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over keeping kindergarten to Grade 12 in Rossland, a grass roots organization is moving ahead with options to deliver grades 10 to 12 in the city.

SD20 rejects City’s offer

The Neighbourhoods of Learning (NOL) committee has had two task forces working since the beginning of March to unearth and flesh out

options for offering senior grades in the city, outside the purview of School District 20.

• See NOL, Page 5

Taking one for the team

NO GO: Deal from City council fraught with too many problems, SD20 board chair says TIMOTHY SCHAFER Rossland News

A deal between the City of Rossland and School District 20 was quashed Monday night as the board of trustees voted against accepting the City’s offer.

The resolution to provide a grant-in-aid to SD20— through a rise in local city taxes—in order to keep kindergarten to Grade 12 grades at Rossland Secondary School (RSS) was defeated by trustees at the regular board meeting at Trail Middle School.

The deal from the City was riddled with nine procedural points that could not be remedied, said SD20 board chair Darrell Ganzert, and timing was at the crux of it. He said the board did not feel comfortable relying on the citizens of Rossland in a referendum—an answer which wouldn’t be available for 90 days—if it accepted the deal.

Mid-May was the latest the board could contemplate any City support, while referendum results would not be available until mid July.

With the school district’s budget nearing completion—and many contractual obligations set in place during that process—a mid summer answer after the budget was set could have cost the district too much in union salaries, Ganzert explained.

“I believe fully it was unintentional on the City’s part, they just simply weren’t aware of our processes,” he said. “They made an offer in good faith that it would be acceptable … but the offer was fraught with some very Yourstrong Horoscopeproblems For the Weekthat couldn’t be overcome.”

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Action was heated at the Rossland Arena Saturday night for the debut of the Rossland Trail Roller Girls (right) as they took on the Nelson Killjoys in the season opening game of the West Kootenay Roller Derby league. For story, photos, please see pages 10-11.

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Arts and culture UPCOMING La Cafamore presenting Black Angels your rossland events Calendar

• Earth Day a multitude of events are taking place this Saturday for the annual Earth Day celebration, including the rossland real Food presentation of Chasing Ice, a film by Jeff Orlowski. The film takes place in the Miners hall at 7:30 p.m. admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and children.

• tEa for art art Show and Spring tea at the Seniors hall in rossland. Located on first ave. 1-4 p.m., april 20. By donation.

• City CounCiL next regular meeting is Monday april 22 at 7 p.m.

• ParEnt-infant MothEr GooSE (aPriL 6 - JunE 15) Join in Saturday mornings (11 a.m.- 12 p.m.) at the rossland Library for an hour of rhymes, stories, and songs.

• JOE HILL COFFEE HOUSE It’s time for your monthly cup o’ Joe. The Joe Hill Coffee house has assembled a brand new collection of local talent to entertain, mixed in with tea, coffee and goodies courtesy of the rossland Secondary School Drama Club. the best in local talent will assemble this Sunday, april 21, 7 p.m. in the rossland Miners hall (doors open at 6 p.m.). the april 21 lineup features: • the great voice of Dawn Graham.

• four young dancers—teslyn Beuhler, taryn Cutt, Molly Jamin and Charlotte Gibson— dancing their own creation, Crazies and Cartwheels.

• Doug halliday, Dave rusnell and Chuck Cram, picking and singing old favourites.

• Zak higgins, from the Gold fever follies cast, presenting dramatically.

• Marti Daniel, singing and strumming.

• Les Carter, singing and picking. admission is only $3, kids and students free. note: the Coffee house is always on the lookout for more people who would like to try their hand at performing, or who would like to volunteer to help make Joe hill Coffee house a continuing success. for more information contact Les Carter at 362-5677, retrac01@telus.net.

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ONGOING your rossland events listings rossland Golden City Quilt guild meets every Monday. the guild meets at the Senior Centre on rossland avenue from 7-9 p.m. 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 welcome.

Joe hill coffeehouse Joe hill Coffee house takes place the third Sunday of each month. 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.

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Nelson’s La Cafamore string quartet will return to Rossland on Monday, April 22 to perform two works, one well-known and the other not so.

Audiences on the quartet’s Kootenay tour will enjoy Franz Schubert’s Death and the Maiden (String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor), as well as a more recent work, Black Angels, by American composer George Crumb, in which the members will play their usual instruments in unusual ways, and throw in a few new sounds for good measure.

A variety of percussive instruments — such as crystal glasses and a tam-tam gong — will be used, and in some parts, will play their instruments, well, backwards, with their fingers near the bridge and the bow where their fingers usually go.

“Some of the techniques are very difficult,” said cellist Jeff Faragher. “We’ve all been practicing on our own for about eight months. … “[Crumb] is a master of soundscapes.

He tells stories through experimenting with different tones and pushing the edge of what instruments can do.”

Chanting of numbers in various languages, including German, Japanese and Hebrew, rounds out Black Angels, which Crumb wrote in 1970 to represent the struggle of good versus evil.

“The piece is a journey,” said Fragher.

“It embodies a fall from grace and a journey through hell. It’s not directly religious per se, and it’s not based on anything religious.”

The work is comprised of three parts.

The first, Departure, depicts the fall, the second, Absence, introduces the dark themes of the fallen angel, and the third, Return, brings forth beautiful music as God prevails over evil.

Faragher was introduced to the work in college, when a friend played it for him at a library listening station. He was Don’t miss the opening event of another season of fun! Les Carter, 250-362-5677, retrac01@telus.net. open Mic night at flying Steamshovel every Wednesday at 9 p.m.

West Kootenay Minor lacrosse 2013 registration is now open. forms can be picked up/ dropped off at Gerricks Cycle in trail. Contact tina at WKMLa@hotmail.com for info.

SCENESTUDIO: Acting for All! Rossland’s new acting school is open and offers ongoing programming.

Professionally trained in theatre and film and tV, working actors, G. Michael and alicia Gray, teach these exciting and educational classes.

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Nelson string quartet La Cafamore, that includes Rosslander Carolyn Cameron, will play at the Rossland Gallery on Monday, April 22 (7:30 p.m.). told to turn the volume up for the beginning because it was really quiet — which he discovered wasn’t the case.

“The beginning is extremely violent and loud,” Faragher said, adding that his startled reaction got him kicked out of the library.

That doesn’t represent the entire score, however.

“It’s challenging enough, but still there are some beautiful melodies, there are some really magical moments that draw the audience in,” he said. “There’s a bit of theatricism, as well, with all the instruments we have.”

The Schubert piece, Death and the Maiden, also has a serious tone. Written in 1824, the theme of death is present in all four movements.

“Because of the dark nature of the pro-

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La Cafamore Monday, April 22 performance begins at 7:30 p.m. @ Rossland Gallery Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and children, and $45 for families • available at Bear Country Kitchen and at the door.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ LaCafamoreStringQuartet. gram, we thought it would fit,” Faragher said. “It’s probably one of his most famous. They’ll kind of mirror each other nicely.”

ond and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 6 p.m. at the rossland Legion. Contact W. Profili at 362-7671

tuesdays. Cubs (ages 8,9,10) Scouts (ages 11-14) Contact tom Leask 362-7118. accepting applications for Scout Leaders.

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.

Columbia District Girl Guides has units from rossland to Salmo for girls aged 5 to 17. Call 250-367-7115. Leaders also wanted.

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 p.m., 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)

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yCDC youth nights free drop-in, 1504 Cedar ave, trail. Call 364-3322 or contact coordinator@columbiaycdc.ca. art night: tue.

7 p.m.; Movie night: Wed. 6-8 p.m.. 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., 6-8 p.m.. all welcome! Contact John Sullivan, 362-5278.

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Public process on financial plan and budget begins

Health care auxiliary steps up for search and rescue

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Put on your thinking cap and get set, the City is cracking open the books for public viewing and comment on the 2013-2017 financial plan and budget.

A public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23 at 5 p.m. at Rossland City Hall (1899 Columbia Ave.) to present the City’s preliminary budget and five-year financial plan.

This will be the first public meeting regarding the budget and financial plan and people will have an opportunity to receive the presentation and ask questions regarding the proposed plan.

The Community Charter requires that City council adopt a five-year financial plan each year prior to the adoption of the annual Property Tax Bylaw.

The purpose of the five-year financial plan is to provide a budgetary framework for the City to plan the management of its resources, revenues and expenditures.

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Sharon Hansen, president of Rossland Health Care Auxillary, left—and treasurer Angeline McCaskill and vice president Linda Cant (right)—presents a cheque of $5,000 to director Graham Jones of Rossland and District Search and Rescue. The funds will go to purchase new radios and computers. The RDSR covers the area from the Columbia River to Paulson Bridge and north of Genelle to the U.S. border.

Wake up call: Bears set to roll into city with spring’s arrival TimoThy Schafer Rossland News

People in Rossland are known for their hospitality.

Always willing to open a door to stranger, welcome in a wayward traveller, or raise a glass with a new best friend, Rosslanders have a reputation as kind and generous folk.

But the same affinity for affability that has made Rosslanders renown is also the bane of a bruin’s existence when it comes to becoming bear aware.

Rosslanders are tolerant of having bears around, almost too tolerant, said Bear Aware community coordinator for Rossland, Sharon Wieder, and therein lies the rub. In the past, bears have become so used to hanging around people in the Golden City they get used to getting food from people. And that never ends well for the bear, she said.

Last year in Rossland there were four bears destroyed, down from the 16 shot in 2010.

In Rossland people make the

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Bear attractants should be managed to ensure bears don’t move in.

Garbage • Store garbage in a secure building until collection day or consider purchasing a bear-resistant household container.

• Ensure bins are tightly closed.

• Regularly wash all recycling items and clean bins that contain garbage.

• Do not leave garbage in the back of a truck, even if it has a canopy.

• If you cannot store garbage securely, freeze smelly items and add to the bin only on the morning of collection.

Fruit trees • Pick fruit and allow it to ripen indoors or pick daily as it ripens.

• Do not allow windfall to accumulate on the ground.

Bird feeders • Use bird feeders only in the winter when bears are hibernating and natural bird food is limited.

Compost bins • Layer your greens, such as kitchen scraps and fresh grass clippings with no more than 10 cm of browns, such as dried leaves, grasses, shredded newspaper and cardboard.

Source: www.bearaware.bc.ca

mistake of not making food available for the bears (see sidebar), don’t do anything to scare bears off, nor do they report bear sightings as soon as they can.

“They often wait until the bear becomes a problem before they call in,” said Wieder. “By then there are no proactive measures that we can do to get the

bear to move on. Once they get into the habit of getting food from the people it’s almost impossible to get rid of that habit.”

Given enough time, Wieder and conservation officers can monitor bear activity in an area.

If they see a lot of calls coming from a particular area of town,

then they will go out and see what is going on and figure out what the bears are attracted to.

An “attraction audit” would be done on such an area to figure out why the bears were there, and steps would be taken to remedy the situation, said Wider. She said at this time of the year bears are typically attracted to bird seed that people have put out for the winter, as well as improperly composted material.

However, no matter how well neighbourhoods are bear proofed, the bruins will still come around, said Wieder.

Wildlife trails have been used for centuries, she said, and Rossland is in the middle of prime bear territory. Bears don’t change their patterns, or their pathways, even if it goes right through the city.

Despite construction in Rossland last year—which resulted in the main street being torn up until late fall—construction workers and residents reported watching bears move through the torn up street and

around the fencing and large equipment, following their usual travel patterns, said Wieder.

“The reality is where we live there are always going to be bears in Rossland,” Wieder said.

“So the key is to make sure there is no food accessible for them, because they have to eat, that’s their prime motivator. If there’s no food, they will move on.”

If not, the “problem” bears will be shot. The reality of relocating bears elsewhere is if they are removed—and they are bears that are used to feeding around people and getting people food— they will follow their noses back to that community or to a different community.

“And by dumping a bear off in the wilderness you are potentially dumping it off into another bear’s territory,” Wieder said.

“The key is to keep the bear from being habituated in the first place.”

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News Conversations with writers: An evening for readers and writers

TIMOTHY SCHAFER

The lineup:

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The written word will be the topic of discussion as four local literary giants take centre stage for Conversations with Writers: An evening for writers and readers.

Hosted by Rossland author Almeda Glenn Miller, the event on Wednesday, April 24 at the Rossland Gallery (7-9 p.m.) will focus on a conversation around literature, and literati.

The evening will contain stimulating interviews with local writers Susan Andrews Grace (Nelson), Adrian Barnes (Rossland) and Rosa Jordan (Rossland) followed by readings and a question and answer session.

“It’s primarily a discussion of fiction and poetry, but it’s also a discussion around the craft and the role of the writer,” said Miller. “What we’re trying to do is create a conversation between writers and readers and provide a forum for that.”

Using the experiences and the insight of Andrews Grace, Barnes and Jordan, the evening will discuss the three writers’ works in progress, their roles as a writers in the community and their lives in the community.

As well, the evening will look at the writer as a catalyst for change, in addition to discussing publishing in the current climate.

“We’re just looking for a high level discussion around writing and the writing life,” said Miller.

Conversations with Writers: An evening for writers and readers Wednesday, April 24, Rossland Gallery, 7-9 p.m.

Join in for stimulating interviews with local writers Susan Andrews Grace (Nelson), Adrian Barnes (Rossland) and Rosa Jordan followed by readings and question and answer.

She hopes the evening will flush out other writers in the community, inspire other writers, inspire emerging writers and stimulate some frank discussion around what it means to be a writer.

The colourful panel assembled should ignite discussion, Miller predicted. Barnes’ latest book, Nod, was published in U.K. and has been nominated for an award.

His book is not available in Canada.

“So it’s an interesting discussion on why this book is getting so much attention and yet we can’t get any Canadian publishers to grab onto it,” said Miller.

The role of the poet in the community and what it means to be a poet in Canada today will also likely crop up, said Miller, with Andrews Grace leading that discussion.

Miller will also bring her experience into play. She has written one novel, Tiger Dreams, (2002, Raincoast Books), and is currently on a sabbatical from her teaching position at Selkirk College to work on two books—one of poetry and a collection of short stories.

The evening is presented by the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture and Rossland Library, and is part of Arts and Culture week (April 21-27). There will also be music by Moats and Oats and a display of local authors books, including books for sale. Admission is free. editor@rosslandnews.com

Susan Andrews Grace Susan Andrews Grace is the author of four books of poetry. She is also a visual artist.

Her mixed media works conceptually echo and honour textile traditions.

Andrews Grace’s writing reflects feminine consciousness and mucks around in the beautiful dark. She teaches creative writing in Nelson where she has lived since 2001.

Adrian Barnes Adrian is a novelist, journalist, and teacher based in Rossland.

His new novel, Nod, is published in the UK by Bluemoose Books and is currently nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

Rosa Jordan Rossland author Rosa Jordan grew up in the Florida Everglades, earned degrees from universities in California and Mexico, and immigrated to Canada in 1980.

Besides two novels, four books for young adults, and one movie, she has written four non-fiction travel books about Latin America and Cuba, including the just published Cuba Unspun.

Source: Rossland Council for Arts and Culture

Miners’ Hall renovation moves ahead IN BRIEF

TIMOTHY SCHAFER

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A joint renovation plan in principle has been approved for the Miners’ Union Hall.

City council approved the combination of a Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) renovation plan and a pending City of Rossland plan on April 8.

Council agreed with an RCAC assessment that some synergies could be achieved if the two budgets and renovation plans were amalgamated. A partnership between the RCAC and the City to maximize the funding opportunities available was deemed beneficial to both, a City staff report advised.

“Our intent is to build a common renovation plan and budget that is ‘shelf ready’ and would allow RCAC and the City to take advantage of any funding opportunities that may arise in the near future,” read a letter from Renate Fleming, RCAC president, to council.

Council was asked by the RCAC for the inclu-

sion of the Miners’ Hall reserve funds in the revenue portion of the draft budget for the common renovation plan “to maximize the opportunity to leverage grant funding.”

The City’s reserve fund to cover renovation expenses could be $325,000 by 2014.

For their part, the RCAC could utilize, among others, the Columbia Basin Trust for funds, as well as Canada Cultural Spaces.

According to the City staff report, realization of the Miners’ Hall attic renovation project would be a “great enhancement and will provide better usage and economic viability of the hall.”

The proposed $445,000 plan—put forward March 25 by the RCAC —called for a renovation to the hall’s attic on the fourth floor. The renovations include a green room—the space which accommodates performers not yet required on stage—and storage, as well as around $75,000 for furnishings, stage replacement, window curtains, and a new lighting sys-

tem in the theatre.

The City also had plans for renovations to the venerable hall, with around $330,000 needed to complete the work.

The plans include reassessing the foundation, installing new doors and windows and replacing the existing roof and siding. Building access and some landscaping would also be done.

These planned renovations would likely take place in spring and summer of 2014.

City staff was directed April 8 to work with RCAC to develop a common plan and draft budget for both the attic renovation and the City’s planned upgrades.

Rotating sculpture Council also gave its approval on a project to allow City staff to help find an appropriate location for a rotating sculpture display.

RCAC had also asked for assistance from public works with site preparation prior to installation of sculpture next year.

A regional sculpture program for 2014 could also include Trail, Nelson

and Kaslo.

“Supporting the RCAC Rotating Sculpture Project will be another addition to the City’s downtown core,” read a City staff report.

Planning overview The RCAC has completed several consultations this year regarding development of the attic of the Miners’ Hall, including: • structural engineer Steven Thomas (Nelson) • building code consultant B. Clarke E n g i n e e r i n g (Summerland) • fire assessment by the regional district fire marshal.

Thomas Loh, a Nelson-based architect, has prepared an initial concept drawing that considers the input provided by the professionals consulted.

Based on the architectural drawing, the RCAC hired Jim Bush from JBA in Nelson, a professional Quantity Surveyor, to provide an official cost estimate for the planned renovations. The total estimate for the attic renovations is $445,000. editor@rosslandnews.com

Where there’s smoke there’s fire Smoke and flames from burning piles of waste wood may be visible next to the Castlegar Golf Club as early as next week. The burning will be limited to small piles and will be compliant with air quality venting regulations. The fires will be monitored at all times.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Regional District of Central Kootenay will restart work on a fuel treatment project in the Ootischenia area that began in the spring of 2012. Work will continue on the 14-hectare project periodically until the fall.

This multi-year project will reduce forest fuels (e.g., waste wood, brush, accumulations of needles) to minimize wildfire risks, especially to the new Tower Ridge subdivision. This will be accomplished by reducing surface fuels, thinning and pruning.

The project will: • Reduce overall fuel loading in interface areas.

• Reduce the potential for wildfire ignitions.

• Reduce potential fire intensity if an ignition occurs.

• Improve first responder access to the area if a fire occurs.

Provincial job rate declines B.C. experienced a decline in full-time employment in March. Jobs declined by 14,800, with full-time employment dropping by 22,400, partially offset by the gain in part-time employment of 7,500. The unemployment rate in March was at seven per cent throughout the province, putting B.C. fourth-lowest in Canada.

• 31,170 job openings are expected in the Kootenay region to 2020; 27 per cent of these (8,500) are expected to be newly created jobs.

• The province approved a major expansion of the Elkview Coal Mine, near Sparwood.

• A regional workforce table (RWT) has been established for the Kootenay region. Its key deliverable is to produce a regional skills training plan by spring 2013. The RWT had its first meeting in November 2012 and is currently meeting with key stakeholders to gather input into the plan.

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Schools • Continued from page 1 Rossland trustee Gordon Smith proposed an amendment to the motion to write the City a letter saying the board rejected its offer and to explain the problematic parameters and why it was challenging, and to instruct SD20 staff to negotiate a new set of conditions that would be favourable to the board.

Smith said the City made a motion with the intention of providing a cost neutral solution for K-12 in Rossland, and that intention should be honoured.

“They were unaware of some of our procedural requirements per the School Act, disposal of property and grants in lieu, but there is a middle ground if we could get the staff groups to speak with one another,” he said.

Prior to the motion the city’s Neighbourhoods of Learning (NOL) committee presented to the board on keeping the senior grades at RSS as a healthy option for those students who did not want to attend Trail’s J.L. Crowe Secondary School.

Smith used much of the NOL rationale in his argument for more time. He said having K-12 in Rossland would provide a blended learning choice, that there was a home for the academies at RSS, and a potential for revenue generation with additional revenue leverage via the international program.

He pointed to a strategic plan the school board was embarking upon in the next couple of months, predicting that a lot of the points to be detailed in the plan existed right now within the RSS building, including innovative delivery for education (blended learning), revenue generation possibilities, partnerships with municipalities and good community engagement.

The debate on the amendment lasted for 20 minutes, but the pros and cons of the City’s deal had been discussed at length in an earlier committee of the whole meeting last week.

In the end it was the quality of education, foremost on the board’s mind, that won out, said Trail trustee Mark Wilson.

The board was looking at the “best possible scenario for education in the southern end of the district for second-

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• Continued from page 1 The two alternatives centre around the creation of a municipal school district, not run by the City of Rossland but existing within the municipality, said NOL chair Aerin Guy. A municipal district would be a Rossland-only school district, but still part of the public system but with its own board.

She said the decision by the SD20 board of trustees Monday night did not dampen the resolve of the committee and task force members, but instead continue to work towards meeting deadlines to create kindergarten to Grade 12 education options

Annex a deal breaker

When the City tied their grant-in-aid to the possible purchase of the MacLean School Annex that made the City’s offering to SD20 capital money, instead of a cash injection that would have gone to operations.

However, if capital money comes from the sale of a building, the school board can only use the money for the construction of buildings, not for operations.

“We cannot use that to operate the schools,” said Ganzert. “So the money would sit in a capital fund and we would have a $270,000 deficit to make up on top of the current one we do have.”

The board would have to go through bylaw process to dispose of the building, which in turn has to go through the Ministry of Education for final approval on the sale of the facility. Ganzert said that ministry approval could take four to five years to come through.

As well, the province would require the board to re-start the school closure process and consult with the public again because it would be changing the question of the bylaw.

“To be able to turn (the Annex) over to the City, we couldn’t even do that right now,” Ganzert said.

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ary school education,” and that meant having Rossland senior students in Trail’s school.

“The financial part got put right to the front door without considering all of the other facts,” he said. “If it was strictly a financial decision, K-7 was the answer in Rossland because of the capital outlays that we have to put out in that building.”

Without the Rossland students, by 2015 Crowe would be dropping to 525 students, a number that would limit students in their courses—affecting young people across the Greater Trail region.

By bringing in the Rossland students the school would have its numbers back to over 800 students, said Wilson, and would ensure the funding would be there for enhanced courses and programs.

The passion that was shown by Rossland to keep grades 10-12 in the city was huge, said Wilson, and no one can be blamed for trying to find another way to keep K-12.

“My heart goes out to Rossland, but at the end of the day it’s got to be an educational decision. And that’s really the toughest part we had to come up with,” Wilson explained.

NOL committee chair Aerin Guy said the board decision was not unexpected.

in Rossland for fall.

“We will have options, it just depends on what will be successful,” said Guy. NOL is currently in the process of getting an application in to the Ministry of Education for status as an independent school. The committee will have to “make a case” for status now that SD20 has closed any debate on a deal to keep the top three secondary school grades in the city.

There are currently no municipal school districts in B.C., but they are common in the U.S. “We have discussed the possibility of this option with the (Education) deputy minister, and while he feels it

“But we wish that they had been willing to discuss terms with the City that were favourable as Gordon Smith spoke of in his amendment,” she said.

Overall there is a sense of disappointment in the city over the board’s decision, Smith concluded.

“There were a lot of people that had worked for a long time, in fact in some cases literally decades, to support and foster K-12 within the city of Rossland,” he said. “It’s unfortunate to see that chapter come to a close.”

On Feb. 27 the board of trustees for SD20 adopted a bylaw to close MacLean Elementary School next year, and Rossland Secondary School will begin hosting kindergarten to Grade 9 in September.

That means the city will be losing three grades of secondary schooling, with grades 10-12 heading down the mountain next year to Trail’s J. L Crowe Secondary School.

Although the closure of MacLean—as well as the amalgamation of Twin Rivers and Castlegar elementary schools in Castlegar—could save the district nearly half of its $750,000 budgetary shortfall this year, the savings could be less if Rossland parents elect not to send their children down the hill and go elsewhere. editor@rosslandnews.com

isn’t impossible, it would require creation of new legal framework within the province, and would need at least two years to be put into place,” read a statement on the NOL website.

The options also include redrawing the district boundaries or forming a charter school. A charter school is essentially a public school with a greater degree of autonomy. That designation allows a school to offer programs that are significantly different from regular public schools.

School district boundaries could be redrawn to have the city become a part of the Boundary or Kootenay Lake school districts. Both SD20

and the new district would have to agree to the change.

Task force members are currently scouting locations for the school, completing ministry paperwork, and in some cases engaged in communications with the ministry on the prospect of an independent school.

“We have to explore other things because K-12 is a highly valued part of the community,” said Guy. None of the options are short-term. The task force will be working toward these goals for at least two, if not five or more years.

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SD20 snuffs debate again on K-12

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ust like they did when the bylaw to reconfigure schools in Rossland was being considered, the majority of School District 20 trustees have preempted any meaningful discussion on how kindergarten to Grade 12 education can be realized in Rossland.

Granted, the City of Rossland offer was flawed according to school district procedures, but by defeating Rossland trustee Gordon Smith’s amendment to the motion and not enter into negotiations with the City the board has taken the democracy and compassion out of the process to move three grades to Trail.

Some of the board’s trustees have shown themselves to be shirking their duties when it comes to managing the affairs of the school system, because it is about people and community, not about dollars and idealistic values.

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he trustees of SD20 have voted and will not continue discussions with the City of Rossland regarding bridge-funding to support K-12 in Rossland.

It has been an emotional process for our community and although we feel disappointment that the negotiations will not go forward, we would like to share our progress on alternative K-12 solutions.

As promised at our last public meeting on Feb. 28, the Neighbourhoods of Learning committee has created two “task forces” to explore the alternative options for offering grades 10-12 in the community. These groups have been working hard behind the scenes.

The Independent/DL School Task Force have created and sent out a request for

proposal for partnership with interested public and private distributed learning (DL) schools in B.C. In this scenario, a partnership with a distributed learning school would allow our 10-12s to share learning resources, while using our own facility engaging with each other, teachers and the community face to face.

With a public partnership, students would be eligible for full provincial DL funding. While less than current funding, the task force has determined that this funding would be feasible.

This is also true, albeit more challenging, with an independent DL partnership which is funded at 65 per cent of a public DL. The task force is working to secure a location in the community that would be a suitable and dynamic learning environment for grades 10-12, including opportunities for a wide range of elective opportunities and sport teams.

The Independent/DL School Task Force is also preparing an independent school application to submit to the provincial government for May 1. This possible

option would be a private independent school, for which some government funding would be provided (35 per cent of local school district in the first year and 50 per cent in subsequent years), but that would probably include a tuition fee.

Some examples of independent schools in the region are in Kimberley (kimindschool.com) and Fernie (www.thefernieacademy. com). There is potential to bring in international students to help offset costs.

The task force is also working hard to try to ensure that these options would be accessible to all.

For more information on the Independent/Distance Learning Task Force, visit rosslandschools.com/independentdl/.

The Public K-12 Task Force is currently exploring more long-term options for keeping K-12 in Rossland, but doing so with public funding. Now that School District 20 has closed negotiations with the City, the community is arguably in a stronger position to approach the Ministry of Education and ask for its

support in pursuing the formation of a school district within Rossland’s geographical boundaries (a municipal school district, charter school or some other model of local governance).

A municipal district would be a Rossland-only school district, but still part of the public system. This does not mean it would be run by the City— just that it would be our own small school district, with our own board.

There are currently no municipal school districts in B.C., but they are common in the USA. We have discussed the possibility of this option with the deputy minister, and while he feels it isn’t impossible, it would require creation of new legal framework within the province, and would probably need at least two years to be put into place.

You can learn more about the Public K-12 Task Force’s work at rosslandschools. com/public-k-12/ We encourage Rosslanders to register for updates from the Neighbourhood of Learning website at http:// rosslandschools.com.

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Recreation staff at the Rossland swimming pool learned a hard lesson last summer when it struggled to hire sufficient staff to maintain aquatic programs.

This year the City is getting an early start in its recruitment campaign for the coming outdoor swimming season.

While indoor pools like the Trail Aquatic Centre maintain staff yearround, seasonal outdoor pools have to deal with the challenges of laying off staff in the fall and then recruiting in the spring.

In Rossland, recreation programmer Robyn Hethey cast a wide net to try to bring in the experienced staff to run the various pool programs.

“Things are looking a lot better this year. We put out province-wide ads to try to bring some people in,” Hethey said.

“We’ve already hired a pool manager and have picked up some senior staff with two or three coming back from last year. We’ve also got a number of students who were taking courses last year

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who finished their training and they’re banging on our doors.”

Hethey predicts a full range of aquatic programs this year with a possibility of new additions to enhance opportunities for competitive swimmers in Rossland.

“We’re working with the Stingrays in Trail to try to create a feeder club in Rossland,” said Hethey.

“We’d like to have programs in Rossland in June and July and then they could transfer to Trail after. We’re just working on schedules right now.”

Hethey said the training and certification process for becoming a lifeguard was extensive.

“The public might look at lifeguards as just kids hanging around the pool,” said Hethey. “But they have to be highly trained to be able to get the positions.”

Hethey explained that prospective lifeguards are required to take a ladder of courses before they can work in the field, potentially totalling over 200 hours of safety, first aid and lifesaving training.

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“CBT will deliver a substantial portion of this budget by involving communities in directly allocating CBT funds based on community-identified priorities.”

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“The initial training includes the Bronze medallion, Bronze Cross, Standard First Aid with CPR “C”, and National Life Saving, which is the first 100 hours,” Hethey explained.

“The additional courses include Assistant Water Safety Instructor (ASWI) and Water Safety Instructor (WSI).”

The degree of training obtained by anyone interested in becoming a lifeguard directly affects their chances of employment afterwards.

“In ranking the employability of teens with this training having the first four courses is like silver but with the AWSI and WSI as well, that ranks them as gold,” said Hethey. “But it’s definitely not a small commitment dollar-wise or time-wise.”

“All in all we’re feeling good about this season,” added Hethey. “We’ve got experienced staff, who are good mentors to the younger staff and some grade 11’s and 12’s who are hopefully coming back. We just have to keep up the pressure on kids to complete their training.”

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It isn’t clear if the City of Rossland will be appealing the School District 20 board of trustee’s decision to reject an offer for city taxation, says the city’s mayor.

Greg Granstrom said City council has not yet met to discuss the ramifications, if any, of the SD20 board decision to not accept a grant-in-aid from the City of Rossland.

Council made the decision to offer $145,000 per year in taxpayers money to the school district.

“As of now there are no other decisions of council to move in any direction,” he said.

The acceptance of the grant would have set in motion a city-wide referendum on the new level of taxation, and was part of the list of nine hurdles the board found with the City’s offer.

Those hurdles have settled the dust on the school board’s end of the spectrum as far as the issue of offering kindergarten to Grade 12 education in Rossland is concerned, said Darrel Ganzert, SD20 board chair.

“It’s pretty much the end of the options for us to change our mind,” he said about the vote on Monday night at the regular board meeting. “But part of the motion that was passed was that the superintendent and I approach the mayor and his council to make ourselves available to explain each and every one of the issues we had, all nine of them, so they understand fully the concerns that we had with their proposal.”

Trail school trustee Mark Wilson agreed.

“You would hate to say never, but right now we’re progressing as if it is a done deal and 10s to 12s are out to J.L Crowe (in Trail),” he said. “And it’s not a victory of one community against another, it’s an educational decision.”

Granstrom said the ultimate power in this decision lies with the school board, and, although City council will discuss the matter, trying to change the board’s view from the municipal end isn’t always feasible.

“We always have to keep in mind that the school district is the board that is responsible to deliver public education, they are the legal entity. We can offer to help, but at the end of the day it is their decision,” he said.

For his part, Rossland school trustee Gordon Smith said his role going forward in SD20 will be to keep working for the Rossland school within the district context and work on the transition of grades 10 to 12 to Trail. editor@rosslandnews.com

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The man will never be forgotten, but the legacy of longtime gymnastic coach and mentor Chris Buccini will be assured next week with a celebration-of-life ceremony and dedication at the Greater Trail Community Centre (GTCC).

The Regional District and Trail Gymnastic Club (TGC) is holding a ceremony Apr. 20 to honour the memory of the former Rosslander and dedicate the GTCC’s gym in his name.

It’s only fitting that the facility be named the Chris Buccini Memorial Gymnasium in recognition of his many hours spent there coaching, and years of devotion to young athletes.

“Chris pretty much was Trail gymnastics,” said Nicola Marynowski, TGC coach and colleague of Buccini’s for the past eight years. “He took over as head coach in the early 80s so he was here for over 30-plus years as head coach.

It’s a long and inspiring legacy.” Indeed Buccini would have been in his 31st year as head coach of the club. He has coached over 3,000 young gymnasts, first at the Tadanac Hall and since 1990 at the Greater Trail Community Centre.

The dedication ceremony will go in the gym at 1 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 20 and there will be an open house from 1-4 p.m. in the senior’s centre.

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Getting down and dirty with poultry Chicken Crawl owner biographies

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For those who are considering joining the growing ranks of backyard chicken owners in Rossland, this Saturday is your chance to spread your wings.

The fifth annual Backyard Chicken Crawl is an inside look at who is raising chickens in the city, how they do it, and gives people an opportunity to ask questions about how they could join the flock.

Coordinated by Rossland Real Food (RRF), the self-guided tour runs Saturday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and is a part of the Earth Day events scheduled in the city.

It’s also a means to educate community members on raising backyard hens, said Rachael Roussin of RRF. “There is a lot of interest surrounding raising backyard hens as issues of food security and sustainability that are important to people,” she said. “This is a great opportunity to learn from Rosslanders who are already doing it.”

People who do have backyard hens are doing it well in Rossland and there have been few problems since the City passed a bylaw to allow the backyard birds a few years ago.

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• Abii and Chris Graves - 1314 Cooke Ave. The Graves’ yard borders open space on all sides, so they built their coop extra strong with predators in mind. The coop is built with all recycled materials and is enclosed under the back deck and stairs. The fencing is buried two feet deep to deter predators.

• Alison and Matt Tonner - 2346 Fourth Ave. Alison and Matt are new chicken owners. Their first hens were taken by racoons that came in through the apple tree above the coop. Since then, they extended the coop and used hardware mesh and so far their three hens are doing great.

• Roxy Piette - 1745 Thompson Ave. She has seven hens: three ISA browns, two leghorns and two ameraucanas. She’s been a backyard chicken farmer for almost two years now. Her coop is fully enclosed underneath her backyard deck. The run area is about 80 square feet and, since her backyard is fully fenced in, the chickens often get to free range outside of the run.

• Rachael Roussin and Jarrod McLean - 2155 Second Ave. They have been backyard chicken owners for almost four years and have four laying hens.

Although they have a small yard, they use space efficiently and maintain a healthy coop and hens. Bears were a major concern for them, so they built the coop extra strong.

• Ali Meredith and Phil Loosely - 2062 Thompson Ave. They built the coop in 2010 with mostly recycled materials. Initially they used chicken wire to secure the run but two years ago raccoons broke in and killed their four hens. They reinforced the coop with 1/4” galvanized mesh and got four more hens.

• Darcee O’Hearn - 2010 Georgia St. She has had chickens for four years now and loves it. The run is made from an old cement slab where a barn once stood. It’s easy to clean, prevents wildlife from digging in, and doesn’t accumulate much dust. Once in a while she lets the chickens out to run in the backyard.

• Andrew Bennett - 2705 Columbia Kootenay Rd. He’s kept his herd of eight dairy goats here in town for about a year now. They spent last summer on Red Mountain grazing the ski slopes, and have just finished a winter in the yellowroofed barn.

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“The home owners will be at their coops eagerly waiting to answer any questions about raising back yard chickens,” she said.

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Two costly penalties put the Rossland Trail Roller Girls on the lesser end of the score sheet Saturday night in their season opener at the Rossland Arena.

The Roller Girls dropped a 196-161 decision to the Nelson Killjoys in the second game of the season debut for the West Kootenay Roller Derby league in front of over 500 fans.

Despite taking a sizeable early lead in the second game of the league opening doubleheader, the Roller Girls gave up the lead on a penalty late in the first half, and then fell over 80 points behind early in the second half on another penalty.

Penalties can make or break a game, said Roller Girls coach Railroad. There’s always a lot of penalties called in any roller derby game, he said, but it’s just better when the opposition gets more called on them than you do.

“So it really comes down to who can maintain their compusure for two, 30-minute halves,” he said after the game. “But when your jammer goes to the box that’s what kills you.

That’s when a game changes. That’s when you see the 30-point jumps. There’s no way you can score.”

The jammer is the one player on the track out of five who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team.

The Roller Girls are a new entry in the fiveteam league. Now in its third season, the league was compressed down from seven teams, and amalgamated two-time league champions (and undefeated in two seasons) Rossland’s Gnarlies Angels, with cellar dwellers Bad News Betties from Trail into the Roller Girls.

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Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around an indoor oval track.

Game play consists of a series of short matchups (“jams”) in which both teams designate a scoring player (the “jammer”) who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team.

The teams attempt to assist their own jammer by hindering the opposing jammer—in effect, playing both offence and defence simultaneously.

Top: A Roller Girls jammer leaves a Killjoys player in the dust; Above, right: Roller Girls coach Railroad calls a time out; Right: A Roller Girls player takes a tumble; Below: Players fro both teams, coaches and referees gather for an after game picture; Left: Roller Girls celebrate completion of their first game together.

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The club is a mix of veteran players and “fresh meat” on its 26-player roster, but the Killjoys—fused out of two Nelson teams—contained seven league all star players.

The other clubs in the league—that sports over 100 players—include the Dam City Rollers, Babes of Brutality and the Valley Vendettas.

The Roller Girls will play four league games this season, plus one exhibition bout in June in Trail against a Cranbrook team, with the league final back in Rossland during Golden City Days in September.

The popularity of the league has remained strong since it began three years ago. Gone are the short shorts, the fishnet stockings and the crazy face paint.

“Most people (back then) came to see the spectacle and stayed to love the sport,” said Railroad. “Now you can see it’s a full on athletic endeavour.”

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The Kootenays and Rossland were wellrepresented in hockey at the 2013 Female U16 Cup held in Duncan two weeks ago.

The Golden City’s Madelain Vokeroth Fisher led the Kootenay Wildcats bantam team into the six-team tournament, finishing fourth.

Vokeroth Fisher was joined by Fruitvale’s Kendra Waterstreet, New Denver’s McRory Reese, Emilie teBulte of Castlegar, Emma Wheeldon and Merissa Dawson of Nelson, and Catalina Hartland of Kaslo as the West Kootenay representatives on the 20-player Wildcats roster.

“The U-16 was awesome,” said Wildcats team manager Lori Dawson in a text message. “Our Kootenay girls did really well.”

The Kootenay team lost their opening match against eventual champions the North, who scored an empty netter to make it 3-1.

They dropped their next game to Vancouver Island 6-0, before bouncing back against the Okanagan.

In what Dawson describes as a “thrilling” match, the Kootenay team was outshot, but goaltender Hartland braved the onslaught, keeping the team in the game.

“Catalina Hartland was outstanding in

net the past weekend,” said Dawson. “She turned some heads thats for sure. She was the talk in the stands amongst coaches, and scouts.”

After Merissa Dawson scored, the Kootenay side tied the game in the last six seconds with a goal from Tyler Carver and assisted by Lindsay Weech and Dawson.

Team Kootenay pulled the goalie in the final seconds on a power play to try to end it, but the game went to a shoot out.

Lindsay Weech, Tyler Carver and Kennedy Sterzer each scored in the shoot out to clinch the win for Kootenay.

A victory in their next game against the Lower Mainland Green team would have seen them playing for first or second, but they lost a heart breaker in yet another shoot out.

The Kootenays dropped their final game against the Lower Mainland Blue team 5-1 to finish fourth in the event. The North team defeated the Lower Mainland Green squad 2-1 in the final to take top spot.

Six teams were selected from the various zone camps held across B.C. at the beginning of January.

Two teams were chosen from the Lower Mainland (Green and Blue) and one team each from the North, Kootenay, Okanagan and Vancouver Island zones.

The Trail Smoke Eaters of the BCHL have named Rossland’s Barry Zanier as full-time assistant coach.

Zanier, a teacher at McLean Elementary in Rossland, served as Smokies assistant coach on a part-time basis for the past 11 seasons but was able to commit full time due to a combination of an accommodating school board and fewer week-day games scheduled by the BCHL. “The board has been great, I mean it’s all about community involvement,” said Zanier. “I’m looking forward to it.

We’ve got a good group, and everyone is really excited to come back.”

Before joining the Smoke Eaters Zanier coached at the pee-wee and bantam level in the Greater Trail Minor Hockey Association, and served as player-coach

with the Senior Smoke Eaters during the 1980s.

As a player, Zanier skated with the junior and senior Smokies as well as the UBC Thunderbirds.

“Barry knows our program inside-out and will be a huge asset to have behind the bench fulltime,” said Smoke Eaters head coach and general manager Bill Birks.

“He understands what it takes to win at the BCHL level and will help ensure we get the most

out of our players this season.”

Another addition The Smoke Eaters are also thrilled to welcome Craig Clare to the coaching staff.

Clare, a former Smoke Eater, was named the BCHL Interior Conference co-Rookie of the Year in 1998.

He spent two seasons in Trail before completing his BCHL playing career with the Victoria Salsa.

Clare also played three years of college hockey in Alberta with the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Most recently, Clare has been a coach with the Greater Trail bantam rep team.

“Craig’s really in touch with the up-and-coming players in our local system, which is huge for our future development,” stated Birks. “I’m happy to see him join our group and am excited to see what he can bring to our program.”

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We try to ensure that all last minute information, changes and updates are posted on the City’s website, at www.rossland.ca.

Look for the Recreation Department’s Program Guide, that’s where we’ll post any updates. If you use Facebook, consider becoming our “friend” and all our updates will come straight to you.

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by Paul DeVilliers on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays between 4-6 p.m. in either the MacLean Gymnasium or at the tennis courts once the weather is better. The program is for children ages six-to-12 years who would like to learn to play tennis and have some fun too.

Postponed until May The Babysitters Course that was scheduled for Monday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 17 has been postponed until May in order for more youth to register. If your child is interested in babysitting this summer, this is a great course to prepare them for that responsibility. The eight-hour course covers eight topics, including; responsibilities, child development, nutrition, behavior, emergencies, safety and first aid, illness, physical challenges and special needs issues.

Finding Mika’s voice Friday night in the Miners Hall, comedian Matt Billon is performing for the Finding Mika’s Voice fundraiser in support of Autism Awareness month. Tickets are being sold at Out of the Cellar and The Red Pair Shoe Store.

Earth Day On Saturday, the Earth Day Celebrations are happening around town and wrapping up at the Miners Hall for a veggie chili dinner and potluck, followed by a climate change movie. For more information and a complete schedule of the day’s activities, log onto www.

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Admission is only $3 and kids and students are free. The entertainment this weekend includes the great voice of Dawn Graham; four young dancers—Teslyn Beuhler, Taryn Cutt, Molly Jamin and Charlotte Gibson—dancing their own creation, Crazies and Cartwheels; Doug Halliday, Dave Rusnell and Chuck Cram, picking and singing old favorites; Zak Higgins, from the Gold Fever Follies cast, presenting dramatically; Marti Daniel, singing and strumming and Les Carter, singing and picking. If you’re interested in volunteering at the Joe Hill Coffee House, please contact Les Carter at 250-362-5677 or retrac01@telus. net.

Speaking of writing Arts and Culture week is April 21-27 and Rossland is celebrating with an evening for readers and writers. The “Conversations with Writers” evening at the Rossland Gallery is on Wednesday, April 24 from 7-9 p.m. and is presented by the Rossland Council for Arts and

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ROSSLAND Public Process on the 2013-2017 Financial Plan and Budget Tuesday, April 23, 2013 @ 5:00 pm A public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2013 starting at 5:00 p.m. at Rossland City Hall, 1899 Columbia Avenue to attend a presentation on the City’s preliminary budget and 5 year financial plan.

This will be a public meeting regarding the budget and financial plan and attendees will have an opportunity to receive the presentation and ask questions regarding the proposed plan.

Please come out and help Council draft a Financial Plan for your City.

Culture, the Rossland Library and hosted by author Almeda Glenn Miller. Enjoy stimulating conversations with local writers Susan Andrews Grace, Adrian Barnes and Rosa Jordan, followed by readings, questions and answers.

Home schooling If you’re a home schooler, the Library has a new Home schoolers Support program at the Library, on Friday afternoons. For more information and a schedule, contact Lynn at children@rossland.bclibrary.ca or call 250-362-7611.

Becoming a lifeguard If you’re thinking about becoming a lifeguard and you’ve already taken your bronze medallion, there’s a Standard First Aid coming up in May, with the NLS right behind it. Contact the Castlegar Community Complex to register for the two day Standard First Aid course which runs May 11-12. The National Lifeguard Service Award starts two weeks later and runs over a month. The Castlegar Complex can be reached at 250365-3386.

Summer brochure The Recreation Department will start putting together the Summer brochure soon. This publication spans the months of June, July and August. If you would like to run a program, please contact the recreation department to discuss your ideas. If you’re a community organization who would like a special event advertised in the Community Events and Information section, please email us the specifics, at recreation@rossland.ca

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Call the RAPP line to report bear sightings 1-877-952-7277 Visit www.bearaware.bc.ca for more info or contact Sharon at rosslandbearaware@ live.com

This year École des Sept-sommets, Rossland’s little French school, has a lot to celebrate for Earth Day. The school received an honourable mention for their community garden and wormcomposting projects.

Here is the text from the online description of the school project: At our school environment is important.

We recycle paper and juice containers,

but we found that it was not enough. We then decided to start a project of vermi-compost.

In 2010 the association of parents of our school subsidized the purchase of a vermicomposter and red worms. In each class we have a container to collect organic waste that we feed our worms. A student is responsible to feed the worms every week.

Class M-1 is the collection of compost once or twice per year.

This activity is very

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École des Sept-sommets funny, because we have to separate the compost. We have the opportunity to observe well and find eggs that look like small pearls.

In the spring we use this fertilizer in the wonderful community garden at our school.

The whole school looks after the garden

for the last five years now. Grades 4-6 prepare the ground for our spring planting.

Grades 2-3 plant seeds and everyone helps with the weeding.

In June and in the fall we harvest the fruits and vegetables.

We enjoy it raw or in soup.

In 2011 we conducted an experiment to see if plants grow better with or without vermi-compost. The garden was divided into two parts, one with and one without compost. As you might have guessed the plants grown in the field with our super compost won handily.

In 2012 we even won three awards at the Fall Festival of Rossland. This year we have the same two collections of vermi-compost to put in our garden. Nothing is lost, nothing is created in our small French school.

The project can be viewed at the following link: http://2013. bcgreengames.ca/

ROSSLAND

Earth Day Celebration

Saturday April 20th 9:00-10:30 am Lui Joe Trail Historical Walk. Free. Meet at Washington Street trailhead.

9:30-11:30 am Backyard Chicken Crawl. Free. Download a chicken coop map from www.rosslandfood.com 12:00-3:00 pm Electric Bike Demos at Revolution Cycle. Free. Bring ID & Credit card.

3:00-5:00 pm Earth Day activities at the Miners Hall. Free.

Fortis BC, Trails Society, Bear Aware, Sunflower planting for kids, Earth Day stories, Kootenay Carshare.

Kids Earth Day Action Hero Art Show.

5:30-7:00 pm Community Vegetarian Chili Potluck at Miners Hall. Chili & bun $2.

Bring a dessert or salad for potluck!

7:30 pm Film at Miners Hall: Chasing Ice $3 students & kids $5 adults www.chasingice.com

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