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Crowe students debate bullying solutions BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER
did not do anything the last time they saw bullying happen, why did they do that? According to an in-school survey in November, 68.4 per cent of students said they did not want to get involved. “That means the person you saw being bullied, you just simply did not have time for. You did not want to get involved,” he said. But something has to be done to help them, he argued, because social exclusion can lead to teenage depression. Isaac Myer, speaking for the status quo team, interjected. “Do you you not think that Mrs. (Loretta) Jones, our counsellor, is not already doing this job, and doing it well?” he asked. “We have solutions in place to solve these problems, however, they are not effective enough because we see we still have 45 students that have bullying problems,” he replied. “We have to help them. We can’t just stand by and not (help).” In the survey, 7.2 per cent of students (45 students) said they felt there was an issue with bullying at the school. Myer contended the problem was political, and the percentage of incidences at the school was small, with the See SCHOOL, Page 3
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Bullying is not as big of a problem at J.L. Crowe Secondary School as it is compared to the national average. Or is it? That statement and the resultant question were up for debate on Wednesday as students expounded on the issue of bullying and the need to do more, or keep the status quo, at the school. Utilizing the strengths of the school’s top two debate teams, 800 students were assembled in the gymnasium to absorb and give their own input via an interactive voting system on several questions, including should more resources be allocated to an increased bullying awareness program for all grades at J.L Crowe, or was there enough already being done. Based on the debate the teams engaged in, students were able to text in their view. And that was an important part of the debate on the issue, said J.L. Crowe principal David DeRosa. “It’s the kids that live it ... a lot of things that parents and the general community are going to comment on is a perception that is typically second hand or third hand or outside,” he said. “I place
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Eight hundred students were assembled in the gymnasium to absorb and give their own input via an interactive voting system on several questions, including should more resources be allocated to an increased bullying awareness program for all grades at J.L Crowe, or was there enough already being done. huge value on giving the kids a voice to share with us their experiences, good or bad.” The day was an opportunity for students to say the things the
school was doing maybe aren’t meeting everyone’s needs, or that it was enough. The students helped the school determine the programs they will need to install
Rossland-Nelson entry reaches final of magazine competition Voting for top ski town ends on Christmas Eve BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Voting is now open for the final round of best ski town in North America, and the joint Rossland-Nelson entry is in it to win it. The Rossland-Nelson duo in Powder Magazine’s Ski Town Throwdown contest, made it to the finals and hopes to shred the competition from Bozeman, Montana. The local towns easily surpassed Sandpoint, Idaho 3,224 to 1776 earlier this week to advance
to the final showdown. Voting is open until Christmas Eve, and one vote per IP address in a 24-hour period is allowed. To cast a ballot for RosslandNelson go to facebook.com/ powdermag. Find the competition by clicking on the “Rossland-Nelson vs. Bozeman” link in the page banner. As an extra incentive to vote, Red Mountain is giving away a pair of day passes and Whitewater, a ticket to Shambhala Music Festival 2013. Everyone who leaves a comment in the contest app will be entered to win. See LOCALS, Page 2
in the school. And there is a need to do more, stated the first debater for the pro-change team, Jesse Bartsoff. He asked students that if they
Shelter use up over last year BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
La Nina, Trail’s temporary homeless shelter, reports a busier first month than last year. Since Nov. 19, outreach workers from Career Development Services (CDS) have set up beds nightly in the basement of the Trail United Church. “The stats for November are that six of the 12 nights, there was someone utilizing the supports at the shelter,” said Sheila Adcock, CDS coordinator of the project. “Last year, we saw a bit slower start for the first couple of weeks.”
During the first few weeks of December, the shelter housed 16 individuals over 12 nights, and last week it housed one person each night. “The word is out for sure, individuals in need are finding us,” Adcock said. Although the location and times that the shelter space is open seem to be working, solutions to where the person can go during the day continues to be a dilemma for some of the nightly occupants. Individuals who use the shelter due to circumstance, such as being in town for court, or heading to treatment and wanting a safe and sober place, must leave the shelter early in
the morning, and wait until it opens again at 9 p.m. “We are still working on a solution to ‘where to go while you wait for it to open’ problem,” she said. On a more positive note, all of the individuals who have stayed at the shelter, while looking for housing in the community, have found it. “Our ‘Getting to Home’ project has outreach workers follow up with those who are homeless, but looking for housing,” explained Adcock. “We’ve been able to find each person housing, and supports to keep it.” This year, blankets and See DONATIONS Page 3
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