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MUSIC at THE MUSEUM July 17, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm @ the Rossland Historical Museum Come join us at the Rossland Historical Musem for an evening of live music from some local musicians. Local Musicians include: Lois Allen- sweet flute, Lloyd Aikenhead & Bert Kniss – dueling harmonicas, Dawn Graham – voice like a thrush, Chris Leslie, Dan Birch and Paul Dasti – fiddle, guitar, bass; great Canadian country. Refreshments will be provided.

Please bring a blanket or chair for the event.

Admission is by donation.

GOLDEN CITY DAYS Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 7 Annual weekend family festival, celebrating our community’s rich gold-mining history.

Contact: Terry Brinson at rbrinson@telus.net.

KIDS HOUR at THE MUSEUM Home & School Life July 23, 2-3:00 pm @ the Rossland Historical Museum

GOLD FEVER FOLLIES June 29 to August 24 @ The Miners Union Hall Showtimes: 3:00 and 7:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday.

ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN MARKET Thursdays June 5 to October 2, 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.

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ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL AGM Wednesday, July 30, 6-8 pm @ Rockcut Pub The Rossland Mountain Film Festival season is looking for volunteer board members. For more info: contact Jody or Brian, 250-5210018 or 250-231-1642.

RCAC MUSIC IN THE PARK JULY 17, 7pm @ The Gyro Park Gazebo, Trail. Nice Verdes new and traditional Cuban and Colombian songs.

JULY 24, 7pm @ The Gyro Park Gazebo, Trail. Jason Thomas Group, Country and Country Rock.

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HERITAGE WALKING TOUR AT THE ROSSLAND MUSEUM Every Thursday and Saturday @ 11:00 am 12:00 pm @ The Miners Union Hall Join our interpretive guide Maddie for an informative tour of Rossland’s downtown heritage buildings. Donations will be greatfully accepted.

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In our second week we will explore the home and school life common in historical Rossland. Activities will include classroom games, such as slate pictionary, observing displays in the museum, and identifying historical objects. We will also be making ice cream the old fashioned way. $2.

ULTIMATE FRISBEE Saturdays May 24 to Oct 18, 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.

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.

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.

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WildSafe BC alert season opens KATE HARRISON WHITESIDE Rossland News

WildSafe BC – formerly known as Bear Aware – is well into this season’s wildlife activity with updates, advice and mapping sightings.

“We seemed to start the year off busy with bears,” said Sharon Wieder, Rossland/ Trail WildSafe BC Community Coordinator. “But, it has definitely dropped off now, and I suspect it’s due to the weather and the huckleberry crop.”

Wieder recommended huckleberry pickers travel in groups, make lots of noise and carry bear spray.

“I am doing an informal huckleberry survey to assess the crop, related bear activity and humanwildlife contact,” said Wieder.

Berry pickers who would like to participate in the survey should get in touch. Wieder will have a WildSafe BC stand and information at the Thursday, July 17 Rossland Mountain Market Huckleberry special event. You can also contact Sharon Wieder at 250.231.2751 or email rossland@wildsafebc.com.

The unusually early appearance of bears and high number of reports did lead to about half a dozen being destroyed in the area, as they were getting too comfortable and were not leaving. Garbage was a major factor. Cougar and grizzly sightings were also reported, but no action was required.

“My role is to help people avoid conflict,” said Wieder. “Where they (the grizzlies) are, is their territory. So my advice is if you don’t want to encounter them, stay out of that area.”

The overall regional picture is similar.

“In the region this year – so far – we’ve had more humanbear conflicts than last year,” said Joanne Siderius, Nelson WildSafe BC Community Coordinator.

Last year’s females went into hibernation very healthy due to the strong berry crop and may have produced more cubs than previous years. Also, with the late spring this year, they were com-

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ing down closer to urban areas for food.

“Coyotes are feeding their pups right now,” said Siderius, “and, people may be losing cats.”

Deer and elk fawns attract cougars. People who feed deer (not recommended by WildSafe BC) or have deer around their property are at risk of seeing cougars who will be tracking them.

WildSafe’s theme – ‘Live, Work, Play, Grow’ – is the umbrella for their focus on helping residents and visitors live responsibly with wildlife – and reduce conflict. In its 15 years of operation, it has achieved a 50 per cent reduction in the number of bears being destroyed.

With the focus on how to prevent or reduce contact with wildlife, people are asked not to leave food out, keep garbage secure and watch for signs of activity.

The three main wildlife attracters - fruit trees, compost and bird feeders - need careful management to deter them. WildSafe recommends chickens in back yards are best protected with an electric fence.

WildSafe BC is using its Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/ wildsafebc, for the most current online information and alerts while they update their website. A recently posted photograph shows ravaged tree trunks, a sign of bears searching for ants, grubs and eggs.

The Wildlife Alert Reporting Program (WARP), online at warp. wildsafebc.com, maps reports of bears, cougars and other wildlife sightings to help people be aware, plan activities and take precautions. Since June, several reports of bears in the Rossland and Trail area have been posted on the website.

Citizens are encouraged to report problem wildlife or bears in urban areas by calling 1-877-9527277.

WildSafe BC is a British Columbia Wildlife Foundation initiative and will soon include all the Bear Aware information on its updated website.

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Rossland Public Library celebrates turning 75 Kate Harrison Whiteside Rossland News

From humble beginnings in 1939 on Washington Street, to several years in the court house basement, to its current location on Columbia Avenue, Rossland Public Library is celebrating another chapter of its life – turning 75 – and moving forward.

“We were incorporated on October 4, 1939 and opened October 14,” said Beverley Rintoul, Director.

“When you think what was going on at the time (World War II), it’s amazing how organized they were,” she continued.

Anniversary activities are already underway including fundraising for renovations, a collection of 75 Books for 75 Years, and gathering people’s memories. It will culminate with a celebration on Saturday, October 4.

“It’s fitting that we are celebrating in October as that’s Canadian Library Month,” said Rintoul.

Thirty years on from

moving to its current location, previously home to a gas station, the Library’s interior will be getting a modern look and feel.

“We’ve hired an architect and started fundraising,” said Rintoul, “We have a target of $300,000.”

The plans include upgrading the electrics with more plugs for people’s technology, more comfortable seating, more appealing displays and a meeting space with size flexibility.

“We got funds from the Columbia Basin Trust Community Grant,” said Rintoul, “and, we will be buying several tablets, making them kid-proof and using them for the early digital learning program.”

“We are still in the design stages,” said Rintoul. “But, when the plans are available for the public to see, that will really kickstart the fundraising.”

People can support the Library’s renovation plans by donating at the Library or Nelson and District Credit Union, or on-

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On the evening of Tuesday, July 8, Monticola Forest Ltd hosted a community stakeholders meeting to discuss land use concerns around newly-purchased private forest surrounding the city of Rossland.

In attendance were representatives of Red Mountain, Tourism Rossland, Blackjack Ski Club, Friends of the Rossland Range and the Kootenay Columbia Trails Society.

Monticola Forest Ltd. is a local forest management company, hired by the Behn family of Germany (operating under the company names of Selkirk Mountain Forest and Rossland Forest) to determine the best

use of resources and to work in partnership with local stakeholders. The land in question includes four local parcels, which mostly span former Beaumont Forest Products Ltd property.

There are two larger parcels, one of which is situated both north and south of the Cascade Hwy, including the corridor currently housing the Dewdney mountain bike trail.

The second spreads east and west in an area that has seen its share of logging trucks – the vicinity of Tiger Main, engulfing several trails originating along Malde Creek FSR. A smaller but more prominent parcel encapsulates the Blackjack ski trails and biathlon range.

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The 75 most checked-out books – the Library’s ‘bestsellers’ list – have been gathered and are now on display for people to borrow. They range from the obscure to the well-known, with some having to be ordered in.

“There will be a book-a-day from this collection listed for 75 days from July 21 to October 4,” said Rintoul. “The bestsellers, a mix of kids’ and adults’ books, will be posted on our Facebook and Twitter

pages.”

The staff is also busy collecting people’s memories of trips to the Library.

“Someone told us how they remembered going to the library in the court house on Saturdays, and how the staff all wore parkas, because the heat was turned off on weekends,” said Rintoul.

“One person shared coming in and taking out the same book every time,” said Rintoul.

“They said they took it home and made their dad read it.”

A woman brought her grandfather in,

who had been on the board, as part of a trip to visit all the places he’d lived. He had worked at Cominco, but his library experience inspired him to become a librarian. At one time he worked at the State University of New York library.

“I thought what a great trip,” said Rintoul, “but to hear his library story was fabulous.”

You can write your memory down at the Library and leave it in the jar provided, or send it in from the website link on www. rossland.bclibrary.ca.

Land use concerns discussed at community stakeholders meeting

by Ida Koric

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ers present seemed to be unified in their views; tourism in Rossland has grown immensely in recent years, primarily due to non-motorized recreation such as mountain biking and skiing.

The natural surroundings, including the aesthetics of the forests, have been an integral part of this economic growth and the community groups hoped that the new landowner would be sensitive to these concerns.

It was acknowledged that several user groups have been operating on private land for years, relying on the graciousness of their hosts, and the sentiment in the room seemed optimistic that such a generous partnership would

continue with a new landlord on the scene.

Rainer Munter, Monticola owner and manager, had questions of his own regarding land usage possibilities.

His hopes were that, in addition to timber harvesting, multiple avenues of revenue generation would be considered for the land, such as commercial recreation operators or businesses situated on the properties.

In regards to the harvest, Munter is still in the initial stages of a 20-year management plan, but has started with a two-year vision of dispersed timber harvesting. During this time period, at least, he does not envision the construction of new logging roads.

The harvest began

Tuesday morning in the area around Lake Mountain – all affected town roads have been signed with active logging notices, and residents are asked to use caution when driving these roads.

Monticola will continue to meet annually with stakeholders, but also expressed a willingness to communicate plans and imminent activities with interested Rossland parties in years to come.

Ultimately, the landowner, within constraints of forestry practices regulations, may do with the land what he will, and as the years unfold we shall see if Monticola will find success integrating community visions into the grand scheme.

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He is approximately 3-4 months old, and is a neutered male. He is a long coat with black and white markings.

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Thursday, July 17, 2014 Rossland News Kootenay group publisher: Chuck Bennett Acting publisher: Karen Bennett Advertising: Lisa Wegner Operations Manager: Jennifer Cowan

OUR VIEW

Resolution elusive for a hot issue

For starters – kudos to the BC SPCA and the dedicated people who work for it. Like emergency responders, police and any number of other public servants, they get important work done in the most trying circumstances imaginable.

Speaking of trying circumstances for an average dog, how about a mid-afternoon, midJuly sidewalk in Rossland?

We’ve been sweltering through a record setting heatwave in Southern B.C. for a couple of weeks and still, people are walking their dogs like they always do.

Here’s a sincere request, one the SPCA would most likely support: please stop it. Leave your dog at home where they know how to stay cool. Even if it’s an expensive, rare breed that you love to show off… why not leave home without him or her if you’re headed into the heat?

Going somewhere in the car or truck? These kind of warnings go double. It’s shocking that such extreme animal cruelty can arise out of ignorance.

Of course (most) people don’t intend to torture their pets, but that’s exactly what alltoo-often happens to a dog or cat in a parked vehicle in the sunlight.

Even in the wake of the highly publicized deaths of six dogs in a lower mainland truck some weeks back, SPCA’s are responding to high number of animal rescues from parked vehicles.

Is this a message you’re tired of hearing, because you hear it every summer? Of course it is!

But as long these public acts of neglect and, yes, cruelty continue, so will the pleading that they stop.

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Rossland City Council Briefs BCTS Sets the Stage for Timber Harvest

Repres ent at ives of British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) presented to council on its current development, future goals, and projected benefits to the community. The group will begin preparing the forest land in the Hanna Creek area (northern portion of Blackjack Ski Club trails) for timber auction in 2016. Work is already underway to prepare the land for harvest; the remainder of the summer will see flagging for road and

property boundaries, and the fall season will be spent improving the Old Glory trailhead and biathlon range parking areas.

Road construction will begin in the summer of 2015, including improvement of current access roads in anticipation of a timber sales license auction in the spring of 2016.

BCTS has discussed forest management plans with user groups and will be imbedding respect for existing trails within the timber license. Treed corridors, and avoid-

ance of cut-blocks dissecting ski trails, were discussed with Blackjack Ski Club, though visible cutting will be seen along Gibbards run, particularly downslope of the cabin to expand views of the valley. Some benefits to the community include improved ski trails in the Blackjack area, and economic spin-off for mills and contractors in the immediate area.

First Steps to Snow-making at Red

Council approved a development permit by Red Mountain

Racers Acquisition Corporation for various parcels of land on existing Red Mountain Resort properties.

The land will be used for paraphernalia and structures associated with snow-making, which RMR hopes to undertake on the mountain in the near future. Also, a bylaw amendment was approved to the Official Community Plan to allow for water usage for the snow-making operation, pursuant to a specific water usage agreement with the City to be discussed at a later date. Any

such usage agreement would include precautions that demand on the water system does not exceed supply, and negotiation of cost for raw water use from Star Gulch reservoir.

Public input sessions for this bylaw amendment and for a zoning amendment for the old Cook Avenue School property will take place on August 11. Public input sessions are an opportunity for concerned citizens to make their perspectives known to council, and to learn more about the developments in question.

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Government won’t stop September school strike

BY TOM FLETCHER Black Press

VICTORIA – The B.C. Teachers’ Federation had better not expect an imposed settlement to keep the beginning of the school year from being disrupted, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said Tuesday.

Every other sector of the public service has been able to find agreements within the government’s balanced budget mandate, but the teachers’ union might be expecting a legislated settlement as has taken place in the past, de Jong said as

he presented the public accounts that show B.C.’s budget balanced as of this spring.

“You cannot send negotiators into a bargaining session with other public sector workers, hammer out agreements that include very modest settlements, and then because another group decides to make a little more noise, provide more, because you are taking from one group in order to satisfy the demands of another within the context of a balanced budget,” de Jong said.

The BCTF strike for

the last two weeks of June saved the provincial treasury about $12 million a day, while year-end studies and exams were disrupted.

The two sides haven’t communicated since early July, when B.C. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Kelleher said they are too far apart for mediation to be effective.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the BCTF has to reduce its demands, in particular improved benefits he said represent an additional $225 million a year.

Those include increas-

es to preparation time, pregnancy and parental leave, extended health and dental care and substitute teacher compensation.

De Jong said the lesson of imposing settlements is that they haven’t worked.

“Every other sector of the public service is able to negotiate an agreement,” he said.

“What is it about this one area, and is it the expectation that the government will step up and simply legislate an agreement? I hope that’s not the expectation, because that’s not the plan.”

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Local girl represents Rossland at the BC Summer Games DANIELLE CLARKE Rossland News

The BC Summer Games will take place in Nanaimo this year from July 14-20.

Twelve-year-old Hanna Schulze of Rossland will participate as a player on the U12 girls Kootenay zone soccer team.

“I’m really looking forward to playing as good as we did in practices and games and to get to know

my team better,” said Schulze.

The team consists of 14 girls and two coaches and they have been practicing together since tryouts in mid June.

The girls attended four weekend camps in preparation for the BC Summer Games tournament, two in Cranbrook and two in Nelson.

“At one of the practices we played the older girls…and ac-

tually beat them,” said Schulze who believes the team has progressed since tryouts.

Schulze played soccer when she was younger but explained it as more of a social pastime until she picked it up again last year in a house league.

This year she played on the rep team and enjoys a more advanced level of soccer which got her to where she is now, playing for the Koo-

tenay team at the BC games.

Although the U12 girls don’t have an official team name, their colours are black and yellow and they sometimes refer to themselves as the Bumblebees.

Schulze’s goal is “to have fun and play soccer,” but she did admit it would be nice to win and become the first ever Kootenay South girls team to receive a medal.

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FIRST ANNUAL REDSTONE SUMMER CLASSIC CHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT DANIELLE CLARKE Rossland News

It was the first of it’s kind and successful at that.

Last Friday just over 20 people participated in the Redstone Summer Classic golf tournament.

For $79 players enjoyed an 18 hole golf tournament, dinner, drinks and prizes.

“The event was well attended by local businesses…I had a great time,” said president of Tourism Rossland, Chris Bowman who participated in the day’s events.

Each team cycled through the 18 holes of ‘fun golf ’.

Challenges were presented at different holes such as longest drive, longest putt or closest to the

hula hoop for prizes provided by the day’s sponsors.

The sponsors included The Flying Steamshovel, Rossland News: Black Press, EZ Rock, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Interior Signs, Better Life Fitness, Redstone Resort, Red Mountain Resort Lodging, Maglios Building Centre, Kootenay Merchant Services and Idgie’s restaurant.

The hole-in-one prize package sponsored by Main Jet Motorsports and DJM Contracting included a 2014 POLARIS SPM570 EPS Quad with winch, plow pro and more.

This prize however remained unclaimed at the end of the golf day.

As the evening

events went on, business awards were unveiled.

The plaques came from MoFab Moustache Metalwork a local metalwork company who has worked with the chamber in the past.

The Young Entrepreneur Award was presented to Micha Hinchcliffe from Tails Pet Store.

The Business Excellence Award went to Stephanie Robinson from The Red Pair.

LJ van der Hamm & Associates received the Professional Services Award and Alpine Grind took the Customer Service Award.

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The Redstone Summer Classic golf tournament is set to be a summer fundraising and networking opportunity for the Rossland Chamber of Commerce for many years to come.

“We would really like to see the Chamber of Commerce be an independent organization [and] be able to fund itself,” said Jody Blomme co-executive director from the chamber who helped plan the event.

Blomme and codirector, Julie Parker were motivated in planning this event during the summer because most chamber events seemed to be winter focused.

This year’s event was meant to “build momentum, attention

and enthusiasm,” explained Bloome who thought the day was very successful.

The chamber has also brought back the Taste of Rossland this year with a bit of a twist.

A Taste of Rossland will be one of the last events taking place during Golden City Days at the Prestige with food and beverage services.

“We’ve adjusted it slightly this year so that it’s also an expo… any chamber member company can come in and rent a table and represent their company,” said Bloome.

The idea being that this new dimension will help the chamber become more self sufficient as will the Redstone Summer Classic.

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There will be a memorial for

Denis Gunn on July 26

at Lion’s Campground in Rossland, BC. It will be a casual and simple gathering for family and friends who wish to pay their respects.

Feel free to drop in any time between 1-4.

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Sitting with Jackie Drysdale, Chair of the Rossland Heritage Commisison, and listening to her talk about the efforts the Heritage Commission has been up to in the last 5 years and the passion for the work that’s been done, is easy to hear.

Since 2009 when the Commission was formed, the group had been working on a number of projects, allowing for the preservation of heritage stories in town through conserving and creating awareness of significant buildings and sites.

Rossland actually has an incredibly dense stock of potential buildings, a volume that puts them in the same company as Victoria with both the Rossland Court House and the Rossland Miners Union Hall recognized as national historic sites.

Through a visual story board, the Heritage Commission is aiming to share the history of Rossland’s built environment. A

key factor in designating an historic building is its significance to the community.

Each of the homes and buildings identified by the Commission must be more than simply “old” – age does not automatically mean a building, house, or site is deemed historic.

The Commission must take the time to learn the history of a building or site and then determine the significance and impact it had (or continues to have) on Rossland.

The Commission follows the national standards and guidelines as set out

by Canada’s Historic Places. Nominations are put forward once a particular place has been identified to have heritage value by considering the aesthetic, historic, scientific, cultural, social or spiritual importance or significance for past, present and future generations.

These standards guide in forming a statement of significance for each place which tells us why a particular place is important, explaining the heritage value. In

essence, the Heritage Commission must ask of every potential place: What story does this tell?”

To be formally included on the national registry, the community must have plans for the maintenance and sustainable use of the place.

Recognizing the high cost and resources involved in maintaining and renovating some of the places in Rossland, the Commission opted to create a local registry wherein national guidelines are followed. Although not a legal registry, this local registry now acts as a tool in land-use planning discussions wherein the Commission submits recommended sites to be considered heritage sites for council to recognize and endorse.

With nearly 50 identified buildings and sites, the Commission continues to work on developing statements of significance and early histories of each of these places. They welcome any additional research or valid information that can assist in developing these.

Alongside the local Heritage Registry is a compilation of homes.

Originally published in 1983, the Heritage Commission took it upon itself to update the Heritage Home Inventory project, a collection of houses built prior to 1930.

Available on the City of Rossland’s website, a 2014 Heritage Home Book documents the 80-plus homes on the inventory which include descriptions, architecture style, alterations or restorations that have been completed and an early history on each of these homes.

What else is left for the Heritage Commission to do? Lots, apparently. With only a handful of the local registry places having completed statements of significance, completing the research and finalizing these statements are a priority.

Secondly, the Commission wants to work regionally and build the relationships with other museums and historical societies in order to better expand the knowledge and re-

search in this area.

“The Columbia Cemetery is an excellent example of needing to work with groups regionally: individuals and families are calling and visiting the area seeking information about their family histories,” Jackie adding, “There is an interest in history. People want to know their roots.”

Although some in town may view buildings as merely bricks, mortar and simple functions of necessity, it is the unique aspects of the architecture and style that lend to Rossland’s charm. The Heritage Commission contributes to limiting the cookie-cutter, bigbox style buildings and homes that are proliferate in so many Canadian communities and it is through their research efforts that we have such beautiful historic places to share.

For more information on helping the Commission’s efforts, to nominate a site, or if you have any information on identified sites, please contact Jackie Drysdale at 362-3323 or jackie_drysdale@ telus.net.

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After a blistering hot weekend in Greater Trail, a turn in weather conditions Sunday evening sparked three wildfires early Monday morning.

Starting what is expected to be a busy couple of days for the wildfire crews, was a trio of lightning-caused spot fires reported to the Southeast Fire Centre between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m.

Locally, a wildfire 10 kilometres north of downtown Rossland was called into the centre by a logging company that was accessing an adjacent fire service road.

The location is two kilometres north of Highway 3B near Murphy Creek, said Jordan Turner, the

centre’s fire information officer, adding that the logging crew worked to contain the wildfire until a threeperson initial attack team walked into the location via the highway and forestry road.

“They have been assisting us with this operation,” said Turner. “It’s hasn’t burned really hot yet, but with the dry weather it’s a possibility which is why we sent out crews immediately.”

The current weather system in the West Kootenay region, along with hot conditions over the last seven to 10 days, has dried forest fuels and increased the fire danger rating from low to high.

That means new fires may start easily, burn vigorously and challenge fire suppression efforts.

Turner asks anyone headed out to the woods to exercise extreme caution and make sure water and fire suppression tools are on hand.

“There may be some wildfires that are not on our radar yet,” said Turner.

The centre has numerous crews on standby and planes will be flying over the more remote areas and scanning for signs of fire during fixed air patrols.

“They’ll be flying over trying to spot new fires so our crews can be ready if they need to fly into that location,” said Turner. “These aircraft are looking for fires before they have a chance to build up and become a major issue.”

Ground patrols and fire wardens are also making rounds

on logging roads to keep on top of the situation, he added.

The other two lightning-caused wildfires are burning near Grand Forks but are accessible by road and no structures or the community is threatened, noted Turner.

Three-person initial attack crews were on site containing the wildfires with water and tools and working to establish a fire guard perimeter.

“They are there to make sure the fire is completely out,” he said. “Quite often these fires can lie dormant and re-ignite after a few days of hotter weather.”

The largest fire burning in the centre’s region is 16.8 hectares and burning north of Revelstoke near the shore of Kinbasket Lake.

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More and more manufacturers now produce washers and dryers that are both functional and aesthetically appealing.

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pop of color, select among the variety of colored washers and dryers that are turning up in store showrooms. You’re no longer limited to white, black and beige. * Consider cabinetry in your laundry space. Cabinets and drawers are not just for the kitchen. They can hide cleaning products, detergent, dryer sheets and so much more. Fill drawers with stain-removal sticks and items to mend clothes that may be missing a button or have a small hole that needs tending.

* A laundry area also can be much more than just a place to wash and fold clothes. Many people like to turn this spot into a multipurpose zone. By including some shelving and a refrigerator in the laundry room, you can create a food-storage pantry. A large countertop normally used to fold clothes can also double as a giftwrapping station. Think about merging a laundry room with a craft room where sewing or scrapbooking can take place. * Remember to leave room for

the soiled clothing. Raising hamper bins off of the floor to be suspended from a rod above the washer frees up valuable floor space. Otherwise, keep the hamper behind a curtain or tucked into a cabinet to ensure the laundry room always looks neat, even when you haven’t yet gotten to the newest pile of dirty clothes.

Although a laundry room is often an afterthought, taking time to organize and plan the space can make it both functional and inviting.

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Business Profile:

Salon Kula Danielle clarke Rossland News

Located at 2167 Washington Street, Salon Kula takes the title of being the only hair salon in the Kootenays to be completely organic.

On June 11, owners Kelly and Tennille St. John, are ecstatic about their first year of business.

“The first year definitely exceeded our expectations,” said Kelly who was blown away by the local support.

To celebrate the beginning of their second year the couple hired a barber to become the third member of the team.

He will take walk-ins three times a week.

The couple ex-

pressed, “a huge thank you for the community of Rossland” with plans for a ‘thank you’ open house to be announced.

Tennille has been in the industry of hairdressing for 22 years.

She began switching over to organic products with her business in Ontario, before moving out to BC. “Hair salons overuse chemicals,” Tennille said “I am trying to reduce my carbon footprint as well as… the clients’,” she added.

All the products she uses are created sustainably, environmentally responsibly and chemical free.

“I’ve gone as organic and local as I can,” said Tennille who offers a kids, mens, womens and colour line

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Tennille and Kelly St. John (left to right) have been the proud owners of Salon Kula in Rossland for just over a year.

of products.

What does she do with the hair you ask?

Also recycled and reused, for oil booms that is. To date, Tennille has about 55lbs of hair from clients to donate that will be packaged up and used at oil spill sites. Other hair is being donated for cancer wigs and Tennille has about 110” of hair for that.

“Whenever anybody comes in and chooses to cut off that much hair at once [Tennille] does it for free” it’s part of our donation to cancer,”

said Kelly.

Since the one-year mark, Tennille has about 17lbs of foil to be recycled as well.

As for personal goals, Tennille would like to become as paperless as possible.

People can set up their hair appointment online at www. salonkula.ca and do their part in saving paper.

Generally, Salon Kula is booked up about a week and a half in advance.

For more information call, 1.250.921.

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Build your Credit Union and your Community A position on Nelson & District Credit Union’s Board of Directors allows one to represent the membership's collective values concerning social, environmental and corporate responsibility.

This ensures a strong and viable Credit Union and Community.

Call for Expression of Interest Nelson & District Credit Union is calling members that are interested in representing the Rossland community branch on the Board of Directors.

One opportunity is available for a candidate to fill the vacant position: - Director from the Rossland Representative Area Expressions of interest must be received no later than Thursday, July 31, 2014.

Please direct your interest to: Michael Bancroft Chair - Nominating Committee Attn: Nominating Committee Nelson & District Credit Union PO Box 350 Nelson, BC V1L 5R2 e. mbancroft@nelsoncu.com

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SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Successful Projects COLUMBIA BASIN TRUST COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND AFFECTED AREAS PROGRAMS

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has approved 45 projects for this year’s funding allocation, which totals $257,729.93.

For information on program in your area, contact: John MacLean, CAO Regional District of Kootenay Boundary 250-368-9148

ADMINISTERED AND MANAGED BY: Regional District of Kootenay Boundary 202 – 843 Rossland Avenue Trail, B. C. V1R 4S8 Ph: 250.368.9148 Fx: 250.368.3990 www.rdkb.com

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Project

Beaver Mountain Snowmobile Association B.C. S.P.C.A. - Trail Branch Beaver Valley and the Pend d'Oreille Histrocial Society Beaver Valley Blooming Society Beaver Valley Curling Club/Sponsoring BV Senior Men's Curling Club Beaver Valley Golf and Recreation Society Beaver Valley Manor Society Beaver Valley May Days Society/Sponsoring Age Friendly Steering Committee for B.V. Beaver Valley X-Country Ski Club Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club Society Canadian Red Cross Society/City of Trail HELP Depot Faternal Order of Eagles #2838 Friends of the Rossland Range Society Genelle Recreation Society Golden City Manors Society Great Trail Community Justice Program Society Health Arts Society Holy Trinity Parish - Trail Horse Association of Central Kootenay Karate B.C. Sponsoring Trail Traditional Karate KBRH and Health Foundation Society Kootenay Columbia Educational Heritage Society Kootenay Columbia Trails Society Montrose Youth Action Team Society Red Mountain Racers Society Rossland Council for Arts & Culture Rossland Fall Fair Core Group Rossland Historical Museum & Archives Association Rossland Public Library Association Scouts Canada - 1st Warfield Scouts Canada - Camp Tweedsmuir Take A Hike Youth at Risk Foundation The Greater Trail Area Creative Activities Centre Society for the Visual Arts The Rock Wall Project Entusiastica Society Tourism Rossland Trail and District Community Arts Council Trail Gymnastics Society Trail Historical Society Trail Hospital Auxiliary Society/Sponsoring BC Association of Hospital Auxiliaries Trail Italico Recreation Society Webster Parent Advisory Council Webster Parent Advisory Council Webster Parent Advisory Council Webster Parent Advisory Council West Kootenay Brain Injury Association

Snow Cat/Tenure for BMSA Community Spay/Neuter project Exhibit Cabinet Repair & Artifact Storage BVBS 2014 Irrigation Upgrade Curling Club Game Camera's & TV's Garden & Walkway Enhancement B.V. Manor Bathroom Upgrades Age Friendly 2014 Projects Modify Floor of Equipment Garage Improve Visitor's Experience & Fix Trail Lights Trail HELP Depot Office & Medical Equipment Community Iniative Trail Eagles Hall Disabled Access Project Preparation of Rossland Range Recreation Site Management Plan Outdoor Fitness Gazebo Shelter Volunteer Appreciation Event Concerts in Care Skool-Aid Year of the Horse - Horse Activities 2014 Karate Competitions in Beaver Valley' The Critical Care Campaign Digitization & Preserving Records & Artificats Upgrading final phase Sunningdale/Bluffs Trail Upgrading and New Signage Replacement and Updating Worn Equipment Lease of Sculpture 'Rusty from Regional Sculpture Walk Rossland Fall Fair 2014 Upgrading aging computer system & equipment Rossland Library Renewal - Early Literacy Station 1st Warfield Scouts Equipment Mess hall Floor and Weed control Take a Hike West Kootenay - Adventure Based Learning VISAC Gallery and Studios Upgrades Rocck Wall Bronze Plaques Rossland Heritage Plaques at Red Mountain Music in the Park Sound Upgrade Preschool Building Blocks Trail City Archives Archival Newspaper Shelving 2014 Area Conference of Hospital Auxiliaries Trail Bocce Facility Webster Pac - Curling Webster PAC - Ski Days Webster PAC - Soccer Nets Webster PAC - Curling/New Intermediate Play Structure Trail B.I.G. House Project

Grant 10,000.00 11,725.00 697.58 5,000.00 4,195.91 5,000.00 15,948.68 7,200.00 500.00 9,025.00 5,000.00 4,625.14 3,875.00 8,266.86 3,875.00 1,837.00 8,000.00 2,063.00 3,410.00 9,000.00 27,700.00 1,290.00 5,500.00 2,846.10 13,593.16 3,279.00 1,750.00 2,590.00 9,204.00 4,110.00 7,500.00 2,880.00 7,078.00 5,000.00 3,750.00 3,545.00 1,646.00 3,280.00 1,725.00 1,000.00 1,200.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 18,266.50 6,753.00

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Over the past several decades, while West Kootenay R&B specialists Dr. Fun and the Nightcrawlers were meeting regional boogie-related needs… Mud Bay Slim and his colleagues have done the same out west on the Lower Mainland.

We’re talking about the originators and preservers of the Nicomekl Delta Blues, and they’re coming to Rossland’s Miners’ Hall this Friday night.

These guys are veterans of more than 30 years in the blues trenches and their love of what they do has never been more

apparent.

With a rich history of headlining highprofile festivals and holding court at venues including Vancouver’s Yale Hotel, the Mud Bay Blues Band is happy to be making a Kootenay road trip. This’ll probably be the best $20 you’ve spent in a long, long, while.

The legendary Mud Bay Blues Band – this Friday, 8:00 p.m. at Rossland’s Miners’ Hall, 1765 Columbia Avenue.

For more info call 250-362-5288.

If you’re just warming up after Friday night, catch ‘em Saturday night at Christina Lake! www.mudbayblues.com

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