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Community Calendar / News UPCOMING

CANADA DAY EVENTS Pioneer Park Festivities: 9am Mount Roberts Community Hike 12-3pm BBQ Hot dog, hamburgers, a veggie option, and juice for sale 12:30 Sing O ‘Canada. Live music will begin shortly after.

1:30 Cake Cutting For more information of this event, contact the Rossland Chamber of Commerce at 250.362.5666 or visit www.rossland.com/home KOOTENAY ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KAST) AGM June 25 at 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm @ Rock Cut Pub. 4:30 pm - mountain bike shuttle: group ride (must pre-register).

6:30 pm - meeting starts ROSSLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS REDSTONE SUMMER CLASSIC Friday July 11 @ Redstone Resort, Rossland BC 1st Annual Chamber Members Classic. 18 hole shotgun. $79 cash or cheque at the Rossland Chamber of Commerce 250-362-5666.

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ROSSLAND YOUTH MAKER LABS Wednesdays June 4 to 25, 2014 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. @ Seven Summits Centre for Learning The Rossland Makerlab is a drop in group for youth 12-18yrs old that supports learning about 3D modeling and printing your creations on the Youth Action Network’s 3D printer.

ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN MARKET Thursdays June 5 to October 2, 2014 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Downtown between NDCU and Ross Vegas. Your weekly dose of fresh, local food....and plenty of arts and culture! Live music every week.

PARKOUR/FREE RUNNING Mondays and Thursdays, June 2 to 19, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. @ Rossland Curling Rink, 3rd Street entrance. Come learn basic Parkour, the “Art of Movement” and Free Running skills. For youth 8-18 yrs old. $5 drop in.

TEXAS HOLD’EM Sundays Jun 1 to Jul 27, 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. @ The Flying Stea.m.shovel Hosted by Tim van den Nieuwenhof. Sign up on the events board at the Flying Shovel.

ULTIMATE FRISBEE Saturdays May 24 to Oct 18, 2014 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. @ Jubilee Field (RSS school) in Rossland. Tuesdays 5 p.m. @ Trail Middle School fields Ultimate is a team frisbee game. Beginners welcome! Pick up games are FREE! OPEN MIC NIGHT Tuesdays 9:00 a.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 6-8 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 Every Tuesday night at the Miners’ Hall at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students.

LADIES INTERMEDIATE MOUNTAIN BIKE PROGRESSION SESSIONS Wednesdays Jun 18 to Jul 9, 2014 5:30 to 8:00 pm Looking to build your confidence and skills on your mountain bike? Get out with BettyGoHard and KMBC and ride with us this summer! We will show you our favourite trails, help you conquer those features that have been slowing you down and get out and have fun!! Includes a skills session, shuttled rides, coaching, basic maintenance and more. Sign up today only 8 spaces available! Sign up at www.kootenaymountainbiking.com.

CHURCH of DIRT Mondays May 12 to Sep 29, 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 - 11 a.m. Seniors stretching exercises and morning tea and snacks.

SENIORS SING-A-LONG TO THE OLD SONGS Wednesdays until June 18 1:30 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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Chamber Awards THE 2013 ROSSLAND CHAMBER BUSINESS AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED Categories of the awards are:

Business Person of the Year Award ~ Lori Craig. Better Life Fitness Young Entrepreneur Award ~ Micha Hinchcliffe, Tails Pet Supplies Professional Services Award ~ LJ van der Hamm & Associates Customer Service Award ~ The Alpine Grind Business Excellence Award ~ Stephanie Robinson Red Pair Shoes Congratulations to all winners.

For questions on the Rossland Business Awards, please contact the Rossland Chamber of Commerce at 250.362.5666.

Chamber of Commerce AGM: 2013 SUMMARY AND LOOKING AHEAD

BY IDA KORIC Rossland News

The Rossland Chamber of Commerce held its annual general meeting on Tuesday, June 17, summarizing all aspects of Chamber business for 2013.

New president Dan Eheler of DJM Contracting stepped in to replace the out-going president this past fall. The continuing treasurer is Cezary Ksiazek, while the positions of Vice President and Secretary are yet to be filled. One of the Chamber’s imminent goals is to draw new members to the board of directors.

Financially, 2013 was a more successful year than years past, with the Chamber’s gross gains at $85,000; an increase of nearly $10,000 from 2012. Overall, the Chamber still functioned at a deficit, with net losses of $2700, but down from $6,200 the year before. The main sources of income were nonprofit subsidies from the City and fundraising events, the most substantial of which is the annual vacation guide.

The board of directors brought about potential financial concerns for the coming year which could certainly derail the current upward trend. One concern is the loss of advertising dollars to Tourism Rossland’s ‘Escape Guide’, originally intended to be a promotion of Rossland as a winter destination, displayed at ski shows and events.

The Chamber is concerned that ‘Escape’ is now running as competition to the vacation guide, when both entities should be collaborating to improve exposure and success of local businesses.

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Another concern is the expiry of the lease on August 1 for the current office in the old Bank of Montreal building. The chamber has been very pleased with the rental rates offered at this location and are not optimistic about finding comparable costs elsewhere.

The anticipated monthly ‘administration fee’ to be earned from managing the space at the HUB has also evaporated, as the space has been rented out to another party. Additionally, an on-going source of $4500 annually from a government-sponsored Community Access Program has also come to a halt this year. Finally, membership from local business has decreased from previous years, and this will be the primary focus for the Chamber in the coming months.

The directors agree that the Chamber has much to offer its members, but feels that it can find ways to offer more, as well as educate potential members on current benefits.

An insurance package exists through the Chamber of Commerce that allows small business owners and the self-employed to attain benefits for themselves and their employees at fractional costs. Another initiative was to seek more local benefits from the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce, which offers incentives to urban Chamber branches that are not available in smaller centres.

2014 will also continue to see a freeze in membership dues as the directors decided fees should not increase unless they have more to offer their members. If your business would like to join the Chamber, or you are interested in helping on the executive, contact commerce@rossland.com.

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ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION JUNE 24, 2014

The Community Charter requires that, by June 30th in each year, a municipality must prepare an Annual Report and make that report available for public inspection.

This report will be available for public inspection on June 24, 2014 at City Hall and on www.rossland.ca At the Regular Council Meeting, July 14, 2014, 7:00 pm at Rossland City Hall, Council will consider submissions and questions from the public regarding the Annual Report.

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MOUNT ROBERTS CANADA DAY FLAG RAISE DANIELLE CLARKE Rossland News

Rossland is a community with great history and great tradition.

With Canada Day quickly approaching several Rosslanders are gearing up to hike Mount Roberts in order to raise the flag and join in the singing of Oh Canada.

What they might not be aware of is the story behind it all.

This tradition has become very popular on Canada Day, explained Gael Fisher, a local who has done the hike a few times including once in 1986 to place the plaque in commemoration of the two flag-raisers.

Mount Roberts, formerly known as Spokane Mountain, received its first flag on

June 5, 1900.

The first flag to go up was the British ensign in honour of General Roberts and his troops as they occupied Pretoria during the Boer War, as stated in an article published in the Trail Times on June 22, 1979.

After 1900 few people made the hike up Mount Roberts until the 1970s. Leo Telfer and Hutch Hutchinson began the tradition by going up annually for nearly ten years.

“They went up every year…and usually had to cut a new pole,” said Fisher.

The hike was steep and rocky and without any trees on top of the mountain, the two men were forced to go down the west side of the mountain for about

a mile looking for their flag pole.

“These guys had to go over the edge of the mountain, hull it up and get it so it would stay there for awhile and tie it in…it was a lot of hard physical work,” said Fisher.

Telfer made his last climb when he was in his 80s.

Years later, Cominco (now Teck Trail Operations) donated a metal flagpole to be installed and in 1986 a plaque was donated in honour of Telfer and Hutchinson.

It was this plaque that Gael and husband Stan Fisher together with Booty Griffith and Jim Douglas helped put up on Oct. 18, 1986.

On this particular occasion they drove part way up and then

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began their two hour hike, as the equipment was very heavy.

The plaque and flag-

These guys had to go over the edge of the mountain, pole have remained there ever since and a new flag is raised once a year.

“My favourite part was standing at the top looking at what you can see…the best view was looking out past Trail

towards Montrose… just a fantastic view,” said Fisher, “I think that’s why it’s so popular,” she added.

There are now up to a hundred people that make the trek annually .

It was Pat, the daughter of Leo Telfer, who thought people should know about the history behind the tradition they are continuing; “I agree with her…I believe that people should know how it started… and recognize what they did,” concluded Fisher.

This tradition certainly has a tale to be told and a history to be had.

To see a picture of last year’s turnout, check out the photographs in the window at 2024 Columbia Ave.

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A brief history of teacher demands

By Tom fletcher Black Press

VICTORIA – A few things have changed since the last all-out teacher strike in B.C. That was just two years ago, when the B.C. Teachers’ Federation was coming off its second-ever voluntary agreement with a 16% raise over five years and what the union termed an “enhanced” signing bonus of $4,000.

Even with special teacher-only top-ups, BCTF members almost rejected the last of the government’s big-spending preOlympic labour deals signed in 2006.

By 2012, outraged teachers were back on the legislature lawn, howling for another 16%, with backup vocals provided as usual by HEU, CUPE,

Teacher strike 2012: Coming off 16% and a $4,000 signing bonus, they wanted another 16%.

BCGEU and other public sector unions that settled for less.

Teachers had just sailed through a crippling global recession with a series of raises, but were oblivious to all that.

Last week the protest venue switched to Vancouver, where both the crowd and the demands looked

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a bit thinner. The signing bonus target is up to $5,000, but the raise is a mere 8% over five years (compounded, for those who passed math), plus another huge basket of cash disguised as benefit improvements and so forth. Government negotiators put their total compensation

demand at 14.5%.

One obvious dodge: they want the bottom two steps of the teacher salary grid dropped. That’s simply a raise for entry-level teachers.

Admittedly those are rare creatures these days with shrinking enrolment and ironclad seniority rules that allow retired teachers to monopolize substitute work.

Something else that’s changed since 2012 is that the government has granted the BCTF’s wish to bargain directly with the province. The education ministry executed a takeover of the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association after last year’s election, and installed veteran industrial union negotiator Peter Cameron. He’s backed up

by long-time labour specialist Lee Doney, whose task is to keep the teacher deal within Treasury Board limits that have defined all other public sector union settlements.

Doney made it clear last week that no mediator is going to come in and “split the baby” as long as the BCTF position is so far beyond the current compensation framework.

Despite constant union complaints of low wages and deteriorating working conditions in B.C. schools, education grads remain lined up around the block hoping to get in. Why is that?

For those who have been exposed to life outside school for a while, it’s fairly simple. The job mar-

ket out here in the real world is tough.

And here’s how the real world evaluates a teaching job.

Start with 189 working days, each nine hours long as per the accepted definition, and the topheavy seniority list that places the average teacher salary at around $72,000 a year. That works out to $42.32 an hour, plus a suite of benefits that most private sector employees can only dream about, starting with three months of primetime vacation.

I am occasionally lectured by teachers that the job goes far beyond five hours in the classroom and an additional four hours a day preparing and marking.

They throw out different estimates, vari-

ously defined. Alas, it’s a salaried job, and we salaried employees in the real world don’t waste a lot of time counting hours.

Here’s the work, here’s the deadline, here’s the pay. Take it or leave it.

Consider another union demand that seems to be just another thinly disguised raise. The BCTF wants a large increase in preparation time for elementary school. There are no duties being added here. For this one item, government negotiators calculate the cost to taxpayers at $86.2 million every year by the fifth year of the BCTF proposal.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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Tourism Rossland: DANIELLE CLARKE Rossland News

What to look forward to in the summer: There are lots of things to look forward to in Rossland in both winter and summer.

Last weekend started the summer off with the Pink Bike Project from June 2023. Local biker, Mike Hopkins was in the area with photographer Bruno Long.

“It’s an amazing group with some amazing elite athletes,” said Deanne Steven, executive director at Tourism Rossland.

There will also be a contest put on

by Mountain Bike BC that includes a bike trip around BC. Rossland just so happens to be one of the stops and the tour will bring the media with them.

“I’m hopeful that we’re going to have a really good bike summer,” said Steven who has seen exponential growth in maps this year. To date, Steven is sending out four to five bike maps per day.

As for annual events, Enduro will be held on the August long weekend. The event is part of a bigger circuit this year and should bring together about 200-300 riders.

The Huck’en Berries Bike Jam event is also on a bigger circuit this year and will take place during the Golden City Days.

“The Golden City Days is a really great community event,” added Steven.

The Summer Student, Eric Gonzalez is also preparing to release the first of his webisodes any day.

His webisodes are short video clips that showcase Rossland’s lifestyle with all its recreational activities.

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“I try to look at all the things in the area that people would want to do,” said Steven who put together the video topic list for Gonzalez.

The list includes Gold Fever Follies, Rossland Museum, Heritage Walking Tour, Frisbee Golf, Columbia Gardens Winery, boutique shopping, dining and nightlife, Rossland artists and road biking.

What to look forward to in the winter: The planning for future months begins way in advance in order to get more things done. Ross-

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On June 10, 2014, the Trail Regional BCSPCA received 6 female baby rabbits. Out of this 6 is our feature of the week, Cocoa!

Cocoa is approximately 9 weeks old and is a rusty brown Angora/Rex cross.

Cocoa is looking for a home where she will be given a safe environment to grow up in, where she can have space to run and play but also a cozy warm bed where she can hide in if she needs too. If you are currently looking to add to your family and are interested in adopting a rabbit, please contact the Trail Regional BCSPCA at 250-368-5910 or trail@spca.bc.ca

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The Golden City Days is a really great community event,

Looking down Columbia Avenue, Rossland.

land shines through as a fantastic ski town destination.

“This year we’re doing more ski shows than ever before,” said Steven who has partnered with different ski groups to share costs.

“By pooling all our funds together we’re able to do more ski shows,” concluded Steven.

This year Denver, Sacramento and Boston have been added.

When choosing destinations for ski shows, Steven explained what they look at where people would be most interested in while visiting Rossland, as well as figuring out how easy it would be to transport people to Rossland.

Over the past couple of years, Rossland has arranged for a shuttle bus service to run to and from the Spokane airport.

This service started out four days a week in the first year, last year it was five days a week, and this year it will run every day of the week.

“Which is going to be really key to us being able to get people here,” said Steven who explained that “not only Americans use this airport; people coming in from Toronto have an easier time flying in to Spokane as well”.

The next step, as Steven explained, is creating internal transportation once the tourists arrive.

The internal shuttle bus is a free shuttle bus that will

2014 PROPERTY TAXES The 2014 PROPERTY TAX NOTICES have been mailed out and any property owner who has not received their notice should contact the City Office by phone at 250-362-7396, by fax at 250-362-5451 or by e-mail at finance@rossland.ca. Please be advised that NEW OWNERS are responsible for unpaid taxes.

run everyday from 7:30-10:30. Last year, the service “…was so much more successful than anticipated,” said Steven. As far as improvements go, the bus will be running to Black Jack six times a day as well as heading into lower Rossland.

The shuttle bus will also tie into the school timetable and the bus itself is “… going to be more continuous through town,” said Steven.

Last year the accommodation revenue for the months of January, February and March exceeded more than all of 2006, explained Steven who believes this is partly due to the addition of the free shuttle bus service.

Rossland has become more well

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known in other areas.

“Last year was the first year that I would go to a ski show and I didn’t have to start with, ‘Have you heard of Red Mountain in Rossland, BC before?’” said Steven.

The bars and restaurants also saw improvement as did downtown businesses.

This year people can get excited about Red Mountain Resort and the village of Rossland tying everything together.

Last but not least, there will be a new Nordic skiing brochure coming out that will include not only Black Jack, but also the Strawberry Pass and Paulsontrails. These trails will be labeled as non-tracked trails.

The DUE DATE for paying the 2014 taxes is 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2014. After that date, a 10% penalty will be added to all unpaid taxes INCLUDING unclaimed Homeowner Grants. Postmarks are not accepted as date of payment. If you are unable to pay your 2014 taxes prior to the due date, if eligible, you should apply for the Homeowner Grant to avoid penalty on that portion of the taxes.

Property owners can claim their Homeowner Grant online, visit the City’s website at www.rossland.ca.

Property Owners with mortgages are responsible to see that they claim their Homeowner Grant before the tax due date, even though their mortgage company pays their taxes. Tax Prepayment Plan participants are also reminded to claim their Homeowner Grant before the tax due date and pay any remaining payable amount.

The City accepts cash, debit card, cheques and postdated cheques at the City Office. Credit cards are not accepted. You can pay your property taxes using internet banking or telephone banking, please contact your financial institution for more information. If paying property taxes by internet or telephone banking, your eleven digit roll number that begins with 229 is your account number and please allow 5 business days for your payment to be processed.

Tax amounts outstanding on July 3, 2014 will be subject to a 10% penalty For your convenience, City Hall will extend the hours that we are open to the public to: 8 am to 5 pm from Monday, June 23 to Wednesday, July 2, 2014.

Please note City Hall is not open Tuesday, July 1, 2014.

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Rossland Mountain Market DANIELLE CLARKE Rossland News

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July will be the berry festival, August will be corn, September will be tomato and the final festival will be the harvest festival on October 2.

The market seems to get busier with every week.

“The more people come down to the market the stronger the community is be- Manager Miche Hayden holds young Micha, both dressed in green coming,” said Miche for last Thursday’s greens festival at the Rossland Mountain Market.

Hayden, manager of Danielle Clarke photo the RMM who sees the market as a soNew this year is a RMM are putting farthest venders beJuly 26, 2014 cial event as well as group of local artists money right back ing from Grand Forks a place to hang out who will be creat- into Rossland’s local and Creston. and get to know the and All venders fall uningcuisine bannersfrom for the the diverse economy.

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Project leader, Ryan McGill recently put the finishing touches on the time capsule that was buried at a sealing ceremony last September as a part of Golden City Days.

“The time capsule sealing rock along with the addition of the plaque

could not be added at the time due to the cold weather last fall,” McGill stated.

The capsule, marking bolder and plaque are located on the landscaped grounds of the Rossland Public Library, centre for learning and discovery.

The city of Rossland helped install the plaque which reads: “Rossland Time Capsule 2013-2113 Celebrated in Design, Cherished and Remembered in Preservation, and anticipated in discovery.”

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Field Hockey Canada selects 2014 women’s team Field Hockey Canada and Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) today confirmed the athletes and coaches named to Team Canada for the XXth Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland in July.

The Canadian women’s team has

been nearly entirely renewed at the end of the last Olympic cycle, with four players returning from the group that played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi: Thea Culley (Rossland, BC), team captain Kate Gillis (Kingston, ON), Abigail Raye (Kelowna,

BC), and Kristine Wishart (Hamilton, ON).

“Field hockey at the Commonwealth Games is rich in history and incredibly competitive,” says Team Canada Chef de Mission, Chantal Petitclerc. “With many of the top teams in the world in attendance

in Glasgow, Canada is sure to face some tough matches, but I am sure they will hold their own against the experienced international teams they will face.”

“The Commonwealth Games are a significant milestone in any athlete’s career,” said Coach Ian Rut-

ledge. “We now have a final group that will do its part to represent our program and country with pride.”

“The Commonwealth Games is a benchmark event for our Women’s National Program,” said Jeff Sauvé, CEO of Field Hockey Canada. “The Games present an op-

portunity to battle some of the best Nations in the world.

Even more than that, it is an opportunity for a fearless group of our best athletes to validate the commitment they make to a daily training environment.”

“Congratulations to the players who

will make up the Canadian women’s field hockey team at the Commonwealth Games,” said the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport). “I look forward to seeing this team excel on the pitch in Glasgow, as our teams have done so often before.”

Rossglen Bike Park revitalization project Rossland’s Rossglen Bike Park is getting a facelift to reflect the changing desires of local mountain bike users.

Rossglen has been a fixture for the biking community for the past eight years but is in need of upgrades and expansion and a group of volunteers are working with the City of Rossland to see that happen this summer.

In addition to new wood features, the jump lines will be rebuilt with beginner and intermediate tabletop lines. The pump track, which is comprised of a loop

of tight berms, rollers and features, will be built in phases as funding and volunteer hours are available.

In addition, the large wall ride at the park is getting refurbished and will be utilized for a youth graffiti art project funded by the Youth Action Network (YAN).

Volunteer building days will occur early in the summer and anyone interested is encouraged to attend and lend a hand in the revitalization project.

For more information, contact Ryan Kuhn at (250) 2319343.

BC Seniors Games The BC Seniors Games is being held in Langley from September 9-13 for Seniors 55+.

The Games promote the active participation in fitness and wellness in sports, recreation and education for B.C. Seniors.

The annual four

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Rossland Fall Fair IT’S TIME TO TEND YOUR GARDEN AND START THINKING ABOUT THE ROSSLAND FALL FAIR

The Fall Fair takes place in the Rossland Arena from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 6, in conjunction with Golden City Days weekend.

The fair consists of an agricultural and craft exhibition as well as a wide variety of information booths and venders selling their wares.

The petting zoo is a favourite with the kids and the special attraction this year will

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be the Golden City Modelers Club with their model train display of Rossland’s goldrush era.

Live music and entertainment will be ongoing in the arena throughout the day.

Children and adults are encouraged to bring their exhibits to the Arena on Friday, Sept 5 from noon to 7 p.m.

All entries will be judged with ribbons and prize money

awarded. Exhibits will be on display during the Fall Fair on Saturday Sept 6.

Special sponsorship prizes from Fleishman’s, Robin Hood, Bernardin and Crisco will be awarded again this year to exhibitors in the baking and canning sections.

Look for brochures and entry forms downtown this summer and plan to attend the Fall Fair.

1st Annual Chamber Members Classic 18 hole shotgun Friday July 11th 2014 Redstone Resort, Rossland BC Prizes, cocktails, business awards & dinner.

Prizes throughout course . $10,000 hole in one prize package $79.00 per person plus GST Register at the Rossland Chamber commerce@rossland.com or 250-362-5666

Rossland City Council Briefs DANIELLE CLARKE Rossland News

Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation five-year plan

In a delegation this past Monday, members of the Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation (LCIC) presented their five-year plan to council.

Council was also updated on LCIC’s past, current and future projects and goals.

The LCIC is a corporation that works collaboratively with other organizations and businesses to best provide economic development within the region.

“We all know how beautiful and amazing it is here, it’s about getting those people here to see how beautiful it is and then hopefully staying,” said Terry Van Horn the Economic Development Coordinator during the presentation to council.

Van Horn explained that the initiatives only work when the region is able to work together.

The value and importance

being recognized. “We were pilots in this entire Kootenay region,” shared Van Horn.

The Business Retention and Expansion Project (BR+E) is one of their many success stories.

The LCIC uses the information from the BR+E project to see what the businesses are asking of them.

“We’ve worked really hard in trying to establish an investment from outside the region,” said Van Horn who is hoping to expand upon the Lower Columbia region.

As of late the LCIC has found partnerships with the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and the East End Services Committee (EESC).

The five-year plan for LCIC is looking for investments and leveraging funds with a regional focus.

“It’s one ask for economic development services,” concluded Van Horn.

The LCIC’s doors are open and they’re ready for business.

Red Mountain Racers Proposal

Earlier this year the Red

Mountain Racers (RMR) proposed to council the use of raw water for snow making at Red Mountain.

RMR is requesting access to the raw water from Centre Star Gulch Reservoir.

Although council has agreed in principle to this request, many questions, which were left unanswered, were raised again in council this past Monday night.

During the public input period, it was brought to council’s attention that according to the OCP, no water is to be used for snowmaking.

Council does support the concept and moved the motion forward on the grounds that the above OCP policy be amended.

Watermark Logo for Rossland

This past Monday council chose a watermark logo for Rossland.

The logo is simple and includes a small picture of a few symbolic Rossland buildings.

The background is made up of Red Mountain and the foreground reads “City of Rossland”.

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The City of Rossland is accepting applications for 2015 Permissive Tax Exemption and the 2015 Revitalization Tax Exemption program.

In order to qualify for permissive tax exempt status, all of the following criteria must be met: • Must be a registered charity or non-profit society • Is the registered owner of the property or a tenant under a lease requiring taxes be paid directly to the City of Rossland • Must qualify for an exemption under the provisions of the Community Charter (Part 7, Division 7, Section 224) The revitalization tax exemption program (Bylaw #2488) is meant to encourage investment and revitalization of certain properties in order to stimulate the Rossland economic climate. In order to qualify for revitalization tax exemption, the following criteria must be met: • Applies to Class 4 (industrial), Class 5 (light industrial), Class 6 (business) and Class 8 (recreation & non-profit) properties only • Minimum increase in taxable assessed value due to investment in revitalization of $10,000.

Further information and the application forms are available on www.rossland.ca or at City Hall, 1899 Columbia Avenue, Rossland. The deadline for application submissions for both programs is July 31, 2014.

Lois Hunter, Acting Chief Financial Officer loishunter@rossland.ca (250) 362-2322

It was a great start for the youth division at the Christina Lake triathlon on Sunday.

The 10th annual Pharmasave Christina Lake Triathlon was held Sunday morning and featured 115 athletes vying in swim, bike and run portions of the popular event.

The kids (7-13) went first as they stormed the public beach at 8:30 a.m. followed by the adults an hour later. The Kidsprint division saw kids in teams or as individuals swim 100 metres, bike six kilometres and/or run two kilometres. The adult division featured adults in teams or as individuals swim 800 metres, bike 20 kilometres and/or run

five kilometres.

Both races were kicked off by a shotgun start from RDKB Area C (Christina Lake) director Grace McGregor. McGregor has been involved with the triathlon for nine of the 10 years and says it’s a great event for the Lake.

“I’ve been here for awhile with the triathlon,” she said. “I’ve seen it grow. I’ve watched families start to participate.

I’ve watched groups come together for it. It’s just a fun, fun thing.”

McGregor said the turnout was great and the weather couldn’t have

been better.

Adult Sprint Event “The whole race has 76 Participants been really nice,” she said.

1st Male – Jackson Konkin, “If you watch, there are all Trail, 1:14:17 age groups out there. It’s 1st Female – Amanda Sjoden, probably one of the neatGrand Forks 1:22:00 est things I’ve seen for 1st Team – The Go Girls, Grand Christina Lake. There’s Forks, 1:28:56 (Laura Lewis, Krista Homecoming, but this is Chursinoff, Keely Devries a different thing. There’s Kidsprint Event exercise, there’s competi(ages 7 to 13) tion, and fun.”

39 Participants From Rossland, the 1st Male – Syd Ashmead, 1st and 2nd in individual Calgary, 0:31:53 kids were Talia Symington-Kruff (11 F) came 1st 1st Female – Talia Symington-Kruff, Rossland, 0:38:10 with a time of 0:38:10.

1st Team – The Dorgelo Team, 2nd was Natasha Robin Christina Lake, 0:28:41 (12 F) with 0:42:09.

(William Henne, Ryan Six of the eight teams were from Rossland.

Dorgelo, Cody Olsen)

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