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Sending a Message Nearly 200 concerned residents attended the School District 20 “focus group” meeting in Rossland last week, sending a clear signal to the district that they want RSS to stay open and active. Please see the story, more photos and reaction from one trustee on pages 14, 15 and 16 of our special “Education Week” section.
Tax hike looms to offset assessment slide ANDREW BENNETT Rossland News Reporter
The city’s committee-of-thewhole has recommended that council approve the plan to increase the residential property tax mill rate to $6.162 per $1,000 of assessed value. Because assessed values have decreased by about 4.7 per cent on average, the mill rate was in-
creased by about 4.4 per cent to maintain the same level of revenue: $3,547,121 in total taxation to all property classes. Mayor Greg Granstrom summarized the recommendation as “the status quo.” “I’m very concerned about our future needs,” Coun. Kathy Moore said, adding that this and future councils shouldn’t “shirk our responsibility of planning and pay-
ing for these infrastructure needs.” To that end, Moore recommended raising taxes by 1.5 per cent, “just to get a very small increase to the tax payers, so it wouldn’t be very painful, but it would start the process of being able to put a little more aside.” Coun. Hanne Smith recommended an information campaign to inform the public clearly about the implications of the various
projects the city needs. “We’re going to need to bring taxes up over time.” Coun. Kathy Wallace recognized the need to put aside money for the “considerable” future expenses, but argued “this community is still suffering from a recession. I don’t feel this is the year to begin a massive reserve campaign and raise taxes.”
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She added: “I appreciate the amount of effort staff have put into maintaining property taxation at the level of last year.” Coun. Laurie Charlton observed that the levels won’t be the same as last year: While the total amount of tax revenue might be the same, property assessments haven’t changed equally. Consequently the increased mill rate will result in a higher tax burden on the 1,410 single family homes that supply 68 per cent of property taxes. “Because of the decrease in assessments on vacant land and the strata properties, to maintain the same total taxes recovered, single family residences will be paying more,” Charlton said. His observation is correct. Although the average assessment in 2011 is 4.7 per cent lower, the actual change in taxable value of properties varies from a 19.9 per cent
Moore, Charlton opposed as council opts not to pursue utilities tax hike ANDREW BENNETT Rossland News Reporter
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decrease in vacant land and an 11.5 per cent decrease in strata properties, to a 0.3 per cent increase in single family homes. In effect, after the increased mill rate is accounted for, this means that in 2011 the average strata owner will pay $124 less (a 7.6 per cent decrease), the average vacant lot owner will pay $88 less (a 16.4 per cent decrease), and the typical home owner will pay $73 more (a 4.7 per cent increase.) Rossland’s 325 business properties will also see an increase of about $10 on average (one per cent) while the 26 recreational and nonprofit properties will see a $38 increase on average (5.6 per cent). Staff pointed out that this is a straightforward consequence of the calculations in the face of assessed values. The motion to recommend the mill rate of 6.162 was passed with Charlton and Moore against.
Council opted on Monday night to not pursue an opportunity to raise an additional $14,000 for the city from taxation of utilities — like Fortis — even though this tax hike was legally permissible. Property tax for utilities, businesses, and other commercial properties are typically set as a multiple of the residential rate. For example, if residences are taxed at $6.162 per $1,000 of assessed property value, and the business multiplier is 1.71, then business properties are taxed at $10.47 (1.71 times $6.162) per $1,000. Currently, the tax multiplier for utilities is 5.63, but Coun. Laurie Charlton pointed out that “[BC regulation 31/2008] says we can be no more than 2.5 times the business class, or $40 per $1,000 [of assessed value], whichever is greater.” Given that the tax multiplier for businesses is 1.71, he noted, the multiplier of 5.63 for utilities is already more than 2.5 times the business class. But, he said, it’s less than $40 per $1,000. In fact, using this year’s proposed residential mill rate of 6.162, the utilities’ properties will be taxed at $34.69 (5.63 times $6.162) per $1,000, about $5.31 per $1,000 less than the cap permits. The assessed value of utili-
ties’ properties in Rossland is $2,725,600, so increasing the rate to $40 per $1,000 would generate $14,473 ($5.13 times 2725.6) in tax revenue. Charlton forwarded a motion to increase tax revenue: “I think we should be doing the same as a lot of other municipalities and going up to the $40 per thousand for utilities.”
“We have all this money coming in from the residences and here we had an opportunity to get just $15,000 in from the utilities and we turned it down. I don’t understand that.” Coun. Kathy Moore CAO Victor Kumar replied: “This is how local governments get into trouble.” And although he noted that “it may sound good,” Kumar did not provide substantive arguments against Charlton’s proposal.
Coun. Kathy Moore clarified: “These are very large corporations in our province that have facilities in our town, that’s who we’re talking about? What would be the problem?” Kumar made an analogy to raising taxes on industry and said, “The moment we go to the cap, soon complaints come in.” Later, Kumar tried a different argument: “If the cap comes down — and we never know what happens with changes in government — where would we pick up the revenue?” It was pointed out, however, that each year the tax structure is decided upon anew, and provincial changes could be adapted to by municipal changes, and would be unlikely to counteract $14,000 in a single year in any case. Mayor Greg Granstrom spoke against the proposal on the basis that “staff spoke against it” and because “staff spent multiple, multiple hours on this project.” He called the question and Charlton’s motion was defeated, with Moore in favour and Granstrom, Coun. Hanne Smith, and Coun. Kathy Wallace against. Later Moore said: “We have all this money coming in from the residences and here we had an opportunity to get just $15,000 in from the utilities and we turned it down. I don’t understand that.”
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For the third year running, the Rossland Radio Co-op will host their hugely popular game show, “The Price is Jeopardy Or No Deal of Fortune,” on Saturday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at the Miners’ Hall. “The show is a mix of rounds of trivia, music, and image questions, as well as team and individual games,” said organizer Phil Loosely. The bulk of the game show will pit 10 teams of 10 players each against each other. People can form teams beforehand, or just turn up and get placed on a team that night. “A team with a mix of good trivia knowledge and a lack of inhibitions seems to be the best mix,” Loosely recommended. To that end, “the evening is lubricated by a licensed bar, which can sometimes help with some of the games!” Prizes have been donated to the event by local businesses, individuals, and sports teams. “Each year we’ve had amazing amounts of prizes to give away,” Loosely said. In previous years, proceeds have been split between the radio co-op and other local causes, namely the Johan
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Only 100 tickets, $13 each, are available from Café Books. For Radio Co-op members, the price includes a drink. For more information, visit www. rosslandradio.com or listen to 101.1 FM, “your voice in the wilderness.”
Waste and water rates to rise ANDREW BENNETT Rossland News Reporter
The city’s committee-of-the-whole endorsed staff recommendations to increase the waste collection fee by $16.50 to $84.25 per year, and also to increase both the metered and unmetered water rates. Final rates will be decided at the next meeting of council on March 14. Unmetered water rates are recommended to increase by $30, to $387 per year. The metered rates will also be raised, with a base charge of $210 added to $0.52 per cubic meter for the first 30 cubic meters each month (up from $0.20), $0.60 for 30 to 100 cubic meters per month (up from $0.35), and $0.75 for volumes above100 cubic meters per month (up from from $0.60). At the heart of the issue is a balance between incentives to get owners to install water meters this year, pricing to encourage water conservation, and ensuring that the utility earns enough revenue to keep it afloat. CAO Victor Kumar explained that the majority of the utility’s costs are fixed and very few are variable. But, to give people an understanding of the value of water and inspire them to conserve it, it helps to charge a rate that depends at least partly on the amount used. On the other hand, a base “consumer charge” reflects the fact that many of the costs are fixed. At current rates, Kumar said, there has been a cost benefit to most people who already installed water meters. If everybody installed meters this year and began conservation measures at these rates, however, the utility would sink into debt. Under the recommended rate structure, people who install meters this year will still receive a lower water bill
so long as they use less than 30 cubic meters of water per month. As Mayor Granstrom pointed out, “that’s a lot of water,” the equivalent of 260 U.S. gallons per day. Coun. Laurie Charlton objected to the rate hike and claimed that water is already overpriced, but the rest of council agreed with Coun. Kathy Moore who said, “I think it’s an expensive commodity and ought to be priced accordingly.” Coun. Kathy Wallace noted that it’s difficult to find an “equitable pay structure,” and Kumar concurred that “this is a transition year,” noting that “not enough data exists to make a complete picture.” Moore was not satisfied, however, that the recommended rate scheme contained enough incentive for people to install meters and recommended the unmetered rate be increased to $450. “$30 is not enough,” she said, “It’s been two years that they’ve known.” Coun. Hanne Smith argued that the lower values were preferable for now, but suggested that council inform the public that the next council will likely consider a large hike in the unmetered rate for 2012. On the topic of waste collection, council agreed it was necessary to increase the yearly fee to help cover the spring and fall garden waste pick-ups. This raised the perennial issue of composting. “We have to get the organics out of the landfill,” Wallace said. “How are we going to address this? I think the community wants this.” Charlton noted that, although “composting is a worthy objective, the city can’t do it on it’s own. [Legally], we have to work in conjunction with the regional district.”
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End-of-season blitz at Red ANDREW BENNETT Rossland News Reporter
It’s the final month of skiing at Red and the resort is putting on a full-scale blitz to the finish with games every day from March 12 to 20. Events range from a randonée (ski-touring) race to downhill biking in the snow, a scavenger hunt, a hill-wide poker run, and many other races from ski cross to cliff dives to moguls. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” said Red’s Mika Hakkola, “we’re just going through the prize vault now.” Each day, registration will run from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Kokanee tent beside the day lodge at the base. Races begin at 11 a.m. with prizes and partying at 3 p.m. in the lodge. Two avalanche beacons are up for grabs for the top male and Over 35 B rand female contender in the first ans ON nual Redhead Randonée Race on SALE March 12. Participants will skin ! up Dale’s Trail and Sally’s Alley and scream down the Cliff and Face. Entry is $10. That evening, the Kokanee Kickoff Party in Rafters ($5 tickets) has a blue-and-white theme, with prizes for the best costumes, while DJs Incorrigible and Bryx keep it grooving. On March 13, Alpine Canada’s Ski Cross Showdown begins at 12:30, but registration is actually the day before, on Saturday afternoon, and last chance registration ends at 8 a.m. on Sunday. The cost is $35, or $25 for Alpine Canada members, with 50 per cent off contestant’s lift tickets. For more information, contact Lynn Carmichael at 362-7384, or lynn@redresort.com. The RBC Riders boarder cross event is a day of high-level coaching on March 14 aimed at kids 14 and younger. It costs $30 ($20 for BC Snowboard Association members), and you can register by calling Cathy Astofooroff at 250-4917626 or admin@bcsnowboard. com. Spring Fest fun steps up a gear for Tuesday, March 15’s photo scavenger hunt. Teams of all ages and stages can register for $10 and, using their own camera, go looking all over the mountain for answers to riddles. “The first person to show up with the right photos in the right order, there’s your’ top dog,” Hakkola said. Cruise the Blues, a popular and long-standing event put on by Potsie Crawford, will run on Wednesday, March 16. Participants ski all the blue runs, checking off a card with stamps and stickers. Entry is free. The Poker Run on March 17 run by Chantal Lajoie gets participants to follow directions on a
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A snowboarders soars during the Big Air competition at Red Mountain in March last year. The resort again has a series of events planned to wrap up the ski season this year.
clue sheet to ski to five locations. At each spot, they choose a card from a deck, and return to the lodge with five cards. Registration is $2, but for an extra toonie, you get a sixth “bonus” card. The highest poker hand wins, with prizes for the top three finishers. Friday, March 18, sees the return of an old favourite: the Fat Tire Slalom. “We recognize there’s a lot of crossover from skiing to biking,” Hakkola said. “Spring’s starting to creep from the valley up and people are starting to think of it.” Bring your own mountain bike and a full-face helmet, plus $10 to register. The race goes down rider’s right of the Face of Red, in the same place where the luge events were held during Winter Carnival. “There’s fantastic prizing from Revolution Cycles,” Hakkola added, with “goodies” from hydration packs to downhill padding and biking attire. The same day, a free ski competition open to anyone aged eight and older ($10 registration) will run down Papoose bowl. “Clearly, they have to be confident to ski advanced terrain,” Hakkola said, “but knowing what and how the kids ski around here, I don’t think that’s much of an issue!” On March 19, the long-running Cliff Dive race begins at 11:30 a.m. on the top of Red Mountain. Registration is $10 and anything goes — participants can race on skis, snowboards or teles. At the end of the day, Fernie’s Shred Kelly will get Rafters hopping. Spring Fest ends in style on Sunday, March 20, with mogul racing on the T-bar slope (registration is $10), and a free day of freestyle coaching put on by Canada Freestyle, running from 9 a.m. to closing. “Try Freestyle” is a new program designed to increase awareness of the sport. Multiple coaching sessions will run simultaneously, helping kids develop everything from carving turns to jumps in the terrain park. For more information, visit www.freestyleski.com.
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Traffic was reduced to a single lane on Highway 3 between Rossland and Castlegar over the weekend as crews worked to extract a crashed semi truck and clean up the zinc ore it was carrying. The crash happened about eight kilometres west of Castlegar on Thursday evening. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock said police were called about the incident at 8:21 p.m. The highway was icy at the time and it appears the driver simply lost control. Pollock said the driver was removed from the vehicle on a backboard and taken to hospital in Trail, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries and then released on Friday morning. “He is a little banged
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A truck carrying zinc ore sits off the edge of Highway 3 about eight kilometres west of Castlegar on Friday afternoon. The crash happened on Thursday night and traffic was reduced to a single lane for much of the weekend as the trucking company worked to extract the vehicle and clean up the zinc material.
up but otherwise OK so far,” Pollock said. The truck was carrying a load of zinc ore concentrate to the Teck smelter in Trail, according to Richard
Deane, manager of energy and public affairs for Teck Metals, Ltd. Members of the company’s emergency response team re-
sponded to the crash site on Thursday night, Deane added, in order to provide “technical advice and support” to the trucking company, which
handled the vehicle extraction and zinc cleanup. The spill didn’t pose any immediate threat to people or to property.
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After several months of effort by the legion, the Capital One Rocks and Rings (CORR) curling program has come to MacLean Elementary School via the Nelson Curling Club. “This is the road to the Olympics,” said the legion’s sport coordinator, Ray van den Nieuwenhof. “These are the MacLean kids that may end up curling for Canada!” The Nelson Curling Club is the first club outside the Lower Mainland to offer the CORR program in British Columbia. CORR was an initiative of the Canadian Curling Club as part of their goal to help “build healtheir students and schools,” van den Nieuwenhof explained. Curling clubs of-
The City of Rossland is seeking applications from volunteers, who have previously served on Council, to fill three positions on the 2011 PARCEL TAX ROLL REVIEW PANEL A key purpose of the 2011 PARCEL TAX ROLL REVIEW PANEL is to sit as a quasi-judicial panel to consider the parcel tax roll and must authenticate the roll in accordance with Division 4, Section 200-209 of the Community Charter. The Term of Appointment is only for 2011.
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fering CORR send instructors to school gyms where they take small classes for 40 minutes at a time. They use various drills, relays, and team-building activities to introduce students to the fun of curling, from throw-
ing rocks to sweeping. Special floor curling equipment provides a curling experience with no need for ice, such as rocks on rollers and stickon targets Preparations for the event began seven
month’s ago, spearheaded by the legion’s Don Vinish. The Nelson Curling Club sent a team of three members to MacLean for both Feb. 24 and 25. The $400 to cover the two days of curling classes was donated by the
legion. Van den Nieuwenhof said the Legion would like to continue supporting CORR at MacLean on an annual basis. For more information on the program, visit www.rocksandrings.com.
Applicants should outline their experience relevant to the role of the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel in support of their application. Applicants must have access to email. Applications must be submitted in writing by March 21, 2011 to: Tracey Butler Corporate Officer City of Rossland City Hall 1899 Columbia Avenue Box 1179, Rossland, BC. V0G 1Y0 Phone: 362-2321 Fax: 362-5451 Email: traceybutler@rossland.ca
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Editor: Robson Fletcher Publisher: Karen Bennett 2114 Columbia Ave., Rossland
A reminder of the power of teamwork
As the region celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Smoke Eater’s sensational 1961 World Hockey Championship win, it’s worth considering the reason they succeeded. It’s simple and it’s been said before, but the word is powerful in its potential: Teamwork. The Smokies wouldn’t have made Montreal, let alone set foot on a plane to Europe, had Trail, Nelson, and other municipalities not donated big chunks of change; money raised through taxes is a manifestation of teamwork on a grand scale. Grassroots teamwork was more visible in the students’ campaigns and all the individuals and businesses who contributed in their own way. Of course, the team itself practised together and practised hard. And when they were done, they all got together with their families to play music and enjoy each other as friends. Overseas, the team was galvanized by a sense of responsibility to all of Canada — nationalism in its healthiest form, inspiring the team to work together, to strive for a common goal. It could have been otherwise. A motion to raise money for the team might have bogged down in council. Perhaps the students would have preferred to play video games, had such distractions existed. After practice, players could have retired to separate homes to watch TV on the couch. And lest we forget, nationalism is used to match men in mortal combat and to bomb families into oblivion. In 1961, the world hung in the balance of Khrushchev vs. Kennedy. How much better to play hockey. We choose our attitude at every moment. The old Smokies keep it real for us: There’s nothing wrong with competition, and everything right with gritty drive and steely determination. But co-operation is at the core, the source of success. We want to hear from you.
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Interested in running for council? The Spring Brochure will be in your mailboxes next week! There are lots of new and exciting programs coming up, including; “Cartooning for Teens”, “Violin for Beginners”, knitting classes, “Medieval Art class” and “Star Dance Quilting.” If you don’t receive the city’s information in your mailboxes, please phone the recreation department and we’ll forward it to you electronically. If you prefer a hard copy, please come in to city hall to pick one up. Thinking about running for council? An informative workshop, hosted by Mayor Greg Granstrom, will help to give those considering a position on council a clear understanding of council’s roles and responsibilities and the impact the duties of office will have on their life in general. This workshop is not for “campaigning” — it’s to equip and encourage those who are considering a position on council. There are two sessions to choose from. Session 1: Tuesday, May 17, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. and Session 2: Thursday, May 19 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the Rossland Arena lounge. The lounge can be accessed from 3rd Ave, up the stairs above the public skating entrance. To register, please contact the recreation department. Registration is $5.00 and all proceeds will go towards KidSport — an organization that ensures all children can afford to play. The B.C. Seniors Games are coming to the West Kootenay Aug.16 - 20 and are being hosted in Castlegar, Nelson and Trail. The 55-plus B.C. Seniors Games promotes active participation in fitness and wellness in sport, recreation and education for B.C. Seniors. This annual four-day celebration at-
tracts about 3,500 seniors participating in up to 26 events. The Kootenays are classified as Zone 6 within the province, and the goal is to encourage as many seniors as possible to participate in the event of their choice and to continue their interest in the months and years to come. The Zone 6 executive and sport co-ordinators hold monthly organizational meetings to help seniors stay informed throughout the year and to enjoy some social events. For more information about the games, or to inquire about registering as an athlete, please contact Barb Roberts, Zone 6 director, at barb-zone6@telus.net or 250-362-9489. For more information about the games, log onto www.bcseniorsgames.org. If you have a child who is interested in participating in a league or club in Trail, like Stingrays or baseball, please check out the city’s website (www. rossland.ca) for information on the financial assistance policy. The policy is called the “Financial Assistance for use of Facilities, Pools and Parks Policy” and its purpose is to provide financial assistance for use of recreation facilities and complexes in another municipality in the Greater Trail Area. Rossland council may provide financial assistance to members and volunteers of non-profit groups and clubs whose purpose is recreation and competitive programs. Applicants must fall into one of three categories ‘ children up to the age of 18 years, physically and/ or mentally challenged individuals, or senior citizens over the age of 55 years. The policy guidelines and application forms are on the city’s website. If you have any questions about the policy, please do not hesitate to contact our
office. The B.C. Sailing Association is running summer camps for kids in Nelson this August. This is the second year they’ve chosen Nelson as a location to run the Mobile Optimist Sailing School and last year the camps filled quickly. The camps are taught by professionally trained and certified coaches. No experience is necessary and you don’t have to be a member. Children range in age between six and 15, with the average being approximately 10 years. Children will learn the basics of sailing in a unique environment focusing on fun and boating safety. Participants will learn some terminology, knots, and how to sail by means of games and activities both on and off the water. Seven-foot Optimist sailboats as well as two-person kayaks will be used in the program. By the end of the course, students will be able to safely sail and kayak on their own! In addition to these skills, the program develops confidence and leadership in its participants. For more information, log onto www.bcsailing.bc.ca. There’s an excellent conference for parents, teachers, childcare professionals and grandparents coming up in the Kootenays. The West Kootenay Early Years Conference “Connecting for Children” on April 8 and 9 offers workshops and discussions on a wide range of topics, including; “Encouraging Positive Behaviour”, “Outdoor Adventuring and Curriculum”, “Separation and Divorce: Putting Kids First”, “Anxiety as a Learning Barrier” and “Pitfalls of Praise”. For more information about the conference, or to register for it, please log on to; www.thekoop.ca and click on “Early Years Conference.”
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Opinion Neighbourhoods of Learning - Shelley Ackerman
Passion and unity shown at meetings Well Rossland, you certainly came through at the two meetings last week! It’s very clear that we are all passionate about our kids, their education and our community. The first meeting, held last Tuesday evening at RSS, was the Neighbourhoods of Learning Committee community meeting. Around 90 people attended to hear about issues with the school district’s Facilities Report, learn about the proposal the NOL committee sent to the school board and how K-12 might work in Rossland, and listen to a few guest speakers from other K-12 schools in the region. Excellent presentations were made by Crawford Bay K-12 school principal Dan Rude, Kaslo K-12 school principal Dan Miles, and Kaslo parent (and ex-Kaslo student) Rick Hewat. They discussed the opportunities having a K-12 brings to their community and students, including more flexibility and vibrancy, older and younger children working together, new and different learning experiences and mostly, much more parental and community involvement throughout grades K-12. The presentations were very exciting and many attending realized that having a K-12 school is a fabulous opportunity for Rossland, and that we should do it even if it saves no money (though it will save the district more than $200,000 year.) The following night, Wednesday,
March 2, the school board and staff held a “Community Focus Group� meeting at RSS, with over 200 in attendance. Attendees were assigned tables, and each table was charged with answering three questions relating to the Facilities Report scenario 17B that they put forward (MacLean K-7, close Rossland Secondary, JL Crowe 8 to 12, Castlegar Primary closed, Twin Rivers K-7, Late French Immersion to Robson, School Board Office to Trail Middle School, Online Learning and Blueberry Creek Community School to Castlegar Primary.) Every single table, throughout the entire night, consistently sent the same message: we want K-12 in RSS and for MacLean to become a Neighbourhoods of Learning/Community centre. Everyone seemed to understand that a K-12 RSS can be an amazing school for our kids and community, that it will save the board a couple hundred thousand a year, and that this is the answer to long-term K-12 stability in Rossland. It was an extremely impressive showing of unity and strength, and I’m sure everyone there felt very proud to be a Rosslander. I know I definitely did. Many tables felt it wasn’t their place to make decisions about what should be closed or moved in Castlegar or Trail, and that those decisions should be made by those communities.
The third question asked: “Which is more important to you, facilities or educational learning programs?� Most of the tables boycotted this question and refused to answer it, stating that it was an unfair and ridiculous question, and that they’re equally important. Castlegar’s focus group meeting was Tuesday night, with 15–20 people attending. Trail’s was Thursday night, with around 25 people attending. The board has stated that there is still time for input and that everyone is welcome to submit their own answers to the four questions, which can be downloaded from the Rossland Visions for Small Schools site: http://vssrossland.wordpress. com/latest-news/, at the bottom of the top item on the page — “Strength and unity at school board focus group meeting.� The presentations from the NOL meeting are also available there, under the next item — “Excellent K-12 meeting last night.� Drop off your responses to Donna Nicoletti at the school board office in Trail, or email dnicoletti@ sd20.bc.ca. We had a very strong showing at the school board focus group, but it never hurts to reiterate our stance, over and over again. The more responses we send in, the better. The people of Rossland are passionate about keeping K-12 education in our community — let’s make certain that the board doesn’t forget that.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Towards a pesticide-free B.C. Last month marked one year since the B.C. government called upon the public to provide input into restricting chemical cosmetic pesticides. Over 8,000 emails, online comments, and petition signatures were submitted as a result of the consultation and the vast majority of responses were in favour of banning the use and sale of cosmetic pesticides. To mark this anniversary, the Canadian Cancer Society B.C. & Yukon created a special web-link at www.cancergameplan.ca. We encourage members of the public to learn more, to join the Pesticide Free BC Facebook group and to contact the BC Liberal and NDP leadership candidates to let them know you support strong legislation banning the use and sale of cosmetic chemical pesticides. Cosmetic or non-essential pesticides are used to improve the appearance of lawns, gardens, and various recreational facilities such as parks (they are non-agricultural and non-essential.) Research has linked pesticide exposure with an increased risk of both childhood and adult cancers. These include childhood and adult leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, prostate, brain and lung cancers. Studies show that children may be at a higher risk due to
their rapidly developing bodies. According to a recent poll commissioned by the Canadian Cancer Society, the majority of British Columbians support a phase-out of cosmetic pesticides on private and public properties (over 70 per cent.) The poll also revealed that support for a phase-out between Liberal and NDP voters is about equal, that there is no difference in support between rural or urban residents, and that most BC residents are willing to try alternatives. Here in the Kootenay region, five municipalities, including Nelson, Invermere, Kimberley, Fernie and most recently Golden, have banned the cosmetic use of pesticides. It is time for all of us to build onto this momentum and take action. The BC government needs to hear from all British Columbians that now is the time to put our health and the environment first and eliminate this unnecessary risk once and for all by passing strong, comprehensive legislation as soon as possible. Patti Moore Health Promotion Coordinator, Canadian Cancer Society
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The Corporation of the City of Rossland PUBLIC CONSULTATION The City of Rossland is proposing to amend its OďŹƒcial Community Plan (OCP) Section 33, “Development Permit Area 2, Environmental Protection Guidelines, by adding a new clause to Section 33.4.3: “No residential or commercial building or structure shall be constructed, reconstructed, moved or extended, nor shall any mobile home or unit, modular home or structure, be located within: be followed by an additional clause, (d): (d) 30 metres of either edge of Topping Creek. Ski lift towers and ski operations’ accessory buildings and structures (i.e. lift shacks), not including mechanical repair facilities, may appear within the 30-metre setback but only in compliance with provincial and federal regulations.â€? While the City of Rossland’s OCP already contains statements requiring riparian setbacks which can range from 7 – 30 metres, Council has requested an increase to the Topping Creek Riparian Setback to a consistent 30 metres. This advertisement meets the legislated Public Consultation requirement and provides an opportunity for initial public input on the proposed OCP amendment. Copies of the report initially submitted to Council are available on request. For further information please contact: Tracey Butler, Corporate OďŹƒcer 250-362-2321 traceybutler@rossland.ca
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OUT OF BOUNDS FITNESS Indoor cycling, Drill Fit, Pilates, strength training, cardio, core, and more. 1995 Columbia, above the Subway. www.outofboundsfitness.com. SATURDAY MORNING GROUP TRAIL RUNS Meet 8am at Mountain Life (BMO building) and carpool to adventure. Free drop-in, all levels, year-round.
THE PRICE IS JEOPARDY OR NO DEAL OF FORTUNE Mar 12, 7pm, 100 tickets only ($13 ea. at Café Books) for the Rossland Radio Co-op game show at the Miners’ Hall. Prizes, fun, and a licensed bar. Proceeds shared with the food bank - bring a food donation.
BLACK JACK XC SKI PROGRAMS Contact Tracy Lancup, kids prgrms, 362-2247; Dave Wood, Junior Racers, 521-0223; Nellie Fisher, coaching, 362-5807. Visit www.skiblackjack.ca.
ST PATRICKS DAY DINNER/DANCE Mar 12, dinner at 6pm, dance to follow, at the Legion.
LESSONS AT LOOLU’S LOST SHEEP Sock Class begins Mar. 29, Knit Class on Apr. 2, Cabled Wrap Class on Apr. 6, Sweater Class on May 1. $2 drop-in. 362-5383.
Music by North of 60. Tickets $18. KOKANEE KICKOFF PARTY Mar 12, 8pm, Rafters. Blue & white dress-up theme. Prizes. DJ
WEDNESDAY GROUP SKATE SKI 6:30pm, with Gerald, meet at Black Jack trailhead. Free.
Incorrigible & Bryx. Tickets $5, available at Red’s guest services.
KINDERCARE AT RED 8:30-4 daily, 18 mo. to 5 yrs, ski lessons for 3-5 yrs. Punch pass, $250/10 half days. Contact Jenny: 362-7384, ext. 237, kindercare@redresort.com.
KOKANEE SPRING FEST Mar 12 to 20 at Red Mountain Resort. Randonee Race (Mar 12),
MOTHER GOOSE Rhymes, songs, finger plays and stories, 10:30-11:30am, Thursdays at
Ski Cross Showdown (Mar 13), RBC Riders Boarder Cross (Mar 14), Photo Scavenger Hunt (Mar 15), Cruise the Blues (Mar 16), Poker Run (Mar 17), Kids Free Ski Comp & Fat Tire Slalom Race (Mar 18), Cliff Dive (Mar 19), Mogul Mania and BC Freestyle “Try FreeStyle” (Mar 20). Register each day at Kokanee tent at base. INDOOR GARDENING TOURS Next: Mar 16, 6:30-8pm. $5. Hanne Smith: 362-7767. ST PATRICK’S DAY TEA Mar 19, 1:30-3:30pm, $4, Sacred Heart Parish Hall. All welcome. ROSSLANIME Mar 19, 4pm, Rossland Radio Co-op, 1807 Columbia. Help create the first
ever anime convention in Rossland. Contact Sean Bateman, seanatonin@gmail.com. SELKIRK CAMERATA TRIO Mar 19, 7:30pm, Rouge Gallery. Two violins and a cello playing
MacLean StrongStart Center. Free, drop-in, for caregivers and young children.
HARMONY CHOIR All levels, new members welcome! Sept. 8 to April, Wed. at 7:30pm,
J.L. Crowe Music Room, Trail. Contact Tammy, 368-8399. KOOTENAY DANCE WORKS Ages 3 to adult. Ballet, African, modern and more. Contact Renée Salsiccioli at 368-8601 or kootenaydanceworks@yahoo.com.
STORYTIME AT THE LIBRARY Fridays at the Rossland Library: Tots (ages 3-5) 10:15-
10:45 am and Books for Babies (under 3) 11:00-11:30 am. Drop-in. A parent or guardian must remain in the program room for the duration.
baroque and classical. $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 362-9609 for information.
PUNK ROCK BINGO 9pm to last call, every Wednesday. Join Rosie and Katie at the Flying Steamshovel. $3/one card, $5/three cards. Proceeds to local families in need.
JOE HILL COFFEEHOUSE Next: Mar 20, 7-9:30pm, $3 for adults, free for students. To volun-
ROSSLAND RADIO CO-OP Join, volunteer, host a show. Meet the 2nd Wed each month,
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THE GATHERING Mar 22 to 25. 3rd annual, at Red Mtn Resort. Collection of some of the best photographers from around the region and beyond.
ROSSLAND SKATEPARK COMMITTEE 6-8 pm, first Tuesday each month at the Rossland Library. Come be part of the process.
KOKANEE SLUSH CUP Mar 26, 8am to 3pm, at Red Mtn Resort. Ceremonial spring event:
Water + Slush + Costumes = Crazy good times.
COLUMBIA DISTRICT GIRL GUIDES Columbia District Girl Guides has units from Rossland to Salmo for girls aged 5 to 17. Call 250-367-7115. Leaders also wanted.
BORSCHT LUNCHEON Mar 26, 1-4pm, Eagles’ upper hall. Benefit for Corbin Lew who is
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suffering from a brain tumor. $6 for borscht, bun, dessert, and coffee or tea. Call Noreen: 362-9070. Quart of borscht and a loaf for $10. Preorder from Terry: 362-9562. SUSTAINABILITY CONVERSATION SERIES Next: Mar 26, 3:30pm, Café Books West. Free. POSTURAL ALIGNMENT WORKSHOP Apr 2, 9am to noon, KP Hall, Trail. $30, register with
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CURLING AT THE ARENA Rossland Retirees Mixed, Mon./Thu., 9:30am. Beginners welcome. Call Bill, 362-9462, or Jim, 364-1051. Also Ladies Curling, Mon., 7pm.
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In January, Rossland REAL Food’s sustainable conversation series featured Les Anderson’s fascinating tales of his childhood as the son of a game warden in the remote north of Saskatchewan. In the previous two parts of this three-part series, we described how his family subsisted off a large garden, foraged plants, wild game, and a relationship with the native Cree population. When the government supplied the family with horses, they had to gather hay they would scythe in a meadow about a mile and a half from the house along the river bank. “Us kids, we used to take big sheets or an old canvas we had, and throw the cut hay onto these blankets, throw it over our back, and haul it all the way back to the house,� Anderson said. “Every once in a while the mosquitos up north would be just rampant. You couldn’t breathe without sucking in mosquitos.� One day, knowing about smudge pots — pails of smoking wet grass — Anderson’s brother hatched a plan to light their bundles of hay so they could get back to the house without the mosquitos bothering them. “We didn’t realize that the hay was already getting dry. We burned everything! The hay, mom’s good sheets. We both got our butts warmed over that one!� On wash days, they’d heat up double boilers and throw snow in. The old washing machine had been hauled in by horses in a six-day journey. “You rocked it back and forth and us kids took turns rocking it,� Anderson recalled. “Because there was no water except for snow,
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you’d only change the water twice. And there were four boys by that time. So the rinse water‌â€? He paused. “Back then, very few people wore white because you couldn’t get them clean.â€? Fabrics were a valuable resource. When wool socks wore out, for example, thumbs were added and they became mitts. Everything from underwear and shirts to curtains were made from the patterned linen used for 100lb. flour sacks. “That old sewing machine we had, it had a crank at the end,â€? he said, “and us kids took turns cranking. If you cranked too slow, the thread would jam up. You cranked too fast, and you’d break the needle.â€? “You broke the needle, you’d get the strap, because
living back up in the middle of nowhere, you couldn’t get a new needle. You learned in a hurry how fast the thing had to go.� Anderson’s father was wounded twice in Holland during the war before he was shipped home. At that time, game wardens were still under the jurisdiction of the federal government but, by 1949, jurisdiction was transferred to the provinces. Saskatchewan demanded that game wardens be educated in biology and rescue. “When dad lost his job, there was no new job training. We were out of the government hold just like that,� he recalled. “Dad wasn’t prepared for it.� The family moved to Love, Sask., but no houses were available and by that time there were five chil-
dren in the family. “There were a whole bunch of old wooden box cars and Dad bought two. He knocked the walls out of them, put them together, and for four years that’s where we lived.� “Thing is,� Anderson continued, “we were equipped for that. We already knew how to grow our own food, how to survive when dad was out of work. It wasn’t as bad as people thought it was, the people in the little town. They’d bring us food baskets, but we always had lots of food. We knew how to live without a store.� But there was always more to learn. As one example, Anderson’s dad and a Catholic priest would “make rum with a pumpkin.� “They’d cut out the top, gouge out all the stuff inside, and pack it with coarse demerara sugar.� After sealing the pumpkin with paraffin wax, “they’d wrap it with string so it wouldn’t blow up and put it in the attic where it was fairly warm.� Four or five months later, “you could open up the pumpkin and inside it would be like molasses. It was about 200-proof rum!� A tablespoon in tea, and you were off to the races! Times have changed, but Anderson has tried to pass his knowledge to his children. He remembered his daughter being embarrassed to be seen weeding in the family vegetable patch. “Where do you think your food comes from?� Anderson asked us with a note of exasperation. “It doesn’t just appear on the store shelf in a package.� But his love of the land worked its way into his daughter who now maintains a beautiful garden. Today, Anderson lives in Rossland with his wife Violet.
Regional BC SPCA meeting March 23 In accordance with Bylaw 5.15(d), 9.5(b), 9.5(d) and 14 of the Bylaws of The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA), notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of the Trail Regional Branch will take place on Wednesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. at the Coffee Coop, 945 Eldorado St. in Trail. This meeting has the purpose of electing members of the community council for the branch, as well as conducting any other business of the branch.
For further information on the meeting or to obtain a copy of the draft agenda, please contact Anne White at 250365-7570. A copy of the constitution and bylaws of the society is available at: http://internal.spca.bc.ca/govern.asp
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for the festival, recognized breakbeat as a constant at Shambhala, but said the festival was better described as “a collection of different sounds. There’s a little bit of everything here.” For information about the Breakspoll awards, visit www.breakspoll.com. For the festival, visit www.shambhalamusicfestival.com. /Rossland News
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New approach to math
M. Branafitt, Age 8
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Dear Parent/Guardian: Change. Whether we like it or not, change is an aspect of life that we all deal with. The same is true of education and schools. We don’t use slide rulers any longer, globes have given way to GoogleEarth, and keyboarding is now a skill all students need. Yes, some things in education have remained virtually unchanged over time (we still have teachers and principals, we still have students organized in grades, and recess is often the best time of day for our students), but other aspects of educating our children have changed or are changing. Take math, for example. In my day, as in many of yours, we learned math mostly by our teachers “telling” us what to do. He or she would provide us with examples of how to get the right answer, and then we would sit quietly at our desks, get our pencils out, and begin the “drill and practice” exercise of the day. This model of math instruction held firm for decades, but research about how children learn math, or develop their number sense, is changing what we do in classrooms. The B.C. math curriculum underwent significant change a few years ago. B.C. joined forces with the other western provinces and northern territories to create a singular math curriculum, based on how other places, that were getting better results in math, were organizing and delivering their math programs, and on current research about how children best learn math and develop their innate number sense. Schools in our province have implemented the new curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 10, with new Grade 11 courses starting in September, and new Grade 12 courses starting in the fall of 2012. Fundamental to our new curriculum are the following notions: • that students need time to explore and develop a deeper understanding of math concepts; as a result, there are now fewer learning outcomes that teachers need to teach to, allowing more time for students to explore and learn concepts more deeply
• rather than teachers “telling” students what way is best to learn a concept, they now provide time for students to explore a concept, and to develop their own personal strategies and ways of understanding which is critical to the overall development of their math sense • students need to use “manipulatives” (think blocks or macaroni or any other item they can interact with in order to explore a number concept) in order to build a concrete understanding of math concepts • exploring math concepts with a partner or in a small group provides a more powerful learning situation than on one’s own • assessing a student’s understanding of math can be achieved through a variety of means beyond a test (a reflective journal, a performance task, a demonstration, and so on) The math class of our day has been replaced by a learning environment where the teacher now takes on a role of facilitating student learning, where textbooks have changed (practice is now embedded in real life math problems), where the curriculum has changed, where research has an impact on what is taught and how it is delivered, where math classes are noisy now. But some things remain the same and constant: teachers continue to work hard to ensure your child, their student, learns and masters the concepts they need to learn and master at their grade level, and parents always want their children to be successful at learning. Please watch for and attend a Math Learning Session sponsored by your Parent Advisory Council. For more information about math, please talk to your child’s teacher, school principal or vice-principal, or contact me at your convenience at bford@sd20.bc.ca or 250-368-2230. Thank you.
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‘Youth Café’ newest component of alternate high school program
Charlie Crawford, Age 10
One of our new and exciting ventures is the Kootenay Columbia Learning Center’s Castlegar Café. We currently operate the Castlegar Jr. Alt. Program, the District School Meals Program and now the Youth Café (name and logo contest now under way) out of this site which is located on 3rd Avenue in downtown Castlegar. At present our Jr. Alternate students spend part of each day volunteering for the School Meals Program. This allows these students the opportunity to gain life skills and social skills while at the same time using personalized learning to meet components of Prescribed Learning Outcomes as set by the Ministry of Education. Just last week, six students from the Kootenay Columbia Learning Center’s Trail campus: Trail Middle School, began training to work and help run the Youth Café.
The café will open to the public the first week of April. (April 4 - 8.) It will be a midday coffee shop (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) which offers a soup and sandwich menu for lunchtime patrons. This program will provide some of our more senior students the opportunity to complete work experience hours required for some courses that lead to graduation. Examples include: Pre-Employment 12, Work Experience 12 and Career and Personal Planning 12. The Ministry of Education has clearly stated that “work experience and/or volunteer/community experience as a graduation requirement recognizes the importance of experiential learning and the importance of extending education beyond the classroom into the community.” Kim Williams Director of Student Support Services School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)
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‘Moe the Mouse’ Golden Bear Children’s Centre has recently introduced a daily group therapeutic speech component in both their infant and toddler group and their three-to-five-year-old group. The curriculum was developed by speech therapists for an aboriginal society in the Lower Mainland. It includes Moe the Mouse, a little stuffed mouse, and his many animal friends. The children will say the sounds the animals each make which just happen to be the sounds some children find difficult to enunciate. The educators purposefully focus on the sounds that they have previously identified as being challenging for some during their observations of the children. Moe comes with his own little house and the children take turns bringing him and his house to theirs’ for a sleep over. With the help of their parents, they create a little story book about what they did with Moe. The following day they get to share their story with the other children during circle time and so there is also an early literacy aspect to this curriculum. The animal friends are created in aboriginal art form and include additional resources that demonstrate great respect for their culture. Golden Bear educators make a concerted effort to depict diversity and multiculturalism within the children’s environment. They find this valuable resource further supports that outcome. All of the children seem to enjoy their time with Moe and his friends and look forward, with anticipation, to that special part of their day. They don’t appear to realize that they are developing their speech as they become absorbed in the fun play. Most importantly those children who benefit from the therapeutic aspects are dignified through the group approach. /Submitted by Golden Bear Children’s Centre
Les dernières nouvelles à l’école des Sept-Sommets What kind of paper burns fastest? What do plants like to drink? Will the seeds from the tomato in my refrigerator grow if I plant them in a pot? These were just a few of the questions asked and answered at the science fair held at l’école des Sept-Sommets on Feb. 23. Through all of January and most of February, students prepared their projects for the school’s annual science fair. Parents and judges were invited to view the exhibits and ask the kids questions on their particular experiment. The judges awarded bronze, silver and gold prizes in each class. After two long months of hard work in class, and in the spirit of encouraging physical education, our students and many of their parents spent a day skiing at Red Mountain. In the morning, the kids participated in a onehour group lesson geared to their skiing level. After the lesson, they were free to ski with
their friends and parents. This activity has become an annual event for our school, one that the kids and staff look forward to when we come back from winter break. During the first two weeks of April, don’t be surprised if you hear ‘Bonjour!’ and ‘Merci!’ when you are out and about in Rossland. Our school is organising a fun campaign encouraging students and parents to display our francophonie within the community. The Grades 4, 5 and 6 students created short videos that show how to integrate French into everyday situations. They will be presenting them to the younger students and to their parents during the kick-off activity planned for the end of March. So if someone in town says ‘Bonjour!’ to you, feel free to reply ‘Bonjour!’ /Submitted by École des Sept-Sommets
Molly Jamin, Age 8
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Rossland residents show up in force to defend RSS JIM BAILEY Trail Daily Times Reporter
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A capacity crowd turned out at Rossland Secondary School on Wednesday evening last week to voice concerns over the recommended school closure. Almost 200 people attended the second of three “planning for the future” workshops, a public consultation forum to help the board of education determine budget priorities for School District 20. By contrast, only about 25 Castlegar residents showed at a meeting there on Tuesday evening last week. The board made it clear that the facilities report released in September — that called for the closing of RSS — was only “one part” of the process. With reduced enrolment, increased operating costs and uncertain funding, the district is looking for ways to save money and where to best apply the district’s $36-million budget. “If things remain the same, we would need to make some changes because we could not continue forward as we were because our money and funding would be dropping by $1 million a year, and that was not sustainable,” said Supt. Jean Borsa. Residents were di-
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Rossland residents showed up in large numbers last week at a public “focus group” organized by School District 20. Their collective message was clear: don’t close Rossland Secondary School.
vided into 20 groups, with trustees and board members facilitating discussions and answering questions. The groups were allotted 20 minutes for each of four questions, and then given time for feedback. The first two questions referred to the facilities report and
asked if any of the 18 recommendations were acceptable and if not, what alternatives were possible. Respondents offered one option — keeping K-12 in Rossland. “To close RSS you will lose more families and that will not only affect Rossland but the whole school district,
so there will be less families that move to the area and possibly people that will leave the area because they want K-12 education in their back door; we have skiing in our back door, we want our kids in our back door,” said one mother.
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The workshop model was humming along until the third question when attendees were asked to choose what was more important — facilities or educational learning programs. The prospect of having to choose between a good education or a good school riled most in attendance to the point one resident encouraged all to boycott the question because it was a “false dilemma.” Or, as the KootenayColumbia Teachers’ Union president put it: “It’s like asking me which arm you want to cut off.” According to Andy Davidoff, the number of schools closed in the area — 15 since 1997 — is the highest number anywhere in
the province. “When you close a community school, you’re actually tearing the heart out of the community ... quality programs and quality facilities everywhere is what we need.”
“When it comes down to the nitty-gritty we’ve got limited amounts of money — what do you do? It’s a tough question.” Supt. Jean Borsa However, Borsa considered it a fair question as the board attempts to balance the needs of students, teachers, resources and staff with the demands
of facilities and operations. “That’s the conundrum, how do you slice and dice it so you can do all of that and do it well?” she said. “So it’s not either-or, we know we need both; when it comes down to the nitty-gritty we’ve got limited amounts of money — what do you do? It’s a tough question.” The final query asked the groups to share the three most important things the board needs to consider when making its decisions regarding a facilities plan. The groups reiterated their desire to save RSS for K-12 and suggested a variety of ways to save money including adopting the neighbourhoods of learning paradigm by sharing the school
space with other community organizations, providing evening classes, partnering with industry and Selkirk College to provide trades and Englishas-a-second language studies, supporting home-schooling and online learning, and even joining the Grand Forks school district. Once information from the meetings in Rossland, Castlegar and Trail is processed and distilled, a facilities plan will be produced, said school board chair Gordon Smith. “We’re going to have to get to a point where we say, ‘These are the changes, these are the configurations that we’re moving forward with, here’s a proposed time line,’ and I’m hoping that we can get to that level of detail by June.”
Clare Snelgrove, Age 9
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Education Week 2011 Summer Camps at Four Winds Welcome to the Four Winds Daycare! We are a licensed daycare with a family feel. We have been up and running for almost four years now! One of our most popular and unique programs that we offer is our summer camps. During the summer we offer camps that include: science and nature, where children can explore the world around them and learn new things about their surroundings; art, where children are given the opportunity to really get messy and show their creativity; sports and games, no electronics here just fresh air and exercise; and our ever-so-popular bike camp, where the training wheels come off and the more advanced riders get to explore our many trails throughout Rossland.
Ben Simon, Age 8
We also offer children the opportunity to learn about healthy food choices from seed to table. While preparing for spring children help plant seeds, learn about composting, and help maintain our plot in the community garden. They also learn about helping with Bear Aware by collecting fruits and veggies from our surrounding neighbours. Pictured in this image from bike camp are, from left to right, Jack Coull-Weir, Everest Williams, Oliver Clement, Noah Best, Eli, and Saskja Evans. / Submitted by Four Winds Daycare
RSS creates something far too rare in today’s society: a sense of place Taryn Mac Lean, Age 8
Maya Power, Age 9
Landon Lafond, Age 8
I travelled up the Rossland hill on a dark, snowy, and dreary Wednesday evening to attend one more school board sponsored community meeting. The meeting did not produce much of what I had not heard before. What impressed me about the meeting was the energy, passion, and open-mindedness of the some 200 residents of Rossland who attended the meeting. The participants at each table were intent on finding some part of the solution to the educational issues facing Rossland and the surrounding community. At some of the tables, there were students engaged along with the adults in a discussion of the future of education in their city. It was heartening to see young fathers caring for their children while speaking of what they thought education should look like for the children they were holding. I spoke a few days ago with a bright young lady from Trail who asked the obvious question. Given that a larger school enrolment at J.L. Crowe would give all students more course options, what would be gained by high school students remaining in Rossland? The answer I gave her was that the Rossland high school students by remaining in Rossland would retain “a sense of place.” It is a devilish truth that so many of the best things in life cannot be described, but we all know them when we see them. What I saw in the faces of the people engaged in the Rossland community meeting was “a sense of place.” On this dark snowy day people came out of their homes along with their children and their neighbors to discuss the future of their children in their community. Everyone knew why they were there. They were there to re-affirm themselves as a distinct part of the Kootenay community. We are rapidly losing our “sense of place.”
We communicate by Internet with those who are thousands of miles away yet we rarely communicate, nor do we often see our neighbor next door. We are asked to globalize or be lost to the world of change. Our social-change gurus like Thomas L. Freidman tell us “The World is Flat.” It was refreshing to see in the Rossland community meeting that there are still communities that value knowing where they are and why they are. What the residents where asking was for the opportunity of being who, where, and why they are, while appreciating that in an evolving world those attributes will also evolve. The issue facing the meeting was not simply the closure of Rossland Secondary School, it was the ensuing community’s loss of “a sense of place.” That loss of place will be a loss to all of us who wish to live in a diverse West Kootenay community. That is the great conundrum in decisionmaking facing minor local officials such as me. We are being asked to retain what we have — by losing what we are. That is the devil’s bargain of our modern political world. We have to somehow learn how to support each other’s “sense of place” and not simply shred the tapestry of our common sense of being Kootenay people just to retain what is finally left behind. As I drove down the Rossland hill to my part of the Kootenays, it was dark and snowy — but no longer dreary. The faces of all those at the meeting remained in my mind. I was being asked to think clearly before making any decisions and to recognize that Rossland is a sense of place.
Mickey V. Kinakin Trustee representing Electoral Area I of RDCK & part of Electoral Area J
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Rouge welcomes Selkirk Camerata
The ongoing and increasingly popular Rouge Gallery music series welcomes a trio from within the ranks of Nelson’s Selkirk Camerata on March 19. Wendy Herbison and Vic Neufeld on violins will be accompanied by Alex Nichol on bass in a performance covering a spectrum of baroque and classical works. Between the three of them, their distinguished musical careers include the Halle Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic, and the CBC Radio Orchestra. Locally, they perform with the Symphony of the Kootenays, the Selkirk Chamber Orchestra, and the Nelson Choral Society, as well as being involved in music education. Organizer Nicola Everton is particularly pleased that Nichol — who used to play for the Vancouver Symphony with Ever-
ton and Herbison — has arranged to bring some wines from the vineyard he started in Naramata, south of Kelowna. “When he left the symphony, he started the Nichol vineyard in 1989,” Everton explained. “He went on to produce award-winning wine, including the Governer General’s award.” Although he retired from the wine business in 2006, he still consults with the new owner and will bring a selection — including his famous Syrah — to pair with chocolates that will be offered by Rossland’s very own Mountain Nugget chocolatier. Beer will also be available. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Contact the gallery at 362-9606 for tickets or information. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. /Rossland News
Stepping Up The Steps Dance Company girls performed to an appreciative crowd at RSS for their annual “Showcase of Talent” on Feb. 25, and this month the company owner and instructor Rhonda Michallik will take the girls to Los Angeles to perform at the California Adventure Park on March 15 and at Disneyland on March 17. The girls, ranging in age from nine to 17, will also have workshops with the Disneyland Dancers and at Debbie Reynold’s Performing Art. Tamara Orr said the girls “eat and breathe dance,” practising between two and four hours every day and performing across B.C. and Alberta. Submitted photos
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Community Dollars (C$), will hit streets across the Columbia Basin on Earth Day, April 22, with local coordinators in Kimberley, Nelson, and Fernie paving the way right now, answering questions and building support. Robert Strutin, the Nelson Creative Director for IMU Studios, recently completed designs for denominations of C$1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 notes.
“Thanks to the amazing photographs submitted in our contest, we ended up with natural, beautiful notes that are filled with our region’s iconic visual energy,” Strutin said. Local Coordinators have been speaking with businesses, community groups and individuals about C$ for several months and report that they’ve received strong support. One of Kimberley’s coordinators, Chris Vas-
sallo, said: “The response we’re getting from business owners in Kimberley has been incredible.” To ensure communities are ready to use C$, local coordinators around the region have scheduled both online and community-based sessions throughout March and April. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
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Roughly 100 people attended Rossland REAL Food’s seed swap and double-feature movie night at the Miners’ Hall on Sunday. Both movies, FRESH and Dirt!, were received ecstatically by the foodies in attendance, inspiring people to get growing. LEFT: Jess Thomson and Caley Mulholland (left to right) earned several hundred dollars for Rossland REAL Food selling baked goods, chili and rice dinner, and beer to the seed swappers. RIGHT: Richie Mann (left) and Rachael Roussin (right) talk about farming while Scotty Miller and Hanne Smith (behind) swap their seeds for donations to REAL Food. Andrew Bennett photos
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A history of hockey as anniversary approaches ANDREW BENNETT Rossland News Reporter
Trail’s first hockey team was formed in 1912, four years after the Boundary region formed B.C.’s first hockey league. In 1922, Kootenay teams started to compete for the amateur provincial title, the Savage Cup, and ultimately the top amateur national title, the Allan Cup, whose winners go on to the World Championships. Rossland won the provincial title in 1924 and 1925. In 1926, Trail’s first senior amateur team was organized and they immediately won the Savage Cup for seven years in row, reaching the Allan Cup semi-finals in the first four of those years. The name “Smoke Eaters� was coined for the 1928-29 season and stuck. In 1938, the Smoke Eaters won the Allan Cup in Calgary and went on to win the World Championships in Switzerland in eight games, outscoring their opponents 42 to 1. The West Kootenay Hockey League paused for the Second War, but resumed in 1945. The WKHL became the Western International Hockey League in 1946 with the inclusion of Spokane. The Smokies won the 194748 and 1948-49 Savage Cup. Right winger Bobby Kromm arrived on the scene in 1950. He would become the league’s alltime points leader and would coach the famous 1961 World Championship team. After winning the Savage Cup
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The 1961 Trail Smoke Eaters were treated to a hero’s welcome — including this parade in Trail — upon returning home to Canada after defeating Russia in the World Hockey Championships. Their big win was 50 years ago this Saturday.
in 1951-52, the Smokies did not appear on the provincial scene again until 1960. The 1959-60 Smoke Eaters ended up in the Allan Cup finals against Chatham, Ontario. The Chatham Maroons came to Trail and defeated the Smokies in four of five games — the other game was tied 5-5 after overtime, but the Maroons declined the invitation to the World Championship and passed the honour to the 1960-61 Smoke Eaters who would take home the championship for Canada. It didn’t come easily. The Maroons returned from a series against the Soviet Union in 1960 having lost five of seven games.
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association told the Smoke Eaters to strengthen their roster with five players, and Kromm went out and did just that, picking from the best in Canada. One of them, Dave Rusnell, said recently: “There were probably a lot of other hockey players who were maybe better than us, but we were chosen, so we did the best job we could do.� It was a financial struggle too, but the community came together to support the Smokies. Student campaigns raised money, and businesses agreed to continue paying player’s salaries while they were away. Trail contributed $14,000 from city coffers and
surrounding centres, especially Nelson, also chipped in to reach the $23,000 needed to make the trip possible. Coach Kromm emphasized conditioning, and the team played 36 games in B.C. and two games out of province before boarding a jet in Montreal. Beginning in Norway, the team began an 18 game exhibition tour in games usually attended by more than 10,000 fans, and up to 17,000 in Moscow. A loss against Sweden was a heart-stopper, but the next three games were won handily. The Soviets were the stiffest competition with the three game series beginning with a 3-3 tie, moving to a
3-2 loss, and ending with a win for Trail of 4-1. Going into the championship, the Soviets were the favourite to win, but the competition proved otherwise, with Canada and Czechoslovakia ending neckand-neck with six wins and one tie each, the tie with each other. Canada was declared the winner on goals for and against among the top four teams, squeaking by just two points ahead of Czechoslovakia after Trails final win, 5-1 against the Soviet Union. The players returned to a hero’s welcome. “In Calgary they gave us all White Stetsons,� Rusnell recalled. “We landed in Castlegar and had a car cavalcade. Groups of people all down the way in Castlegar. When we got to Trail, they got the fire trucks out and we had a parade!� It would be the end of an era. The Smokies went to the championships again in 1963, but settled for fourth behind the Soviets, Swedes, and Czechs. The Smokies’ 1961 win was Canada’s 20th gold in 28 world championships since 1920. But after 1961, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Sweden would dominate the amateur scene until Canada won again in 1994. In 1976, the 1960-61 Smokies were inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. Please see more stories and photos about “Spirit of ‘61� on page 26
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Trail has a number of “Spirit ‘61” events on March 12 to commemorate the same day 50 years ago when the Trail Smoke Eaters won the World Hockey Championships. A special “kids zone” will be set up at the Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre from 10 a.m. to noon. Between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. there will be a Smokies meet-and-greet
accompanied by activities for kids, memorabilia for sale, and a raffle by the Trail Historical Society. Some of the 1961 team will be at the Royal Theatre where a special showing of “For the Love of the Game,” a local hockey documentary, will reignite Trail’s proud hockey history. /Rossland News
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A busy week! It has been a busy week! I’ve finally had time to get back out on my cross-country skis; I forget how much I love the sport! It’s been hard to fit it in with all the ladies snowshoeing I’ve been doing, however now it is over, it is time to mix it up. Saturday saw the last of the ladies winter day trips; a super nice day out at the Nancy Greene Summit on our crosscountry skis. The ladies and I headed out on the Alzheimers Loop, finishing at the Surprise Cabin, where Ian awaited with a treat in store — S’mores, Betty style: deluxe graham crackers with chocolate wafers and homemade marshmallows from the Mountain Nugget topped our adventure off with style. Check out the photos online at www.bettygohard.ca. It was so much fun I wanted more; I’ve been avoiding the Centennial Trail over the years as the dog poopy situation gets me down. This year I thought I would get back out there. It is such a great trail. One minute I’m flying downhill, the next I’m upside down in the snow. What happened? I looked about slightly dazed, giggling uncontrollably. Looking back at the groomed track I saw that one of our furry Rosslanders had left a surprise for me in the downhill track, stopping me dead and sending me head
first into the ditch. I guess it’s not just the smell — it can be super dangerous to an unsuspecting skier enjoying the fast downhill. Next time I’ll remember to take my nose plugs, helmet and mouth guard. Skiing the Centennial is extreme! It was pretty darn funny though. Slightly battered, the next day I headed out cat skiing with Big Red Cats on a photo shoot with Anna Segal from Australia. She is currently the slopestyle world freeski champion. It was a great group and thanks to the 15 centimetres overnight the conditions were epic. I even got an interview; stay tuned for the new Betty of the Month feature online. Wrapping up the week was the BCSA Snowcross on Saturday at Red Mountain. With a funky knee I thought it best to be involved on the other side of the competition, it looked like so much fun though! All the competitors did amazing. The girls’ field was a little small, but full of talent, next year lets round up the locals and show them how we ride here at Red! Natasha Lockey runs Bettygohard Women’s Action Sports Community. Originally from New Zealand she has been living and playing in the Kootenays for the past seven years.
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Strong showings for area snowboard cross riders ANDREW BENNETT Rossland News Reporter
A number of local riders really shone at the Provincial Series snowboard cross event last weekend at Red which Cathy Astofooroff, the executive director of the BC Snowboard Association, said went “like clockwork.” “It’s a wonderful mountain,” she continued. “For the event, in its third year, it’s great. People love coming here.” Astofooroff herself has skied at Red since she was very young. “The course could be a little bit more challenging, but it’s good overall,” she said. Riders came from all over to join in the competition, everywhere from the West Coast to the Okanagan, including a contingent from the First Nation’s Snowboard Team out of Kelowna, to Nelson, Revelstoke, Calgary and even Helena, Montana. The event’s commentator was Brett Tippie, who retired from the World Cup snowboard cross circuit in 2000 as the Canadian champion. Tippie, also known for his skills on a mountain bike, has since returned to snowboard cross as a coach. “It’s great having an announcer,” Astofooroff enthused. “He’s entertainment!” Tippie was clearly loving his job. “Here I am, just calling it,” he said, “getting into it, getting the kids pumped, just sprickin’ and sprackin’!”
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It was a close race in the men’s final on Sunday.
The weekend event was comprised of both official FIS races for adults and “open” races, mostly for junior riders. Tippie noted that the FIS is “middle level,” but added:”These [events] are all building blocks for the Olympics and the World Cup. These [racers] are our up-and-comers, our pros of tomorrow.” Tippie was especially pleased to be on this mountain which he hasn’t skied since the 1990s. “I took a few rips yesterday,” he said, “Orchards, Short Squaw. Lovin’ it, lovin’ being at Red again!” In the FIS races, the Pitman brothers from Trail really stood out. On Saturday, Tommy Pitman took gold while Mitch Pitman settled for fifth — the top finisher in the consolation round.
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The next day, Mitch was on the podium with silver while Tommy took fifth. Shaun Georgison made the consolation round on Saturday while Tra Schalm-Speidel’s qualifying times were just shy. Both riders train in Rossland. The following day, the roles had reversed with SchalmSpeidel in the consolation round. Miles Fortolozky, who also trains in Rossland, placed lower but managed to shave an average of five seconds off each of his runs on Sunday relative to his Saturday times. In the women’s FIS races, Jesse McDonald of Nelson stole the show, winning gold twice. Despite a small field of only eight racers, she was also the only rider to make the final heat both days.
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ANDREW BENNETT
Rossland News Reporter
Dave Rusnell came to Trail from Saskatchewan in 1960 on an invitation from the Smoke Eaters to join the World Championships in Europe. Trail was booming with projects like the new four lane bridge, so it took Rusnell a few weeks to find a decent place. When he did, he was joined by his wife Marleen — with whom he has now been married for 55 years — and two youngsters. A third was born shortly afterwards in Trail. Although five new players were added to the roster, the team of 17 players was tightly knit. “Eight of the players came through the Trail Minor Hockey system, which made for a close group,” Rusnell said. The team also bonded in post game parties with their families. “We did a lot of singing,” said Rusnell, himself an accomplished musician. “Seth Martin, he could sing folk songs really great, harmony and the whole works. We managed to hang in their sometimes until 2, 2:30 in the morning. We had a whale of a time.” As a hockey team, he said, the exhibition games in Scandinavia, Czechoslovakia, East and West Germany, and the Soviet Union were “the best thing we ever did. [On tour], it takes a while for a team to get going.” Also, “we weren’t familiar with the huge ice surfaces. Most were at least 100 feet wide, some were nearly 220 feet long.” Behind the net there was so much room “you could have played a shinny game back there!” “You had to be on the ball, you had to think ahead,” he said. “If you lost your check or got out of sync, you really paid for it.” “The competition was fierce,” he continued. “You weren’t just two teams playing against each other, this was Canada versus that country. We were up for every game because we knew the responsibilities that we had. We had an obligation to the people who believed in us, who’d gone out to raise the funds to send us over there.” “Every rink we went to, we’d be walking in with our bags on our shoulder going in to get dressed and the rinks were already full,” he recalled. “A lot of places, there was standing room only. Every rink, whatever capacity they had, it was packed.” “The pressure is so great. It’s a terrible load to carry, but at the same time I got so I enjoyed it,” Rusnell said. “Every game you had to play your best.” “We had good forwards, but Seth Martin was just an absolutely outstanding goaltender. He was probably the MVP for the whole tournament,” Rusnell said. “And our defence — some of the games that we played, particularly in Czechoslovakia and Russia, were as tough as any of the games I ever played in Canada, believe me.” Trail’s Mikey Buchna is considered the founder of hockey in Czechoslovakia. “They say he never came out of the corner without the puck,” Rusnell said. “Be-
The Coppa Fiat — the world championship cup presented to the 1961 Trail Smoke Eaters at their championship banquet. Fiat was a sponsor of the event.
Photos courtesy of the Trail Historical Society
TOP: The 1961 Trail Smoke Eaters celebrate their world championship win on the ice in Geneva, Switzerland on March 12, 1961. BOTTOM: The 1960-61 Trail Smoke Eaters. Back row, left to right: Jim Cameron (President), Ed Cristofoli, George Ferguson, Darryl Sly, Joe Garay (Trainer), Ugo DeBiasio (Manager). Centre row, left to right: Harry Smith, Cal Hockley, Don Fletcher, Harold Jones, Frank Turik, Dave Rusnell, Walt Peacosh. Front row, left to right: Adie Tambellini, Norm Lenardon, Gerry Penner, Seth Martin, Pinoke McIntyre, Laurie Bursaw, and Bobby Kromm (Playing Coach).
cause of him, the Czechoslovakian style of hockey was a lot like ours. They gave it, they took it, they didn’t complain. I really enjoyed playing those guys.” Other countries weren’t fond of Canada’s tough edge. “When you go there, you have a job to do, and it isn’t always nice,” he said, “People have to do what they have to do, especially when it’s your country against his country.” “We always got a good reception on the streets,” he said, remembering how they stood out in bright red Hudson Bay jackets. Nevertheless, “some places, they loved to hate us, but still they loved to watch us play,” particularly in Sweden. “Some of these players coming down the ice, they could skate like the wind, but if they didn’t pay attention to business, there were some really tremendous checks. In Canada, you gotta learn to look where you’re going and be aware,” he said.
“We had defencemen who were as good open-ice hitters as I’ve ever seen. [They] got a couple of [Sweden’s] players and put them out for the whole rest of the season. They were clean checks, honest-to-goodness.” “I’m very happy the Swedish guys didn’t take offence. Most of them were bigger guys, they could have chewed us up!” Rusnell laughed. “But they’re raised to be very gentlemanly and they frown on public fighting and ‘being hooligans’.” In 1974 the Smoke Eaters returned to Sweden to replay their old matches. “We had a great time,” Rusnell recalled. The Smoke Eaters sailed through most of the tournament, but the first crunch came against the Czechs. Despite six losses in the exhibition games, the Czechs scored early, and maintained their lead by riding the puck along the boards as temperatures rose dramatically on the outdoor ice. “Fifteen, 20 feet in from the edges it
started to melt,” Rusnell said. “The whole ice was soft, so you couldn’t manipulate the puck.” In the third period, “Pinoke McIntyre saved our necks. That was the biggest goal of the whole tournament.” Heading into the final game against the Soviet Union, the Smoke Eaters needed a three-goal lead in the final score to win the tournament. This was at the height of the Russia-Canada competitions and a turning point in history: The Soviets would win 20 of the next 25 world championships. “The Czechs were in the stands watching the final game, all in nice track suits. We’d be lucky to beat the Russians, they thought, and rightly so,” Rusnell said. “But the way the game went, we never played such a game. Bobby Kromm was a smart guy and he called the plays he knew we had to do. Seth Martin had it rigged. He always seemed to be in front of it, able to handle it.” Looking back to the exhibition games, Rusnell said, “We had to figure out the style. They’d have the puck for 65 per cent of the game, but they always had to have the perfect shot. The first guy over [the blue line generally] made the play, so you had to make sure you took him.” By contrast, “We sometimes would just slap it in. It didn’t matter if it was artistic.” “The Russians were very technically well trained. They took time to develop every aspect of the game. It was difficult to take them out with your body cause they moved the puck so well,” he said. “They remind me of the players of today,” he commented. “Those European players brought in a tremendous puck control and style of hockey, they were more prone to develop complete players. Canada had to shape up. Now everybody’s dangerous.” Thinking back to 1961, Rusnell said, “I thoroughly respect all the players we played against. When it comes down to it, if you take away the sweaters, they’re just ordinary young people like us, doing the best that they can, trying to play the game.”
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