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Fire crews from Rossland, Trail and Warfield responded to a structure fire on Maple Crescent, in the South East part of Rossland Tuesday afternoon. It took almost an hour and a half to get the blaze under control. Members of companies 1,3
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and 4 were called in at 2:26 p.m. and arrived on the scene at 2:43 p.m. Crews worked to douse the smoldering flames that were hidden below the roof. “At this point we still don’t have a cause,� said Terry Martin, regional fire chief. “We know that the fire started in the third bay of that garage, but we don’t have what caused the actual fire at this point.� The extent of the damage to
the house, 2613 Maple Crescent, looked to be relegated to the area above the garage, though officials at the scene confirmed that there was likely a lot of water damage throughout the home. Neighbours and those in the area watched with concern as the house let out plumes of smoke and there were numerous calls to 911 which described explosions in the house. Martin said these may have
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been canisters of spray paint or propane exploding from the heat. “We think that may have been the cause for the folks hearing the explosion,� he said. Fire crews used a hole above the garage to fire water through, while also spraying the roof to cool it down. Each time they sprayed it, steam would engulf the building in clouds and smoke. One of the occupants, a boy
who’d been watching TV in the house was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. The cause of the incident is under investigation by the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue. Martin said they hope to have some more information today on what may have caused the fire. In total, 8 firefighters from Rossland, 3 from Warfield and eight from Trail responded to the incident.
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this Friday in Nelson. The event is a double header, starting at 5 p.m. at the Nelson & District Community Complex. $10 in advanced or $15 at the door. Kids 12 and under $2. (0-%&/ $*5: %":4 1"3"%& Start planning your entry for the Golden City Days Pa-
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for Arts and Culture is pleased to announce that the “Reconstructing Rossland� visual art project is now on display as part of the Random Acts of Culture initiative. Over 100 pieces, created by locals, will be on display until Sunday, July 8. .05)&3 (004& Rhymes, songs, finger plays and stories, 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays at
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4503:5*.& "5 5)& -*#3"3: Fridays at the Rossland Library: Tots (ages 3-5) 10:1510:45 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.
rade, Saturday, September 8th! Dig out old hats, long skirts, miners’ beards, gamblin’ 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!
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and every second Friday after that. If interested in selling your wares, vendors can phone 368-3144 for more information.Next market is July 13.
who’d like to give dragon boating a try. The team, made up of breast cancer survivors and associate paddlers, practice three times per week, carpooling to Christina Lake. We leave Rossland at 4:45pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 7:45am on Saturday mornings. Dragon boating is a team sport with a focus on fitness, working together and camaraderie. No experience necessary - we’ll teach you everything you need to know. For more information call Jan at 250-362-5289.
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thing. The times have been tightened up as well, with the market going from 3 to 6 p.m. sharp, to ensure that those getting off work around 5 - 5:30 will still be able to make the market. Another new addition this year are grants from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, which will help the market bring in talent from around the area. “It enables the Rossland market to pay artists for their time,” she said. “We’re really happy that we can pay musicians this year to perform at the market.” They received funding to put on five performances, which will be by-weekly. The offweeks, there will still be music in the form of buskers.
“We’re always going to have music, just some weeks it will be bigger,” she said. “We’re still looking for bands and buskers.” If you’re interested in getting a spot, contact Roussin at rosslandmountainmarket@ yahoo.ca. The market is also open to having local businesses present at the market. Roussin said that usually they have a strict homemade/homegrown rule, but have opened things up this year as a result of the construction. The market also wanted to thank the old fire hall for use of the space, as well as St. Andrews Parish for the ability to use power. For more info on the market go to www. rosslandfood.com
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ARNE PETRYSHEN The Rossland Mountain Market had a great first day last week with bustling crowds full of happy faces last week. The vendors will be doing it all over again today as the market, now held between the old firehall and St-Andrews Parish church, sets up between 3 and 6 p.m. Last week there was 24 vendors, which included everything from seeds to baked goods to crafts. Rachael Roussin, with Rossland Real Food said the first day went very well. “It was a huge success,” Roussin said. “It was really great to see that people made the effort to come up the one block and they certainly did. It looks like everyone had a good time, which is most important.” The market is more than just a place to sell goods, in Rossland it takes the place of a social gathering, as people converse and meet people they may not have seen in a while. The first market had great weather as well. Roussin said they also have excellent vendors. “Some ladies are doing maple syrup, they spend half their time in B.C. and the other in Quebec,” she said. There’s also a vendor selling fresh eggs from the Creston valley. “It’s unique, because we’ve never had eggs before at the market, so I think this is a really nice addition,” she said. Mad Dog Farms and Garden House Farms were selling fresh strawberries, lettuce, herbs and other plants. There were also some new artisan vendors, including a man selling stained glass windows and Kootenay Soap Works selling bath-oriented stuff. There was pottery for sale, as well as fresh baguettes and cupcakes. Roussin said the Thursday time just works for Rossland. “We used to have it on Saturdays a long time ago, but it was just dead,” she said, explaining that most Rossland residents leave on the weekends or are out doing some-
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our downtown. Asphalt milling will be taking place on the South side of Columbia as well as Washington. The waterline is being installed from Queen to St. Paul and should be finished this week. Next week, sidewalks on Columbia will be removed block by block starting at Spokane, while maintaining access to businesses. Digging into Washington St. will also start next week. The underground infrastructure work
should be completed in two weeks, when the laying of the final Columbia roadway sub-base will begin. “The mayor is in:” Mayor Granstrom will be holding weekly office hours, welcoming drop-in visits to him at Rossland City Hall from 10:3011:30 a.m. 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 250-362-2328.
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June the wettest month in the Kootenays June was the wettest month we’ve ever had here in the Kootenay, something that probably wouldn’t surprise any one who’s slogged it out awaiting the sunshine of summer. In Rossland we’re pretty fortunate there aren’t too many places for water to pool, while in the surrounding areas, further down the valley, the extreme levels have put homes, people and property art risk. The Canada Day festivities in Rossland were able to continue because of a brief halting of the rainfall. Trail, Nelson and Castlegar had to cancel many of their activities. The good news is the rain of spring are likely over, and the start of summer is here. The bad news is that this summer will likely be the opposing side of the spectrum; a summer of hot, dry weather where we may look fondly back on the rain as the grasses and forests dry out. This summer could turn out to be the wettest and then driest as the summer heat picks up. The Southeast Fire Centre reported that for many communities in the area, this has been the wettest June since records began a few decades ago. The rains should be over now, but you never know, it may be wise to pack an umbrella, if not for the rain, then for the intense sunlight that may soon be reaching us here in Rossland.
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Preschool swim lessons start next week 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. 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 - CPR-C, before registering for the NLS. Selkirk College, Trail Campus is holding a Standard First Aid course on Saturday July 7 and Sunday July 8 from 8:30-5 p.m. Candidates must register before the course and pick up the manual before the course begins. Please contact Selkirk College, Trail Campus to register. Red Cross Swim Kids Levels 1-10 and Preschool Swimming Lessons start next week. There are a few spots left if your child is in Level 8, 9 or 10 and in the Preschool sets, Levels SeaTurtle, Crocodile and Whale. Please register at the recreation department. On Monday, July 9 the City of Trail is offering the next National Lifeguard Standard (NLS) course in our area. They’re holding an NLS from Monday July 9 – Friday, July 13, from 9 – 5 p.m. each day. Course fee is $275. Please contact the aquatic centre for more information. The Bronze Star course starts next week, Monday July 9 to Thursday July 12, from 11 – 2 p.m. This course is for kids ages 12+ and is the pre-Bronze Medallion training standard. Participants develop problem-solving and decision making skills as individuals and as partners. Betty Go Hard is running an Intermediate Girls Mountain Bike Camp, next week from Monday July 9 to Wednesday, July 11, from 10:00-1:30pm. The camp is for girls 10-15 years of age who want to become better riders and improve their skills and confidence. 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. 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 Kootenay’s. 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 please contact the market coordinator in advance. Please visit www.rosslandfood.com for more information including contact details. Due to the construction, the location has changed to Queen Street between the red roof church and the old fire hall. If you have a young person in the house who’s interested in film and movie making, the “Lights, Camera, Action” Film Camp is scheduled for Tuesday Aug. 7 to Friday Aug. 10 from 9:30-3:00 p.m. The camp will teach story development, film making and editing and result in a completed project to premier for friends and family in an exciting “wrap up” showcase. Students will benefit from the development of new skills, group work, teamwork and leadership skills. The Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre are 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.
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The future of community care ARNE PETRYSHEN
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Rossland council heard about an interesting research project happening in the city last week. Brenda Hooper has been a community nurse in the Greater Trail area for over 30 years. She was in council to talk about the project. The project is facilitated by Trail Castlegar Augmented Response Enhancement (TCare), which is a Castlegar and Greater Trail organization. Hooper is the TCare community co-ordinator. She said the project focuses on a nurse that goes to people’s homes and cares for them, “not so much on the baby end of public health, but the other end of the spectrum.” Hooper is also working with another person from UBC Okanagan and she’s the project supervisor, who years ago was working on similar research. “Several years ago she was doing some research in this area around rural palliative care in nursing and looking at what people needed and to be happy with palliative care that they receive,” Hooper said. “What she discovered was that people needed the people working with them to be somebody known to them.” She said the care works better when the caregiver is available and also a representative on a community level, rather than a caregiver implanted somewhere high up. This research project takes that report forward and creates a program that can hopefully work for people in the Castlegar and Greater Trail area. What it will look like?
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Brenda Hooper, community care co-ordinator for the Trail Castlegar Augmented Responce Enhancement talked about a project going on in Rossland and area. Arne Petryshen photo
“This year, in 2012, we’re setting it up,” she said. “Next year, they will begin to provide some sort of service to people. What that will look like is the health care providers they are already working with.” As people go through the healthcare system Hooper will be helping them interpret information. If the people need home support, Hooper will set that up. “Those kinds of things, so helping them navigate through the system and interpret information that they may have,” she said. “It is a research project.” They hope to provide a model other areas can look at. Hooper also hopes that this will become an inexpensive way to help people steer through “that time in their life.” The project is solution based research, so there is no control group. It’s funded by the Peter Wall
Foundation. “They’re quite dedicated to community solutions based research,” she said. “ So we have an opportunity to make something that will work. It’s a solution that has it’s feet in both health care and the community per se.” Hooper said she hopes to come back to council next year when they have some preliminary results. They will be accepting participants in 2013 and maybe 2012. Right now they are doing trials of some of the research tools and questionnaires, so Hooper can get a feel for how to work with the research tools. Coun. Kathy Moore applauded the presentation, saying it is a great initiative. Mayor Greg Granstrom looked forward to seeing how the project proceeds at a future council.
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Day in Rossland ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor
Weather may not have been on the side of Sunday’s Canada Day activities, but they managed to go off almost without a hitch in Rossland. In Trail, Castlegar and Nelson, some activities had to be cancelled because of rain dangers to performers. And rain it did, though the rain halted long enough to allow the traditional Canada Day hike up Mount Roberts to go on. Those that made it to the top to see the flag raised had to make their way through fog and rain, not to mention ample amounts of mud on the way. Later in the morning the weather cleared up a bit and provided a great view of the area, with Rossland and Red Mountain far below and the other mountains stretching to the horizon. There was some initial trouble getting the flag to the top of the pole, as the rope snagged, but the enormous flag now waves true at the top of Roberts and can be seen from town. The flag pole and plaque was first put up there in 1997 with the assistance of Teck. A group of Pathfinders from Ontario also made the trek up the mountain. The hike was followed by cake and a barbecue at Pioneer Park.
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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ROSSLAND NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSURE & PROPERTY DISPOSITION Take notice that the Council of the City of Rossland intends to adopt a bylaw that will close a portion of the road abutting 2213 Fourth Avenue, PID 015-196-330, to all traffic, remove the highway dedication and transfer ownership of the closed section to the property owner Mr. Tim Manke, 2213 Fourth Avenue, in exchange for monetary compensation and a statutory right-of-way along St. Paul Street for the purpose of snow storage by the City. A copy of the St. Paul Street Road Closure Bylaw No. 2536 and plan may be inspected at City Hall between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Persons who consider they are affected by the highway closure bylaw may make representation to City Council at their Regular meeting on Monday, July 16, 2012 commencing at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in City Hall.
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History told through the Kootenays GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star
Nobody could tell a story about BC’s bygone days better than Bill Barlee. Probably the province’s best-known popular historian, he imparted the magic of the past into everything he said or wrote. Barlee, who died June 14 in Victoria at age 80, was an author, TV host, newspaper publisher, politician, mine owner, teacher, collector, museum curator — and an inspiration to other history buffs, including me. His books went through numerous printings and his TV show Gold Trails and Ghost Towns — wherein he regaled viewers with stories of the old west, illustrated with artifacts from his massive collection — ran for ten years and still
shows up in reruns. Born in Grand Forks and raised in Rossland, Barlee’s fascination with earlier times began during boyhood visits to the Boundary boomtown of Cascade City, where his grandfather ran a store for almost 50 years, and ultimately bought most of the other buildings. “A lot were abandoned,” Barlee told me in 2000, “and I found it absolutely intriguing to walk through them and look at the merchandise that had been left behind. “Ten-gallon hats, pitcher and basin sets, rolltop desks — it was all covered in dust and cobwebs, and I thought God, that’s interesting. You walk up the main street and all you hear is the echo of your footsteps on the boardwalk.” He taught high school in Trail and Penticton,
and then in 1969 left his secure job to launch a quarterly magazine, Canada West. It started with seven subscribers, but through word-of-mouth, grew to over 4,000. Readers appreciated his love of history, romantic prose, and charming style. He wrote most of the stories, did his own typesetting, and carried only a few classified ads. (He also refused US subscriptions, claiming Americans were looting Canadian heritage sites.) Barlee sold the magazine after seven years, only to buy it back, but it soon folded. Back issues are highly collectible. His greatest ambition was to save Sandon, mining capital of the Silvery Slocan, whose ghostly atmosphere cast an unbreakable spell on him. In 1970, readers told him the old Virginia Block was being demolished, so
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Bill Barlee at the 1997 BC Historical Federation conference in Nelson. Barlee grew up in Rossland. Ron Welwood photo he went to check it out. “I had to make a decision,” he wrote. “I could drive out of there and never go back, and it wouldn’t cost me a penny. Or I could stop the destruction and bring the old town back to something like it was before. I decided that I had to try to save it.” Barlee bought the building and formed a company to turn Sandon into a living ghost town. But lack of investors, plus heavy snow that collapsed the Virginia’s roof, derailed his plans. Years later, as BC’s tourism minister, he earmarked money to construct replica buildings, but this time a narrow election loss kiboshed things. (Three half-completed shells remain standing.) He was still selling Sandon’s restoration as an economic saviour for the region when he ran for federal office in 2000 but by then was ridiculed for it, and finished a distant second. During that campaign, I had the pleasure of seeing him tell treasure stories to a small group in Castlegar, and even got to carry his strongbox of artifacts. He was spellbinding. Detractors, though, muttered privately that he stole things, or fleeced them from naive owners. He would have been deeply hurt by such accusations, for he prided
himself on high ethical standards. Some of his stories should, however, be taken with plenty of salt. While Barlee was a straightshooter, the old-timers who provided him with material weren’t always above exaggerating. You will search in vain for footnotes or bibliographies in his books, but few have ever written so evocatively about the old west. (One pale imitator shamelessly plagiarized Barlee’s entire book on Washington ghost towns.) Failing health ended Barlee’s public engagements in recent years and also prevented him from completing his final book. Regrettably, we didn’t get an autobiography out of him either. He was interested in just about every corner of Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest, but pressed to name his favourite region, replied: “British Columbia has such a fascinating history. You can look at the Boundary, the Similkameen, the Cariboo. The whole province is really quite riveting. But if I had to be restricted, if they said you only have one choice, I would say West Kootenay.” I’m forever grateful I got to meet him. He casts a long shadow over those of us similarly preoccupied with this province’s past.
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The Gold Fever Follies began their season this week and that the summer entertainment has begun in Rossland. This year the Follies take on a new play and some new cast and some old in the familiarity of the Miner’s Hall. The play centres around the two Johns in the town, one who is concerned with cutting back the crime and keeping the peace and the other who is more concerned with having a drink. The conflict begins when the first mayor of Rossland lets the first John go and hires the second one. From that point on order in town disappears. The play is fueled on by clever quips and audience participation, and it’s easy to see that much like a comedy show the performers are spurred on by the audiences reaction. The better the audience the better the play which works in a grand circle to make the experience great for everyone. Lisa Henderson, vice president of the Follies, said the shows can sometimes surprise with how busy they get. They had had a large crowd in Tuesday afternoon, which had thouroughly enjoyed the play’s humour and quips, even making sound effects. The Follies had their premiere show Saturday. Performances take place from June 30 to Aug. 25, with regular showings at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at the Miners’ Hall. General Admission is $13, seniors $10 and Children 12 and under $8.