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Lord willing and the creek don’t rise is the state of the union in the Beaver Valley.

Even though the heart of spring runoff is still one month away, eyes are begin-ning to turn to one of the region’s trouble spots for flooding: the Beaver Creek.

The recent rains have swelled the waters of the creek as it makes its way through the village down to the Columbia River, putting creekside folk into a wary state of existence.

Historically the creek jumps its banks on proper-ties that border it — includ-ing Creekside Community Park in Fruitvale — in mid May, but the current height of the creek isn’t a concern just yet, said Village of Fruitvale chief administra-tive officer, Lila Cresswell.

“About this time of the year we get a bit of a rise due to rain and low level snow melt,” she said.

The weekend rains likely brought some flash flood issues, said Dan Derby, deputy regional fire chief with the Regional District

of Kootenay Boundary, but so far nothing has been reported.

He said it was important for people to monitor their own drainage systems right now, as well as catch basins, to make sure they are clear.

“We live in an area that is prone to some low level flooding in some parts of the region, but in saying that, it doesn’t happen every year,” he said. “That could change in the coming weeks depending on the weather. However, at this point we are not very concerned.”

The highest risk area

in the Greater Trail region continues to be Fruitvale where homes border Beaver Creek, he said, as well as the Kettle River area (through Grand Forks) and Christina Lake on the regional level.

The village checks the level of Beaver Creek daily when it begins to look like the water level is rising, said Cresswell, with gauges installed at the Columbia Gardens Road Bridge and at Marsh Creek. Additional point people are also meas-uring on the creek at either end of the village.

See SANDBAGS, Page 2

Pending runoff puts preparedness in place

TIMOTHY SCHAFER PHOTO

Creek levels are already on the rise in the Beaver Valley

BY VALERIE ROSSITimes Staff

Improving air accessibility remains a top priority for the region –whether it’s out of Trail or Castlegar, according to the chair of the East End Services Committee that governs the city’s airport.

Kathy Wallace is reacting to reli-ability data collected at the Trail Airport recently presented to Trail council, which paints Pacific Coastal out of Trail far more reliable than Castlegar’s Air Canada service to Vancouver.

In January this year, Trail sat at about 91 per cent reliable service while Castlegar slid to approximate-ly 74 per cent; February found Trail reached 83 per cent reliability and Castlegar sank to 69 per cent.

“I think that our Trail Regional Airport is providing a needed ser-vice in the area and you can see that by the passenger numbers,” said Wallace. “I also know that Castlegar is working on improving their reli-ability and we’ll probably see some-thing happen there in the next year, I’d expect.”

Castlegar councillor Russ Hearne questions the accuracy of the figures, as he said the airlines operate under

completely different regulations when it comes to safely departing or landing.

“Through their own policy, Air Canada ceiling heights add, I believe, a kilometre of visibility as well as 100 feet of ceiling height on top of what the minimum standards are,” he explained.

“We’re certainly not happy with the ceiling limits that they have to operate in and that’s why the city is working hard on improvements.”

Hearne said air control beacons are installed in and around the local mountains and devices that could communicate with the beacons and provide a virtual flight path are now being investigated.

“This would lower limits drastic-ally, which would greatly improve reliability of landing and taking off and it would also allow for night departures, which is fantastic for emergencies.”

Castlegar’s airport operates strict-ly on user fees while the Trail Airport is partly funded through regional taxation.

Wallace said the committee has to find a balance when moving for-ward with improvements to the Trail

See FUTURE, Page 3

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BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff

In like a lion, out like a, well, lion.March broke a 47-year-old rec-

ord for total precipitation, delivering 145.6 millimetres of total precipita-tion to record the highest amount ever, or 237 per cent of the normal amount.

With 21 days of measurable pre-cipitation — a mere 10 days without moisture — and 52.2 centimetres of snow (353 per cent of normal), it was a March unlike no other.

The first part of the month was relatively dry, said Jesse Ellis at the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar, the region’s weather information ser-vice provider, due in part to a high pressure area positioned over the West Kootenay.

However, when that moved out the weather turned ugly as a much more active pattern took control for the rest of the month, delivering one Pacific frontal system after another, bringing snow or rain, and often both, said Ellis.

“It was the wettest March we have on record,” he said.

The snowfall was the second most on record (58.9 cm. in 1971), delug-ing Red Mountain with 218 cm. of the white stuff, 36 cm. more than the 182 cm. the mountain had last March, and significantly more than the 69.5 cm. falling in 2010.

But with temperatures well within normal ranges — a maximum of 12.3 degrees and a low of -7.6 degrees — it was puzzling as to why there was so much precipitation, said Ellis.

“The El Nino and La Nina weather patterns aren’t so much of an indica-tor for precipitation amounts, they are more an indicator of what tem-perature to expect,” he said.

He pointed to a global pattern tak-ing place, called the Pacific decadal oscillation, similar to the La Nina, as a likely culprit. Pacific decadal oscil-lation is on an inter-decadal time scale (usually about 20 to 30 years) and shifts climate variability.

American weather predictors are forecasting a wetter and cooler than average spring, but Canadian models are saying April will see normal pre-cipitation and milder than average temperatures.

WEATHER

March a record breakerFROM PAGE 1

“When they see it begin to get close to their property levels they call the village and we begin the watch,” she said.

The flood watch information is then reported to Derby. A flood falls under the regional district’s emergency management plan, and initiates a series of responses once activated.

The plan in place includes hundreds of sandbags on ready, with sand piles and burlap bags on hand to create more in the village, with hundreds more sand bags also in place on a regional district level.

Last year the City of Trail received a ship-ment of 4,000 sand bags from the province, adding to the 4,000 bags already stockpiled in the city’s inventory to cover Gorge Creek and Trail Creek.

With all of the preparation in place, there has not been a major flood in Fruitvale since 2007, said Cresswell, but down near the village’s cenotaph the waters usually rise and cover lawns that border the creek, submerging around one quarter of the local resident’s land for a few weeks.

“If you live in the creek area you pretty much sand bag at some point every year,” she said.

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For the second time in under a week, a CP Rail train has derailed near Nelson.

Four locomotives and eight cars from a west-bound 67-car train went off the tracks shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday at Corra Linn.

CP spokesman Ed Greenberg says some cars were loaded with zinc con-centrate and others were empty.

The engines and cars all

remained upright. None spilled or leaked their contents and no one was injured.

It’s unclear what caused the derailment. The line remains closed.

“The cause will be inves-tigated as soon as we have an assessment of the site and are able to get crews in to begin the necessary clean-up,” Greenberg says.

FortisBC spokeswoman Kirsten Walker says their employees at the Corra Linn dam were evacuated to a

muster area on the prop-erty.

“All of our employees are safe, and there is no damage to the property,” she said.

“We are monitoring the main road to our facil-ity to keep everyone a safe distance from the derail-ment.”

Last Friday, a rock slide struck a train on the south shore of Kootenay Lake, derailing a locomotive, knocking a flat car down an embankment, and an excavator into the lake.

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Four engines and eight cars derailed at Corra Linn Tuesday mor-ning. The cause is under investigation.

FROM PAGE 1 Airport, without pining a heavy fee on taxpayers.

Exploring future needs of the airport include updating old equipment, the possibility of paid employees, lengthening the runway and building a new terminal building. The master plan identifies two-thirds of external funding, which the committee has yet to see.

“That’s why I have a hesi-tancy with just going full on with that master plan, it has to be managed carefully,” she said.

“Unfortunately, maintaining the status-quo at that airport is not really an option. There is significant work that has to be done in order to keep it running and meeting federal regulations, right down to whether we pave the stop ways and whether we hire some full-time employees.”

While Trail councillor Robert Cacchioni would have preferred the regional board he sits on went for an original 140 per cent hike to its former $90,000 airport budget ($216,000), he supported the board’s deci-sion to cool that number to an approximate 70 per cent increase ($155,000 or nearly $11 per $250,000 assessment).

“I agree with other mem-bers of the committee in that if we hope to find some external funding then we, the deliverer of the service, have to show that we support it,” said Wallace. “But there’s got to be balance there.”

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BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff

An age-old bylaw pro-tecting Fruitvale restau-rants from unfair compe-tition is in danger of fall-ing as village council toys with the idea of amending it to allow mobile food vendors to operate within the municipality.

Two mobile food vendors — Blair Peel and Isabella Eliason — peti-tioned council on Monday night during regular coun-cil meeting, to allow them to set up for the summer on a vacant lot in the vil-lage’s downtown core.

Although the two vendors, who operate independent of each other, would only operate for two to five days per week, their menu items don’t largely conflict with local establishments.

However, there was some concern on council about how slanted the playing field could be for the mobile vendors if a bylaw amendment was passed.

Fruitvale chief admin-istrative officer Lila Cresswell listed five res-taurants in the village that would be affected by the inclusion of the two vendors. All of them pay

approximately $2,500 in business taxes to operate their establishments in the community.

Bringing in the food vendors would have them competing unfairly with the existing restau-rants, said Mayor Patricia Cecchini, considering a traveling business licence was $57 just for Fruitvale, and a regional licence was $180 (of which the village would get 10 per cent).

“My concern is we are charging current busi-nesses a business cost, and then we would be allowing other food vend-ors in at a minimal cost

and they would be com-petition with the food vendors that we do have,” Cecchini said.

The village has not allowed such traveling vendors in the past, said Cresswell, and so they do not have a business licence category for them.

Coun. Larry Gray asked if the ventures were not permitted under the bylaw to protect the current food services the village pos-sessed.

That was the under-standing, said Cresswell, but the bylaw was written years before her time and she could not say for sure.

Both Peel and Eliason said they wanted to use the vacant lot next to Dr. Greg Barrett’s dentistry practice to set up their mobile units, but had not yet received approval.

However, Cresswell had talked to Dr. Barrett last Friday and he was anticipating putting up no parking signs on the lot. She asked if he had considered allowing the mobile food vendors on the lot and he replied, ‘No.’

“His intention was, in fact, to avoid the over-night parking for things like sales,” she said. “He’s

trying to limit the use for more of a business type.”

Coun. Tabatha Webber asked if there anywhere else to park?

There is not a lot of commercial highway space, Cresswell added, with the village-owned lot next to the Memorial Hall being the other usable space.

Both Peel’s Confusion Taco truck and Eliason’s hot dog/hamburger cart would be self contained units, with their own recycling, garbage, water and power capabilities.

There would be no impact on the commun-ity, Peel told council, and noted he would be buying produce locally as well as propane for his truck from the Fruitvale Co-op.

“So I would be putting money back into the com-munity,” he said.

Eliason had talked to other businesses in the area and they were not apprehensive about the mobile cart, since the food they would be selling would not compete with their wares.

She presented a list of seven businesses who had signed a sheet in support of her cart.

The matter will be deferred to the April 23 committee of the whole meeting for discussion, with a recommendation and decision coming at the May 2 regular council meeting.

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Blair Peel of Plan B Catering makes his pitch for his Confusion Taco Curbside Eatery mobile food truck setting up in Fruitvale a few days per week this summer.

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The governing BC Liberal party has dropped to a tie for second place with the BC Conservative party, according to a poll released Monday.

The poll backs up MLA John van Dongen’s assertion in Chilliwack on Saturday that the conservative vote has already split in B.C.

The online survey by Angus Reid of a “representative sample” of 800 British Columbian adults also showed that NDP Leader Adrian Dix is keeping a comfortable lead over Premier Christy Clark.

“Over the past 12 months, the New Democrats have slowly but steadily gained five points, and have seen Dix become both the preferred premier and the leader with the highest approval rating,” Angus Reid pollsters said.

“In the same period, the BC Liberals have seen their support among decided voters drop by 20 points - going from first place to a tie for second - while the BC Conservatives have improved their standing by 18 points.”

Survey analysts also said that since the teachers “work stop-page” and van Dongen’s “defec-

tion” to the BC Conservatives, the BC Liberal government has fallen to its lowest level since July, 2010 “immediately after the harmonized sales tax came into force under Gordon Campbell.”

“If an election were held today, the BC Liberals would receive half the votes they received in 2009,” the Angus Reid analysts said.

“One-third of the voters who supported the Campbell-led BC Liberals in 2009 are now backing the BC Conservatives,” the ana-lysts concluded.

“The party appears to be enjoy-ing a surge in support after van Dongen decided to join. The ana-lysts added that although the num-bers for BC Conservative Party Leader John Cummins are better than what he posted in January, “many British Columbians are not yet fully aware of his activities.”

The online survey, conducted from March 29 to March 30.

Key findings: 43 per cent intend to vote for the NDP, 23 per cent for the BC Liberals and 23 per cent for the BC Conservatives.

Twenty-five per cent rated Dix the Best Premier, followed by Clark at 17 per cent and Cummins at 12 per cent.

Poll shows support for Liberals keeps falling

BY CHRIS BUSHNanaimo News Bulletin

A pregnant woman survived being dragged by a car, thanks in part to witnesses who blocked the driver’s path.

The incident hap-pened in Nanaimo Saturday shortly before 4:30 p.m., when police

received a 911 call that a woman was being dragged by a vehicle down Bruce Avenue in the Harewood area.

The 27-year-old woman was dragged for nearly a kilometre before a man and his sons following the car were able to pull their pickup in front of the

car to block its path.“The reason it took

so long for them to stop the car was there was oncoming traffic and they had to wait for it to clear before they could pull around in front it,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman.

O’Brien said the

incident was part of a domestic dispute that started earlier in the day. The woman was trying to get out of the passenger door of car as it was moving, but was unable to get free because her boyfriend was allegedly holding onto her hair.

Police arrested Jay Paul Guzina, 35, of Nanaimo and charged him with assault, for-cible confinement and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

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B.C. - All but two volun-teer firefighters in the roughly 30-member department in Charlie Lake, have quit.

Firefighters in the northeastern part of the province handed in their pagers to pro-test the hiring of a new chief and the transfer of department con-

trol to the Peace River Regional District from the local fire protection society.

Trouble within the Charlie Lake depart-ment has smouldered for nearly two years, but flared when former Kimberley assistant fire chief Steve Munshaw took over April 1, to replace the long-time chief, who was not con-

sidered for the post.Firefighters in the

community eight kilo-metres north of Fort St. John say they don’t know or trust their new chief, a paid, full-time staff member, or the recently hired assist-ant fire chief, who also receives a salary.

Officials with the regional district hope the dispute can be

resolved but in the meantime, fire crews from Fort St. John or Taylor, about 25 kilo-metres further south, will respond to major incidents in Charlie Lake.

The regional dis-trict is also launching a recruitment drive in hopes of attracting new volunteers to the fire department.

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Harper government froze spending on the multibillion-dollar plan to buy stealth jet fight-ers after the auditor general slammed the Defence Department for keeping Parliament in the dark about spiral-ling problems.

In a report that has become political dyna-mite, new auditor gen-eral Michael Ferguson was also highly critical of Public Works for fail-ing to exercise due dili-gence in what will be the largest expenditure of taxpayers’ money for a piece of military hardware.

But it is the Defence Department that comes in for wide-ranging blame over its manage-ment of the project - a plan to buy 65 new F-35 radar-evading stealth fighters for what the military initially insisted would cost $9 billion, but will likely be far higher.

“We believe that establishing a budget-ary cap without the aid of more complete and reliable cost estimates creates significant risks,” says the scath-ing report.

“We also have sig-nificant concerns about the completeness of cost information pro-

vided to parliamentar-ians.”

As is Ferguson’s mandate, the audit focused only on the conduct of bureaucrats. But the findings will prove incendiary to the Harper government. The audit comes just one week after Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced $5.2 billion in cuts to public spend-ing in his deficit-fight-ing budget.

The Conservatives have steadfastly defended the F-35 pur-chase, including during last year’s election cam-paign that gave them a majority, despite a growing body of evi-dence that suggested the project could never be kept on budget. The

program is designed to replace the country’s aging fleet of CF-18 jet fighters.

Ferguson’s report vindicates parliament-ary budget officer Kevin Page, who became embroiled in a heated public battle with the Defence Department in March 2011 when he released a report that said the cost of the F-35 could reach $30 billion over three decades.

An assistant deputy minister at Defence told an elaborate brief-ing for journalists that Page made a “math-ematical error” in cal-culating the unit cost of the planes, and that his estimates on long-term maintenance were erroneous as well.

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AKBLG meeting brings ideas to the forefrontThe annual con-

vention of the Association of Kootenay Boundary

Local Governments (AKBLG) will be hosted by the City of Trail from April 19 to 21. Some 200 visitors will be in Trail for the convention.

This year’s convention theme is “Live, Work, Play: Exploring Rural Community Potential” that will set the stage for the keynote address and for the plenary sessions and workshops.

Mayors, councillors and regional district directors from the East and West Kootenay and Boundary areas will meet to accom-plish these important goals.

1. Review of the resolu-tions submitted by com-munities and regional dis-tricts

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Provincial Development of Rural Transportation Strategy

“WHEREAS public trans-portation and commercial passenger vehicles are critic-al components of a network for the efficient movement of people, but that commer-cial operators of passenger directed vehicles in rural communities face unique challenges in terms of developing and sustaining economically viable oper-ations due to inconsistent ridership demand, which can result in reduced levels of service available to the public;

“AND WHEREAS the integration of a service to incorporate passenger directed vehicles with trad-itional public transporta-tion may create synergies and increase the viability for these operations, improving the access to and availabil-ity of passenger directed vehicles in rural commun-ities;

“NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments request that the Province develop a transportation strategy to

critically assess and deter-mine solutions towards the sustainability of passenger directed vehicle operations in rural communities.”

If the AKBLG membership supports Trail’s resolution, it will then be advanced to the Provincial Union of British Columbia Municipalities Convention in September of this year.

When a resolution is sup-ported by all communities and regional districts in British Columbia, it is then presented to the provincial government for considera-tion.

Many of the resolutions supported by the Local Governments of British Columbia have gone on to become legislation or policies of the Provincial Government.

2. Election of OfficersThe convention elects a

president, a vice president and five directors annually. The president represents the AKBLG area on the prov-incial organization for one year.

The executive for the AKBLG meets on a quarterly basis to carry out the busi-ness of the organization. The City of Trail has been a very active member of the executive over the years.

3. Provide Edu-cational Opportunities

A number of workshop sessions, study tours and presentations have been organized.

Workshops include topics such as:

• Positioning our region for the future

• New economic develop-ment initiatives

• The seven deadly sins of tourism

• Smart metersAnd many others.Study tours include:• The Waneta Expansion

Project• Teck OperationsPresentations include:• Columbia River Treaty

update• Project funding oppor-

tunities by Southern Interior Development Initiative

Trust• The “BC Jobs Plan”

by the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation

• Regional CollaborationThis year’s keynote

speaker for the conven-tion will be Mike Harcourt former Premier for British Columbia and the chair of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee for Cities and Communities.

Mr. Harcourt was appointed by the Prime Minister to serve as a mem-ber of the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy and he chaired the Urban Sustainability Program.

This 27-month appoint-ment resulted in the final report titled “From Restless Communities to Resilient Places”.

Mr. Harcourt’s address will focus on the importance of and the challenges facing rural communities.

Trail Council looks for-ward to hosting their peers at this year’s convention and to discussing the current issues facing communities in the Kootenay/Boundary region.

Dieter Bogs is the Mayor of the City of Trail. Community Comment is written by elected officials in Greater Trail.

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My problems began with Trail City Council four months ago. The main problem here is if it can happen to one business owner it can happen to any business owner.

I decided in December, 2011, to downsize a large retail space by half square footage to an office space. It was a finan-cially wise decision in a tight economy. Almost immediate-ly I was told by the City Administrator I would also need to pay $12,000 upfront for four additional off- street parking spaces. Zoning Bylaw 2503 Section (32/4) also states “the owner shall show just cause to the satisfaction of Council why the required off-street parking cannot be provided on site.”

So I began writing a series of letters and vis-iting the Mayor’s office to discuss this issue.

On March 13, I was told to apply for a vari-ance and write anoth-er letter to the Mayor outlining my concerns. This took four pages. On March 19, I was invited to make a representa-tion at Council’s March 26 meeting. Finally, I was delighted and hopeful to discuss my concerns and resolve a compromise. On March 21, the council’s agenda File 3090-01 shows this recommendation: That Council deny the appli-cation for issuance of a Development Variance Permit that would waive the off-street parking requirements and associated fee as it relates to the renova-tion to the building at

1199 Pine Avenue.On March 26, I was

told in the chamber that I could talk before or after the council’s other agendas.

It was not explained that the motion had already been discussed “at length” behind closed doors and already recommend-ed which was passed unanimously by the Council with no input or debate on my part.

Needless to say, I felt betrayed and fool-ish. I still can’t under-stand how council can justify contravening a statement on this very bylaw. Can anybody?

The point is all my letters have outlined several reasons why such a heavy handed bylaw is restrictive to business growth in Trail.

For example, the City of Nelson has no such expenditure for established buildings regardless of office con-version.

A young couple who wished to relocate their financial services busi-ness to Trail was dis-mayed to hear about these extra costs.

All my letters have emphasized the need for co-operation and compromise to help stimulate growth in Trail’s downtown core. This was a matter for all owners of property who made an investment in Trail years ago.

The reality is the value of many of the properties and build-ings is not the same as the insurance that must be paid and the value of resale keeps going down as the down town core slowly seems to be

disappearing.But all this hope and

effort fell on deaf ears. So what lesson can we

all learn about this city council?

Insular thinking is not compatible with the

divergent interests of a business community.

Jim BerukoffTrail

Business owner frustrated with bylawFrom what I hear, I’m not the only one

who was disappointed with our recent fed-eral and provincial budgets.

I suppose I should stop looking for gov-ernment to help end poverty in our time, perhaps that’s a bit much to expect, but I had hoped that the folk we elect to help care for the least able among us might at least do no further harm. Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case.

With food bank numbers doubling in our area, while the cost of housing is on the increase and even our local council is forced to put a cost on volunteering by introducing fees for criminal record checks, I believe it is well past time we found a way to respond right here, and right now.

I am very pleased that Jagrup Brar – a Surrey MLA with direct experience of pov-erty – is coming to Trail to help us figure out how to respond.

On April 10 at 5pm he’ll be speak-ing at Trail United Church (incidentally the home of one of our foodbanks, our emergency shelter and a monthly dinner program). He’ll talk about his experience of poverty, while others will speak about poverty in our area.

Together, we hope to begin a plan that can be adopted by our communities. A plan to end the harshest effects of poverty, as they are felt by our seniors, children and families.

Hopefully we can all take a moment to come together and figure out how to be a part of the solution. One neighbour at a time.

Keith SimmondsTrail United Church

Budgets overlook poverty crisis

Although FAIR was not the winning recipient of the $5000 grant towards energy upgrades, we wish to thank all who participated on our behalf.

The need and the belief in environmen-tally sustainable practices remain. To that end, FAIR has a number of fundraisers currently taking place in the community, with an empha-sis on “green is the way to go.”

We thank everyone for their donations and volunteer efforts. What you do really does make a difference.

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MORO, MARIA — It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother and nonna, Maria Moro on April 2, 2012 at the age of 93.

Maria was born in San Giorgio della Richinvelda, Italy on May 20, 1918. She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1952, joining her husband Giovanni, who had immigrated to Trail in 1949.

Maria was proud to become a Canadian citizen in 1960. She enjoyed reading, garden-ing, cooking and loved to have a house full of company. Marie had a soft spot for animals, especially the many birds that were daily visitors in the back yard. We will all miss her gen-erosity and sense of humour. Maria was also a proud mem-ber of both the San Martino Club and Sisters of Colombo.

Maria was predeceased by her husband, Giovanni in 1985. She is survived by four chil-dren: Guido (Paola), Gabriella (Bob), Lino (Sheila), Lida (Jesse); five grandchildren: Jaret, Derek, Jeff, Jarrod and Brent; and four great-grand-children: Brooke, Jack, Dean and Owen.

The family would like to thank Doctors Benzer and Dobovicnik and the staff of Kiro Manor and Columbia View Lodge for their loving care.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, April 9, 2012 at 10:30 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Trail with Father Matthieu Gombo Yange OfmCap, celebrant. Burial will take place at Mountain View Cemetery following the Mass.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESSATLANTA - Dr. Leila

Denmark, the world’s oldest practising physician when she retired at age 103, died Sunday in Athens, her family members said. She was 114.

Denmark became the first resident physician at Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children in Atlanta when it opened in 1928, said her grandson, Steven Hutcherson of Atlanta. She also admitted the first patient at the hospital, now part of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

She loved helping children, and it showed in the way she would turn to the next family waiting to see her, Hutcherson said.

“She would say, ‘Who is the next little angel?,” he said.

Denmark began her pedi-atrics practice in her home in Atlanta in 1931 and continued until her retirement in 2001. That year, she earned the dis-tinction of being the world’s oldest practising physician, said Robert Young, senior

consultant for gerontology for Guinness World Records. She was also the world’s fourth-oldest living person when she died, Young said.

Throughout her career, she always kept her office in or near her home, where children and their parents would show up at all hours in need of care, family members said.

“The kids would come in and she would spend as much time as she needed with the parents to help fix that baby or that child,” Hutcherson said. “What she would do is figure out how to help them stay well.”

Helping children get well and stay well was challenging in Atlanta’s soot-stained air that darkened the sky during the Depression era, relatives said.

She treated some of Atlanta’s poorest children as a volun-teer at the Central Presbyterian Baby Clinic near the state capitol in Atlanta, said her daughter, Mary Hutcherson of Athens. Mill workers and other poor people who had no other way to get medical care would bring their sick children to the clinic.

Denmark loved her volun-

teer work at the clinic, just as she loved seeing patients in her home, her daughter said.

That enduring love of her work was a key to her long life, along with eating right, family members said.

“She absolutely loved prac-tising medicine more than any-thing else in the world,” said another grandson, Dr. James Hutcherson of Evergreen, Colo. “She never referred to practis-ing medicine as work.”

Denmark also received sev-eral honours during her career, including the Fisher Award in 1935 for outstanding research in diagnosis, treatment, and immunization of whooping cough.

She received alumni awards from Tift College, Mercer University, Georgia Southern and the Medical College of Georgia; and honorary degrees from Tift, Mercer and Emory University.

Denmark’s funeral is planned for 1 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Athens.

“Everything about her was always trying to make a dif-ference, first and foremost,” Steven Hutcherson said.

Oldest practising physician diesDr. Leila Denmark,

who retired at age 103, passes away at 114

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMILWAUKEE - An 80-year-old

woman with little flying experience knew her husband had died after he fell unconscious at the controls of a small plane, yet she remained calm as she landed the aircraft at a northeastern Wisconsin airport, her son said Tuesday.

In a phone interview with The Associated Press, James Collins said he’s also a pilot and he helped his mother Helen Collins via radio as the Cessna twin-engine plane began running out of gas Monday even-ing. Another pilot also took to the skies to guide her to the ground at Cherryland Airport, near Sturgeon Bay - about 150 miles (240 kilo-metres) north of Milwaukee.

He said his mother took lessons to take off and land about 30 years ago at her husband’s urging, in case something happened to him.

THE CANADIAN PRESSLOS ANGELES - The lawyer for a

transgender woman who wants to take part in the Miss Universe Canada pageant says Jenna Talackova is a vibrant, beautiful young woman who should be allowed to compete.

Gloria Allred told reporters in Los Angeles no one is question-ing the gender of mogul Donald Trump, who owns the pageant, so why should they be questioning the gender of Talackova.

Allred says not only should Talackova be able to take part in the pageant, but the rule that says only natural born women can participate should be removed.

Allred says “wimpy” state-ments by Trump’s representative that Talackova can take part in the pageant - if she meets the legal gender requirements in Canada - only confuses the issue.

Talackova says she just wants Trump to say if she can compete and if she wins in Canada she’ll be allowed to go on the Miss Universe pageant.

The 23-year-old Vancouver woman, who had gender-reassign-ment surgery when she was 19, says she doesn’t want any other woman to suffer the discrimination that she has had to endure through this pro-cess.

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BY JIM BAILEYTimes Sports Editor

With a new club pro and the course set to open, the Rossland Trail Country Club at Birchbank is in fine shape to tee up its 90th year.

Despite one of the wettest March’s on record, the Birchbank course is coming around nicely and will open this Friday, as local golfers get ready to swing into another season.

Calgary native Denis Bradley is the fresh face in the pro position at the Birchbank course, bringing over 30 years experience, and a unique skill set that will add another dimension to the club.

“He (Bradley) brings some good experience that we haven’t necessarily had in this area,” said Birchbank man-ager Kelly Rintoul. “Dennis comes not only with the experience of a head pro, but also the custom fittings expertise that the area will benefit from.”

In the winter, Bradley spends his time in the southern USA custom fitting golfers for clubs, putters, wraps, and ball fittings for a variety of manufac-turers from Ping to Taylor Made and Titleist. His knowledge is extensive and his connections with the best names in the game has already added Ping to the Birchbank pro shop and is looking forward to more.

“We’re going to have our demo-day the Wednesday after the May long week-end. We have all the manufacturers out here at Birchbank; Ping, Calloway, Taylor Made, Titleist, Bridgestone, we can do all custom ball fittings that way . . . that’s our biggest day,” said Bradley.

The scratch-golfer plays over 100 rounds of golf in the winter but reserves the summer for instruction and to help others improve their swing.

“You hit the ball and find it, it’s not that tough of a game - you put a white ball on the green and into a hole,” laughs Bradley.

Simple indeed for some, but for most,

a few lessons won’t hurt. “(There will be) lots of teaching, jun-

ior camps, junior clinics, I’ll do lots of stuff with them to get them involved and make sure people have the right products, equipment wise.”

The Rossland-Trail Country Club at Birchbank celebrates its 90th anniver-sary with events planned for the sum-mer to recognize the milestone.

As far as course conditions go, according to course superintendent Greg Kennedy, the greens did experi-ence some ice damage over the winter but he is confident that they will return to their excellent pre-winter conditions

once spring weather conditions prevail. “Greg’s done a great job for all the

tough conditions,” said Bradley. “He’s brought the research, I mean he taught for years, so he knows what happens and its a big deal for us, and a big plus for the club to have him here.”

The driving range opened Tuesday and the course should be ready to go in time for the long weekend on Friday, said Rintoul.

Other area golf courses such as Champion Lakes and Redstone Golf and Country Club will have to wait a couple more weeks before the snow is gone and the courses are ready to play.

JIM BAILEY PHOTO

Birchbank golf pro Dennis Bradley totes around 30-years experience and looks forward to the opportunity to share it with local golfers as the Rossland Trail Country Club at Birchbank gets set to open Friday.

Birchbank swings into 90th season

BY TIMES STAFFChanges are already emerging for the new KIJHL

season with one team looking to move and a winning coach calling it quits.

On Sunday, the current ownership group of the Revelstoke Grizzlies sent notification to the KIJHL’s 20 governors of their intent to sell the team to a group from 100 Mile House, the Revelstoke Times Review reported.

The same day, the Fernie Free Press reported that Will Verner resigned as coach and manager of the Eddie Mountain Division champion Fernie Ghostriders.

A May 6 meeting of the KIJHL board of governors will determine if Revelstoke will have Junior B hockey next season.

The 100 Mile House Wranglers already have their own website, logo and announced a spring camp from April 13–15. Rumours that the two parties were in dis-cussion have been circulating over the past months.

KIJHL president Bill Ohlhausen confirmed the news of the notification to move in an interview Monday.

“This is the first time that the governors have heard about this,” Ohlhausen told a Times-Review reporter. “They will have to decide.”

According to team owner Michael Roberts, the cor-porate sponsorship has gone down dramatically over the last three years coupled with a drop in attendance to the point where it’s just not financially viable to keep operating.

“The expenses to run the team are rising and we just don’t have the full support,” he said.

Revelstoke Grizzlies Society president Tammy Kaler said the news was crushing.

“I would be devastated if it’s moving,” she said.The Revelstoke Grizzlies first came to Revelstoke

in 1991 and were sold to a private ownership group in 2006. The Grizzlies Society has operated in parallel to the ownership group.

See FERNIE, Page 10

BCHL - The BCHL Finals matchup has been determined as the Powell River Kings and Penticton Vees were both victor-ious in their respective Game 5 contests Monday night.

In Penticton, the Vees scored four times in the first period on their way to a 6-2 win over the Merritt Centennials.

Bryce Gervais was named first star and scored the first goal of

the game just 2:43 in with Wade Murphy and Logan Johnston tal-lies following.

Gervais and Ryan Reilly scored in the middle frame to remove all doubt as to the out-come of the game.

Chad Katunar made 28 stops to earn the win.

The Powell River Kings are heading to their fourth consecu-tive BCHL Final after a 3-0 win

over the Surrey Eagles. The Kings have yet to win a final round match up, losing the last three years to the Vernon Vipers and in 2008 to the Penticton Vees.

Sean Maguire got his second shutout of the playoffs, and the series, making 27 saves.

The Finals begin on Friday, April 6 at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton.

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condition of the sale in 2006 included a clause that the team must remain in Revelstoke for 10 years - until 2016 - unless the soci-ety approved of the move.

However, Roberts says the owners have a $25,000 buy-out clause that will go to the society if a sale goes through.

“Out of the proceeds from the sale there’s a cheque for them,” he said. “I have a debt to the community I have to repay and this is the only way I can see to repay it.”

He said no local interests had come for-ward to purchase the team but the society held its AGM last night to discuss the matter.

“The society couldn’t run it before and I don’t know what answers they’re going to have,” he said.

Meanwhile, Verner leaves the Ghostriders after five years, with a KIJHL title, and a sil-ver and bronze medal at the Cyclone Taylor Cup to his credit.

Fernie won an excit-ing Game 7 division-title series against Kimberley last month, but then bowed out of the Conference final in five to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.

“For five years in a row Will (Verner) has recruited the best team in the Eddie Mountain Division,” Fernie president Phil Iddon told the Free Press.

“Will has left us with a great foundation looking ahead, and has developed several younger players this past season.”

Verner’s success is impressive, but, in addition to the titles, he says he will cherish the fond memories of the community and its fans and players most.

Fernie coach resigns

JIM BAILEY PHOTO

The Cominco Arena is in melt-down mode as the City of Trail gets ready to host two of its biggest events of the year. The place will be jumping and kicking up its heels, with AM Ford Fight Night scheduled for Apr. 14 and the Kootenay Chrysler Bull-a-rama Apr. 28.

THE RITES OF SPRING

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW ORLEANS - Never mind that

Anthony Davis couldn’t score a lick.The rest of his game was sim-

ply sublime in Kentucky’s 67-59 vic-tory over Kansas on Monday night that gave the Wildcats their eighth national title.

Davis’ presence in the lane forced Kansas to back off and look for other options, none of which were very good. When the Jayhawks did ven-ture inside, he made them pay with ferocious blocks and rebounds.

And though his shots weren’t fall-ing, Davis made sure they did for his teammates, setting them up with quick passes that never missed the mark.

“I love the fact Anthony Davis goes 1 for 10 and you all say he was the biggest factor of the game. He was 1 for 10,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said. “About a month ago, I looked at them all and said, ‘Tell me what you do to help us win when you’re not scoring.’ You saw today with him.”

Despite finishing with just six

points, all but two on free throws, Davis flirted with a double-double. He tied Joakim Noah’s individual record for blocks in the NCAA cham-pionship game with six, grabbed 16 rebounds, had five assists and three steals.

If this was the last game at Kentucky for the freshman, widely expected to be the No. 1 pick in this summer’s NBA draft, it was a heck of a way to go out. To the sur-prise of no one, he was selected the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.

“I haven’t decided,” Davis said afterward. “I’m going to sit down, talk with my coach and my family and see what the best decision is for me.”

As the final seconds ticked down, cheers of “M-V-P! M-V-P!” echoed throughout the arena. And as the buzzer sounded, Davis finally showed off the personality that is sure to make him a megastar at the next level. He grabbed a national champions T-shirt and hat that read: “NO-1 Greater” on the front.

Kentucky goes wild

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CURLING

Canada outlasts the Swiss in extras

THE CANADIAN PRESSBASEL, Switzerland - Canada’s Glenn Howard

has won in blowout fashion and had a few close calls at the world men’s curling championship.

He has come through every time and remains a favourite to play for his fourth career world title on the weekend.

Howard preserved his unbeaten record Tuesday by winning a 7-6 nailbiter over Switzerland before posting an 8-5 win over Denmark. Both oppon-ents are playoff longshots but still gave Howard a stiff challenge ahead of upcoming games against powerhouse rinks Sweden and Scotland.

The three-time world champion said the qual-ity of opposition is so high at the competition that every game is a real test.

“When other teams play well, you can only do so much,” he said. “Everybody keeps thinking you’re supposed to blow people out. You can’t - if the other team makes a lot of shots, that’s the way it works.

“The bottom line is you just try to make one more than the next guy and get those wins.”

Entering with a 1-4 record, Switzerland’s Benoit Schwarz had nothing to lose against Howard. The 20-year-old vice-skip played like it and came tan-talizingly close to an upset.

Fuelled by a vocal contingent of about 1,000 local supporters at St. Jakobshalle, the host team forced an extra end before Howard won it with a final draw to the button.

Howard shot just 74 per cent but teammates Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing and Craig Savill each shot over 95 per cent.

“That’s always been the key to our success,” Howard said. “I really believe that. Very rarely will we ever have two guys falter. One guy might be down a little bit. But that’s the key to our team - one guy gets down and the other three pick him up.”

THE CANADIAN PRESSNEW YORK - Tom

Renney’s words have got him into trouble with the NHL.

The league has fined the Edmonton Oilers head coach US$10,000 for comments he made following his club’s 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday

night.After the game, the

former Trail resident suggested the Oilers didn’t get more calls in their favour because “maybe they (NHL) need Hollywood in the playoffs.”

It has been a frus-trating season for both Renney and the Oilers.

Edmonton (32-39-9) currently stands 14th in the Western Conference standings and will miss the NHL playoffs for the sixth straight year.

Renney’s future with the Oilers also remains in question as he’s in the final year of his contract.

The fine money will go to the NHL Foundation.

EDMONTON OILERS

Renney fined

LEISURE

Dear Annie: I’m writing this from a friend’s computer so my wife won’t find out. “Lizzie” and I are in our late 20s. She has an older sister and two adopted siblings, both of whom are develop-mentally disabled. One has Down syndrome, but he is capable of living independently. The other, however, is the size of a grown woman, but she can neither walk nor speak. She must be cared for like an infant.

When we married, Lizzie told me that someday her adoptive siblings would live in a group home. Now that her mother is in poor health, she says she intends to have both of them live with us.

Lizzie’s biological sister is married with kids and acts as if her adoptive siblings don’t exist. I asked my sister-in-law if she and her husband would take in the developmentally disabled sister, and she said no. When I

asked why she was so cold toward her adopt-ive siblings, she said, “They were my parents’ project, not mine.”

So now I’m stuck. I want kids of our own, but it will be impossible to care for an infant and a “grown infant” at the same time, and even Lizzie agrees. And if we place the siblings in a home, we’ll still have to help pay for it, and her parents didn’t provide much. There’s no way we could afford it.

I love my wife, but there are some things I am not willing to do. A therapist told me I have to decide for myself. Please help. -- Need Another Opinion

Dear Need: This is an enormous respon-sibility, and we under-stand it’s not what you signed up for. Before rejecting both the obli-gation and your mar-riage, however, please do some research. The siblings may be eligible for government assist-ance. Your sister-in-law may be willing to con-tribute financially to their care. Also, please check online or call 211 to find local sup-port groups for care-givers of those with developmental dis-abilities and see what resources exist in your area. Armed with good information, you can then discuss it honestly and compassionately with Lizzie.

Dear Annie: I have a co-worker who con-stantly yells at every-one. She gossips and complains about other co-workers all the time. When someone makes a mistake, she makes fun of them. A few people have quit because of her. Customers have

complained about her rudeness and how she screams at her co-workers.

We have brought this up to our boss and his supervisor, but they say, “Well, that’s just how she is.” I’m tired of it, and so is every-one else. But when I tried to get people to register a complaint as a group, no one would man up because they are all afraid the co-worker will find out. Then, if nothing hap-pens, she will make our lives hell. What’s our next step? -- It’s No Fun Here

Dear No Fun: If you cannot get the office staff to register a group complaint and management refuses to intervene, your choice is to put up with this annoying co-worker or leave. We are surprised the bosses don’t care if good employees quit and clients complain, but if that’s their pos-ition, there’s not much recourse unless you can go directly to the

owner of the company. We recommend it.

Dear Annie: “Mad in Omaha” should report her niece and nephew to the police. They have committed felonies by pawning Grandma’s jewelry and forging her name to steal money

from her bank account to pay for drugs.

She also needs to advise the police that Grandma is afraid of these people and may be being abused in other ways. Making a police report is the best way to protect

Grandma and also get these young criminals under the supervision of a criminal justice agency that will make them get treatment for their addiction and, hopefully, become responsible citizens. -- A Probation Officer

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.

TODAY’S PUZZLES

ANNIE’S MAILBOX

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Adopted siblings may qualify for government assistance

LEISURE

For Thursday, April 5, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be careful in your commu-nication with others today, because your idealism is so strong that you might over-look someone’s bad behav-ior. Stay in touch with your own standards. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You’re tempted to spend money on elegant, luxurious things today. (And you do love antiques and beautiful things, plus you are a collec-tor.) Be sensible. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You want to have a good time today. Not only that, but you want others to have a good time, too. That’s why this is an excellent day to explore parties, socializ-ing with others and sports events. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You feel quite selfless today, which is why you are pre-

pared to put the interests or needs of someone else before your own. This might not be a bad idea; after all, what goes around, comes around. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You’ll find it rewarding working with others for char-itable causes today. Or per-haps personally, you want to help a friend or someone you know. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Romance with a boss or someone older or richer might begin today. Or per-haps you just have a secret crush on someone? LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your appreciation for beauty is heightened today. Therefore, give yourself a chance to enjoy beautiful places, museums, art gal-leries and parks. This will delight you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Romance is especially

sweet today. When it comes to business matters, be very careful if you are dividing something. Don’t give away the farm. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Discussions with partners and close friends are mutu-ally sympathetic today. You want to help others, and they want to help you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) A co-worker might ask for

your assistance today or, vice versa, you might need help from someone. Either way, everyone is prepared to go more than halfway for each other. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You feel especially tender-hearted regarding the needs of children today. Artists will find today inspiring because they feel they are in touch with their muse.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You have big ideas about how you want to redecorate or make where you live look more attractive. The only downside to all of this today is that these ideas might not be practical. (Caution.) YOU BORN TODAY You are successful because you’re hardworking. You have a nat-ural sense of authority about you. (Many of you have a star quality.) You like to find

a profession and stay with it. Honesty and integrity matter to you. You have excellent powers of concentration. A very fortunate year ahead awaits you, that could be one of the most powerful years of your life! Birthdate of: Colin Powell, retired four-star general; Gregory Peck, actor; Spencer Tracy, actor. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

TUNDRA

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YOUR HOROSCOPEBy Francis Drake

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I would like to nominate the following carrier for carrier of the month

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CARRIER OF THE MONTH WINNER

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Presenting Ethan with his prize is circulation manager Michelle Bedford.

Carrier of the month winner is Ethan Szabo who delivers in Rivervale. His clients rave about him: “Polite, friendly, punctual and responsible”. Honorable mention to Ethan’s grandfather, Joe, who fills in when Ethan is busy. Thanks

to both of you for doing an outstanding job!

If you would like to nominate your carrier fill out this form and drop it off at Trail Daily Times, 1163 Cedar Ave, Trail,

call 250-364-1413 or e-mail circulation@trailtimes.ca

CARRIER OF THE MONTH RECEIVESPasses to Pizza from

A16 www.trailtimes.ca Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Trail Daily Times

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Tonnie Stewart ext 33Cell: 250-365-9665tonniestewart@shaw.cawww.kootenayhomes.com

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Ron Allibone ext 45Cell: 250-368-1162ron@hometeam.cawww.kootenayhomes.com

Terry Alton ext 48Cell: 250-231-1101terryalton@shaw.cawww.kootenayhomes.com

Christine Albo ext 39Cell: 250-512-7653christine.albo@century21.cawww.kootenayhomes.com

Art Forrest ext 42c21art@telus.netwww.kootenayhomes.com

Darlene Abenante ext 23Cell: 250.231.0527darlene@hometeam.cawww.kootenayhomes.com

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME.

NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

3380 Dahlia Crescent, Trail $259,000

Immaculate 4 bdrm/2 bath family home with hardwood and heated tile floors and cozy kitchen. The yard is landscaped with a beautiful garden, fruit trees and

covered patio. Call your REALTOR® today to view this beautiful home

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW LISTING

244 – 2nd Avenue, Rivervale $239,900

Large 3 bdrm, 2 bath home with updated flooring, paint, trim, gas fireplace, covered deck with hot tub, underground sprinklers - fenced level yard - double carport and more - Call your REALTOR® now for a

viewing. CASH BACK OFFER TO BUYERCall Mark (250) 231-5591

NEW PRICE

2832 Dumont Crescent, Castlegar

$299,9003+ bdrm 3 bath, South Castlegar home is on a peaceful no-thru street. Upgrades

include new roof, high efficiency furnace, hot water tank, laminate flooring, stylish kitchen with stainless steel appliances, trendy bathrooms, A/C, security system.

Call for your private viewing today!Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665

NEW LISTING

1034 Highway 3B, Beaver Falls $450,000

Let this 9 pad mobile park pay your rent while living in the 5 bdrm home.

Long term tenants, recently upgraded septic & roof. Opportunity is knocking!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

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350 Willow Drive, Warfield $299,000

This professionally renovated 3 bedroom / 2 bath home features gleaming oak

hardwood floors, new kitchen with heated tile floors, fireplace, spacious and sunny rooms throughout, large rec room and great parking. Completely renovated in 2005, in a fantastic Warfield location.

Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

2135 McBride Street, Trail $169,900

Ready to move in...this 2 bedroom home is in great condition with many upgrades.

Perfect for young couple or those who may want to downsize. Great kitchen with

French doors opening to large deck. Call your REALTOR® to view this charmer.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

202 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac $339,000

This family home has a terrific floor plan with large living and dining rooms,

sun-room, large kitchen, master bdrm with ensuite on main and 3 bdrms and den up.

The plumbing and electrical have been updated. Don’t miss viewing this terrific

propertyCall Mary M (250) 231-0264

3332 Laurel Crescent, Trail $159,000

This townhouse has hardwood floors, covered deck and finished rec room. 3

bdrms, 1.5 baths. Central air and carport add to value. Make an appt with your

REALTOR® to view and bring your offerCall Mary M (250) 231-0264

531 Turner Street, Warfield $189,000

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

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

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

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

NEW PRICE

5,000 sq. ft. shop with 18 ft ceiling, in floor heating, office space, lunch room, washroom and shower. Large truck doors

at each end. Excellent condition and very clean. Good highway

exposure and access. C7 zoning allows a wide scope of uses.

Call Art (250) 368-8818

OPEN HOUSESaturday April 7 11am-1pm

OPEN HOUSETues, April 3 & Thurs, April 5 2-4pm

YOU’VE GOT TO SEE

THIS HOUSE!1292 – 3rd

Avenue, Trail$239,500

3 bdrm renovated home with new kitchen, heated

floors, new windows, doors and blinds on a large landscaped

lot close to all amenities!!

Call Darlene (250) 231-0527

Call Ron (250) 368-1162

LOCALMICHELLE BEDFORD PHOTO

The Trail and District Chamber of Commerce held its annual general meeting and gala last Friday at the Riverbelle. Along with the festivities was the appointment of the 2012 directors sworn in by Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs. From the left; Ron Clarke, JBS Business Services; Shane McIntyre, Gateway Christian Life Centre; Lisa Gregorini, Canadian Tire Trail; Gail Pighin, Trail Smoke Eaters; Susan Chew, Selkirk College; Kerry Lockhart, EZ Rock; Thea Stayanovich, Remax; Sean MacKinlay, City of Trail. Directors not pictured are; Glenn Muir, Accura Alarms; Myrt Servatius, Totem Travel; Robert Hume, Primerica and Joanne McQuary, TD Bank.

CHAMBER DIRECTORS SWORN IN