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The city might boot the bull next year after an annual event had fewer tickets sales and cost Trail about $25,000 to run this year.

The Kootenay Chrysler Bull-a-Rama saw about a 10 per cent decrease in tickets sales over the 2013 show, and less people attending the Saturday night dance meant a 32 per cent decline in liquor sales during the April 26 event in the Trail Memorial Centre.

Overall, the expenses totalling almost $84,000 were on target but additional over-head such as ambulance services and over-night security at the Trail Horseman’s Society Grounds had the organizing committee buck-ing up an extra $6,800.

The 13-year event isn’t officially shelved by the city, but was a topic of discussion at Monday’s governance meeting when council agreed to review the Bull-a-Rama committee’s re-shuffling proposal, however, the decision to again back the event will rest in the hands of Trail’s new council post the Nov. 15 civic elec-tion.

“The committee is obviously looking at this and recognizes that there were several other functions going on and we did lose some spon-sors,” said Coun. Eleanor Gattafoni Robinson on behalf of the event’s committee. “But the remaining ones are still very supportive and we are investigating other avenues so we can go down this path together and bring back a report to council in the next couple of months.”

The Bull-a-Rama was already on shaky legs in February when Trail council debated spon-soring the event that, since 2008, has cost the city about $91,000.

At that time, city staff recommended that council consider removing the event from the 2015 operating budget, unless an outside pro-moter or organizer stepped in to take over the financial exposure.

“This year’s cost revenue over expenses...doesn’t include our direct staff time and actual cost associated with the city, rental and the like,” noted David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer.

The current financial summary in conjunc-tion with the previous resolution, suggests council forward the matter immediately to the committee for commentary about how the event could be reorganized to limit the city’s loss going forward, he added.

City doles out big bucks for Bull-a-Rama

Event’s future in jeopardy after $25,000 loss at April event

B Y L I Z B E V A NTimes Staff

With over two kilometres of steps spread out over 63 sets of covered stair-ways in Trail, upkeep is a huge job and community members have stepped up to pitch in make sure an iconic part of the city stays clean and pristine.

Communities in Bloom (CiB) has started program where community members can sign up to sponsor a flight of stairs and get cleaning.

Dan Haley, local business owner and stair sponsor, says it's all about main-taining pride in the community.

“It is important that they are clean, but the most important thing from our

perspective is that we are showing the community that we care and the com-munity is important to us,” he said while hanging plaques recognizing sponsors.

“You have to keep it clean to get people to respect (the stairs). Generally, if it is clean when you get there, you are going to keep it clean.”

Haley also has a personal connection to the covered stairs throughout the city. He has been running up them for as long as he can remember.

“They have always been important to me because in the old days, I would run up those stairs, frontwards, backwards, sideways, all over,” he said, adding that his whole family used and appreciated the stairs.

“My father ran up the stairs, my brothers and sister ran up those stairs and I just love the days in my memories going back and I think it is very impor-

tant to keep them clean.”Lana Rodlie, of the CiB committee,

says the idea of sponsored stairs came about a few years ago, but it wasn't until CiB judges came to Trail and mentioned the garbage on the stairs that the pro-gram got into full swing.

“One of our committee members sug-gested it years ago that maybe we should have a program like this, but it sort of got lost in the shuffle of everything that we do,” she said.

“It really got started because (CiB) judges had pointed it out several times. When you come into Trail from Castlegar, down the hill, you look across and you see stairs. If there is any gar-bage there, it is very visible. There was garbage all over the hillside and one of the judges said that this was one of our problem areas.”

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Debra Barembruch, owner at Amore's Ristorante in Trail, poses with her plaque at the top of the set of the covered stairs she sponsored and spends her time volunteering to pick up litter and keep the stairs clean. Barembruch is one of a group of Trail residents who have taken on the task of adopting one of the famous Trail covered staircases. The goal is to promote pride in the community.

Groups and businesses sign up to maintain covered stairways

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ugly eleven-count. It is important to understand that the flattest hand with a five card suit, 5332, with no intermediate cards and no easy rebid is best to be passed. This gives South, with a bal-anced 17 points, a chance to open one No Trump.

When partner opens one No Trump, one puts one’s hand into one of the follow-ing pigeon holes. The “stay low” range is 0 to 7 high card points, 8 to 9 is the invitational range, 10 to 15 is the game range, and 16+

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opening lead with the Queen of spades. He then crosses to the King of clubs and plays a small diamond to the Queen which holds. If East pops up with the Ace of dia-monds, South will only get two spades, but will get four diamonds.

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Time is ticking for the Greater Trail community to vote online in support of a young role model’s journey as one of seven candidates run-ning in the British Columbia Ambassador Program.

Former Miss Trail Cheyanne Friess has been out and about for months, attending fundraising events, volunteering, studying B.C. history and practicing her speeches in preparation for the pageant held in Merritt Aug. 15 and 16.

She admits to feeling butterflies over the event that will honour three candidates with the title, though Friess is confident when the big day arrives, everything she has learned will fall into place.

“I never realized how quickly time flies until now, when I have two speeches to memorize, a knowledge exam to study for and a table dis-play to prepare,” Friess said. “At this point I am coming home and working and doing nothing else because it’ll be worth it.”

The community can get behind her by voting daily for the program’s people’s choice award by visiting www.bcam-bassador.com and selecting “People’s Choice 2014” on the left-hand side.

“The most rewarding part of my candidacy is being

active in the community,” said the 18-year old. “Everyone is really supportive and it’s nice to see that,” she continued. “It has also helped me further develop into a confident per-son and I am thankful for the experience.”

The B.C. program is open to young men or women between 17 and 24 years old who have held an ambassador or royal title in the province.

“I am looking forward

to spending a week with my fellow candidates,” said Friess.

“It will be nice to connect with them and share stories about our run. But it’ll be nice to perform and make Trail proud.”

The program promotes motivation, self esteem and education with money fund-raised awarded to candidates through bursaries.

Program organizers also

go after post-secondary schol-arships at appropriate schools based on a candidate’s studies of interest.

Friess attended the Trail council meeting Monday night, and after talking about events she attended over the summer, said her plans include using any financial backing won through the program for a dental assisting course this fall at College of the Rockies in Cranbrook.

Former Miss Trail eyes ambassador role

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Cheyanne Friess is almost ready to deliver two speeches and impart her knowledge of the province in the B.C. Ambassador Program pageant slated to begin Aug. 15 in Merritt. To sup-port the former Miss Trail as the program’s “People’s Choice 2014,” visit bcambassador.com and click on the people’s choice link.

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FROM PAGE 1Debra Barembruch, owner at

Amore’s Ristorante in Trail, has signed up to help out near her restaurant, and look after a hidden gem in the area – a park snuggled between two flights of the famous covered stairs.

“I started looking after the park when I was taking my dog for a walk and came across it,” she said, adding that the park could be used for com-munity events and more.

“I couldn’t believe it was just sit-ting there and it was so unappreci-ated and unused. It was something nobody was looking after. The city has stopped looking after it and they even stopped mowing the lawns, so I just decided to start looking after it myself.”

The clean up of the stairs leading to the hidden park came after, since

Barembruch was walking up them to get to the park to mow grass and pick up litter.

“I thought, I might as well [clean up the stairs too] and I’ve been doing it ever since,” she said, men-tioning that her motivation was to increase use of the park.

“The city can now see that we take pride in it. Families are going through all the time. I’ve had people tell me they used to take their kids there and now they do again every time I clean up.”

So far, seven local businesses and groups have signed up to take care of different staircases, and in the case of pizza maker Rustic Crust, a tunnel going under Bailey Street.

To sign up, sponsor a set of stairs and put a little elbow grease into keeping Trail clean, call Lana Rodlie at 250-368-9227.

B y S h e r i r e g n i e rTimes Staff

A power outage at Teck Trail Operations sounded alarms and increased smoke released from the stacks Monday night.

An interruption of power in the lead smelter, just after 9 p.m., resulted in the venting of some in-process gases from the KIVCET furnace and slag fuming furnaces, according to Catherine Adair.

“Which was visible both on site and to the community,” continued Adair, Teck’s community relations leader, adding, “furnaces were immediately shutdown and plant personnel worked safely to resolve the issue.”

No injuries were reported and power was restored by 10:30 p.m.

“We are conducting a full inves-tigation into why this power out-age occurred in order to prevent it from happening again,” said Adair.

Almost three months ago to the day, a power outage in the zinc processing plant at the Trail site raised the sound of alarms and led to an increase in smoke emissions.

During that event, sulphur diox-ide (SO2) was monitored within the operation and the surrounding community, and although emis-sions were visible, Teck maintains SO2 concentrations remained with-in permitted levels.

Power outage at Teck leads to increase in smoke

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Trail Firefighters Local 941 representatives Lee DePellegrin, president (left), and Rick Morris, secre-tary/treasurer (right), presented Lisa Pasin, director of development KBRH Health Foundation with $9,500 to support the Critical Care Campaign. Funds were raised through their quad raffle. The Trail Firefighters have donated $16,800 to the KBRH Health Foundation through their fundraising efforts.

Maintenance evokes pride

T h e n e l S o n S T a rConservation officers were forced to destroy another bear in

Nelson.Early Monday afternoon, the Nelson Police Department received a

complaint of a bear swimming across the lake towards the Prestige Lakeside Resort.

The bear climbed onto the dock and startled boaters and patrons in the restaurant patio area.

According to conservation, this particular juvenile bear had been causing extensive damage on the North Shore and was highly habitu-ated to the area’s human food sources. Conservation staff received several calls over the last two weeks regarding this bear.

A conservation officer was called to the scene and the bear was killed as a result of the aforementioned reasons.

The public is reminded to clean up all attractants, pick their fruit, cover their barbecues, and ensure that their garbage is secure until pick-up day.

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The staff at the Charles Bailey Theatre in Trail has big plans for the coming years.

Year One of a three-year plan transferring the responsibilities of the theatre from the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to the Trail and District Arts Council is underway.

Nadine Tremblay, the cur-rent theatre manager, has been hired as the new marketing and public relations person and is getting the word out that there is a stage and seats ready and waiting for theatre-goers.

Part of Tremblay's market-ing plan starts off with more programming open to theatre-goers and she hopes to inspire more people to visit the theatre for a live show.

“We want to do our best to get people back and to keep people coming regularly,” she said. “There are four children's shows coming up. We identified that as something the commu-nity wanted.”

The children's shows include a theatre presentation, a music show, and a clown comedy act. Along with shows for the kids,

Tremblay is planning some per-formances that will also appeal to the adult crowd.

“We are going to be doing another series called 'Something Completely Different,'” she said. “It is a show series that will develop the community and ease people back into the arts. There hasn't been much of that going on.”

These planned performances are just the tip of the iceberg.

“Year One is mostly about promoting the theatre,” she said. “[We want to get] bigger acts from around the region promoted and to get more local users. We also want people who are already using the theatre to use it more.”

Tremblay says “Something Completely Different,” is hop-ing to host a burlesque show at the theatre, with a few other potential ideas such as interac-tive workshops to get the audi-ence involved in performances.

Along with promotion of new shows and workshops, Tremblay wants to get more community groups renting the theatre for their own events with lower rent expenses as per the three-year agreement with

the RDKB.“[The cost of renting the

theatre] has been drastically reduced,” she said. “The cost to rent the theatre is the same, but every renter is going to be sav-ing about $600 on sound and lighting. Those are the kinds of things the regional district is going to absorb and pay on behalf of renters.”

The next step for the theatre is going to be taking on “big capital projects,” said Tremblay. The second year of the three-year agreement includes physi-cal upgrades to the theatre.

“We are going to get some bigger signage [for the front of the theatre], we are going to build a concession and we hope that we will be getting ventilation for the theatre. It gets hot in there in the sum-mer months,” she said, adding that they are planning on mak-ing ticketing changes in the future.

The number one goal for this three-year plan is to raise attendance at the theatre and Tremblay believes this plan is the way to go.

“We are really trying to get bums in seats,” she said.

Theatre moving forward with three-year plan

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SVERNON, B.C. - The latest suspicious fire in Vernon was an expen-

sive one.Damage from the Monday night fire at the Growers Supply Company

in the north Okanagan city has been tallied about $100,000.Firefighters say as many as 1,000 empty apple bins burned, but

quick work saved another 9,000 of the big containers.The incident is considered suspicious because the apple bins were

stored in a pile at the back of a locked lot and the fire began at the rear of the pile -- also scorching a fence.

An exact cause is still under investigation but at the peak of the blaze, flames were leaping 30-metres into the air and officials say an aerial ladder truck was needed to pour water from above, while crews on the ground kept the fire from spreading.

Twenty-two suspicious fires have been recorded around Vernon since late May.

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B y J E f f N A g E lSurrey North Delta Leader

TransLink says an error by an electri-cian working on the Evergreen Line trig-gered Monday’s five-hour shutdown of the SkyTrain system and passengers will be offered a free day of transit use on B.C. Day.

The technician was installing a new circuit breaker at a power distribution panel for the new

SkyTrain line when he accidentally tripped the main breaker feeding critical sys-tems at SkyTrain’s operations centre.

“Two major disrup-tions in one week is unprecedented, and the two incidents are completely unrelat-ed,” said TransLink chief operating officer Doug Kelsey.

“Our trains are reliable 95 per cent of the time, but we know that is little consola-

tion for customers who are delayed for hours when we do have a significant breakdown.”

It’s unclear how a free transit day will help passengers who buy a monthly pass, but TransLink said details of the offer will be provided later.

Monday’s shut-down was the second in less than a week that led SkyTrain pas-sengers to pry open train doors and walk

away along the tracks.The complete halt

of trains on the Expo and Millennium Lines started around 12:30 Monday and the shut-down lasted nearly five hours until ser-vice was restarted on both lines. Canada Line service was unaffected.

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B.C. Lottery Corporation is still ‘waiting with baited breath’ for someone to claim the winning $50 million lottery ticket sold in Langley nearly four months ago, confirmed a BCLC spokesperson.

Time is ticketing by without any-one coming forward to claim the large prize that came from match-ing all seven numbers on the March 14 Lotto Max draw.

A person could live on the inter-est alone, said BCLC.

Lotto Max winners have one year from the draw date printed on the ticket to claim their prize.

“In the absence of anyone com-ing forward to claim the massive prize, we continue to hear some incredible theories and rumours about the winner from lottery play-ers,” says Kevin Gass, vice-president of lottery gaming. “The truth is, until the winner comes forward, we don’t know their story or why they

may have waited so long.”“We estimate the winner would

have accrued more than $150,000 in interest over the last two months had they already collected their prize.”

As for the rumour that a 17-year-old won and hasn’t been able to claim the prize because they are underage, BCLC said that isn’t true.

Someone under the age of 19 can purchase lottery tickets. If that person wins, the winnings would be held in trust by an adult and the funds released to them when they are legal age, confirmed BCLC.

BCLC can’t reveal the location where the winning ticket was pur-chased because that is all part of the review process when the winner comes forward, said BCLC.

BCLC always announces winners and where the winning ticket was purchased after the winner comes forward.

No top lottery prize won in B.C. has ever gone unclaimed.

B y M A T I N A P E R R yThe Northern ViewThe Prince Rupert

housing market saw gains in both the num-ber of properties sold and sale price during the first half of 2014, a trend that is expected to continue.

The BC Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) reported that by June’s end 197 properties worth $40.3 million were sold through the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in Prince Rupert, up

from153 properties totalling $33.2 mil-lion in the first half of 2013.

Keith Lambourne, managing broker of Royal LePage Prince Rupert, said residen-tial detached homes costing up to $250,000 have been the fastest sellers of the total 141 homes sold for a total value of $29,116,053 as of June 30. This is up from the first six months of 2013 when 114 single family homes were sold val-

ued at 22,088,200, up just over 13 per cent.

Additionally, the average price has grown, with the medi-an cost of residential detached homes sold being $206,496, com-pared to $193,756 in the same time period last year.

“We’re really busy ... we’ve vastly improved on years gone by,” said Lambourne, adding first-time buyers are driving the market.

Lambourne points to proposed liquified natural gas projects for the increases.

“We’re in a pre-LNG announcement mar-ket. People are buying before the announce-ment is made because they have faith in the fact that it’s going to happen,” he said, add-ing if upcoming final investment decisions are positive, prices will heighten even more next year.

“It’s going to be a madhouse.”

This has also caused a shift in who has the housing market advan-tage, with Lambourne saying this is the first in many years that it’s been a seller’s market.

“It’s about as vigor-ous of a sellers market as you can get; Sellers are in charge. There’s multiple offers on sev-eral properties at the moment,” he said.

“It went from being a buyers market in 2008 to 2010 ... then it eased into a balanced market for a couple of years and now it is without question a seller’s market.”

BCNREB president Ken Laursen said the Northwest Region, which consists of Prince Rupert, Terrace and Kitimat, is one of the board’s most active with the average price of homes rising signifi-cantly year over year.

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

33,000 boxes of important prov-incial documents abandoned in a warehouse, orphaned by a lack of government inter-est and funding, says British Columbia’s information and privacy czar.

In her new report released Tuesday, Elizabeth Denham said the neglect is severely hampering access to informa-tion and the public’s right to know about key decisions of their government.

“I was shocked to learn that no government records had been transferred or preserved in the BC Archives for the last 10 years,” Denham said in an interview.

She added that the problem will be compounded with the coming tsunami of digital rec-ords.

“It’s a significant problem for good governance; it’s a sig-nificant problem from an access to information perspective.”

Government transferred the BC Archives from the province to the Royal British Columbia

Museum in 2003.Unfortunately, no money

went with the transfer of responsibility and the museum said it could only afford to maintain the existing archive.

It put in place a fee of $454 per box to archive new material - a fee that no ministry was interested in paying.

Tens of thousands of boxes later, they’re still not interest-ed, and Denham said valuable, recent government records documenting everything from case files to cabinet records are languishing.

“The 33,000 boxes of records stored right now off-site have been designated as permanent-ly valuable records,” she said.

“(They) need to be passed on to the next generation, they need to be made accessible for researchers.”

Right now, those records are only accessible through a Freedom of Information request - an expensive legal process - when they should be available in the reading room of the provincial archive, upon request, Denham said.

There is also no plan, no legal framework and no tech-nical capacity to archive digital records, which comprise most government communications today.

“We are operating on a stat-ute that was passed in 1936 ... that was the year before the photocopier was invented,” Denham said.

Andrew Wilkinson, the prov-incial minister of technology, innovation and citizen’s servi-ces, was not immediately avail-able for comment.

The report made three rec-ommendations, including that BC Archives be returned to the government fold and money be provided to deal with the back-log and to archive documents going forward.

Government should also create a system for archiving digital information and the out-dated Document Disposal Act should be revised to address the digital age, it said.

Denham said the status quo will have significant financial and historical consequences if the failure is not addressed.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SBRANDON, Man. - An Alberta woman who dined and dashed from a

pub in Brandon, Man., is going to be paying a much heftier bill and pos-sibly looking for some new friends.

She was one of three women who downed $160 worth of liquor and food and ran for it.

But she was the only one caught when she returned to retrieve her forgotten purse.

Kyla Anne MacMillan of Red Deer, Alta., pleaded guilty Monday to fraudulently obtaining food.

Court was told MacMillan and two friends ate wings and nachos and downed 23 shots - six of tequila, 10 B-52s, six Dirty Hookers and one vodka - plus a pitcher of beer.

Judge Donovan Dvorak fined her $325 including costs and ordered her to pay the $160 bill.

MacMillan claimed she was going to the ATM outside the pub, but the trio took off, with MacMillan being forced to return when she realized she needed her medication, which was in the purse she’d left behind.

Defence lawyer Ryan Fawcett told court his client has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and arrived in Brandon two weeks ago, but hasn’t been taking her medication despite having it with her.

MacMillan, who is unemployed, had $5.35 on her and her bank account balance was at zero.

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OTTAWA - Greenpeace and the Inuit have joined to protest Arctic seis-mic testing, warning Ottawa that its plans to gauge oil and gas reserves with high-intensity sound waves in Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait pose grave dangers to marine life.

Inuit activists are staging a pro-test Wednesday in Nunavut’s Clyde River, a tiny Baffin Island hamlet just above the Arctic Circle, a week after Greenpeace took their cause to the United Nations.

An Inuit environ-mentalist also took aim at Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq, a Nunavut MP, accusing the Conservative gov-ernment of “cultural genocide” for its efforts to open up the

Arctic to oil and gas exploration.

“We depend on these waters for food and the very existence of Inuit life depend on them,” said Niore Iqalukjuak in an open letter to Aglukkaq in the Nunatsiaq News.

“We fear that what the Conservative gov-ernment is doing is a cultural genocide and will end the Inuit way of life as we know it. ... You are our repre-sentative. Speak up on our behalf.”

Aglukkaq’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Iqalukjuak’s letter or on the protest being held in Clyde River.

Greenpeace, mean-time, has thrown its support behind the community.

“Proposed seismic testing activities in Baffin Bay will have

severe impacts on marine life and trad-itional lifestyles of coastal indigenous peoples,” the organ-ization’s Arctic cam-paigner, Farah Khan, said in a statement Tuesday.

“We stand with the community of Clyde River in their efforts to uphold their rights and preserve their traditions.”

It was an appar-ent return of fire to Aglukkaq, who criti-cized Greenpeace this week by challenging the environmental group’s historical opposition to the seal hunt and alleging it’s merely using the Inuit to advance its own causes.

“The reality is that there are lots of environmental groups who say that they speak for and repre-sent Inuit or aborig-

inal people, while at the same time they campaign against traditional ways of life like the seal hunt,” she told the Inuit Circumpolar Council general assembly in the Northwest Territories.

Greenpeace and the Inuit indeed make strange bedfellows in their campaign against Arctic seismic testing, a contentious method for surveying oil and gas deposits under the ocean floor that can have extensive effects on marine life, includ-ing disrupting migra-tion routes.

Greenpeace railed

against the commer-cial seal hunt in the 1980s, and has since acknowledged their campaign had a detri-mental impact on the Inuit.

“The consequences of that, though unintended, were far-reaching,” Joanna Kerr, executive dir-ector of Greenpeace Canada, said in a recent statement.

She added that the Inuit “take only what they need, and no more.

“They honour the animals, the land and the ocean.”

Greenpeace also recently drafted and

adopted a policy, writ-ten with First Nations, in support of indigen-ous rights to a subsist-ence lifestyle.

In Tuesday’s state-ment, the organiza-tion chided Aglukkaq for failing to pro-tect her homeland’s environment.

“If Minister Aglukkaq acted as a steward for the Arctic environment - as an environment minister and chair of the Arctic Council should - then she would be listen-ing to the concerns of northerners and act-ing on them.”

The National Energy Board recently

announced it would undertake seismic testing in Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait despite protests from the mayor of Clyde River and other Inuit officials and elders. The testing will begin in the 2015 ice-free season.

According to the environmental group Oceans North Canada, Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait are home to an estimated 50,000 narwhals - most of the world’s population. The area is also home to bowhead whales, 116 species of fish and an estimated million seabirds.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SHAMILTON, Ont. - Twenty members of a

Hungarian human trafficking ring that brought people from eastern Europe with promises of a better life in Canada have been deported, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said Tuesday.

He said the victims were forced to work illegally, live in deplorable conditions without adequate food, and were intimidated or attacked repeatedly.

“The removal of these foreign criminals convicted of human trafficking demonstrates how our government is keeping Canadians safe,” Blaney said during a news conference in Hamilton, where the gang had operated.

The RCMP has previously said the victims were mostly poor Hungarians who were duped into coming to Canada and forced to work for free in a case of “modern-day slavery.”

Blaney said 22 members of the Domotor-Kolompar ring have been convicted of human trafficking charges under the Criminal Code of Canada, and all but two have been deported to Hungary.

“Our government will continue to take strong action to address human trafficking in all its forms,” he said.

The Canada Border Services Agency, the RCMP Hamilton-Niagara Detachment and local police were all involved in the years-long investi-gation dubbed Project OPAPA.

It was launched in December 2009 after an alleged victim from Hungary complained to an immigration officer. The investigation initially

discovered 16 people with similar stories, with more people coming forward in the following months.

Police previously said that once the Hungarian workers arrived in Canada, they were forced to file phoney claims for refugee status and social assistance, with traffickers pocketing the money.

The suspects controlled their victims’ activ-ities, including who they spoke with, where they lived and what they ate.

Police said the victims typically lived in the basement of the suspects’ home, and were some-times fed scraps and leftovers, often just once a day.

The workers toiled away without pay at con-struction sites owned by the traffickers and were constantly monitored, police said.

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OPINION

For everything else, there’s the government purchase card

Call it the orange juice syndrome. Bev Oda, former federal minis-

ter responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency, knows it well. Her $16 glass of orange juice at the Savoy Hotel in London in 2011 was the tipping point that precipitated her downfall as a cabinet minister and an MP.

The political landscape is littered with Bev Oda’s. Politicians felled over lav-ish spending on entitle-ments, like former Alberta premier Alison Redford was. Rarely are they felled over such things as a $182 million child welfare man-agement software system that doesn’t work.

Which is why the gov-ernment’s purchase card payments released last week with the public accounts is so illuminating.

In the big scheme of things, the charges are an infinitesimal percentage of government spending – $41 million out of more than $43 billion in expenditures – but they offer a glimpse at fiscal approaches between ministries and whether a sense of entitlement may exist in some corners of

government.In his last two years

as premier – from 2009-10 to 2010-11 – Gordon Campbell’s office charged 1,205 transactions to the purchase card totalling $400,384. Last year, Christy Clark’s office charged 1,216 transactions totalling $395,220.

And it’s not just the dol-lar difference between the two premiers that stands out, it’s what many of those charges were for.

Under Campbell, flights on Harbour Air and Helijet came in at $23,591 over two years for the premier’s office. Last year, Clark’s office charged $142,071 with the two airlines. And that doesn’t include addi-tional flights with Alaska Air, Air Canada, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Porter Air or WestJet.

All in, Clark’s office charged $185,308 in air-fares. That’s an average of $3,560 per week. Now there may be some good reasons for some of those flights, but a daily commuter ser-vice isn’t one of them.

Those float planes and whirlybirds sure are popular though. Last year, more than $2.4 million was charged for flights on

Harbour Air and Helijet, that’s about $47,000 per week. In defence of the flights, the Finance min-istry stated: “Employee travel to and from Victoria is often required in order to deliver the many pro-grams and services British Columbians rely on.”

Plausible for some of the flights, not so much for others. It’s tough to imagine that British Columbians were so urgently in need of a program or service from International Trade that it justified the ministry char-ging $89,000 for flights on Helijet.

There were some pretty big differences between the Campbell and Clark gov-ernments in other min-istries as well. Aboriginal relations and reconciliation

charged $780,783 last year. That’s nearly triple the $266,543 over Campbell’s last two years.

And since politicians are masters at re-categorizing expenditures to suit their political agenda, compar-ing charges between fiscal years for ministries isn’t always an exact science.

There’s no purchase card summary for International Trade in 2010 or 2011, but last year the charges hit $1.33 million, including $260,730 with Air Canada, three charges at the Chosun Hotel in Seoul totalling $94,000 and two charges at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beijing totalling $52,000.

Over at the Justice department, they found 33 reasons to celebrate some-thing or other at Earls on Hornby. Average tab? $362. Total bill? $11,958.

But it’s not all bad. There were some spend-thrifts. The Public Service Agency spent $796 with Groupon and various min-istries made at least 419 transactions with dollar stores across B.C. totalling $24,179.

And while purchase card payments have dropped from $47.35 million in 2010-11 to $41 million last

year, it’s not much cause for celebration when pay-ments to government sup-pliers rose from $7.17 bil-lion to $8.07 billion in the same period.

A government does have to operate and that means spending money. And it’s easy to second guess some expenditures. But the pow-ers that be shouldn’t be too shocked when the public is more curious over a $225 charge by the premier’s office for a passport or $736 for valet parking in Los Angeles by International Trade than they may be over the cost of replacing the George Massey Tunnel.

That’s politics. The pub-lic gets irate over the small amounts because they can relate to them. But the funny thing is that polit-icians who get the small things right, generally don’t screw up the bigger ones.

Final note: someone really should suggest to the owners of “Out to Lunch Catering” that they may want to consider billing as “OTLC Catering” when they cater government functions.

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

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Picture this; it’s a breezy summer morning, the sun is out, the birds are chirping and you’re sitting at the table enjoying a delicious cup of cof-fee. You still have 10 minutes before having to leave for work and decide to take a quick scroll through Facebook. The page loads and the first status catch-es your eye, a friend is ask-ing if anyone has heard about the “incident” that happened in town.

Weird, you haven’t heard of any incident...

Someone else commented on the status saying how tragic it is that only good people die young. You scratch your head and frown, wondering what happened all while mentally agreeing that it truly is tragic.

You scroll down and see another status “Has anyone heard about the girl who died this morning?” You click it and the comments say that she

is a young girl, 24 from the next town over. The next com-ment is correcting the previous “actually she’s only 22, I went to school with her.”

Your stomach turns, you know quite a few people that age from that city. You con-tinue to scroll through the page and see, “RIP Jane.” Jane? It couldn’t be YOUR Jane, could it..?

You click on your mutual friends with the status owner, and that’s when your world crumbles. Could you imagine learning that something tragic has happened to a loved one from a Facebook status?

People should not be posting about these events that come up until names and details have been officially released in the news. Not only are these status-es and comments extremely insensitive and disrespectful to those involved and related, they also cause rumors and gossip.

Which in some cases can be even more distressing, espe-cially if what was said turns out to be untrue.

I would like to ask all of my Facebook friends to please take a second and think, “What am I gaining by posting this? How will this affect the people read-ing it?”

Do it out of respect of the family and friends of those involved in the incident. Private message, text, or call each other but keep it off your wall. Soon enough it will all be in the news. What you do with that, after it is made public, is your business.

That being said; visit a little longer, hug a little tighter, and remember to say I love you every chance you get. Life is short and you never know what moment with someone will be your last.

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OTTAWA - Public-opinion research for the federal Finance Department suggests key gov-ernment policies are out of step with Canadians’ prior-ities, including the Northern Gateway project.

Members of focus groups consulted prior to the February budget had “little enthusiasm” for the proposed bitumen pipe-line to the British Columbia coast - even those who said they support the controversial project.

And among the 12 groups consulted - from Coquitlam, B.C., to Bridgewater, N.S. - the economy itself was not a top-of-mind concern.

Rather, the groups spontan-eously raised education, health care, pensions and veterans as their key issues.

They also called for more processing and refining of Canada’s oil resources at home, and to do so in a more environ-mentally safe manner.

“There is little enthusiasm for the (Northern Gateway) pro-ject, even among supporters,” says a Jan. 25 report on the findings.

“Detractors worry about the environmental consequences in the event of a spill, particularly as a result of a tanker accident off the B.C. coast.”

The Harper government has made Northern Gateway a cen-tral plank of its energy strategy, and has pilloried environmental groups who oppose it, labelling them “radical.”

Asked for comment on the report, a spokesman for the Finance Department said only that the research helps meas-ure the “evolution” of Canadian attitudes.

Among the other issues par-ticipants raised:

- Canada Pension Plan reform: “This came up more often in Ontario, and the senti-ment typically focused on the need to ensure this program is adequately funded.”

The government has resisted

calls to improve CPP though has endorsed other pension-related reforms. The Ontario government has since promised its own public pension plan.

- Veterans: “Concerns expressed whether enough was being done to help individuals with health/mental issues aris-ing from their military service.”

The government faced a bar-rage of veterans’ criticisms over the last year, especially related to military suicides, but says it has improved benefits and care.

- Health care and education “continue to come up regularly in the discussions.”

The government has said these are areas of exclusive provincial jurisdiction, but has promised stable, predictable block funding.

The report also found that lower-income households were less sanguine about the state of the economy than wealthier households, citing few well-paid jobs being generated and saying “the gap between rich and poor is growing.”

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and Dorothy Ross. He passed away peacefully in Lad-ner, B.C. on July 18, 2014.

Jim worked at Cominco until his retirement in 1985. Jim and his wife, Lois, moved to White Rock, BC in 1986 where they enjoyed their retirement years together. He enjoyed his world travels and spending time with his friends and family. He was an avid com-puter enthusiast.

He was predeceased by his wife of 54 years, Lois, and his son Mark and is survived by his loving chil-dren; Bruce (Beth), Corinne (Don) and Beverly. He is also survived by his grandchildren; Jennifer, Allison, Jesse, Erin, Jamie, Lana, and Grant as well as 3 great-grandchildren (Nash, Sawyer and Harley)

Jim was a happy, loving, caring, husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

***MCLAREN (NEE JONES), ROSEMARY ALICE A light from our family is goneA voice we loved is stilled A place is vacant in the homeWhich never can be � lled We have to mourn the loss of one We would’ve loved to keep But God who surely loved her best Has � nally made her sleepAfter a lifetime of her love and

joyAnd music to � ll our earsGod leaves these wondrous memoriesTo help us through our tearsOn July 17, 2014 Rosemary Alice McLaren lost her

� nal battle to cancer, with her loving family at her side. She is now at peace.

Rosemary was born to Wanda and Russell Jones on July 22, 1937 in Rossland, BC. She was the oldest of 9 children, four sisters and four brothers.

Rosemary resided in Elkford, BC with the love of her life, Robert McLaren, who passed away in May 2013.

Rosemary had a great sense of humour and a very loving heart. She had a unique gift that drew people to her, and because of this, she was a very much loved “Rosie”. Family, friends, shopping, make-up, and her car were her everything in this world!

Rosemary spent a lot of her years camping in Rexford, Montana and made many, many friends along the way.

Rosemary is survived by her daughters: Susan (Don) Tait, Lori (Kim) Krish, and Sheri (David) Taylor, her grandchildren Jason (Julie) Tait, Jessica (Jason) Bowen, Jared (Tiffany) Krish, Ryan (Kim) Taylor and Adam (Nicole) Taylor, and her great-grandchildren Lincoln and Levi Bowen and Emi Krish. She is also survived by her siblings, David Jones, Franny Bou-cher, Joann Mckerraker, Janice Turner, Tom Jones, Bobby Jones Judy McBride and Russell Jones as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins and many special friends.

Rosemary was predeceased by her parents Wanda and Russell Jones, two husbands, Mervyn Frame, and Robert McLaren, her nephew Dean Jones, and nieces Sara McBride, and Shonna McKerracher.

Funeral services to be held on Thursday July 24, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church in Elkford. Following the service, Rosemary’s cremains will be placed at the Mountain View Cem-etery in Elkford, reunited with her beloved Robert.

Messages of condolence to www.cherishedmem-oriesfs.com Arrangements entrusted to Cherished Memories Funeral Services Ltd.

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Shoppers Drug Mart in downtown Trail is celebrating a milestone this week as the store marks its 35th year serving the Greater Trail com-munity. Pharmacist Linda Seib has come full circle having first become interested in pharmacology after visiting the store as a student of J.L. Crowe Secondary School in the 80s. Since that time, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Alberta, eventually settled in Trail and became the store’s associate owner in 2005. With vari-ous items that’ve been around since 1979 at a 35 per cent discount, Seib is hosting Senior’s Day all day Thursday with a special offering of cake to celebrate the occasion.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - The Royal Canadian

Mint is adding to the international hoopla surrounding the birthday of a baby prince with the release of commemorative coins.

Prince George of Cambridge, son of Prince William and his wife Kate, turned one on Tuesday.

The Mint is releasing coins that feature the Queen with her three heirs -Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George.

Prince George is shown wearing

christening robes, resting in his father’s arms.

The $20 silver coin and the $200 pure gold coin are available to order.

Interim president Marc Brule says the Mint will continue to cele-brate milestones in the lives of the Royal Family.

“We have proudly handcrafted new coins with a unique portrait featuring four generations which will be a beautiful addition for any royal collection,” he said.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SST. ALBERT, Alta. - If Bill and Andrea

Groner tell you they can keep a secret, you can take them at their word.

For seven months, the Edmonton couple hid the fact that they were the winners of the second-largest lot-tery prize ever awarded in Alberta. On Tuesday, they finally came forward with the news that they held the ticket worth $50 million.

“Do you ever play poker?” asked Andrea, 47, at a news conference announ-cing the win. “You never give up your secrets.

“We had to maintain a normal lifestyle until we got all our ducks in a row that we had to take care of in our own lives.”

The winning numbers were for the Lotto Max jackpot of Dec. 20. Lottery officials went to the news media in June to say the huge prize hadn’t been claimed and to remind the winners they only had a year to do so. They also urged people to check for any wayward lottery tickets that may have been tucked away. A buzz grew around who the mystery winners could be.

In reality, the Groners had been aware of their good fortune since two days after the draw. Andrea realized that she and Bill had won when she stopped at a shopping mall to check the ticket at a self-serve scanner.

“I should have had my glasses with me,” she recalled. “I had to get the retail clerk to tell me what was said on the self-scanner. She was more excited than I was. I was in disbelief.”

The cautious couple, who said they prefer to keep their family out of the limelight, decided they’d allow them-selves one celebratory dinner. They let a few close family members in on the financial tsunami that had just washed over them and then resumed their nor-mal lives.

“We carried on with life, day-to-day,” said Andrea. “We’d talk. We’ve got our whole lives to decide what we’re going to do with the win.”

While they did that, Edmonton media were asking the question: Who are the mystery winners?

“We would be sitting at home, watch-ing the stuff on the TV and we’d say, ‘We’re right here.’ But you guys never picked up on it,” Andrea laughed.

Now that the word’s out, friends will be able to make sense of certain com-ments made over the last few months, Bill said.

“A lot of jokes will make sense to them now.”

There is, however, one treat that’s on the agenda.

“We still have to go on a honey-moon,” said Andrea. “Married 25 years, we haven’t been on a honeymoon yet.”

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The Trail Regional Aquatic Excellence (TRAX) swim club lit it up at the B.C. Summer Games pool in Nanaimo on the weekend leading the Zone 1 Kootenay team to its best per-formance ever at the event.

Zone 1 athletes improved on their previous best performance from the last Games in Surrey taking home 23 medals, one gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze; seven more than the 16 medals won in 2012.

Leading the way were TRAX swimmers Aby Elwood of Trail, Montrose’s Ian Markus, and Sam Matthew of Nelson. The trio combined for eight med-als, one-third of the total Zone 1 medal-haul, with Elwood claiming gold in the 200-metre butterfly, while Markus won silver in the 1,500-metre free, and Matthews captured silver in the 800-free and 200 IM, and bronze in the 400 IM, 200 backstroke, 100 and 200-m. Breaststroke.

Elwood’s was the only gold medal won by the Kootenay Zone, and the 13 year old didn’t quite know what to expect

heading into her first Summer Games.

“I was really proud of myself when I got it, considering I real-ly didn’t think about it going in,” said Elwood. “There is so many good athletes out there, that there was just so many things that could happen.”

Elwood was seeded third going into the 200-m fly on Friday and after having a medi-ocre preliminary swim where she clocked a 2:35, she needed to turn it on in the final.

It was a three-horse race from start to finish, and despite losing time on the turns, the 13-year-old Elwood would reclaim the lost water in the ensuing 25 metres.

“I realized we were close, and I thought it was going to be within a touch, so really any-thing can happen. We were so close and I just kept saying ‘stay with her’, ‘stay with her’, and I was hoping I would be able to stay with her the whole race.”

Elwood made up time and took a slim lead in the final metres of the race, out-touching Campbell River’s Cianna Dunn by four-tenths of a second, and bronze medalist Giselle Steiner

of Vancouver by .56 of a second, finishing in a sizzling 2:29:83 and achieving U16 Western Canadian time standard.

Markus too came close to netting gold. After 60 lengths of the Games pool, the 12-year-old swimmer would lose to Zachary Dumas by just four seconds in the 1,500-m. free. However, his time of 18:00:47 would be enough to net him the U13 Canadian Age Group National time standard.

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Trail Regional Aquatic Excellence swimmer Aby Elwood of Trail won gold in the 200-m butterfly at the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo on the weekend while teammate Ian Markus (below) claimed silver in the 1,500 free.

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B Y T I M E S S T A F FThe Trail AM Ford Orioles hosted

the Pacific International League’s Northwest Honkers in a four-game set on the weekend, a good tune up for the B.C. Senior Men’s Baseball championship going at Butler Park Aug. 1-4.

The Honkers took 3-of-4 from the Orioles winning the first two games of Saturday’s doubleheader 5-4 and 9-7. Trail bounced back with a 7-5 victory in the first half of a double bill Sunday, but ran out of arms in a 16-1 loss in the final match.

In Saturday’s first game, the O’s had the tying run at third in the final inning, but could not complete the two-out rally as the Honkers pitcher struck out the O’s batter to end the match.

Joey Underwood wielded a scorching bat going 3-for-4 at the plate, including two solo home runs, while Dallas Calvin was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, and took the loss on the mound giving up three runs over five innings, and yielding seven hits, while striking out five.

In the second half of the double-header, the Orioles were down 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh, but ral-lied to tie it when Scotty Davidson belted a double to score Cam Ferguson to bring the O’s within one. Underwood then stepped up and hit a single, scoring Davidson to force extra innings and to break

the 5-5 tie. However, after a score-less eighth, the Honkers scored four runs in the top of the ninth to take a 9-5 lead. The Orioles made it close when Underwood went deep again, hitting a two-run bomb to cut the lead to two, but the Honkers pitcher would catch the O’s hitter looking to end the threat. Underwood went 4-for-4 on the night with three RBIs and the dinger, while Calvin had a pair of doubles and two RBIs, going 2-for-4 on the night.

In Sunday’s third game the Orioles plated three runs in the fourth inning on their way to a 7-5 win over the Honkers. With the Honkers up 4-3, back-to-back singles from Jim Maniago and Underwood would score David Colquhoun and Joel Graf to put the O’s ahead. Then, following a single from Kyle Mace and a walk to Calvin, Jake Lucchini would deliver what would proved to be the win-ning run with a base hit. Colquhoun was 1-for-1 with two walks, while Maniago was 2-for-4 for the Orioles.

In the final match, the game was a relatively close 5-1 Honkers lead heading into the sixth but the O’s well of arms ran dry as the Seattle-based team belted out an 11-run barrage to win the game 16-1.

The Orioles will have their final tune up this weekend when they travel to Cranbrook to take on the Bandits, the Kootenay representa-tive at the B.C. championship.

BY TIMES STAFFThe Trail All Stars

continued their excel-lent play at the B.C. Little League Major championship in North Langley, shut-ting out the host team 10-0 on Monday.

A lead off, solo home run by Austin Cox in the bottom of the second inning was all Trail would need as they upped their record to 2-1 in their quest for the provincial championship.

The Trail All Stars plated four runs in the second inning high-lighted by Cox’s homer and a bases loaded sin-gle by Jordan Sheets to score two and give the All Stars a 4-0 lead.

The team would

score two more in the third with back-to-back singles from Cox and Reilly McKinnon setting up a sac fly from T. J. Murdoch, and a Mike Zarikoff single to make it 6-0.

Trail would close out the game in the fourth inning, when Ali Schroder singled with the bases loaded to score Jesse Ihas. Murdoch would fol-low Schroder with a single of his own plat-ing Marty Ingram, and Zarikoff would deliver the dagger, ending it with a double to right, to score two and bring the 10-run rule into effect.

Amazingly Cox would go the distance on the mound facing

13 batters (one over the minimum) in four innings pitched, giving up just two hits and no walks, while strik-ing out two Langley batters. The Montrose pitcher threw just 30 pitches, 22 of which were strikes.

Cox also went 2-for-2 at the plate with a walk, an RBI, and three runs scored, while McKinnon and Zarikoff were 2-for-3, with a pair of RBIs each com-ing from Zarikoff, Murdoch, and Sheets.

Trail played Forest Hills Wednesday afternoon but scores were unavailable at press time. They play undefeated South Vancouver on Thursday at 11 a.m.

All Stars shut out host team

Honkers win series with AM Ford Orioles

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ScoreboardB.C. Summer

GamesIn NanaimoFinal Medal

Standings G S B TotFraser Valley 79 72 56 207Van Isle- Coast 75 56 52 183Van-Squamish 41 42 42 125Fraser-Delta 26 33 24 83Thomps-Okanag 22 22 35 79Kootenays 1 9 13 23Cariboo-NE 3 8 7 18North West 3 4 7 14

FootballCFL

All Times Eastern East Division

GP W L PtOttawa 3 1 2 2Toronto 4 1 3 2Montreal 4 1 3 2Hamilton 3 0 3 0

West Division GP W L PtEdmonton 4 4 0 8Calgary 3 3 0 6Winnipeg 4 3 1 6

B.C. 4 2 2 4x-Saskatchewan 3 1 2 2

Week 5Thursday’s games

Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m.Friday’s games

Winnipeg at B.C., 10 p.m.Saturday, July 26

Ottawa at Hamilton, 7 p.m.Toronto at Saskatchewan, 10 p.m.

Week 6Thursday, July 31

Winnipeg at Hamilton, 7 p.m.Friday, August 1

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.B.C. at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Saturday, August 2Saskatchewan at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Soccer MLS

ALL Times Eastern Eastern Conference

G W L T PtKansas City 20 10 5 5 35D.C. 19 10 5 4 34Toronto 17 7 5 5 26New York 20 5 6 9 24New England 19 7 10 2 23Philadelphia 21 5 8 8 23

Columbus 20 5 7 8 23Chicago 18 3 4 11 20Houston 20 5 11 4 19Montreal 18 3 10 5 14

Western Conference G W L T PtSeattle 18 12 4 2 38Dallas 20 8 7 5 29Salt Lake 19 7 4 8 29Los Angeles 17 7 4 6 27Colorado 19 7 6 6 27Vancouver 19 6 4 9 27Portland 20 5 6 9 24Chivas 19 6 8 5 23San Jose 17 4 8 5 17

Today’s gamesChicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s gamesMontreal at Salt Lake, 10 p.m.

Friday’s gamesChivas at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 26Kansas City at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Columbus at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 27Dallas at Vancouver,

5 p.m.Portland at Montreal, 8 p.m.

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FROM PAGE 9“When you work hard

all season at the little things like touching your toes and are prepared for practices, your hard work pays off and Ian is an example of that,” said coach Eve Fournier.

The Kootenay Zone swim team was led by TRAX coaches Bill Park and Fournier, who, based on past performances, have established the TRAX program as one of the tops in B.C.

“I really enjoyed this

year, especially with the new coaches,” said Elwood. “They have a lot of new things to teach us which really helps a lot with everything, just with all the new techniques and stretching too, you can feel the difference when you’re in the water train-ing, and that helps a lot.”

The coaches also secured a record number of spots on the Zone 1 team for local swimmers, including five from TRAX and eight from the East Kootenay, making for a

fun as well as successful meet.

“The Cranbrook kids from the meet, I really enjoyed meeting them, and then we got to be really close friends at the end of it,” said Elwood.

TRAX swimmers Kira Konkin and Kayla Fraser also competed, helping the girls relay to a fourth and sixth place finish in the 50-m Medley and Free relays, while swimming best times and meeting AA time standards.

In boys Triathlon, Trail’s Jackson Konkin went home with three bronze medals in the long Triathlon, Aquathon, and Super Sprint, while the Kootenay Zone golf team coached by Champion Lake pro Kevin Nesbitt and Salmo golfer Ethan Paton won silver.

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The Birchbank Retirees held their Annual Dice Scramble tournament at the Birchbank Golf Course last week an interesting format that make it as important to have a good roll of the dice as it is to have a good drive. The winning team is above from left: Paul Ferro, Pat Burke, and Phil Molloy, who survived a tie break with runners up Al Pasin, Jamie Pipes, Harvey Handley and Sergio Peloso. Third place went to Dave Crarey, Rick Georgetti, and Tony Beatty.

THE CANADIAN PRESSGLASGOW - Around this time four

years ago, Canadian team general manager Scott Stevenson was scrubbing floors at the Commonwealth Games athletes village in India.

Canada’s team had delayed its travel to New Delhi - for as long as a week for some athletes - because of serious concerns about hygiene and security in the village.

Canadian officials called the athletes’ quarters “unlivable.” Canada was among sev-eral countries that talked about pulling out.

Four years later, Stevenson and the rest of the Canadian team in Glasgow can focus on competition rather than cleaning - and that alone could help Canada climb back into the top three on the Commonwealth medal table.

“The challenge of Delhi was incredible,” said Stevenson. “We were looking at turning on taps that ran right to the floor. Flushing toilets that didn’t flush. There were live wires. We had to buy equipment and clean-ing supplies.

“We had to be, in so many ways, respon-sible for getting the village ready ourselves.”

Stevenson arrived in Glasgow to inspect Canada’s living quarters, and their some-385 beds. He was three or four rooms into it when he sat back and realized “Wait a second, I haven’t made one note yet.

“Here, we could hit the ground running,” Stevenson said at the team’s opening news conference Tuesday.

Canada is gunning for a top-three finish in Glasgow after finishing fourth in New Delhi behind Australia, England and the home country.

The 265-member team is the largest Canada has ever fielded for a Commonwealth Games held outside of Canada, and it boasts Rossland’s Thea Culley, the senior mem-ber of the Canadian Women’s Field Hockey team with 106 Caps. In addition, Olympic and world championship medallists such as swimmer Ryan Cochrane, high jumper Derek Drouin, and heptathlete and dec-athlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton and Damian Warner will compete.

“Our national sport bodies see this as a very important opportunity, not just as a stepping stone but as a very competitive event,” Stevenson said. “Very strong fields here. You’re going to see some great compe-tition. Some of the events have the very best in the world here.”

Among the Games’ international stars: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, distance

runner Mo Farah and diver Tom Daley of England, Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas, and rugby sevens player Samisoni Viriviri of Fiji.

Field hockey and rugby will be strong - Australia won the recent men’s World Cup and was second on the women’s side, while Commonwealth countries such as New Zealand virtually rule rugby sevens.

The Canadians expect strong opposition again from perennial powerhouse Australia, plus England and Scotland, which likely wouldn’t mind a strong showing ahead of the country’s independence referendum on Sept. 18.

“We believe in the reviews we’ve done that we’ll be in and around third place,” Stevenson said. “We anticipate moving back into where we are pushing the Aussies and England better than we did back then.”

Canada claimed 76 medals in 2010, including 26 gold, 17 silver and 33 bronze, but Stevenson wouldn’t wager how many times Canadians might climb the podium in Scotland.

When asked if 100 medals might be attainable, he said “If things go great, maybe. If things align. But we’re not getting into actual numbers.

“(But 100) is a beautiful number.”Canada has topped 100 medals five times:

1994 in Victoria (129), 2002 in Manchester (118), 1986 in Edinburgh (116), 1990 in Auckland, N.Z., (113), and 1978 in Edmonton (109).

Veteran shooter Susan Nattrass will carry Canada’s flag into the opening ceremon-ies. The 63-year-old also boasts the most Commonwealth medals won by any member of this team, with eight (three silver, five bronze).

The team’s youngest member is 16-year-old gymnast Isabela Onyshko. The oldest: Paralympic lawn bowler Al Hanet, who is 78.

Canada will compete in 16 of the 17 sports, fielding teams in all but netball. And in every sport except judo, which had a conflict with an Olympic qualifying event, Canada is fielding its A team.

“Right away, coming out of Delhi, know-ing what was going to follow Glasgow with the Pan Am Games in Toronto next year and then the Olympic Games in Rio, it became three Games back-to-back-to-back which became very important,” Stevenson said. “You put three multi-sport Games together in a row, you’re really going to be able to refine so many areas before the show in Rio. There’s a real opportunity.”

The smooth organization of Glasgow, and the ability to focus solely on sport, is a welcome relief for Stevenson and the rest of the Canadian team.

Former Paralympic star Chantal Petiticlerc, Canada’s chef de mission in Glasgow, said the excitement in the Glasgow village is palpable.

“You can really feel that in the vil-lage at the moment where everything is going so well, the spirit and the atmosphere is so good, but at the same time highly competitive,” she said. “That’s something that I enjoy (about the Commonwealth Games), the bal-ance of a great experience, but at the same time a great experience and great performances.”

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Dear Annie: I am 37 and divorced. I identify myself as bisexual and try to live my dating life very privately.

The problem is, my parents are quite judg-mental and racist. I dare not say anything about my dating part-ners, who are of either gender and any color. But I am tired of liv-ing my life for others. If I choose to go my own way, however, my two children would lose their grandparents. Any suggestions? -- Frustrated in Virginia

Dear Frustrated: You aren’t giving your parents any credit for being able to accept you as you are for the sake of their grandchildren. You don’t need to give them details of your dating life and parade various partners in front of them. No one does. But you should not be afraid to intro-duce them to someone who becomes a mean-ingful part of your life, and then give them the time to work through

their feelings. You can find support through PFLAG (pflag.org).

Dear Annie: Many years ago, I was dis-owned by my parents and most of my extend-ed family for marrying against my parents’ wishes. I was allowed back into their lives only because they want-ed to see the grandkids. Now, with elder care issues, we are strug-gling with appropriate boundaries. I’d like to offer some suggestions:

Instead of spending every moment yelling at me because I am not there more often, don’t do enough and don’t measure up to your friends’ kids, try saying that you are glad to see

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I need to know about your health prob-lems and your wishes regarding treatment, but couldn’t we talk about something other than your aches and pains once in a while?

Keep your expecta-tions realistic. I have kids, a job, a home to maintain, in-laws who also need help and my own set of health prob-lems. I am not going to drive 400 miles twice a week to mow your lawn. Hire somebody.

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toward my spouse and kids. If you force me to choose between you, I will choose them.

You say that you are too old and set in your ways, and I have to love you the way you are. You are the one who wants a closer relation-ship. I am ready to give up. If you want a dif-ferent outcome, you are going to have to change, too. -- Your Son

Dear Son: You obvi-ously have had a poor relationship with your parents for years.

We agree that they sound difficult and demanding, but it will be hard for them to change without calm and consistent respons-es from you, reward-ing their appropriate behavior, leaving when they are manipulative or insulting, and teach-ing them what you will tolerate. Only you can decide whether it’s worth the effort.

Dear Annie: I

read the letter from “Hurting Mama,” whose son texted her “Happy Birthday.”

The first time my son sent me a text to wish me a happy birth-day, I called him to inform him that if it begins with “Happy” or “Merry,” it is not

a textable moment. I didn’t speak to him in a harsh or mean way, just matter-of-factly. That was two years ago, and I haven’t received a text on important occasions since.

This is a bit of a fam-ily joke, but everyone now knows when it is

appropriate to text and when it isn’t a wise move. -- A.

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Nathan MLS# 2395554

OPEN HOUSE

Rossland $320,000

Marie-Claude MLS# 2395423

Trail $115,000

Marie-Claude MLS# 2393499

Trail $169,000

Rhonda MLS# 2397878

Rossland $199,900

Marie-Claude MLS# 2395984

Rossland $998,000

Marie-Claude MLS# 2398348

Rossland $59,900

Marie-Claude MLS# 2395154

Trail $569,000

Rhonda MLS# 2397469

Salmo$189,900

Rhonda MLS# 2399276

Fruitvale $139,900

Rob MLS# 2393806

Renata $235,500

Rob MLS# 2215924

Trail $134,000

Rob MLS# 2397114

Fruitvale $399,000

Rob MLS# 2397558

Fruitvale $229,500

Rob MLS# 2396677

Trail$194,900

Rhonda MLS# 2399317

House & Acreage

New Price300 Acres

Sub dividable

1 Bdrm Furnished

New Listing

5.1 Acres

10 Acres

New Price

Rossland $115,900

Marie-Claude MLS# 2393618

NEW PRICE

Warfield$189,900

Nathan MLS# 2393875

Fruitvale$194,000

Nathan MLS# 2392778

New ListingNew Price

Montrose$159,900

Rob MLS# 2397280

3.7 Acres

Sat. July 26 11AM - 1PM2029 Union

Rossland $299,000Rhonda MLS# 2397764

OPEN HOUSE

New Listing

Call Today! 250-364-1413 ext 206

FruitvaleRoute 362 20 papers 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Evergreen AveRoute 366 18 papers Beaver St, Maple AveRoute 369 15 papers Birch Ave, Johnson Rd, Red-wood Dr, Rosewood DrRoute 375 12 papers Green Rd & Lodden RdRoute 379 18 papers Cole St, Nelson AveRoute 380 23 papers Galloway Rd, Mill RdRoute 381 7 papers Coughlin RdRoute 382 7 papers Debruin Rd & Staats RdRoute 384 19 papers Cedar Ave, Kootenay

GenelleRoute 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, GrandviewRoute 304 13 papers 12th & 14th Ave

West TrailRoute 149 7 papers Binns St, McAnally St, Kitchener Ave

WarfieldRoute 195 12 papers Blake Crt, Whitman Way

SunningdaleRoute 211 26 papers Hazelwood Dr, Olivia Cres, Viola Cres.Route 219 15 papers Hazelwood Drive

MontroseRoute 341 24 papers 10th Ave, 8th Ave, 9th AveRoute 344 17 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 345 12 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 347 16 papers 10th Ave, 9th Ave, 9th StRoute 348 19 papers 12th Ave, Christie RdRoute 346 27 papers 8th, 9th & 10th AveRoute 340 24 papers 10th Ave, 7th St, 8th St

PAPER CARRIERS WANTED

Excellent exercise, fun for all ages.

Rossland CARRIERS NEEDED FOR ROUTES IN ALL AREAS

Employment

Medical/DentalFull time Certifi ed Dental As-sistant required for team orien-tated family dental practice. Awesome wage and benefi ts package. Apply by resume to: 121 N. 1st Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Y7, Fax: (250)398-8633 or by E-mail:vitoratos@shaw.ca Visit our website: www.cariboodentalclinic.com

Trades, Technical

Join one of North America’s most respected & fastest growing heavy civil infra-structure contractors.

Flatiron has been named Heavy Civil Contractor of the Year in Alberta & has won numerous employer awards.

Flatiron Constructors has an immediate need for:

• Formwork Carpenters• Apprentice Carpenters• Skilled Laborers• Grade Checkers• Heavy Equipment Operators

This is an opportunity to join us in the Edmonton Area. The Northeast Anthony Hen-day Drive project includes the construction of 27 kms of six and eight-lane divided roadway, nine interchanges, two fl yovers, eight rail cross-ing & two bridges across the North Saskatchewan River.

You can view all skilled trade and construction management positions

and apply viawww.fl atironcorp.com

or forward your resume: canadarecruiter@fl atironcorp.com

Build The Best.Be The Best!

Services

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Merchandise for Sale

Firewood/FuelFirewood, you cut. Birch, larch, fi r, cedar. $70 per cord. 250-368-6076 / 250-367-0274

Heavy Duty Machinery

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

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Trail Times Wednesday, July 23, 2014 www.trailtimes.ca A15

1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000All Pro Realty Ltd.

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

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

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

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

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

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

cell: 250.231.1661

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

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

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

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

Glenmerry$227,000

MLS#2394858

CHARACTER

HOME

Rossland$279,000

MLS#

NEW LISTING

Fruitvale$149,000

MLS#2393279

PRICE

SLASHED

Montrose$298,500

MLS#2397530

REDUCED

Montrose$199,800

MLS#2397502

GREAT

STARTER

Glenmerry$259,000

MLS#2399423

NEW LISTING

Montrose$459,000

MLS#2399120

EXECUTIVE

HOME

Redstone$839,900

MLS#2393760

CUSTOM

BUILT

Ross Spur$329,000

MLS#2396200

16 ACRS OF

PARADISE

Rossland$299,000

MLS#2399393

NEW LISTING

Glenmerry$214,000

MLS#2396283

MOTIVATED

Waneta Village$110,000

MLS#2394307

LAST 2 LOTS

Montrose$215,000

MLS#2396761

GREAT VALUE

East Trail$128,000

MLS#2398323

EXCELLENT

INVESTMENT

Trail$229,000

MLS#2398305

SUPER

LOCATION

Miral Heights$349,500

MLS#2397341

REDUCED

FruitvaleWest Trail$129,900

MLS#2399453

MANY

UPDATES

Montrose$199,000

MLS#2396427

REDUCED

Trail$160,000

MLS#2399060

VERY WELL

MAINTAINED

Shavers Bench$119,500

MLS#2396466

MUST SELL

Glenmerry$55,000

MLS#2399484

NEW LISTING

Wed. July 23 3 - 5pm3441 Aster Drive, Glenmerry

$270,000

MLS#2390953

OPEN HOUSE

Thurs. July 24 3 - 5pm 380 Laurier Drive, Warfi eld

$249,000

MLS#2395213

OPEN HOUSE

Warfi eld$226,900

MLS#2394956

EXCELLENT

LOCATION

Glenmerry$165,000

MLS#2396314

GREAT VALUE

Fruitvale$299,000

MLS#2398796

REDUCED

$20,000

Salmo$356,000

MLS#2398874

WOW!

Salmo$279,900

MLS#2397445

NEW

Trail$175,000

MLS#2399293

SOLD

SOLD

Salmo$223,000

MLS#2398692

PERFECT

STARTER

HOME

Glenmerry$219,900

MLS#2399126

NEW PRICE

Miral Heights$439,900

MLS#2397006

EXCEPTIONAL

HOME

House for Sale Sunningdale, Trail

Reasonably priced in a very desirable area.

Property has a nice private backyard with a garden

area for the green thumb. Super neighbours in an

area of both young fam-ilies and retirees. Nearby park, wonderful walking trails, and just steps from

public transit. Newly refinished wood flooring

in all three bedrooms and the living room. Gas furnace for cost effective

winter heating and an oversized carport for the car. Laundry downstairs in partial basement. Low maintenance metal roof and vinyl siding both in

good condition.$195,000

250-498-7585 cell250-498-3519 res

Houses For Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleA- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

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

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

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

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

Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size

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

Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

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

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

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

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

Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size

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

Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Houses For Sale

Merchandise for Sale

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

Real Estate

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

Montrose Large Family Home. 1 Acre View Property. Main fl oor totally renovated. Trades considered. $475,000. Call 250-231-0359

Lots2.5 ACRE LOTS, LUMBY, BC Mabel Estates 5 mins from town, pristine lush views. De-signed and ready to build. Wells & power at lot. Starting, $139,000, $50,000 below as-sessed value. 250-317-2807.

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale Real Estate

Mobile Homes & Parks

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

Rentals

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

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

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

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

E.TRAIL, 1&2bdrm. apts. F/S, Coin-op laundry available. 250-368-3239Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentPARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897

Sunningdale 3bdrm apart-ment for sale or rent, ground fl oor, no steps, private en-trance. Cable & heat incl. Free use of W/D. Available July 1. Walk out to lawn, very private. Call 250-368-3055

TRAIL, 2bd. apt. Friendly, quiet secure bldg. Heat incl. N/P, N/S. 250-368-5287

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

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

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

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

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Homes for Rent3 bdrm or 2bdrm w/offi ce house in Fairview. Fully fenced yard, 1/2 blk from Safe-way. Hardwood fl oors, new kitchen. Sunroom/dining room. $1,650/mo + damage deposit and utilities. Ref. required. Pets negotiable. Aug. 1st. 250-551-1048.E.TRAIL, Exec.style home, 2bd, 1bth. Gas-BBQ, F/S, D/W, W/D, N/S, N/P. Ref.req. $1000/mo +util. 250-231-6768TRAIL, 2BD., N/S, N/P. Available immediately. 250-367-7558TRAIL, 3bdrm. f/s, w/d, base-ment, fenced yard, quiet neighbourhood. 250-364-1129

Shared Accommodation

Private entrance. Large bdrm & bath. Small appliances. 5 homemade meals weekly. Shared laundry. $550/month. Call 250-368-5984

Transportation

Auto Financing

Cars - Domestic2004 BMW Z4 conv, auto with trip-tronic transmission. Excel-lent condition, extended war-ranty, 2 owners, 70,000kms. $17,500. 250-368-9804.

Houses For SaleHouses For Sale1-800-222-TIPS

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Terry Alton250-231-1101terryalton@shaw.ca

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

Tonnie Stewart250-365-9665tonniestewart@shaw.ca

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

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

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

Mary Amantea250-521-0525mamantea@telus.net

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

Deanne Lockhart250-231-0153deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Art Forrest250-368-8818c21art@telus.net

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

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

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

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818

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

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY

HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

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

956 Spokane Street, Trail $159,900

Excellent downtown investment property with commercial and residential space.

Residential tenant is long term and commercial lease in place. Simply take

over the revenue stream!Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale$65,000

Prime 66x105 building lot in Fruitvale alongside newer homes. Nearly fl at,

excellent mountain views, serviced and ready to go. Excellent value here!Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

613 Forrest Drive, Warfi eld$205,000

2 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

115 Pine Avenue, Fruitvale $459,000

Beautiful 4 bdrm quality constructed home. Finished to perfection including concrete decks, custom kitchen and

modern fi nishing details, hardwood and slate fl ooring and double garage. You won’t believe the amazing shop! This

home is a must see! Call now!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

1645 Victoria Avenue, Rossland $289,900

3 bdrm, 3 bath family home large 27x28 covered deck. Fireplace, walk-

out basement with huge rec-room, workshop, covered parking and new

roof. Garage and tons of storage complete this package.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

1604 Wilmes Lane, Trail$129,000

This 3 bdrm 2 bath home offers great outdoor living with a lovely deck out front and a large covered deck at the

back. Both bathrooms have been recently renovated, among other

upgrades. At this price it will go quick!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

302 Ritchie Avenue, Tadanac $399,000

This graceful and spacious home offers beautiful “heritage” characteristics

including hardwood fl oors, French doors, charming den, and large rooms. Master bedroom offers huge en suite with jetted tub and lots of closet space. Open and bright kitchen with large, sunny eating

area and patio doors to deck.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1354 Mountain Street, Trail$239,900

Spectacularly renovated home overlooking Trail. New wiring, plumbing, heating. Open fl oor plan with gorgeous kitchen and high ceilings. 3 bdrms/1.5

baths and covered parking.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW LISTING

1880A Kootenay Avenue,Rossland

$379,000This is a unique fully furnished

turn-ofthe-century home, featuring 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This home has been renovated and restored with style and taste adding to its original

character. Call Christine (250) 512-7653v

1643 McQuarrie Street, Trail $109,000

A snug little house with newer fl ooring and paint on main and new carpet and

drywall in the basement. Excellent location.

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

2704 - 10th Avenue, Castlegar$279,900

SOLD

842 Wordsworth Avee, Warfi eld$289,000

SOLD

Erie - Ross Spur Road, Fruitvale $117,000

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

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

1211 Primrose Street, Trail $189,000

269 Railway Lane, Trail $147,900

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

9480 Station Road, Trail

$575,000Excellent spacious

home situated in a park

like surrounding with gardens and fruit trees. The shop, barn, fenced dog run with kennel, provide numerous

opportunities to get away from the everyday

challenges. There is ample space to handle several horses as well. Call today!

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

REDUCED

83 Alpine Road, Christina Lake$149,500

It’s not often one of these cabins come on the market, become a member of Christina Lake Alpine Resort. This 1 bedroom one original owner cabin is

available in a very well run association. Playgrounds, huge beach, safe swim-ming area and large wharf. Call today!

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

QUICK POSSESSION

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Liz Bevan photo

A fly fisherman casts his line near a sandbar along the Columbia River south of Genelle Monday afternoon.

Fine Fishing spot