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Community Calendar / News UPCOMING ROSSLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS REDSTONE SUMMER CLASSIC Friday July 11 @ Redstone Resort, Rossland BC 1st Annual Chamber Members Classic. 18 hole shotgun. $79 cash or cheque at the Rossland Chamber of Commerce 250-362-5666. KOOTENAY ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KAST) AGM June 25 at 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm @ Rock Cut Pub. 4:30 pm - mountain bike shuttle: group ride (must pre-register). 6:30 pm - meeting starts
ONGOING ROSSLAND MAKERLAB Wednesdays June 4 to 25, 2014 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. @ Seven Summits Centre for Learning The Rossland Makerlab is a drop-in group for youth 12-18yrs old that supports learning about 3D modeling and printing your creations on the Youth Action Network’s 3D printer. ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN MARKET Thursdays June 5 to October 2, 2014 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Downtown between NDCU and Ross Vegas. Your weekly dose of fresh, local food....and plenty of arts and culture! Live music every week. PARKOUR/FREE RUNNING Mondays and Thursdays, June 2 to 19, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. @ Rossland Curling Rink, 3rd Street entrance. Come learn basic Parkour, the “Art of Movement” and Free Running skills. For youth 8-18 yrs old. $5 drop in. TEXAS HOLD’EM Sundays Jun 1 to Jul 27, 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. @ 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. Check out their new website, at www.rosslandyan.ca 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! OPEN MIC NIGHT Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Join us every Tuesday and strut your stuff up on stage! With a new host every two weeks it’s gearing up to be a season of fantastic new talent and great music. Sign-up sheet located in the foyer of The Flying Steamshovel. TEEN NIGHT Tuesdays 6-8 p.m. @ the Rossland Public Library BABY STORYTIME Fridays 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. @ the Rossland Public Library Stories and songs for 0-3 year olds with their grown-ups. Finishes June 27. JIVE FOR BEGINNERS Tuesdays 7 p.m. @ the Miners’ Hall Every Tuesday night at the Miners’ Hall at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students. CHURCH of DIRT Mondays May 12 to Sep 29, 5:30 p.m. 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 p.m. Seniors Art Club meets, contact Edith at 250-362-4477. Monday 7:00 p.m. Rossland Quilters Guild meets, contact Dayanne at 250-362-7727. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Rossland Old Time Fiddlers play. Visitors should contact Richie or Audrey at 250-362-9465. Thursday 9:30 - 11 a.m. Seniors stretching exercises and morning tea and snacks. SENIORS SING-A-LONG TO THE OLD SONGS Wednesdays until June 18 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Tea and/or coffee will be provided along with a snack. Contact Les Anderson at 250-362-5532.
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Just over a week ago a longtime Rossland resident, Thomas Feeney was tragically killed in what police are preliminarily calling a “random incident” or a “crime of opportunity”. Supt. Tim Head, district operations officer for the Southeast District RCMP ‘E’ Division confirmed that the 75-year-old man was recently killed at his residence on Feeney Road in what “...appears to be a break-and-enter type incident that ended in a violent and disturbing homicide,” said Head. The gravity of such an event can forever
impact a community, especially one as tightknit as Rossland. Chelsea Ruttan, a guest service manager at the Prestige said it’s all people are talking about. However, several members of the community overwhelmingly agree that they haven’t noticed anything too different. “I haven’t noticed a change in the atmosphere in Rossland or while interacting with people,” said Alex Greene, an employee at Delicious Baby and Toddler Boutique. The homicide is certainly a tragedy for Rossland and condolences are expressed to members of Thomas Feeney’s family.
Bargain withdrawals HOSPITAL AUXILIARY THRIFT STORE RENOVATIONS BY IDA KORIC Rossland News
Rossland residents may be suffering bargain withdrawal as the Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Store continues with a few more weeks of renovations. Contractor Kokasaurus Ventures has been busy making a number of structural, cosmetic and functional changes to the building on Washington Street. For a number of years, the venue has had problems with a leaking roof which, combined with its former role as a laundry facility, resulted in mold build-up in the attic walls. Company owner David Braithwaite and his crew have replaced all necessary drywall and insulation, as well as installing heat recovery ventilation to ensure air movement throughout the building to improve overall air quality. “The motivation for these renovations is health and safety above all else. We are creating a healthier environment for staff and for the people that come here to shop,” Braithwaite explains. Additional safety measures include a new stairwell to ease fire access and evacuation, and a series of fire alarms in the basement area.
While the venue is primed for improvements, some changes to aesthetics and functionality have also been made. A main wall along the back of the store has been moved, the space normally used for sorting items has been streamlined, and two new changing booths have been added. A new shelving display unit will also be installed to better show off the hot commodity items in the expansive front windows. The thrift shop is the main fundraising venture of the Rossland Health Care Auxiliary Society, which owns the building. After overhead costs are paid, the remaining assets are used to support local health care initiatives which are hand-picked by the volunteers and executive board. Over the past decade, its twice-weekly operation has managed to contribute well over half a million dollars to groups such as the regional hospital and fire departments. A recent project included raising capital to help purchase a digital mammography machine for KBRH. Local treasure hunters will have to remain patient, however, as the store’s grand re-opening is slated for July 2. Volunteers at the location will resume accepting donations on June 25.
Correction In the June 5 edition of the Rossland News in regard to the article “A district track meet after all,” it was stated that the track meet was a district track meet organized by the Parent Advisory Council (PAC). The event was actually put on by BC Athletics in collaboration with the Trail Track Club. It was also
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The Rossland Public Library invites kids of all ages to join the 2014 BC Summer Reading Club. This year’s theme is Funny Business. Registration is free and is on now. Kids receive a special reading record to keep track of their reading. If they fill their reading log, reading at least 15 min-
utes on 49 days, they’ll be awarded a special Summer Reading Club medal. Summer Reading Club motivates kids to read (or be read to) regularly, so it helps to maintain or improve reading skills while school is out. It makes reading fun by inviting kids to read what they want. The expert staff at Rossland Public Library can help kids find just what they like, whether it’s a print book, au-
diobook, e-book, or magazine. Summer Reading Club reaches more than 85,000 BC kids every summer. The program is sponsored by the British Columbia Library Association, with financial support from Libraries Branch, Ministry of Education and the RBC Foundation. For more information, call the Rossland Public Library at 250.362.7611 or visit their website: rossland.bclibrary.ca.
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 Rossland News Kootenay group publisher: Chuck Bennett Acting publisher: Karen Bennett Advertising: Lisa Wegner Operations Manager: Jennifer Cowan
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Social media has been inundated lately with stories of close encounters with wildlife. From black bears entering homes to cougar sightings, nature seems to be intruding into our lives. Possibly in retaliation for us intruding into theirs. These recent incidents have raised the same old questions, and in some cases, accusations. In Nelson, only a few minutes after a story was posted of a bear being “dispatched” by conservation officers, social media began to buzz asking why the animal had to be killed. When wild animals are destroyed, it’s because they pose a danger to humans. It’s not out of malice, or enjoyment or for food. It’s a matter of necessity. The bear in question had already gone inside a house and was seen scavenging from hometo-home along the neighbourhood. Drugging it, capturing it and then relocating the bear would not have solved the issue. Every year the warnings go up about keeping bird feeders clean and making sure garbage containers are covered, yet raccoons, bears and other wildlife regularly feed out of them. We need to do our part to keep wildlife away from temptation.
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Chamber of Commerce AGM: Ida Koric Rossland News
The Rossland Chamber of Commerce held its annual general meeting on Tuesday, June 17, summarizing all aspects of Chamber business for 2013. New president Dan Eheler of DJM Contracting stepped in to replace the out-going president this past fall. The continuing treasurer is Cezary Ksiazek, while the positions of Vice President and Secretary are yet to be filled. One of the Chamber’s imminent goals is to draw new members to the board of directors. Financially, 2013 was a more successful year than years past, with the Chamber’s gross gains at $85,000; an increase of nearly $10,000 from 2012. Overall, the Chamber still functioned at a deficit, with net losses of $2700, but down from $6,200 the year before. The main sources of income were non-profit subsidies from the City and fundraising events, the most substantial of which is the annual vacation guide. The board of directors brought
about potential financial concerns for the coming year which could certainly derail the current upward trend. One concern is loss of advertising dollars to Tourism Rossland’s ‘Escape Guide’, originally intended to be a promotion of Rossland as a winter destination, displayed at ski shows and events. The Chamber is concerned that ‘Escape’ is now running as competition to the vacation guide, when both entities should be collaborating to improve exposure and success of local businesses. Another concern is the expiry of the lease on August 1 for the current office in the old Bank of Montreal building. The chamber has been very pleased with the rental rates offered at this location and are not optimistic about finding comparable costs elsewhere. The anticipated monthly ‘administration fee’ to be earned from managing the space at the HUB has also evaporated, as the space has been rented out to another party. Additionally, an on-going source of $4500 annually from a government-sponsored Community Access Program has
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also come to a halt this year. Finally, membership from local business has decreased from previous years, and this will be the primary focus for the Chamber in coming months. The directors agree that the Chamber has much to offer its members, but feels that it can find ways to offer more, as well as educate potential members on current benefits. An insurance package exists through the Chamber of Commerce that allows small business owners and the selfemployed to attain benefits for themselves and their employees at fractional costs. Another initiative was to seek more local benefits from the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce, which offers incentives to urban Chamber branches that are not available in smaller centres. 2014 will also continue to see a freeze in membership dues as the directors decided fees should not increase unless they have more to offer their members. If your business would like to join the Chamber, or you are interested in helping on the executive, contact commerce@rossland.com.
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valedictorian speech. The transition to Crowe went relatively smoothly explained Mackenzie Gibson, a previous RSS student. “The experience was actually pretty positive, -I had all my friends from Rossland and I mingled with the Crowe kids,” said Gibson. Even though many Rossland students liked RSS for its small environment, Gibson added “...it was nice to have the Crowe kids for big numbers of the grad class.” Previous students of Crowe also enjoyed the new faces. “I thought it was a good addition to our grad class,” said Sarah Yorston a 2014 graduate. And even though these two student bodies do not share all of the same high school memories, they proved they could become one united community of
students. There is no doubt that the past couple of months have been hard for the grad class, as they have been dealing with the loss of a peer and a friend. “At first it was devastating, but we emerged stronger and ultimately closer. We, the grads of 2014, have shown our resiliency and our ability to persevere when it feels like we cannot go on and that is something that we should be proud of,” said Matteucci. This grad class has proven many things this year and they have many things to be proud of. Although the transition to Crowe was something new for everyone, “...it didn’t make it better or worse, just different, but in a good way” said Lindsay Crispin a 2014 graduate.
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Principal DeRosa’s Closing Remarks As is customary at this time of the year I would like to thank and express our best wishes on behalf of staff and students to this year’s retirees: Mr. Pierre Roussel and Mrs. Patricia Sidey. Congratulations and Bon Voyage! I would like to thank the City of Trail and School District 20 maintenance crews and the Trail Curling Association for their continued support for our graduation ceremony. I would like to acknowledge the JL Crowe clerical staff; Mrs. Holly Pii, Mrs. Diane Mailey, Ms. Heidi Mann and Mrs. Anna Ferraro, without their support and efforts, tonight could not happen. A special ‘thank you’ to the volunteers behind the scenes who stepped in without hesitation tonight. Closing Message to the Grads The 2014 grad year started with the prom-
ise and excitement befitting this exceptional and enthusiastic group of students. The grad council elections happened early and the school year got underway with lots of ideas, planning and new energy that accompanied the addition of the Rossland grade 12. The diversity of ideas and interests are part of the special character that makes the graduating class of 2014 unique. We look forward to seeing them flourish in future careers in medicine, law and engineering and apprenticing as electricians, carpenters, machinists, millwrights, mechanics and hair stylist, as dancers filling a stage with physical emotion, painters and sculptors creating visions we cannot yet imagine, actors that will some day be on our tablets and screens and many will find a calling or interest that hasn’t yet presented itself. When grads want
or need something, they come and stand outside Mr. DeRosa’s office. No appointment. No heads up. Usually smiles. Never enough timbits … and I often knew I was in trouble when the group of grads standing outside my door might include a member of the Keystone Cup Champion Beaver Valley Nite Hawks, or a BC High School Debate Champion, maybe a young man with more film production credits than Martin Scorsese or a young lady who, five years ago spoke no English and today could sell ice to eskimos! Conversations usually started with, “morning Mr. DeRosa, we were just thinking …” and the detailed plans for another great event would be presented. There were days that I just didn’t stand a chance! They are an amazing group and their leadership skills will be missed. Unfortunately, this year, we also experi-
enced tragedy and lost Nolan, which broke our hearts and took a toll. But the challenge that came with these events revealed your character as individuals and as a group. Character. Helen Keller said, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” We witnessed your character in the form of direct support for each other, your quiet respect, a resiliency to carry on and the grit to make it here tonight, your graduation night. As a group, adversity has challenged you directly or indirectly on several occasions this year and there will be more ahead. You have the capacity and the character to move forward and to achieve your goals; we’ve seen it in you. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising
every time we fall.” Nelson Mandela said that many years ago, and it feels appropriate for tonight’s occasion. One last piece of advice; I borrowed this from Ellen, as you begin your journey on life’s path … “Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost, and you see a path, then by all means you should follow that.” This weekend, enjoy your time with your families, friends and classmates. Be safe, be role models and remember to thank those who have supported you and taken the time to make a difference in your life. On behalf of the staff and students of JL Crowe, I wish you the best of luck in all that you pursue. Ladies and Gentlemen, please join me one last time as we congratulate the graduating class of 2014.
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David Black speaks to refinery proposal in doctorate speech Editor’s note: This is the speech from David Black at his recent Doctorate presention from UVic. We felt it was relevant because of this discussion regarding pipelines and a refinery in Northern B.C. Today is a great day for me. The doctorate is a wonderful honour from a University I have watched grow and flourish into a worldranked institution. It is also embarrassing because I don’t feel my work is completed yet. Nevertheless, I would like to pass on to the graduating class some lessons I have learned thus far in my career in the hopes they may be of some use. My story is not complex. I received an Engineering degree from UBC and an MBA from Ivey in London. In 1975 I started my own business by buying a small weekly newspaper in Williams Lake. Over the years with the help of a terrific wife, a father who mentored me, and the hard work of a great many employees, we have grown to 200 publications with revenues of half a billion dollars. I had no plan in 1975 to grow the business like this. My only thought was to publish the best paper I could. I worked long hours because we were in debt and we had a growing family. Over time I came to be an expert in every phase of the business. Because of that I fell in love with publishing. My first career lesson for
you then, is just show up. If you are like I was at your age you have no idea what career will appeal to you. You don’t have to know. Just dive into something. Work hard. The more skill you develop the more you will enjoy the work. You will know when or if it is time to move on to something else. I mentioned my wife and father and what a help they were to me. My second piece of advice is to surround yourself with bright people, both as workmates and friends. Listen to them and help them in return. With my four children on our companies’ Boards of Directors and an excellent management team in place I thought, now that I am over 65, I would be easing back somewhat, enjoying more sailing, and babysitting grandchildren. My only real career regret was that I hadn’t had a chance to practice any engineering. It’s funny how life unfolds. Instead, over the last two years I have embarked on one of the biggest engineering projects in Canada’s history and I am working harder than ever. When not working on Black Press I am consumed by trying to build a BC oil refinery, pipeline and tanker fleet at a total cost of $32 billion. So my third career message for you is that you cannot know your future. By all means plan. But don’t assume things will go as expected. I will tell you a little about the refinery project because
it leads to my final and most important piece of advice. The project is called Kitimat Clean. The refinery will convert Alberta’s bitumen to gasoline and diesel, products which float and evaporate if there is a spill at sea. Bitumen acts differently. If it is spilled off our coast it will sink and we won’t be able to recover it. It will also blanket the intertidal zone and we won’t be able to remove it. The damage could last for hundreds of years. I got into this project to help ensure this doesn’t happen. A world-scale refinery has other great advantages for us all: it will create 10,000 new permanent jobs in BC and it will generate billions of dollars of new taxes annually for government coffers. My children and I are concerned about the environment like most of you are, so we decided to spend an extra $3 billion to build the refinery with new Canadian technology, cutting CO2 emissions by 5 million tonnes per year. This is equivalent to avoiding the annual emissions of 1.2 million cars. The refinery will be so clean it will more than compensate for the extra CO2 emissions in the oilsands. Clearly we need to ratchet down our use of fossil fuels. But that does not influence whether to build a refinery in Canada. Asia needs more refined fuel every year. If we don’t build the refinery in Canada it will be built in
Asia. By shipping our bitumen to Asia for refining, we not only put the ocean at risk and lose the enormous value-add benefits, the planet will end up with twice the CO2 emissions. Unfortunately for a variety of reasons our big oil companies are not interested in a new Canadian refinery. The president of one of our largest oil companies told me that he agrees it is viable to refine bitumen in Canada, and that it is nation building at its best, but that no oil company in Alberta will do it. In fact some oppose it. So it came down to this. If I thought it important enough, I would have to spearhead it. That is what I am doing. I hope by setting high standards we can show the way forward for responsible management of Canada’s bitumen from an economic and an environmental point of view. My final message to you today is simple. When your big challenge or opportunity arises, do the same. Do it better. When you know something is wrong, step up. Take a risk. Challenge tradition and fight vested interests. Use your education, experience and networks in a positive way to benefit yourself and your family of course, but whenever you can, always try to improve the the world around you as well. The satisfaction that gives you will fulfill you. Go to it graduates and best wishes for the future.
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On June 5, 347 young athletes came together to compete at this year’s track meet at Haley Park in Warfield. The meet was put on by BC Athletics in collaboration with the Trail Track Club. With the teachers on strike, it was up to parent organizers to help make this event happen. It was a huge under-
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taking, which was only made possible by community support and parents. The BCTF was also consulted during the planning process to ensure that the event was not in conflict with any union positions. Each school had a volunteer “Team Parent” who was in charge of their school team. Leslie Paul, a member of the Rossland Parent Advisory Council (PAC), took on this
task for students coming from Rossland Summit School (RSS). District PAC arranged for two buses, one from Castlegar and one from Fruitvale to pick up and drop off students on site the day of the event. This played a large role in making the day a success as students from all schools participated in the event. All in all, it was a good event and a job well done.
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“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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