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BY BREANNE MASSEYTimes Staff

A Greater Trail teenager escaped jail time but was sentenced to two years of treatment programs for using social media websites to lure children into per-forming sexual acts.

The youth, who can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, pled guilty to 10 out of 47 charges earlier this year related to Internet luring, extortion and impersonation. He was sentenced Tuesday in Castlegar court.

The youth was deemed “compliant” with a wide range of assessments deter-mining what his motivations were, which steps need to be utilized to avoid recidiv-

ism rates and how to treat his “addic-tion.”

The boy’s legal counsel described him as “remorseful” and optimistic about mov-ing on with his life with aid from counsel-lors and probation officers.

The judge’s decision for no jail time received support.

“The assessments were all clear that to do anything in a custodial setting would be counter-productive,” said Philip Seagram, the deputy regional Crown counsel. “It wouldn’t help him and it wouldn’t help society, and the emphasis is on treatment. This is the best way that that treatment and supervision can be accomplished.”

Seagram said there was a pattern of behaviour that the youth found difficult to stop once he became engaged in it, although he recognized it as a problem.

Seagram thought the Intensive Support

Supervision Order (ISSO) was appropri-ate because it is the most intense form of supervision for youth.

According to a government website, the ISSO is an intensive support and supervision order that was introduced in the Youth Criminal Justice Act as an alternative to custody. It is similar to pro-bation—an intensive support and super-vision order is served in a community with a specific set of restrictions.

The advantage of an ISSO is that it pro-vides authorities the opportunity to mon-itor offenders more closely and aid them to changing their behaviour patterns.

“There obviously is a generational fac-tor here, as the technology develops, and young people (today) are far more adept at manipulating it and know more about it,” said Seagram alluding to the demand

See LAWYER, Page 3

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff

A bird’s eye view of the terrain above Trail has revealed a major “hot spot” that could threaten homes with flooding in West Trail along Gorge Creek.

There are three sluff areas poised above the city—loaded with logs, branches, leaves, rocks and soil—that could cause more landslides and flooding if they are not taken care of, Coun. Gord DeRosa told Trail city council Monday night at a regular meeting.

On Monday afternoon the hot spot was discov-ered after the city sent its public works manager and a geotechnical engineer up in a helicopter with members of the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) from Nelson to assess any potential trouble spots brewing after Trail was waterlogged with flotsam and jetsam spewing down from its bound-ing upper rocky reaches Saturday.

Those areas are amassing debris, said DeRosa, around the breaks of a flue where it enters the channel of the creek. If the debris builds up and water breaches the area the city is “in trouble,” as it was when Trail Creek flooded the Gulch in 1997.

There is “a very serious one higher up that needs to be resolved,” DeRosa said. “These all come as a surprise, of course, and things can hap-pen very quickly.”

See HELICOPTER, Page 3

INFIELD UPHEAVAL

GUY BERTRAND PHOTO

The conditions at Butler Park were more suitable for the Mudville Nine rather than any local squad. However, Gerry Bertolucci of the City of Trail was tilling up the infield dirt on Tuesday in hopes of absorbing the water and re-compacting the saturated surface in preparation for this weekend’s Trail Jays’ baseball tournament.

Creek ’hot spots’ a cause

for concern

Sentence handed down on Internet-luring case

Aerial view of Gorge Creek shows potential for more landslides

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff

All-time records for precipitation in one month in Greater Trail sit poised to fall as the rain continues unabated into the last week of June.

The Silver City has been tarnished with over 180 millimetres of rain this June, according to the Southeast Fire Centre’s weather forecaster Chris Cowan.

And with five days left in the month, another 15 mm would put the total for the month down in the record books as the highest amount for one month since the centre began compiling data in the 1960s.

“Right now we are caught in the bull’s eye for quite a lot of rain, not thunderstorms,” he

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BY ROGER KNOXVernon Morning Star

Armstrong’s Busy Bee is its 2012 Good Citizen of the Year.

Former Trail resident Betty Bifano, who does vol-unteer work at the Bargain Bin among other selfless acts of kindness, was caught off guard when presented with the honour last Friday mor-ning at the Bin.

“I was shocked, absolutely,” said Bifano, a widow, mother and grandmother.

“I guess it’s an honour to be chosen, but I don’t feel I have done enough to be given that award.”

Those who nominated Bifano, referred to by one nominator as “The Busy Bee,” would disagree.

Several people nominated Bifano for her work with the Bargain Bin, for the fact she reads to people with poor eyesight, and for children at Highland Park Elementary School.

Bifano visits patients in the hospital. She bakes cookies and buns for an Armstrong senior home and a friend who is ill. She prepares lunch and makes muffins for the senior day care in Enderby twice a week.

And Bifano volunteers in the flower division at the Interior Provincial Exhibition, plus plants the flowers at her apartment building for all to enjoy.

Whatever she does, wrote one nominator, Bifano does everything “with a very cheer-ful and patient attitude.”

Born and raised on an Armstrong farm, Bifano and her husband, Ralph, raised three kids before moving to Trail, where Bifano would spend 17 years.

After Ralph passed away in 1992, Bifano stayed in the Kootenay city substitute teach-ing and working at Trail’s famous Colander Restaurant.

When she wasn’t working, Bifano started to visit older people in their homes, help-ing “people who need help,” she said.

A desire to be closer to her kids and grandchildren resulted in Bifano moving back to Armstrong in 2007 where she continued volun-teering her time, something she certainly enjoys doing.

“It gives something to occupy your time that’s worth-while,” said Bifano.

Bifano was slated to attend the Citizen of the Year tea, hosted by the Armstrong

Spallumcheen Museum & Art Gallery, Tuesday, before being officially recognized by the community at Canada Day

July 1 in Memorial Park.She will also be the honor-

ary parade marshal for the IPE parade Sept. 1.

BETTY BIFANO

Former Trail resident honoured in Armstrong

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Chamber of Commerce president Sandra Starke (right) con-gratulates 2012 Armstrong Spallumcheen Citizen of the Year Betty Bifano. The former Trail resident was a familiar face in the Home of Champions for many years whether it was dish-ing out food at The Colander or volunteering her time in the community.

BY AARON ORLANDORevelstoke Times Review

Trail native Colin Titsworth and a quick-thinking camper Brett Renaud are being cred-ited with saving two lives on June 15 after rescuing two capsized canoeists who were slipping into shock and hypothermia while clinging to a floating log in the middle of the Columbia River.

The incident hap-pened on June 15 at around 8:30 p.m.

Revelstoke resident Cameron Vansolkema and his stepson Cody Thomson, 16, were camping at Blanket Creek Provincial Park

south of Revelstoke.They canoed across

the flooded Columbia River earlier in the day to do some fishing on the eastern shore.

While on their way back across the river that evening, the pair slipped up for a brief moment. “We both looked over one side and it just flipped,” said Thomson. “We tried flipping [the canoe] back over, but all the water went into it and it started to sink, so we started swimming.”

Thomson said they swam for about 20 min-utes towards the west-ern shore. They soon realized just how bad

their predicament was. “I looked back and it was like we never even moved,” Thompson said. The Columbia is currently flooded and very wide at Blanket Creek.

Thomson said that’s when they started cramping up and feel-ing the effects of the extreme cold.

The pair managed to find a log that was floating in the mid-dle of the river and grabbed on. It was just in time. “I went into shock and got hypo-thermia,” Thomson said. “We started call-ing for help.”

Thomson estimates they clung to the log for about five minutes and were in the water for about 30 minutes. “I was really freaked out,”

he said.Luckily for

Vansolkema and Thomson, camper Brett Renaud and Blanket Creek park manager Colin Titsworth heard their screams. They grabbed a canoe and forged towards the fading pair.

Thomson says with-out their rescue efforts, they wouldn’t be alive. “They picked me up ... I laid down [in the canoe.] I actually don’t remember that because I actually fell asleep,” Thomson said of his experience slipping into shock.

The pair took Thomson to shore and went back out for his stepfather, rescuing him as well.

In the mean-time, authorities in

Revelstoke had been notified. RCMP, Revelstoke Search & Rescue and the BCAS were dispatched. They treated the pair for hypothermia. Both men are doing fine now.

The Revelstoke RCMP are praising the efforts of Titsworth and Renaud. “The actions of Colin and Brett are extraordinary and both should be commended for their quick think-ing,” said RCMP Staff-Sgt. Jacquie Olsen in a statement.

Thomson would like to get in touch with Titsworth to thank him personally.

“I haven’t seen Colin and he saved me,” Thomson said. “If he wouldn’t have come out I don’t think I would have made it.”

Trail native credited with saving two livesColin Titsworth one of two

people who rescued capsized canoeists in Columbia River

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FROM PAGE 1With over 180 millimetres

of rain this month feeding the rising waters of Gorge Creek, the creek’s banks are eroding. Once the bank sluffs into the creek, if it doesn’t actually block the creek and produce a pool behind it, in releasing it will carry with it debris that will plug off the flue, leading to a mudslide.

“We’re in about as good a shape as anyone, but you never know,” said Mayor Dieter Bogs, about the likeli-hood of a slide.

However, city engineer-ing and public works man-agement will be looking at ways and means of dealing with the hot spots before they become a problem, DeRosa noted.

Upon receiving notifica-tion for the work, PEP—a provincially-funded organ-ization that provides sup-port before, during and after emergencies—will pay up to 80 per cent for the total cost of the work, with the city on the hook for the remainder.

The city will have to remediate the entire area, including installing riprap—rock used to armour shore-lines and shorelines struc-tures against scouring or water erosion—and cleaning up the existing debris.

“But you can’t protect the whole gorge, there is just no way,” said Bogs.

PEP had hired the helicop-ter to survey all of the higher reaches of the city to ensure there was no further sluff-ing in the creek beds around the city that would result in debris coming down and col-lecting in the city’s intakes.

There wasn’t. One trouble spot expected above Sunningdale did not mater-ialize, said city public works manager Larry Abenante. A new creek bed sent debris down off of the rock face, but there was no pooling of water on the mountain’s top, he said.

“I think we just had so much rain that things just picked up,” he said.

The rain event on Saturday

outstripped the ability of the city’s 80-year-old storm sys-tem to carry the rainwater away, said DeRosa. Sewer lift stations had trouble as well dealing with the water volume, especially since their outfalls into the Columbia River were underwater.

The load resulted in a backed up system that released some sewage onto Fifth Avenue.

“Now we have to look at our systems and ask ‘Why did this happen? How could we correct it?” said DeRosa.

The storm sewer system in the city was designed over 80 years ago. When the opportunity arises the city will oversize the pipes, DeRosa explained, especially now knowing full well they will be dealing with heavier rainstorms.

“They are not a 200-year event anymore, they are going to be a norm,” he said. “We have to look very, very carefully at our infra-structure and when we can we have to prepare for the

extreme.”A $350,000 fix a couple of

years ago in the Third Avenue area of East Trail failed to correct an underperforming storm system, however. With the outfall underwater the system backed up and flooded the neighbourhood.

DeRosa said the rain on Saturday swelled the banks of the Columbia River and eroded the soil underneath the Trail Bridge.

Earth was sluffing into the river where it has exposed some “real heavy riprap,” he said.

The observation will be reported to the Ministry of Transportation.

Across the region evacua-tion orders remain in place for Slocan Valley West Road while others—in the Pass Creek, Goose Creek area, and one residence on McLean Road north of Robson —were rescinded. Water is still flowing over the valley road and it was expected to be closed until Thursday.

FROM PAGE 1for parents to educate themselves about available social media and how it impacts relationships with people. The boy was charged with 47 counts including impersonation with intent, extortion, uttering threats, communication through social media networks to lure children under the age of 18, obtaining sexual services of a person under the age of 18 and invitation to sexual touching.

“It’s a huge world out there and this is just a small story about what’s possible,” Seagram explained.

Criminal defence lawyer Ken Wyllie said some people from the older generation under-esti-mate the available resources online and all three authorities agreed that parents need to know what their kids are doing online and position computers in accessible places to monitor how they are being used.

“I’m satisfied that at the end of the day,” said Wyllie. “This matter was dealt with appropriately and there isn’t a risk of reoffending.”

Sentencing bans the youth from visiting explicit websites, using devices that offer Internet capabilities (including gaming consoles, comput-ers and smart phones) with supervision exclud-ing employment searches, visiting children under the age of 16 without supervision and from con-tacting victims as well as their families.

He will also be required to remain in B.C., provide a sample of DNA and attend a full-time program to treat his addiction.

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M.S. Societa Cristoforo Colombo Lodge members Art of Wine treasurer Ron Parisotto (far left) and President Larry Martin (far right), present a cheque for over $15,000 to Myrna Reichmuth, Patient Care coordinator Emergency Room KBRH, Lisa Pasin, director of Development KBRH Health Foundation, and Trish Thomson, manager Maternal Child Services KBRH (left to right). Proceeds were generated through the 2012 Art of Wine event and will be used to purchase equipment for Pediatric Services across KBRH. Last year’s Art of Wine proceeds funded a Pediatric Resuscitation Cart for the Emergency Room at KBRH.

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FROM PAGE 1said on Tuesday while rain soaked into the already saturated ground. “It’s more of the steady rain and not the big bursts that we have been getting.”

Like the burst on Saturday. A string of five storm cells pummeled the region with 60 mm. of rain in one day, nearly eclipsing the average rainfall for the entire month of June of 66 mm.

But it was a typical weather shenani-gan for the month of June, said Cowan, in keeping with its reputation for “cold lows,” weather systems that make the air unstable and generate a lot of showers and rain.

In the spring the atmosphere is very cold due to a cooling effect left over from the winter.

Those blobs of cold air sit over the Pacific Ocean early in the summer, and in June they will “spit” in over top of us, said Cowan, making the atmosphere unstable.

“So over top of the heated air you get very cold air and that generates a lot of thunderstorm type of clouds, which is what we had last weekend,” he said.

The current system is a very large area, Cowan said, and is very deep off of the Oregon coast.

However, there is a silver lining for the Silver City. The system is moving fast and inland, and could be in Alberta by Thursday.

System on the move

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That is, for one day only. On Thursday, Penticton will be known as WestJetville. The name change hap-pens to coincide with the presentation a city delegation will give to WestJet executives in Calgary.

“WestJet and Penticton are a good fit, and we felt changing the name of the city would be the icing on the cake of our pres-entation,” said Mayor Dan Ashton. “We know a partnership between WestJet and Penticton will really take off, so we are welcoming them to the South Okanagan-Similkameen.”

WestJet announced plans for a short-haul regional airline with approximately 40 Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft to des-tinations not currently served by the Calgary-based airline. The plan is to launch a few regional aircraft in late 2013 and continue to grow it over five years.

This caught the attention of many communities across Canada. It is the rea-son some industrious Penticton residents cre-ated a Facebook group, that as of Tuesday has 1,461 members, while an online petition — www.change.org and search Bring WestJet to Penticton — has 3,114 supporters.

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Medical Health Officer Dr. Trevor Corneil, said that while the water is still not safe to drink, the mandator Do Not Use order was down-graded to a Do Not Consume order, add-

ing that this applies in Sicamous as well as Swansea Point.

“The unfortunate matter with the flood water debris is that it landed near the (water) intake for the sicamous area, and that includ-ed both gas and oil,

some treated sewage, some raw sewage, as well as chemicals from one of the houseboat operations…,” Corneil explained at a public meeting for evacuees at the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre arena.

“So, based on that, we don’t actually know what the risk of the water is.

“Normally we’re able to put a boil water advisory out and that’s used to kill all the bac-teria. In this case, the boil water would not get rid of any of the chemicals and things that might actually

harm people, so we have placed a do not consume order on the area.”

Corneil explained public works has to keep water flow going for emergency sup-port (fire), and to keep they city’s water system from collapsing.

At the same time, he urged people to con-serve what water there is, as it’s highly turbid and will clog up the fil-tration system, which can also shut the water system down.

Restaurants are being encouraged to use disposable plates and cutlery.

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Scotiabank seeking hundreds of millions of dollars for unpaid overtime may go ahead, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in a pair of decisions Tuesday.

The suits allege thousands of workers were denied overtime pay even though they were assigned more work than could be completed within their standard hours. The cases come amid a slew of similar cases over wage and hour issues south of the border.

“The proposed common issues raise the requi-site degree of commonality for purposes of certifi-cation,” Chief Justice Warren Winkler wrote in the decision on the Scotiabank case.

A lower court had denied class action status to the CIBC case, while a different court had allowed class action status be granted to the Scotiabank lawsuit.

However, the appeal court felt both cases, which have not been proven in court, should be handled the same way.

In the CIBC case, teller Dara Fresco filed a lawsuit in June 2007. Fresco launched the case on behalf of more than 31,000 tellers and other front-line customer service employees working at more than 1,000 CIBC branches across Canada, includ-ing assistant branch managers, financial service representatives, financial service associates and branch ambassadors.

Cindy Fulawka, a personal banking representa-tive at Scotiabank, filed her class action lawsuit against the bank in December 2007 seeking to represent some 5,000 Scotiabank employees.

Lawsuit against banks gets green lightUnpaid overtime at heart of legal fight against CIBC and Scotiabank

THE CANADIAN PRESSELLIOT LAKE, Ont.

- A huge machine with a robotic arm of “Transformers” pro-portions is on the road to Elliot Lake, in north-ern Ontario, as part of the renewed bid to retrieve at least two people from the wreck-age of a collapsed shopping mall.

The dangerous res-cue mission - which has won support from both Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty - would see the robotic arm delib-erately topple some of the more fragile struc-tures within the rub-ble of the Algo Centre Mall.

Bill Neadles of the Heavy Urban Search and Rescue team said a precariously bal-anced escalator whose imminent collapse turned would-be rescu-ers away from the site on Monday will now be demolished under strict supervision.

The specialized machine currently, en route from Toronto, will knock the escal-ators away from the victims, he said.

“Once we get this machine set up in front of the building, the arm will be able to reach up over top of the structure and plop itself down right on the floor,” Neadles said. “It seems like that’s kind of ”Transformers“ kind

of stuff, but that’s what they’re assuring me we can do.”

The machine, which is so large it had to be loaded onto three separate tractor trail-ers each 30 metres long, is expected to arrive Tuesday even-ing. It has a reach of 45 metres feet, can carry six tonnes and is able to claw, cut, shear and pinch, said Neadles.

Once the escalator is out of the way and structural engineers give crews the green light to enter, crews

will resume the labori-ous task of securing the structure as they edge towards the spot where they believe the victims are lying, about 12 metres from the south corner of the building.

Officials stressed, however, that the like-lihood of finding sur-vivors is increasingly slim.

No one has detected signs of life since Monday morning, Neadles said, adding the prognosis is not positive.

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Bullying: the politics of personal destruction

Before gas detectors were available, miners carried caged canaries

into the mines. When the canaries stopped singing or died, the miners would leave the mine.

Today, young people are dying from over-expos-ure to bullying. They are our canaries, warning us of danger.

What danger? First, there’s the danger bully-ing poses to our young people.

I recently saw Lee Hirsch’s documentary, Bully. I have been haunted by three things I saw: how common criminal assaults were; how the adults didn’t recognize what was happening; and how few people were in the movie theatre.

Physical attacks used to be rare; now they’re commonplace. There’s a viciousness to bully-ing today that was rare 20 years ago. Gossiping at school rarely went beyond the students at that school. Today, bullies put their gossip and ver-bal attacks onto the inter-net and social networking

sites where thousands can read their poison. Bullies don’t have to get in their target’s face to spew their vile words; they can reach their target in the privacy of their own home via text and email messages. Thanks to technology, bul-lies can stalk their targets wherever they go.

It’s difficult for targets to keep their own rooms as sanctuaries. It feels like gang warfare: bullies versus targets, only the targets aren’t defending themselves.

When a young person tells their parent or teach-er what’s happening, the parent or teacher is not getting the full picture. The words used to describe bully behaviours – gossip, said bad things, pushed, shoved – don’t convey the viciousness of the attacks. We need to start asking, “What do you mean by X?”, when someone is telling us about being bullied.

Bullying is a really tough topic. Most people have vivid memories of being bullied, and it still hurts to think about it, let alone go watch a movie about bullying. So I can

understand people staying away. But when your tooth is hurting, you need to go to your dentist to drill out the cavity. Yes, it will be painful, but it needs to be done. Bully is one film that needs to be seen.

The larger danger is found in ideas young people have learned: that destroying someone you don’t like is the thing to do, and that suicide is the thing to do when bullying gets bad.

Associated with the idea of bullycide is the idea that those who commit bully-cide are weak and there-fore somehow defective. What a bully-based idea. They may be weak, but they’re only weak because they have been beaten

down to the point where they think killing them-self is the only option left. It’s like saying a person killed by a drunk driver is to blame because they got in the way of the drunk driver.

The idea that it’s OK to destroy someone you don’t like or who is somehow in your way didn’t start with our young people.

They are just more open about it.

Demonizing the other side is standard operating procedure in American politics these days. Just look at the attacks on Sarah Palin and her chil-dren. After the Obama Campaign released the names of some donors to Mitt Romney’s campaign and attacked them, blog-gers joined the attack.

One donor, Frank VanderSloot, has described how the false allegations not only affected him per-sonally, but also affected his company’s sales.

That’s not just rough-and-tumble politics, that’s the politics of personal destruction.

It’s difficult to have a public debate about polit-

ical policies or about a pol-itician’s track record when stepping into the political arena means that the lions will be released – not just on you, but also on your company, your family and even your children. No longer are people being silenced by a stronger argument, but by stronger mobs.

This idea that it’s OK to destroy someone you don’t like or who is somehow in your way isn’t just found on the campaign trail, it’s found in our workplaces, at sporting events, and even in our homes. It’s a dangerous idea that needs to made obsolete.

One sentence can help: When faced with the choice of bullying, tell yourself, “There has to be a better way,” and find it. When someone tells you how they bullied someone else, tell them, “There had to have been a better way.”

Compassion is that better way. Being kind instead of cruel. What a great idea!

Anne McTavish is a conflict coach and lawyer, and her website is www.FirstFreeLanguage.com.

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I read with interest the June 12 letter to the editor comment-ing on my recent column “Two New Solitudes.”

I would like to point out to the author that there were many reasons, which varied by party, that led all members on the opposition side of the House to vote against the budget that brought down Paul Martin and subsequently the Liberal Party.

Above all it had become quite impossible to support a govern-ment whose corruption in the sponsorship scandal had just been made quite clear by the Gomery enquiry. Perhaps that’s why she would prefer to blame social programs for the failing economy in Greece instead of

the government corruption and tax evasion which were actually responsible.

Equally odd was the notion that the province of Alberta is responsible for propping up Quebec’s social programs when in fact the equalization fund is not paid into by any province at all - it is paid into by each and every one of Canada’s taxpay-ers and businesses, including Quebec’s.

Instead of bashing NDP social democratic policies and Kootenay union workers for recently having negotiated a decent benefit package it might be wise for the author to ask how it can be, given the vast wealth of resources being extracted like

there is no tomorrow, we cannot afford to properly fund health care, child care and education or take care of our seniors and most vulnerable. Instead of the Harper majority we are endur-ing today, Canadians might have been a step closer to real-izing some of these things had Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff agreed to work in a coalition government with Jack Layton when he had the chance.

A viewing of the film, “Poor No More” might give the author a better idea of what can be accomplished under progressive government policies and strong labour unions.

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You would think Prime Minister Stephen Harper would be feeling pretty good about the state of his majority-government rule so far.

That was certainly the impression left as Parliament adjourned for the summer, amid enough self-congratu-lation and backslapping to require head-shrinking and repetitive strain injury treat-ment for many Conservatives.

Don’t be fooled. Harper is many things, negative and pos-itive, but above all else he’s ruthlessly intelligent and a capable - sometimes brilliant - strategist.

He goes into this summer break having successfully pushed through so-called omnibus legislation that will make significant changes to many areas of public policy.

And despite the outcry from editorials and other democracy and transparency advocates, his government sustained rela-tively light damage.

But all is not rosy in the world of the now-trademarked “Harper government.” (Recent

reports confirm taxpayers have spent nearly $100,000 helping rebrand the Conservatives with that moniker.)

Harper needs to weed out the weak links in his cabinet.

Big-spending Bev Oda needs to go - yesterday.

Peter MacKay needs to be moved from the defence port-folio, but that may be academ-ic, with rumours he may bolt politics entirely for greener financial pastures.

Vic Toews has fumbled the ball completely, first as the lead on Bill C-30, the Internet sur-veillance legislation (remem-ber his unintentionally funny “you’re with us or the child por-nographers” rant?), and more recently with news that Canada Border Services installed sur-veillance equipment to eaves-drop on unsuspecting travel-ers at airports. Both these bad ideas were quickly shelved, but not before it became clear that Toews, like Oda, is toxic to Conservative fortunes.

Not surprisingly, Harper is also concerned about his Quebec problem.

He has just five of 75 seats there, and knows he needs to

broaden support to further secure and sustain his majority position. But at what price?

Over the weekend it was reported that his government is willing to work with who-ever is in power in Quebec - including the separatist Parti Quebecois.

He wouldn’t be the first to do so (Brian Mulroney became expert at it), but it’s a troubling scenario, in part because ideo-logically Harper is anything but a staunch federalist.

He prefers the minimalist approach to national gover-nance, which is worrisome if separatists rule in Quebec.

To these challenges add the fact that in recent opinion polls, Harper’s once unshak-able brand appears to have been tarnished by the robocall scandal and broad dissatisfac-tion with the fighter-purchase debacle.

All things considered, it’s likely that Harper and his inner circle will have a busy, chal-lenging summer, not only plan-ning what comes next, but how they’ll restore some of the lost shine to the Conservative jug-gernaut.

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Randy was retired from Pulp ‘n’ Talbot where he worked as an Electrician since graduation. Randy had many accomplishments in his life; among being a member of Squadron #581 Air Cadet, and a charter member of Gyro in Castlegar BC, he was well respected at his local Royal Canadian Legion. Randy loved the outdoors, camping & fi shing being his favorite pass time; he entered every fi shing derby he could. He was also a well versed man as a Readers Digest Member. Many came to know Randy as they visited his ‘Offi ce’ for many years at the Marlane Hotel.

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OGLEY, KENNETH STANLEY — passed away suddenly at home in Paignton, Devon, England at the age of 80 on the 21st of June 2012.

Ken was born on the 8th of February 1932 in Doncaster, Yorkshire England to Stanley and Fanny Ogley. Ken was married to Evelyn Anne Griffiths on June 9th 1951 and after leaving school he joined The Corps of Royal Engineers of the British Army and served in Egypt, Cyprus, Germany and numer-ous postings in England. Ken earned the Long Service and Distinguished Conduct medal before retiring from the Army in 1967. After leaving the army Ken, Eve and the boys emigrated to Canada and moved to Trail B.C. where three siblings had al-ready moved to. Ken found employment at Cominco as a steel fabricator, a trade he had learnt in the army. Ken worked at both the Trail and Warfield operations be-fore retiring in 1996 after 24 years. After retirement Ken and Eve returned to Eng-land. Dad had many interests from raising tropical fish to photography and stamp collecting, no matter what he took up he became good at it.

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Ken is survived by his second wife Pauline. His daughter Heather (Vic) Gar-land. His sons Kenneth and Paul (Christy) Ogley. His sister Ede (Leo) and brothers Alf (Maureen), Dave (Gladys) and Frank (Kath). Ken is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and nephews and nieces.

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Margaret is pre-deceased by her loving husband Wesley in 2009, and leaves behind chil-dren Keith (Darlene), Lois (Bob) , 5 grandchil-dren and 11 great grandchildren; sister Hazel of Regina, as well as many nieces and nephews.

By her request there will no service. A family gathering will be held at a later date to celebrate hers and Wesley’s life. Alternative Funeral Services in Trail and Hanson’s Funeral Chapel in Westbank are entrusted with arrangements.

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BY SALLY MACDONALDCranbrook TownsmanTickets to Bob

Dylan’s only B.C. con-cert sold out in record time in Cranbrook Friday.

The original 3,200 ticket release was all sold by 3 p.m. Event organizers released another 250 seats after adjusting sight lines to the stage, and those were gone by 4:30 p.m.

People came from all over the Kootenays and Alberta to stand in line from 5:30 p.m. Thursday, more than 15 hours before the box office opened.

Around 50 people spent the night outside the RecPlex, setting up camping stoves and playing music. By the time security opened the doors to the cen-tre, about 125 people had lined up and were moved inside the arena to circle the concourse.

“There were already a couple of hundred

people here by just after 6:30 a.m.,” said RecPlex events man-ager Chris New. “It has been like nothing I have ever seen.”

There was some van-dalism to the southern entrance to the RecPlex overnight Thursday, New added, with sev-eral windows broken, but it had nothing to do with the Dylan line-up.

“Nobody in the line even heard anything,” he said.

Despite the long wait, the atmosphere in the line-up was posi-tive, with some saying Dylan’s spirit could already be felt.

“They were just hav-ing a blast. They said it’s just like a concert back in the ‘60s or ‘70s when this was your only option – you camped out. We actually had a lot of good comments from that, saying, oh no, it was no problem,” said New.

By the time ticket sales began at 9 a.m.

Friday, hundreds of people were lined up, with the queue snaking most of the way around the concourse.

The box office can’t process ticket sales online, so purchases could only be made in person or on the tele-phone.

“We are doing everything manually,” said New Friday after-noon. “To process that amount of tickets, while we now know it’s in our capacity to do it in a day, we didn’t actually think we could handle the volume. The staff in the box office was just incredible.”

The queue of Dylan fans didn’t abate at the RecPlex until early afternoon.

“The line-up finally finished about (1pm),” said New. “People just kept coming in and coming in and coming in.”

But the phones never let up, still ring-ing off the hook by the time the second release of tickets sold out.

Over at the Key City Theatre, where 500 tickets were available cash-only, the line-up absorbed all available seats by noon.

The enthusiasm for Bob Dylan was “like

nothing I have ever seen”, New added, and it broke records for the RecPlex.

“I remember with ZZ Top we had some people show up at 4 or 5 in the morning, but not a lot of them.”

When Nickelback performed at the

RecPlex in March 2004, before the City of Cranbrook took over operations of the cen-tre, tickets were sold out on the first day too. However that time, the previous operator sold tickets through an online ticket provider.

On Friday, the 3,448 tickets were processed manually over a 7.5 hour period.

“I didn’t honestly believe we could sell that many tickets in

one day. It’s nothing short of remarkable,” said New.

Event promotor FJ Hurtak of Kootenay Concert Connection said more tickets may be released closer to the August 12 event.

“We are going to try and get a few more tickets released as we get closer to the show. Certainly no promises or guarantees, but if we do have a few avail-able at that time, that information will be posted on the RecPlex website at www.CranbrookRecPLEX.ca,” said Hurtak.

“It was great to see the interest, and all the happy faces at the end. I do feel sorry for those people that were not able to secure tick-ets for this once in a lifetime-type event.”

Bob Dylan and band will perform at the Cranbrook RecPlex on Sunday, August 12. It is one of only three Canadian concerts the legendary musician and songwriter is including in his North American tour. He performs in Lloydminster on August 10 and Lethbridge on August 11. After Cranbrook, Dylan heads to Montana for an August 14 concert.

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Fans of Bob Dylan waited for hours last Friday for their chance to purchase tickets when the Cranbrook RecPlex box office opened at 9 a.m.

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A short-handed AM Ford Trail Orioles squad returned from Seattle and a four-game series with the Northwest Honkers in Pacific International League action on the weekend battered but not bowed.

The Orioles dropped all four games to the Honkers, falling to 2-9 on the season, but did so without four key starters and two of its top four pitchers, including Kellen and Connor Jones who are attending the Edmonton Oilers development camp this week.

“We grabbed a couple guys from Spokane,” said Oriole player/coach Jim Maniago. “We were okay, you go for four days and you need lots of pitching, but our pitching was actually pretty good.”

In the first two games on Saturday the O’s lost both games by identical 3-0 scores. Scott Rhynold pitched in the opener giving up just five hits, five walks and striking out four. Similarly in the second match Kyle Paulson went the distance giving up only three hits and five walks with two Ks.

“We just didn’t hit, but we’re not a strong hitting team to begin with so when you are missing four of your better guys it’s hard.”

In both matches the Honkers manufactured runs off of their speed on the base paths.

In the first inning of the second game, the Honkers got a lead off single from Dustin Breshears followed by a walk to Max Brown. Breshears and Brown then swiped second and third, and each would later score on a ground out and a sacrifice fly.

“We out hit them in the second game . . . but they got some speed and stole 10 or 12 bases.”

Maniago was hot at the plate going 2 for 3 in each game, but the O’s were unable to move run-ners along and capitalize on their opportunities.

“Early in game two we had guys on second and third with one out, but you know, we strike out too much,” said Maniago. “We’ve got to learn that even just putting the ball in play, even though you go out, sometimes it scores a run.”

In the double-header Sunday, the Orioles man-aged to plate runners, but a lack of arms proved to be the difference. The Honkers quickness on the base paths also helped as they stole five bases enroute to 9-2 win in the top half of the double bill and a 7-2 victory in the bottom half.

Trail out hit the Honkers in the first game seven to six, with Maniago going 2 for 3 and 6 for 11 on the weekend. And in the final game, O’s catcher Leonel Delmar finally caught up to the Honkers, throwing out both Brown and Padilla on attempted steals.

BY JIM BAILEYTimes Sports Editor

You have to be one tough mudder to compete in the Tough Mudder event that has been catching on like wild fire across the globe. And that is exactly what a local fitness group out of Trail’s Pride Gym have become since tackling the grueling course in Whistler last weekend.

About six months ago, Pride Gym trainer Corey Colwell challenged a dozen individuals to commit to training and losing weight. As a reward they would all participate in the first Tough Mudder event in Canada.

“It was the second largest in the event’s history,” said Colwell. “14,000 people on the Saturday alone – it was a life altering experience.”

Originated by a Harvard business stu-dent to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project, Tough Mudder par-ticipants tackle a unique 19-kilometre obstacle course originally designed by British Special Forces to test strength, stamina, mental grit and sportsmanship.

Swimming through ice-water, running through snow, crawling in mud under barbed wire, climbing walls and monkey bars, and traversing intractable terrain are just some of the pleasant challenges on the way.

“It wasn’t really something I was going to tackle myself, so I conned all these people who I knew were struggling with their weight or whatever, so I said, ‘Lets set this goal, let’s do this event.’”

The team of nine that traveled to Whistler consisted of Kari-Lee Campbell, Amber Kosiancic, Tom Hummer, Julie Crispin, Chris Reid, Donal Park, Niki Lord

and Corey and Angela Colwell. The biggest difference between the

event and most extreme contests is that it is not a race. The organizers don’t even keep time.

More than anything it’s about team-work and supporting everyone around you not just your own teammates, said Colwell.

“The really amazing thing about the whole event other than the journey . . . is that there is no religion, no racial, or socio-economic status, there’s none of that, you just have a bunch of people helping each other over walls and pulling each other out of the mud.”

Since beginning training Colwell’s Mudders have lost close to 600 pounds, and by tackling the challenge have gained confidence and much deserved pride from the expeience.

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SUBMITTED PHOTOS

A group of nine Greater Trail athletes participated in Canada’s first Tough Mudder event in Whistler last week. From top left: Chris Reid leads a well dressed man over and under an obstacle, while Corey Colwell and Donal Park help Kari-Lee Campbell over the wall. Corey and Angela Colwell race through the snow, and the happy crew celebrate a unique accomplishment. From left: Amber Kosiancic, Tom Hummer, Julie Crispin, Campbell, Reid, Cory and Angela Colwell, Park and Niki Lord.

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FROM PAGE 9 “This was a totally

different vibe . . . the most rewarding thing is that some of these people struggle with self-esteem issues, but I don’t think they ever

will now, there is no way,” said Colwell.

“I mean you finish that and you think, ‘What can be harder ever again, I mean I just moved a mountain?’”

A rigorous training regimen prepared the team, that finished the race intact, uninjured and supremely satisfied with their accomplish-

ment. Colwell looks to

enter another team next year and is look-ing for more Tough Mudder candidates.

““I hope to bring the biggest team I can next year, make it the best ever,” said Colwell.

Call Pride Gym at 364-3031 to enlist for next year’s challenge.

Colwell calls out all mudders

PIRATES SEIZE STAMPEDE CHAMPIONSHIP

SUBMITTED PHOTO

The Kamloops Ice Pirates, a ‘99 girls summer hockey all-star team that includes Fruitvale’s Kendra Waterstreet (kneeling second from right) and dad, assistant coach Derek Waterstreet (standing far left), traveled to Calgary for the Stampede Challenge last weekend and ended up winning the title. The Pirates beat the NAA Crunch 3-2 in an exciting OT semifinal before downing the Redeer Rustlers 3-0 in the final. Taylor Harrison and Hailey Elias of Nelson joined Kendra, who assisted twice in the final.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESSW A S H I N G T O N

- Once again, a Washington Capitals leadership baton is passed from Dale Hunter to Adam Oates.

More than a decade after Oates followed Hunter as captain, a similar transition hap-pened Tuesday when Oates was hired as the Capitals coach.

Except for one major exception: the one hap-pened to fall on the same day Oates was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Even as he was join-ing Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin and Pavel Bure in the Hall, Oates joined Washington six weeks after Hunter’s abrupt resignation. Hunter led the team to the second round of the playoffs as a midseason replace-ment before deciding he would rather be at home with his family, his farm and the jun-ior club he owns in

Canada.So next up is Oates,

49, who played 19 sea-sons as a centre in the NHL, including parts of six seasons with the Capitals from 1996-2002. His 290 assists rank 10th in team his-tory, and he and Hunter were part of the 1997-98 team that made the only Stanley Cup finals appearance to date in franchise history.

When Hunter was traded in March 1999, Oates was selected as captain for the follow-ing season.

Oates, who will be formally introduced at a news conference Wednesday, has spent the last three seasons as an NHL assistant, first with the Tampa Bay Lightning before mov-ing to the New Jersey Devils in 2010. He was part of the staff that helped lead the Devils to this year’s Stanley Cup finals, which they lost to Los Angeles.

Double honour for Oates

LEISURE

Dear Annie: I’ve been a stepmother to two lovely girls, now 12 and 17, since they were very young. My husband gladly pays child support on time without fail. The girls have different mothers who raise their children in opposite ways, yet in both cases, it’s rare that the child support actu-ally reaches the child.

The amount of child support each mother receives is fair, but is being used incorrectly. The girls continuously need clothes, shoes, haircuts, coats, money for school activities, you name it. It’s like my husband is paying child support twice for each child.

My question is this: If the conversation falls on deaf ears with both mothers, is it OK to explain the financial situation to the girls? My husband doesn’t want to talk money with them, and I don’t want to badmouth their mothers, but I’m tired of being broke. What’s my

role? -- North Carolina Stepmom

Dear Stepmom: To be supportive. Do not involve the children in your dispute over child support. This is not their fault, and they shouldn’t be put in the middle of unhappy par-ents. If your husband feels the support pay-ments are not being used to cover the girls’ necessities, he needs to document what he spends for these things and then talk to his lawyer and ask that the support payments be reduced.

Dear Annie: I am a 28-year-old mother of two beautiful children. I have an aunt who suf-fers from various con-

ditions, and over the years, she has been put on several medica-tions. Three years ago, her oldest son died in a car accident. Her middle child recently had a bout with cancer. Things have not been easy. I have watched her physical and men-tal health spiral down-ward. Some days she’s fine, and other days she never leaves her bed.

My kids have a hard time understand-ing what she says, and sometimes she babbles on about nonsense and odd things. How do I get my family some help? -- Fighting for My Family

Dear Family: Please tell your children that “Aunt Bee” is not well, and teach them how to be tolerant and com-passionate. If she is tak-ing a variety of medica-tions and is babbling and talking nonsense, it is very possible that she is overmedicated or needs to check the dos-ages and interactions. Whoever is in charge of

her medical care should address this with her doctor. If no one is in charge, please offer to make an appointment and accompany her, and ask whether it’s OK to speak to the doctor on her behalf. She also sounds like she could benefit from grief ther-apy. Bless you for car-ing enough to handle this.

Dear Annie: I think you missed a major point in the letter from “Bride-To- Be,” whose future mother-in-law wanted her to ask a cousin to be a brides-maid.

Bridesmaids are the bride’s decision. If she lets her future moth-er-in-law get her way now, think what she could do in the future. The mother-in-law was rude to make the suggestion in the first place, and she should apologize. The fiance ought to put his foot down now and not let his mother dictate what his future wife should do. I say nip it in the

bud. -- Omaha, Neb.Dear Omaha: A lot

of readers agree with you, but we don’t. A wedding is a time to blend families together. A considerate bride will include members of her future husband’s family in her wedding party,

especially if both her fiance and his mother would like it. Mom may turn out to be a bully -- it’s too early to say -- but the bride’s default position should not be “no” to every single request simply because she is afraid Mom will

overstep. When Mom doesn’t respect bound-aries, it’s fine to say so. But otherwise, there is nothing wrong with occasionally accommo-dating someone your spouse loves. It shows maturity and grace.

TODAY’S CROSSWORD

SOLUTION FOR YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU

Sudoku is a number-plac-ing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each col-umn and each 3x3 box contains the same num-ber only once. The diffi-culty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

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LEISURE

For Thursday, June 28, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your focus on home, fam-ily and your domestic scene continues. Discussions with parents or older family members could be meaning-ful. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Short trips, errands, increased reading and writ-ing create demands on your time now. You’re out there flying your colors, talking to everyone! GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Continue to focus on ways to promote your earnings. In the bigger picture, howev-er, you’re wondering about your values and what really matters in life. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) With the Sun in your sign now, this is truly your turn to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year. It’s

totally appropriate to put yourself first, because it’s all about you! LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Set aside some time to plan what you want your new year (birthday to birth-day) to be all about. If you identify your goals by writ-ing them down, you’ll be surprised how easily they could become a reality. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Share your hopes and dreams for the future with others, especially in groups or meetings. The reason for this is that their input and feedback will help you! LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Accept the fact that you are rather high-viz right now, especially in the eyes of bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs. People think you are very competent. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Do whatever you can to

satisfy your urge to travel now. If you can’t physical-ly travel, then be a tourist in your own city, or travel through books and film. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Clean up loose details with taxes, debt and shared prop-erty. These are things that nag you in your mind. Wipe those cobwebs clean! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Respect your need for more

sleep right now, because you do need it. The Sun, which is your source of energy, is as far away from your sign as it gets all year. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Do yourself a favor by getting better organized, because you desperately want to be more efficient, more productive and more effective. You’re on a health kick as well! (Wow.)

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is a playful time for your sign, so do enjoy your-self. Romance, vacations, sports, the arts and playful moments with children will delight you. YOU BORN TODAY Essentially, you’re a feeler. You trust your emotions before your intellect. In turn, you know how to emo-tionally influence others. (It takes one to know one.)

You’re a natural leader in social situations, and you’re always witty and humorous because you love to enter-tain and be entertained. In the year ahead, an important decision will arise. Choose wisely. Birthdate of: John Cusack, actor; Kathy Bates, actress; Gil Bellows, actor. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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BirthsMichael and Renae Whyte of Trail, BC are thrilled to an-nounce the birth of their son, Christian Thomas James on May 26, 2012, weighing 7 lbs. A brother for Nevaeh, Kenna-dy and Mikayla. Proud grand-parents are Tom and Carol Whyte and Gord and Bev De-Rosa.

CelebrationsONE HUNDRED years in the life of a universe is hardly the blink of an eye. One Hundred years in the life of a city or a family is much more signifi -cant. We are pleased to announce that the year 2012 is the Cen-tennial anniversary of the Ta-devic family’s arrival in Trail, BC.Because we don’t actually have a date, we have chosen July 1, Canada Day, as that date. Happy one hundredth anniversary Tadevic family.

In Memoriam

In Loving Memory of

Larry McLaughlin

June 27, 2009

A silent thought, a secret tear

Keeps your memory ever dear

God took you home, it was his will

But in our hearts you live still

With love,Wendy, Tracy, Denis, Todd, Amy, Kurtis, Sandra, Lisa, Gord,

Gianna, Daryl, Beverly, Rod and Family

In Memory of

MAXINE DAVIS

remembered with love always

Linda & Marnie

Cards of Thanks

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everyone for all the

cards, visits, prayers

and well wishes while

in the hospital and

during my continued

recovery.

God Bless you all

Leda Creegan

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Salmo3.17 acres of commercial c-2 zoned property. Good highway exposure. Would make a nice campground. Many uses permitted.$159,900

TrailHave someone else pay your mortgage! Up down units both completely updated with level entries. Up 3 bed 1 bath, down, 1 bed plus den.$209,000

REVENUE! War eldThree bed plus den 2 bath home close to War eld centre. Fenced yard, hardwood oors, cozy gas replace, brand new baths.$219,000

NEW LISTING FruitvaleThree bed 4 bath family home close to elementary school. Completely fenced yard, covered patio, large master with walk-in closet. It will impress you!$379,000

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TrailRancher! Two bed 1 bath nicely updated starter or retirement home! Attached workshop,huge yard, nice deck with trees for shade & privacy.$139,000

NEW LISTING TrailCondo like living with a garage and yard! Everything inside has been redone, plumbing, wiring, furnace, new tank. All Brand New.

SOLDGlenmerryOne of a kind. Enjoy beautiful river views and back onto green space from this 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home.$349,000

OPEN HOUSE Saturday, June 3012:30 - 1:30pm

3401 Aster Drive, Trail

Great Glenmerry 4 bdrm home only a few blocks

to school.$259,900

MontroseA solid well built 3 bedroom home on a single 75’ x 100’ lot in Montrose. Bright and cheery

throughout.

$209,000

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FruitvaleA great family home with double garage, 3 baths and a totally redecorated interior. Call on this

one today!

$319,000

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1st Trail Real Estatewww.coldwellbankertrail.com

1252 Bay Avenue, TRAIL (250) 368-5222

OPEN HOUSES

Thursday, June 28 3-5pm 1448 Park St

Trail $120,000

MLS# K212933

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

MLS# K213643

Warfield $59,900Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

MLS# K211022

A Super Buy!

Trail $215,000Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

MLS# K211176

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All Offers

Trail $219,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-449

MLS# K211181

NEW PRICE

Trail $169,000 Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-449

MLS# K205620

Christina Lake $1,500,000 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# K213216

620ft of

Beach

Rossland $295,000Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

MLS# K212583

BUILD YOUR

DREAM HOME!


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Large Lot

Warfield $224,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-449

MLS# K212535

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Fruitvale $429,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

MLS# K213040

10 Acres

Trail $135,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

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Beaver Falls $199,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-449

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Fruitvale $274,900Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

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Fruitvale $335,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

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Fruitvale $274,500 Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

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Saturday, June 30 12-2pm 930 12th Ave

Montrose $419,000

MLS# K212933

BELLA VISTA TOWNHOMES

Well maintained 2 & 3 bedrooms

townhouse for rent located in

Shaver’s BenchNo pets and no smoking

Reasonable pricesPhone 364-1822

or 364-0931.

FRANCESCO ESTATES& ERMALINDA APARTMENTS

Beautiful, Clean and Well Maintained 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Apartments for

Rent Located by the Columbia River in Glenmerry

Adult and Seniors oriented, No Pets and No Smoking

Reasonable Rents, Come and have a lookPhone 250-368-6761

or 250-364-1922Come on down to Trail and don't worry about the snow.

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PetsWHIPPET PUPPIES, born May 10, reg’d, housebroken, $750. Please call: (403)210-0884, (403)999-9041 (Calgary)

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Real Estate

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Houses For SaleROSSLAND brand new 4 bed-rooms 2.5 bathrooms 2 car garage hardwood fl oor no car-peting only $150 per s. feet. 250-362-7716 or rossland-builder.com

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Apt/Condo for RentANNABELLE 156 Haig St. 2 one bdrm apts for rent. Heat incl. avail July 1 NP 250.364.1559

Rossland. 2 bdrm, clean, quiet, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. 250.362.9473.

ROSSLAND, bach. apt. Gold-en City Manor. Over 55. N/S. N/P. Subsidized. 250-362-3385, 250-362-5030.

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

WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. 250-368-5888, 250-231-0858

W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., garage. $550./mo. 604-552-8806

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Brand New 16’ Wide ModularHomes. From $69,900Double Wide Modular

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Homes for RentFRUITVALE. Large 3 bdrm. Close to all amenities.Deck, carport, 3 appliances, large yard, NS NP Ref. Req. Lease available 250.367.9761

LARGE executive home 5 bdrm, 2.5 bth in Fruitvale plus garage/shop to store all your toys. $1500 mth. Np/ns. 250-365-7780

WEST Trail - House for Rent 3/4 bedroom with AC W/D F/S. Basement suite. Fenced yard. N/S, N/P $900/month 250-364-1203

W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. Aug.1st. $900./mo. including utilities-negotiable. 1-250-563-1864.

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Cars - DomesticAn Awesome Deal! 2005 Mustang Convertible. 4.0L, SOHC V6. Red on Red leath-er. 5 speed auto. 43,500km. $14,500 OBO. 250.368.5726

Boats BOATING SEASON IS

HERE FINALLY!WANNA HAVE SOME FUN

WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS THIS SUMMER!!Your Cabin on the Lake

The Kootenay Queen

• 1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc

• Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet)

• Fold down table for a queen sized bed

• Fold up bunk beds• VHF radio• Hull is sound, galley is

dated.• Low draft• 200 hrs on new engine• A great boat that needs

some TLC.$12,000.00 invested, will

take offers starting at $9000

Call 250-362-7681 or email [email protected]

for more information

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WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME.

NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

1177 Marianna Crescent, Trail $275,000

This gracious home features large living/dining room with gleaming hardwood floors and gas fireplace, main floor

laundry, 3 bdrms on main and 1 down, central air conditioning and underground sprinkling. Quick possession possible.

Call now. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1345 Spokane Street, Rossland $559,000

This amazing heritage family home also operates as popular B&B. Features

include amazing kitchen, office/eating area with wood stove, decor and

bathroom upgrades. It is located close to town, the ski hill and trails and offers

beautiful views. The B&B clientele is growing and has excellent reviews.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

371 Murray Drive, Warfield $425,000

One of the area’s finest! This amazing 4 bdrm home features inlaid oak floors,

french doors, wood fireplace and library. Located on large gorgeous lot,

overlooking Beaver Bend Park and across the road from Webster School. Homes

like this do not come up often, do not miss your opportunity to view.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW LISTING

236 Balsam Road, Fruitvale $229,000

Peaceful and serene best describes this 1 acre parcel of and with 1996 upgraded

manufactured home. The land is flat and treed with plenty of walking trails to

explore. The home features an open floor plan, lots of light, tons of cabinet space,

newer laminate flooring, French doors and huge sun deck.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

NEW LISTING

2645 Cooke Avenue, Rossland $629,000

One-of-a-kind, executive home on 0.54 acres with gorgeous guest suite. House boasts 5 bdrms, 3.5 baths, large bright kitchen with stainless steel appliances, formal dining room, study, rec room and master bdrm with ensuite. Spectacular

southern views, two large covered decks, and double carport with tons of storage

and more!!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW PRICE

409 Rossland Avenue, Trail $179,900

House is only 13 years old - it has 4 bdrms and 3 baths - located on Rossland Ave. - close to all of Trail and Rossland’s opportunities - low maintenance yard - at this price this house is definitely worth a

look - call your REALTOR® for a viewing.Call Mark (250) 231-5591

NEW LISTING

1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale $73,500

Prime 66x105 building lot in Fruitvale. Gently sloped suitable for a bungalow with walk out basement. Mountain views on all

sides. Services are available at lot line. Dream it - then LIVE it!

Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665

NEW LISTING

1210 Highway 3B, Fruitvale $219,900

Top quality 3 bdrm home overlooking Beaver Valley! Extensive renovations

include new roof and gutters, hardy plank siding, thermal windows & doors. The

huge covered deck in back is surrounded with glass panels to allow maximum viewing of the valley and mountains

beyond! There is also a large workshop in the back yard.

Call Terry 250-231-1101

2786 Queen Street, Rossland $239,500

Spectacular gardens create a tranquil setting for this cozy 4 bedroom/1 bath home. Situated on a 90x117 fenced

lot with great sun exposure, this home features a large older kitchen, sunny

living area, ew windows and a renovated bathroom.

Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

REDUCED

5,000 sq. ft. shop with 18 ft ceiling, in floor heating, office space, lunchroom, washroom

and shower. Large truck doors at each end. Excellent condition and very clean. Good highway

exposure and access. C7 zoningallows a wide scope of uses.

Call Art (250) 368-8818

2050 Green Road, Fruitvale$489,000

Beautiful 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath home on 4.9 acres! Home features deluxe kitchen, covered deck, patio, gazebo, pasture

and fencing, separate shop, and double attached garage.

Call your REALTOR® today.

2260 Ralph Road, Fruitvale $214,500

This home offers 4 bdrms, spacious rec room, 200 amp service, security system, cozy wood fireplace, underground sprinklers,

a/c, and 20X24 (shop/garage). All this on a 0.97 acre lot!.

Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162

LOCAL

TRAIL – Since the Trail Garden Club’s first meet-ing in September 2010, its membership has risen to nearly 50 enthusiastic gar-deners.

Sharing ideas and con-cerns as well as getting expert advice has helped many members enhance the enjoyment of their gardens.

The group has a fund raiser Plant Sale every May, selling potted plants donat-ed by its members. Marian Ackerman lined up tables end to end in her yard.

Her canny eye noticed that many plants were real-ly large so she divided and potted 289 new plants and added them to the others. That helped our sales reach nearly $1000.

So far, $500 of it was donated to our local Food Bank and $450.00 to the

Relay for Life. She continues to care for

and sell plants at her home and the resulting funds will also go to a worthy cause.

The executive commit-tee meets a couple times in August to plant the next “season’s” topics and speak-ers. In the past two years, members shared and learn-ed about: planting for spring colour (ie bulbs); soil com-position and amendments; perennials - propagating by division and layering; complete yard and garden design; lawns, from seed to sod; how to prune almost anything; garden pests from bugs to blights; planning and planting hanging bas-kets.

Speakers have included: Bill Garnett of Columbia Valley Greenhouses in Trail and Castlegar, who

has 46 years invested in the business; Chris Holt of Lakewood Landscapes in Nelson, whose collec-tion of photos is as vast as his knowledge on all facets of planting and growing; Holly Pender-Love who instructed at the College of the Rockies in Creston; Marian Ackerman, garden-er extraordinaire; Annette Gallatin, journeyman land-scape gardener who , with her husband Allan, owned a nursery, garden centre and landscape business in Alberta for 18 years.

Belonging to the club has another advantage: mem-bers get various amounts of discounts from a number of garden centres in the area.

The club has met at the Aquatic Leisure Centre in Trail at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of September,

October, November, February, March, and April.

The executive commit-tee members are: Lynne

Worosz, meeting facilita-tor; Marian Ackerman, treasurer; Annette Gallatin, president.

For information, please call: 250-368-8860 or 250-364-1806. New members are welcomed!

Trail Garden Club growing

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Members from the Trail Garden Club executive tally the funds raised from the club’s annual Plant Sale. From the left; Annette Gallatin, Lynne Worosz and Marian Ackerman.

Trail Daily Times, June 27, 2012

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