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The hour is nearing and excitement is mounting toward which candidate will be crowned Miss Trail and bestowed to lead the celebra-tions of this year’s 50th anni-versary of Silver City Days cele-brations.

Tonight, the Trail Ambassador Programme will host its annual pageant in the Charles Bailey Theatre begin-ning at 7 p.m.

The evening promises to be high energy with plenty of

entertainment.“Our take is that we try to

make this the best pageant that people can see, and this year our goal is to sell out our great evening of entertainment,” said Michelle Epp, six-year coordin-ator for the program.

Aside from crowning a new ambassador, the pageant com-mittee decided to go big for the half-century celebrations and honour all the former Miss Trail winners.

One of the highlights of the pageant will be the introduc-tion of 27 past queens, all of whom are excited for the walk down memory lane.

“All our ladies are look-ing forward to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reflect on their own experiences and come back to their roots,” said Eleanor Gattafoni-Robinson,

Trail councillor.“This has been a wonderful

journey for everyone involved.”For one former queen,

memories of her year of reign have always been, quite simply, golden.

Lodi Forte (nee Bressanutti) was crowned Miss Trail in 1951, and titled Queen of the Golden Jubilee. That year, Trail celebrated its golden anniver-sary of when the town of Trail Creek was incorporated as a city in 1901.

“The Italian community came to my father to ask, ‘Can we have Lodi run?’” she said.

“So that is what I did, and it was so wonderful.”

Forte explained back then, each candidate had to sell tick-ets, and the girl who sold the most, won the competition.

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An evening fit for a queenTrail Ambassador Programme hosts pageant tonight and welcomes former queens

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Lodi Forte still cherishes the sash she wore when she was crowned Miss Trail in 1951 (see inset).

Students get a taste of

democracyB Y S H E R I R E G N I E R

Times StaffWhether it is a matter of mind-made-up or

voter apathy, less than one per cent of the voting public showed up to participate in the all-candi-dates forums in Trail, Rossland, and Castlegar.

And, with a voter turnout of just over 50 per cent in the 2009 provincial election, a student program offered through Elections BC is hoping to one day increase those numbers by engaging the younger generation in the voting process, now.

On Monday, as many as 80,000 students from 750 schools will cast a ballot in a mock election for the official candidates in their riding, as part of Student Vote BC.

In the Kootenay West District, both elementary and high school grades will participate, including students from J.L. Crowe; and elementary schools in Rossland, Fruitvale, Salmo and Glenmerry.

“About 750 students from Grade 8 to 12 will be casting their votes,” said Doug Bruce, teacher sponsor at Crowe.

“The students from my Social Studies 11 class are leading it, I’m just there to help direct it.”

Throughout the year, the Social Studies teach-ers have been lecturing the students in class and talking about left wing and right wing values, said Bruce.

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Where to cast your voteB Y T I M E S S T A F F

General voting for the 40th Provincial General Election is on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. at nine locations in the Greater Trail area.

In Trail, voting places are at the Memorial Centre, Trail Middle School on Third Avenue in East Trail, and Glenmerry Elementary School on Carnation Drive.

In Rossland, a vote can be cast at the Royal Legion on 2081 Washington Street.

Additional voting places are in commun-ity halls: Genelle, 1205 Second Ave.; Oasis, 47 Hanna Drive; Warfield, 900 Hwy 3B/22; Montrose, 490 Ninth Ave.; and Fruitvale, 1968 Main Street.

In order to cast your vote, proof of identity and residential address are first required.

For more information call the Kootenay West electoral office at 364-6108.

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FROM PAGE 1“It was so different than

it is now,” she said. “I was supported by the Italian community and I sold the most tickets for the prize contest.

“I can’t remember exactly what the prizes were, but for the Golden Jubilee there was a fantastic production about the history of Trail in the Cominco Arena, with two directors from Hollywood who came to help.”

After winning the title, Forte travelled to various events such as the Lilac Parade in Spokane; the open-ing of the Northport Bridge; and the Kelowna Regatta as part of “Lady of the Lake.”

One of her most memor-able experiences was a paid train ride to Vancouver to participate in the Miss PNE contest.

Forte said that after she was crowned Miss Trail, she

and the other four candi-dates participated in most events together.

“We really became close friends because we went everywhere together.

“It was a wonderful experience for all of us, not just myself.”

That wonderful experi-ence continues into the current ambassador pro-gramme.

During the seven-month training period, this year’s seven candidates learn-ed about public speaking, speech and resume writing, job interviewing skills and etiquette.

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The theme to the fash-ion show is under wraps, but will certainly be fun and high energy, said Epp.

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When the school custodian became sick with breathing prob-lems after cleaning, an environmentally con-scious student took action, and project “Soap Busters” was born.

“The idea came to mind when the school janitor was cleaning marker stains off of tables,” said Tristan Berno, a Grade 7 stu-dent at St Michael’s Elementary in East Trail.

“She could barely breathe everyday when she went home, and some students also had breathing problems from the chemicals in the cleaners.”

Berno said his first thought was, that there must be a bet-ter soap for the school, especially because no one knew what chem-icals were in the prod-ucts that the custodian was using.

So, he started a

science project, aptly named “Soap Busters.”

First, Berno researched the ingredients listed on the product labels of the three commercial cleaning products that were being used in the school.

Next, to carry out the experiment, Berno measured and taped a desk top into three sec-tions, then wrote five lines on the surface in permanent marker.

Over a three day period, he sprayed each black line with cleaner, and using equal pressure, wiped over the ink marks with a cloth.

Each day, he docu-mented his experiment with a series of pic-tures as evidence to back up his final con-clusions.

“There were two soaps that worked the same, but one had huge side effects listed because of the toxins in it,” said Berno.

“The chemicals

can stay in the air for hours, even days, after they are sprayed,” he explained.

“So using some-thing like that every-day will affect a per-son’s health.”

Berno’s conclusion to the experiment is that the green soap was the clear winner, it was an effective clean-er but not toxic to the environment.

Now, the green choice is the soap that the school uses.

“Those chemicals can be toxic to stu-dents as well, so the greener choice is best.”

Berno entered his experiment and results into the West Kootenay Regional Science Fair which took place in Castlegar last month.

Along with two stu-

dents from Trafalgar Middle School in Nelson, he was recog-nized for the unique and clever way he displayed his know-ledge of science, and has advanced to the Canada Wide Science Fair in Lethbridge on May 11.

Recently, Berno has also begun “Part B” of the science project, which involves creat-ing his own effective, “green” cleaner.

“I’ve just done the experiment part and I am getting to the results part now,” he said.

“So far we are sur-prised with the results, and its good for people to know that using a green cleaner has the same effect on stains as the more toxic ones.”

B y A r t h A r r i S o nTimes Staff

Recent record high temperatures in the West Kootenay have regional emergency program per-sonnel on the edge of their seats with the possi-bility of flooding in some parts of the area.

The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a High Streamflow Advisory for a number of watersheds in the Kootenay and Boundary regions includ-ing the West Kettle, Kettle, and Granby riv-ers to the west and the Salmo, Moyie, and other small watersheds to the

east. The advisory means

that river and stream levels are rising or are expected to rise rapidly, but that no major flood-ing is expected. Minor flooding in low-lying areas is possible, however.

Although snowpack levels in the region are at normal or near normal levels for this time of year that is apparently only one factor for the risk of flooding. Forecasters also have to take the rate at which the snowpack is melting into consider-ation.

The month of April

began with a brief hot spell but that was quickly reversed and much of the remainder was relatively cool, with limited rainfall.

Although the accu-mulated snowpack in the high country began to melt early on it actu-ally turned around mid-month and began to increase again.

The sharp rise in temperatures since the beginning of May means that the accumulations have now begun to melt quite quickly potentially threatening high stream-flows in some creeks and rivers.

Regional Emergency Program staff recom-mend exercising extreme caution near river and stream banks and to watch out for large debris in rivers. High water levels can push logs and other material into the flows presenting an increased hazard.

Forest fires were also spotted after high tem-perature records were set in several B.C. commun-ities in early May.

The Southeast fire centre reported two fires discovered in late April, the larger one near the St. Mary’s Indian Reserve.

Local student headed to national science fair

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Thirteen-year-old student Tristan Berno tested three commercial cleaners for his Grade 7 science project. His experiment and results were recog-nized at a local science fair and advanced him to the Canada Wide Science Fair in Lethbridge, which begins on Saturday.

FROM PAGE 1A voting “compass” document was also used in some

of the lessons, that in effect, pointed to which political party best reflected the student’s values after a series of questions were presented and answered in class.

“It is interesting to note, that the last time we had an election, the Student Vote closely mirrored the public’s vote,” said Bruce.

“Although, whether it was teacher influence or par-ents talking at home, that we don’t know.”

For almost a decade, Student Vote has run parallel to official elections.

The program combines in-class learning, family dia-logue and media literacy to culminate in an authentic in-school vote.

“In my opinion, the student vote is a great way to try and lower voter apathy, especially among young adults, the demographic group with the lowest voter turnout,” said Jesse Bartsoff, J.L. Crowe Student Vote coordinator.

Bartsoff said that the student vote isn’t as much about which party to vote for, but more so, the electoral process itself.

“It is very important that we learn about politics before leaving school,” he said.

“After all, we have the ability to vote right in front of us, yet often ignore it, while young adults around the world are dying for such a right.”

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School District 43 trustees have voted in favor of a forensic audit despite con-cerns that putting the books under a financial microscope could cost up to $100,000.

The motion was passed Tuesday night near the end of a long meeting, in which trustees also approved $12.5 million in staff and program cuts and passed a preliminary $271.2 million oper-ating budget for next year.

The Coquitlam Teachers Association and CUPE Local 561 had threatened to launch a public cam-

paign to convince the board to approve the audit over the concerns the district’s finances were mismanaged last year, leading to a $13 million deficit for 2012’13, without $5 million in pre-emptive cuts, and 142 job losses next year to avoid a future deficit.

But before the cam-paign could get under-way, trustee Keith Watkins brought for-ward a motion calling for a forensic audit, arguing the board needed more answers than what the regular annual audit would provide.

“It’s doing an independent study that would look at what

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Several colleagues expressed concern about lack of infor-mation, especially on scope and costs. Trustees all said they wanted a forensic audit to bring back “trust” and regain credibility to the district’s budget process. “Until we get through this we lose the trust of our part-ner groups,” acknow-ledged Brian Robinson, a Coquitlam trustee.

But some trust-ees wanted to wait a few weeks for a pub-lic presentation from new auditors KPMG before agreeing to the motion, including Port Coquitlam trustee Judy Shirra who said she wasn’t ready to “write a blank cheque” without more information.

The decision to hire a forensic auditor comes as the school district faces down one of its largest deficits in 30 years, according to some, blamed partly on miscalculations in enrollment, revenue and expense calcula-tions and downloading of benefits costing about $4 million a year.

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Depending on which election campaign pollster you believe, the Liberals have either gained some ground or pulled off a huge comeback against the NDP in the B.C. Interior.

Ipsos Reid’s latest poll released May 2 had the NDP in front in the Interior with 41 support among decided voters, clear of the Liberals at 32 per cent and B.C. Conservatives at 12 per cent.

That’s compared to an April 16 poll from them that had the NDP leading with 46 support, well ahead of the Liberals at 25 per cent and the B.C. Conservatives at 11 per cent.

Meanwhile, an Angus Reid survey released May 2 had the Liberals on top in the Interior with 42 per cent support, versus the NDP at 29 per cent and B.C. Conservatives at 14 per cent.

That’s a dramatic reversal from their April 16 poll that put the NDP in the lead with 45 per cent backing, followed by the Liberals at 19 per cent and B.C. Conservatives at 11 per cent.

Angus Reid vice-president Mario Canseco said the shift in support to the Liberals like-ly resulted from undecided voters giving up on the B.C. Conservatives.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - An independent audit

into dubious housing allowance claims by three senators did lit-tle Thursday to silence allegations of improper spending and cover-up hanging over Canada’s much-maligned upper chamber.

Liberal Senate leader James Cowan said he wanted the commit-tee looking into the controversy to ask police to investigate the housing claims by Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy, former Conservative Sen. Patrick Brazeau and Liberal Mac Harb.

“Personally, I think that’s the appropriate thing to do,” Cowan said.

Liberals and New Democrats in the House of Commons also clam-oured for a police investigation even as Prime Minister Stephen Harper effectively declared the matter closed - satisfied, evidently, with the audit’s conclusions that the rules governing housing claims should be clarified and the money repaid.

The integrity of the audit pro-cess was also called into question Thursday amid suspicions that Duffy was tipped off about irregu-larities in his expense claims by the chairman of the committee that was investigating them.

A letter from Duffy suggests fellow Conservative Sen. David Tkachuk, head of the Senate’s inter-nal economy committee, told him that Deloitte auditors had found he collected more than $1,000 in a daily living allowance while on vaca-tion for 12 days in Florida.

“Following our informal con-versation, Tuesday evening, I went through my files for January 2012,” Duffy says in the April 18 letter, obtained by The Canadian Press.

“I discovered that through a cler-ical error, per diems were inadver-tently charged for several days when I was not in the National Capital Region.”

The informal conversation ref-erenced in the letter took place April 16 - the same day Tkachuk was briefed by the auditors on their findings.

In the letter, Duffy blames an inexperienced, temporary staffer for the mistake. “This claim was clearly not appropriate and I will reimburse the Senate without hesitation.”

Cowan called Tkachuk’s appar-ent heads-up to Duffy “certainly not proper.”

Government Senate leader Marjory LeBreton noted that the auditors found that the rules gov-erning senators’ primary and sec-ondary residences were not clear, thereby essentially clearing the trio of deliberate fraud. It’s suffi-cient that the three senators will be forced to repay allowances that were improperly claimed, LeBreton said.

In March, Duffy reimbursed the Senate $90,000 for a housing allow-ance he said he may have mis-takenly claimed due to confusing paperwork.

Harb is now being asked to repay almost $51,500 and Brazeau almost $49,000. Harb promptly vowed to fight the finding in court and stepped down from the Liberal cau-cus Thursday until the matter is settled.

The controversy, which erupted last fall, revolves around a housing allowance intended to compensate senators whose primary residence is more than 100 kilometres outside the national capital area. They are entitled to claim up to $22,000 a year.

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EDMONTON - Alberta is phasing out its benchmark student provincial achievement tests in favour of what it says are more comprehensive computer-based exams.

E d u c a t i o n Minister Jeff Johnson says the new approach will better assess a student’s crea-tivity, critical thinking and problem-solving - not just test for core knowledge.

He says the tests will be moved to the start of school, so that students who need help in a certain area can receive it throughout the year.

Provincial achievement tests are given to students in Grades 3, 6, and 9.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SLAVAL, Que. - For much of his political

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One of the Criminal Code’s most severe charges - directing a criminal organization - is being laid against the once-powerful mayor of Laval, Que.

That charge, one of two gangsterism counts and numerous other charges laid against Gilles Vaillancourt on Thursday, carries a maximum life sentence.

The 72-year-old Vaillancourt, longtime mayor of one of Quebec’s biggest cities, was among dozens of people swept up in a raid Thursday and became the highest-profile politician charged in the province’s ongoing corruption probes. Thirty-seven people face charges.

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An inexpensive way to reduce child povertyPoverty has been

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ing young kids. Ten per cent of families headed by 25 to 34 year olds were poor in 1976. Today, the rate is around 12 per cent.

If we want to reduce child poverty, we must learn from our success at reducing poverty among retirees. A generation ago, 29 per cent of B.C. seniors were poor – more than any other age group. Now sen-iors report the lowest rate of poverty: around 6 per cent.

Why have we achieved such positive reductions for retirees, but not for kids?

In the 1970s, we started building social policies for entire generations of sen-iors. We built medical care to reduce dramatically the risk of bankruptcy for sen-iors who wind up sick in the hospital. We built the public pension system to provide retirement income on which all seniors can count. Most seniors benefit from these programs, so it is in their interest to keep the benefits high enough to make a difference for them.

This is a big part of the reason why Canadian gov-ernments spend around $45,000 per retiree each

year. At this level, bene-fits are generous enough to raise most seniors strug-gling with low-incomes above the poverty line, although there remains some work to do.

Our poverty reduction efforts for kids have been very different. Beyond schools and hospitals, we generally avoid policies that benefit the entire gen-eration raising children in favour of targeting assist-ance to poor families.

When we focus on the poor, the support provid-ed is purposefully stingy because we worry that higher benefits will lead poor parents to opt for wel-fare over work.

This is part of the rea-son why governments spend only around $12,000 per person under age 45 – a figure that includes all the money we allocate for schools, post-secondary, medical care for young people, insurance against job loss, and family sup-ports.

This comparison makes clear that Canadians don’t reduce poverty much when we focus only on the poor. We reduce poverty with policies that benefit entire generations.

So to reduce child poverty, we need to

address the squeeze with which most in the gen-eration raising young kids now struggle. Young families are squeezed for time because two younger earners barely bring home today what one breadwin-ner did in the1970s, despite many households moving from 40 hour work weeks to closer to 80 hours.

They are squeezed for income because housing prices are up over 80 per cent, even though young people often live in condos, or trade yards for time-con-suming commutes. They are squeezed for services like child care, which are essential for parents who must work to deal with ris-ing costs, but are in short supply and cost more than university.

The good news is that we can reduce this time, income and service

squeeze. Two actions are critical.

1. Many families today struggle for parents to share a year at home with a new baby, whereas it was common a genera-tion ago for families to be able to afford for a par-ent to remain home sev-eral years. We can solve this time squeeze by making parental leave more gener-ous, adding benefits for the self-employed, and adding some extra time for dads to get more involved with-out compromising moms’ opportunities to breastfeed. The new policy could set a minimum benefit equal to today’s maximum – and in the process eliminate poverty for families with children under age 18 months.

2. A generation ago, it was far less common for families to use child care because it was more afford-able for a parent to remain home, and there was less concern about gender equality. Today, many fam-ilies struggle to find and afford these services. We can change this by building more spaces, and reducing parental fees to $10/day. For families with incomes below $40,000, there will be no fee. By eliminating bar-riers to parental employ-

ment, these changes will lift out of poverty about three-quarters of families with kids age 18 months to six years.

Because these two rec-ommendations will dramat-ically reduce the number of poor families, govern-ments can use their exist-ing anti-poverty budgets to make two more changes. We could increase by 50 per cent the shelter allowance for families on welfare. And we could triple the National Child Benefit Supplement to raise all working poor parents above the poverty line. These last two rec-ommendations will elim-inate most child poverty that remains for kids under age six after building bet-ter parental leave and child care.

The cost of these solu-tions? Not as much as you might think. Annual government spending per person under age 45 will need to rise from $12,000 a year to just over $13,000, while leaving spending per retiree around where it is.

That’s the goal of the Generation Squeeze cam-paign (gensqueeze.ca).

Paul Kershaw is the founder of the Generation Squeeze campaign, and a policy professor at the University of BC.

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Mr. McLeod, you say you’d like Silver City Days to be family oriented this year (Silver City Days set to go, Trail Times May 7). Then why is the fair set up behind a bar? On the week-end families with children have to walk past the bars, seeing drunks and such.

Trail has many low income

families with children who can not afford the rides (as they are not cheap and seem to go up every year).

Imagine being a young child and seeing those rides and games and not being able to go on them because there’s no money. Painful to think about isn’t it?

You’d think maybe the mall parking lot in the back would be better place, less kids hang-ing around the fair, less trouble and the parents that can’t afford it, won’t see the pain in the children’s eyes knowing they can’t go on rides.

Crystal KitcherTrail

Now that the Canucks are done, maybe it is time to give a few thoughts to the upcoming elections. Not an easy task, and to my way of thinking getting more difficult as time goes on.

With politicians having themselves elevated into a priv-ileged class with excellent sala-ries and even better pensions the disconnect between 'them and us' seems to be growing with time.

I'm not envious but do worry that more and more opportun-ists see a political career as an easy way to a secure financial future for themselves.

It is then far from an easy task for us voters to separate

these black sheep from the rest, from those that still consider 'serving the people' as a calling.

The great difficulty as I see it, is that we can only judge on past performance - in other words - not until a politi-cian has been in office for one or more terms do we get any inkling if he/she is a self - serv-ing personality or is genuinely trying to do the right thing for their constituents.

At the all candidates forum on Monday evening much was made by the Liberal candidate about the wonderful promise of liquified natural gas, to my ears it’s beginning to sound as just simple flatulence.

While it was left to the independent candidate, a sin-cere sounding young man, to point out the importance of the Columbia River Treaty review. With water being the real source of wealth in the foreseeable future. (Please keep us informed Norm Gabana)

All in all, with voting becom-ing more and more of a gamble to select the right candidate of your choice we're in dan-ger of ending up with a totally dysfunctional democracy and might well have to live with a plutocracy in the near future.

Did you say we already do?Peter van Iersel

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President and CEO of Kootenay Savings Credit Union, Brent Tremblay, wrote a letter to local media out-lying his concerns with the pro-posed capital tax on financial institutions that the NDP has discussed implementing if we win Government on May 14th (Proposed tax will have nega-tive impact, Trail Times May 8).

Firstly I want to thank Brent for expressing his concerns and having met and discussed this issue with him I understand that as CEO he is responsible for the well being of KSCU and its members.

I think it is important to clarify exactly what the NDP platform says regarding this issue. As a part of our fully

costed party platform the NDP has stated that effective October 1st, 2013 we would reinstate the corporation capital tax on financial institutions.

After discussion with Brent and members of the BC Central Credit Union Board, the NDP and leader Adrian Dix relooked at our initial proposal of a 3 per cent tax on all financial institu-tions.

Banks would continue to pay 3 per cent, while financial insti-tutions with headquarters in BC including credit unions will pay 1 per cent.

If the credit union has cap-ital holdings of less than $20 million they will be exempt from this tax.

This measure will add $75

million in revenue in 2013-2014 and $150 million in 2014-15 and 2015-16.

Why are we proposing to reinstate this tax?

Since 2011 we have stated that we want to bring back non-repayable grant programs for post secondary students in BC that was eliminated by the Liberals in 2004-05.

This minimum tax on finan-cial institutions will allow us to provide substantial funding for students to address the large skills shortage our province is experiencing.

This tax would not touch any deposits and would affect less than half of BC Credit Unions.

Katrine ConroyMLA Kootenay West

I couldn’t believe my eyes. Your letter page contained a letter from someone who holds a position of power in a local cooperative (Proposed tax will have negative impact, Trail Times May 8).

He wrote to raise the pros-pect of taxation as a spectre of fear and loathing against which all co-op members should raise standards, mount ramparts and prepare to repel raiding hordes of collectors who would reap the benefits of dividends from the grasp of co-op members.

Now really, what does the author think taxes are? Are they not the way we co-operatively share the costs of schools, hos-

pitals, highways and police? Do they not provide fire protection, seniors residences, law courts and parks? Do they not provide a minimum of income to the poorest and least able among us?

Is it wrong for us to share the cost? Right for us to demand higher user fees and the private operation of public facilities so that those with dividends can afford them, while those with-out may beg the service at our feet?

Are we not already well enough supplied with food banks, dinner programs, thrift shops and shelters for the homeless? Must we have more

as options for the discrimin-ating co-op member to select as recipients of dividend and interest income?

If the author was upset that banks are being treated better than credit unions, I’d applaud the intent of the letter.

But to suggest that cred-it union members ought to fight to address the inequity by attaining it for themselves seems a bit at odds with the principles upon which credit unions and the entire co-oper-ative movement were founded.

Or so it seems from the food bank side of life.

Keith SimmondsTrail

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can thank ABBA for the music. And so much more.

A museum devoted to the pop superstars opened in Stockholm on Tuesday and celebrated the band’s long list of hits.

But it also showed off para-phernalia, including the helicop-ter featured on the cover of its “Arrival” album, a star-shaped guitar and dozens of glitzy cos-tumes the Swedish band wore at the height of its 1970s fame.

Some gear is definitely not on show. With a smirk on his face, band member Bjorn Ulvaeus says certain items are “mysteri-ously ... forever lost,” conced-ing only that among them are “embarrassing” tight costumes he wore when he was “slightly overweight.” He declined to say more on the matter.

Some 40 sets of the trademark shiny flares, platform boots and knitted hats are on display in the museum. But visitors can also see digital images of what they would look like in costumes, record music videos and sing such hits as “Dancing Queen” and “Mamma Mia” on a stage next to hologram images of the band members. A telephone also has been placed in a corner and ABBA members have promised to “Ring, Ring” and speak to visitors occasionally.

But the museum also shows a less glamorous, more every-day side of the history of a band that has sold 400 million rec-

ords and consistently topped the charts in the decade after win-ning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with “Waterloo.” The band - made up of Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Faltskog - started out as two married couples, and continued performing after their divorces, before eventually drift-ing apart in the early 1980s.

The collection includes mod-els of the band’s kitchen, a cot-tage where they used to compose their songs and the small, rustic park venues Bjorn and Benny played when they first met in the 1960s. Visitors can listen to the band members’ recollections and one section is dedicated to

the breakup and the story of the divorces.

“It (touches) on those things as well because we think they are important in telling the story,” Ulveaus said.

The museum also includes a Swedish Music Hall of Fame, detailing other Swedish artists.

It was a long time coming, eagerly anticipated by fans and visitors to the Swedish capital. Ulvaeus said they needed the time to reflect on their careers. “You need some distance, you need perspective to be able to tell a story like that and I guess you can say that we have perspec-tive now, 30 years on,” he told reporters.

L E M I E U X , CHARLES MAURICE — 1940-2013

Born April 6, 1940, on the farm near Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan and passed away peaceful-ly on April 20, 2013 in Trail, BC.

Charlie is survived by his two children, a son, Curtis (Jodie) Lemieux. Grandchildren; Jessica (Ray), Braeden, Melina, and Christopher. A daughter, Donna (Kelly) Schwartz. Grand-children; Nick (Dawn) and Jill. Great-grandchildren; Bram and Violet. Step-children Marie (Pat) MacLeod. Grandchildren; Jer-emy, Stoya (Ryan), and Alex. Deb-bie (Glenn) Ford. Grandchild; Vanessa. Rick (Lisa) Shepherd. Grandchildren; Amy and Jody (Julian). Great-grandchild Jor-dyn. Daughter-in-law Sherry. Grandchildren; Jasper and Ed-ward. Sisters Denise, Rolande, Jeannine, and Bertha (Bill); brother Raymond (Marion).

Charlie is predeceased by his partner Dixie Maria Shep-herd, step-son Danny; sisters Germaine, Delphine, Aimee and Helen; and brothers Albert and George.

Charlie spent his retirement years meeting friends for a daily coffee and catching up at The Eagles Hall. He frequently trav-elled with his son Curtis and his family, and Rick and his family to Alberta and Saskatchewan to visit his relatives.

Services will be held upstairs at the Eagles Hall in Rossland, BC on May 25, 2013 from 1 to 3 pm. In lieu of � owers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Sarah Greenwood of Alterna-tives Funeral & Cremation Servi-ces entrusted with arrangements.

***DAVIS, BEATRICE (BEA) —

was born in Trail on April 3, 1930 and went home to be with her Lord on May 2, 2013 at Castleview Care Centre after a valiant � ght with can-cer.

Bea taught school for many years at Glen-merry Elementary. She faith-fully served at Emmanuel Baptist Church and later at First Presby-

terian. She found great encour-agement in reading and studying the Bible, as well as sharing her knowledge of the scriptures with others.

Bea also enjoyed travelling and went on many trips with her best friend of many years, Irene Coss.

Bea will be remembered by her nephew Everett Davis and his family, as well as other nephews, nieces, and her friends.

An inurnment has taken place at the Trail Mausoleum with her family and close friends gathered, as she requested.

The family would like to grate-fully thank all the people who cared for Bea prior to, and dur-ing, her stay at Castleview Care Centre, as well as those who visited & supported her as her health declined.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Bea’s memory may be made to

Poplar Ridge Pavilion c/o KBRH Health Foundation 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, BC V1R 4M1 www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca or RBC Ministries Canada PO Box 1622 Windsor, Ontario N9A 6Z7.

You are invited to leave a per-sonal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

***REDDING, ISABELLE —

June 22, 1928 to May 5, 2013With much sadness we had to

say goodbye to “Grandma”. She passed away after a brief time at Peace Arch Hospital, White Rock.

Born in Trail, BC, lived on Vancou-ver Island for a number of years before moving to Sur-rey to be with family.

Predeceased by her loving husband of 50 years, Hub, and brother Jim. She will be greatly missed by her children Aileen (Dale), Geri (Bonnie), Judy (George), Denise, Denis (Kathy) and Ron as well as 9 grandchil-dren and 9 great-grandchildren and her sister May Campbell of Fruitvale.

No funeral service by request. Mom’s cremated ashes will be in-terred with Dad at a small family graveside service at a later date. In lieu of � owers, donations to Convenant House Vancouver, Autism Speaks Canada or BC Lung Association would be ap-preciated.

OBITUARIESABBA TRIBUTE BAND COMING TO SILVER CITY DAYS

JIM SINCLAIR/CASTLEGAR NEWS

The ABBA tribute band Abracadabra will be performing during the Family Day Festival in the park at Trail’s Gyro Park on Sunday. The group performed last year’s at Castlegar Sunfest.

ABBA museum opens in Sweden

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S STORONTO - East Coast pro-

ducer Bill Langstroth, who host-ed the CBC-TV country music series “Singalong Jubilee” and was once married to country singer Anne Murray, has died.

His friend, musician/pro-ducer Ron MacNutt, says Langstroth died Wednesday afternoon in a Moncton hospi-tal of an undisclosed illness. He was 81.

“He was very active,” the owner of Ron MacNutt Media Services said Thursday in a tele-phone interview.

“As an 81-year-old he was very full of life.”

Langstroth was raised in Montreal and started working at CBC-TV in Halifax in the 1950s, first as a co-ordinating producer and then as a series producer.

He worked on “The Don Messer Show” and “Singalong Jubilee,” where he first met Murray. The two dated for many years and married in ‘75.

Langstroth and Murray had two children together, William and Dawn, and divorced in ‘98.

He eventually re-married and he and Fran Langstroth lived in Malagash, N.S., until a few months ago when they moved to Sackville, N.B.

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We Are Unique

We are all as unique and as individual as God made us to be. We might all ‘look alike’ to some visitor from a galaxy far, far away, but each of us is aware, sometimes painfully so, of the characteristics that make us as different from one-another as is one grain of sand from its neighbour.

Each of us experiences change in a unique and individual fashion. The forces of change might be part of our common experience, but our responses are as varied and as diverse as we are. Perhaps that’s an evolutionary necessity. Whatever the reason, we bend differently in the winds, we show wear and chafe uniquely, in the waves.

We can manage the ways we respond to the forces that shape us. We can examine our lives in the company of others who wish to undertake examination too. We can take up our living with intention and ride the currents of change to a destination more of our choosing. Or we can roll along in the tidal flow. Whatever we do, interesting shapes will result.

Chip and Dan Heath, in their book “How to Change Things When Change is Hard” write of change and the exploration of change in many fascinating ways. One that caught my attention had to do with the way some forms of therapeutic counselling are changing.

They write of emergent practices that have one imagine what the world would look like if one were free of a particular burden, then to imagine one small sign that would herald that new existence. And then:

“Can you remember a time when that small sign was present in your life?”

Apparently most of us can. From there the structure of the future, firmly grounded in the memories of the past, can be built. From there a new response can be grown. A new response to the forces of change that may otherwise wear a more traumatic path in the one subjected to them.

Building or growing a new response to the forces of change can be a challenging prospect. Even if we are able to imagine a different world, even if we are able to recall the memory of a time when the signs of that world existed. Even if we are able to call those signs into being, doing so can be a difficult and lonely prospect.

It is, however, something that can be done in community. Perhaps a small community. A congenial, considerate, caring circle of friends. Ears that listen, hearts that hold, arms that bear, shoulders to weep on, eyes that smile and voices to sing with. Community that is accepting accountable, and aware. Community that listens with heart and mind.

To my mind, it helps if the community is grounded in mutual care and a common understanding of unconditional love. A community one can relate to and be in relationship with.

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Don’t get me wrong. I think Mother’s Day, motherhood, and mothers are terrific. Being a mother is incredibly, even profoundly, important and dif-

ficult work. And while I feel very privileged to be a mother and extraordinarily blessed in my children, motherhood is not the sum total of who I am.

I’ve noticed a tendency around Mother’s Day for individuals (includ-ing me) to wax elo-quently about the traits that we asso-ciate with mothers. Hallmark has done its job well; flowery cards abound extol-ling mothers for their gentleness, kindness, compas-sion, and lifetime support.

One of the dangers of idealizing women as mothers is that we risk reducing women’s con-tribution to society to the biological function of child bearing and the sociological function of child rearing. A perception arises that mother-hood is the fundamental role of a woman. Motherhood, though beautiful and rewarding, is only one aspect of being a woman.

I suspect that from an early age we quite nat-urally think that the primary role of a woman is to be a mother. We literally begin life attached to our mother’s body, and in our immaturity, we think that our mother is an extension of our own self.

I’m not sure when I first came to the realiza-tion that my mother had her own identity. For a good portion of my life, I thought of my mother as springing into the world, fully formed, like Athena from the head of Zeus, ready for action – the action of being my mother. It just did not enter my head that my mother was once a little girl, skipping on the street; or a teenager, breaking loose from her own parents; or a young woman with dreams and aspirations for her future.

If I were to design a Mother’s Day card, it would have two pictures: a mother in a brown coat with the caption, “a generous mother”, and a mother in a navy coat with the caption, “and a talented woman”.

My mother had two such coats. I remember the brown coat clearly. At the same time that coat made its way into her closet, a white faux fur coat appeared in mine. I loved my coat, and it was a sad day when I outgrew it. I wonder if my mother felt a similar sense of sadness when she said good-bye to the brown coat. You see, while I wore my coat for one season, my mother wore her coat for years.

Perhaps my mother did feel a touch of nos-talgia for the brown coat because that coat had seen a lot of mothering. But more than likely, she was ready for a new coat; it ushered in the next phase of her life, a phase that gave her the freedom to pursue some of her own dreams.

I have never asked Mom if she minded wear-ing the same coat season after season, but I am confident that she would reply, “No, why would I mind?” And in that reply, lies the lavishness of a mother’s love and the generosity of a woman who graces the world with her particular talents apart from motherhood.

Louise McEwan is a freelance religion writer with degrees in English and Theology. She has a background in education and faith formation. Her blog is www.faithcolouredglasses.blogspot.com. Contact her at [email protected].

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Last week, SD51 held its public finance meeting to discuss some of the region’s financial pressures and propose some changes to the school district’s board of directors.

“We are recom-mending to the board that in order to bal-ance this budget, we would be reducing our budget by three teaching positions at this point, one admin-istration position and reduction of custodial time and that leaves us still out by about $90,000,” said Jeanette Hanlon, SD51’s secre-tary-treasurer.

Expenditures by function are broken into four key categor-ies across the school district and 77 per cent of that goes into instruction.

The remaining 23 per cent goes into operations and main-tenance (14 per cent), transportation (four per cent) and adminis-tration (five per cent).

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making cuts, it usu-ally involves people,” said Hanlon. Student numbers have dropped by 36 per cent from 2001/2002, from 2,030 students to 1,292.

The board of direc-tors is discussing the cuts and the proposal will be brought to the table at the May 14 school board meeting in Grand Forks.

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Canada Day celebrations in Cranbrook will likely be a toned down affair this year, as the city doesn’t have the money to put on anything to rival past years.

The plan now is for festivities to take the form of a daytime event at Rotary Park with cake and music.

Council did leave an option open for fireworks, in the case there’s an

11th hour proposal.Cranbrook received a grant from

Heritage Canada for $2,500 which matches the city’s budgeted amount of $2,500 for festivities, and so there is $5,000 for celebrations.

The city estimated the fireworks alone costing $7,000. A group of volunteers has not yet come forward to plan the event, so city staff and leisure services had been working on a plan for $12,150, but the city would

have to contribute another $7,150 to meet that amount.

“I don’t think the city can spend $12,000 and make up the shortfall,” said Coun. Diana Scott. “I think what we might have to do this year is forego the fireworks and the party at Moir Park with sound system and staff and some birthday cake. A party in Rotary Park may be the way to go.”

Scott said that maybe by not hav-

ing the celebration in Moir Park this year, a group would step forward next year to take on the planning.

Coun. Denise Pallesen agreed with Scott, saying she didn’t want an already busy staff having to take on more work.

Mayor Wayne Stetski said that council would move forward with the daytime celebration and hope that a group would come forward to sponsor the fireworks celebration.

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Trail native Cam Strachan and eight other Thompson Rivers University WolfPack players were chosen as Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) all-stars for 2013.

The eight were hon-oured along with the other all-stars and major award winners at the CCBC championship banquet held at the McArthur Island Curling Club in Kamloops Thursday.

Strachan, along with catcher David Hole, out-fielder Brent Carmichael, utility infielder Brendan Reid and pitcher Wataru Asaoka were all chosen as first team all-stars.

Second baseman Kyle Sandulescu, right fielder Luc Simpson, utility player Erik Herbranson, and pitcher Alex Reid were selected to the second all-star team.

After pitching for the WolfPack the past two seasons, Strachan moved to a field position in 2013 and played first base along with being the team’s regular designated hitter. He hit .393 with 18 runs bat-ted in, two homers, two triples and seven doubles.

TRU finished second in the regular season, finishing with 20 wins and eight losses, three games back of first place Prairie Baseball

Academy.The team looks to win its fourth

championship and first at home, as TRU hosts the CCBC champion-ship tournament this weekend at Norbrock Stadium in Kamloops.

“It has been an issue for us not winning here,” says WolfPack head coach Ray Chadwick. “ The excuse has been a lot of distractions for the guys like taking care of the field or what’s going on in the stands—we are doing everything but con-centrating on playing. It is an excuse. We should play the game like we do on the road any other time in the regular season. We can take care of the ball this weekend and if we do we

will be successful.”Thompson Rivers kicked off

tournament playing the Vancouver Island Baseball Institute Mariners of Nanaimo,Thursday night but the score was unavailable at press time.

There are four games and the home run derby planned for today, while round robin play will wind up with three games Saturday, and the chance of a third place semi-final. The first place team from the round robin automatically earns a berth into Sunday’s 1 p.m. final. The semifinal match goes Sunday at 10 a.m.

Pat Brown, also a Trail native, is assistant coach for the WolfPack.

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the trail steelers came first place in the U12 Girls softball tournament in summerland last weekend. the steelers won four and lost just once to make it to sunday’s final against the Port coquitlam ravens. the young iron-ladies were down 6-3 after the third inning, but rallied, battling back to win a dramatic 8-7 match. trail will host the U12 Girls softball regionals June 21-23 at haley Park.

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roller derby

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They took the long road to get there, but Warfield’s Craig Cunningham and the Providence Bruins are off to the second round of the 2013 Calder Cup Playoffs after a 3-2 win over the Hershey Bears on Wednesday night.

After losing the first two games of the series on home ice, the Bruins staved off elim-ination three times to earn a spot in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, beginning tonight.

Providence is the 10th team in AHL history to win a best-of-five series after trailing 0-2, and the third to do so after dropping the first two at home.

Jamie Tardif scored the win-ning goal 9:20 into the third period, setting a screen in front of Philipp Grubauer and getting a piece of Kevan Miller’s shot from the point.

Providence held on the rest of the way, including killing off the final 31.4 seconds of the

game with the Bears on a 6-on-4 advantage with a power play and their goaltender out for an extra attacker.

Svedberg (3-2) finished with 24 saves, including 10 in the third period, as he earned his third straight win.

Providence and Wilkes-Barre Scranton face off at 7 p.m.

wHl Trail native Joey Baker and

the Portland Winterhawks are a win away from attaining what has eluded them in the past two WHL championships.

Brendan Leipsic had a goal and an assist as the Winterhawks edged Montrose’s Luke Bertolucci and the Edmonton Oil Kings 2-1 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the WHL final.

Troy Rutkowski had the other goal for Portland, which is battling in the Ed Chynoweth Cup for a third straight year. The Winterhawks were previ-ously bested by the Kootenay Ice and the current defending champion Oil Kings.

“I like the group that

we have as far as how bal-anced they are emotionally,” said Portland head coach and Castlegar native Travis Green. “They’ve never gotten ahead of themselves and I don’t expect them to get ahead of them-selves now. It takes four wins to win any series and we’re play-ing a very good hockey team ... it’s the hardest win to get.We’re going to get their best game, and we’re going to have to play better than we have so far.”

Mitch Moroz had the lone goal for Edmonton.

Game 5 goes tonight in Portland.

cHlTodd Robinson and the

Allen Americans play Wichita Thunder tonight in Game 6 of the CHL final.

Robinson had a goal and two assitst to lead the Americans to a 5-1 victory in Game 5 Tuesday to give Allen a 3-2 series lead. The Americans can hoist the Ray Miron’s President’s Cup with a victory tonight.

The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. in Wichita.

B y T i m e s C o n T r i B u T o r The Red Army is

aiming for its first win of the season this Saturday as they bat-tle their sisters from Castlegar.

West Kootenay Roller Derby League’s second bout of the season will open with a much-anticipated match up between the Rossland Trail Roller Girls (RTRG) and Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers.

The second game of the night will see Salmo’s Babes of Brutality challenging the Valley Vendettas. Though the Babes come with much experience on the track, the Vendettas have been training hard since last season and are determined to take the win.

Saturday’s event is held at Castlegar’s Selkirk College gym, where limited tickets are available. Doors open at 4 p.m. with the first whistle blown

at 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at kootenayrollerderby.com or at the door.

Come check out West Kootenay women at their finest.

kannibellesThe WKRD’s

all-star team, the Kootenay Kannibelles, returned victorious and undefeated from the Spokarnage tour-nament at the end of April.

The 20-team, three day event hosted by Spokane’s Spokannibals fea-tured seven teams from Canada includ-ing WKRD house teams, the Rossland/Trail Roller Girls and the Dam City Rollers, along with 13 teams from the pacific north-west U.S.

The sixth ranked Belles went undefeated taking out all the top-seeds including the Seattle Sockit Wenches in the final 202-118.

Kannibelles coach,

Phil Yer Pants, said it was beyond what the team had expected going into the tourna-ment.

“We entered Spokarnage expecting to be competitive but our main focus was to use the tournament as an opportunity to grow as a team and build towards the Canadian western champion-ships in July,” Pants added.

“The whole team skated so strongly all weekend and to come away undefeated and with so many new fans and friends was amaz-ing.”

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Scoreboard American League East Division W L Pct GBBaltimore 21 13 .618 -Boston 21 13 .618 -New York 19 13 .594 1T. Bay 15 18 .455 5.5Toronto 13 22 .371 8.5

Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 19 12 .613 -KC 17 13 .567 1.5Cleveland 18 14 .563 1.5Minn 15 15 0.5 3.5Chicago 14 18 .438 5.5 West Division W L Pct GBTexas 21 13 0.618 -Oakland 18 18 0.5 4Seattle 16 19 0.457 5.5L.A. 11 22 0.333 9.5Houston 10 24 0.294 11

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS

BATTING-Loney, Tampa Bay, .385; MiCabrera, Detroit, .381; CSantana, Cleveland, .358; RUNS-AJackson, Detroit, 31; Jennings, Tampa Bay, 27; MiCabrera, Detroit, 26; RBI-MiCabrera, Detroit, 37; Fielder, Detroit, 32; Napoli, Boston, 32; HITS-MiCabrera, Detroit, 48; Altuve, Houston, 46; AJones, Baltimore, 46; DOUBLES-Napoli, Boston, 15; AJones, Baltimore, 13; Machado, Baltimore, 12; TRIPLES-Ellsbury, Boston, 3; Trout, Los Angeles, 3; 12 tied at 2.HOME RUNS-MarReynolds, Cleveland, 11; Encarnacion, Toronto, 10; Arencibia, Toronto, 9.

National League East Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 20 13 .606 -Washington 18 15 .545 2Philadelphia 16 19 .457 5New York 13 17 .433 5.5Miami 10 25 .286 11

Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 21 12 .636 -Pittsburgh 18 15 .545 3Cincinnati 19 16 .543 3Milwaukee 15 17 .469 5.5Chicago 13 21 .382 8.5 West Division W L Pct GBSan Fran 20 14 .588 -Colorado 19 14 .576 0.5Arizona 19 15 .559 1San Diego 16 18 .471 4L.A. 13 20 .394 6.5

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B A T T I N G - C G o m e z , Milwaukee, .386; Tulowitzki, Colorado, .348; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, .343; RUNS-Choo, Cincinnati, 27; CGonzalez, Colorado, 27; JUpton, Atlanta, 27; RBI-Goldschmidt, Arizona, 30; Buck, New York, 29; Phillips, Cincinnati, 29.HITS-CGomez, Milwaukee, 44; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 43; Choo, Cincinnati, 42; DOUBLES-MCarpenter, St. Louis, 12; Pollock, Arizona, 12; Schierholtz, Chicago, 12; T R I P L E S - E C a b r e r a , San Diego, 3; CGomez, Milwaukee, 3; Hechavarria, Miami, 3; HOME RUNS-JUpton, Atlanta, 12; Buck, New York, 10; Harper, Washington, 10.


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Tonight Junior Baseball

Grand Forks vs Trail Reds Butler Park 5:30 p.m.Grand Forks vs Trail

Mariners - Butler Park 7:30 p.m.

Bocce Colombo Lodge-AM Ford

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Junior Baseball Castlegar 2 vs Trail Reds

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Trail Curling Club 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SundaySilver City Days

Fun Run Gyro Park 9 a.m.

MondayJunior Baseball

Castlegar 2 vs Trail A’s Pople Park 5:30 p.m.

Senior Baseball Trail Expos vs Trail Tigers

Butler 6 p.m.Castlegar vs Trail Pirates

Butler 8 p.m.Soccer

Beaver Valley-Trail U18 boys vs Rossland U18 boys

Mazzochi 5:30 p.m. Rossland U18 boys vs

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The world is changing dras-tically.

It is Silver City Days and the sky is clear, the days warm and the evenings tol-erable. That just never happens.

Home of Champions folks who haven’t been paying attention might miss the event entire-ly, 50th Anniversary or not, just because it isn’t cold and rainy and they assume the festivities haven’t been sched-uled for this date - even though that schedule has been in place for a long time.

So, tell all your friends. It is so Silver City Days. I don’t care what the weather chan-nel says.

It is a bit of a bigger deal this year than most so it would be a shame if people missed it because the usual cues are not there.

•An even more momentous change in the way of the world has been announced. Beer League teams, some half a century old, may be kicked out of the sport if they, you guessed it, drink beer after games, just as they have for that entire half century.

First it was the fun-loving Swedes who banned alcohol from, of all things, a giant North American curling bon-spiel. Then came arena/league operator Canlan Sports demanding that beer leagues give up

beer, no matter who their sponsors were, or get out.

No word yet wheth-er beer leagues will be required to change their official designation.

• I’m not saying that was the reason they so sucked as the Canucks were eliminated in a sweep, but the Sedin twins and Lars Edler have already arrived at the World Hockey Championship, where all three enjoy the game much more than they do the NHL. .

The bigger ice sur-face, greater emphasis on skill, and homier cook-ing are all attractants, and maybe they are just beyond battling through the rough and tumble of NHL playoff hockey and the iffy officiating that accompanies it.

The Canucks need to change to compete for the big pro prize. Evaluating their stars’ willingness and ability to accept the required chal-lenges would be as good a place as any to begin.

• At least, as I write this, Barrett Jackman’s Blues are still in. The Beaver Valley Beast even has a rare (and game-winning) goal in that series. Down now, the Blues are a solid group, so, unlike the Laffs and the Habs, it is too early to count them out.

The times they are a changing

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Sports ‘n’ things

Discover Dance is a program for ages 3 to 6 year olds that will teach the basics of ballet, jazz, modern dance, and tumbling. This is a great introduction to the world of dance for your child. Starts Tuesday to June 18, 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. for ages 3 to 4, and 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. for ages 5 to 6 at the Trail Memorial Centre McIntyre Room, with dance instructor Richele Wright.

Seniors Group Gym Training. Learn safe lifting techniques, proper form and cor-rect usage of the equipment. All classes are instructed by Elite Certified Personal Trainer, Diana Howard. Starts Tuesday to June 18 from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. at the Trail Aquatic Centre gym.

Mom and Baby Fitness classes will be starting on Thursday and going to June 27 from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. Baby must be able to hold their head up, and be light enough for

you to lift while exercis-ing.

Stand Strong is a pro-gram for girls ages 10 to 13. This program offers a positive place for girls to open up and share your accomplishments, your struggles, your goals and most importantly who you are in a judge-ment free environment. Lots of theater games, team building activities, snacks, DIY crafts and tons of fun. May 21 to June 25, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at the Trail Memorial Centre McIntyre Room. Instructor is Richele Wright.

Register at 368-6484, or the Aquatic Centre at 364-0888.

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Leisure

Dear Annie: I’m concerned about my sister’s parent-ing style. “Sara” just went through a nasty divorce, so we let her move into a house we own next door, think-ing it would help to have family close by.

Sara’s kids spend a great deal of time with us. What worries me is my 7-year-old niece, “Andrea.” Andrea appears underweight for her age and height. When she has din-ner here, she eats like she’s starving. Several weeks ago, Sara joined us for dinner, and I watched her dole out food for the kids. She gave her 5-year-old son a much bigger portion than she gave Andrea. When I mentioned it, Sara said the pediatri-cian warned her that Andrea is obese. I do not believe this for one second.

Andrea is sick all the time. Last week, when I was preparing the kids an after-school snack, Andrea started crying.

She said she was real-ly hungry, but if she ate anything, it would make her mother angry because she is “so fat.” I have never been so furious with my sister.

I spoke to the school social worker and was told there is little they can do. I also spoke to Sara about getting help, but she became hysterical and slapped Andrea for “telling tales.”

I’ve never seen Sara like this before. I called CPS, but I worry that Sara will take off with the kids before help can be provided. What else can I do? -- Big Sis

Dear Sis: Sara should not be slapping her daughter. You need

to befriend your sister so that she trusts you and her children can turn to you for help. It’s difficult to ascer-tain whether Sara is still stressed from the divorce, simply needs better parenting skills or there is something else going on. You may be interpreting the food issues through your own subjective filter. Leave a message with the pediatrician’s office with your con-cerns. But please do not criticize and alien-ate Sara right now. Those kids need you. Be a safe haven for all of them.

Dear Annie: I am a married woman in my 50s, and I hate to be hugged. I’m sure it stems from my child-hood, when my moth-er, who was not affec-tionate, forced me to hug relatives.

I have a friend in his mid-70s who’s a great guy, but he’s a hugger. “Henry” insists on grabbing everyone and giving them a bear

hug. I have told him repeatedly that I don’t like this, but he doesn’t listen. He also hugs my husband, who has a bad back, and those bear hugs really hurt.

I’ve been avoid-ing Henry lately, but I miss him. Perhaps if he sees this in print, he might finally get it. -- Hate Being Hugged in Kansas

Dear Kansas: You will have to remind Henry each time he comes near you that you don’t want a hug. He has difficulty con-trolling his effusive-ness, and until he can associate his hugging with negative conse-quences, he won’t stop. Gently put out your arm to distance him. Tell him he is hurting you. Cry out in pain if need be. Do whatever will make it extremely clear that you don’t like this and he must stop.

Dear Annie: Some responses to “Your Husband” indicated that he needed to try harder to be intimate

with his wife. Maybe he did.

I tried talking to my wife. I shared and cleaned, went grocery shopping, did laundry and dishes. I took care of the kids while she went out shopping. Giving her flowers didn’t work, small ges-

tures didn’t work, and talking about her day didn’t work. Seeing a therapist didn’t work. I didn’t cheat, because I didn’t want to lose my kids. Well, that didn’t work, either. She left with no explanation. It takes two to make a marriage work. -- Mark

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For Saturday, May 11, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a mildly accident-prone day, so be careful. Pay attention to everything you say and do. However, you might dream up genius-like ideas. Who knows? TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Keep an eye on your money today. If shopping, count your change and keep your receipts. You might find money; you might lose money. Guard your possessions against loss or theft. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might be a bit rash and impulsive today. It would behoove you to count to three before you say or do anything. Don’t fly off the handle. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Unexpected solutions to old problems might appear today. You also might find some-thing that you lost, because that which is hidden can be revealed.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) A friend might amaze you by doing something outrageous today. Or alternatively, you might meet someone who is a real character. Expect a few surprises in group situations. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Don’t be lippy or rebellious with authority figures today because you might regret it. Nevertheless, a boss, par-ent, teacher or member of the police might throw you a curveball. (Don’t quit your day job.) LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Travel plans might be inter-rupted, changed or canceled today. Ditto for anything hav-ing to do with higher educa-tion. Nevertheless, this is a fascinating day full of interest-ing detours. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Surprise gifts, goodies and favors from others might come your way today. Keep your pockets open. You have

earned whatever comes your way. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Partners and close friends might do something unusual or demand more space and freedom in the relationship. Expect the unexpected. Even casual encounters with the public might introduce you to someone unusual. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Power outages, staff short-

ages and computer crashes might cause delays at work today. Introduction of new technology also is likely. Others might learn surprising news that can benefit their health. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a mildly accident-prone day for your kids, so be extra vigilant. Romance will hold few surprises. Be on guard! The outcome of sports events could be surprising.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Unexpected company might drop by at home today. Small appliances could break down, or minor breakages could occur. It’s a crapshoot, but at least, it’s not a boring day. YOU BORN TODAY You are flirtatious, fun-loving and eager to enjoy life and its crea-ture comforts. Many of you are imaginative and creative, which lends to working in the arts. You have a great sense of

humor and enjoy good friend-ships and convivial times with others. In the year ahead, you will work hard to build or con-struct something important. Birthdate of: Cory Monteith, actor/musician; Irving Berlin, composer; Nancy Greene, alpine skier. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Reference No. 1307Reporting to the Projects Coordinator, the Document Control Assistant will be responsible for the Waneta Expansion Project submittal review process under the direction of the Projects Coordinator; maintaining, auditing and archiving of the Waneta Expansion Construction Contract files within Columbia Power’s information system. This position must also manage the docu-ment control strategy and ensure the proper control and protocol for all documents. The incumbent will also be required to assist with a wide range of administrative support services. This is a two year position.Qualifications:

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Glenn and Tracy Mervyn of Fruitvale are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter Stephanie Mervyn to Dave Vercillo son of Andrea Earle of Kamloops and Tony and Reanne Vercillo of Trail. Wedding to take place in 2014!!!

Automotive Service Technician Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC has an immediate opening for a Certifi ed Automotive Technician. We are a leader in automotive repair and service and we’re looking to hire and retain the very best. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefi ts and a great work environment.

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The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is looking for enthusiastic individuals who possess initiative to plan and supervise the Beaver Valley Summer Parks Programs. The candidates must enjoy working with children, be fun, outgoing and patient. The successful candidates must be accepted into college/university in the fall. Preference will be given to those applicants pursuing a career in recreation, education or working with youth. Rate of pay will be as per the Collective Agreement. QUALIFICATIONS: • Current First Aid Certifi cate • Previous experience working with childrenAPPLICATIONS: • Must include proof of acceptance into college/university • Will be accepted until 4:00 pm, May 24, 2013Applications can be dropped off at the Beaver Valley Arena or mailed to:Beaver Valley Recreation Box 880Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0Or emailed to: [email protected]

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In Memoriam

Winnie Walts

May 7, 1937 - - May 12, 2009

Th ink of her as living

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Business Opportunities

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Employment

Career Opportunities

ROAD BUILDER &FELLER BUNCHER

OPERATOR(Merritt)

ROAD BUILDER – Must be experienced in grades, culvert placement and install, ditching and sloping, and Forestry standard roads. Pay negotiable, full season work with benefi t package.

Feller Buncher Operator(Cat Buncher) – Full time Pay negotiable by exp. benefi t package.

Please fax resume(1)250-378-4991 or e-mail:kristy@bcclassifi ed.com

Help Wanted

Head Vehicle Detailer

At Castlegar Hyundai our inventory and customer vehicles must be spotless.

We require a detailer to clean, restore and protect

vehicles with the utmost care and skill. This is a full-time

position with benefi ts. Experience and a clean

driving record are mandatory.

Submit your resume to [email protected]

or fax 250-365-5376

Anniversaries

Engagements

Employment

Help Wanted

is a growing service centre looking for a Licensed Mechanic with experience that is interested in joining a great team of customer service driven team members in a fast growing environment. We are looking for an experienced mechanic with full credentials. Very competitive compensation packing that includes benefits and a bonus structure.

Contact Craig @ 250-364-3333 x 250

looking for @ career in

Automotive?CANADIAN TIRE TRAIL

Line Cook & Prep CookDrop Resume at The Greek Oven, back door between 9 - 11, 400 Columbia Ave

ask for Peter


Automotive

Employment

Help Wanted

is a growing service centre looking for an Automotive Apprentice with experience that is interested in joining a great team of customer service driven team members in a fast growing environment. We are looking for an automotive apprentice with credentials. Very competitive compensation package that includes benefits and a bonus structure.

Contact Craig @ 250-364-3333 x 250

looking for @ career in

Automotive?CANADIAN TIRE TRAIL

An Alberta Oilfi eld Construc-tion Company is hiring dozer, excavator, and labourer/rock truck operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction (780)723-5051.


Automotive

Employment

Help WantedFISHING GUIDE Wanted for West Coast, Vancouver Is-land. $300.-$500./day. 3 years guiding experience required. Please email resume through website: www.salmoneye.net

Looking for full/part time worker at garden store, must

have vehicle, customer originated 250-608-2911

Employment

Help WantedJANITORIAL SERVICES re-quired for offi ces in Trail and Castlegar. Please submit re-sumes to 1432 Bay Avenue, Trail, BC. V1R 4B1 by May 17, 2013. Only candidates select-ed for interviews will be con-tacted.

250.368.8551

fax 250.368.8550 email [email protected]

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1st Trail Real Estate

Jack McConnachie250-368-5222

Fred Behrens250-368-1268

Rob Burrus250-231-4420

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Rhonda van Tent250-231-7575

Nathan Kotyk250.231.9484

Marie Claude Germain250-512-1153

1252 Bay Avenue, Trail (250) 368-52221993 Columbia Ave Rossland, BC (250) 362-5200

www.coldwellbankertrail.com

OPEN HOUSES

Host: Rhonda MLS# 2215314 Fri, May 10 3 - 5pm

3408 Aster, Trail$224,900

Host: Rob MLS# 2218775 Sat, May 11 12 - 2pm

1472 Kootenay AveRossland $335,000

Host: Nathan MLS# 2218895 Fri, May 10 4pm

2040 Topping St.Trail $99,500

Not sure if it’s time to move up, or right size your home?

Call Coldwell Banker, any one of our Team will be happy to provide a FREE Comparative

Market Analysis for you!

Trail $449,900Located in Beautiful Miral Heights!

This 5 bedroom home is spacious on both levels. This is a must see property! Trail.

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# 2389710

FEATURE HOME

Rossland $199,000Marie Claude 250-512-1153

MLS# 2218240Rossland $595,000Marie Claude 250-512-1153

MLS# 2217630

House

+ 75 Acres

Fruitvale $289,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# 2389093Warfi eld $254,900

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

MLS# 2389662

New Listing

Rossland $345,000Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# 2211391

Fruitvale $244,900Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

MLS# 2218320Fruitvale $174,900Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# 2389239

Trail $145,000Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# 2389483

New Listing

Rossland $52,000Marie Claude 250-512-1153

MLS# 2217685Fruitvale $399,900

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# 2218695

Fruitvale $409,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# 2389421

New Listing

Fruitvale $435,500Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# 2389708

NEW LISTING

City of TrailEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYUTILITY DISTRIBUTION OPERATOR

PERMANENT ULL TIME

Operator. eta e or a o a o t t e p o e t

opportunity is available on the City’s website at www.trail.ca/employment.php or by request to Chris McIsaac at (250) 364-0842.

pplica ons will be receive un l ri ay May 24 20 3.The City of Trail thanks all applicants for their interest and will only reply to those selected for an interview.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYMedical Office Assistant

The office of Dr. David Cook (Columbia Ears, Nose and Throat) is seeking applications for a medical office assistant to begin work June 17th. Candidates must have good organizational, communication and people skills. The office utilizes an electronic medical record (EMR). Computer skills are a necessity and experience with an EMR is an asset. This is a full time salaried position.Resumes can be dropped off or mailed to the office (1570 Bay Avenue, Trail, V1R 4B3) or faxed to 250-364-5719.

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Employment

Help WantedCHALET CHEVROLET Buick GMC in South Kimber-ley is looking for a Service Manager. Chalet Chevrolet recently completed an ex-pansion and renovation to the new GM North American wide image standards, and is the recipient of “Best of Business” platinum awards for vehicle service 2010, 2011 and 2012.The successful applicant will be highly customer focused.Full benefi ts package, incen-tives and bonus structure.

Contact dealer, Jim, at 250-427-4895 or email chaletgm @shawlink.ca

JANITORS WANTED. Resi-dential/ Commercial/ Lawn Care. Vehicle required. Send resume [email protected] Attention: Glenn

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Employment

Help WantedMAINTENANCE/LOADER OPERA-TOR NEEDED. This is a fulltime, permanent position starting immedi-ately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Minimum of 10 years maintenance experience required on a variety of production and mobile equipment. Experience in a post mill, or small to medium size sawmill preferred. Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum su-pervision and be part of the team. Please submit resumes by fax 250-295-7912 or [email protected]

QUESNEL Industrial Trans-portation is currently hiring drivers for upcoming logging season. Steady work & very competitive compensation package. Please call Dennis @ 1(800)667-3944 or (250)992-2309

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TomorrowCirculation Department250-364-1413 Ext. 206For more Information

Ofce SupportKEY city gymnastics club is looking for a reliable individual to fi ll the role of offi ce adminis-trator. This is a full time oppor-tunity that requires some early evening shifts. Comprehensive knowledge of bookkeeping, A/R, A/P, Microsoft offi ce, sim-ply accounting, and offi ce pro-cedures. Applicants must en-joy working with the general public. Knowledge of not for profi ts benefi cial. Criminal record check required. Salary commensurate with experi-ence please send resume to [email protected] Appli-cations accepted until May 15th at 4 pm.

Trades, TechnicalGUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas In-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.

SKIDSTEER OPERATOR re-quired for seasonal full-time employment with local Con-struction Company. Min. 5 years experience of excavat-ing, grading, hauling, etc. Pri-marily working in the Trail & Castlegar areas. Wage com-mensurate with experience. Only those considered will be contacted for an interview. Please fax resume to (250)229-5248

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Garden & Lawn

Siddall Drover Garden Business

Light Pruning • WeedingGarden Clean-Up

Design • Consultation

250.364.1005

Home Improvements

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

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Household ServicesA-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning. Complete Fur-nace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-565-0355 (Free estimates)

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Services

Painting & Decorating

We’re Booking for Summer & Fall NOW!

Call Noel before it’s too late!

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay

HAY FOR SALE small square

$160/ton250-428-4316

Merchandise for Sale

Food Products

BUTCHER SHOPBC INSPECTED

GRADED AA OR BETTERLOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF

Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished$100 Packages Available

Quarters/Halves$2.55/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Hamburger

$4.00/lbTARZWELL FARMS

250-428-4316 Creston

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Classifieds


Wayne DeWitt ext 25Mario Berno ext 27Dawn Rosin ext 24

Tom Gawryletz ext 26Keith DeWitt ext 30

Thea Stayanovich ext 28Joy DeMelo ext 29

Denise Marchi ext 21

1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000

All Pro Realty Ltd.

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

Trail$169,000

MLS#2218523

Salmo$224,500

MLS#2389472

Glenmerry$349,000

MLS#10062890

SUPER

LOCATION

East Trail$159,900

MLS#2218495

REDUCED

Montrose$189,900

MLS#2216791

LARGE LOT

Trail$139,500

MLS#2218753

GREAT VALUE

Fruitvale$129,900

MLS#2215665

3 RENTAL

PADS

Fruitvale$339,900

MLS#2218681

FAMILY

NEEDED

Ross Spur$369,500

MLS#2213358

PRICE

SLASHED

Fruitvale$349,000

MLS#2216293

HUGE FAMILY

HOME

Trail$194,000

MLS#2215306

SOLID

Trail$349,000

MLS#2216675

CHARACTER

HOME

Annable$159,900

MLS#2217602

HUGE FENCED

YARD

Fruitvale$267,500

MLS#2218529

FAMILY HOME

Salmo$99,900

MLS#2389578

Salmo$189,900

MLS#2389158

Shavers Bench$229,500

MLS#2212732

PRICE

SLASHED!

Fruitvale$169,000

MLS#2389136

Fruitvale$319,000

MLS#2389614

NEW LISTING

Fruitvale$139,000

MLS#

NEW LISTING

WOW!

Glenmerry$299,000

MLS#2217178

RIVERSHORE

Fruitvale$339,000

MLS#2214420

HOME ON

ACREAGE

Fruitvale$339,000

MLS#2214964

SUPER

KITCHEN

Fruitvale$479,900

MLS#2218838

LIKE NEW W/

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Houses For Sale Houses For Sale Houses For Sale Merchandise for Sale

Garage Sales4rd Annual Multi garage sale at Pass Creek Campground Sat & Sun, May 11th & 12th come join the Fun, details for

a table call 250-304-4602

CASTLEGAR, 2628 Columbia Ave. Sat.& Sun. May 11& 12, 8am-? ESTATE SALE.

Castlegar Multi family neighborhood garage sale at Grandview Heights Bake sale

of Fruit & Vegetable Pyrahi (Tarts), Lapsha, other Baked

Goods, Sat, May 11th 8am till 1pm

Castlegar Plant Sale#149 Grandview Drive, May 11th, 8am at extravaganza

garage sale

E.TRAIL, 1345 Thom St. Sat.& Sun. May 11& 12. 8:00am-4:00pm. Lots of col-lectibles! Bring Mom!

TRAIL, 1735 Riverside Ave. Sat. May 11th, 9am-12noon. BARGAINS! 250-231-5815

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.SPECIAL

44’ x 40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB

www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleFILM, VIDEO, AUDIO,PHOTO DIGITAL SERVICES8mm, 16mm movie fi lmtransfers, slide, video & audio tape conversions, DVD & CD duplications www.tmtv.netToll free: 1-800-824-8688Nelson, BC Serving theKootenays since 1980

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

ORIGINAL ART collected over 60 years. By appointment only250-368-6908

Misc. WantedTrue Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accu- mulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-250-499-0251

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

GREAT STARTER HOME &/OR INVEST-MENT ON RIONDEL RD. above Kootenay Lake. 4 k to Ashram 4 k to Riondel & beach. 2 3/4 acres & 2 storey unfi n-ished (but furnished) “Small is Beautiful” cabin. Good benches for build-ing, one with lake view. In Aug,12 appraised at $170,000 but older, fl exible vendor open to offers & might carry part of mort-gage for suitable person or couple. For info & view-ing please call : 1-780-566-0707

Real Estate

Houses For Sale4 bdr.Upper Rossland House.Full Basement. Close to amenities. $207,500 2224 3rd ave. 250-362-5346

Private sale new 2200 sq ft Nelson lakefront home on

Johnswalk 1101 Sproat Drive $729,000 includes taxes

250-226-7809ROSSLAND, brand new for sale or exchange for older onewww.rosslandbuilder.com250-362-7716

Homes WantedWANTED IN ROSSLAND:

HOUSE or CONDO To Rent or Buy for earliestJune 15th or July 1st. Can accommodate date for the right place & arrangement.

Reasonable pricing for Sale. Can commit to Long term lease of 1 yr, minimum 3

bedroom with yard & garden space. Upper Rossland or Red Mtn. Resort area pre-ferred. We are a family with behaved outdoor dog & cat.

Professional couple with steady income and children. Please call 250-362-7681

evenings & weekends. 250-231-2174 daytime. Monika

KootenaysALL WEST KOOTENAY

REAL ESTATEwww.KootenayConnection.com

FREE Market EvaluationAir Miles/Moving Trailer

GREG GRITCHINCentury21Mountainview Realty

1-250-365-9791

Mobile Homes & Parks

RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Af-fordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Kere-meos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca

Open HousesTRAIL, Recently upgraded riv-er-front home on spectacular Tadanac lot. $389,000. OPEN HOUSE, 2-4pm. Sat. May 11th 250-368-3142

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentBella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822CASTLEGAR, 1Bdrm. ground level, f/s, $600./mo.util.incl., avail. immed. 604-512-4178Ermalinda Apartments, Glen-merry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. $750./mo. 250-368-5908Glenmerry 3bdrm. F/S $850/mo. Heat included. 250-368-5908ROSSLAND, 1bd. & 1 bach. apt. Golden City Manor. Over 55. N/S. N/P. Subsidized. 250-362-5030, 250-362-3385ROSSLAND, 2BD., covered carport, clean & quiet, N/S, N/P. 250-362-9473SPECIAL OFFER: Move in May, Jun. or Jul. & get Jan. for free. Trail/ Fruitvale, Redwood Apts., large 1&2bd suites w/view, parking, laundry, stor-age. Starting @$500./mo. Steadily working/ Seniors/ families. 250-367-7643Sunningdale:2bdrm corner unit,TV cable & heat included & free use of washer and dry-er. $750/mo. 250-368-3055TRAIL, 2bd. Close to town, bus stop, park, new blinds, paint. $600. 250-364-1129TRAIL, Rossland Ave. 1bdrm w/d f/s, n/s n/p. $550/mo. Avail. immed. 250-368-1361

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentTRAIL newly renovated 1bd suite in triplex, quiet building. $450/mo. +util. 1-250-428-6788, 1-250-428-7351.

TRAIL, Rossland Ave., 3bdrm. avail. immed. f/s, w/d. dish-washer, newly renovated, N/S, N/P. $750/mo. 250-368-1361TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, per-fect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, com-fortable. Must See. 250-368-1312WANETA MANOR 2bdrm., NS,NP, Senior oriented, un-derground parking 250-368-8423WARFIELD, 1BD. F/S. Coin laundry, storage. Secure bldg. N/S, N/P. $625. util.incl. 604-459-8327WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 1&2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. Long term tenants. 250-368-5888

Commercial/Industrial

CASTLEGAR 279 Columbia Ave

1800 sq ft Prime Main fl oor retail/offi ce with 2400 sq ft lower retail/storage area,

kitchen, ladies/men change rooms & showers.

For information call Peter 250-365-7551

Fireside Inn & Conference Centre 580 sq ft commercial retail

space, looking for a tenant to complement the

tourist & hospitality industry perfect for a gift shop, salon gallery or massage therapy

Call 250-365-2128 rob@fi resideinn.ca

Homes for RentE.TRAIL, 2bd. house & 2bd. apt. available. 250-362-3316ROSSLAND: 2bdrm + doggie door Avail. NOW $750/mo + utilities. 354-0443TRAIL, 3BDRM., newly up-graded, very clean, references required. 250-368-9558

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Cars - DomesticMustang Convertible 2010, Black w/cream interior, pristine condition, retiree owned, 21086/km, vinaudit available, asking $22,500. 250-442-5810**********SOLD********2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM, Loaded, V-6, dark metallic green, 1 year old all seasons plus set of winters on rims. In fantastic condition, oil changed and ready to go. 180,000kms. $3,700. obo. Text or call 250-231-4034

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Cars - Sports & Imports

1988 BMW 735I, excellent shape, runs & looks great! Very unique in style! Gary 250-368-1826, 250-364-2063

2002 Toyota Corolla 4 dr se-dan, auto, 4 cyl, PS, PB, very high km. Vehicle has been ex-tremely well maintained. Interi-or, exterior and mechanical condition 9 out of 10. 40 mpg. $3,400 obo. 250-442-0122.

Off Road Vehicles2010 Toyota Venza AWD V6, 34483 km, black, automatic, leather, sunroof, backup camera, warranty, excellent condition, $13200. [email protected]

Recreational/Sale1988 partially furnitured 32’

Travel Trailer with large roofed 12x30’ deck new

fridge, extra fridge and freezer in shed permanently parked at

Cedar Glen Campground at Balfour Landing behind bakery $15,000, 1979 Reinel 21’ Boat

Cabin Cruiser, excellentfi shing boat recently serviced $5000 or will sell together for

$18,000 owners moving365-4740

2001 28’ Komfort 5th Wheel1 Large slide, N/S, N/P

$10,900 Call 250-365-62002004 31’ Titanium 5th Wheel w/6’ pull out back porch &2 slides. Includes extras. 250-368-5666. I will return calls.

Sport Utility Vehicle1997,1998 red Jeep Chero-kee, 4 doors, 6 cly eng, auto trans & 5 speed, 270,000km, excellent condition. $3,200 / $3,600 obo. 250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807.1999 Subaru Forester, 1 lady owner, serviced by local deal-er to Subaru schedule. Winter tires fi tted, summer tires available. $4,500. 250-367-7042

Trucks & Vans

1996 Dodge Ram 2500, 4x4,reg cab, long box, DIESEL, auto, PW, power seat, cruz, power mirrors, incredible con-dition. Front end totally rebuilt (all 4 ball joints Moog) Also both front U joints, and wheel alignment, AC works great. $8,600.obo. 250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807.

Boats12ft. Lowe aluminum boat and trailer with 4.5 merc. Good condition. $1,800.obo. 250-367-0277

16’ Fiberglass, closed bow seats 6, Mercruiser 140 stern

drive engine $3,750 trailer included 250-352-2858

2000 18’ Star craft/bow rider immd cond, low hours

indoor storage, 4.3 inboard outboard merc, alpha #1, keel guard, doel fi n, canvas cover

4 hp 4 stroke merc troller lots of acc’s,1 owner

asking $11,000 Call 250-608-2107

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860-2600(250)

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493-3800(250)

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542-3000(250)

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KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818

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

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3892 Dogwood Drive, Trail $319,000

Renovated Glenmerry home with 3 bdrms and 3 baths. Features bamboo

fl oors, new windows and doors, new heat pump and furnace... and the list goes on. Outside has covered parking and storage

shed. Come see for yourself! Call Terry 250-231-1101

1932 – 2nd Avenue, Trail

$105,0002 bdrm, 1 bath bungalow

is centrally located. 20 x 28 detached shop is an

added bonus! Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

948 Glover Road, Trail $102,000

Remember when you said: “I should have invested in Trail when...”? This up/

down duplex (2 & 1 bdrm suites) with good tenants waits for you. Solid, close to town and good parking options. Very low

vacancy rate. Invest in Trail today!Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

1824 Wilmes Lane, Trail

$184,000Very Special Package - New Older

Home - this 3 bdrm/2 bthrm. home has had a total update - nothing to do but enjoy - new wiring-plumbing-windows-paint-roof - tastefully decorated with all

kinds of charm - super views - call for an appointment to view.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

409 Rossland Avenue, Trail $179,900

A lot of house - 3 fl oors of living - 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms - only

13 years old - looking for a family that requires room - This is it! - asking price is $179,900 just above assessed value -

seller is motivated. Great location.Call Mark (250) 231-5591

NEW LISTINGNEW LISTING

840 Forrest Drive, Warfi eld $295,000

Fabulous family home in Warfi eld.4 beds, 2.5 baths & fenced back yard.

Ready to move? This is the house for you. Call Jodi 250-231-2331

531 Turner Street, Warfi eld $189,000

Built in 2009, this compact charmer is perfect for single, couple or empty

nesters that want modern open concept, low maintenance living. Home features vaulted ceilings, heated garage, private

yard and comes with New Home Warranty. Call now before its gone.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

309 – 12th Avenue, Genelle $249,000

Meticulously maintained home with lots of extras located on approximately 1 acre of relatively fl at land. Enjoy entertaining in

our above ground pool and hot tub. Home features newer kitchen, bathrooms and

fl ooring! Call now!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

NEW LISTING

NEW PRICE

1151 Marianna Crescent, Trail $242,000

3 bdrm home in Sunningdale! Features large living room, country kitchen, huge family/room, and workshop. Single car garage and enough room for a couple more vehicles on the paved driveway.

Make certain to have this home on your viewing list.

Call Art (250) 368-8818

1867 – 4th Avenue, Rossland $330,000

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

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

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

2023 Hepburn Drive, Fruitvale $249,900

Situated on a half acre lot, this home boasts a barn and a brand new two

storey 24 x 30 garage. The furnace is only 2 years old, there is new fl ooring in the kitchen, an updated bathroom, a

metal roof and large deck. Only minutes walking distance to downtown Fruitvale,

but feels like you are in the country.Call Christine (250) 512-7653

1345 Spokane Street, Rossland $499,000

This amazing family home, also operating as popular Black Bear B&B, offers 7

bdrms, 6 baths, a separate deluxe living area for family and space and luxury for guests. Exquisite kitchen, and extensive upgrades. There are so many fantastic

options with this property. There is subdivision approval for a lot to be

subdivided if buyer wishes. This lot could be sold, or built on.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

3397 Laurel Crescent, Trail $154,900

Great price for a Glenmerry townhouse,in good condition. Quick possessionpossible. Easy care living with small

yard, the backyard is fenced and has asmall patio. These townhouses have acharm about them and offer 3 bdrms,

11/2 baths. Basement ready to fi nish how you would like. Call your REALTOR® for a

showing today.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1970 Monte Christo Street, Rossland

$319,000VIEWS! This 3 bedroom/2 bath home features an open plan kitchen/living/

dining area with hardwood and heated tile fl oors. Beautiful renovated bathroom,

parking for 4 vehicles and a new sundeck. Price now includes adjacent

lot!!Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

1275 Black Bear Drive, Rossland $339,000

This 3 bedroom (+offi ce) contemporary home is situated on a private lot with fantastic views of the local mountains & Rossland and has the Rossland trails

network right out the back door. Vaulted ceilings, private patio & hot tub set up to

take full advantage of the views.Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

NEW PRICE

NEW LISTINGWOW!

WHAT A VIEW

Columbia Gardens Winery9340 Station Road, Trail

Incredible 47.5 acre country estate in Columbia Gardens! Includes two 3 bedroom homes, and 1 mobile home on a separate 1.3 acre parcel. A well

established, fully operational winery with all the facilities and tasting room.

Call Richard for more info.Call Richard (250) 368-7897

Ron & Darlene Your Local Home Team

3151 Iris Crescent, Trail$219,000

Great family home in Glenmerry. 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Garage, patio,

private backyard.

347 Railway Lane, Trail$109,000

This home offers 4 bdrms - 2 baths and full loft area for extra living space/studio/playroom, air conditioning, new fl ooring

in kitchen/bathroom the list goes on. Excellent value for this move in ready

home.

Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527

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FROM PAGE 9vegetables to root properly. Redwood or cedar is the most popular woods used. Avoid the use of treated woods as toxins can leech into the soil.

Put the bed together with gal-vanized or stainless screws or bolts. Consider lining the bot-tom with landscape fabric or fine mesh reducing chance of weeds growing up and keeping rodents from getting in.

The location has been picked, the beds are made, and one of the most important steps to consider

is the soil. When developing a soil mix a basic formula should be followed.

The combination of vermicu-lite (retains moisture in the soil), peat moss (makes soil lighter and looser) and blended compost and top soil will provide an excellent growing medium for your garden patch.

A 4’X 4’ box holds approxi-mately eight cubic feet of mix so you will need about 2.5 cubic feet of each product.

Next to consider is how to water the area. Two of the best

ways to get this done is applying a drip system along the bed or through the use of soaker hoses around the emerging plants. Mulching the bed with straw, grass clippings, leaves or wood chips will also help conserve water and reduce the presence of weeds.

Now it is time to get started, the local nurseries are stocked up with ready to plant seedlings and seed packs.

Over the next few months you will watch your garden thrive and you will be rewarded with

the bounty it will bring.Betty Drover and Patty

Siddall operate a local garden business and will share their

expertise in the Trail Times every other Friday. Contact Siddall Drover Garden Services at 250-364-1005

Soil mix crucial for healthy beds

Betty Drover photo

Location, frame and soil all play a role in a good garden bed.

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