Boundary Creek Times, February 26, 2015

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Times THE BOUNDARY CREEK

Thursday, FEBRUARY 26, 2015

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Area E director Vicki Gee hosted a town hall meeting recently to discuss P RDKB business.

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VOL. 33 Number 9

COMMUNITY

SPORTS

The Rock Creek and Boundary Association Fall Fair Society met to P discuss issues.

BCSS Roadrunners finished a strong third at the Kootenay single A championships this past weekend P13 in Nakusp.

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Sunday Brunch 11 am - 2 pm

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Fifteen BCSS students from the French class are heading to Quebec next month on a week-long exchange trip. Check out the community events calendar on page two of the paper this week to check out two spaghetti dinner fundraisers that are raising money for the trip.

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The BCSS French class is heading off on a weeklong exchange trip to Quebec next month and they want to invite Boundary residents to join them for a spaghetti dinner fundraiser at the Midway Community Hall beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 9. The evening will include a silent auction and French films produced by the BCSS students themselves. Tickets are available from Grade 11/12 French students or from the office at BCSS. Adult $10, child (4-12) $6, those under four they eat free. It’s still not too late for businesses or anyone to donate items to the Silent Auction.

PAT KELLY Boundary Creek Times Reporter

“This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to experience Canada’s diversity,” said teacher and group leader Nick Bond. “The trip has generated some great excitement for our growing French program,” he added. Fifteen students and two chaperones are slated for the trip. The Grade 11/12 BCSS French class has been twinned with College des Hauts Sommets under the SEVEC Youth Exchanges Canada program. The program is aimed at youth groups between

the ages of 12 – 17 from various provinces and territories across Canada. Over 5,000 young Canadians travelled in Canada last year thanks to the SEVECYouth Exchanges Canada program, which is partially funded by the government of Canada through Exchanges Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage. In addition, several local suppliers and volunteers made a significant contribution to this project. “We are thankful for this community’s generous input and sponsorship,” said Bond. “This is

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