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Sacred Heart celebrates Advent
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A holly, jolly task force CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News
Rossland city council agreed on the terms of reference for the Washington St. Advisory Task Force at a special council meeting held Friday afternoon. The purpose of the task force is to act in an advisory capacity to the owner’s rep on the Washington Street Infrastructure Renewal
Project. Its members “shall consist of owner’s rep, one member of council, up to four citizens with engineering qualifications, and/or experience in managing major construction projects and one staff member as needed.” Councillor Marten Kruysse suggested that council may want to specify what type of engineer they are looking for.
“There are so many different kinds of engineers and really what we want is … a civil engineer or a civil technician, and in fact a civil technician would be far superior than having a chemical engineer,” he explained. But later when Mayor Kathy Moore asked Kruysse if he’d like to call a motion on specifying the type of engineer, he declined, saying he was fine with the wording as
long as the intent was clear. Originally the staff member was not on the task force “as needed,” but as a fulltime member and Kruysse also questioned having a staff member on the task force, given that the owners’ rep is already a staff member. “I don’t see the point in taking our absolute, scarce staff resources and having two staff people attend these meetings,” he said.
Councillor Andy Morel agreed. “Our resources are limited, so I would suggest that if it’s an issue about keeping proper minutes, etc. someone else on the committee can be stuck with that,” he said. Councillor Lloyd McLellan felt it was important to have a staff member on the task force to offer advice on policy, bylaws and CONTINUED ON A2
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Elections The board of education of School District No. 20 elected its officers for the period of Dec. 1, 2015 to Nov. 30, 2016. Teri Ferworn was elected chairperson and BC Public School Employers Association representative, and Rosann Brunton was elected vice-chairperson, as well as alternate BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) Provincial Council representative and alternate BC Public School Employers Association representative. Toni Driutti was elected BCSTA Provincial Council representative. Bus replacement The school board received a response from the province regarding it’s request for four new school buses, but only received funding for one. The province will supply $134,935 for a new bus, but it “could not fund all [the district’s] requests for school buses this fiscal year.” “The bus that is going to be replaced is a bus that we are having some mechanical issues with and is showing some rust,” said Natalie Verigin, secretary-treasurer. “The three that the ministry has not chosen to replace this year have met the kilometers or the age requirement, but we have not noted there was anything physically wrong with them.” In the past the ministry would consider replacing buses that had been driven over a certain number of kilometers or that were of a certain age. Verigin said they hadn’t heard from the ministry
The bus that is going to be replaced is a bus that we are having some mechanical issues with and is showing some rust. why there is less funding this year, but suspects it’s because they’ve increased the routine capital. “If you recall, the routine capital expenditures were originally set to be about $20 million in the province, and they ended up issuing $35 million in projects, so my thoughts are that they’ve just held back some money from the buses,” she said. On hearing this, Mark Wilson, board trustee representing Trail, raised safety concerns and proposed sending a letter to the province voicing this concern. “If the government had sort of set criteria as to when they were going to replace buses … it must have met some criteria when they talked to mechanics and other people,” he said. “Now for them to just say it’s a money saving issue, is it putting us in any harm? And if so, we have to have it noted that we’re not happy
with it.” Greg Luterbach, superintendent of schools, cautioned the board against citing safety as a concern. “I’m not sure I would recommend to the board mentioning safety. The buses that are on the roads today, they are safe, so you know, I don’t want to cause panic out there that the buses aren’t safe,” he said. “But probably the fact that they’re being used longer does put pressure … on our mechanics.” Darrel Ganzert, board trustee for Fruitvale, Montrose and Electoral Area A, requested that the board make no mention of motive in the letter, as they had no way of knowing for sure why the money wasn’t available. The board decided to “write the ministry expressing concerns about non-replacement of buses as per the traditional replacement schedule.” Verigin noted that the three buses that will not be replaced are working fine, and can be put on the list to be replaced next year when the province anticipates “a larger program that will address a greater number of requests.” Enrollment report The school district is up 14.375 full-time equivalent students from Oct. 2, which Luterbach said is unprecedented. “I can honestly say I’m not sure we’ve ever been up, in ten years that I’ve been to SD20 board meetings, at the end of November,” he said. “We typically kind of peak in October and then slowly decline throughout there, so I think it is a sign of changing times.”
Task force agreement set CONTINUED FROM A1 the community charter. Council ultimately decided to append the “as needed” so that the extra staff member wouldn’t necessarily attend every meeting but would still be available to the task force. All members of the task force will be appointed by the mayor and council, and the chair will be chosen among the task force members. Meetings will be scheduled either by the chair, the own-
er’s rep or by request of the majority of the task force. The task force’s duties include, but are not limited to, the following: • The task force will, in a an advisory capacity, review the tender package and accepted bids, the contract process, the overall engineering, construction, schedules, reporting and necessary change orders with the owner’s rep. • The staff person will be responsible for
taking minutes and providing policy advice and background information. • The council rep will act as a liaison to council. • The owner’s rep will be the sole member reporting to council and will be the sole member dealing with the project manager, engineering firm, contractors, and consultants working on the project. The “accepted bids” referred to in the first point would be any bids
that aren’t rejected because they don’t meet the guidelines. The task force will look at them before a successful bid is selected. City council will determine the term of the task force and a member’s appointment can be revoked by a motion from mayor and council. Once council had approved the terms of reference they recessed to an in-camera meeting to discuss which individuals should be part of the task force.
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Cross country woes and wins CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News
The cross country ski season has kicked off and children aged four to 14 at Black Jack Ski Club started classes on Sunday afternoon. The bunnies (ages four to five), jackrabbits (ages six to 12) and track attack team (ages 10 to 14) were meant to start their classes at the Black Jack trailhead on Sunday, but the snow was too soft to be groomed, so they had to move to the biathlon. Classes were then cancelled for Tuesday because falling trees made it too dangerous to use the biathlon and snow was still too soft to be groomed. With temperatures cooling over Tuesday evening, classes were expected to resume on Sunday. The Black Jack race team had better luck in Canmore from Dec. 5 to 8, where they participated in the Haywood NorAm Opener and achieved some great results. Saturday classic races Open Men, 10km (76 racers): 11th: David Palmer 13th: Julien Locke and Colin Ferrie 26th: Scott Fraser 54th: Daniel Merlo (first year in this category) Open Women, 5km (47 racers): 23rd: Chiaki Yamamoto Junior Girls, 5km (35 racers) 14th: Michaela Mclean 18th: Sage Robine Juvenile Girls, 5km (45 racers): 23rd: Sophie Edney Juvenile Boys, 5km (44 racers): First: Rémi Drolet Midget Girls, 2.5km (52 racers): Sixth: Jasmine Drolet Bantam Girls, 2km (29 racers): Second: Abbey McLean Sunday skate races Open Men, 16.5km (83 racers): Fifth: Colin Ferrie
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Above: Rémi Drolet (centre) won first in the Juvenile Boys classic and skate races. Below: Jasmine Drolet (second from right) won fifth place in the Midget Girls skate race. Photos courtesy of Black Jack Ski Club 14th: David Palmer Juvenile Girls, 6km (45 racers): 25th: Julien Locke 19th: Sophie Edney 40th: Scott Fraser Juvenile Boys, 6km (44 racers): 74th: Daniel Merlo (first year in this First: Rémi Drolet category) Midget Girls, 4km (48 racers): Junior Girls, 6km (32 racers): Fifth: Jasmine Drolet Eighth: Sage Robine Bantam Girls (2.5km) (28 racers): 10th: Michaela Mclean Fifth: Abbey McLean
The ski bums will have a ball CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News
The Rossland Rotary is holding a Ski Bum Ball on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Miners’ Hall. The Rotary is holding the ball since it won’t be holding its Winefest again this year and wants to do something fun in the Miners’ Hall before it shuts down in February.
“The Rossland Rotary has typically supported the renovations and stuff in the Miners’ Hall and so it’s good to use it, and we’re going to continue to support it,” says Cheryl Darrah, Rotary secretary. Live music for the ball will be provided by the Foggy Goggle Boys. “That’s the best part,” says Darrah. “They play a good
tune; they’re really fun.” Dress for the event in “your finest seasonal attire.” “Rosslanders and the ski bums are known for wanting to show off their ski bum clothing, so like you can wear a onesie with a tutu or you could wear your lumberjack shirt, or you could wear a toque and ski pants,” says Darrah. The Rotary’s raffle ticket
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I was thrilled to win the Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas prize basket at the tree lighting ceremony last Saturday and would like to thank all the merchants who contributed. The entire Rossland community benefits from their generosity, without such enthusiastic participation, events like Rekindle would not be possible and our city would not be the vibrant, festive place that we and our visitors love. Sincere thanks. Peter Player Rossland, BC
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Learners support Giving Tree CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News
Learners at the Seven Summits Centre for Learning are once again supporting the Giving Tree this year. Female and male learners will divide to conquer two children’s Christmas wishes. “What we’ve been doing for the past three years — this is our third year — is we’ve been picking names off and we split off the boys and the girls, and they put money together and go get gifts for the child,” explains Hannak Kroeker, Grade 10. Each student will bring in $10 toward the gift. “We did this exact same thing last year and we ended up getting an air hockey table for the kid,” says Hayden Butler, also Grade 10. “He loved that, and then we also got some Lego sets for
him to be interested in and play around.” “One year we got [one of the girls] a little iPod and we put some music on it for her and then we went to Ardene’s and got like pajamas, [and] stuff like toques and scarves,” says Kroeker. But the learners don’t just make sure the children have toys for Christmas. They also see to some of the kids’ more practical needs. “We also all decided to bring in one thing from home that isn’t necessarily a Christmas gift, more something that’s a necessity, like some toothpaste or a toothbrush that you get from the dentist, or just some socks or something that would actually be needed for the kid,” says Butler. So far this year the learners are still in the planning stages of their gift giving, but look forward to making two children very happy.
School plans a gala and concert CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News
With the first term of school quickly coming to an end, Rossland Summit School has some upcoming events to showcase what their students have been up to. The first is the Winter Gala, which will be held at the school on Thursday, Dec. 10 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. “It’s an opportunity for our students to showcase their learning,” said Bud Gregory, vice-principal. “We have an evening where students and teachers choose some of their most significant examples of learning and the post them to bulletin boards, they lay them out on the tables, and it’s an opportunity for parents and family members to come in and take a look at what we’ve been doing here as far as innovative projects and interesting things that the kids have been doing.” Parents and family can take a tour of the school and check out different projects the kids Christine Esovoloff Sales Associate
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have undertaken over the term. The school band will also be performing. Parents will also have the opportunity to talk to their kids about what they’ve learned. “It gives our kids an opportunity to talk about what they’ve been doing over the last couple months,” said Gregory. The second event the school has coming up is the Christmas concert on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the RSS auditorium. The concert will feature a number of performances. “It is a variety of plays and songs,” explains Gregory. The school’s drama teacher begins working with the students weeks in advance to prepare an entertaining show. “Our drama teacher Lisa Henderson works with classes, a variety of students throughout the building, in putting together a Christmas concert,” says Gregory. “It’s a great performance.”
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The Rossland Health Care Auxiliary, represented by vice president Lindsey Premier and president Joan Hanson, donated $30,000 to the general equipment fund, which will purchase priority equipment for the Urology Campaign and across all departments at KBRH, Columbia View Lodge and Poplar Ridge Pavilion. Arleen Gallo (left) and Mike Conci (right), KBRH Health Foundation Board directors, accept this generous donaSubmitted photo tion.
KBRH asks visitors to wear a mask during flu season VALERIE ROSSI Rossland News
Kootenay B oundar y Regional Hospital (KBRH) is asking visitors to mask up during flu season. Effective Dec. 1, the Trail hospital is one of the provincial health-care facilities encouraging people who have not had a flu shot to wear a mask to help protect those at risk of influenza. The masks, along with hand sanitizer, are available in the lobby at the information desk. “In the hospital, we’ve got very vulnerable patients, and if you have got the flu or a cold it’s really important to protect yourself from passing that onto that vulnerable patient,” said Jane Cusden, acute health services director for Interior Health Authority. “The majority of staff do have the flu vaccine, which contributes to protecting them against the flu but also protecting our patients.” This is the second year Interior Health has set this visitor policy and the fourth year it has encouraged its staff to get the flu shot or commit to wearing a mask at work. Joanne Tench, KBRH infection control practitioner, said the best practice remains the flu shot. “Research has definitely shown that it does prevent infections, for some people they may still get sick, but they won’t be as sick or hospitalized near as often,” she said. “We do ask everybody who comes through the door to hand wash and that I have noticed has increased over the years. I see
Joanne Tench, KBRH infection control practitioner, says those who don’t have their flu vaccines are asked to mask up when visiting the Trail hospital. Valerie Rossi photo a lot more people washing as physicians’ offices, travel clinics and pharmacies. It’s also they enter the building.” Other facilities following free in BC for children bethe province-wide initiative tween the ages of six months include long-term care homes, and five years, seniors 65 years public health units, and outpa- or older, pregnant women and Aboriginal people, as well as tient clinics. Each year there are ap- individuals with chronic health proximately 3,500 deaths from conditions or compromised the flu and its complications immune systems and their in Canada, according to the household contacts and careMinistry of Health. People givers. The nasal spray flu vaccine infected with flu are highly contagious and can spread the is also available for free at pubvirus for 24 hours before they lic health clinics and physicians’ offices to children two to even realize they are sick. The flu vaccine is free to 17 years of age who are at risk people intending to visit a of serious illness from influhealthcare facility and is avail- enza or who live with someone able at public health clinics, who is at risk.
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The streets were white with snow by the time Rossland’s Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas came to an end late Saturday afternoon. Snow began falling earlier in the day, adding to the festive atmosphere on Columbia Ave. and Washington St. where local organizations and businesses brought out the Christmas spirit, raising money for worthy causes and decking Rossland in fine holiday decorations. “We’re very pleased with how it went,” said Kristi Calder, marketing manager for Tourism Rossland. “It was a great turn out and all the vendors downtown said that they raised the funds they’d been hoping to.… It was a great success.” The Rossland Thrift Store held a toy sale, which attracted a large and bustling crowd, while next door at New Edition Café and Books, Phil Loosley entertained little ones with story time. The Red Mountain Racers raised money by selling Christmas trees outside Mountain Nugget Chocolate Company and the Golden City Lions Club raised money selling sausages, hot dogs and hot drinks outside Harry LeFevre Square. The Golden Bear Child Care Centre was also supposed to be out raising money during Rekindle, but sold out of their homemade wreaths before the event. Rekindle also marked the opening of two new art galleries in Rossland; Stephanie Gauvin opened a new gallery on Washington St. and Jenny Bailie and Louise Drescher opened theirs in the Velvet building. Drescher also gave her traditional Rekindle reading for adults, this year reading from Charles Dickens’ A
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“Caught red-handed” Meaning: To be caught doing something wrong. Origin: This saying originated because of a law. If someone butchered an animal that didn’t belong to him, he had to be caught with the animal’s blood on his hands to be convicted. Being caught with freshly cut meat did not make the person guilty. Rosslanders picked up their Christmas trees from the Red Mountain Racers outside Mountain Nugget Photo by Chelsea Novak Chocolate Company. Christmas Carol. This year’s parade was filled with excited youngsters who followed Santa to the library, where they eagerly lined up to sit on his lap. In total, 56 kids had their photo taken with Santa. The Golden City Fiddlers and Les Carter played some tunes at the Rossland Art Gallery, and in the later part of the afternoon, carolers could be heard making their way down Columbia, going from store to store. The day ended in the square with more carols, a few words from Mayor Kathy Moore and Santa lighting the Christmas tree. Peter Player from Rossland was the winner of the gift basket draw.
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UPCOMING MUSEUM HOLIDAY HOURS The Rossland Museum will be closed for the Christmas break from December 20 to January 5 inclusive. RSS WINTER GALA Thursday, Dec. 10, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the RSS auditorium, join the students of Rossland Seven Summits as they showcase the work they’ve done so far this term. FORR OLD GLORY FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT WORKSHOP The Friends of the Rossland Range and the Ministry of Forests are on track to restore the forest fire lookout on the summit of Old Glory as a heritage and interpretive site in 2016. As part of our planning
process, we would like to hear your thoughts on the restoration project. Come to the public workshop at 7 p.m. on Dec. 10 in the United Church Hall, 2110 First Ave. in Rossland, and share your ideas with us — your experiences on the top of Old Glory, your vision for the lookout, practical suggestions, dos and don’ts, whatever you would like to contribute. As part of the workshop, we’ll be presenting what other communities have accomplished with the restored fire lookouts on their local mountains. Come and be inspired! RSS EVENING WINTER CONCERT Wednesday, Dec. 16, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the RSS
auditorium, join Rossland Summit School for a wondergful evening of student entertainment, featuring two plays, as well as music, singing and dancing. MUSEUM SATURDAY CRAFTERNOONS Stop in anytime Saturdays between 1-3 p.m. 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.
ONGOING 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. Come hang out and get creative!
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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.
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.
SLURPS AND BURPS FEEDING GROUP Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Family Obstetrics Clinic, Fourth 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!
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.
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 dropin hockey. Please enter on Second Ave. This is fun, no contact, no pressure hockey! Full equipment is required and some experience necessary.
PICKLEBALL Wednesdays, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. @ RSS. Indoor pickleball.
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 YAN Space and immerse yourself in anything/everything music. No prior music-ing experience necessary. 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.
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.
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 250-3629465. 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. Toddlers and Tablets: Wed. Dec. 16, 1-2 p.m. Apps in laps. Our children’s librarian Lynn will share apps you can use with your 3 to 5 year old. The emphasis will be on parent and child playtime and you will get to test drive the apps on the library’s iPads.
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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
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La Conférence de Paris sur les changements climatiques aura lieu du 30 novembre au 11 décembre 2015 au Bourget en France. Il y aura 195 pays réunis pour discuter des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES). Le réchauffement climatique est une augmentation durable de la température, pendant plusieurs années, sur toute la surface de la planète et dans les océans. Depuis sa création, la Terre a connu plusieurs changements climatiques importants. Mais si on parle beaucoup de ce phénomène actuellement, c’est parce qu’on observe, aujourd’hui, un nouveau réchauffement climatique qui a commencé dans les années 1950. Et contrairement aux précédents, celui-ci serait en grande partie dû à l’homme et ses activités. Ceci est très inquiétant. Certains scientifiques prévoient que si nous ne
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Stuart Michael Topliff Sept.28/1962 - Nov.24/2015 Stuart passed away suddenly on nov 24 in Calgary,Alta. from complications following an illness. “Stu” played piano and loved art and nature; his paintings of the Kootenay’s are a beautiful reminder of his passion. Stuart is survived by his three sisters Arlene {Hugo},Monica, Lenore {Dennis} and brother Mark. As well as many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Eunice and Eugene {Whiz} and his sister Marilyn Baldwin. There is no public service at Stuart’s request.. His many friends and family will miss him dearly.
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River Timothy Sidley April 6 1992December 9, 2014 The Coroner’s office determined River’s death a natural one. Cause of death was sudden onset Arrhythmia due to septal hypertrophic cardiomathy, a genetic condition. River showed no symptoms and had physical examination before leaving to attend school. The River Timothy Sidley Memorial Scholarship is currently funded to finance a University of British Columbia, Okanagan (UBC-O) student to attend the Fall program at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC), in perpetuity. Thanks to River’s travel savings, and all the friends and family, especially his grandma, Lorna Aziz, who donated to the fund, we were able to award the first scholarship this fall. Our long term goal is to extend it to the four other universities who support BMSC. River had finished his courses at BMSC and received straight A’s. He was posthumously awarded a B.Sc. in Zoology, which was proudly received by his family at the Convocation Ceremony at UBC-O in June 2015. River’s sculpture collection was donated to the BMSC and is displayed in various buildings throughout the campus. His father created a large steel sculpture, Salmon and Turtle, in his honour and installed it on the grounds. We are very blessed to have River in our lives. All the love and laughter. And also blessed to have realized it. Born in the mountains where he loved to ski. Spent his summers in a tipi Worked in the fields at the winery
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