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Changes coming to water and sewer rates The City of Rossland is making changes to the water and sewer rates and services to ensure we have a system that charges enough to be selfsustaining. Understanding the current reality and the proposed changes is a lot of information to take in and city council wants to ensure they are consider-
ing and answering the questions people have about the proposed changes. Residents are being invited to review the information and pose a question. Email invitations are being sent out for people to take a few minutes to read a high level summary, a more detailed overview, or dig into the consultant’s report and then ask council
any questions they might still have about the proposed changes. Then council will be hosting a meeting at the Seniors Center on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. to respond and answer as many of the key questions as they can. Overview While Rossland needs a sustainable water and sewer service that charges
enough to be self-supporting, council has never set the rates to properly reflect the true cost of operating the system. The full cost of the service includes the day-to-day operations and considers the future capital requirements of our water and sewage treatment facilities. continued on page A2
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How will this affect me? The proposed bylaw will amend the Zoning bylaw so that the applicant can use the house for short term rental accommodation (guest home). How do I get more information? A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the City of Rossland Office, 1899 Columbia Ave on regular working days from 9 am to 4pm, and also online at www.rossland.ca. Stacey Lightbourne—Planner
With the help of a consultant, city council has created a 25-year plan estimating the current and future operating and infrastructure needs following best practices for such services. With this plan comes a new billing structure that will charge a blended rate, based in part on the size of your water pipe (because that is the actual capacity of water available to you) and on the amount you actually use. Currently, we dip into general tax revenue to pay for our system annually. This means we need to borrow or raise taxes when major work needs to be done. It makes more sense to plan for them and pay for them over time with fees, which provides
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Household using 30m3 water and sewer Current water and sewer Water Monthly Annually fixed base $16.75 $201.00 30m3 $7.50 $90.00 total $24.25 $291.00 Sewer Monthly Annually fixed base $23.33 $279.96 30m3 $ - $total $23.33 $279.96 Current water and sewer total: monthly: $47.58 annually: $570.96 New water and sewer rates Water Monthly Annually fixed base $18.10 $217.20 10m3 $2.80 $33.60 20m3 $7.20 $86.40 total $28.10 $337.20 Sewer Monthly Annually fixed base $29.46 $353.50 10m3 $0.50 $6.00 20m3 $1.20 $14.40 total $31.16 $373.90
Kootenay upbeat conga line The John Welsh Band played to an enthusiastic crowd at the Miners’ Hall on Saturday, Oct. 24. The upbeat, latin/ reggae inspired tunes had the audience on their feet and dancing all night long. The
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everyone with more financial stability. Rossland is committed to charging fair and equitable rates for all customers based on an easy to understand structure. For more details and to ask your questions Watch for an email invitation in your inbox from Thoughtexchange and city council on Monday, Oct. 19. If you don’t receive an email invitation you can self-register at bit. ly/rosslandwatersewer or stop by City Hall to pick up hard copies of the information. Next Steps Council will have a public meeting to report back on this Thoughtexchange process and to answer questions on Thursday, Nov 12, 2015 at the Seniors Center, 1916 First Ave. at 7 p.m.
members of the band had a variety of musical talents and the songs incorporated harmonica, cow bell, tambourine, and bongos. John Welsh Band travelled from the Fraser Valley to perform as one of the acts in the
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cheers and stomping feet, which the band said must be “Kootenay speak for one more song,” the band played an encore mash up of their take on Mexico meets the Beatles, leaving the crowd with big smiles. The crowd gave great reviews. “The show was really hot,” said one audience member. Based on the cheers, the smiles, and the number of CDs purchased, it is safe to say John Welsh will be welcome back in Rossland any time.
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More Ice Palace than ever CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News
This winter’s Rossland Winter Carnival, which will be held Jan. 28-31, 2016, will feature not one, but two nights at the Ice Palace. The winter carnival’s board met for its annual general meeting on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Alpine Grind and then discussed event plans for the 2016 carnival, including new plans for the Ice Palace. Friday night the Ice Palace will feature Best Of, and Saturday night is a double act with Rossland’s own John Lee’s Hooker opening, and Edmonton band Wet Secrets headlining. Both performances are also part of Blizzard Fest, which is now its own non-profit organization. So far the line-up for the festival also includes Shred Kelly, HUMANS, Bend Sinister, Steph Cameron, Ben Rogers, Van Damsel, DJ Fresh Cut Melon, and local band The Dead Strings. Early bird three-day passes are already available for $85, and single tickets can also be purchased at blizzardmusicfest.com.
The Rossland Winter Carnival board met for its annual general meeting on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Alpine Grind and then discussed event plans for the 2016 carnival. Photo by Chelsea Novak The bobsled races, with a calcutta, and the rail jam will once again be big downtown events, expected to draw in plenty of festival goers. To make those and other fun events happen, the board relies on plenty of volunteer support, and is looking for Rosslanders to help make the 2016 event a success. Volunteers receive a piece of Winter Carnival swag for their efforts, such as toque or scarf. Those interested in helping out can email volunteer@rosslandwintercarnival.com.
Rosslander builds gym and dreams for Thai youth JIM BAILEY Rossland News
In a small village in the Isaan region of northern Thailand, Rossland native Frances Watthanaya (née Pettit), a wife, mother, Muay Thai fighter and trainer, has a new challenge on her hands as she and her Thai husband, Boom, are in the process of building a Muay Thai gym for the village’s most vulnerable. “My husband and I, we never intended to actually start this gym,” said Frances who was back in Rossland for a visit last week. She was living in her husband’s home village of Phutthaisong and training for a January fight when the task of starting a gym was unexpectedly thrust upon her. “I was training in my husband’s yard, in the dirt with one of my trainers. All these kids started showing up, 15 kids and asked if they could train with me and I said sure, of course you can train with me, it’s no big deal.” Some of her young, new fighters traveled miles to train with Watthanaya and workout in the rustic environment with a watered-down dirt floor, single heavy bag, a few mats, and sticks for training tools. “I posted this video up on youtube of me and the kids training in the dirt, and it went viral,” said Frances. “I had all these people from around the world contact me
and say, ‘I want to help. You need to get a roof over these kids’ heads, you need to have proper training facilities, what can we do to help?” At the time, Frances was working as an English teacher and Boom was training Muay Thai fighters in Malaysia, so building a gym in Boom’s home village was not on the agenda, but the response to the video and interest from generous private investors persuaded the couple to set up a GoFundMe site. “We really didn’t know what would happen and we really weren’t holding our breath . . . We start this GoFundMe and it just took off,” said Frances. “We were completely floored by the support we received.” The kids at Frances’ gym call her mom or aunt, as is the custom in a Thai gym. The gym is a fighter’s extended family, but in Isaan, it is even more challenging because of the abject poverty, gangs, rampant drug abuse, and alcoholism. Frances and Boom are trying hard to help young fighters emerge from the debilitating cycle and give them a leg up on life, restore hope, and find the ability to help others. “The big thing in Isaan where my husband’s from, is the kids are really poor. They don’t have opportunities to play you know tennis, volleyball, soccer. So Muay Thai is like the poor man’s sport where the poorest kid in the entire village, this can change his life.”
A young fighter can take home a minimum 300 Bat (about $10 US) for winning a fight, more than a labourer makes in a day, so the Muay Thai fight game can be self sustaining if not relatively lucrative. The Wor. Watthana gym has begun to take shape. There is a ring and superstructure covering the training area, it has the latest gear provided by corporate sponsor Booster Fight Gear and a large contingent of fighters. Traveling is the biggest expense now for Watthanaya’s fighters who fight up to six times per month in various provinces. To keep the gym viable the Watthanayas rely on support from sponsors and donations to provide food, education, and travel expenses. The campaign was an amazing start for the Watthanayas, and while they enjoyed their recent time on vacation in Rossland and Christina Lake, they look forward to the rest of the journey. “We’re extremely happy and extremely humbled by this whole experience,” said Frances. “We really couldn’t do it, if it wasn’t for the people who contributed to the GoFundMe campaign and now our monthly sponsors.” Those interested in sponsoring or donating funds can contact Frances at frances.watthanaya@ gmail.com.
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 Rossland News Kootenay group publisher: Chuck Bennett Advertising: Christine Esovoloff Operations manager: Jennifer Cowan
Letter to the editor
Dear editor, I would like to thank the voters of South Okanagan-West Kootenay for the trust you have placed in me by electing me as your Member of Parliament. I am humbled by your support and will work hard for all the people of South Okanagan-West Kootenay. My office door will always be open, and I pledge to not only take your concerns to Ottawa, but to actively seek out your ideas on how we can make this region an even better place to live. I would also like to thank the hundreds of volunteers who worked for my campaign, and the volunteers who worked for the other candidates. Democracy only works when people are engaged, and this election campaign certainly saw Canadians get involved in record numbers. We should be proud that our riding had one of
the higher voter turnouts of 73.4 per cent. I also congratulate the other candidates—Connie Denesiuk, Brian Gray, Marshall Neufeld and Samantha Troy—for putting their names forward and campaigning in a fair and collegial manner. After a year and a half of meeting each other at events across the riding we came to know and respect each other—we all love and care for this region and our country despite what political differences we may have. It will take a few weeks to set up my local offices; in the meantime please feel free to contact me through an interim email address: richard. cannings@ndp.ca. Regards Richard Cannings Member of Parliament elect South Okanagan-West Kootenay
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The Rossland Sustainability Commission and the West Kootenay EcoSociety hosted a Green Drinks event at the Redroom Lounge on Tuesday night. Green Drinks is a global event, which traditionally invites people who work in the environmental field to meet and network, but the Rossland event was also open to anyone passionate about sustainability. Organizers hope to make it a regular event. From left to right: Montana Burgess, community organizer for West Kootenay EcoSociety, Ann Damude from the Sustainability Commission, and Councillor Andrew Zwicker. Chelsea Novak photo
Rossland City Council Briefs Washington St. design Council was presented with the results of the Washington Street Design Charette, and recommendations from staff on how to proceed. Mayor and councillors voted to proceed with the bike path between First Ave. and Jubilee St. on the east side, the sidewalk from downtown to Fourth Ave. on the west side, the sidewalk from downtown to Kirkup on the east side, closing Fourth Ave., redesigning the Kirkup and McLeod intersection, landscaping, and putting in bumpouts at Second and Third Ave. as planned, adding an extra bumpout at the top
of Kirkup. They asked staff to consider options for Sixth and Turner Ave., specifically turning them into one ways or closing them, taking into account both cost, safety and access. Councillor Andy Morel also introduced a motion to have staff investigate closing access to the highway via Kirkup, and seek public consultation on the matter, but the motion was defeated, with only Morel and Councillor Loyd McLellan supporting it. Rossland crime stats Sgt. Oelke from the Trail & Greater District Detachment of the
RCMP presented Rossland crime statistics for 2014 to council. Murder: 1 (2014), 0 (2013) Sexual assaults: 1 (2014), 0 (2013) Other assaults: 4 (2014), 6 (2013) Robbery: 0 (2014), 0 (2013) B&Es: 3 (2014), 8 (2013) Attempted B&Es: 0 (2014), 0 (2013) Theft of motor vehicles: 3 (2014), 1 (2013) Theft, mischief, and possession of stolen property: 55 (2014), 27 (2013) Drug offenses: 4 (2014), 7 (2013) Fatal traffic accidents: 1 (2014), 0 (2013) Injury traffic accidents: 0 (2014), 0 Christine Esovoloff Sales Associate
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(2013) Reportable property damage traffic accidents: 12 (2014), 14 (2013) Sgt. Oelke made a point of mentioning that the murder that occurred in Rossland last year is still being actively investigated. Change to council meeting schedule The regular city council meeting scheduled for Monday, Nov. 9 was moved to Tuesday, Nov. 10, and the meeting scheduled for Monday, Nov. 23 was rescheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 24 to accommodate the returning CAO’s schedule. Golden City Quilters request Katelyn Hurley Creative
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discount Council denied a request from the Golden City Quilters Guild to have their rental fee for the Miners’ Hall cut in half, because the group already received a non-profit rate for the rental. The guild rented the hall for their biennial quilt show on Oct. 17 and 18. Piano in the square Councillor John Greene reported that the piano has moved to a permanent home in Trail. It will be replaced by a new piano in the spring.
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NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 6 p.m.
FREE FAMILY MOVIE ROYAL THEATRE October 31, 3 pm at the Royal theatre. Hotel Transylvania 2
FALL SPEAKER SERIES October 29, 6:30-8 p.m. at Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre. As part of the Speaker Series, the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre is happy to host author Sean Arthur Joyce to talk about his book Laying the Children’s Ghost to Rest: Canada’a Home Children in the West.
BLACK JACK SKI CLUB ANNUAL SNOW SHOW AND SKI SWAP. Saturday Nov. 7, at Prestige Mountain Resort Rossland Come and enjoy this social event! Equipment drop off 8:30-10:30am. . It’s time to get your Early-Bird season pass, register for programs and get your skis waxed by the Junior racers.
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MUSEUM SATURDAY CRAFTERNOONS Stop in anytime Saturdays between 1-3pm for Crafternoons in the Discovery Zone! Crafts and activities for kids of all ages. FREE with adult admission. Parents can feel free to look around the museum while we craft with the kids. The Museum is open all winter Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate available to keep you warm! Contact: (250) 362-7722 or info @ rosslandmuseum.ca
YAN Space and immerse yourself in anything/everything music. No prior music-ing experience necessary.
ART DROP IN NIGHT Mondays, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. @ YAN Space, 2076 Columbia Ave. There will be no instruction, just a space to be creative with other youth artists.
GIRL TALK FOR GIRLS 14-18 Wednesdays, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. @ YAN Space, 2076 Columbia Ave. Want some time to just relax, talk, and hang out doing cool things with other girls? We have all kinds of awesome, inclusive, creative activities for you at Girl Talk. No Pressure, Chill Space, Girls Only! FREE
ROSSLAND BEAVER SCOUTS Mondays, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Girls and boys ages 5 to 7 years. Please contact Deanna Leask at 250-362-7118 to join.
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SLURPS AND BURPS FEEDING GROUP Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 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! ADULT CO-ED REC HOCKEY Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Join this fun, co-ed recreational program of non-contact drop-in hockey. Please enter on 2nd Ave. This is fun, non contact, no pressure hockey! Full equipment is required and some experience necessary. MUSIC NIGHT Tuesdays, 6:20 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. @ YAN Space, 2076 Columbia Ave. Drop in event for ages 12 to 18. How do you like to Music? Come to the
MUSEUM AFTER SCHOOL KIDS’ CLUB Wednesdays until Dec. 16, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. @ the Rossland Museum. Explore science, create crafts, and play games. The museum has tonnes of resources for kids interested in geology, science, history, and more. Bring a snack, and enjoy two hours of supervised fun. Ages 5-12. Drop in $5. School bus stops at the museum.
LOCAL WRITERS DISCUSSION Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. 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 at lesanderson66@ gmail.com or phone 250-362-5532. PICKLEBALL Wednesdays, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. @ RSS. Indoor pickleball.
SATURDAY NIGHT SOCCER Saturdays until Oct. 31, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. @ Jubilee Park. All ages welcome! YAN AFTER SCHOOL DROP-IN Monday-Thursday, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. @ YAN Space, 2076 Columbia Ave. Come in and chill, get homework help, build a resume or do a job search, or just hang with you friends. FREE 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. Golden City Fiddlers play. Visitors should contact Richie at 250-362-9465. Thursday 9:30 to 11 a.m. Seniors stretching exercises and morning tea and snacks. ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY Lego Club: 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, 3-4 p.m. Library Bingo: 2nd Thursday of the month. Pick up card at the library. Movies and Munchies: 3rd Thursday of the month, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Books and Babies: Fridays until Dec. 18, 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Stories, songs and fun for those 0-30 months and their grown-ups. For more info call 250-362-7611.
MAKERLAB FOR YOUTH 12-18 Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. @ YAN Space, 2076 Columbia Ave. Newly renovated and expanded for this year, the Makerlab is a meeting ground for youth who share a keen interest in all aspects of technology. Bring your technology project, whether it is robotics, motion graphics, creating and printing 3D models, or something completely different. You don’t need experience, just an enthusiasm for technology! By donation.
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For the first time in a while, the Rossland Interact club has joined with Trail Interact to create a joint club in the hopes of more effective community output. Essentially, Interact, the youth-version of Rotary, is a non-profit club that is run by high-school students. Its purpose is to serve both the local and international community, and this year, they are looking to embark on an international volunteer trip. As Oct. 31 nears, the Interact club is looking forward to participating in another community service. Every Halloween, instead of trick-ortreating, youth battle local hunger and poverty on an international scale. As a university student, Jonathan White, who is now a professor, started the campaign with the hopes of providing some level of relief to those who need it. Now, as Free The Children’s long-serving member of the U.S. and International Board of Directors, he has started a movement. In 2013, an extraordinary collection of over 1,677,254 lbs of food was donated worldwide to local food banks, and the trend continues. Participating in Free The Children’s We Scare Hunger campaign (formerly named Halloween for Hunger), the Rossland-Trail Interact Club is supporting the local food bank and all those the bank supports. The club will be walking around town, perhaps blending into the many children that will be out collecting sweets that night, knocking on as many doors as possible. At each door, instead of the usual exchange, they will be asking for any non-perishables the person is willing to donate. By doing this, Interact hopes to raise awareness for the families this affects, thereby increasing the level of thankfulness one feels for the things that they have been blessed with. Having participated for many years, the Rossland Interact club has donated hundreds of pounds of food for the food bank, and just last year, they were able to collect approximately 350 items from the community. With this in mind, the new joint Interact club hopes to donate an even greater amount this Saturday. They will be going from house to house between the hours of 5 and 8 p.m., and they hope — for the sake of those who benefit — to be greeted with the incredible generosity typically found in Rossland. To contact them, send them an email at rosslandinteractclub@gmail.com.
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Left: Scarlet Guy from Seven Summits Learning Centre and Brian Chan from Rossland Summit School got second in the novice category at the 28th annual Pumpkin Classic. Right: Aven Cosbey and Bronwyn Moore from Seven Summits Learning Centre placed fourth in the senior category at the 28th annual Pumpkin Classic. Photos provided by Seven Summits Learning Centre
Learners impress at debate tournament Chelsea Novak Rossland News
Seven Summits learners performed well at the 28th annual Pumpkin Classic debate tournament this year. The tournament took place at J.L Crowe Secondary School on Saturday, Oct. 17, and three learners participated. Bronwyn Moore and Aven Cosbey participated in the senior category, debating the topic
“Canada has a duty to vastly expand the number of refugees it will allow to immigrate.” “I really liked the topic,” said Moore. “I thought it was interesting and it was a bit of a challenge for the senior category, and there was some pretty good competition from Kelowna.” Scarlet Guy, in Grade eight, teamed up with Rossland Summit School student Brian Chan to participate in the novice category, debating the topic “Books
are better than movies.” Teams had to argue both sides of each topic at least once. “Each team competes in ... three debates, so we personally argued affirmative twice, which is for bringing in more refugees, and negative once,” said Moore. “But you don’t know that beforehand.... You have to write speeches for both of them.” Moore and Cosbey came fourth in their category, and Guy and Chan came second.
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Young actors learn the art of improv Chelsea Novak Rossland News
Rossland youth learned the art of improv on Friday afternoon. Two members of the Vancouver TheatreSports League were in town as part of the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture’s performance series, and spent the afternoon teaching kids how to perform improv comedy. Lauren McGibbon and Taz VanRassel are currently touring BC, teaching kids about improv. “Vancouver TheatreSports League works with ArtStarts and has booked a tour to perform and educate kids about improv theatre and comedy,� said McGibbon, who joined the tour for five weeks. VanRassel, who joined the tour for a week, said they spent the afternoon teaching the kids “basic improve. General ‘Yes, And’ sort of stuff. “For those who don’t know what that means, there’s a general language for improv where we always agree to agree with each other, to know each other, to like each other, to kind of be positive on stage so that the scenes can actually go forward.� McGibbons and VanRassel taught the kids a number of games, like improvising a convincing choreographed dance
and “puppet master� where two of the players have to be moved around the stage either by two other players or two members of the audience. The kids enjoyed it and learned a lot. “It was really exciting to do really fun things and have it not really planned,� said Lillian Tanguay. “ I learned that there’s no wrong way to do it, but you just need to say yes to everything everyone else does.� “I thought it was super fun that we got to just improvise stuff and that we got to do whatever came to our mind first, and I thought our teachers were really awesome,� said Ellie Knox. “I’ve seen them performing before [in Vancouver], so it’s really cool to actually participate.� “I learned that it’s more fun to get people to copy what you’re doing than you think,� said Lily Kompass. The two improv professionals said the kids did well. “They were really fun to work with,� said VanRassel. During the evening’s performance, McGibbon and VanRassel invited many of the kids to come up on stage as volunteers. “We did games with them that we didn’t go over in the workshop and they picked them up like that,� said McGibbons, snapping her fingers. “We put them on the spot,
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IMPORTANT NOTICE Rossland youth playing “puppet master�. Taz VanRassel and Lauren McGibbon play “puppet master� with members of the audience, who have to move them around the stage. Taz VanRassel interrogates Lauren McGibbon onstage during the Vancouver TheatreSports League’s evening performance. Photos by Chelsea Novak and they were fine,� said VanRassel. The rest of the audience also did a good job of getting into the act, calling out prompts for the improv performers when asked and volunteering to go up on stage. “Everyone was on board. We got enough people coming up, enough volunteers, which
sometimes it’s a bit of a trial, but everyone was super into it,� said VanRassel. Rosslanders even surprised the duo by asking for an encore. “I have never done an improv show where the audience asked for an encore,� said McGibbon. “We were not expecting that,� said VanRassel.
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School District 20 trustees made a decision Monday night to explore the possibility of recruiting international students as a means of increasing revenues. The motion presented by the revenue generation ad hoc committee authorizes the board to fund up to a maximum $25,000 for a feasibility study/business case development by an external consultant related to the reestablishment of an international student program. The funding for the initiative will come from some unexpected revenue generated from international students that enrolled in the district this year. Superintendent of Schools Greg Luterbach agreed that the research should be handled by an outside consultant. “We don’t feel from a staff perspective that we have either the time or the background to take this on,” said Luterbach. “We need to bring someone in that has expertise to tell us what it could look like, what would it cost, what would we have to invest to make this a successful program.” Trustees Kim Mandoli and
Mickey Kinakin expressed concerns based on what they saw as difficulties experienced the last time the district engaged in an international student program. After much discussion, the motion passed with trustees Mickey Kinakin and Mark Wilson voting
We need to bring someone in that has expertise to tell us what it could look like, what would it cost, what would we have to invest to make this a successful program. against the motion. The board also decided to create a committee to explore the potential idea of renaming Twin Rivers Elementary in light of the recent blending of Twin Rivers Elementary with the former Castlegar Primary school. The committee will be made up of
the principal and vice-principal of the school, two parents from each campus, two staff members from each campus, two students and two non-parent, non-staff, community members. The committee will be charged to bring forward by February 15 a shortlist of 3-5 names, in order of preference, for the board to consider. The proposed name will be for the entire school yet include a strategy to be able to identify both campuses. Based on the recommendations brought forward, the board will also consider making no name change. Twin Rivers PAC vice chair Catherine Zaitsoff was present at the meeting and the board asked for her input. “This is not an issue [the current name]. Everybody that was starting at Castlegar Primary when you changed the administration are already now at Twin Rivers, everyone coming in just calls it the Castlegar Primary campus,” responded Zaitsoff. “The cultures are already together.” The vote to go forward with creating the committee was 5-4 with Castlegar trustees Mickey Kinakin and Rosann Brunton being joined by Kim Mandoli and Gordon Smith in voting against
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For the second year in a row the Rossland Skatepark Association will show Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Miners’ Hall. The screening will take place on Friday, Oct. 30 and all proceeds will go toward the skatepark. “The main idea of the show is to of course play the movie, which is quite an interesting interactive event,” said Robin Strachan, a member of the board of directors for the Skatepark Association. Watching the Rocky Horror Picture Show in theatres isn’t like other movies. To begin with, Rocky Horror audiences are expected to dress up like their favourite characters from the film, and on Friday there will be a chance to win prizes for best costume.
“Should be great fun. We had some awesome costumes last year,” said Strachan. There’s also a litany of commentary and abuse that audiences members yell at the screen and a number of props to be thrown around the theatre: • rice • newspapers (grab a copy of Rossland News from downtown) • water pistols • flashlight (the one on your phone works) • rubber gloves • noisemakers • confetti • toilet paper • toast • party hats • bell • cards However, for this event Strachan re-
quests that audience members leave rice, confetti and water pistols at home. “For our interest in not having to clean up rice that’s all over the floor, we’ve asked for no rice at the event,” said Strachan. “And because the RCAC has so graciously lent us their equipment to show the movie on, there’s quite a bit of concern about any water getting on the screen.” And of course you have to dance “The Time Warp,” a good warmup for the dance following the movie. DJ RSK will preside over the beats, and there will be plenty of libations for all, with beer provided by Rossland Brewing Company. Tickets are $15 and available at the Alpine Grind, Ross Vegas, at the door, and online through the Rossland Skatepark Association’s Facebook page. The association hopes to break ground on the skatepark in Spring 2016.
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