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Rouge Gallery set to close at end of month ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor
It is a knell to the art culture of Rossland as news that the Rouge Gallery will be closing later this month. The gallery has been open in Rossland since September 2008 and is located in the old BMO building opposite Ferraro Foods. Roberta Post said it’s a sad time for everyone; gallery
members, the board of directors and herself. “A series of events led to the decision to close,� Post said. “Partly a reduction in the number of members, partly the cost of operation vs the income, and partly the ongoing construction. Eventually, it seemed that closing was the most realistic decision.� Post noted that the Rouge Gallery has a history in the community that spans several years.
She noted that it began in 2005 with an idea from Louise Drescher, who gathered together several other local artists and opened a gallery at the Old Firehall, prior to it being developed into condos and a wine bar. Post said this was a successful venture, hosting exhibitions of local professional artists, and using the space for other public events, such as children’s art shows, district high schools’ art shows, Best of the Basin art
show, and various fundraisers for the community, along with a writers story awards and photograph exhibits, to name a few. These ventures were handled by dedicated volunteers, and it is through their work that the gallery succeeded, Post said. “Following that, the members opened a gallery in the store that is currently occupied by the knitting/wool store, and again was very successful due to the dedication of the volun-
teers,� she said. The gallery continued in that location until September 2010, when a majority of the gallery members voted to take the opportunity presented to them to move to the old Bank of Montreal main floor space. Members of the gallery, along with landlord Fletcher Quince pitched in to clear out the old bank building and get it ready for use as a gallery. Post said it was around this See Rouge on P. 3
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the month. More info: radio@rosslandradio.com. 53"*- ."1-& -&"' #"/% Monday evening practices 7 - 9 p.m. in the McIntyre Room at the Cominco Memorial Centre. Brass and woodwind players welcomed. For more info, contact Andrea McKay, 362-7604. 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 3044-"/% 4,"5&1"3, $0..*55&& 6-8 pm, first Tuesday each month at the Rossland
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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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The light is at the end of the tunnel! This week, we will finally start to see hints of our new downtown coming together. Formation of the curbs has started as a machine laid curb will outline the entire sidewalk edge along the road. All piping and irrigation is now in the ground on Columbia Ave and has been tested. The concrete bases for light posts and bus-stops are in place. All strata cells should be in by the end of the week. Compaction of road sub-base will continue this week, causing intermittent traffic delays. In front of the Telus building, across from City Hall, we will see a sample of the new sidewalk come into form. This will then be used as the
model for the rest of downtown. The dismantling of Harry Lefevre Square will continue this week, as will intermittent work on Washington St. Mayor Granstrom will be holding weekly office hours, welcoming drop-in visits to him at Rossland City Hall from 10:3011:30 every Monday. To see graphics portraying the end-goal of this construction project, please take a look at the video display in the window of Rossland Hardware, or watch them on the City of Rossland website at http://www.rossland. ca/columbiawashington-construction-updates. Please contact us at columbiaproject@rossland.ca with your comments, concerns, ideas, or questions. The telephone number for technical questions and concerns is 250-362-2328.
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“I did go around when the chicken crawl was in the spring and talked to a lot of people about putting fences up for their chickens so hopefully they’ll get the word,” she said.
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Bears are a part of the Rossland area and with the abundance of fruit ripening and the recent trends towards backyard chickens, their needs to be a way making those items a pain for the bears to get at. That way may well be an electric fence, suggests Bear Aware’s Sharon Wieder. Next Wednesday a workshop will be put on to answer question and dispel notions about electric fences. The workshop is put on by Rossland Real Foods and Rossland Bear Aware and will take place from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday. I have somebody coming in who has a lot of experience with electric fencing to help keep bears out of attractants like fruit trees and chickens and that sort of thing. Wieder said they will demonstrate how to set up a fence, as well as talk about why an electric fence is important and what they cost. Bears are around town and with fruit becoming ripe in town it is a good time to set up a fence. “It’s definitely a good time to be setting up fences,” she said. “The nice thing about these is that they can be just put up temporarily until the fruit is ripe and you’ve had a chance to pick it before the bears do. Then you can put it away and not worry about it until next year.” Wieder is hoping to get a good turnout at the event Wednesday evening.
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Rouge closing continued from P. 1 time that the gallery leadership decided to seek an administrator to do the day-to-day work of running the gallery, giving the artists the time to produce their beautiful work. Post remembers the time fondly. “The past two years have had their ups and downs, but I believe that the ups outnumbered the downs,” she said. “The Rouge Gallery continued to contribute their space for fundraisers, children’s and youth art shows, rehearsal space for the Rossland Glee Club, to name just a few again. As well, we put on a concert series for two seasons, with professional visiting and local musicians, which had some success of its own. “It is unfortunate that this is now lost to the community, but it is hoped that the Rouge will re-establish itself in the future; I hope it is in the near future.”
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Summer coming to a close
The sun of summer seems to already be setting, not by way of the heat of the day, but rather the cool nights that lead to the crisp mornings. With the shorter days and cooler nights, it’s that time of the year when children are getting ready to head back to school. The bears are also getting ready to come back to town as cherries, pears and apples begin to ripen on the city’s abundant fruit trees. Fencing charged with electrical pulses may be the best option for keeping hungry bears at bay. The other options include picking your fruit early or having a bear eat it on you. Construction in downtown Rossland is making people hopeful as the first signs of the reconstruction are taking shape with the curb outlines in cement. The curbs show not only how far the sidewalks come out into the road, but also the overall width of Columbia, bulb outs and all. Up in the mountains the Huckleberries are in full force and the views, still not too obstructed by smoke from neighbouring forest fires, are clear. Just around the corner are some of Rossland’s biggest events of the year: Golden City Days, the Fall Fair and Rubberhead Bike Festival. While summer may be coming to an end, the next season is always something to look forward to in this area. We want to hear from you.
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Only one week of pool fun left for the year With a few extra Guards who can keep the Pool open longer than previous summers; the Rossland Pool will remain open this summer, until Wednesday, August 29th. The schedule has been reduced to reflect the dwindling Staff, as they leave Rossland to start University and College in the next few days. Pool Hours Saturday, Aug. 25 to Wednesday, Aug. 29. Saturday, Aug. 25: open 1-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27: open 12-5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28: open 12-5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29: open 12-5 p.m. If you haven’t enjoyed a swim in the Pool this summer, don’t delay…summer is almost over and the pool will close soon! The Rossland Heritage Celebration is holding a Youth Essay Contest about life in Rossland, in the early 1900s. If you’re between 8 – 12 years old, you’re invited to submit a story about old Rossland in 500 words or less. Sign up at the Library with your topic to get a FREE pass to the Museum in order to do some research. There are age categories for kids 8-9 years, 10-11 years and for kids 12 years old. The winner in each category receives a $100 gift certificate from Revolution Cycle! The deadline is Friday Aug. 31 so don’t delay! Register at the library today! Golden City Days and the Fall Fair are coming up soon! On the weekend of Sept. 7, 8 and 9, Golden City Days is a community festival that promotes community spirit and fun, over three fun days. There are lots of new and exciting events, participants and musicians this year. Look for the Raptor’s Ridge Birds of Prey organization with their fabulous birds and a Magician’s act scheduled for a presentation in the Lounge. For more information, check out the festival’s page on Facebook - 2012 Rossland Golden City Days. Enjoy games, food, music, softball, frolf, a parade, Garter Girls Saloon, Eagles burgers, golf tourney, Taste of Rossland and much, much more. Look for the Golden City Days brochure, available at the beginning of September. The Rubberhead Bike Festival is coming up quickly! Sunday, Sept. 2 the Seven Summits Poker Ride is from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. This epic, 36 km non-competitive poker ride over the Seven Summits Trail takes you over several big climbs and some great, long descents. You must be
in good shape and have a well maintained bike! Preregistration is required. Cost: $45. For more information or to register, contact Tyler at Revolution Cycle, at 250-362-5688. www.revolutioncycles.ca or tyler@ revolutioncycles.ca Huck-en Berries Bike Jam runs Saturday, Sept. 8, from 12 p.m.-9 p.m. The Huck-en Berry Bike Jam is a mountain bike slope style event for all ages. Made to challenge avid mountain bikers to create aerial style moves with finesse and creativity. Riders will make their way down a course filled with intermediate and advanced features (jumps, tables, hips) to be crowned the ultimate hucker! Contact Rory Belter at 250-231-1481 or info@rosslandrubberhead.com for more information or to register. The Dreadhead Super D on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. is a race fit for intermediate to advanced rider ability. The Dreadhead Super D takes place on the super flowy and slightly technical Larch Ridge and Metacola (MC) trails starting at the Black Jack Biathlon area just outside of Rossland on Highway 3B. The course offers 4.5km of single-track and involves 120 metres of climbing and 335 metres of descent. Contact Ryan Kuhn at 250-362-9074 for more information, or to register. The Pumptrack Challenge Race for kids 5-95 years old is on Saturday, Sept. 8. This event combines with the Huck en Berries Bike Jam. While the big kids are warming up for the Huck en Berries, the younger kids from 5-6 years, 7-8 years and 9-11 years will be taking to their line up for a round at the pump track. This is a fun race! For times and information, contact Rory Belter at 250-231-1481 or info@rosslandrubberhead.com for more information or to register. The brochure is being put together and will be available online by Friday, Aug. 24 and in your mailboxes by the end of the month. There are lots of new and exciting courses to look forward to. Shelley Painter is offering several new art courses; Betty Go Hard is offering a new Sunday afternoon Hike and Yoga class; Kootenay Groove is bring a Beginners Salsa Dance Workshop to Rossland; Pam Shirley is offering a new and slightly more advanced mountain bike course for kids; we’re working on new mountain biking courses for teens and an intermediate technical bike skills course for women.
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A Victoria businessman is heading up a proposal to build a $13-billion oil refinery in Kitimat. David Black, chairman and owner of Black Press, announced Friday he wants to build a world scale oil refinery at Kitimat, B.C. Black told a news conference in Vancouver Friday he is submitting an environmental assessment application to build a “world scale” oil refinery on behalf of Kitimat Clean Ltd., a company owned by Black. The application to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office is expected this fall. The proposed refinery would be big enough to process all the diluted bitumen carried by Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. Black said he has had extensive discussions with Enbridge and other players in the Canadian oil industry, but none has so far offered to back the project. Black said he will use his own money to finance the proposal through environmental assessment, which he expects to cost several million dollars. After that, he said investors would be needed to complete it, assuming both the refinery and the pipeline receive approval. He has had preliminary meetings with Kitimat and Terrace councils, as well as the Haisla and Kitselas First Nations in the region. The proposed site is a 3,000-hect-
legislation, CAO Victor Kumar jumped to the defense of the building inspector and accused me of harassing staff. Current councillors may suffer the same fate for expressing those concerns. Mr. Kumar claimed at the time that the construction of the garage was in line with City policy. However, the policy he cited was not relevant to the issue. But council bought the story, ignored the fact the garage encroached on the city road allowance, ignored the fact that no variance had been granted to allow the garage to be built within the setbacks established by the zoning bylaw, and chose not to take any action. The homeowner, who constructed the garage in good faith, was surprised to learn that the garage unlawfully encroached on
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Are You Smarter Than a Learner Driver? My mother learned to drive on the prairies as a teenager. She paid her two dollars, was given a driver’s licence and then learned to drive. I learned in my teens as well, studying the driving guide, took a twenty question test, spent some time as a learner, passed a 20 minute road test and I had my licence. My children both took driver training during their Learner stage because I could afford it and felt it was an important life skill. They passed a 25 question test, spent time in the Learner stage, were tested, moved on to the Novice stage, were tested and then got their full licence. Quite a difference, isn’t it? I would be willing to bet that all of us, the middle aged or older better than average driver crowd, would be hard pressed to equal or better the score of a newly minted class 5 driver on ICBC’s on line driver’s test. I base that remark on what I see happening around me when I drive and the correspondence that I have had with visitors to my DriveSmartBC web site. Many drivers have failed to maintain the knowledge of the road rules that they need to drive safely and properly. In addition, the rules have changed since I obtained my class 5. I challenge you! Visit www.icbc.com and look for the link to the Practice Knowledge Test on the home page below the green tab labelled New Driver. Take the full test and answer all 25 questions that will be presented to you at random. Did you answer at least 80% of the questions correctly? If not and you were trying to obtain your Learner’s, you would be told to go home and study some more because you didn’t have sufficient knowledge of the rules to start learning to drive. Good luck!
David Black marine shipments of those fuels, the remote coastal communities Sterritt represents would not be able to function. The lighter fuel products are still an environmental hazard, but they dissipate much more quickly and do not persist for many years like spilled heavy crude, he said. NDP energy critic John Horgan was also skeptical. “At this point, it’s a proposal without business partners and without First Nations and local community support,” Horgan said. “It doesn’t change our position [opposing] the Enbridge Northern Gateway project.” Black said the refinery will mean nearly 6,000 construction jobs over a five-year period, 3,000 permanent jobs at the refinery and tax revenue for various levels of government.
Letter: Old hand advises caution to new councillors
A recent article reported that the City of Rossland is considering the closure and sale of part of Second Avenue. The resident who built a garage on city property has applied for a development variance permit and the closure and sale of the portion of the road that his garage was built on. Council, with concerns expressed by some Council members, agreed to proceed with the request. The councillors who expressed concerns about this obvious screwup on the City’s part should be very cautious. In early 2011, when I pointed out that the city’s former building inspector had issued a building permit for the construction of the garage in contravention of city policies and bylaws, and provincial
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Black Press owner sets sights on refinery business are Crown industrial property between Terrace and Kitimat. Kitimat Mayor Joanne Monaghan spoke by phone to the news conference, offering encouragement for the proposal. But Black acknowledged he does not yet have formal support from communities or investors. “I see myself as a catalyst to make this happen,” said Black, who first proposed the idea to the province and the industry seven years ago when he was chairman of the B.C. Progress Board. Black is working with Glenn McGinnis, a consulting engineer and former manager of the Ioco oil refinery in Port Moody. “We want it [the Kitimat refinery] to be the cleanest and greenest upgrading and refining site in the world,” McGinnis said. The refinery would produce 240,000 barrels per day of diesel, 100,000 barrels per day of gasoline and 50,000 barrels per day of kerosene or aviation fuel, refined from heavy oil. Among those attending the news conference was Art Sterritt, executive director of the Coastal First Nations, a group in the Kitimat area that has strongly opposed the pipeline proposal. Sterritt disputed Black’s assertion that a B.C. refinery “solves half of the problem” with exported oil by shipping refined gasoline, jet fuel and diesel in tankers instead of heavy crude. Those products have their own risks, Sterritt said. Black pointed out that without
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city property. The owner, based on information provided by the City, felt that he had done the right thing even though no variance permits or easements were authorized prior to construction of the garage. He has obviously had a change of heart. Perhaps he talked to a lawyer or real estate agent and realized the problem he had on his hands. The chickens have come home to roost on this issue. The building inspector who issued the improper building permit is long gone and Mr. Kumar, who defended him, is about to follow. It’s too bad the city is left to deal with the mess they created. Laurie Charlton Rossland
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quickly approaching. The event is scheduled for Saturday Sept. 8. The Fall Fair Organizing Committee will be releasing a brochure highlighting the events of the fair this week. The fair is known for its competitions in baking and vegetable growing, as well as great activities for the kids. “I’d like to encourage people to enter things they’ve grown in their garden or crafts that they or their children have done,” said organizer Ursula Stephens. “It’s through everybody participating in our fair that we enjoy that sense of community that Rossland is known for.” She said all the usual events will be there, with a few added things. Competitions, children’s events, the flowers, the vegetables and the baking and things. They have also added some sewing categories for the kids, because of interest shown from kids last year. Kids knitting and crocheting were also added. In the food and drink category, the beer and wine competition has been eliminated. “We haven’t had a lot of entries over the last year and we have to arrange for judges and that kind of thing” she said. “We decided to forgo that section for this year.” She added that in the past they sometimes received only two entries, mak-
The Rossland Fall Fair is on the Sept. 8 and runs alongside Golden City Days. ing the competition a bit lacking for depth. This year they changed some of the quantities of the entries in the baking portion. “We used to have that you had to have six cookies or six squares, but now we have it down to four,” she said. “So that things are more affordable for things to enter and they won’t have to be dismayed by having to have four perfect muffins. So we’re trying to make things more accessible for people.” The fair will have a number of regular booths as well as some new information booths. The Rossland Museum, the 4H club, Kootenay Columbia Trails Society and Friends of the Rossland Range will all be repre-
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sented at the Fall Fair. Kootenay Association of Arts, Science and Technology (KAST) will be bringing in a display called Raptor’s Ridge Birds of Prey. “It is making the tour of the Kootenays over the next little while,” she said. “They are stopping at the arena for the fall fair.” The model trail society will also be there with their historical reproduction of Rossland in the miniature. An area of Spokane Street is closed off outside the arena outdoor activities. “We’ve been able to purchase gazebo-type awnings thanks to a grant from the Columbia Basin Trust,” she said. There will be a petting zoo outside and new this year there
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will be a hand washing station. There is also face painting for kids. “A lot of new things as well as a lot of the old standbys. Entries will be taken on Friday Sept. 7 from noon until 7 p.m. Judging is Saturday morning. Doors are open to the public following the parade until 6 p.m. Laurie Karn, who along with Stephens and Bobbi LaFond, organizes the fair noted the importance of the grant funding. Karn said the committee wanted to acknowledge the contributions from the CBT and RDKB who have assisted through the communities initiative funding program. Brochures can be found at various locations through out Rossland.
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Over the long history of the Grand Forks International thousands of players from North America and beyond have displayed their talents at James Donaldson Park before thousands of fans. Hundreds of these athletes have been drafted and signed by Major League organizations. Close to forty have made it to the Big Show but many who didn’t take that final step to fulfill their dream of playing in the Majors, experienced many years of professional baseball before being released. Rarely has a GFI alumnus returned to Grand Forks to once again participate in this great tournament. We have just received word that Chris Kissock, 2007 9th round draft pick of the Philadelphia Phillies, will be on the roster of the Trail Orioles at the upcoming tournament. He was officially released by the
Phillies on August 3rd. Chris is a right-handed pitcher who was at the GFI in 2004-2006. He attended Lewis Clark State College for 3 years where he had an outstanding college career, registering 26 wins and only 4 losses. After being drafted by the Phillies he spent six seasons in the Minors; his most effective year was 2010 when he split 47 games between Clearwater, Florida and Double A in Reading, Pennsylvania. He finished the year with a combined Earned Run Average (earned runs allowed per 9 innings) of just over three. The tall right-hander, who was raised in the West Kootenays, also claims some additional successes. Last year he was selected to the roster of Canada’s national team. This team won a bronze medal at the World Cup in Panama, only the second time in 73 years they had medalled at the event. From there it was on to the 2011 Pan Am Games in Mexico where Canada made baseball history by winning the Gold Medal for the
first time. With these back to back medal performances, they became the most successful team in Baseball Canada’s history. With the above successes, Chris, along with his teammates, were inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in June of this year. When he received the news Kissock remarked, “It is pretty awesome. It’s not all the time you get named into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.” [It should be noted that two other GFI Alumni were part of this distinguished team, Emerson Frostad and Mark Hardy.] There was yet another significant attainment in his career. He was part of the 2006 NAIA College World Series winning team – the Lewis Clark State Warriors. As a result he is in the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The GFI looks forward to welcoming back Chris Kissock, celebrating his achievements in baseball, and once again watching him compete at JD Park.
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Trail Operations is seeking an Operations Analyst. This position will lead and assist with systems planning, architecture, analysis, design, installation, and support activities related to Trail Operations process data historian (PDH) systems. Applicants must have a university Degree in Computer Science or a Diploma from an accredited technical school with a specialization in computer systems and networks. A minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience with process data historian systems is also required. For detailed responsibilities and more information on this opportunity at Teck Metals Ltd. or to apply, please visit our Careers page at www.teck.com/careers and select Trail Operations. Qualified individuals are encouraged to forward their resume by September 15, 2012.
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Mobile Homes & Pads Grand Forks: older clean motor home, h/c running water on 5 acres, w/power. $450 month. 250-442-0122, 250-493-1807.
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Chamber of Commerce’s website. There are five categories for the awards: Business Person of the Year, Business Excellence, Young Entrepreneur, Professional Services, and Customer Service Excellence. “We are encouraging everyone in the community to get involved and show support for their favourite Rossland business,” continued Clark. “There are some amazing businesses and business people in our community and we would like to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit!” Nomination deadline is Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. Awards ceremony will be held at the Flying Steamshovel Pub on Sept. 28. For more information on the awards contact Clark at the Rossland Chamber of Commerce at 250-3625666.
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