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Rossland and Trail on the older end of the Lower Columbia Region ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor
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Housing stock in the Lower Columbia Region is old and not very attainable for the average person, according to a recent presentation. Janet Morton, chair of the Lower Columbia Community Development Team, Attainable Housing
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trum, from non-market public housing to market rental and private homes. “Complacency is not an option,� she said, since the housing stock has shown to be quite aged. How old is it? The provincial average for housing older than 40 years is 31.2 per cent, while in the Lower Columbia it is more than
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double at 65.8 per cent. Castlegar jumps out of the trend with a younger housing stock - 43.8 per cent over 40 years old. The numbers don’t look much better when you look at 25 and older. In this category the standard in B.C. is 61.9 per cent, while in the Lower Columbia it is a whopping 90.4 per cent of homes. Castlegar once again runs in at a lower
75.6 per cent. In Rossland, a large proportion of the houses were built from 1920 to 1945. According to Statistics Canada 2006 numbers, 35.1 per cent were of that vintage, only Trail is near that number with a 36.7 per cent. Over 50 per cent of Rossland homes were built between 1946 and 1985. See Aging on P. 3
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take each other on in the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby semi-final. Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Rossland arena. Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For more info go to kootenayrollerderby.com.
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way! We welcome your desire to: enter the parade; sell your handcrafted items; sell hot food, snocones, or baked goods; lend a hand during the weekend, host an event, perform on the outdoor stage; join the GCD Committee; or participate in another way. The change in location this year isn’t going to keep us from having an exciting festival, as always! To discuss your ideas or gather more information, please contact Terry at brinson@telus.net. See you September 7-9
53"*- ."3,&5 runs on the Esplanade from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every second Friday.
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36##&3)&"% #*,& '&45*7"- is back for another year. Now in it’s fourth year, the festival includes the annual Seven Summits Poker ride on Sunday, Sept. 2, and the Dreadhead Super-D and Huck en Berries Jump Jam on Saturday, Sept. 8. 46..&3 3&"%*/( $-6#4 at the Rossland Library. ‘Strange... But True?’ is the theme of this year’s club. Sign up for free at the Rossland Public Library. For more info call 362-7611 or visit rossland.bclibrary.ca ,"45 46..&3 0' 4$*&/$& Camps across the region. For more info visit www.kast.
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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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continued from P. 1 Of those houses almost 14 per cent require major repairs. Over the whole region, the per cent of homes that need major repairs drops to 10.7 per cent, with the B.C. average being 7.4 per cent. There is also not much diversity in housing, with 80 per cent of homes being single-family dwellings in the region, while only 50 per cent are in the province. Morton said by 2021 a quarter of the population in the region will be over 65 years old. “By 2021, we’re going to need an extra 142 units of seniors housing,” she said. The Lower Columbia Region is lagging behind in senior housing as well. Currently, there are 10 dedicated units for every 100 senior citizens in the region, compared to Kelowna, which has 14 units/100 seniors. “They go out of their way to attract seniors to their region,” she said of Kelowna, adding that here, seniors will likely be able to afford these places by selling their current homes. “If seniors are going to be successful selling the family homes, there is likely going to need to be some modernization of those homes in order to be attractive to the young home buyer, who is typically less willing to put on the tool belt,” she said. “What we’re hearing from a lot of the real estate folks, is young people want the modern
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Coun. Jill Spearn, right, talked about Rossland’s move for higher density housing.
stuff., they want the modern kitchens, they want the modern bathrooms, and if they can get it, then that’s where they’re going to go and buy the houses.” She believes that is leading to an “exodus” of people leaving the area. Another area she looked at was the amount of low-income housing. “I have been shocked at some of the costs of rental housing for the very low income, and what it’s costing compared to what their income is,” she said. “To say nothing of the condition of some of the places they are renting.” Morton said the committee was formed because there were many people not finding the housing that they wanted in the region. She argued that by not offering what they want, those people would look elsewhere. The committee was formed in 2008 and is dedicated to that sole purpose. One point that may give Rossland an edge is the recently com-
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pleted energy diet, which helped many upgrade their homes. Coun. Cary Fisher asked where they will go from here. Morton said they would like to see more action in terms of addressing those special needs populations, as well as working with local government and encouraging some local policies that need to be made. “We will likely come back in the fall, at the beginning of budget season and talk to you about what we need for a level of support,” Morton said. Coun. Jill Spearn noted that Rossland has made many zoning changes that the city has been putting through to increase housing density. “There are a lot of people who don’t understand the goal of smaller lots and multiple housing and how we have, as a city, committed to the Rossland Sustainability Plan,” Spearn said. Morton said she was well aware of the initiatives Rossland is up to and supports them.
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Older housing takes up most of region
The Lower Columbia Basin is full of old housing, a lot more than the provincial average. In the area, more than 65 per cent of our housing stock is more than 40 years old, double the B.C. average of 31 per cent. Ninety per cent of our houses are more than 25 years old, which means we still have an ancient selection of houses compared to the provincial average of 62 per cent. Those are troubling numbers that were released by the LCCDT Attainable Housing Commission. They are troubling because the older a house is, the more likely it will need major repairs and maintenance. Those costs are usually not evident up front and so the purchase of the house can lead to unforeseen expenses. The only city in our region that bucks the trend is Castlegar, which is at 44 per cent for homes 40 years and up and 76 per cent for those homes over 25 years old. There also seems to be a correlation between the newer houses and people moving to the area, as Castlegar saw a population increase of 7.3 per cent, while the Lower Columbia region was held to 3.3 per cent. That suggests that people are taking housing age into consideration when moving to a new location, which doesn’t bode well when certain places have a younger housing stock. Some would rather commute to work from out of the area. That also takes money out of the area, as they would likely do their shopping where they live. We want to hear from you.
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Rossland pool has new video on Youtube The Rossland Pool is celebrating its 80th Birthday this summer! To celebrate the historic pool, the Recreation Department has created a video that can be viewed on YouTube. Type in “Rossland Pool – 80th Birthday” into the search bar – and enjoy! If you have photos, videos or newspaper articles you would like to add to the video, please contact our office at 250-362-2327 or by email at recreation@rossland.ca. We’ll continue to add to the video all summer and release the final version at the Birthday Party Bash, in August. The idea for a pool was born after a group of Rossland citizens decided that our mountainous community needed an aquatic presence. The Rossland Pool Society was formed and the group worked hard to accumulate donated labour and materials, including the land which was donated by the City, the pump which was donated by Teck and the shipping costs to deliver the pump from Chicago, by CP Rail. The society also drew heavily from the local population of eager volunteers - including children who were rallied to help carry tools, refill water for the men, remove debris and generally help keep the site orderly – in exchange for free swimming when the pool opened, later that summer. The pool has operated every summer, for eight decades and provided employment, enjoyment and lessons for hundreds of people over the years. Going through the pictures and movies and creating the video started us wondering whether Rossland’s Pool is the oldest outdoor pool in the Province. We know that the Warfield, Salmo and Greenwood pools are much younger and the Montrose and Trail outdoor pools don’t exist anymore. We’re trying to find out about other outdoor pools in the province. If you know of one in another community that’s in its senior years, please let us know, at recreation@rossland.ca or 250-362-2327 and we’ll look into it. With the recent staffing shortages at the Pool this summer and the recreation dispute between Rossland and Trail carrying on, there’s a renewed interest in the importance of the pool for our community. With fewer staff this year than normal, the lessons, camps and schedule have been negatively impacted – resulting in fewer operating hours and fewer lessons due to fewer Instructors. We’ve had several people ask us if we can “just hire some people”, or “pay for some kids to get certified so that you can open on Sunday”. That would be great if it were possible, but it’s not. Lifeguards are highly certified first aid professionals who specialize in aquatics – just like fire personnel specialize in fire suppression and paramedics specialize in emergency transport. You wouldn’t want to skimp on training and certification if
you needed a paramedic – just like we can’t skimp on training and certification if we need a Lifeguard. The journey to become a lifeguard starts with the Bronze Courses – the first one, the Bronze Medallion is a twenty hour course that teaches the lifesaving principles embodied in the four components of water rescue education: judgement, knowledge, skill and fitness. The next course, the Bronze Cross, is a twenty four hour course that provides the lifesaver with more advanced training, including an introduction to safe supervision in aquatic facilities. After the Bronze Cross, candidates take Standard First Aid with CPR-C, a sixteen hour course that introduces head and spinal injuries, medical conditions such as diabetic emergencies and epilepsy; heat and cold emergencies including heat exhaustion, heat stroke, hypothermia and frostbite; poisonings and allergic reactions and soft tissue injuries including; impaled objects, internal injuries and burns. Many of the Lifeguarding candidates are only 15 years old after taking the first three courses! Once a candidate turns 16 years, they can take the NLS, or National Lifeguard Service which is a forty hour course. The NLS award builds on the skills, knowledge and values that the Lifesaving Society teaches in its Bronze Medal awards to develop the practical skills and knowledge required by lifeguards. Recognized as the standard measure of lifeguard performance in Canada and the Commonwealth, NLS education is designed to develop a sound understanding of lifeguarding principles, good judgment, and a mature and responsible attitude toward the role of the lifeguard. The primary role of the NLS lifeguard is the prevention of emergency situations and, where this fails, the timely and effective resolution of emergencies. The NLS award is designed to prepare individuals for employment as professional facilitators of safe, enjoyable aquatic facilities. Just to become certified as a Guard, a candidate has to complete 100 hours of training and certification. That’s a good thing… As a community, we want to ensure the pool is staffed with professionals who can react appropriately in case of an emergency. We’ve seen a noticeable increase in the numbers of young people who have registered for the Bronze Courses at the Rossland Pool, this summer. That’s a great thing…..everyone benefits from having young people in the community who are skilled in first aid, have an increased awareness of good judgment and common sense and can act appropriately in case of emergency. The Rossland pool looks forward to employing these young Lifesavers, in the summers ahead.
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Small cinnamon bear put down in Rossland ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor
A taste for garbage and city life led to the destruction of a small cinnamon bear recently. The bear was first sighted in May, said Sharon Wieder, Rossland Bear Aware co-ordinator. “People mentioned it and they were saying it was small and they thought it was a cub,“ Wieder said, adding that some thought it was orphaned because they didn’t see a mother bear around. Wieder got a call in June about the bear and a chance to see it. “Somebody called in and said the bear was seen around Pinewood on garbage day,” she said. “They tried to shoo it away from the garbage, but it was still there.” The bear was regularly seen around neighbourhoods on garbage days, around Ferraro Foods and downtown. Wieder said the bear had probably been habituated for awhile. “Given how old she was and her behaviour...Given the fact that she was not afraid of people,” she said. “People commented that she wandered around like a stray dog and wasn’t the least bit agressive in situations where typically a bear like that would have gotten a bit agressive, as a defensive mode. So my guess is she was probably raised in town by her mother and had just become used to being around town.” Wieder said she may have been spotted in past years. “Her story is not uncommon for bears that become habituated to people and get used to food from people. Typically that’s what happens is moms will raise those cubs in town and female cubs won’t go as far as males would.” Wieder said she was probably getting ready to raise her own cubs, as she was around six years old. Unfortunately, the bear started getting into more
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areas. Wieder said she watched the bear get into the dumpster behind Ferraro’s in June. Around the same time, a resident called to report a brush in with the bear. A man had been painting his house, when he felt something wet and furry pass behind him, he turned around to find the bear leisurely strolling by. A few weeks later, he heard noises coming from the kitchen and walked in to find the bear holding the fridge open and eating food. Wieder said that was right around the time there were problems with bears at the Lions Campground.
“That’s where she was trapped, at the campground,” she said. The call about the bear being in the house would trigger the conservation officer to come. Wieder said the key to saving bears like this is to call in, because this bear was already to habituated to save. The conservation officer will try to make the bears town visit as unpleasant as possible to keep it away, but if it’s already learned those behaviours, Wieder said it is most likely too late. The best thing to do is to call the RAPP (Report All Poachers and Polluters) line at 1-8770952-7277 (RAPP) as soon as a bear is sighted.
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Olaus statue could be here in September ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor
The Spirit of Red is nearing the big unveiling of the Olaus Jeldness statue that will soon stand at the corner of Columbia Avenue and Washington Street, right in front of the Rouge Gallery. Last Thursday, the Spirit of Red Society’s Roly Worsfold and Raymond Gaudard were on hand to answer some questions about the new statue, as they accepted a $5,000 donation from the Nelson and District Credit Union for the statue. In Nelson, the credit union has put up funding for a number of statues and monuments. There, the museum society chooses the pieces and then the credit union helps to fund them. Gaudard said that the donation comes at the perfect time for Spirit of Red. “It was great timing, because it really got us to where we needed to be,” Gaudard said. “Fundraising was becoming difficult.”
He added that in total, the statue will cost around $20,000, all of which they’ve managed to raise. That sum includes in-kind donations from the city and others for work as well as shipping and material costs for the statue, which is coming from China. The bronze statue of Jeldness will mimic a famous picture of the Rossland legend, complete with skis and hat. There will be a pedestal and sub base made of granite. Worsfold said that work is coming along on the statue, and they finally have the design where they want it after some work on the elbows and face of the statue. “Casting is going on right now,” he said. “It will be three weeks until it’s done and we get to have a look at pictures, and can make sure that everything is done up as in the contract that we signed.” He said they are hoping it arrives in Rossland by the end of September. That way they can put it together in October.
Spirit of Red received $5,000 from the Nelson and District Credit Union to put towards the statue of Olaus Jeldness that will stand downtown. Arne Petryshen photo
“We’ll put it up and it will be there,” Gaudard added. “We’ll have an official unveiling at Winter Carnival in
January.” He noted that some of the Norwegian ambassadors talked about
coming, but they are also in a state of change and so they may not be able to make it.
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Sidewalk removal on Columbia Avenue is expected to be underway by next week in Rossland. The Columbia/Washington Communication Task Force noted that they have only the best estimates of the work schedule and changes do occur. They said they would provide updates in as timely a matter as they can.
The sewer, water and storm main lines are now completed on Columbia Avenue. Work remains to tie in the water sewer and storm lines to businesses on the north side of Columbia Avenue. This will be completed as sidewalk removal is done. The sidewalk removal will start at St. Paul and move west. Sidewalk removal will also occur along the South side of Columbia. As there are no service connections on this side of Columbia Ave this will be
done as soon as two travel lanes are restored in the center of Columbia. The roadway sub-base is being developed on the north side of Columbia. The sub-base material is designed to Ministry standards to insure the integrity of the finished surface.This process will shift to the south side once the sub-base is established on the north side.The process is staged to maintain two lanes of traffic. Fortis will complete the gas main update in the next few days. This was done to lower the gas main under
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Hardware and the Post Office will continue to be accessed off 1st ave. Pedestrian traffic will continue to be available via Sourdough Alley from Spokane, to the Post Office and on to behind the Sunshine Cafe. Additional signage has been added at each entrance to downtown. “Rossland is Open for Buisness” and additional parking directions are in place to alert the travelling public to parking opportunities. The task force meets every Monday.
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The Kootenay Kannibelles defeated the visiting Spokannibals in roller derby action Saturday at the Castlegar Complex. The final was never in doubt as the Kannibelles dominated and beat the Spokannibals 301-55. “The girls played awesome,” said Phil Yer Pants, head coach of the Kannibelles. “We actually played this team in Spokane in March and only won by 50 points. It was a real tight, hard fought game. We were expecting the same today. But I think the difference in score today is a measure of how much the Kannibelles have improved.” Defence was the key to the victory, said
the coach. “Their jammer had a lot of trouble getting through,” he said. “We were able to hold their jammer with three of our blockers and have one of our blockers help our jammer offensively. The other key was our teamwork. This team has an amazing team feeling and team attitude. That really reflects on the track.” Pants says the team has been working a lot in practice on strategy and leaving the fitness up to the girls to work on with their league teams. “We practice twice a week,” he said. “That allows us to focus on strategy and work on what we do on the track without having to work on the fitness so much.” The Kannibelles are an all-star team of players from throughout the West Kootenay
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Rossland locals Petri Raito and Ryan Arnaud had always dreamed of starting their own brewery, and as of Aug. 10, they will have achieved that dream. That’s because their new business, Trail Brewing, will open and begin giving people the opportunity to brew their own beer. The two friends started the brewery because of a love of beer. “We started looking at the idea of whether we could convert something we are passionate about into a business,” Raito said. “That’s what it comes down to. You’re going to put everything into it.” The brewery is located right across from Safeway in Trail, on Second Avenue. “It’s basically a micro brewery on a smaller scale,” Raito said. “But we like to think we’re a lot less expensive.” Their slogan is “Handcrafted beer with extra care at a fair price.” Trail Brewing adheres to the U-Brew format, which means customers have to pour the yeast and bottle the beer. “We’re a little different because we do all our stuff from the very beginning,” Raito said. “It’s our own recipes. We use no preservatives or additives. We don’t use extracts or syrups. Everything’s from scratch.” They do have wine kits as well, but these are the more standard kits, Raito added.
Rossland residents Ryan Arnaud and Petri Raito will be opening Trail Brewing Aug. 10. Arne Petryshen photo They are starting off with eight varieties of beer including: Old Glory IPA, The Red, Helter Smelter Amber and Trail Ale. The process of creating the beer takes a few steps. Customers first come in or call down and make the order. Then come and pour the yeast to allow the beer to ferment. The final step is the bottling, but here Raito said they hope to get people onto a keg system. Kegs have an initial higher cost than bottles, but are cheaper and easier in the long run, as they don’t require the work that bot-
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Thee family of Estelle Dahlman is saddened to announce Th her passing, in Peace River, Alberta, on June 11, 2012. Estelle was born in Summerland, British Columbia, on September 17, 1930, to Ian Alexander Macdonald and Mabel Grace Shields. She was the eldest of their four children, followed by Gert, Joan and Bob. Her early life was spent in Summerland, where her extended family owned a fruit packing business. To further her education, she ventured to Vancouver in 1949, where she met and married Gordon Gardner in 1951. Estelle and Gordon had four sons: Ian, Gordon, Jim and Bob. They moved to Gordon’s hometown of Creston, B.C. in 1954, where she lived for many years. Her marriage to R. William Dahlman, resulted in her relocating to the community of Rossland, British Columbia, where Bill resided and owned a service station. When Bill died in 2008, Estelle moved from Rossland to Peace River, Alberta, to be with two of her sons (Ian and Gordon) and their families. Estelle is survived by three of her sons: Ian (Peggy, Peace River), Gordon (Terry, Peace River) and Jim (Connie, Creston) and Bill’s three children: Evelyn Wu, Larry Dahlman and Michaelann Dahlman, as well as two sisters: Gert (Doug Wakefield, New Westminster) and Joan (Bob Gale, Grand Forks), 21 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Bill Dahlman (2008), her father Ian Macdonald (1942), her mother Mabel Shields (1974), her brother Bob, her youngest son Bob Gardner (1990), her stepfather Jim Brown and a grandson Richie. Estelle and Bill were life members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #14, in Rossland, B.C. and were active in the community. As Rossland was their home, their cremated remains will be interred there September 7, 2012 at 2 PM.
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This year’s BC Summer Games came to a close Sunday in Surrey after the final medals were awarded. The young athletes left with an experience many will remember as one of the most important in their lives. There were three participants form Rossland: Allie Stanley, Mackenzie Flood and Tayla Koerber. Stanley participated in the Girls High Jump, Girls Long Jump and the Girls Triple Jump. Flood took part in the Girls Shot Put, Girls Discus and Girls Javelin. Koerber took part in the Girls Triathlon and Girls
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168 athletes and 39 coaches from the Kootenays (Zone 1) competed at the 2012 BC Summer Games. Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions. See photos, videos and results at www.bcgames.org
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