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The 2nd annual pie competition took place at Rossland Mountain Market on Thursday as part of the Berry Festival. Beverley Rintoul (left), director of Rossland Library, Joelle Hodgins (middle), director of Rossland Museum and Discovery Centre, and Mayor Kathy Moore (right) judged the contest, and after much deliberation declared Kristen Renn’s strawberry lemonade pie the prettiest, and Miche Warwick’s huckleberry lavender infusion pie the best overall. Pies were submitted for judging anonymously. Photo by Chelsea Novak.

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A fierce debate has been taking place on Bhubble since mid-June as Rosslander’s argue over what to do about “the dog problem,” which some don’t see as a problem at all. The debate started with a post from Mayor Kathy Moore asking Rosslander’s to keep their dogs on a leash and clean up after them. The post ends with Moore promising that city council will consider “some additional action on bylaw enforcement.” And that’s exactly what happened at last Monday’s city council meeting. Council made a number of recommendations asking staff to report back on possible solutions for improving and

enforcing bylaws, with a lot of the focus on dogs. Staff was asked to report back on the possibility of an app, including one currently in development at Selkirk College, that would allow residents to snap geotagged photos of problem dogs and easily submit them to City Hall. Councillor Aaron Cosbey also suggested exploring the idea of segregating trails. “Those trails that are heavily used, at easy grade — like Centennial, like KC, for example — you could designate as on-leash only, and other trails could be off-leash,” explained Cosbey. A member of the public, Kim LaFond, raised concerns about allowing dogs on Columbia St. He shared the story of his

mother-in-law, who was rushed by a large dog while coming out of the post office. She hit her head on the pavement and had to be taken to hospital. Following the accident, she was no longer able to live independently, and died a year and a half later, despite being perfectly healthy before the accident. That was before dogs were even allowed on Columbia, and LaFond and his wife Joan are concerned that dogs now roam the street off-leash. “It’s getting a little bit out of hand with the dogs on main street,” said LaFond. Councillor Lloyd McLellan doesn’t think it’s a problem to have dogs on Columbia, so long as they remain under their owners’ control. To that end, council asked staff to report back on the

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possibility of introducing designated tieup areas for dogs in the downtown area. In response to concerns raised on Bhubble about cats killing birds and disturbing neighbour’s gardens, council asked staff to report back on what other jurisdictions are doing about cats. Of course none of these new initiatives can be expected to accomplish anything without someone to enforce the bylaws. The city does have one bylaw officer, but she only works during office hours, and responds on a complaint basis. Council asked staff to look into the cost, options, and availability of bylaw enforcement. Possibilities discussed in council included hiring a contract employee, or engaging bylaw commissionaires.

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The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, celebrated the grand opening of the $900 million, 335 MW Waneta Expansion Project, near Trail on July 10. The official grand opening celebration took place at the facility with project stakeholders, contractors, government representatives, and First Nations.

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The Seven Summits Centre for Learning is gearing up for its third year of operation for Grade 8 to 12 learners in the region. After celebrating six Grade 12 graduates in June, the centre’s staff and volunteers are excited for the possibilities that the new school year brings. The Visions for Small Schools Board plans to host a Spruce Up Party this summer to freshen up the paint and address some minor wear and tear at the Centre. Watch out for notices in the community that will invite friends and families to participate in a fun-filled day of getting our centre ship-shape for the fall. The school year will kick off on Sept. 8 with our annual three-day camping and

team building trip at Camp Koolaree. Our staff has been hard at work developing new workshops for the upcoming school year, including opportunities to learn theatre arts, carpentry, and video production from community experts. “Our Community Mentors add so much to our learning program,” says Sue McBride, the centre’s lead administrator. “We’re able to offer unique course options that really cater to the interests of our learners. And Rossland is just jam-packed with talented people willing to share their skills.” A new website developed with the help of students who participated in our technology workshop will launch in August.

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Phase one of the Rossland Library’s renovation project got underway Monday morning. The library’s bathrooms are being refurbished thanks to a grant from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. “It will no longer be 1983 in there,” says Beverley Rintoul, the library’s director. The building was converted from a garage in 1983 and hasn’t been renovated since. Phase two of the renovation project will move the office area toward the back of the library, leaving more space for patrons at the front of the building, and more space by the windows to sit and read. That part of the renovation is dependent on a Canada 150 Community Infrastructure grant, which Rintoul is still waiting to hear back about. While there isn’t an exact timeline for when the new washrooms will be finished, the grant needs to be spent by the end of August.

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Cody, Aili, and Naia Dergousoff enjoyed themselves at the Rossland Mountain Market on Thursday, July 9. Bring a friend to try out the frozen treats and cupcakes, and enter to win the Meet My Market draw. Photo by Chelsea Novak

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The BC Association of Farmers’ Markets has launched a special campaign for July called Meet My Market. The campaign encourages market goers to introduce a friend to their favourite farmers market for the chance to win one of two trips for two to Sparkling Hill Resort in the Okanagan. There’s also a social media component to the contest, where market

goers can post photos to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #MeetMyMarket to win $50 at a participating market of their choice. Rosslanders can enter by bringing a friend or two to the Rossland Mountain Market on Thursdays, and have the extra chance to win $30 in Rossland Mountain Market bucks at the end of the month. “It’s just encouraging people to get excited about farmers’ markets,” said Mich Warwick, the market’s manager, “[and] introduce people to what’s so good about the farmers’ market.”

Region benefits from KAST grant The Kootenay Association for Science and Technology has just received a substantial grant. David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay— Columbia, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced a $748,601 investment to the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) to establish a metallurgical industry development accelerator in the West Kootenay. Funding, provided through the Western Diversification Program, will allow KAST to establish and operate a centre for Metallurgical Industrial Development Acceleration and Studies (MIDAS). This sector-

targeted applied research and commercialization centre will provide downstream metallurgical expertise, a digital fabrication laboratory, and business development support for the region. MIDAS will assist with the establishment and growth of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by strengthening the direct-to-market deployment of mineral/metal by-products; supporting applied research and development of commercial applications; providing technical training in metallurgical science and digital fabrication; and offering business mentoring. “Our Government recognizes that a robust economy relies on the strengths of all com-

munities across the West,” said Wilks. “This investment will strengthen industry in B.C.’s rural sector, which will serve to diversify and strengthen Western Canada’s economy as a whole.” “Long proximity to Teck’s Trail Operations has created a West Kootenay where our deep technical and entrepreneurial talent, industrial innovation and access to metallurgical material can create high quality rural jobs and opportunities for local businesses, all while enjoying our unbeatable access to the great outdoors,” said Leon Pigott, KAST Board Chair. “MIDAS provides companies and entrepreneurs the tools, coaching and technical expertise needed to succeed.”

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Call for Submissions The Rossland News is seeking your help in reporting on community events in Rossland. We can’t be everywhere at once but we would love to include your events, stories, press releases and photos in the paper. Please send your news items to Jennifer Cowan at editor@rosslandnews.com. Remember to include your full name and address with your submissions and for photos, please include a brief description of the photo and the name of the person who took the photo.

Correction In the July 16 edition of the Rossland News, Melissa LaFace was incorrectly referred to as Melissa Lefage. We apologize for the error.

Rebecca Richards, the summer reading club program coordinator at Rossland Library, holds up a jar of lego meant to get Rosslanders guessing. The five people closest to guessing the number of pieces in the jar will win a free swim pass, and anyone who guesses the exact number will also win chocolate. The deadline to enter is July 31 at noon, and the draw will take place shortly after. Photo by Chelsea Novak

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Nestlé protest doesn’t hold water TOM FLETCHER Black Press

Have you noticed the latest degradation of standards on TV news? In addition to sensational depictions of crime, accidents and celebrities, the lineup now incorporates any nonsense that is momentarily “viral” on the Internet. So it was with an online petition singling out Swiss food corporation Nestlé, which operates a water bottling plant near Hope. It’s the largest in B.C., one of many that bottle the province’s water and sell it back to a gullible public. This petition is courtesy of SumOfUs, one of those selfappointed environmental watchdogs that seem to pop up like mushrooms overnight. “Fighting for people over profits,” they claim, pitching for donations. The story has what U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert calls “truthiness.” That’s when something is false, but it “feels” true. “Nestlé is about to suck B.C. dry — for $2.25 per million litres to be exact,” says the SumOfUs headline. Using her keen sense of what’s superficially popular, Premier Christy Clark instantly called for a review of these low rates for selling the people’s water. It then fell to Environment Minister Mary Polak to ex-

plain what’s really going on. “People keep saying there’s a deal with Nestlé,” Polak told reporters. “There isn’t. They pay the same as any other industrial user, in fact the highest industrial rate, and it goes for anything from hydraulic fracturing to bottled water, those involved in mining for example, any of those heavy industrial uses.” And why is that rate so low? It’s because the province takes great pains not to “sell” water, which would make it a commodity under trade agreements, like oil or minerals. That would surrender provincial control, and allow the U.S. to press for equal access to Canadian water. “You’re buying the right to use the water,” Polak said. “I know it sounds crazy to the public, but we call it a rental — a water rental. There’s a reason we use that language, because we are very careful to avoid any suggestion that by paying this amount, you therefore own that water. “That reserves for us the right at any time, for a compelling public need, to say stop. It doesn’t matter if you have a licence.” As for the brazenly false claim that Nestlé is sucking B.C. dry, I’m indebted to a real environmental professional named Blair King for explaining this. (His blog, achemistinlangley. blogspot.ca, offers useful technical explanations of issues in the news, many of which contradict so-called environmenChristine Esovoloff Sales Associate

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talists.) King notes that the bottling plant uses less than one per cent of the flow through Kawkawa Lake: “If Nestlé stopped operating (and put its 75 employees out of work and stopped paying municipal taxes) would there be more water for the rest of us?” he writes. “Absolutely not. Kawkawa Lake drains its excess water into the Fraser River, which drains into the Strait of Georgia. Neither the Fraser River at Hope nor the Strait of Georgia is particularly short of water, even in the driest of years.” Clark made one useful contribution, when asked about this urgent non-issue by those seeking to further sensationalize the current drought and forest fires. She correctly noted that most B.C. residents have access to the best tap water in the world, and have no need for bottled water. Nestlé, Perrier, Coke, Pepsi and other companies have done a fantastic job of convincing people that their drinking water has to be delivered in bottles from some mythical pure source. Here’s a tip, Nestlé critics: Fill a jug with water and stick it in the fridge. Fight the corporations.

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Bringing back the wetland: Pair presents plan to council Chelsea Novak Rossland News

The Centennial Park wetlands reverberate with the trilling of birds and the hiss of thousands of male grasshoppers singing at once. Trees, wildflowers, too many plant species to begin to name, and animals and insects — both hidden and visible, singing and silent — call the wetland home, but so do a number of power poles, manholes, and human recreation areas. The Centennial wetland is a wet-meadow with ephemeral ponds, which means they are only full of water for part of the year. This type of wetland is rare in the Kootenays and can support a diversity of plant and animal species. The problem is that human impacts — in this case land filling, sewer line construction, and off-road vehicles — have disrupted the natural water table in the wetland, causing water to drain out of the area and more quickly contribute to flooding further down Trail Creek. Melissa LaFace and Eva Cameron are two of the people working to restore the Centennial Park wetland, and they appeared before Rossland city council last week to present their plan. LaFace got involved with the restoration for a planning project for the Integrative Environmental Planning program at Selkirk College. Cameron is a landscape designer by trade, and was also involved with the Jubilee wetland restoration. One of the key goals of the Centennial restoration is to keep Rosslanders and tourists from encroaching further on the wetland. Currently, the wetland is bordered by a bike skills park, a baseball field, and the Lions Campground and as it stands, both the skills park and the campground could continue to push into the wetland. “[The skills park] has no parameters,” says Cameron. “So in the last couple of years they’ve sort of pushed right to the

This map shows the wetland area to the southwest of the baseball diamond. It also shows the current location of the trail and culvert, as well as the proposed new location for the trail. Photo provided by Melissa LaFace and Eva Cameron.

edge of the wetland and cut all the willows that were stabilizing the steep banks, and then in the high rains there’s sediment and silt pouring down into the wetland.” The Lions have also proposed expanding their campsite, which would mean pushing further into the wetland. LaFace and Cameron are asking for support from Rossland city council to set parameters for the facilities bordering the area, preventing further infill and encroachment. They also want to divert the trail that currently cuts through the wetland, so that it runs where there’s already been infill. “Right now [the trail] is running through the wetland a bit,” says LaFace. “And ... dirt bikers and quaders have been going through there.” That’s a problem because the tire tracks disrupt the water table by creating head-cuts. A head-cut is a drop in the wetland where a natural mini

waterfall forms and is the result of unnatural erosion — in this case caused by the ruts left by vehicles or by the intentional creation of ditches. The mini waterfall speeds up water flow through the wetland, helping to drain it that much faster. Head-cuts, once they’ve formed, will continue to grow, as the rushing water causes further erosion. So one of the first priorities is to block the existing head-cuts with debris — think Beaver dam — and keep them from spreading. Another big part of the project is to replace some of the aging infrastructure in the area, and hopefully move it out of the wetland, where it can be accessed without disrupting the water table. The water main that runs through the area is old and needs to be replaced, as is a culvert that runs beside the ballpark. LaFace and Cameron have proposed day-lighting the stream under the culvert, which just means the culvert would be removed, and the stream could run freely. They also want to seal the manholes, not only to keep sewage from seeping into the wetland, but to keep water from draining out of the wetland through the sewage line. Keeping water out of the sewage system won’t just benefit the wetland, but also the city’s budget. “Right now they’re doing smoke testing for that whole sewer line to see where there are leaks and where there might be water going in, and water coming out,” explains Cameron. “And a big reason they’re doing that is because we’re being charged for every amount of water that’s in the sewer line and needs to be treated.” LaFace and Cameron hope that restoring the Centennial wetland will not only help restore the natural water table, and preserve this rare environment, but that it might also help bring back a long-lost Rossland native. “We’ve had reports of locals who’ve seen the painted turtles in past years in areas that have now been drained and diverted, so we hope that they come back,” says Cameron.

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On Saturday, Red Mountain hosted the first ever Broken Goat, a race featuring five separate events, including a challenging 50 km race over the seven summits, and a kids’ race. This is the first year the event has ever been held, and it was put on by PACE Sports Fitness out of Kelowna. Rene Unser, founder of PACE, has been coaching and running for over a decade, and has organized many races. “I have a couple of local races that I do in Kelowna, however I’ve been bringing some mountain running camps here for the past few years,” she says. Unser could be seen cheering on racers throughout the day, giving each one a hug as they crossed the finish line. For some, it was long trek, starting at Nancy Greene at 6 or 8 a.m. and covering 50 or 25km. Others signed up for a shorter sprint. Participants who chose to compete in Friday’s vertical climb made their way up Redhead trail — climbing 450m in 1.7km. Those who participated in the 12km did the same climb the next day, but then continued back around Red Mountain and down again to finish the race. But the highlight of the afternoon was the kids’ race. Some of the contestants were under five years old and had to be accompanied by their parents, who tried not to slow them down too much. Waiting at the finish line was a sweet reward: bags of skittles fashioned into medals. Adult racers made do with specially crafted clay medals and beers at the BBQ that followed.

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NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Monday, August 17, 6 p.m.

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. WALKING TOUR OF ROSSLAND’S HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Thursdays, Saturdays to Aug 29, 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. $2 discount with museum visit. ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY REGULAR HOURS Summer hours: Tuesday: Noon - 8 p.m. Wednesday: noon - 5 p.m. Thursday: 10:00am - 8 p.m. Friday: 10:00am - 5 p.m. Saturday: noon - 5 p.m.

MUSIC IN THE PARK Thursday, July 23, 7-8 p.m. @ Gazebo at Gyro Park. Trail Arts Council Music in the Park presents Don Birch & Lawrence Shumey: Come for an evening of nostalgic tasteful music from a dynamic duo. Don’t forget your lawn chair and your toonie.

COLUMBIA BASIN CULTURE TOUR Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This self-directed tour will take participants through the region visiting galleries, studios, and other local businesses. Learn more about the region and support local artists. Just don’t forget to start with a full tank of gas!

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE WEEKLY CAMPFIRE AND CONCERT Tuesdays, 5-7 p.m. @ the Rossland Museum and Discovery Centre. This weekly event will feature a guest speaker who will engage 6-12 year olds with hands-on activities based in science and nature. Followed by an acoustic musical act for all ages.

This page is for community, charity or fundraising events that are free (or nearly so) at the discretion of the editor. Dated events take priority and every effort will be made to ensure the publication of all contributions, as space allows. To post an event, provide information with contact details to editor@rosslandnews. com or give us a call at 877-365-6397. Thank you.

Join this fun, co-ed recreational program of non-contact drop-in hockey. Full equipment is required and some experience necessary.

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 Museum walking tours Have you taken our Historic Downtown Walking Tour yet? Our one-hour walking tour highlights the history and architecture of Rossland’s gold mining era. You will see how both fire and prosperity have shaped our little mountain town. By 1898 Rossland had 40 hotels, 5 churches, 4 breweries, 3 banks, and a hospital. Many of these buildings and their stories survive to this day. Learn about Rossland’s many heritage buildings. Find out which buildings were lost or damaged by one (or more) of our three major fires. And end your tour in front of the historic Miner’s Hall just in time for the Gold Fever Follies matinee show. Meet at the Harry Lafevre Square (out front of Ferraro Foods) at 1:45 p.m. — tours end at the Miner’s Hall at 2:45 p.m., just in time to catch the Gold Fever Follies 3 p.m. matinee performance!

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SLURPS AND BURPS FEEDING GROUP Tuesdays until Nov 3, 11:30 am to 1 pm. Family Obstetrics Clinic, 4th Floor Maternity, KBRH Trail. Share your experiences with your peers in an informative place for breastfeeding and bottle support. Whether you are an expectant mom, brand new mom, or a more seasoned mom, we welcome you!

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.

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ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN MARKET Thursday, 2-6 p.m., downtown Rossland @ Columbia and Queen. The market is still in need of volunteers to help operating through the summer season. Email rosslandmountainmarket@gmail.com to get involved!

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.

PICKLEBALL Indoor Pickleball at RSS Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. ROSSLAND MONKEY CLUB Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. @ RSS Auditorium. Parkour and freerunning. Ages 8 and up. $5 drop-in. 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 250-362-7118 to join.

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.

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@gmail.com or phone @ 250-362-5532.

ADULT CO-ED REC HOCKEY Tuesdays 9:45 to 11 p.m. Sundays 9:15 to 10:30 p.m.

ROSSLAND SENIORS Monday 1:30 p.m. Seniors Art Club meets. Contact Edith at 250-362-4477.

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ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY The library has lots of great programs and events: Summer Reading Club: This year’s theme is “Build it!” Tues: 1-2:30 p.m. 6 to 8 year olds Wed: 1-2:30 p.m. 9 to 12 year olds Thurs: 2-6 p.m. at the Rossland Mountain Market Fridays: Read to Me Club for children 0 to 5 years and their grown-up 10:30-11:30 a.m. In the library: Any child taking out materials may add three Lego pieces to our communal sculpture. Photo contest: Take a photo of your child reading or building something (anything) and post it on our FB or email to info@rossland.bclibrary.ca. We will draw for a family membership to the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre at the Market on August 20. ROSSLAND POOL The outdoor pool is open from June until September in downtown Rossland. Rossland’s 80 year old pool is also a Heritage site.

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Helen Chisholm was born on June 4, 1918 in Rossland and passed away peacefully with family by her side on February 11, 2015 at Columbia View Lodge. Helen is predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Joseph, and by her daughter, Janet Church. She is survived by her children Joseph (Micheline) and Dottie (Brian) Kuffner, also by her son-in-law Bob Church, and grandchildren; Gary, Susan (Bodo), Glen, Brian (Megan), Patty (John), Bobby (Mary), Jeanine (Michael), Troy (Karen) and Darrin (Christine), great-grandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren. Helen was involved with the Rossland fraternity of Eagles for many years, earning her accolades within the club. She was very involved with the Rossland United Church; she was a member of the Eastern Star and the Job’s Daughters too. Helen was proud of her designation as ‘honourary senior for lifetime’ at the Rossland Senior Centre. She also enjoyed her memberships in both the bowling and curling clubs of Rossland. A Celebration of Life will be held for Helen on Saturday, July 25th at 11:00am at the Rossland United Church; the family invites you to contact them for more details. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements. 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, your donations to The Greater Trail Hospice Society would be greatly appreciated. www.trailhospice.org The family would like to thank Lorna Rafuse of the Greater Trail Hospice Society, Dr. McCoid and the entire staff at Columbia View lodge for their care of Mom. There are no words to describe how these people contributed so signiÀcantly to Helen’s Tuality of life over the last few months. Mom was such a kind and loving woman, she will be greatly missed by all.

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The first annual Rossland Museum Charity Golf Tournament teed off on Saturday, July 11. Thirty-seven golfers, making up ten teams, signed up for the tournament, and were rewarded with fine golfing weather and mild temperatures. The event was to raise money for the museum’s renewal project, which is a major renovation and renewal of the museum’s facilities. The project will take over five years and costs are estimated at $3.5 million. Right now the museum is focused on raising money for phase one, renovating the entrance area to the museum and creating a gallery space there. As a fundraiser the tournament was a success, raising $1200. “We have a ton of supporters, both the golf course members and community members that are joining, but also business

support for our prizes,” said Joelle Hodgins, director at the museum. Libby Martin, president of the museum’s board, was also grateful for the support. “It’s great to have such a turnout, and it seems like everybody was having fun,” said Martin. “It’s the first [golf tournament] we’ve ever done, and so hopefully everyone will have had such a good time, they’ll tell everyone to go do it next year.” It was also a success among the golfers, who had a lot of fun taking part in the tournament. “It was a lot of fun, thanks to everyone who organized it,” said golfer Kelly Rintoul. “One of the best things about these tournaments is our balls don’t always count, so if you have a bad shot, you can shrug it off,” said Don Vockeroth. “It makes it a lot more enjoyable.” It was a scramble tournament, so golfers got to play their balls from wherever the team’s best shot landed. Willa Johnson, Pete Johnson,

Summer 2015 Wildfire Prevention Recognize the Wildfire Hazards in Your Community Smokey the Bear Reminds Everyone: Only YOU Can Prevent Wildfires Chair McGregor, the Board of Directors, and Staff of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Encourage You to Play Safe this Summer. All information points to hotter than normal temperatures and lower than normal precipitation for the summer of 2015. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) reminds everyone to enjoy their summer activities while using caution and being fire safe. Wildfires are unpredictable. You can, however create a defensible space around your home to reduce an approaching wildfire’s volatility. Please take steps to keep your family safe. Assess hazards in and around your home and reduce any possible threat. The time is now, not when a fire is at your doorstep. Be proactive, be practical, and be FireSmart. The following link to the FireSmart Manual will assist everyone to reduce hazards of wildfire by following a few simple steps: http://bcwildfire.ca/Prevention/docs/homeownerfiresmart.pdf For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories please visit: http://www.bcwildfire.ca For additional information and tips on water conservation please visit: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/plan_protect_sustain/ water_conservation/brochure.pdf

and Deb de Tremauden won in the mixed team division, which, as it happens, was the only division. There were also prizes for each of the nine holes. Edwin MacDonald won closest to the pin on the first hole for the men, and Sandra Meger won for the women. Al Santano and Joanne Drysdek won for longest drive on the second hole, and Iain Martin and Cate Greene won for shortest. Libby Martin won closest woman to the pin on the third hole, and Craig McCallum and Deb de Tremauden won longest putt on the fourth hole. Greg Granstrom won closest man to the pin on hole five, and Cate Greene got her ball closest to the painted wooden bear on the sixth hole. Nathan Neufeld won the water draw on hole eight, and Tracy McCallum got her ball closest to the banner on hole nine. Unfortunately no one managed a hole-in-one on the seventh hole, and that prize went unclaimed.

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1990B Columbia Ave. Rossland, BC (778) 457-1701

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