Save Our Hospital Coalition opposes any erosion of the Canada Health Act’s principles of universality, comprehensive-ness, portability, accessibility, and public administration. We are against user fees, privatiza-tion, corporatization, and any other barriers to equal access to health care.

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According to the BC Health Coalition, renewal of the Health Accord in 2014 must be based on predictable, sustainable fed-eral funding that includes a six percent escalator for a full ten years. Commitment to a feder-ally financed Canada Health Transfer equalization formula will ensure we continue to build a fair, accountable and cost effective public health care system that provides high quality care.”

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A federal court decision that says employers are required to accommodate reasonable child-care requests has moved the goalposts in workplace law. Its real significance, however, ought to be the signal it sends to workers and managers, namely that both have to con-sider the reasonable needs of the other, as well as their own.

The court ruled earlier this month that the Canadian Border Services Agency wrong-ly denied a female employee a

special shift arrangement to accommodate her child-care needs. It noted the agency had no trouble meeting similar requests on medical or reli-gious grounds.

In this case, the employ-er was capable of meeting its employee’s legitimate needs without hurting its overall effi-ciency.

The court ruled a similar request in another workplace could be turned down if the employer could show it would cause “undue hardship.”

It is also the duty of the

employee seeking special accommodation to show other alternatives to resolve the problem, such as evening day-care, are not available.

The bottom line is employ-ers must meet the reasonable family needs of their employ-ees, including elder care, if such accommodation will not hurt their business.

At the same time, although the court did not specific-ally say so, employees should also consider whether their employer can meet their needs when they apply for a job.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SDon O’Neill was

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“They cut to a back-stage shot .... just as she put on the dress and I’m like: ”Oh, she’s wearing it. Thank

God,“ he recalled with a gasp and a chuckle.

O’Neill is creative director of Theia, an eveningwear and bridal collection from Montreal’s J.S. Group. The label created the illuminated custom couture ball gown worn by the country star during Sunday night’s Grammys

Much of the chat-ter about Underwood’s performance hasn’t been focused on her vocal chops but the key role her dress played in the performance. As the former “American Idol” champ belted out a ballad, the gown doubled as a screen where a series of digit-al projections were dis-played.

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gown was fashioned from duchess satin - as well as tulle and crino-line to support the skirt. It took over 80 hours of work by the Theia team.

O’Neill said he had two seamstresses sew-ing the fabric and one woman who spent close to three days adorning the inside corset of the dress with crystals.

“I think what was amazing was as a per-former, she kept the focus of her perform-ance entirely on her and her voice. So you were mesmerized by what was happening, which was happening on her as opposed to something happening of the theatre around her,” he said.

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Carrie Underwood performs on stage at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. A Canadian label is behind the showstopping dress donned by Carrie Underwood at the Grammy Awards. The country star took the stage in an illuminated custom couture ball gown by Theia, an eveningwear collection from Montreal’s J.S. Group.

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delays at customs may have delayed Marc Jacobs’ fall presentation and pushed up by one day the runway show for his secondary line, but he didn’t need any more time or fuss for Marc by Marc Jacobs.

The younger, trendier line previewed its fall collection Monday night at New York Fashion Week in a polished and quiet throwback to the 1960s. Jacobs stuck mostly with pant suits, wool shift or trapeze dresses and coats in solids, accented with a sprinkling of white-and-black stripes and large leaf prints in autumnal red, orange-red, green, purple and a rich deep blue.

The female models, with fluffy curled hair and bright red lips, looked like they were ready to get on an airline flight to mix a little business with pleasure, while the men in plaid wool blazers could have been running off to a campus club meeting.

Trousers for both genders provided an updated look to the mod-style dresses and coats. Women’s pantsuits in wool or satin matched lean, tailored blazers with full, wide legs but were cropped to capri length. Men’s pants were slouchy, wide and decidedly longer than necessary.

A younger take on a woman’s pantsuit worked the tone-on-tone trend by pairing a green-and-blue printed top with matching cigarette pants in a sturdy fabric, made professional with chunky green loafer-style pumps.

As has been the trend at fashion week so far, hems fell and necklines rose at Marc by Marc. Lean turtlenecks and printed sweaters were neatly tucked into high-waist belted A-line and pencil skirts that hit below the knee. Out of 50 total looks, just two dresses were minilength, including a short-sleeve one in blue wool satin that could easily double as a tunic.

The men evoked college dressing in turtle-necks, fleece hooded sweatshirts, patterned sweaters and plaid blazers.

For outerwear, shapes stayed simple as long overcoats or short and long trapeze styles in prints matching dresses and skirts. Two long shearling coats in shiny fur, one in a natural brown and the other dyed blue, were trim and prim - much like the rest of the surprisingly mature collection.

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Christian Siriano is going to the opera.

The “Project Runway” alum used the Russian opera as the inspiration for his fall runway show though

he has never seen the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg in per-son. He instead used a book of Russian opera houses as reference, and filled in the rest with his imagination.

It was a smart com-mercial move, given that the collection’s shoes will be sold at the budget footwear Payless Shoes and a variety of heel heights will likely sell better.

Other shoes in the collection ran toward the more baroque architecture that Siriano likes, with some looking a bit like “jewelry,” he said. They were bootie heels and heeled penny loafers with gold trim, echo-ing the filigree that anchored many of the evening dresses.

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B Y T I M E S S T A F FIt’s unanimous among pollsters this

week, the Quinnipiac University Bobcats are the number one hockey team in the nation.

Led by three RBC Cup champions in Greater Trail natives Connor and Kellen Jones and former Trail Smoke Eater Kyle St. Denis, Quinnipiac received 41 first-place votes from USCHO writers, while Minnesota took nine first-place seedings, ending the Gophers’ 18-week

reign atop the rankings. The Bobcats impressive 4-1 win over

Cornell Friday and 3-2 victory over Colgate Saturday extended their unbeat-en conference streak to 21 games, enough to bump them over University of Minnesota Gophers in USCHO hockey and U.S.A. Today polls. Minnesota split with number eight ranked St. Cloud State on the weekend dropping to num-ber two in the top-20 ranked teams in the NCAA Div. 1 schools.

The Jones’ both helped the Cats to the two victories on the weekend with

Kellen scoring twice including the win-ner, and Connor adding an assist against Colgate, while Connor lit the red light against Cornell, Friday, and St. Denis added an assist.

The computer generated Pair Wise Rankings had the Bobcats at number one for the past three weeks, but nei-ther USCHO or USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine pollsters were convinced until the Gophers fell to St. Cloud.

Quinnipiac, needs just four points in its final six games to clinch the ECAC division title.

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The B.C. Senior provincial championships got underway at the Trail Curling Club Tuesday, with games going throughout the week.

Teams break the ice at B.C.’sB Y J I M B A I L E Y

Times Sports EditorThe men’s Kootenay rinks got off

to good starts at the Senior Curling championship at the Trail Curling Club Tuesday, but the Hiram ladies’ rink dropped a tough one.

Cranbrook’s Tom Shypitka and Castlegar’s Myron Nichol both jumped out to big leads before closing down their respective matches early.

Shypitka, with third Fred Thomson, second Don Freschi, and lead Bill King, jumped out to a 7-1 lead against the 1990 B.C. Men’s champion, Craig Lepine, who would score two, but call it in the sev-enth end down 7-3.

“It was excellent,” said Shypitka. “You always want to get that first one out of the way, get rid of the nerves and butter-flies and all that stuff.”

Shypitka blanked the first end than took two in the second, and the fourth, before stealing three in the fifth end on the way to victory.

“The last time I played Craig was in 1990 at the provincial championships.”

While Lepine took the championship in 1990, Shypitka settled for bronze, but returned a year later with Gerry Kent’s Cranbrook team and won the 1991 men’s provincial championship in Trail.

Nichol also took a huge 6-0 lead, before Wes Craig’s Victoria club answered with two in the sixth. But it was too late, despite taking singles in the eighth and ninth ends, the teams shook hands after nine, with a 6-4 Nichol win.

In other men’s matches, Rich Pughe’s Royal City team defeated the Garry Gelowitz team from Kelowna 7-2, and Mel Steffin’s Royal City rink enjoyed a

10-3 victory over the Ken Teskey four-some from Williams Lake.

In Ladies action, the Hiram rink came so close to upsetting the Debbie Jones-Walker rink.

Tied 5-5 heading into the ninth, Jones-Walker would take a single in the ninth and steal one in the 10th for the 7-5 win.

Brenda Ridgway’s Nanaimo rink squeezed by Wendy Cseke’s Salmon Arm foursome 8-7, while Kathy Smiley got off to a good start with a 10-6 win over the Cheryl Wyatt team from Terrace.

In a rematch of last year’s final, the Karin Lepine rink would exact a meas-ure of revenge with an 8-5 victory over the Penny Shantz’s Salmon Arm club.

Games continue today with draw three and four going at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR

B Y J I M B A I L E YTimes Sports Editor

A Montrose native is one of those special few volunteers, who has never known what it is like to not give back to his community, whether it be in Greater Trail, Alert Bay, or Pine Point, N.W.T.

Richard Rhodes, has always been involved in some facet of sport, competing, coaching, or a member of the executive - however, he wasn’t expecting his most recent 2012 Kiwanis Sportsmen of the Year honour.

“I was surprised when Peter (Thiessen) called, I thought this is never going to happen to me,” said Rhodes. “I thought maybe just one in the family was enough.”

Indeed, Richard’s father Ned recieved the honour in 1979 for his volunteer work as a tennis and badminton coach, something Richard also excelled at while grow-ing up.

His travels with the Bank of Commerce took Rhodes to remote places such as Alert Bay, Yellowknife and Pine Point, but wherever he went he always took his badminton racket and would devote his time to coaching youth in these communities.

When Rhodes returned to Greater Trail his two daughters Shannon and Erin would lead him into Youth Bowling and skiing, and when the pair first showed an interest in softball, the retired Teck worker’s life would take a sharp turn down the base path.

“Brian (Pipes) and I recognized there was no girls or women’s softball around at the time,” said Rhodes. “So four of us got together and decided to start a league.”

In 1985 Rhodes helped start the Lower Columbia Girls’ Softball League, consisting of 16 teams, divided into two separate age groups.

In 1987, his midget girls team’s debut at the B.C. Championship won gold, and in 1989 Rhodes led his team to a silver medal at the Canada Summer Games.

“It’s still going today, and we’ve got everyone from Salmo to Castlegar and all the commun-ities in between playing.”

Rhodes also helped organize the Thunder FastPitch program for girls 14 and under in 2000. The competitive program soon led to the league’s greatest accomplishment in 2004, when Rhodes coached his 12 and under team to the Pacific Northwest Region championship and a berth in the World Series, a first ever for a Canadian team.

“We worked at coaching them,” said Rhodes. “I mean I’ve never played a game of softball in my life. Everything I learned about softball, I learned from Brian and watching and work-ing with him, and eventually getting confident enough to teach along with him.”

For Rhodes, the satisfaction of seeing his daughters and other athletes reach their poten-tial in sport, receive athletic scholarships, win national championships, and continue to grow and excel as adults, is the highlight of his many years in sport. It’s also what still keeps him teaching young athletes at the youthful age of 75.

“We do it for the love of the game . . . and for us, we really enjoy seeing the kids achieve, that’s where we get our kicks out of it now.”

Join Rhodes at the Kiwanis Sportsperson of the Year banquet at the Riverbelle Saturday. Call Peter Thiessen at 368-3581 for tickets, and for more information.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SWrestling Canada president

Don Ryan thought it was a joke when he woke up Tuesday to frantic messages about his sport being dropped from the Olympic Games.

He soon found out the fear was all too real.

The International Olympic Committee’s executive board voted in Lausanne, Switzerland, to drop wrestling, one of the world’s oldest sports, from the 2020 Games to make room for another sport.

“It came as a complete sur-prise,” Ryan said on a confer-ence call. “We had great meet-ings at the London Games, sold out arenas.

“We had no indication. That’s why I thought someone was telling a joke.”

Freestyle wrestling has been one of Canada’s strong Summer Games events since Daniel Igali of Surrey, B.C., won gold in

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was included at Athens in 2004, Carol Huynh of Hazelton, B.C. and Tonya Verbeek of Grimsby, Ont., have combined for five medals, including Huynh’s gold in Beijing in 2008.

“Can’t believe IOC is cut-ting wrestling! Huge blow to our sport all over the world,” Huynh wrote on Twitter.

Wrestlers will compete at the 2016 Games in Rio De Janeiro, but losing Olympic status in 2020 would be a major blow to an event that has been contested since the first mod-ern Games in 1896.

It had been thought that modern pentathlon or taek-wondo would get the axe, but the IOC executive instead made the surprise choice to remove wrestling from its list of 25 “core” sports. The 15-member executive reviews all sports after each Olympics to see

which should be kept on.Ryan cautioned that the

executive’s decision is only a recommendation.

He said the sport’s gov-erning body, the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, known by its French acronym FILA, would lobby to keep it from being ratified at an IOC meeting in Buenos Aires in September.

There is also a meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, in May where the IOC executive will hear presentations from seven sports that hope to be included as “additional” events in 2020.

Wrestling intends to make its own presentation.

“FILA will take all necessary measures to convince the IOC executive board and IOC mem-bers of the aberration of such decision against one of the founding sports of the ancient and modern Olympic Games,” the federation said in a state-

ment.“FILA has always

complied with the IOC regulations and is represented in 180 countries, with wrestling being the national sport in a fair amount of them, and the only possi-bility for athletes to represent their coun-try at the Olympic Games, thus contrib-uting to their univer-sality.”

Wrestling’s gov-erning body is to meet this weekend in Phuket, Thailand, to plot strategy on how to keep freestyle and Greco-Roman wrest-ling on the Olympic program.

“Now we have to roll up our sleeves and fight,” said Ryan.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SVANCOUVER - The

Vancouver Canucks have passed an adver-sity test as the quarter point of the lockout-shortened NHL season approaches.

Heading into Tuesday’s home game against the Minnesota Wild, the Canucks have fashioned a five-game win streak - matching their best run of a season ago - even though some questions remain unanswered.

With game No. 12 of 48 looming, Vancouver (7-2-2) has strung together wins while dealing with an ongoing saga about its goaltending situa-tion and injuries to second-line forwards Ryan Kesler and David Booth that have forced lineup shuffles.

“Those questions were from the out-side,” said coach Alain Vigneault. “From the inside, like we’ve men-tioned all along, we’re focused on a game-to-game basis. We always knew that we had two good goaltenders who both have a team-first attitude and want the team to win.

“So we never thought that would

be a big issue, and injuries are part of the game. We said at the beginning of the year that we were going to play with the guys that were healthy and avail-able, and that’s what we’ve done.”

Not necessarily in convincing fashion.

The power play, ranked 20th in the league with a nine-for-56 conversion rate (16.1 per cent) has struggled, and Vigneault made tweaks to it during a prac-tice Monday at Rogers Arena. Vancouver’s penalty-killing, also ranked 20th (77.8 per cent kill rate) has not been outstanding either.

But the Canucks have caught a strong goaltending wave. Roberto Luongo, who will start against Minnesota, sits second in the league with a 1.53 goals-against average, .940 save percentage and 3-0-2 record.

Cory Schneider, who has drawn the backup assignment after posting wins over Calgary and Minnesota, also sports impressive numbers with one shutout, a 2.36 goals-against

average and .921 save percentage.

“The good thing about (the streak) is we’re finding differ-ent ways to win,” said Luongo.

The Canucks, he added, are “rounding into form” by playing their systems really well. After getting burned for seven goals in a season-opening loss to Anaheim, the Canucks have allowed two goals or less in nine of their past 10 games.

“We take pride in that, not only the goal-ies but as a team,” said Luongo. “It’s import-ant to play well defen-sively. We all know, at the end of the day, that’s what’s going to make us go far.

“We have the offence, but we’re not going to score three or four goals every game. As long as we’re play-ing well defensively, we’ll keep ourselves in the game.”

Luongo has also been able to keep his head in the game despite trying cir-cumstances. He con-tinues to excel while appearing calm and comfortable despite the uncertainty of a pending trade after he was displaced as the starter by Schneider in last spring’s Stanley Cup playoffs.

“You don’t want to be just moping around and bringing nega-tive energy into the dressing room,” said Luongo. “That would a huge distraction for the boys and for myself.”

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Dear Annie: My brother, “Jay,” and his wife have an adopted daughter, “Anna,” who is now 3 years old. We adore her.

Jay and I recently got into an argument. He said they were angry that we didn’t call Anna on her birthday. I was surprised by this, as we had already wished her a happy birthday in per-son, with a gift and a card at her party a few days prior to her actual birthday. When Jay and I were kids, we were always happy to receive a card and a gift from our aunts and uncles. We never expected them to call, as well.

In addition, Jay said that they were angry that my husband and I didn’t take time off of work to be at the courthouse to celebrate the “official” adoption six months after Anna was born. We told him at the time that we couldn’t take time off of work and would cele-brate with them at their home, which we did. At that time, Jay said

it was fine, but now, it apparently wasn’t good enough. When my hus-band and I adopted our oldest child, we never demanded that anyone take the day off of work to be at the courthouse, nor to be at the hospital when our younger kids were born.

Annie, we celebrated Anna’s adoption mul-tiple times -- right after her birth, at her baptism, when we gave them a baby shower and then at their home after the courthouse. I reminded Jay of these things and told him we love Anna and don’t like his implication that we don’t care. My brother used to be easygoing until he married his wife. Now they expect a

parade every time Anna opens her eyes.

Are Jay’s expec-tations reasonable? Should we call Anna on her birthday even when we’ve already celebrated with her? They act as if the world revolves around them. -- Can’t Keep Up

Dear Can’t: Attending Anna’s birth-day party and giving her a gift was sufficient. It’s also lovely to call on the actual birthday, but it is not an obligation. The rest of Jay’s complaints are irrational and self-centered. We don’t recommend arguing with him. He won’t see things your way. Placate and ignore.

Dear Annie: Our daughter is getting mar-ried in July. We decided to give her a lump sum for the wedding, and she created a budget to handle all aspects of the event.

Unfortunately, she selected a wedding gown based on the price, and it does not flatter her figure. My wife and I would like to offer to

purchase a more attrac-tive gown, but we don’t know how to approach the subject. Any sugges-tions? -- North Carolina

Dear North Carolina: Are you certain that your daughter select-ed this design solely because of the price? Your financial assis-tance might only serve to purchase an equally unflattering gown in a more expensive fabric. Keep in mind that alter-ations can work won-ders, and Mom could enlist the help of the seamstress to ascertain whether your daughter is unhappy with her gown. If so, it’s perfectly fine to say you want her to have something closer to the dress of her dreams. Otherwise, please repeat the old saying that “all brides are beautiful.”

Dear Annie: This is for “Tired in Nebraska,” whose husband has sleep apnea and refuses to wear a CPAP.

I’m an orthodontist who has successfully fit many patients with a dental sleep appliance

that is very comfortable to wear. Sleep centers do not always mention their availability, but it should not be difficult to find an orthodontist or general dentist who will fit her husband. These appliances are covered by insurance with a prescription from

a physician and are the next best treatment to CPAP devices, which many people cannot tolerate. -- Sympathetic Orthodontist

Dear Sympathetic: Many readers recom-mended a dental appli-ance that can help with apnea and is easier to

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KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818

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

Tonnie Stewart ext 33Cell: [email protected]

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Christine Albo ext 39Cell: [email protected]

Art Forrest ext [email protected]

Darlene Abenante ext 23Cell: [email protected]

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

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Most of OurHomes have

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We Sell Great Homes!

CALL US! CALL US!

SOLD7740 Crema Drive, Trail

$289,900 Immaculate 1/2 duplex with gorgeous

kitchen, great fl ooring throughout, gas fi replace and spacious rooms.

Full sized garage with automatic door opener. Includes appliances and window coverings. This is ready to move in and enjoy. It is a pleasure to show, call your

REALTOR® today.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

508C – Slalom Creek, Rossland $425,000

This 1791 sq.ft. 3 bdrm, 3 bath + den + loft, ski-in/ski-out condo at the base of Red is large enough to be a comfortable

permanent residence for an active family. Building features a gym, cinema,

rec room, lockers, an elevator and underground parking.

Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

1760 Park Street, Rossland $349,000

Surround yourself in the charm of this 3 bedroom home situated on a beautifully

landscaped 90’ x 100’ in an area of beauti-ful homes. Some of the features include spacious living room with gas fi replace

& adjacent playroom a sunny kitchen and 3 bedrooms upstairs.

Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

1867 – 4th Avenue, Rossland $359,000

Newly renovated 1800’s home with 3 bdrms, 2 baths and plenty of parking. Inside boasts a spacious open kitchen

with large deck through the French doors, and new fl ooring throughout. New 200 Amp panel wired and ready for a hot

tub. Don’t miss this great package.Call Christine (250) 512-7653

2061 McLeod Avenue, Rossland $336,000

Over $125k in renovations! Gorgeous master bdrm with amazing south views, brand new kitchen with granite counter

tops, wood stove, and new windows. All this on a 0.2 acre lot close to the

biking and hiking trails. Call Christine (250) 512-7653

3727 Woodland Drive, Trail$255,000

Very well kept, bright and sunny 4bdrm home with corner fi replace, large rec

room, and workshop area. New roofi ng in spring 2012, underground sprinkling,

central air and perfect location. Call your REALTOR® to view.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW PRICE

309 – 12th Avenue, Genelle $269,000

Immaculate Rancher with over 2500 sq. ft. of space on the main fl oor! Tastefully

renovated offering 3 bdrms, hobby room, offi ce, huge living room, large master

with en-suite, above ground pool and hot tub, carport,

and RV parking on 0.95 fl at acres. This is a fantastic package!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

9128 Station Road, Trail $399,000

10 acres of gorgeous land located in an area of vineyards and winery. This

property is perfect for livestock, horses, gardens, or hobby farm. Home features inlaid oak fl ooring, huge windows, open

fl oor plan and 3 bedrooms. Several outbuildings including barn, heated

(24x40) shop and greenhouse. Call now! Call Richard (250) 368-7897

1970 Oak Street, Trail $74,900

Sweet deal!!! Own your own home or invest in your future! Mortgage payments

at less than $400 a month (OAC at 4% interest over 25 years) Long term

tenants are paying $645/mo so it would also make an excellent investment. This little gem offers a convenient location, 2 bedrooms, fantastic view, newer roof and tastefully decorated! Don’t wait call now!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

9043 Highway 6, Salmo $185,900

4 bdrm 2 bath family home in Sunny Salmo! On .46 fl at acre, fully fenced,

powered and insulated 12x16 shop, treed & private, large mudroom, master suite, generous open kitchen with breakfast

nook for 2. Only one minute to shopping & all amenities the beautiful Village of

Salmo has to offer. Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665

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

1002 – 8th Street, Castlegar $245,000

Great family home in central location! 4 bdrms/3 baths, master bedroom with

ensuite, new laminate fl ooring. Huge wrap-around sundeck, yard with a

private patio area, several fruit trees and a garden. A double garage & room to

park an RV. See it today!Call Terry 250-231-1101

NEW LISTING

OPEN HOUSESaturday, Feb 16 1-3pm

OPEN HOUSESaturday Feb 16 1-2:15pm

OPEN HOUSESaturday Feb 16 2:30 - 4pm Commercial

Lease Old Waneta

Road 5,000 sq. ft. shop with 18 ft ceiling, in fl oor heating, offi ce space, lunch

room, washroom and shower. Large truck doors at each end.

Excellent condition and very clean. Good highway exposure and access.

C7 zoning allows a wide scope of uses.

Call Art (250) 368-8818

OPEN HOUSESaturday, February 16th 11am-1pm

8494 Highway 22 A, Trail

$158,0003 bdrm/1 bath home

located close to major shopping center and the

US border - many updates - call for more details and

viewing..Call Mark

(250) 231-5591

Darlene 231-0527

OPEN HOUSESaturday Feb 16 1-3pm

Sheri regnier photo

On Monday, the City of Trail wel-comed four staff members from its sister city, Sagamihara, Japan. Tuesday, the visitors met with Mayor Dieter Bogs, council and coordinators to discuss the resident exchange pro-gram between the two cities. They toured some of the city’s main attrac-tions, met with the general manager of Teck Trail Operations, and caught some of the action at the B.C. senior curling championships. The visitors leave today for a Toronto visit, before heading back to Japan.

Visit fromtrail’s sister city

trail daily times, february 13, 2013

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