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READY TO DECK THE STREETS Latest lead numbers steady; expected to drop in near future

The average blood level for a child in the Trail area remained relatively static since last year, measuring 4.5 ug/dL (micrograms per deciliter).

That number, called a geomean, is expected to drop significantly rather than gradually in the next few years once Teck Trail’s fugitive dust pro-gram is fully realized with completion of the Smelter Recycle Building.

The current results for children aged six to 36 months were revealed during the Trail Area Health and Environment Committee (THEC) meeting Tuesday night.

Blood testing clinics continue to be well attended, this year 116 venous samples were taken, which meets THEC’s goal of a 75 per cent voluntary participation rate. Though the results were slightly higher than 2014’s 4.3 ug/dL average for chil-dren in Area 1 (Sunningdale, Shavers Bench and Glenmerry) and Area 2 (Tadanac, Rivervale, East and West Trail) the fact that 90 per cent tested are well below 10 ug/dL reflects that overall lead exposure continues to decline.

“THEC has done a good job over the years of facilitating reduced expo-sure of children to lead in our com-munity,” Trail Mayor and THEC chair Mike Martin said. “Unfortunately, we did not meet our goal of having an average of 4 ug/dL for children’s lead levels by 2015, but we know that the greatest benefits of Teck’s Fugitive Dust Reduction Program have yet to be realized,” he added.

“The smelter recycle building is an example of this. It is important to Teck to continue its investments in reducing fugitive dust, which we believe offers the greatest opportunity to reduce children’s lead levels.”

Next year, the committee will be actively working toward an updated

plan that includes public consultation and a new target level by 2020.

The Blood Level Objective Working Group recommended that THEC consider a 3.5 ug/dL goal in the next five years.

There’s still a long way to go in planning for a new guideline before the public meetings next fall, but the lower level is based on Teck’s goal to significantly reduce lead levels in the air within three years.

“Teck is committed to continu-ing to reduce lead emissions and meeting the Trail Area Health and Environment Committee’s 2018 air quality goals,” says Richard Deane, manager of public affairs for the Trail site. “We have made significant re-ductions in air emissions in the past 20 years…through…a multi-year ef-fort to continue to improve commu-nity air quality.”

Other ways overall lead levels are being actively reduced is through community programs that in-clude engaging expectant families, “Healthy Family” visits (71 completed this year), and the Healthy Homes Program.

Services available through that program include soil testing, yard improvement work and paint screen-ing for lead contaminants. To date, the program has completed 78 home visits. Though only no lead is good lead, the year-to-year trend of gradual improvement is the salient principle.

“The children’s lead testing pro-gram is very important for identi-fying the smaller group of young children who have slightly high-er than average blood levels,” says Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi from Interior Health. “So that their lead exposure can be reduced.”

Currently under construction, Trail’s new facility will enclose storage and mixing of in-process materials, and expected to reduce fugitive dust emissions up to 25 per cent.

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Dave Winters, joined a handful of Trail Community in Bloom volunteers on Wednesday, and helped assemble greenery into Christmas decor for the lamp posts in downtown Trail.

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Being named after a flower is pretty and all. But at four-years-old Iris Hussey dis-covered her first name also stood for the thin, circular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diame-ter and size of the pupil and the amount of light reaching the retina.

Today, the seven-year old’s curiosity fit-tingly has led her to study interesting ani-mal eyes, which came to the forefront this week when the Home Learning Expo show-cased first term projects of students in Rossland Summit School’s new multi-age classroom.

Pint-sized, bright-eyed Hussey is unas-suming. Her multi-coloured Bristol board highlights what’s she’s learned, but there is no need to refer to the notes, as she recites all the research she’s accu-mulated.

The leaf-tailed gecko cannot blink and sleeps with open eyes because it has no eyelids, she explains. Huskies often have two different eyes; this doesn’t help them see better but is just a cool fact.

“I can cross my eyes like a chameleon,” she says, and one is remind-

ed that she’s in Grade 2.Iris is one of 24 stu-

dents in grades 2-5 participating in a new class that is introduc-ing personalized learn-ing and peer mentoring on a whole new level, according to teacher Bridget O’Malley.

She volunteered to lead the RSS-specific class after a group of parents came forward last year with a proposal that mixes a little bit of home schooling into a traditional setting. Children in the new multi-age class work collectively on sub-jects but independently when it comes to skill level.

Often, the older kids offer help and direc-tion to the younger set Monday to Thursday when they are in class at the K-9 school in Rossland. Then the stu-dents get to delve into their own personalized learning Fridays when they study for five hours on a subject of their choice with parents or grandparents generally leading the home-based learning portion of their studies.

“I would say the clincher is the one day a week home school, which is basically something that I had to learn,” explained Jeff Hussey, Iris’ dad. “But

we wanted the oppor-tunity to teach our kid, and I was kind of clue-less about how to home school. This forces you to learn how to teach your kid, and it keeps you totally in tune with what they’re learning in class.”

O’Malley sat down with parents or guard-ians and their child to develop a special project for the first term, which ended with a bang this week when the kids got to display their passions discovered from the comfort of their home at the class expo.

Interesting animal eyes, hydraulics, cook-ing and baking, germs, creative writing and dirt bike maintenance were just a few of the subjects put on display

and articulated by the students.

“We like that the principle of the class is to basically light that spark,” added Hussey. “The ability to teach your kid is just so good.

“For me, I’ve always wanted to but this has forced me to do it, and it’s only looking up from here.”

Personalized learn-ing is the tailoring of curriculum and learn-ing environments to meet the different learn-ing needs and aspira-tions of learners. The multi-age class fosters this concept by bring-ing teaching back to the parents, who’ve always had an apt for showing their child the way from taking their first steps to learning to read.

“People are always looking to see what innovative things are happening within our region,” said O’Malley, pointing to the Wildflower program that has been quite suc-cessful in Nelson for over 14 years.

“I think it’s that idea of some more direct parent involvement in a child’s education and also that idea of having your child personalize his learning with a pas-sion project.”

As of right now, no other school in School District 20 has dis-cussed this class con-cept, according to su-perintendent of schools Greg Luterbach.

But, he said, it’s still early and another school may take note.

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Above; Iris Hussey, 7, shared her passion for interesting animal eyes this week at the Rossland Summit School’s first Home Learning Expo. Right; Grade 4 student Sienna Cooper enlight-ened visiting students on her sign language project. Grace Miller and Ayden Tatarczuk were impressed with the many passion projects shared by students in the new multi-age class at RSS.

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The school board is giving local groups a break by cutting a new rental fee rate structure in half for this year alone.

After rental revenues didn’t cover the hard costs associated with renting out its facilities, SD20’S Board of Education upped its facility rental price tag and terminated its generous fee waiver process this fall.

But after careful consideration of non-profits scrambling to find new money to cover the sudden jump, a committee of the whole reviewed the new policy and softened the news at Monday night’s regular school board meeting.

Rather than charging renters $150 to use SD20 space (class, library, cafeteria, gym or computer room) per day or $25 an hour, the board has de-cided to ask for half of the original amount — $75 per day and $12.50 an hour for this year.

“The criticism was that it came kind of out of the blue to all these organizations, that they didn’t have enough time to plan for it, and the ones run-ning programs would have to jack up their prices,” said Darrel Ganzert, board chair. “We said, ‘OK we understand that argument so we’ll cut the fee in half this year but for the coming year, we’re going to the full rate.’”

But not after much debate at the board table, where some trustees like Mickey Kinakin didn’t like the “blanket order” and preferred a review board that dealt with applications as they rolled in. And trustee Mark Wilson questioned the board’s collective voice, one that couldn’t stick to a policy that brought in revenue but sold schools for a buck.

Previously, groups could apply for waivers and exemption of fees based on a formula, which led to the board cutting costs by 50 per cent to 100 per cent if users were nonprofit or supported school-aged kids. The former process resulted in most renters paying nothing to utilize a district space ex-cept for a one-time $30 annual administration fee.

“Costs are estimated at $12,000, whereas rev-enues were on average $2,000 to $3,600,” Natalie Verigin, secretary-treasurer previously explained to the board. “The revenues are low because of the generous fee waiver process.”

As a result, the board decided it needed to re-coup the $10,000.

“The criticism we’re hearing is that taxpayers pay for that building, and people are absolutely right, taxpayers did pay for it, just like they paid for the upkeep of the Cominco arena, the aquatic centre, the complex in Castlegar and nobody gets those for free,” added Ganzert.

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Anglican Church, 7 p.m., Anglicanism Now (subtitle: “not my Grandma’s church anymore”). A three-week se-ries on what the Anglican Church stands for today. Also runs Dec. 3 at 1347 Pine Ave. For info call 368-5581.

• Friday, Rossland Miners Hall, doors open 6:30 p.m. Rossland Light Opera Players presents Steel Magnolias, a dessert theatre. Show at 7 p.m., dessert 8 p.m. Runs Saturday, same place and time.

• Friday, Waneta Plaza’s Annual Christmas Craft Fair, runs until Sunday, Nov 29th

• Saturday, Waneta Plaza, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Santa arrives and returns Sunday, Nov 29th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Saturday, Columbia View Lodge, 1:30-3 p.m. for the Community Christmas Tea. Admission by donation, every-one welcome.

• Saturday, Trail Legion, 5 p.m. doors open for St. Andrew’s Day Celebration and Pot Luck. Join Trail Caledonian Society for an evening Scottish country dancing, music, food and drink. Bring a dish, fam-ily and friends. Supper at 6 p.m. RVSP Jessie by Nov. 25 at 364.9911 or email [email protected].

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Church in Rossland, 7 p.m. will host it’s annual Advent Music Celebration. Music and meditation followed by hot chocolate and cookies. Everyone welcome.

• Dec. 4, Waneta Plaza Centre Court, 10 a.m. start for Light Up the Hospitals Pledge Day. Live entertain-ment, and more. runs until 7 p.m. Visit the Plaza or KBRH Health Foundation to make

a donation, call 888-364-3424 for info.

• Dec. 4 Santa’s Candy Parade on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 4pm in celebration of Silver City Nite. The pa-rade, which starts along the Esplanade and runs through the streets of downtown Trail.

• Dec. 5, Trail United Church, 10 a.m. until noon., The U.C.W. host their Christmas Coffee Party at Knox Hall. Bake Sale and Toonie Table. Admission by donation. All welcome.

• Dec. 12, Rossland Miners Hall, 8 p.m. doors open for Ski Bum Snowball. Presented by Rossland Rotary, featuring the Foggy Goggle Boys. Tickets available at Alpine Grind and Powder Hound.

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was born October 8th, 1927, the second of three children to Robert and Sylvia Middlefell in Lancaster, England.

She attended Lancaster Girls Grammar school and then proceeded to receive training as a chemical assayer at the Spring� eld’s nuclear power plant. It is there that she met Stanley Brownlow who she would then marry in Perth, Australia in 1955 before moving to the town of Bachleor in the jungle of Australia’s Northern Territories. Lillian and Stan returned to England in 1957, purchased a home near to Liverpool in the Village of Formby where they would then have two sons, Colin and Nigel. In 1965 the couple emigrated to Canada, � rst to Elliot Lake in Northern Ontario, and then two years later to Trail, British Columbia. While in Elliot Lake Lillian worked as technician in the laborato-ry of the local hospital. During her following forty-three years in Trail, Lillian concentrated on raising her family and being an active mem-ber of the community. As a result of declining health Lillian left Trail in 2011 and moved to the Belvedere residential care facility in Coquitlam where she passed away peacefully on Thursday, November, 19, 2015.Lillian was born at a time when society was still recovering for the tragedies of the First World War while dealing with the worst periods of the great depression. Like others of her generation, it imbedded an endearing appreciation for the simple things in life: her family; home cooking; gardening, and nature were her passions. A hobbyist naturalist, Lillian was fascinated by lo-cal fauna and wildlife especially the many small birds and wild � owers of the Kootenays.The Girl Guide movement was a large part of Lil-lian’s life from her being a Girl Guide to later a Guide leader in England, Australia, and Canada. Between 1969 and 1980, Lillian served as Girl Guide District Commissioner for Trail and Area Commissioner for the Kootenays. Later she became one of early members of the Trail Trefoil Guild until her health prevented active partici-pation. Lillian received several awards through her years in Guiding, including a medal of merit and the Eva Wrangler Tiger Lily Award recogniz-ing her continued commitment to the true spirit of Guiding.Lillian’s life saw its share of tragedy. Her parents passed away while Lillian was still a young woman. At the age of 52 she suffered a severe and paralyzing stroke and only a few years later lost her husband in an unfortunate car accident. Despite her handicap she lived independently for another twenty-two years keeping a positive and youthful perspective throughout. Those who knew Lillian knew she was not shy to state her opinion and was � ercely independent but never failed to lend a hand to a friend in need.Lillian will be deeply missed by her brother and sister in-law Robert and Nita, her sons Colin and Nigel, her daughters in-law Helen and Emilia, her six grand-children Christina, Alastair, An-drea, Kevin, Hilary and Duncan, and the many people whose lives she has touched. Those wishing to make a donation may do so to the Girl Guides of Canada, British Columbia Coun-cil – in Memory of Lillian Brownlow. Her family

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Our hearts are broken and forever changed with the passing of our dear son, brother, uncle and friend

Brian Dale Levick. Brian peacefully went to heaven on

Saturday, November 21, 2015.Brian was born to Fin and Margret Levick on August 5, 1961 in Trail. He was a dream child for his parents, easy going and happy. Growing up in Trail with his brother Morley (Gail) Levick, sisters Shelley Levick, Brenda (Wayne) Moncrief, and Sheryl (Neil) Moon. Brian had an awesome childhood � lled with memories of reading, music, travelling and Christina Lake. Later Brian became an outstanding Uncle to Mathew/Kody Moncrief, Samantha Levick, and David/Michael/Chelsea Moon. Brian was interwoven into a tight knit family that cherished their time with him. Brian was the son of a Trucker. � is meant he learned early in life to work hard and work long hours without complaining. Brian was the third generation to operate Bryan’s Transfer. He started as a driver in the garbage truck, learned all he could about mechanics and later ran the crane. From an early age, Brian had a love of music that lead to the forming of numerous bands. He was well known in the music community for his soulful voice and multifaceted talents. Brian was a self taught musician with the ability to play any instru-ment he picked up. His passion was guitar from an early age but the harmonica, keyboard, mandolin worked in to his music as well. Brian’s songs had depth and meaning ... best days were spent writing for hours and creating new tunes.Brian was a friend to all and many. He will be fondly remembered as a companion who was never too busy to help you out of a jam or to talk, he would sympathize but make sure you didn’t get too egotistical.Brian your smile, kindness and music lives on forever in our hearts.A Celebration of Life will take place Sunday, December 6th at 2:00 pm in the Trail Legion Hall. Reverend Ken Siemens o� ciating. Jordan Wren of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with the arrangements. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to Canadian Diabetes Association 1589 Sutherland Ave., Kelowna, V1Y 5Y7 or Heart and Stroke Foundation 200, 1212 W Broadway, Van-couver, V6H 3V2 You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence by visiting the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

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Justin Trudeau attempted to make a virtue of the hottest domestic issue on his plate Wednesday, using the international stage to pitch the Liberal government’s Syrian refugee settlement plan as a shining global example.

“We have a responsibility - to ourselves and to the world - to show that inclusive diversity is a strength and a force that can vanquish intol-erance, radicalism and hate,” Trudeau said in a speech to a well-heeled crowd at Canada House in central London.

Trudeau’s politi-cally charged appeal plumbed many of the themes of the October election that vaulted his Liberals to power and it came a day after his government revealed a revised timeline for accepting some 25,000 refugees fleeing civil war and Islamic terror-ism in Syria.

Rather than rush in all 25,000 by year end - as the Liberals promised during the election - the new plan calls for refugees to be identified and brought to Canada over the next three months.

Speaking to reporters after his speech, Trudeau said the terror-ist attacks in Paris two weeks ago raised public fears but he insisted security was “always at the heart” of the government’s thoughts as it put together the settlement program.

Not only is security a prima-ry government responsibility, said Trudeau, “we were aware that peo-ple were going to raise security as a reason not to welcome refugees at all.”

“Getting this done right has al-ways been what we are focused on.”

The message provided a sober-ing counterpoint to his morning audience with the Queen, where Trudeau presented his two youngest children Ella-Grace and Hadrien just as his own prime minister fa-ther, Pierre, had once introduced a young Justin to the monarch.

The Queen greeted Trudeau with recognition, saying it was nice to see him again, “but under different circumstances.”

“I will say, you were much taller than me the last time we met,” Trudeau replied, prompting a laugh from the 89-year-old monarch.

“Well, this is extraordinary to think of, isn’t it?” she said.

The Buckingham Palace visit leavened what is proving to be an-other heavy week of international diplomacy for the freshly minted Canadian leader.

With the Syrian refugee file on the boil, events in the Middle East continue to spiral following the downing of a Russian fighter jet this week by Turkish forces.

The British parliament votes Thursday on extending its aerial bombing campaign into Syria, while Trudeau campaigned on a prom-ise to end the bombing runs of Canada’s CF-18s.

Trudeau’s sweeping speech to a crowd that included Mark Carney, the Canadian governor of the Bank of England, a number of captains of industry and members of the House of Lords, attempted to wrap all his government’s themes under a single

banner: Diversity.He argued that a

thriving middle class is the key to mak-ing Canada’s diversity work.

“Economic disaster manifests itself in many ways,” said Trudeau. “Fear and mistrust of others who are differ-ent is one of the most common, dangerous expressions.”

He said Canada faces a constant debate between those “who would have us retrench,

close ranks, build walls” and those who recognize that the country’s strength lies in its multicultural, polyglot nature.

Trudeau also attempted to smooth the waters between Russia and Turkey, stating it’s still not “entirely clear” what transpired in the airspace over the Turkish and Syrian borders.

“I certainly don’t think that it’s helpful to start off by me choosing to point fingers to one side or an-other,” Trudeau said before heading to 10 Downing Street for an hour-long meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron.

As he sat down with the Conservative U.K. leader, Trudeau noted they’d be discussing the “very real security concerns that we’re all faced with around the world and at home.”

Trudeau is on his second whirl-wind tour on the international sum-mit circuit in as many weeks.

He leaves the United Kingdom on Thursday for Valetta, Malta, where the 54-country Commonwealth is holding its leaders’ summit.

He said he’s been encouraged by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama to push some of the Commonwealth members to step up their ambition on fighting climate change.

Some other member countries are only too aware of the dangers from rising sea levels posed by glob-al warming and Malta’s prime min-ister will hold a special session on the climate issue Friday.

Trudeau and many of the other Commonwealth heads will then move on to France, where French President Francois Hollande has in-vited world leaders to open the 21st United Nations climate conference, or COP21, on Monday.

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providers and parents are calling for the provincial government to take action over a new report showing one in five children in British Columbia lives in poverty.

A report card released on Tuesday by First Call: B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition showed 20.4 per cent of children across the province live in poverty, topping the national rate of 19 per cent.

The numbers are from 2013 sta-tistics, the most recent data available, and show just more than half of B.C.’s poorest youngsters are in Metro Vancouver.

“Children in this province de-serve better. They’re waiting for our action,” coalition spokeswoman Adrienne Montani said at a news conference.

Similar child-poverty reports were also released across Canada, com-memorating a 1989 all-party resolu-tion in the House of Commons to eliminate child poverty by 2000.

The B.C. report showed the me-dian after-tax income for poor, lone-parent families was $14,300 - $10,019 below the poverty line. Two-parent families with one child were $11,851 below the poverty line.

The report makes 21 recommen-dations to reduce child poverty, in-cluding raising the minimum wage, implementing $10-per-day child care and increasing affordable housing options for families.

Amanda McKay knows what it’s like to be a child living in poverty. She grew up in foster care and said she experienced heartache and abuse.

McKay said she found solace in school and earned a commerce de-gree from the University of British Columbia, but today she struggles financially as a single parent to her two-year-old son.

Currently living on income assis-tance, McKay said she feels trapped in a system that keeps her living

below the poverty line.“It makes me feel very ashamed

that I can’t do more, but at the same time, daycare costs are way too high and welfare rates are way too low,” she said.

Stretching her meagre budget to cover food, rent and transportation is incredibly difficult, McKay said. She tries to feed her son nutritious meals but struggles to give him what’s need-ed to grow up healthy.

“To provide my son with what he needs, I have to access as many services as possible such as support groups and used-clothing giveaways. I spend much of my time in survival mode, just trying to get by,” she said.

Dr. Vanessa Brcic said family phy-sicians need the province’s help to as-sist patients living below the poverty line.

“What can I do for a patient who doesn’t have food or housing?” she said.

People living in poverty have high-er rates of stress and obesity, which creates a lot of work in health care but not the kind she’d like to be doing, Brcic added.

Prescribing lifestyle changes, such as healthy eating or exercise, is de-meaning to a patient whose problems are caused by a broken system, she said.

“My job should not be to clean up the down-stream health effects of a government that neglects the implementation of evidence-based, humane and cost-saving solutions for patients,” said Brcic.

Michelle Mungall, the New Democrats’ social-development crit-ic, said in a news release that B.C. is the only province without a poverty-reduction plan, despite attempts by her party to introduce one in the Legislature, and she blamed the pre-mier.

“Christy Clark has an abysmal re-cord when it comes poverty reduc-tion,” said Mungall. “B.C. families deserve better.”

B.C.’s child poverty rate tops federal average, prompts demand for improvement

THE C ANADIAN PRESSBURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia is ready

to welcome Syrian refugees but still needs to work out funding details with the federal gov-ernment, Premier Christy Clark says.

“We hope that they’ll be able to make sure that they have the funding in place to ensure that every refugee who settles has the strongest-possible chance of success in our province. And that means not just settling in Vancouver, the most expensive housing mar-ket in the country, but to settle all across the province.”

The province has set aside $1 million to re-settle newcomers, who will need trauma coun-selling after being forced to leave their homes, Clark said Wednesday.

She said refugees are expected to move in across B.C., though the federal govern-ment now says the first wave of newcomers it is sponsoring will be settled in the Lower Mainland.

Clark said Ottawa’s decision to bring in 25,000 refugees by the end of February instead of by year’s end means more services will be in place to help people transition to a new country.

She said it’s not known how many refu-gees will come to B.C., though she has previ-ously said the province is ready to accept 3,500 people.

Chris Friesen of the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. said Wednesday that 400 Syrian refugees are expected to arrive in the province by the end of the year, with another 1,500 people to be resettled in January and February.

Those numbers do not include privately sponsored refugees.

Surrey already has one of the largest recep-tion centres in the country for government-as-sisted refugees, and many Syrians are expected to settle there.

Funding details on refugees to be worked out with

feds: Premier

THE C ANADIAN PRESSBURNABY, B.C. - BC Hydro is poised to sign

off on the largest construction contract involved in building the $8.3-billion Site C hydroelectric dam in the province’s northeast.

Hydro has selected Peace River Hydro Partners as the preferred proponent for the main civil works contract, valued at $1.5 billion.

Premier Christy Clark says the work will include building the earthfill dam, a pair of diversion tun-nels and the concrete foundation for a nearby gen-erating station.

The partnership - made up of Acciona Infrastructure Canada, Petrowest Corporation and Samsung - was one of four groups shortlisted for the contract in April of this year.

BC Hydro expects the eight-year contract to cre-ate 1,500 jobs at its peak.

The project has faced numerous legal challenges from landowners groups and First Nations con-cerned about the impact flooding and the creation of a new lake will have on the Peace River and the surrounding valley.

BLACK PRESSThe latest change to

B.C. liquor policy loos-ens the rules for res-taurant goers who just want to order a drink, without food.

They’re now allowed to sit anywhere in the restaurant instead of being relegated to a separate lounge area or feeling pressured to order food. That’s ex-pected to provide some more flexibility to res-taurants that no longer need to have defined lounge areas.

“This is a small change that will make

a big impact,” said Ian Tostenson, president of the BC Restaurant and Foodservice Association. “The res-taurant can open up more physical space that can be used to seat customers who are din-ing or enjoying a cock-tail.”

The rules for music and comedy perfor-mances are also relaxed. Restaurants no longer have to apply for a per-mit to host entertain-ment, as long as patrons aren’t participating in the show.

Meanwhile, craft

beer lovers should soon find more local variet-ies in B.C. government liquor stores.

The stores are re-serving dedicated shelf space starting Nov. 30 for beer from local mi-crobreweries that has not typically been of-fered in government stores.

There are more than 100 eligible micro-breweries – producing no more than 15,000 hectolitres a year – and each store is expected to carry up to 12 currently unlisted varieties from the nearest breweries.

BC Hydro set to sign largest deal in history

Restaurant liquor rules eased

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It’s not easy being in opposi-tion these days. Especially in Alberta and Ottawa, where radical change has elected gov-

ernments with markedly different ideas about how to do business.

Voters have rejected the old way of doing government business, so how does an opposition (which rep-resents that old style) successfully oppose the new?

That’s the challenge for the Wildrose Party in Alberta and the Conservatives in Ottawa. It even poses a challenge in Regina, where governing Saskatchewan Party Premier Brad Wall seems to have manoeuvred himself as an opposi-tion leader who just happens to hold the reins of power.

In Ottawa, it’s way too early to tell if the Conservatives can morph from a decade of being increasingly autocratic government leaders to opposition defenders of democracy against government autocracy.

Suffice to say that adopting a slogan like “change of tone” will not be enough.

Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose strode out to meet the press following her appoint-ment and promised a more open and inclusive approach to federal politics by her party. She took three quick questions, then turned her back and walked away. It appears “change of tone” will not come eas-ily.

But you have to give the Tories points for trying. Friday’s head-lines hint at some-thing more positive. The Huffington Post, for instance, reported that the Conservatives will give the “benefit of the doubt” to the Liberals on climate change.

If that’s the path forward, it’s a smart-er one. It reflects the tone of the Liberal Party during the election campaign, when Justin Trudeau said he wanted to see the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agree-ment before deciding to support it.

The NDP under Tom Mulcair rejected the TPP out of hand. That’s a classic opposition move - but it’s one that did not resonate with voters, who have grown tired of government-by-competing-autoc-racies.

Compare this example with Alberta’s Wildrose Party statements on what governments should do about climate change.

Last Thursday, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean suggested that because federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is promising a new national target for greenhouse-gas reductions we’re headed to a new round of the National Energy Program. Whoa, Nelly. Really?

From 1980-85, when that de-bacle occurred, the Progressive C o n s e r v a t i v e s under Peter Lougheed governed Alberta, and Justin Trudeau’s father, Pierre, was prime minister. The NEP was a stun gun that froze investment in Alberta, killing

thousands of jobs. It also killed Liberal Party prospects in Alberta for three decades.

Now, said Jean in a party release, the NDP are in charge and they “are more than happy to go along” with a new but eerily similar federal scheme.

Never mind where people may stand on the issue of what govern-ments should do concerning the environment; this is about what opposition parties need to learn to talk convincingly to voters.

Last spring, Alberta voters re-jected the tone and substance of us-versus-them governance. This fall, Canadians rejected the notion that ideologues can dictate a narrow viewpoint from a small office onto the country, with no accommoda-tion for anyone else.

An opposition can no longer win hearts (or votes) by throwing stones.

Alberta is on the verge of eco-nomic crisis driven by low energy prices. Canada needs a policy on how to react to a global refugee cri-sis driven by sectarian violence and terrorism. The whole world is look-ing for unified leadership on pre-venting a climate disaster that we have all worked together to create.

We have elected political parties with policies of co-operation on these issues. An opposition party cannot succeed by simply refusing to co-operate.

Whatever core support Wall may have in Saskatchewan, he projects a minority view when he says he doesn’t want to co-operate on faster processing of Syrian refugees. The non-profits are already at the table with money and resources to bring them in.

How will opposition parties win debates now? Not by creating bo-geymen of higher-priced electricity (which people can offset by being more efficient) or of potential loss of profits for large corporations with large pollution footprints. These tactics just won’t fly when people are looking for solutions, not excuses that solutions are just too much change.

In a climate where people want change, being in opposition is not easy.

Greg Neiman is a freelance editor, columnist and blogger living in Red Deer, Alta.

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$1000IN PRIZES!The impacts of a warming climate

The summer of 2015 wasn’t what we were hoping for. Campfire bans in combination with provincial restrictions on fishing, made many feel they didn’t get to enjoy the summer. The reality of a rapidly warming climate is of significant con-cern to the hydrology of British Columbia.

The region-wide closures that we experienced this year are unprecedented. The cumulative impacts of a meager snow pack and record-breaking heat waves resulted in drought and danger-ous levels of warming in our lakes and rivers.

The combination of increased water temperature and de-creased flow, create a favorable environment for abundant algae growth, which is detrimental to spawning habitat, the inver-tebrate community and water quality.

Current climate models are predicting future seasons to consist of mild, wet winters, and long hot summers.

The impacts of this changing climate will continue to become calamitous for many species. With this awareness we have the opportunity and responsibility to work with management as

they continue to develop the best practices as changes occur.

This is not an isolated prob-lem, but one of the many con-sequences of excessive carbon emissions.

The preservation of natural resources must be of paramount concern. It is important to be respectful of future restrictions to sustain fish populations. If fishing is in our future, we have to start mitigating for expected challenges. We can all start by living and supporting a low car-bon lifestyle.

Ashley McWhirterGenelle

Just an ordinary day would be niceAs Black Friday looms fol-

lowed by the impending Christmas season I begin to worry about my days. I am fully in support of various causes and events of awareness but our 24 hour slots are quickly being con-sumed by ‘special days’. Failing to stem the tide we risk finding ourselves with a day shortage.

Cyber Monday, Toonie Tuesday, Superbowl Sunday and Seniors Thursday leave only Wednesday, Friday and Saturday unclaimed. ‘Floater’ days remove a vast number more. Boxing Day, Halloween, Valentines Day, Worldwide Celebration of Weights and Measures Day, Wookie Life Day and others are quickly eliminating ordinary twenty four hour stretches.

Weeks are also falling prey to unilaterally declared causes,

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Global Entrepreneur Week, Worldwide Breast-feeding Week are examples. With fewer weeks available conflicts are aris-ing.

The UN-declared World Space Week finds itself at odds with with the Marijuana Users Association which wants to use the same time slot for World Spaced Week. However, Geography Awareness Week or-ganizers however have gone into talks with their counterparts at the Directionally Challenged Week offices. Both groups are hoping for a mutually productive collaboration.

Months are no exception to the onslaught. October was declared 4-H Month, as well asAmerican Cheese Month and Menopause Month. Novembers competition

sees Banana Pudding Lovers, Pecan Eaters and Novel Writers all vying to have this same slot as their own. Future conflict can be assured.

I submit that we end this pen-chant for special days, weeks and months.

To have a simple Saturday where there are no concerns other than sitting would be sat-isfying. A mundane Monday where I do no more than mum-ble about the morons around me would be marvellous. Weeks without World Alliance groups waving placards and months de-void of declarations of various sorts seems desirable.

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It took seven years of closed-door negotiations to hammer out the Trans Pacific Partnership, the largest free trade and investment agreement in Canadian history. The 6,000-page text landed on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s desk one day after he was sworn in.

It would be unreasonable to expect the newly elected Liberal government to rubber-stamp the massive deal without examining the details carefully, weighing the pros and cons, giving MPs an op-portunity to review and debate the historic pact, and securing parliamentary approval. That’s what Trudeau pledged during the election campaign and it’s the right way to make major national decisions.

The prime minister has sig-naled that his government sup-ports free trade in principle and welcomes improved access to markets of the other 11 Pacific

Rim countries involved in the partnership. But that does not necessarily mean accepting all the details agreed to by Stephen Harper’s government.

Some are of them are quite controversial: letting more dairy products into Canada, lowering the Canadian content threshold for imported vehicles, and reduc-ing Canada’s protection for its eggs and poultry.

None of the 12 prospective members of the partnership has signed the agreement yet. When nations become signatories, they have two years to decide whether to ratify the agreement. The TPP needs the ratification of states representing 85 per cent of the GDP of the group to come into force.

That gives Canada plenty of time -- as long as mid-2018 -- to make up its mind.

The Canadian Council of Chief Executives, the voice of big business, has long been an eager proponent of the deal, which

would open up a $28-trillion market to Canadian exporters. The Conservatives want to see the deal signed early in the New Year.

But the TPP has an array of opponents: dairy farmers, auto parts manufacturers, organized labour, environmentalists, the New Democrats, the Greens and veteran anti-free-trade activists. Canadians are divided, many ad-mitting they don’t know enough about this complex deal to make an informed judgment.

Trudeau read the nation’s mood well. He outlined a sen-sible course of action. There is no need to speed up the timetable or truncate the plan.

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Trail Track and Field going strongJIM BAILEY

Times Sports EditorEven with tempera-

tures dropping and snow falling on the ground, the Trail Track and Field Club (TTFC) is going strong, meet-ing twice a week at the Willi Krause Fieldhouse to fine-tune and train up-and-coming young athletes.

The TTFC has seen significant growth this season, with over 20 young athletes attend-ing the workouts at the Fieldhouse.

“We’re in the Fieldhouse Tuesdays and Thursdays,” said TTFC coach Dan Horan. “I have lots of young kids, but also a half dozen 14-15 year olds. They’re coming out of the woodwork.”

The influx of high school age athletes is re-freshing for Horan, after seeing most secondary schools in the area re-structure their school sports programs and es-sentially drop their track and field teams.

“It would still be nice to have someone in the school run a program, because then you would get more high school age kids, but it is what it is,” said Horan. “It (TTFC) is a junior development club (ages 9-13) basi-cally.”

The opportunities for local high-school aged athletes is limited. While the athletes can compete in club events, second-ary school regional and provincial meets are in-accessible due to the ab-sence of a school team.

“One of the problems you have is you have to qualify. High School sports is different, in that, what you have to do is be registered through your school through BC school sports, in order to qualify.”

Still the hard work is

paying off and Horan has six athletes that have the potential to compete in the 2016 BC Summer Games.

This past summer, TTFC athletes shone at B.C. events, win-ning nine medals at the Kamloops Track and Field Club’s Centennial meet, and taking home a number of medals and top-10 finishes at the Jack Brow Memorial Meet in Kelowna.

Competitors like Sadie Joyce, Jendaya Shields, and Finley Kinghorn did outstand-ing with top finishes in their respective events. But it was first-year ath-letes like nine-year-old Ella Phillips-Frisk that really made an impres-sion on Horan. Phillips-Frisk seized the moment to win gold in the long jump and bronze in 60-metre hurdles at the Jack Brow Meet.

“Ella was a sleeper,” says Horan, who has shown incredible prog-

ress since joining the club from Trail Rec’s “Run, Jump, Throw,” an introductory track and field program for young athletes.

“She came out of ‘Run, Jump, Throw’ last fall, and then I talked to her mother, and I said, ‘If she wants to come and do track it’s Tuesdays and Thursdays.’ So she did come and she im-proved, and then this year, you can see, it’s like night and day.”

The TTFC also up-graded its equipment re-cently thanks to a grant from Columbia Basin Trust.

Along with its state of the art “Meet Manager” computer program, the club purchased an elec-tronic timing device to make running track meets more seamless.

Horan and his wife Lina have been tireless in their commitment to TTFC, organizing and running annual events like the Royal Canadian Legion Meet and SD 20 Elementary School Meet, as well as the Silver City Days Fun Run and similar races.

The Horans have been at the forefront of Greater Trail track and field for decades. Dan

competed when he was in school and joined the Trail Track and Field Club in 1964. His coach, Willi Krause, eventually eased Horan into coach-ing in the mid-70s, and he has been doing it ever since.

“Willi got me into coaching without me really knowing it,” said Horan. “I was in my mid-20s and still train-ing to keep in shape and he started off giving me the sprinters to do the same running program as I did.”

Thanks to the Horans, the club en-dures today and despite its ups and downs, Dan Horan continues to de-velop young athletes with the same passion and commitment as his predecessor Krause.

The Trail Track and Field Club meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Willi Krause Fieldhouse. For more information go to trailtrackclub.ca.

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The Trail Track and Field Club is growing stronger with over 20 athletes practicing at the Willi Krause Fieldhouse every Tuesday and Thursday during the winter months. Below: Tyler Catalano, a promising Rossland athlete, clears the bar on this high jump attempt.

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A players to make the grade on Tuesday on the most recent NHL Central Scouting list.

The list features the top 17-year-old pros-pects slated for draft eligibility in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Leading the way were Penticton Vees de-fenceman Dante Fabbro and forward Tyson Jost. The Vees duo are A-list players, which indicate they are candidates to be a first round draft pick in the NHL Entry Draft come June. Jost, com-mitted to the University of North Dakota in 2016-17, leads the BCHL with 54 points and is second with 23 goals in 26 games. Fabbro, com-mitted to Boston University for 2016-17, leads BCHL defensemen with 31 points in 20 games.and points-per-game at 1.6.

The Chilliwack Chiefs also have two players on the list with defenceman Dennis Cholowski targeted as a second or third round candidate, and forward Kohen Olischefski pegged for the middle to late rounds of the draft.

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Edmonton Eskimos head coach Chris Jones knows all too well how good Ottawa Redblacks veteran quarterback Henry Burris can be in a Grey Cup game.

Jones was the Calgary Stampeders’ defensive co-ordinator in 2008 when they won the Grey Cup with a 22-14 vic-tory over the Montreal Alouettes at Olympic Stadium. Burris was named the game MVP after throwing for 328 yards and a TD and rushing for a team-high 79 yards on nine carries.

Jones and Burris find themselves back in the Grey Cup, although on opposite sides of the

field.Under Jones,

Edmonton finished tied with Calgary for the CFL’s best record at 14-4 but secured top spot in the West Division standings by winning the season series. The Eskimos then beat the defending league cham-pions 45-31 in the West Division final.

Burris was a big rea-son for the huge turn-around in Ottawa. After posting a 2-16 record in their inaugural season, the Redblacks finished atop the East Division with a 12-6 record, then secured the city’s first Grey Cup appear-ance since 1981 with a thrilling 35-28 win over Hamilton in the confer-

ence final.Burris’s 93-yard TD

strike to Greg Ellingson with just over a min-ute remaining earned Ottawa its winning mar-gin.

The 40-year-old quarterback has been sensational this season, registering a CFL-record 481 completions and league-leading 5,703 passing yards. And Burris has been terrific in spreading the wealth as Ottawa finished the regular season with four 1,000-yard receivers, something that creates matchup difficulties for opposing defences.

What’s more, Ottawa comes into the Grey Cup on a nice roll, having won five straight games.

But the Redblacks were 0-2 versus Edmonton this season and have yet to see Eskimos starter Mike Reilly up close and personal.

Reilly was hurt for both previous match-ups with Ottawa after sustaining knee in-jury in Edmonton’s season-opening loss to Toronto. Since Reilly returned as the starter, the Eskimos have reeled off nine straight victo-ries. And that includes three against Calgary after going 0-4 to the Stampeders in 2014.

A constant for Edmonton this year has been a staunch de-fence, one that allowed a league-low 18.9 points per game. Ottawa coun-ters with a solid unit - one that was ranked first in fewest yards al-lowed (297.6 per game), rushing yards (70.8) and most sacks (62) - but Jones is the difference-maker.

The former long-time defensive co-ordinator has a well deserved rep-utation for being inno-vative and unpredictable in his play calls. Jones is an aggressive coach who’s not afraid to bring pressure from anywhere

on the field. He’ll drop defensive linemen into coverage and bring de-fensive backs on blitzes in order to pressure the passer and generally wreak havoc.

Burris was 20-of-36 passing for 162 yards and an interception in Ottawa’s first meeting with Edmonton, a 46-17 loss at Commonwealth Stadium on July 10. He finished 29-of-39 for 252 yards and an inter-ception the following week but the Eskimos left TD Place with a 23-12 victory.

The Eskimos have shown they can play defence against Ottawa and have the talent in the secondary to handle the East squad’s four 1,000-yard receivers. Edmonton does boast two 1,000-yard receivers but it’s Reilly who makes that offence go and the Redblacks’ defence will get its first look at him Sunday.

And the combina-tion of Jones, Reilly and nine straight wins make it hard to go against the West Division champi-ons.

Pick - Edmonton.Last week: 2-0.Overall record: 49-32.

ALTERNATIVE KICKS IN FOR

KIDSPORT

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KidSport Greater Trail is thrilled to announce a new partnership. Bill Clark and his team at Alternative Funeral and Cremation Services have committed to an ongo-ing annual $1,000 con-tribution to support our efforts to ensure all kids in the Lower Columbia can play. Pictured are KidSport Chapter mem-bers Kristine Forbes and Betty Anne Marino, Alternative’s Bill Clark, Tracy Wicentowich, Gwen Ziprick, and Jordan Wren. Missing from the photo is Al Grywacheski.


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Dear Annie: I am a 68-year-old twice-divorced woman who has made some unwise decisions in my life. I’m single (which is fine) and will be retiring at year’s end. I’m currently living with an egotisti-cal, frugal, cold-as-ice 75-year-old man who claims he loves me, yet he dominates every conversation, lacks social skills, ignores etiquette and at-tempts to control me.

I didn’t know him long enough before I moved to be with him. We met at a dance when he was in town visiting friends. I still couldn’t dis-cern infatuation from love. I wanted a fairy tale. I thought with my heart instead of my head. After a while, dancing four nights a week wears thin when that’s all there is to enjoy together. I haven’t been happy for several years. We’ve made some nice friends, but if I don’t suggest get-ting together, they never would. My children and siblings live out of state, and I want to move back home. How can I do that and save face with my family and friends? They warned me that I was rushing into things.

-- Danced Enough Dear Danced: You’d rather be

unhappy than admit you made a mistake? It could be very freeing to say to your friends and family, “You were right. I should have listened.” Then it’s over. Just make sure you don’t repeat the mistake. Take some time to figure out what is best for you, without focusing on the next man in your life.

Dear Annie: I’ve been married for 45 years. I love my wife, but I like to flirt with women.

Last year I did more than flirt, and my wife found out. I asked her to forgive me, and she did. But when she keeps asking for an explanation, I blow her off, leave or get upset until she quits asking annoying questions. Should I tell her to get over it, or sit down with her and tell her the entire truth, even if it is more than she can handle? -- Wondering

Dear Wondering: You cheated on your wife, and you find her questions “annoying”? Your wife deserves your

complete honesty. It’s not up to you to decide what is too much for her

to handle. She might forgive you, but she will never be able to trust you again if she doesn’t believe you are totally truthful, answering any questions she has for as

long as it takes. Ask your doctor to refer you to a marriage counselor so the two of you can hash this out and truly start fresh.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Need Help in Jacksonville, Fla.,” the elderly couple who could use some help with the housekeeping, but felt that cleaning service person-nel could not be trusted to keep their hands off of their valuables. There is another side to that story that needs to be mentioned.

My 80-year-old parents often tell me that “someone” who visited their home must have stolen various items, because they could not find these things. My friends with par-ents that age tell me the same thing. They are convinced someone has

stolen everything from watches and money to kitchen utensils and cook-ie sheets. My mother even accused a family member of stealing a watch that she later found right where she had misplaced it. As you can well imagine, that did some damage to their relationship.

At the age of 50-something, I spend a good deal of time looking for my own misplaced things. Thank goodness I am not yet at the point where I am convinced these things were stolen, but I suspect that time will come soon enough. -- A Weary Daughter

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flowers, cards the on-line register, food trays, phone calls, baking, dinners and donations to KBRH Foundation (Poplar) and Sanctuary.

Thank you to Dr. Hii for his care of dad these last few years.

Thank you to Reverend Michael Hare for the beautiful service and tribute to dad. To Audrey Bisset and the group of Harmony Choir members for helping lead us in the

hymns; thank you.Thank you to the United Church Ladies for

preparing the luncheon. It was lovely.To all the staff at Poplar Ridge; thank you

so much for your wonderful care of our dad these last couple of years. You all are very

special people! It meant a lot to us that dad was safe and well looked after.

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thank you for your guidance, caring and professional services. We truly appreciate

everything that was done for us during this difficult time.

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“Nothing should be more highly prized than the value of each day”.

~Dr. Barss Dimock

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Contact Property Manager250-863-8221

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Homes for Rent1200 sq feet 2 bedroom Main Floor. Large back yard dead end street lots of parking and a carport. Lots of storage, has own laundry. Includes hydro, gas, you pay for cable. N/S, Small pet consider with pet deposit. Very clean and tidy house and yard. References and employment histo-ry a must. Close to school, transit and shopping . $1250.00/ month. Email [email protected]

Trail 2 bdrms cottage style home. Nice yard & small garden for rent. N/S, N/P.call Gord 250 362 5559

StorageHEATED VEHICLE & RV Storage, Outside Storage Available. Good access. 250-368-1312

TownhousesEdgewater Townhouse Glenmerry, 3bd, f/s, $795./mo. 250-368-5908.

Transportation

Cars - Sports & Imports

1993 TOYOTA Camry LE, 4cyl, 360,000km, good condi-tion, good winter tires, runs well. $1,100.00. 250-512-2495 after 5pm.

Breathe through a straw for 60 seconds.

That’s what breathing is like

with cystic fi brosis.

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Part-Time & Full Time Taxi Drivers

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Apt/Condo for RentBella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250-364-1822

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E.Trail. Parkside Apartments. Spacious, quiet, clean, secure, senior oriented, large 1bdrm., Call 250-368-7897.

Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. $695./mo.

250-368-5908Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry,spacious 1-3bdrms. Adults only (45+). Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ph. 250-368-6761

TRAIL, 1BDRM. Glenmerry. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312.

TRAIL, 2bd. apt. Friendly, quiet secure bldg. Heat incl.n/p,n/s.250-368-5287

TRAIL, 2bdrm. F/S, W/D. Heat pump. Walking distance to town. 250-368-1015

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WANETA MANOR3525 Laburnum Dr Trail

Bachelor $5803 bedroom $780Ready to move in

Contact Property Manager250-863-8221

[email protected]

Homes for Rent1200 sq feet 2 bedroom Main Floor. Large back yard dead end street lots of parking and a carport. Lots of storage, has own laundry. Includes hydro, gas, you pay for cable. N/S, Small pet consider with pet deposit. Very clean and tidy house and yard. References and employment histo-ry a must. Close to school, transit and shopping . $1250.00/ month. Email [email protected]

Trail 2 bdrms cottage style home. Nice yard & small garden for rent. N/S, N/P.call Gord 250 362 5559

StorageHEATED VEHICLE & RV Storage, Outside Storage Available. Good access. 250-368-1312

TownhousesEdgewater Townhouse Glenmerry, 3bd, f/s, $795./mo. 250-368-5908.

Transportation

Cars - Sports & Imports

1993 TOYOTA Camry LE, 4cyl, 360,000km, good condi-tion, good winter tires, runs well. $1,100.00. 250-512-2495 after 5pm.

Breathe through a straw for 60 seconds.

That’s what breathing is like

with cystic fi brosis.

No wonder so many people with CF

stop breathing in their early

30’s

Please help.

1-800-378-CCFF • www.cysticfi brosis.ca

www.pitch-in.ca

Become a GREEN

SHOPPER!

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Youth, Girls, and Gangs

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LOCALWHAT YOU SEE ...

Brent Laface photo

On the heels of the time change, Brent Laface has spotted a few owls hanging around his backyard. He spot-ted this wide-eyed hunter last week. If you have a photo you would like to share with our readers email it to [email protected]

SUBMIT TEDTRAIL – The Kootenay

Gallery TD Trust Concert series presents “A Shepherd’s Tale” with Noemi Kiss, soprano, Nicola Everton, clarinet and Sue Gould, piano.

The concert will be held on Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. at the Trail United Church. Tickets available at the door $15 or $12 for gallery members.

Weaving stories in music

through the rich sounds of voice, clarinet and piano, Kootenay musicians Noemi Kiss, Nicola Everton and Sue Gould will join forces for a concert of folk in-spired melodies from around the world. From the Jewish ghettos of Eastern Europe, to the pastoral English countryside of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, the journey begins. Soprano, Noemi Kiss will share songs of the “Dean of American Balladeers” John

Jacob Niles and Venezuelan com-poser Reynaldo Hahn. Listeners will enjoy Transylvanian folk melodies of a shepherd’s flute composed for piano by Bela Bartok as well as several works for trio culminating in the joyful “Shepherd on the Rock” by Franz Schubert.

For more information, please contact the gallery at www.koo-tenaygallery.com or call 250 365-3337

KOOTENAY GALLERY TD TRUST CONCERT SERIES

Trio to perform at Trail United Church

trail daily times, november 26, 2015

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