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Property assessments increase in 2016 CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

Rossland residents can expect to receive their 2016 assessment notices in the next few days and many can expect an increase, according to BC Assessment. The assessment notices will reflect market values as of July 1, 2015. In Rossland the assessed values of single family residential homes increased by seven per cent from $238,000 in 2015 to $255,000 in 2016. Property owners are likely to see increases not just in Rossland, but throughout the whole of the Kootenay Columbia region.

“The majority of residential home owners within the region can expect an increase, compared to last year’s assessments,” said Ramaish Shah, Kootenay Columbia Region deputy assessor, in a press release circulated on Monday. “Most home owners in the Kootenay Columbia region will see modest increases depending on their location. For example, a typical single family home in Nelson that was previously assessed at $315,000 was valued at $333,000 in the summer of 2015.” The Kootenay Columbia region’s assessment roll increased by 2.5 per cent from $36.97 billion in 2015 to $37.89 billion this year.

According to BC Assessment, “this value reflects a change due to market movement as well as $361 million in growth due to subdivisions, rezoning and new construction.” The estimated typical percentage changes to assessment values in the Kootenay Columbia region are as follows: Residential single family homes: zero to ten per cent Residential strata units (condos): zero to ten per cent Commercial: minus five to plus five per cent Light industrial: minus five to plus five per cent

For those who want to learn more about their 2016 assessment, BC Assessment has recently launched a newly-enhanced website at bcassessment.ca, which includes more details about 2016 assessments, property information and trends, such as lists of 2016’s top most valuable residential properties across the province. The website also includes a tool called e-valueBC that allows anyone to search and compare 2016 property assessments anywhere in the province. “Property owners can find a lot of information on our website including answers to many assessment-related CONTINUED ON A2

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Warfield couple starts off new year with new baby girl VALERIE ROSSI Rossland News

The new year started with a healthy cry from Layla Mackenzie McTeer, the first baby born at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital this year. The maternity ward was abuzz with expecting moms when Layla arrived six pounds and 15 ounces at 8:25 a.m. Saturday. “It’s definitely one way to start the year,” said new dad, Joey McTeer, 31, smiling at his partner and new mom, 26-year-old Melanie Spray. “They said we got the ball rolling, and everyone else just started having babies,” she added of the two other bundles delivered that day. Steady contractions led the couple to the Trail hospital at around 2 a.m. “It was pretty overwhelming,” said Joey. “The worst part about it was seeing her in so much agony.” But mom pushed through, and baby arrived eight hours later. Layla joins the ranks of about five per cent of babies actually born on their due date. She arrived with ease with Dr. Sarah Tucker delivering the newborn

Melanie Spray and Joey McTeer welcomed their New Year’s baby Layla Mackenzie McTeer into the world Saturday at 8:25 a.m. The Warfield couple was thankful when the Tuesday Morning Quilters dropped by Monday with some handmade quilts for both mom and baby. Valerie Rossi photo

with help from nurses Shanna Tanabe and Marion Mazzocchi. “They were amazing and took great care of us,” said Melanie, who admitted she wanted to find out what she was having before birth but baby wasn’t cooperating during an ultrasound, and it was decided to keep the sex a

surprise. The realness has started to settle in with sleepless nights at the hospital forgotten with baby cuddles during the day. Precious moments are spent gazing at their baby girl and trying to decide who she looks like. But one thing is for certain,“if she’s anything like her mom, she’ll be all kinds of trouble,” laughed Joey. Just as the parents thought they were full to the brim with joy, they were gifted with warm handmade quilts. In annual tradition, the Tuesday Morning Quilters’ Rose Wenzel and Barb Johnson dropped off batik-style creations made especially for mom and her New Year’s baby. The couple, originally from Rossland, live in Warfield now. Melanie works as a pharmacy technician in Fruitvale and Joey at Interfor in Castlegar. Proud grandparents Pat and Ethel McTeer of Rossland and grandma Michelle Spray of Vernon live close enough to support the couple as they settle back into their home with a new baby.

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The City of Rossland is seeking applications for volunteer positions on the

Washington Street Advisory Task Force A key purpose of the Washington Street Advisory Task Force is to assist in the advisory capacity to the Owner’s Representative on the Washington Street Infrastructure Renewal Project. Duties may include review of the tender package, bids, contract management, overall engineering, reporting and change orders. The Task Force will consist of the Owner’s Representative, a member of Council, staff and up to 4 (four) citizens with engineering qualifications and/or experience in managing major construction projects. Citizens will be appointed by Council. The Terms of Reference for the Washington Street Advisory Task Force are available at City Hall and on the City website: www.rossland.ca Please submit your interest in writing or email by January 8, 2016 to: City of Rossland PO Box 1179 1899 Columbia Avenue Rossland, BC V0G 1Y0 Phone: 362-7396 Fax: 362-5451 Email: cityhall@rossland.ca

questions, but those who feel their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2015 or see incorrect information on their notice, should contact BC Assessment as indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January,” said Shah. “If a property

owner is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to one of our appraisers, they may submit a Notice of Complaint (Appeal) by February 1 for an independent review by a property assessment review panel.” The closest Kootenay Columbia Region

Assessment office is located in Nelson at 176 – 333 Victoria St. or property owners can contact BC Assessment toll-free at 1-866-valueBC (1866-825-8322) or online at bcasssessment. ca. During the month of January, their office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.

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Attention Residing Dog Owners in Electoral Areas A & B Every person who owns or keeps a dog(s) over the age of 4 months is required to hold a valid license for that dog(s). The impounding fee for having an unlicensed dog is $ 75.00. The 2016 tags are now available and the fees up to January 31, 2016 are as follows: Neutered male dog $25.00 Spayed female dog $25.00 Male dog $60.00 Female dog $60.00 Dog Kennel $110.00 Fees on or after February 1, 2016: Neutered male dog $35.00 Spayed female dog $35.00 Male dog $75.00 Female dog $75.00 Dog Kennel $125.00 Licences may be obtained from the office of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary at 202- 843 Rossland Avenue, Trail, B.C. or at the Trail SPCA.

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Regional district chair talks about what’s coming up in the new year SHERI REGNIER Trail Times

Nothing is rubber stamped and all 13 directors are tuned into regional district business, says Grace McGregor. “We’ve been working hard on becoming a unified board and I believe we have that,” said McGregor, director for Area C/Christina Lake. “People are reading their agendas, paying attention and asking questions,” she added. “I think those conversations are what make the board even better.” Now entering her third year as chair of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) board, McGregor is eager to start things up in the new year, beginning with a streamlined timetable. “What we’ve been working on is stacking meetings, piggybacking if you will, and simplifying it a bit,” she explained. “So people aren’t on the road all the time.” There are currently 19 committees, not including select committees, and winter travel can be especially cumbersome between Grand Forks and Trail. B eginning Januar y, Committee of the Whole days are planned, meaning two or three committee meetings scheduled over the course of one day instead of three separate days.

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“We are giving that a try and hoping it will work,” said McGregor. “Because it will free up time for elected officials to spend more time in their respective communities, and take on other portfolios they’ve wanted to do, but haven’t had the time to do.” Another trial starting in the new year could keep agenda matters moving along during the winter months despite the weather. Broadband Internet service was upgraded in the Grand Forks location this month, allowing for telecommunication in future situations when driving conditions are poor. “I would like to make this clear that we are not looking at video conferencing to take over board meetings or face-to-face meetings,” McGregor clarified. “We are looking at video con-

ferencing for committees when weather is bad or things prevent us from getting together,” she said. “Or, if someone wants to do a board presentation, it’s not always convenient for people to come to our little world…we can still do the work without putting it on the back burner, and sometimes that information is what provides good understanding and good decision making.” Another undertaking launching in the new year, is an overall review of the organization that is meant to help improve both governance and administration. “I think, quite frankly, our people at regional district are very, very busy,” she said. “We may find out, they are too busy.” The goal is to identify which operations are working efficiently as well as areas that require improvement. “I think people get lost in the ideas of cutbacks and they forget communication and good service is also the primary goal,” McGregor continued. “If you can cutback and not lose service then fine — if you can’t, then you need to find a different way,” she added. “If you really care about people getting the right information, sometimes it just costs more, period. “So this is something I am going to find very interesting and I think, people are going to be a little surprised.”

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2015 was warmest year locally since 1966 NELSON STAR STAFF

Last year was the warmest on record of the last 50 years, according to forecasters at the Southeast Fire Centre’s weather office in Castlegar. The average annual temperature during 2015 was 10.2 degrees, barely edging out the 10.15 degree average temperature of 1998. Records for the Castlegar airport date back to 1966. The total amount of precipitation for the year was 701.4 millimeters, which is 93 per cent of the normal 755.5 mm. The driest year on record is 1985 with only 479.5 mm. As for last month, the total precipitation of 135.6 mm was 150 per cent of normal, while the average temperature was 1.4 degrees milder than

2015 saw about the normal amount of precipitation in our area, but the warmest average temperature since record keeping began in 1966. normal. “As is typical of December, it was an eventful month as numerous Pacific systems pushed across southern BC,” wrote forecasters Ron Lakeman and Jesse Ellis in their monthly roundup of statistics. The first half of the month was relatively mild and especially wet, with 112.6 mm of rain and wet snow recorded in the first 12 days. However, even with the

almost 35 cm of snow that fell during that period, there was only a trace of snow on the ground by mid-month. A record daily high temperature of 10.5 degrees was set on the 9th. The coldest temperature was minus8.9 degrees on the 17th. In the second half of the month, temperatures were cooler and snow was still frequent but much lighter. The greatest daily amount was 11.6 cm on the 20th. The local

snowpack was measured at 15 cm on New Year’s Eve. The record for the most precipitation in December is 195.1 mm, set in 1996, of which 169.5 mm fell as snow. The driest year on record was 19.9 mm in 1985. The warmest temperature ever recorded for the month was 11.6 degrees on Dec. 27, 1980 and the coldest temperature was minus 30.6 on Dec. 30, 1968.

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Erin Thomas’ Grade 4/5 class at Rossland Summit School have been busy. As a part of a fundraiser they created called “Project Christmas,” the students put out a call for warm winter clothes. The class decided they would hold the warm winter clothes drive and then donate the collections to the Women’s Transition House in Trail. The event was held the week of Dec. 7-10 and each day the kids took shifts in the school foyer before school, at recess and at lunch. The class is pictured here with Allison Williams from the Women’s Transition House. Submitted by Erin Thomas

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The BC government’s quit-smoking assistance program is now available to people who drop by a pharmacy to qualify for free nicotine replacement products. As of Jan. 1, 2016, participants no longer have to register by calling 8-1-1 to reach the HealthLinkBC medical advice service. The program has also expanded its offerings to include

nicotine inhalers and lozenges as well as gum and patches. Health Minister Terry Lake said the changes are to make it easier for smokers to quit, or to try again if they have relapsed after using the program before. It supplies 12 weeks’ worth of nicotine replacement products in each calendar year to BC residents. To qualify, peo-

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Hospital, Redstone Resort, JJ’s Fashions, Beep Beep Driving School, Janet Fraser, Christine DeRosa, and the Heximer’s for their kind contributions to our cause. With their support, over $725 was raised! Just before school ended for the winter holidays, Interact volunteered at a Rossland Summit School dance for Grades 8 and 9 working at the concession and the front table. Those that helped had a great time and did it with enthusiasm. The Rossland-Trail Interact Club had a great month and hopes the upcoming new year is just as memorable. The club thanks the community for its support this year and looks forward to another year of dedicated service that strengthens our community. Stay connected with the Rossland-Trail Interact Club by liking the club’s page on Facebook: Rossland-Trail Interact Club where updates are posted on our activities and future events. Or email us at rosslandinteractclub@gmail.com.

CHLOE FIKE In November, the RosslandTrail Interact Club ran a fundraiser at J.L. Crowe to support those involved in the Global Refugee Crisis. With the donations from the students, $280 was raised. The club hopes to do one more fundraiser at RSS soon. The proceeds, along with additional funds, will be donated to the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees to help them in their efforts to sponsor a Syrian refugee family in Rossland. In December, the RosslandTrail Interact club started their month off strong. During the Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas event in Rossland, the club sold goodies, hot chocolate and homemade Christmas cards. All the proceeds from that fundraiser went towards our international service trip to Guatemala. Although the details are not completely confirmed yet, the club plans on going to Guatemala in early July for two weeks to serve women and children. This may mean working in various

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orphanages and doing physical work like painting. In late November, the club started an online Facebook auction to raise money for the trip. Interactors went to local businesses around the communities of Rossland and Trail for items to donate to auction off. Many responded with generosity in this Christmas season, with some private donors as well. The club is so thankful for all the support received! A sincere thank you to: Powderhound Sports, Red Pair Shoe Store, Cafe Books, Alpine Grind, Curiosity, Trail Canadian Tire, Casa Di Cioccolato, The Brew Shop Too, Shoppers Drug Mart, West Kootenay Animal

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Voters’ Challenge still waiting on results CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

It’s now a new year, but we’re still waiting on the results of the Community Voters’ Challenge following October’s election. Once the results are in, one community will be declared voting champion — having achieved the highest per cent increase in voters for the region. But before the results can be tallied, the organizers behind the Community Voters’ Challenge need access to the results by poll, and that information still hasn’t been released by Elections Canada. According to Mike Chapman, one of the organizers, they were originally hoping to have those results shortly after the election. “We assumed that would be the case, but Elections Canada has said that they want to have all their i’s dotted and t’s crossed, and until they have all the precise information, they won’t publish them,” said Chapman. A representative from Elections Canada said that it’s normal for that information to be released three to four months after an election, as opposed to shortly after, and expects the information will be available by either late February or sometime in March. Residents of the region will have to wait to see who is victorious, but Chapman said the good news is that we already know the voter turnout in the area increased. “We know that the vote went up considerably across the region and in fact I think that was our hope and that was our plan, and I think we can celebrate that regardless of who actually won the challenge,” he said. Voter turn out in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding was 74 per cent, whereas the voter turnout for the British Columbia Southern Interior riding in 2011 was 66 per cent. In the meantime, organizers are still hoping that Rick Mercer will take part in announcing the winner. “We still have something up our sleeve; we’re working on that. We’re hoping that once we get the results from Elections Canada and know which community came out on top, perhaps we can invite him to be part of that announcement at that point,” said Chapman.

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Bring on 2016! Rossland welcomes the new year CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

Rossland rang in the new year on Friday night with several parties held in town. The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture threw a Time Traveller’s Ball at the Miners’ Hall and Rosslanders did not disapoint, dressing up in costumes both historic and other wordly. DJs Sexton Blake and RSK kept the dance floor packed with hits from decades past and the decor ranged from DJs Sexton Blake and RSK (Nadine Tremblay and Rupert Keiller) had steampunk to futuristic dance party. All everyone up on their feet with hits from the past. in service to the Miners’ Hall renovation project. The Fraternal Order of Eagles also hosted a New Year’s party at the Aerie, where DJs Dyk, Makivella, Drip and Deeps provided beats to bring in 2016. Over at the Legion, No Excuse, led by Leanne Harrison, kept the dance floor packed with enthusiastic revellers. The Flying Steamshovel celebrated with The Miners’ Hall was packed for the Rossland Council for Arts and an opening performance by local band Culture’s Time Travellers’ Ball. Rosslanders dressed in attire from John Lee’s Hooker and a headlining per- decades past and future, and pictured here, two historically-dressed No Excuse packed the Legion’s dance floor. formace by Vancouver band JPNSGRLS, Rosslanders pose with a life-sized Tardis . who paused mid-set to countdown to Many Rosslanders midnight and douse the crowd in bubbly. were inspired by Outside city limits, RED Mountain decades past when Resort celebrated with a party at Rafters choosing their Lounge featuring Subspace MD. attire for the Time Rosslanders also celebrated in other Travellers’ Ball. ways, gathering around bonfires with friends, setting off fireworks in the streets or packing into the Brothel. All in all, the evening was filled with JPNSGRLS headlined at the Flying Steamshovel on New Year’s Eve. Left Chelsea Novak photos fun, friendship and great music. to right: Oliver Mann (guitar), Charlie Keri (lead singer), Graham Serl (drums) and Justin Brown (base).

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ROSSLAND CITY COUCIL MEETING Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 at 6 p.m.

T RYO U T S / AU D I T I O N S FOR COLUMBIA PHOENIX PLAYERS DRAMA CLUB SPRING PERFORMANCE Monday, January 11, 2016, 7 to 9 p.m. Attention all stage performers and anyone interested in backstage assistance. Columbia Phoenix Players Drama Club will be holding auditions/readings for an upcoming spring performance. They will be doing readings from a few select plays. Auditions will be held at the Iona

Hall (basement of St. Andrews Church), 1347 Pine Ave., Trail, BC. All are welcome.

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 WednesdaysSaturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate available to keep you warm! Contact: 250362-7722 or info@rosslandmuseum.ca.

non-contact drop-in hockey. Please enter on Second Ave. This is fun, no contact, no pressure hockey! Full equipment is required and some experience necessary.

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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!

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.

TOUR DE SOUP Come out and discover a new trail at Black Jack and ski for free on Saturday, Jan. 9. At each of the club’s cabins soup will be provided by the local restaurants. The adventure is between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.

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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 250362-7118 to join.

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WEST KOOTENAY OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP Meets Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 at 2 p.m., Kiro Wellness Center, Trail. Topic: Prolapsed stoma. For info, call 250-368-9827 or 250-3656276.

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! ADULT CO-ED REC HOCKEY Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Join this fun, co-ed recreational program of

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 musicing experience necessary.

YAN AFTER SCHOOL DROPIN 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. 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

PICKLEBALL Wednesdays, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. @ RSS. Indoor pickleball. 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. 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 250-3627727. 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.

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Blizzard Fest is just a few short weeks away and for the first time, the festival is being run as its own entity rather than just as a part of Winter Carnival. The festival will take place from Thursday, Jan. 28 until Saturday, Jan. 30 and will feature 15 bands. “In the past it’s been sort of in conjunction with the Winter Carnival and it’s been run by like a really dedicated volunteer group, but nothing was really official,” explains Daniel D’Amour, festival organizer. “It seemed like most venues were sort of running separate from everybody else, which ended up causing a lot of confusion, especially for tourists when they came to town: if something was called Blizzard Fest at one place and another place, they didn’t understand why some tickets got them into some events and not other ones.” This year the entire festival can be accessed with a threeday pass, which costs $99 online at blizzardmusicfest. com or $110 at Rossland Fine Wine and Spirits or the Flying Steamshovel. For those who don’t want to check out the entire festival, there are also individual tickets available. “There’s individual tickets available, but there’s limited numbers for those,” warns D’Amour. “Best bet if you want to make sure you get to everything is to buy the pass and then pre-purchasing individual tickets are just a very limited number.” Headlining the festival is Shred Kelly who will play the Miners’ Hall on Friday night. Originally from Fernie, Shred Kelly has grown in popularity over the last couple of years, putting out a new album called Sing to the Night and winning a 2015 Western Canadian Music Award for Best Music Video for their latest single “Sing to the Night,” which was filmed at the ski hill in Fernie. “The reason we’re doing them on the Friday night is because the ice bar is actually running Friday and Saturday, with The Wet Secrets playing Saturday night at the ice bar,

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we felt that having the Miners’ Hall run on the Friday night with Shred Kelly made more sense to not compete with any venue and make it accessible for everybody, so you could go see all the big name acts and there was no overlapping scheduling conflicts,” says D’Amour. This year the schedule has been planned so that none of the Blizzard Festival shows overlap, though D’Amour says festival-goers may have to leave some shows early to make sure they get a spot at the next one. “This is something that we struggle with; there isn’t a big outdoor venue, aside from the ice palace,” he says. “So all of the indoor ones have a [venue] capacity, and if you want to get to see the main act, you might have to leave a few minutes early to make sure you get into the next place, but it should all line up that you have time to go from one location to the next one within half an hour of each band starting.” A big headliner will play each night of the festival. Thursday night Bend Sinister will play the Flying Steamshovel and Humans will close out the festival there on Saturday night. The Old Fire Hall will also act as a venue during the festival, and The Devin Cuddy Band, fresh off their tour from the Holiday Train with Cuddy’s father, will play there Thursday night, followed by Ben Rogers. Local bands playing the festival are John Lee’s Hooker, The Dead Strings and some acoustic performers. D’Amour is also still looking for volunteers to help out at the festival, and volunteers will receive weekend passes. Those interested can contact him at 250-512-2118.

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Joan Lafond of the Ladies Auxiliary presented a cheque for $12,000 to Doug Halladay, president of the Rossland Legion. The Ladies Auxiliary raised the funds by selling meat pies and catering many banquets throughout the year.

Rosslanders took to the outdoor rink on Thursday, Dec. 31 to enjoy the last day of 2015. Pictured here: Hayden White, McKenna White, Brenda Henry and Brad White (not pictured) enjoyed playing hockey as a family. Photo by Chelsea Novak

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At noon on New Year’s day, former members of the Nooners Jogging Club met up outside of the Rossland Museum for their annual S’no Fun Run. The run started as a club activity in the ’80s, but continued on after the club dissolved and has taken place the first day of the new year ever since. But this time was different, because this time might be the last time. The late Graham Kenyon, who passed away in April 2015, was the one who organized the annual event, and standing in the parking lot with nine other participants, Mel Johnson, who took on organizing the run this year, wasn’t sure that the event would continue without him. Kenyon was a longtime employee of Cominco/Teck Metals Ltd. and an active member of the community who was passionate about the environment. He was also the one who always showed up for the S’no Fun Run with his wife Jill, every year. “He would come to this event in his underwear and his top hat,” said Johnson. “Or he’d come in a tuxedo,” added Barb Johnson, Mel’s wife. Mel and Barb made it to most of the S’no Fun Runs as well. “Great guy. Was the spirit of this run, kept it going for years and sadly missed,” Leigh

Runners went up the Cascade Highway and then back down again. Harrison said of Kenyon. Harrison was an original member of the Nooners Jogging Club, which Kenyon started. Kenyon was not the only runner missed this year. Caroline Koban also passed away in 2015 and her husband Wolfgang Koban took part in this year’s run. It was Caroline who first got them involved with the S’no Fun Run, as they were not members of the Nooners club. “One day Caroline said, ‘Hey let’s go on this thing,’ and off we went,” said Wolfgang. “I don’t know how she actually found out about it.” That was was six years ago, and Wolfgang has now participated in the run four years,

having missed a couple of years when his wife was ill. He said he really enjoys it. The New Year’s day run has attracted as many as 20 people, but has had far fewer some years. This year ten runners made their way up the Cascade Highway, going as far as weather and energy would permit and then turning around and heading out to the Rock Cut for the equally traditional post-run hangout. There were hot drinks, Rickard’s Red, chicken wings and good conversation. Everyone drank a toast to Kenyon and Caroline. In the midst of the camaraderie, Wolfgang asked, “Same time next year?”

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