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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Vol. 8 • Issue 45
Historian on the trail of Joe Hill lands in city
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Students Take a Hike and help rebuild trail See Page 8
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Tourism earns big in Kootenays: conference
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A new ‘brand’ of Rossland developed TIMOTHY SCHAFER Rossland News
The city has been branded. Five councilors agreed on the design for a new city watermark—or logo—that
will identify the city moving forward. Using design choices created by graphic designer Shelley Ackerman, council had pushed for a simpler design, one that would be more recognizable
and still contain some of the graphic elements representative of the modern Rossland. Tourism Rossland received a grant from Kootenay Rockies Tourism for the project.
• See BRAND, Page 5
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Trail Times
For years there has been frequent mention in the media that tourism is an important part of B.C.’s provincial economy; big dollars, big business. What perhaps hasn’t been as obvious is how much of those tourist dollars that come in to B.C. are generated in the Kootenays. The Kootenay Rockies Tourism (KRT) Industry Conference and General Meeting was held at the Prestige Mountain Resort in Rossland Wednesday, and the newly appointed CEO of the organization, Kathy Cooper, was in town to tell assembled tourism partners that the contribution of our region is considerable.
• See TOURISM, Page 4
Two tier system
At the flashing light intersection, Rossland
NO GO: City of Trail keeps Rosslanders in purgatory with two-tier recreation
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Horoscope For the Week with Michael O’Connor inside the West Kootenay Advertiser
Timothy Schafer photo
Rossland’s Red Mountain Resort and Nelson’s Whitewater Resort were the big winners at the KooYour Horoscope For the Week tenay Rockies Tourism awards, hosted in Rossland on Wednesday at the Prestige Mountain Resort, takingO’Connor homeinside the award for the best marketing campaign of the year. The two ski hills—represented with Michael byKootenay Fran Richards, the West Advertiser (left) and Eric Kalacis (second from left)—Tourism Rossland’s Deanne Steven, and Kootenay Lake Tourism’s Dianna Ducs (right) helped spear head an online campaign to win best ski town in North America last year in Powder magazine’s Ski Town Throwdown.
The segregation between Rossland and the rest of the world will continue at the Greater Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre. The Trail-based facility won’t be getting rid of its two-tiered payment system, according to a recommendation in the Silver City’s newly released 10-year recreation plan. Called the Trail Parks and Recreation Plan, the plan still supports keeping the Trail Resident Program (TRP). After regional funding for recreation was dissolved in 2008, Rosslanders have been required to pay twice as much as anyone else—no matter what locale—to use Trail’s recreation facilities. Rosslanders can buy into the TRP, however, they are charged $1,000 to use facilities at a family rate for one year—twice the amount for anyone else.
• See TWO TIER, Page 4
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