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Red Mountain Racers’ Kaysa Panke was just selected for the B.C. Team at Whistler Cup, an international ski race with over 24 countries competing, based on her performance in the U14 season and the B.C. Provincial Championships at Sun Peaks Resort last weekend (pictured).

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Rossland’s Kimberly Joines’ bid for a silver medal ended in bronze as a German paralympian’s disqualification was overturned by a jury at the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games.

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bronze medal for the women’s sit-ski slalom at the Sochi Paralympics, while German skier Anna Schaffelhuber won gold.

Rossland’s other medal hopeful, Ian Lockey, finished 21st in the men’s para-snowboard cross late last week.

Schaffelhuber was allowed to make her second run while a decision on her appeal was being made.

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The decision to pull the plug on Rossland Secondary School last year has put the school district into a deficit position for next year, says the district’s chair.

Darrell Ganzert said School District 20’s preliminary budget shows a deficit of $729,540 largely due to a decrease in funding from the Ministry of Education and an increase in CUPE wages not covered by the province ($240,000).

That decrease in funding comes from an enrolment drop of around 100 students, many of them the result of not gaining the full amount of students from Rossland than was expected when RSS was closed as a secondary school facility, said Ganzert.

The district lost at least 36 students to Seven Summits Centre for Learning this year, some to home schooling, and possibly to other schools.

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The Rossland Trail Roller Girls (RTRG) are presenting Women on Wheels (WOW), a fundraiser held at the Arlington Bar and Grill scheduled for March 22 at 6 p.m.

Customers will have plenty of opportunities to win prizes throughout the night with door prizes, a 50/50, silent auction and a basket giveaway every half hour.

A band goes live at about 8:30 p.m.

REDroc modern jive for beginners Check out the Tuesday beginner dance class at the Miners’ Union Hall. Discover modern jive, a creative, stylish and constantly evolving style of dance that doesn’t require tricky footwork or a partner. Loved by people of all ages, abilities and musical tastes. Every Tuesday night at the Miners’ Union Hall at 7 p.m.

Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students.

Daffodil sales Rossland Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society’s annual daffodil sales takes place April 3-4 at Ferraro Foods, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

In partnership with the Rossland Council for Arts & Culture, there are lots of amazing film courses for youth coming up.

• Film Special Effects Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Miners’ Union Hall Get your film in tip top shape for entry into the U10 Film Festival. Give it the edge it needs by learning special effects.

Mountain Bike Academy Program Seven Summits Centre for Learning is working on a Mountain Bike Academy program for local youth. The program will start in April and run until June.

Program details include; trail building, bike maintenance, instruction and coaching and a trip or two out of town to check out the trails and Bike Parks in B.C. More information will be available soon.

Spring break art classes The Rec Department is running art classes throughout spring break, from 3-5 p.m. at the Arena Lounge. Instructor Shelley Painter will have lots of amazing programs–each day is a different focus. For more information, you can view the complete schedule of activities, on the city’s website, at www.rossland.ca, City Hall, main page.

Lacrosse Development Program for youth Learn the fundamentals of Canada’s oldest sport and get fit doing it. Your child will be learning in a controlled environment from a certified coach and long time player.

Players will need a helmet with face cage (a hockey or lacrosse helmet is preferred), padded gloves (hockey style or lacrosse designated), a lacrosse stick (some will be provided and they are available at Canadian Tire).

Although this will be a skills training and conditioning program, lacrosse is a physically demanding sport. The program begins in April and runs on Wednesdays, from 6-8 p.m. in the Rossland Arena.

Spring break horse camps Harding Heights Ranch is holding Spring Break Camps for kids. On March 20 or 21, the Ranch is holding camps for kids ages five to nine years, and on March 27 or 28 for children ages 1o and up.

The camps are 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and cost $110 for the day.

Please contact Harding Heights Ranch to register at 250-3640333 or 250-368-1611.

Arts, culture and heritage grant applications available Artists in all disciplines—as well as arts, culture and heritage organizations—are invited to apply for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which delivers the Columbia Basin Trust’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Program.

Applications are adjudicated once a year by local arts councils and the CKCA steering committee.

Find out more and get application forms by visiting www. basinculture.com or phoning CKCA at 250-505-5505 or 1-877505-7355.

Applications must be received by March 7 or March 21, depending on the program.

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Spring is near and the green thumbs are twitching, so Rossland will host yet another “Seedy Sunday” this weekend, Mar 23, to fill gardener’s pockets with local varieties of vegetable and flower seeds.

After the crops are planned, a charismatic guest speaker, scrumptious dinner, and an uplifting movie will raise the spirits.

Kicking off at 1 p.m. at the Miners’ Hall (1765 Columbia Ave.), Kootenay gardeners can buy seeds from farms such as Cherry Meadows, Mountain Seed Co., Salt Spring Seeds, and Stellar Seeds.

Other tables will host seed swapping, so bring spare seeds to sell or trade.

digest Growing Cities on the hall’s big, brand-new screen. This newly released film explores inspiring urban farms across the United States. Tickets are $5 at the door and the movie starts rolling at 6:30 p.m.

All proceeds from the movie will be shared by the event co-organizers, both non-profit societies: the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture and Rossland REAL Food.

So come on out to the Miners’ Hall this Sunday for superb, locally adapted seeds for your garden, mind-blowing inspiration from a true seed-saving pioneer, a stick-to-the-ribs dinner, and a relaxing tour of burgeoning urban farms across America.

Delving into old Mascot claim: Wehrle STAFF Rossland News

There is gold in them thar hills of Rossland, even over 100 years after the gold rush ended.

Dan Wehrle, a professional geoscientist living in Rossland, has begun recent reclamation and gold exploration activities near the Golden City on one of its former major gold-producing claims, and the activity looks promising.

The owner of several claims in town, Wehrle has been doing work on the over-100-year-old claims with the intent of making them productive again.

He spoke to city council recently to give the public some knowledge of what he was doing at the eastern foot of Columbia Kootenay Mountain, rather than just relying on gossip and hearsay.

With no corporate backing or sponsorship, Wehrle has undertaken gold exploration in the Rossland region, all by hand. He has concentrated his activities in the old Mining School area, on the Rossland Mascot claim, next to the Columbia Kootenay mine.

“I want to find out if Rossland has another few million ounces left in her, through the intersection-andabayment theory, there is very good potential in there,” he said.

In the 1890s several mine tunnels were blocked with ore after they were deemed unproductive—yielding around seven grams of gold per tonne.

The technology wasn’t there to process the ore, said Wehrle, as those early miners needed high grade ore, around one ounce per tonne (about four times as rich).

IN BRIEF Rattlecat Cup The second Rattlecat Cup rattled Red Mountain Resort on the weekend as the west’s best boarder-cross racers banked slalom action on Rossland’s snowy slopes.

Around 125 riders turned up to throw down the course, said co-organizer Candy Reynolds, which was in great shape

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Other local vendors will have art, crafts, and local cuisine for sale.

It’s more than a seed fair as the charismatic visionary Dan Jason—owner and operator of Salt Spring Seeds—takes the stage at 4 p.m. to expound the virtues of “Seed Saving: as if our lives depended on it!”

Rossland chefs Kim and Brad Robinson—The Harvest Table and The Mountain Chef—will put out a delicious veggie curry at 5:30 p.m., just $8 per plate.

Proceeds from the dinner will help fund Rossland REAL Food’s activities, including the Community Garden, the Mountain Market, gardening workshops, and other local food initiatives.

Then it’s time to sit back, relax, and

despite the warm weather. “It was fast and firm on Saturday and soft and ‘rippable’ on Sunday, perfect banked slalom conditions,” said event organizer Scott Reynolds.

Snowboarders of all ages and abilities were invited to compete. The Rattlecat had such a good turnout that organizers were able to have more categories. “There were some pretty fast times out there,” said Scott.

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But with today’s technology, seven grams per tonne is considered ultra high grade ore, said Wehrle.

“So there is opportunity in the little bits that are there,” he said.

Not only is the project a search for more gold, it’s a labour of love as well, said Wehrle.

“We’ve been trying to bring the area back to its original state, or at least as close as we can,” he said.

Since 2010 Wehrle has been working in the area, researching, walking the old claims, sampling but in 2012 he started work in earnest.

In his first two years on the claims he discovered some historical artifacts out there, including an iron dam on one of the creeks.

“That’s part of the job too, to document some of the cultural resources out there,” he said.

There’s an assortment of debris piles, metal, mining cars and old nails littering the site as well. Wehrle is cleaning up a lot of areas as he prospects.

“What I am doing is part of what the ministry is encouraging now that is, when you are permitted to do exploration work, you should be actively at the same time cleaning up after yourself,” he said.

The Mascot claim is an amalgamated, converted, reverted, Crown granted claim that was reverted again to a mineral claim. Wehrle has plans for three more years of reclamation and underground rehabilitation, testing and sampling. In the future there could be a large-scale operation on the site again.

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Special thankS The Trail Special Olympic alpine ski team— From left, Darrel Fry (race coach), Stuart Hawton, Tim McTeer and Stewart Babakaiff—nailed down four medals at the recent regional qualifier in Kelowna.

The team, which trains at Rossland’s Red Mountain Resort under the tutelage of race coach Darrel Fry and head coach Kurt Kutcher, will send two athletes to next season’s provincials.

Stewart Babakaiff and Stuart Hawton will be going after taking home three and one medal, respectively, from the qualifier Feb. 8-9.

Babakaiff was first in the novice slalom, first in the novice giant slalom and third in the novice super G. Hawton was second in the intermediate super G. Also competing but finishing out of the medals was Tim McTeer.

This program is possible because of the generous support of Red Mountain Resort, said Kutcher.

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Taxpayers will be paying $114 more on their municipal property taxes this year.

The city is prepared to hike Rossland homeowners’ taxes by seven per cent, the amount needed to pay for the city’s debt incurred in the Columbia-Washington project.

Although the city has not increased taxes since 2009, it will have to do it this year, despite stripping the budget in a line-item by line-item process for the last four months.

City council went through the operating budget, the capital budget, grants in lieu, grants in aid and every line item in between and trimmed thousands of dollars on each.

The city has not lost any major services, said Mayor Greg Granstrom, but everything will be running even leaner in 2014.

“We have been able to hold the line well … but now we are at a point where there are no more efficiencies to be found unless we cut services,” he said.

“We went through with a fine-toothed comb and realizing that we provide services and other amenities that the people of Rossland have come to enjoy and we have to balance that, maintaining those services with any tax increase or decrease.”

The city had to deal with rising costs of fuel, labour, purchasing, gas and electricity, but has managed to absorb those costs with the budget-trimming process.

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“We believe, with all due respect to the U.S., that if all of the benefits in the U.S. are identified and valued, that in fact Canada probably does not receive enough,” Bennett said last week.

Mark Wednesday, April 2 on your calendar as the day to belly up to the bar and have your say on the direction the city is going in.

That is the day the city’s financial plan public consultation will be held, slated for 7 p.m. in city council chambers.

The public meeting will entail a presentation on the city’s proposed budget and five-year financial plan. The attendees at the meeting will have an opportunity to receive the presentation, ask questions and comment regarding the proposed plan.

“It’s very important for people to present their ideas and opinions on the budget,” said Mayor Greg Granstrom.

He said the budget was not a done deal at that point. Council has been going through the budget process for months and now the people will have a say on the document.

“This is the time to get involved with it, to have a last say,” before the budget is passed in late April.

A copy of the plan is available on www. rossland.ca.

As a result, the draft plan has been revised numerous times, and the 2014-18 version is now set for public approval on Wednesday, April 2. With the average Rossland house assessed by the province at $255,000, the initial municipal portion of the tax bill for Rosslanders will be $1,630.

The 2014 property tax role for the city is expected to be $3.6 million, including a $33,345 non-market changes addition.

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“There hasn’t been a major flood in the U.S. since the Canadian dams were constructed,” Bennett said.

The treaty has no expiry date, but it contains a 10-year termination clause that can be invoked by either country.

The U.S. State Department has the final say on whether it will continue the treaty or

give notice to withdraw by 2024. Officials at the Portlandbased Bonneville Power Administration have recommended a “modernized framework that balances power production, flood risk management, and ecosystem-based function as the primary purposes addressed in the treaty.”

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French Immersion Late French Immersion is back for another year in the city of Rossland.

School District 20 is mounting another push to garner enough entry-level students for the program—pegged again for Rossland Summit School—for the second fall semester in the city.

Current Grade 5 students are being accepted for registration into the program as Grade 6’s for next year.

The Late French Immersion program provides students with an education equivalent to that which is available in the English language program. The difference is the Late French Immersion Program provides opportunities for students to acquire a high level of proficiency in French. Students will remain as a group for four years in Rossland, being transferred to Castlegar’s Stanley Humphries Secondary School for grades 10 to 12.

Those interested in signing up can do so online at http:// www.sd20.bc.ca/frenchimmersion.html.

On the B.C. side, dams on the Columbia system provide about half of the province’s current electricity supply. Bennett said he expects tough negotiations, but he is confident the treaty can be settled.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014 Rossland News Kootenay group publisher: Chuck Bennett Acting publisher: Karen Bennett Editor: Timothy Schafer

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here is weekly evidence to prove what Rosslanders already know about themselves: Golden City residents excel at traversing the slippery, snowy slopes of alpine runs.

Every week people like Kaysa Panke step up and show the province and the alpine racing world how well Rosslanders can navigate sloped race courses.

Last week Rosslander Kimberly Joines brought worldwide attention to the city with her bronze medal finish in the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games—her second Paralympic medal—and fellow Rosslander Ian Lockey did Canada and the city proud with his finish (21st) in men’s para-snowboard cross.

The three are just a sample of the athletic excellence that comes regularly out of Rossland, led by strong programs like the Red Mountain Racers, Black Jack Ski Club, and the former Rossland Secondary School Royals’ coach Rick McKinnon.

The wealth of talent that regularly rises from the city’s ranks is on display at the now-named Rossland Summit School, but the latest achievements of these three athletes should be added to the hall of fame.

And, with the ski season not yet over, likely more achievements to come.

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Narrow escape when bridge collapses in Rossland From the annals of history ROSSlANd MUSEUM

From Rossland Miner, March 4, 1914 The collapse of the Second Avenue Bridge caused quite a sensation in the city.

One man on his way home from the Centre Star was near the middle of the bridge when it collapsed under his feet and crashed down into the gulch, a mass of broken and twisted timbers.

The man went all the way to the bottom and escaped with his life by a miracle. He lay there stunned for some time and, when assistance came, he was too dazed to know what happened. He was shaken up and scratched but not injured seriously.

The bridge went down at about 6:45 p.m. on Friday night. After that the scene was witnessed by a large number of people, some of whom walked out upon the remaining portions of the structure to size it up.

About two hours later, part of the bridge upon which these spectators had stood followed the main portion and fell to the bottom.

The thoroughfare was immediately

blocked. The length of bridge which has fallen is about 150 feet with a 100-foot drop in the centre.

The feature of the incident, which has sent a shiver through the city, is the fact that the bridge was used by hundreds of miners going to and from the mines. It was the main thoroughfare to the mines and a great deal of traffic passed over the structure.

At one time on the day of the accident there were three sleighs, heavilyloaded with ore, besides foot passengers on it.

The bridge was built 16-and-a-half years ago by J.C. Corbin of the Spokane Falls and Northern Railway, on account of their property in Rossland, which the bridge served. A new floor was put on the bridge two years ago and it has been regularly inspected.

It has been suggested that the most feasible way to rebuild the bridge was to arrange with the Consolidated Company to run their waste rock by means of an aerial tram into the gulch, leaving a culvert for the creek below.

In the meantime, pedestrians might use the Great Northern railway bridge by arrangements with the company and the building of a footpath.

Vehicular traffic is crossing by the little bridge 100 yards to the north, which can be easily strengthened for this purpose if necessary.

March 1939 All small arms to be registered An announcement has been issued by the Rossland police department to the effect that all small arms, including revolvers and pistols, must be registered between March 1 and July 1 of this year.

Application for registering may be made at the local police office.

Northern world welcomes spring Today is the day when the northern world throws open its door to spring.

Geographically speaking, it is the day that marks the spring equinox: the day when the hours of sunlight equal those of darkness.

But it is more than that around Rossland as warm sunlight burrows into month old drifts and the hills take on a softer expectant look.

First bicycle tourists appear on the avenue As another sure sign of spring, the Golden City saw her first 1939 bicycle traffic get underway on Columbia Avenue.

As yet there is only a narrow bit of hard surfacing showing up, but it seems to be enough just to test the wheels out on.

Compiled by Joyce Austin, manager of the Rossland Historical Museum.

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The city’s school heating system is about to get a facelift.

As part of a provincial carbon cutting initiative the school district will be given up to a maximum of $306,593 to replace the aging boilers at Rossland Summit School (RSS)—projected to save the district $15,000 per year.

School District 20 board chair Darrell Ganzert said the grant money coming from the Ministry of Education is specific for the project.

Although improving the efficiency of the heating system for the school—expected to be completed later this year—is paramount, the district will be looking to stretch its dollars on the project.

“If we can get a sweet deal we might be able to clean up a lot more than just the boiler,” said Ganzert, but take care of the drinking water problem at the school as well. “So we’re going to try and do the most we can with that money in Rossland.”

According to the district’s facility review, improving the drinking water for the fountains

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Although the district knew it would be down that many students in September, Ganzert said, they didn’t anticipate that many last school year.

“There is no question about it, it certainly was,” he said about the “Rossland effect” of the creation of an independent school. “We hope that now we are now stable, but we won’t know that until of September.”

As a result, he said up to 4.5 full-time-equivalent teacher positions will be cut across the district to deal with the funding reduction. He said those positions could be lost through attrition.

To help deal with the deficit, school district staff compiled a “long list” of ideas to balance the budget. The list was released March 11 along with a survey seeking public input.

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in Rossland is high on the list. Students at RSS have been drinking bottled water since lead was found in the water in 2009.

If the extra money can’t be found in the boiler project, Ganzert said the district is working at getting the province to free up $750,000 from the sale of MacLean Elementary School to allow it, among other things, to help resolve the drinking water issue in Rossland. The money is locked into a restricted capital fund—one which the province says the district must earmark for the construction of new schools.

In early February the school district applied to the province to release capital funds from the sale of Rossland’s MacLean School.

Ganzert said the district used all of its capital reserve money last year to convert Rossland Secondary School to an elementary school.

“Now we are down to zero in that fund. We would like to replenish that fund and, in so doing, fix that drinking water in Rossland,” he said.

Should the ministry decide against releasing funds, then replacing RSS lead water pipes will be deferred and added to the list of capital priorities.

sing of students from Rossland to Trail was a selling point in convincing parents of the merit of sending secondary students down the hill.

The district could charge $50 to $100 per student each year for bussing, or eliminate all bussing and provide $35 per month per child to those who are outside walk limits (a savings of $375,294).

“If you are speaking of charging kids for bussing, that’s district wide,” and not just for Rossland, said Ganzert.

“I don’t think trustees want to go in that direction, but some districts have.”

Other proposals for cuts that could affect Rossland include: • reduce Rossland clerical to be consistent with schools of a similar size and configuration; • eliminate elementary teacher librarians (Rossland reduces from 0.5 to 0.2 fte); • eliminate library assistants in all schools; • eliminate school iPads/ laptops/secondary lab replace-

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“But these are proposals,” said Ganzert. “In the end we are going to resolve the budget issues without much of an impact on the general public that way. What will be coming is studying the long list and deciding what things we are serious about.”

The list is far reaching, said Greg Luterbach, superintendent of schools, in an email that accompanied the budget adjustment list.

“We also are very sensitive to the fact that many of the items on the list may impact our employees’ livelihoods.”

The long list includes the reduction of up to five teachers to match the 3,786 students anticipated next school year, down from a previous enrolment of 3,915 students.

The final budget must be submitted by the end of April.

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Rossland’s Kaysa Panke is at the top of her game on the top of the hill in ski racing.

She was just selected for the B.C. Team at Whistler Cup, an international ski race with over 24 countries competing, based on her performance in the U14 season and the provincial finals.

In the overall U14 provincial standing for the women, Panke placed third.

She capped her club coup in the four-day, two-run combined provincial race in Whistler last weekend, winning two silver and one bronze medal “It was fun. Fun to be around everyone,” she said about the weekend, adding that “it’s awesome” to be

named to the B.C. Team. Now Panke is looking forward to “being around the top kids” in racing in the province.

U14 championships Ninety four ladies and 104 men competed in this year’s U14 P r o v i n c i a l Championships held at Sun Peaks Resort north of Kamloops.

The Red Mountain Racer’s competing in the championships included Panke, Sammie Gaul, Gavin Patterson, Orion Humpherys, Mattias Hofmann, Noah Lunn and Logan Merringer.

All of the racers skied extremely well, resulting in 18 top 20 finishes, said Red Mountain Racers president Christine Andison.

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F”or many of our racers competing at the U14 Provincials, this was their first year in this age group and they all did incredibly well,” said Andison.

“We have a very strong group of skiers coming up and they will be exciting to watch next season.”

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In the overall provincial standing for the women, Panke placed third and Gau ninth. Panke’s results have secured her spot on the B.C. Team at the Whistler Cup International Race Series held the first week of April.

Racers’ FIS team The Red Mountain Racers’ FIS team spent most of the past month on the road.

First they attended a speed camp followed by a race series in Kimberley, and most recently they were competing in the Washington State in Super G, Giant Slalom and Slalom races.

There were 106 racers from all over the world competing in the latest race series.

“It was a great experience for Jamis Beattie, Madison Eggert and Patrick Cometta with a good solid track,” said Andison.

Cometta was able put down a 16th place finish in Super G. The boys are home for one week before heading to the fina competitions of the year held in Whistler and Grouse.

For his effort Cometta was awarded the most improved racer two days in a row at the Les Schwab Open last week as a result of his Super G performance where he placed 16th.

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The effectiveness of the West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Board was called into question in light of a proposed strategic plan being put on the table.

Jim Gustafson, consultant for the City of Castlegar, addressed council in late February to further explain the intent of the proposed strategic plan for West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District. He asked council to answer three questions relating to acute health care, but council did not feel comfortable with the questions, considering it did not have the facts on what was needed.

“If this is what is going to go on record … I don’t feel comfortable with this as far as it being a proper study,” said councilor Jody Blomme. “And I don’t think we are the people that should be answering those questions.”

“I’m still not sure what the goal of this process is,” said councilor Kathy Wallace, the city’s representative on the board.

The debate quickly turned into a criticism of the district board, and it’s perceived lack of effectiveness.

Wallace said there was very little authority at the regional hospital board level—something discussed at length within the board. “(As a board) we have absolutely no authority over operational matters.

All it is a rubber stamping body,” she said. “IH supplies its capital list for the year, and the hospital board says, ‘Okay, we will tax for 40 per cent of that list.’”

Council was asked if the community supported proceeding with multiple studies in partnership with Interior Health to advance acute care planning and potential future capital investments within the region. It answered it would as long as the province footed the bill.

The top three acute care issues in Rossland and a recommendation to the board for their future consideration on their authority and responsibility were met with some resistance on council. Blomme said city council did not feel it was qualified enough to have an answer.

Wallace said the third question dealt with operational matters and the board had no mandate to deal with that.

“Health care in our geographical region needs more creativity in order to address issues of accessibility to residents throughout our area,” she said.

Ultimately council directed staff to reply with a general answer.

“We don’t feel we have expertise or it is within our mandate to answer these, but we have gathered some information that may be useful to you,” read a line from a letter from council.

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The jury said, one day after it was announced that Joines had won silver, “Schaffelhuber had not gained a competitive advantage from her start and therefore should not have been disqualified.”

That mean the German’s combined time was enough to win gold, while her teammate Anna-Lena Forster took silver.

Joines finished her two runs in a combined time of two minutes, 15.16 seconds.

Heading into the Games Lockey was not too concerned about the competition he would face since he has been competing with the best in the world for a few years.

“I’m not super nervous as I’ve done the prep work,” he said.

“No need to worry. If I can’t do it now, it’s a Ian lockey bit late to learn it.”

Tyler Mosher of Whistler placed 12th in 1:59.80 and Lockey finished with a time of 2:10.26.

The U.S.’ Evan Strong, Mike Shea and Keith Gabel claimed all three medals in the men’s competition.

Strong took gold with a combined effort of 1:43.61, with Shea one second behind (1:44.18) and Gabel’s combined time of 1:47.10. “(B)oth Ian and Tyler also did a fantastic job,” said Heise, the director of sport development for Canada Snowboard.

“This means a lot for the future of the sport. It’s a place for us to start, to continue to grow and excel, and we have expectations of excellence. We intend to be on the podium in a very prominent way in 2018.”

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Admissions are now being accepted for the 2014–2015 school year at the Seven Summits Centre for Learning.

Seven Summits is heading into its second year of operation in partnership with SelfDesign Learning Community and offers a learner-centered, inquiry-based learning approach, including the entire B.C. Grade 8-12 high school graduation program, as well as a diverse suite of dynamic independent study choices and community initiatives.

The school’s mentors and learning consultants (B.C. certified teachers) Jonny Coleshill, Melanie Boothe and D’Arcy Ziprick inspired 35 full and part-time students in the first year in their core academic and elective studies, as well as to participate in many community-based programs and initiatives including camping, avalanche and backcountry training, first aid training, yoga, guitar lessons, biathlon, and more.

Red Mountain Academy athletes also attended Seven Summits, and worked with flexible hours so they could focus on their training and racing. Special education and ESL programs were offered, and there were many community volunteers who worked with the students at Seven Summits, offering their expertise.

The majority of the students were local, but Seven Summits also had 10 international and out-of-province students, many who did homestay.

Tuition will rise The biggest challenge in the first year was the lack of an administrator.

Instead, all of that work has been and is being done by the Visions for Small Schools (VSS) volunteer board so tuition fees could be kept as low as possible.

“But that is not sustainable, unfortunately,” read a release from VSS. “After much discussion, the board has made the difficult decision to raise tuition fees to $2,100 per student.”

VSS is doing this because the school needs professional staff to manage the school, as opposed to a band of dedicated but over-worked volunteers.

“The addition of an administrator will be a major improvement, with this staff person focusing on program development, more supervision and parental support, being a community liaison, grant writing, career counseling and much more.”

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Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Kootenay) Ltd. is looking for a Mechanic for our New Denver facility.

Applicants will need to hold a valid TQ for Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport, class three driver’s licence and Motor Vehicle Inspection licence would be an asset.

Resumes can be faxed to 250-352-2172 or e-mailed to kootenay@yrb.ca JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefits.

Further details can be found at www.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

LICENSED PLUMBER/ GAS FITTER

Req. at Canuck Mechanical in Prince George Must have exp. doing service work & be proficient with trouble shooting heating systems & plumbing problems.

Top wages & benefits Email resume to: canuckm@telus.net

Services

Contractors CALLING ALL CONTRACTORS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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We will be printing 10,000 copies, and the magazine will be distributed throughout the entire region.

If you would like to be a part of this fantastic home resource, please contact: Kiomi Tucker at 250-551-5025 publications@westkootenay advertiser.com

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Pets & Livestock

Equestrian FARRIER, BWFA cert. Shoeing, Trims 250-792-2112, 250509-4138. farrier_8@live.com

Pets

Alterations/ Dressmaking Alterations & Sewing Wedding & Grad dress alterations. Helena’s In-Stitches 250-368-5493

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CA

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD available online: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OT or call 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca WINDOW Air Conditioner, Large computer desk, and more. 250-364-1843

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Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 778-281-0030 FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

Licensed Dealer 1-866-9600045 www.dollars4guns.com.

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Real Estate

REG Bluenose APBT puppies for sale. Razors Edge/Gotti bloodlines, all blue/white markings. 250-8773564 or email northernflower9@hotmail.com for pics/info

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Antiques, collectibles, furniture, dolls, toys, Christmas decorations.

Mar 15th 9am - 1pm Mar 16th 1pm - 4pm Mar 22nd 9am - 1pm 405 Hampton Gray Place, Nelson (in the subdivision at the top of Davies St)

Houses For Sale

TRAIL (Sunningdale) 2bd., 1bth., basement, large carport, patio, workshop. Close to amenties. $184,900. 250-3641940

Help Wanted

FAN Regional Capacity-Building Coordinator The Family Action Network (FAN) of the Lower Columbia Society requires contract support for the position of Regional Coordinator (RC) to implement its strategic priorities.

The FAN Board of Directors is looking for a personable, innovative community development professional to support us in building a unique regional “network” that will support optimal life experiences for families with young children in the Lower Columbia. The RC will be responsible for participating in our identified priority projects.

• Plan, coordinate, evaluate, and grow FAN’s biannual ASQ Screening Day event.

• Develop, in conjunction with website design professionals and community stakeholders, the FAN one-stop website; oversee public launch and celebration of the website.

We are looking for an experienced community development professional, with a minimum of 3 years experience. A university degree or equivalent combination of proven experience and postsecondary education, with focus in one or more areas of Leadership, Community Development, Social Work, Early Childhood, Project Management, Health Services, preferred.

The RC is expected to work approximately 25 hours/week for 45 weeks per year.

Applicants are requested to submit a resume along with a cover letter that illustrates their experience, competencies and abilities to successfully meet FAN’s deliverables to FAN.lowercolumbia1@ gmail.com. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline is 4 pm on Friday, April 4th.

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2005 SRI Double Wide MODULAR HOME 24x44 in Triangle Gardens.

45 years and up. Vaulted ceiling, open plan, bay window, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, pantry, low maintenance, gas heat, air conditioning, 5 appl’s, UGS, landscaped, covered deck & carport, other features, must see.

250-442-8676

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Homes for Rent 2 bdrm, 2 bath at 3 mile on the lake $1500/m + util 825-4700 or 825-2200 TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, garage, nice view. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850. 250-365-5003

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Cars - Domestic

Cars - Sports & Imports 2002 Nissans, 4cyl 2.5 & 1.8, Altima 187,000km & Sentra, auto & 5 speed, both 4dr and new snow tires. $2,500 & $4,900. 250-442-0122 or 250493-1807. Run and look excellent. Sentra one owner, non smoker, 5 speed. Grand Forks 2005 MAZDA 5, Red, 187,000kms. Loaded. Mounted snows. $7,450. 250-3641940

Marie Claude

Warfield 149,000

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Marie Claude

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Warfield 129,000

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2391999

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Trail 109,900 MLS#

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Rhonda

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2002 Oldsmobile Alero, 4cy, 5sp manual, 2 dr coop, 107,000 original km, runs and looks like new. Car is in Grand Forks. Driven daily. $3,000.

250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807.

Rossland 279,900

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4 Bedroom

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Trucks & Vans 1987 Dodge Dakota, reg cab, long box, auto, V6, one owner, 169,000km, very clean, canopy, 2 wheel drive, $1,800/obo.

250-442-0122 or 250-4931807. Grand Forks

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Rhonda

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Rhonda

A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 2, 2014 starting at 7:00 p.m. at Rossland City Hall, 1899 Columbia Avenue to attend a presentation on the City·s proposed budget and year Ànancial plan.

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

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

A Copy of the Plan is available on www.rossland.ca

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Fruitvale 214,000

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2393772

Rhonda

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2392778

5.1 Acres

1 Acre

FINANCIAL PLAN PUBLIC CONSULTATION Public Process on the 2014-2018 Financial Plan and Budget Wednesday, April 2, 2014 @ 7:00 pm

Fruitvale 139,900

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Renata 249,000 MLS#

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Renata 235,500 MLS#

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Trail 135,000 MLS#

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Rob

Genelle 319,900 MLS#

Fruitvale 164,900

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Rob

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Rossland 399,000

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Rob

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Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153

Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222

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A12 www.rosslandnews.com

Heads: you get a worse recycling program.

Tails: you get to pay more for it.

The BC Government is proposing to offload the province’s world-class recycling programs, run by local municipalities, to an association led by big multi-national corporations.

The idea is that we’ll get a better, more efficient program that costs taxpayers less.

Unfortunately, what we’ll really end up with is anyone’s guess.

The association isn’t guaranteeing that we’ll get a better program, or even one as good as the current Blue Box program already in place. Since the association is led by big businesses outside of BC, many of whom are not even headquartered in Canada, one could presume that profits will come before environmental stewardship. They usually do. They also won’t guarantee that there won’t be any job cuts here in BC. And how is this supposed to make things better for BC?

Currently, BC homeowners only pay, on average, $35 a year for curbside recycling. Under the proposed regime, you’ll pay more. Every time you bring home a pizza, buy toilet paper, or pretty much anything else that comes in a package, businesses will be passing their increased costs on to you.

How much more? Well, nobody’s saying.

Here’s the only thing anyone does know: we already have a Blue Box program that works, is efficient, managed locally and puts the BC environment first. So why is the BC government flipping a coin, bringing in a questionable recycling program that some of our local elected officials are already calling a “scam?”

It’s time to contact Premier Clark and ask her.

What’s going on here?

Email Christy Clark at premier@gov.bc.ca or call 250-387-1715. For more info, visit RethinkItBC.ca. #RethinkItBC. This Message is brought to you by: