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Rossland’s newest educational option, A snapshot of The Seven Summits Centre for Learning, has present day announced an official physical location. The Seven Summits Centre for Learning Rossland is on will open at 2393B Columbia Avenue in display until Rossland. TIMOTHY SCHAFER NEW ‘DO Rossland News A daycare and Catholic Church educathe end of the time for an Internet tional centre in past It’s incarnations, the space make over for Rossland. Despite awill rumour lastwas weekoriginally the city’sdesigned with learning in month, and Although the Rossland winter shuttle service tomind Red with Mountain lots of natural in classroom splash light page isn’t ready soon be was sealed Resort to be shuffled,and the common game is still areas. yet the Tourism Rossland will Schools be revamped afoot and awaits a word fromThe the province. Visions for page Small Society for posterity this week and loaded. Enthusiasm had been (VSS) flagging for theworking is actively with Andy Holmes

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Piano trio repertoire premiere

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Until Aug. 24 • THE GOLDEN TICKET This is Rossland’s heritage package and includes admission to the Rossland Historical Museum and site tour, as well as The Gold Fever Follies. It includes great discounts at 11 participating Rossland merchants. The Rossland Museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday and seven days a week this month and into August. Site tours start at 10:30 a.m. with the last tour at 3:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. after July 1). The Follies run Tuesday to Saturday with two shows daily: 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. until Aug. 24. Tickets available at the museum (cash/debit/credit) and Café Books West and at the Follies shows (cash only). Tickets are adults $18, senior/students $13, children $9. Sunday, Sept. 1 • THE SEvEN SuMMITS POKER RIDE is a non-competitive group ride on the Seven Summits Trail. Participants are expected to be expert riders in good shape and self reliant in the remote trail setting. Costumes optional, friendly attitudes required. Riders will amass a poker hand throughout seven different card stations spread along the trail and prizes will happen at the post ride BBQ at the Lion’s campground. Cost: $45. • Saturday, Sept. 7 starts with the Dreadhead Enduro DH at the Larch Ridge trailhead in the morning and finishes with the Huck n’ Berries Dirt Jump competition and beer gardens at Centennial Park. Registration is at Revolution Cycles. Locals are asked to register in person at the shop, out of towners please call us at 250 362 5688. Thursday, Sept. 5 • BOOK READING Takaia Larsen will be at the Rossland Historical Museum to present from her book “Sowing the Seeds: Women, Work and Memory in Trail, BC, During and After the Second World War” (2010). 6–7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 - Sunday, Sept. 8 • GOLDEN CITY DAYS Weekend festival celebrating Rossland’s gold-mining history. Parade, sports events, children’s games and inflatable fun park, pancake breakfast, local musicians and vocalists, food and craft vendors, beer garden, Fall Fair activities and displays, outhouse races, Stake Your Claim, and more. Watch for schedules of events in Rossland stores in late August. Saturday, Sept. 7 • GOLDEN CITY DAYS PARADE Start planning your entry for Saturday, Sept. 7. Enter a decorated float, play music, wear costumes, sing, dance, or walk the streets while showcasing your business or group. Entry forms on Facebook, Bhubble, and Rossland Chamber website. Monday, Sept. 9 • ROSSLAND GIRL GuIDES Registration night for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers will be held Sept. 9, 7 p.m. at the Rossland Library to meet the leaders and find out about plans for the upcoming year. There is an opening for a new leader for the Sparks program. Inquiries: contact Lori Heximer (heximer@telus.net) or Rachel Moore (rachel.tim.moore@gmail.com). Tuesday, Sept. 10 • SKATE AND GEAR SWAP Do you like to skate or want to learn? Rossland Figure Skating Club invites you to join us. Look for the RFSC at the Golden City Days Parade, Sept. 7; Skate and gear swap sale and registration, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 6:307:30 p.m., Rossland Arena Lounge. Drop off skates, figure skating outfits etc. Sept. 9 6-7 p.m. at the Rossland Arena; Late registration and bake sale Thursday, Sept. 19, Rossland Mountain Market; Canskate, Rising Stars and Starskate programs (ages 318) run Oct. 2 to March 12 in Rossland Arena. For more information contact Teri Mack terimack@live.ca 250-362-7340. Saturday, Oct. 2 • LA CAFAMORE has been striving to bring high quality classical music to the ears of Kootenay listeners since 2008. On Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m. at the Rossland Gallery they will bring two famous piano trios to Rossland classical music lovers. Haydn’s Gypsy trio is recognizable because of its lively last movement, which uses themes based on Hungarian gypsy music. Beethoven’s Archduke trio is considered the pinnacle of the piano trio repertoire with its expansive themes and orchestral-like instrumentation. Admission: Adults $15, Seniors & students $12, Children under 12-free. Tickets at Bear Country Kitchen and at door. Ongoing Gold Fever Follies Performances take place from June 29 to Aug. 24. Showings are at 3 pm and 7:30 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. This year’s new show is called A job well done, a brand new comedy by Kate Eldridge with music by Harris Anderson. Rossland Mountain Market The market has started and runs until Sept. 26 on Thursdays from 3-6 p.m. The market is located downtown on Queen Street next to the Credit union. The slogan is “Make it, Bake it, Grow it!” and features fresh produce, baked treats, artisan goods and live music. If you would like to be a vender please visit: www.rosslandfood.com or email rosslandmountainmarket@gmail.com. Rossland Library Summer Reading Program The program started and is for ages 6-8 on Tuesday and Thursday from 1-2:30 p.m. and ages 9-12 are on Tuesdays from 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday Teen Nights are from 6:308 p.m. with movies, games and crafts. Afternoon at the movies is Aug. 21 at 4 p.m. and movies and a snack are included. Preschoolers can join the Summer Read to Me Club on Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. for stories, songs, games and crafts. Rossland Museum The museum is open daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Monday and Tuesday. Open daily July and August 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. including holidays. Admission is adults $10; children 6-13 $3; students 14+ $5; seniors 60+ $8; children under six free. Family rate is $28 based on two adults and children.

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The 2013 fall concert tour is a series of firsts for La Cafamore. The classical music group has been touring the Kootenays since 2008, performing concerts mainly for the string quartet format, with occasional guests. In this next series of concerts they will present piano trio repertoire for the first time, touching down in Rossland on Oct. 2 at the Rossland Gallery. “We are without our cellist for this concert,” said Rosslander Carolyn Cameron, “as he is busy with his new appointment as artistic director of the symphony of the Kootenays. In fact, we were almost without our violist too.” Alexis More, violist, has left her teaching position in the Kootenays to further her career in Victoria. “Luckily for us, she was able to fit these concerts into her busy schedule,” said Cameron. In light of these changes, the group was faced with finding repertoire for two violin and viola. While there are some excellent works for this combination, violinist Angela Snyder had concerns about the loss of the bass part. “To me it feels like there is something missing when the cello voice is not there,” she said. The group decided to explore piano trio repertoire, with Cameron switching roles of violinist to pianist. “I am very excited and somewhat nervous, because I haven’t done much chamber music as a pianist…I’m hoping that my violin experience translates across instruments.” Since most piano trio arrangements are for violin, viola and cello, violist More will take on the cello part with her viola. “Most cello parts transpose fairly easily to viola” she said, impishly adding, “the piano

piano premiere What: La Cafamore in concert • Two famous piano trios: Haydn’s Gypsy trio is recognizable because of its lively last movement: Beethoven’s Archduke trio is considered the pinnacle of the piano trio repertoire with its expansive themes and orchestral-like instrumentation. Where: Rossland Gallery When: Saturday, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Adults $15, Seniors & students $12, Children under 12-free. Tickets at Bear Country Kitchen and at door.

drowns me out anyway.” The group will play two of the most famous works of the piano trio repertoire, Haydn’s Gypsy piano trio and Beethoven’s Archduke piano trio. “I grant you that the Haydn is the piano’s moment to shine,” said Cameron. “Haydn intended the piano to be the focal point, with the other instruments as supporting characters, so to speak. There are very few instances in this work where the viola part is not also played by the piano. My apologies to Alexis.” Both Snyder (violin) and More have their moments in the sun with the Beethoven Archduke trio. “In the hands of Beethoven, the piano trio is a more collaborative effort, giving each member an important and unique voice,” said Snyder. “Piano trios are my favourite instrument combination, and the Beethoven is unbeatable.” The group will be touring the communities of Silverton, Fernie, Invermere, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, and Nelson with financial assistance the Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance and from private donor Dr. R.J. Cameron who also happens to be married to Carolyn Cameron.

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Columbia River boat aids on chopping block sheri regnier Trail Times

Navigational aids that mark the hazardous Columbia River waterway from Castlegar to Trail may soon be a thing of the past. As part of an ongoing review of aids to navigate the Columbia River, the Canadian Coast Guard is proposing to discontinue 11 navigational aids that stretch from Hugh Keenleyside Dam near Castlegar to the Waneta Dam near the U.S. border. This recent announcement has one councillor scratching his head and asking, “Why now?” “The aids help map people down the river through the safest route,” said Coun. Gord DeRosa, member of the Columbia River committee. “It was a godsend to the City of Trail when they first went up 25 years ago.” The navigational aids, called day beacons, are large painted plywood pieces of various shapes embedded along the shore of the Columbia, to

assist both motorized and non-motorized vessels a safe passage down the river. Since September 2009, all boaters are required to have a “pleasure craft operator card,” which is boating license, in order to operate a powered watercraft. Knowledge of what each navigational aid represents is required for a boat license, which further supports DeRosa’s query of why the Coast Guard wants to dismantle the markers this year. “So they have trained all of Canada to read these signs, now they are taking them away,” he explained. “This doesn’t make any sense.” Kevin Carrigan, Canadian Coast Guard superintendent for navigational aids, said that a public meeting was held at the Best Western and Columbia Hotel on March 21, as part of the ongoing review process. Carrigan said the review team looked at the passage of the river from Hugh Keenleyside Dam to Waneta, and how the area was being

used by boaters. “What we found is that not a lot of boaters transit the river in that region, “he explained. “They usually stick close to the boat launch.” In addition, the review team determined that the navigational aids were not “functioning properly,” which means the signs did not mark dangerous areas “In this case, we found the markers were not being used and not marking the hazards appropriately,” said Carrigan. “Which is why we made the decision to remove them.” There is one more aspect to losing river markings that could have an economic impact to Greater Trail. An initiative to reestablish a port of call in Trail was presented by the river committee at the Canadian Columbia River Forum in March. A port of call would mean American boaters could travel with ease up the Columbia River, giving tourism a boost to the Greater Trail economy as well as the Kootenay Region.

Closures unlikely to affect local Kootenay hunters The B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations announced some minor changes to elk hunting regulations in the East Kootenay but local hunters aren’t likely to be greatly affected by the changes. The areas affected by the revised regulations are mostly east of Creston, ranging up

through the Cranbrook, and into the area surrounding Invermere on either side of the Columbia River. Closures are for antlerless elk including the general open season and the senior/ youth seasons with dates ranging from Sept. 10 to Sept. 30 in specific hunting areas within the East Kootenay. Terry Hanik, president of

the Trail Wildlife Association, said that the new regulations probably won’t change the hunting habits of many big game hunters in Greater Trail who venture into the East Kootenay. “Most of the guys who go from here go for bulls anyways, six point (antlers) or better,” he said. “With the changes a few years ago

when they opened up the west we’ve got a lot more people coming into the Pend O’reille where we had transplanted elk trying to restore the population and the Castlegar area for the big ones around here.” The elk hunting seasons in the east were expanded in 2010 in an effort to reduce agricultural crop damage.

Rossland wildfire fire 100 per cent contained sheri regnier Trail Times

A small wildfire burning near Rossland was reported 100 per cent contained Tuesday. Two initial attack crews were on site with one medium helicopter bucketing water, said Jordan Turner, fire information officer at the Southeast Fire Centre Crews established a perimeter around the fire and set up “guards,” which is an area doused with water from the helicopter, to ensure that forest fuels surrounding the hot zone are not completely dried out. The fire is remote and no structures were threatened. “There are small areas still smoking

but we don’t believed it will get past the guards,” added Turner. A new fire was sparked by lightning Tuesday morning, this time in a remote area on Mount Sentinel north of Castlegar. An initial attack crew and helicopter were responding to the fire at press time. Turner said the fire appears to be lightning-caused. “That is all we know at this point.” The fire danger rating in Greater Trail is low, which means fires may start easily and spread quickly but there will be minimal involvement of deeper forest fuel layers. In the last 24 hours, very hot and dry conditions coupled with no precipitation in the southern area of the Centre

have crews on alert. “This has elevated the fire danger rating to ‘high’ and ‘extreme’ along much of the U.S. Border, “said Turner. Open fire burning, which includes incendiaries such as fireworks and sky lanterns, have been prohibited since July 8. Campfires within the regulation size of no larger than 0.5 metres by 0.5 metres, are still allowed, Turner said a shovel and at least eight litres of water must be readily available to extinguish the flames. The fire prohibition is put in place across the Centre, and the bans are made into law at a provincial level and only rescinded after careful consideration.

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Weather “This is key for our guests to determine our actual weather and plan their vacations accordingly,” she said. The weather station is located at the base area day lodge. Although the Environment Canada weather information will still show the low altitude information, people can use the new station instead, found at http://www. rainwise.net/weather/redmountain. In the next few months a widget will be launched which will allow stakeholders to embed both weather (temperature and wind) as well as snow conditions on

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their website. In the interim, stakeholders are invited to use a “sticker” for embedding from

here: http://www. wunderground.com/ stickers/ Additionally, if people download the

The BC Liberals spent $11.75 million this year on their way to a come-from-behind provincial election victory. The governing party, which listed $8.5 million in donations, out-spent the NDP, which listed spending of $9.4 million and received $9.7 million. The disclosures released by Elections BC Monday include amounts spent before the formal 60-day campaign period when specific limits apply. The Liberals spent more in advance of the May 15 election. Within the 60-day campaign itself, the Liberals spent nearly $4.3 million to the NDP’s $4.1 million. Corporate contributors gave $5 million in donations to the Liberals, followed by individuals at $2.4 million, unincorporated businesses at $420,000 and

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$385,000 from other sources. NDP got nearly $2.6 million from individuals, $2.5 million from trade unions and $2.1 million from corporations. The Green Party of B.C., which won its historic first seat in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, did so on spending of just $180,000. The Green Party spent more than the B.C. Conservative Party, which listed $155,000 in expenses. The central party expenses don’t count the additional spending at the local level by individual candidates or constituency associations. Organizations that filed expense reports as election advertising sponsors ranged from large groups like the B.C. Teachers Federation and the Mining Association of B.C. to tiny ones like Kamloops Moms for Clean Air and Denman Opposes Coal. The bulk of sponsors were teachers unions, other labour organizations, or environmental groups.

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Campaign begins Sensible BC’s Dana Larsen said 1,000 canvassers are registered so far to collect signatures starting Sept. 9. He said he hopes to have at

least 2,000 in place by that date and to gain more – the group has a target of 5,000 – as the marijuana decriminalization campaign gathers steam. They’ll have 90 days to collect signatures from 10 per cent of

registered provincial voters in each of B.C.’s 85 electoral districts. Larsen said the Fight HST campaign had 3,000 canvassers in place at the outset and got another 2,000 to 3,000 in the

ensuing weeks. “I’m cautiously optimistic,” he said. No formal opponent of the initiative registered with Elections BC by an Aug. 12 deadline. Had a group done so it

would have had a spending limit of approximately $1 million to counter Sensible BC. Groups and individuals can still sponsor advertising for and against the petition, but will be subject to a $5,000 limit.

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The spirit of giving was alive and well at the Eagles Hall on Thursday, Aug. 15 when a capac ity crowd gathered to bid on an endless lineup of spectacular items donated by our local com munities in support of fundraising for Carol Enns. Live bidding with local auctioneer Robin Russell of Russell Auctions kicked the night off with fasttalking action. The catalogue of donat ed auction items took almost an hour and a half to sell. “The length of time it took us to sell out our live auction is a testament to the extent of sup port this evening received. Even hours after the catalogue was printed that day, we continued to receive items right up until the live auction start time. It was like a full cup running over.” said Heather Bartlett, friend of Enns and auction organizer. To date, this event has raised $12,700, with more to come. Over $4,000 came in through ticket sales and cash donations at the door and an additional $8,700 in group donations and auction sales. The Smokettes came forward with a $1,000 donation and an additional $600 from the Golden Nugget Saloon, which bumped the total up even more than expected. “Lorne, Janet and I are so genuinely thankful to all of the businesses, merchants, artists and individuals and who contributed their items or their hardearned money towards our fundrais ing efforts. I’m inspired by the strength of this community and will always be so thankful to everyone involved.” Bartlett said. One hundred percent of proceeds from this event have been deposited directly into Carol’s trust account at Nelson and District Credit Union (NDCU) in Rossland. With funds still being received, it is estimated that the total proceeds donated and raised to date reach almost $30,000. “The support this community has shown to

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With over 25 local and inter national students registered to start in September, volunteer crews have planned communi ty work parties over the next few weeks to paint, primp, and prepare the site for an innova tive mix of facetoface and online instruction in the new learning environment. Volunteers can get involved

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Jim Albo and Ivan Bell of the Golden Nugget Saloon present a $600 donation to Heather Bartlett and Lorne Reiter in support of the Carol Enns Fundraiser held Thursday, August 15. The Golden Nugget Saloon (1972 – 1997), has provided over $100,000 in donations to the community and residents of Rossland in times of need. Proving good stewards to their funds, the members still have a nest egg from which they provide donations in special circumstances such as Enns’ case, even 15 years after they ceased as an operating organization.

Carol blows me away. While we can’t measure the worth each of us holds, I think this outpour ing of support reflects the measure of value that she brings to those around her.” said Bartlett. “With a long road of rehabilitation and life changes ahead, it’s important that we move for ward with the same enthusiasm for supporting Carol in all the many ways we can. I urge people to continue to send her positive energy and do what they can.” Enns sent her words of thanks in writing, which included “PS – don’t think I’m a snob if I don’t recognize you…I am getting pretty good with voices.” Donations can be made to any of the jars at the tills of local businesses or any NDCU branch. Cheques can be made payable to ‘Carol Enns in Trust’ or cash donation deposits into the account name ‘Reiter and Donald in Trust for Carol Enns’. Enns has been transferred to Abbotsford where she’s embarked on her rehabilitation pro gram.

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qUESTION OF THE WEEk Tourism Rossland and Red Mountain Resort have added a weather recording station to the base of the ski hill to accurately gauge the weather in the area. So we asked your opinion ...

Will the addition of the weather recording station help grow the tourism economy for the winter? Last week The City of Rossland had a reciprocal agreement with School District 20 which allowed access to the MacLean Elementary School Annex. The city’s recreation department shares the custodial expense, heat and lighting and telephone line expense with the Francophone school. But there is no access during weekends, Pro-D days, spring break, summer or Christmas due to custodial contract. The recreation department places recreation programs into the Annex, including a social “gymnastics” program for toddlers and their parents. The city also uses the Annex as backup for any program that use the MacLean Field. So we ask your opinion ... Should the city pursue the purchase of the MacLean Annex?

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Pressure on for more skills training B.c. Views TOM FlETCHER

Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk has offered some advice for students heading for post-secondary education this fall. In a commentary sent to B.C. newspapers, Virk reminded students that his task “is to ensure post-secondary students obtain the experience and qualifications needed to put a paycheque in their back pocket.” B.C. is forecast to have one million jobs to fill by 2020, through a combination of retirements and economic growth. More than 40 per cent of them will require trades and technical training, and for students, likely a move north. “My advice to students is to look at where the jobs are based and tailor their educa-

tion and training to match,” Virk wrote. “Our population is concentrated in the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island, but as a resource-based economy, many directly and indirectly related jobs are located elsewhere.” That’s not the only blunt message for students deciding on a career. While defending his ministry’s spending plans in the recent legislature session, Virk described some of the problems that are entrenched. Parents, particularly in immigrant communities, push their children towards medicine, law, dentistry or engineering, he noted. Students themselves gravitate toward areas that are familiar to them, such as teaching. B.C. universities graduated 2,000 new teachers last year. Another 850 arrived from out of province and were licensed to teach in B.C. During the same year, the B.C. school system hired 800 teachers. And many of those jobs were outside metropolitan areas. It’s been hammered into us by the B.C. government’s endless “jobs plan” advertising, and a similar campaign

by Ottawa, that more students need to focus on trades and resource industries. Virk acknowledges that his budget contains another $1 million for advertising, the same as last year, much of it to reinforce the need to fill skilled jobs. But he danced around the question of whether there will be spaces in technical programs. NDP critics say the waiting list for these kinds of programs at Kwantlen University and B.C. Institute of Technology are running between a year and three years. And they have frequently noted that advanced education spending is budgeted to decline by $42 million over the next three years. Virk said post-secondary institutions working with industry have produced 456 additional seats in highdemand programs for this year. It’s a start. In July, Premier Christy Clark joined the chorus of premiers protesting Ottawa’s plan to claw back $300 million in federal training money to provinces, for its new employer-driven Canada Jobs Grant. Clark and New Brunswick Premier David Alward were assigned to find

an alternative to this drastic shift and report back in the fall. As usual, the NDP spent lots of time grilling Virk about student debt and the alleged need to reduce it. Ministry statistics show that about 30 per cent of students take out loans from the federal-provincial program, and the average is $20,000. One of the latest changes is a program of grants that go toward student debt as a reward for those who complete their chosen program. With 23,000 students collecting $41 million in grants, it might be working. For all the fuss about student debt, students pay only about a third of costs. The rest is on taxpayers, whether it produces any useful education or not. Virk is under instructions to review the student loan program “to find further improvements to meet students’ needs.” Given the magnitude of the gap between what skills our education system produces and what the economy needs, a larger shift in priorities is needed. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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On Wednesday, Aug. 14 the Rossland Museum hosted “Do You Know Where The Wild Things Are?” We had a great turn-out, with people coming and going throughout the afternoon until we wound things up at about 7 p.m. Both Sharon and Jenny from Wild Safe BC were on hand to talk about birds and mammals, Jenny from The Granby Wilderness Society, and Jessica from the Kootenay Community Bat Project (proudly supported by the Columbia Basin Trust). Tammy Swan brought Great Horned Owl Don Quixote, and Sam, a Harris Hawk. Lynn from the Rossland Library lead us in some songs and stories around the campfire at the end of the evening (with s’mores and marshmallows). The Museum and Wild Safe would love to make this an annual event.

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he city of Rossland is in a period of great change. With the downtown core being revitalized, the expansion at Red Mountain Resort, the city’s Sustainability Commission looking to add more facets to the jewel of Rossland, the city is evolving. It is changing so much one resident undertook a voyage to record Rossland as a snapshot in time, and to preserve it for future generations to look at. With the Rossland Time Capsule Project in its last days before sealing, project coordinator Ryan McGill said

all that defines life in Rossland today will be in the state-of-the-art capsule. “It truly is a snap shot in time of our many recent successes and challenges, and continued celebration of the strength of our arts and culture, recreation, social diversity, and economy,” he said. There are points within each community where it is a turning point or a time of change, said McGill, and it’s important in time to document that. “If people were able to see what was going in they would see it is a real good representation of Rossland today, which can be challenging to do in a real physical means,” he said. The time capsule contains written material, lots of objects and a lot of

“themes” involved in its contents, and is not a collection of historical artifacts. McGill enjoyed participation from community groups, schools, local business and industry, as well as individuals, on the project. “I really encourage people to check it out before it is sealed away,” he said. McGill first introduced the idea for the project with city council in February with the goal of creating a time capsule landmark that will be “celebrated in its design, cherished and remembered in its preservation, and anticipated in its discovery.”

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Capsule faCts • The capsule is about the size of an extra-large suitcase, both air and water tight. • The capsule’s contents are on display at the Nelson and District Credit Union until the end of the month. • A sealing ceremony and celebration will take place during Golden City Days September 2013. • The capsule will be buried at the Rossland Library within the landscaped grounds, marked with a decorative boulder and plaque. • The time capsule will be buried below the frost layer.

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Its contents are now gathered—after wide spread community support—and are ready for sealing in September during Golden City Days. “We can’t determine what people in the future will find meaningful, and it may be that smaller more subtle expressions from individuals could upon discovery be the most cherished objects by

Rossland residents 100 years into our future,” he said. As individuals and as a community, the time capsule project is a healthy mental process to undertake, McGill stated, by reflecting on the significance of our own contributions to the community and our community’s contribution to the world.

A sealing ceremony and celebration will be held on the lawn of the library during Golden City Days in September. The Rossland Time Capsule Project is supported by contributions by The City of Rossland, Columbia Basin Trust, Teck, Columbia Power Corporation and Shelly Ackerman Designs. editor@rosslandnews.com

Personal invites One hundred graphically labeled luggage tags (left) will be handed out in the community as personal “invites” to the sealing ceremony. The tags will include space for people to write some personal information, and are expected to be kept in the family—passed down—for the unveiling ceremony 100 years from now. “Obviously nobody will be personally here in 100 years to see the unveiling, so it’s a little bit of a test to see how many of those 100 tags will be passed on through the generations and show up at the unveiling ceremony,” said McGill. “It will be a way to have the people who were at the sealing ceremony at the unveiling.

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This is a part-time contract position (up to 20 hours per week or 80 hours per month) for ten months.

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Golden City set for silver screen in fall premiere

Position starts on September 1, 2013.

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• Post Secondary Education or equivalent certification, relevant to working with youth and programming for youth • Minimum two years managing programs and volunteers • Ability to work with and inspire youth • Ability to administer youth programs • Effective verbal, presentation, listening and communication skills • Computer skills including using Microsoft office, Excel and PowerPoint (Mac versions also fine) • Knowledge of bookkeeping, record keeping and financial reporting • Effective written communication skills • Strong ability to work independently • Experience with social media, marketing and promotion •Basic counselling skills • Available to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays

Screen shot from trailer

Shots of the Golden City and the winter wonderland around it are already featured in a trailer released by Teton in Way of Life (http:// www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OZtF9YQVQBk).

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imagery created with GSS, Red Cinema and the Sony Action Cam, the film explores the origins of skiing in Austria, the search for original lines in Alaska, and the U.S. Freeskiing Team’s quest for Olympic gold. The adventure also leads athletes to the rugged terrain of Jackson Hole and the Tetons, as well as the backcountry of Rossland and other parts of B.C. A three-minute webisode on Rossland (at www.tetongravity.com, season five, episode eight) and Red Mountain is already on the Internet. “When you watch the part about Rossland, even though you aren’t there, you can kind of get a feel for Rossland as a place, even outside of the skiing,” Epstein said. The webisode gives an overview of what the crew of five production crew and five athletes did in Kootenay Rockies. Epstein thought Red Mountain

was a great hill and a lot of fun, with some challenging technical terrain. There are still a couple more webisodes that have to deal with Red Mountain specifically that will appear on TGR’s website, as well as its YouTube channel. The crew arrived in Rossland Feb. 16 and stayed until March 3 and then went up north to Nelson and Kaslo for two weeks. According to the webisode information, the crew went from the “powder caked slopes of Red Mountain, to the steep lines of Stellar Heli Skiing and the endless pillow lines at Selkirk Wilderness Skiing. Living in the mountains in this region of British Columbia truly defines a Way of Life.” Way of Life premieres in mid September in Jackson Hole. The film tour then hits most major ski areas, cities and towns in the U.S. and Canada. editor@rosslandnews.com

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Rossland and the snowy lands around it will be featured in a new film set to be released by Teton Gravity Research this fall. Shots of the Golden City and the winter wonderland around it are already featured in a trailer released by Teton in Way of Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_ detailpage&v=OZtF9YQVQBk). Although there is no date or location planned for the local showing of the film yet, there will be one scheduled this fall for the West Kootenay, said the film’s producer and TGR’s supervising producer, Greg Epstein. Shot on location in 2013, Teton Gravity Research’s takes you on a journey to the mountains and inside the minds of today’s top athletes. With

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Fat Tire set to roll in Nelson

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mountain bikers will be heading north this weekend to the Nelson Cycling Club’s annual Fat Tire Festival held in memory of cyclist Cam Alexander. Held Aug. 23-25 at various venues around Nelson, the festival celebrates a love of all things bicycle, and helps to raise money and awareness for the Nelson Cycling Club. Friday night kicks off in Nelson at 5 p.m. at the parking lot on the corner of Baker and Hendryx with bike decorating, followed by the bike parade down Baker Street. That is followed by BikeFest, an evening of fun and free events including

the Show’N’Shine (bring your fanciest, oldest, or funkiest bike down), Kootenay Krawl (slowest one wins) or the popular Last Wheelie Standing competition. If you are not comfortable joining in the racing, then Saturday is the day for you. In the morning there will be a relaxed group ride featuring the Smallwood Trail system. Or, starting at 11 a.m., you can hop on a shuttle with Footsteps Eco Adventures to Giveout FSR for the BlackJack DH Shuttle Ride —collect your cards to make 21 and win. At 3 p.m. people can head up to Mountain Station for the Poker Ride. The

day’s events wrap up at 5:30 p.m. at the Uptown SportsBar at the New Grand Hotel for the Roots, Rocks and Rhythm Party where you can reminisce about the days’ events and collect prizes. Sunday is a chance to showcase the new trail developments that have been going on at Morning Mountain. There’s the new uptrack, featuring a low grade and easy switchbacks, and the extended, buffed out downhill course with a spectator friendly finish. The day features the adult and kids cross country and downhill events. Check out www. nelsonfattire.com for all the details.

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Last swim of the year The Rossland Pool closes next week after a great summer season. Thanks to the pool staff 2013—Marlee Kanigan, Lauren Bergen, Amy Davidson, Christine Cook, Brogan Pastro, Alex Reid, Lochlan Dorman, Dylan Johnston and Julian Zimmer—for all their enthusiasm, hard work, professionalism and dedication. The Rossland Pool and the community are fortunate to have such amazing young people running our well-loved, community pool. 7 Summits Poker Ride Sunday, Sept. 1 The Seven Summits Poker Ride is a noncompetitive group ride on the Seven Summits Trail taking place Sunday Sept 1st. Participants are expected to be expert riders in good shape and self- reliant in the remote trail setting. Costumes optional, friendly attitudes required. Prizes will happen at the post ride BBQ at the Lion’s campground. $45 cash cost. Current KCTS membership required. Register at the bike store for locals or at 250362-5688 if you are out of town. Check out more info at: http://rosslandrubberhead.com We still need some volunteer help to pull it off so if you’d like to be a part of the elite team of fun seekers responsible for the good times, please let us know by contacting Revolution Cycles: 250-362-5688 The Rubberhead Bike Festival Saturday, Sept. 7 The day starts with the Dreadhead Enduro DH at the Larch Ridge trailhead in the morning and finishes with the Huck n’ Berries Dirt Jump comp and beer gardens at Centennial park. Registration is at Revolution Cycles. Locals are asked to register in person at the shop, out of town folks please contact the shop at 250-362-5688. Check out more info at: http://rosslandrubberhead.com The Rossland Fall Fair and Art Show Saturday, Sept. 7 If you have a young person in the house and they’re getting bored, get them to work on some submissions for the Fall Fair. Get your exhibits ready now for the Fall Fair and Art Show held on Saturday, Sept. 7 located at the Rossland Arena. Fall Fair Entry Forms can be picked up at City Hall, Rossland Library, IDA Drug Mart, and Rossland Grocery. For more information contact Laurie at 250-362-5641. The Golden City Days Events Sept. 6-8 Founded in 1972, Golden City Days is a weekend festival, on September 6, 7, & 8, 2013 celebrating Rossland’s rich gold-mining history while promoting community spirit and fun. For more information, check out the festival’s page on Facebook Rossland Golden City Days. Enjoy children’s inflatable fun park, pancake breakfast, outhouse races, Stake Your Claim, food and craft vendors, outdoor stage entertainment, sports events, a parade, and much, much more. Look for the Golden City Days brochure, available at the end of August. Gold Fever Follies The Gold Fever Follies annual summer production is running on Tuesdays through Saturdays with shows at 3 pm and 7:30 pm. The famous summer theatre production is located in the historic Miners Hall, located at 1765 Columbia Ave. Last day in the pool Wednesday, Aug. 28 The Rossland Pool Last Day will be on

Wednesday, Aug. 28, with a fun day of events, including a movie night in the park, next door. Public Swim will be 1-5:30 p.m. with lots of fun and activities planned. BBQ 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Movie in the Park. The staff will have hotdogs, fruit, ice-cream, juice, pop and chips available for sale if you’re hungry. The movie starts at 8 p.m. in the park beside the pool. Please bring a lawn chair, sleeping bag or blanket to stay warm and enjoy a family friendly movie once it becomes dark enough. The movie will cost $2 for season’s pass holders and $3 for others. There will also be an option to have a night swim during movie time from 7-9pm. Cost: Child $3 and Adult $5. If you haven’t enjoyed a swim this summer, don’t delay ... one more week and the pool is closed. Family swim The Family Swim time at the Rossland Pool is from 4-5:30 p.m. during the months of July and August. If you have young children it’s one of the nicest ways to end a hot summer day, before the demands of dinner and bedtime routines. The Rossland Pool has season’s passes available to make things even easier. Contact the Rossland Pool at, 250-362-5455 or the Recreation Department for more information. Season’s passes to the Rossland Pool are 50 per cent off now, as the summer slips into its final month. Adult passes are now $35, kids’ passes are $25.00, Family passes are $70 and a Senior/ Youth pass is $30. The Rossland Pool last day festivities are coming up on Aug. 28. Evening lap swim The Rossland Pool is offering evening lap swim this summer. The days of the week and times of day change between June and July, so if you’re interested in evening lap swim, please take note of the times and dates that are posted on the chalkboard facing Columbia Ave. We’ll post weekly updates on the board every week to make sure you know when you can come and enjoy the evening lap swim. Mountain Market Rossland Mountain Market runs from June 27 to Sept. 26 on Thursdays from 3:00-6:00pm. The market is located downtown on Queen St. next to the Credit Union. The slogan is “Make it, Bake it, Grow it!” and features fresh produce, baked treats, artisan goods and live music. Come out and participate in Rossland’s #1 weekly summer social event! If you would like to be a vender please visit: www.rosslandfood.com or email rosslandmountainmarket@gmail.com. Terry Fox Run Sunday, Sept. 15 The Terry Fox Run is on Sunday Sept. 15 at Gyro Park in Trail. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. with the mass start at 10 a.m. For $4 you can purchase a Kiwanis breakfast between 8:3011 a.m. For more information or to volunteer, contact the Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research at 1-888-836-9786. Fall brochure The Fall Brochure is in production and if you’re interested in offering a program, please contact our office to discuss the specifics. We can help you design a program depending on your skill or interest and then advertise it in the Brochure. The Recreation Department takes care of all the advertising, registrations, payment, liability, facility access and insurance.

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Picket lines might be the centre of discussion instead of post summer gossip when students of School District 20 and Rossland return to classes in a few weeks. Cherryl MacLeod, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1285 board president, just returned from a bargaining session in Vancouver. Negotiations with the BC Public School Employers’ Association, the bargaining arm for the boards of education, reached an impasse and talks broke off indefinitely. CUPE voted in favour of strike action in May, including most of its 230 local members, after a collective agreement with education workers expired over a year ago and no new contract was settled. The first strike action happened in June, when local custodians dropped their mops to take part in a study session with fellow CUPE members inside J.L Crowe Secondary School and Rossland Secondary School.

Second river crossing still a go sheri regnier Trail Times

A second crossing over the Columbia River isn’t just a pipe dream. The pipe bridge, meant only for foot traffic, is still on the table and under consideration by the City of Trail. The estimated total cost, including the engineering fees and construction services for the pipe/pedestrian crossing, is approximately $6.5 million. The planning stage for a new structure rolled ahead in May, after the engineering design was awarded to Buckland and Taylor, a specialized bridge engineering firm based in North Vancouver. “They are currently studying the best location for the bridge,” said David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer (CAO). The actual design of the bridge will begin once the location, either upstream or downstream from the old bridge, has been decided. The engineering firm is considering placing the pipe bridge at Thom Street (Butler Park) in East Trail or downstream from the old bridge at Main Street (near the Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre). The final engineering bridge concept is expected to be completed in November. The idea of constructing a pedestrian bridge/ sewer pipeline was first proposed to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) by the City of Trail in 2011, following a cost review summary of a new sewer line to cross the Columbia River. In 2012, Trail and its regional sewer partners, Rossland and Warfield, decided to move forward to create a pipe bridge that would support the regional sewer line after a busted pipe underneath the old bridge led to 5,500 cubic metres of liquid sewage seeping into the river. The structure is the most affordable option for rerouting the utility line. Funding for the bridge will be shared with the RDKB based on the sewer line being moved off the former bridge and onto the new pipe bridge. The total contribution from the RDKB is yet to be determined, however John McLean, the district’s CAO, said that the RDKB will be responsible for the costs associated with installing a pipe bridge. “The city is responsible for any additional costs to turn it into a walking bridge,” he added. — Sheri Regnier, Trail Times

Since that time, bargaining has stalled, and the main stumbling block is CUPE’s demand for a two per cent wage increase. “We haven’t had a wage increase since 2009,” said MacLeod. “I don’t think our wants are unreasonable and we have waited a long time since our contract expired.” Although CUPE hasn’t officially given a date when full-scale job action will begin, picket lines will be up as early as mid-September if a settlement isn’t reached with the more than 27,000 education workers in the K-12 system. However, any disruption will not affect the students of Rossland’s newest school, the Seven Summits Centre for Learning. If talks resume by then, and CUPE is allotted the two per cent wage increase this fall, the school district may be thrown into a tailspin as a result. School District 20 (SD20) just completed a contemptuous process to balance its 2013/14 budget, which included school closures. Now SD20 may be on the line for up to $136,000 to cover a CUPE wage increase.

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IN BRIEF Crews fight Champion fire The number of reported wild fires this summer has been one for the record books. So far this season, the Southeast Fire Centre has seen 238 fires which have burned 409 hectares, according to Jordan Turner, the Centre’s fire information officer. The five-year average for this time of year is 220 fires, and this time last year, the number was significantly lower, with 54 fires burning 174 hectares. Greater Trail has been at a moderate to high fire danger rating since July, due to extended high temperatures weather and dry forest fuels. A moderate to high fire danger rating means that forest fuels are drying, which increases the risk of surface fires. Lightning sparked one fire earlier this week in an area north of Champion Lakes, six kilometres east of the Columbia River between Trail and Castlegar. Air tankers were dispatched Tuesday to establish fire retardant lines, and one initial attack crew was on site Thursday to fight the 0.3 hectare fire. No structures were threatened.

Shambhala a strain on police The festival has come and gone but area RCMP are just now beginning to tally up the results of policing efforts during the five-day Shambhala Music Festival in Salmo. The Salmo RCMP detachment responded to over 40 calls relating to the festival, resulting in 14 people being taken into custody, including one who was sent to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in mental distress. Police made over 200 drug seizures over the course of Shambhala including; cannabis, hashish, cocaine, MDMA (Ecstasy), ketamine, methadone, and a variety of other substances, and several charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking were laid. Eighteen drivers were handed suspensions for driving under the influence of drugs while 10 alcohol-related driving offences resulted in 24-hour, three-day, and 90-day immediate driving suspensions. There was also nine incidents of liquor seizures from vehicles and several hundred traffic violations issued for seat belt infractions, speeding, using an electronic device while driving, no driver’s license, driving contrary to conditions, no insurance, and vehicle safety defects.

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The numbers are in and Trail is ready to roll the dice and take the city’s boundary expansion proposal to the next level. In May, the city released details about a mutual agreement with Teck Metals Ltd., that outlined Trail’s intent to expand its boundary into Teck-owned land in Area A. At stake is cash, tax concessions and land with runs south through Columbia Gardens to the international border. However, before the plan could be submitted to the province for ratification, land values and tax assessments of the 66 parcels of property affected by a proposed expansion, had to be updated by Urban Systems, the company that completed the 2012 boundary expansion study. And what a difference a year makes. A general land assessment released Friday, which included property of eight landowners living in the area, was pegged at $105 million. That number is up $28 million from the value the city

and Teck referred to in its partnering agreement. Included in the proposed expansion are Teck’s Waneta Reload Facility and the Waneta Dam. In terms of potential net revenue gain from the dam, the city must split proceeds 60-40 with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB). In 2012, the net to Trail was estimated to be $328,000 and the RDKB, $229,000. That figure has jumped to $548,000 for the city in 2013, with the district seeing $349,000. The study’s consultant noted that there is further revenue potential from the dam due to additional assessment growth, as well as grants in lieu of taxes, explained David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer in a memorandum to the city. The most contentious issue with Trail’s proposed boundary expansion is the impact it may have on regional services, in particular the Beaver Valley Parks and Recreational Trail Services (BVPART). Perehudoff explained that the province has indicated that one of the guid-

Province should review more roadside driving bans: NDP jeff nagel Black Press

The NDP’s justice critic is urging the province to overhaul its process for reviewing roadside driving bans imposed on drinking drivers in light of a recent court ruling. Leonard Krog said the government should proactively offer to re-review other cases if the procedure for weighing challenges turns out to have been incorrect. The B.C. Supreme Court this month quashed one roadside driving ban that had been upheld in the review process, deciding a report setting out guidelines for use of alcohol screening devices was inadmissible. Defence lawyers say the ruling could be grounds for many more roadside prohibitions to be appealed. Krog said the government must be scrupulously fair in how it handles challenges of the penalties, because they take effect immediately and are dispensed at the roadside by police, not a judge. “In our zeal to get drunk drivers off the road, which is something we all share, it doesn’t mean you get to disregard the rights of citizens to fairness in the hearing process,” he said. “It clearly opens up the possibility of many other people asking for judicial reviews.” Government lawyers are still reviewing the implications of the overturned decision. But Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said the ruling appears to be largely procedural and unlikely to threaten the three-year-old legislation underpinning the Immediate Roadside Prohibitions. “When you have a new program, you can expect that people are going to take runs at it,” she said. “But fundamentally, the legislation remains very sound.” Anton said about 1,500 roadside prohibitions are issued each month and just two per cent on average are successfully challenged.

ing principles for the eventual approval of the boundary extension is that the BVPART be protected long-term and remain “whole.” The current report indicates a net shortfall in the service in the amount of $472,000 compared to $374,000 in the 2012 study. The revenue loss would inevitably come at a cost to the taxpayer in the affected community and the latest study notes a $43 increase would result on a $200,000 residential home. “With the current recreation agreement expiring with Beaver Valley Parks and Recreation, it is suggested that this difference could be made up in the contractual amount currently being paid to the city,” explained Perehudoff. Trail must come up with a reasonable offer within the financial parameters of the extension and implication on the city as well as the regional services impacted. “There have been some discussions held by the province,” said Perehudoff. “Initial response is that notwithstanding concerns raised that there are no ‘show-stoppers’ at this time.”

Ongoing bonuses at BC Ferries send ‘wrong message’ jeff nagel Black Press

Despite rising fares and looming service cuts, top executives at BC Ferries still collected big performance bonuses this year. President and CEO Michael Corrigan got a $64,421 “incentive payment” on top of a base salary that was up eight per cent to $364,000 for a total of $563,000 in overall remuneration – the maximum allowed after a cap on payouts was put in place last year. BC Ferries’ executive compensation disclosure says Corrigan’s bonus reflects his “exemplary leadership” that was borne out by the corporation beating its financial target for the 2012-13 fiscal year. Chief financial officer Robert Clark got more than $133,000 in incentive pay and executive vice-president Glen Schwartz got an extra $127,000 based on performance. Both of their bonuses were almost twice as high as a year earlier and the two collected close to $500,000 overall. None of the payouts are anywhere near as high as the more than $1 million that former CEO David Hahn received in some past years until he left the corporation and the government eliminated additional longterm bonuses and imposed the compensation cap. Managers were eligible for their full incentive pay this year because of the $15-million surplus BC Ferries posted for last year. In the previous two years, they got only half as much incentive pay because the corporation missed its financial targets. But NDP critic Nicholas Simons said the new surplus is a fiction because of the $21.5 million in additional subsidies the province injected. “The only reason they got their full bonuses was because the government provided that increased service fee,” Simons said. Transportation Minister Todd Stone wasn’t available for an interview but issued a statement saying the executive payouts send the “wrong message” at a time when BC Ferries is struggling to reduce its expenses. He said he will speak to the BC Ferries board to outline the province’s expectations for all executives at Crown corporations. “While BC Ferries isn’t a Crown corporation, they do receive provincial government funding and we would expect them to follow suit,” Stone said. “Government is tightening its belt, along with many British Columbians, and I believe that BC Ferries should take the same approach.” Simons, however, said the BC Liberals have had plenty of time to act. “Four ministers in a row have been saying how disappointed or disturbed or shocked they are when they see this exorbitant compensation,” Simons said. “The reality is they’ve done nothing about it.” The Powell-River Sunshine Coast MLA said his constituents are apoplectic because they’re ferry-dependent and have seen fares rise on average 75 per cent over the last 10 years. BC Ferries has reduced its executive by almost half and cut their overall salaries by more than 50 per cent, Stone noted.

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