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Greater Trail mayors are seeking power in numbers before they address the province about an energy rate disparity between Fortis BC and BC Hydro.

Warfield, Trail and Montrose mayors formed an alliance last week in light of a recent energy report, which determined that Fortis consumer rates are about 20 per cent higher than its counterpart, BC Hydro.

“We already realize that we need to involve other mayors within the Fortis service area,” said Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs. “And discuss how we are going to handle this issue from a political perspective.”

The energy rate report, which has not been made pub-lic, was commis-sioned earlier this year by the Energy and Sustainability Committee of the Lower Columbia C o m m u n i t y Development Team Society (LCCDTS).

“Right now, we are on a fact-find-ing mission,” said Warfield Mayor Bert Crockett.

“We need input and consensus from the entire service area, including the many rural directors, to determine the best strategy to move forward.”

Bogs has been appointed the spokesperson for a future strategic planning session to address concerns arising from the significant difference of residential rates between Fortis BC and BC Hydro customers.

Though specifics can’t be shared at this time, the report uncovers some of the primary drivers behind the rate differences, according to Mike Martin, LCCDTS chair.

One reason, he said, is that Fortis has com-pleted upgrades to its distribution systems.

“Fortis had a very aggressive program over the last few years to complete system upgrades,” said Martin, in an earlier interview with the Trail Times.

“By government intervention, BC Hydro has not been allowed to do that.”

Also, BC Hydro has access to a lower interest rate because every loan is backed by taxpayers in the province.

See RATE, Page 3

Mayors joining forces to address

energy rates

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Janelle Mann (left) and Sarah Pengelly, Grade 6 students from Glenmerry Elementary School, kept time and pitch with their xylophones during the annual Spring Concert on Monday. Under the direction of music teacher Tim Bourchier, students from grades 1-6 displayed singing and percussive talents to a crowd of more than 100 smiling parents

“We need input and consensus from the entire

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

The Columbia River has a new watchdog to guard the future of its southerly flow.

Katrine Conroy has been appointed opposition critic

for the Columbia River Treaty (CRT) review after an NDP post-election reshuffle of dut-ies.

“I asked Adrian (Dix) for the job because I think it is a really important issue in our region,” said Conroy. “We need to have a designated person from the Kootenay

area who will make sure that we are represented in talks with the local and provincial government committees.

“I think things need to change,” she added. “Let’s face it, the treaty decimated our agricultural industry, and impacted tourism and recrea-tion. This time we need to

have terms that benefit us in all areas.”

The position also assigns Conroy responsibility to oversee Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) operations and Columbia Power.

These duties previously fell under the umbrella of

See COLUMBIA, Page 3

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Today, the hands are the same as last week, but the bidding is

different. Last week, South was forced to bid 3NT because part-ner opened and he also had an opener. He did not have a four card suit and did not have a club raise ( e i t h e r simple or limit). He bid 3NT w i t h o u t investigating major-suit stoppers. As a result, he went down three.

That result could be avoided had they used inverted minor raises. This is a system to be used by everyone. A raise to two clubs shows 10 points or more and a raise to

three clubs shows less. The bidding:

South has 13 points and opens his better minor, one club. North does not have a four-card major and has the minimum length

in clubs to show club s u p p o r t . He bids two clubs s h o w i n g 10 or more p o i n t s . South bids two dia-monds to show a dia-mond stop-

per and North bids his spade stopper. South knows that the spades are shorter than four cards because North had already denied a four-card major.

North and South do not have a heart stopper so neither one can bid hearts or notrump. They play in

three clubs, the best contract here.

The Lead: West has the four leads that one never leads against a suit contract.

1. A singleton trump.

2. anything from an ace.

3. The ace without the king.

4. Interior sequence leads are only led against notrump.

A worthless double-ton is not good either because it often sets up the suit for the declarer. West does not have a trump stopper and should never lead a worthless double-ton. West leads the ace of hearts because it is the suit that kept the opponents out of 3NT. Bridge is full of rules and equally full of exceptions.

The play: West takes the first three hearts. East discards the two

and three of diamonds. The two of diamonds tells partner he does not want a diamond switch. West cashes the ace of spades and exits a spade. South draws trump and claims.

Result: Three clubs making for +110.

Notes:-Had West not

led the ace of hearts, South would draw trump and pitch a heart on the long dia-mond. He would make three clubs plus one for +130 and a top board.

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The best high school in the district and one of the best in the region dropped in the annual Fraser Institute’s secondary school rankings for the province.

Rossland Secondary School fell from 49th out of 260 secondary schools to 103rd out of 284 secondary schools in the annual School Report Card ranking system.

With an enrolment in Grade 12 of 43, the average exam mark for the final year of RSS was the lowest it has been in five years at 71.6 per cent, down from a high of 75 in 2010.

The percentage of exams failed, however, decreased in 2012 to 5.6 per cent from 6.1 per cent.

The school where RSS students could be heading this fall, J.L. Crowe Secondary School in Trail, performed better but was still behind RSS’ performance at 107th in 2012, down from 80th.

The average exam mark at Crowe was 68.1 per cent, up slightly from 2011’s 67.8. The aver-age exam mark in the last five years—for an enrolment of 159 Grade 12 students—has not risen over 70 per cent.

The percentage of exams failed also decreased in 2012 to eight per cent from 8.3 per cent.

The average exam mark at Castlegar’s Stanley Humphries was 67.6 per cent, down slightly from 2011’s 68 per cent. The school’s perform-ance dipped at 173rd in 2012, down from 119th in 2011. The average exam mark in the last five years—for an enrolment of 142 Grade 12 students—has not risen at Stanley Humphries over 70.1 per cent.

The percentage of exams failed also increased in 2012 to 10.3 per cent from 8.6 per cent.

In the nearby Kootenay Lake school district the top school was Nelson’s L. V. Rogers, that was ranked 98th out of 284 schools.

To the north in the Arrow Lakes school dis-trict, the district’s only high school in Nakusp rose three rankings from 207 to 204th.

To the west in the Boundary school district, Grand Forks’ high school rose from 191st to 133rd in 2012, while its only other high school, Boundary Central in Midway, was 213th, down from 131st in 2011.

Only two public schools appear in the top 20 secondary schools as private schools continue to dominate the ranking system.

Public school Okanagan Mission is ranked 17th, while Vancouver’s University Hill is slight-ly lower at 18th, tied with private schools Kelowna Christian and King David. Private school York House rated the highest, with a per-fect score of 10 out of 10, followed by Crofton House, Southridge and St George’s.

The Report Card rated 284 public and independent schools based on several factors, largely based on mandatory provincial exams in grades 10 through 12.

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FROM PAGE 1Bogs added that BC Hydro

receives tremendous finan-cial incentives from the prov-incial government such as grants in lieu of taxes; bene-fits that Fortis BC is not sub-ject to.

“There are substan-tial advantages in terms on Hydro’s debts, which are at the provincial borrowing level and significantly lower than those of Fortis,” he said. “Somehow the government

needs to have Hydro and Fortis on the same playing field.”

However, the rate dispar-ity results are somewhat marred by BC Hydro’s prac-tise of deferral accounting. Customers don’t see a rate increase but it shows up in the BC Hydro books as an asset. Currently, the deferral account is sitting on a $5 billion mountain of debt that awaits ratepayers.

“We cannot lose sight

of the fact that BC Hydro rates are lower, in part as a result of government inter-vention into energy setting,” explained Martin. “Our con-cern is that the debt level of BC Hydro needs to be addressed and this should not be at the expense of rate-payers within the Fortis BC service area.”

An online search for cur-rent energy rates finds that Fortis bi-monthly residen-tial rates are listed as $30.33

based on a 60-day billing per-iod. The first 1,600 kWh are billed at 8.803 cents per kWh; any additional kWh are billed at 12.952 cents.

Under the residential con-servation rate, BC Hydro cus-tomers pay 6.90 cents per kWh for the first 1,350 kWh they use over an average two-month billing period. Above that amount, customers pay 10.34 cents per kWh for the balance of the electricity used during the billing period.

Concerns rise over energy rate disparity

FROM PAGE 1BC NDP’s Energy Critic, John Horgan, but Dix decid-ed “it would be better to have a Kootenay person,” explained Conroy.

The CRT review began in 2011 with a series of pub-lic consultations and com-

mitment from the Local Governments’ Committee, with support from CBT, to provide an opportunity for residents to understand the impact of the CRT, and this time around, maybe have a say in its terms.

“The first time around

in the ‘60s, the government came around and said this is what’s happening,” said Conroy.

Although the treaty was signed without a specific ter-mination date, a minimum length of 60 years (2024) was agreed upon.

However, the treaty states that either country may ter-minate the agreement by providing a minimum of 10 years advance, written notice.

Conroy will also continue her role as the seniors and senior health critic.

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Citing “science-based evidence,” the Osoyoos Indian Band announced last week it would ban the installation of smart

meters at 700 homes and businesses on reserve land.

“Having been pre-sented with science-based evidence, the band council and I are convinced that Fortis’ proposed wire-less smart meters in meshed-grid net-works have the poten-tial to harm our chil-dren and our environ-ment,” Chief Clarence Louie said in a press release.

“No scientist on the planet has been able to verify the safety of these extremely dan-gerous devices that

emit microwave radi-ation 24/7 and which cannot be turned off.”

The press release does not specify the science-based evi-dence upon which the council based its deci-sion.

Louie did not immediately respond to a request for com-ment.

FortisBC has applied to the B.C. Utilities Commissions to install the devices, which it contends emit only tiny bursts of electromagnetic radiation below limits set by Health Canada.

The BCUC is expected to rule later this year on the appli-cation.

FortisBC spokes-person Neal Pobran said without that approval, it’s pre-mature to speculate how the company will respond to the OIB’s move.

“We’re definitely going to work with all concerned customers if we get approval, and hopefully we can get a resolution through dialogue,” he said.

“It’s a bit early in the game, because we don’t even have a pro-ject to begin with, so we can’t really specu-late if we’re even

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Pobran said the company isn’t con-templating an opt-out option for individual customers, and isn’t sure to which evi-dence the OIB has referred.

“There’s no real sci-entific or health rea-son to be concerned with the advanced meters,” Pobran said.

The smart meters proposed by FortisBC are designed to wire-lessly relay usage information to a neighbourhood hub, which would then transmit the informa-tion to headquarters.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SEDMONTON - Police chiefs

in Alberta want the provincial government to toughen up its traffic laws.

They have voted in favour of a resolution that would allow offi-cers to seize vehicles of drivers caught going more than 50 kilo-metres per hour over the speed limit.

It would also give officers the authority to suspend drivers’ licences - both of which would last one week.

Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht says there’s too many people being killed on the high-ways and it’s due to people driv-ing 160-170 km/h and even 200 km/h.

The chiefs don’t want it to be a mandatory seizure; they want police to have the ability to use their discretion when seizing the vehicle.

Knecht says that would accommodate circumstances

such as a woman in labour with a complication.

“We just don’t want to see people killed,” said Knecht, who is head of the Alberta Chiefs of Police.

The vote was not unanimous because in some rural areas, wor-ries about access to tow trucks was an issue.

The chiefs approved a similar motion in 2009, but the province turned it down.

Justice Minister Jonathan Denis said Monday there’s no hard proof it would work.

“We simply haven’t seen any evidence to suggest that these additional seizure powers that are being advocated would actually have a measured impact on these high-speed drivers,” Denis said.

According to the B.C. Ministry of Justice, since its policy went into effect in 2010, the number of fatal and injury-related crashes was cut in half compared to the previous five-year period.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SMONTREAL -

Montreal has had its second scandal-pro-voked mayoral resig-nation in less than a year, with an arrest and criminal charges leading to the depar-ture Tuesday of an interim city-hall boss.

Replacement mayor Michael Applebaum stepped down a day after he was slapped with 14 criminal char-ges.

He made the announcement in a two-minute state-ment at city hall. He did not take questions. Applebaum said he’s innocent of the char-ges against him and will work to prove his innocence.

“I will do everything I can to prove the accusations against me are unfounded,” Applebaum said.

“I hope you under-stand that I will put my energy into my defence and my family. This is why I am resigning as mayor of Montreal. It is the responsible thing to do.”

He said he hoped to someday regain

Montrealers’ trust. He conceded that, in the meantime, it would have been implausible to try continuing as mayor.

In making that dir-ect appeal to residents Applebaum commit-ted a quintessentially Montreal linguistic flub, mixing English and French terms with unintended conse-quences.

“I would like to tell Montrealers that I love them - that I under-stand their frustration, their deception and their cynicism with

the political climate of the last few years.”

The word “decep-tion” has an entirely different meaning in French. In the local franglais patois, how-ever, even native English-speakers like Applebaum will occa-sionally use the term incorrectly when they mean to say, “dis-appointment.”

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - Two

speakers hired by the Senate to help motiv-ate senators and staff in the midst of a raging scandal over the abuse of taxpayers’ money have had their event cancelled pending fur-ther discussion.

Communications consultant Barry McLoughlin and motivational speaker Marc-Andre Morel had been slated to talk about “the enduring value of the Senate and help bring a little per-spective to the current situation,” according to an invitation that went out Tuesday mor-ning.

But after a story by The Canadian Press publicized the event, a number of prominent senators blew a gasket.

Marjory LeBreton, government leader in the Senate, said the idea was discussed in principle at a meeting of the internal econ-omy committee’s steer-ing committee. But it was never approved by members of the com-mittee.

“I was shocked when I saw that (email invitation),” LeBreton

said outside the Senate chamber.

“I would strong-ly suggest that the administration cancel any plans they have for motivational speak-ers.”

Asked if she thinks hiring speakers is a waste of money, LeBreton responded: “At this point in time, I certainly do.”

Sure enough, late Tuesday afternoon all senate staff received a fresh, high-priority communication.

“The staff sessions scheduled for tomor-row have been can-celled until further notice, pending dis-cussion with the full committee of Internal Economy,” said the email from Reina Bernier, the Senate’s senior advisor on ser-vices and programs.

The talks had been scheduled for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. (ET) - when the Senate is supposed to be sitting.

The subject line of the email invitation told recipients that “the Senate values you and the work you do - come find out why.”

It was not immedi-

ately clear how much the Senate contracted to pay for the speak-ers but it appears the decision was made by Senate clerk Gary O’Brien.

The Senate has been rocked for the past six months by a scandal involving four senators and their alleged abuse of living and travel expenses.

Senate scraps plan for pep talk


OPINION

Apathy and the rise of deviant democracyOne of the most

mi sunder s tood concepts in mod-ern politics is

what we colloquially refer to as “democracy”.

Canadians, Americans, many European states and other select nations across the world refer to their system of government as democratic, but rarely comprehend the founda-tions upon which the term is based, or the sub-vari-ants of democracy operat-ing in the world today. No two democracies are really the same, though we can find commonalities among those systems that are par-liamentary, presidential, or semi-presidential.

But apart from the type of democracy a nation may adopt, one of the key ele-ments examined is the degree to which democratic principles are followed.

Arguably, the most important component of a functioning democracy is constitutionalism, meaning the adherence by a govern-ment to the rules and sep-aration of powers defined in a written or unwritten con-stitution. In most systems this involves allocating power in different branches of government, such as an

executive branch, a legisla-tive branch, and a judicial branch. Beyond separating power, it is also important for each of these branches to be able to check the power of the others, so the consolidation of power is not centralized in one branch. These defining aspects of modern democ-racy stem from a conscious effort to avoid despotism and corruption, and are predicated upon historical experience and philosoph-ical teachings.

In recent weeks, Canadians and Americans have been compelled to question the very nature of their political systems and the degree to which their democracies are working. In the Canadian context, the role and independence of the Canadian Senate have been quite prominent for all of the wrong reasons, as scandal and ethical cor-ruption seem to be running rampant in the chamber dedicated to “Sober Second Thought”. In the United States, revelations about a complex surveillance net-work known as PRISM and accusations of the govern-ment listening to phone conversations, monitoring personal email, and the

existence of an Orwellian “Big Brother” state appar-atus have citizens and gov-ernment officials question-ing precisely how demo-cratic America actually is.

Much of this questioning is derived from the fact that government has become far too big and the people have allowed their rights to be violated due to the growth in governmental control and operation.

We do not have pure democracy because, as Aristotle pointed out 2,000 years ago, it is deviant. Allowing every citizen of a state to have a say in the daily function of govern-ment is unreasonable, and thus grew what we now know as representative democracy. The entire pur-pose of these democratic systems is to allow the cit-

izenry to elect representa-tives who will effectively embody their interests and goals, and protect their rights. There is no doubt we need government based on the inherently self-inter-ested nature of human-ity, but we must also hold government to account because those representa-tives we elect are equally as self-interested, and thus we separate power among governmental branches to avoid corruption.

James Madison, writ-ing under the pseudonym Publius, summarized this idea very well in Federalist Paper 51 when he argued: “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal con-trols on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.”

We live in an era where governments are far too

big. And because of their size they are virtually impossible to hold account-able.

Governments on both sides of the border have become crutches for people rather than institutions designed to ensure people have the best opportunities to achieve their full poten-tial. We have allowed them to micro-legislate virtually every aspect of daily life. It really is only a matter of time until we see the “How to Wipe your Nose when you Sneeze Act”.

The social contract of granting power to repre-sentative government was never intended to remove accountability and civic responsibility from citizens. It was, rather, a way for people to determine what kind of government they wanted to help guide them towards the best society possible. Somewhere along the line we dropped the ball and should not be so sur-prised at the Aristotelian deviancy we see out of our government’s today.

Robert W. Murray is an Adjunct Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta.

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to the presidency. They didn’t know much about him, but at least he seemed different from all the establishment candidates.

Well, he was different, but not in a good way. By the 2009 election Ahmadinejad’s erratic and confrontational style had turned people off, and he should have lost – but he rigged the vote and triggered mass protests that badly frightened the regime before they were crushed.

Term limits pre-vented Ahmadinejad from running again this year, which meant that last Friday’s election was clean. So the Iranians pulled off another surprise, electing Hassan Rouhani, the only moderate candidate among the six contenders, to the presidency in the first round. Rouhani got 50 percent of the votes; his closest rival got only 16 percent.

The foreign reaction to Rouhani’s victory was instantaneous. The United States offered to open direct talks with Tehran on Iran’s nuclear pro-gramme as well as on bilateral relations. Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, by con-trast, predictably warned that there should be no “wishful thinking” about Rouhani’s victory. So what is he: new broom, or another disappoint-ment in the making?

Especially in the past week, after the “reform-ist” leadership decided he was the least bad alternative and threw its weight behind him, Rouhani has been saying some interesting things. “What I truly wish is for moderation to return to the country,” he told the reformist daily Sharq last Wednesday. “We have suffered many blows as a result of extremism.”

“It seems that extremists on both sides are determined to maintain the state of hostility and hatred between (the United States and Iran),” he told another newspaper on Thursday, “but logic says that there should be a change of direc-tion.” And he repeatedly promised that both the nuclear issue and the resulting economic sanc-tions against Iran would be solved if he became president.

Fine words, but he said most of them AFTER the reformists lost hope for a victory themselves and gave Rouhani their support instead. But he is still really an insider, a man whose whole life has been dedicated to preserving the present political order in Iran.

On the other hand, so are Mohammad Khatemi and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the two ex-presidents who gave him their backing. They are now seen as reformers because cir-cumstances change, and so do people’s views. All

these men are still determined to preserve Iran’s unique combination of theocracy and democ-racy, but they understand the need to shift the balance towards democracy, and also to deliver a reasonable level of prosperity to the voters.

You might think that Rouhani’s highest prior-ity, therefore, must be to end the sanctions that are crippling Iran’s economy and impoverishing ordinary voters. Not so: trust comes first. In order to retain credibility with the people who voted for him, he must first release Iran’s polit-ical prisoners.

There are at least 800 political prisoners in Iran. Most are people who participated in the “green” protests against the rigged election of 2009, but journalists, human rights activists, feminists and leaders of all the minority religions in Iran (Christians, Sunni Muslims and Bahai) are also in jail. Even amidst great economic hardship, that is what the crowds in the streets celebrating Rouhani’s victory were demanding most urgently.

After that, of course, he must make a deal with the Western countries that have waged a long campaign on Israel’s behalf against Iran’s alleged intention to build nuclear weapons. That is not an impossible task, for Iran is certainly not working on nuclear weapons at the moment: the US National Intelligence Estimates of 2007 and 2011 both say so, and even the Israeli intel-ligence chiefs agree.

The whole campaign against Iran is based not on evidence but on mistrust: the convic-tion in some Western quarters (and most Israeli ones) that if Iran can enrich uranium, the “mad mullahs” are bound to build and use nuclear weapons in the end. But it is Iran’s right to build nuclear reactors and enrich fuel for them under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which it has signed and still observes.

Many in the West are privately uneasy about waging a campaign against Iran’s quite legal nuclear power programme when their own ally, Israel, has not signed the NPT and secretly pos-sesses hundreds of nuclear weapons. Now that motor-mouth Ahmedinejad is gone and a saner leader is about to take the reins in Tehran, there could be a deal on the nuclear issue.

It would be a deal that preserves the country’s right to enrich uranium, but strengthens the controls against enrichment to weapons grade (90 percent). As with the question of releasing political prisoners, however, Rouhani must first get the assent of the Supreme Guide, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Khamenei, as the head of the theocratic side of the government, has the power to veto everything. On the other hand, he also wants to preserve this strange two-headed beast called the Iranian revolution, and he knows that if it does not retain popular consent it will eventually die. Western sanctions are bringing the Iranian econ-omy to its knees, and people are really hurting. So maybe Khamenei will let Rouhani and his backers save him.

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

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Kaslo residents are being warned of another closure to the emergency department of their health centre due to a shortage of doctors.

Victorian Community Health Centre’s emergency department will be closed overnight from 5 p.m. on June 24 until 8 a.m. the following

morning and again on June 27 from 5 p.m. until 8 a.m. the following morning.

The emergency department will also be closed over the Canada Day long weekend.

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closures to the Kaslo facility are happening because the community is short a half-time doctor in that community.

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Trail Eagles pitcher Brad Ross brings the heat as Lucas Miracle takes a big cut, and Kai Birks hustles into second base. The Eagles won the Little League Major championship on Sunday at Andy Bilesky with a 9-1 victory over Nelson.

Eagles fly over Angels for Little League titleB Y J I M B A I L E Y

Times Sports EditorThe word dynasty can’t help

but pop up when talking about Little League Major’s Trail Eagles.

The Eagles soared to their fourth Little League Major title in a row on Sunday at Andy Bilesky Park, defeating the Nelson Angels handily in the final match.

The Eagles went undefeated in the round robin with vic-tories over Grand Forks and Nelson to get a bye into the final where they would bring the Angels down to earth with a 9-1 drubbing.

“As a young team, our kids all stepped up and everybody played awesome,” said coach D.J. Ashman.

The Nelson squad may have used up all its resources as they narrowly beat out a tough Beaver Valley team 12-10 in the semifinal earlier Sunday, before facing the defending champion Eagles in the final

match. Despite the Eagles past

success, this year’s result was a little surprising for Eagles coach Ashman who had just one player returning from last year, and three 10-year-old minor-age players filling out the young lineup.

“From the beginning of the year I didn’t know what to expect,” said Ashman. “I mean for 13 kids to come together and play as good as we did was awesome.”

The Eagles didn’t waste any time getting on the board as they jumped out to a 3-0 first-inning lead, on the strength of a Riley McKinnon double that scored Jordan Sheets and Brad Ross. Kai Birks then stepped up and drove in McKinnon giv-ing the Eagles’ starting pitcher Ross a nice three-run cushion to work with.

And the veteran right-hander didn’t disappoint as he struck out four over two innings, before passing the ball

to 10-year-old rookie sensation Lucas Miracle.

Nelson threatened in the fourth inning, but a great relay from left field to home plate snuffed out the Angel rally.

The Eagles would score another in the fourth before Nate Ingram slapped a double to left field in the top of five to plate the fifth and sixth runs.

Miracle continued to cruise with the only blemish coming in the fifth when the Angels would piece together a double and a single to score their only run of the game.

Leading 6-1 in the top of six, Sheets laid down a perfect bunt that netted him a triple, and would later score on a double from Marty Ingram.

Ross would ice it with a two-run bomb to straight away centre field. He then reclaimed the mound and closed the game for the Eagles, striking out the final two batters for yet another Little League Major title for Trail.

SWIMMING

New coach for winter clubB Y J I M B A I L E Y

Times Sports EditorThe Trail Winter Swim Club is

prepping for another big meet this weekend with a new head coach at the helm, at least for the summer.

Andrea Wyers is an Ontario native and grew up swimming for a winter club before moving to Trail at age 15. She is cur-rently a McGill University student working at Teck for the summer and fell into the position while training with the TWSC to fill the coaching vacancy left by former coach Cody Flegel.

“It’s a little intimidat-ing,” said Wyers. “Obviously Cody was a really talented swimmer and did great things with them. I don’t want to mess anything up, but I do have a pretty good background in swimming so I’ll do whatever I can to make sure they (the swim-mers) reach their full potential.”

Wyers swam with the Trail Stingrays Swim Club and the high school team before heading to uni-versity in Montreal. The 20-year-old sustainability and econom-ics student also helped coach the Stingrays in 2009, and is a lifeguard while studying at McGill.

“I’ve always been a swimmer,” said Wyers who is already impressed with the competitors in the Greater Trail Swim Club.

“They are great. They’re so motivated. I coached and swam

with most of them with the Stingrays and I mean they are all four or five years older now, but they are all a really motivated and tal-ented group of swimmers.”

Following a terrific showing at the Kamloops meet last month, the team will look for similar results at the Summer Solstice swim meet in Spokane this weekend.

“We had some really great swims, a lot of best times, a lot of kids who consistently were getting best times, which is always great to see. They are at that age where they are growing, even between prelim and finals, they have a nap and grow two centi-metres,” said Wyers.

The TWSC consists of the the competitive Greater Trail Swim Club, the triathlete program and the Mastery of Swimming program for adult swimmers looking to hone their skills, and get an introduction to competitive swimming.

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Diamondbacks con-tinue their winning ways after taking a pair of games from Pullman on Monday.

The Diamondbacks survived a close 12-10 tilt in the first match before bomb-ing Pullman 9-2 in the second rain-shortened game. The double-A Dbacks counted their sixth win in a row in American Legion AA Baseball and sit on top of the Federal Division with a 6-0 record.

Luke Thatcher had a great game behind and at the plate, knocking out a pair of doubles and helping Sean Bartha get the win on the mound.

The Diamondbacks play Medical Lake Saturday at 1 and 3:30 p.m. and return home Sunday for 1 and 3:30 p.m. double bill at Butler Park. Medical

Lake sits two games back of the Dbacks in the Federal Division with a 6-4 record, but are currently in a three-game losing streak.

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East Division W L Pct GBBoston 42 29 .592 -Baltimore 40 31 .563 2New York 38 31 .551 3Tampa 36 33 .522 5Toronto 33 36 .478 8 Centrail Division W L Pct GBDetroit 39 29 .574 -Kan City 34 34 .500 5Cleveland 34 35 .493 5.5Minn 30 36 .455 8Chicago 29 38 .433 9.5

West Division W L Pct GBOakland 42 30 .583 -Texas 39 31 .557 2LA 31 39 0.443 10

Seattle 31 40 .437 10.5Houston 26 45 .366 15.5

National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBAtlanta 42 29 .592 -Wash 34 35 .493 7Phila 34 37 .479 8NewYork 26 40 .394 13.5Miami 22 47 .319 19

Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 45 25 .643 -Cincinnati 43 28 .606 2.5Pittsburgh 41 29 .586 4Chicago 28 40 .412 16Milwauk 28 40 .412 16

West Division W L Pct GBArizona 37 33 .529 -Colorado 37 34 .521 .5

SanDiego 36 34 .514 1San Fran 35 34 .507 1.5Dodgers 29 39 .426 7

Today’s GamesBaltimore at Detroit,

1:08 p.m.Kansas City at Cleveland

7:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Yankees

7:05 p.m.Colorado at Toronto

7:07 p.m.Tampa Bay at Boston 7:10

p.m.Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.Milwaukee at Houston

8:10 p.m.Seattle at L.A. Angels

10:05 p.m.


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Over 10,000 thoughts- thank you!You came up with over 10,000 thoughts and ideas about social, economic and environ-mental issues for Columbia Basin Trust’s online survey. Now it’s time to show us what’s most important to you. Show us your priorities today

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Sunday June 23

8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Community Day SunDay, June 23

Tours will run throughout the day. Buses will transport you from the festivities site to the dam site for a walking tour of the construction.

• Space is limited

• Closed-toe, flat footwear required

• Tours open to children accompanied by an adult. Children must be over 10 years old and 121 cm (48 inches) tall

• Tours available for seniors and persons with mobility concerns

• Pre-registration for tours is required. Call 250.304.6037

columbiapower.org/wanetaexpansion

tour DetailS Join us at the 335 MW Waneta Expansion Project near Trail to learn more and celebrate the project. Festivities include:

• Entertainment (live music, dancers & magician) • BBQ and refreshments • Children’s activities • Informational displays • Tours of the construction site (register early - space is limited)

CoMMunITy Day FEsTIvITIEs sITE

250-364-2825 18137 Old Waneta Road

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SBOSTON - Injured Bruins forward

Gregory Campbell limped up to the podium, the very picture of Boston Strong.

Campbell has become part of hock-ey lore since breaking his leg blocking a shot while killing a penalty against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern final - and then finishing his shift. While Campbell downplays his heroics, coach Claude Julien says he epitomizes the blue-collar Bruins.

Campbell, who is on crutches after surgery June 10 to repair a broken right fibula, downplayed all of that when he met the media Tuesday at TD Garden. Asked about the legendary Bobby Baun, he said there was no comparison.

“I don’t put myself in his category,” Campbell said.

Baun scored the overtime winner for Toronto in Game 6 of the 1964 Stanley Cup final against Detroit despite breaking his foot midway through the third period

after being hit by a Gordie Howe shot.“I respect fully that feat of his,”

Campbell said. “And mine was nowhere near that,. But it just goes to show you how tough you have to be to play in this league. There’s 700, 800 players that are tough like that and play through things every day.”

But as Boston readies for Game 4 tonight, coach Claude Julien says Campbell epitomizes what the Bruins are all about: a blue-collar team that appreciates stars

and role players alike.“That’s how we’ve always

been,” he said.With respect, Campbell

refused to be singled out.“Again, I’m not going to

put myself in front of anybody else and say I’m the picture of the Bruins. This Original Six organization has gone back a long way,” said the 29-year-old from London, Ont. “It kind of represents the city, a blue-collar hard-working city with honest people.

“So when I got traded to Boston, I thought it was tailor-made to my game the way this team exemplifies the heart and soul of what a hockey player should be made of. I was proud to come to this team and play hard for this team every night.There’s 18 other guys in that room that would do the same thing, and that’s what makes us successful, and makes us a hard team to play against. I’d rather be known for my play other than getting hurt.”

A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SANAHEIM -- An

already thin Mariners roster took another hit Monday when outfielder Jason Bay was held out of the series opener against the Angels with a sore hamstring muscle.

The Trail native normally would have been in the lineup against the left-hand-

ed Jason Vargas, but Raul Ibanez instead got the call after the 34-year-old Bay felt his hamstring tighten up during Sunday’s game in Oakland.

“He got a little knot in there,” manager Eric Wedge told a mlb.com reporter.

“We got him out here early and tried to have him run a lit-tle bit, but we talked about it and felt we’d be putting him in harm’s way.”

Wedge is already operating with Michael Morse playing first base while still hampered by a sore right quadriceps and Kendrys Morales lim-ited strictly to desig-nated hitter duties by a sore back.

Justin Smoak is eli-

gible to return from the 15-day disabled list as he continues a Minor League rehab stint with Triple-A Tacoma due to a strained oblique, but the first baseman went 0-for-4 on Sunday and is hitting .188 (3-for-16) in four games with the Rainiers.

General man-ager Jack Zduriencik is with the Rainiers in Sacramento and planned to watch Smoak play again Monday night before the club talked further about whether he’s ready to return.

Bay meanwhile has seen ample playing time this year, and is hitting .222 with eight home runs and three stolen bases in 53 games.

Bay sidelined by injuryBASEBALL

STANLEY CUP FINAL

Bruins blue collar work ethic grinding Hawks down

Leisure

Dear Annie: My sweet, kind 33-year-old college-educated husband has regressed into a teenager. He has always been a marijua-na user, but a year ago, he befriended “Jake,” and now the two of them smoke marijuana daily. They spend their evenings riding skate-boards, playing video games and hanging out with college kids.

I would like to buy a house, have children and further my educa-tion. My husband says he wants the same things, but he always has an excuse for not saving money. We both have good jobs, and he promises to start put-ting money aside “next month.” It never hap-pens. I know he won’t give up pot. He says he will get divorced before he quits smoking mari-juana, and I knew that before we married.

Am I wrong to put my foot down and expect him to grow up? Or do I need to lighten up and let him have his

fun? -- Feeling Like My Husband’s Mother

Dear Feeling: You and your husband do not have compatible goals. He wants to be an irresponsible child while you do all the work. And so far, you have gone along with that. Maybe he’s afraid to grow up, maybe he’s too addicted to pot, maybe he’s simply a Peter Pan.

Ask him to come with you for counseling so the two of you can work on a more equita-ble partnership. If he is unwilling or if nothing changes, there is no future here unless you want to spend the next several years mother-ing this grownup child.

It’s a painful lesson to learn that love isn’t always enough to turn someone into marriage material.

Dear Annie: My friend’s son married a lovely young woman whose only brother died a few years ago. The wife kept her maid-en name after marriage for professional rea-sons.

The couple is expect-ing their first child, and the wife would like to name the boy after her deceased brother, giv-ing him her last name. Her reasoning is that it would ensure that her family name is car-ried on. Her husband has male cousins who can carry on the family name, but she doesn’t.

My friend is in shock. If her son agrees to this irrational request, she believes her family name stops there. In her mind, cousins do not count in carrying on one’s lineage. However, she doesn’t want to cause a family rift by openly

and strongly opposing this possibility. Do you have any suggestions for her? -- Friend of the Family

Dear Friend: This is completely up to the couple, and your friend should try to stay out of it. Frankly, the wife has the stronger claim for carrying on a family name. It’s also possible that the couple will have other sons. And plenty of women object to the old-fashioned (and sexist) notion that only the boys count when it comes to lin-eage. We know your friend is hurt and dis-appointed, but if she wants a relationship with her son, his wife and their child, she needs to put this aside.

Dear Annie: I shared the same frustration as “Troubled in High School,” the 16-year-old girl who can only think about boys, drugs, alcohol, dating and grades. She wants her life to be exciting.

I’d like to suggest she try participating in

her school’s communi-ty service club. I was a member of my school’s “Key Club,” which is sponsored by the Kiwanis organization. It gave me the opportu-nity to focus on things outside of myself and my desires as a teen-ager and allowed me

to put my energy into doing good.

My friends who did drugs respected me enough to never offer me drugs. I hated that my parents were so strict, but now that I’m almost 30, I can appre-ciate that they molded me into an indepen-

dent person who is confident in leading instead of following. There is nothing wrong with being a perfect little angel. I’m proud of that reputation. -- Happy in Hawaii

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For Thursday, June 20, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is an excellent day for important family discus-sions, because everybody will be cooperative. You might even pull the wool over oth-ers’ eyes. Who knows? TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Writers, actors, teach-ers and salespeople can do well today because your words are like gold. When you speak, you dazzle others with your ideas! GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Trust your moneymaking ideas, because they’re excel-lent today. You are inven-tive, imaginative and, at the same time, resourceful. Don’t hesitate to push your agenda. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today you are stimulated by beauty and a strong inter-est in art, music or portraits. You see so many beautiful things and have so many

beautiful ideas, you feel transformed. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Solitude in beautiful sur-roundings will be replenish-ing and restorative for you today. Sometimes we need to do something that is like a healthy drink to revive our energy. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Conversations with young-er, artistic, creative people will please you today. This is also a good day to begin partnerships or enter into a new arrangement. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Discussions with author-ity figures will go well today. They are impressed with your practical take on things, and at the same time, they see that you have an appreciation for how things look. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Travel plans, especial-ly travel for pleasure, will

delight you today. Some will make plans to further their education or training. Others can benefit from opportunities in medicine, the law and publishing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a good day to ask for a loan or a mortgage. You also can ask someone to give something back to you if they owe it to you. It’s your winning day.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Relations with partners and close friends can be warmly bonding today, or in turn, troubled relationships can be repaired. This is also a good day to begin new partnerships. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You can expect good sup-port from co-workers today. Trust your ideas and impuls-es, because they could lead to

a raise or praise from others. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Romance, love affairs, social activities, the arts, musical performances, sports events and play-ful times with children are favored today. You want to have fun, and you won’t hes-itate to express your desires. YOU BORN TODAY To others, you are charismat-ic, excitable and thrilling company. All this energy

helps you to be persuasive whenever you choose to be. Ironically, you often are not aware of your influence over others. Nevertheless, you easily motivate and rouse people to action. In the year ahead, a major change might occur, perhaps some-thing as significant as what took place around 2004-05. Birthdate of: Grace Potter, musician; Nicole Kidman, actress; John Goodman, actor.

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career opportunity

To apply for this position please submit cover letter & resume to [email protected] by June 21, 2013

Reference Number 1308

Reporting to the Manager, Information Systems & Records Management, the Coordinator, Records Management is responsible for providing services in the development and on-going management of Columbia Power’s Recorded Information Management (RIM) Program. This position provides an important role to Columbia Power staff to ensure a cohesive approach to the records management practices and priorities of the Corporation. The successful candidate will be responsible for researching, analyzing and preparing records management policies and procedures, ensuring employees are in compliance with respect to Columbia Power’s records framework, governmental policy and legislative requirements, and provide records advisory services to management, staff, and contractors.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Secondary school graduation, with a preferred Certified Records Management (CRM) designation or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience; A minimum of two years experience in records management is required; experience is also essential in computerized records management applications;Experience working with records management principles, standards and procedures including inventory, classification and scheduling, and legal requirements of records retention. Training or experience working with ARCS/ORCS would be considered an asset;Excellent communication skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective cooperative working relationships with all levels of the Corporation.

Coordinator, Records Management

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Teck Metals LTD. will be accepting bids on the following surplus equipment.All items will be sold on an ‘AS IS –WHERE IS’ basis.Item 1: Clark forklift Model: CDP 45 type D/2000 Year/Engine: 1997 Perkins 4cylinder Diesel Item 2: Kawasaki Mule Model: 550KAF 300-C7 Year/Engine: 2004 4stroke OHV GasolineItem 3: Kawasaki Mule Model: 550KAF 300-C7 Year/Engine: 2004 4stroke Air Cooled OHV Single Gasoline These Items will be open for viewing at Teck’s Warfield operation from 12:00 pm to 2:00pm PST on Tuesday June 25, 2013. All bids must be sealed and submitted to Security at Teck’s Warfield Operations’ Main Gate, clearly marked “Surplus Equipment” no later than noon on June 28, 2013. All bids must have the item number, bid price, bidder’s name and contact information listed or the bid may be disqualified.Teck plans to select and announce the winning bid on or before July 2, 2013. Payment must be by certified cheque only and payable to Teck Metals Ltd. Payment must be received no later than 2:30pm on July 5, 2013. The successful bidder must assume all costs to remove the item(s) and have the item(s) removed in a manner and during a time acceptable to Teck property no later than 2:30pm July 10, 2013.Teck reserves the right to reject or refuse any or all bids and reserves the right to accept the bid Teck deems as most favourable to Teck. For further information please contact Dennis McKinnon 250-364-4167.

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Merchandise for Sale

ConsignmentPERSONS with property con-signed with Bill Harvey, Wild West Trading Post, Beaver Falls, can collect their items June 24-29th, 12-2pm. All items remaining after June 30th will be disposed of.

Garage SalesFRUITVALE Rosewood Dr. Block Garage Sale Sat.Jun 228am - 1pm

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

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TRAIL, 2Bdrm. Small fenced yard. 1blk. to Downtown Trail. $650/mo. 250-368-6076

TRAIL, room for rent in nicely furnished 3bd. house. $400. 250-512-2926, 250-512-1046

TRAIL, Rossland Ave. 1bdrm w/d f/s, n/s n/p. $550/mo. Avail. immed. 250-368-1361

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1st Trail Real Estate

Jack McConnachie250-368-5222

Fred Behrens250-368-1268

Rob Burrus250-231-4420

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Rhonda van Tent250-231-7575

Nathan Kotyk250.231.9484

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

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Genelle $335,000This home is STUNNING ! This 1 acre parcel is situ-ated in a park-like setting. Nice & effi cient open concept kitchen /dining room area. This home

has upgrades including a heat pump, newly painted interior & newer appliances.

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Rossland $214,900Marie Claude 250-512-1153

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Rossland $349,900Marie Claude 250-512-1153

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Fruitvale $389,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

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Trail $229,000Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

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Montrose $275,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

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Montrose $329,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

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

2302 Happy Valley Rd, Rossland $999,999

Stunning home and property! Located on over 6 acres of prime land, this

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list goes on. Call today! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

441 Whitman Way, Warfi eld $575,000

This Emerald Ridge home is beautifully planned and fi nished. The home offers a great fl oor plan, deluxe kitchen and fabulous hobby room. There is lots of custom woodwork and you will surely appreciate the high quality fi nishings.

You must see this home to appreciate all it has to offer! Call now.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1734 Noran Street, Trail $219,000

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

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

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

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

3211 Highway Drive, Trail $239,000

Beautifully decorated in a modern, open, metropolitan design, featuring

open fl oor plan, concrete counter tops in newly renovated kitchen, some cork & tile fl ooring, huge master bedroom

with dream closet, two newly renovated bathrooms, and spacious family room.

Call your REALTOR(R) now! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

840 Forrest Drive, Warfi eld $295,000

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

backyard with a deck. Call today to view.

Call Jodi 250-231-2331

2132 Daniel Street, Trail $74,900

2 bedroom / 1 bath. This home has a great view over the city and features a lovely yard with two off street parking

spaces. A home to make your own. Call today before it’s gone.

Call Jodi 250-231-2331

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1991 McLeod Avenue, Rossland $389,000

Custom 3 bdrm home featuring extensive timber frame accents, granite counter

tops and stainless appliances. The sunroom windows frame stunning southern views. The basement is

fi nished, and there is a tandem two door garage. Call today, you’ll be glad you did.

Call Bill (250) 231-2710

NEW LISTING

Lot 2, Highway 3B, Ross Spur $250,000

Fantastic opportunity- 29 subdividable acres for your dream home, hobby farm or to hold as an investment. Treed with

large level building sites and plenty of privacy. Electricity and telephone available at property line. Call your

REALTOR® today to view this opportunity.Call Art (250) 368-8818

#107 - 880 Wordsworth Ave, Warfi eld

$74,000This 2 bdrm, ground fl oor condo is

priced to sell! The sliding glass door opens up on to grass and green space. A quick possession is available. Call your REALTOR(R) & set of a viewing today.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW LISTING

Ron & Darlene Your Local Home Team

3461 Marigold Drive$199,000

Perfect location in Glenmerry -1 block to the school and park. Perfect price - no house is more affordable this close to the school. Perfect timing - you will be moved in and settled before school

starts in September” Call us today

3151 Iris Crescent$219,000

Great family home in Glenmerry. 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Garage, patio, private backyard. Lots of nice renovations already done to this home. Private back entrance allows extra parking. Owner wants it sold.

Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527

We Sell Great Homes!

Incredible country acreage package on 47.5 acres. 2 separate family homes plus a separate parcel with mobile home. Large open area for horses etc. or expansion to the existing winery.

Great opportunity for a family business or country estateCall Richard (250) 368-7897

Columbia Gardens Winery9340 Station Road, Trail

OPEN HOUSESaturday June 22 11am-1pm

2148 Daniel Street, Trail $160,000

Immaculate 3 bdrm heritage home with stunning. Character throughout

with oak and fi r hardwood fl oors, original kitchen cabinets, fi replace and solid wood doors. Plenty of parking in the front and back as well as a garage.

Call your REALTOR (R) today!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW LISTING

193 Wellington Avenue, Warfi eld $157,900EXCELLENT retreat- very clean solid home has 4 bedrooms/2 bathrooms

all in excellent condition - the lot is fantastic-room for everybody and everything that a proud homeowner wants -you need to see this home.

Call your REALTOR(R) for your viewing.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

NEW LISTING

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665 or Terry (250) 231-1101

1932 2nd Ave.Trail$105,000

948 Glover Rd. Trail $99,000

1569 3rd AveTrail $179,000

1577 3rd AveTrail $159,000

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