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All it takes is eggs and flour to make one of the tastiest Italian cookies.

Of course, frying the dough in oil and smothering the cookie in honey also helps scalille shine. Those few ingredi-ents plus plenty of amore and nonna's rolling stick is what keeps scalille a favourite – and a sellout at Colombo Piazza Day.

Starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Colombo Lodge mem-bers invite the community to bring an appetite for food and music to the society's 6th annual Piazza Day.

“The day is a fun-packed three hours and we welcome

the community to come out and enjoy,” says Pat Zanier, president of the men's lodge. “Piazza Day is growing every year and we need to keep it going. That's what the lodge is about, promoting and sharing our culture with friends and the community.”

Mouth watering scents have been wafting from the lodge's kitchen all week as the Sisters of Colombo gathered to roll, fry and bake traditional Italian sweets to sell during the event.

Sounds like hard work, but the Colombo women look forward to it, and say it's all in good fun.

“Everyone does their part,” explained sorelle member Irene Hanley. “It's enjoyable for us to be a part of Piazza Day so it isn't like work. It's important to carry on the

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Italian treats a highlight of Piazza DayAnnual Colombo event set for Saturday

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The Colombo Lodge cucina served as a hub for nonnas and zias putting skill to scalille stick this week. As Piazza Day nears, the Sisters of Colombo gathered to roll out dough for a traditional Calabrese cookie called a scalille, which translates to “little ladders.” It's a simple recipe but requires great skill to wind the dough around a wooden stick, often passed down generation to generation, to form the characteristic shape. Cathy Esposito (front) and Vivian Johnson shape scalilli.

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Reconsidering format for the Oct. 6 political forum was one of the first tasks Audry Lochrie checked off her to-do list.

“I had to keep asking myself, ‘Who is this forum really for?’” says the new executive dir-ector of the Trail and District Chamber of Commerce. “And the answer is, ‘it’s for you, the public.’”

The original plan was to give candidates a heads up with questions prior to the Federal All Candidates Forum.

Community feedback opposed to that format created synergy, Lochrie said, so this week she revised the rules and procedures.

“This is to ensure voters are given the most time possible for directing their on-the-spot questions to the candidates (that) Tuesday night,” she added. “The candidates are looking forward to responding to the revised voter-focussed for-mat the district chamber has settled on.

An open mike session begins after moderator Catherine Adair kicks off the evening at 7 p.m. in the Cominco gym.

“Question period starts with Round 1, which is open to the public on a first come, first serve basis to the microphone,” Lochrie clarified. “And allowing one question for one candidate.”

Round 2 follows with the media panel pre-senting rapid-fire random questions.

The evening will close with one prepared question directed to all the candidates, during Round 3.

“In order for the public to have the most time to ask questions, we are only having one sub-mitted question to all the candidates,” Lochrie noted.

Conservative Marshall Neufeld and Liberal Connie Denesiuk have confirmed they will be at the podium. NDP candidate Richard Cannings’ status remains tentative, explained Lochrie.

The audience could end up hearing from even more candidates. Independent Brian Gray has confirmed his attendance and Independent Doug Pederson said he’s planning to take part, although neither have officially registered with Elections Canada.

The deadline to register as a candidate for the federal election is Sept. 28.

That still leaves the door open for a Green Party representative in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay (SOWK) riding to join the race.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the evening is slated to wrap up at 9 p.m. For more information contact the chamber at 250.368.3144.

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FROM PAGE 1traditions, and we are so proud of our heritage,” she laughed. “And we make a lot (of food), because people pig out when they come – they really do eat a lot of food.”

It wasn’t only women in the kitchen this week, however. The men’s lodge has been stir-ring large pots of marinara to smother the homemade polenta – but the work was all done under the watchful eye of Ilva Corazza.

Now 90, the Trail nonna has cooked molto pasta and meatballs in her 40-plus

years working in the Colombo kitchen.

These days, the men do all the heavy lifting, and Ilva does all the tasting to make sure all sauce served is seasoned just right.

“She’s the brains behind the dough,” said Zanier. “She’s got a lot of helpers but she calls all the shots, tastes everything and makes sure it’s all just right.”

Ilva’s cooking career began as a young girl in Italy and

continued at the Trail Hotel, before she brought her know-how to the Colombo. After all those years, she says there’s no

secret to her recipes.“You put good (ingredients) in the

sauce and the sauce comes good,” she said. “And you need to taste a little. If you need more (seasoning), then you add it. Simple.”

To accompany the food, Ray Tenisci, Roland Perri and Terry Mandoli will be playing live music, and Colombo members will be in the archives room to share the history and Italian culture of Trail. The lodge is open to new members and an information table will be set up that day.

Piazza Day runs from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., with food and drink tickets on sale during the event.

VANCOUVER - In the wake of raging wildfires, BC Liquor Stores’ customers and employees came togeth-er to help support Red Cross relief efforts for victims of the recent Rock Creek and Oliver wildfires to the tune of almost $102,000.

To help support South Okanagan community mem-bers forced from their homes and starting from nothing following the fires, custom-ers made donations of $2 or $5 - or multiples thereof - at checkouts at 196 BC Liquor Stores throughout the prov-ince.

These donations, col-lected from Aug. 18 to Sept. 6, helped the Red Cross pro-vide assistance to victims of the fires to reunite family members, provide necessi-ties such as blankets, food and water and assist victims with longer-term needs such as replacing equipment to return to work and helping with rent.

BC Liquor Stores’ cus-tomers and employees have supported Red Cross disas-ter relief for humanitarian crises at home and abroad since 2003, when stores first collected donations to sup-port victims affected by cat-astrophic wildfires burning that summer in the prov-ince.

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• Friday, Victoria Street Bridge, 8 p.m. Coins For Change event. awareness and fundraising campaign to end homelessness in Greater Trail. Pledge or sleep under the bridge. For information contact Career Development Services at 250.364.1104 or visit office 1565 Bay Ave.

• Saturday, Colombo Piazza 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for the 6th Annual Colombo Piazza Day. Fun packed afternoon of live music, Italian fare, baking and more. Open to new members, table will be set up.

• Saturday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (next to RCMP office), 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. for Giant Garage Sale. All proceeds to area food banks.

• Saturday, Muriel Griffiths room, Selkirk College's Trail campus, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Bootcamp for Non-Profits Law and Governance 101. One day program designed for senior leadership and board members in the non-profit and charitable sector. For info, call box office at 368.9669.

• Sunday, 10 a.m. at the Gulch Community Food Bank Garden for incrEDIBLE trail's Adopt a Highway fall clean-up.

Area covers Tunnel Pub to Gulch junc-tion.

• Sunday, Gyro Park 9 a.m. regis-tration for The Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research. 10 a.m. mass start,

9-11:30 a.m. Kiwanis breakfast, all proceeds to the run.

• Monday, Kiro Wellness Centre, 2 p.m. the West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group meets. Guest: Paul Meise from Cooper Medical Supplies in Kelowna. For info, call 250.368.9827 or 250.365.6276.

Music• Sunday, Rossland Miners

Hall, doors open 6 p.m. show starts 7 p.m. for Joe Hill Coffee

House. First of four shows this season due to Miners Hall reno-vations. Performers: Michael Gifford; Wayne Saluti; Les Carter; Stew Ford; Colin Lindgren; Joe Newton; and Marti Daniel. Great music, friendly scene, goodies, coffee and tea, Admission $3, kids and students free.

• Tuesday, Charles Bailey Theatre, 7:30 p.m. for Jesse Cook’s One World Tour. Features influences from the Middle East to South America, Spain, and beyond. Guest artists and instru-mentation will be included in this tribute to Jesse’s diverse musical influences. For info call the box office, 250.368.9669.

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• Sept. 26, VISAC Gallery, 9 a.m. until noon for Watercolour pencil drawing with Joe Horvath. Drop in fee, $25. Tools required include one HB pencil, one Staedtler eraser, and one 24-pack of watercolour pencils. Paper provided. For info, call 364.1181 or email Kristen Renn [email protected].

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Seventy is the new 50, according to the Village of Fruitvale.

The community is getting behind its fit seniors and “mid-dlers” with a new free workout facility in the basement of the Fruitvale Memorial Centre.

“A lot of people have one or two piec-es of fitness equip-ment at home, but they don't have the whole gamut,” said Lila Cresswell, village chief administrative officer.

The Gym went from idea to real-ity when the village received a $25,000 seniors' grant from the government this spring and was backed by other local con-tributors. The fund-ing covered the cost of brand new equip-ment such as a row-ing machine, a couple treadmills and ellipti-cals, a stationary bike and much more.

“The idea of seniors has changed,” said Cresswell. “There are different stag-es of seniors, but I really believe that

the seniors that are between 55 and 70 are extremely active.”

Numbers don't lie. The village already has over 100 Beaver Valley residents who “identify as seniors” signed up with swipe cards armed, ready for orientation today.

The community was invited in for a sneak peak Tuesday during a seniors lun-cheon when excite-ment was shared amongst those packed into the former club room.

“They were thrilled,” added Cresswell. “They all plunked right on the equipment, started it up and had a look at

it.”The village has

temporarily repur-posed the smaller room while they go after further funding to renovate a larger space on the other side of the hall's bowl-ing alley. For the next month, they will be keeping a keen eye on usage and expect quite a response from not just those looking to sign up, but others wanting to add their expertise to the com-munity initiative.

Beaver Valley Clinic is on board and fitness users can expect heart monitor-ing and blood pres-sure checks during “workout with your doc,” a new program in addition to “walk with your doc.”

The Beaver Valley continues to focus on its age-friend-ly plan by keeping “coffee with Vickie” Fitzpatrick, a chance for local seniors to get in touch and share what they'd like to see in their communities.

“(Being age-friend-ly) is all about making a community acces-sible, welcoming and engaging for the age-

ing demographic,” said Cresswell. “You really want to keep people involved and healthy and the more social inclusion and activity you have, the healthier your seniors or adults are going

to be.”It was clear fit-

ness was a priority but joining the rest of the crowd at a gen-eral drop in facility was not what seniors were after, according to Cresswell.

“They wanted their own space,” she added. “It's geared toward seniors and middlers. I'm a mid-dler. I'm not on old pension but at the same point, I don't necessarily identify as

being in my mid-life anymore, either.”

The Gym is avail-able from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. with a swipe card that the village's “mature” residents can be pick up from the village office.

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Walking partners Sharon Brown and Cathy Sifrit strolled into The Gym Wednesday to try out some equipment the two active seniors may find themselves on once winter conditions roll in. The new free facility has just opened its doors to Beaver Valley seniors.

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Marshall Neufeld couldn’t have hoped for a better visitor to drop in on his cam-paign.

The Conservative candidate for South O k a n a g a n - W e s t Kootenay hosted Prime

Minister Stephen Harper during a sup-port rally at Brutus Truck Bodies on the evening of Sept. 13.

“For (Neufeld) the economy is his number one priority,” Harper said. “It’s all about cre-ating and protecting jobs, lowering leases

and helping families here in the Okanagan.”

A frenzied crowd of 700 chanting Conservative support-ers filled the brightly-lit, bannered interior of the Brutus Truck Bodies showroom at the invite-only event to welcome Prime

Minister Stephen Harper to Penticton on Sept. 13. Media were not allowed to ask questions at the rally or at an earlier sched-uled photo opportun-ity at Painted Rock Estate wineries.

Leading up to the Prime Minister’s

appearance, Neufeld touched on the import-ance of a solid econ-omy and safe coun-try. The crowd began chanting “Harper” and “Canada” in anticipa-tion, right before the Conservative cam-paign bus rolled into the building for Harper to step out indoors.

Many of the issues that are forefront on the campaign trail were addressed, though Harper spent the majority of his 25-minute speech focused on the econ-omy.

“The wrong deci-sions at the national level will cause down-sizing, closures, busi-ness closures, and jobs losses across the coun-tries, including com-munities just like here in Penticton.”

The most plausible alternative govern-ments – Liberal and NDP – will spend reck-lessly, Harper argues, which will cause defi-cits and force tax hikes.

“Our economy is not some theory in a classroom – it is how you create jobs; how you put food on the table; how we save for our future. We cannot tax or borrow our way to prosperity.”

A small group of protesters stood across the street from the complex, including an aboriginal couple chanting anti-govern-ment sentiments to the beat of a drum. There were also two self-pro-claimed Anonymous group members wear-ing Guy Fawkes masks and three other indi-viduals.

Some of those walk-ing to their vehicles yelled back at the pro-

testers, some shout-ing: “get a job” and “work is a four-letter word,” as well as other more derogatory com-ments.

RCMP officers watched and spoke briefly to the group who did not leave until after Harper’s bus left the property and head-ed west on Okanagan Avenue escorted by a number of black secret service vehicles with emergency lights flashing.

“The purpose of the mask is to remain anonymous,” said one of the protesters. “Politics doesn’t work, having a figurehead puppet at the top of a nation is not the proper way to run a society or civilization, science is a lot bet-ter than politics I’ll go that far. I can’t say too much more because Harper has muzzled scientists.”

Connie Denesiuk, Liberal candidate for South Okanagan-West Kootenay, defended the party’s promise to run a deficit.

“In order to get the economy mov-ing again, we need to invest in infrastruc-ture,” she said in reference to Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s pledge to run a three-year, $30-billion deficit for a new infrastruc-ture program. “That money’s not going to be spent on govern-ment advertising.”

Denesiuk said the Harper Government has run seven con-secutive deficits since taking office – “We’ll only run three.”

Harper said if a Liberal or NDP gov-ernment is elected,

Canadian’s with an annual income of $60,000 will be subject to at least $1,000 extra in taxes.

“He’s making stuff up,” said NDP candidate Richard Cannings. “We will not touch the income tax rate of any individual Canadian. The only tax rates we are going to change right now is we are going to lower the taxes for small busi-nesses from 11 to 9 per cent.”

Denesiuk also argued Harper’s claim.

“The Liberals have promised to cut income taxes of people in that bracket from 22 to 20.5 per cent,” she said.

Cannings said the NDP has pledged to raise tax rates only on large corporations.

“Only by a small amount to make it slightly more realistic – they have such low taxes, and they’re just banking that money. They’re not investing it back in jobs; the country.”

While most of Harper’s criticisms were aimed at both parties, he also warned the audience specif-ically against voting NDP, citing “disas-trous” records both times they formed government in British Columbia.

Cannings refuted. “The 1990s were

very good years for the province, better in all economic indicators than the (successive) Liberal government. NDP governments across the country, if you look at real data, have had the best rec-ord for any party of

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper talks to hundreds of Conservative sup-porters at a party rally at Brutus Truck Bodies in Penticton Sept. 13. Harper made several campaign stops during the day including one at a Penticton winery and others in Kelowna.

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IvyKendrick(nee Taylor)September 14, 2015

Ivy Kendrick (nee Taylor) passed away on September 14, 2015.

Ivy was predeceased by her husband Jack in 2000 and her four brothers and one sister. She is survived by her sons Paul and David (Faith), her daughter Ann (Rick) Marsh and her � ve grandchildren; Robyn and Vanessa Kendrick and Thomas, Sarah and Daniel Marsh.

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Doris Robbie passed away peacefully on September 14, 2015 in Trail, BC.

Doris was born Doris Ethel Irene Sanders on April 17, 1920

to Arthur and Dorothy Sanders in Ruthilda, Saskatchewan where she lived

for the � rst 25 years of her life before moving west to the Trail area. In Trail she married her husband James Robbie and the couple lived in Beaver Falls before moving in 1954 to Fruitvale where Doris remained for the next 60 years. Doris loved her community and loved spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed bowling, curling and gol� ng and remained active well into her senior years.Doris was predeceased by her husband James, her parents, three brothers; Wilfred, Edwin and Allen. She is survived by her daughters, Myrna (Bill) of Chilliwack, BC, Judy (Don) of Trail, BC and her son James (Lynn) of Kamloops, BC, seven grandchildren and � ve great-grandchildren, a sister Mildred of Rosetown, Saskatchewan and brother Russell (Jane) of Ruthilda, Saskatchewan. No funeral service will be held at Doris’ request, a family memorial will be held at a later date. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to a charity of your choice or to Doris’ favorite charity “� e Canadian Wildlife Federation.” at 350 Michael Cowpland Drive, Kanata, ON, K2M 2W1.You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca.

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card major, opens his better (longer) minor, Diamonds. East passes, quite dismayed with his zero points, and unappreciative of his only honour, the Spade Ten, a winner if declar-er plays Spades poorly. South has an opening hand and gives partner a game-forcing bid of Two Clubs.

South bypasses his four card major only because his Clubs are longer. One should always bid one’s hand naturally and need not rush to make a game forcing bid.

West, with a very good opening hand, has a break in tempo before making a wise pass. If the opponents are in a game forcing auction, East must be bust, and any bid by West besides pass would be a card play-er’s suicide.

North’s rebid would be Two No Trump but because he does not have a Spade stopper, he bids Two Hearts,

which is strictly speak-ing a reverse. Some partnerships may agree that reverses by opener show extra val-ues even in a two-over-one auction, but I play that reverses are only extra values if part-ner’s hand could be six points.

South bids his four-card major that he bypasses, and North raises promising four Spades. South then bids game.

The Play: West has no obvious good lead. Since dummy likely has AQ of diamonds and declarer, AQ of clubs, he leads the Diamond Jack, top of an interior sequence. Opening leads from a tenace holding (broken or nontouch-

ing honours) are very rare against a trump contract.

Declarer, without any second thought, plays the Ace and plays the Spade Nine from dummy. East ducks smoothly because that is what he decided to do when dummy was first tabled. Declarer lets it ride, and it loses to the Queen. West looks at dummy and sees that a Heart is a safe exit. Declarer wins the ace and plays a small Spade to the Eight.

West wins the Ace and exits another Heart. The Spade play by South is excellent and not only is the best way to play the suit but it also protects against four Spades held by East.

Declarer wins the Heart Queen and draws the last trump. He then does a ruff-ing finesse in Clubs

because of the single-ton in dummy and the possession of the Queen and Jack. He cashes the Ace and puts the Queen on the table.

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FROM PAGE 4budgets that are balanced.”

Conservative supporter Lee Pixley who was in attend-ance agrees with the Prime Minister.

“It seems like all the other parties are gung ho to spend our taxes all willy nilly and where are they going to get the money? They’re just going to keep taxing people to death just like the NDP did here in B.C. – just about ruined this province, and I sure don’t want to see that happen federally.”

Nonetheless, Cannings sees the appetite for change in Canada. He hosted his party leader, Tom Mulcair, on Aug. 31.

“The Conservatives don’t want a public rally, we do,” he said. “We had 1,000 cheer-ing supporters — it was one of the biggest political events in Okanagan history. Harper has a little closed event by

invitation only. I think it shows how people are turn-ing to the NDP as the agents of change in Canada.”

Cannings said he didn’t notice any disruptive visitors to be part of Mulcair’s rally, but among the number of Canadians who are embra-cing change – “I can guess why the Conservatives didn’t want them to be part of their

event.”Harper believes the

Conservative Party offers what’s most important to Canadians – lower taxes and balanced budgets which cre-ate more jobs. He said his government has given the Canadian economy a solid foundation to withstand the implications of global instability.

“We have to make sure that those who want reckless spending, tax hikes and defi-cits do not get their hands on managing our economy.”

He warned the Oct. 19 election will offer Canadians two very different paths, and the consequences of choos-ing wrong will likely be com-pounded by global economic uncertainty.

The NDP and Liberal par-ties often talk about infra-structure investment, he said, but the Conservative Party’s ongoing efforts can be seen in progress at places like Kelowna Rapid Bus Service, the Apple Valley housing development for seniors and upgrades to Highway 97 among other things.

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OPINION

Homelessness shouldn’t be a crimeAs humans, we need

to sleep. Yet, on both sides of the border, “sleeping”

can be considered a crim-inal act – especially if you are homeless and have no place to rest your head, other than in public spaces such as parks.

How have cities and states been able to impose and enforce bylaws and ordinances that clear-ly violate one’s right to occupy public space for this very purpose? This summer, several cases are putting this longstand-ing question to the legal test. The outcome of those legal decisions might just change the way we view homelessness.

In the City of Abbotsford, B.C., a civil court case is pitting a group known as the Drug War Survivors against the state in a fight over what is being viewed as further evidence of the criminalization of home-lessness. The group’s law-yer has argued that his clients (and all homeless persons) have the right to occupy park space for the purpose of tempor-ary dwelling and sleeping.

The case argues that a set of bylaws prohibiting such uses of public spaces is unjust, given that there is no alternative.

Perhaps the real fight is also about who is responsible for the provi-sion of adequate shelter in Canada, especially for those most in need.

Across the border, the U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a case in the District Court of Boise, Idaho. The depart-ment argued that the act of sleeping, when there is no shelter available, should not be considered a criminal act. Among the nearly half a million annual homeless, 42 per cent slept in unsheltered public locations.

Interestingly, neither the Abbotsford case, nor the Boise filing, are new. Cities have always strug-gled with the inability to shelter all those in need. What is new, however, is the criminalization of homelessness.

The U.S. didn’t see a spike in the numbers of cit-izens without homes until the late 1970s. The caus-es: the economy, deinsti-tutionalization of persons

from mental health facili-ties, and increasing num-bers of veterans on the streets. For most jurisdic-tions, the fight was not about affordable housing but how to deal with the “vagrants” who shuffled about the streets. Citizens demanded steps be taken to end public intoxication, curb panhandling and the visibility of poverty, mental health and severe addiction.

In 1979, Supreme Court Judge Andrew Tyler delivered a landmark decision in the case of Callahan v. Carey. Robert Callahan was homeless and resided in the notori-ous Bowery neighbour-hood of New York City. Justice Tyler’s brave deci-

sion was clear: the State was obligated to provide shelter to those most in need. His decision also included the clear articu-lation of necessary shelter standards and intake and monitoring provisions.

The decision required the State of New York to shelter those in need. The case would also impact other jurisdictions to con-sider whose responsibility it was to provide tempor-ary shelter.

In the late 1990s, Toronto’s Tent City plight became ground zero for a Canadian resistance movement that drew in many, including the late Jack Layton, a then-city councillor. He grappled with the same question: Who is responsible for the provision of adequate shelter in Canada during a time of crisis?

The Toronto story ended with a mass evic-tion on the occupied pri-vate lands while a media storm brewed among social housings activists, governments and citizens, all fighting over how shel-ter should be provided and what rights Canadians have to occupy land.

The Tent City move-ment did not result in the legal outcomes of Callahan v. Carey, but it did see the federal gov-ernment acknowledge the homeless crisis with an investment of nearly $1 billion in funding to over-haul Canada’s inadequate shelter system.

As the North American summer simmers with high temperatures evok-ing heat warnings, sev-eral legal proceedings are quietly brewing.

Perhaps the boiling point has been hit — with governments on both sides of the border on the verge of acknowledging the right of people to sleep in public spaces when no other option exists.

Let’s hope these legal cases also determine this fundamental right cannot be deemed a criminal act.

And let’s hope what follows is further govern-ment investment in the range of supports needed to end homelessness.

Jino Distasio is an expert adviser with EvidenceNetwork.ca and Director of the Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg.

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Jeremy “Jez” Corbyn and Bernie Sanders are very much alike, and so are their ambitions. Corbyn

wants to lead Britain’s Labour Party into the next election and become prime minister; Sanders wants to win the Democratic Party nomination and become the next president of the United States. And then each man plans to turn his country sharply to the left.

To the vast surprise of prac-tically every-body, Corbyn has just achieved the first stage of his master plan: on Saturday, he became the lead-er of the Labour Party. When he entered the leadership con-test, the book-makers were quoting odds of 200-to-one against him, but he ended up winning the leadership by a landslide.

Senator Sanders was also seen as a complete no-hoper when he threw his hat into the ring: 74 years old (Corbyn is 66), no money and no well-honed political machine behind him (ditto), and far too left-wing to win the Democratic Party’s presi-dential nomination, let alone the presidency. But something unexpected is also happening with Sanders’s campaign.

There were no other high-profile candidates for the Democratic nomination: most people assumed that it was Hillary Clinton’s for the ask-ing. But then Sanders began to creep up on her, especially in the two states where the first primaries will be held, New Hampshire and Iowa. The last three polls have shown Sanders leading Clinton in New Hampshire by an average margin of 7.5 percent, and he is now one percent ahead in Iowa too.

Sanders is not as far left as Corbyn, of course. No elected US politician is as far left as Corbyn, who prom-ises to nationalize the rail-ways and energy companies, scrap university tuition fees, bring back rent controls, raise taxes and introduce a national

maximum wage to cap the wages of bankers and other high earners, impose an arms embargo on Israel, and get rid of Britain’s nuclear weapons.

When asked if there were any circumstances under which he would deploy British armed forces abroad, Corbyn replied: “I’m sure there are some but I can’t think of them at the moment.” He’s a republican, although he says

that ending the monarchy is “not the fight I’m interested in.” He’s a vege-tarian who does not own a car, and he looks a little like Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is, in other words, the Real McCoy.

B e r n i e Sanders, by contrast, lives

in the United States, where many people regard “demo-cratic socialism” as akin to devil worship. He favours uni-versal healthcare funded by taxes (supported by all par-ties in Britain) and publicly funded elections with strict limits on corporate dona-tions (ditto), and he too advo-cates free higher education and higher taxes on the rich. That’s already “socialist” in an American political context.

But he’s not planning to nationalize anything, bring in rent controls, end all American military interven-tions overseas, or ban arms sales to Israel.

Whatever his private opin-ions may be, he is running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, and nobody in the Democratic Party has advocated anything that radical within living memory.

Sanders is as far left within the American political spec-trum (which doesn’t extend very far in that direction) as Corbyn is within the broader British spectrum. Could he really pull off a Corbyn-style upset and win the Democratic nomination?

It depends on whether Hillary Clinton’s current stumbles end in a big fall in her support. It could hap-

pen. Last week’s opinon polls revealed that she had lost her lead over her two likeliest Republican opponents in next year’s presidential election, Jeb Bush or Ben Carson – and even Donald Trump was draw-ing level with her.

The Democratic National Convention is still 10 months away, but it’s already late for anybody other than Vice-President Joe Biden to enter the race with a good chance of winning – and Biden is deep-ly conflicted about running. So if Clinton fades, Sanders would have a chance: the odds against him are already a good deal shorter than 200-to-one. Whether he could actually win the presidency is a different question.

British pundits were unani-mous in saying that Corbyn has no chance of winning a national election and becom-ing prime minister.

Former Labour leader and prime minister Tony Blair went further: “If Jeremy Corbyn becomes leader it won’t be a defeat like 1983 or 2015 at the next election. It will mean rout, possibly annihilation.”

But Labour just lost the last election, and the next one is five years away. There is still time to change horses if Corbyn isn’t working out. Whereas the US election is next year. Could Sanders win it? The professional pundits and pollsters in the United States say no, because he’s too far from the mainstream.

Sanders just points to the despair that grips so many middle-class Americans as the rich get ever richer and their own living standards stagnate.

“Don’t let anybody tell you that we’re radical, that we’re outside the mainstream. We are the mainstream.” He could be right: it’s the same despair with business as usual that has pushed Donald Trump out in front of the Republican nomination race.

And that would be some-thing, wouldn’t it? Bernie Sanders vs. Donald Trump for the presidency. At last Americans get a real choice.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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G o v e r n m e n t spending is now fore-cast to be $381 mil-lion more than the budget, with costs of this year’s forest fire season above $300 million.

That’s more than last year, but still below the total for 2009 and B.C.’s worst fire year, 2003.

With similar sur-pluses expected for the next two years, de Jong said the gov-ernment has room for some “modest” spend-ing increases on pro-grams.

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De Jong said the current trend would see operating debt paid off by 2019-20, for the first time since the 1970s.

Capital debt for major construction continues to grow, but not as quickly as the size of the econ-omy.

The B.C. econ-omy continues to add employment, but less than one half of one per cent per year.

NDP finance crit-ic Carole James said manufacturing and forestry are strug-gling while the B.C. Liberal government maintains its com-plete focus on natural gas exports.

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Dampeners (shocks and/or struts) were made to be replaced. They can even in many cases be upgraded from the original. Replacing these units is one big step towards getting back that new car performance. That new car performance carries with it a step up closer to new car safety.

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Castlegar’s Jennifer Gallo answered the door when opportunity knocked and will fulfill her dream of play-ing pro hockey when she joins the EV Bomo Thun in Switzerland this season to play in the Swiss Women’s ‘A’ Hockey League.

“I’m excited and honoured to go play for EV Bomo Thun, and just thankful for the opportun-ity,” said Gallo.

The former Kootenay Wildcat was invited to play in the six-team league after a for-mer NCAA coach put her in con-tact with potential teams earlier this year. Gallo sent video to a handful of European and Canadian teams, and while many were interested, the Swiss team was the first to sign her to a one-year deal.

“It’ll be good for me,” said Gallo. “I haven’t travelled overseas, but have been all over the states with hockey, I think this will be a new experience and what better way than to play hockey, the game you’re passion-ate about, and travel at the same time.”

Gallo grew up playing minor hockey on “boys’” teams prior to lacing them up with the Kootenay AAA Wildcats and B.C. Outback Women’s AAA team as well as Team BC. Gallo went on to play for the University of Maine on a full hockey scholarship, recording 40 goals and 37 assists in her 124 game career, and led the team in scoring in her sen-ior year. She also attended Hockey Canada camps to train with the national team.

For the past two years, Gallo has worked as an Education Assistant at St. Michael’s School in Trail and

was assistant coach to the Kootenay Bantam Wildcats female hockey team, while maintaining her competi-tive edge by playing in men’s leagues and running hockey skill-development sessions.

The Swiss A League is one of Europe’s elite women’s leagues with a number of Olympic calibre

players. The city of Thun in the can-ton of Bern, where Gallo will reside, is a scenic marvel of 12th century castles set on the River Aare with Lake Thun and the Swiss Alps loom-ing in the distance.

Gallo says the prospect of going to a foreign coun-try and embracing a different culture

is something she looks for-ward to, and playing on a team with just three North American imports gives her the chance to represent her country on an international stage.

“I’m just excited to be kind of like an ambassa-dor too, of going and repre-senting Canada, because that’s cool, and representing Castlegar and the Kootenays is so awesome.”

But playing the game she loves trumps them all.

“I think my goals are to just play the best that I can obviously, and to just help the team, because that’s why they are bringing us over there, to help the team and work hard on and off the ice.

“But I’m just excited, I’m excited to see what the culture’s like out there, I’m excited to travel, and, obviously, number one is to play my favourite game, I’m so passionate about it.”

Gallo can’t forget those that made this opportunity possible and would like to thank her family, friends, and past coaches for all their support.

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Uninspiring effort in Smokies loss to WarriorsBy Jim Bailey

Times Sports EditorThree games into the BCHL sea-

son and the Trail Smoke Eaters are at a crossroads after an 8-3 drubbing at the hands of the West Kelowna Warriors in Kelowna on Tuesday.

“It was worse case scenario,” said Coach and GM Nick Deschenes. “We don’t have any identity right now, from top to bottom. Our top guys aren’t playing the right way, aren’t buying into our system, and bottom guys don’t have any direction and are reverting to habits they had before they came.”

The Warriors had five-point nights from Garrett Forster and last year’s scoring champion, Liam Blackburn, as they jumped out to 2-1 and 5-1 leads in the first and second period before icing it in the third.

It was a different Smoke Eaters team than the one that racked up nine goals in a win over Kelowna in the pre-season, the compete and intensity levels were nonexistent, says Deschenes.

“One of the things that got me excited about coaching in junior A and for the Trail Smoke Eaters, was

that the motivation factor was pretty clear. They (the players) have NCAA scholarships dangled in front of their noses in upwards of a $300,000 value that sets you up for life, and if that doesn’t get you excited to come to the rink to work hard, (what does?) . . . I really question if the majority of this team really wants to be here and play junior A hockey.”

Trail opened the scoring in the first period on the power play, when Harlan Orr took a pass from Nick Halloran and snapped a screen shot past Forbes Ploszaj at 2:48.

West Kelowna responded with a power-play goal of their own at 6:19, when Jonathan Desbiens potted his first of the season by sliding one along the ice and past Trail goalie Linden Marshall. The Warriors made it 2-1 late in the first period as Forster’s wrister from the circle beat Marshall off the rush.

The Warriors netted back-to-back goals 55 seconds apart early in the second period, as Paul Lovsin scored followed by a Kylar Hope tally. Hope notched his second goal of the game on a great deflection from a Jake Harrison point shot to make it 5-1 as

the Smokies managed just three shots on the Warrior goal in the period.

Trail made it a 5-2 game at 4:08 of the third period when Jake Kaupilla spun and wired it by Ploszaj. But the Warriors would respond as Blackburn potted a power-play marker at 8:58 before Rylan Yaremko showed off his hands with a beautiful play to make it 7-2.

Trail would make it 7-3 at 12:39 when Ross Armour deflected one past Ploszaj, but Desbiens would light the lamp again to round out the scoring.

Ploszaj made 17 saves in the win while Marshall made 25 in the loss.

The disappointing performance has caused the coaching staff to reassess the status of its players and if the poor effort continues Saturday against Merritt, changes are imminent.

“Potentially, what it is going to come down to is you’re going to see a lot of affiliate players in the lineup and a lot of changes being made here right away, because it’s unacceptable, we can’t move forward with this type of effort and intensity level,” said Deschenes.

Trail hosts the Merritt Centennials at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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HockeyNHL Pre-season

Sunday, September 20Florida at Nashville, 4:30 p.m.New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m.

Florida at Nashville, 8 p.m.Monday, September 21

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at NY Islanders,

7 p.m.New Jersey at NY Rangers,

7 p.m.NY Islanders at Philadelphia,

7 p.m.Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Ottawa at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Buffalo at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

L.A. at Arizona, 10 p.m.San Jose at Vancouver,

10:30 p.m.

BCHLWednesday’s results N/A Vernon at Penticton, 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s resultsSalmon Arm 7 Merritt 5

West Kelowna 8 Trail 3Friday’s games

Powell River at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.

Victoria at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.Penticton at Surrey, 7 p.m.

Coquitlam at Vernon, 7 p.m.Chilliwack at Merritt, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s gamesP.G. at Langley, 6 p.m.

Powell R. at Nanaimo, 6 p.m.Chilliwack at Vernon, 6 p.m.

Victoria at Alberni, 7 p.m.Coquitlam at Sal Arm, 7 p.m.Penticton at West K, 7 p.m.Merritt at Trail, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, September 20

Powell River at Alberni 2 p.m.Wenatchee at Langley, 3 p.m.Chilliwack at Sal Arm, 3 p.m.

P.G. at Surrey, 4 p.m.

FootballThursday, Sep. 17All Times Eastern

Denver at K.C. , 8:25 p.m.Sunday, Sep. 20

Tampa at New Orleans, 1 p.m.Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m.Houston at Carolina, 1 p.m.

San Fran at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.New Eng at Buffalo, 1 p.m.San Diego at Cinci, 1 p.m.Tenn at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.St. Louis at Wash, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.Miami at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at Phila, 4:25 p.m.Seattle at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 21N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

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THE CANADIAN PRESSKAMLOOPS, B.C. -

Canada will open the 2016 women’s world hockey championships in Kamloops, B.C., against the United States.

The eight-country tournament opens March 28 at the Sandman Centre and concludes with the gold-medal game April 4.

The Americans beat Canada 7-5 in the 2015 final in Malmo, Sweden, to claim a fifth world title over the last six tournaments.

Canada, Finland, Russia and the U.S. are in Group A while the Czech Republic, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland are in Group B.

The top two coun-tries in Group A earn byes to the semifinals April 3.

The bottom two take on the top two from Group B in the quarter-finals.

Canada has won 10 gold medals in the 16 women’s world cham-pionships held to date, with the most recent in 2012 in Burlington, Vt.

Kamloops will also host the B.C. provin-cial girls’ peewee, ban-tam and midget cham-pionships March 27-30 during the women’s world tournament.

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THE CANADIAN PRESSGet ready to see plenty of

three-on-three hockey during the NHL pre-season.

Before the league goes to five minutes of three-on-three overtime when it counts, 45 exhibition games will feature the experiment so that every team gets a chance to play it at least three times regardless of the score.

The Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators will get things underway Sunday night in the second game of their split-squad doubleheader. No matter the score, the teams will begin a five-minute three-on-three overtime.

“That was a response to club inquiries and requests over the summer because I would say most coaches don’t spend a lot

of practice time practising three-on-three,” deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Wednesday from New York. “So they want to kind of get a sense of how it operates, probably get some familiarity and comfort level with it before the regular season starts and they’re deciding games with it.”

The league and NHL Players’ Association agreed to adopt the policy for the pre-season, Daly said.

In the pre-season, the games designated for three-on-three overtime that aren’t tied won’t have to go to a shootout. For record-keeping purposes, the team winning at the end of regulation will be given the vic-tory.

Any game that is tied will also give teams the opportunity to try three-on-three overtime.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens are set to play three-on-three after their exhibition game Sept. 22 at Bell Centre.

The implementation of three-on-three overtime came after the American Hockey League sharply reduced shootouts last season by playing three min-utes of four-on-four overtime followed by up to four minutes of three-on-three.

General managers voted to move to some type of three-on-three overtime last spring, leaving it open whether to adopt the AHL seven-minute for-mat or simply five-minutes of three-on-three. Five minutes of three-on-three was eventually approved by the joint competi-tion committee and the board of governors.

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Garth McLeod, 67, was on a hunting trip and was separated from his group on Friday. Two researchers from the University of Alberta found McLeod in a dis-tressed state on Saturday mor-ning.

“He seemed pretty disoriented at the time. He was having dif-ficulty walking in a straight line, having difficulty standing,” said Tyana Rudolfsen, a master stu-dent working on a thesis about the Flathead River Valley in a interview with The Free Press. “He was quite shocked that there even was a vehicle there. By the time he approached the vehicle, he was using it to prop himself up because he was having dif-ficulty standing and he was hav-ing trouble formulating words and trying to communicate with us.”

Rudoflsen and her co-research-er Jonathon Ruppert later discov-ered that McLeod was in a pre-diabetic state and that his blood sugar was drastically low, after spending the night without any food or water. The two researchers drove McLeod back to his house in Fernie and stayed with him until he was in a stable state.

“His family wasn’t there at the time. We took him to his house because that is where he wanted to go and we were monitoring him and making sure we con-tacted search and rescue because his family was out in the flathead valley, helping with the search with the time,” said Rudolfsen.

A strong search and rescue mis-sion was initiated after it was reported that McLeod was mis-sing. Cat Robinson with Fernie Search and Resuce (SAR) said that

roughly 20 people volunteered in the effort.

“We got called out at 3:30 on Friday afternoon. He was missing – he was supposed to meet up with friends from 10 a.m. so friends and family had been looking since then,” Robinson said.

Fifteen volunteers looked into the evening on Friday, stopping only because of the dark, and continued again on Saturday with 20 volunteers. “We also had some members from Elkford, from Sparwood and from Cranbrook helping us. They were all based out on the site,” said Robinson.

Along with the ground effort, an aerial search was also used in the attempt to locate McLeod. Helicopters were used to trans-port volunteers and SAR members along with search dogs to the search site, as it was quite a dis-tance to get to. A small plane was also used in the search effort.

The search was called off when McLeod himself notified SAR that he was found safe, around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Robinson said that the search mission was look-ing roughly 12-kilometres away from where McLeod was found.

Rudoflsen said that she and Ruppert were very grateful that they were able to help, noting that it had a lot to do with chance. “Jonathon and I were just really pleased that we were able to help him out,” she said. “We are really reflecting on the fact that we were literally within about 50 to 100 metres of finding him or not at all.

He was coming from a different direction that what we were. Had ne not come as far he had, even by about 100 metres, there is a good chance that we would have gone about our business, turned around and gone home and never been the wiser. We are really feeling fortunate that we were able to find him and give him the care that he needed at that time.”

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Dear Annie: I have been seeing my boyfriend, “John,” for more than a year and love him very much. We are in our mid-20s, and while there are no plans to move in together or settle down soon, I see a future with him.

The issue is that John currently lives with his older brother “Zack.” Zack has no full-time job, no pros-pects and no friends outside of those provided by John. Zack is shy in social situations, and covers this by being snide and sarcastic, which leads him to be girlfriend-less. My friends no longer like hanging out with John, as Zack is almost always involved.

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Zack. I resent that Zack gets treated to these dinners, but I don’t. Even our romantic dates usu-ally involve Zack, and of course, he would come on any vacation.

Annie, I feel stuck. I love John and I have even learned to like Zack, but I don’t think I can handle this situation any longer. I’ve brought it up delicately many times, and John and Zack both acknowledge the need for a change, but nothing happens. I don’t feel comfortable trying to get in between brothers, but this doesn’t seem healthy. -- Third Wheel on Facebook

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Dear Annie: If people go in together to purchase a gift, should only one of the people receive a thank-you note?

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For Sale By Owner3 Bedroom House, Workshop, Green house. Abundant water supply. .82acre lot 25 minute drive to either Nelson or Cas-tlegar. This small Hobby farm has everything you need to live off the land 1100 square foot 3 Bedroom house, comes with a 1000 square work shop, Green House and large fenced garden area. Priced to sell 250-505-3806

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

Ermalinda Estates, Glenmer-ry, spacious 1-2bdrms. Adults only. Secure building w/eleva-tor. N/S, N/P. Ongoing im-provements. Ph.250-364-1922

E.Trail. 2bdrm + den. Clean, quiet, responsible adults only. 40+. N/S. N/P/ Long-term only. 250.368.9186. 250.364.1669

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

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

TRAIL, 1BDRM. Apt, $575./mo. util.incl. N/S. 1pet negotiable. 250-921-4861

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

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

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Apt/Condo for RentTRAIL, Rossland Ave. 3bdrm. F/S, W/D. Available Oct.1st. 250-368-1015

TRAIL/SUNNINGDALE Large 1 bedroom avail immediately. Includes heat/light/cool/laun-dry/deck. Quiet building. Close to transit. $750/m NP/NS. 250-231-2033 to view.

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SHOP/ WAREHOUSE, 4300 sq.ft. Ample outside space. Good access. 250-368-1312

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Homes for Rent2 bdrm 1 bath renovated house for rent Oct 1. Shavers Bench, Trail. $1000 plus utilities. Yard & covered off street parking. References req. call or text 250-231-1539

NICE Home- West Trail. Many re-cent renos Hardwood & fi replace Deck & large storage shed 2 + 1 bdr. F/S/W/D NS/NP $850 + utilities References 250-521-0275

ROSSLAND, 3bdrm., 2bth. Close to Downtown, French Immersion School. FSWDD, 2,700sq.ft. Hot tub. 250-362-9058

Transportation

Cars - Domestic2005 Chev Aveo, 275,000K,

Very good condition winterized. $2500.

2000 Dodge Caravan, 188,000K, good condition

winterized. $3000.2005 Ford Mustang GT Con-vertible, 44,000K, excellent

condition. $15,000. 250-368-5324

Sport Utility Vehicle2004 FORD Explorer, new re-built motor, 8 tires on rims, new windshield. Asking $4,600. obo. 250-362-9540

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KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818

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Mark Wilson250-231-5591 [email protected]

Terry Alton250-231-1101 [email protected]

Tonnie Stewart250-365-9665 [email protected]

Mary Martin250-231-0264 [email protected]

Richard Daoust250-368-7897 [email protected]

Mary Amantea250-521-0525 [email protected]

Bill Craig250-231-2710 [email protected]

Deanne Slessor250-231-0153 [email protected]

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Dan Powell Christina Lake250-442-6413 [email protected]

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1843 Beaver St., Fruitvale$165,000

Fantastic starter package, close to school, park, etc. This 3 bdrm 1.5

bath, half duplex has covered patio, fenced yard, under ground sprinklers, lots of parking and “inner bigness”.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

4226 Casino Road, Trail$419,000

Log home with a shop on a beautiful 6.7 acre parcel! Wood

fi replace, country kitchen and hardwood fl oors. The

craftsmanship is meticulous. Come see for yourself!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

NEW LISTING

9173 Station Road, Trail$335,900

Horses! Gardens! Workshop! Country Space! 4 acre residential property with pool, 3 bay garage

and shop. Come take a look today!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1801 Birchwood Drive, Castlegar

$279,900The perfect family home on a corner lot in a great location! New kitchen, covered porch

and fabulous mountain views. 4 bdrms, 2.5 baths and a fantastic

attached shop. Call today!Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

NEW LISTING

#307 - 1510 Nickelplate Road, Rossland

$123,500Immaculate 1 bdrm condo with

lots of upgrades including fl ooring, bathroom and paint. This building has

shared laundry, fi tness and games room. Don’t miss your chance to own

a piece of Rossland paradise.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW LISTING

3928 Woodland Drive, Trail$249,000

4 bdrm, 3 bath family home in Glenmerry. Features include: fenced yard, master bedroom ensuite and walk-in closet, garage, and sunny basement with family room, 4th

bedroom and bath room. At this price this one will be gone quickly!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

1356 Columbia Avenue, Trail

$149,000 Amazing location for this low maintenance property!

This home offers tons of charm, bright kitchen, 2 bdrms and plenty of storage. Come take a look today!

3324 Laurel Crescent, Trail

$179,000 Affordable and effi cient!

Glenmerry townhouse on the “river” side. This home has been well maintained, has modern laminate fl ooring, and fully covered deck. 3 bdrms

up and good rec. room down. Call for your personal viewing.

952 Redstone Dr, Rossland$399,000

Brand new home in a gorgeous subdivision. This home will have

3 bdrms, 2.5 baths and 2 car garage. Features include modern kitchen with granite countertops,

hardwood fl ooring and heated tiled fl ooring. Act now and you can

move in later this summer.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

102 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac

$265,000Well maintained home on large

corner lot. 4 bdrms, gas fi replace and large deck. Covered parking for up to 5 vehicles! A great package!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW PRICE

Jody Audia [email protected]

1356 Columbia Avenue, NEW LISTING

1348 4th Avenue, Trail$189,000

Location, location, location! This 3 bdrm home has many upgrades including wiring, paint, rec room

and 2nd bath. Lots of parking for all your toys and shed complete this

package. Quick possession available!

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW PRICE

2031 Daniel Street, Trail $109,900

WOW!!!! - Comfortable 2 bdrm/2 bath home - this home requires

some TLC but you will have a great home with newer furnace/updated plumbing and wiring and the most amazing water views. Call today!

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

1244 Green Avenue, Trail$104,500

Wow! This 2 + brdrm home has been totally remodelled. New kitchen, new bathroom, new appliances help complete this package. This home is ready for you to move in today. Call

for your viewing!!!

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

TRAIL RENTALS2 bdrm, 1 bath upper suite

$750 + utils - NS / NP

2 bdrm suite$625 + utils NP / NS

2 bdrm suite$650 + utils NP / NS

3 bdrm, 2 bath house$800 + utils - NS / NP

2 bdrm fully furnished condoeverything included. $940Terry Alton (250) 231-1101

Tonnie Stewart (250) 365-9665

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Geri Coe photos

Peanuts proved to be a popular attraction in Geri Coe’s Warfield yard this week. A chipmunk (left) wasted no time discov-ering the bounty while a jay was jumping at the chance to nab the tasty teat. If you have a recent photo you would like to share with our readers email it to [email protected].

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