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Vol. 7 • Issue 52

2012 in Review

The Rossland News looks back on what made headlines in the past year

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Rossland nEWs calEndaR onlinE: Upload events that are coming up free online at

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nancy GREEnE hut cREW Once again, it’s time to make sure our favorite huts around

Nancy Greene Summit are ready for the snow season. If you would like to help cut firewood, make interesting repairs, or just learn where the huts are, get some exercise, and help put the “party” in work party, contact Les Carter at 250-362-5677, retrac01@telus. net.

sd20 public input The school district is taking written submissions regarding the

possible closures of schools in Rossland and Castlegar until Jan. 4. There will be a public forum on Jan. 15 at RSS about the February 2013 SD20 final decision on K-12 in Rossland.

Rossland fiGuRE skatinG club Winter registration. Would your children like to

learn to skate? Email terimack@live.ca for more info about RFSC.

Rossland GoldEn city Quilt Guild meets every Monday. The guild meets at the Se-

nior Centre on Rossland Avenue from 7-9 p.m.

kootEnay cup postponEd The cup has been postponed into the New Year due to lack

of snow at the Black Jack Ski Club lower runs. The event was supposed to be Dec. 15 and 16. Go to www.skiblackjack.com from more info.

Rossland REtiREEs cuRlinG club invites men and women interested in curling on

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., to call Bill at 362-9462 or Jim at 364-1051. Beginners are welcomed!

JoE hill coffEEhousE Joe Hill Coffee House takes place the third Sunday of each

month starting in September. It carries a great Rossland tradition into a new season.

The music starts at 7 p.m. in the Rossland Miners’ Hall, in a relaxing cafe setting with coffee, tea and good things to eat. Don’t miss the opening event of another season of fun! Les Carter, 250-362-5677, retrac01@telus.net.

opEn mic niGht at the Flying Steamshovel every Wednesday at 9 p.m.

lEGion The Rossland Legion is open. Go in and check out their newly renovated

windows.

scEnEstudio: Acting for All! Rossland’s new acting school is open and offers ongo-

ing programming. Professionally trained in Theatre and Film and TV, working actors, G. Michael and Alicia Gray, teach these exciting and educational classes. 2010 Washington (in the historic BMO Building) MikeAlicia@SCENEstudio.ca (250)521-1559 www.facebook.com/SceneStudio.ca

tRail sEa cadEts: Ages 12-18 Meets every Tuesday 6pm-9pm at the 44th Trail Ar-

mory in Shaver’s Bench. 1990 - 7th Ave Contact Richard Chanig at 250-364-6247.

GoldEn city lions: The Lions meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each

month at 6 p.m. at the Rossland Legion. Contact W. Profili at 362-7671

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school distRict 20 mEEtinG Next regular open board meeting is Monday, Jan. 14 at

7 p.m. at Trail Middle School.

city council: Next regular meeting is Monday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.

Rossland Radio co-op: Open house every Monday from 3-7 p.m. followed by station

meeting at 7 p.m. More info: radio@rosslandradio.com.

tRail maplE lEaf band Monday evening practices 7 - 9 p.m. in the McIntyre Room at the Cominco Memorial Centre. Brass and woodwind players welcomed. For more info, contact Andrea McKay, 362-7604.

Rossland skatEpaRk committEE 6-8 pm, first Tuesday each month at the Rossland

Library. Come be part of the process.

scoutinG For boys and girls, now at the Rossland Scout Hall. Beavers (ages 5,6,7)

Tuesdays. Cubs (ages 8,9,10) Thursdays. Contact Shanna Tanabe: 362-0063.

columbia distRict GiRl GuidEs Columbia District Girl Guides has units from Ross-

land to Salmo for girls aged 5 to 17. Call 250-367-7115. Leaders also wanted.

ycdc youth niGhts Free drop-in, 1504 Cedar Ave, Trail. Call 364-3322 or contact

coordinator@columbiaycdc.ca. Art Night: Tue. 7pm; Movie Night: Wed. 6-8pm.

Royal canadian lEGion bR. # 14 Rossland General Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on

the third Wed. of every month. All members of Branch #14 are asked to attend.

RotaRy club of Rossland: Weekly meetings at the Rock Cut Pub, Mon., 6-8pm. All

welcome! Contact John Sullivan, 362-5278.

GEnEaloGy West Kootenay Family Historians, 7pm, first Monday each month, Sept to

June, SHSS, Castlegar. Annual fee $10. Contact Jean, 365-8100, or Grace, 364-1426.

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Year in Review

A look back on the past year cently announced by Minister of Education George Abbott.

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Jan. 26 Rossland committee sends letter to SD20 Neighbourhood of Learning recently sent a letter and fact sheet to the school district outlining the potential benefits that keeping K-12 education in Rossland would provide.

While there has been no announcement of revisiting the Planning for the Future process, which put Rossland Secondary School and MacLean Elementary School in the crosshairs the first time, the Neighbourhood of Learning (NOL) committee wants to get a jump start on informing the new school trustees.

Jennifer Ellis, co-ordinator for NOL, helped put the fact sheet together. Ellis said the school district will be facing hard decisions with the announcement that they will be running a $1.2 million deficit for the year, something they will trying to balance. Ellis said, however, closing RSS is not the answer.

Rossland doctor recounts overseas experience Rossland orthopedic surgeon Steve McVicar was recently awarded the General Service Medal for Southwest Asia.

The medal is for McVicar’s significant contribution while he was deployed in Afghanistan in 2007 and 2010.

Avalanche danger considerable Avalanche conditions in the backcountry are currently tricky according to the Canadian Avalanche Centre.

Cam Campbell, avalanche forecaster, said that though they’re not expecting huge storms to roll over the region in the next few days, people triggering avalanches are quite possible with the conditions in the area.

Jan. 12 City prepares to move to tender The city has authorized the city manager to proceed to tender on the Columbia-Washington infrastructure project.

The project hit a big hurdle last month when it was announced the city didn’t receive any of the $8.5 million it had bid for in federal grants.

“This is just the first stage for the city to go out and tender the first phase,” coun. Jill Spearn said. “I think in order for us to find the real numbers and the reality of this project we need to take it to tender. That doesn’t mean that the project will look or be, necessarily, the project that has been fully designed by ISL, but it certainly includes the restructuring of the infrastructure, which is well overdue.”

Jan. 19 Mine tour replacement in works Teck announced yesterday that they will not be reopening the Rossland Museum’s biggest attraction, the mine tours, due to safety reasons.

While this could have been a huge blow to the City of Rossland and the Rossland Historical Museum and Archives Association, they also announced that there will be a feasibility study

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The annual Rossland Winter Carnival parade took place at the end of January, 2012, and there were a number of Olaus Jeldness descendents that made it to the festivities.

Arne Petryshen photo into an interactive tourist attraction.

Mayor Greg Granstrom said that it’s an exciting time for the City of Rossland with the prospect of a feasibility study into new venues.

Skiers rescued in backcountry On Saturday night, local search and rescue kicked into gear after a day of avalanche awareness as two skiers went missing.

The search for the skiers, began at 10 p.m and had to be called off at 2 a.m. The skiers were finally spotted the next day. The two skiers told RCMP that they had originally gone out for one run on Grey Mountain during the afternoon on Saturday, but upon venturing out a white out storm quickly moved in. This disoriented them and they were then travelling in the wrong direction, west of Red Mountain Resort.

SD20 facing deficit School District 20 (SD20) could be facing a deficit of $1.2 million come next school year, it was projected at a school board meeting Monday night.

Natalie Verigin, SD20 secretary- treasurer, was already foreseeing a $450,000 shortfall, which was covered this year by a one-time surplus, plus an additional $200,000 in replacement labour costs – a trend the district is already seeing in terms of money spent in areas such as substitute teaching –but was not prepared for the change in the educational funding formula re-

Search of Rossland residence finds 5 kilos of marijuana RCMP found close to five kilograms of packaged marijuana after executing a search warrant at a Rossland home last week.

A 26-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is currently in custody.

The packaged drugs were found in the suspect’s vehicle, while the search also came up with 87 marijuana plants, found in the house. The man is charged with production of marijuana and possession of marijuana for purpose of trafficking.

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At Monday’s council, Roly Worsfold, Spirit of Red’s president, showed the bronze statue 1/10 the size of the final 2.6 metre tall statue.

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Jan. 5 Ski racers forced to move event The Red Mountain Racers are hosting a K-level downhill race this weekend, but it isn’t in Rossland.

The kinder level race was supposed to be held in Rossland, but had to be moved to Invermere because of the conditions at Red two weeks ago.

Christine Andison said the move was a necessity, though one they would rather have avoided, as two weeks ago Red didn’t have the snow to support 50 plus racers.

“It’s been moved over to Panorama,” Andison said.

“We had to make that call two weeks ago. There is a minimum two week time frame for that so we are running them there.”

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Looking back on another eventful year

Another year has gone, and though it sounds cliche, it really seemed to go by faster than ever.

Events don’t seem to be slowing down in Rossland either, from city council chasing new endeavours to the residents of Rossland pushing the boundaries of work and play.

The year saw the fruits of the drawn out process to rebuilt Columbia Avenue’s infrastructure. Pipes, some of which were over 100 years old were replaced at long last, and artifacts from Rossland lore were unearthed as well.

These included things like old opium containers and coins.

The project was difficult on businesses and disruptive to everyone passing through or living here, but there is a satisfaction with the project being complete, and having lived through the multi-season process.

Rossland’s schools are once again in danger, with a Jan. 4 cut-off for written submissions, and a Jan. 15 SD20 open forum in Rossland.

Neighbourhood of Learning outlined a constructive approach to the possibility of losing MacLean Elementary or Rossland Secondary, in a meeting Dec. 18. And the final decision on the fate of one of the schools will be decided in February, 2013.

No matter what the decision, it’s important to get your input to the school district, as every voice counts.

There were countless other significant events as well in Rossland, and 2013 looks to be another interesting year, with the possibility of faster broadband and a host of snow sports events.

Happy holidays from the Rossland News.

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Holiday hours at arena this week Recreation, Education, Community - Rossland Rec Department The Rossland arena has moved into the Holiday Schedule, which means there are lots of available ice times if you’d like to rent some ice. Birthday parties, Christmas parties, New Year’s parties, private rentals, fun games of hockey, private coaching – all can be accommodated over the holiday season. For more information about available times and prices, please contact the arena staff, who will be able to assist you with available times and pricing. The arena staff can be reached at 250-3627396 ext. 1229.

The recreation department will be closed from Saturday, Dec. 22 through to Sunday, Dec. 30. We will reopen for Monday, Dec. 31 and then we’re closed the following day for New Year’s Day. Regular days and hours resume on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.

The outdoor rink is located on Third Avenue, between Spokane and Washington. The public works department is working on it daily and hoping to have it ready for skating as quickly as possible. Red Mountain is also preparing their ice rink and the rental department has a small fleet of rental skates available.

If you’re new to town and wondering what to do for New Years, there are several parties happening around town and a family friendly event at Red Mountain. The Family Fun Night at Red is a great way to spend some healthy, fun time with your family. The T-Bar is open for skiing and snowboarding, the skating rink is open for skating, there’s a large area for sledding and sliding and several fire pits to keep you warm. There’s food available in the Cafeteria and adult beverages available in Rafters, upstairs.

The Preschool Hockey program for kids 3-5 years is starting in January! The program will run for the month of January, on Mondays from 3:15-4:15 p.m. starting Monday, Jan. 7. This is a fun approach to getting comfortable on the ice and in an arena setting and is geared towards children with limited or no skating experience.

This is a great building block to our Recreation Hockey Program for older kids. Co-ordinated by Kari Kuznecov, this parent participation program is sure to be fun.

Public Skating for the week of Dec. 24-30 is on Friday, Dec. 28 from 5-6:30 p.m. and Sunday Dec. 30 from 2:30-4 p.m. And 6-7:30 p.m. For more information about admission prices and skate rentals, please log on to the City’s website, at www.rossland.ca. The information can be found under the City Hall > Arena page.

Have you ever wanted to join the Rossland Community Potters Society? The society would like everyone to take a class before becoming a member. If you’re

interested, there are a few classes to choose from coming up in January and February. For more information, please contact Sarah Zanussi, the society president, at 362-2260.

We’re working on Indoor Soccer for the New Year, for kids ages 5-9 years. Co-ordinated by Jorges Rivas, this is a great opportunity for children 5-9 years old to have fun and learn some new skills and drills to keep the ball rolling through the winter months! Parent participation is encouraged! We’re still working on the location and times – check with the recreation department in January for details.

There are lots of new recreation programs starting in December and January. In January, there are several new Art Courses starting – Animals around the World for children 5-7 years, Cartooning for children 6-12 years and Adult Art – all start the second week of January. If you’re interested in Pottery, there’s a Wheel & Handbuilding for Youth starting at the end of January and an Adult Pottery class starting at the beginning of January.

Hip Hop & Jazz starts up mid-January, with classes for every age group – including teens and adults. Karate accepts new students in January, with the Winter session starting Tuesday, Jan. 8. Karate is open to Youth ages 12 and up. The Classic Nordic Skiing classes for Beginners and Intermediate, starts in January. The Beginner class starts Tuesday, Jan. 8 and runs from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and the Intermediate class starts Wednesday, Jan. 9 , from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

If you’re new to town and wondering about drop in hockey, there are two recreation times set aside. The Tuesday night Co-Ed Rec Hockey runs from 9:45-11 p.m. and the Sunday hockey runs from 9:15-10:30 p.m.

The drop-in fee is $10 per person, or you can purchase a 10X pass at the rec department, for $80. The Saturday Co-Ed Rec Hockey has cancelled, so make sure you take advantage of the Tuesday/Sunday ice times.

Senior’s Duffer Hockey resumes on Friday, Jan. 11 at 9:30 a.m. If you love to play hockey and you can “play nice”, you’re welcome to come play during Senior’s Hockey. Players with varying skills are encouraged to come out and play with other “older” players in the spirit of fellowship and sportsmanship. All abilities are encouraged and welcome!

The recreation department will start creating the Spring Brochure in the next few weeks. If you’re new to town and interested in teaching a hobby or skill that you enjoy, please contact us to discuss opportunities for running a program.

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Year in Review

2012 in Review: February to April

Feb. 2 Rossland to take heritage lead A Rossland committee could take centre stage to give the regional district insight on preserving historical areas without costing taxpayers. At the Jan. 23 council meeting, coun.

Kathy Wallace explained that Rossland is currently the only member of the regional district with an established heritage commission.

Great turnout for Winter Carnival The 115th Rossland Winter Carnival was deemed a big success by organizers and the massive crowd of people that made their way through town.

Lisa Wegner, a member of the carnival committee echoed the enthusiasm.

“There was a tremendous turn out for the parade this year,” Wegner noted. “Both sides of Columbia Street were jammed from end to end. And to top it off, the weather was absolutely perfect for the fireworks display,” she said. “We could not have asked for better.”

Rossland skier celebrates birthday with win Rossland’s Kimberly Joines celebrated her birthday in style on Friday by winning the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Cup slalom in Arta Terme, Italy. This is the now 31-year-old’s second IPC World Cup win in three days since returning from a longterm injury.

Child luring case in Rossland court A 17-year-old youth will appear in Rossland court today on charges related to luring young victims. The youth can’t be named because he is under 18.

Sgt. Rob Vermeulen, of the RCMP “E” Division, said the male has been charged with 47 counts. These include: Personation with intent, extortion, uttering threats, communicating via computer to lure a child under the age of 18, obtaining sexual services of a person under the age of 18 and invitation to sexual touching.

Full house for Guatemala fundraiser Last Friday, people packed into the Rossland Secondary School gym to get a dish of rice and beans.

The event was a fundraiser for a group of 14 Selkirk College nursing students who will be heading down to Guatemala in May. The dinner featured the Guatemalan staples, as well as a raffle and silent auction, with all proceeds going to the trip.

Local skiers readying up for B.C. Winter Games Rossland will be well represented in the alpine skier category at this year’s B.C. Winter Games as there are four local Red Mountain Racers going.

Out of those racers, Gavin Patterson, Ryan Humphreys, Jane Andison are from Rossland and Isaac Lunn is from Castlegar. The racers qualified for the best of 11 for the zone at the last two races at Kimberley and Panorama.

Feb. 16 Council defers DCCs A decision on the contentious issue of development cost charges (DCC) was deferred by

councillors move forward on the Columbia infrastructure project.

Bill Profili, who was representing a group of citizens, asked that council take into account that the naysayers of the project are usually much more vocal than those that support it.

March 22

Teachers at MacLean Elementary formed a protest at the end of classes in February in support of the BCTF and against action being taken by the provincial government to mandate teachers back to full duty.

Arne Petryshen Photo council Monday to a committee of the whole.

The subject of DCCs has supporters at both sides, with the key issue of whether developers should pay up front for future infrastructure needs or if those costs should be taxed generally.

Coun. Kathy Wallace suggested the deferral, saying that DCCs are a complex matter.

Rossland court evacuated again Police and fire crews blocked off roads in Rossland after a threat was called in to the Rossland courthouse.

This is the second evacuation from a threat in the past six months at the Rossland court.

Crown Counsel got a call in Nelson at around 2 p.m. Thursday from an unknown male caller, said police. The caller stated that there was a bomb at the courthouse, they said.

Feb. 23 Repiping decision for schools delayed School board trustees couldn’t decide whether to repipe lead saturated water pipes in Rossland’s two schools or re-examine the future of those facilities. With the issue of elevated lead levels in the water supply of the city’s two schools still being booted around

by School District 20 (Kootenay- Columbia) trustees, the board also had the unenviable task of deciding if the money spent now to re-pipe the schools’ water systems would be wasted if one school was eventually closed.

Red Mountain Racers host high level races The biggest race of the Red Mountain calendar will be landing here next weekend.

The Miele BC Cup brings FIS racers from all over western Canada and the United States in their bid to lower their points score in the FIS rankings. In addition, this year we have entries from Spain, Italy, Great Britain and Eritrea.

March 1 Council removes $5 million pool fund from city plan Council has taken the $5 million line item for the controversial pool upgrade off the city’s five-year financial plan. The funds were allocated there in the case that the city gets the 4 million it applied for from the province in December. Coun. Kathy Moore put forward the recommendation that the item be taken out until they hear back from about the grant.

“If we were to decide that this is where we want to go then we could amend it and put it back in,” Moore said.

Teacher prepare to strike Teachers in B.C. are awaiting whether further action will be taken in the strike that has so far only affected administrative duties.

The British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) has been given the go ahead for a more in-depth strike if negotiations with the province don’t improve.

March 8 City puts off parking debate Council voted to put off making any decisions on parking until the tender for the Columbia-Washington infrastructure project has been approved.

At Monday’s committee of the whole meeting there was debate over whether they should decide now to get rid of the prospect of parallel parking altogether and save themselves the questions that will arise when the public input period begins.

Joe Hill needs a hero The prospect of the end of the Joe Hill Coffeehouse is not good news for Rossland, but it is a very real possibility given that there is still no one to fill the boots of the current organizer Michael Gifford. Gifford has been the force behind the monthly talent showcases since they began four years ago, but announced his intention to retire from the voluntary gig late least year.

March 15 Seed growers meet in Rossland Rossland Real Food and the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture welcomed some of the best local seed growers in the West Kootenays to Rossland’s annual Seedy Sunday at the Miners’ Hall. The event brought together local organic seed and produce growers from around the area. Mountain Seeds, Seed Basket, Stellar Seeds and Cherry Meadow Farms were all at the event with their unique locally adapted seeds and heirloom varieties.

Former mayor urges haste on Columbia project One of Rossland’s former mayors was at Rossland city council Monday asking that

Council repeals DCCs Council passed a motion to repeal development cost charges (DCCs) at the March 12 council meeting. DCCs have been a contentious issue in Rossland as they pertain to how new infrastructure costs are paid for.

Coun. Kathy Wallace said this was the right direction for the city to go in.

“If you thoroughly look into exactly how DCCs work and how Connective Cost Charges work, this to my mind makes the most sense to our community,” she said.

March 29

Columbia tender delayed Council had to delay discussions on the Columbia Avenue project Monday, as there are still no hard numbers back from tender. While the tender was supposed to close on March 23, it will now likely be delayed until the beginning of April, the CAO said this happens quite often.

Despite that, there were a number of residents and business owners that addressed council on the issue of parallel parking.

Black Jack skiers have great turnout at nationals Black Jack skiers had a great showing during the national championships last week in Mont Sainte-Anne, Que. Some of the skiers had just returned from competing in Europe, where they also had great results, as part of Canada’s World Cup team and raced only hours after stepping off the plane.

April 5

Final Joe Hill for long time organizer The Joe Hill Coffeehouse had been facing its possible demise, with long time organizer Michael Gifford retiring from the voluntary position this spring. However, Gifford is now spreading the good news that there is a group who will be taking over the night of entertainment.

Derby set to roll Next Friday, the West Kootenay Roller Derby League kicks into high gear with a double header in where else but Rossland.

The night starts at 5 p.m. on Friday the 13th, with Babes of Brutality taking on Lumber Jackies in the first match and Dam City Rollers taking on Rossland’s Gnarlie’s Angels.

April 12

Pool grant bid unsuccessful Rossland was unsuccessful in its bid to get provincial funding to the tune of $4 million from the province as a part of the Recreation Grant. The city had initially applied for the grant at the end of December in hopes that council could procure funds to build a year round swimming pool.

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NOL talks to district A number of Rossland residents were at the school board meeting Monday night in support of a presentation detailing the benefits of keeping K-12 education in Rossland.

The Neighbourhood of Learning (NOL) committee gave a presentation detailing some of the results of a recent survey. The survey asked residents to give feedback on the various options for future education in Rossland, such as K-7, K-10 and K-12 and what their feelings were on each.

Youth film fest a success Youths from around the Kootenays had a chance to show off their films Saturday afternoon at the U19 film festival.

The festival, held at the Royal Theatre in Trail for its first year, was the culmination of months of work honing skills for the young filmmakers.

April 26 Area near Red Mountain collapses Teck Trail Operations is warning people that the closed off area above Rossland is very dangerous, as a recent collapse has shown.

The area of land on the southern slope of Red Mountain was closed in 2006 due to ground instability, associated with historical mine workings.

Council approves Columbia Avenue tender Rossland city council gave the city manager the go-ahead to negotiate with the contractors for the winning bid.

The tenure process had to be prolonged from its initial date because all of the bids came in over budget.

Prior to Monday’s regular meeting, council spent almost two hours in-camera discussing the options.

May 3 SD20 budget gets to second reading The school district board of trustees unanimously passed the first two readings on a

Construction on Columbia Avenue began in May, 2012. balanced budget Monday night.

A motion was also passed at the meeting to consider possible reconfiguration or closure of Rossland and Castlegar schools with a decision to be made by Dec. 31, 2012 and implementation in September, 2013.

The board will look at making Rossland Secondary School (RSS) kindergarten to Grade 12 and close MacLean Elementary, or make RSS kindergarten to Grade 9, close MacLean, and send RSS grade 10-12 students to J.L. Crowe Secondary in Trail.

The board could also make MacLean kindergarten to Grade 7, close RSS, and send RSS grade 8-12 students to J.L. Crowe.

May 10 Constructions begins The City of Rossland has awarded the contract for the Columbia Avenue infrastructure project to Copcan Contracting Ltd. Copcan workers were already at work Friday in downtown Rossland, marking and surveying roadways and cutting sidewalks.

District passes balanced budget With little fanfare the new school district budget officially passed late last week into legislation.

The $41.9-million budget bylaw was adopted with no discussion — nor with anyone in attendance from the public — by the School District No. 20 (Kootenay Columbia) board of trustees at Trail Middle School in a brief meeting Friday evening.

An unbalanced budget was not considered in SD20 since many trustees felt the facilities question — closing schools in Castlegar and Rossland — could provide a budgetary answer in the next two years,

board chair Ganzert said.

May 17

RCMP releases Rossland crime stats The RCMP released the crime stats for Rossland recently and they show that there have been a few areas where crime rates have gone up.

The stats are taken from the July to December of 2011 and are compared in the document to those of the same time in 2010.

As well as throughout the year.

The frequency of theft, mischief and possession of stolen items decreased slightly in the second half of 2011 with 24 occurrences, down from 26 the year before. The total for the year was also down, at 43, from 50 the year before.

RSS soccer excels The RSS Senior Girl’s Soccer team was successful in capturing their first ever Single A Public School Championship in Osoyoos.

The team was undefeated, beating Princeton 6-0, Fort St. James 9-3, Pender Harbor 7-1 and Osoyoos 4-0 in the finals.

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RSS celebrating 60 years This June marks an extra special occasion for grads as they are the 60th grad class to come out of Rossland Secondary School.

To mark the school’s 60th birthday, the Parent Advisory Committee for RSS has put together a birthday celebration of sorts.

Diana Wilkes, a member of the committee, said they are currently looking for memorabilia that they could put on display for the event on June 1.

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Faster broadband may be on horizon for Rossland The Columbia Basin Trust recently had a presentation regarding the possibility of bringing much faster broadband to Rossland. The Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation will be investing to try to bring up speeds all over the West Kootenay.

Chance to learn about backyard chickens Rossland Real Food is starting off the growing season with the third annual backyard chicken crawl.

Rachael Roussin, a member of Rossland Real Food said the purpose of the crawl is to educate community members, as well as share experiences about raising backyard chickens.

Relay for Life a success The Relay for Life took place this weekend in Warfield. People from all over Greater Trail, including Rossland, came out to take part in the day full of activities from head shavings to local bands and singers putting on a show.

June 7 Rossland Secondary School celebrated its 60th anniversary Friday, with three cakes and the company of graduates from not only this year, but from as far back as 1951/52 - the original grad class. The cakes were topped with photos of the original and the present classes and the school’s motto, which in Latin is Temporibus Construimus Futuris, or “build for the future.”

Lois Hayes was in the original class of ‘52 and said that not too much has changed in the school from then to now, other than the gym being replaced after a fire.

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The grade eight trio of Maggie Chan, Dakota Mular and Kaiga Lewis-Belle set out on an inquiry-based learning mission which had to relate back to water. The group decided that they wanted to find out the effects that water has on the environment and other areas and so began research on it.

That would eventually culminate in them doing a presentation for the superintendent of School District 20 and their own principal, with the results being no more water bottles at professional development days, instead they will be replaced by jugs of tap water.

June 28 Blasting on Columbia Avenue

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Blasts went off at regular intervals during those days from the hours of 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Pedestrian traffic was only being affected for five to 10 minutes at a time during the actual blasts, and so traffic was not slowed too much. The blasts have become a sort of spectacle to watch, as people pass through downtown.

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Members of companies 1,3 and 4 were called in at 2:26 p.m. and arrived on the scene at 2:43 p.m. Crews worked to douse the smoldering flames that were hidden below the roof.

Mountain market open for business The Rossland Mountain Market had a great first day last week with bustling crowds full of happy faces.

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New director arrives at Rossland Library The Rossland Public Library’s new library director just arrived in town last week and is excited about the prospects of working in Rossland.

Katie Albright is very enthusiastic about the future of Rossland’s library, as well as libraries in general.

July 19 Rossland votes no to Trail Aquatic Centre funding Rossland is not interested in paying the City of Trail for the use of the Trail Aquatic Centre.

That is the message that the plebiscite vote, completed at the beginning of the July, gets across.

The vote was: “As a Rossland resident and taxpayer I support council to make financial contributions through my property taxation for the use of the Trail Aquatic Centre.”

The vote was close, with 198 peo-

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The gallery has been open in Rossland since September 2008 and is located in the old BMO building opposite Ferraro Foods.

Roberta Post said it’s a sad time for everyone; gallery members, the board of directors and herself.

“A series of events led to the decision to close,” Post said.

“Partly a reduction in the number of members, partly the cost of operation vs the income, and partly the ongoing construction.

Eventually, it seemed that closing was the most realistic decision.”

July 26 Small cinnamon bear put down in Rossland A taste for garbage and city life led to the destruction of a small cinnamon bear recently. The bear was first sighted in May, said Sharon Wieder, Rossland Bear Aware co-ordinator.

“People mentioned it and they were saying it was small and they thought it was a cub,“ Wieder said, adding that some thought it was orphaned because they didn’t see a mother bear around.

Wieder got a call in June about the bear and a chance to see it.

“Somebody called in and said the bear was seen around Pinewood on garbage day,” she said. “They tried to shoo it away from the garbage, but it was still there.”

The bear was regularly seen around neighbourhoods on garbage days, around Ferraro Foods and downtown.

Wieder said the bear had probably been habituated for awhile.

Aug. 2 Man rescued from hidden car wreck A Vancouver Island police officer came to the rescue of a man who swerved and went down a 100 metre embankment last week.

Ian Craib was making his way past the Hannah Creek corner 14 km

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from Rossland on Highway 3B on a road bike, when he heard cries for help from the valley below.

After flagging down a car to call for help, Craib descended the 100 metre embankment to check on the victim.

The man was covered in lacerations, as well as blood and dirt.

The man was lucky to be alive.

“He was in a position, from what I could see, where if he had gone unconscious, nobody would have heard him and he could’ve been down there for a while,” he explained.

“He was a pretty strong man to have climbed out (of the truck) at 86.”

Craib was relieved to find, upon his return to Vancouver Island, that the man was released from hospital soon after.

Aug. 23 Rouge Gallery set to close at end of month It is a knell to the art culture of Rossland as news that the Rouge Gallery will be closing later this

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RSS heads off blended learning for new school year Rossland Secondary will be starting off a new semester next week, and with the start of the year, there will be a lot of new innovations beginning as well.

One of those is the new approach the school will be heading into blended learning.

The new approach puts Rossland at the forefront of schools in the province leading new programs.

Admin and teaching staff are busy prepping the finishing touches on programs before students return on Tuesday.

The school also has a new principal this year, Karen Lavender took the reigns and projects a bright future for the school.

Lavender has worked in School District 20 since 1998 and lived in Rossland for eight years.

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Sept. 6 Rossland’s CAO resigns Council kept quiet about the recent resignation of CAO Victor Kumar during Tuesday’s regular meeting, with only a few sentences exchanged about the subject. Rumours that the city’s Chief Administration Officer (CAO) had resigned had been circulating for a number of months, before confirmation came through the Sept. 4 city council agenda package.

Sept. 13 Council dwells on public smoking and dogs Rossland city council will consider new bylaws to correspond with the shiny new downtown that will soon be complete.

Council voted to send staff to research what other towns are doing with regards to smoking in public places and allowing dogs in the downtown core.

Currently the city’s bylaw states that dogs can’t be brought downtown.

Coun. Jody Blomme brought up the prospect of looking into how other city’s deal with these two issues at last Tuesday’s council meeting.

Smoke in the area due to U.S. wildfires Smokey skies in Rossland and rest of the Kootenay-Boundary region are due to the wildfires burning in Washington and the Okanagan.

The Southeast Fire Centre said that wildfires in Washington are about 100 kilometres southwest of Grand Forks and pose no threat to any Canadian forests or communities.

Rossland resident receives Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal Rossland resident and tireless volunteer Bobbi LaFond was presented with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal on Monday night.

People packed into the Rossland Legion Hall to be a part of the ceremony, where representatives from many diverse organizations LaFond has been a part of talked of her importance to the community. The medal was presented by senator Nancy Greene-Raine.

Rossland celebrates Golden City Days Rossland celebrated the 40th Golden City Days this weekend and the festival did not disappoint.

Golden City Days began in 1972 to celebrate Rossland’s 75 years since becoming a city.

There was something for everyone, with the parade, music and sports going on all over town.

This year, due to the construction, the parade and most festivities were moved to upper Rossland, which helped turn the focus from the parade to the Fall Fair and other activities going on around the Rossland arena.

Sept. 27 String quartet plays Rossland Despite the recent shut down of the Rouge Gallery, there will be music playing again at the old BMO building Monday.

Clarinetist Nicola Everton and violinist Carolyn Cameron, both from Rossland, will be playing alongside the other members of La Cafamore String Quartet.

The Kootenay quartet, which has been touring the Kootenays since 2008, will play works from Beethoven, Brahms and Canadian born composer Bill Douglas. Oct. 4 Red expanding onto Grey While rumours have abounded about the work going on for the past two months on Grey Mountain adjacent to Red Resort, the cat’s finally out of the bag.

The cat being the massive expansion that Red is undergoing to become one of North America’s

largest in terms of skiable acres.

Oct. 18 Input sought for museum Last week there were two chances for residents of Rossland to put in their thoughts of what the future of the museum should look like. Members of the Rossland Museum Gateway Project unveiled some of what they have been working on for the future of the museum.

Museum expert and consultant Wayne Wilson spoke about the benefits and challenges that the Rossland Historical Museum takes on, and trends in the field of mu-

seums.

“It’s a large operation, it’s two distinct elements,” Wilson said. “You have a great collection.

You have material in storage and lots of material out on display for the visitor to see. I think a gathering like this and the committee that we got together indicates that there is a good working relationship with the community. That’s not important, that’s critical.”

Oct. 25 City will seek public input on bylaws Rossland council discussed the possibility of changing bylaws that concern smoking and

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Coun. Kathy Moore said it would be a great

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“It’s not an extreme position to take,” she said.

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RSS drama students bring on the scares The senior drama class at Rossland Secondary put on the annual Fright Night Tuesday.

The senior class includes grades 8-12.

Tickets for the show were bought in advance and guests show up at their allotted time, and are then toured through a maze, with stops for scenes of horror, including zombies, satanic rituals and

Nov. 8 Rossland celebrates downtown re-opening Rossland was a festive place Saturday, as local and area residents descended on the downtown core to celebrate the official grand re-opening of the city’s core.

A good-sized crowd gathered on Columbia Avenue despite the cool November air and overcast skies. Fire pits were brought in, and hot chocolate and barbecued food were close by to warm up any cold fingers or bellies.

Nov. 15 CAO highlights wages During council on Monday, Rossland’s new CAO, Cecile Arnott, in an effort to clear up what the salaries of the city’s managers are, presented some numbers for this year and the projected num-

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Arnott said that the staff have been working on a management restructuring which combines some positions, to streamline work and the total budget going to management pay.

Nov. 21

Zoning change sought for old Cooke Ave School lot Rossland residents will get their say on whether the city should allow the old Cooke Avenue school lot to be rezoned for a multi housing units. The potential zoning change will be up for discussion during a public input on Dec. 10.

The applicant, Cezary Ksiazek Construction Ltd, seeks to change the zoning to build a 24 unit affordable housing complex.

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Rossland Rossland residents crowded around the tree Saturday as the city was lit up for the season.

The annual Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas was a chance to get out and see Santa, have a hot chocolate and get in the holiday spirit.

There was an outdoor market off of Columbia Avenue, where you could buy crafts, cupcakes and other local items, as you perused the shops and displays.

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Residents air concerns on Cooke Avenue development Neighbours to the empty Cooke Avenue lot had a chance to have their thoughts and concerns heard on an amendment to the Official Community Plan. The amendment would allow the lot to be rezoned into a 24 unit housing complex. The lot has been vacant for some years now.

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