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The cast of the Gold Fever Follies provided a colourful and entertaining interlude during Monday’s city council meeting. Before performing the opening number from the show set to open July 1, the cast explained the plot of this year’s show. The program is inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet but instead of Montagues and Capulets, the rivalry is between Rossland and Trail. Photo by Betsy Kline
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Bill C-51 was passed by the Senate on June 9 despite very vocal protests from across the country, Dealing with including a rally in Castlegar in May. With the federal election coming up in October, South Okanagan-West Kootenay (SOWK) candidates weighed in on the controversial piece of legislation. The bill, named the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2105, changes pieces of the federal criminal code and exFree help representing yourself pands the reach of Canada’s spy agency, the Canathroughout the court process. dian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). The bill gives CSIS authorization to actively pursue terrorist threats outside of Canada’s borders, while also allowing the federal government to collect and share citizens’ personal information, widens the definition of terrorism to include acts or opinions in opposition to Canada’s resource economy and much more. The federal Liberal Party, headed by Justin Trudeau, has been in support of the bill over the last few months, but the SOWK liberal candidate, Connie Denesiuk, believes C-51 was passed unfinished. “I think that there are a couple of practical things in the bill, and don’t get me wrong, I don’t like the bill, but I do recognize the other side,” she said, adding that it needed amendments which were shot down by the Conservative majority in Ottawa ahead of the Senate vote that passed the bill. “It was going to go through anyways, but our revisions and recommendations were rejected. Who is going to police the police?” Liberal representatives proposed additions, or amendments, to the bill, implementing a system for oversight and regulation, and a sunset clause, which would stop the bill from having any effect after three years unless any active legislation was made to keep it law. The New Democrats have been publicly against the bill since it was first proposed, and the SOWK NDP candidate, Richard Cannings, says even with the Liberals’ proposed amendments, the bill still isn’t right for Canadians. “Frankly, oversight and a sunset clause wouldn’t be nearly enough to mitigate the dangers of this bill,” he said. “For New Democrats, voting to send C-51 to the Senate simply was not an option. The NDP proposed a series of amendments to C-51 to scrap the offending provisions, none of which were adopted.” Conservative candidate for the SOWK riding, Marshall Neufeld, disagrees with his opponents, and says the bill will help keep Canadians safe against an international terrorist threat. PERMISSIVE AND REVITALIZATION TAX EXEMPTION “The international jihadist movement has dePERMISSIVE AND REVITALIZATION TAX EXEMPTION clared war on Canada. I believe it is the first duty The City of Rossland is accepting applications for 2016 Permissive Tax Exemption and the 2016 Revitalization Tax Exemption program.The City of Rossland is accepting applications for 2016 Permissive Tax Exemption the 2016 of and any government to keep its citizens safe and it Revitalization Tax Exemption program. is for that reason the government introduced the In order to qualify for permissive tax exempt status, all of the following criteria must be met: In order to qualify for permissive tax exempt status, all of the following criteria must be met: Must be a registered charity or non-profit society Anti-Terrorism Act,” he said. “Canadians are being Must be a registered charity or non-profit society Is the registered owner of the property a tenant under a of lease requiring paid or Is the registered owner the property or ataxes tenant be under a lease requiring taxes be paid targeted by jihadi terrorists simply because these directly to the City of Rossland directly to the City of Rossland Must qualify for an exemption under the provisions of the (Part 7, terrorists hate our society and the values it repre Must qualify for an exemption under the provisions of the Community Charter (Part 7,Community Charter Division 7, Section 224) Division 7, Section 224) sents. This is why the Conservative government put The revitalization tax exemption program (Bylaw #2488) is meant to encourage investment forward and revitalization of certain order to stimulate the Rossland economic climate. In measures that protect Canadians against The revitalization tax exemption program (Bylaw #2488) isproperties meant toinencourage investment to qualify for revitalization tax exemption, the following and revitalization of certain properties inorder order to stimulate the Rossland economic climate.criteria In must be met: jihadi terrorists who seek to destroy the very prin Applies to Class 4 (industrial), Class 5 (light industrial), Class 6 (business) and Class 8 order to qualify for revitalization tax exemption, the & following must (recreation non-profit)criteria properties only be met: ciples that make Canada the best country in the Applies to Class 4 (industrial), Class 5 Minimum (light industrial), (business) andtoClass 8 in revitalization of $10,000. increase in Class taxable 6assessed value due investment world to live.” (recreation & non-profit) properties only Further information and the application forms are available on www.rossland.ca or at City Hall, Minimum increase in taxable assessed value due to investment in revitalization of $10,000. Neufeld 1899 Columbia Avenue, Rossland. The deadline for application submissions for both programs referenced the killing of Warrant Officer is July 31, 2015. Patrice Vincent in Quebec last year to highlight his Further information and the application forms are available on www.rossland.ca or at City Hall, Galbraith, Accounting Clerk 1899 Columbia Avenue, Rossland. TheAshley deadline for application submissions for both programs support for the bill, specifically the changes made finance@rossland.ca is July 31, 2015. (250) 362-2324 to police agency’s ability to detain suspects without formal charges. Ashley Galbraith, Accounting Clerk finance@rossland.ca “Short term preventative arrests have existed in (250) 362-2324 Canada without abuse by law enforcement prior to
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the Anti-terrorism Act,” he said. “Previously a judge had to be convinced that a suspect was, with certainty, about to commit a terrorist act. This was a very high legal bar. Now, a judge must be convinced that a terrorist act may be carried out and that the arrest, ‘is likely to prevent the carrying out of the terrorist activity.’ If this legislation had been in place last year, then the perpetrator who killed Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent on October 20th would almost certainly have been in jail as the police continued their investigation of his activities.” Regardless of what the Conservatives hope to accomplish with the bill, Denesiuk says it was put forward to bury some bigger issues than domestic and foreign terrorism and Cannings agrees. “I think C-51 is an effectively played distraction mechanism,” she said. “It was a very well delivered plan to distract people away from the dismal state of the economy and the lack of job creation. The bill has gotten people riled up, but that was exactly the Conservative plan – to get people upset so they wouldn’t be paying attention to what they ought to be paying attention to.” Cannings echoed her statements. “If I were a Conservative strategist, I’d certainly be hoping to distract voters from the current state f the economy,” he said. “Canada has lost 200,000 jobs since the recession and Stephen Harper’s plan just isn’t working. Harper...is using the politics of fear to get ahead. We feel strongly that Canadians don’t have to choose between security and their rights – even in an election year. Unfortunately, Bill C-51 is more of a reflection of the politics of fear than a response to a threat.” Denesiuk says that under the current government, the annual budget has been an economical mess, and they are running out of ideas for how to fix it. “The Conservatives have had seven consecutive deficit budgets and the only way they are balancing the budget this time around is by scraping together clawed back money from veterans, employment insurance, the military and selling off General Motors stock,” she said. “They are cobbling all of these things together to get enough money to balance the budget, but you can’t do that a second year. All those pots were scraped dry and they don’t automatically replenish.” With protests in Castlegar and other municipalities across Canada, Denesiuk is pleased that voters are sharing their displeasure with the legislation, but wants to make sure everyone is fully informed about what it entails before forming an opinion. “I agree with many of the concerns that I have heard, loud and clear. But, the opinions aren’t always as well informed as they should be about different components of the bill,” she said, “One person came to me and shared her concern about how Bill C-51 was going to be hard on climate change. She said it to me, and she said it to others. That is a pretty big misconception. It just demonstrates some of the misinformation that accompanies the bill.” Neufeld also sees plenty of misinformation being spread about Bill C-51, even while knocking on doors in Trail. “As I have been going door-to-door in the riding, I have found that people have a general misunderstanding about the legislation,” he said, adding there are some politicians who aren’t truly representing what is in the legislation. “I have found that most people are much more supportive of the legislation once they find out what is actually contained in it.” To read more about Bill C-51 and what it means, visit www.parl.gc.ca
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Regional partners are making no bones about it – they will not be giving $550,000 to the BC SPCA for a new facility in Trail. “It’s not that we don’t support the SPCA,” says Grace McGregor, regional board chair. “It’s that money is tight and sometimes we have to make these decision whether we want to or not.” With the organization slated to close its current shelter on Highway 3B by June 2016, the BC SPCA proposed a series of replacement options to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) board directors earlier this year. Most costly, was a half million-plus joint venture with the regional district. The potential project included building a $1.6 million adoption, education, and limited veterinary service centre on Old Waneta Road acreage the non-profit already owns. Not only was new construction nixed, but so was the suggestion of bringing more vet operations to town. Reviewing the matter fell to a four-member subcommittee from Rossland, Warfield, Trail and Fruitvale, and its list of recommendations were brought to and approved by the board at Thursday’s meeting. “The subcommittee did an awful lot of work on this and I commend them,” said McGregor. “This is a passionate thing because we care about our animals and everyone else’s animals, and we want them looked after.” Sitting as a smaller group, or subcommittee, means all documentation, avenues and possibilities are explored before recommendations pass and decisions are made, she noted. “They weighed everything when they looked at this,” McGregor continued. “And as a board we felt the way it was presented, we made an informed de-
cision.” Discussion took place based on the four recommendations put forward, Trail Mayor Mike Martin said, referring to the June 18 RDKB board meeting. “They were adopted by the board to move forward. Combined with that, although we have no jurisdiction in this, is we intend to send a letter to the BC SPCA strongly discouraging them from putting in place veterinary services in our community as part of this venture.” Martin clarified the group proposed bringing limited services to a new site to deal with spay and neutering. “We had members of this committee speak with a number of local veterinarians,” he explained. “As a result of that dialogue we came to the conclusion that having the BC SPCA put in additional veterinarian services, given the limited population, would not service anyone well.” Instead, the subcommittee recommends the organization continue to work with already established local vet clinics for appropriate contracted services. “The point of view is that this may work very well in large urban centres,” said Martin. “But given our rural location and the fact we have excellent veterinary services, by our count five within 100 kilometres of Trail – we are (already) well serviced with top notch facilities.” East End Animal Control Service participants, which include Fruitvale, Montrose and Trail contracting from Area A and Area B, are hoping to continue dialogue with the BC SPCA over the kenneling of impounded animals. “We are respecting the fact that the SPCA really doesn’t want to be in animal control so we are prepared to take a different route if needed,” Martin said. “(We will ask) what would it take by way of financial contribution to facilitate
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The Rossland Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society wishes to thank the residents of Rossland for their ongoing commitment year after year in support of the April Campaign. Over $12,500 was pledged at the door this year along with $2400 in daffodil sales. Thanks to you and the many other generous donors across BC and the Yukon, the Canadian Cancer Society will be able to continue funding important research, prevention and support programs. The monies raised in Rossland from door-todoor and the selling of daffodils and daffodil pins would not have been possible without this community’s dedicated volunteers. We are very grateful for all your support and wish to thank each and every one of you for joining us in the fight for life. Together we can change cancer forever. Mary Hatlevik Unit Leader – Rossland Canadian Cancer Society
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RSS Parking Concerns During public input period, Jorge Rivas brought forward concerns concerning illegal parking surrounding Rossland Summit School and the dangers this causes for children. The comments spurred on a lot of discussion from council and a determination to research the issue and come up with a plan. Mayor Moore said, “We’re talking about our overall street strategy. Maybe we can look at that to see what we are going to do to make traffic flow smoother, slower, safer.”
2014 Annual Report and SOFI Report Council received the Annual Report for 2014. The report is a summary of the activities and finances of the city for the previous year. “This is a really informative piece of work that I would like more of our citizens to read. It really does give them a picture of everything that goes on in the city.” said Mayor Moore. The report includes detailed financial information as well as reports from each department. Council had much praise for the city staff who prepared the report. Copies can be obtained at city hall or found on the city’s web-
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site. Council will consider submissions and questions from the public regarding the report at the July 13 regular council meeting. Council also approved the 2014 Statement of Financial Information package for submission to the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development contingent on the alteration of the schedule of employees salaries. Mayor Moore wanted the pay and expenses of elected officials to be listed separately from the salaries of other employees. Budget Re-allocation Funds were re-allocated from the snow plowing, sanding and snow removal budgets to the tree removal budget. This provoked a lot of discussion on the dangerous tree removal process. Two motions were then brought forward. The first was brought forward by Lloyd McLellan to ask staff to create a report on the cost of bringing in an arborist to assess dangerous trees in the community. Interim Chief Administrative Officer Mark Maturo reported that a staff arborist is already assessing the needs. The motion still passed with Aaron Cosbey and Andrew Zwicker voting against it. The second motion also passed and was brought forward Christine Esovoloff Sales Associate
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by Councillor Zwicker to request staff to provide a memo explaining the dangerous tree policy. Speed Reduction Council adopted a new speed limit policy. The policy states: 1.To restrict speed limits to 20 km/hr in all school zones: all flanking blocks of a school area; and to further reduce the speed on street sections immediately adjacent to school pickup/drop-off areas to 15 km/hr. 2. To reduce speeds on all local streets throughout Rossland to 30km/hr. Council then passed two related motions. One asking for staff to provide information and ideas on complimentary measures to help reduce speeds. The other to bring forward a review of the traffic bylaw. Delegation Bylaw Delegation Bylaw #2592 passed third reading. Supporting documents summarize the bylaw as: Rossland Council has directed that a new Delegation bylaw be brought forward for review. The proposed bylaw provides a number of delegated duties while also providing a balancing element to retain Council’s involvement and decision making powers in specific situations.
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After over a year of in camera negotiations and very few public announcements, at Monday’s School District 20 (SD20) board meeting, trustees announced that they were ready to sign their side of the sales contract. The building is being sold to the Blueberry Creek Community School Society (BCCSS), but while some details on the sale, like the purchaser, have been made public, some, like sale price, are not being released until later this year. There are still some aspects of the transaction that aren’t final. “Although we have agreed to sign the document, we don’t know if they will also agree to sign the document,” said Darryl Ganzert, board chair, adding that all will be revealed in the new school year. “It is not really a done deal yet. A motion is going to come up at our very first meeting in September to disclose all the terms of the sale. That includes price, and any other conditions that were put on the (transaction).” The building has been in the
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hands of SD20 for many years with its most recently built structure opening in 1962. After years of renovations, and additions, the doors closed in 1986 due to low enrolment numbers. In 1991, it was reopened for regular classroom teaching and was named a community school in 1997. The doors were formally shut for SD20 students in 2002, and the building has since become a community services hub, offering after school and summer programming and camps for youth, adults and families. Ganzert says it is a good thing that the building is changing hands. When budget time has come around, the board has had a hard time justifying big spending on a structure that doesn’t hold SD20 students during regu-
lar class hours. “Quite honestly, we were faced with a very old building that needs some TLC and without students in it, we were hard pressed to put any money into it,” he said, mentioning that the BCCSS needs a space to continue their work with residents of the area. “With a society that serves close to 500 families from Castlegar and even some from Trail, now at least, someone who has an interest in keeping the building in good shape will have it. We believe they will continue doing the good work they have been doing for many years.” The next SD20 regular board meeting is in the new school year on Sept. 28, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Kootenay Columbia Learning Centre.
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brain, causing many types of neurobehavioral damage.” According to Nevin, one of the most important long-term investments a homeowner can make for the overall safety of a family is to replace older windows, using the EPA-approved lead safe renovation guidelines. “Replacing older windows is one of the best ways to reduce lead risks,” says Nevin. “Make sure to use only a contractor that is certified in lead-safe work practices and strongly consider the use of ENERGY STAR(R) qualified windows, like the vinyl replacement windows offered by Simonton Windows(R). These windows are a healthy choice for replacing older single-pane units. They’re energy-efficient and a good value for the investment.” “At Simonton, we advocate that replacing older windows coated with lead-based paint with vinyl windows is a sensible step for homeowners who want to create a healthier home environment,” says Gary Pember with Simonton Windows. “We believe Rick’s research substantiates the replacement of all windows coated with lead-based paint as a way to dramatically help reduce lead dust within that home.” Nevin explains that, according to his
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Rubberhead Enduro race Hosted by RED for the second year in a row
Rossland’s Rubberhead Enduro mountain bike race is set to be one of the biggest events of the summer with a full day of racing, a BBQ and entertainment at RED Mountain Resort. Going down August 1-2, this year marks the Rubberhead’s 2nd year inclusion in the Kootenay Rockies and BC Enduro Series, with an anticipated 200-300 entrants. “This will be the seventh consecutive year of Enduro mountain bike racing in Rossland,” says organizer and Race Director Ryan Kuhn. “This year, the Rubberhead will include 5-6 competitive racing stages aimed to test the riders’ technical skill and physical fitness, while being an inclusive, fun format. There’s good reason Enduro is all the rage.” “RED Mountain Resort is excited to be hosting the Rubberhead Enduro for the second year in a row” says RED Events & Marketing Manager. “RED is continually expanding its summer event offerings and the Enduro fits perfectly with our vision to provide an experience centered on our unique culture, passionate community and natural surroundings.” The stages of the Rubberhead Enduro will be primarily downhill-oriented, with the riders required to ride and climb untimed between stages to get to the starting gate. With 5 to 6 timed stages, racers will not only require the stamina to climb up, but also the ability to pin it down with the best overall combined time taking the victory. Exact course details won’t be revealed until a week prior to the event, but elements of last years event
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combined with some of Rossland’s favorite trails will be incorporated into the race. All-mountain bikes with 5-6” of travel will be the weapons of choice for the demanding tracks. Saturday, Aug 1will be a training day and registration and will include a micro brew tasting that will be open to the public. Sunday, Aug. 2, the race will go down, with an average course completion time expected to be 4-5 hours. RED will be open throughout the day for spectators and families wrapped up with an evening of live entertainment, food and beverage on the deck. “Rossland is an exciting part in the BC and Kootenay Rockies Enduro series,” says series organizer Megan Rose. “Enduro racing is hands down the most exciting and popular mountain bike race format today, and Red Mountain is the perfect venue for this event, with the perfect viewing deck to watch.” “There’s never been a better reason to be in Rossland over the August long weekend,” says Kuhn. “Come race, be a spectator, take in the entertainment and enjoy a ride on the IMBA “Epic” Seven Summits Trail or other world class single track in the area. It’s going to be quite the showcase of our amazing trails and community.” For more information on the Rubberhead Enduro, including registration and a write up on the history of mountain bike racing in Rossland, go to rubberheadenduro.com. For more information on the series, visit bcenduro.com.
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Submitted by Maggie Chan Looking back at the year, I’m glad to say that it’s been a year of growth. Not exactly a growth in numbers, but rather a development and experimentation in how we want our club to run. I remember clearly the day our club was sitting together at our meeting table, discussing the purpose of Interact and what we wanted to focus on as a group. After a period of indecision, we finally determined the perfect phrasing of our club’s new motto — something that we promised to revolve our efforts around from that point on. Our actions would always be “strengthening communities through service.” At our last meeting as the school year came to a close, I asked members to submit a short passage on their own favourite part of the year. Their submissions are included below: Maddi Vockeroth Fisher Even though our club was made up of a much younger group than in years before, we were able to accomplish lots of great things in the community. By far my favourite part of this year was our winter camping. It was completely crazy and cold but everyone in the club had a great time. It was a very different way of fundraising and we were able to put lots of money towards the skate park. Plus it was simply just an amazing way to hang out with the club in a way you never would think of. I can’t wait for next year and to see all the crazy things we get up to, in order to help as much as we possibly can. Ella Conliffe During the 2014/2015 “season” of Interact, a group of us visited Columbia View Lodge (a seniors’ home) in Trail, every second Wednesday of the month. Wednesday being their ballroom dancing night, we would dance around their dining hall with them, and have sweet conversations. The smiles and happiness on their faces made each month a little happier.
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Tara Obma My favourite part of this year was that I got to help out both local and international communities through service projects. Not only does being member of the Interact Club provide opportunities for me to volunteer, but it also greatly improves my social responsibility. Brian Chan My favourite thing about Interact was the fundraiser that I got to take charge of at RSS. We raised more than $2000! It was also fun to see all the kids get so involved with this and even all the teachers. Thanks again RSS! Alex Stephens I became a part of Interact more or less as an accident — I came to do a presentation of exchange, ended up staying, and got roped into coming back the next week — but I’m very glad I did. I have always loved to be useful and help out, and Interact is a great way to do that. We got out into the community and did work there, from hockey scoring to selling goodies to helping with the sturgeon release. Volunteering was amazing and I also enjoyed meeting the pretty awesome people involved. Hannah Klemmensen Although the amount of dedicated members in our club was small, we managed to fill the year with lots of volunteering and fundraising. I loved raising money for the Rossland Skatepark, dancing with Trail seniors and other pursuits that made a visible difference in our own local community. As for me, my favourite part of this year was learning different aspects of leadership through my position as President. I have enjoyed working with every single one of the members from this year, and, as cliché as it sounds, getting to know them better as individuals. Each person brought a good kind of diversity to our meeting table, and I thank them for all their hard work despite their busy schedules. Rossland Interact thanks the community for their continued support and looks forward to the next year of international service where we will be serving in a country other than ours. May we never waver from our motto of Strengthening Communities through Service.
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NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS: Monday, June 22, 6 pm. ROSSLAND MUSEUM REGULAR HOURS The Museum is open for the summer season. May-June: Wed to Sun: 10 am to 6 pm July-August: 7 days a week: 10 am to 6 pm Check out the website for more information and all upcoming events and activities at www.rosslandmuseum.ca. ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN MARKET Thursday, June 25, downtown Rossland. Our FIRST liquor vendor in RMMS history! We’re welcoming the Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery from Creston with a selection of wines to choose from! Live Music! ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY LEGO CLUB Thursday, June 25, 3 p.m. Last Lego Club until September!
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CELEBRATE LEGION WEEK Saturday, June 27 noon to 2 p.m.@ the Rossland Legion in the side yard. Free burgers/hotdogs and pop for the children. There will be a live band playing bluegrass and blues, and the bar will be open, but will be separated from the outside event (No alcohol outside). There will be a collection of Toonies for Troops. For more information, call Joanne Drystek 250-362-2150. GOLD FEVER FOLLIES OPENS Tuesday, June 30, 7:30 p.m. @ The Miners’ Hall Based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Summer is Coming follows a Rossland Volunteer Fire Fighter, Julian, who falls in love at first sight with Romola, a girl from Trail. Will a long-time feud between these two cities keep these two starcrossed lovers apart, or will love conquer all? Meanwhile, Fire Chief Guthrie attempts to prepare Rossland for the inevitable fire season, but his efforts seem to be thwarted
at every turn by Alderman Flute. CANADA DAY AT THE MUSEUM Wednesday, July 1 Join the Rossland community as we celebrate Canada Day on the museum grounds. Festivities begin at 12 pm with a BBQ, cake, kids activities, and entertainment. The City of Rossland Public Works department will be bringing in some of their trucks for kids to check out in the parking lot! MT ROBERTS HIKE Wednesday, July 1, 9 a.m. Meet at the museum at 9 am to carpool to the trailhead. This is not an easy hike, so please come prepared for a steep trek to the top. Bring a lunch to eat at the top. Flag raising and group photo at 11 am. Return to the museum to take part in the rest of the Canada Day festivities, including BBQ, cake, activities and plenty of entertainment.
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ADULT CO-ED REC HOCKEY Tuesdays 9:45 to 11 p.m. Sundays 9:15 to 10:30 p.m. Join this fun, co-ed recreational program of non-contact drop-in hockey. Full equipment is required and some experience necessary.
THE CHURCH OF DIRT Mondays, 5:30 p.m. @ the Centennial Trail-head parking lot. Come out and get dirty, meet great folks young and old, and add to our fantastic trail system. Reminders, updates, and location changes will be posted on Bhubble before each build night. No experience needed.
ROSSLAND MONKEY CLUB Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. @ RSS Auditorium. Parkour and freerunning. Ages 8 and up. $5 drop-in.
COMMUNITY JAM AT THE OLD FIREHALL Every Thursday until Oct 8, 6-9 pm @ the Old Fire Hall Ron Halliday hosts an acoustic, play together, music night in this historic and beautiful room. ART DROP IN NIGHT Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. @ the new space next door to RHC Insurance downtown. There will be no instruction, just a space to be creative with other youth artists.
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TEEN NIGHT Tuesdays 6-8 p.m. @ the Rossland Public Library. Let Sage and Sally know what you want to do at Teen Night. Come out and have fun! ROSSLAND BEAVER SCOUTS Mondays 3 to 4 p.m. Girls and boys ages 5 to 7 years. Please contact Deanna Leask at 250362-7118 to join. LOCAL WRITERS DISCUSSION Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. @ the Rossland Seniors Hall. To share ideas, expertise and knowledge, critiques, and open opportunities for experienced and want to be writers. For more information contact Les Anderson by email lesanderson66@
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gmail.com or phone @ 250-362-5532. ROSSLAND SENIORS Monday 1:30 p.m. Seniors Art Club meets. Contact Edith at 250-362-4477. Monday 7 p.m. Rossland Quilters Guild meets. Contact Dayanne at 250-362-7727. Wednesday 7 p.m. Rossland Old Time Fiddlers play. Visitors should contact Richie or Audrey at 250-362-9465. Thursday 9:30 to 11 a.m. Seniors stretching exercises and morning tea and snacks. ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY The library has lots of great programs and events: Homeschoolers Happy Hour: 1st and 3rd Friday 1-2 p.m. Lego Club: 1st and 3rd Thursday 3 to 4 p.m. Books and Babies: Fridays at 11 a.m. Songs and story time for little ones 0 to 30 months. Page Turners Book Club: 2nd Thursday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m. for kids 8-11 years old. Book Club for adults: Last Wednesday of each month. Movies and Munchies: 4th Thursday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m. For kids 6-12 years.
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Hall presents unique challenges because of the steep hillside location. With no accessible outdoor working space, managing dust and debris control, worker coordination, erecting scaffolding, and materials and tool storage is extremely complex. Removing old construction material will also be challenging and the scale is unknown at this time. The Miner’s Hall is heavily used by the city’s recreation programs, the Pottery Society, RCAC concerts, dances, fundraisers, Ilo’s Playschool, the Gold Fever Follies, and many others. These programs
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She is predeceased by her parents, Tom and Rosemarie and her sister Christine. She is survived by her husband, Wolfgang, children, Kristen, Emily and Nicholas and sisters Jennifer Fink, Jill Jones and Helen Bobbitt. Caroline worked for the credit unions in both Rossland and Trail for 15 years. She was an active member of the community who was kind, thoughtful and caring. She had a gift for being able to talk to anyone about anything and loved to meet new people. She enjoyed gardening, baking, arts and crafts, skiing, hiking, taking long leisurely walks, travelling and learning new things through the internet and home and garden shows. Raising her children to become successful adults was very important to her, and she was proud to watch them grow. A Celebration of Caroline’s Life will be held at St. Andrew’s United Church in Rossland on Saturday, June 27th, 2015 at 11:00am. This will not be a formal church service; Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the service. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence by visiting the family’s register at www.myalternatives.ca As an expression of sympathy, donations made in her honour to a charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated.
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In order to ensure equitable regional representation, we are looking for applications from individuals who work and/or reside in Rossland, Warfield, Trail, Montrose, Fruitvale, and RDKB Areas A & B. Successful candidates will have community and client values consistent with those of the current Board of Directors, its committees, and staff. Appointment(s) to the Board of Directors will take place at the Annual General Meeting to be held in September 2015. Interested individuals are encouraged to complete a resume, personal biography, and cover letter to be submitted to the attention of Don Freschi, General Manager: don@communityfutures.com or mail to 825 Spokane Street, Trail, BC, V1R 3W4. Closing date for the application process is July 15, 2015.
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1. Find a good starting point
Stand lined up with the center of the panoramic photo, as much as possible.
2. Stand still
Try to keep the arrow on the center line as you are shooting. The more you move your phone up or down, the more chance you have of ending up with a jagged or bumpy photo.
3. Beware of movement
Because the panoramic feature seams photos together, if you have someone or something moving across the screen while you are taking the photo, it will look very odd once you finish. If you want to include someone, ask them to stand still until you are finished.
4. Share it! --------
Send in your panoramic view of Rossland with a sentence or two telling us what’s going on in your photo and the location. Send to: editor@rosslandnews.com
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