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Jackhammers and cutting tools were busy on Tuesday as full-scale work began on the Victoria St. Bridge deck. Emcon and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure crews will be replacing the joint armors that allow the bridge to expand and con-tract. The joints have deteriorated over time and filled with road debris. The project is expected to take five weeks.

BRIDGE BUSTIN’Clinic closure leaves patients

searching for answers

B Y V A L E R I E R O S S ITimes Staff

Trail's Margie Crawford and Kay Oliphant may need to see a doctor to deal with a bout of anxiety after finding out their medical clinic in closing.

The Trail sisters were among about 1,500 to receive a letter from Selkirk Family Medicine Friday that regretfully informed patients that the longtime facility would be shutting its doors Dec. 11.

After 41 years of service, Dr. Trudi Toews was in the process of retiring but has to close her practice promptly due to medical reasons. The other medical professionals at the clinic are parting ways, some offering continued service to outgoing Selkirk patients.

The sisters are counted in the upwards of 1,000 people who do not have a plan, yet. They are not sitting tight, however, and are on a mis-sion to generate a serious conversation on the doctor shortage in the area.

Crawford has made contact with Trail Mayor Mike Martin, MLA Katrine Conroy, MP Alex Atamanenko as well as other movers and shakers in the medical community. She is a known advo-cate in the community, if her phone ringing off the hook is any indication.

“I feel shock, panic and overwhelming fear because Kay is on Warfarin (blood thinner) and needs to be monitored,” said Crawford, 70.

Oliphant, 84, has Atrial fibrillation, an abnor-mal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating.

“If I don't have a doctor, then I don't know what dose to take and it could become very dan-gerous,” added Oliphant.

The Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice (Divisions) has been working closely with the clinic during the few months leading up to the closure notice. Divisions represents all the doctors across the 14 communities in the Kootenay Boundary region.

Clinical Lead Julius Halaschek-Wiener assures that the medical community is set to meet to figure out a short-term and long-term plan that sees to continuity of care.

“Until Dec. 11, it's business as usual and it's 100 per cent commitment to care for them,” he explained. “In the meantime, we're working on

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Selkirk Family Medicine will be shutting its doors Dec. 11, medical

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As the Trail Times contin-ues to celebrate 120 years of reporting local news, we’ve donned white gloves and browsed through histori-cal newspapers, looking to highlight some of the City of Trail’s landmark events

B y S h e r i r e g n i e r Times Staff

The year was 1981 and everyone was at the party, according to the Sept. 21 top story in the Trail Daily Times.

Cominco celebrated its 75th anniversary in week-end events that included streets jammed with parade watchers, long lineups for free hot dogs at Butler Park, and a special event naming Marc Marcolin a freeman of Trail.

Mayor Chuck Lakes made

the surprise announcement reported Keith McQuiggan, managing editor, adding, “it is an honorary position and represents the city's highest honour.”

Besides the iconic Trail image McQuiggan captured on the front page, the Trail Pipe Band marching down the old highway, the story comes full circle in another way.

The reason W.F. Thompson began the Trail Times in 1895 was because a “majestic” smelter was developing on the brow of the city.

He wrote the smelter was the most important West Kootenay Enterprise that employed 175 men. Back then, some claimed the smoke was injurious to health, Thompson said. “But

when it rolls forth from the lofty chimneys..its appear-ance heralding the advance-ment of the progress in the West Kootenay District and doubling presence of the working forces.”

Fast forward to Cominco's 75th – and another front page story gives nod to the smoke that inevitably comes with smelting.

Times Staff reported the Steelworkers Local 480 offi-

cials were unhappy with the amount of smoke com-ing from Cominco stacks these days, and scheduled a meeting with the Ministry of Environment to find out what could be done.

Also timely, is an elec-tion-related story from Kelowna. Conservative party leader Joe Clark expected further challenges to his leadership but was firmly convinced he was in control and could win another gen-eral election and once again, become Prime Minister.

Finally, Alberta's oil sands dominated the news even then, with major shareholders in Esso and Shell claiming the province was taking too big a share of royalties.

Turn to Page 4 to read the front page in full.

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Smelter anniversary prompts plenty of parties

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FROM PAGE 1a short-term immedi-ate response and a lon-ger-term plan to how we can mitigate this situation.”

Divisions will be meeting with Interior Health Sept. 25, while all general practi-tioners intend to get together Sept. 28. The conversation will con-tinue with community leaders at the begin-ning of next month. The medical com-munity would like to invite patients into the discussion but will know more about how people can add their voice after they meet.

“It’s certainly chal-lenging and there’s no simple solution to mit-igate the closure of the clinic but we believe that if all stakehold-ers come together that we can find a solution to this,” he said. “And we think that not one group can solve this on its own, it’s only as a collaborative that we can fully address this.”

Discussions are expected to centre

around creative ways of expanding patient lists at existing facili-ties, could touch on encouraging part-time physicians to make the leap to full time work and the need of working through the patient list with prior-ity given to the vulner-able and more complex files.

Recruitment has been on the agenda for some time and contin-ues to be the driving solution to staffing shortages. There are at least two job postings in the Trail area and potential for more with retirement set for age-ing staff.

Statistics suggest that Trail, Fruitvale and Rossland will have to recruit about seven general practitioners over the next year, according to Dr. Cheryl Hume, who adds all together the region will need 25 new pro-fessionals.

She’s the director of the new Kootenay Boundary Rural Family Practice Residency

Program that just wel-comed its first crew of rural family practice residents this summer.

The program trains physicians who will enter into rural fam-ily practice and provide

essential primary care in rural areas. The four rural family practice residents are joined by three medical students from the Integrated Clinical Clerkship (ICC) program here for

hands-on training.Though these pro-

grams could see to some improvements further down the road, there is a gap in time from now until then

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Trail’s Margie Crawford and Kay Oliphant are without a medical clinic come December. The pair are advocating for a resolution to a doctor shortage.

Recruitment solution to staff shortages

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Kootenay Lake school district staff skipped an emergency meeting they were invited to at L.V. Rogers on Monday night, angering the parents, teachers and staff who are concerned about scheduling “gridlock” that has left many high school students without the classes they need going into the new school year.

“It’s been chaos,” prin-cipal Tim Huttemann told the approximately 80 people gathered in the school cafe-teria. “We’ve combined and chopped, and we’ve stretched our resources as far as we can. I’m not sure what else we can do.”

And though community members have been voicing concerns about the staffing situation at L.V. Rogers since May—dis-trict staff met with the advisory council at the beginning of the summer—there hasn’t yet been a solution offered, and in

the meantime students’ timetables are a mess.

Currently there are 179 pending requests for scheduling changes, only a fraction of which have been addressed. A number of Grade 9 students have been

left without electives, while Grade 12s have been turned away from mandatory classes such as English 12 due to space.

“Virtually every class is full with at least 30 students. Many kids can’t get into the courses they selected in April, some of which they need for graduation,” parent advisory council chair Sheri Walsh told the Star.

“There are waiting lists for most if not all of the full classes. On Tuesday morning there was a lineup of kids all the way down the hall to get in to see one of the two counselors; some students, including my daughter in Grade 11, spent the entire morning in the office

waiting.”Part of the problem can be explained by

the school’s new scheduling system, which didn’t work as planned and proved to be “inefficient.”

Unfortunately, this creates a frustrating scenario: while the scheduling issues need to be addressed in the next “crucial” few days, school officials won’t have the num-ber of students and the funding amount for the year finalized until Sept. 30.

When the Star spoke with superintend-ent Jeff Jones recently he urged parents to be patient and wait until the end of the month for more news, but at the meeting on Monday parents, teachers and students said by then it will be too late.

“We’re very full, and the fuller we are the less options we’ll have,” vice-principal Tim Mushumanski said. “We’re in a situa-tion now where we can’t give students what they want and need.”

Currently there are 11 classes without a teacher assigned including English 9, English 10 and Science 10.

“We are not sure how we will run

all of these classes at this point but we are looking for creative solutions,” said Mushumanski.

Trustees Curtis Bendig, Bill Maslechko and board chair Lenora Trenaman were in attendance, and assured the parents and those gathered that they’d heard the concerns and would work hard to address them.

“We’ve heard you,” said Trenaman. “And all of the stories are hitting us in the heart.”

Bendig reminded those present of the current status of education funding.

“We’re dealing with a smaller pot, and we’re working with less money and less decision-making power. The same frustra-tions you’ve been having here, we’ve been having on a much grander scale at the board table.”

Facilitator Cathy Scott-May expressed her dismay that district staff wasn’t there to contribute to finding a solution.

“I respect them as individuals, but I do not respect that decision. I think it was disrespectful to all of us.”

B y s h e r i r e g n i e rTimes Staff

Five million litres is a lot of water to maintain a park that's rarely used.

Centennial Park is the open hillside of trees and grass that casts a pretty view to passersby east of Glenmerry on Highway 3B.

But a summer of drought tacked on to a local water smart initiatives, has Trail council and the city agreeing, it's high time to re-look at the lush, underutilized space.

“The issue came up with a staff discussion regarding Centennial Park as it pertains to usage of water and the need to decrease the level of watering in the city,” David Perehudoff, the city's chief administrative officer, explained at the Monday governance meet-ing.

“The park was identified as a wide open green space whereby it's fairly benign as far as use is concerned,” he added. “When you consider the level of costs that go into maintaining the massive green space.”

Taking into account the city's master parks and recreation plan, the property could be reconfig-ured to maximize use.

“Recognizing there's differ-ent ways to develop the property such that we could reduce not only water consumption, but also the ongoing need to maintain...on a weekly basis both hand-mowing and riding mowers given the slopes that exist,” Perehudoff

said.Council agreed to contract

MMM Group, the Okanagan-based firm that designed the downtown revitalization plan, with the planning re-design and naturalization of the park, as well as construction cost estimates.

Once concepts are on paper,

nothing will happen before public consultation. After that, it's up to council to prioritize the project during annual budget talks.

“Given the proximity of the space to adjacent homes and the importance the area provides to Glenmerry as a whole it is sug-gested...that the city undertake

a public consultation process before any project is included in the capital budget,” Perehudoff clarified.

Coun. Robert Cacchioni said the project could be inline with what is currently popular in recreation – biking and walking trails.

“This is a great idea, and any-time I drive by, there's all this space and nobody is ever there,” he said. “I'm all for trying to save money and be green, and hav-ing biking and walking trails. We killed the creek that used to be there, so we would be letting it go back to its natural state.”

Centennial Park was estab-lished in 1967 when the munici-palities of Trail and Tadanac commemorated the location to honour the Centennial of the Confederation of Canada.

The strip of land was trans-formed from hillside landscape and natural drainage into a lav-ish park that drains commu-nity resources through inten-sive maintenance such as irri-gating, mowing and pruning, Engineering Technician John Howes wrote to council.

The Centennial Park area rarely hosts large public gather-ings, such as the giant water slide event this summer, and the isolated location is used for more individual activities, such as disc golf and tobogganing.

The park maintenance and watering requirements is a tre-mendous strain on city staff and hinders the city from meeting its goal of reducing water usage by 20 per cent, Howes said, referring to the weekly drain of water from the Bear Creek reservoir.

“This volume of water is equivalent to more than four Glenmerry reservoirs per week, with very little programming or usage of the space.”

City considers re-design for under-used park

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Centennial Park is a wide-open greenspace in Glenmerry. The city claims it is draining valuable resources while rarely getting used by the public.

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The leader of the fed-eral NDP touched down in Cranbrook for a late after-noon discussion about the efforts of caring for relatives with dementia on Monday.

Thomas Mulcair met with several residents at a pri-vate home near downtown Cranbrook, and listened to their personal experien-ces with caring for family members with Alzheimer’s and dementia. He then announced the NDP’s nation-al Alzheimer’s and Dementia strategy, which has the aim of investing in screening, diag-nosis, support of research.

“In Cranbrook and across British Columbia we notice that there are a lot of people who realize that the lost dec-ade of the Conservatives has meant that in the community the type of care that’s needed more and more simply isn’t there,” said Mulcair at the press conference following the discussion.

“So we plan to be a reliable long-term partner, and that contrasts with the short-term vision of Justin Trudeau and his Liberals. Mr. Harper has cut health care transfers and we’ve lost a lot of time.”

Mulcair was accompanied by his wife Catherine Pinhas, and an entourage of security, NDP party staff and members of the national media.

“What I’ve learned from these families (in Cranbrook) is that it’s not just a statistic. When we’re told that amongst Canadians 45 years and over, one in five is now taking care of a family member with Alzheimer’s or dementia, that’s a number that’s only

going to increase as the [baby boom generation ages], and that’s why we’ve got to start taking action now.”

Mulcair said an NDP gov-ernment would work with provinces and territories and invest $40 million to create a national strategy — “putting more resources into com-munities like Cranbrook” — that will:

• Support screening, early diagnosis and treatment to help slow progression of the conditions;

• Improves resources for newly diagnosed patients and the families to access care;

• Fund additional Alzheimer’s and dementia research.

“I was very impressed with [Mulcair’s] very authentic desire to hear our personal stories and what he could glean from that — and par-ticularly having his wife Catherine here, who’s such a wonderful compassionate person,” said Valerie Harris, who took part in the discus-sion.

“These are all people, in essence, who are friends,” said Kootenay-Columbia NDP candidate Wayne Stetski, who also sat in on the discussion. “They are also people who have personally experienced the impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia in their families as caregivers and as profession-als, so altogether, they pre-sented a very good picture of the challenges and opportun-ities around Alzheimer’s.

“For many of them, they felt very much alone look-ing after aging parents. There was nothing there to help them within the system, no funding available to provide

caregiving that they needed, and at the same time, they really wanted to do the right things for their families. A lot of caring and compassion in that room today.”

Stetski said it was high time “that we have a national program and that we actually put some time, energy and

money into dealing with Alzheimer’s.

“It was great to have Mr. Mulcair here,” he added. “He’s a very busy man travel-ling across the country; it’s a big job, so we were very honoured to have him spend a bit of time with us here in Cranbrook.”

Cranbrook

NDP leader discusses Alzeimer’s and dementia

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Federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair made a supper hour stop in Cranbrook, Monday, Sept. 14, to announce a new NDP national Alzheimer’s and Dementia strategy. Before the official announcement, Mulcair met with local individuals (pic-tured at bottom) at a private residence in Cranbrook to hear about their efforts dealing with family members who suffered from dementia. Mulcair was in the company of Kootenay-Columbia candidate Wayne Stetski (pictured at top).

B y t i m e s s t a f fA public consultation

process prior to construc-tion of a new regional sewer line, is a condition of borrowing for sewer part-ners in Trail, Warfield and Rossland.

A public meeting for

the pipe/pedestrian bridge is slated for Thursday, 4 p.m. in council cham-bers at Trail City Hall. The $12.23 million con-tract awarded to Graham Infrastructure Lp will be formally reviewed.

Later that day, Warfield

council will host its public session beginning 7 p.m. in the village’s commun-ity hall.

Rossland has scheduled a public consultation meet-ing for Friday, 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. in council chambers at Rossland City Hall.

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OPINION

The flip side of B.C.’s infrastructure coinThere are those

who execute con-tracts and those who award them.

In B.C., when it comes to provincially-funded infra-structure projects, valued at more than $50 mil-lion, there’s a gatekeeper: Partnerships BC.

Tough to keep track of all the comings and goings at the Crown corporation.

In 2007, there were 26 senior employees at Partnerships BC (PBC). Only seven of the 26 are still there. The others haven’t gone far.

Two went off to Plenary Group. Plenary has won three bids at PBC.

One moved on to Deloitte Canada’s infra-structure advisory division, another to transportation planning firm Steer Davies Gleave, and former CEO Sarah Clark to Fraser River Pile and Dredge.

Founding CEO and later chair, Larry Blain, is at KPMG where he’s the senior director of its global infrastructure unit.

Blain had a colour-ful tenure at PBC, from pricey wine to his sideline: Aardvark Insights.

On top of the $179,000 in board fees Blain pocketed

over four years, Aardvark billed PBC an additional $223,466, some through sole-sourced contracts.

PBC and Aardvark also came as a team.

In 2012, SaskBuilds, a Saskatchewan Crown cor-poration, hired both: PBC to prepare procurement options and strategies and Aardvark to assess them.

The teachable moment such practices should have represented didn’t stick.

This summer, PBC awarded a $380,000 sole-sourced contract to its former assistant vice-presi-dent Rick Steele, who left the corporation in January.

The contract, for “stra-tegic advisory services” on a Kwantlen Polytechnic University project, has since been torn up and will be put to public tender as government rules dictate.

On its website, PBC has 42 case studies of pro-jects completed or under construction. Ninety-two unique companies are identified as members of the successful proponent teams in those studies.

Forty-one of the 92, have donated a total of $1.32 million to the BC Liberal party, eight have donated $19,650 to the NDP.

Liberal party donors were more likely to be in the winner’s circle at PBC.

Thirty-one per cent of the companies that won just one bid donated to the Liberals. Of the companies that won two bids, 37.5 per cent donated. And of those that won three or more, 80 per cent donated to the party.

In one remarkable coincidence – a little more than a month before PBC announced its preferred proponent for the $302 million Fort St. John Regional Hospital project – the B.C. Liberal party reported receiving three cheques on the same day of $5,000 each, two from Stuart Olson Constructors and one from Acciona Infrastructures Canada.

They were named the

preferred proponent a month later.

Last year, B.C.’s aud-itor general highlighted that taxpayers are still on the hook for a $31 mil-lion private equity loan on the hospital. Interest rate? 14.79 per cent.

It’s not all sweetness and light in the industry either when it comes to PBC.

In 2013, the B.C. Construction Association published a review of industry concerns, provid-ing its recommendations on how “to improve the planning, implementation, and operation of assets in BC’s public sector.”

They included using various procurement approaches, rather than one or two and ensur-ing that bodies such as PBC don’t compete with the private sector, noting: “the government’s funding model for PBC creates a conflict of interest.”

Concerns that were acknowledged when PBC found itself under the microscope of Bill Bennett’s core review last year.

With a passing nod, the review team noted: “PBC is mandated to be both an advisor and service provid-

er to government, and to be a self-sustaining organ-ization. These multiple roles have created the per-ception that PBC’s advice to government could be biased towards solutions that create opportunities for PBC to earn revenue.”

PBC relies on consult-ing fees with ministries, local governments and out-of-province clients to pay its bills.

The review also found that “more than half of the consultant and contractor files reviewed didn’t con-tain adequate documenta-tion such as the justifica-tion for hiring the success-ful contractor, the reasons for direct awarding con-tracts to individuals or the rates paid.”

PBC may have missed the auditor general’s note in 2013 that PBC was unable to produce docu-ments “showing how they calculated the expected costs for tunnelling delay and scope changes” on the Evergreen line. “It again points to record-keeping weaknesses that the min-istry and PBC need to address.”

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

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The global issues that are of the deepest concern to me are: extreme environmental degradation and severe social inequality.

Both of these challenges will be impacting global econ-omies within the same time frame as a global reduction in adaptation capacity caused by the necessary cessation of the use of fossil fuels. However, I feel these challenges are not being adequately addressed by our Canadian society, and are certainly not being addressed on the same scale as the mas-sive challenges facing us, chal-lenges that will require equal-ly massive technological and social adaptations.

These issues together, if left unaddressed, pose the signifi-cant risk of a cataclysmic col-lapse of modern society, and even the risk of initiating a sixth great mass extinction

event of life on Earth. Alternately, if we genuine-

ly address the root causes of these environmental and social challenges, we can collectively restore the well-being and the resiliency of both human and natural communities, perhaps even sufficient that we may together avert the worst of the effects of, and even find ways to thrive within, the unavoidably changed world ahead of us.

I hope that any and every Canadian would consider how best to respond to these issues with the honest, swift, radical, and thoughtful action that will be necessary.

Environmental degrada-tion and social inequality both have consequences that are far larger than any one societal group, and thus the respon-sibility for action upon these issues belongs to, and belongs with, everyone of every group.

Thus, the responses to these issues must be broader, swifter, and deeper than they could pos-sibly be from any one of the narrow divisions we have set for ourselves, be it any individual or any individual nation.

We must come together to address the consequences of the externalities of our cur-rent society, so that we may internalize any harms done to living systems, human or non-human, and seek to heal these harms to collectively cre-ate a sustainable way of living through, past and beyond the challenges we now face.

Please, I request that we can all come together to give serious consideration to these challenges, because our collect-ive actions or in-actions now, will later affect the survival of us all.

Amanda PattFruitvale

In this federal election the future of Canada and its role on the world stage is at a cross-roads. We are faced with prob-lems and opportunities that are complex and far reaching in their scope.

For example, our role in ; a national economic strategy, cli-mate change, energy depend-ency and new energy develop-ment, national sovereignty and related international trade agreements, international affairs,the refugee crises, food security, healthcare, education and unemployment (to name

only a few ). The great and complex

problems that we must deal with require input, discussion, negotiation and debate from a broad range of viewpoints.

We are a nation of many and varied backgrounds, view-points and ideologies. This is not a weakness, as Canadians this is our strength.

The ability to negotiate and draw upon new and innovative solutions to challenges is a principle of democracy.

Unfortunately our federal government under Stephen

Harper has failed to draw upon this resource and is leading us dangerously towards a one man rule.

This cannot serve any inter-est fairly as it represents a nar-row viewpoint and it betrays fair democratic representa-tion.

As a nation we can and must do better than this. I call upon all Canadians to involve them-selves in this vital election. Democracy is not a spectator sport.

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Stephen Harper navigated his way through five years of minority government. That should mean, theoretically, that he’s had a fair taste of to-and-fro on policy, some com-promise.

Yet during the current feder-al campaign, the Conservative leader dismisses any notion that he would be willing to continue leading government in collaboration with one of the other main parties.

Such possibilities keep get-ting tossed around recently, given the close numbers rou-tinely yielded from polls on

voter preferences. A picture of a likely majority winner from the Conservatives, NDP or Liberals just doesn’t present itself.

Harper has said it’s as simple as whoever wins the most seats gets to govern. If it’s close, and he is offered that constitutional option to continue if he can muster support from one of the other parties, he says he’s not interested.

Likewise, the other lead-ers are saying they aren’t keen about joining forces. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair have in the past taken turns musing about teaming up if that’s what it takes to defeat the Harper

government. But anything for-mal is at this point apparently outside the realm of possibility.

But coalition governments are common in many other countries. They’re par for the course where there’s more than two mainstream parties.

The idea of a minority government is also pleasing to a substantial number of Canadians. They like the idea of greater collaboration and com-promise, knocking the stuffing out of the ‘my way or the high-way’ attitude. It could happen.

It might just take two to tango. The parties might as well get used to the idea of learning the steps.

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The BCSPCA brought different animals (rabbits and cats) to the Trail CIBC branch on Friday to help raise awareness of the upcoming Paws For A Cause event. A $500 cheque was presented that will go towards BCSPCA Paws For A Cause slated for Gyro Park on Saturday Sept. 26. Registration opens that day at 10.30 a.m.Participants can register beforehand at the Trail shelter or online at spca.bc.ca. The $500 cheque presentation was possible through an employee volunteer program at CIBC. The Trail CIBC employees will be hosting a bake sale Thursday (Sept. 17) that will specialize in homemade animal treats as well as treats for their human companions. All money raised will be donated to the BCSPCA. Melissa Ganzeveld (right), branch manager for the Trail CIBC and community council vice chair for the Trail BCSPCA branch and Danielle Jackman, branch manager of the Trail organization.

S u b m i t t e dStockwell Day will be the guest

speaker at Prayer Canada’s Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast on Sept. 28, 8 a.m., at the Riverbelle restaurant.

The purpose of the gathering is to recognize and honor the local mayors, councillors, and other lead-ers of our communities.

Prayer Canada is a cross-Canada organization of Christians from various churches who, for 38 years, have been dedicated to praying for their leaders.

It is not a church and has no political affiliations. They do not get involved in problems or controver-sies that arise but pray that God will reveal to our leaders His solution to these matters.

Its members meet weekly in communities across Canada, in Legislative Buildings, city halls, churches or homes, to pray for our nation, in obedience to the Bible verses, 1 Timothy 2:1, “Pray for all…Firstly, those in authority, and in responsible positions over us, so that we can live in peace and Godliness.” Also 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people …will humble

themselves and pray…I will heal their land.”

Locally 10 members are spread between Salmo, Fruitvale, Trail and Castlegar.

The national newsletter reports other larger centres holding Prayer Breakfasts to honor and encourage their local authorities, and the local group decided this spring that it should try one here.

While praying for a guest speaker Stockwell Day’s name came for-ward and when contacted he said he would be pleased to address the meeting.

He has extensive experience as a pastor, an MLA in Alberta, as well as an MP in Ottawa. He retired from politics in 2011. He now works as a consultant at a secular job in Vancouver.

Don Duclos and friends will sup-ply the music for the event.

The cost is $12 and tickets are available from Chuck Clarke, 250-367-6147; Betty Boateng, 250-367-6483; Marty Makway, 250-364-2304; the office of Trail Presbyterian Church; or the Salmo Victory Church.

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t H e C A N A d i A N P R e S STORONTO - Rex Murphy wants

his listeners to “have a rest and have someone new” as he pre-pares to bid farewell after 21 years as host of CBC’s Cross Country Checkup.

The wise-cracking and fiery critic from Newfoundland said he’s retiring from the popular call-in radio program after spending far longer than he ever contemplated in the broadcast chair.

Murphy, 68, made the decision after the 50th anniversary of the open-line show was aired from Saskatoon, Sask., in June.

“That solidified some of my own thinking and I said, ‘Let’s not keep doing this just because you’re there,”’ he said in an interview Tuesday, just days after making his plans public.

“I’ll keep at the other stuff, assuming they want me, for another little while. But I also don’t want to hang on forever and I don’t think people should.”

Murphy debuted as the show’s full-time host on Aug. 7, 1994 after

several guest stints and quickly became a Sunday fixture for audi-ences spanning the country.

“I don’t think we were an excit-ing show, but I think it was a very friendly one, and for that I was very pleased,” he said.

Murphy fondly recalls memor-able events that galvanized vast numbers of Canadians to call in, including the deaths of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau in 2000 and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo on Parliament Hill last fall.

He doesn’t want to play any role in deciding on his replacement, but does hope that going forward the show will keep its “civil, mod-erate” tone, he said.

“And remember that anybody who comes on and comes on clean-ly, and wants to say something,” he said, “let them say what they want to say and let them think what they want to think.”

Murphy’s last day on air will be this Sunday, although he will continue broadcasting his signa-ture commentaries on CBC’s The National.

CBC’s Rex Murphy retires mic after 21 years

of national radio FROM PAGE 2when shortages are becoming very real.

Finding the right balance between the number of profession-als and patients can be a challenge and the same could be said about securing some-one who wants to run a private clinic, said Crawford.

“Some of the young doctors today choose to not get into a practice, they choose to work more at the hospital or in some other con-text,” she added. “But what they’re not real-izing is they’re missing one of the most beauti-ful aspects of medicine . . . ands that’s the long-term building of relationships and see-ing what you’ve done to help someone, to see them restored to good health.”

The sisters began seeing Dr. Toews back

in 1994 when their for-mer clinic closed. The “good fit” was further suggested when the two started with Dr. Gwen Campbell, who they began to build what they thought would be a lasting rela-tionship.

Campbell is set to move to Grand Forks, where she’s found a clinic that can accom-modate her while she completes her full Canadian license. Her colleagues have plans of their own, too.

Dr. Miles Smith is relocating to Medical Association in Rossland, Dr. Katherine Forman will be concentrating on hospital work as well as fill in oppor-tunities in other clin-ics throughout the province and U.S., and Chelsea VanVliet, a nurse practitioner, will continue to work in the area.

The letter states that Smith will take his patients up to his new clinic and that Salmo and Fruitvale residents are welcomed into the Salmo Clinic and Beaver Valley Clinic, but doesn’t give any real resolution for Trail

area patients.The notice makes

note of two walk-in clinics in Nelson– Kootenay Lake Walk-In Clinic in Chahko-Mika Mall and Ancron Medical Centre on Baker Street. Patients who are registered and being seen by Trail Mental Health can see the nurse practitio-ner at Kiro Wellness Centre. And lastly, in case of medical emer-gency, there’s always the emergency depart-ment at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.

Whether this clo-sure will bump up ER visits is only specula-tive at this time.

“While IH doesn’t oversee private prac-tice physicians, the nurse practitioner at this clinic is an Interior Health employee and will continue to sup-port primary care in the region,” confirmed Cheryl Whittleton, the health authority’s community integrated health services admin-istrator.

“We are currently looking at options to support our nurse practitioner in provid-ing primary care to

area residents.”While possibilities

are tossed around, Selkirk wraps up busi-ness.

Patients are asked to visit their doctor to create a medical plan during this time of transition.

The clinic will be sending its medical records to Docudavit Solutions for the stor-age and management of all patient medical records for those who have yet to find a doc-tor after the facility closes.

But this service isn’t free. Individual patients will fork out $80 while a family of four is expected to pay $160 and $50 for each additional member (plus taxes and ship-ping).

The expense could be an added stress for some but the real loss is some well respected doctors, who’ve made an impact on many lives.

“Dr. Toews is well loved,” said Crawford. “People are grieving quite heavily over her retirement and now her health because she was so much a part of their lives.”

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This notice is to inform the public that the Pipeline/Pedestrian Bridge Public Consultation Meeting will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2015. Brief information sessions presented by the Mayor will occur at 4:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.

The public consultation meeting will be held in Council Chambers at Rossland City Hall, located at 1899 Columbia Avenue.

If you require more information about this meeting, please call 250-362-7396 or visit www.rossland.ca/home.

Comments can be emailed to [email protected].

The Corporation of the City of Rossland

ROSSLAND – Heritage BC, a not-for-profit, charitable organiza-tion invites the people of Rossland and surrounding areas to attend their 2015 Annual Conference and Friday night social at a discounted rate!

Come learn how to create a dynamic downtown by refresh-ing and renewing your revital-ization strategies to optimize tourism opportunities and sus-tainability practices at “The Main Thing – Memories of Main Street Conference in Rossland this October 1-3.

The “Rosslander Rate” for full conference registration is only $150. That is a saving of up to $50!

We anticipate that approxi-mately 100 of British Columbia’s architects, planners, archivists, consultants and non-profit leaders will come together for this year’s conference, which takes place in a variety of heritage buildings in the town of Rossland.

Delegates are eligible for up to 6.75 CPL LUs (Continuous Professional Learning Units) through the Planning Institute of B.C. (PIBC) and 1.5 Core & Non Core AIBC credits are available for selected workshops.

In addition to this savings, Heritage BC is offering the “Rosslander Rate” for the confer-ence social on October 2.

For just $40 ($10 discount), you can enjoy a gold-rush themed ‘Prospector’s Dinner’ at the Rossland Miners’ Hall. You don’t have to attend the full conference to enjoy this fun evening.

Meet heritage professionals and enthusiasts at the heritage speed meet, dine on delicious sal-oon-inspired food plus one free drink ticket, and enjoy entertain-ment from by Can Can troupe the Boomtown Garter Girls and dance to the Golden City Fiddlers.

Find out more at www.herit-agebc.ca or call 1.855.349.7243

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VANCOUVER –A share of $75,000 in funding from the Heritage Legacy Fund goes to seventeen heritage projects this year.

The Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) was established in 2003 by the prov-incial government with an endow-ment of $5 million, held by the

Vancouver Foundation. This year’s projects receiving

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Hunting season, starting with an early archery phase, opened on Sept. 1st for elk, mule and whitetail deer, and moose.

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However, the gov-ernment is keeping an eye on the mule deer population, as hunting regulations recently replaced an any mule deer buck season with a four-point mule deer buck season.

“That was mainly because of concerns about low buck-to-doe ratios in some areas,” said Tara Szkorupa, a wildlife biologist.

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“Those can inter-act and there can be less complicating fac-tors around that, but those are the main two factors that we’re looking at,” Szkorupa said.

“So the health and the body condi-tion of the animals—that would point to habitat potentially being limiting and then we have radio collars that a signal goes off when the ani-mal dies and we can get in on the animal quickly and look at which predators—if it was predated on—which predator was involved.”

Wildlife biologists aren’t as concerned about Whitetail deer, but are still watching the populations very closely, she added.

Hunters have reported fewer white-tail sightings to the Fish and Wildlife branch in areas with good road access and heavy hunting pres-sure.

However, based off the harvest records from 2014, hunters seem to be having a lot of success with Whitetails, she said.

“Whitetail, overall, appear to be doing quite well, but we’re watching the popu-

lations very closely and we’re discussing options for changing hunting regulations for the future as well.”

For both Whitetail and Mule Deer, the provincial govern-ment is also look-ing for hunters to bring in the heads of their animals to select butcher shops or the Ministry of Environment office to test for Chronic Wasting Disease.

According to a provincial online resource, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal dis-ease of animals in the Cervid family, which include mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose.

CWD is not cur-rently present in B.C. but is spreading west in free-ranging deer from Alberta. There has been a CWD sur-veillance program since 2002 that has tested over 2,500 deer, elk and moose.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was first detected in cap-tive mule deer in the 1960s in Colorado and Wyoming and was introduced to Canada from the United States by imported captive elk.

There is cur-

rently no evidence that CWD can infect humans. For more information on CWD, visit www.gov.bc.ca/wildlifehealth.

In terms of chan-ges to the Region 4 B.C. hunting regula-tions, there isn’t too much different from last year.

In select manage-ment units, there are expanded spike-fork moose hunting opportunities, revised cougar seasons and female quota as well as modifications to agricultural zone elk hunting opportun-ities.

The cougar chan-ges were made main-ly in areas that are home to Caribou in the region.

“The bag limit was increased in mainly caribou areas—areas where we are con-cerned about preda-tion on caribou and there’s not a whole lot of cougar hunting in those areas and so that was just another potential tool to increase the harvest in those areas a bit,” Szkorupa said.

For a complete synopsis of the hunt-ing regulations, go online and visit: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wild-life/hunting/regula-tions/.

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In a small village in the Isaan region of northern Thailand, Rossland native Frances Watthanaya (nee Pettit), a wife, mother, Muay Thai fighter and trainer, has a new challenge on her hands as she and her Thai husband, Boom, are in the process of building a Muay Thai gym for the village’s most vulnerable.

“My husband and I, we never intended to actually start this gym,” said Frances who was back in Rossland for a visit last week. She was living in her husbands home village of Phutthaisong and training for a January fight when the task of starting a gym was unexpectedly thrust upon her.

“I was training in my husband’s yard, in the dirt with one of my trainers. All these kids started showing up, 15 kids and asked if they could train with me and I said sure, of course you can train with me, it’s no big deal.”

Some of her young, new fight-ers traveled miles to train with Watthanaya and workout in the rustic environment with a wat-ered-down dirt floor, single heavy bag, a few mats, and sticks for training tools.

“I posted this video up on you-tube of me and the kids training in the dirt, and it went viral,” said Frances. “I had all these people from around the world contact me and say, ‘I want to help. You need to get a roof over these kids heads, you need to have proper training facilities, what can we do to help?”

At the time, Frances was work-ing as an English teacher and Boom was training Muay Thai fighters in Malaysia, so building a gym in Boom’s home village was not on the agenda, but the response to the video and interest from generous private investors persuaded the couple to set up a GoFundMe site.

“There are lots of GoFundMe in Thailand related to Muay Thai,” said Frances. “We really didn’t know what would happen and we really weren’t holding our breath . . . Here I am in Isaan train-ing in this extremely isolated and extremely under-developed village . . . and we start this GoFundMe and it just took off. We were com-pletely floored by the support we received.”

Frances had been training in Mixed Martial Arts and Muay Thai

since she was 14 in Trail with Glen Kalesniko’s Pride Gym. In 2006, at age 19, the adventurous spirit moved on to train in Bangkok, Thailand where she met her hus-band “Boom” Thanit Watthanaya. The couple would become three with the birth of their daugh-ter, Sita, and eventually move to Canada so Frances could study at UBC in Vancouver and Boom continue training.

The talented fighter beat three-time world champion Andy Howson in December 2012, before contending for the WBC Muay Thai International title in September, 2013 against Rami Ibrahim. Boom lost the fight by a close decision.

The family eventually moved back to Isaan where the Wor. Watthana Gym would grow lit-erally out of the dust.

The kids at Frances’ gym call her mom or aunt, as is the cus-tom in a Thai gym. The gym is a fighter’s extended family, but, in Isaan, it is even more challen-ging because of the abject poverty, gangs, rampant drug abuse, and alcoholism. Frances and Boom are trying hard to help young fighters emerge from the debili-tating cycle and give them a leg up on life, restore hope, and find the ability to help others.

“The big thing in Isaan where my husband’s from, is the kids are really poor. They don’t have opportunities to play you know tennis, volleyball, soccer. So Muay Thai is like the poor man’s sport where the poorest kid in the entire

village, this can change his life.”Frances’ youngest fighter is

seven years old, but many start as young as five, and will fight into their 20s or early 30s, depending on their success and longevity.

A young fighter can take home a minimum 300 Bat (about $10 US) for winning a fight, more than a labourer makes in a day, so the Muay Thai fight game can be self sustaining if not relatively lucrative. However, most gym owners are permitted to take a steep percentage of the fighter’s purse, up to 50 per cent, and, in some cases, appropriate all of their fighter’s winnings. But not at Wor. Watthana.

“Our gym is possibly the only gym in Thailand where kids can train for free, and if they want to fight they are supported and if they don’t want to fight they are still given attention. We never ask for any money, it’s like a big com-munity centre.”

The Wor. Watthana gym has begun to take shape. There is a ring and superstructure covering the training area, it has the latest gear provided by corporate spon-sor Booster Fight Gear and a large contingent of fighters. Traveling is the biggest expense now for Watthanaya’s fighters who fight up to six times per month in various provinces. And in most cases, fighters live at the gyms, something Frances is hoping to implement in the future.

“Gyms in Thailand, generally speaking, house the fighters. It’s a really important aspect, because

in Isaan it’s the best of the best. If you’re not serious, if you’re not focused, you’re not going to make it. So when you house the fighters you can control their diet, you can push them a little harder, and obviously still send them to school.”

The 28-year-old female with blond hair and light skin is a very visible minority, but she has immersed herself in Isaan culture and speaks the local dialect flu-ently. Frances has worked in the fields, fought in many venues, and learned the intricate and often delicate politics of local gym fights and its gambling controllers, not to mention village officials and contractors.

“It’s really challenging and you have to be strong,” she said. “But I’ve paid my dues, I’m really respected in the Muay Thai com-munity in Isaan . . . I know how things work, I don’t push western values on the kids or onto the gym. I’m very aware and respect-ful of the local cultures, and I think that’s why I command the respect I do, because I don’t force any western ideologies on these people.”

Frances intends to play less of a part in the training aspect of the gym, and more in managing, as Boom plans to return to Isaan from Malaysia to take over the gym, and add his years of experi-ence to the fighters workouts, and perhaps more importantly to show the young fighters that there is life after fighting.

“My husband is such an amaz-

ing role model for these kids, and we decided it would be best for the gym to bring him home.”

To keep the gym viable the Watthanayas rely on support from sponsors and donations to pro-vide food, education, and travel expenses.

“We want to give opportunities to all our kids, we want to keep them away from drugs, we want to take care of them, we want to teach them accountability, we want to teach them discipline, we want them to have fun. Even if they don’t become great amazing fighters, this is going to help their families . . . We really just want to create a better quality of life for these kids.”

The campaign was an amaz-ing start for the Watthanayas, and while they enjoyed their recent time on vacation in Rossland and Christina Lake, they look forward to the rest of the journey.

“We’re extremely happy and extremely humbled by this whole experience,” said Frances. “For my husband just coming from this vil-lage and having no opportunities . . . It was a real difficult upbring-ing, so for him to give back to his community on such a large scale, it’s kind of like a dream come true.

“And for us, we really couldn’t do it, if it wasn’t for the people who contributed to the GoFundMe campaign and now our monthly sponsors.”

Those interested in sponsoring or donating funds can contact Frances at [email protected].

Above left: Frances Watthanaya trains a young Muay Thai fighter. Right: Thanks to donors and sponsors from their gofundme campaign, Rossland native Frances Watthanaya and husband Boom built the Wor. Watthana Muay Thai Gym to help fight poverty in Boom’s home village in Thailand.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SAdidas will take over production of NHL uni-

forms beginning in the 2017-’18 season, and it’s unclear just how many changes will come as a result.

The NHL announced a seven-year deal with Adidas to be its on-ice uniform supplier and also to serve as outfitter for next year’s World Cup of Hockey. Commissioner Gary Bettman repeatedly shot down speculation about the announcement opening the door for advertisements on jerseys and said he didn’t think they’d go through a major redesign.

“Reinventing isn’t something we’re about to embark upon,” Bettman said on a conference call. “If there are better fabrics that are more comfortable and help performance, that’s one thing. But we happen to like our jerseys a lot, and we think our fans do as well. ...

“We’re not looking to revamp our jerseys.”Adidas owns Reebok, which was part of the

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NHL chief operating officer John Collins said no final decisions had been made on those kinds of issues.

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with Adidas to figure out what represents the brand best and what represents the new design of the uniforms,” Collins said.

Adidas produces college football uniforms for the University of Miami and Arizona State. Adidas Group North America president Mark King said improvements there have included adding light-er “TechFit” technology to make jerseys lighter, something that could be the future in hockey.

“It’s a dramatic shift from where the uniform is today, but that would be probably the first thing we would look at,” King said. “That would be the logical place to go, but it completely chan-ges the look of the hockey player.”

Advertisements would certainly change the look, and it’s something that could be coming for the World Cup. Bettman said the league has not had any discussions about advertisements on NHL team jerseys.

However, there have been some discussions between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association about ads on World Cup jerseys.

“What the World Cup does, as well as other international events when we get to the point of getting those accomplished, is to give us among other things, an opportunity for some experi-mentation - an opportunity, if we want to, to try different things,” NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr said.

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Gaunce knows it can take a long time for young players to gain the trust of an NHL team. He hopes a change he made last season will help speed that pro-cess along with the Vancouver Canucks.

The 26th pick at the 2012 draft was moved from centre to the wing last season with the AHL’s Utica Comets, a switch the 21-year-old from Markham, Ont., said has helped improve his overall game.

“I think it will be a benefit in the long run,” said Gaunce. “With the Canucks knowing I can play both those positions and that I can play them well enough that they’ll trust me, it was definitely a positive.”

Gaunce just completed his third Young Stars rookie tour-nament after scoring 11 goals and 18 assists in 74 AHL games last season. He added four goals and five assists in 21 playoff games.

“I found playing wing I know what the centre is going to do,” he said. “I played centre my whole life so you kind of know where the centre’s going to be on certain plays. It really helps you on the wall because you don’t always have eyes on the play.”

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pecking order - namely 2014 first-rounders Jake Virtanen and Jared McCann - with train-ing camp set to begin Friday.

Utica head coach Travis Green, a Castlegar native, who led Vancouver’s prospects in Penticton at the Young Stars tournament, said he wouldn’t be surprised to see Gaunce play in the NHL this season.

“He’s taken off. He’s had a good summer,” said Green. “I think he’s one of those guys that if he has a good camp and progresses the way he should ... he should put himself in a good spot to play some (NHL) games.”

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Few things are more heart-wrenching for a parent than to have their child wrongfully taken by their spouse – sometimes even moved to a different country. There’s almost always a nasty � ght afterwards. Can you get your child returned?

Take heart. There’s help.

A recent case decided by B.C.’s appeal court shows that the abduction can be undone and your child can be returned to his or her country of residence. That country’s courts can then deal with custody and access issues – like which parent your child is better off living with.

Here, Carla (all names changed), a Canadian, married Pete, an American, in Alberta in 2010. The next year they had a child, Josh, in Alaska, then moved to live in Washington where Pete found work. In 2013, the family moved to Billings, Montana, when Pete was transferred there by his employer.

They intended to make Billings their permanent residence. But the house they planned to move into wasn’t � t to live in. So after a few days’ stay, Carla told Pete she wanted to take little Josh and live at her parents’ place in Elko, B.C., while

Pete got the house � xed. Pete was ok with that. Carla only took along a few clothes and toys for Josh, consistent with a short stay away.

But a few months later, things changed. The marriage broke down. Carla, who now had a job as a heavy duty mechanic, didn’t want to return to

Montana, and decided she’d stay in B.C. with Josh.

Once Pete found this out, he went to court to get Josh returned to Montana.

After many legal twists and turns, the case reached our B.C. appeal court. Carla argued that Josh would be at serious risk of harm if returned to Montana. Pete

disputed this. Carla also argued that a few days’ stay in Billings wasn’t enough to justify having to take her 3-year old son back to Montana. Ultimately, our appeal court said Carla had to return Josh to Montana within two weeks – a court there would sort out the custody and access issues afterwards.

The law dealing with these situations is a treaty (international agreement) on international child abductions, called the Hague Convention. It’s signed by many countries, including Canada and the United States. One overriding objective of this treaty in child abduction cases is to help promptly return a wrongfully abducted child detained in another country.

What mattered more here than Carla’s (and Josh’s) very short stay in Montana was that both Pete and Carla had intended for Billings to become their permanent residence when the family moved there – Josh of course was too young to decide this for himself.

Legally, Josh’s habitual place of residence was the United States, not Canada. So, in line with the treaty’s objectives, Josh needed to be returned to Montana for a court there to deal with the domestic issues.

Your family lawyer can help if your child is wrongfully abducted to another province or country.

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boom in Canada’s housing market con-tinued in August with sales of existing homes edging up 0.3 per cent month over month and holding at levels not far off the five-year high reached in May, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.

In its latest sur-vey released Tuesday, CREA says sales of existing homes were

little changed from July in all local mar-kets, with an even split between those posting increases and those showing declines.

On a full-year basis, actual sales were up four per cent com-pared with August 2014 and were 6.6 per cent above the 10-year average for the month of the month.

“August marked the fourth month in a row for strong and stable national sales

activity,” CREA presi-dent Pauline Aunger said in the report.

Prices continued to rise in Ontario and B.C. “where listings are either in short supply or heading in that direction,” said CREA chief economist Gregory Klump, who noted that the month also provided “early evidence that mod-est price growth is re-emerging in some markets in Quebec and New Brunswick.”

Klump added that enduring low inter-est rates continued to boost home sales and were “likely to keep doing so for some time.”

CREA said actual sales were up from levels in the same per-iod last year in more than 60 per cent of all local markets, led by B.C.’s Lower Mainland region and the Greater Toronto Area, while those in Calgary con-tinued to post the

largest year-over-year declines.

Nationally, the number of newly list-ed homes edged up by 0.5 per cent in August from July, led by gains in Edmonton and the GTA, while the nation-al sales-to-new listings ratio was 56.7 per cent in August, down from 56.9 per cent in July.

CREA says a sales-to-new listings ratio between 40 and 60 per cent is generally con-sistent with a balanced housing market.

Meanwhile, the association said two-storey single family homes continued to post the biggest year-over-year price gains, up 8.85 per cent; fol-lowed by one-storey single family homes, up 6.09 per cent; townhouse/row units, up 4.29 per cent, and apartment units, up 3.08 per cent.

Great Vancouver continues to show the highest year-over-year price growth, up 11.96; followed by Greater Toronto, up 9.99 per cent.

Prices in Calgary were flat on a year-over-year basis in August, marking the first month since September 2011 of no year-over-year price growth. Those in Saskatoon also ran roughly even with last August’s levels.

Elsewhere, home prices were up about 1.5 per cent in Greater Montreal, about one per cent in Greater Moncton and by about half of one per cent in Ottawa. Prices fell by about 3.5 per cent in Regina, extending year-over-year price declines that began in 2013.

The national aver-age price for homes

sold in August was $433,367, up 8.7 per cent on a year-over-year basis.

Meanwhile, CREA is revising upward its national housing forecast for the year despite the dampening effect in some prov-inces of low prices for oil and other com-modities.

CREA says that is because low interest rates and supportive demographics have resulted in strong-er than expected home sales activity in British Columbia and Ontario, which account for about 60 per cent of Canadian housing activity.

National sales now are projected to rise by 3.3 per cent to 495,800 units in 2015, marking the second-strongest year on rec-ord for home sales in Canada.

Canadian home sales edge up in August, prices steady in most markets

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - The amount owed

by Canadians compared with their paycheques hit yet another record in the second quarter as house-holds increased the amount they borrowed faster than incomes rose.

Statistics Canada said Friday that the ratio of household credit market debt to disposable income climbed to 164.6 per cent from 163.0 per cent in the first quarter.

That means Canadians owed nearly $1.65 in consumer credit and mortgage and non-mortgage loans for every dollar of disposable income.

The increase came as total household credit market debt grew by 1.8 per cent in the quar-ter while disposable income grew 0.8 per cent over the same period.

Bank of Montreal senior economist Benjamin Reitzes said hot housing markets in British Columbia and Ontario are push-ing mortgage growth, despite softness in oil-producing regions.

“Canadians are just respond-ing to the incentives that are out there,” said Reitzes, pointing to the low interest rates being offer-ing to borrowers.

“Low rates make you want to borrow more, which mean you can afford to borrow more, and people do.”

The Bank of Canada has cut its key interest rate twice this year, and while the country’s big banks have passed on only a portion of the central bank reduction on to consumers, lending rates have come down.

The increased debt has been

identified as a point of vulnerabil-ity, but in cutting its rate in July the central bank focused on the risks to the economy caused by the drop in oil prices and on pre-venting a widespread economic downturn.

Reitzes noted the household debt service ratio, which meas-ures the amount of interest and principal as a share of disposable income, increased 0.2 percentage points to 14.1 per cent.

However, he said interest pay-ments as a share of disposable income hit a record low at 6.37 per cent in the quarter.

TD Bank economist Jonathan Bendiner noted that growth in mortgages has been the main fac-tor in increasing household debt.

“Looking ahead, while our forecast for decent economic growth over the second half of this year will boost incomes, it will still likely be outstripped by debt growth,” Bendiner wrote in a report.

“As such, we expect the house-hold debt-to-income ratio to trend up over the second half of 2015 before stabilizing in 2016 along with a moderation in housing activity.”

Overall, total household credit market debt amounted to $1.874 trillion at the end of the second quarter.

Household net worth increased 0.9 per cent in the second quarter as non-financial assets, primarily real estate, rose 1.8 per cent while net financial assets edged down 0.1 per cent.

On a per capita basis, household net worth increased to $243,800.

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government task force says a daily low-dose aspirin could help cer-tain people in their 50s and 60s prevent a first heart attack or stroke - and they might get some pro-tection against colon cancer at the same time.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued draft guide-lines Monday rec-ommending aspirin only if people meet a strict list of criteria - including a high risk of heart disease and a low risk of bleeding side effects.

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Neither do the task force guidelines - the aspirin decision is sup-posed to be made on the basis of patients’ heart health - but it concluded the cancer information would be useful as doctors and patients discuss the choice.

“If you’re a per-son trying to decide whether to take aspir-in, you’d want to be aware of all the poten-

tial benefits and the potential harms,” said Dr. Douglas Owens, a Stanford University professor and task force member.

The task force said there’s not enough

evidence to assess aspirin therapy for those under 50 or over 69. The updated guide-lines back aspirin for a narrower age range than the last time the task force weighed the

question, but for the first time adds infor-mation about the pos-sible cancer benefit if people use aspirin long enough.

The guidelines are in line with American

Heart Association rec-ommendations, said Dr. Elliott Antman, a Harvard University professor and former AHA president who welcomed them.

In contrast, the

Food and Drug Administration last year ruled that there wasn’t enough evi-dence to support mar-keting aspirin for pre-vention of first heart attacks.

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Check to see if you local Naturopathic Physician is doing inhalant scratch testing and desensitizing with oral sublingual therapy.

Dr. Jeffrey J. Hunt Naturopathic Physician has been working in Trail for over 23 years. He is one of the most experienced Naturopathic Physicians in BC. He is presently accepting new patients. To schedule your appointment please phone 250-368-6999 or for more information www.huntnaturopathicclinics.com

Oral sublingual allergy desensitization to treat allergies

DR. JEffERy HunT

Naturopath

Submitted photo

A cheque for $1,000 was donated to the regional Urology Campaign by the Rotary Club of Grand Forks. Murray Knox, president (left) an Wayne Christensen, past president (right) presented these funds to Lisa Pasin, director of development KBRH Health Foundation.

Grand Forks rotary donates to kBrH campaiGn

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Dear Annie: I am writing to you because of a friend’s problem. “Lena” is a divorced woman who lives with her 24-year-old son. Her ex’s gambling problem destroyed the marriage. Her son was 10 years old at the time of his parents’ divorce, and he was already unruly, uncontrollable and slacking off at school. Immediately after the divorce, the father remarried and does not keep in contact.

Lena decided to send her son to a prestigious school in her home coun-try. She believed that her family, who lived there, could better take care of him and help him do well in school. She had to work overtime every single day to afford the tuition. He graduated as valedictorian and went to college in Australia. Again, Lena worked very hard to pay the full tuition.

When he was a junior, her son returned to the U.S. and said he was taking a break from college. After sev-eral months, he decided to “get a job” instead of returning to school. But a year has passed, and he hasn’t earned a dime.

We recently learned from Lena that her son has been using drugs and physically assaulting her, saying that she ruined his childhood by sending him overseas. She asked him to consider a rehab facility, but he refuses. Lena now fears for her life. He has attacked her many times asking for money to buy drugs.

She is heartbroken about how her only child has turned out. I keep tell-ing her to call the police, but she has begged me not to. She doesn’t want to destroy his future by sending him to prison. What should we do? -- A Reader

Dear Reader: If Lena cannot get her drug-addicted, abusive son out of her home and refuses to call the authorities, she should get out of there before he does permanent harm. Please call your local state domestic violence agency or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE

(thehotline.org) and ask how you can help. Also, please encourage Lena to

contact Because I Love You (bily.org), or Families Anonymous (familiesan-onymous.org), support groups for parents in similar situations.

Dear Annie: I am a pastor and recently con-ducted a funeral at our church for a beloved member. In accordance with the family’s wishes, a friend of the deceased

was allowed to speak for a few minutes during the service. Unfortunately, the “friend” proceeded to tell inappropri-ate stories. After he’d spoken for quite some time, I asked him to allow others to talk, but he refused to yield. Finally, an angry family member asked him to sit down, but the damage had already been done.

May I offer three cardinal rules for speaking at a funeral?

1. Keep your remarks brief -- less than seven minutes. Write and prac-

tice what you’re going to say. 2. This is not a comedy club.

Though you may share a funny story about the deceased, do not say any-thing that would humiliate that per-son or their family.

3. Do not brag about yourself. The

service is not about you. -- Grieving Pastor

Dear Pastor: Many folks, when confronted with the death of a loved one, say amazingly inappropriate things. Thank you for reminding them to think before speaking.

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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

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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

TRAIL, 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

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

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Homes for RentROSSLAND, 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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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

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#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

RENTALS

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Sorelle di Colombo members are roll-ing, frying and bak-ing up a storm in the lodge's kitchen this week, mak-ing sure plenty of Italian good-ies are ready for Saturday's 6th Annual Colombo Piazza Day. Look for the full story later this week.

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