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Vol. 8 • Issue 13
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Thursday, March 28 • 2013
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Rossland’s Soleil Patterson had three top 10 finishes in the four races she competed in, topping off a great season for the 15-year-old skier. Red Mountain Racers hosted the U16 Provincial Championships from Thursday to Sunday, which brought in 130 racers. Photos on page 7. Bernie Hofmann photo
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There was a flurry of race activity up until Sunday at Red Resort, as the Red Mountain Racers hosted the U19 Provincial Championships. The races brought in hundreds of people to Rossland and 130 racers took part. Christine Andison, who helped organize the championship, said the races went well. “It’s been phenomenal. We’ve had amazing weather and the race course has held up really well,” Andison said, adding that the course was hard packed and consistently solid, something the racers like. “The athletes have been amazing and its been a terrific week. We had clear skies, good visibility for the racers. That’s all they could really ask for.” Linda Schulze, media relations for the Racers said they had particularly stellar results from local See Rossland on P. 7
Majority of residents support school taxation ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor
A majority of Rossland residents don’t mind paying extra taxes if it means keeping K-12 inthe Rossland. Youreducation Horoscope For Week with Michael inside The O’Connor Neighbourhood of Horoscope theLearning West Kootenay Advertiser Committee put out For the Week a survey from March 4-10 to RosslandNews_2013_Mar28_April11.pdf 3/25/2013 3:35:59 PM with Michael O’Connor find out two things: If residents
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are willing to pay, and if they are, how much are they willing to pay. Last night, council learned that a majority of respondents are willing to pay to keep Grades 10-12 in Rossland. Aerin Guy, NOL co-ordinator, presented the findings of the survey. The results showed 70 per cent of taxpayers were willing to pay $15 or more per year to
keep K-12 as a public institution under SD20, with a further 20 per cent saying they are willing to pay more than $100 per year in the scenario. There was a split when it came to how long residents would pay the additional taxes, with 45 per cent willing to pay for 3-5 years as a way to bridge into another avenue, 17 per cent willing to pay for up to 10 years and 39 per cent willing to
pay into the future. Guy noted that most respondents with children were willing to pay $75 per year or higher in perpetuity. Residents were also supportive of K-12 as a municipal school district, with 67 per cent of respondents willing to pay $15 or more per year to have a school district in the city’s boundaries. In this scenario, 53 per cent were willing to pay
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$55 or more, and 22 per cent were willing to pay more than $100 a year. Guy noted that there was a greater percentage of respondents willing to pay in perpetuity for this option than for the option where K-12 remains under SD20’s administration, with 52 per cent willing to pay in perpetuity, compared to 39 per cent for the first option. See NOL on P. 3
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