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Father Jim McHugh, and his faithful companion Haven, reflect on changes to come in the East Trail Parish of OLPH. On Sunday, the church will be recreated as Holy Trinity Parish.

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

The winds of change are blowing through the Catholic community in Trail.

On Sunday, the last two Catholic par-ishes in Trail, St. Anthony’s Church, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH), will be canonically suppressed to create the Holy Trinity Parish.

Canonical suppression refers to the dissolution of a parish.

The church is being renamed Holy Trinity (Trinity defines God as three divine persons) to encompass displaced parishioners from St. Francis Xavier Church in downtown Trail, which closed some time ago.

“When St. Francis closed, those parishioners went to OLPH or St. Anthony’s,” explained Gary LeRose, chairman of the parish council.

“Now the three churches are coming

together as one, hence the idea of Holy Trinity.”

The parishes refer to the canonical church community itself, said Father Jim McHugh, of OLPH.

“So right now, the two parish juris-dictions extend from Montrose to the cemetery on Rossland hill.

“Both parishes split that area as well as Highway 3 to Genelle, and down to the border,” he added.

Father McHugh explained that once Holy Trinity is created, that geograph-ical area will be embodied under its one parish.

“It’s a great change, and it hasn’t been easy,” Father McHugh opined.

“But slow and steady the community has worked, and really tried hard.

“I am really proud of them and I get to inherit all the work that has been done before.”

This weekend will be a low-key affair,

except for the reading of the letter that suppresses and creates, said Father McHugh.

“When the present OLPH church has been fully renovated, then we will have the official dedication of the parish with the bishop.”

Although the renovation details are being kept under wraps, he did hint at what to expect.

“There will be new flooring, new paint, and new alter furnishings.

“Basically a complete transformation of the church interior, including a bap-tismal font at the entry of the church.”

OLPH will celebrate its last mass on June 2, after which all services will transfer to St. Anthony’s until the reno-vations are complete later this fall.

“Nobody will see what happens until the day it (Holy Trinity) reopens,” said LeRose.

“We want it to be wow.”

Trail Catholic parishes to unite

Toxco VP makes NATO presentation

B Y A R T H A R R I S O NTimes Staff

The vice president of Toxco recently returned from a spring trip to Europe but she wasn’t there to smell the flowers in Paris, she was giv-ing a presentation to NATO Command.

Kathy Bruce, of Toxco Waste Management Ltd. in Trail, travelled to Brussels, Belgium in April to speak to NATO commanders on what they might be able to do with the millions of used lithium ion batteries left over in Iraq and Afghanistan after more than a decade of military intervention in the region.

She’s suggesting they send them to Trail to be recycled.

“We did a presentation for the Canadian Department of Defence and that led to the NATO presentation,” said Bruce. “Right now it’s primarily the British military that is interested in our recycling plant but every country’s troops use the same battery. They’re standard military issue.”

The batteries in question are the BA 5590, a green, plastic covered brick about the same size and dimensions as two pounds of butter, stacked one atop the other.

Each soldier on patrol is issued two of these every day, one to power the various pieces of electronic equipment common to the modern military and another for backup. The batteries are single use only and are discarded after each patrol.

The battery packs power radio communica-tions, GPS units, chemical agent monitors, night vision scopes, remote battlefield surveil-lance systems, and host of other gadgets and geegaws that troops carry around with them while on patrol and in combat situations.

“We have already done millions of these, typ-ically from the U.S. military from bases in the U.S.,” Bruce said.

“They over-bought them for the Iraq war and we’ve been recycling the unused leftovers.”

See STRICT, Page 3

Trail company offers to recycle batteries from Afghanistan and Iraq

“Right now it’s primarily the

British military that is interested in our recycling plant but every

country’s troops use the same

battery.”KATHY BRUCE

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Many of you are now d r i v i n g v e h i c l e s

that seemingly require far less service than your previous vehicle. You may now have a vehicle that tells you when to change the oil. (Hopefully it is also telling you when to add oil.) You may have been sold a new vehicle with a service package that takes care of all your regular mainten-ance. It feels like car ownership is getting simpler and simpler. Maybe! Maybe not!

The oil change interval is in the news a lot lately. Data is starting to come in

and GM is having chain wear problems in some of their four cylinder direct injected engines. These chains were wearing out before the vehicle was off warranty. They are reprogramming the oil life monitor (the thing on the dash that tells you when to change your oil) to shorten the intervals. They are not saying anything other than less time or mile-age between oil chan-ges will lengthen the life of these chains.

Most vehicles that have longer oil change intervals require spe-cial oils. Just using a synthetic oil will in many cases not meet

the required oil speci-fications. Companies like BMW (Most of their vehicles require oil changes at 24 000 kilometre or one year intervals.) have had their own specific oil specifications for years. Not every syn-thetic oil will meet this specification.

Now many manufac-turers have developed their own specifica-tions for engine oil. If you are driving a new Chevrolet, Buick, or GMC it will require a new oil specifica-tion. The specification is called Dexos 1 or Dexos 2.

Approved Dexos1 and Dexos 2 oils have a special logo on the bottle. These new

specifications require higher quality base oils and additives. Higher quality, as usual, means more expensive.

For your average automotive repair shop keeping all the various oil specifications while maintaining low oil change prices is quite a challenge. I know at my own shop we have significant quantities of at least 10 different motor oils to meet the various specifications.

As a consumer, make it your busi-ness to know what type of oil your vehicle requires. Read your owner’s manual. Then ask your service pro-vider if the oil they are going to use meets the specification that your vehicle requires. If their answer is “5W30 is 5W30” beware!

Just because you are taking your new car to your selling dealer don’t assume they are putting the right oil in. There is a lot of pressure to keep service costs down on new vehicles especially when the customers have purchased pre-paid service packages.

The cost of using

an incorrect lubricant can be very significant. Replacing a small block Chevy V8 engine is not what it used to be.

The result of using a wrong lubricant may take some time to present itself and you may not recognize symptoms until it is too late.

Many vehicles with extended service inter-vals still have different requirements when the use of the vehicle is deemed severe ser-vice. In general when I research this topic Kootenay driving would almost always be described as severe service.

Mountains and cold weather are tough on lubricants. In my personal opinion six months or 8 000 kilo-metres is a practical limit in our area unless your oil life monitor or warranty require-ments tell you to come in more often.

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FROM PAGE 1Now, after Afghanistan,

there are more unused bat-teries to deal with as well as all the used batteries from the conflict.

“Troops use two per day and you factor that over 10 years and there are poten-tially millions of pounds of these things to deal with,” said Bruce. “Toxco is the only place in the world that recycles lithium batteries.”

Bruce’s presentation in April was before the Dangerous Goods Division of NATO which has repre-sentatives from each member country, most of which didn’t know of their options for dealing with spent batteries.

In the past, most of these batteries would have ended up in landfills or been incin-erated in open burners but most countries have enact-ed stricter environmental protection regulations that wouldn’t allow those practi-ces any longer.

The chemical compon-ents of the batteries, that previously would have been released to atmosphere or left to corrode in the ground, now can be recycled by Toxco and turned into lithium car-bonate for re-use in high strength glass, ceramics, and high temperature lubricants, among other things.

At this point the main bar-rier to Toxco being able to take on new military con-tracts is the complication of shipping spent lithium ion batteries globally.

Although the local com-pany has been working inter-nationally for years and has shipped materials from 31 countries, each shipment has to be arranged according to strict regulations for inter-national shipping or disposal of what is considered to pot-entially be toxic materials.

“It’s not easy to receive these shipments from over-seas,” said Bruce. “The Basel Convention dictates shipping

standards and that requires that the country that ships the materials and the receiv-ing country have ‘competent authorities’ who can offi-cially sign off on the ship-ments. In Canada that would be Environment Canada. Because Iraq and Afghanistan are considered developing countries each NATO mem-ber has competent authorities there but they’re not fully established at this point.”

It can take from two to three years to obtain a per-mit to ship these materials for recycling and the per-mits need to be signed off by the exporting country, the importing country, and any country in between through which the materials might pass.

It is just these complica-

tions which lead to Toxco recently receiving a fine from Environment Canada.

“We have to apply for shipping permits in advance and this means making an estimate,” said Bruce. “If we have to modify the amounts of materials in an existing permit it takes time for the application to be processed.

“That’s basically what hap-pened with this situation, we didn’t get the paperwork in on time and were issued a fine because of what was, essentially, an administrative error.”

Toxco recycled over 3.7 million pounds of lithium batteries last year, about 25 per cent of which were the standard military issue bat-tery packs. The remainder of the material comes from lith-

ium ion batteries from elec-tric cars made by Volkswagen, Nissan, and other manufac-turers, and long tubular lith-ium batteries that are used in directional drills in the petrochemical industry.

Toxco is also a member of a North America wide com-mercial battery recycling pro-gram.

“Consumers can Google the organization’s website, call2recycle, and find battery collection points,” said Bruce. “The batteries are shipped to us from around the province and we sort them by type, recycle any lithium batter-ies, and package and ship the remainder that we don’t work with to other companies that handle them.”

Although there are no new contracts signed to deal with the millions of pounds of mil-itary issue lithium batteries Bruce is hopeful for future development.

“We’ve got representatives from the British military coming in early summer to look at our operation,” she said. “And we already have a relationship with the U.S. military that could grow in future.

“Part of the potential for NATO is because Toxco has established international shipping protocols and we know the requirements of the Basel Convention.

“We’ve even done complete packaging and shipping servi-ces for companies around the world where we go to their operation wherever they are in the world and handle the materials from the packaging and applying for the shipping permits, shipping and then receiving the materials here and recycling them.

“I’m proud of what we’re doing towards helping the recycling effort around the world and employing local people, we currently have 30 employees. If we get some of these military contracts we could employ more.”

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

The City of Trail is soldiering on in its quest to purchase and expand the Trail Regional Airport.

Up for negotiation is Trail’s proposal to extend the city’s limits into Area A, to include land surrounding the airport.

“There is land that is immediately attached to the airport and how that is going to be dealt with, whether we pur-chase it or not, is still in the discus-sion stage,” said Mayor Dieter Bogs.

“We do feel that if we are going to develop the airport, we are going to be needing additional land that surrounds it.”

On Wednesday, the City of Trail met

with representatives from Teck, Montrose, Fruitvale and Area A to discuss the proposed extension of the city’s limits into Area A.

The purchase of the airport itself remains in limbo for two reasons, said Bogs.

He said that the discovery of old gas tanks buried in the ground at the site is an environ-mental concern that needs to be addressed as a condition of sale.

“At this moment in time, a letter has been sent to the regional district pointing out this environmental issue on the property that needs to be corrected,” explained Bogs.

“We are waiting for an answer to our letter and how we are going to deal with the clean up of these two tanks.”

The city has not received a property value of the land from its hired appraiser.

“We have hired someone to evaluate the property, but what its value is, we haven’t gotten that information yet,” Bogs said.

In June last year, Trail council voted to move forward with the Boundary Expansion Study, a report that explored the merit and method of the City of Trail extending its corporate boundary into the unincorpor-ated rural area south of the city, known as Columbia Gardens.

Trail previously looked at expanding its boundaries in a 2004 study that pointed to a municipal revenue surplus forecasted at about $280,000.

But at that time, it was Teck that put the expansion process on the back burner when it sought additional conditions that were con-trary to city council’s legislative authority.

Teck is a significant landowner in the area with some of its facilities including the Waneta Dam, owned two-thirds by Teck, and the Waneta Reload Facilities situated in the rural area.

Trail exploring land options

around airport

“We do feel that if we

are going to develop the

airport, we are going to be

needing additional land that

surrounds it.”Dieter Bogs

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

The BC Coroners Service has released the name of the driv-er of the truck which crashed shortly after

noon May 3 after loos-ing control at the bot-tom of the Rossland hill in Warfield.

The Coroner reports that the driver and sole occupant of the

truck was 52 year old Frederick Wilkinson, of Cornwall, Ontario.

The RCMP have concluded that the fully loaded commer-cial semi trailer unit

suffered a mechanical failure when it lost its brakes while des-cending Highway 3B between Rossland and Trail and rolled near the intersection of the

highway and Tennyson Avenue in Warfield, killing the driver.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

Coroner releases identity of Warfield crash victim

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Toxco Waste Management Vice President, Kathy Bruce, dis-playing one of the standard military issue battery packs her company currently recycles for the U.S. military.


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KSCL was started in the 1950’s and is now a multi-serviced, non-profit society dedicated to serving the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families throughout the West Kootenay Boundary Region. Currently, KSCL delivers services on behalf of Community Living BC and the Ministry for Children and Families in Trail, Castlegar, Nelson, Creston and Grand Forks.

The 12 member Board of Directors is responsible for the overall strategic vision and action plans for KSCL as well as overseeing the day-to-day administration of the organization. We are currently seeking new members to join our current Board and Board committees.

Board Members are expected to attend one monthly meeting (approximately 2 hours in the evening) and be involved in program and/or organizational governance. Involvement depends on candidates’ interests and experience and could include being involved in one of the following committees:

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Adrian Dix is staying on as B.C. NDP leader while the party reviews its perform-ance in the May 14 election and prepares for four more years in opposition.

Dix didn’t specify a time frame for the election post-mortem, but said he will work to prepare the NDP opposition to hold the gov-ernment to its election com-mitments.

“I assure you this review will spare nothing and no one, least of all me,” Dix told a news conference in Vancouver Wednesday. “It must address the strategy and tactics we employed in the election, and it must examine the fundamental question of who we are as a party and our relationship with the people of B.C.”

Dix took responsibility for mishandling a campaign that began with the NDP expecting a strong majority government after four years of turmoil in B.C. Liberal

ranks over the harmonized sales tax and other issues.

He singled out as a sig-nificant error his surprise mid-campaign decision to turn against the proposal to expand the Trans-Mountain

oil pipeline that runs from northern Alberta to Burnaby and Washington state.

Dix expressed no regret for avoiding negative adver-tising, although he was tar-geted by a long string of

ads questioning his personal integrity and competence. He stood by his choice as an attempt to engage more vot-ers, but the campaign didn’t deliver a significant increase in the 51 per cent participa-tion rate of the 2009 vote.

“I don’t believe last week’s results are the end of positive politics in B.C.,” Dix said. “The answer to the Liberals’ populist, right-wing play-book is not to simply adopt it.”

Instead of pushing Premier Christy Clark out of the job, the NDP ended up down three seats to 33 and the B.C. Liberals increased their majority to 50 seats.

Delta South independ-ent Vicki Huntington was re-elected, and the B.C. Green Party made a break-through with the election of their first MLA, University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver in Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

Clark is expected to meet with her team of candidates in Vancouver Thursday.

Dix staying on as NDP leader

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NDP leader Adrian Dix says he will prepare to face the B.C. Liberal government when the legislature reopens later this year.

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Keep the galoshes and umbrellas handy because a lot more rain is forecast to fall.

“The forecast for rain through the (Wednesday) night is an additional 20 to 30 mm expected,” said Dan Derby, emergency program coordinator for the regional dis-

trict.Additionally, the

Forecast Centre reported that a upper-low pressure system developed in Washington State, causing an eastern flow of moist air through the Kootenays.

Rainfall in the amounts of 30-60 mm were reported at the BC Fire Weather

stations in the West Kootenay.

Increased precipita-tion prompted the BC River Forecast Centre to issue a flood watch in the West Kootenay on Wednesday.

A flood watch means that river lev-els are rising and will approach or exceed bankfull; and flood-ing of areas adjacent

to affected rivers may occur.

Derby said that the flood watch is focused on the Slocan River near Crescent Valley, the Salmo River near Salmo, and Duhamel Creek above Diversions (north of Nelson).

Other than a catch basin issues reported by the City of Trail, impact by the rainy weather has been min-imal in Greater Trail.

“So far so good, but we will continue to

monitor what effects the weather will have over night.”

A report issued by Environment Canada is warning of snowfall in the range of 5 to 15 mm by Thursday in parts of the B.C. southern interior.

Snow is forecast for Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton and the Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass, due to lowering freezing levels combined with moisture.

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Annual General Meeting Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 Time: 5:00 pm Place: Trail Association Activity Centre 1769 Riverside Ave, Trail BC Purpose: To place before the members: A. The financial statements B. The report of the Auditor C. The report of the Directors D. Nominations to the Board of DirectorsPlease note: The memberships will be sold Monday to Friday from 8am until 3pm at 1565 Bay Ave - Trail

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The municipal government has released the advisory, which applies to the lower half of the island, after problems at a water-filtration sta-tion.

Residents are advised to boil their water for at least a minute, or to use bottled water. They are also asked to avoid brushing their teeth with tap water.

However, tap water can still be used to wash dishes, take a shower or wash clothes.

The city says the advisory was prompted by abnormally low water levels as a filtration plant in the city’s west end, and discoloured water. Tests are being conducted on the water to determine whether it is, in fact, contaminated.

It’s the second major infrastructure prob-lem in the city in less than 24 hours.

The previous evening, the city’s metro system suffered a complete shutdown at the height of rush hour because of a computer problem.

There was yet another glitch today: the city website, which carried the water advis-ory, appeared to be down.

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Minister Stephen Harper insisted Thursday that he did not know about - nor was asked to sign off on - the arrangement that saw his chief of staff cut a personal cheque for $90,000 to Sen. Mike Duffy.

Harper, currently on a trade mission in South America, took questions on the Senate expenses scan-dal for the first time since news emerged about the controver-sial cheque written by his former right-hand man.

I did not know ... (and) I was not con-sulted,“ Harper said, the Peruvian president standing at his side.

“I was not asked to sign off on any such thing, and had I been consulted or known, I would not have agreed with it, and it is obviously for those reasons that I accepted Mr. Wright’s resigna-tion.”

Harper said he learned about the arrangement the same way Canadians did: through media reports. At that point, “I immediately asked that that information be released publicly,” he said.

He also described himself as “sorry,” “frustrated” and “extremely angry” about the whole mess, which has engulfed his government and threatens its carefully

cultivated image as a pillar of accountability and sound financial management.

The payment allowed Duffy to stop co-operating with an external audit of his expenses - an audit that has since been referred back to the same Senate committee that has already reviewed its so-far-incomplete findings. The affair is also under investiga-tion by the federal eth-ics commissioner.

“Obviously I am very sorry that this has occurred. I am not only sorry, I’ve been through the range of emotions. I’m sorry, I’m frustrated, I’m extremely angry about it,” Harper said.

“But that is the real-ity and I think we’ve dealt with it promptly.”

Harper said when he learned Duffy had repaid the expenses, he assumed - like most Canadians - that it had been from the senator’s own pocket.

“That’s how it should have been,” Harper said. “I know Mr. Wright assisted him, or did this for him, because he want-ed to see the taxpayers reimbursed.”

Wright resigned Sunday, and Duffy quit the Conservative caucus last week, after the details of their transaction began to emerge. Duffy issued a public statement Wednesday in which he

welcomed the re-exam-ination of his expenses.

“Canadians deserve to know all of the facts,” Duffy said. “I am confident that when they do they will con-clude, as Deloitte has already concluded, that my actions regarding expenses do not merit criticism.”

But the opposition suggested both the prime minister and Duffy remain complicit in a cover-up, and urged the government to disclose any and all documents related to the transaction.

“Be clear, be forth-right, stop hiding out in the Andes, get back up here, tell people what actually hap-pened,” said NDP Leader Tom Mulcair.

“There is something that doesn’t wash in this whole story. Canadians understand that, they get that.”

The Conservatives insist there is no paper trail, that no docu-ments were ever drawn up to detail Wright’s payment to Duffy.

In that case, let’s see a copy of the cancelled cheque, said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

“If we had the cheque we would know if the PM’s right-hand man did indeed write it, who it was made out to, was it held in trust until Sen. Duffy lived up to his side of the bargain,” Trudeau said during question period.

Senate Scandal

‘i did not know,’ says Harper


OPINION

How to abolish the upper houseSick of the senators?

And by senators I do not mean the ones on skates, although

admittedly the other ones are skating on pretty thin ice right now. Given the recent antics in the Canadian Senate, it may be helpful for the Canadian public to know that upper houses have been abolished before. And on Canadian soil.

Full disclosure: I used to work for a Canadian Senator, so I have some personal insight into the august institution. I actual-ly feel the Senate can play a useful role in legisla-tion, but has not been well served by the recent intro-duction of highly partisan politics.

Canada used to be full of upper chambers, known as provincial Legislative Councils. Only half of our 10 provinces (B.C., Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador) escaped from ever having a bicameral system. The last provincial Legislative Council to be abolished was Quebec’s in 1968.

If Canadians made it

clear they wanted to abol-ish the federal Senate, how would we do it? It is a particularly thorny ques-tion because, in order to be abolished, the Senate itself would have to agree to its own demise.

But it has been done before, and we might be able to learn from some of these successful strategies. Manitoba’s brief flirtation with a Legislative Council provides one intriguing possibility. Manitoba’s sev-en-member Council lasted only six years, from 1870 to 1876 but, by all accounts, it had been an effective body while in existence. Why was it abolished then? Quite simply, they couldn’t afford it.

In 1874, the young province was booming, but almost bankrupt. They appealed to the Liberal federal government for financial aid, which they duly received, with the proviso that their upper house be abolished to help cut expenses. A law was duly introduced in 1874, and duly rejected by the Council. Next year, same result. It was the Lieutenant Governor, Alexander

Morris, who finally brok-ered an elegant solution. He quietly reminded the Councillors that federal funding would not be avail-able to pay their salaries, but not to worry, he would ensure they got plum pos-itions elsewhere.

The bill successfully passed in 1876.

Admittedly, Manitoba’s upper house did not have a long history, and so that might have helped in the decision to abandon it. What if the Legislative Council had been around for a long time and had become an entrenched institution in provincial politics? Nova Scotia’s experience with its Legislative Council may provide a good example.

Nova Scotia had an

upper house from 1838 to 1928, but following Confederation the insti-tution was seen as less important, as many powers had been taken over by the federal government. Also, many of the Councillors had gone on to take pos-itions within the federal government, either as MPs or Senators. Faced with less to do and a smaller pool of qualified candidates, pressure mounted for the Legislative Council to be abolished.

What followed was almost 50 years of Nova Scotia politicians attempt-ing to get rid of their upper house. It was eventually accomplished under the Conservative government of E.G. Rhodes. Rhodes had replaced a 42-year Liberal regime, and was faced with a stacked Liberal Legislative Council. After having tried, and failed, to offer them a generous monetary parting gift, which the Councillors labelled as a bribe, he came up with a novel solution: expand the membership of the Council with a majority of new members, appoint his own men, and then pass the vote for abolishment

easily.What followed was a

constitutional morass, as the council had a max-imum limit of 21 members. Finally, a judicial decision came down stating that Councillors served at the pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor and not for life, and that he could appoint as many as he chose. As a result, Rhodes had all but one Liberal Councillor dis-missed, and then appointed 21 more men who had but one task: to vote them-selves out of a job.

So it seems upper houses never go without a fight, and some amount of subterfuge and/or bribery is usually required to get them to agree to their own extinction.

Good thing that federal Conservative parliamentar-ians have proven they are quite open to considering all of these tactics over the past few weeks.

Troy Media columnist Lee Tunstall has a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary in Alberta.

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They were wrong in Alberta last April and wrong in Quebec in September. They badly underestimated the NDP’s so-called Orange Wave federally in 2011, as well as the shrivelling of the Liberals under Michael Ignatieff. And last week in British Columbia the pollsters blew it again.

Not one poll published in the days leading up to the B.C. election last Tuesday gave even the faintest hint that Christy Clark’s Liberals would strengthen their majority.

Angus Reid, more or less in line with the other poll-sters operating in the province, had the NDP with a nine-point lead in popular support on the eve of the election. But when the votes were counted, the Liberals had won by 5 per cent - a 14-point discrepancy.

It’s the latest in a long line of failures that has prompted a crisis of faith in Canadian poll-ing and called into question the central role polls play in election coverage.

Pollsters have been quick to point out they’re not meant to be oracles; they take snap-shots of voters’ intentions at a moment in time. According to Reid, his recent B.C. numbers were an example of “polling at its finest” - an accurate snap-shot that voters responded to in ways polls don’t purport to

predict.Maybe so. But a last-minute

shift of that scale is hard to fathom. And in any case, that explains neither the increas-ingly frequent chasms between polls and outcomes nor the fact that Premier Clark’s internal, costlier surveys appear to have been far more accurate.

More likely, the prevalence of misleading data reflects the tricky problems posed to poll-sters by declining voter turn-outs and changing modes of communication.

An accurate poll requires a representative sample. But that’s nearly impossible to access today. Online surveys reach a different demograph-ic than do landline robocalls, while cellphone polling is pro-hibitively expensive for most companies.

In B.C., for instance, the cheapest, most common and least accurate method of polling was online panels, which reach a disproportionately young, urban and educated group. It’s a demographic more likely to support the NDP and decreas-ingly likely to vote - a combina-tion that could account for the particular skewing of polls in that province.

The declining accuracy of Canadian polling is largely not pollsters’ fault. Cultural shifts require new methodologies, which inevitably take time and money to develop.

But the recent B.C. and Alberta fiascos are useful reminders to us in the media that, as tempting as it may be down the stretch of a political horse race, we cannot treat poll results as unassailable truth and certainly not as the whole story. Pollsters and pundits both have a responsibility to acknowledge the limits of what we know.

This is particularly true given the probability that polls to some extent influence elec-tion outcomes. “The polls can, rarely, have a direct effect on voting behaviour,” said Decima Research founder Allan Gregg. “I saw it first in 1984 . . . and again - particularly in Toronto - in 2008, when NDP supporters, fearing a Conservative victory, shifted their vote in the last week to the Liberals.”

Then there’s the question of motivation. According to Ipsos-Reid exit polls in B.C., half of voters believed the NDP would win and only one in 10 believed the Liberals would retain their majority. Would more NDP supporters have been inspired to vote had they known their party was in trouble?

Unless we want cheap sta-tistics to continue to influence the outcome of our elections, pollsters and we in the media alike will have to be more hum-ble and forthcoming about the limits of polling in a changing Canada.

“M y q u e s t w o u l d n o t b e a s e l f i s h o n e . I c o u l d n o t l e a v e k n o w i n g t h e s e f a c e s a n d f e e l- i n g s w o u l d s t i l l e x i s t , e v e n t h o u g h I w o u l d b e s e t f r e e f r o m m i n e . ”

The people who look for the possibilities in an impossible task often make the difference, and Terry Fox was one of those people. It was Terry’s determi-nation towards his ultimate goal – to outrun cancer – that exemplifies the importance of leading by example. Terry ran 5,373 kilometers and 143 days with the goal of seeking a cure for those affected by cancer and giving those around him some-thing to hold onto – hope.

This year marks the 33rd annual Terry Fox Run and the community of Trail needs a vol-unteer Run Organizer to help keep Terry’s message alive.

By becoming a Run Organizer, you become an inte-

gral part of carrying Terry’s torch and helping Trail con-tribute towards finding a cure for cancer. Last year, the Terry Fox Foundation raised over $26 million for cancer research, and with your help we aim to build off of that.

The Foundation will help anyone who is interested in volunteering to be an Organizer through the planning process. It is incredibly important that someone steps forward immedi-ately for this meaningful cause, as the Run is fast approaching and is taking place on Sunday September 15th.

“I t w o u l d b e s u c h a s h a m e f o r t h e p e o p l e o f T r a i l t o m i s s o u t o n a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o k e e p T e r r y ’s l e g a c y a l i v e a s e v e r y c o m m u n i t y n o m a t t e r h o w b i g o r s m a l l c a n m a k e a h u g e i m p a c t , j u s t a s T e r r y l e a r n e d w h e n a s m a l l t o w n o f 1 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e r a i s e d o v e r $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ”,

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Every contribution matters, and like Terry, we will continue to work together to outrun can-cer.

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AIKEN (NEE HACKETT), CON-STANCE ANNE — (August 20, 1932 – May 17, 2013)

You probably know her as Connie. Connie was born in Taber, Al-berta on August 20th 1932 to Eileen and John Hackett. Eileen raised Connie along with her brother John (Sonny) and sisters Shirley and Diane. The family lost their father John early. This drew the family tightly together, a trait that would be repeated as each of the children created their own families.

In the 1950’s Constance met Clar-ence, and they became Connie and Jake. Their 62 year marriage was punctuated by laughter, love and the occasional cast iron frying pan. Connie and Jake’s pas-sion was deep and tempestuous.

Beneath Connie’s caring nature hid a deep vein of stubbornness. Pity the fool who didn’t take “the look” seriously. She could go from making her famous cin-namon buns to tossing clothes out of the bedroom window faster than you could say sorry. Ask Jake. He’ll tell you.

Connie was a nurturer. Jake and Con-nie raised two kids, Pam Woods (nee Aik-en), and Gary Aiken. Pam married Guy Woods. Gary married Debbie Lauriente. And, they brought Brynna, Gord, Steven, and Julie into the world. Grandchildren and much later great-grandchildren. Connie was in heaven. Swimming, hock-ey, rugby and baseball games, skiing, band concerts, skating competitions. She went to them all.

Connie loved to sew and crochet, but the family dinners were legendary. Her Christmas dinners included everyone. Friends were family and family were friends. With the ping pong table dressed up as a dining table everyone sat down for a game of hide the brussels sprout, and who could pretend to eat the most jellied salad. The phrase ”just like the Clampetts” got bandied about.

Philanthropist or hoarder? It all de-pends on what side of need you live. If you needed some fabric or wool, a waf� e maker, a few towels, a blender, a crock-pot, or a set of sheets, you could count on Connie to help deck out your � rst home. The appliance might not all be CSA ap-proved, but they were the best the Pink Elephant carried.

When Connie and Jake moved to War� eld they did what every sane young couple did. They convinced their family and friends into helping them build a pool in the back yard. Nothing made Con-nie happier than sitting by that pool sur-rounded by friends and family. Epic din-ners and water � ghts played out around the pool where one moment’s inatten-tion would result in a swim, no matter what you were wearing. When Pam got married she and the bridesmaids spent the wedding day morning by the pool try-ing to keep their hair dry, hemming their

dresses with one eye on their tasks and the other eye on the look out for buckets.

Whether she was at Christina Lake, Kootenay Lake, Syringa Creek, or Evans, Connie was happy to drop a line in the water, do a little water skiing or just � oat around in the sunshine.

No memory of Connie would be com-plete without talking about her luck. She won a camera from a radio station. “Oh. Me.” She said to the station. “I never win anything.” But, we all know, it’s Jake that never won. Connie’s job, when they made their trips to Reno was to win back Jake’s losses and maybe a little extra for dinner. I’m not sure what the BC Lottery Corporation will do without her weekly donation.

Secrets and slots. Connie was so good at keeping secrets that until she was forced by the American government to get a passport to play her one-armed bandits, she didn’t know she was spell-ing her middle name wrong. Treesa, her niece, shares the same middle name. On Treesa’s birth certi� cate her mid-dle name is Ann. Which is how Connie thought hers was spelled for thirty years. When Connie applied for her passport, Constance Ann found her E.

With a de� nition of family that includ-ed every person she ever met. She cast a wide net and pulled everyone to her.

To know Connie was to love her. To know Connie was to be loved by her

An Open House to celebrate Connie’s life will be held at Connie and Jake’s house. 995 Thackeray Street in Warf-ield (Trail BC V1R 2C3) on Friday, May 31 from 2-5:30. Please wear colour. In lieu of � owers, donations can be made in her name to the Canadian Cancer Society, or for eye care research: www.worldclasshealthcare.ca/funding_opps_eye_care.html.

***DE VOS, MARY CATHERINE — was

born on May 3, 1973 and slipped into the arms of the angels on May 20, 2013.

Mary will be lovingly missed by her husband Marty and children Brenner and Hayden; parents Rose-mary and Chuck Ship-pit; brothers Kelly (Charlene, Celine and Baby Taylor), Patrick (Cedar); sister Heather (Travis); mother-in-law Irene Tremblay; sister-in-law Sandy; father-in-law Lou (Riet); grandmothers Mary Oliver and Helen Shippit and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. You’ll be forever in our hearts – ‘till we see you again.

A Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Trail on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 10:30 am with Father Jim McHugh, Cele-brant.

Jordan Wren of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been en-trusted with the arrangements.

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B Y A N D R E A K L A S S E NKamloops This Week

Were she in Mike Duffy’s shoes, Nancy Greene Raine would resign.

The Conservative Kamloops senator said her Prince Edward Island counter-part’s behaviour in the wake of a housing expenses scandal has been “sad and dis-appointing” to watch.

Duffy left the Conservative caucus last week amid reports that he had taken a $90,000 personal cheque from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff, Nigel Wright, to repay housing expenses he shouldn’t have claimed.

Wright himself resigned from his pos-ition in the Prime Minister’s Office over the weekend.

Media have also reported Duffy may also have double dipped on his expenses — charging the Senate for time he spent campaigning for the Conservatives prior to the 2011 federal election.

“Personally, if it was me, I would resign,” Raine told KTW on Tuesday, a few hours before the Senate was set to meet to discuss the expenses issue.

“He’s made some huge mistakes and using public funds during election cam-paigns and having his expenses, double-dipping as they say, that is just not accept-able,” Raine said.

“You can’t blame that on your staff.”“You need to be on top of those things.

We were told very, very clearly that Senate

resources were not to be used during the writ period when you are out campaign-ing.”

Raine said it’s normal for senators to campaign for their colleagues in the House of Commons, but said “there is no way” she would ever submit any such expenses to the Senate for such work.

Raine said Duffy’s behaviour is good reason to reform the Senate and tighten up oversight of expense accounts, but it’s not reason enough to write off other senators.

“I think there’s a lot of good the Senate can do,” she said.

“It’s just the right people have to be chosen properly and they have to be held accountable.

NANCY GREENE RAINE

Rossland’s ski-star-turned-senator says she would quit if she were Duffy

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Nancy Greene Raine became a member of the Senate in 2009.

T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SWASHINGTON -

President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House.

In the East Room on Wednesday night, Obama is presenting the 71-year-old singer-songwriter with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

She is the first woman to receive the award given by the Library of Congress.

King made famous such hits as “(You Make Me Feel

Like) A Natural Woman” and “You’ve Got a Friend.”

Several friends from her five decades in the music business will be on hand to perform in King’s honour, including Gloria Estefan, Billy Joel, Jesse McCartney, Emeli Sande, James Taylor and Trisha Yearwood.

King is expected to per-form, too.

She told The Associated Press that it’s a tremen-dous honour to be recog-nized with a place in his-tory she never would have expected, and to have it

happen at such a historic venue.

Past recipients of the prize include Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon.

“It is yet another of the many important messa-ges to young women that women matter, women make a difference,” King said in the AP interview.

“That popular music is recognized by the Library of Congress as being worthy of a place in history is especially significant to me.”

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“These are all weather-related out-ages — lines on the ground, trees com-ing into contact with lines,” he said.

At the first report of outages, crews were dispatched.

“They were work-ing at maximum cap-acity overnight and (Wednesday) morning we have relief crews out there to clear the lines and restore ser-vice to the custom-ers,” said Allison. “We recognize that the power has been out for some time and it is an inconvenience to our customers.”

Concerns for safety

come first including that of the residents and crews working the area. Restoring power comes second.

At this point, Fortis cannot say when elec-tricity will be fully returned to the com-munity.

“The storms were so widespread and

so many areas are affected,” said Allison. “Customers will be restored at the distri-bution level as soon as possible.

“That’s the lines that go to people’s homes. There are just so many different spots hit that they’re work-ing at them one by

one.”One Vallican resi-

dent says the wind-storm had a dramatic effect on people in her community. Travelling during the storm was treacherous according to stories she heard and her own experi-ence returning home from Slocan Park.

“Yesterday after-noon there was only one-lane traffic to Castlegar because of all the trees on the road,” she said. “People driving from Winlaw to Passmore had to dodge trees as they were trying to dodge trees along the highway. People were

almost hit.”According to her

93-year-old neigh-bours, the storm was like nothing they’d seen in 50 years. It’s not surprising the damage that ensued.

“We have three huge clumps of trees on the road with wires all entangled in them,”

she said.Her concern is for

safe travel as well as restoration of power after over 18 hours without service.

Allison said this time of year often comes with storms causing damage. Wind takes down trees ready to break.

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B y T i m e s s T a f fDarrin Rich is getting a second

shot at the Rock.The Trail bowler is headed to

Newfoundland this weekend to compete in the Canadian Open 5-pin championship in St. John’s.

It will mark the second con-secutive year that Rich reached the national finals in Newfoundland.

Last year, he represented B.C. in the Masters Bowling Canadian championship singles division. However, after a strong start he struggled in the final games of the round robin and finished eighth overall.

This year at the Canadian open he will be part of a team, which includes Stu Ryan, Mike Elder, Larry Richet, Dave Gourley and Matt Eisenhauer.

The qualified for the nationals after winning the provincial title in Nanaimo in March.

Since the Kootenay region does not have a zone team, Rich joined the Okanagan zone team for the provincials. They finished first in

the round robin, earned a bye to the final and defeated the Lower Mainland zone team for the title.

The Canadian Open will features teams representing 10 regions of the country.

Each team will play a total of 18 games over three days beginning on Tuesday. The top four teams will advance to the championship round, which features a step-ladder format with lower seeds taking on higher seeds. The top seeded team must be defeated twice to claim the championship.

Rich is no stranger to success at the Canadian Open in both the singles and team competition.

Two of his current teammates, Ryan and Richet, joined Rich and Trail’s Ron Sandnes to win the 2009 Canadian Open team title in Saskatoon.

The following year, Rich was a bronze medalist in the Canadian Open singles competition in Winnipeg.

This year’s event wraps up with the finals on June 1.

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B y J i m s i n c l a i rCastlegar News

Castlegar, with close cooperation from its close neigh-bours has successfully hosted a provincial conference span-ning four days at its Community Complex.

The upshot of the Recreation Facilities Association of BC event which ran from May 14-17, is that 89 members from across the province have compared notes and now feel better able to give their commun-ities the recreational value they crave and deserve.

We’re talking about arenas and/or pools, of which there

are about 200 in the province.

With representa-tives from the 89 members as well as the 30 or so sponsors, the turnout was siz-able.

The conference is an opportunity for industry colleagues to congregate and compare notes on the challenges specific to operating these recreation centres that are so well appre-ciated by the public.

The conference is an annual event (next year to be held in Victoria) and a major drawing card for the 2013 installment was the inclusion of Trevor Linden as key-note speaker for the Thursday night ban-quet.

The charming former NHLer who performed with four teams over a couple of decades (first and foremost, the Vancouver Canucks) is as well known and respected for his com-munity/humanitarian efforts as his on-ice excellence.

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FROM PAGE 12were held for some hon-oured fans: Lillian Cox of Nelson (whose selection was arranged by her daughter Bev Caldwell), and Barb Cornford of Rossland. Both ladies, hardcore Canucks’ fans since the team joined the NHL in 1970, said they were thrilled to meet their hockey hero.

As the games were wind-ing up, conference-related comments were solicited from Jason Craig, operations supervisor at the Nelson and District Community Complex.

He first thanked Teck Corp. whose sponsorship had facili-tated Linden’s involvement.

“It’s all about recreation facilities, parks and recrea-tion,” he outlined, “and everything in between… fit-ness… ice rinks… the whole nine yards.”

Craig, part of the team

orchestrating the sympo-sium, said going “green” and dealing with energy-related topics has been popular of late. “We have sessions where we talk about what works in our facility and what people are having problems with.”

The conference came up with no hard and fast resolu-tions, per se, but that was not the desired goal of the effort according to Robert Baker, representing the City of Trail, who stated the idea was to put together a framework of pri-orities for operators to work toward, something to check back on in a year, for example, and measure progress.

Baker, who mentioned that energy costs signify 25 per cent of a complex’s expenses, added, “these folks come in here and learn all the technic-al aspects of energy steward-ship and responsibility in rec

facilities… how we’re going to go back to our buildings now and implement them.”

Baker’s comments came as the delegates were packing up and heading for home around 11 a.m. on Friday.

A closing comment focus-ing gratitude to the many sponsors was provided by Jim Crockett, manager of recreation for the Castlegar and District Recreation Department. Crockett also directed credit to Castlegar’s regional partners in staging a function that went off with-out a hitch.

“We had strong support and participation,” he said, “both on the organizing com-mittee and from the employ-ees to come from our sister cities of Trail and Nelson. We want to acknowledge their support. They were integral in making this all happen.”

Energy costs a common concern

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Former NHL star Trevor Linden was in Castlegar for the Recreation Facilities Association of BC con-ference. Not only did Linden speak to delegates, he also spent time meeting fans and playing a little ball hockey with local youngsters.

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The club fired Vigneault and assist-ants Rick Bowness and Newell Browne on Wednesday, as the expected fallout from the Canucks’ first-round sweep at the hands of the San Jose Sharks finally came to pass.

The Canucks’ all-time leader in coach-ing wins, Vigneault led the club to six Northwest Division titles, two Presidents’ Trophy titles and an appearance in the 2011 Stanley Cup final.

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Commencing June 24 and running to August 9, 2013

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]

Beaver Valley Recreation would like to thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Invites applications for the following position:

SUMMER PARKS PROGRAM LEADER

Beaver Valley Recreation

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careers at cbtCommunity Liaison, Southwest Basin

This is a full-time position, based out of our Castlegar office. View details at www.cbt.org/careers or request from Debra Stewart at 1.800.505.8998.

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TAKE NOTICE the City of Trail intends to dispose of the following legally described property:

Lot 1, Plan 17289, DL 230, K.D.- 548 Farwell Street

The property contains a single family dwelling. The lot is approximately 10 m. x 15 m. in size. A public viewing of the property is scheduled for Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.The City will accept offers for the purchase of the subject property up to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Trail City Hall, 1394 Pine Avenue, Trail, BC V1R 4E6 under the following terms and conditions:• The minimum bid shall be no less than $10,000.00.• The purchaser shall be responsible for all legal fees

associated with the purchase.• The property is being offered on an as-is basis.• The City does not warranty the condition of the property

or buildings thereon.• A certified cheque in the amount of 10% of offer being

tendered must accompany the offer. This amount will be credited to the offer if accepted or returned to those whose offer was not accepted. The security will be forfeited if the successful purchaser does not complete the sale transaction within 30 days of the date the offer is accepted by City Council.

A public opening of the offers will immediately follow the closing time of 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Trail City Hall.Michelle McIsaac Corporate Administrator

NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISPOSE OF CITY PROPERTY

548 FARWELL STREET

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentCASTLEGAR, 1Bdrm. ground level, f/s, $600./mo.util.incl., avail. immed. 604-512-4178

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

Francesco 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. 250-368-5908

Glenmerry 3bdrm. F/S $850/mo. Heat included. 250-368-5908

ROSSLAND, 2BD., covered carport, clean & quiet, N/S, N/P. 250-362-9473

Sunningdale:2bdrm corner unit,TV cable & heat included & free use of washer and dry-er. $750/mo. 250-368-3055

TRAIL, 2bd. Close to town, bus stop, park, new blinds, paint. $600. 250-364-1129

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

WANETA MANOR 2bdrm., NS,NP, Senior oriented, un-derground parking 250-368-8423

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W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., covered parking. $550./mo. 250-368-6212

Homes for RentTRAIL, 2BD. cozy, character house in Lower Warfi eld. Ref. $700./mo. 208-267-7580

TRAIL, 2BD. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $750./mo. 250-512-9601

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

1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale $69,000

Serviced and ready to go, this 66x105 generous lot is among new

houses and has gorgeous views. Bring your plans and break ground this Spring!

MLS# K213996.Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665

956 Black Bear Drive, Rossland $318,900

4 bdrm home on 1.6 acres. Nicelylandscaped yard, large workshop/garage. Bright sun room with a gasfi replace and a large deck, second

kitchen, rec room and wood stove in thebasement, double carport and plenty of

parking for all your toys!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

2314 Thompson Avenue, Rossland

$229,0003 bdrm 2 bath family home featuring

fi replace, hardwood fl oors and hot tub. Nice patio area and fl ower gardens.

Come check it out!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW LISTING

4 Redstone Drive, Rossland $389,000

Latest design! Spacious 4 bedroom 2.5 bath home with double garage, great views of the Redstone Golf Course.

Ready to move in September!Call Richard (250) 368-7897

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

956 Spokane Street, Trail

$167,888PSSST! HAVE YOU HEARD? Downtown Trail is heating up! Invest in this 1250 sf building with established retail on main

and spacious residential suite up. Call for revenue details and be part of the buzz!

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

8412 Theatre Road, Trail

$449,000Newer 4 bdrm home on 0.87 acre

private lot. This home offers private entrance, open fl oor plan, beautiful

kitchen and gorgeous gas fi replace with antique mantle. Also included is a large

(22x28) insulated shop. Call now!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1951 – 2nd Avenue, Trail $149,900

This character home is truly a “Diamond in the Rough”. Located on a fantastic, large lot it features hardwood fl oors, wood-burning

fi replace, and large dining room. Priced well below assessed value.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale

$297,900This lovely family home is located

minutes from downtown Fruitvale. It has many updates including a new kitchen.

Call today to view.Call Jodi 250-231-2331

2023 Hepburn Drive, Fruitvale $239,900

Come and view this great little home with a fantastic 0.5 acre lot and large double

garage.Call Jodi 250-231-2331

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Commercial Lease

Old Waneta Road

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

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

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

C7 zoning allows a wide scope of uses.

Call Art (250) 368-8818

OPEN HOUSESaturday May 25th from 11am-1pm

1004 Regan Crescent, Trail

$227,9003 bdrm home in

Sunningdale. Vinyl siding, ac- u/g

sprinklers, 24 x 20 shop with ventilation. Mechanical upgrades - call your REALTOR®

for a viewing.Call Mark

(250) 231-5591

Ron & Darlene Your Local Home Team

39 Hazelwood Drive, Trail$249,000

Great Sunningdale location. Great family home. Great price. 3

bedroom 2 bathroom home. Exceptionally well built. Oak fl oors, fi replace, large dining area, patio and double garage.Call Ron and Darlene for a personal viewing of this fi ne character home.

1701 – 3rd Avenue, Trail$99,000

Secure building on a corner lot in a prominent location.

Great building, great price!Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527

We Sell Great Homes!

NEW LISTING

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

OPEN HOUSESunday May 26 10am-12pm

100 Birch Avenue, Fruitvale $249,000

1599 Columbia Avenue, Trail $195,000

350 McAnally Street, Trail $79,000

100 Birch Avenue, Fruitvale SOLD

1599 Columbia Avenue, Trail SOLD

350 McAnally Street, Trail SOLD

Jodi Beamish ext 51Cell: [email protected]

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