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The city released its annual report this week and council was pleased with it. The annual report details the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishments and gives a good general snapshot for the year of 2011. Coun. Cary Fisher was enthusiastic about the report, say-

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ing that he read it from cover to cover. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city is in good shape,â&#x20AC;? Fisher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have reserves, project wise, in the future.â&#x20AC;? Coun. Kathy Moore echoes Fisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enthusiasm, thanking staff for their work. Moore made a few comments. One had to do with the mine addit situation. She suggested staff add a comment about negotiations with

Teck on the matter now being closed, as the City, museum and Teck have moved on to the next phase of planning. She wanted a statement to add to make it clearer for the public. Moore also brought up the topic of connection cost charges (CCCs), worried that since the development cost charges have now been withdrawn, there would be nothing

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to negotiate with if a developer comes to town. She also expressed concerns that the report shows that they expected something implemented back in January. Mayor Greg Granstrom noted that the report only incorporates the year 2011, and so the addit situation would not be included as resolved, because the word that Teck would not be reopening it came this year.

As for the CCC implementation, Granstrom said that council has too much on its plate at the moment to worry about that. He noted that the city would have no problem negotiating prior to any development coming to town. He said the city had control over any new negotiations. See Council on P. 3

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St. and Leroi Ave. Join the Rossland Tennis Society for fun mixed doubles drop in tennis from 9 a.m. to noon.

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Brian Turner. There will be two shows daily from Tuesday to Saturday 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Contact Lisa at old_gray_mare_55@hotmail.com or go to www.goldfeverfollies.com for more info. (0-%&/ $*5: %":4 1"3"%& Start planning your entry for the Golden City Days Pa-

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projects and questions and get help from an expert knitter, all for a $2 donation (all proceeds to local charity) Call 362-5383.

.05)&3 (004& Rhymes, songs, finger plays and stories, 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays at

MacLean StrongStart Center. Free, drop-in, for caregivers and young children.

4503:5*.& "5 5)& -*#3"3: Fridays at the Rossland Library: Tots (ages 3-5) 10:15-

rade, Saturday, September 8th! Dig out old hats, long skirts, minersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; beards, gamblinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; duds; enter a float, marching group, baby buggies; play music, and dance! Join in the fun! Food and craft vendors are needed for Saturday and Sunday, also. Contact Terry at rbrinson@telus.net. See you there!

10:45 am and Books for Babies (under 3) 11:00-11:30 am. Drop-in. A parent or guardian must remain in the program room for the duration.

53"*- ."3,&5 is up and running on the Esplanade this Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and every second Friday after that. If interested in selling your wares, vendors can phone 368-3144 for more information.

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ing. 10am-12pm June 23, 30 $65 For children 7-10 years old. 362-9609

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land to Salmo for girls aged 5 to 17. Call 250-367-7115. Leaders also wanted.

4$065*/( For boys and girls, now at the Rossland Scout Hall. Beavers (ages 5, 6, 7) Wed. 6-7pm. Cubs (ages 8, 9, 10) Thu. 4 - 5:30 p.m. Contact Shanna Tanabe: 362-0063.

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:$%$ :065) /*()54 Free drop-in, 1504 Cedar Ave, Trail. Call 364-3322 or contact coordinator@columbiaycdc.ca. Art Night: Tue. 7pm; Movie Night: Wed. 6-8pm.

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30:"- $"/"%*"/ -&(*0/ #3 3044-"/% General Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on

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305"3: $-6# 0' 3044-"/% Weekly meetings at the Rock Cut Pub, Mon., 6-8pm. All

month at 6 p.m. at the Rossland Legion. Contact W. Profili at 362-7671

the third Wed. of every month. All members of Branch #14 are asked to attend.

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welcome! Contact John Sullivan, 362-5278.

$*5: $06/$*- Next regular meeting is Monday, July 16 at 7 p.m. 705& in the Rossland plebiscite on the use of the Trail Aquatic Centre, from June

(&/&"-0(: West Kootenay Family Historians, 7pm, first Monday each month, Sept to June, SHSS, Castlegar. Annual fee $10. Contact Jean, 365-8100, or Grace, 364-1426.

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Mount Roberts in the morning for the raising of the massive Canadian flag. Festivities will continue in Pioneer Park with the cutting of the Canada Day cake, live music, and activities for kids. www.rossland.com/home.

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0-% (-03: )*,& Chance to hike, learn about, share and enjoy the Rossland Range! Arrive prepared for a strenuous hike of 5-8 hours (total); Bring water, food, be Bear Aware, hiking clothes advised (layers, jacket, no jeans). Date subject to change, mostly due to weather.. 362-6809 Contact: Suzanne Paquin 250-362-6809. www. rosslandrange.org.

at the Cominco Memorial Centre. Brass and woodwind players welcomed. For more info, contact Andrea McKay, 362-7604. land Minerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall hosts performers - music, dance, spoken word, theatre. Interested volunteers and performers may contact Les at 250-362-5677 or retrac01@telus.net. Adults $3, students free. Treats available. Doors open at 6:30p.m. Last show until the fall was June 17.

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Tourism Rossland spoke to council on Monday about two separate projects it is working towards. Deanne Steven, from Tourism Rossland, outlined the two projects for members of council. The first is a proposed Rossland artwork project, which is in the concept stage. The project attempts to bridge the gap between the various groups that represent the community and have the name Rossland in them, such as the City of Rossland, Tourism Rossland and the Rossland Chamber of Commerce. “The goal is to unify our artwork across organizations to appear cohesive,” Steven said, adding that by having a “Rossland” name that could be consistent on all of the signs, it would help to bring it all together. Steven said the strategy is to leverage the existing design features in the signage manual to create an overall design manual. She said that places like Castlegar, Elkford and Cranbrook all have implemented the strategy, designing one logo that could be used in different ways throughout the organizations. She said tourism oriented signage is also part of the process, and the project could include a website, signatures, print materials, vacation guide, bike maps and other things. Steven said it is a long-term project, which could be implemented in signage five years down the road. Tourism Rossland is hoping to put the proposal up for a RFP to find out the price per project. Steven said she had come to ask if council is interested in persuing the logo design. Mayor Greg Granstrom said the project was interesting, but was most interested in the cost. Steven said the cost would be shared among the organizations, which could lessen the burden. Coun. Fisher noted that it is more of a uniform branding and uniform way to speak to people.

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25th Anniversary Celebration! http://bcseniorsgames.org Council heard from two delegations Monday, one of which was Tourism Rossland which brought two projects it is working on. The other project was the resort municipality initiative. Steven said in a letter to council: “In an effort to clarify the roles and responsibilities regarding the Resort Municipality Initiative funding, the Board of Tourism Rossland is proposing to Rossland City Council the implementation of a Terms of Reference for the creation of a committee.” The goal, said Steven, is to streamline the funding process and ensure the ability to leverage other grant opportunities. Steven said that many municipalities were going through similar processes, and that

Revelstoke in particular had seen a lot of success with the model. The mayor said that this would return to council, just as the earlier logo issue would. He did have some hesitation though, saying: “Revelstoke is nice, but I don’t know if it fits.” Steven said a lot of the items in the draft Terms of Reference are already being done by Tourism Rossland, and that this would just clarify it. Coun. Moore asked if Tourism Rossland could use the board that they already have. Steven said it would be a subset of the meeting, every three months or so.

Council looks at annual report continued from P. 1 Moore was happy with some of the other aspects of the report. “I’m really happy to see that we’re making great efforts on water,” she said. Rossland has implemented a number of programs as a part

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of water conservation such as watering restrictions, metering programs, low flush toilet rebate programs and water conservation education. She was disappointed however on to see that greenhouse gas emissions have not gone down. Levels of CO2 being released

had even gone up slightly from 2008 to 2011. Moore also noted that the bulk of budget was staff salaries, but the numbers weren’t there. Granstrom noted that it is public information and available. “In the past we included it,”

Moore said. “In 2009... in 2010 and 2011 it’s not there.” She said that as they are trying to improve transparency, they should include it and she tried to make a motion, but was stopped, as city clerk Tracy Butler just said she would make a note of it.

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Crews were blasting again this week to clear out more bedrock. The rattle of explosives could be felt throughout both Monday and Tuesday. Arne Petryshen photo

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Downtown Rossland was filled with the boom of explosives again Monday and Tuesday, as more bedrock was blasted away on

Columbia Avenue. Blasts went off at regular intervals during those days from the hours of 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pedestrian traffic was only being affected for five to 10 minutes at a time during the actual blasts, and so traffic was not slowed too much. The blasts have become a

sort of spectacle to watch, as people passing through downtown could not be sure if the blasts would be a big booming one or a small series of quieter blasts. If you have questions contact Darrin Albo, manager of operations for the City of Rossland, at 250-362-2328.

Construction break for long weekend COLUMBIA PROJECT TASK FORCE Contributed

This is the eighth installment of a weekly update column courtesy of the city’s Columbia Project Communications Task Force. Again, this week’s downtown ‘look’ will be very similar to last week’s. More blasting took place on Monday, June 25, to remove bedrock discovered earlier in the project and to make room for the installation of water

and storm systems to St Paul from Washington Street. Copcan will be giving their crew a welldeserved break of four days over the long weekend, so Friday to Monday will be very quiet days in downtown Rossland. The Mayor has written and hand-delivered a letter for the Copcan crew, thanking them for their hard work and professionalism. The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) “Random Acts of Culture” project is underway featuring “Reconstructing Rossland”. Everyone is welcome and encouraged

to participate! For more information, please see the website www.rosslandcac.com and drop off your submissions at the Rouge Gallery by June 30. “The Mayor is In”: Mayor Granstrom will be holding weekly office hours, welcoming drop-in visits to him at Rossland City Hall from 10:30-11:30 every Tuesday. Please contact us at columbiaproject@ rossland.ca with your comments, concerns, ideas, or questions. The phone number for technical questions and concerns is 250-3622328.

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Random acts of artistry will be popping up in Rossland ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor

Rossland Council for the Arts and Culture (RCAC) is trying to spruce up downtown Rossland, in the midst of extensive renovation. To do that, and get a bit of excitement going for the summer, they will be putting on “Random Acts of Culture.” The first of these events took place Friday beside the post office on Columbia Avenue. They set up a stand and asked people passing by to paint what they imagine their community being. Nadine Tremble, who was organizing the event, said the art could be anything, from a painting to just a word, with imagination the only limit. The event was also a workshop and local artist Stephanie Gauvin was there to help everyone participating complete their vision. The finished paintings will be exhibited in a secret location according to the arts council. Rachael Roussin spoke to council on the

initiative Monday, on behalf of Tremble. Roussin is the administrator for the RCAC. “It’s a really fun initiative, where we’re trying to engage the community in their everyday life with more arts and culture,” Roussin explained. “This newest one is a visual art project for the community.” Roussin said it’s the perfect time to reinvent Rossland with art, while it is being literally reinvented with construction. “What is everyone’s Rossland? Every one has a different idea. It’s about just getting people to have fun and doing some painting,” she said. “We’re springing up in some random locations with artist and paints and these things and getting people to express themselves visually .” She said they had a great response outside the post office last Friday, with people having a lot of fun. “People are also embracing it. I think they’re saying, “Yeah, downtown’s under construction. What is my Rossland?” It can be anything. It can be abstract, it can be words, it’s not specific,” she said.

They will pop up at the Rossland Mountain Market, which begins this week, as well as schools and other places around town. Roussin said the most exciting part is that it will be on public display at random times and location, which nobody, except a few RCAC board members, knows about. “So at some point, there will be a public art display,” she said. “Nobody knows where or when.” To engage council, Roussin left a toolkit full of paints, sharpies and boards to draw on. She asked that council members take them home, give them to their kids to draw on and also to encourage staff to participate. Coun. Kathy Moore asked how long they had to put together the art projects and paintings. Roussin said that they don’t have much time and she’d need the finished products by this weekend. Mayor Greg Granstrom said that council would take care of it. “I’m sure we have some very aspiring artists on council,” the mayor said.

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Thursday, June 28, 2012 Rossland News Publisher: Barbara Blatchford Editor: Arne Petryshen Sales: Monika Smutny 2114 Columbia Ave., Rossland 250-362-2183

Canada Day, a day to celebrate our country This weekend, 145 years ago Canada was united into a single country from the three colonies that existed prior to that. On that day, the three colonies; the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick became signed a act that created the country we have now. So much like our neighbours to the south, that celebrate on July 4, we look to the things that make our country great. In Canada the celebration may be more subdued at times, but there is a similarity, and it’s not just the fireworks and festivities, but also a celebration of what binds us together in this great country. Everywhere you go that may be a little different. In Rossland in may be a love of the outdoors, fitness and high elevations. If those things are what drove you to Rossland then the Canada Day celebration this weekend matches perfectly all of those things. The elevation, the festivities and the fitness on the way are all things that make Rossland what it is, and are the variations that make Canada great. There are a variety of Canada Day celebrations going on in the communities in the area, with hiking being only one option. In Nelson they celebrate on the lake, and in Castlegar enjoy the day at the park. On that day 145 years ago, this country came together and a tradition was born.

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Don’t miss Canada Day celebrations The Summer Brochure can be viewed online, at www. rossland.ca. You can also pick up a hard copy at city hall, in the recreation department. If you’re wondering about the pool schedule, the June schedule is in the Brochure on page 4 and the July/August schedule is on page 5. Rossland’s Canada Day Celebrations are this Sunday, July 1. The community hike to the summit of Mount Roberts starts at 9 a.m. with the flag raising scheduled for 11:30 a.m. From 12 – 3 p.m. the celebrations continue at Pioneer Park. The Rossland pool will be open as well, with public swimming available from 2 – 5 p.m. For more information about the festivities, please contact the Chamber of Commerce, at 250-362-5666. On Friday, June 29 at 4:30 p.m., the 8th Annual Fundraising Garden Art Show is being held, at Coombe Cottage – 1930 Monte Christo and corner of Leroi, in Rossland. This is an annual Garden Art Show hosted by Martine Bedard and Andy Holmes. There are some new Art Camps at the Rouge Gallery, this summer, for little people ages 5-9 years. During the week of July 9-12 and July 30 - August 2, Stephanie Gauvin will be holding art camps that focus on birds, butterflies and animals. To register for the art camps, please contact Stephanie at 250-362-9132. The pool staff are working hard to provide the community with lessons this month – in the rain and occasional patch of sunshine! A huge “Thank you” to the staff at the pool for being such hard working, enthusiastic employees under such difficult weather conditions! Thank you also to the hardy mountain children who have faithfully shown up each day, rain or shine. We sure raise some tough kids in this mountainous environment! If you have a 16 year old teenager who currently holds their Bronze Cross and is thinking about aquatics, please encourage them to keep moving forward with their certifications. They need to take their Standard First Aid, before registering for the NLS. Selkirk College is putting together a Standard First Aid course for some local Rossland Youth in the next week. For more information about dates and times, please contact Heather Johnston at info@hlfimages.com The next National Lifeguard Standard (NLS) course

in our area is being offered by the City of Trail. They are holding an NLS from Monday July 9 - Friday, July 13, from 9 -5 p.m. each day. Course fee is $275. If you would like to discuss the courses that are required as a Lifeguard or Swimming Instructor, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Another great opportunity for local teenagers is the Skateboard Instructor Course, coming up in Castlegar on July 7. Ben Wixon is coming to Castlegar from his home town of Portland, Oregon to share his skills in skateboard coaching. For $20 (which includes the manual) Drop In to Skateboarding provides sound strategies and lesson plans for integrating safe skateboarding programs into a variety of public settings including schools, recreation programs, and public skateparks. Spaces are limited to 20 people. Bring your skateboard, helmet and your thoughts on the future for skateboarding in the West Kootenay. The course is being offered on Saturday, July 7 at the Castlegar Skatepark. The cost is $20 and includes a manual. Requirement include a keen attitude to learn, bring your own skateboard/ helmet (some extra helmets and boards will be available). To register, log on to; https://www.facebook.com/ events/255184181247626/ or Email: bcskateboarding@ live.com If you’re interested in having a booth at the Rossland Mountain Market, the first one is on Thursday, June 28 from 3-6 p.m. Due to the construction, the location has changed to Queen Street between the Red Roof Church and the old Firehall. If you are interested please contact the market coordinator in advance. Please visit www. rosslandfood.com for more information including contact details. The Trail Aquatic & Leisure Centre is hosting a Kids Triathlon on Saturday, July 7. Registration deadline is Wednesday, July 4 and each participant receives a t-shirt, swim cap, water bottle, race number, participation award and a healthy food and beverage post-race celebration for the whole family! For more information, please contact Lisa at 250-364-0888. The Gold Fever Follies are hard at work rehearsing for another great summer of live theatre. Their opening night is Saturday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m.

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The Rossland News is closed for Canada Day Weekend Friday June 29th-Monday July 2nd Ad copy deadline for July 5th issue is due thursday at noon June 27th. Enjoy the celebrations from the Staff at the Rossland News!! Fifteen Tons of High Grade gold-copper ore made its way down to Trail in 1912. Above a train carries a similar shipment. Rossland Museum photo

Huge shipment of ore makes way to Trail in 1912 Compiled by the Rossland Historical Museum from the pages of the Rossland Miner. Please fill out the Rossland Museum Survey, available at the Museum or online at www.rosslandmuseum.ca 100 Years Ago June 1912 The Phoenix Mine Makes a Shipment Fifteen Tons of High Grade gold-copper ore was sent to the smelter from the strike made a few weeks hence. The result of this shipment will be awaited with considerable interest by the people of Rossland. The lessees are to be congratulated on the good results that they are attaining. It looks as though they have struck a winner in the Phoenix.

75 Years Ago June 1937 Police Files Destroyed in Today’s Fire Charred and blackened debris is all that remains of Chief of Police Lennox’s domain. Fire of unknown origin breaking out in the City Hall completely destroyed the Police Chief ’s office, burned valuable reports, statutes and books and had begun to attack the walls of the Council Chamber before Fire Chief Kenny Martin and his cohorts succeeded in extinguishing the blaze. Provincial Park Site at Paterson Surveyed by Local Delegation Preliminary plans made to convert 55 acre site into ...a Provincial Park for use of people in this district and the government will supply labour and machinery for construction of roads leading in and out of the property.

Flames burst forth from the assay office of the Consolidated Co. across the road from the main office of the company on Red Mountain.

Citizens in Meeting on Water Question –Large Majority Favor Wooden Pipe Line to Murphy Creek A meeting was held to secure expressions of opinion as to the best means of securing an adequate supply of water without too great an expense. A minority were in favour of building a dam at Stony creek, while a large majority were favorable to supplementing the present supply obtained from Stony creek by water flumed or piped from Murphy creek.

New Rooms to be Built at High School Two rooms must be constructed for Manual Training and Home Economics Classes. The board asked the Provincial Government for a grant towards the building costs, roughly estimated at $4500 and the Legislature had responded with a promise of 20% of the costs. Drivers of Transportation Cars Returned Saturday A fleet of ten cars on a direct producer-consumer hookup, arrived from Windsor, Ont. at the Rossland Transportation Society Garage, to become part of the Society’s seven passenger cars used between Rossland and the Smelter. Eleven members of the Society formed the crew of the drivers for these new cars. 2800 miles of highway were travelled from the time that the cars were pulled out of the factory gates to the arrival in Rossland in less than seven days.

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Fire Destroys Consolidated Co.’s Assay Office. Flames burst forth from the assay office of the Consolidated Co. across the road from the main office of the company on Red Mountain. The fire spread with astonishing rapidity. The employees hurried to the rescue, and soon streams were being played on the flames. Chief of the fire department, Frank Raymer, hurried to the scene of the blaze on horseback. Some of the paraphernalia of the assay office was saved, but the loss of apparatus and chemicals was considerable. The building was practically a total loss. The entire loss is about $3,000 which is fully covered by insurance.

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on Trail students. Next year the program continues with the eight week timetable, which gives the new members more time to get comfortable with it. Last year, they ran it for only four weeks. River Jones, who coordinates the youth program, said that this has been a big year especially since they got a $15,000 donation from Teck, which she said ensures the program can continue. They also have a new focus on training the trainer, so that the new people coming in will

train the old. The members of the group present were Macaulay Morton, Ally Unti, Mandy Fudge, from Freedom Quest, Alexa Matthes and River Jones. Jones said that it helps to have Freedom Quest involved, because it gives those who need more help than Redefining Beauty can give the chance to get it. “it goes above and beyond that, for those that want to talk band are ready,” Jones said. Morton said that the group has been mostly focussed on grade 7 students, but would be

opening up to 8 - 12. Everyone involved agreed that the program is beneficial and being involved has helped them. Unti said that it helped her to become a lot more comfortable. Morton agreed, saying it was a good feeling to feel like you’re adding something to the world. “You learn a lot about yourself along the way,” she said. “You get a sense of direction about lifestyle goals.” Fudge said the program is an amazing outlet for female youth in the area, and empowering because it is peer-led.

9am-Hike Up Mount Roberts Join the community for this time honoured and popular hike up Mount Roberts. Every year over 100 hikers ranging in age from 4 to 84, converge at the top for a picnic lunch and to sing the National Anthem while the flag is raised. Most hikers start before 10:00am in order to be at the top for the official flag raising at 11:30 (note new time). The trail head is accessed on the Cascade Highway, at approximately the 3km mark. Hikers should be prepared with appropriate shoes, clothes, a hat, a water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray and lunch. If you do not have a car, we will be meeting at Pioneer Park (behind The Garage Restaurant) and Sweetfield Shuttle will be providing a ride to the start of the trailhead.

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Get the whole family in on some good Canadian fun, eh? A bbq by RED Mountain, delicious cake and lively entertainment by Rossland’s own MAND! Make sure to bring along a chair or blanket.

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Canada Day festivities this weekend ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Reporter

Celebrate Canada Day the traditional Rossland way this weekend, with a community hike up Mount Roberts. While the forecast doesn’t look great for July 1, we can hope that the rain will hold up long enough to permit the hike. Hikers usually begin the ascent before 10 a.m. with the goal of reaching the top for the official flag raising at 11:30 a.m., which is a different time then last year. Every year, there are hikers of all ages who make the climb, usually more than 100 people meet at the summit to sing the national anthem as the flag is raised. To access the trail head, head down Cascade Highway about three kilometres.

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If you don’t have transportation, Sweetfield Shuttle will be providing rides to the trail head from Pioneer Park (On Spokane Street, behind the Garage Restaurant). The hike is steep at parts, so it’s important to wear proper hiking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather conditions. Later in the day, from noon to 3 p.m., there will be events in Pioneer Park. Red Resort will be having a cash barbecue throughout that time. At 12:30 p.m. local band Mand will play, and that will be followed by a cake cutting at 1:20 p.m. The Canada Day cake is being made by Rossland’s Sweet Dreams Cakery. For more info go to the the Rossland Chamber of Commerce website at www.rossland.com, or you can also give the chamber a call at 250-362-5666.

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The Canadian Beverage Association (CBA) would like to recognize the efforts of the Rossland Secondary School students on their bottled water outreach. Like the students, the CBA and our members are committed to responsible environmental stewardship and we have taken great strides over the years to ensure that our products are produced in environmentally sustainable methods. From reducing our industry’s consumption of water during production to using recycled and renewable plastics in packaging, the Canadian beverage industry is doing its part in reducing its environmental footprint. In response to the article we would like to provide updated information and clarify some key statements made in the story. The beverage industry fully supports a vibrant municipal water source. Bottled water in vending machines does not compete with tap water; in fact bottled water competes with other bottled products such as soft drinks and other beverages and offers an excellent hydration choice. By law, regulations for bottled water are as strong and protective as our provincial regulations for tap water. Quality and safety are a top priority for our members and as a result our members test their water far before production, each hour during production and at the end of production. In addition, bottled water is regulated as a food product by Health Canada through the Food and Drugs Act and the beverage industry facilities are regularly inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Plastic water bottles are 100 per cent recyclable and are recycled at high rates across the country. In fact, British Columbia has one of the highest recovery rates for beverage containers in North America, with a recovery rate of 80.4 per cent. Recycled bottles are turned into a variety of useful items including the production of synthetic fibres, fleece, household goods, toys and carpet. PET, the material used to produce bottles, uses less material, energy and inputs than any other form of packaging. It is produced from petroleum and natural gas by-products and requires a very small amount of energy to produce. The PET bottles used for bottled water are safe and do not contain BPA or any chemicals that could leach into the product and according to Health Canada, there

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The Gold Fever Follies will be having their premiere show Saturday. This year, the local Rossland theatre group is doing the original play John vs John, which focuses on another aspect of Rossland’s history. R.J. Peters is back directing the play, and said that despite the play

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