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Participants in Trail Parks and Recreation’s Camp Cawabunga were at Gyro Park Tuesday adding a splash of colour to their cardboard castles they were building during their Storm the Castle Week activity. The week comes to a rollicking conclusion on Friday with the destruction of the castles with water balloons and water guns.

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

Navigational aids that mark the hazardous Columbia River water-way from Castlegar to Trail may soon be a thing of the past.

As part of an ongoing review of aids to navigate the Columbia River, the Canadian Coast Guard is proposing to discontinue 11 navigational aids that stretch from Hugh Keenleyside Dam near Castlegar to the Waneta Dam near the U.S. border.

This recent a n n o u n c e m e n t has one councillor scratching his head and asking, “Why now?”

“The aids help map people down the river through the safest route,” said Coun. Gord DeRosa, member of the Columbia River committee.

“It was a godsend to the City of Trail when they first went up 25

years ago.”The navigational

aids, called day bea-cons, are large painted plywood pieces of vari-ous shapes embedded along the shore of the Columbia, to assist both motorized and

non-motorized vessels a safe pas-sage down the river.

Since September 2009, all boat-ers are required to have a “pleas-ure craft operator card,” which is

boating license, in order to operate a powered watercraft.

Knowledge of what each navi-gational aid represents is required for a boat license, which further supports DeRosa’s query of why the Coast Guard wants to disman-tle the markers this year.

“So they have trained all of Canada to read these signs, now they are taking them away,” he explained. “This doesn’t make any sense.”

See AIDS, Page 3

Columbia River boating aids on the chopping block

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

A small wild-fire burning near Rossland was reported 100 per cent con-tained Tuesday.

Two initial attack crews were on site with one medium helicopter bucketing water, said Jordan Turner, fire informa-tion officer at the Southeast Fire Centre

Crews established a perimeter around the fire and set up “guards,” which is an area doused with water from the heli-copter, to ensure that forest fuels surround-ing the hot zone are not completely dried out.

The fire, located about 10km north of Rossland, did not threaten any struc-tures.

“There are small areas still smoking but we don’t believed it will get past the guards,” added Turner.

A new fire was sparked by lightning Tuesday morning, this time in a remote area on Mount Sentinel north of Castlegar.

An initial attack crew and helicopter were responding to the fire at press time.

Turner said the fire appears to be light-ning-caused.

The fire danger rating in Greater Trail is low, which means fires may start eas-ily and spread quickly

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“The aids help map people down the river through the safest route.”

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Now it is time to review basic suit openings. It

has been seen that a hand full of honour cards will take a lot of tricks depending on trans-portat ion and the location of the adverse cards. But how do we judge how many tricks a certain hand is likely to take? We use a system of high card points.

An ace is four points, a king is three points, a queen is two

points and a jack is one point.

The basic rule is simple enough. Count your points and if

the total is 12, slightly higher than average for one of four hands, open the bidding in one’s longest suit.

If one has four or

less in a major, one opens the longer minor, diamonds or clubs. If clubs and dia-monds are both three in length, one opens a club and if clubs and diamonds are both four in length,

one opens a diamond. Because the minor opening can only be three in length.

Each player counts his points and places his hand in one of the following ranges. The opener has the ranges: 12-14: min-imum opener; 15-17: one notrump opener if balanced; 16-17: enough for an invi-tational jump raise; 18-20:strong enough to jump shift; and 21+:strong enough for a two notrump or a two club opener.

The partner of the player who opens the bidding has the follow-ing ranges:

0-5: not enough to respond; 6-9: just enough to respond once in a new suit; 10-12: enough to bid a new suit at the two-level; 13-15: enough to get to game; and 16+: enough to sniff for slam.

When one deter-mines the range part-ner is trying to show, one can place the con-tract based on the fol-lowing total points. 24 or less: partscore; 25+: game, either three

notrump or four of a major; 28-29+: minor suit game of five of a minor; 33-36: a small slam (6 level) and 37+: a grand slam (7 level).

Now let’s look at the above hand.

The bidding: North opens one diamond and has a two club rebid. When an opener bids a major, it is five in length and the next suit he bids is at least four. The responder will bid four-card suits up the line, but will bid a longer suit first. South bids a heart and has a strong enough hand to bid two spades showing partner he

has four spades and five hearts and is for-cing to game.

The Lead: Queen of spades

The play: Declarer wins the ace of spades and ruffs a spade. He puts the king of clubs on the table for a ruff-ing finesse. When the ace is not produced, he throws a losing dia-mond. West wins the ace and exits a trump. Declarer ruffs another spade and pitches another diamond on the good club, gives up a trump and claims.

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FROM PAGE 1Kevin Carrigan, Canadian Coast Guard super-

intendent for navigational aids, said that a public meeting was held at the Best Western and Columbia Hotel on March 21, as part of the ongoing review process.

“We are obligated to look at all our aids to naviga-tion and this year it just so happens to be the time we looked at the Columbia River,” he said.

Carrigan said the review team looked at the pas-sage of the river from Hugh Keenleyside Dam to Waneta, and how the area was being used by boaters.

“What we found is that not a lot of boaters transit the river in that region, “he explained. “They usually stick close to the boat launch.”

In addition, the review team determined that the navigational aids were not “functioning properly,” which means the signs did not mark dangerous areas

“In this case, we found the markers were not being used and not marking the hazards appropri-ately,” said Carrigan. “Which is why we made the decision to remove them.”

There is one more aspect to losing river markings that could have an economic impact to Greater Trail.

An initiative to reestablish a port of call in Trail was presented by the river committee at the Canadian Columbia River Forum in March.

“This idea was met with applause and positive feedback,” said DeRosa, speaker at the forum, which took place at Lake Roosevelt in Spokane.

A port of call would mean American boaters could travel with ease up the Columbia River, giving tour-ism a boost to the Greater Trail economy as well as the Kootenay Region.

“We have a great spot to travel the free flow-ing Columbia from the border to Castlegar,” said DeRosa. “Its a wonderful thing to do. But without the aids, especially around Rock Island, the current can be devastating.”

Carrigan did confirm that six “ranges” will remain in place along the shore of the river between Castlegar and Waneta. A range consists of two fixed marks situated some distance apart and at different elevations. When both marks are in line, the naviga-tor is on the recommended track.

Aids not properly marking hazards, says Coast Guard

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B y S a l l y M a c D o n a l D Cranbrook Daily Townsman

Koocanusa has been “discov-ered” by the next generation of Calgarians, and regional district directors don’t like the kinds of events these young people are bringing to the reservoir.

“Clearly the Koocanusa area has been well discovered. We had a very large concert held at Big Springs last month that attracted about 1,200 people from outside the area.

“They discovered it and they thought they’d found nirvana,” described Heath Slee, the dir-ector for Area B, which wraps

around Koocanusa.Slee explained that since that

concert, other less organized events, which he called raves, have been held at Koocanusa, upsetting family campers who have long travelled to Koocanusa “for the peace and quiet and solitude that the area has to offer”.

“We’re busy on the one hand promoting the heck out of tour-ism and inviting people to come into our province. But we’re realizing very little benefit from this influx of people,” said Slee.

“My observations of the sounds and sights and smells

that were emanating from there, it was not the types of people we want to encourage to come into our communities.”

Director Dean McKerracher, mayor of Elkford, said that one of the concerts had eight-foot speakers set up on the beach. The noise led year-round camp-ers to pack up and leave, and others to ask campsite operators for their money back.

“We need to control it some-how before it gets out of con-trol,” said McKerracher.

Director Gerry Taft, mayor of Invermere, suggested that if the board doesn’t want these events

at Koocanusa, they should think about an alternative location for them.

“It’s quite clear that Koocanusa is not an acceptable location for this sort of music event, but realistically, they are not going to go away. So it might be something that, whether we like it or not, we might have to try to figure out places where it might be more acceptable or less damaging,” he said.

The board voted to send a letter asking for better policing and other controls to the RCMP, Interior Health, the MLA and MP.

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FROM PAGE 1but there will be minimal involvement of deeper forest fuel layers.

In the last 24 hours, very hot and dry conditions coupled with no pre-cipitation in the southern area of the centre have crews on alert.

“This has elevated the fire danger

rating to ‘high’ and ‘extreme’ along much of the U.S. Border, “said Turner.

Open fire burning, which includes incendiaries such as fireworks and sky lanterns, have been prohibited since July 8. Campfires within the regula-tion size of no larger than 0.5 metres by 0.5 metres, are still allowed, Turner

said a shovel and at least eight litres of water must be readily available to extinguish the flames.

The fire prohibition is put in place across the centre, and the bans are made into law at a provincial level and only rescinded after careful considera-tion.

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to residents.A wildfire near

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“This wildfire is burning close to homes in the area; however, there is cur-rently no immediate threat to structures in the area,” said a notice posted to the website of the prov-ince’s wildfire man-agement branch.

At its peak, nearly three dozen firefight-ers, two helicopters and give air tankers worked to bring it under control.

Crews returned to the fire on Tuesday to put out hot spots, the branch said.

It wasn’t clear what precisely sparked the fire, though it was believed to have been

caused by humans.Meanwhile, about

40 residents were placed on evacuation alert on Monday after a fire broke out at a landfill in the Vernon area.

The six-hectare fire started in a grind-er machine, with high winds spreading the flames to garbage, wood chips and a nearby hillside, local fire officials said.

The District of Coldstream requested the help of wildfire management branch, which sent a forest officer, six firefight-ers, two helicopters and air tankers.

Deputy fire Chief Lawrie Skolrood said calm winds and cool overnight temper-atures helped fire-fighters bring the fire under control by Tuesday morning.

However, Skolrood cautioned there were still a number of spot fires and there were concerns the winds could pick up later in the day.

The dump was closed, with residents told to use a facility in Armstrong, about 20 kilometres to the north, until further notice.

Another fire at the landfill in March caused about $1 mil-lion in damage to a recycling facility at the site.

An elevated fire risk has prompted campfire bans in several areas of the province, but some of those restric-tions were lifted on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Forests said camp-fires and certain categories of open fires would be per-mitted on northern Vancouver Island, on the mainland north of Hotham Sound, and in Haida Gwaii.

Bans on either campfires, open fires or both remained in effect for the south-ern half of Vancouver Island, several of the Gulf Islands, and the Lower Mainland.

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B Y K E V I N D I A K I WSurrey North Delta Leader

Grandmother Margo Hansen had never seen anything like it in the middle of the day.

“Raccoon, Grandma!” one of the 60-year-old’s grandkids shouted from a trampoline.

The large, hulking critter was wander-ing around Hansen’s car when she heard a loud crash near her home at 134 Street and 92A Avenue.

Her next-door neighbour’s three-year-old pit bull Faith had run head-first through the metal fence separating the two properties.

Faith took up a position between Hansen, her grandkids, and the feisty rac-coon – who was looking to protect her young.

“I’ve never seen a dog do that,” Hansen said. “She got in between me and my vehi-cles, because I didn’t realize there were (baby) raccoons under there – she came over to protect me.”

Faith managed to chase the raccoons up a nearby tree.

Hansen was able to get Faith back to her home, although the dog’s head was bleeding, either from a tussle with the rac-coon or a scrape from breaking through the gate.

“I’ll be honest with you, I’ve always been afraid of pit bulls because of their reputa-tion,” Hansen said. “But she’s such a good dog, she’s so gentle.”

She shudders to think what might have happened, knowing how protective ani-mals can be around their young.

“I was out there by myself,” she said.Faith’s owner Amir Malhi said he’s taken

a lot of time to train his dog and has spent time socializing it.

During that time, she has become fond of Hansen and her grandkids.

Malhi is keeping an eye on Faith’s wound, making sure it doesn’t become infected.

He said there’s a meadow behind his home that’s inhabited by lots of wildlife, and they are beginning to encroach on the nearby homes.

“Winter’s coming and they’re going to be coming out a little bit more, looking for food during that time,” Malhi said. “ I don’t want something to happen to (Hansen) again. If our neighbour is getting attacked, Faith’s not going to sit there, she’s going to protect her.”

He said the meadow is city property that’s seldom trimmed, which makes it the perfect home for the raccoons and other animals.

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Vivian was born in Michelle, BC on August 6, 1921 and grew up in Trail. She graduated from Western Washing-ton University with a de-gree in nursing in 1943. She started her nursing career in Rossland where she also met and married her husband in 1944. Vivian was a most caring nurse and retired after 40 years of service as the Director of Nurs-ing in the Rossland Hospital. Vivian was there for everyone who needed help. Her gentle, soft-spoken voice and magnetic personality coupled with a keen sense of humour and terrific wit was a trait that everyone admired. She loved to be around her family and people were drawn to her compassion for a human in need. She will be missed by anyone who knew her and remembered always. Vivian was painted in a mural of people who served the city of Rossland and she was very proud of her recognition. Rest in peace, Vivian.

On August 6, 2013 she celebrated her 92nd birthday with a wonderful party which she enjoyed very much. She was so cheerful and bright, told jokes and held hands with all who were there.

Vivian was predeceased by her husband Patrick John Prestley in 1987. She leaves behind 2 daughters; Patricia Rogers of Trail and Judith Alexander of Lake Coun-try as well as 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

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T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SDETROIT - He was the master of

his genre, the Dickens of Detroit, the Chaucer of Crime.

Pretty much every novel Elmore Leonard wrote from the mid-1980s on was a bestseller, and every fan of crime stories knew his name. George Clooney was an admirer. So were Quentin Tarantino, Saul Bellow and Stephen King and mil-lions of ordinary readers.

Leonard, who died Tuesday at age 87, helped achieve for crime writing what King did for horror and Ray Bradbury for science fic-tion. He made it hip, and he made it respectable.

When the public flocked to watch John Travolta in the movie version of “Get Shorty” in 1995, its author became the darling of Hollywood’s hottest young directors.

Book critics and literary stars, prone to dismissing crime novels as light entertainment, competed for adjectives to praise him.

Last fall, he became the first crime writer to receive an honorary National Book Award, a prize given in the past to Philip Roth, Norman Mailer and Arthur Miller.

Few writers so memorably trav-elled the low road. His more than 40 novels were peopled by pathetic schemers, clever conmen and cas-ual killers.

Each was characterized by moral ambivalence about crime, black humour and wickedly acute depic-tions of human nature.

Critics loved Leonard’s flaw-lessly unadorned, colloquial style, as well as how real his characters sounded when they spoke.

“People always say, ‘Where do you get (your characters’) words?’ And I say, ‘Can’t you remember people talking or think up people talking in your head?’ That’s all it is. I don’t know why that seems such a wonder to people,” he told The Associated Press last year.

He died at his home in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Township, where he did much of his writing, from complications of a stroke he suffered a few weeks ago, according to his researcher, Gregg Sutter.

Crime novelist James Lee Burke said Leonard was a “gentleman of the old school” whose stylistic techniques and “experimentation with point of view and narrative voice had an enormous influence on hundreds of publishing writers.”

Leonard’s work contained moral and political themes without being didactic, Burke said. “And he was able to write social satire disguised as a crime novel, or he could write a crime novel disguised as social

satire.”Leonard didn’t have a bestseller

until he was 60, and few critics took him seriously before the 1990s. Now the Library of America, which publishes hardcover editions of classic American writing, is plan-ning a three-volume set of his work.

Writing well into his 80s, Leonard’s process remained the same.

He settled in at his home office around 10 a.m. behind a desk cov-ered with stacks of paper and books. He lit a cigarette and began writing longhand on the 63-page unlined yellow pads that were custom-made for him.

When he finished a page, Leonard transferred the words onto a separ-ate piece of paper using an electric typewriter. He tried to complete between three and five pages by the time his workday ended at 6 p.m.

“Well, you’ve got to put in the time if you want to write a book,” Leonard told AP in 2010.

In 2012, after learning he was to become a National Book Award lifetime achievement recipient, Leonard said he had no intention of ending his life’s work.

“I probably won’t quit until I just quit everything - quit my life - because it’s all I know how to do,” he told the AP at the time.

“And it’s fun. I do have fun writ-ing, and a long time ago, I told myself, ‘You got to have fun at this, or it’ll drive you nuts.”’

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is

about to become a father - again.The federal Liberal leader

and his wife, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, are expecting their third child.

The couple already have two youngsters: Xavier, 6, and Ella-Grace, 4.

The new baby is due in March.The Trudeau family visited

Trail during a cross-Canada trip in July.

Trudeau spokeswoman Mylene Dupere says the leader’s staff was told the happy news on Monday.

Trudeau, meanwhile, has taken to Twitter to let the rest of the world in on the big news.

“Thrilled to let you know we’re going to need another seat in our canoe: Sophie is pregnant!” he tweeted, posting a photo of the couple and their two kids paddling a canoe.

Another Trudeau on the way

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Governments need to put consumers firstThe ongoing debate

over the three Canadian telecom-munications giants

and the possibility of U. S-based Verizon entering the Canadian market has once again brought con-sumer issues to the fore.

I do not want to address that particular issue – it has been covered in detail by others – but the fact so many have passionate views is a reminder that consumer issues matter.

Regrettably, when it comes to government policy, the interests of consumers are often neg-lected. I’ll address several consumer issues shortly, but first, some context for how governments should formulate consumer policy in general.

Government policy is often set in response to pressure from existing interests rather than with an eye on what is best for consumers. For example, federal policy on airline competition forbids “for-eign” airlines from pick-ing up and dropping off passengers within Canada. That protects domestic air-lines from competition but means airfares are higher in Canada than they would be

with full competition such as exists in the European Union.

Or consider dairy and agricultural marketing boards. Existing dairy and poultry producers are pro-tected behind a wall of high tariffs on imports that range from 202 per cent on skim milk to 298 per cent on butter, with cheese, yogurt, ice cream and regu-lar milk within that range.

Then there is automobile insurance. Contrary to myth, the rule there is that private-sector provinces have cheaper premiums than do provinces with gov-ernment monopolies. (The exception is Ontario, and the reason for the excep-tion is important: higher claims costs per vehicle, which drives costs up, not because the private sector operates in that province.) In each case, when govern-ments restrict competition, or outlaw it entirely, they do so at the behest of exist-ing interests/producers.

That is why politicians protect “domestic” airlines at the expense of travellers, governments give 12,965 dairy farmers protection and pricing power over 35 million shoppers and why competition in basic auto-

mobile insurance is banned so that provincial govern-ments can protect their own Crown corporations at a cost to drivers.

If governments were interested in what’s best for consumers, a simple sug-gestion would be to stop favouring existing produ-cers and players, be they government-owned or pri-vate-sector corporations.

Instead, some straight-forward principles can be applied that open up mar-kets and allow consum-ers to purchase goods and services based on what’s important to them, be it budget, desired quality, convenience or some other personal priority.

First, ensure there are no government-induced policy barriers to entry into a marketplace (because no

one can possibly know the “right” number of firms that should be allowed compete for consumers).

Second, stop assum-ing a monopoly provider, whether in the public or private sector, somehow leads to lower prices. In some cases, government Crowns might charge less than a private provider in some other province but this is accomplished only by neglecting investments in needed infrastructure and/or by allowing Crown debt to build up. In other cases, such as in govern-ment-owned insurance companies, cross-subsidiz-ation of certain cohorts can take place at the expense of others and lead to the illu-sion of lower prices.

In reality, there is no downward pressure on average prices because of tough competition, because such competition is, by law, absent. In gener-al, if governments were so sure their Crowns were the most efficient providers, they’d open up the market to competition.

The benefit of favouring consumers over producers is not theoretical. We see how competition works every day. Grocery stores

compete on many items and adjust their pricing daily to reflect what the “other guy” is up to.

In the European Union, the European Commission-Mobility and Transport, the agency tasked with overseeing transportation, has long noted that wide-open airline competition has resulted in prices that “have fallen dramatically, in particular on the most popular routes.”

The benefits have been widespread: “Consumers, airlines, airports and employees have all bene-fited,” notes the European Union, “as this policy has led to more activity, new routes and airports, greater choice, low prices and an increased overall quality of service.”

Back in Canada, if gov-ernments wish to actually favour the average consum-er, they must abandon their habit of protecting exist-ing cartels, producers and vested status quo interests, over the more invisible but most important interest: the consumer.

Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of sev-eral studies on airline com-petition and insurance.

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try jobs go unfilled because employers can’t find people with the right skills.

In the last budget the fed-eral government announced a program (the Canada Job Grant) that was supposed to address the issue by creat-ing a partnership between employ-ers, provincial g o v e r n m e n t s and the federal g o v e r n m e n t . Good idea, right? Maybe not.

The program would use money collected from E m p l o y m e n t Insurance (EI) premiums to address skills gaps and prepare workers for available jobs. Employers seem to be in favour of it – anything that helps them get the skills they need to be competitive.

Unfortunately, the pro-gram was unanimously rejected by the provincial pre-miers at the recent Council of the Federation meetings in Ontario. Opposition from Quebec’s separatist govern-ment was predictable (it rejected it out of hand with-out waiting to see even the sparse details in the budget), but the attitudes of some of the other provinces is puz-zling and disheartening. The program seems doomed, at least in its current form, and frankly, that’s not good for the Canadian economy.

The provinces currently control skills training, with part of the funding for that training transferred to each province from the EI program. The Canada Job Grant pro-gram will presumably mean reallocating some of these EI

funds, along with matching funds from the provinces and employers, to up-skill exist-ing workers and new hires to meet the needs of employers. The program will also require the provinces to account for the way EI money gets spent, which is not required under the current labour market agreements.

But accountability isn’t the only issue that irks the pre-miers. They also reject the pro-gram because it would dir-ect how they can spend the money when it comes to skills d e v e l o p m e n t . The premiers seem to be con-veniently for-getting, how-

ever, that the EI money isn’t theirs in the first place. As far as that goes, the money isn’t the federal government’s either. EI contributions come from employers and workers (for every dollar that workers contribute, employers put in $1.40). The case can be made that there’s a moral (if not a legal) obligation to use those funds for the benefit of the contributors.

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icians to retain control of the money, letting them decide how to best use the money to meet their own agendas. This kind of petty parochialism has to stop.

Sure, the Canada Job Grant money might wind up being spent to prepare workers in one part of the country for jobs in another part of the country. But is it better to keep workers home, on the dole and dependent on the govern-ment? If Canadians want to see reduced unemployment, and fewer temporary foreign workers (and polls suggest they do) then programs that address the skills mismatch, and provide funding to address it, should be welcomed with open arms.

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It’s time for Ottawa and the provinces to drop the rhetoric and get serious about skills. It’s our money, and we deserve better than what we’re get-ting.

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T h e N e l s o N s T a rThe RCMP dive team has

recovered the body of a 73-year-old man from Mirror Lake who was reported missing on Sunday after and presumed drowned.

Just after noon on Monday, the dive team located the body the small lake just south of Kaslo.

“The male was in approximately

45 feet of water, close to where he was last seen,” stated Sgt. Darryl Little of the RCMP’s Kootenay Boundary regional detachment. “Locating the male proved more difficult than expected as the bot-tom of the lake is covered in a sig-nificant layer of mud. The male’s body had sunken about 2 feet into the mud making him difficult to

see.”The RCMP are still attempting

to locate the next of kin, so no name is being released at this time.

The incident occurred just after 1 p.m. on Sunday with Kaslo RCMP and BC Ambulance responding to the call. Witnesses observed the male on the dock/dive platform. The man dove into the lake swam

around for a short period of time, estimated at three to five minutes. Police say witnesses reported that a faint call for help was heard and the elderly male was observed to be in distress.

Two witnesses rendered assist-ance, but were unable to reach him before he had gone under the water. The man failed to resurface.

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Dear Annie: My hus-band and I are teachers and are home most of the summer. Our next-door neighbors have two toddler boys and a couple of barking dogs. They are a nice family except for the continu-ous noise and chaos, which is especially noticeable in the sum-mer when windows are open. We can’t enjoy coffee in the morning on our deck or a drink outside in the late afternoon.

I realize that every-one has different par-enting styles. Theirs seems to be the “any-thing goes, let them express themselves” method. I understand that small kids are noisy and throw tan-trums. We raised two of our own. But when my kids had a tantrum, they were sent to their rooms until it ended. These kids scream and cry all day long.

I honestly don’t know how they can stand it. At least we can shut the windows. Even

my low-key husband is fed up. They rarely take the kids out in pub-lic, and I can under-stand why. Is there any recourse for us? I don’t mean to sound self-ish, but is a little peace and quiet too much to ask for? -- Venting in Oregon

Dear Oregon: We understand your frus-trations, but you are making a lot of assump-tions about these neigh-bors and their parent-ing style. It’s possible that their toddlers have developmental or phys-ical issues that make it much more difficult to practice the kind of parenting you did.

Why not approach them in a friendly way?

Invite them for coffee. Say that the noise lev-els are rather distress-ing, and ask whether there is any way they could give you a respite for an hour or two each day. Another alterna-tive is for you to close your windows, add fans, plant bushes, etc., etc. It’s not as ideal as hav-ing the neighbors be quieter, of course, but it might be the best you can do.

Dear Annie: I recently went through gastric bypass surgery. I have arthritis, and when the weight is off, my knees and hips will be better, and I will have more energy. I’ve lost 75 pounds so far. My blood pressure has already dropped.

These are all positive things, but thin people don’t realize how diffi-cult it is to lose weight. They have no right to ask me, “How much do you want to lose?” or to tell me that if I only walked more, it would help. If I could walk more, I would, but my

knees and hips prevent me from doing much of that.

I’ve been plagued with weight problems all of my life. Being overweight is a person-al issue and not one I choose to share with everyone. Unsolicited advice is unwanted advice. -- Simi Valley, Calif.

Dear Simi Valley: People can’t help notic-ing that you’ve lost a great deal of weight, and some feel obli-gated to comment on it. The fact that they don’t know how to do so in a respectful way (“You look great!”) is annoying but com-mon. Thank you for reminding folks to put their brains in gear before they open their mouths.

Dear Annie: I had to respond to “N.D. Rose,” the 73-year-old who thought basic email eti-quette was too difficult to learn. That’s just an excuse for laziness. I’m 70 and have no problem using my computer

effectively, but I had to make the effort to learn the necessary skills. I know a man who was in his 80s when he got his first computer, and he was soon email-ing old friends all over the country without appearing to yell at them.

Most communities with a senior center or a library offer a variety of computer courses, free or low-cost. There are also online tutori-als. Family members who are computer lit-erate can also help.

I get annoyed and discouraged when peo-

ple my age reinforce the stereotype that we are too old to learn. Thanks for letting me rant. -- Ontario, Calif.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edi-tors of the Ann Landers column.

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Invite parents of noisy toddlers for coffee

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For Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) For the next month, you will want to get better orga-nized so that you feel you’re on top of your scene. Give yourself the right tools and equipment to do a great job. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A playful six weeks ahead! Make time for vacations, the arts, movies, the theater, sports events, playful times with children and romantic adventures! GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Home, family and your domestic world will become your top priority in the next month. Attend to home repairs. Entertain at home. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Fasten your seatbelts, because the pace of your days is accelerating. In the next month, you’ll be busy with short trips, errands, talking to everyone, plus

increased reading and writ-ing. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Your focus turns to money, cash flow and your posses-sions for the next month. At a deeper level, some of you will ask, “What really mat-ters in life?” VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) The Sun is in your sign for the next month, giving you a chance to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year. This will attract people and fortunate circumstances to you. Yay! LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Lie low and contemplate what you want your new year (birthday to birthday) to be all about. After all, it’s only a month away, because your personal year is coming to an end. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your popularity will increase in the next six weeks. Accept invitations

and enjoy schmoozing with others. This is a good time to focus on long-range goals for the future. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is the only time all year when the Sun is at high noon in your chart act-ing like a spotlight on you. Fortunately, this lighting is flattering, so go after what-ever you want.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Do something different so that you can learn some-thing new and experience more adventure. In the next six weeks, travel and study will appeal. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) It’s time to tie up loose ends with inheritances, shared property, taxes, debt and insurance matters. The sooner you do it, the sooner

it’s done. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You can learn a lot about your closest relationships in the next month because the Sun is opposite your sign. However, you will need more sleep YOU BORN TODAY You are patient, careful and have the courage of your con-victions. You’re also intel-ligent. You detest phoniness and people who are puffed

up with pride. You love to solve mysteries and make new discoveries. This year, something you’ve been involved with for nine years will end or diminish in order to make room for something new to enter your world. Birthdate of: Richard Armitage actor; Giada De Laurentiis, TV chef; Ty Burrell, actor. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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B Y C L A I R E P A R A D I SArrow Lakes News

The Arrow Lakes Reservoir water lev-els are dropping and expected to be below average levels for remainder of summer, BC Hydro announced at the beginning of August.

Work at the Mica dam replacing aging switchgear equip-ment has meant fewer generating units are running, so although water inflows into the

Columbia River basin are expected to be about slightly above average this year, lev-els will be lower in the Arrow Lakes.

“BC Hydro would like to advise that the Arrow Lakes Reservoir water level peaked at 440.0 metres (1443.5 feet) on July 3, 2013. Currently the water level is 436.5 metres (1,432.1 feet) and is dropping at about 0.6 feet per day,” read the announcement.

The water level of the Arrow Lakes Reservoir will likely continue to drop this summer, according to current forecasts, and will reach a level between 431.2 metres and 434.3 metres (1,415 feet and 1,425 feet) by the end of August, said Hydro. These water levels are similar to those in late May 2013.

“Arrow Lakes Reservoir water levels are driven by numer-

ous factors including snowpack, weather, load requirements, Columbia River Treaty provisions, and other variables and vary con-siderably from year to year,” said the press release from Hydro.

“What’s going out is driven by the CRT and other operating agree-ments,” BC Hydro rep-resentative Jennifer Walker-Larsen told the Arrow Lakes News. A summer storage agree-ment negotiated for

this year with the U.S. for their fish is just one factor in negotia-tions, she said.

There needs to be mutual benefit in any agreement, said Walker-Larsen. If either the U.S. or Canada didn’t accept the terms, then there would be no agree-ment.

A lot of different levels of considera-tion go into operations

planning, said the representative, such as the effects on fish, recreation, vegetation, plants and birds as well as flood control and power generation. BC Hydro and Bonneville Power Administration meet regularly in a treaty operating com-mittee to discuss the agreements.

This year, the Arrow Lakes water level is low. Although it’s rela-

tively uncommon, it is well within the histor-ical range, said Hydro.

“Water levels on August 31 from the years 1968 to the present have ranged from a low of about 429.8 metres (1,410 feet) to a high of about 440.1 metres (1,444 feet),” read the release.

For more informa-tion on reservoir levels and river flows, visit BC Hydro’s website.

Arrow Lakes water levels to remain low for rest of summer

WHAT YOU SEE ...

JUDY URQUHART PHOTO

A visit to Syringa Park beach showed Judy Urquhart just how low the water levels have dropped at the local provin-cial park. If you have a photo you would like to share with our readers email it to [email protected].

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B Y A L E X C O O P E RRevelstoke Times Review

A local man was given a year in prison after being con-victing of driving drunk for the sixth time.

Cameron Paul Thomson, 54, who lives in Three Valley Gap, was sentenced in Revelstoke court last week after pleading guilty to driving over the legal blood-alcohol limit and driving without a

licence. It was his sixth con-viction for impaired driving.

“You have to understand you have an alcohol problem,” said Justice Wilfred Klinger during sentencing, noting that in addition to his six criminal convictions, Thomson had several other 24-hour driv-ing prohibitions for driving drunk.

Thomson was caught driv-ing impaired on the Trans-

Canada Highway near Three Valley Gap on July 11, 2012. He delivered breath samples of 0.17 and 0.16 – double the legal limit of 0.08.

He told the court he was just going to drop off some garbage.

Thomson also received 18 months probation, a three year driving prohibition and was ordered to attend coun-seling.

Sixth impaired charge nets jail time

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Robusters dragon-boat team is wrapping up its season with an eye to recruiting more pad-dlers for fun, fitness, and a little friendly competition.

While Robuster numbers have been robust over the years, in recent months they’ve seen a con-siderable ebb in par-ticipating paddlers restricting the team’s ability to compete and even train at times.

As a result, the Robusters are can-vassing the area for paddlers and the best news: no experience - with paddling or breast cancer - is necessary.

“Due to family commitments and non-paddling related injuries the number of paddlers has declined over the years,” said Robuster Debbie LeRose.

The West Kootenay crew requires 20 pad-dlers to race and a min-imum of 14 to practice in addition to a steers-

man, and drummer. The team encourages all ages from teenagers to women in their 80s to come try it out, the only requirements are a good attitude, the desire to join a great social group, with exer-cise and enjoyment the top priorities.

“We have ladies in their 70s out there doing it, so there’s whole bunch of bene-fits, the health side, the friendships, and the support,” added LeRose.

Kathy Hanson, a veteran paddler of 12 years, stresses that being a breast-can-cer survivor is not a requirement to join-ing, and with an aver-age age of 62, the team races against much younger paddlers, so an injection of youth would be welcome.

“We just want ladies to come and try drag-on-boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it . . . and you can be any fitness level to start.”

The Robusters dragon-boat team ori-ginally formed in 2001 as a group of breast cancer survivors and associate paddlers from Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, Christina Lake, and Castlegar. They excelled early, placing second in Kelowna’s Breast Cancer Challenge after just one month of training.

Since then the team has competed in doz-ens of dragon boat festivals culminating in a first-place result in the Kelowna festi-val in 2006 and a trip to the 17th annual Kaiser Permanente International Dragon Boat Festival in San Francisco last year. Most recently the team had a strong fifth-place

finish at a festival in Lethbridge in July.

But a team’s suc-cess is ultimately tied to good coaching. A serendipitous meet-ing in a Rossland cof-fee shop landed the Robusters their coach of 13 years in Trish Ostlund.

In the 1990’s Ostlund paddled with the world champion False Creek women’s team, and has brought her expertise, know-ledge, and enthusi-asm to the Robusters, transforming new and experienced paddlers into a coherent force.

Commitment and training is necessary and for those who

want to get in an extra workout or make up a missed practice, the team has access to a paddling machine known as an ergonom-eter at Fortis in Trail.

“Anybody can phone us and we can take them there and just show them, and they can at least try it before they go in the boat,” said Hanson.

The relation-ship between breast cancer and dragon-boat racing began in 1996, when Dr. Don McKenzie’s research dispelled the notion that repetitive upper-body movements led to lymphedema, an irreversible swelling of

the arm and chest that is a common affliction of breast cancer sur-vivors.

McKenzie studied a group of 25 women who began an exercise program involving dragon-boat paddling, indicating that this type of exercise had no relation to lymph-edema.

Soon after, “Abreast in a boat” was born and the number of dragon-boat teams has grown significantly ever since with fes-tivals being held all over the globe, rais-ing funds and drawing awareness that there is life after breast cancer.

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The Kootenay Robusters dragon-boat team is seeking potential paddlers to fill the boat and women of all ages and abilities are welcome to join.

B y T i m e S T a f fFor the first time

Greater Trail Swim Club (GTSC) swim-mers took to the open water in Kelowna on the weekend for the 1,500 metre Apple Open Water Swim and Triathlon.

Following a swim clinic from Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Richard Weinberger, four GTSC swimmers raced in the 1.5 kilo-metre event Friday.

The clinic definite-ly paid off, as Sharman Thomas Jr. of Trail raced to a gold medal in the 13-14-year-old boys category, while Trail’s Jackson Konkin won bronze.

Jackson’s dad Mike Konkin took top spot in the 40-44 men’s division.

In girls 13-14,

Eden Kormendy raced to a second place fin-ish and a silver medal, as brother Dylan at 10-years-old swam in the 13-14 division and came fourth overall.

On Saturday Jackson continued to challenge himself with the Pushor Apple Mitchell Triathlon where he placed fourth overall for 12/13 year olds.

This was the first open water meet for most of the TWSC swimmers where they faced wind, waves and competitors shoulder to shoulder. In prep-aration for the event the TWSC practiced at both Nancy Greene and Champion Lakes.

For more informa-tion to join the Trail Winter Swim Club (TWSC) Email: [email protected]

“We just want ladies to try

dragon-boat-ing, because once people get out and try it they

realize they can do it.”

Kathy hanSon

B y J i m B a i l e yTimes Sports Editor

The Trail Smoke Eaters continue to wheel and deal as the team prepares for its training camp that starts today at the Cominco Arena.

The Smokies picked up 20-year-old forward Tyson Witala from the Prince George Spruce Kings Tuesday in exchange for future considera-tions.

“He’s a top-six forward, a skilled guy,” said Trail coach and GM Bill Birks. “He’s been in the league this will be going into his fourth year, a veteran guy that can play.”

A Prince George native, Witala has played 97 games in the BCHL, scoring 23 goals and 19 assists, going 14-6-20 last season in 35 games. The five-foot-eleven, 185 pound forward provides both grit and scoring touch, similar to a Tyler Berkholz, says Birks.

“He’s eager to come and that’s always a key. You usually hit home runs when kids are like that.”

The Smokies hit the ice at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. today, and scrimmage Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday the Smokies prospects go at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and finish up Saturday with the Orange vs Black game at noon.

The Smokies first and only home exhibition game goes Tuesday against the Selkirk College Saints at 7 p.m. at the Cominco Arena. The Smokies then travel to Penticton and Merritt on Wednesday and Thursday for their final two primers versus the Vees and Centennials.

The season opens at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack at the Bauer Showcase with Trail taking on Langley Sept. 6 and Cowichan Valley on Sept. 8.

The Smoke Eaters are still in need of billets: call Tom at 368-1436 and become part of the Smokie family.

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ScoreboardFootball

CFL Standings

East Division GP W L PtToronto 7 5 2 10Hamilton 7 3 4 6Montreal 7 2 5 4Winnipeg 7 1 6 2

West Division GP W L PtSaskatchewan 7 6 1 12Calgary 7 5 2 10B.C. 7 5 2 10Edmonton 7 1 6 2

WEEK NINEThursday’s game

B.C. at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Friday’s game

Calgary at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Saturday’s games

Winnipeg at Hamilton, 1 p.m.Saskatchewan at Edmonton,

4 p.m.WEEK 10

Friday, Aug. 30Hamilton at B.C., 10 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 1Winnipeg at Saskatchewan,

4 p.m.Monday, Sept. 2

Edmonton at Calgary, 5 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 3

Montreal at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

NFLPre-season GamesThursday, Aug. 22

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

Carolina at Baltimore, 8 p.m.Friday, Aug. 23

Seattle at Green Bay, 8 p.m.Chicago at Oakland, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24Buffalo at Washington, 4:30

p.m.Cleveland at Indianapolis,

7 p.m.N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 7

p.m.Kansas City at Pittsburgh,

7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Jacksonville,

7:30 p.m.Tampa Bay at Miami, 7:30

p.m.St. Louis at Denver, 8 p.m.Cincinnati at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Tennessee, 8 p.m.San Diego at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 25New Orleans at Houston, 4

p.m.Minnesota at San Fran 8 p.m.

BaseballAmerican League

East Division W L Pct GBBoston 74 53 0.583 -Tampa 71 52 0.577 1Balt 67 57 0.54 5.5N Y 65 59 0.524 7.5Toronto 57 68 0.456 16

Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 73 51 0.589 -Cleve 67 58 0.536 6.5Kansas 64 59 0.52 8.5Minn 54 69 0.439 18.5Chicago 49 74 0.398 23.5

West Division W L Pct GBTexas 72 53 0.576 -Oakland 71 53 0.573 .5Seattle 57 67 0.46 14.5L.A. 55 69 0.444 16.5Houston 41 83 0.331 30.5

National League East Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 76 48 0.613 -Wash 60 64 0.484 16NewYork 57 66 0.463 18.5Phila 55 69 0.444 21Miami 48 75 0.39 27.5

Central Division W L Pct GBPittsburgh 73 51 0.589 -St. Louis 72 52 0.581 1Cincinnati 71 54 0.568 2.5Chicago 54 70 0.435 19Milwauk 54 71 0.432 19.5

West Division W L Pct GBLos Ang 72 52 0.581 -Arizona 64 59 0.52 7.5Colorado 58 68 0.46 15SanDiego 56 69 0.448 16.5San Fran 55 69 0.444 17

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JOY ANDERSEN PHOTOS

For the next few days the Trail Times will feature some of the crew of the Kootenay Robusters dragon-boat team. The Robusters originally formed in 2001 as a group of breast-cancer survivors brought together for sup-port, socializing, and exercise, and to promote awareness that there is life after breast cancer. The team is now recruiting and encouraging all women to come out, join the crew of paddlers and become a Robuster. See story Page 12.

FROM PAGE 12The Robusters prac-

tice three times per week at Christina Lake. They car-pool and take turns driving to make it more fuel-efficient and sociable.

Once on the water, time itself disappears with every stroke, the team moving as one, immersed in the scenic and serene setting of Christina Lake.

“It’s really fun, but it’s to get the people out to try it, and a lot of people do work,

but they work around it and if you can only make two practises or only make one prac-tise a week that’s okay,” said LeRose.

The Robusters are on the water at Christina every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m.

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The Red Sox pitcher from Gibsons, B.C., has also been fined an undisclosed amount.

Dempster threw one pitch behind A-Rod’s knees and two more inside in the second inning at Fenway Park on Sunday.

Then his 3-0 pitch struck Rodriguez’s left elbow pad and rico-cheted off his back.

Rodriguez was sus-pended for 211 games on Aug. 5 for violat-ing baseball’s drug and labour agreements but is playing while he appeals.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi was furi-ous about the incident, saying Tuesday that it would be “open sea-son” on Rodriguez if Dempster wasn’t penal-ized for the apparent intentional beaning.

Dempster, who maintained he was just pitching inside and wasn’t trying to hit Rodriguez, could still play if he decides to appeal the penalty.

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Apt/Condo for RentBella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822Ermalinda Apartments, Glen-merry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922E.Trail small house 1bd. with parking. W.Trail 1bd. f/s, 250-368-3239Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.GLENVIEW APTS. Large, Quiet 1bd. apt. available. 250-368-8391, 250-367-9456

Montrose 3 brm, W/D, newly reno, must have ref. NS $800/month 250-231-6651

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1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000

All Pro Realty Ltd.

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Glenmerry$395,000

MLS#2392346

POOL TIME!!!

War� eld$187,500

MLS#2392351

Montrose$314,900

MLS#2389364

Trail$129,900

MLS#2391118

Salmo$299,000

MLS#2392112

Trail$159,900

MLS#2218523

War� eld

MLS#2390481

JUST LISTED

IMMACULATE

WELL KEPT

NICE HOME!

NEW WIRING

& PLUMBING!

War� eld$275,000

MLS#2217783

Sunningdale$259,500

MLS#2391581

CLOSE TO

SCHOOLWHEELCHAIR

ACCESSIBLE

Fruitvale$159,500

MLS#2391605

East Trail$189,900

MLS#2389454

East Trail$259,500

MLS#2389702

GREAT VALUEGREAT

LOCATION

FANTASTIC

LOCATION

Glenmerry$339,000

MLS#2214420

ACREAGE

WITH CREEK

War� eld$239,000

MLS#2391795

NEW PRICE!

Sunningdale$199,000

MLS#2390419

GREAT

CONDITION

Glenmerry$297,500

MLS#2390613

MINT

CONDITION

Sunningdale$189,000

MLS#2391987

GREAT LOT

Columbia Heights$167,500

MLS#2392001

GOOD VALUE

Fruitvale$259,900

MLS#2217946

20 ACRES

Sat, August 24 11am-1pm 965 Columbia Gardens Rd. Fruitvale

$539,900

OPEN HOUSE

MLS#2391966

Sat, Aug. 24 1:30-3:30pm 2039 Coughlin Rd. Fruitvale

$449,000

OPEN HOUSE

MLS#2218280

Trail$275,000

MLS#2390853

Trail$277,900

MLS#2391898

Wed, August 21 3-5pm 3716 Dogwood Dr. Glenmerry

$315,000

OPEN HOUSE

MLS#2392320

SOLD


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Apt/Condo for RentROSSLAND, 2bd. F/S, W/D. N/S, N/P. Covered carport. 250-362-9473WARFIELD- Clean 1 bedroom apartment avail now, $550 utilities included 250-231-1242

WARFIELD 2bd condo totally renovated 250-362-7716

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Apt/Condo for RentW.TRAIL, basement suite, newly reno. $600./mo. incl.util. Avail. immed. 250-364-5678

Rentals

Homes for Rent2 BDRM, detached garage, driveway, small fenced yard in lower Warfi eld. 5 appliances, gas fi replace, hardwood fl oors. Avail now 1-250-688-8835.E.TRAIL, 2+bdrm. house, no bsmt. Pets ok. $795./mo. Near Safeway. 250-368-6076.

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Homes for Rent2 bdrm house W Trail, unfi n bsmt, large yard w driveway, avail Sept 1 F/S, W/D, N/S Pets Neg, Ref Reqrd close to town $750+Util 250-231-0844TRAIL, 2BD., newly renovat-ed. N/S, N/P. Avail. immed. 250-367-7558

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Homes for RentTOWNHOUSE Glenmerry, newly renovated, 3 bdrm,1.5 baths, 5 appl.N/S, N/P,$1000/month plus utilities, Avail Sept 1, 250-365-3401W.TRAIL, 3BD. fully furnished home, beautiful garden, $1,300./mo. 250-364-5678

Rentals

Homes for RentTrail, quiet adult building, walk to downtown , coin op laundry reno’d units, heat & hot water included. N/S Only. 1 bdrm avail. immediately $515. 2 bdrm avail. Aug 15th $595. 1 bdrm avail. Sept 1st $515 Call 250-226-6886

Rentals

Shared Accommodation

TRAIL, 1 Bdrm $395/month, near shopping & bus, seekingquiet person 250-368-6075

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Cars - Domestic1992 Sunbird convertible.Red. Excellent condition. $3500/obo. 250-447-9442

Recreational/Sale1984 CLASS “A” SouthwindMotorhome 454 engine, many extras, fi ne condition, re-markably well kept. $7,500. 250-367-7485

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

650 9th Avenue, Montrose $295,000

Take advantage of this fully fenced, fl at lot, insulated and powered shop,

covered and open decks, 3 bdrm + den, 2 bath unfi nished basement. The benefi t of a NEW HOUSE with NO GST! Quick

possession available! Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

EXCEPTIONAL

VALUE

840 Forrest Drive, Warfi eld $285,000

5 beds, 2.5 baths. This home is sure to please with its great Warfi eld location and beautiful fenced yard with a deck. Features a large two car car-port and

daylight basement with plenty of space for your family.

Call Jodi 250-231-2331

GREAT HOME

GREAT PRICE

1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale

$279,9005 bdrms & 2.5 baths. This wonderful family home features many recent upgrades. The large back deck is great for entertaining right off the

newly updated kitchen. Family friendly neighborhood and just minutes to

downtown Fruitvale.Call Jodi 250-231-2331

NEW PRICE

#78, 500 16th Ave, Genelle $19,900

Affordable living in peaceful Genelle. 2 bed room 1 bath home with good fl oor plan, and parking. Enjoy the beautiful Columbia River right nearby! Call your

REALTOR(R) now before it’s gone.Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

NEW LISTING

1739 First Street, Fruitvale $239,000

This spacious family home has excellent fl ow and a convenient location close to all amenities. Enjoy the large foyer,

master bed with full ensuite, 3 bdrms on the main, large windows, huge family room and covered parking for 2 cars. This is and excellent value! Call your

REALTOR® now for your private viewing! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Thinking of

moving? Call me

for a FREE market

evaluation today!Call Art

(250) 368-8818

1223 Primrose Street, Trail $225,000EXCELLENT

TOWNHOUSE - end unit - Double

Carport - Fantastic Solarium- this

home has many upgrades - newer

roof, hot water tank, carport 5 years young-fenced &

private back yard u/g sprinklers- this home needs to be seen. Book your

viewing.Call Mark

(250) 231-5591

NEW LISTING

With 3 fl exible options available:• 2 separate garages with a large 29 x 12 workshop

• Single garage and a large rec room with 4 piece bath and room for a man/woman cave

• Single garage with added full 1 bdrm suite* * Additional cost of $13,000 for this option

Home also includes: • 1,590 sq. ft. of tastefully finished living space

• Wide open kitchen, dining, living space• Master bedroom with walk-in-closet and 5 piece ensuite

• 2 spacious bedrooms with 4 piece bath on 2nd floor• Spacious covered deck

Construction starts September 2013!!

Ron & Darlene Your Local Home Team

635 10th Avenue, Montrose$314,500

Dive into this deal. Fabulous 4 bedroom 2.5 bath family home in mint condition. Forget the travelling to the lake – your

back yard is an oasis. Stunning in ground pool, patio, and deck.

1969 Old Salmo Road, Fruitvale$498,500

3.16 acres inside the village with a sensational 4 bedroom 3 bathroom

home. Completely fenced and landscaped backyard ready to host

all your family activities. 3 bay garage plus large shop. Fantastic fl oor plan.

Unsurpassed quality.

Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527

Commercial Opportunities

NEW LISTING

441 Whitman Way, Warfi eld $575,000

This Emerald Ridge home is beautifully planned and fi nished. The home offers a great fl oor plan, deluxe kitchen and fabulous hobby room. There is lots of custom woodwork and you will surely appreciate the high quality fi nishings.

You must see this home to appreciate all it has to offer! Call now.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

2302 Happy Valley Rd, Rossland $999,000

Stunning home and property! Located on over 6 acres of prime land, this

meticulously designed and built home offers mature landscaping, open, sunny fl oor plan and views from every window.

Inground swimming pool, 6 stall barn, the list goes on. Call today!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW PRICE

1602 Kootenay Avenue, Rossland

$249,000If you are looking for space, this is it!

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

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

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

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW LISTING

1317 Columbia Ave, Trail $149,000

This little 3 bdrm home has great hardwood stairs, wood doors and the hardware and trim are original. The

location can’t be beat. Features include large rec room, laundry room and another bonus room that could act as a 4th bdrm. There is a covered patio at the back and

tons of off alley parking.Call Christine (250) 512-7653

9340 Station Road, Trail$999,000

83 Walnut Avenue, Fruitvale

$340,000Ultimate family home with large yard

and covered deck. Home has new roof, windows, doors, fl ooring and bathroom.

Call today for your personal viewing!Call Terry 250-231-1101

SOLD

1932 2nd Avenue, Trail$105,000

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

948 Glover Road, Trail$99,000

Redstone Introduces The Newest Design... “The Craftsman”

$395,000

#4 - 4430 Red Mountain Road, Rossland

$239,000Call Bill (250) 231-2710

SOLD

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