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Joyce Austin’s retirement party was held at the Miners’ Hall on Saturday September 27. After 36 years working at the Rossland Historical Museum Joyce says that she did not realize it would be her life work as she got hired. She is grateful of the support her family has given her during her 36 years.

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Municipal election candidates announced GREG NESTEROFF Rossland News

Incumbent Greg Granstrom will face Kathy Moore for the mayor’s seat in November’s municipal election. Granstrom is in his third term as Rossland’s mayor while Moore is in her second term as a councillor.

Granstrom, 61, said his deci-

sion to seek re-election “required considerable thought” given that the term length is increasing from three to four years. “I had to make sure my family was on board and supported my commitment,” he said.

Moore, who filed her paperwork Tuesday, said she has been seriously thinking about running for the city’s top job for the last

year, but “I pretty much decided I was going to do it around June.”

Granstrom said he didn’t know if voters would hold him personally responsible for the Jason Ward affair, in which over $180,000 worth of contracts were awarded to the former chief building inspector’s company for upgrades to the arena, without council’s knowledge.

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“I can’t affect what people think on that matter. I continue to do my job and think I do it quite well,” Granstrom said. “There are still some matters before the courts, but in general we have an action plan that we’re moving forward with to ensure we do our best to limit any possible errors.”

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Kootenay car share drives change KATE WHITESIDE Rossland News

People looking for an alternative to owning a second vehicle — or a first one for that matter — could explore the option of joining the Kootenay Carshare Cooperative. What started as an idea among friends in Nelson, now has 11 cars and over 100 members, with branches around the region, including Rossland.

“Our Rossland branch is just coming up to its one year anniversary,” said Ann Damude, who is a member and coordinator of the local operation. “The branch is really volunteer-driven and we pull together to make it work.”

Damude’s role includes recruitment, orientation for new members, washing the car, taking it for seasonal services and marketing.

Rossland has one car and 13 members.

They raised funds and gathered members to qualify to get the first vehicle, a Toyota Matrix. The car is parked for easy access behind the Credit Union, in a spot reserved for it and provided by the City.

Rossland’s branch is striving to increase membership to make it more viable and is exploring switching from a standard to

an automatic vehicle to attract more users. Discussions with members of the public raised the option of getting a truck.

“Our goal is to get a second vehicle,” said Damude. “For a carshare vehicle to be viable we really need it to be used four to six hours per day, seven days a week. We would look at where our members live and try to park the vehicle in a convenient location for them.”

“The beauty of a carshare is that it’s more economical than renting a car,” said Damude.

“And, you can book it for two hours and only pay for the time you are using it. It’s very tailored to your needs.”

People scrapping a vehicle can apply to the B.C. Government’s Scrap-It program to get a credit that can be used towards a carshare membership.

Members also benefit by having access to the other Kootenay Carshare branches, and ones in Vancouver and Victoria.

It is estimated that for every Kootenay Carshare Cooperative car on the road, at least five private vehicles have been removed.

“Moving to carshare programs forces people to do things in

Rossland Carshare’s vehicle is parked downtown for easy access and visibility.

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a more sustainable, ecologically-friendly way,” said Damude, “even it fit might be less convenient. I find it interesting that the Nelson Cooperative says membership is up, but car use is down. People are actually using transit more. We see this as a good sign.”

Booking is done online on a firstcome, first-served basis. Users pay a membership fee, rental and mileage fees. If the car is not available when a user wants it, a message goes out to the person who has booked it to see if there are any options.

“Carshare can be a really good option for small business or a self-employed person,” said Damude.

“At the end of the month you get a statement that fits into standard bookkeeping. You don’t need to keep a log book.”

The car can be

taken out of province and across the border, with a maximum 29day booking allowance.

“We need an anchor member, like a business or municipality to book the vehicle a couple days a week,” said Damude.

“There is strong interest out there, and we really want to hear from people.”

Rossland’s Kootenay Carshare project is an initiative of the Sustainability Commission Visions to Action’s Energy Task Force, chaired by Alex Loeb.

October is Carshare membership drive month. The $25 orientation fee for new members is waived.

Visit www.carsharecoop.ca or www. v isionsto ac t ion.c a to find out more.

Ann Damude can be reached at (250) 3625617 or adamude@ telus.net.

Invitation for Bid Snowplowing for City Sidewalks Contract The City of Rossland is seeking a qualified contractor with 2 machines for winter maintenance for selected City sidewalks. The contractor must be able to start work at 5:00 a.m and be available 7 days a week.

Safety and work ethics are a primary concern of the City. Timing in providing the service is critical.

Bids must be received no later than October 15, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Rossland City Hall, 1899 Columbia Avenue and must be clearly marked “Sidewalk Snow Removal”.

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A municipal auditor general’s report released in the spring found the city’s capital procurement process had been “compromised” and that many transactions they reviewed “did not meet the standards taxpayers would expect of their local government.”

The city is suing Ward, alleging the work his company did was worth substantially less than for what it was paid. Ward is countersuing, saying the then-city manager knew about his company.

He denies any fraud or overpayment and claims the city has slandered him.

Moore, who brought the matter to light in late 2012, said she’s pleased there will be a race for mayor this time. Granstrom was acclaimed three years ago.

“It’s better to have two different perspectives, leadership styles, and give residents a choice,” said Moore, who believes her style is “more open and inclusive.”

“Everyone is devoted to the community, but it’s how you come across. I don’t want people to feel intimidated [by city hall],” she said. “I was disappointed we didn’t communicate more with citizens this term, and want to make sure we do a

ple.”

She hopes committees of citizens can work with council and staff to “solve thornier issues.”

Granstrom said if reelected, he hopes to continue rebuilding the city’s infrastructure. “It’s one of the key drivers of economic development and sustainability,” he said. “Infrastructure investment is key. But we also have to remember cities are more than pipes and roads. It’s also people.”

Granstrom said a key issue over council’s next term is the regional sewer line, for which Trail proposes to build a pipe and pedestrian bridge across the Columbia River. Rossland, however, has suggested there may be more cost-effective options.

Granstrom, who doubles as the city’s regional district representative, suggested his knowledge of the issue would be an asset.

“We need some strong representation to be maintained on that board — people with some historical knowledge of the entire situation so we don’t repeat mistakes of the past,” he said.

Moore agreed the sewer line issue needs to be resolved and said she hopes for greater collaboration with the city’s neighbours.

She also wants to ensure any hiring decisions are made with “lots of thought and consideration” following an “open and competitive” process.

Moore is involved in a novel way to get the community involved in the election process. She is partnering with Thoughtexchange, a Rossland-based company, to give community members input through an online consultation.

Participants were asked three open-ended questions about Rossland and are now viewing the answers and assigning stars to the ones they liked best, regardless of whether they contributed their thoughts initially. That stage of the process runs through October 7.

Granstrom retired a few years ago from Warfield’s public works department.

Moore is retired from a career in sales management consulting.

So far only a few other people have put their names forward for office: Aaron Cosbey and Andrew Zwicker have indicated they are running for council.

The nomination period opened Tuesday and continues until October 10. Voting day is November 15.

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Thursday, October 2, 2014 Rossland News Kootenay group publisher: Chuck Bennett Acting publisher: Karen Bennett Advertising: Lisa Wegner Operations Manager: Jennifer Cowan

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Election promises Election season is upon us. Potential candidates have until October 10 to file their paperwork and officially declare their intentions to run for office. Once that deadline passes, the campaigning shall begin in earnest.

Here’s a simple request for candidates seeking election in the upcoming school board, regional district and municipal elections: Only promise what you can deliver.

That might seem an obvious request.

But all too often, candidates vow to achieve things they clearly cannot. They either fail to provide the true cost of their promise, or they promise something outside the legal mandate of the office they seek.

Call it exuberance. Call it ignorance. Either way it doesn’t serve the voter and it disrespects the process.

For example, there are some fairly severe limits on what a city can and cannot do. It must work within the provincial legislation that governs its existence.

School boards face similar restrictions.

A promise by a school board candidate to hire more teachers won’t happen without an explanation of where the money to pay for those new employees will come from. School districts (unlike the federal or provincial government, or even a city), cannot, by provincial law, run a deficit.

Rarely does a promise come without a cost, and candidates have an obligation to identify what that cost will be.

A promise to cut taxes, or at least hold them at zero, must include details on where the cuts in services will be made (or alternate revenue found) to accommodate that plan.

None of this is to suggest candidates can’t have ideas or voice creative and imaginative solutions to the problems their communities face. But they have an obligation to voters to ensure that what they promise is practical — or even possible.

And we as voters have the responsibility to do the research and ask the tough questions to ensure these lofty ideas have some grounding in reality.

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The upcoming Teck Children’s Series announced The Trail and District Arts Council (TDAC) is pleased to announce the latest additions to their programming year: The Teck Children’s Series at The Charles Bailey Theatre.

Parents and grandparents who have been waiting for performing arts experiences they can share with their younger family members need wait no longer. The new children’s series of four matinees offers a wide range of professional programming designed specifically for kids aged 4-12 that will keep them focused, learning and excited, while the young at heart will also be entertained.

Beginning October 19 at 2 p.m. SAM2 will create music using instruments crafted from salvaged and recycled materials such as exhaust hoses, artillery shells and recycled metals. SAM2 intro-

duces kids to green ingenuity, creativity and excellence.

They will be performing excerpts from their hit adult show and embellishing them with an educational “scrap” instrument overview and ever-popular audience participation.

On November 9 audiences of all ages become the stars in fiddler-clown-aviator Major Conrad Flapps’ delightful blend of physical/acrobatic and musical comedy. The world’s only “human airplane” enlists audience members as his flying crew on stage and creates musical parodies with hilarious results.

Then, on February 8 join The Little Prince on a 45 minute spectacular adventure as he celebrates open-mindedness, open-heartedness and the beauty of imagination.

With puppets, masks, origi-

nal music and a little theatre magic, the storytelling experts of Monster Theatre will capture your hearts and your funny bones as they bring Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s cherished novella to life before your eyes.

And lastly, Cadence a cappella group take a trip through time as they cover over 100 years of vocal music in 50 minutes on May 2. The Juno-nominated quartet will cover such material as Gregorian chant, classical, choral, jazz, doo-wop, rock, blues and more, incorporating mind-blowing instrumental imitations, high-energy antics and audience participation.

The Teck Children’s Series is part of the newest partnership and initiative between the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary and the TDAC with the collective

goal of increasing theatre participation. Programming and Marketing director Nadine Tremblay explains ,“Children’s programming was identified as a priority in the region and this series is just one way of providing opportunities to live a more cultural life and cultivating passion for the arts in our young people. I don’t take this pursuit lightly.

Performing arts is a timehonoured way of learning, knowing and expressing ourselves that all children should experience. I can’t wait for audiences around here to experience these amazing acts coming to us from as far away as Toronto.”

Tickets are $70 for the series of four shows or $20 for each individual show.

Please visit www.trail-arts. com for more info or call (250) 368-9669.

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School board starts paying bills Paying back 80 per cent of June strike savings Liz Bevan Rossland News

School District 20 (SD20) has given the Ministry of Education just over $1 million of the $1.3 million it saved when teachers were on the picket lines and students were at home at the end of the last school year.

Back in June, school boards across the province were told to return 80 per cent of the money saved during strike days in the 2013-2014 school year — a topic on the agenda at Monday’s SD#20 board meeting. A large part of the meeting included a presentation of the 2013-2014 school year budget audit and showed significant savings because of the strike action.

“We have our teacher savings from May and June and we had to send 80 per cent of it back to the ministry,” said Natalie Verigin, secretary-treasurer of the board, adding that $260,000 in teacher savings shown in their budget, represented the 20 per cent of strike savings the board was allowed to keep. “Also, because of the strike, we had no replacements that were needed because we had no staff to replace.

The unspent portion of that of the replacement budget was just over $115,000.”

After paying back the Ministry of Education, the school district saved, and gets to keep, over $600,000 from last May and June, but a large chunk is being set aside in case it needs to get paid out in the future.

“That money is saved up

from not having to pay CUPE wages during the strike. That money may be flowed back out to the CUPE depending on whether we locally ratify our contract with them by the end of November. It is set aside as a $250,000 contingent liability,” explained Verigin.

For the days missed because of the strike, school boards are being asked to return 100 per cent of savings from September.

In a letter dated September 12 from the Ministry of Education, all school districts were asked to give back teachers’ wages, benefits, replacement costs, utility and facility money along with transportation, professional development, travel and supply costs saved during the 13 strike days in September.

The financial statements presented at the board meeting didn’t just cover the savings from the strike, but the budget for the entire 2013-2014 school year.

The total surplus from the year amounted to $2.7 million, a number Verigin says is higher than the board is used to seeing.

“Total revenues received were $35 million with total expenses at $33 million leaving an operating surplus of $1.87 million,” she said. “From that we deduct our capital expenditures, so we end up with an operating surplus of $1.3 million. Added to the surplus that we had prior, we have accumulated a surplus of $2.7 million. That is a large number and more than the board has had over the last few years.”

Part of the reason for the large surplus, according to Verigin, are

portions of money coming into the school board’s accounts, but weren’t designated to a certain purpose in their annual budget.

“Some of this is a result of the release of the holdback fund from the Ministry of Education.

We don’t ever account for our money in that budget because Smell rotten eggs?

1 we don’t know if the ministry It could be natural gas. will be releasing holdback monies. It is always a surprise. There have been years where the ministry has no holdback money left over after it had done allocation 2 Go outside. funding to other districts,” said Verigin.

Along with holdback money, the board renegotiated rates with its banker to allow for higher Call FortisBC’s 24-hour interest rates and included car3 emergency line at ry-forward money in their an1-800-663-9911 or 911. nounced surplus.

“Every budget year, we allocate supply money to all of the schools depending on how many Natural gas is used safely in B.C. every day. But if you students are in that school,” said smell rotten eggs, go outside first, then call us.

Verigin. “So, a school might get $200,000 a year and they have to Learn more at fortisbc.com/safety. run their school with that. If they choose to buy some iPads, they can set aside some money evFortisBC uses the FortisBC name and logo under license from Fortis Inc. (14-117.2 03/2014) ery year until they have enough money in reserves that they can 1 3/3/2014 11:02:44 make the purchase. If we had14-117.2_FOR806_GasOdourPrint_P1.indd a budget mentality of, ‘here is your money and if you don’t spend it all, we are going to take it back.’

We feel that they would be Arts & Culture spending it for the sake of spending it.”

To see a full version of the SD#20 board’s 2013-2014 school I love all the arts year audit, visit www.sd20.bc.ca. and cultures of the The next SD#20 board meeting world, so much that will be on October 27 in Castlegar.

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An Australian drama film which is an adaptation of Robyn Davidson’s memoir of the same name, chronicling the author’s nine-month journey on camels across the Australian desert.

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There has been quite a transformation over the last year for the Rossland Chamber of Commerce. Now acting as a solo Executive Director, Jody Bloome says of her former job-shared position that she’s glad she had the opportunity to work with Julie Parker during an important transition time at the Chamber. Noting it was “better to share the Executive Director position; it allowed us to stabilize the organization in order to put us in a position to move forward”.

With Julie’s departure, Jody has now taken over the helm and is eager to further develop the Chamber and its services to members.

With new signage on the way and only a paint job left to complete, the Chamber is nearly settled into their new location at 2070 Washington (the former Copcan office). With a meeting space, computer station and office services (such as copying and faxing), Jody is hop-

ing the new space will allow members to take advantage of their benefits. Although Jody admits that the office space is intended for member use, she would never turn the public away but does encourage the public to utilize the community resources at the Rossland Public Library.

However, Jody does invite and encourage the general public to come by and use the business referral centre. Serving and promoting members first, the business referral centre is intended to help residents search for local businesses and services in order to better serve our business community. The Rossland Chamber of Commerce is also initiating a new Downtown Business “Think Tank” discussion in order to “maintain the downtown as a central community business area.” Downtown business owners are encouraged to contact Jody to begin these discussions and share their ideas.

As their year closes out, the Chamber is looking at a new Board of Directors

for their AGM in January and will be developing their strategic action plan for the 2015 year. Also in the works is a new benefits package for members, highlighting the group insurance plan (a huge benefit to any small business owner wanting benefits) and the new Member to Member program which will feature deals, offers and discounts between members.

Lastly, and with great excitement, Jody is eager to discuss the China trip. Organized with the Chambers of Commerce in both Trail and Castlegar, the trip is open to the public and anyone is able to join this 9-day, discounted trip to China (with Chamber members receiving an additional discount). A free presentation on the trip will happen October 29 at 5:30 p.m. in the Harry Leferve Room at the Rossland Public Library.

For any further information on the Chamber, its activities, or to become a member, please email Jody Bloome at commerce@rossland.com.

BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTOR AL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION

The BC Electoral Boundaries Commission is coming to town and wants to hear from you.

The commission is reviewing provincial electoral districts and making proposals to the Legislative Assembly on the area, boundaries and names of electoral districts to be used for the next two provincial general elections. Your views will help inform a Preliminary Report to the Legislative Assembly in the spring of 2015.

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Rotary Action in Rossland Maggie Chan Rossland News

It all began in 1962, when twenty-three students responded to the vision of Rotary International President Harold T. Thomas to release the potential of young people. With the encouragement of Rotary Clubs around the world, those students from Melbourne High School in Florida, USA, gathered to start the first Interact Club.

Quickly becoming one of Rotary’s fastest growing programs, Interact now has clubs in over 120 different countries and areas, all of which are committed to service, both in the community and beyond.

The name “Interact” was created by combining the words “international” and “action,” and as the name suggests, is what it engages in. Interact is a self-governing, self-supporting and non-profit organization open to ages 12 to 18. It is essentially the youth version of the Rotary club, which is also well known for its outstanding service and involvement in our town. Rotarians support Interact in many ways, including financially, and occasionally work with the club.

The Interact Club of Rossland started in 2006, with Deb DeTremaudan as its founder. It started off as a school-based club, but as of last year, with the change of the number of grades at what once was Rossland Secondary, it has become a community-based club.

Our club focuses on both community and international projects. Working on community projects one year, and focusing on an international trip the next, our group functions

around this two year rotation.

Since our efforts last year were effectively spent on our international trip to Cambodia, this year will see us working locally.

As a club, Rossland Interact has made its mark around the world. In 2008, 2010 and 2012, we worked with an organization in Roatan, Honduras, called Familias Saludables, which means “healthy families” in Spanish.

As a non-profit organization offering their services free of charge, their staff is mainly made up of volunteers, both local and international. Interact has worked as some of their international volunteers, and has helped with many projects, all of which are oriented towards helping those affected by HIV/ AIDS. Interact has supported them in many ways, doing hands-on work and interacting with those around them.

This included working with children and their parents, if possible, individually, to create a scrapbook also known as a life book, which held the most important parts in the child’s life. This was one of the experiences that affected the volunteers most deeply.

Interact members got to work and play with the children in classrooms, help with the testing of HIV in both urban and remote communities, and paint and help with the construction of homes for those affected by HIV/ AIDS. The work Interact has helped with has also received international recognition and praise. This was when we helped with the creation of an anti-discrimination mural that was the length of a block, in the main city of Coxen

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The Rossland Interact Club has also supported the local community by getting involved in many projects. In the past, we have raised money for, and physically worked on, two inner city trails in Rossland with the Trails Society, and we have gathered hundreds of pounds of food for the Rossland Food Bank with our “Halloween for Hunger” campaign. We raised money for a bench outside of the Cellar in downtown Rossland, and have volunteered in the community on many occasions, such as Golden City Days, People Loving People, Rotary events, and helping with the elimination of invasive species. We recently fundraised $5000 for the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees Society to support and sponsor the immigration of a Burmese family to Rossland.

Finally, in June and July of 2014, our group went to Cambodia to help out at schools and orphanages. We will talk more about this trip in our next article.

Interact is a great way to get involved with positive change in both the local and international community, while building great relation-

ships, improving leadership and social skills, and most of all, having fun.

We are already planning events for October, and will be doing Halloween for Hunger again.

This year, we have a great team of executives, with Madelaine Fisher as the VicePresident, Ella Conliffe as the Secretary and Hannah Klemmensen as the Treasurer.

Fiona Martin is the teacher sponsor, serving as the adult figure in our group, and I am happy to be working as President this year. This year looks like it will be a great one, and we are always open to new members. Currently, our meetings are held at the Rossland Public Library on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m..

Please join us if you are ever interested in what we are doing, or wish to get involved.

This is the first of many monthly articles to come.

Next month, we will be writing about our international trip to Cambodia which happened this summer, with those who went writing about their experiences first-hand.

For more information email rosslandinteractclub@ gmail.com.

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On Saturday, October 4, Vancouverbased trio Tiller’s Folly will play at a fundraiser at the Miners’ Hall.

The fundraiser is put on to raise awareness of the planned renovations of the hall.

Rossland Council for Arts and Culture’s Renate Fleming says that she is “excited about the event.”

The band will play high-energy music with a Celtic background. “Great to dance to,” explains Fleming.

Tiller’s Folly has been to Rossland before, four years ago, at the closing night of the Old Fire Hall. Fleming remembers it as a great night.

RCAC sees the event as a perfect opportunity to show the community their ideas on the improvements of the Miners’ Hall. At the south facing aspect of the attic there will be a proper green room for the performers, far more suitable than the old facilities.

The City of Rossland is planning to renovate the exterior.

The roof needs to be replaced and some of the features outside need to be improved.

The idea is both renovation projects would collaborate and all the work needed on the outside would be made at the same time to make it more cost and time efficient.

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There is still a long way to go but the RCAC hopes to get going by the end of next summer. They want the community to be a part of the change and make sure their thoughts are shared with the people of Rossland.

The fundraiser will also be an opportunity for the RCAC to get feedback from the community.

The previous renovation project ran out of funding and left the Miners’ Hall without some of the details of the original look. The balcony, for example, used to be more elaborate.

Columbia Basin Trust has awarded a grant with one big concept for the city and the RCAC is currently applying for additional grants.

The RCAC will use profits from the Tiller’s Folly show for the Miners’ Hall. Tickets can be bought from Out of the Cellar in Rossland and at the Charles Bailey Theatre in Trail for $22.

It will be both an informative night and a night full of dancing.

UPCOMING HARVEST FESTIVAL & LAST MOUNTAIN MARKET OF SEASON! Thursday, October 2, 2014 3:00 - 7:00 pm The last market of the year features four hours of live music for you to enjoy with Rossland’s own bands, The WhiskeyJacks (3-5 pm) and The Foggy Goggle Boys (5-7 pm). Don’t miss the “It’s All About Pumpkin Contest”, and visit all of your favorite vendors for one last chance to stock up!

Tons of fresh, local produce, baked goods and handmade items.

MONASHEE INSTITUTES CREATIVE WRITING WEEKEND Fri. October 3 - 7 to 9 pm Sat. October 4 - 8 am to 10 pm Sun. October 5 - 8 am to 4 pm @ Seven Summits School Do you have some ideas floating around that you feel compelled to write down? Have you a manuscript in the drawer that got away on you? How about some different ideas for that memoir you want to leave for the kids? These sessions are all about focusing those ideas and providing possible frameworks for your writing.

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ROSSLAND LIBRARY’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY Saturday, October 4, 2014 1:00 - 5:00 pm @ Library Join the celebration with cake, music and stories!

ROSSLAND COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURE PRESENTS TILLER’S FOLLY Sunday, October 4, 2014 8:30 pm @ Miners’ Hall Tiller’s Folly is a critically acclaimed, internationally travelled trio who play progressive, acoustic Celtic roots music. This high energy show will be the entertainment at an adult only dance to raise money for renovations to our beautiful Miner’s Hall.

Tickets are $22 available at Out of the Cellar.

SELKRIK TRIO Sunday, October 5, 2014 @2:00 pm Trail United Church Kootenay Gallery’s TD Canada Trust Sunday Concert Series kick off concert. with the Kootenay based Selkirk Trio featuring pianist Sue Gould from Golden, cellist Jeff Faragher and clarinettist Nicola Everton, both from Nelson. The trio will reach beyond their traditional classical roots

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GIRLS DO SKI PRESENTS Pretty Faces - The Story of a Skier Girl Monday, October 6, 2014 7 pm@ Miners’ Hall Tickets are $12 and available at the Red Pair.

AGES AND STAGES DAY Hosted by the Family Action Network (FAN) Wednesday, October 8, 2014 10 am - 4 pm @ Kiro Wellness Centre, Trail The event will provide parents an opportunity to make sure their children are meeting age-based milestones throughout the first six years. For more info or to book an appointment call Christy Anderson, FAN Regional Coordinator at 1-855-368-3707.

RECREATIONAL VOLLEYBALL Thursday, October 9, 2014 7:30 pm @ RSS Please wear clean indoor gym shoes and bring a full water bottle. $2.00 drop in or $5.00 for the year. Contact the Rec. Department at 250-362-2327.

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ULTIMATE FRISBEE Saturdays May 24 to Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 12 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 to 11 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.

FOLK DANCING Starting Thursday, September 4. The dance styles are English Country Dancing and Contra Dancing. Drop in fee is $8 but if you sign up with Rossland Rec. you can purchase a 10 punch pass for $50.

No partner required. Newcomers welcome!

TEEN NIGHT Tuesdays 6-8 p.m. @ the Rossland Public Library. Let Sage and Sally know what you want to do at Teen Night. Come out and have fun!

ROSSLAND SENIORS Monday 1:30 p.m.

Seniors Art Club meets. Contact Edith at 250-362-4477.

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Rossland Quilters Guild meets.

Contact Dayanne at 250-362-7727.

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Visitors should contact Richie or Audrey at 250-362-9465.

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Seniors stretching exercises and morning tea and snacks.

LOCAL WRITERS DISCUSSION Wednesdays 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. @ the Rossland Seniors Hall. To share ideas, expertise & knowledge, critiques, and open opportunities for experienced and want to be writers. For more information contact Les Anderson by email lesanderson66@gmail. com or phone @ 250-362-5532.

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Literacy hits the streets in Rossland Community leaders and volunteers will join Black Press and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy on October 9 to raise awareness about the importance of literacy and to celebrate the power literacy has in Rossland.

The 4th Annual Reach a Reader campaign will raise funds for Trail and area’s community-based literacy programs.

Why? Literacy is important to all British Columbians! It impacts every aspect of our lives: healthcare, crime rates, employment and economic status. Despite its essential role in life, at least 40 per cent of B.C. adults have difficulty reading a newspaper, filling out a work application, reading a map, or understanding a lease — and this percentage is increasing.

“The Reach a Reader campaign reminds people that literacy skills are important if

we are to succeed in today’s world,” says Sonia Tavares, Trail and Area Community Literacy Coordinator. “When we hear the word literacy many of us think ‘you can read or you can’t read.’ Of course, literacy is about reading and writing, but it is also about the ability to express our ideas, think critically and use technology. Literacy is wide and all-encompassing. Literacy is having the skills you need, to do what you want to do in your life.”

In Trail and area funds raised will help support the Adult iPad/tablet drop-in.

This free program has been a huge success with adults in the community. Many of the adults who have attended the program have had their iPads or tablets set up by someone else. The drop-in has allowed them to learn how to add applications, download games, add contacts

and use calendars — as well as take a few photos! The program will run in the afternoons at the CBAL office in downtown Trail starting in mid-October. One program participant said, “I feel more confident, and we always have such a great session!”

You can support the Reach a Reader campaign by making a

donation in exchange for a special edition of the Rossland News on October 9. Volunteers will be hitting the streets with papers in hand at Ferraros, and in downtown Rossland between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.. You may also donate online at cbal.org.

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Ski documentary, Pretty Faces, redefines what it means to try Erica Tarasoff Rossland News

Pretty Faces was a film more than eight years in the making. You could say its seed was planted when Rossland native Leah Evans â&#x20AC;&#x201D; founder of Girls Do Ski, one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premiere freeski camps, based in Revelstoke, B.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; began her career as a professional skier and started Girls Day Out, her first ski camp. She and her team have provided freeski camps for women, promoting a healthy lifestyle both on and off the skis.

Since then, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had the opportunity to work with and film some of the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading professionals. However, she had yet to push herself to her limits.

It was when fellow professional skier and filmmaker Lynsey Dyer decided she would create her own, all-female ski movie, that

Evans finally threw her hat in the ring. She asked herself, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is it like to try?â&#x20AC;? and try she did.

Pretty Faces was the result, a documentary featuring women who ski, and ski well.

But it would not have come to fruition without the support of the community.

Evans explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The crowd-sourced Kickstarter campaign rose over $113,000.

But beyond the monetary support, the unity that has been created throughout the female ski community has been outstanding. This feminine-centric media space has provided us with an outlet to express our own version of courage, grace, confidence and vulnerability.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to support that community,â&#x20AC;? she added. Both Pretty Faces and Girls Do Ski aim to send out a strong message and be a source of inspiration for women in the ski world.

But the film was truly the brainchild of Dyer. Of her film, she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to give young girls something positive to look up to. I wanted to give them their Blizzard of Ahhs, Ski Movie or High Life, but done in a way that also shows the elegance, grace, community and style that is unique to women in the mountains.â&#x20AC;?

Evans reflected on just how much work goes into creating a ski documentary. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as simple as setting up a camera on a ski hill and shooting; for one particular shot it took 20 kilometres of sledding, two hours of ski touring and organizing a cinematographer, all that so she could stand on top of a cliff and convince herself to jump. All of which showed her what it really means to â&#x20AC;&#x153;try.â&#x20AC;?

Sarah Woods, also of Girls Do Ski, said the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premiere in Rossland is not just for girls but for anyone interested in the ski

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