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John McLeod (left) and Gordon Titsworth pipe out a familiar refrain during the Trail Pipe Band’s weekly practice session at Gyro Park on Monday. The band’s sounds fill the park during the summer months before heading to the Trail Armories for its winter practice sessions.

PIPE PRACTICETeck continues pursuit of

fugitive dustB Y S H E R I R E G N I E R

Times StaffFugitive dust is a relatively new moniker

given to an historical problem in Trail.But what is it really, and why should resi-

dents care?Fugitive dust is defined as any solid particu-

late matter that becomes airborne, through an emission other than a stack or chimney.

When inhaled, the fine particles can accumu-late in the lungs, causing various respiratory problems including persistent coughing and wheezing.

“Wind movement and operation of the plants blow fugi-tive dust into the atmosphere ,”sa id Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs, chair of the Trail Health and Environment Committee (THEC)

“The emissions affect the commun-ity not just environ-

mentally but especially in terms of health.”In response to a significant windstorm on

May 5 which blew a mass quantity of fugitive dust into Rivervale and Birchbank, in early July Teck Trail Operations installed a second mon-itor at its north entrance that will continuously reads the level of dust in the air.

“A massive windstorm went through our town and the warm air sent dust from the Trail operation toward Birchbank,” said Bogs.

By the time the dust reached that area it had dissipated, rendering an inaccurate picture of the level of lead and heavy metals that may have contaminated the area.

“By the time the dust reached the distance at Birchbank it was diluted and didn’t really show in the readings,” explained Bogs.

The new monitor is the same distance from the centre of Teck operations as the monitor in East Trail’s Butler Park, which has been a useful tool for troubleshooting dust levels for years.

“It shows minute by minute continuous readings so the next time another storm blows through the exact concentration of fugitive dust should be indicated,” he said.

Dust blown into the atmosphere during an event such as a windstorm is referred to as an excursion.

“Excursions are short duration abnormal events,” said Carol Vanelli Worosz, Teck’s com-munications manager.

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

Only two weeks left to pump iron, swim a lane or relax in the hot tub before the Trail and Leisure Aquatic Centre (TALC) closes its doors to begin annual maintenance on Aug 10.

“There is a lot of work that cannot be done when the pool is occupied,” said Trisha Davison, Trail Parks and Recreation direc-tor.

“We may be closed but it is a busy four weeks.”

The pool will be drained and power washed while repairs are made to its pump and filtration system.

Earlier this year, council allotted over $180,000 to replace TALC’s lockers this summer, work which will be completed before the doors open on Sept 8.

Meanwhile, the fitness centre only will reopen on Aug 19, operating with reduced hours.

In February, the Parks and Recreation Department embarked on a mission to write a master plan for deliv-ery of services to resi-dents in Trail.

The purpose of the plan is to assist

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FROM PAGE 1“Fugitive emissions are not necessarily con-

stant and windblown dust is the type of event Teck wants to control,” she added.

Bridget Kivell, member of the Tadanac resi-dents’ association said that the neighbourhood appreciates the many projects Teck is under-taking, such as planting bushes and trees to keep the dust level minimal.

“I haven’t noticed a big difference yet,” she said.

“But they are very conscientious. If there is a complaint about dust on the road, with one phone call they are quick to get here and water it down.”

At a Trail and Health Environment Committee (THEC) meeting in June, Teck’s five-year plan to reduce fugitive dust emis-sions, which primarily contain lead and arsen-ic, was presented to members of neighbouring municipalities, interior health authorities and community representatives.

“Since the mid 1990s we have reduced our metal emissions to air by 95 per cent,” said Worosz.

“Our current focus is on reducing fugitive dust from a variety of sources such as materials storage, transportation and buildings.”

Teck plans to reduce fugitive dust emissions include installation of additional truck wheel washing stations, and construction of desig-nated buildings that operate under negative pressure for mixing and storage of materials.

“This will make significant improvement to fugitive dust that currently affects our com-munity,” said Bogs.

B y T a m a r a H y n dFernie Free Press

A bear chased two mountain bikers on the Coal Discovery Trail near Fernie on Saturday.

One biker used pepper spray on the light brown coloured black bear causing the animal to back down. The bikers retreated with the bear and two cubs in pursuit.

The two bikers were cycling back the last five km to Fernie when they cycled around a corner and encountered two black bear cubs on the trail.

The cyclist’s dog barked, the cubs cried and the mother bear stood straight up and then charged. One cyclist had bear spray in his front pocket and instantly discharging it in the bear’s direction. The sow ran through the cloud and took a full blast in her face near his front tire. She reversed direction but turned to attack again as he dropped his bike and retreated down the trail. With two cyclists and a dog staring back at her, the sow chased her cubs up a tree.

The cyclists backtracked towards Ridgemont Road. The cyclist said it was unusual for him to have the bear spray in his pocket as it’s usually buried in his pack. Recent bear events around Fernie had him thinking about bears so he wore hiking shorts that had a pocket for the pepper spray. These bear encounters happen fast.

Mountain biker’s speed and quietness put them at greater risk for sudden encounters with wildlife and other trail users. WildSafeBC sug-gests bikers make noise to avoid surprising wild-life and other trail users at close range, travel in groups and carry bear spray.

“Incidents like this need to be reported to the Conservation Officer Service (COS),” said Conservation Officer Patricia Burley. “Human and wildlife interactions and injured wildlife should be reported immediately to COS.

FROM PAGE 1the city in developing strategies to provide quality leisure services for the next ten years and beyond.

Over the last six months, infor-mation has been collected from stakeholder interviews, council workshops, and a general com-munity survey, which closed July 1.

“Now all that information will be analyzed and reviewed over the summer,” explained Davison.

Key recommendations and pri-orities extracted from the data will include short, mid and long-term goals and what direction to take the services, she said.

This fall, the Parks and Recreation department will host a public meeting to reveal a draft of the master plan.

“My biggest hope is that by the end of it all, the community has participated in the process to develop the plan,” said Davison.

“Because it is the residents who benefit directly or indirectly from the services.”

When the pool reopens in September, residents will pay 10

to 20 cents more for drop in fees depending on age; $3 more per hour for group swims; racquet-ball and squash memberships will increase $7 per year; and field house rentals will increase $3 per hour.

In a memo to David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer, Davison said that over the past several years, fees for recreation services have increased modestly, but no increase was made in 2012, due in part to the planned changes in Harmonized Sales Tax.

“The average labour rate increase for 2013/14 is two per cent,” said Davison.

This increase is an attempt to balance cost increases in user fees for facilities and parks with what it is believed the market can bear with the inflationary costs of oper-ating facilities, she added.

Trail council gave three read-ings to the bylaw amendment on Monday night, when enacted allows a two per cent increase to rates and charges for recreational services, effective Sept 1.

Rates going up Sept. 1

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The Trail aquatic centre will be closing for its annual maintenance on Aug. 10. The fitness centre will reopen Aug. 19

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B y m a r v i n B e a T T yCastlegar News

Suspected vandalism to a natural gas line on the roof of Castlegar Primary School sent gas flowing into the atmos-phere and the building on Monday, July 22.

Fire crews responded around 3:15 p.m. and waited for FortisBC to ensure the power was shut off before entering the building.

“Someone broke the main gas line off that feeds the rooftop unit,” said Castlegar Fire Chief Gerry Rempel. “It was free flow-ing gas into the atmosphere and, in turn, migrated inside the building. It was a very dangerous situation.”

Once the power was shut off, crews opened the doors and blew fresh air inside with large fans.

Rempel said he made the RCMP aware of the situation. It’s likely that nearby schools would also be checked for any damage.

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T H e n e l s o n s T a rThe Village of Salmo has named Bob Payette

its new administrator, effective Aug. 6.For the last year, Payette has been manager

of the Village of Thorsby, Alta., west of Leduc.Before that he spent four years working

for the Town of Beaumont, Alta. as manager of community and protective services, and a year as recreation director for the City of Fort Saskatchewan.

“He loves the outdoors, so you can imagine he’s thrilled about the Kootenays,” Salmo mayor Ann Henderson told 103.5 The Bridge. “Of course, our climate’s a little better than he’s had. He can’t wait to get involved with the com-munity.”

Henderson says Payette was chosen from among 60 applicants. He replaces Scott Sommerville, who left recently to become city manager in Kimberley. Deputy clerk/treasurer Kandy Schroder has been filling in as acting administrator.

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B l a c k P r e s sThe guest book has opened at Government

House, online and in Victoria, for people to send their greetings to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their son.

Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon announced Monday that a signing table is avail-able at her official residence. Messages may also be sent online via the Governor General’s website.

“As third in line, he is the future King of Canada,” Guichon said in a statement. “Let us join together in celebration across the province to mark the birth of our future King.”

Those who wish to send a congratulatory mes-sage online may do so by visiting the Governor General’s website: www.gg.ca

Communities and businesses set up their own greeting places, collecting infant clothing and gifts for local charities.

The Lieutenant Governor’s full statement follows:

“On behalf of the people of British Columbia, I offer my congratulations and best wishes to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their son. This is a

special time for the Duke and Duchess and I wish them much health and happiness as they embark on their parenting journey.

“As the third in line, he is the future King of Canada. For Canadians, this historic occasion is an opportunity to reflect on our strong and enduring connection to the Crown - an institu-tion that embodies the stable character of our democracy. It is an important symbol of unity and stability and represents the vitality of our traditions, the permanence of our institutions and the continuity of national life.

“Let us join together in celebration across the province to mark the birth of our future King.”

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B y P a u l r u d d a nCampbell River Mirror

Mainstream Canada has been awarded a $75,000 judgement against a salmon farm activist who intends to appeal the decision to Supreme Court of Canada.

On Monday, the B.C. Court of Appeal over-turned a lower court decision and ruled that statements made by activist Don Staniford were defamatory and not fair comment. In addition, Justice David Tysoe penalized the activist for his misconduct during trial.

“The appropriate way to punish Mr. Staniford for his reprehensible conduct in the litigation is to award Mainstream special costs against him,” wrote Justice David Tysoe.

The ruling in favour of Mainstream provides general damages of $25,000 and punitive dam-ages of $50,000. The company had asked for $125,000, but was otherwise pleased by the verdict.

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Vancouver Police are seeking charges against another 27 sus-pected Stanley Cup rioters, includ-ing three high school friends from Victoria.

It’s the final bulk batch of char-ges VPD say they’re requesting related to the night of mayhem and violence more than two years ago in downtown Vancouver.

A 25-year-old Port Coquitlam woman is accused of punching another woman in the face who tried to protect an unmarked police car in the hours after the Canucks lost the Cup final. Police say the Good Samaritan suffered facial and dental injuries.

A 24-year-old Langley man who was out on bail on firearms charges the night of the riot may also face assault and riot-related charges. He was filmed kicking another man on the ground in a swarming attack on Granville Street and later was taped breaking into the Bay.

The three high school friends from Victoria are expected to face up to 15 charges.

“The three were captured on video committing multiple crimes throughout the night, including break-ins to four separate business-es,” VPD Supt. Dean Robinson said.

They were later caught by Transit Police on SkyTrain with store mer-chandise that still had price and security tags attached.

Police are also seeking charges of break-and-enter, mischief and participating in a riot against two 14-year-old boys.

Crown has also recommended charges against Daniel Amesbury, 22, of Maple Ridge.

He’s 14th accused suspect to be charged out of 15 identified by police in the brutal swarming attack on Good Samaritan Robert Mackay, who tried to keep looters from breaking into The Bay during the riot.

Amesbury is charged with assault, participating in a riot, disguising his face to commit an offence, break and enter and four counts of mischief.

Robinson said many charged and convicted rioters continue to ignore court-ordered conditions.

Random checks by investigators have found 28 in breach of condi-tions who have since been charged.

Although large batches of charge recommendations are no longer expected, the VPD says further charges may come one or two accused at a time.

Police have sought a total of 1,204 charges against 352 rioters.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA, Ont. - A charity that was

at the centre of a public controversy about Justin Trudeau’s speaking fees isn’t going to request a refund.

Ian Webster, the chairman of the Grace Foundation, said Monday the New Brunswick-based charity won’t seek reimbursement for a $20,000 speaking fee from the Liberal leader.

A spokeswoman for Trudeau’s office also confirmed the foundation has told the leader’s office no money will be requested.

Trudeau has offered to reimburse any group that was dissatisfied with speech-es he gave in return for a speaker’s fee, including the money he received from the Saint John, N.B.-based foundation for a June 2012 fundraising event.

The foundation supports the 80-bed Church of St. John and St. Stephen nursing home. Webster said in a tele-phone interview the matter is now closed as far as his group is concerned.

“We didn’t want any money from Justin Trudeau and the matter is closed, end of story. There’s been enough grief go on with this,” he said.

Foundation board member Susan Buck wrote in March this year to the Speakers’ Spotlight, the agency through

which Trudeau was hired, to seek a refund on the grounds that the event lost money.

The letter wound up being circulated by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office earlier this month and became part of a Conservative offensive against Trudeau for taking money from charities rather than donating to them.

In a public statement in June, the foundation’s board said it got no response to its request for a refund from the Speakers’ Spotlight and, thus, decided in May to drop the matter.

The board has also said it was “deeply distressed” that the matter had since become a political football.

Webster says Buck’s name has been dropped from the organization’s list of directors since the controversy erupted.

Trudeau voluntarily disclosed last February that he’s earned more than $1.3 million on the public-speaking circuit since 2006, including $277,000 from 17 groups since he was first elected in 2008.

Some of those groups are charities and non-profit entities such as school boards, municipalities and universities.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S STORONTO - A new study says Vancouver

is the most expensive city in Canada, but it doesn’t crack the top 10 as one of the cost-liest cities for expatriate employees to be transferred to because of their jobs.

Mercer’s 2013 Cost of Living Survey says Canadian cites, overall, moved down in the ranking this year due to a slight decrease in the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar.

The city of Luanada in Angola is the world’s most expensive city for expats, fol-lowed by Moscow where a cup of coffee can cost $8.29.

The study also says the cost of housing for expats is usually the biggest expense for employers. A luxury two-bedroom unfurnished apartment in Moscow costs $4,600 a month.

Rounding out the top five most expen-sive cities for expats Tokyo, Ndjamena in Chad and Singapore.

Other expensive cities on the top 10 list are: Hong Kong, Switzerland’s Geneva, Zurich and Bern and Sydney, Australia.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SEDMONTON - A study of thousands of

environmental problems in Alberta’s oil-sands has found that fewer than one per cent have drawn any enforcement action.

Independent researchers Peter Lee and Kevin Timoney have assembled a database of more than 9,000 environmental inci-dents since 1996.

The incidents vary from unplanned releases into the Athabasca River and the discovery of unregistered waste sites, to excessive smokestack emissions

The study concludes the province’s rec-ords on environmental contamination are incomplete and riddled with errors.

The researchers also found that enforce-ment action was only taken in 0.9 per cent of the more than 4,000 cases where an oilsands facility broke an operating condition.

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Liberal leader Justin Trudeau was in Trail on Monday meeting with residents. To see more photos visit traildailytimes.com or go to our Facebook site.

Tribunal rejects credit card complaintsT H E C A N A D I A N P R E S S

OTTAWA - The Competition Tribunal has sided with Visa and MasterCard in a landmark ruling against the federal Competition Bureau, suggesting that Ottawa decide whether “pre-mium” credit-card users should face sur-charges at the cash register.

The bureau had complained that the credit-card companies exert too much power in forcing merchants to accept credit cards that carry higher pro-cessing fees.

Those fees are among the highest in

the world, according to the bureau, adding up to between $5 billion and $7 billion annu-ally.

But the tribunal dismissed the case Tuesday, saying the reasons, at least for now, are being kept under wraps.

“The tribunal’s rea-sons are confidential at this time in order to protect properly con-fidential evidence,” it said in a statement.

“A public version of the decision will (be) issued as soon as pos-sible after a determina-tion as to what infor-

mation must remain confidential has been made.”

In a summary of its decision, the tribunal made two findings.

First, it found that Visa and MasterCard did not violate Section 76 of the Competition Act, which would require that merchants resell credit-card prod-ucts.

However, it also found that restric-tions imposed on merchants by Visa and MasterCard, pre-venting them from applying a surcharge for those customers

paying with credit cards, may have had an adverse effect on competition.

Still, the tribunal rejected the complaint on that basis, placing the ball instead in the federal government’s court.

It said the proper solution to concerns raised by the commis-

sioner about anti-com-petitive behaviour on the part of the cred-it-card companies is regulatory change.

And it suggested there would be a con-sumer backlash should merchants be allowed to impose surcharges on customers using cards that carry higher interchange fees.

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OPINION

Government ‘mob’ should get out of gamblingGambling can be a

terrible addiction, only made worse by government’s

addiction to money. Ottawa and Toronto are

only the latest commun-ities to get caught up in the rush to expand access to gambling. Casinos are all the rage - in addition to Ottawa and Toronto, many aboriginal communities want them, for example. (Of the over 70 casinos in Canada about a fifth are aboriginally owned.) Once Detroiters saw their money going across the river to Windsor’s, they built three.

But while the discus-sion about casinos usually focuses on where to put them, and how to divide up the spoils, too little attention is paid to the huge issue they represent for governments and fair-ness. As one participant in a conference on gambling observed a few years ago, “the Canadian government gambling model focuses on revenue generation and glosses over harm.”

If you’ve ever sat in a bar watching punters feed loonies into video lottery terminals (VLTs) you’ll know that a lot of gambling has nothing to do with the Hollywood image of tux-edoed high rollers betting

vast sums on a roll of the dice. Much of it is cheap and sordid: vulnerable people enticed to throw away the rent money in the eternal quest for the Big Score.

Knowing that the indus-try preys on human weak-ness, governments sensibly used to make it hard to gamble. Casinos were only available in distant places like Reno and Las Vegas, or restricted to private clubs to ensure that low-budget punters didn’t get in to squander that week’s pay. Because they didn’t depend on them for revenue, gov-ernments could be the disinterested regulators that potentially dangerous activities require.

Then they discovered what the Mob has known all along - that gambling generates huge amounts of cash for those who own or control casinos. After that the jig was up. Governments’ insatiable search for money, born of an inability to control their own spending, unleashed a wave of state-promoted gambling dens to relieve the credulous of their cash.

By a sleight of hand every card shark ought to admire, these governments shifted the discussion from preying on human weak-

ness to all the benefits that could be created by politicians getting their hands on casino cash cows. Think of all the great pub-lic purposes that could be achieved, the good works, charities and sports teams supported, the “commun-ity reinvestment” and so forth. And all without rais-ing taxes.

But in the rush to cash in the chips, governments forgot that it matters enor-mously to the integrity of public spending how the money spent is raised. Doing good with the money is not enough.

It is the job of govern-ment to decide what pub-lic services the commun-ity needs and can afford but also to ensure that the money raised to pay for those services meets cer-tain standards. We endless-ly debate the fairness of the

tax system, the regressive nature of sales taxes, how the tax burden should be shared out between individ-uals and corporations, how much harder the income tax should hit those at the top of the income scale than at the bottom.

We worry about how user fees will affect low income people. Ability to pay is a crucial part of the debate over taxes, as Margaret Thatcher learned when she was driven from office in part by a decision to impose a tax (the “com-munity charge”) that took no account of ability to pay.

Somehow gambling rev-enues escape this scrutiny. Yet if politicians are genu-inely convinced that the things they spend gambling revenue on are legitimate public purposes, then they should use the established tax system to collect those revenues, making everyone contribute their fair share under the law, and not just those vulnerable to the siren song of Lady Luck.

Remember that no mat-ter what the politicians promoting gambling say, gambling revenues from local casinos by and large comes from local people, not outsiders.

The casinos don’t gener-ate new wealth for the com-

munity. They take money from locals who would have spent it on other things, on clothes and rent and food, and exploit human weakness to transfer that money into the hands of those same politicians to dispense on projects that they think make them look good.

Yes, we’ve always taxed vice (think tobacco and alcohol) and we should con-tinue to do so. But clearly the scale of revenues gov-ernments get from control-ling (and not just taxing) gambling have become so large that they no longer focus successfully on the damage gambling does. Governments that should be arm’s length independ-ent regulators of gambling in the public interest are now shabby self-interested enablers.

Everything we used to understand about how to limit the harm gambling does has been tossed out the window by politicians in the pursuit of cash. Shame on them.

Brian Lee Crowley (twit-ter.com/brianleecrowley) is the Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an independent non-partisan public policy think tank in Ottawa: www.macdonaldlaurier.ca.

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Have you notice an improvement in Trail’s air

quality over the last two years?

I have lived in the Trail area since 1951 and my father and his father since 1910. They had a farm even before the old bridge was built and resided on the east Trail side at that time. My father even had a twin brother who drowned in the Columbia in 1918. I have followed the history of Trail for many years.

I feel I can add some com-ments good or bad. Firstly, if the city thinks the 50-year-old new bridge is going to last they better start thinking again and planning and negotiating for a new one somewhere.

If you’ve ever walked across it when the constant big loaded trucks go by, the bridge shakes worse than some of the rides at the fair. I have a relative who is too afraid and will never walk across it to go downtown. Do they honestly think it can take the strain? Not likely. What’s

going to happen if for some reason it has to close? You have to drive to Castlegar just to go to work.

As for the beautiful upgrades planed for Victoria Street, there are only four reasons tour-ists come to Trail. To see the smelter, to visit relatives, to see the Trail Smoke Eaters, and to go to the Colander. I’ve never heard of anyone coming to see the temporary flowers by the sidewalk and especially (some-one’s bright idea a few years ago) the palm tree in front of the arena.

This ain’t California. Also heard many comments

about the waste of money spent with those giant flower pots all over the city. As for the bridge, it hasn’t been painted in years and the paint is peeling so bad the only thing holding the remaining paint on is the pigeon droppings.

If you're going to promote the Smoke Eaters, you might think about painting the bridge their colors and installing a giant hockey stick statue.

Gordy Derosa seems to be the only one who knows just what this city needs when upgrades are needed badly.

I’ve been flooded times in past years at great expense but the city has not done anything to correct the problem which is entirely their fault with under-size street drainage and no pre-ventative measures taken.

I’d have a better chance to find a three-legged ballerina than get any help with flood prevention.

I’m sure others feel the same.I now I’m gonna get some neg-ative feedback on these com-ments but if keep quiet, the city thinks everything is rosy.

Bob BarachTrail

City needs to focus on infrastructure

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Politicians are their own worst enemies. The latest flub from those we send off to repre-sent us is an “enemies” list included this week in the briefing notes for new federal cabinet ministers.

Those newly minted ministers were told who they should talk to and confide in ... and who they should avoid or blacklist.

What happens to these people after they are elected? They run for office and leave home to head to St. John’s or Ottawa as apparently sensible people and show up in the House of Commons or the House of Assembly with a partisan and nasty streak.

They promise voters to work for them when in office and they show up on the job to look after themselves and do whatever they can to get whatever they can for themselves.

The latest from the Harper government reveals more about the Conservatives who are running the country than it does about their self-labelled “enemies.”

This is the same group put in office mostly because they promised to do better and be more transparent than the last group who got caught in a web of political scandal in Quebec and got turfed.

It likely shows they are all alike ... just as voters suspected.

No wonder voters stay away from the polls at election time in droves.

Many Canadians think - and there is lots of evidence to back up their theory - that it doesn’t matter who is running the government ... they are there to look after themselves and their political pals.

The next time a government shuffles a cabinet and needs help drafting briefing notes they can include this in bold type: You have a responsibility to do your best for all Canadians while you are collecting your hefty salary. That includes those you don’t agree with and those who don’t tell you only what you want to hear.

The kind of bunker mentality being fostered now isn’t acceptable for this country or its people - all of them.

Political mindset needs changing

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KOBLUK (NEE HERRON), SHIRLEY MAR-GUERITE — passed away on July 21, 2013 at the nursing care section of Rose-wood Village in Trail. She was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta on February 18, 1926 and was adopted at birth by Cathleen and Joseph Herron.

At six years of age, Shirley began her education at St. Jo-seph Academy in Nelson staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph and operated by the Catholic Cath-edral Parish of Mary Immacu-late in Nelson BC. An interest in music brought Shirley into music studies by Gladys Webb Foster of Nelson, studying violin and piano. As a teen-ager, she became the organist at the Cathedral. After graduating from the Academy high school, Shirley began teaching piano in Nelson, and par-ticipated as a violinist or pianist at various music events sponsored by the Academy and community organizations.

On June 25, 1943, Shirley provided music en-tertainment during an Oratorical Contest held at the Cathedral Parish Hall, where she met Joseph Kobluk of Trail BC, who was the winning entry in the oratory contest. This new friendship led to an experience at the Toronto Conservatory of Music in 1946 where Shirley was resident as a piano student seeking a diploma as a piano teacher, while Joseph was enrolled at the University of Toronto. Shirley achieved a Teacher/Performer Diploma from the Toronto Conservatory, and a similar diploma from the London England School of Music, and became a professional piano teacher in Nelson and Trail. She also was a member of the Registered Piano Teachers’ Association.

Shirley married Joseph on June 21, 1949 at the Cathedral in Nelson and became a permanent resident of Trail where she raised two children and continued piano teaching courses for children in Trail until her retirement as a teacher at the turn of the century.

One of the highlights of her life was the accept-ance of an invitation by Queen Elizabeth of England to an evening reception given by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh on board the Royal Yacht “Britannia” at Vancouver harbour in May of 1971. Shirley personally met and spoke to the Queen and the Duke accompanied by her husband Joseph.

Shirley was predeceased by her adoptive parents Cathleen and Joseph Herron in 1990, her father-in-law Peter Kobluk in 1990, her mother-in-law Pauline Kobluk in 1992 and her sister-in-law Betty Bohn in 1995.

Family members to grieve her departure are her daughter Kathleen Fromont of Spokane, Washing-ton and family, her son Kenneth Kobluk of Trail and family, her sister-in-law Pauline Jablonsky of Montrose, BC and family, and her brother-in-law Michael Kobluk of Spokane, Washington and family.

A private family service will be held at a later date. Bill Clark of Alternatives Funeral and Crema-tion Services™ has been entrusted with arrange-ments.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Shir-ley’s name may be made to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Health Foundation Critical Care Cam-paign at 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, BC V1R 4M1 or online at www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca

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T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S S LONDON – A beaming

Prince William and his wife, Kate, emerged from a London hospital on Tuesday with their newborn baby boy, presenting the world with a first glimpse of the prince who is third in line to the British throne.

The royal couple, both 31, looked happy and relaxed as they waved at the crowds of journalists and onlookers gathered outside London’s St. Mary’s Hospital, posing for photo-graphs and joking with reporters.

Kate, wearing a baby blue polka dot Jenny Packham dress, smiled and waved as she stepped out from the hospital doors with the future monarch in her arms.

“It’s very emotional. It’s such a special time. I think any parent will know what this feeling feels like,” she told journalists.

Kate then gave the baby to her husband, who, crad-ling their child, said: “He’s got her looks, thankfully. He’s got a good pair of lungs on him, that’s for sure.”

William added: “He’s a big boy. He’s quite heavy,” and laughed when a repor-ter asked him about the baby’s hair.

“He’s got way more than me, thank God,” he said.

The couple also revealed that William has had a go at changing the infant’s first diaper. “He’s very good at it,” Kate said.

The new parents drew whoops and excited applause from well-wishers as they revealed the newest member of Britain’s royal family. William said they’re still trying to decide what to name the little prince.

The couple re-entered the hospital to place the child in a car seat before re-emerging to get into an SUV. William drove them away – palace officials said they will head to an apart-ment in Kensington Palace and spend the night there.

The young family’s first public appearance togeth-er has been the moment that the world’s media and crowds of onlookers camped outside the hospi-tal had long been waiting for, and the photographs snapped Tuesday are likely to be reprinted for decades as the baby grows into adulthood and his role as a future king.

The appearance recalls

a similar one three decades ago, when Princess Diana and Prince Charles carried a newborn William out to pose for photographs on the same steps in 1982.

Katie Allan, 26, was elated to witness the 2013 edition. “William gave us a wave as they drove away so it was perfect. Days like this really bring the coun-try together,” she said.

Earlier, William’s fath-er, Charles, and his wife, Camilla, as well as Michael and Carole Middleton – Kate’s parents – visited the young family at the hos-pital.

Charles called the baby “marvelous,” while a beaming Carole Middleton described the infant as “absolutely beautiful.”

It was not immediately clear when Queen Elizabeth II would meet the newborn heir.

The couple’s Kensington Palace office said Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to the 8 pound, 6 ounce (3.8 kilogram) baby boy at 4:24 p.m. Monday.

The news was greeted with shrieks of joy and applause by hundreds of Britons and tourists gath-ered outside the hospital’s private Lindo Wing and Buckingham Palace.

Revelers staged impromptu parties at both

locations, and large crowds crushed against the pal-ace gates to try to catch a glimpse – and a photograph – of the golden easel placed there to formally announce the birth.

Hundreds were still lining up outside the palace gates Tuesday to get near the ornate easel.

In London, gun salutes were fired, celebratory lights came on, and bells chimed at Westminster Abbey, where William and Kate wed in a lavish cere-mony that drew millions of television viewers world-wide.

The baby is just a day old – and may not be named for days or even weeks – but he already has a building dedicated to him.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said an enclosure at Sydney’s Taronga Park Zoo would be named after the prince as part of a gift from Australia. The government would donate 10,000 Australian dollars ($9,300) on the young prince’s behalf toward a research project at the zoo to save the endan-gered bilby, a rabbit-like marsupial whose numbers are dwindling in the wild.

British media joined in the celebration, with many newspapers printing sou-venir editions.

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Thirteen-year-old Jackson Konkin swam, biked, and ran his way to top spot in his division at Penticton’s Kids of Steel Triathlon on Saturday, posting the fastest time in every leg of the race.

By Times sTaffJackson Konkin won gold

again in his age group at the Kids of Steel Triathlon in Penticton on the weekend.

Coming off a victory at the Pharmasave Christina Lake Sprint Triathlon last month in the 13-18 age group, the 13-year-old tri-athlete made it two in a row Saturday fin-ishing the swim, bike, and run in 35 minutes and 17

seconds total.“This race was the hard-

est one I have ever done but it was still really fun,” said Konkin.

The Trail native domin-ated every aspect of the race, comprised of a 300-metre swim, 10-km bike, and 2.4 km run. He clocked the fast-est times among his com-petitors in each leg of the race, finishing almost two-

minutes ahead of runner up Tate Haugan from Charlie Lake.

Konkin completed the swim portion in 4:26, the bike in 17:03 - while aver-aging over 35 kilometers-per-hour - and run in 11:39.

“After the race, Simon Whitfield’s coach Lance Watson gave me some great running tips so hopefully I can be faster next time,” he

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The Trail Little League All Stars remained winless after losing a close match to host Kerrisdale at the B.C. Little League champion-ship on Monday.

A four run third inning broke a 2-2 tie as Kerrisdale went on to a 10-7 victory. The score was 7-4 heading into the sixth but a two-out rally in the top of six counted three more runs for Kerrisdale.

The Trail side tried to comeback in the sixth but the three runs would haunt them, as they scored three runs of their own only to come up short in the bottom half of the inning.

Allison Schroeder started the rally with a single, but was put out at second on a fielder’s choice with Bradley Ross advancing to first. Marty Ingram then walked, bringing up Connor Comishin who singled putting Ingram on second and Ross at third to load the bases.

Brendan Vulcano, who leads the team with a .571 batting average, then drew a walk to score Ross. Reilly McKinnon would score Ingram and Comishin to cut the lead to three but that was as close as the All Stars would come.

Comishin went 2-for-2 with a walk in the game while Ross was 2-for-4, and Jesse Ihas knocked in a pair of runs, going 1-for-2.

In other games Monday Hastings dumped Dunbar 16-1 and Forest Hills downed Beacon Hill 21-2.

The All Stars played Dunbar at 3 p.m. Tuesday but scores were unavailable at press time. They play Beacon Hill at noon today, and Forest Hills on Thursday at noon.

Rossland newsSince July 11 areas

of Red Mountain Resort, as illus-trated below, have been closed to the public until further notice due to Grey Mountain construc-tion activities.

However, the Seven Summits Trail and Pay Dirt are both open. But use caution as Southside Road is

two-way traffic.People are

reminded to stay clear of all lift equipment at all times.

Motorized vehicles are not allowed on Red Mountain property at anytime.

For further infor-mation please contact Don Thompson at 362-5551 or Stephen Bourchier at 362-7384, ext 246.

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B y T i m e s s T a f fThe Birchbank

Golf Club held it’s 2013 Men’s Club Championship on the weekend and when the last putt sank, a familiar fig-ure raised the cham-pions trophy.

The champion-ship was a two-day 36-hole competition with 35 low-handi-

cappers hitting the fairways Saturday and Sunday.

Brad Harding in his characteristic floppy hat, sun glass-es, turned up collar, and Bermuda shorts hit a two-day total of 143 to take the over-all low gross title.

Overall low net winner went to Dan Horan who beast

Wayne Southall on the first playoff hole with a 136.

The first flight low gross winner went to Willie Hicks, and the first flight low net to Bob Elliott.

In The second flight, Wayne Southall picked up low gross, while Russ Beauchamp claimed low net.

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Brad Harding drains this putt on 16 on his way to the Birchbank Men’s Club Championship.

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SCOREBOARDBaseball

American League Eastern Division W L Pct GBBoston 60 41 0.594 -Tampa Bay 59 41 0.59 41276Baltimore 57 43 0.57 2.5New York 52 47 0.525 7Toronto 45 53 0.459 13.5 Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 54 44 0.551 -Cleveland 52 47 0.525 2.5Kansas City 45 51 0.469 8Minnesota 42 54 0.438 11Chicago 39 57 0.406 14 West Division W L Pct GBOakland 58 41 0.586 -Texas 55 44 0.556 3Seattle 47 52 0.475 11Los Angeles 46 51 0.474 11Houston 33 65 0.337 24.5

AL Batting Leaders G AB R H BACabrera, DET 97 374 76 134 .358Mauer, MIN 92 367 51 119 .324Trout, LAA 96 384 67 124 .323Ortiz, BOS 81 302 51 97 .321Loney, T-B 98 331 40 104 .314Davis, BAL 99 360 74 113 .314A. Beltre, TEX 97 391 56 122 .312Infante, DET 76 291 38 90 .309Hunter, DET 88 373 58 115 .308Kendrick, LAA 95 367 42 113 .308

National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBAtlanta 56 43 0.566 -Philadelphia 49 50 0.495 7Washington 48 51 0.485 8New York 43 52 0.453 11Miami 36 61 0.371 19 Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 59 37 0.615 -

Pittsburgh 58 39 0.598 1.5Cincinnati 56 43 0.566 4.5Chicago 44 53 0.454 15.5Milwaukee 41 57 0.418 19 West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 51 47 0.52 -Arizona 51 48 0.515 41276Colorado 48 52 0.48 4San Francisco 45 53 0.459 6San Diego 44 56 0.44 8

NL Batting Leaders G AB R H BAMolina, STL 90 333 42 112 .336Craig, STL 93 361 52 120 .332Cuddyer, COL 78 299 46 99 .331Carpenter, STL 92 369 75 120 .325Posey, S-F 94 336 41 109 .324Segura, MIL 96 389 56 126 .324Votto, CIN 99 363 69 115 .317Goldschmidt AR 98 366 62 114 .311Freeman, ATL 85 322 50 100 .311MCutchen, PIT 94 361 60 111 .307


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The guys who used to be in his corner. The guys who make up the union membership.

“Watching him talk right now makes me sick,” Skip Schumaker of the Los Angeles Dodgers said. “I have an auto-graphed Braun jersey in my baseball room that I’ll be tak-ing down. I don’t want my son identifying what I’ve worked so hard to get to and work so hard to have - I don’t want him comparing Braun to me.”

The Milwaukee Brewers slugger accepted a 65-game suspension Monday for unspecified “violations” of baseball’s drug program and labour contract.

Just last year, the 2011 NL MVP dodged a 50-game penalty when an arbitrator overturned his positive test for elevated testosterone because the urine sample had been improperly handled.

Then he held a news con-ference at spring training in Phoenix and read a defiant statement, insisting he was

innocent.Trail native Jason Bay

watched it on television, just like everyone else.

“I think for me what makes me mad,” the Seattle outfielder said, “basically it just kills all the credibility of anybody.”

Reaction poured in after Major League Baseball banned Braun without pay for the rest of the season and the post-sea-son, the beginning of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs.

Plenty of it was pretty harsh.“I think everybody’s frus-

trated, especially the players. I think we all feel a little bit cheated,” Mariners pitcher Joe Saunders said.

Schumaker thinks Braun should hand over his MVP award to Dodgers outfield-er Matt Kemp, who finished second in the 2011 balloting.

“In my opinion, he should be suspended - lifetime ban. One strike, you’re out. It’s enough. It’s ridiculous,” Schumaker said. “He lied to a lot of people. I was convinced, after that MVP, that he didn’t do it.”

Braun, struggling through an injury-plagued season, will miss Milwaukee’s final 65

games, costing him about $3 million of his $8.5 million sal-ary. But his punishment prob-ably won’t affect the Brewers’ playoff chances much - they were last in the NL Central at 41-56, already far out of wild-card contention.

“I talked to a lot of the guys and we think the penalties aren’t harsh enough,” Saunders said. “I think it should have been a year’s suspension, at least. Just my take on it. I don’t get why guys have to do that stuff.”

Braun issued a statement Monday saying he’s not per-fect and realizes now that he has made some mistakes. He apologized “to anyone I may have disappointed” and said he was happy to have the matter behind him “once and for all.”

Bay thinks Braun could have handled his situation dif-ferently.

“If you look at the guys who have done stuff and just come out and admit it, a lot of guys don’t remember who those guys were,” Bay said. “But the guys who run up and down and say, ‘No, no,’ and then it gets drug through the mud 10 times worse, it makes it tougher on themselves and the rest of us.”

(From left) John Lattanzio, Dave Ross, All Piccolo, and Larry Doyle won the Birchbank Retirees Dice Scramble on Thursday by carding a 66.

RETIREE MEN’S GOLF BASEBALL

Bay weighs in on Braun suspension

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Dear Annie: I’m a very sad woman. I work and take care of my home and kids. My husband and I had trouble getting preg-nant with the second child and after months of trying went to a fer-tility clinic. It was a difficult time, and I was not giving my husband all of the attention he needed.

One day, he was at my friend’s house, and a female acquaint-ance of hers was there. This woman was in the middle of her own divorce, and she and my husband began a conversation. She told him if he wasn’t happy, he should divorce me and be happy for him-self, instead of worry-ing about his wife and kids. My husband filed divorce papers while I was pregnant. Now the two of them are together, and he thinks I don’t know.

What kind of woman thinks this is OK to do? I have two small kids and love my husband

with all my heart. I know I have things to work on. Where is the respect for women out there? -- Broken Heart

Dear Broken: While we agree that women shouldn’t go after mar-ried men (and vice versa), you are blam-ing the woman when it is your husband who strayed. He wanted an excuse to get out of his responsibilities, and she was simply the match that lit the flame.

Please see a lawyer immediately so you can protect yourself and your children. Then ask your husband to go with you for counsel-ing to see whether you can reconcile. But if

he is determined to get out of the marriage, the counseling will help you develop cop-ing strategies for the future. Your children need you to be strong and capable.

Dear Annie: As a working mom, my schedule is tight. For several years, I have enjoyed a periodic lunch with a non-working friend where we catch up on our kids’ activities and dis-cuss books or movies.

Twice during recent lunches, her cell-phone has rung, and in mid-sentence, she has picked it up and commenced chatting with the caller. I could understand if it were an emergency call from her son’s school, but I end up sitting there staring in silence at my lunch while she cheer-fully talks about a trip to the beach.

My husband thinks I should tell her that I find this disrespectful and rude, as well as insensitive to my time

constraints. Instead, when she calls to set up a lunch date, I simply say that I’m too busy. I no longer think this “friendship” is worth my time. Am I wrong to cut her out of my life over this? -- Disrespected

Dear Disrespected: It depends on whether she offers anything other than an absen-tee luncheon date. You are angry and looking to punish her. Decide whether you want the friendship to end or whether you simply want her to put down the cellphone. There is nothing wrong with asking her to make your lunch a “phone free” zone so you can concentrate on each other. If she refuses to turn off her cellphone and answers a call in mid-conversation, feel free to get up and leave, saying, “Obviously, you are busy. Perhaps I’ll see you another time.”

Dear Annie: I am responding to “Outcast Sister,” who cares for

her mom. It is terrible of her sisters to com-plain because she is getting paid for this. No one realizes how time consuming it is to watch a loved one.

She should tell them to take a turn watching Mom, driving her to the doctor’s, and doing

the laundry, house-keeping and bathing, and see how much time and effort it takes. I am one of 10 kids who took care of Mom on weekends when the caregiver needed time off. Her sisters should be grateful that she is willing to take this on

instead of hiring a paid stranger. God bless her. -- Enraged Reader

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

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For Thursday, July 25, 2013

ARIES(March 21 to April 19)This is a good day to do

research or seek out solu-tions for past problems. You might be surprised by your success rate.

TAURUS(April 20 to May 20)Discussions with others in

a group might rehash old problems. And perhaps this time, you will see things in a new light. One can only hope.

GEMINI(May 21 to June 20)Talk to people in author-

ity about financial matters today, especially your earn-ings or regarding something you own. You just might get what you want if you are direct about it.

CANCER(June 21 to July 22)This is a good day to final-

ize plans regarding travel or higher education that you have been considering for some time. Think of it as

wrapping up your chance for a dream.

LEO(July 23 to Aug. 22)Your feelings of sympathy

for someone who is less for-tunate might prompt you to be generous. Probably, you’ve been considering this for a while. (Kindness is a good thing.)

VIRGO(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)Discussions with partners

and close friends might re-examine something that was previously discussed. Perhaps this time you are more sympathetic to see the other person’s point of view. And vice versa.

LIBRA(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)At work today, you will

find that there is a mutu-al support and sympathy between co-workers. Good -- this makes things easier and promotes production.

SCORPIO(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)This can be a creative day

for you. You might want to

make vacation plans, social-ize with others or dream up artistic solutions. Playful times with children also will appeal.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)This is a good day to orga-

nize your mess at home. Go back and plow through boxes and old material that you haven’t looked at for a while. (You’ll love yourself for this later.)

CAPRICORN(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)Your imagination might

be the key to solving a prob-lem today. Something from the past has to be looked at again, and you know it.

AQUARIUS(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)If shopping today, guard

against going overboard buying luxurious elegance. Yes, it’s wonderful, but can your budget handle it?

PISCES(Feb. 19 to March 20)You’re tuned in to the wants

and needs of others today because your Spidey sense is heightened. You might find that others are equally tuned in, and you can communicate at a subtle level.

YOU BORN TODAY You are a seeker. You hunger for adventure and the stimula-tion of exotic, faraway plac-es. You have a great imagi-nation, and you are an ideal-

ist. Many of you live for your dreams. Personally, you are honorable, trustworthy and noble. (And you will defend your honor!) This year your primary focus is on rela-tionships, partnerships and close friendships. Enjoy.

Birthdate of: Heather Marks, model; James Lafferty, actor; Eric Hoffer, philosopher.

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Rhonda van Tent250-231-7575

Nathan Kotyk250.231.9484

Marie Claude Germain250-512-1153

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

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Trail $219,000A beautiful home on a quiet street in Sunningdale this 2 level

home is priced to sell! With three bedrooms on the main fl oor, a large living area and newly renovated kitchen this

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patio and fenced back yard complete the space and make this home a great place to live and grow your family.

Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

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Trail $199,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

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Fruitvale $225,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

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Rossland $339,900 Marie Claude 250-512-1153

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MLS# 2391600Trail $215,900

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Trail $255,500Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# 2215314Montrose $319,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# 2216882Fruitvale $238,000


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Drivers/Courier/Trucking

HIGHWAYOWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS

Van Kam’s Group of Compa-nies requires HighwayOwner Operators for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving exp. / training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent

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Help Wanted

Help WantedBring Resume in person toStar Grocery

328 Rossland Ave in the Gulch

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1475 Cedar Ave, TrailAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

BANNISTER Collision & Glass Centre, Vernon BC

Due to growth in our ICBC Express Repair Body Shop, we are seeking to fi ll the following position: LICENSED AUTO BODY TECHNI-CIAN 2ND/3RD YEAR APPREN-TICE. Competitive Wages - Good Benefi ts. Preference may be given to applicants with previous ICBC Express Shop Experience. Please forward your resume with cover let-ter by fax or email to the attention of Bill Blackey. Fax 250-545-2256 or email [email protected]

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Help WantedFULL TIME MAINTENANCE PER-SON REQUIRED This is a perma-nent position starting immediately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Mini-mum of 3-5 years maintenance ex-perience 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. Benefi ts include excellent wage, health spending account and profi t sharing. Please submit resumes by fax 250-295-7912 or email [email protected]. Please visit our website at www.pwppost.com for further information on the com-pany.

Full Times SalesRepresentative. Andre’s

Electronic Experts inCastlegar is looking to grow their sales force. Looking for

individuals with salesexperience and knowledge of cellular/ electronic and

appliances. Full time -salary/commission with

potential wage to be $40,000 - $75,000 plus benefi ts. Drop

off resumes to 200 - 1965Columbia Ave Castlegar. or email [email protected]

LITTLE SCHOLARS Chil-dren’s Village now hiring quali-fi ed ECE & Infant Toddler edu-cators. For more information www.trailpreschool.ca

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Teck Metals Ltd. is currently seeking qualified individuals to join our operations team in the following trades:• Apprentice Bricklayer• Millwright Journeyperson• Carpenter Journeyperson• Metal Trades Journeyperson• Instrument Mechanic Journeyperson• 2nd Class Power Engineer• Assistant Chief (1st Class Power Engineer)Teck Metals Ltd. is committed to employment equity and offers competitive compensation and an attractive benefits package including relocation assistance. For further details including responsibilities and qualifications, please go to www.teck.com/careers (Please select Trail, BC as the location.) Deadline to apply: August 11, 2013.Applicants will be required to participate in an assessment process designed to measure fitness, aptitudes and personal attributes.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re: Estate of Albert Sidoni formerly of #96-8125 Devito Dr, Trail BC

Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of the above deceased are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Executor, c/o Doak Shirreff LLP, 200-537 Leon Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 2A9, before August 19, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of the Executor then has notice.EXECUTOR Terrance Albert SidoniDOAK SHIRREFF LLP Solicitors for the Executor

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Fruitvale$346,500

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Garage SalesTRAIL 8455 Hwy 22A (across from Vet’s offi ce Waneta Rd). 8am - 2pm Sat. July 27th.

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

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

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Houses For SaleMONTROSE, For Sale By Owner, beautiful 4 split level home w/inground pool, 4bdrm, den, family room, 3bth. $338,900. 250-367-9191

Homes WantedWANTED IN ROSSLAND:

HOUSE or CONDO To Rent or Buy for earliest

Sept 1st.or Oct 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. Professional couple with

steady income and children. Please call 250-362-7681

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

Rentals

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

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentErmalinda Apartments, Glen-merry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922

E.Trail 1bd appt., f/s, coin-op laundry. 250-368-3239

Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

GLENVIEW APTS. Large, Quiet 1Bdrm. available. 250-368-8391, 250-367-9456

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

WARFIELD 2bd condo totally renovated 250-362-7716

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

W.TRAIL, 2bd., tiny yard, suitable for small dog, close Downtown.$675.250-368-6075

Homes for RentHOUSE for rent in the Shavers Bench neighbourhood of Trail. 3 levels with 2 baths, 4 beds, rec room, a small easy mainte-nance yard, covered parking for 2, plus small garage. $1200/mo plus utilities available immediately. Small pets ok with approval. Looking for responsible tenants for 9-12 month lease with good references and qualifi cations. Email Keith at [email protected]

ROSSLAND 3BDRM, w/d,n/s,n/p,$1000 plus utilities, avail. Aug 1. 250-367-7927

TownhousesEdgewater Townhouse in Glenmerry, 3bd, 1.5Bth.,f/s, $850./mo. 250-368-5908

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1992 Toyota Cressida, same owner for 20 years,

3 lt 6cyl, auto, every conceivable option on

this car, including leather seats, power sun roof,

original bill of sale with car, $35,000 new, 4 door sedan,

located in Grand Forks, 180,000km, $1,000. just

spent on brakes, $3,900. In show room condition. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807.

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

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Transportation

Trucks & Vans2007 Chev Express 3500 1 ton 15 passenger van for sale; excellent shape; low mileage; runs great; loaded. $18,950,OBO

Boats

2003 Four Winns Fish & Ski

Freedom 180 F/S, fully serviced 4.3L

VOLVO PENTA engine, removable side windows for

more fi shing room, tilt steering, removable seats

with interchanging seat posts, rear entry ladder, front control for rear leg trim,

full cover with anti pooling poles,

electric motor off bow for fi shing,

custom matched trailer, Bimini top.

This is really a great boat!! $15,000 obo.

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AndresCar Audio

PENTICTON101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd.

493-3800(250)

VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.

542-3000(250)

ANDRES WIRELESSCherry Lane Mall

(250) 493-4566

KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road

860-2600(250)

WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.

707-2600(250)

CASTLEGAR200-1965 Columbia Ave.

365-6455(250)

NELSONChahko Mika Mall

352-7258(250)

CRANBROOK101 Kootenay St. North

426-8927(250)

TELUS KIOSK


860-2600(250)


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ANDRES CAR AUDIO1881 Harvey Avenue

(250) 860-1975

KELOWNA CAR AUDIO1881 Harvey Avenue

(250) 860-1975

KAMLOOPS CAR AUDIO154 Victoria Str

(250) 314-9944


707-2600(250)


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542-3000(250)

WilliamsLake KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road860-2600(250)

KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive

851-8700(250)

PRINCE GEORGE2591A Vance Rd.

563-4447(250)

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398-8522(250)

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395-4015(250)

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ANDRES WIRELESSAberdeen Mall(250) 377-8880

ANDRES WIRELESS215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall

(250) 377-8007

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(250) 314-9944

ANDRES BUSINESS300 St. Paul Str.

(250) 377-3773


563-4447(250)


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398-8522(250)

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KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail 250.368.8818

www.kootenayhomes.comwww.century21.ca

The Local Experts™

Tonnie Stewart ext 33Cell: [email protected]

Deanne Lockhart ext 41Cell: [email protected]

Mark Wilson ext 30Cell: [email protected]

Mary Martin ext 28Cell: [email protected]

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

Ron Allibone ext 45Cell: [email protected]

Terry Alton ext 48Cell: [email protected]

Christine Albo ext 39Cell: [email protected]

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Darlene Abenante ext 23Cell: [email protected]

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

1602 Kootenay Avenue, Rossland

$449,000If you are looking for space, this is it! 3 bdrms, 2 baths situated on a 60x100

corner lot. Home offers a covered deck, single car garage, bamboo fl oors,

massive mud room for all your toys and a large basement space for storage. Nothing to do but move in! Call your

REALTOR® today. Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW LISTING

Thinking of

moving? Call me

for a FREE market

evaluation today!Call Art

(250) 368-8818

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

16A Redstone Drive, Rossland

$395,000includes GST

Currently under construction. This spa-cious contemporary style 3 bdrm home

has lots to offer to the active family. Fea-turing an open fl oor plan with spacious covered front deck and amazing views!

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

2024 – 8th Avenue, Trail $155,000

4 bdrm, 2 bath home on a quiet street , close to high school, shopping and on a bus route! Features include a covered patio, private sundeck. detached garage, plenty of parking, a bright, sunny dining

room. Call for a viewing now!Call Terry 250-231-1101

REDUCED

948 Glover Road, Trail $99,000

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

20 Hillside Drive, Trail$179,900

Open concept, 2 bdrms, offi ce, a/c, u/g sprinklers, garage AND carport, workshop

& rec room! Upgrades: kitchen, bath, windows and brand new stainless steel

appliances! This is quite a package!Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

NEW PRICE

840 Forrest Drive, Warfi eld

$295,000 5 beds, 2 baths. Lovely family home on a nice street. Features a bright, daylight basement and fully fenced

backyard with a deck. Call today to view.

Call Jodi 250-231-2331

310 Sylvia Crescent, Trail $249,000

Tranquility awaits! You will love the open feel of this 3 bdrm , 1.5 bath home with

beautiful new gourmet kitchen, refi nished hardwood fl oors, and tons of upgrades.

Call today!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

1638 Cedar Avenue, Trail$179,000

Owned by the same family since 1948, this character home is close to town and features large rooms, custom fi replace,

gorgeous views and much more. Extensive wiring and plumbing upgrades.

Call today for your personal viewing.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale

$289,9005 bdrms & 3 baths. Great family

home featuring recent updates to kitchen, deck and new gutters. Across the street from a park and minutes to

downtown Fruitvale.Call Jodi

250-231-2331

NEW PRICE

1734 Noran Street, Trail $219,000

Spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath, character home Over 2900 sq ft of space with

newer windows, upgraded plumbing and electrical panel. There is plenty of parking

accessed through the back alley. Relax and/or entertain outside under the large

covered patio. This is a very special home! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

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

2470 Colin Crescent,

Trail $479,000The perfect big

family home located in Miral Heights. 4200

sq.ft. completely fi nished, 5

bdrms and 3 baths, 3 gas fi replaces,

vaulted ceilings, and many more

features. Call for your

viewing! Call Mark

(250) 231-5591

Ron & Darlene Your Local Home Team

39 Hazelwood Drive, Trail$232,000

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.

1648 Columbia Avenue, Trail$169,000

Quaint, tidy, low maintenance package! This home offers spectacular views, 2

bdrms, large modernized bathroom and kitchen. New furnace, 16 inch insulation

in attic, new windows, and lots of storage are added features. This one is worth

a look!

Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527

We Sell Great Homes!

NEW LISTING

3397 Laurel Crescent, Trail $149,900

Great price for a Glenmerry townhouse, in good condition. Quick possession possible. Easy care living with small yard, the backyard

is fenced and has a small patio. These townhouses have acharm about them and offer 3 bdrms, 11/2 baths.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Trail Daily Times, July 24, 2013

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