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Parents and students
Their voices are loud and clear
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CUPE workers, parents and students standing alongside teachers on the picket line.
“We are sick and tired of the chronic underfunding,” Tanabe states, “Here in Rossland it really hits close to home because we have seen the result of cuts first hand.” Rossland has suffered two school clo-
sures in recent years, both due to School Board attempts to balance perpetually shrinking budgets. Attendance at the Rossland event wasn’t what Tanabe had hoped, but she understood many people had to work. She
was optimistic about the turn-out at Webster and Glenmerry schools, which had yet to be confirmed. Based on feedback she had received in person, and on her Facebook page, Tanabe is confident that most parents
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feel the same way she does. “Opinions on the actual labour dispute seem to be mixed, but everyone agrees that the government needs to start making education a priority.” Last week, students from a Vancouver
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high school started a social media campaign in the hopes of organizing a walk-out for Wednesday, June 4. The trend spread to many districts throughout the province, with last tally at 11,000 students committing to attend.
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UPCOMING PARKOUR/FREE RUNNING Mondays and Thursdays, June 2 to 19, 7:00 to 8:30 pm @ Rossland Curling Rink 3rd St. entrance Come learn basic Parkour, the “Art of Movement” and Free Running skills. Involvement in Parkour requires consistent, disciplined training with an emphasis on functional strength, physical conditioning, balance, creativity, fluidity, control, precision, spatial awareness, and looking beyond the traditional use of objects. For youth 8-18yrs old. $5 drop in. WEST KOOTENAY CAMERA CLUB PHOTO SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA Opening Reception June 6, 7:00 to 9:00 pm @ the Kootenay Gallery, Castlegar 40 local photographers, 189 entries, critiques by 4 professional judges. Meet the artists while indulging in homed baked goodies and beverages. The show is free and will be up until June 13. GOLD FEVER FOLLIES BOTTLE DRIVE Saturday, June 7. Help keep community theatre alive by donating your bottles, cans and juice boxes. The Cast will be doing curbside pickup throughout the community or you can drop off your refundable recyclables at the downtown location. For more information, please contact Lisa Henderson at old_ grey_mare_55@hotmail.com TRAIL BCSPCA ART BARK Saturday, June 7 @ the Riverbelle in Trail B.C. A fundraising event of food and art. Includes dinner, silent auction and dancing. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased through the Trail BCSPCA, Barks and Rec, Trail Scotia Bank, Castlegar Mountain FM and Tails Pet Supplies in Rossland.
ONGOING TEXAS HOLD’EM Sundays Jun 1 to Jul 27, 8:30 to 10:00 pm @ The Flying Steamshovel Hosted by Tim van den Nieuwenhof. Sign up on the events board at the Flying Shovel. ROSSLAND YOUTH MAKER LABS Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. May 14 – June 25 @ The Seven Summits Centre for Learning For youth who want to create 3D models and print them on the Makerbot Replicator 2. These are free drop in sessions for Youth, 12+. Learn from your peers and adult mentors and create, create, create! To stay current about Youth Action Network programs and events, check out their new website, at www.rosslandyan.ca
Grizzly bear and cub sighting The City of Rossland has been notified by WildsafeBC of multiple sightings of a Grizzly sow and two cubs in and around the Neptune Creek area where the following trails are: Larch Ridge, Monte Cola & COG. For safety reasons, please use extreme caution (by making noise, travelling in groups and being alert) if you are recreating in this area or avoid this area completely until further notice.
What to do if you see a Bear
• If It Does Not Approach If spotted in the distance, do not approach the bear. Make a wide detour or leave the area immediately. Report your sighting to Park Staff at the first opportunity. • If you are at close range, do not approach the bear. Remain calm, keep it in view. Avoid direct eye contact. Move away without running. Report the sighting to Park Staff.
If the Bear Approaches
Colour: Varies from Black (rare), brown or blond. Fur often white-tipped or “grizzled”. Light-coloured patches may occur around neck, shoulders and on rear flanks.
‘woofing’ signs, it is displaying aggression. • Do not run unless you are very close to a secure place. Move away, keeping it in view. Avoid direct eye contact. Dropping your pack or an object may distract it to give you more time. If it is a grizzly, consider climbing a tree.
ULTIMATE FRISBEE Saturdays May 24 to Oct 18, 2014 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. @ Jubilee Field (RSS school) in Rossland Tuesdays 5 p.m. @ Trail Middle School fields Ultimate is a team frisbee game. Beginners welcome! Pick up games are FREE!
• If the bear is standing up, it is usually trying to identify you. Talk softly so it knows what you are. If it is snapping its jaws, lowering its head, flattening its ears, growling or making
OPEN MIC NIGHT Tuesdays 9:00 to 11:00 pm. Join us every Tuesday and strut your stuff up on stage! With a new host every two weeks its gearing up to be a season of fantastic new talent and great music. Sign up sheet located in the foyer of The Flying Steamshovel
A district track meet after all
TEEN NIGHT Tuesdays 6-8 pm @ the Rossland Public Library
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BABY STORYTIME Fridays 10 am - 11 am @ the Rossland Public Library Stories and songs for 0-3 year olds with their grown-ups. Finishes June 27. JIVE FOR BEGINNERS Tuesdays 7 pm @ the Miners’ Hall Discover modern jive, a creative, stylish and constantly evolving style of dance that doesn’t require tricky footwork or a partner. Loved by people of all ages, abilities and musical tastes. Every Tuesday night at the Miners’ Hall at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students. CHURCH of DIRT Monday nights startsing May 12 5:30 pm Come out and get dirty, meet great folks young and old, and add to our fantastic trail system. No experience needed - just a passion for our local trails. Contact Scott at scotfor@gmail.com for more information. rossland seniors Monday 1:30 pm Seniors Art Club meets, contact Edith at 250-362-4477. Monday 7:00 pm Rossland Quilters Guild meets, contact Dayanne at 250-362-7727. Wednesday 7:00 pm Rossland Old Time Fiddlers play. Visitors should contact Richie or Audrey at 250-362-9465. Thursday 9:30 - 11 am Seniors stretching exercises and morning tea & snacks SENIORS SING-A-LONG TO THE OLD SONGS Wednesdays until June 18 1:30 to 3:00 pm Tea and/or coffee will be provided along with a snack. Contact Les Anderson at 250-362-5532
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This year’s district track meet will be organized and run by parent volunteers due to the teacher strike that is taking place. The original track meet was cancelled as of last Monday. The decision to cancel was made by the school district board because of the lack of sufficient supervision during the track meet. By Wednesday of last week, word was spreading of a Parent Advisory Council (PAC) organized track meet. “I think it’s something that the kids really look forward to…and work towards all year,” said Leslie Paul a member of the Rossland Summit School (RSS) PAC. Members of the Webster and Glenmary PAC groups, who are the main coordinators for this event, approached Paul late last week to help volunteer and organize the Rossland participants. “I have two kids in it and they were both disappointed,” said Paul who, with the help of two other parents, has decided to take on the task. The event is scheduled for Thursday June 5 from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Haley Park. It will remain the same event as in previous years with a few alterations. Each participating
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child will be required to pay a three dollar registration fee plus two dollars that will go towards gun blanks and ribbons for a total of five dollars per athlete. This is because BC Athletics, a provincial non-profit sports organization is responsible for the event. Participating children will ask to be excused from school on Thursday and teachers and other students will continue to go to classes as usual. No teachers will be on site unless they are there as volunteers. “The work the teachers do is tremendous,” said Paul and every year the track meet has depended on them to make the event a success. Volunteers for this year’s track meet will consist of parents from the qualifying children. “Parents are pretty appreciative that we’re having it; but, it’s on the edge of what the teachers want,” said Paul. PAC understands this but sees the real importance in the event. “The main reason is for the kids,” said Paul. If the strike continues, other activities such as sports day or the family dance also run the risk of being cancelled. The track meet this Thursday gives the kids something to look forward to. All schools continue to be on board with this event and will be sending students to compete.
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Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 6:00 pm Muriel Griffith Recital Room, Trail Community Centre Donors & Public welcome! For more information call
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Trail District Arts Council presents
June 12 Trail Maple Leaf Band Brass band standards, show tunes June 19 Trail Pipe Band & Kate E. Shaw Dancers Highland classics June 26 Ray Bouliane & Don Birtch Country blues
Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers Jammer looking for some points at the Caminco Arena against Rossland Trail Roller Girls.
Bruising double header
All concerts Gyro Park, Trail 7 p.m. Toonie donation requested
More concerts in July & August www.trail-arts.com 364-3003
regular season comes to an end Rossland News Submitted
The Cominco Arena hosted the West Kootenay Roller Derby League’s Miss Trial on Saturday, in a bruising doubleheader to end its regular season. The home team, Rossland Trail Roller Girls, (RTRG) was looking for its first win of the season as it opened the event with a match against the Valley Brutality, and Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers vowed to take the defending cham-
pion Nelson Killjoys down a few notches in the second match of the evening. It was an intense back-and-forth match right from the start as the Roller Girls and Brutality exchanged leads through the early going with both teams looking much improved. But the Brutality would slowly take control, with a wall of Valley blockers suppressing any attack and knocking RTRG jammers to the floor with reckless abandon. A relentless
series of punishing exchanges eventually led to the ejection of two skaters for racking up too many penalties, and despite the smooth skating and aggressive jams from RTRG’s Saskwatch, the Brutality continued to put points on the board. While the game remained close, the Roller Girls could not overcome a 11782 deficit at the half, as Valley Brutality skated to a 233-182 victory. In the main event, the Dam City Rollers battled the Nelson
Killjoys for the regular season title and top-seed in the upcoming playoff. The Killjoys had won their last meeting in 2013, but the Dams quest for the Golden Boot has seen them rattle off three wins in a row, and intent on completing their clean season sweep Saturday. In a particularly bloody affair, Dam City stifled the Killjoys’ normally vaunted attack, with Pantsoff shutting down Killjoy jammers at will, while jammer
Juggernaut Lady MacDeath racked up points by crashing through Killjoy walls to lead the Dam City Rollers to a 358-276 victory. The playoffs start Saturday at Selkirk College in Castlegar with the Dam City Rollers taking on the Rossland Trail Roller Girls at 3 p.m., and the Valley Brutality playing against the Killjoys at 5 p.m. to determine which teams will play for the championship at Mountain Mayhem 5 on June 28 in Nelson.
Pet of the Week
Bubba is a friendly 8 year old gentleman who came into the Trail Regional BCSPCA on April 24, 2014 as a stray. He is approximately 8 years young and is a neutered male with long black fur. Bubba is seeking a loving retirement home where his memories of fending for himself on the streets will be replaced with a happy guardian and relaxing days. He is so sweet and easygoing; he will make a wonderful addition to almost any home. Please come to the Trail Regional BCSPCA and meet Bubba! You can also contact the shelter for more information at 250-3685910 or trail@spca.bc.ca
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Editorial
Strike:
Thursday, June 5, 2014 Rossland News Kootenay group publisher: Chuck Bennett Acting publisher: Karen Bennett Advertising: Lisa Wegner Operations Manager: Jennifer Cowan
Taking sides
Strikes may be a necessary evil from time to time, but nobody truly enjoys them. Not the people walking the picket lines, not the employers — who are usually losing money, or productivity or both — and not the public who often end up being the ones most impacted by job action. Take the BC teachers rotating strike for example. Yes, the teachers are losing money on the days they strike. Yes, the government is losing popularity points as the work action continues, but the ones most affected are thousands of children and parents. The students are losing valuable time that could be spent in class. They are missing out on school field trips, plays and in some cases even graduation ceremonies may be hampered. Parents have to either make arrangements for extra child care on the strike days, or in some cases miss a day of work to stay home with younger kids. Who do you blame? The teachers? The government? Both? It really depends on your personal frame of reference. Is the government being cheap or are the teachers being greedy? There’s no simple answer. However, here in the Kootenay it appears that momentum may have swung in favour of the teachers, all because of a letter written by Dr. Todd Kettner. A psychologist for the school district, Dr. Kettner has spent more than 70 hours of overtime helping students deal with recent tragedies — the canoe fatalities on Slocan Lake, the death of a parent and other tribulations. He’s a dedicated professional who spends countless hours of his own time helping our kids. His letter details his work, the needs of the students he serves and of the close to $600 deducted from his pay cheque by the government because of the labour dispute. That money has now been refunded. While his story may not represent every teacher’s experiences, it’s still a powerful tale that can sway public opinion. In the propaganda games, it’s teachers 1, government 0.
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Reminder, make sure measles immunizations are up-to-date
Interior Health’s Medical Health Officer would like to remind the public to make sure their immunizations are up to date. The Interior Health region has recently had one confirmed measles case in a travelling Alberta resident who became ill and was diagnosed in Penticton. Communities in the Fraser Health region and Alberta have experienced large measles outbreaks this spring. “So far in Interior Health we have only had one recent measles case, but that can change at any time especially with the increase in measles activity that we have seen in other parts of B.C. and Canada,” said Dr. Parker, Medical Health Officer. “Measles is a potentially severe illness caused by a virus and it is very contagious. The best way to prevent a measles outbreak here is by making sure our immunization rates are high.” Those born before 1970 are considered immune, as measles exposure in childhood was quite common in the decades prior to routine immunization. But for those born after 1970, the
only protection against measles is immunization. It takes two doses of a measles vaccine (MMR) to protect against measles. In B.C., children routinely receive two doses of the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR) at 12 months of age and upon starting kindergarten, unless families have chosen not to immunize. Those who received only one dose are not considered to be immune. It is very important to verify that two doses of the vaccine have been received. This can be done by checking your immunization record. If you are not sure how to access your immunization record visit ImmunzeBC www. immunizebc.ca or contact your local public health centre. Measles spreads easily through the air and can be passed on to others by an infectious person for one to two days before symptoms develop and up to four days after rash onset. Symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose, and red and inflamed eyes (conjunctivitis). These are followed by a rash, which starts first on the face and neck, spreads to the chest, arms, and
legs, and often lasts up to a week. When a measles case is identified, public health staff contact all those who may have been exposed to the virus to assess their risk and provide immunization when needed. They also advise those who may have measles to take measures to reduce the spread to others. “When someone is experiencing measles symptoms, or if they have been in contact with someone who has measles, it is very important that they stay away from others to prevent spreading the disease,” added Dr. Parker. “If a person suspects they may have measles and they need to go to the hospital, emergency room or a doctor’s office, we advise them to call ahead first, so health-care staff can take measures to isolate the patient as they come in and avoid exposing others in waiting rooms to a potentially infectious disease.” If you have any questions about measles, please call HealthLink BC by dialling 8-1-1. If you need to make an appointment for immunization, contact your local public health centre.
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A CENTURY AGO THIS WEEK, A SILVERTON GIRL LIVED THROUGH CANADA’S WORST MARITIME DISASTER — THANKS TO HER HEROIC NEIGHBOUR PART ONE OF TWO PART SERIES GREG NESTEROFF Black Press
Eight-year-old Florence Barbour clung ferociously to Robert Crellin’s neck as they fought to stay afloat in the St. Lawrence River. Minutes earlier they’d been passengers aboard the Empress of Ireland, which collided in the night with the SS Storstad. Crellin, 35, helped Florence, her mother Sabena, and younger sister Evelyn from their second-class cabins to the deck. As the ship sank beneath them, Crellin put Florence on his back and entered the bone-chilling water. By one account, he swam for over an hour. “I finally came across an upturned lifeboat from our steamer and managed to put Florence on it and then straddled it myself,” Crellin recalled. “Another man climbed aboard and soon we drifted to a collapsible boat, which three of us managed to open and climb into. I dragged two women aboard, and with a man, saved some men.” In all, he helped rescue more than 20 people. The tall, rugged man and the golden-haired little girl, both from Silverton, were among the lucky survivors of Canada’s deadliest maritime disaster. ‘GOD BE WILLING, WE WILL SAVE EVERYONE’ Florence’s family was already dealing with tragedy when the ship sank. Her father, Tom Barbour, was teaming a load of ore down from the Silverton mines in 1913 when a slide startled his horses, who threw him from his wagon. He died in hospital after nine agonizing days, age 38. Tom and Sabena were both from Cumberland in the north of England. They came to Canada around 1900, where Tom worked in the Slocan silver mines. Florence Lorraine was born in the now-ghost town of Three Forks and the family later moved to the Van Roi mine near Silverton, where Evelyn Beatrice was born in 1910. They enjoyed a brief but bucolic childhood.
After Thomas’ death, the bereaved family was comforted by frequent visits from Florence’s godfather, Robert William Crellin, whom she called Uncle Bob, and William Simpson (Billy) Barrie. Both were Cumberland miners who emigrated to BC about the same time as the Barbours. A year after her husband’s death, Sabena booked passage to the old country with her daughters. Bob and Billy joined them after trying unsuccessfully to convince Sabena to delay her departure by a few weeks. Florence, who was attending school in Silverton, tearfully left her friends behind, “but as we intended to come back I consoled myself. It would not be long until I saw them all again.” On May 28, 1914, they boarded the Canadian Pacific ocean liner Empress of Ireland at Quebec City as it set sail for Liverpool. Just before 2 a.m. the next day, in heavy fog, the Storstad, a Norwegian collier, crashed into the Empress, gashing a hole in its starboard side. Florence, who shared a cabin with her sister, remembered being awakened by an “awful bump” and hearing screams as her uncle Bob grabbed her. “Don’t be frightened dear, I’ve got you,” he said. “God be willing, darling, we will save everyone.” Crellin was in his bare feet as he carried her up the slanted corridor, slipping on its highly polished floor. She was shocked to hear him exclaim “Oh my god!” When they reached the deck, Sabena was holding Evelyn. “Then as the ship listed we climbed over the rail and walked cautiously down the ship’s side to the water’s edge, trying to avoid falling into the portholes,” Crellin said. “Just as we reached the water’s edge the ship gave a terrible tremor. We knew it was all over. I saw Mrs. Barbour and her child tottering toward the water and reaching out their hands to me. I tried to get them, but I couldn’t reach them.” In contrast to the Titanic’s slow death, the Empress sank in 15 minutes. As Bob tried to hand Sabena a life preserver, some-
one snatched it away. Florence’s mother screamed her daughter’s name, “but we never saw her again … I remember clinging to Uncle Bob and knew I would be safe as long as he had a hold of me. Thank God Uncle Bob was a big strong man.” The whole time, she held on like a barnacle and never cried. (“I felt somehow that I had not let him down by disgracing myself and crying.”) “The child was pluckier than a stout man,” Crellin told reporters. “She never even whimpered, and complaint was out of the question. Time and time again I feared Florence would lose her hold, and I would speak to her when my mouth and eyes were clear. Each time her little hands would clutch me tighter, until it seemed she’d stop my breath, but I welcomed the hold because it showed she had the pluck and courage needed. You should have seen how the girls and women in Rimouski hugged her when we got ashore.” According to the Daily Telegraph, when Florence arrived at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec, still clutching Crellin, she “asked persistently for her mother. She was a general favourite at the Chateau, and many women went away with tears in their eyes after talking with her.” Crellin’s own eyes grew moist recalling how in the space of a year the little girl had lost her whole family. “Poor child! She’s alone in the world, but Florence will never need a friend or home while I have breath in my body.” One newspaper suggested Sabena’s body was recovered and sent back to New Denver, but there’s no record of the burial. (Florence believed her mother was interred in Quebec.) Neither Billy Barrie nor Evelyn was ever found. An inquiry blamed the Storstad and its chief officer for wrongly changing course during the fog, but others fingered the Empress captain, who was on his maiden voyage as its master. Of 1,477 people on board, 1,012 died. Of 138 children, Florence was one of a handful to survive — and became a media darling.
SIDEBAR: The Empress’ Kootenay connections Robert Crellin and the Barbour family weren’t the only Kootenaians, or even the only Silvertonians, aboard the ill-fated Empress of Ireland on May 29, 1914, though there was much confusion over their fates. • William Simpson (Billy) Barrie, 29, of Silverton, was travelling with the Barbours. He was engaged to a woman from Hensingham and was en route to marry her but didn’t survive. • Another Silverton man, John Wise Langley, 26, escaped through a porthole. He had a habit of cheating death. In addition to surviving the sinking ship, he was badly injured in a motorcycle accident, shot at twice during a religious uprising in Ireland, and kicked in the head by a horse. • Martin Gill, 30, of Nelson, was rescued. He was employed at the No. 1 mine at Ainsworth for two years, and before that worked at Moyie with his father, whom he was on his way to visit. • Charles Malloch, 38, of Howser was rescued. A rancher for about eight years, he had sold part of his property and was on his way to visit his parents in Glasgow, unsure if he would return. Another Howser man, John H. Stavey, would have accompanied Malloch on the trip but for an “unavoidable delay” in getting away. • George and Mary Ann Dowker of Nelson, 52 and 45 respectively, were reported lost, but actually survived — it’s unclear if they ever boarded. Mrs. Dowker died in Winnipeg in 1938 and Mr. Dowker still lived there as of 1947. At that time their son Thomas lived near Nelson. • Eric J. Erickson, 27, a timber man at the LeRoi No. 2 mine in Rossland, was on his way to Sweden to meet family and bring them back. He was officially listed as lost, but a relative says he survived and lived in Ludvika, Sweden. — Greg Nesteroff Part two next week.
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2014 PROPERTY TAXES The 2014 PROPERTY TAX NOTICES have been mailed out and any property owner who has not received their notice should contact the City Office by phone at 250-362-7396, by fax at 250-362-5451 or by e-mail at finance@rossland.ca. Please be advised that NEW OWNERS are responsible for unpaid taxes. The DUE DATE for paying the 2014 taxes is 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2014. After that date, a 10% penalty will be added to all unpaid taxes INCLUDING unclaimed Homeowner Grants. Postmarks are not accepted as date of payment. If you are unable to pay your 2014 taxes prior to the due date, if eligible, you should apply for the Homeowner Grant to avoid penalty on that portion of the taxes. Property owners can claim their Homeowner Grant online, visit the City’s website at www.rossland.ca. Property Owners with mortgages are responsible to see that they claim their Homeowner Grant before the tax due date, even though their mortgage company pays their taxes. Tax Prepayment Plan participants are also reminded to claim their Homeowner Grant before the tax due date and pay any remaining payable amount. The City accepts cash, debit card, cheques and postdated cheques at the City Office. Credit cards are not accepted. You can pay your property taxes using internet banking or telephone banking, please contact your financial institution for more information. If paying property taxes by internet or telephone banking, your eleven digit roll number that begins with 229 is your account number and please allow 5 business days for your payment to be processed. Tax amounts outstanding on July 3, 2014 will be subject to a 10% penalty For your convenience, City Hall will extend the hours that we are open to the public to: 8 am to 5 pm from Monday, June 23 to Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Please note City Hall is not open Tuesday, July 1, 2014. City of Rossland Property Tax Department June 2, 2014
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Labours of Love: BY IDA KORIC Rossland News
On May 28, Rossland saw the first event of its kind as a variety of local non-profit organizations councils and societies gathered at the Miner’s Hall to exchange ideas. The evening was the vision of one such not-for-profit, the Sustainability Commission, the members of which felt it was a great opportunity for local groups to gain exposure, and share resources and ideas. Considering Rossland’s size, it is quite remarkable that the mountain city has about fifty non-profit groups functioning within its limits; eighteen of which were present for the Collaboration Evening. Participants ranged from small-scale groups without official society standing, to large, labour-intensive societies like Red Mountain Racers, who employ around twenty people each year. City Council-mandated task forces like the Heritage
Commission were also on-hand to explain their roles in the community. Ten of these groups were given the opportunity to make elevator pitches, during which their mandates and current goals were shared with the audience. Some of the major projects in their initial fund-raising/feasibility study stages include the Arts Council’s hopes to renovate the Miner’s Hall attic into a greenroom, the Rossland Historical Museum’s major facelift of its facilities and programming, and the Red Mountain Racers hopes for snow-making capacities to draw more athletes to the area and extend the skiing season. One thing that these organizations have in common is the positive economic impact the groups had on the local coffers, whether it be through supporting paid employees, drawing tourists to the area or purchasing goods and services from neighbourhood businesses. Another commonality is each group sought to increase their
impact in the community… which, of course, requires additional funding. The scope of projects ranged from a few hundred dollars to $21 million. Deanne Stevens of the Sustainability Commission explained the City of Rossland’s new grant application procedure, and Kevin Saldern of the CBT told everyone what they wanted to hear; there is millions in grant money just waiting to be showered upon deserving groups. Professional accountant, Jeff Ross, was also on-hand to talk about tax tips and book-keeping. Local entrepreneurs Amber Hayes and Fletcher Quince offered their expertise in business consulting services and internet technologies, respectively. Ultimately, the evening was a display of vibrant volunteer culture present in Rossland. With so many dedicated people pursuing the betterment of their community in their not-so-spare time, it is clear that the city will continue to thrive for years to come.
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Today marks the official start of the market season as the Rossland Mountain Market kicks off downtown at 3 p.m. With a whole season chock full of festivals, events and activities for the community, this is shaping up to be the best market season yet. To start, the market has a beautiful new website with loads of photos, details for the community and information for vendors. The highlight of the website is the ‘Meet Your Vendors’ page which shows who your vendors are, where they come from, what they’re bringing you and when to find them at the market. The website is www.rosslandmountainmarket.com. This year is about raising community awareness of local food, creating more support for locally handmade wares, and generating more involvement in the market - from the community, local businesses, and the city.
The farmer’s market is one of the best sources for local food and wares, and there are many reasons to support this venue. Market Manager Miche Warwick says, “shopping at the market stimulates the local economy, contributes to a sustainable community, helps promote sustainabily and sense of community, which helps contribute to a healthy future for our children.” The Market is excited to introduce the new ‘third Thursday of the month’ festival series which focuses on the food that is locally harvested in that particular month. This awesome line-up of festivals will feature greens, huckleberries, corn and tomatoes and will include kids activities, recipe giveaways, taste testers, food education and nutritional information, along with games, and live music. It will run until 7 p.m., an hour longer than usual. The first of the four ‘Go Greens’ takes place on June 19. There will be a special film night on Sunday June 22 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
featureing the inspiring film documentary ‘Ingredients’. Afterwards, guest speaker Andrew Bennett from Moon Gravity Farm in Rossland will give a talk. Meet local farmers and sample a delicious array of appetizers made with ingredients harvested directly from the farms that feed you. Tickets on sale starting June 5 at the weekly market and at Bear Country Kitchen. The market will host many familiar vendors this year along with some exciting new additions. Warwick is proud to say, “We’re working really hard to bring the community a market they truly want”. When asked what they want to see in their farmer’s market, the community responded by asking for a longer season and more produce. “So we’re starting earlier and bringing you more fresh food,” Warick promises. This Thursday is supposed to be hot and sunny, the perfect setting for a great first market.
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City of Rossland OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 2566 What is OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 2566 about? Rossland City Council is considering updating Development Permit Area Design Guidelines for all Multiple Family Developments (2 or more units) in Rossland.
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The Rossland Historical Museum put on its annual Museum Family Day last Saturday. The event was very popular for families with younger children however, there truly was something for everyone. As entertainment, the Golden City Fiddlers played fruitful tunes while families sat and enjoyed the sun. There was a barbeque as well as a blacksmith presentation, children’s games, a scavenger hunt, and, of course, gold panning. Nicole Spencer, a summer student and tour guide for the museum, said fewer people have been visiting the heritage site since the mine was closed for good in 2012. Spencer wants locals to know that there is so much more to do and see than just that. “Growing up I never came either and now that I work here I’m like, wow I should have come,” said Spencer. Visitors can go on guided tours through
Tour guide, Nicole Spencer teaches visitors how to pan for gold last Saturday during the Museum Family Day in Rossland. Danielle Clarke photo
The Golden City Fiddlers entertained the crowd of people visiting the Rossland Heritage Museum for Family Day last Saturday. Jim Sinclair photo
the heritage site including its museum, mine office, train caboose as well as learn how to pan for gold and see the rock collection. Mr. Willie Shersdobitoff is enjoying his first year volunteering on the site. “This is fun…this is not work, this is a good time for me” said Shersdobitoff who is a professional gold panner from Cas-
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tlegar. This opportunity allows him to share his knowledge for gold panning with others. He is a judge for the BC gold panning championship in Enderby and has attended competitions there for 22 years as well as other competitions at the Fraser River, the Yale River and even the world competition which took place
in the Yukon. His passion for gold panning is what brought him to the site. This year, the museum has been averaging 1-2 tours a day for a total of 77 visitors. Locals and tourists are encouraged to come up and check out the Rossland museum and see all it has to offer. For more information visit, www. rosslandmuseum.ca.
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On June 20 the Kootenay Gallery will open the exhibition, Memento Mori: Remember you must die. This series of paintings by Rachel Yoder explores not only her personal struggle with and admitted fear about death but also allows the viewer to contemplate their own feelings about this often uncomfortable subject. This Ymir based artist has a background in the construction industry and her paintings which are structured using grids, lines and blocks of colour are a natural progression. Initially the viewer will simply see panels of red and green squares but a closer look will reveal a question about death, dying and living, partially or wholly obscured by the paint. An interactive component of the exhibition gives the viewer an opportunity to respond to the questions
Yoder poses. By reducing it to a series of questions with yes/no answers the otherwise challenging subject becomes more manageable. As Yoder states, “There is no right or wrong answer. Every individual’s response is unique.” This thoughtful exhibition was supported by a Major Project Grant from the Columbia Basin Trust/ Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance. The Kootenay Gallery would also like to thank the Kootenay Savings Credit Union for their sponsorship of this exhibition. In the West Gallery, Pauline Dupas, Sherlin Hendrick and Diane Burt, members of the Nelson based Studio Focus Group ask the question, ‘What happens after the body dies?’. In medieval times remains of or objects associated with a person, were held in a container or shrine referred to as a reliquary. Each of these artists interprets, using their
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own mediums, how this practice may be honored in a more contemporary way. Hendrick’s creation of four ceramic busts uses the traditional concept of a reliquary to show respect for what she considers to be an important contemporary concern, that of the state of the environment. Drawing from personal experience, Burt refers to her reliquaries as ‘spirit-houses’ in which physical as well as spiritual remains are honored. Dupas’ large oil paintings use
the flower metaphor to represent the journey to death or renewed life. The opening reception for these two exhibitions will be held on Friday, June 20 at 7 p.m. with all artists in attendance. The exhibits will run until August 2. The Kootenay Gallery, located across from the Castlegar Airport adjacent to the Doukhobor Discovery Centre, is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10-5 p.m. For more information visit www.kootenaygallery.com.
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Jan 3, 1948 - May 27, 2014 Ian Morrison passed away at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital on May 27, 2014. Ian was born on January 3, 1948 in Lashburn, Saskatchewan. Ian arrived in Castlegar in 1992 with his family and started his trailer towing service in 1996. Ian had a radiant personality with an everlasting smile that always brought out the best in others. He was a happy and positive-minded man. His honesty, dependability, and willingness to help, proved him to be a valuable friend to all. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years Marjorie, his son Douglas (Dawn-L), his daughter Wanita (Ken), his 4 grandchildren; Caleisha, Taylor, Jaden and Abigail, his sister Marion McDougall, his brothers Neil (Pat) and Allen as well as numerous nephews and nieces. Ian was predeceased by his parents Donald and Helen. As an expression of sympathy donations in Ian’s name may be made to the Castlegar and District Hospital Foundation at 709 – 10th Street, Castlegar, BC, V1N 2H7 or online at www.castlegarhospitalfoundation.org or to the Castlegar Hospice Society. A Graveside Service was held on Friday, May 30, 2014 at 2:00 pm at Park Memorial Cemetery, Castlegar. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ was entrusted with arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gordon Gregory Tench on May 18, 2014 in Castlegar, BC. Gordie was born in Trail on August 10, 1931, to Cecil and Anne Tench (nee Gavrilik). After graduating from Trail High he pitched in professional baseball for several farm teams of the Cleveland Browns, Ànishing in 5edding, CA, where he met his late wife Faye in May 1951. They were married three months later at home plate at the 5edding baseball park. Following a baseball injury Gordie worked for some years delivering bread and milk, and then settled into a career in life insurance, which was Àtting as he had a genuine interest in the well being of his clients and their families. In 1969 his parents fell into ill health, and so the family packed up and moved to 5ossland to take care of them. In 1973 Faye and Gordie moved to the East Kootenay, primarily in Elkford, Sparwood, and Fernie, where he worked as a human resources specialist with Fording Coal and Crows 1est 5esources (and also for Lornex at Logan Lake). Gordie personally hired hundreds and hundreds of individuals and had a knack for seeing capability in people that other hirers might have passed on. Gordie was an enthusiastic member of Lions Club International for most of his life, contributing thousands of volunteer hours to improve communities. He had a deep interest in helping others out through his volunteer work. After leaving the pros, he kept involved in fast-pitch softball, bowled more than one perfect game of tenpin, and was an avid golfer. He was also very social and loved sharing jokes, often off-colour, which he carefully organized in books. He also enjoyed road trips to visit many friends in the western provinces and states. In the last few years he delighted in having coffee with his old pals at Trail Coffee and Tea. Most signiÀcantly, he had a great and lasting bond with his late wife Faye. They had countless adventures over the years with many good friends, and played cribbage or Scrabble pretty well every single night of the 62 years they were married. Gordie is survived by sister Pat, sons (and daughters-in-law) 5ob (April), Mike (-oanne) and 5ich (Sue), niece Susi, nephew Gary, and grandchildren (and their spouses/partners) Arielle, Sydney, Emily, Stephanie, Hannah and GrifÀn. At Gordie’s request there will be no funeral. Cremation has already taken place. In lieu of Áowers, donations may be made to the Lions Club International. A combined memorial is being planned for Gordie and Faye for -une 29 in 5ossland. For further details, please contact Mike Tench at mjtench@gmail.com.
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Eric González will be spending his summer filming a series of short clips for Tourism Rossland. González was hired using a Canada Summer Jobs Grant. He will be making nine clips called ‘webisodes’ and they will be less than two minutes in length. Each webisode is meant to showcase a different summer activity. The nine themes include, the Gold Fever Follies, the Rossland Museum, the Heritage Walking Tour, Frisbee Golf, Columbia Gardens Winery, Boutique shopping, dining and nightlife, Rossland artists and road biking. Currently, González is working on the both the boutique shopping and road biking videos. “I am planning to have the first one released July 1 and then every week after that a new video,” said González in an interview this past Sunday. Videos were something that he was always been interested in and the teachers at J. Lloyd Crowe gave him the opportunity to expand on that. “I wanted to learn more about it…I just started making my own videos,” said González. His passion and talent from then on simply shone through. Since his first videos in 2010, González has made promotional videos for the City of Trail such as Silver City Days; as well as several real
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Eric González sets up to first of nine webisodes for Tourism Rossland.
estate videos. Over the past six months he has also been working with Red Mountain to create a video documenting the new expansion. This video will be released in the fall of 2014. During the summer González will be focusing on Tourism Rossland’s webisodes.The short clips will be posted on YouTube and linked to Rossland’s Twitter and Facebook pages. In the fall, González will be heading to the University of Calgary pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business. He hopes to later specialize in marketing. However, his passion for film is here to stay; “I don’t have any intention to stop doing it,” said González. To contact him directly, email ericg@tourismrossland.com, or call 250.231.8702. A project of the Kootenay Co-op
“As soon as Nelson Commons came up for sale, we put our names down for a unit. A lot of it has to do with the location—you can do your shopping, and so much more, without having to get in the car and drive.” Talking with John and Marlene Lerbscher, it seems that most people are buying into Nelson Commons for the same reasons. John and Marlene have been Kootenay residents for decades, but they’ve also spent chunks of time in big cities where they’ve learned to appreciate the virtues of all that downtown living offers. John’s an avid skier and a passholder at Whitewater Resort. He also heads off on a couple trips to other ski areas every winter. Marlene added: “When John’s away, he can feel more at peace knowing that I can just go downstairs to the Co-op to get whatever I need.” John is a chemist and he’s taken a “scientific” approach and documented all the environmental and economic benefits of living at the Commons. He points out that high-density living significantly reduces one’s carbon footprint and that their monthly cost will be significantly lower than what they are paying now for their house, which is outside of Nelson. As they both get a little older, the prospect of almost maintenance-free living is a big deal for John and Marlene as well. Not having to shovel out a driveway after a storm (and just 22 minutes from Whitewater!), the ability to “lock and leave” when they go on vacation, and proximity to medical clinics, great restaurants and the movie theatre are some of the many reasons for them. John and Marlene are also big fans of Nelson and everything that will be nearby. “And it’s a four-season town—it’s not a one trick pony,” John added.
A variety of units are still available. Visit the Display Suite & Sales Office at 621 Vernon St, 12:00 to 5:00, Wednesday to Sunday (or call to book an appointment).
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