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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Vol. 8 • Issue 44
The name game continues for Rossland School
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MacLean set to sell for $1 million JIM SINCLAIR
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Rossland Carshare makes some progress
MacLean School is set to be sold to the French school district. A bylaw making way for the sale of MacLean Elementary School to the French School District 93 was given first and second reading by
Black Bear mine yields new surprise
the school board at its regular meeting Monday, Oct. 21 at Stanley Humphries Secondary School in Castlegar. Relief in relation to the $1 million sale was expressed by board chair Darrel Ganzert, as well as by several trustees. “The selling of MacLean School
is a huge step forward for the board,” said Ganzert the morning following the meeting. “What it allows us to do is to top up our facilities grant because we used most of last year’s and this year’s grant to convert Rossland from a high school to a K-9 school.” That move left the district with-
out much at all, said Ganzert. The sale could help “top up” the facilities grant fund, Ganzert explained, and allow the district to “look very closely at fixing the water at the Rossland school, at least the drinking water side of things.”
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BEAR NECESSITIES QUILT SHOW
TIMOTHY SCHAFER Rossland News
A little surprise was discovered earlier this month in the upper reaches of the former Rossland Museum mine. When Teck Trail Operations was undertaking the engineered closure of the adit (entrance) to the Black Bear mine—once the top historical tour in the area—on the upper bench of the Rossland Historical Museum, crews discovered an additional mine working that needs to be investigated. In late September the crew was $124,900 investigating a known raise—a verti2 bed Top floor Corner cal or inclined excavation that leads Unit with amazing views ! from one level, or drift, to another— MARIE- they had been aware of since 2004 CLAUDE and had remediated to some degree. 250-512-1153 As the crew neared the end of that work in mid October, this additional, very small mine working became apparent that Teck did not know of, 1st Trail Real Estate that it will now have to investigate. 1993 Columbia Ave. Rossland As a result, the area in front of the entrance has been Youroriginal Horoscope Foradit the Week as a inside safety precaution, said withfenced Michael O’Connor Horoscope Vanelli Worosz, Teck commuthe Carol West Kootenay Advertiser For the Week nity engagement leader. with Michael O’Connor • See BLACK BEAR, Page 5 inside the West Kootenay Advertiser 2020 Washington St. Located above Mtn. Town Properties. Call 250-362-5519
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The Rossland Golden City Quilter’s Guild held their semi-annual exhibit, “Bear Necessities Quilt Show,” at the Miners’ Union Hall on the weekend. Members Deyanne Davies and Janice Parson stand next to a quilt made by the Rossland Golden City Guild for a raffle, with proceeds going toward Rossland Search and Rescue. For more photos on the weekend event, see page 10.
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