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Warfield village council discovered a sure fire meth-od to encourage the citizens of their community to get involved in civic politics; take away their library cards.

Over 70 people gathered at the Village of Warfield coun-cil chambers Monday evening to voice their objections to council’s decision to opt out of the Trail Resident Program (TRP), which leaves village residents handing over cash to gain access to the City of Trail’s library and recrea-tional facilities.

“I took my daughter to the library the other day for a learning and play day and was told I would have to pay cash

and wait for a full or partial reimbursement from the vil-lage,” said Warfield resident Lisa Milne. “I would have had to pay $225 that day. I ended up walking away from a mor-ning at the library.”

Six recognized delegates, including Milne, from the community had the oppor-tunity to express their dis-satisfaction with the decision before the village council and a standing room only crowd of just over 70 neighbours who shared their outrage.

“This should be about communities sharing their resources, culture, and infra-structure. Opting out is a step backwards,” said Betty Anne Marino. “This is about inter-dependence, we gain when

our neighbours gain.”Marino went on to ask

council to revisit their deci-sion and hold a public meeting where the citizens of Warfield would have the opportunity to discuss the ramifications of making such a decision, hold a referendum on the decision in the coming civic election, if necessary, and even raised the spectre of creating a regional municipality.

Other delegates discussed the effect of having to pay fees up-front would have on low income residents, the nega-tive effects on literacy develop-ment, and the additional costs to the village coffers of admin-istrative and mailing costs associated with reimburse-ments.

Throughout the presenta-tions, Mayor Bert Crockett and council members had lit-tle to say other than reassur-ing the residents that their concerns were heard and that a response from council would be forthcoming in the mail.

After the delegate’s submis-sions, council quickly went through their agenda and declared the remainder of the meeting “in-camera,” ask-ing the villagers to clear the chambers.

Some members of the crowd objected to the lack of a question and answer period during the council meeting to which Crockett responded that it wasn’t required as part of their regular meetings.

See IN-CAMERA, Page 3

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A group of over 70 disgruntled Village of Warfield residents gathered for the regular council meeting to express their dissatis-faction with council’s decision to opt out of the recreation and culture agreement with the City of Trail.

Warfield council’s decision to opt out of TRP draws attention

BY SHERI REGNIERTimes Staff

A new pathway across the Columbia River might only be a hop, skip and a jump away now that Trail council authorized a city loan of almost $5 million toward con-struction of a ped-estrian bridge at the south end of town.

The city has been considering second crossing options since a 2011 public consul-tation revealed that Trail residents sup-ported a vehicular crossing but naysayed the associated prop-erty tax hike related to a multimillion dollar bridge construction.

Instead, Trail coun-cil opted to build a foot-traffic only bridge that will not raise property taxes because the city’s portion of the $9.8 million pro-ject will be paid off over 25 years through long-term infrastruc-ture funding called the Federal Gas Tax rev-enue.

“We have to build a bridge,” noted Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs, after the loan author-ization bylaw was given three read-ings during Monday’s council meeting. “We don’t have a choice anymore.”

Bogs was referring to the aging sewer line which hangs on the Old Bridge.

The project’s pri-ority was upped by the city and its regional sewer part-

ners in Rossland and Warfield after a pipe burst underneath the out-of-service bridge in 2012, and a large amount of liquid sew-age seeped into the Columbia River.

The structure will house a new regional waterline, sewer main and fibre optic con-duit but only Trail will cover the costs asso-ciated with dual pur-pose walkway, which will allow pedestrian crossing and add vis-ual appeal to the util-ity lines.

Assuming the city finances the $5 million loan over that term, the annual debt pay-ment is estimated to be $346,650, explained David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief adminis-trative officer (CAO). Trail currently receives a yearly gas tax pay-ment of $341,750, with future revenues forecast to increase, he added.

Additionally, the city estimates that the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) will fork over about $4 million to cover the cost of attaching the new util-ity lines to the struc-ture.

“Given that the RDKB must proceed with the pipe bridge, the enhancement to add the walkway and city utilities can only be done as part of this joint venture and is a one-time opportun-ity,” said Perehudoff.See RESIDENTS, Page 3

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The official writ is nowhere near being dropped for the next federal election and with a new electoral district in the region not even officially being in effect until after the dissolution of Parliament on May 1, it may seem a little premature for political parties to begin campaigning. But it has begun.

With the coming re-dis-tribution of electoral bound-aries to form the new South Okanagan – West Kootenay (SOWK) district, changing not only the physical bound-aries of the district but also the political landscape of the electorate, the forthcoming election campaign is not a given for any party at this point.

Since the NDP’s Alex Atamanenko announcement last fall of his intention not to run in the next federal election there has been some names raised as to a succes-sor from his party to try to replace him and Member of Parliament for the region.

“There’s no official nom-ination race yet,” Said Bev Onschak, membership secre-tary for the NDP. “We just formed the association on March 15 and held our found-ing meeting for the new dis-trict. We’ve got our constitu-tion and candidate commit-tee but we can’t do a formal candidate search until we’ve been authorized by the federal party organization.”

At this point there are two individuals who have openly expressed their interest in running for nomination for the NDP; Christina Lake’s, Margaret Maximenko, a for-mer director on the regional district and political activ-ist, and Richard Canning of Penticton, a biologist, environmentalist, and author but Onischak says there are at least three others who are considering throwing their hats into the ring.

The changes to the elec-toral boundaries will present particular challenges for the NDP in the coming election according to Onischak.

“It’s going to be different. Geographically it’s the largest electoral area in southern B.C. and it includes Arrow Lakes/Slocan, the South Kootenay, the Boundary region of Grandforks, Greenwood, Midway, and Rock Creek, and now Penticton,” she said. “It’s winnable if the whole con-stituency works hard but it will be a challenge.”

The Liberal Party for SOWK had its founding meet-ing in early February and is now working on building a regional organization that can compete with the traditional go-to parties for the region, the NDP and Conservatives.

“It’s obviously a challenge for us,” Gordon Neish, Liberal party riding president, said from Penticton. “The riding hasn’t been strong Liberal ter-ritory but we’re hopeful that we can increase support in the

riding. The Trudeau family has links in the Rossland area and that might help. But we’ve got a lot of work to do to build support and get the message out that there is an alternative to the traditional B.C. trend of switching back and forth from far left to far right.”

For the Conservative Party’s Stephen Hill, of Rossland, he’s eager to get the race going as he feels a change could be in the winds in terms of which party will represent the new district.

“I hope the voting break-down doesn’t change from the last election,” he said. “If you look at the polls we lost by 10 points but with the boundary changes we’d be ahead by 3.5 points. I think that it’ll be very winnable as a Conservative riding.”

In addition to Hill, two other Conservatives have voiced their intention to seek the nomination; Marshall Neufeld, a Penticton real-tor and former staffer for Stockwell Day, and Dick DeJong, from West Kelowna, younger brother of B.C. Liberal MLA and Minister of Finance, Mike DeJong.

“The nomination office hasn’t opened yet, we’re antici-pating April 6 but a committee has been struck,” said Hill. “They have to do their due dili-gence, they have 14 days to do the background checks, credit checks, police checks. It’s a crazy process but they have to look for any Rob Ford-like skeletons in the closet.”

From page 1 The project is included in

the regional district’s 2014 financial plan, confirmed John MacLean, CAO for the regional district.

“There is still a lot of work to be done to finalize the costs and negotiate a formal agreement with the City of Trail,” he said. “We’ll proceed on the basis that we will be moving forward in a timely manner.”

However, before the project can break ground this sum-

mer, Trail taxpayers have one more opportunity to oppose the Columbia River Utilities/Pedestrian Bridge bylaw through an alternate approval process.

Meaning, the city is required to advertise its intent to pro-ceed with the loan twice in a local publication, which gives electors 30 days from the second notice to petition the project and carry the matter to referendum.

“This would add considerable

time to the process and may cause concern for the regional district given the urgency to remove the sewer line,” said Perehudoff. “The current line has leaked twice in the last year and any sort of significant fail-ure would be a major concern.”

The 300-metre walking bridge is expected to be com-plete date in September 2015.

The crossing will connect Trail from an area near the Groutage Avenue parking lot to McQuarrie Street in East Trail.

From page 1 However, once the chamber had

cleared to some degree, Crockett relented and allowed a few ques-tions from the remaining residents.

General concern was expressed about why council wouldn’t read any of the village resident’s corres-pondence during the meeting, why the agenda for the meeting wasn’t available on the village’s website, and when anyone could expect a response to their questions and pres-

entations.“We have all read the letters, we

just referred them as a block to com-mittee for discussion,” Crockett said. “It’s just the way we do business, it’s procedural. If residents want copies of the agenda, they can phone or email the village office and we’ll mail them to you.”

After a number of questions along a similar vein, the remainder of the meeting was declared in-camera and the crowd cleared the chambers.

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RCMP Staff Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky says the morning slide occurred in the backcountry and buried the heli-skier in as much as three

metres of snow.Bystanders dug out the man who

received medical treatment at the scene, but Grabinsky says he died from his injuries.

Grabinsky says the coroner is now investigating the incident.

The Canadian Avalanche Centre says 14 people have died in ava-lanches in the 2013-2014 season.

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Joseph Arvay says his cli-ents and others were part of a clinical trial that provided

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They were granted special permission by Health Canada to continue to receive the pre-scription drug after they left the clinical trial, but the fed-eral government then changed the rules to prevent the drug’s distribution.

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The NDP is accus-ing the provincial gov-ernment of handing over control of B.C.’s blue box recycling system to Toronto-based multinational executives who will be unaccountable while B.C. businesses and households pay higher costs.

Opposition small business critic Lana Popham raised the issue of Multi Material BC in the Legislature

Monday, calling on the province to change course before the agency’s new system for recycling pack-aging and printed paper takes effect May 19.

“If government doesn’t take a step back, B.C.’s recycling system is going to end up in a giant dump-ster,” Popham said.

“The control of recycling should never have been outsourced to the large corpor-ate interests based in

Ontario and abroad. This is a profound failure. This program needs to be paused and the entire concept reconsidered.”

Popham’s com-ments follow the launch earlier this month of a campaign against MMBC by a coalition of business groups, including the newspaper industry, who say they can’t afford to pay high fees imposed under the new system.

“The Liberal gov-ernment loves to claim they’re getting rid of red tape,” she said in an interview Monday. “So it’s quite ironic because MMBC is a Godzilla-sized red tape monster.”

Although MMBC is registered as a soci-ety, Popham called it a “dummy corporation” because two of its three directors are Toronto-based senior execu-tives with Loblaws and Unilever, while the third is MMBC man-aging director Allan Langdon.

Popham said the MMBC system will be

“dangerously close to monopoly” resulting in less competititon and innovation in recyc-ling.

MMBC’s new recyc-ling fees on businesses will be passed along to consumers through higher prices, Popham said, calling it a “hid-den tax” that won’t be transparent to consum-ers.

Meanwhile, she says cities are unlikely to rebate property taxes that households already pay for recycling.

“The slogan for MMBC should probably be ‘Recycle once, but pay twice.’”

Liberal MLA Eric Foster (Vernon Monashee) responded in the Legislature, say-ing the province made changes to exempt most businesses from MMBC fees and paper-work if they earn less than $1 million in revenue, generate less than one tonne per year of packaging, or operate as a single out-let.

“We’ve got all kinds of validation on this — chambers of com-merce, local govern-ment, opportunities for local government to either continue the way they’re doing it or to have MMBC put their contractors in there to pick up,” said Foster, who serves on the government’s environ-ment and land use committee.

“MMBC came for-ward as an opportun-ity to change people’s way of doing business and to put the onus on the original producers of the waste product or the recyclable product to reduce.”

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Elaine passed away peacefully at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital on the evening of Sunday, March 16 after a courageous year-long battle with cancer.

She was predeceased by her par-ents William and Edna Simmons and by brothers Bill, Carl and Art. She is survived by her devoted son How-ard Roo, her brother Jim Simmons (Mona), her sister Elnora Simmons, nephews Joe and Ed Simmons, niece Esther Endersby, sisters-in-law Ruth and Verona Simmons, many great nieces and nephews, and former husband, Brian Roo.

Elaine was born in Elko, B.C. and moved with her family to Salmo in 1952. She moved to the west coast, married, and settled in the little seaside town of White Rock in 1964. She worked for more than twenty years at the Bank of B.C. (later the Hong Kong Bank of Can-ada) in White Rock with her best friend, Betty Devaney. She was revered by the bank’s many elderly

clients for her friendly, ef� cient and patient manner. She retired in 1997 and moved to Salmo in 2002 to be close to her family.

Elaine was gregarious, fun-lov-ing, a people person, an avid reader, a puzzle solver, a lover of cats and an excellent mother. She loved her 38 years on Sunset Drive in White Rock with her cats, Tinker and Pirate, watching the storms racing across Semi-ahmoo Bay and revelling in the spectacular sun-sets. Elaine will be missed by all who knew her.

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It took just 2.5 minutes for a com-bination of human and technical mistakes to turn a passenger and supply flight into a remote Arctic com-munity from routine to calamitous.

A Transportation Safety Board report into the crash of First Air Flight 6560 blames an undetected autopilot change, a faulty com-pass reading and dis-agreement between the pilots about whether to abort the landing.

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HALIFAX - Atlantic Canada is bracing for a spring storm that could dump more than a foot of snow, bring wind gusts of more than 100 kilometres per hour and storm surges that could damage docks and coastal properties.

Environment Canada forecaster Tracey Talbot said the storm will begin very early Wednesday morning in southern Nova Scotia and track across the region through the day.

Talbot said the possibility of dam-age is real because a storm surge will bring rising waters along the coast-lines of Nova Scotia - in some cases 50 to 80 centimetres higher than normal, with strong waves driving the sea into shore.

“That is definitely something we have to keep an eye on, especially if it coincides with high tides,” Talbot said Tuesday.

“With the storm surge we’re expecting, we could see some flood-ing and some local infrastructure damage.”

Up to 40 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and southern New Brunswick, she said.

Prince Edward Island is expected to see particularly powerful gusts, with winds expected to reach 110 km/hr. The province’s Office of

Public Safety is advising Islanders to prepare for the possibility of power disruptions.

“Snow and ice buildup on tree branches, rooftops and utility lines can lead to dangerous conditions with breaking branches, downed utility lines and possibly power outages,” the office said in a news release.

The storm is expected to continue in the late afternoon and early even-ing into southern Newfoundland, where winds will also be intense but less snow is forecast.

Gordon Hayward, the manager of winter operations for Halifax, said the storm will likely take the city over its $20 million annual budget for snow removal.

Hayward said it’s not uncommon for snow removal crews to be out clearing the streets late in March, but he doesn’t recall similar fore-casts of such snow accumulation and wind speeds this time of year.

“Getting up to 40 to 50 centi-metres of snow would be very unusual,” he said.

“If you don’t have to be out there, stay off the road. It’s not going to be fun, it’s not going to be pretty.”

Neera Ritcey, spokeswoman for Nova Scotia Power, said the utility is watching for a combination of heavy, wet snow and wind and is deploying repair crews around the province.

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OPINION

Nigeria: Is 100 Years Enough?The reason they con-

vened a National Conference to discuss Nigeria’s

future last week is that it’s the hundredth anniversary of the unification of the northern and southern pro-tectorates into one nation. Well, one colony, actually, since the whole place would remain under British rule for another half-century. And the one subject the delegates are banned from discussing is whether uni-fication was really such a good idea.

It was an excellent idea from the viewpoint of the British colonial administra-tors, of course. Not only was it tidier, but it crip-pled resistance to British rule. When you force five hundred different eth-nic groups with as many languages into a single political entity, they will spend more time fighting one another than the for-eigners. (Even Nigeria’s name was invented by the British.)

A century later, the country is still riven by ethnic and religious div-isions that distort both its politics and its economy. Nigeria is one of the world’s biggest oil producers, but two-thirds of its 170 mil-

lion people live on less than $2 a day and even the big cities only get electricity four hours a day. It ranks 144th on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, which means in practice that most public funds are stolen.

In the mainly Muslim north, an extremist Islamic insurgency by a group called Boko Haram (“Western Education is Forbidden”) killed more than 1,300 people in the first two months of this year. Or rather, they and the brutal and incompetent army units who respond to their attacks with indis-criminate violence together accounted for 1,300 lives.

And when Lamido Sanusi, the internationally respected head of Nigeria’s central bank, accused the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of fail-ing to repatriate $20 billion of the $67 billion received for oil sales between January 2012 and July 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan suspended him for “financial recklessness and misconduct.”

Sanusi, who was named Central Bank Governor of the Year in 2010 by Banker magazine, was promptly accused of links to Boko

Haram in a document cir-culated to Nigerian web-sites that was traced back to President Jonathan’s social media adviser. It was a typical establishment response, and it was total nonsense.

But a depressing num-ber of southern Nigerians will believe almost any-thing about Sanusi simply because he is a northern Muslim.

He is actually a member of the northern aristocracy – his grandfather was the emir of Kano – and an Islamic scholar who con-demns Wahhabist funda-mentalism. He is one of Nigeria’s foremost advo-cates of a tolerant, inclu-sive Islam: “Even a cursory student of Islamic history knows that all the trap-

pings of gender inequality present in the Muslim soci-ety have socio-economic and cultural, as opposed to religious roots,” he said recently.

Yet the mistrust between Muslims and Christans, northerners and southerners, is so great that Sanusi’s whistle-blowing is seen by many southerners as a political operation aimed at the Christian president. They believe this even though they also know that the money really was stolen by people at the NNPC, and that Goodluck Jonathan is protecting them because some of it was going to be used to finance his re-elec-tion campaign next year.

And why does Jonathan need so much money? To buy the support of the northern power-brokers, who will then deliver the votes to keep him in the presidency. Then he will be able to go on protecting his friends. It’s a closed system, and it’s making Sanusi more radical by the moment.

But Sanusi is unlike-ly to bring the system down. That is why, at the National Conference on Nigeria’s future that meets in Abuja over the next

three months, some people will certainly defy the ban and start talking about re-dividing Nigeria between north and south. They will mostly be southerners, who resent the large amounts of oil income that the fed-eral government trans-fers to the northern states that desperately need the money.

Northerners will fierce-ly resist the idea of par-tition because they would be left running a country only slightly better off than Mali. (Despite the transfers of oil revenue, 72 percent of the population in the North lives in poverty; in the South, only 27 percent does.) And in the end, noth-ing will happen, because cutting off the North would spoil the game.

Nigeria is unquestion-ably the most dysfunctional large country in the world, but it will hang together because all the elites bene-fit from the dysfunction, which allows them to steal massive amounts with complete impunity. Indeed, you might say that Nigeria survives because it is dys-functional.

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Region should unite as one, ‘quit waging economic wars’

The world is at war. Bombs are still blowing people up in Afghanistan; Russia has taken over the Crimea; the premier of Alberta resigned; the mayor of Toronto won’t; and here in the small Southern Interior of B.C., we still have people waging economic wars on each other.

You realize this puts us right up there with Americans who don’t want Obamacare because they don’t want to pay to sup-port those who can’t afford Medicare. I really thought we were bigger than that. Guess I was wrong.

Look around at these five mayors, 22 councillors and two regional district reps who are all supposedly working for the “betterment” of their constitu-ents. Ask how many of them would stay on the job if it was on a volunteer basis. Maybe a few of them would. But I’d guess the majority would bale.

So how can anyone say these people have the best interests of their constituents at heart? If they really did, they’d recognize that “united we stand – divided we fall.” That none of what they are doing is serving the 1,729 people in Warfield, the 2,964 in Fruitvale and Montrose, the 3,407 in Areas A and B or the 3,278 in Rossland. Together with the City of Trail – we are 18,615 people, according to the last available statistics. Yet, we are all divided up into little confrontational groups with our leaders holding up their hands with catchers mitts say-

ing “Me, me, me!”You wonder why Nelson or

Castlegar are doing so much better than we are? Think about it – they each have only have ONE mayor and council to deal with.

Young people who want a house that was built after 1963 will continue to buy in Castlegar because there won’t be any recreation amenities within 30 kilometres of Trail, Rossland or the Beaver Valley, so why build or buy here?

I dispute Bill Trewhella’s take on “rich” Trail. He’s been banging that drum for a lot of years. Yes, Trail gets the lion’s share of Teck taxes but we also get the lion’s share of dust, smell and noise along with all the negative publicity that goes with it. (When a belching smelter is shown on the news, they never seem to mention that it is next to Warfield.)

We also pay the lion’s share of facilities and regional ser-vices. Mr. Trewhella wants to share the wealth but doesn’t want to share the expenses. He, and councils since he served, worked hard to convince the people of Warfield that they’d lose services if they joined Trail. Duh! They are already losing services and yes, their taxes will increase when they have to pay for the rising costs of supplying water, sewer systems, paving of streets and other aging infra-structures. I wonder how much keeping that multimillion-dollar water treatment plant is going to cost them. What if they

cannot attract a highly-trained individual to run it if; or heaven forbid, it breaks down? That’s $3 -4 million, possibly, divided by 400 or 500 households. Do the math.

So think about this: if we were all one district municipal-ity, EVERYONE would share in the tax revenue and each other’s expenses. We would all share equally in services and amen-ities. We’d be able to make the entire region a much more sus-tainable, economically-sound viable place to be. We’d have shared amenities that would be an attraction to young families, businesses and professionals. And 19,000 voices would have considerably more clout in Victoria than 1,700 voices here or 3,000 voices there. People would build houses in Emerald Ridge; professionals would con-tinue to live in Rossland; and the Beaver Valley would fill up because everyone would be able to benefit from the many servi-ces we’d share.

But nooooo! With the excep-tion of a few, we are all at the mercy of a handful of individ-uals who are supplementing their income/retirements.

And don’t even get me start-ed on the library issue. I can almost understand Rossland and Fruitvale opting out of library services because they have a library. But Warfield? As I said, I thought the people of this region were better than that.

Sad, sad, sad.Lana Rodlie

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I have read with considerable amaze-ment opinions regis-tered with the Trail Times from a variety of people. I am baffled by the request for sta-tistics about usage and the notion that it must be easy or for that mat-ter inexpensive to gath-er. What about privacy?

The first thing that happens when statis-tics are gathered is pri-vacy is lost. Tied to the statistic is your name, address, age, etc. I for one do not want any-thing to do with this

notion.It would be a walk in

the park for a low level computer hack to steal this information. The expense to protect this information would far exceed any perceived value. A simple counter at the door would suf-fice to determine usage at the aquatic center.

I don’t much care if the person is from Trail, Montrose or from wherever. The point is the facility is well used. I wonder if the statistic requesters have ever spent any

time near the facility to get an idea of how much the facility is used.

I also wonder where the area would be without the swim-ming programs. Many lives are enhanced, the safety of our children and grandchildren is important to all of us. Swimming in the Columbia just doesn’t cut it for me.

I was told that the cost for the average Warfield home is about $150 per year for the recreation program. I

consider that price a bargain.

I’m not so sure that the $1,500 or so charged to each home-owner for the renova-tions and repairs to community centre and outdoor pool meet my guidelines of a bargain.

I am disappointed that former politicians have chosen to ignore this while maintaining their unrelenting criti-cism and divisiveness of the community at large.

Ron ProulxWarfield

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Trail bowler Jacob Plett is taking his game to a new level as he gets set to compete at the National Five-Pin Youth Bowling Challenge in Hamilton, Ont. this week.

The four-day event begins Thursday and Plett will compete on a team comprised of the top three male and female rollers age 13-18 in B.C. playing against the best Canada has to offer.

The 16-year-old J. L. Crowe student has been bowling for almost nine years, excelling at regional and provincial events, but this will be his first trip to a national competition.

“I’m really excited, pumped for sure,” said Plett. “I love it, I’m addicted to it.”

Plett qualified for the event after taking silver in the B.C. Youth Challenge in Port Coquitlam Jan. 18, throwing a 263 average to finish just 26 pins behind first-place winner Brett Mero of Quesnel.

Plett, whose average score hovers around 250, joins Trail bowler Tim Flack as the only other local bowler to qualify for the event. Flack was part of the B.C. Team that competed in the nationals in 2010.

In addition to Plett and Mero, Team B.C. is rounded out by Michael Dicks, Dakota Heth and Kylie Herman of Port Coquitlam, and Tiana Tecson of Prince George.

“I know most of them from competing against them and going to bowling school,” added Plett.

And as for his team’s expectations at the event, Plett is confident.

“We’ll try our best, and get first hopefully.”The Youth Bowling Challenge gets rolling in

Hamilton on Thursday and goes until Sunday.

By Jim BaileyTimes Sports EditorThe Beaver Valley

Nitehawks won the Kootenay Conference title on Monday night following a convin-cing 6-2 win and a 4-1 series victory over the Creston Valley Thunder Cats at the Johnny Bucyk Arena in Creston.

“It was a great game,” said Nitehawks assistant coach Jamie Cominotto. “We played a full 60 minute hock-ey game that we’ve been looking for.”

The Hawks jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the winning goal came in the first per-iod on the power play off the unlikely stick of defenceman Jeremy Lucchini.

With the Cats’ lead-ing scorer Brandon Formosa off for hook-ing, Dallas Calvin and Braden Fuller would set up Lucchini who buried his first of the playoffs past Creston goalie Brock Lefebvre with under a minute to go in the open-ing period to give the Hawks a 3-1 lead.

“He (Lucchini) made a great read, he came in from the point and Fuller made just a fantastic play over to him and he made no mistake,” said Cominotto.

The Nitehawks

opened the scoring with a short-handed goal by Taylor Stafford three minutes in, con-verting a pass from Ryan Edwards to put the Hawks up 1-0.

“It kind of lifted everyone up. It was good, it set the tone for the rest of the game.”

Trevor Hanna would tie it on a Cats power play 67 seconds later, but Braden Fuller would take a pass from Calvin, and beat Lefebvre to give the Hawks the lead for good.

The pair would

team up again putting the Hawks up 4-1 early in the second period, and then the defense took over as B.V. com-pletely shut the Cats down in the middle frame allowing just three shots on goal-tender Brett Clark, despite giving up two power-play opportun-ities.

“Our goaltending has been solid, our defence has really stepped it up, so when our defence plays well and we limit shots to the outside it’s very tough to score against us,” says Cominotto.

Riley Brandt would make it 5-1 at 13:40 in the third period, sending the Thunder Cats into desperation mode. The Cats pulled their goalie midway through the period in an effort to gener-ate some offence but Mitch Foyle would foil their plan scoring into an empty net to make it 6-1 with 8:04 to play.

The Cats Connor Kidd capitalized on a power play with 4:54 remaining but that was as close as Creston would get.

The line of Stafford, Fuller, and Calvin

accounted for eight points on the night and has been an offensive force for the Hawks since mid-season.

“I think we’ve been playing together, me, Fuller, and Stafford, I think we’ve been together probably since Christmas and it’s gone really well,” said Calvin.

While Edwards, 13-17-30, and Calvin, 12-15-27, lead the league in playoff and team scoring, Beaver Valley also has the cap-acity to spread out the offence when needed.

See HAWKS, Page 10

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The Beaver Valley Nitehawks shake hands with the Creston Valley Thunder Cats after taking the Kootenay Conference title with a 6-2 victory on Monday in Creston. The Nitehawks win the best-of-seven division series 4-1.

S u B m i t t e dTwo members of the Beaver Valley

Rec’s Chito-Ryu Karate Dojo brought home hardware from the Zone 1 and 2 KarateBC Provincial qualifying tourna-ment in Penticton last week.

Sensei Scott Hutcheson won gold and silver, while 11-year-old Macy Verigin was golden in weapons kata at the Mar. 16 regional event.

The pair joined close to 100 com-petitors from age 6 to 58 from around the Okanagan who competed for the top four spots in each division to qual-ify for the provincial championships in Richmond in June.

Verigin continued her mastery of the art, taking gold in weapons kata doing Bo Kata Ichi scoring 18.1. She just missed the podium in the intermediate

kata event doing Niseishi sho, but after a judges consultation, Verigin would be awarded a wildcard spot on the team for her kata as well.

Hutcheson meanwhile won the men’s black-belt weapons kata doing Sakugawa no kun sho and scoring an 18.5. He also took silver in the men’s masters black belt kata doing Sanshiryu.

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FROM PAGE 9“We have a really deep set of

forwards, and even D-men that are putting pucks in the net,” said Calvin. “We have four lines that score so on the nights where maybe guys like me and Edwards aren’t getting it done, there’s guys that are and we’re still finding ways to win games.”

With the win, the Hawks end the longest run ever of a Creston Valley Thunder Cats team that won it’s first Eddie Murdoch division title

this season.“They battled back from a 3-1

series deficit with Kimberley, so we knew they were never going to give up, so we knew we had to play our best game yesterday (Monday) and fortunately we were able to do that,” added Calvin.

The Nitehawks outshot the Thunder Cats 29-26.

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demonstrate the Kata correctly with proper timing, power, focus and balance. A slight imperfection will cause demerits lowering the score. Five judges’ scores are averaged by drop-ping the lowest and highest scores.

Kumite, Kata, Team Kata, and Weapons Kata are all events at a KarateBC tournament, the amateur sport body responsible for governing authentic traditional Karate for the province.

Chito-Ryu Karate trains at the Fruitvale Elementary School Mondays and Wednesdays 6 p.m. -7p.m. for kids 6-12, and from 7-8:30 p.m. for adults and Saturdays at the Fruitvale Hall 10-11:30 a.m.

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Dear Annie: I am a young single mom. The father and I are not together.

I am lonely at times without a man in my life, but I don’t know how to approach men and have no idea how to bring up the fact that I have a son. I promised myself that I would not bring a guy into my son’s life until I’ve been seeing him for at least a year and the relationship is ser-ious. In the meantime, I feel awkward about the situation and don’t know how to behave. Any suggestions? -- S.

Dear S.: You are smart not to bring random men into your child’s life, but please don’t be in a hurry to get attached. It’s more important that you devote some time to yourself, figuring out what you need and want in life. Let your friends and family members know you are interested in meeting people. Get involved in activities that will

allow you to become friendly with others in pressure-free cir-cumstances -- through work, church, com-munity projects, vol-unteer work, choirs, theater groups, civic organizations, political groups, etc. Also, con-sider joining Parents Without Partners (par-entswithoutpartners.org). Doing interest-ing things will make you more interesting to be around. Female friends can introduce you to their single male friends or rela-tives. And, as you get to know others, the fact that you have a child will come up naturally.

Dear Annie: I am frequently amazed by

how many people fail to realize the unneces-sary but real danger they put themselves in by not knowing a sim-ple rule that I clearly remember learning in third grade: If you ride a bicycle on a road, stay on the right side to flow with traffic. If you are walking on a road, stay on the left side, facing traffic.

This week, I saw two women walking on the right side of a two-lane highway with their backs to speed-ing traffic. I pulled over and explained to them that they were one distracted driver away from a coroner. They never would have seen it coming. I once saw three women with baby carriages walking abreast the same way. If they are facing traffic, they can move over if a driver doesn’t seem to be giving them enough room. And they should get off the road any-way. Likewise, bicyc-lists coming directly at oncoming traffic leave

a driver no opportunity to slow down until it is safe to go around.

If you print this, I believe a lot of people will recog-nize themselves and make this simple life-saving adjustment. -- Concerned for the Clueless in N.Y.

Dear N.Y.: Bicyclists must obey all traf-fic laws, which means they need to face the same direction as the traffic. Pedestrians should face the oppos-ite way so they can see what’s coming toward them and get out of the way. Needless to say, no one should walk on a roadway unless absolutely necessary. Let’s hope your simple reminder saves a life or two. Thank you.

Dear Annie: “Dry in California” wanted to know how to deal with party hosts who insist on pouring her a drink. I’d like to give a tip to those party hosts and suggest a practice that I always use for informal dinners, as

well as bigger parties.I offer guests

“something to drink” and then suggest (in this order) juice, soda, tonic water, wine, beer and harder stuff. Some of our friends do not drink alcohol, and a few are recovering alcoholics. One of the

juice drinkers always specifies that his drink be served in a lovely wine glass so no one will question why he’s “not drinking.”

Since these friends have continued visit-ing us for years and enjoying our parties, I assume this strategy

works. -- Party Girl in Vermont

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

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Devote time to self, figuring out wants in life

Leisure

For Thursday, March 27, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your research skills are fabulous today. You instinc-tively will know where to go to find answers and solu-tions. (And you won’t give up.) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might attract a pow-erful person to you today. Possibly, you will play this role for someone else. Whatever the case, you will modify your goals for the better. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Conversations with boss-es, parents, teachers, VIPs and the police will be practi-cal but powerful today. You won’t be able to hide any-thing. Be honest, and get right to the facts. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a wonderful day to study something or learn how something works

because you easily will see what goes on behind the scenes. You might learn a lot about politics and reli-gion. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Choose today to talk about inheritances, insur-ance matters and how to divide shared property. You will be insightful and will take care of your own best interests. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Conversations with others will cut right to the point today. No surface chitchat about the weather, that’s for sure. Sometimes it’s good to get your cards out on the table. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Speak up with your ideas about making improvements and introducing reforms at work. You know what you’re doing, so why not offer a few suggestions? SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)

Mystery movies and books will appeal to you today because you want to solve puzzles and understand how mysterious things work. A surprise flirtation might catch you off-guard. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a good day to make repairs to plumbing areas or anything to do with laundry and bathrooms. Get rid of garbage and anything that is just useless.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is a powerful day for those of you who sell, market, teach, edit, write, act or drive for a living. You will be like Darth Vader on steroids. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You might see new uses for something you already own. Or you might see a new way to earn money, or perhaps to make a little

money on the side. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Take a realistic look in the mirror and ask yourself what you can do to improve your image. There’s always something, because no one is perfect. YOU BORN TODAY You’re strong, self-reliant and above all, realistic. In a word, you are a survivor. You have your finger on the pulse of society and are

quick to spot trends. You also have a scientific bent; in fact, many of you become technically proficient at something. This year is the beginning of a fresh new cycle for you. Stay flexible, and open any door! Birthdate of: Julia Alvarez, author; Holliday Grainger, actress; Nathan Fillion, actor. (c) 2014 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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career opportunity

Reference Number 1404

Currently, Columbia Power has a job opportunity in our Communications Department for a Digital/Graphic Design Summer Student. This position will commence in June 2014, and end in August 2014. The focus of this position will be the development and production of a promotional video for Columbia Power’s 20th anniversary.

The successful candidate will take a lead role in the development and production of the video including the interviewing of stakeholders and the compilation of these interviews, highlighting Columbia Power’s twenty year history. The successful candidate will also produce an online distribution and marketing plan for the stories collected and the final promotional video.

The successful candidate will be dedicated to detail, a self-starter, flexible, able to work independently and as part a team, have a strong visual/digital media and photography background including solid organization skills along with web-based media distribution and marketing experience. The successful candidate also must have strong written and verbal communication skills, knowledge of the Columbia Basin, and be prepared to work flexible hours.

Applicants for this position should have post-secondary training in the area of visual/digital arts, graphic design, or journalism. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Design Suite and WordPress is an asset.

Go to columbiapower.org to view the full job description. This postingcloses Friday, March 28.

Summer Student - Visual/Digital Media

The children of the lateCorine Caronwould like to thank everyone for the cards of condolences, the kind words, the flowers and the food trays, it was much appreciated.

We would like to thank Dr. Phillips for the many years of care you gave to

our mom. We would like to thank the paramedics, your professionalism was very much appreciated. We would like to thank the lovely police woman (Marg) whose kindness we will never forget. Thank you to the emergency room staff for being there for us.

Thank you to Father Jim for the beautiful funeral mass, to Liz and the choir and to the ladies of the CWL for the lovely luncheon.

We would like to thank Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services, especially Al Grywacheski, you helped us through a very hard time and made us feel at ease at our time of grieving. Our mom looked like a beautiful angel, thank you.

The Caron, Slater and Elsdon family

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FAN Regional Capacity-Building Coordinator

The Family Action Network (FAN) of the Lower Columbia Society requires contract support for the position of Regional Coordinator (RC) to implement its strategic priorities. The FAN Board of Directors is looking for a personable, innovative community development professional to support us in building a unique regional “network” that will support optimal life experiences for families with young children in the Lower Columbia. The RC will be responsible for participating in our identified priority projects.

• Plan, coordinate, evaluate, and grow FAN’s biannual ASQ Screening Day event.

• Develop, in conjunction with website design professionals and community stakeholders, the FAN one-stop website; oversee public launch and celebration of the website.

We are looking for an experienced community development professional, with a minimum of 3 years experience. A university degree or equivalent combination of proven experience and postsecondary education, with focus in one or more areas of Leadership, Community Development, Social Work, Early Childhood, Project Management, Health Services, preferred.The RC is expected to work approximately 25 hours/week for 45 weeks per year.Applicants are requested to submit a resume along with a cover letter that illustrates their experience, competencies and abilities to successfully meet FAN’s deliverables to [email protected]. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Application deadline is 4 pm on Friday, April 4th.

For a full job description go to http://document.li/87hrFor more info e-mail: [email protected]

Announcements

BirthsDIVANA WHITLEY & ISAAC SABAN, of Trail, BC, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Hazel Whit-ley Saban, on March 19th, 2014, weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz., a sister for Mika Saban. Proud Grandparents are Allan & Vir-ginia Whitley of Trail, BC and Shelley Bortnick of Burton, BC

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This job posting closes on April 11, 2014 .

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ReporterThe Trail Times has an opening for a reporter/photographer. As a member of our news team, you will write news stories and take photos of Greater Trail events, cover city council and other public meetings and respond to breaking news stories. You must work well under pressure, meet daily deadlines and be a fl exible self-starter with a reliable digital camera and vehicle.This union position is for four days a week, with the potential for full-time work during holiday relief periods. This is a temporary position, covering maternity leave. Computer literacy is essential, experience with layout in InDesign an asset, newspaper experience or a diploma in journalism preferred. Some weekend and evening work is involved. The Times offers a competitive salary and benefi ts. The successful candidate will be required to become a member of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 2000.Qualifi ed applicants should apply in writing no later than May 11, 2014 to:Guy Bertrand, managing editorTrail Times1163 Cedar Ave.Trail, BCV1R [email protected]: 250-368-8550Only qualifi ed candidates will be contacted; no phone calls please. Houses For Sale Houses For Sale

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Employment

Trades, TechnicalJOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefi ts. Further details can be found atwww.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

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1st Trail Real Estate

1252 Bay Avenue, Trail 250.368.5222 1993 Columbia Ave, Rossland 250.362.5200WWW.COLDWELLBANKERTRAIL.COM

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Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

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Rossland $349,900

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Rossland $124,900


Rossland $69,900


Rossland $59,900


Rossland $279,900


Rossland $179,900


Warfield $149,000

Nathan MLS# 2395554

Trail $109,900

Nathan MLS# 2214582

Fruitvale $139,000

Rhonda MLS# 2393449

Montrose $495,000

Rhonda MLS# 2393112

Warfield $65,000

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Trail $49,900

Rhonda MLS# 2394479

Fruitvale $214,000

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Renata $249,000

Rob MLS# 2215536

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Rob MLS# 2215924

Trail $135,000

Rob MLS# 2393731

Genelle $319,900

Rob MLS# 2393958

Fruitvale $164,900

Rob MLS# 2393806

Rossland $399,000

Rob MLS# 2392108

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Friday, March 28 4:30PM670 Shakespeare StWarfield $129,000

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Income ProducerGracious Living

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Gorgeous Yard

Sat. Mar. 29 11AM - 1PM635 ShakespeareWarfield $194,900

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Pets & Livestock

EquestrianFARRIER, BWFA cert. Shoe-ing, Trims 250-792-2112, 250-509-4138. [email protected]

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

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

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Misc. for Sale42” LG LED “Smart” TV, new, still in box. First $550. takes. 250-364-3056

Misc. WantedCoin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 499-0251Chad

Musical InstrumentsPro Sound, PA & Lighting

Demos & Sales Event! Thursday, March 27th

10 am to 10 pm Bay Avenue Music

DT Trail, 250-368-8878

Sporting GoodsGOLD’S GYM Treadmill, nev-er used. $100. 250-368-8636

Real Estate

Houses For Sale2005 SRI Double Wide

MODULAR HOME24x44 in Triangle Gardens. 45 years and up. Vaulted

ceiling, open plan, bay win-dow, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, pantry, low maintenance, gas heat,

air conditioning, 5 appl’s, UGS, landscaped, covered

deck & carport, other features, must see.

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Real Estate

Houses For SaleTRAIL (Sunningdale) 2bd., 1bth., basement, large carport, patio, workshop. Close to amenties. $184,900. 250-364-1940

Mobile Homes & Parks

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Rentals

Rent To Own

Rent to Own If you have a small down payment I have a nice home for you. Less then perfect credit OK call Jessica @ 250 505-7420

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, 3Bdrm., clean, quiet, responsible adults 40+. N/S, N/P, Long Term. 250-368-9186, 250-364-1669Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897Sunningdale:2bdrm corner unit,TV cable & heat included & free use of washer and dry-er. 250-368-3055TRAIL, Rossland Ave. 1bdrm w/d f/s, n/s n/p. $550/mo. Avail. Immed. 250-368-1361TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, per-fect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, com-fortable. Must See. 250-368-1312

UPPER WARFIELD, 2bd. apt. $700./mo. +utilities. Available May 1st. 250-231-3538

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentWANETA MANOR 1bdrm. $510./mo. N/S, N/P, senior oriented, underground park-ing. 250-368-8423W.TRAIL, 1BD.+, semi-en-closed balcony. 1 Blk. Down-town. $595./mo. 250-368-6076

Homes for Rent2 bdrm, 2 bath at 3 mile on the lake $1500/m + util825-4700 or 825-2200E.TRAIL, 3bd, 2bth, renovat-ed, yard, storage. $1100. Avail.May 1st. 250-512-1153OASIS BC very small commu-nity, 3bd mobile home available April 1st. $800+util. Non-Smoker. 403-220-1066, 403-999-9041TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, garage, nice view. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850. 250-365-5003W.TRAIL, clean, furnished, 2bdrm. $1000./mo. incl.util. off street parking.1-250-960-9749

Shared Accommodation

TRAIL, 1 Bdrm $395/month, near shopping & bus, quiet person. Share kitchen, dishes, utilities, 2bths. 250-368-6075

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Auto Financing

Transportation

Auto Financing

Cars - Sports & Imports

2005 MAZDA 5, Red, 187,000kms. Loaded. Mount-ed snows. $7,450. 250-364-1940

Trucks & Vans2004 F350 4X4 Diesel, Lariat, all options, not used as work truck, excellent condition. 181,000kms. $11,000. 250-921-7018

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CANINE: Now at 1611-5th Ave, Trail. Dana, TOBY’S DOGGY DO! Supports Rescue dogs. Discounts on rst grooming of adopted dogs. YORKIE CHIHUAHUA: Mom is 90% Yorkie & father is purebred 5lb Yorkie, ready Jan 12, $500. WOLF, MALAMUTE & AKBASH CROSS PUPPIES: 6 males and 2 females, good working and family dogs. Best suited for large yards and a lot of time outdoors. BICHON PUPPY: Snowball cutie, non-shed, hypo-allergenic, male, rst shots, vet checked, CKC registered, micro chipped, ready now, $650. 2 BEAUTIFUL 6MO OLD BEARDED DRAGONS: All accessories, $350. 4 BLACK LAB/SHEPHERD PUPPIES: Females, 7 weeks, black/white, ready to go now, adorable, $50. ALL PLAY PET CARE & ADVENTURES, NEW HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8am-6pmCANINE PSYCHOLOGY CENTER: Dog boarding, consulting, personal & group training, daycare, workshops. DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES offered by Linda Murray’s Simply Paws-itive: Puppy Smart, Basic, Intermediate. Wareld, Jan. 27, Castlegar, Jan. 29 and Nelson, Jan. 30. Teach your canine companion gently and fairly. Learn to motivate your pet with positive reinforcement. DOGS INN - CAT & DOG BOARDING: Cageless kennels, in-home environment, 2 acre playpen, 10yrs experience boarding animals, now boarding only 5 dogs, book early.

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WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!Mark Wilson ext 30Cell: [email protected]

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

Jodi Beamish ext 51Cell: [email protected]

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 floor plan and views from every window.

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

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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

1453 Columbia Avenue, Trail

$135,000Small but sweet! Newer kitchen,

bathroom, windows, fl ooring, plumbing and wiring. Home is wheelchair

accessible and priced to sell. Don’t wait call now!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

3892 Dogwood Drive, Trail $299,000

3 bdrm/3 bath split-level home with new windows and doors, high effi ciency furnace, hot water tank, heat pump and a/c unit. This home has been completely renovated and is ready to move in and

enjoy!Call Terry 250-231-1101

NEW LISTING

1739 First Street, Fruitvale $239,000

Fantastic Fruitvale family home! Open fl oor plan with 3 bdrms and 2.5 baths,

double carport, and wood burning stove. All this and located on a quiet dead end street. This home is a great value! Call

now!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

1120 Warren Street, Trail $109,000

Great rental package! Upstairs suite features laminate fl ooring, 2 bedrooms, bright and airy feel, and a great view! Downstairs suite is a compact 1 bdrm.

Also includes a vacant 120 x 100 lot with off-street parking! Both suites current

rent totals $1050.Call Terry 250-231-1101

8327 Highway 3B, Trail $519,000

Stunning package! This home features Brazilian Cherry hardwood

fl oors, a great fl oor plan, and amazing mountain views. The home is well

maintained and fi lled with light. The yard is completely private and features an

inground swimming pool!Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Lot 2, Redstone Drive, Rossland $399,000

Brand new spacious home at an affordable price. This 3 bdrm home has

enclosed parking for up to 4 cars and the inside fi nishes include granite top kitchen counters and hardwood fl oors. Call your

REALTOR® for more information or a personal tour.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

647 Victoria Street, Trail $119,000

Mechanical and plumbing updated, newer panel and wiring, newer furnace, windows, and hot water tank. Get into

the market today! Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

2266 - 6th Avenue, Trail $159,000

This home offers a lot for the price and features 2 bdrms on main and 2 up. Also on property is a large (20’ by 22’) shop with alley access. Listing price includes

5 appliances.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

#7-2044 Washington Street, Rossland

$112,0001 bdrm condo located in the heart of

downtown Rossland. Stunning views and large living room and kitchen. Shared

laundry, parking for 1 vehicle and storage locker in the basement. Call today!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

2149A St. Paul Street, Rossland $128,800

Adorable 3 bdrm home with new wood stove, covered parking, amazing views

and hardwood fl oors. New vapor barrier installed as well as ceiling insulation. Cute, cozy, partially fenced yard with

fl ower gardens and a large wood shed.Call Christine (250) 512-7653

112 - 4th Street, Salmo $109,000

Excellent investment opportunity as a rental property, or locate your business here and live upstairs. Each level has its own energy effi cient Heat Pump. Retail

and Residential space in a great location. This is an opportunity you don’t want to

miss. Call your REALTOR® today for your personal viewing.

Call Art (250) 368-8818

600 Centre Avenue, Castlegar

$190,0003 bdrm 1.5 bath in a very desirable South

Castlegar neighbourhood. Hardwood fl ooring, single car garage, fenced yard and

pool all await you!

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

85 Forsythia Drive,Fruitvale

$299,900Wonderfully updated home with 4 beds, 2.5

baths, new roof and more.

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

OPEN HOUSESaturday, March 29 11am-1pm

1912 Hummingbird Drive, Fruitvale

$359,000 Builtin 2008-this 4 bdrm/3 bath home

still feels brand new. Vaulted ceilings and lots of sunlight throughout-

open fl oor plan with lovely hardwood fl oors.

Double garage and fenced yard. Move in

and enjoy.Call Mark

(250) 231-5591

OPEN HOUSESat March 29 11am-2pm

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The Canadian Cancer Society’s Slopes for Hope, a fundraising event that was held at Red Mountain on March 16, surpassed its goal by bringing in $10,670.Snow enthusiasts were invited to strap into their bindings and ski or board the vertical height of Mount Everest in a fight against cancer.The Canadian Cancer Society teamed up with Red Mountain Resort and local organ-izers to present the second annual ski-a-thon event that invited participants to ski 29,092 feet in one day (either individually or as a team effort).

SlopeS for hope

trail daily times, march 26, 2014

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