Rossland News, January 16, 2014 by Black Press Media Group

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After successful negotiations, the councils of Rossland and Trail have reached an agreement regarding the long-standing dispute over cost apportionment for sewer services. The new agreement will provide a fair funding formula for the participating

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Alcohol, speed and distracted driving contributed to the majority of the deaths on West Kootenay highways in the last year, according to statistics just released by West Kootenay GREAT PRICES! Traffic Services. . 1 bed furnished with In 2013 the West new appliances ! $69,900 . 2 bed top floor corner unit, Kootenay Traffic Services great view $124,900 . 2 bed furnished in and West Kootenay Sunningdale, wood floors Integrated Road Safety $125,000 Unit (IRSU) had to handle MARIEnine fatalities in the area. CLAUDE 250-512-1153 Of these nine fatalities two were alcohol related and two were pedestrian fatalities, said Cpl. John 1st Trail Real Estate Ferguson of West Kootenay 1993 Columbia Ave. Rossland Traffic Services. The other causal factors Your Horoscope For the Week were speed, mechanical or with Michael O’Connor inside distracted driving, he said. Horoscope the West Kootenay Advertiser

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partners: City of Trail, City of Rossland and Village of Warfield. Over the next two years the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, as the administrator of the regional service, will be implementing a user-pay funding formula. This will involve installing the necessary volume measuring equipment. In

the meantime, municipal costs will be apportioned using the formula: • Trail – 62.56 per cent • Rossland – 24.90 per cent • Warfield – 12.54 per cent “We’re pleased that the agreement will ensure a fair sharing of costs for everyone and an incentive for participants to control their water usage as water usage relates directly to flows,”

said Mayor Greg Granstrom. For four years the question of who pays what portion of the cost of sewer service among Trail, Rossland and Warfield has been booted around like a political football. Trail had paid close to 70 per cent of the regional budget following a formula created in the late 1960s, based mostly on population

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and projected growth. In late 2012 Trail council drafted a cost-sharing proposal based on population, though it previously agreed with a mediator report that suggested the old formula was unfair, and a new formula should be based on 50 per cent population and 50 per cent water consumption.

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Arts and culture Youth network gains funds from province

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awareness of the snow Avalanche Awareness Day • Saturday, Jan. 18 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Red Mountain Resort

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Hosted by Rossland and District Search and Rescue. At Red Mountain Resort, meet outside the base lodge. Free event includes hands-on transceiver, probe, and other clinics, competitions for kids, and prizes. Dress for the weather. If access to the chair is required, lift tickets must be purchased.

Triple Threat Experience for youth • Classes run until March 8 presented by Steps Dance Get the basics of all three disciplines through games, workshops, scene study, group choreography and vocal exercises. Spend four weeks learning your craft and the next four weeks preparing for the production of Seussical (Dr. Seuss musical). Experience all aspects of a Broadway show alongside three specialized instructors (Juliana Marko-dance, Nadine Tremblayvoice and Carolyn Ferraro-acting). Steps offers three different levels based on the ages and skill level of the students. Levels and pricing: • 7-9 years: Saturdays, 4-6:15 p.m., $250 • 10-12 years: Saturdays, 4-7 p.m., $325 • Teen: Saturdays, 4-7 p.m., $325 Please email Juliana with questions or to register at juliana@ stepsdancecentre.ca. Rossland Youth Action Network logo contest Design the network’s logo. The winning logo will be included on all their posters, event pages, etc. This could be your 15 minutes of fame. Winning logo designer will win a $100 gift certificate to a Rossland Business of choice. There will be runner up prizes as well. Rossland Public Library Check out the Library’s website for a complete listing of the programs they’re running. Lego Club, Teen Night, Storytime, French Club, Movies and Munchies, NFB Film Club, Book Club, and Cocoa and Movies during Winter Carnival are some of the great programs running in January. On Sunday, Feb. 9 there’s a wet felting workshop with Tricia Rasku that will have participants making a scarf. Rossland Seniors The Rossland Seniors Hall has lots of great activities running through the week. On Mondays at 1:30 p.m. the Rossland Seniors Art Club meets. Contact Edith Harasin at 250-362-5477 for more information. On Monday evenings, the Rossland Quilters Guild gets together at 7 p.m. Contact Deyanne Davies at 250-362-7727 for more information. On Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. the Rossland Golden City Old Time Fiddlers practice and play. The public are welcome to sit in and listen to the old time fiddlers play their music. Visitors should contact Richie Mann before going to the Hall. Contact Richie or Audrey at 250-362-9465. On Thursdays between 9:30-11 a.m. join the seniors for stretching exercises and morning tea and snacks.

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A youth-based program in Rossland has received $15,000 from the Columbia Basin Trust for a celebration of youth. The City of Rossland’s Youth Action Network will host activities and programming that lead up to a week-long celebration of youth in May 2014. In all, 15 projects for youth will benefit from funding through Columbia Basin Trust’s Youth Grants Program. The projects will receive a total of $107,400. “Applicants submitted a diverse range of project ideas to the program,” said Sabrina Curtis, director, Sector Initiatives for the Trust. “We are excited that all of the funded projects will strongly support meaningful engagement of Basin youth.” Projects that directly benefit Basin youth aged 12 to 29 can receive up to $15,000 per project through the Youth Grants Program. A range of organizations can apply including school districts, First Nations and local governments, plus youth aged 15 to 29 with a sponsoring organization. The Trust’s Youth Advisory Committee, made up of youth aged 15 to 29, adjudicate the applications. The next Youth Grants Program deadline is March 10 at 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.cbt.org/ygp.

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As part of this year’s Winter Carnival festivities, the Rossland Skatepark Association, in association with RossVegas, will be hosting the official after party for ‘The Wild In The Streets’ jib jam competition set for Saturday, Jan. 25. When the jib jam wraps up, take the short walk down Columbia to the Miner’s Union Hall and get your rock n’ roll on in Rossland’s original party hall. Whistler/Vancouver rock bands Fall of Summer and Virginia Leaves are coming all the way out here to

rock all night and help raise money to support the local skatepark dreams. The bands hit the stage at Miner’s Union Hall at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at RossVegas for $10, or $15 at the door. The Rossland Skatepark Association (RSA) is the local nonprofit organization working towards creating a world class skatepark in Rossland. Major hurdles have been cleared in the skatepark process, including site selection and skatepark design. Rossland city council has given the RSA permission to construct the skatepark in 2014, at the corner of Washington St. and Third Ave.

The hills are alive with sound ... A great way to lose the January blues is at the Joe Hill Coffee House, Rossland’s showcase for talent from throughout the region, as another great event is lined up for Sunday, Jan 19. Come and feel the sunshine. The performers are: • Piano students from Nicole Zimmer’s studio • Nicole Zimmer singing and playing • Post-Its (Notes on a Marriage) - A oneact play presented by Columbia Phoenix Players, starring Shaelian Bennet and Joseph French • Justin Tydeman master guitarist and composer from the Slocan Valley • Ben Kolff -

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showcasing modern jive dance • Marti Daniel playing and singing with soul • The Foggy Goggle Boys - Great songs, great harmonies and rhythms, good ‘til the cows come home. Joe Hill Coffee House has round tables, soft chairs, cof-

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Free bus ride overwhelming success for December: Tourism Rossland timothy schafer Rossland News

In less than one month the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free bus service has seen overwhelming use, says Tourism Rossland. The day and evening service transported a total of 2,327 passengers over the 17 days of operation in December for an average of 137 people per day. The highest use was on Tuesday, Dec. 31 with 315 passengers using the service. Tourism Rossland executive director Deanne Steven said it was encouraging to see the wide range of users, including visitors, staff, locals, seniors and children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It proves that this initiative is of high importance to all Rosslanders,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was never expected that this many

people would be riding the bus, and it also demonstrates the importance of it being free to all riders.â&#x20AC;? Steven said the service not only saved the city and its visitors some time, it has also saved the environment. Making a â&#x20AC;&#x153;quick carbon emission calculation,â&#x20AC;? Tourism Rossland determined the service has been responsible for a reduction of carbon emissions of 2.34 tonnes (based on a reduction of cars being used, and two people per car) in just one month. The shuttle is operated by Betty Go Hard, which has employed seven people during the course of the winter and provided seven additional jobs to the local economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Additionally, Interior Signs did a fabulous job on the shuttle wrap and design,

as well as the shuttle signs, and Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Printing designed and printed the schedule,â&#x20AC;? said Steven. The project is already well utilized, and was the reason it was supported by over 40 businesses and organizations with $43,000 of contributions. The remaining funding for the project came from the Resort Municipality Initiative. Although Rossland has not yet been confirmed in their quest to become a twoper-cent Resort Municipality Initiative community, Steven and the Tourism Rossland board felt that it was important to go ahead with the project in the interim. For more information on this service please visit http://tourismrossland.com/ winter-free-ride-ski-bus. editor@rosslandnews.com

2013 bear season quiet in city timothy schafer

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An abundant berry crop in the forest around Rossland led to an unusually quiet year for bear activity, according to the annual WildSafe BC report. The season also provided an abundant urban fruit crop with many apples, plums and pears that brought the bears back into town starting in September. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were no bears destroyed in Rossland this year (2013) and only two bears destroyed in Trail, one in May and one in September,â&#x20AC;? she said. Last year saw the Bear Aware name changed to WildSafe BC and the program focus expanded from bears to all urban wildlife. In Rossland, this wildlife includes cougars and coyotes. Although bear encounters were down, cougar and coyote sightings in Rossland were up from previous years, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the new WildSafe BC educational materials were well received,â&#x20AC;? said Weider. But the quiet year in 2013 presents more challenges for 2014, said Sharon Weider, WildSafe BC coordinator for Rossland and Trail. A quiet bear season now means having to convince people that their attractants need to be managed for when a bear shows up, not if a bear shows up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During a quiet season, it is easy to believe that your attractants are not a problem,â&#x20AC;? said Weider. The abundant fruit crop emphasized that fruit trees need to be managed every year so that a bumper crop can be handled more easily, she added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Historically, garbage and fruit trees are the first and second greaest attractants

A Natural Control Alternatives Society (NCA) has asked the city to consider a partnership on placing a large, communal, bear-proof garbage bin in the city to decrease bruin-human encounters. NCA said in a letter to council that, after consulting with Sharon Wieder of WildSafe BC, she verified residents of Rossland have asked for and been appreciative of waste disposal options to use between regular curbside garbage pick-ups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wieder noted garbage related incidents remain the singular most common source of resident encounters with the bear population.â&#x20AC;?

that create human-wildlife conflict,â&#x20AC;? said Weider. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year was no different.â&#x20AC;? There was increased interest in electric fencing and presentations in the schools last year, both of which had been challenges in previous years. The Harvest Rescue team in Rossland was busy collecting and distributing fruit, culminating in a successful community fruit press day in the city that produced 240 litres of juice, said Weider. Weider said 2013 was the second year of the West Kootenay Human-Bear Conflict working group that met to discuss bear management issues and developed creative solutions in collaboration with all levels of government. The group provided a pool of knowledge, experience and influence. In Rossland, residents greeted installation of bear-resistant trash bins on the newly renovated Columbia and Washington avenues â&#x20AC;&#x153;with enthusiasm,â&#x20AC;? said Weider. A lack of residential bear resistant trash bins available locally meant that Rosslanders with little or no secure space to store garbage had challeng-

es. The working group is looking to resolve that issue, said Weider. Other new features of the WildSafe BC program include the website and the wildlife alert reporting program (WARP) map and a Facebook site with individual community pages, including one for Rossland. The new programâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like it predecessor Bear Awareâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; strives to reduce humanwildlife conflict through education, innovation and cooperation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal is to keep communities safe and wild,â&#x20AC;? said Weider. And the goal in 2014 is to engage Rosslanders in a discussion regarding changes to the Solid Waste Management bylaw. As well, WildSafe BC will be looking to partner with the city and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to make bear-resistant bins available to residents at a reasonable cost. Weider also planned to organize a fruit tree management work party for â&#x20AC;&#x153;rogueâ&#x20AC;? trees, and have three more electric fences installed in Rossland.

2014 off to a bang Bookings are really strong in Rossland for 2014 and Tourism Rossland is anticipating a very busy winter. A couple of projects which they are working on for completion by March 31: â&#x20AC;˘ Exhibiting at the Vancouver Outdoor Adventure Show, March 7-8 â&#x20AC;˘ Launch of new Rossland splash page â&#x20AC;˘ Regional golf marketing â&#x20AC;˘ Regional nordic map â&#x20AC;˘ Rubberhead Enduro marketing â&#x20AC;˘ Single Track Six race (for 2015) â&#x20AC;˘ Increase photobank. Some media expected in the city â&#x20AC;˘ Metro UK â&#x20AC;˘ Destination BC Bloggers â&#x20AC;˘ Outdoors North West Magazine â&#x20AC;˘ Slopestyle TV â&#x20AC;˘ Ben Clatworthy UK Freelance

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our condolences â&#x20AC;˘ Ads in newspapers are the most go out to the families acceptable compared to out-of-home, and friends who lost radio, magazine, TV and online ads. loved ones,â&#x20AC;? said Ferguson in a press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drinking â&#x20AC;˘ Ads in newspapers are deemed to be and driving, seatbelt the most truthful (compared to other and distracted driving are leading factors in media). serious or fatal collisions.â&#x20AC;? FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING AND HOW IT CAN WORK FOR YOU, This year 90 CALL DAVE DYKSTRA OUT OF THE TRAIL TIMES OFFICE. impaired drivers were taken of the road and Statistics from http://www.newspaperscanada.ca/ 120 suspensions were issued in the West Dave Dykstra Kootenay Boundary If you have any marketing area. questions, please feel free The units served to contact me. 1,430 seatbelt tickets and 325 distracted driving charges (cell advertising@rosslandnews.com phone). or dave@trailtimes.ca Drug possession seems to be on the rise with 500 drug seizures, Ferguson noted. As well, excessive speed chargesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; which go with a sev en-day seizure of the vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;are also on the rise with 63 sei zures. In all, police units served over 7,300 vio

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ity council is now in full gear in deconstructing and reconstructing the city’s budget, as well as restructuring its goals and aims for how it operates, and where it will place its priorities. It’s a noble pursuit, and a daunting one, since most municipal councils only reaffirm a coming budget with inflationary increases, not pull apart priorities. The workload and the focus necessary to delve into the numbers and ask the hard questions—what are the core services a municipality needs to provide to its citizens—are ones most elected officials prefer to avoid. But it’s what citizens are calling for in every municipality to help stem the rise of taxes. Unfortunately, cuts will be made and it is the reason the unsavoury task is avoided by so many. As council heads into the next few weeks of budgetary dissection, it might be worth a trip to the inner sanctum of City Hall to see the process at work, or check it out online at http://youtu.be/16tIwsx6Fao.

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Carnival comes to city From the pages of the Rossland Miner ROSSlANd MUSEUM

January, 1914 New school rooms on Columbia Avenue Trustee board will place youngsters there and engage new teacher The question of providing temporary quarters for the surplus of Rossland’s school children has been giving the School Board some difficulty. The Board has decided that owing to the large number of beginners desiring to start this term, additional room must be provided and an additional teacher. They will choose quarters on Columbia Avenue to accommodate at least 45 children. The Board will also endeavor to secure the assistance of the government in finishing up two rooms in the upper storey of the Cook Avenue School to accommodate permanently this increased number. In that event the older pupils would be placed upstairs and the youngsters downstairs.

Rossland’s big carnival starts Monday evening The Carnival will open on Monday night next, with the usual masquerade. Preparations are complete for the 17th annual event—the senior hockey event is the mainspring of the Carnival bringing teams from Fernie, Nelson, Trail and Rossland together with the ladies team from Nelson to meet the Rossland ladies. The four days are jam full of life with hockey, skating, ski running and jumping, horse racing, tobogganing and log sawing and chopping. On Tuesday and Friday nights, hockey dances will be held in the Miners Opera Hall. Wednesday and Friday afternoons have been declared civic half holidays and everybody will be taking in the Carnival sights. In addition, local promoters have arranged a boxing contest to take place at the Miners’ Union Hall. Now that the fear of tropical weather has abated before the continued presence of frost, it is easy to anticipate desirable conditions that will enable the splendid program of winter sports to be thoroughly enjoyed by Rosslanders and their guests. January, 1939 High school students take to skiing Students at Rossland High School who are included in the physical train-

ing class will spend at least part of their class period each week either skiing or skating. “Where there are facilities available to enable pupils to learn the fundamentals of such sports as hockey, skating or skiing they must make the best use of those facilities,” according to the physical training instructress. Class took one of its first outdoor lessons where they took full advantage of the excellent run sloping down from the tree line, south of Cook Avenue School as far as Thompson Avenue.

District roads are passable According to reports all roads in West Kootenay section surrounding Rossland are in passable condition with the exception of the Cascade. Slight snowfall last week has packed over most of the icy surfaces on the Paterson and Schofield highways making them safer for travel. The government snowplough has cleared and widened roads through the Erie and Pend d’Orielle district. * More than 100,000 British Columbian automobile licences will be issued during 1939. New licences will be made with black figures on a canary yellow background. Compiled by Joyce Austin, manager Rossland Historical Museum.

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Keeping in mind feedback makes for an improved event To the Editor: The last time I wrote to this paper, I was under a mask as Canuck Blue. I did this to break out from just being a radio personality on a now on-hiatus radio cooperative that a small per cent of our community supported. It was kind of fun exposing my views that were not hockey based (like a proposal for having a Seven Summit Challenge, support only Rossland stores/restaurants, and have an outdoor concert at Centennial/ Cooke/Jubilee Park with Rossland bands) before some people complained, via letter, about my review of the Golden City Days, a month or so after the event.

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I bumped into one a while ago and tried to explain what I said in the column and she didn’t like the tone of it. All I was trying to tell her was that a percentage of people didn’t like where the Sourdough Alley event was and some events, like the luncheon done by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion, took a hit. To me, I want to have our downtown core booming with locals and tourists to boost Rossland’s economy during a festival. Due to where the Golden City Days was located for the past two years, the downtown core took a huge hit in back-to-back years (2012 had a reason with con-

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Trail city council had notified the province in late May 2012 it wanted to engage in the process of arbitration with the City of Rossland to determine the correct percentages of shared costs for sewage service in the Greater Trail region. In September 2012 the two cities were not in agreement over a preferred arbitrator. Rossland believed the jurisdiction of the dispute and resolution officer to order arbitration at all was questionable. According to the City of Trail, the delay put the City of Rossland into “arrears” of five years at $109,000 per year. Lois-Leah Goodwin, executive director of Intergovernmental Relations and Planning under the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, was appointed as the dispute resolution officer in August 2012 to help settle the matter of who pays for what. The City of Trail was “relieved” to finally put the longstanding sewer dispute behind, said Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs. “Now we can move forward and focus our efforts on other important matters in the service and dealing with the Liquid Waste Management Plan,” he said. The regional district will now be responsible for drafting the new Service Establishment Bylaw and then providing it to the three member municipalities to the service for their approval. editor@rosslandnews.com

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struction on Columbia and Washington, while this past year had no problems, except for the weather). As an event coordinator for making an anime convention in Rossland myself, I have to listen to the people to get ideas. Listening to people can make the event even better than the last one. If flyers for outdoor events had “in case of rain, this event might be cancelled or moved indoors” as a safety precaution. Instead of having Saturday’s post parade event in the arena parking lot, why not have it somewhere that doesn’t block the fire trucks when a fire happens east of, or surrounding the arena,

because of congestion (which some people were complaining about due to no parking spots around the arena). That is one thing that any event coordinator should have on their mind right after the event. The reason why I am pointing these out now is in a few weeks Rossland’s big event, the Winter Carnival (which is older than Quebec City’s [Canada’s Oldest City] Carnivale), will be happening and all I want is everyone to have a safe one. To me, a safe Winter Carnival is a fun, successful Winter Carnival. Sean Bateman, formerly Canuck Blue Rossland

Cash ‘comes back’ to SD20 TimoThy Schafer Rossland News

The school district has received its full complement of funding now that enrolment figures are officially in. School District 20 (Kootenay Columbia) will receive its $227,055 in hold back funding based on actual September enrolment numbers. Before the start of every school year, the ministry holds back a portion of the overall funding in case student enrolment is higher than forecast. These holdback funds are then released to school districts as enrolment is counted during the year. The holdback is used as a contingency to fund districts for enrolment greater than the district estimated enrolment and preliminary allocation. Holdback not required for this purpose becomes available for allocation to all districts. Enrollment across the district declined from 3,889.8 school age full-timeequivalent (FTE) enrollments to 3,784.2, a 2.7 per cent drop. For that, the district received $229,992 under enrollment decline grants. Enrolment counts are undertaken for summer, September, February and May. The districts’ preliminary allocations are adjusted after each of the enrolment counts: Sept. 30; February and May. District preliminary allocation will increase if actual enrolment is higher than district estimated enrolment; and consequently decline if actual enrolment is lower than district estimated enrolment; The district will also be receiving $655,249 in funding protection. Funding protection is calculated at the September enrolment count only—this supplemental grant is calculated last and ensures that districts do not experience a funding decline of greater than 1.5 per cent compared to the previous year for the September count. The full operating grant from the province for SD20 is $34,946,471 as of September 2013, with basic enrollment funding making up $26,111,541 of that amount. The full operating block, including holdback, must be allocated to districts by June 30 of the current school year. Within its total amount, the district also received $2.9 million for unique student needs, $3.5 million for unique geographic factors and $1.3 million under salary differential.

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Some of the best figure skaters in the Kootenays will descend on Rossland this weekend. The city will be playing host to the West Kootenay Invitational Figure Skating Competition from Friday, Jan. 17 to Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Rossland Arena. Hosted by the Rossland Figure Skating Club (RFSC), over 100 skaters are expected to attend the competition, with 198 entries registered in many different disciplines throughout the weekend. The Rossland club will be joined by skaters from the

Beaver Valley, Castlegar, Nelson and Grand Forks in the West Kootenay-Boundary, and from the East Kootenay the North Star Club (Kimberley), Cranbrook, Fernie, Sparwood, Columbia Valley and Revelstoke. The Okanagan’s Armstrong/Enderby and Summerland will also be there. The event is open to the public. Entry level is between star 1 through juvenile free skate. Ages vary as do the skating ability. Friday is a high test day, where skaters will be judged by officials on their ability to perform many different levels of

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The survival of the Rossland Winter Carnival not only hinges on snow, volunteers and patronage of the community, but sponsors as well. Even so, it has never been difficult convincing sponsors to contribute cash or in-kind donations to the city’s premiere event, said winter carnival committee member Larry Doell. “Donors appreciate being able to support a winter community event that first took place in 1897,” he said. “Sponsorship is essential. Without cash and in-kind donations, the carnival won’t survive.” As a result, sponsorship grew by 30 per cent this year. In previous years where sponsorship was leaner, the committee had to take a more selective

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Friday

Watch for the Boomtown Garter Girls performing around town! • 1-3pm Learn to Luge Helmets & snow boots mandatory Red Resort, $10 • 1pm-King of the Mountain ski, telemark & snowboard race at Red Resort - 12pm registration, $15 • 3-8pm Nelson & District Credit Union Free Hot Spiced Apple Juice

• 3-8pm Rafters at Red- Open Mic and liftie night Cheap $12 jugs of PBR and Hells Gate Live Music and Good times • 8pm Bobsled Calcutta at the Garage Restaurant Check out the teams entering this year’s bobsled race and see if you can pick a winner! Each team will be auctioned off to the highest bidder (bring cash). If you purchase a team and that team places 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the race on Saturday you win cash! Contact: Tara Kowalchuk 250-921-8272

• 6-11pm-Olaus Ice Palace, Live music with Shred Kelly and Best Of and DJ - cover charge (Bring 2 pcs of ID) Queen & Columbia Tickets are $10, come early as tickets sell fast. • 6:30pm - The Game‚Open Jam pre-registration at Rossvegas 6:309pm Helmets & waiver mandatory $20 Queen & Columbia • 6:30pm - City of Rossland‚117th Carnival Parade Located downtown, entrants meet at 6pm corner of Columbia & ButteWin a Red Mountain Resort Season Pass! Enter the parade (costumes &/or float mandatory). Draw at 7:00pm

• 9pm-Rafters at Red- Chatham Country Line. North Carolina Bluegrass $25 tickets 9pm close. Shuttle All Night fromPrestige

• 7pm - Post Parade Extravaganza Free hotdogs for parade kids, hot chocolate, bonfire in Harry Lefevre Square (Columbia and Washington) with Century 21

• 9pm-Blizzardfest at the Flying Steamshovel, BlackBerry Wood, Entry fee is $15 night at the door. Advanced 3 day ‘snowed-in passes’ will be available soon for $30

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approach, said Doell. “With less sponsors, we would try to maintain the core events and seek community champions to take on the remaining events,” he explained. In-kind donations match the total operating budget. That operating budget is reached with 33 per cent cash contributions, with the remaining 67 per cent self generated by carnival events. Long time cash sponsors include Nelson and District Credit Union, Teck Trail Operations, Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Power Corporation, FortisBC, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary’s Area B, Ferraro Foods, Rossland Collision, Community Futures of Greater Trail, RHC Insurance and IDA Drugs. In-kind sponsors include the City of Rossland, Red Mountain Resort, Rossland News, Mountain FM, HLF

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Welcome to Rossland Winter Carnival

Rossland News Thursday, January 16, 2014

Thursday, January 16, 2014 Rossland News

Saturday

• 7:30am- Firefighters Pancake Breakfast 10am Located at the fire hall on 2nd Ave - $5 • 9:30am - Mountain FM / 103.5 The Bridge presents The Sonny Samuelson Bobsled Race Spokane Street Award presentation at the Ice Palace (Queen & Columbia)

Sunday boots mandatory Red Mtn, $15 • 1pm - Kids Carnival Presented by West Kootenay Snogoers Kids Snowmobile Rides, Concession, games & more! Lions

• 10-5pm - RossVegas Presents “Wild In The Streets” jib jam (Registration 9-10 firm) Open Jam helmets & waivers mandatory. $20

campground

• 11-5pm - Library- extended opening hours

the back country

• 11-1am - Celebrate Australia Day at the Rock Cut Pub. 7:30pm - Crazy, fun horse race- The Olaus Cup!

Kids Bring your GT racers and sliding gear! Come and enjoy our

• 1-3pm - Learn to Luge Helmets at Red Mountain Resort. Helmets and snow boots mandatory $10

• 10-2 pm - Rossland Museum hot cider & coffee

• 12pm - GT Racing on Spokane Street Helmets & Waivers mandatory, no entry fee Spokane & 2nd Ave

to Lions campground register at Red in the conference room

• 12pm - EZ ROCK Powder Pounder Snow Volleyball $40 per team Spokane & Columbia

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• 1pm - John Heintz Relay Race relay race from top of Red Mtn. 10-12 am. Awards ceremony at Lions campground $50/team

• 12-3 pm - Fat Bike demo at the Centennial trail head in upper Rossland.

All Weekends Events

• 7- 9pm Beer Tasting @ Rafters at Red $10 Tickets - Shuttle all night from Prestige&;

• 12-6 pm - Olaus Ice Palace and Food Fair Queen & Columbia

• Kids slide at the library created by the Slocan Snow Sculpturers

• 12-6 pm - Museum Open

• Friends of the Rossland Museum display at Pro Harware

• 9pm to close - Rafters at Red- The Tuques and The Foggy Goggle Boys $15 Tickets - Shuttle All Night from Prestige

• 12-1:30 - Borscht at the Legion Washington & 1st Ave

• Watch for the Boomtown Garter Girls performing around town

• 9-1:30am - Friday Night Open Jam at the Legion

• 1pm - World Championship Bigolfathon Red Mountain Resort (bottom of Red Chair) $10

• 9pm - Blizzardfest at the Flying Steamshovel, CR Avery, Entry fee is $15 night at the door. Advanced 3 day ‘snowed-in passes’ will be available soon for $30

• 5:30 at The Olaus Ice Palace is making the draw for FREE SKIS FROM POWDERHOUND SPORTS!

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• 9pm - Rafters at Red- Purp N Yella feat Kato & Boggs, with special guest Maka Tickets $30. Shuttle All Night from Prestige • 6-9pm - Red Mountain Resort Family Fun Night Free night skiing and boarding, skating Rink & Firepit, Tobogganing, Kids Movie, Indoor crafts & activities Sourdough Alley Cafeteria. Rafters and Cafeteria will be open for Dinner until 9pm. • 9pm - Blizzardfest at the Flying Steamshovel, Bend Sinister, with opener John Lee’s Hooker, Entry fee is $15 night at the door. Advanced 3 day ‘snowed-in passes’ will be available soon for $30

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will include events such as elements, creative free skate solos and technical interpretive programs.

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Friday

• 9pm-Rafters at Red- Chatham Country Line. North Carolina Bluegrass $25 tickets 9pm close. Shuttle All Night fromPrestige

• 7pm - Post Parade Extravaganza Free hotdogs for parade kids, hot chocolate, bonfire in Harry Lefevre Square (Columbia and Washington) with Century 21

• 9pm-Blizzardfest at the Flying Steamshovel, BlackBerry Wood, Entry fee is $15 night at the door. Advanced 3 day ‘snowed-in passes’ will be available soon for $30

Better Life Fitness is celebrating 9 years of business!

Congratulations on the 117 th Rossland Winter Carnival

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Final schedule subject to change

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January 23 - 26 Rossland th 117 Winter

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dance and skills; this will run from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

www.rosslandnews.com A7

Sponsorship at heart of Winter Carnival

The region’s best young figure skaters arrive for the West Kootenay Invitational Figure Skating competition at Rossland Arena this weekend.

Welcome to Rossland Winter Carnival

Rossland News Thursday, January 16, 2014

Thursday, January 16, 2014 Rossland News

Saturday

Sunday boots mandatory Red Mtn, $15 • 1pm - Kids Carnival Presented by West Kootenay Snogoers Kids Snowmobile Rides, Concession, games & more! Lions

• 10-5pm - RossVegas Presents “Wild In The Streets” jib jam (Registration 9-10 firm) Open Jam helmets & waivers mandatory. $20

campground

• 11-5pm - Library- extended opening hours

the back country

• 11-1am - Celebrate Australia Day at the Rock Cut Pub. 7:30pm - Crazy, fun horse race- The Olaus Cup!

Kids Bring your GT racers and sliding gear! Come and enjoy our

• 1-3pm - Learn to Luge Helmets at Red Mountain Resort. Helmets and snow boots mandatory $10

• 10-2 pm - Rossland Museum hot cider & coffee

• 12pm - GT Racing on Spokane Street Helmets & Waivers mandatory, no entry fee Spokane & 2nd Ave

to Lions campground register at Red in the conference room

• 12pm - EZ ROCK Powder Pounder Snow Volleyball $40 per team Spokane & Columbia

$25 single.

• 12-2pm - Kids Art Show at the Library

Overall avalanche awareness, tool’s and demo to keep us safe in

Come see us at our beautiful new location across from the Post Office!

famous outside lunch.

✩ THE BEST COFFEE IN THE REGION ✩

PANINIS ON OUR OWN FOCCACIA ✩ ✩ DAILY HOMEMADE SOUPS ✩ ✩ DECADENT FRESH BAKING & GLUTEN FREE ✩ ✩

• 1pm - John Heintz Relay Race relay race from top of Red Mtn. 10-12 am. Awards ceremony at Lions campground $50/team

• 12-3 pm - Fat Bike demo at the Centennial trail head in upper Rossland.

All Weekends Events

• 7- 9pm Beer Tasting @ Rafters at Red $10 Tickets - Shuttle all night from Prestige&;

• 12-6 pm - Olaus Ice Palace and Food Fair Queen & Columbia

• Kids slide at the library created by the Slocan Snow Sculpturers

• 12-6 pm - Museum Open

• Friends of the Rossland Museum display at Pro Harware

• 9pm to close - Rafters at Red- The Tuques and The Foggy Goggle Boys $15 Tickets - Shuttle All Night from Prestige

• 12-1:30 - Borscht at the Legion Washington & 1st Ave

• Watch for the Boomtown Garter Girls performing around town

• 9-1:30am - Friday Night Open Jam at the Legion

• 1pm - World Championship Bigolfathon Red Mountain Resort (bottom of Red Chair) $10

• 9pm - Blizzardfest at the Flying Steamshovel, CR Avery, Entry fee is $15 night at the door. Advanced 3 day ‘snowed-in passes’ will be available soon for $30

• 5:30 at The Olaus Ice Palace is making the draw for FREE SKIS FROM POWDERHOUND SPORTS!

2014 Carnival Sponsors

Purchase a 4-month membership • Adult $151.60 • Senior/Student $135.60 Sale ends Jan 31st

PLATINUM IN KIND SPONSORS Rossland News, Trail Daily Times, Tourism Rossland

362-2348 2086 Washington St. www.betterlifefitness.net

Katrine Conroy, MLA Kootenay West 1-888-755-0556 Katrine.conroy.mla@leg.bc.ca www.katrineconroy.ca

• 9am - The Olaus Invitational BC Cup Luge Race Helmets & snow

GOLD SPONSORS Foraro Foods, Rossland Collision Ltd., Community urtres SILVER SPONSOR Alpine Drug Mart IDA

PLATINUM PLUS IN KIND SPONSORS City of Rossland, Red. Mt. Resort, Mountain FM, EZ Rock, The Bridge

GOLD IN KIND SPONSORS HLF Images, Rossland Telegraph, Powderhound, RossVegas, Selkirk Security

SILVER IN KIND SPONSORS The Red Barn, Big Red Cats, Prestige Mountain Resort Kokanee Springs, Prestige

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There have been nine laboratory-confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in the Kootenay region, according to Interior Health. Supplies of influenza vaccine are still available to B.C. residents, despite high demand as the H1N1 strain of the virus has returned, provincial health officials say. Cases since the current flu season began in December have shown a shift towards people aged 20 to 69, rather than the very young and the elderly who are typically most vulnerable. There have been severe cases involving healthy, younger people and two deaths have been confirmed, one in the Okanagan and one on Vancouver Island. The main strain of influenza to emerge this winter is a descendent of the H1N1 that prompted the largest vaccination in Canadian history in 2009-10, when the illness was declared a global pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall said the B.C.

health ministry purchased a record 1.4 million doses of the current vaccine, which offers immunity to H1N1 and other strains. Some doctors’ offices and pharmacies have run out as demand has been higher than last year. “We have supplies currently available, but it’s conceivable that if demand continues to be high, we’ll use up all of those 1.4 million doses,” Kendall said. “So I wouldn’t call it a vaccine shortage, I’d call it an unusually high demand.” The health ministry has a website for information on influenza and other vaccinations, with a guide to finding local flu clinics, at www.immunizebc.ca. Since 2009, pharmacies as well as doctors’ offices and dedicated flu clinics have been authorized to administer flu shots. They are free of charge to higher risk groups, including pregnant women, very young or old people, people with other medical conditions and those planning to visit a hospital or long-term care facility. Flu season typically runs from December to April.

Kendall said in an average year, between 10 and 20 per cent of B.C. residents contract the virus, with about 2,000 sick enough to be hospitalized and 500 deaths, mostly people with underlying conditions. While severe illness among younger, healthier people is unusual, so far the current flu season is in the typical range, Kendall said. Seasonal influenza is mainly a respiratory illness, with symptoms of coughing, fever, headache and muscle ache that typically last from seven to 10 days. It can be complicated by pneumonia and worsen underlying conditions such as heart disease. Kendall said confirmation of North America’s first case of H5N1 “bird flu” is not a cause for public concern, because that strain is typically caught from poultry and rarely transmitted from person to person. A traveller returning from China to Edmonton via Vancouver during the Christmas season became ill and died Jan. 3. — with files from Tom Fletcher, Black Press

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Youth action networking Recreation, Education, Community Rossland Rec Department Rossland Recreation The Winter 2014 Brochure is available online, at www.rossland.ca, city hall home page and the Recreation Program Guide page. You can also pick up a hard copy at City Hall, the Credit Union, Rossland School, the Rossland Library and at the Rossland Arena. Hip Hop and Jazz The Hip Hop classes start the fourth week of January, with classes for children from three years to teens. Classes will run in the Miners’ Union Hall on Tuesdays. These fun, high energy, choreography-based classes start with a fast paced warm-up and then dancers get down with the latest in contemporary hip-hop moves. The pace is fast and the energy is high. Drop in’s will only be permitted if the class achieves a minimum of eight registered participants. Preschool Programs—Tumbleweeds and Preschool Hockey Tumbleweeds and Preschool Hockey start in January. These are pre-school programs that encourage the development of active play, skills development and an opportunity to socialize with other little people (and for their parents to socialize with other parents). Tumbleweeds is on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Miners’ Union Hall and started Jan. 15. This is an introductory, non-structured gymnastics program that will have children enjoying increased physical strength, flexibility and coordination by exploration of movement.

Preschool hockey is on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. in the arena. The program introduces the basics of hockey through various drills and activities in a fun learning environment. Public skating schedule for the week of Jan. 13-19 Public skating this week is on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 6:30-7:45 p.m. and on Sunday, Jan. 19 from 6-7:30 p.m. The Sunday, 2:30 p.m. public skate has been cancelled due to the figure skating competition. For more information about admission prices, skate rentals and more, please log onto the city’s website, at www.rossland.ca, then arena page.

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The Rossland Youth Action Network The Rossland Youth Action Network’s aim is to “increase activities for youth in the community and support opportunities and services for youth aged 12-18 years old.” This goal has been made possible by the Columbia Basin Trust, who support the Network with their Community Directed Youth Funds. Painting with Stephanie Gauvin The second in the local artist series, youth artists can come and learn painting techniques from artist Stephanie Gauvin. Space is limited so register now at Rossland Recreation 250-3622327. Times: 3:30-5:30 p.m., Wednesdays at the Rossland Art Gallery, four sessions: February 5, 12, 19 and 26. Cost: $25 for all four sessions. Includes art supplies.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACCOUNTING CLERK I The City of Rossland has an opening for a permanent full-time (40 hrs. per/wk) position as the Accounting Clerk I. This position is in the CUPE bargaining unit and provides the first point of contact for accounting services to the public. Salary and benefits are pursuant to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing tasks related to the City’s financial services and assist in the corporate services as required. Financial work involves assistance to the Accountant/Comptroller and the Chief Financial Officer, payroll, accounts receivable and payable, utility billing, business and dog licences, and other related financials tasks. The position also acts as a receptionist, answering telephone and in-person inquires and complaints. The successful candidate will possess an Accounting or Bookkeeping Diploma or equivalent experience and education. Preference will be given to candidates that are working towards an accounting designation (CA, CGA, CMA) or have experience with VADIM Software. Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills along with a high level of competence in general office procedures and proficient in the use of equipment and computers is essential.

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Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume by 4:00 pm on January 20, 2014 to: City of Rossland, Box 1179, 1899 Columbia Avenue, Rossland, BC V0G 1Y0, Attention: Tracey Butler, Deputy CAO/CO or by email to traceybutler@rossland.ca

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Don Davis, longtime resident of Rossland passed away at KBRH on January 9, 2014 peacefully surrounded by his family. Don was born in Rossland on October 8, 1929. Donny took his heavy duty mechanic apprenticeship at the Rossland Co-op. He then spent 31years at Cominco-Teck working in the garage and plants - known for his silver hardhat and his excellent workmanship. In the late 70s Don opened the ProShop in the Rossland Arena - sharpening skates and selling hockey equipment. Don had a passion for all sports and played for the Rossland Redmen Lacrosse Team for many years, Rossland and Trail Junior and Senior Hockey teams, baseball, downhill skiing and ski jumping. He was inducted in the BC Lacrosse Hall of Fame. In the later years Don was the equipment manager for the Rossland Junior Warriors as well as very active on the Warrior executive. He was also a member of the Rossland Curling Club, and spent 45 years as a member of the Oddfellow/Rebekah Lodge. Donny is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Marilyn, his children; Patti (Sam), Donna (Rick), and Ken (Sandy), his 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Donny is also survived by his brother Ken (Beryl), many sisters and brother’s in-law, nieces and nephews. Don was predeceased by his parents Dorothy and Tom Davis, his brother Wiggy, his sister Dorothy, and his nephews Tom, Doug, Todd and Eugene. Donny was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grand Papa. He instilled his many values on us all and cherished the time he spent with his family. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 11:00 am at the Rossland United Church with Reverend Ken Siemens ofÀciating. Al *rywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Don’s name may be made to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation (Critical Care Campaign) at 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, BC, V1R 4M1 or online at www. kbrhhealthfoundation.ca You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

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A management plan for the proposed Ministry of Forests’ Recreation site in the Rossland Range is becoming a reality, with a working group struck to handle construction of the plan. Following well-attended public workshops, at the Dec. 3 workshop, which was attended by some 75 people, the participants agreed that creating the Recreation Site is definitely a worthwhile goal, said Friends of the Rossland Range (FORR) committee member Les Carter. “They also agreed that a first draft of the management plan required for its final approval should be written,” he said in a press release. The participants in the workshop discussed a number of items for inclusion in the plan, which added to the ideas expressed at the Oct. 29 work-

shop and the objectives and actions listed in the original Recreation Site application (see the raw comments from the Oct. 29 and Dec. 3 workshops posted on the Friends of the Rossland Range website at www.rosslandrange.org.). People considered how to create the draft plan and agreed that a working group should be formed, open to all who wish to help write the draft. Rather than having the working group make any “closed door” decisions, the participants agreed that the first draft should be presented to the public and the Ministry, and that second and subsequent drafts would be produced to reflect any expressed concerns, until there is general agreement that the plan is satisfactory—a “reasonable consensus” approach. The management plan must be completed by November of 2014.

Twenty-one people have come forward as members of the working group. “They represent a wide range of interests, with diverse areas of expertise and experience, and have expressed a commitment to moving the recreation site planning ahead as a service to the community,” said Carter. The recreation site working group will hold its first meeting during the coming week. When it has produced its first draft, the working group will hold a public meeting. The community will also be invited to submit their ideas in ways other than at face-to-face meetings, Carter noted. “Eventually, our collective wisdom will prevail,” he said. For more information about this important initiative, please contact Les Carter, facilitator, at 250-362-5677, retrac01@telus. net.

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