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How you use the energy in your home can go undetected and unanalyzed until you get your bill at Natalie’s the end of the month. And with the rising cost of electricity, sometimes that end-ofmonth realization can come as a Becky’s shock. Following on the heels of the successful Rossland Energy Diet, the Kootenay Energy Diet gives JohN’s Rosslanders a second chance to revisit what is working and what isn’t, and give those who did not As well as our usual excellent coffee and food every day of the week! participate a chance to step on the scales. Starting this week, the Kootenay Energy Diet is intended to support local homeowners in learning about their home’s energy efficiency and At the flashing light better manage their own habits intersection, Rossland with natural gas and electricity usage. This will help them to have a more comfortable home and one that is affordable to operate. “The most important thing people can do to reduce energy use is to ensure their homes have ample insulation so it doesn’t leak heat and have drafts,” said Shelley LUXURY CONDOS Hastie, PowerSense community FOR RENT ambassador, in a press release. “The second most important thing to do Lodging@RedResort.com or call 250-362-5553 is improve their heating system, Concierge Service whether it is gas or electric. And Only Official RED Provider thirdly, review hot water tanks and the amount of hot water they use.” The average LiveSmart qualified retrofit reduces energy use by 20 to 50 per cent. If customers improve their insulation and air sealing and Yourheating Horoscope system, For the Weekthey’re more likely withto Michael O’Connor inside in the 50 per cent have savings Horoscope the range, West Kootenay saidAdvertiser Hastie. If they chose For the Week only to change out their windows with Michael O’Connor and doors, the savings would be in inside the West Kootenay Advertiser
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Higher energy rates for Fortis customers: study SHERI REGNIER Trail Times
A recent study is shedding light on the energy rate disparity between Fortis BC and BC Hydro. A report commissioned by the Lower Columbia Community Development Team Society (LCCDTS) determined that Fortis consumer rates are, on average, 20 per cent higher than its counterpart, BC Hydro. “Through our energy committee a study was done to compare energy rates in the Fortis service area with those of BC Hydro,” explained Mike Martin, LCCDTS chair.
• See ENERGY, Page 7 the five to seven per cent range. To participate in the Kootenay Energy Diet, Rosslanders can register in person at an introductory information session on June 12 (7-9 p.m.) at Miners’ Union Hall. If homeowners can’t attend the information session, they can complete an online application form and submit it within six weeks of the session in their community. Once people are registered, FortisBC will help them through the next steps, conducting an initial home energy assessment with a certified energy advisor and making a commitment to complete at least one home energy efficiency upgrade before Dec. 31.
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A rainbow rocked the landscape below Rossland briefly on Sunday evening but the rain and snow continued to fall for the next few days.
Carbon neutrality takes hit TIMOTHY SCHAFER Rossland News
The city has elected to no longer remain neutral. Carbon neutral, that is, as city council decided to scrap its plan to contribute money to the Darkwoods offset project and instead set up reserve fund for a more local energy efficiency project. The main advantage of the move is that funds from the CARIP grant can be directed into local projects that actually reduce emissions in the municipality, said councillor Jody Blomme. This will also ensure the city can report to be “making progress towards” carbon neutrality as part of the Climate Action Charter commitment. “What was good about Darkwoods was that it was relatively local, but this will be very local, so I think this is a better situation,” she said.
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Arts and culture UPCOMING your rossland events Calendar Thursday, May 23 • WEST KOOTENAY OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP at 1 p.m.,Kiro Wellness Center, Trail. Guest: Rob Elliot, Hollister representative. For information, call 250-3689827 or 250-365-6276. Please note: date and time change. Last meeting until September. Saturday, May 25 • KOOTENAY dANCEWORKS Students from Kootenay danceworks will be performing at their year-end show, An Evening of Gratitude, at the Charles Bailey Theatre on Saturday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are now on sale for $12 at the box office. Wednesday, May 29 • SHANE KOYCzAN will be appearing at the Rossland Secondary School auditorium in a performance to honour the final graduating class of the high school. Starting at 7 p.m., tickets for the performance are available at the Grind Café, the Rossland Secondary School office, or from Marilyn Nelson at 362-2258. Wednesday, June 12 • WEST KOOTENAY FRiENdS OF REFUGEES is hosting another fundraiser. This time its Burgers and Beer at the Shovel. They’ll have music, silent auction, 50/50, door prizes, good company and whatever else they come up with between now and then. At the Flying Steamshovel from 6-9 p.m. Cost: $20, which gets you a Shovel burger and a pint of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer (Sorry, substitutions will be an extra charge). Tickets must be purchased in advance by June 10 from a WKFoR volunteer. No tickets at the door. Friday, June 19 • THE RSS PAC will be sponsoring an RSS community barbeque on Friday, June 14. RSS kids, first burger and pop free. Everyone else, $2 for a burger and 50 cents for a pop. Volunteers needed to help cook for the BBQ (Andrea at andrea.mckay@telus.net).
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Young Kootenay Danceworks dancer heading to Alberta Ballet’s Summer School
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Marit Kassels will attend the Professional Division Summer School at Alberta Ballet after auditioning this winter.
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Marit Kassels will attend the Professional Division Summer School at Alberta Ballet after auditioning this winter. Nine-year-old Marit lives in Salmo and travels to Rossland four days a week to dance with Renee Salsiccioli of Kootenay Danceworks. The following is an excerpt from a brief chat with Marit about going to Alberta Ballet, and her goals with dance. Q: Marit, when you did you start dancing? A: When I was about three years old. I’ve been with Ms. Renee since I was six, so almost four years now (Marit turns 10 in June). Q: What do you like best about
dance? A: I like ballet and contemporary. I like ballet best though. Q: Do you have goals associated with dance? A: My goal is to become more flexible, and to go en pointe by the time I’m 14 years old. Q: Why did you choose to audition for Alberta Ballet? A: My dad works in Calgary, although I might stay in residence while I’m there. We’re not sure yet. Q: Going into the program, what are you most excited about, and what are you most nervous about? A: Being able to dance with people from around the world and seeing all the different techniques. I’d also really like to be accepted to attend year around, but not sure I’d be able to go yet.
Q: What is going to be the biggest change? A: Focus. I think I’m already focused, but (being there) will change my focus, improve my dancing and it might make me more confident about myself. Q: Are you attending any festivals this spring? A: I’m going to Penticton, Castlegar and Cranbrook. I love performing. Q: What’s your favorite piece this year? A: The trio I’m in. Students from Kootenay Danceworks will be performing at their year- end show, An Evening of Gratitude, at the Charles Bailey Theatre on Saturday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are now on sale.
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Cranbrook youth band The Good Ol’ Goats were the big winners in this year’s Kootenay Music Awards. The six-piece bluegrass band, whose members range in age from 16 to 17 years old, was named Artist of The Year, as well as Best
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Roots and Blues artist. Too young to legally enter Spiritbar in Nelson, where the awards were handed out May 17, one of the band member’s dad accepted trophies on their behalf. Kootenay Music Award nominees were shortlisted by a panel of five music industry pros, then the public had a chance to vote daily
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online for their favourites. The awards went to the artists who collected the most votes. More young talent was highlighted in the Best New Artist category, with 18-year-old Selkirk College music student Dylann Heidi taking the title. Other winners included Fernie’s Shred Kelly in the Song of the Year
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and Best Live Act categories. Nelson’s Brian Rosen won Album of The Year for his 2012 release Choose Your Choice. Nelson’s Thus Far won Best Rock/Punk/Metal; Castlegar’s Motes and Oats received Best Country/Folk; Nelson’s Yan Zombie took home Best Electronic Producer; and Nelson’s Rafferty Funksmith was named Best DJ.
Claudia is an official pre-teen, still reeling from her parents’ divorce. Her father is getting re-married, she has a science fair project coming due and she is in the physical and emotional throes of puberty is the theme of a one act play to be held Saturday, June 8 (7:30-8:40 p.m.) in the Miners’ Union Hall. Finding refuge in the basement of her school, Claudia discovers the pain at the centre of her brimming child’s heart. Some important adults in Claudia’s life; her grandfather, her father’s new girlfriend, and the school custodian, help shed light on her situation. Portrayed by a single actor (Lynn van Deursen) the four characters are brought to life with the help of four distinctive masks beautifully hand crafted by Robin Wiltse. This charming one act play blends the humorous and the painful aspects of life’s struggles with authentic language expertly written by Ms. Thomson and delightfully portrayed by Ms. van Deursen. I, Claudia was the winner of the 2001 Dora Mavor Moore Award for best new play. Tickets are $12 for the PG-13 play in advance or at the door. Contact vanfam@telus.net or 3532522 for tickets.
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Four branding options land on council table TimoThy Schafer Rossland News
The city now has four options on the table to consider as its water mark design after it was presented with the choices at the last regular council meeting. At its meeting on April 22 council had previously resolved that they be presented with more alternatives to the single word mark design that had come forward for their approval. As a result, the designer came forward with four designs for council’s approval. However, council was divided on which design to choose from of the four, with each councillor liking aspects of each design. It was councillor Kathy Wallace that posed the question to council of the missing members—including Mayor Greg Granstrom and councillor Jill Spearn—and what value their input would be. “I’m not sure if there is a real urgency to make a decision on this or not,” she said. “It would be nice to have all of council involved in this discussion.” If it was obvious what the choice was around the table for the option, councillor Jody Blomme felt they should go with it. “But because we all have our points of view, I like the idea of withdrawing the motion,” she said. The motion to approve the city’s new watermark design was withdrawn after council wanted to give the absent members the chance to vote on the design. The decision on the watermark will be deferred to the first council meeting in June.
The word mark design is an identifying logo or stamp that would be used on the city’s website, letterhead, email signatures, truck stickers and on business cards as stock was depleted. Part of the city-wide branding project, the other parties in the project—including Tourism Rossland, the Rossland Chamber of Commerce and the Rossland Public Library—had approved the designs as presented. But the other city groups included in the branding project had options to choose from, while council did not. The style of the brand was made to match the new sign the city had placed at its entranceways. That entranceway design was decided upon through a public process, said Blomme. It did have a lot of involvement and was “sitting in the background” before it came out. At its Feb. 12 meeting council had passed a motion to move forward with the city’s individual branding project using the grant money provided by Tourism Rossland from Kootenay Rockies Tourism Community Opportunities Fund. The board of Tourism Rossland felt that the continued consistency of look, feel and colours was to “everyone’s advantage.” New business cards would cost $710 for 10 boxes, while 22 new truck decals would be $407, costing the City $1,117 to change the design. But the only immediate cost would be a change out to the vehicles, said Tracey Butler, city corporate officer. “So the actual costs are minimal because we don’t get letterhead printed, we just change it electronically,” she said. editor@rosslandnews.com
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Google project takes hold in business community TimoThy Schafer Rossland News
The tourist season in Rossland could intensify this season if a virtual idea keeps gaining acceptance. A new project spearheaded locally by Tourism Rossland will bring a certified “Google trusted photographer” to the city this summer (July/August) to shoot places of business and putting them online in Google places listings. There are 19 businesses signed up so far, said Tourism Rossland’s executive director Deanne Steven, and there could be six more. She said Tourism Rossland is trying to get as many people as possible signed up because Kootenay Rockies has a limited number of spots.
“It’s going to be a great way to highlight all of the businesses in the city,” she said. “You can go in and do a virtual tour of every store and restaurant and café in town.” The photo tour, arranged through Tourism Kootenay Rockies, can be linked to a business’ Kootenay app listing, KootenayRockies.mobi listing, Google places listing, Google+ page and website.
The virtual tour will force people to have a Google listing, which is the most important and free piece of marketing people can do, said Steven. The better the Google listing you have the better you “pop up” in searches on the internet. The cost is $115. The photographer will shoot the entrance of the business and other interiors. To proceed, a business needs to have a listing on www.KootenayRockies.mobi and set up a Google Places listing (must have a Gmail account, too). More details (i.e. photo samples) are available online at www.krtourism.ca/googleplaces. This project is open to all registered Kootenay Rockies businesses (i.e. accommodation properties, retail stores, restaurants, attractions, adventure operators,
golf courses, etc.). Space is limited and the booking deadline is Friday, June 14. Tourism Rossland is launching a new website and will have the virtual sites embedded as well within the site. Google Maps (formerly Google Local) is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API. It offers street maps, a route planner for traveling by foot, car, bike (beta), or with public transportation and a locator for urban businesses in numerous countries around the world. editor@rosslandnews.com
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‘Robust’ program embraces economic development • Lower Columbia Initiative Corporation continues with strong regional focus and some achievable goals in wake of regional district funding cut
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The reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. A full slate of work is on the table for the Lower Columbia Initiative Corporation (LCIC), with two major projects expected to move and shake economic development in the region. LCIC executive assistant Terry Van Horn said the institution is ready to roll out the Business Retention and Expansion study—a full six months in the making— and will be implementing some of its findings in the next few months. Its part of a robust work plan for the year, a few weeks after the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary announced it was cutting funding to the organization. “We are going to do what we’re saying and say what we are doing,” she said. “It’s really a message that we are determine to make this work and we are focused on what (regional businesses) are saying and trying to include them.” Regardless of funding, the LCIC board still believes a regional economic development focus is necessary for the region, and that it is the best way for the region to be prosperous and grow. The LCIC will continue on in the
Kootenay People must also complete a post-retrofit evaluation before March 31, 2014 and keep all retrofit receipts and submit at the post retrofit evaluation to receive rebates For LiveSmart BC rebates, participants must book and complete the post assessment prior to March 31, 2014. Kootenay Energy Diet participants receive a subsidized home energy assessment, which includes the installation of free energy efficiency products like low-flow shower heads and CFL lighting (participants pay $60, normal cost is approximately $400). People can also access the LiveSmart BC and FortisBC rebate programs (up to $4,000 from LiveSmart and $2,000 for from FortisBC) and a low-interest, long-amortization loan program through local credit unions. In addition, there will be a local energy coach to provide them with personalized service and information. The home energy assessment provides independent third-party energy efficiency
region, said Van Horn, and will be taking one or two of the recommendations from the report and will be moving forward with them. One of the key findings of the report was the lack of training for the businesses and the need for affordable training opportunities. “A lot of the businesses in our area thought they had a real hard time bringing in skilled labour, and keeping them,” said Van Horn. “And we have taken those challenges on and are working on the workforce renewal committee with the Lower Columbia Community Development Team on a recruitment package targeting the employers.” The packages can be given to prospective employees, and contains information for spouses and family on local services and avenues to find work in the region. The LCIC will also be partnering with regional chambers of commerce—including Rossland—the Trail Skills Centre and Community Futures and see if, on a regional perspective they can provide a couple of “worthy” course and educational training programs for the businesses themselves.
“That was one of the keys to business retention and expansion,” said Van Horn. The LCIC board of directors will be undertaking a program review in light of the East End Services (EES) committee of the regional district’s decision to terminate funding the Economic Development Services Agreement with the Lower Columbia Community Development Team Society (LCCDTS) at the end of 2013. “Our board looks at this as an opportunity to review our programming and we look forward to the LCIC providing economic development services within a revised financial model,” said LCIC chair Don Thompson. The review has included an assessment of the resources required to undertake the planned 2013 initiatives while providing effective economic development leadership to the Lower Columbia region. The LCIC will continue to carry out its mandate under the direction of Van Horn in her expanded role as economic development coordinator. As well, LCIC will be keeping businesses informed through forums, and have a facilitated action plan session with development stakeholders
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On the diet By participating in the Kootenay Energy Diet, residents will receive access to: • an initial home energy assessment at a reduced cost of $60 (a value of $400) • installation of some initial energy efficient household items • financial incentives of up to $4,000 through LiveSmart BC o up to $2,000 in FortisBC incentives • a low-interest no money down loan through local credit unions • personal assistance to make energy efficiency home improvements Residents may be eligible for a low-interest, no money down loan provided by their local credit union, in addition to rebates from FortisBC and LiveSmart BC.
advice for existing homes and handles the paperwork to ensure eligibility for incentives from LiveSmart BC and FortisBC. Homeowners will also gain an energy efficiency rating label of their home that can increase the home’s resale potential by providing evi-
and industry representatives. “In the past a lot of the economic development brain trust sat without those reps to forge solutions for economic development. Now the industry has said they want to be part of that,” said Van Horn. The LCIC would be a facilitation means to get those people together. “We really believe funding for the future will happen,” said Van Horn. “We’re not exactly sure of it yet, but there are discussions going on with everybody right now and we are looking at any source of funding.” The EES—that includes Rossland— deemed the LCIC was too costly for what was delivered in return, and recommended to the RDKB board to withdraw funding to the LCIC after its three-year contract ended in December. The EES contributed $224,000 per year to the LCIC, with Rossland taxpayers shelling out over $40,000 per year. The LCIC was set up as part of the Lower Columbia Community Development Team society (LCCDT) to focus economic development services within the Greater Trail region. editor@rosslandnews.com
dence of “invisible” energy improvements in existing homes. The assessment estimates energy consumption, makes energy efficiency recommendations and gives estimated reductions in energy use should each recommendation be implemented. To qualify for the Kootenay Energy Diet and the energy assessment required to access the LiveSmart BC Efficiency Incentives program, people must live within the Kootenay Boundary Regional District and be an electric customer of ForticBC. Only homes built prior to 2006 will be eligible for the FortisBC energy assessment subsidy, and the primary heating system must be gas or electric. To learn more about the program, homeowners can contact Shelley Hastie, PowerSense Community Ambassador, at 250-368-1918, by email at energydiet@fortisbc.com or visit fortisbc.com/energydiet. editor@rosslandnews.com
One Book, One Kootenay shortlist author at library Deryn Collier, author of the 2013 One Book One Kootenay short listed Confined Space, will be reading at the Rossland Public Library, Tuesday, June 4 at 7 p.m. On a recent blog post by Confined Space author Deryn Collier, she describes some of the encounters she’s been having since her One Book, One Kootenay (OBOK) shortlisted novel was published. In the Smart Food popcorn aisle on a recent trip to Safeway: Reader: Go home. Deryn: What? Sorry? Are you talking to me? Reader: Yes. I’m talking to you. Aren’t you supposed to be writing? Deryn: Um. Just needed a snack. Reader: And I need to know what happens to Bern. I really think you should be writing. Go home. Right now. Coroner Bern Fortin, protagonist in Confined Space, has that effect on a lot of readers. To find out why—as well as why Collier’s book was chosen by a panel of learned librarians as one of three short listed books for 2013’s One Book, One Kootenay recognition—mystery-lovers and others should come to a reading by Collier at the Rossland Public Library on Tuesday, June 4 at 7 p.m. You could also read the book, and in fact the Kootenay Library Federation encourages Kootenay booklovers to read all three short listed books, and vote. All books are available at libraries throughout the Kootenays. As the shortlist authors tour select libraries in the Kootenays, the feature reader is joined by co-shortlist authors via video. Collier’s novel Confined Space introduces small-town coroner Bern Fortin as he investigates a murder in a brewery. Author Deryn Collier worked for a time at Columbia Brewery in Creston before settling in Nelson. One Book, One Kootenay is a region-wide book club supported by libraries in the East and West Kootenay, and Columbia Basin Trust.
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The city will also allocate $25/tonne, in addition to the CARIP grant, into the reserve fund as recommended by the Carbon Neutral Kootenays. The city’s annual corporate carbon emissions (tonnes C02e) were 397.97 tonnes. When the city signed to be carbon neutral by 2012, it was found that, along with nearly all of the provincial signatories, it wasn’t able to achieve carbon neutrality, nor was the province’s own reporting program fully functioning or its carbon offset programs. Last year the city was part of the highly publicized Darkwoods carbon offset partnership program with Carbon Neutral Kootenays, along with three regional districts and several major Kootenay municipalities, and contributed over $7,000. The city was going to put the $9,916 in CARIP grants from this year towards paying for offsets to become carbon neutral, to reduce its carbon emissions. CARIP money is basically the carbon tax the City paid in its operations for the last year. The City gets the money back because it had signed onto the Climate Action Charter that said it would be carbon neutral by 2012. Carbon Neutral Kootenays, which had previously recommended the Darkwoods project, is now not recommending giving money to the project, saying instead to put it into local climate action reserve funds. Carbon neutrality In 2008, the Regional District of East
School change orientation sessions It’s always good to know where you are going. And with the school system juggling the venues for studies this fall for all Rossland students, orientation sessions for both Rossland Secondary School (RSS) and J.L. Crowe Secondary School are coming up. Kindergarten orientation at RSS will be Wednesday, June 5, 10-11 a.m. There is a parent meeting night scheduled for new parents of current grades five to nine entering RSS, for Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria. On Friday, June 14 at 2 p.m. the Grade 5’s from MacLean Elementary School and all other new students currently in grades five - eight to come over and have a tour. One week later on Friday, June 21, there will be an open house for kindergarten to Grade 4’s for parents and students to come in and walk around. This will be from 4:30-5:30 p.m.. Orientation for students in grade nine to 11 who will be going to Crowe will be held on May 28 to see the school. Students will be transported by grade on school buses. Pick up for Grade 9’s is 8:40 a.m. at RSS, while pick up for Grade 10’s is 9:40 a.m., and pick up for Gr. 11’s is 10:40 a.m.
Business project reveals results The Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation’s Business and Retention project has confirmed that businesses in the Lower Columbia region are planning on investing $60 million over a three year period. In partnership with the Rural Development Institute, Kootenay Association of Science and Technology, the Skills Centre and Columbia Basin Trust, the Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation (LCIC) interviewed 147 businesses over the past six months and is now hosting three forums to share the findings with everyone in the region. The Business Retention and Expansion survey provides information to understand the business sectors, current business development climate, anticipated future growth, barriers to growth and a basis for future economic development strategies. A forum will be held Wednesday, May 29 in Rossland at the Prestige Mountain Resort, 7-8:30 p.m. For the full report visit the LCIC website www.lcic.ca.
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Carbon neutral projects for next year • Complete the water meter incentive program and reach 100 per cent compliance in installing water meters. • Continue to offer spring and fall cleanup program for organic waste to reduce individual vehicle traffic to the landfill in Trail and to reduce illegal dumping of waste. • Continue to support Sustainability Commission in education and planning initiatives. • Adopt new subdivision and servicing bylaw that is resilient to climate change. • Continue to lobby BC Transit for increase bus service to Red Mountain. • Continue to implement Active Transportation Plan. • Complete two kilometres of trail connecting Lower Rossland to Upper Rossland and the downtown to the museum. Source: City of Rossland
Leaders sought for innovative Rotary program at Selkirk TimoThy Schafer Rossland News
The call is out for budding young adult leaders. The Rossland Rotary Club is currently accepting applications for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award held at Selkirk College Castlegar Campus from June 29 to July 6. The week brings young people together from across the province, Idaho, Washington state and other countries for leadership training. “It gets like minded people together and brings out their leadership potential,” said Kristine Duckworth, who is helping facilitate registration of the program for the Rossland club. “Even if people haven’t found themselves in a leadership position it will draw that part of them out.” The week changes lives and it can change the focus of the one person the Rossland club elects to send. Only one successful applicant from Rossland will be sponsored. The weekend features a number of presenters, challenging small and large group work and interaction with approximately 50 other young adults. RYLA is an intensive, one-week leadership training program for current and potential youth leaders, providing opportunities to discover and strengthen leadership skills in an encouraging environment. Using a small-group format with presentations and lots of opportunity for group discussion, people will explore keys to understanding ourselves and others, the importance of communication in effective leadership, the elements of community and global leadership and goal-setting. As well, people will delve into motivation, styles of leadership, what makes an effective leader, group dynamics, ethics and critical thinking. Presentations will feature a variety of speakers from a variety of leadership roles. Young adults, aged 18-25, are eligible to apply but must have graduated from Grade 12 and should hold a position of leadership or have displayed leadership potential. To apply, please call Kristine Duckworth at 250-3620099. The Rotary district 5080 website has further information at www.clubrunner.ca/dprg/dxprogramhome/_programhome.aspx?did=5080&pageid=38705.
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“I think we are further ahead if we try to keep it here in town,” agreed councillor Tim Thatcher. In discussions with provincial representatives, city staff determined the city did not have to be carbon neutral— therefore purchase offsets—in its operations by 2012 in order to qualify for the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) grant. The discussion gives the city alternative options for this money ($10,000) in the short term. In light of the recent report from the Office of the Auditor General that identifies some concerns with the Darkwoods offset project, city staff recommended the grant be directed to a climate action reserve fund for allocation towards corporate emission reductions projects and toward local energy offset projects. The allocation of funds into the reserve or an equivalent does not satisfy the requirements to be considered “carbon neutral” but at least for the 2012 year, the city will still be eligible to receive the CARIP grant by declaring that they are “working towards carbon neutrality” on the final CARIP report. City staff will continue to work with the Sustainability Commission to identify local projects that will result in greenhouse gas emission reductions. The money could become seed money for local carbon offset projects that the City’s Planning department and its Sustainability Commission are working on.
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ne benefit of the surprising fourth term for the B.C. Liberal Party is that the provincial government won’t be subjected to another big, expensive ideological remake. Taxpayers are spared a bill of millions in severance pay for deputy ministers and other senior staff who would be purged in large numbers in the left-right lurch that has defined B.C. politics for a generation. BC Ferries will continue as an arms-length operation, with ferry commissioner Gord Macatee in charge of service levels as well as fare caps. The service rationalization that the government set out in the past year will continue. The NDP platform vowed to “position BC Ferries as an integral part of B.C.’s transportation infrastructure.” Freely translated, that means “suck BC Ferries back into government,” as one of their strident supporters likes to
say. That would conceal the growth of the subsidy and facilitate the kind of political and union interference that resulted in the current structure. There will be no $10 million rehash of the BC Rail sale and subsequent sevenyear trial, to enrich elite lawyers once again. The NDP promised an inquiry for strictly political reasons, to drag their opponents through the scandal one more time. It was not a prelude to “nationalizing” the province’s train service, dream scenarios of the NDP provincial council notwithstanding. Costly legal confrontations over development projects have been avoided. The Jumbo Glacier Resort proponents finally won a 20-year fight for permits, and the NDP promised to take them away. A larger ideological battle over private power contracts has also been avoided. The B.C. Liberals have been caught by a sudden shift in power markets caused by cheap, abundant natural gas, but the billions in commitments to independent power
producers isn’t the fiasco that critics have described. If all those privately developed run-of-river hydro projects were owned and operated by BC Hydro, the Crown corporation would have to staff them and maintain them all for the next 40 years. There are differing views about the future demand for electricity in B.C., but it can only rise with industry and population growth. A decade of federal and provincial work to end duplication of environmental assessment won’t be undone. NDP leader Adrian Dix’s promise for “made in B.C.” reviews was a strategy to choke resource projects to death under endless procedure, which may yet be the fate the Jumbo resort. We will have a Seniors’ Advocate office, but it won’t be staffed up to duplicate the Ombudsperson’s role of taking complaints. That’s good, since the Ombudsperson has become ineffective, labouring for years over a massive seniors’ report with so many recommendations it sank like a stone. We have 85 seniors’ advo-
cates now. They’re called MLAs, and they definitely take complaints. They have staffed offices in their home communities and in Victoria. When they’re not doing political work that everyone denies is going on in constituency offices, those office staffers try to help people through the labyrinth of seniors’ at-home and institutional care. A new seniors’ advocate can offer advice at the management level to help the health care system evolve, but only elected politicians are positioned to tell individuals they can’t have what they are demanding. The government should be adding more direct services, not more bureaucrats. There will be many arguments about the failure of the NDP to win against an unpopular B.C. Liberal government that is still weighed down by the harmonized sales tax and other heavy baggage. This election could be the beginning of the end for the old left-right model for B.C. politics. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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A seed that might germinate into a bigger issue in planning will be nipped in the bud. Council gave first and second reading to bylaw 2553 and set a public hearing for May 27 to make an amendment to define building parcel coverage in the zoning bylaw, closing a loophole which allows a roof or eave to extend well beyond the exterior edge of the footers or foundation. This, in turn, could allow the actual coverage of the parcel to be exceeded well beyond the prescribed amount in the zone, said Mike Maturo, the city’s manager of planning and development. “As building parcel coverage is also defined as density in the bylaw, there is a risk that a development footprint could therefore circumvent a critical feature of the zoning bylaw,” he said in his report to council. Though there may not be many instances of development in which the building parcel coverage is expanded
beyond the bylaw’s intent through this loophole, those that do occur would leave lasting impacts on the surrounding neighbourhood’s character, Maturo noted. Councillor Cary Fisher asked if the city received several applications where people really “hung it out there,” or was the public meeting and amendment a preemptive measure. “Did you think this could be a potential problem in the future?” he asked. One situation currently existed that could challenge the bylaw, Maturo noted. “But even if it is just one situation, the concerns that are being raised from that, the surrounding neighbours as well as the impact on the neighbourhood is significant enough that we should just stitch it (shut),” he said. This would ensure no end-around runs on the bylaw would occur in the future, Maturo noted. The intent of the building parcel coverage is to provide a consistent development footprint within a neighbourhood, to limit massing of buildings on parcels
Youth program seeks to close gaps in city TimoThy Schafer Rossland News
A new program for the city’s youth is falling through the cracks of the system, but could still land on its feet as the sustainability ship gets righted. The Columbia Basin Trust’s Community-Directed Youth Funds (CDYF)—which will provide $100,000 to the city over the next four years—have been accepted, but is far from signed, sealed and delivered. City council endorsed, in principle, the continued pursuit of the funds at its April 22 meeting—at the behest of Ann Damude, Rossland Sustainability Commission (SC), and Michelle D’Entremont, CBT youth liaison—through the SC and the Neigbourhoods of Learning (NOL) committee. However, at a subsequent meeting council cut the SC’s funding, and the NOL informed council it did not have the capacity to handle the extra workload. Even so, council approved a motion to accept the funds. “I think we can do something great with this in the community,” said councillor Kathy Moore. But I find it ironic that we are directing it to NOL, who does not have capacity to do this, and the sustainability commission who just had their funding cut.” But the motion on the CDYF grant opportunity will allow city staff to move forward with drafting a work plan. City staff involvement “will ensure the feasibility and sustainability of the work plan and will give the CBT the assurance required for distribution of the funds,” a city staff report read. The grant is expected to increase local activities, opportunities and services for youth ages 12 to 19. CDYF commits $100,000 to communities and their catchment areas over a four-year period (normally $25,000 per year), specifically to enhance local opportunities and/or services targeted at youth. There are no direct costs to the city. Staff participation will include the deputy chief administrative officer, the manager of recreation and the city planner. The staff report estimated approximately 40 hours of time will be allocated to the project to draft the work plan. The program is intended to bring added value to participating regions and to provide resources to communities that show the desire and the ability to work together to identify and address issues in their youth communities. “The intent of Community Directed Youth Funds is to put resources in the hands of communities so they can enhance local opportunities and meet local youth priorities in their regions,” said Garry Merkel, CBT chair, board of directors. editor@rosslandnews.com
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A Facebook site devoted to images of this region from the 1950s to the ‘80s is proving wildly popular, with hundreds of photos and comments posted within weeks of its launch. Over 300 pictures have so far been uploaded to Lost Kootenays, which describes itself as a “journey in space and in time into the heart of the Kootenays.” More than half have been shared by locals. A browse reveals shots from the 1972 Silver City Days parade in Trail; the Balfour ferry terminal, late 1950s; and the Kimberley Snow Fiesta 1958. The page’s flagship image is of the 200 block of Baker Street in Nelson in the 1960s lit up at night. There are lots of pictures from earlier years too, including snapshots that have never been shared with a wider audience. Others are from vintage postcards. Users are encouraged to contribute images, home movies, or advertising, particularly of scenery or buildings but also events like parades or carnivals. The site has so far received more than 4,750 likes from Facebook users. As one commenter said: “Lost Kootenays is the fastest growing site I’ve ever seen on Facebook! And who is the person that created this great site?” Take a bow Zac Odin, a Creston writer and photographer, who spoke to Black Press via email.
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How did you get the idea for Lost Kootenays? I have been gathering various images I came across on the internet of things that interested me for quite a while now, specifically of times that seem to have been lost. For example, I have gathered a large number of Soviet-era snapshots, candid photos of normal people doing normal things in what we were led to believe was the Evil Empire. I grew up in the Yukon and about a year ago I found some old and very interesting images of Whitehorse while searching Google which I posted on an old blog and Facebook page. Most of these were postcards from the 1950s and 1960s showing a rather incongruous time – technological utopia-
nism in the middle of nowhere. Not long afterwards I started following Vintage Los Angeles for similar reason. Recently I came across a lot of great images of the Kootenays. Naturally, I found these fascinating and thought others would as well and so I started a page following the model of Vintage LA. How would you sum up the goal of the site? The original goal was to show a time in the Kootenays that was somewhat neglected – the 1950s through the 1970s. I was born in the early 1970s and the ‘50s and ‘60s are, to me, a sort of golden age. PostWWII affluence and then Cold War optimism in face of the contradiction of nuclear destruction.
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A strange time when everything appeared to be new and people believed in the promises of the Space Age. Which is what appealed to me about pages like Lost San Francisco and Vintage Los Angeles to a large degree. However after the participation of many people, the page’s focus has definitely changed, becoming more of a historical archive. But an archive of the people, not the elite. Free to add to and free to visit any time you like. Where do you find the images that aren’t otherwise credited? To begin with, Lost Kootenays is for entertainment and education. Nobody makes any money off it. Many of the images I posted in the early days of the site were found on Google, much like those on the other ‘lost’ sites, and as
such are hard to source. Some of these first images are old postcards. We have a disclaimer on Lost Kootenays to the effect that we will take down anything that anyone has a problem with; because we cannot control what page followers are posting any copyright infringement is unintentional and will either be credited or deleted. For the photos uploaded by users, when we sort them into albums we always credit the original uploader. This is stated clearly on the front page. If anyone does not want their photos added to the albums they need to let us know.
ous local pages and then I believe the I Love Creston page was one of the first to reshare an image of downtown Creston. On top of that some people I knew here were spreading the word. After that it just exploded, peaking last week with a mention on Global Morning News Vancouver’s Trending Now segment.
When did the site launch and how did you initially advertise it? I started this site on March 22, uploaded some photos, etc. but didn’t do any promotion until the following Monday. I liked vari-
Why do you think it touched such a nerve? I think there are a number of reasons. The obvious one is nostalgia and people remembering shared times and places. However, there is also the appeal of a van-
Are you surprised at the site’s popularity? Yes. I thought I might get some interest for the same reasons that there are other pages like this one but I did not expect that there would be so much.
ished time, and I think this is what draws many younger people to the page, some of whom are still in high school. Many of these images are archetypal like, for example, the Peebles Motor Inn in Nelson. It is almost perfect technological utopianism — textured concrete, shiny surfaces, bright lights, etc. and now it is gone, and can never be replaced. One gets a feeling of deep longing for places like that. And sometimes it’s good to know that they simply just existed once. They are representatives of a Golden Age, whether that age was actually golden or not. There is obviously a historical appeal to this page as well that goes beyond memories. People simply just want to know the way things were and this deepens their experience of the area in which they live.
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Junior golfers battled the elements and each other over a busy weekend of play at the Redstone and Birchbank golf courses. The two weekend events were part of the regular junior circuit but the events also doubled as the qualifier for the B.C. Junior championships. Capping it off was a B.C. Golf Association development camp which proved to be a big success thanks to the help of Team B.C. coach Matt Palsenbarg and Champion Lakes Golf Club head professional Kevin Nesbitt. Despite all the expert advice, the golfers had to contend with Mother Nature on Saturday at the Redstone course in Rossland. The cold, rainy conditions took its toll on the players and only Rossland’s Tyler McKay (Birchbank) managed to break 80. His total of 79 was the best
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Unmatched in its potential for fitness and fun, swimming is an activity that lasts a lifetime. That’s why summer swimming is a great choice for today’s kids and their families, providing a rich swim club experience that’s manageable for busy
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learn new skills. The Stingrays are introducing a “Rossland option” for those families who are interested in swim club training for their kids, but don’t have the time to commit to the program. Try competitive swim training in Rossland in June and July 2013. Fee: $200 Practice times: • June 3-26: Mon/
Wed 6-7 p.m. • July 2-4: 5:30-6:30 p.m. • July 8-18: Mon/ Thur 6:30-7:30 p.m. • July 22-25: 5:306:30 p.m. Registration will be held June 3 from 5:30-6 p.m. Please bring proof of age (birth certificate or care card). Registrants must be able to swim 25 metres unassisted.
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Scores over the two weekend events were used to determine the team. McKay’s tournament-best rounds on Saturday and Sunday easily qualified him for the provincials. Rounding out the team are Moroney, with his rounds of 86 and 76, Launier, who carded rounds of 88 and 84, and Isaac Janzen of Creston, who needed a playoff to secure his berth after posting rounds of 89 and 86. Many of the young golfers will be back at the Birchbank course when the B.C. Single-A high school championships tee off on May 27. The three-day event is open to secondary schools with a maximum enrolment of 160 male and female students in grades 11 and 12. It will mark the first time since May 2011 that a high school golf championship will be held. The championships were cancelled last year in the face of the teachers’ job action and subsequent withdrawal from extra-curricular activities.
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round of the day and three strokes better than Granite Pointe’s Carson Arcuri, who carded an 82. Rossland’s Brennan Moroney won the 17-18-yearold division, Arcuri’s round put him atop the 15-16-year-old group and Kaden Lane of Christina Lake was tops in the 14-and-under division. The weather cleared up on Sunday for the next stop at the Birchbank course but the overall winner stayed the same as McKay fired an even-par 72. Moroney, who finished four shots behind at 76, repeated as the top player in the 17-18 division. Rock Creek’s David Launier shaved four strokes off his Saturday score to card an 84 and capture the 15-16 division while Lane repeated in the 14-under group. Four players were selected to represent the zone at the B.C. junior men’s championship, which begins July 2 in Revelstoke.
A major Canadian corporation’s major fundraising initiative that helps Greater Trail kids participate in sport is building to a lofty crescendo on May 25. Canadian Tire stores across Canada are helping families with financial barriers get their children involved in sports through its Red Ball campaign and Jumpstart program,. “We’re really excited about it, it’s going to be great,” said Trail Canadian Tire manager Lee-Ann Lajeunesse. “All the Canadian Tires across Canada raise money for the Jumpstart charity and every dollar that we raise for the charity on that day gets matched by the corporation.” Lajeunesse has rallied the Canadian Tire troops and the
store at 8238 Hwy 3B is having a barbeque and car wash May 25 in the store parking lot with local RCMP and firefighters also participating in the event. More importantly, all the funds raised by the Trail Canadian Tire store stays in the community and will go directly to helping young Greater Trail athletes register for a sport, pay for equipment, and/or transportation. “We had the Red Ball promotion going all month long, and we actually have different promotions like that all year round and the money gets donated to Jumpstart, but during the month of May they actually will match the funds,” said Lajeunesse. “It’s really nice, and I was one of those kids, so it really means a lot to me.” Kids who are able to participate in organized sport and
recreation, outside school hours, gain many short and long term benefits including increased self esteem, greater self confidence, leadership skills, and better grades. “The benefits of kids participating in sports affects their entire lives,” said Johnny Misley, President, Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities in a release. “Jumpstart is dedicated to removing barriers so financially disadvantaged children can simply participate, and ultimately pusue their dreams.” Despite the financial hardships many Canadian families face, there is a way to get kids into the game, no matter what barrier. Families can access the Jumpstart program by going to jumpstart.canadiantire.ca and download an application, or contact the Canadian Tire store.
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Apathy reigned in Kootenay West sheri regnier Trail Times
No matter how you spin it, only half of B.C.’s eligible voters turned up at the polls to help decide who governs the province for the next four years. Across B.C., 3.15 million people were eligible to vote, but only 1.62 million voters cast a ballot. That means a 51.4 per cent voter turnout, down from 52 per cent in the 2009 election, resulted in a majority Liberal government. The turnout in the Kootenay West riding was slightly better at 53 per cent, meaning 16,837 ballots were cast from 31,290 eligible voters. “The turnout was similar to
the last election, but less than we thought,” said Don Vinish, Kootenay West district electoral officer. He said that with the increase in advertising, he thought there would be more interest. “You couldn’t go anywhere without seeing it, and yet it didn’t result in more people voting,” he said. “Which is really sad.” Staff at the BC Elections office in East Trail began sorting through mountains of post election papers and booklets on Wednesday. “People across the world will literally die to vote, and yet people here are so apathetic that they don’t even come out,” said Vinish. Katrine Conroy, NDP candi-
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IN BRIEF Reducing water consumption After a dry start to the spring this year area residents are already turning on sprinklers to keep lawns and gardens moist but the local water ambassadors are offering to help people make sure they don’t over do it. “We’re the positive end of water conservation,” said ambassador, Diana Lupieri. “We’re just here to help with assessments and to offer alternatives and tips.” Lupieri and her fellow ambassador, Katie Yuris, are part of the five-year-old Water Ambassador program which is jointly operated and funded by local municipalities and the Columbia Basin Trust Water Smart program. Yuris is responsible for offering water use assessments and advice in Trail, while Lupieri, who was an ambassador last year, will be working in the Beaver Valley, Salmo, and Rivervale. The ambassadors will come to households and do an assessment of the lawns and gardens to determine soil type, the various plant life, and how much water the existing watering systems are using. They can then offer recommendations on how much water is needed for the yard and how their sprinklers can be used most effectively to optimize water usage. — Art Harrison, Trail Times
High stream flow advisory The BC River Forecast Centre is issuing a high streamflow advisory for the Kootenays (including East and West Kootenay). A significant upper-low pressure system is developing through southern BC and Washington, and is expected to bring an eastern flow of moist air through the Kootenays over the next several days. Heavy rain is expected Thursday to Friday. Rainfall amounts over this period may be in excess of 150 mm. River levels through the Kootenays are expected to rise rapidly throughout the week, with the potential for further rises later in the week. The areas of highest concern at this point are through the East Kootenay, including the Elk River, where rainfall amounts are forecast to be the greatest. Given the current rainfall forecasts, flood conditions may occur. People can go online to check on updates and current conditions of the local rivers at http://bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca. — B.C. River Forecast Centre
date, received 10,606 votes or 62.99 per cent of the popular vote. B.C. Liberal Party candidate Jim Postnikoff was second with 3,592 votes, or 21.33 per cent of the support. In third place, was independent Joseph Hughes, with 2,239 or 13.3 per cent of the popular vote followed by another independent, Glen Byle, with 400 votes and 2.38 per cent of the support. Hughes told the Arrow Lakes News when he did get an opportunity to meet his constituency, he was surprised by the apathy. “It’s unfortunate. People say ‘I don’t vote, I want the world to change but I don’t vote. “(Apathy) didn’t bother me before, but now it does.”
Rossland Hill death due to malfunction, error sheri regnier Trail Times
Mechanical malfunction and driver error contributed to the cause of the fatal truck accident at the bottom of the Rossland hill on May 3, West Kootenay Traffic Services has concluded. The commercial B train truck was fully loaded with cement blocks when it lost control at the intersection of Highway 3B and Tennyson Ave. and careened off the road into an empty field killing the driver and injuring a Village of Warfield employee who was working nearby. The BC Coroners Service, which is also investigating the accident, has not released its final report or the name of the deceased driver. “This driver was a little unfamiliar with the area,” Corporal John Ferguson said. “What we think happened is that one of the brakes on his rear trailer was not working properly. This, combined with the driver trying to downshift and mistakenly putting the gear into neutral, caused the truck to gain momentum.” Ferguson explained that this theory can never really be proven, but by mistakenly shifting gear, and overheating the brakes, the truck became “like a rolling ball that could not be stopped.” “We will never know why he didn’t use the runaway lanes, but it is speculated that he thought he could get the truck back into control by shifting gears.” The 50-year-old Ontario truck driver had been employed with Sutco Contracting, a Salmobased trucking company, for two weeks. The day of the accident, the truck was headed to Korpack Cement Products in Annable to deliver cement cinder blocks before heading to the Salmo yard. “Most truckers will go through Castlegar and then head back up the hill,” said Ferguson. “You may see a lot of full trucks going up the hill, but most heading down are empty.” Warfield Mayor Bert Crockett said that the village met with the Ministry of Transportation and Highways last Friday to exchange information and discuss the need for an arrestor bed or bypass on the hill. “We will try to pursue this and push it but we really need to wait until we have all the information,” said Crockett. “We don’t want to make any knee-jerk reactions, so until the coroner releases a final report, we don’t want to make decisions based on emotion.”
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A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the City of Rossland Office, 1899 Columbia Ave on regular working days from 9 am to 4pm, and also online at www.rossland.ca. Tracey Butler - Deputy CAO/Corporate Officer
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he last Babysitters Course before Summer is running this Saturday, May 25th 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Rossland Arena Lounge. If your child is interested in babysitting this summer, this is a great course to prepare them for that responsibility. The eight-hour course covers eight topics, including; responsibilities, child development, nutrition, behaviour, emergencies, safety and first aid, illness, physical challenges and special needs issues. Home Alone The last Home Alone course before summer is being offered on Wednesday, June 12 from 6-8:30 p.m. This is a great course to prepare your child for summer and times that they may be left alone, at home. The program provides them with the skills they need to feel safe and confident in stressful situations, household mishaps and in the event of an emergency. This course is for children ages 10-13 years. Corelates Corelates at the Miners Hall starts this week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 a.m., May 14 to June 20. Corelates is an amazing workout using Pilates and core strengthening exercises to tone your entire body. Improve flexibility, balance and coordination as well. You will love the results. This course is instructed by Gabby Jangula from Out of Bounds Fitness. Kootenay Danceworks Kootenay Danceworks is holding its year end performance, An Evening of Gratitude, at the Charles Bailey Theatre on Saturday, May 25 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Outdoor yoga Are you looking for an outdoor Yoga class? Instructor Cynthia Anonuevo, RYT, is introducing an outdoor beginner Vinyasa Flow Yoga class at the Rossglen Park in lower Rossland, starting Wednesday June 5, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The weekly class will run on Wednesdays, from 5:30-6:30 p.m until July 31. Classes will combine flowing progressions from one pose to another, as well as sustained postures with attention to basic alignment and therapeutic principles. These drop in classes are by donation with all proceeds being donated to the Rossland Food Bank. Please contact Rossland Recreation, at 250-362-2327 for more information. Ladies mountain biking Betty Go Hard is running a one-day, Next Level Accelerator (Lvl 2-3) Ladies Mountain Biking Clinic on Sunday, June 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This course is designed to help you progress to a more advanced set of mountain biking skills as the course works through body positioning, slow and high speed cornering, downhill switchbacks, wheel lifts, natural and man-made structures and obstacles and overall trail flow techniques. The course includes shuttle, coaching, skill practice, prizes and video analysis. Zumba cancelled The Tuesday evening Zumba classes have cancelled due to low numbers now that the weather has turned nice. Evening Zumba will likely resume in September. Swim lessons The Rossland Pool opens on Saturday June 1 at 1 p.m. The school board lessons actually start on Monday, May 27 in order to instruct the large number of lessons. The Summer Brochure is almost done and will be online by the end of May. Hard copies will be in the mailboxes by the first week of June.
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Reservations in BC Parks are up 10 per cent this year to date, at 36,038 reservations compared to 32, 729 reservations in 2012. To check availability in BC Parks, people are encouraged to visit the Discover Camping website at: www.discovercamping.ca. Many parks have seen upgrades directed at attracting young families, offering new recreation opportunities,
improving accessibility and increasing attendance. In the Kootenays, visitors can enjoy new picnic tables, signage and other improvements to the trail system at Kikomun Creek Provincial Park. The new Ponderosa campground also provides 37 campsites, two cabins and a shower building. To find out what’s new in a park near you, visit: www.BCParks.ca There are over 5,000 reservable sites in 95 provincial parks throughout British Columbia. Up to three reservations can be
made online in one easy transaction through Discover Camping. Individual sites are available up to three months in advance, while group sites are available up to 12 months in advance. Discover Camping is also accessible by mobile devices at https://secure.camis.com/ BCMobile This is an alternative way to book a campsite from any mobile device or computer. Reservations can also be made through the call centre at 1 800 689-9025 for a surcharge of $5 (plus tax).
Smoke Eaters take financial hit jim bailey Trail Times
The Trail Smoke Eaters held its annual general meeting at the Trail Memorial Centre Tuesday, and the news from the board went from bad to worse for Smokies supporters. Team president Tom Gawryletz announced the Smoke Eater organization lost over $60,000 last season. That’s almost $25,000 more than the previous year, and over $80,000 difference than in 2011, the last year the team made the playoffs
and a profit. “I don’t need to tell you that this hockey club can’t continue this way,” said Gawryletz. According to the Smoke Eaters’ Statement of Revenue and Expenditure, despite a much better effort on the ice in 2012-13, the Smokies were still down at the box office by about $5,000, and almost $60,000 from two years previous. Yet, the worst hit came from season-ticket sales that dropped more than $15,000 from last season, while corporate sponsorships were down $13,000, and $40,000 from two years ago.
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The city’s policies will be coming under close scrutiny after a new committee to review policy issues was struck. The policy review committee will be a sub committee of the council planning process that begins June 1, a move to dissect the budget and consider the implications—and worth—of each line item in the city budget. Councillor Cary Fisher proposed striking the joint policy review committee with senior city staff to look at the policies in place now, and make any needed adjustments, and then bring recommendations back to council. City corporate officer Tracey Butler was not sure how many policies would be reviewed under the committee, but it will start with the policy and procedure around purchasing and contracting. It was the contract issue that first prompted council to contact the B.C. Auditor General and request a policy review. When the office informed council it would not be able to look at issues in Rossland due to an overload of requests, council elected to police itself. “This is not, as my daughter would say, ‘rocket surgery.’ All we are looking at doing is tweaking policies with staff, and being proactive in light of not having this audit come and hopefully telling us something similar,” Fisher said. The purpose of the auditor general for local government is to conduct performance audits of the operations of local governments in order to provide local governments with objective information and relevant advice that will assist them in their accountability to their corporate stewardship of assets and the achievement of value for the money in their operations. editor@rosslandnews.com
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