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As part of its mission to increase the artistic interest and vibrancy of nancykaiser.ca our beautiful downtown, the Rossnnckaiser@gmail.com land Council for Arts and Culture has Your(RCAC) Horoscope For the Week collaborated with the Castlewithgar Michael O’Connor inside to bring “Rusty the Sculpturewalk Horoscope the West Kootenay Advertiser Horse” to town.

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Mueller, for one year as part of an initiative by the Castlegar Sculpturewalk to expand their annual sculpture walk into a more regional initiative. They are doing so by leasing out sculptures, which they showed the previous year, to neighbouring communities.

The City of Nelson has participated last year as well as this year with the lease of five sculptures. The cities of Kaslo and Trail are deliberating par-

ticipation.

RCAC’s goal is to make the arts more visible in town and to increase Rossland’s profile as an arts and culture community. The hope is this would benefit the business community by attracting summer tourists through public art projects like these sculpture installations. They had also commissioned the installation of “The Storytellers”, a sculpture of ravens in

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trees, created by Andrew Raney from Salmo, outside Rossland’s public library.

Another permanent sculpture, depicting two bears playing, has been commissioned by Nelson artist John McKinnon, who won the juried competition last year, and will be placed in front of the post-office later this spring.

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Thursday, May 22, 2014 Rossland News

Community Calendar / News UPCOMING

READ-THRU ANNE OF GREEN GABLES May 22, 2014 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Rossland Light Opera Players Hall. This script read-thru will give you a feel for the Rossland Light Opera Players’ next show. Join other enthusiastic actors reading various roles in this humourous story of a spirited red-headed orphan. And then you will be inspired to audition for a role with the RLOP! Contact: Marnie Jacobsen, mjjacobsen25@gmail.com.

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BCWF WETLANDKEEPERS WORKSHOP May 23-25 @ Rossland location TBA This FREE 2.5 day hands-on fieldwork course provides participants will technical skills to steward their own wetland. Registration is required. For more information visit www.bcwf.bc.ca or email: wetlands@bcwf.bc.ca AUTHOR WALTER VOLOVSEK Saturday, May 24, 6:30 p.m. @ the Rossland Museum Walter Volovsek, author of The Green Necklace: The Vision Quest of Edward Mahon speaks on his book about Edward Mahon and his vision to incorporate green space into early city planning.

THE ROSSLAND FIGURE SKATING CLUB Sunday May 25 at the Rossland Arena, Curling Lounge - AGM and Awards Dessert Party starting at 3:00 p.m.

ROSSLAND GLEE CLUB CONCERT May 26, 2014 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Rossland Gallery (old Bank of Montreal building). The Rossland Glee Club presents their year-end recital. Join the Glee Club along with the Andrews Singers and the Kids Vocal Quintet at the Rossland Gallery for an evening of eclectic vocal repertoire. A perfect acoustic to sit back, eat dessert, drink some wine and listen to the delightful sounds of local singers. Admission by donation.

WEST KOOTENAY OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP Monday May 26, 2014 at 2 p.m., Kiro Wellness Center, Trail.

Topic: Chronic pain self-management. For info, call 250-368-9827 or 250-365-6276. Please note date change because of holiday!

AUDITIONS FOR ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Monday, May 26 & Tuesday, May 27 7:00 p.m. - 900 p.m. @ the Rossland Light Opera Players Hall The Rossland Light Opera Players are starting work early for the 2015 production of Anne of Green Gables. In addition to fiery red-heads teens and adults are needed for roles and chorus. Come prepared to sing Happy Birthday and read from script. Contact Marnie Jacobsen at mjjacobsen25@gmail.com for more information.

ROSSLAND NON-PROFIT COLLABORATION EVENT Wednesday, May 28 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. @ the Rossland Minors’ Hall Rossland’s first non-profit collaboration event. An opportunity to share ideas, learn and meet other like minded individuals. Contact Deanne at deanne@tourismrossland.com for more information.

BOOK CLUB AT THE LIBRARY Saturday, May 28 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. @ the Rossland Public Library This month’s book is “An Inconvenient Indian” by Sherman Alexie. Pick up a copy at the library and join us for a lively discussion.

ONGOING OPEN MIC NIGHT Tuesdays 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Join us every Tuesday and strut your stuff up on stage! With a new host every two weeks its gearing up to be a season of fantastic new talent and great music. Sign up sheet located in the foyer of The Flying Steamshovel TEEN NIGHT Tuesdays 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. @ the Rossland Public Library BABY STORYTIME Fridays 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. @ the Rossland Public Library Stories and songs for 0-3 year olds with their grown-ups. Finishes June 27.

JIVE FOR BEGINNERS Tuesdays 7 p.m.@ the Miners’ 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’ Hall at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students.

CHURCH of DIRT Monday nights starting May 12 5:30 p.m.

Come out and get dirty, meet great folks young and old, and add to our fantastic trail system. No experience needed - just a passion for our local trails. Contact Scott at scotfor@gmail.com for more information.

ROSSLAND SENIORS Monday 1:30 p.m. Seniors Art Club meets, contact Edith at 250-362-4477.

Monday 7:00 p.m. Rossland Quilters Guild meets, contact Dayanne at 250-362-7727.

Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Rossland Old Time Fiddlers play. Visitors should contact Richie or Audrey at 250-362-9465.

Thursday 9:30 a.m.- 11 a.m. Seniors stretching exercises and morning tea & snacks SENIORS SING-A-LONG TO THE OLD SONGS Wednesdays until June 18 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Tea and/or coffee will be provided along with a snack. Contact Les Anderson at 250-362-5532

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Who is it geared for?

The base of educational pedagogy dictates that no one learning style will be suited to all people. Some students excel within the structure of more traditional schooling, while others thrive in a less prescribed setting. Seven Summits learners are a mixture of local, international, and Red Mountain Academy students.

Amongst the qualities of those who will be successful within the program are motivation, willingness to take responsibility for one’s own learning, time management skills, and strong family involvement.

Coleshill acknowledges that, like any school, there are high achievers, those that are easily distracted and everything in between. “We started out the year with quite an open concept but quickly realized that wasn’t going to work for everyone. We adapted to create more structure and support for those that needed it, and granted freedom to those that showed motivation. One of our students is on track to complete both grades eight and nine this year.”

Grade 10 student, Devin Knox, enjoys the freedom and independence of a self-design program. “If you come across a unit that you don’t think will interest you, or will be too difficult, you just talk to your teacher,” she explains. “I wasn’t really interested in the Shakespeare unit for English, so I went to Jonny and we built a new curriculum together. The teachers make sure that you are doing all of the things you need to do, but you can choose something you find more interesting.” On the other hand, socialization is limited due to the small student populace, and participating in school sports is challenging. Devin is on the JL Crowe soccer team, but finds it difficult to communicate with coaches and teammates about practices and events.

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SD20’s reconfiguration of Rossland Senior Secondary (RSS) led to the partnership between the Red Mountain Academies and the Seven Summits Centre for Learning. Kristi Calder, academy coordinator, explains the necessities of the program. “Students require the ability to work ahead in the fall, fall behind in the winter and catch back up in the spring. In a traditional classroom setting, this option doesn’t exist. It does exist in the Seven Summits Centre for Learning.”

Patrick Cometta is here from Switzerland as a participant in the ski academy. He believes that the flexibility of the schedule allows students to excel at sports. “There was almost three months where we didn’t see the classroom because of races and training,” he laughs.

“At a different school, we can’t catch up.”

The Future Currently, the Seven Summits Centre for Learning is limited in scale by the parameters of the campus. The Columbia Ave location is estimated to handle 45 students, which is the projected enrollment for 2014/2015.

A major change for next year is the addition of an administrator. The immense time donated by current volunteers has been recognized as unsustainable, resulting in the decision to hire an administrator to manage the daily workings of the facility. This will mean an increase in facilities fees, but a major goal of the RSS is to increase fundraising in order to keep fees reasonable for coming years. Financial aid and volunteer options are always available for families who may struggle with the costs.

Admissions close at the end of May, with preference given to returning students and their siblings. More information about the program, including frequently asked questions regarding the admission process is available at sevensummitslearning.com.

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Rusty the Horse: Sculpture for Rossland • Continued from front page

These efforts coincide nicely with the installation of the Olaus statue in front of the Bank of Montreal building by the Spirit of Red group.

If you have not yet seen Rusty, a collage of varied scrap metal and interesting found objects, take a look on the corner of Washington and Columbia, an area which the City has generously assigned towards the rotating sculpture project. Next year a different sculpture from this year’s sculpturewalk exhibit, which just opened last weekend, will take Rusty’s spot.

Hopes are to expand the initiative and create more spaces for sculptures

throughout our downtown area. Individual and business sponsors can support the initiative by contributing financially towards the lease of a sculpture or collaborating on a lease, or by providing a location.

The RCAC hopes you enjoy this artistic addition to our main street and is open to feedback from the community. Let them know what you think or if you are interested in participating in sponsoring a lease: rosslandarts@gmail.com The funds for this project came through the Community Initiatives Program and the installation of the sculpture was generously supported by the City of Rossland.

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As part of RCAC’s Random Acts of Culture we organized a Youth initiated sculpture project. It was a great success.

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The concept of a “Random Act of Culture” is one that the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) has had on their list of innovative art projects for the community for the past 2 years. The idea was conceived

by Renate Fleming, President of the RCAC, who felt that since a large percentage of our community are outdoor enthusiasts, it would be a good idea to bring art into the outdoor environment rather than having it displayed in a gallery. The RCAC has also been instrumental in many youth activities over the years: the U19 Film Festival as well as various workshops.Having a youth initiated sculpture as part of their Random Act of Culture concept was on the agenda for the RCAC. The opportunity for the project to be realised came when the RCAC applied and received a grant from the LeRoi Foundation last year. Theshini Naicker, a local fibre artist, was the lead and co-ordinator of the project.

Mike Kent from the Rossland Youth Action Network (RYAN) was open to collaborating and was instrumental in gathering and bringing together interested students and organising various aspects of the project.

The students who participated were: Liam Barnes, James Klemmensen, Devin Knox, Julian Zimmer, Jake Fantin, and Connor Britton. Together they came up with the con-

cept of “A Gathering”, a collection of 4 sculptures that would ultimately be placed somewhere on the Trail system in the Rossland area.

They all agreed that they would like to learn how to carve wood. Colin Taylor, an arborist and artist from Rossland, generously donated some beautiful large Cedar pieces and provided some initial assistance for the project. Mike Williams, a master carver from Patterson, agreed to provide instruction on wood carving for the group and was generous with his time in providing assistance.

The West Kootenay Youth and Adult Wood Shop run by Career Development Services in Trail was used for the workshops. The project was successfully completed in time for the opening exhibition of Youth Art Show at the Rossland Art Gallery, part of the Youth Week celebrations this week.

The students did an excellent job in the short time frame that they had.

Each of the four “gatherers” displays a unique character and beautifully shows off their newly gained skills.

The pieces will be exhibited in the Rossland Gallery until next Sunday, May 11.

If you don’t get to see them there, then look out for them soon somewhere along the trails surrounding Rossland!.

The RCAC would like to thank The Leroi Foundation, Colin Taylor, Mike Williams and Mike Kent (RYAN) for bringing this project to fruition.

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Thursday, May 22, 2014 Rossland News Kootenay group publisher: Chuck Bennett Acting publisher: Karen Bennett Advertising: Lisa Wegner Operations Manager: Jennifer Cowan

Slocan Lake search for three youths has been suspended Staff Rossland News

Sergeant Darryl Little of the Central Kootenay Regional RCMP has reported late Tuesday afternoon, May 20 that the search for the three youths presumed drowned in Slocan Lake has been suspended by the RCMP at this time.

Sergeant Little, in a press release, indicated that the 10 day search involved the use of the RCMP Dive Team, RCMP Helicopter, Arrow Lakes Search & Rescue, Slocan Lake Fire Dept, Vernon Search & Rescue, Bruce’s Legacy and members of the Slocan area.

“It is unfortunate that the youths could not be located, however, the terrain and depth played a large part in it not being successful,” said Sergeant. “The families of the youths have all been notified of the search’s termination at this time. The RCMP would like to thank everyone who assisted in the search effort.”

Four people, aged 15 to 21 had set out on a May 10 canoe trip in the frigid lake. The canoe reportedly capsized about 150 metres from shore. One of the four, a woman, was found near the canoe. She was was taken to hospital where she later passed away.

The name of the deceased woman is Lily Harmer-Taylor, 19. The search had continued for Jule Wiltshire-Padfield, 15, Hayden Kyle, 21, and Skye Donnet, 18.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Editor, Most of us know the terrible situation SD 20 finds itself in, needing to cut $730,000 from next year’s budget, when district finances have already been cut to the bone over the years. I’ve heard it argued that Rossland’s independent Seven Summits Centre for Learning is partly responsible for the problem, having taken students from SD 20, and thereby lowered transfers from the ministry.

That’s wrong for two reasons.

First, while it’s true that Seven Summits has financially hurt the district, they are absolutely not responsible for the damage. When SD 20 was considering closing MacLean School in Rossland, and cutting back grades at RSS, we told them repeatedly that this would happen.

At $9000 per student, depending on your assumptions, it only takes about 20 Rossland students dropping out of SD 20 to dissolve all the projected savings from shutting down our schools.

I gave the trustees a detailed spreadsheet as part of the online submissions, showing them exactly what would happen under the various scenarios. I told them again when they convened a public session in Rossland. And then I told them again when they met with Rossland’s PACs. I also warned them they would be throwing away potential revenues from Red Mountain academies’ out of province and international students. The Academies now partner with Seven Summits instead of SD 20. And I warned that the numbers would get worse over time, as whatever independent option Rossland created got

more mature and more attractive as an alternative to Crowe.

And that was just one person’s input – many other people were telling them this.

So yes, Seven Summits is hurting the district’s finances, but are they responsible for the district’s problem?

No. The trustees were the ones holding the gun when SD 20 shot itself in the foot. (Just as they did when we warned them that no French immersion would lead to the school in Rossland that now enrols 45 students that would otherwise be in SD 20.)

In case anyone thinks I relish having been right about all that, think again. Both my kids are in the public system, and will feel all the impacts of funding shortfalls and cutbacks, as will all the other blameless children of this district. There’s no joy in saying “I told you so” when you were predicting disaster.

Second, Seven Summits is only a small piece of SD 20s woes. SD 20 had around 100 students less in September than they expected, but Seven Summits only has 22 enrolled local students (plus out-of-province and international students). Moreover, a huge chunk of the district’s deficit is from paying for a provincially-imposed CUPE contract settlement.

Ultimately, the downloading of costs like this from the ministry, the adverse funding formula the province uses, and this government’s disregard for the value of education – those are our common enemies. Not Rossland’s independent school.

Aaron Cosbey, Rossland

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Red Mountain Resort is set to host the Rubberhead Enduro Mountain Bike Race in August

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On your mark, get set . . . GO Red Mountain Resort set to host Rubberhead Enduro Mountain Bike Race as part of Kootenay Rockies & BC Enduro Race Series in August Submitted Rossland News

Rossland’s Rubberhead Enduro mountain bike race is set to be one of the biggest events of the summer with a full day of racing, two days of food, drink and entertainment at RedMountain Resort. Going down August 2-3, this year marks the Rubberhead’s inclusion in two new race series, the Kootenay Rockies and BC Enduro Series, with an anticipated 200-300 entrants per race.

“This will be the sixth consecutive year of Enduro mountain bike racing in Rossland,” says organizer and race director Ryan Kuhn. “Formerly the Dreadhead Enduro DH, the new Rubberhead format will expand to three to four competitive racing stages aimed to test the riders’ technical skill and physical fitness.”

“Red Mountain Resort is excited to be the host venue for the new Rubberhead Enduro,” says Red General Manager Don Thompson. “Red is continually expanding its summer event offerings and the Enduro fits perfectly with our vision of a multi-season resort featuring some of the finest single track Red and Rossland have to offer.”

The stages of the Rubberhead Enduro will be primarily downhill-oriented, with the riders required to ride and climb untimed between stages to get to the starting gate. With three to four timed stages, racers will not only require the stamina to climb up, but also pin it down with the best overall combined time taking the victory.

Saturday, August 2 will be a training day for the athletes and will include food and beverages served on the deck of RED’s base lodge. On August 3, the race will go down with an average course completion time expected to be three to four hours. RED will be open throughout the day for spectators and families wrapped up with another exciting evening of live entertainment.

Exact course details won’t be revealed until a week prior to the event, but elements of trails used over the past five years will be incorporated into the event.

“We’re thrilled to have the Rubberhead Enduro as part of the new BC and Kootenay Rockies Enduro series,” says series organizer Megan Rose. “Enduro racing is hands down the most exciting and popular mountain bike race format today, and judging by the num-

ber of early registrations, we’re well on pace to see our expected attendance of more than 200 racers per event.”

In previous years, the Rossland Enduro was combined with the alwayspopular Seven Summits Poker Ride and the Huck ‘n Berries Jump Jam, but due to the large scale of this year’s event, it needed to stand alone. The Poker Ride will still be held September long weekend as always, and the Huck ‘n Berries Jump Jam – now a bronze level event on the Freeride World Tour – will go down September 6.

Other fun events including group rides are being scheduled for the long weekend.

“There’s never been a better reason to be in Rossland over the August long weekend,” says Kuhn. “Come race, be a spectator, take in the entertainment and enjoy a ride on the IMBA “Epic” Seven Summits Trail or other world class single track in the area. It’s going to be quite the showcase of our amazing trails and community.”

For more information on the Rubberhead Enduro, including registration, go to rubberheadenduro.com.

For more information on the series, visit bcenduro.com.

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The B.C. Teachers’ Federation plans to start one-day rotating strikes at schools around the province on Monday, rejecting the offer of a $1,200 signing bonus for an agreement by the end of the school year.

BCTF president Jim Iker said Tuesday the bonus doesn’t make up for the government’s wage offer of 6.5 per cent over six years. A simultaneous threat to cut teacher wages or more because of strike action is “just so disrespectful, so unnecessary, and we’ll be dealing with it at the Labour Relations Board,” Iker said.

Unless there is some compromise on major issues, one-day strikes with picket lines will be staged at one group of school districts in each of the first four days next week, with teachers returning to work across the province on Friday, May 30.

Iker reiterated the union’s position that more pay, more teachers and a return to contract language guaranteeing class size and special needs support are needed to reach a settlement.

Peter Cameron, chief negotiator for the province’s 60 school districts, informed the union last week that a 5 per cent pay cut will be put in place “soon” in response to the first phase of strike action.

The BCTF began work-to-rule action in April, refusing supervision outside classrooms and communication with school management. Rotating strikes were also authorized by the BCTF membership in a March vote, and beginning to shut down schools could result in an effort to cut teacher pay by 10 per cent.

Cameron said last week the union’s latest wage demand amounts to 15.9 per cent over four years, far beyond what other provincial public service unions have received. The BCTF maintains its wage proposal is 13.25 per cent over four years, including cost-ofliving increases based on each year’s inflation rate.

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CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2014 SUBMITTED Rossland News

The Kootenay Moutanieering Club (KMC) existed as a section of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) for its first five years, but went its own way when it could not or would not persuade sufficient numbers to sign up with the ACC. Today, KMC has over 300 members and schedules more than 100 outdoor trips and activities every year.

Its membership resides primarily in the West Kootenay with most members residing within the Rossland-Trail-CastlegarNelson corridor.

Fifty years ago the KMC’s constitution stated the objectives of the club were to: 1) Maintain a program of climbs during the summer season and ski touring trips in the winter and spring, 2) Serve as a nucleus for people interested in mountaineering and wishing to associate with others of similar interests, and 3) Maintain records of pertinent information on trips in the Kootenay area.

The club still does all of this, but 50 years ago the logging

industry had not cut many roads into the mountains and access to some of the most beautiful Kootenay country was difficult. The early years of the club saw much effort directed into cutting a trail into Mulvey Basin in the Valhallas from where, if not a first summit, then second or third ascents could be launched. Many trails were cut in the KMC’s early years and first ascents were made throughout the Kootenays by KMC members.

Weekly rock climbing classes were conducted and early records abound with accounts of very technical climbs. Ski touring and hiking in Kokanee Glacier Park was and still is popular. The old Slocan Chief cabin, built in 1896 to service mining operations in the Kokanee Glacier area, hosted many KMC winter and summer outings. The cabin still exists but today it houses historical information displays and the luxurious Kokanee Glacier Lodge has become the main destination for overnight trips in the park since it was built 10 years ago. The KMC

also manages and maintains the four huts on the famous Bonnington Traverse.

Highlights of the KMC’s year are the three one-week hiking camp sessions and the Kokanee Glacier ski week. Both are so much in demand that the club holds lotteries to select the participants. The club’s semi-annual socials are always popular for meeting friends and viewing members’ slide shows of some of their more exotic or adventurous trips.

Some things have changed in 50 years.

While the KMC frowns on motorized, off-road back country recreation, the back country is becoming increasingly crowded with quads, snow mobiles and commercial cat- and heli-skiing operations. The club doesn’t instruct technical climbing anymore, now relying on certified instructors to provide its members more advanced training.

When the KMC isn’t in the back country having fun, some challenges of a different nature are taken on. In the early years, the club lobbied successfully for preservation of Kokanee

Glacier Park and the formation of the Valhalla Provincial Park and the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy. Today, the KMC is actively trying to keep the Jumbo Valley ‘wild’ and is rallying opposition to the resort’s development.

Another concern is that, while access to the back country is better than it was in the 60’s thanks to logging roads, today many of the forestry roads are being decommissioned and some of the favorite hiking and climbing destinations are once again becoming difficult or impossible to access.

On June 7, at 8:00 p.m., the KMC will celebrate its 50th anniversary, and, along with the Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC, hopes to fill the 200+ seats in the Old Castlegar Theatre to hear guest speaker, Dave Quinn, the ‘Outdoor Guy’ on CBC Radio West talk about conservation issues and his outdoor adventures in the Kootenays. Tickets are available at 7:30 p.m. at the door for $5.

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With spring upon us and local riders tuning up their bikes, it’s a great time for trail expansion.

Take-a-Hike students from the Kootenay Columbia Learning Centre partnered with DIG 2 RIDE to clear new terrain and improve existing trails on Red Mountain.

Nate Lott and Yan Labrecque created DIG 2 RIDE not only to teach local youth about the mechanics and techniques of trail building, but also to engender in them an appreciation for the outdoors, recreation and team work.

“Our program puts youth in charge of shaping the growth of our community trail system and becoming active participants in developing their community pride,” Lott explains.

DIG 2 RIDE also works with students from Rossland Summit School and Seven Summits Learning Centre, with various groups on the hill on different days of the week.

The two programs fit together well, as one of the premises of Take-a-Hike is that time spent in nature, as well as strong community connections, are vital in promoting a healthy generation.

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In January of 2013, SD20 and the City of Trail were fortunate enough to become the first hosts of the Take-a-Hike program outside of the Lower Mainland.

The program offers alternative education options for students from Castlegar, Trail, Salmo and Rossland who just couldn’t find their place in traditional schooling.

Outdoor experiences, life skills, counselling and community involvement are a heavy focus in addition to core academics.

Aside from trail building, the students also enjoy multiday outdoor excursions and spend several days each month volunteering with a variety of groups in surrounding areas.

DIG 2 RIDE and all of its partners are grateful to Red Mountain for providing the land for these trails to be created on. Having a legal place to work the terrain is essential to programs such as this.

Other parties also instrumental in the success of the program are the Youth Action Network, Columbia Basin Trust, Kootenay Columbia Trails Society, Rossland Summit School, Seven Summits Learning Centre and Natasha Lockey.

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The Joe Hill Coffee House was a popular event last week. Featured clockwise are; Top right; Brian Kolbfleisch, bottom right; Max Hawk, bottom left, audience; Lois Allen and top left Dawn Graham.

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Last Sunday the Joe Hill Coffee House presented a sensational blend of music at the Rossland Miners’ Hall.

Groups including the Rossland Glee Club as well as local singer-songwriters and instrument players made their appearances.

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was titled, brought together about 70 people.

The event had a calming yet fun atmosphere with lots of community support.

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Rossland community garden-always room for more

by Lana Rodlie Rossland News

One would think that planting a vegetable garden in Rossland is only for optimists. But a group of dedicated Rosslanders hope to change that.

By offering individual growing plots, Rossland Community Garden is a place for first-time gardeners or those with difficult growing conditions to plant their edibles in a community space.

“It also accommodates apartment dwellers or those with no room for a garden,” said Kathleen Hill, who has just come onboard as a volunteer with Rachael Roussin, who also cofounded Rossland Real Foods “Some places in Rossland just don’t have the sun,” Roussin said. “Every house is different.

Some are built right on bedrock.”

And starting from scratch can be daunting and expensive, she added.

“It may be the first time they have a backyard. Or they could be renting, or own a home that has never been gardened so

there is no top soil, or garden beds. The community garden is a stepping stone to help those who don’t know where to start.”

The garden is located at the far end of the soccer field behind Rossland Summit School – a patch of land on loan to the group by the City of Rossland.

A big challenge is the mountain run-off that collects onto the field and makes for quite a mud-pit throughout spring and early summer. But after a few work parties, the garden takes shape and produces a wealth of vegetables for participating families.

Volunteers hold gardening workshops so people can learn what to grow in Rossland and when to plant.

“I bring seeds,” Roussin said.

“Once you’ve done it for a few years, you get to know (what will grow here). They can also see what everyone else grows.

It’s a manageable bed – good soil and it comes with its own greenhouse: in the form of hoop houses made out of PVC pipe and sheets of plastic.”

“Peas can be planted now, un-

Plenty of dirt to go around at the Rossland community garden.

der the hoops,” added Hill. “The PVC pipe and temporary plastic gets Rossland through May and June. Rossland struggles with May and June. (The garden) has good light and you don’t need to irrigate until August.”

Currently, the garden contains 19 plots. Two are used by

Rossland Real Food to grow garlic which is sold as a fundraiser to support the garden.

Another bed is managed by a teacher who brings her class to learn about growing vegetables.

“We’ve had absolutely no vandalism,” said Roussin.

The garden is a place of

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learning and sharing with small manageable beds.

“It’s an educational opportunity for people to get together.”

There is still room in the garden for a few more plots. If interested, contact www.rosslandfood.com or Kathleen Hill at 362-7050.

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Andrew Nadalin, president of Pace 2000 Inc. and a fourth generation builder and craftsmen, offers the following advice to prospective homeowners with their eyes set on building a dream home to call their own. * Look for a builder with a solid reputation. A builder’s reputation speaks volumes, but it doesn’t have to speak for istself. That’s because a builder who has spent years providing personal service,

innovative design and quality workmanship will no doubt have a host of happy former customers ready and willing to offer their input. If during the interview process a builder appears reticent to share his work or experiences with previous customers, this should be a red flag. Reputable builders will be proud of their work and more than willing to show it off. * Find a builder who is flexible. You will be paying to build your home, not the builder’s home. A builder should be flexible and ready and willing to meet your needs, no matter how unique they might be. * Look for a builder who does more than build.

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A builder should provide a network of qualified professionals to make the process go more smoothly. This network should include real estate

and building consultants, interior designers, architects and engineers. Such connections can provide peace of mind and will also illustrate that a builder is both respected in the community and is intent on ensuring your home becomes the dream home you envision it to be. * Don’t build on the cheap. Buyers who plan to build their own home are in the unique position to ensure their home is as safe and high-quality as possible. This isn’t always the case when buying a resale, so make the most of your opportunity and use only top-of-the-line construction materials and features and choose a builder with experience in working with such materials and features. Building on the cheap could prove disastrous in the not too distant future, so don’t sacrifice on quality when building a new home.

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Vendors are selling, buyers are buying at the Rossland Mountain Market.

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Rossland Mountain Market kicked off another market season last Thursday.

Hosted between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on

Columbia Avenue and Queen Street, next to Rossvegas, the market was full of vendors and a happy crowd.

Seeds and plants were being sold to boost this year’s

gardens with local products. Kelsey Neufeild is growing her first garden in Rossland and went to the market to get some tips and ideas, “I’ve got a huge garden bed ready to be

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filled with plants but I don’t really know what I want to plant and what grows best in Rossland” she said.

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