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Lieutenant Governor says “Hello” to Rossland

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Her Honour was in no hurry as she individually thanked each and every student that came out to see her on Tuesday.

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Her Honour, Judith Guichon visits Rossland CHRIS STEDILE Rossland News

Her Honour, the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, paid a visit to the mountain town of Rossland on Tuesday and she loved every minute of it.

“It started with breakfast, with an amazing group of people, with ideas that are earthshaking literally.

It’s an unusual community,” she said at the closing point of her time in Rossland.

The Lieutenant Governor was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised on a farm near Hawkesbury Ontario.

In 1972, Guichon moved to British Columbia, where she played an active role in the farming and agriculture community. The Guichon family has been farming in the Nicola Valley of B.C. since 1878.

Her Honour has studied holistic management, a field that promotes sustainable management of livestock by emphasizing their natural habitat.

Along with her late husband, Lawrence, she has made a significant impact on the ranchers of B.C. by introducing them to this holistic style of agriculture.

Due to Her Honour’s background in agriculture, farming and the outdoors in general, a large part of

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her message was that of conservation and respecting our planet, of which we only get one.

Throughout her time in Rossland, her most prominent visits were to the various schools. Her first stop was made at ecole des Sept-sommets.

Here she spread the word of conservation and how important the living aspects of our earth are.

The children were fully prepared for Her Honour’s visit and had two songs in French, which they proudly sung before her.

After the children had sung, it was question period and nearly every hand shot up in the gymnasium.

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Council gives generously to swim club CHRIS STEDILE Rossland News

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As a symbol of good faith, Rossland council has decided to allocate $5,000, from the remaining funds left in the recreation fund, to the Greater Trail Stingrays swim club.

The original recommendation was to provide no further funding to the Stingrays so council could stay consistent with their current budget and policies. Under the current policies, Mayor Kathy Moore said they would give the club $1,700 because they applied under the recreational program and they are entitled to 25 per cent of that.

However, in a very recent discussion with Trail’s mayor, Mike Martin, Moore brought up that the Stingrays were in dire straights and discovered he was also quite concerned for the club and it’s future.

“He said to me, is there something our two communities can do to show good faith towards working towards this recreation thing, because we want to solve it,” said Moore.

She is hoping that by granting these funds to the swim club, Trail in turn will support the club in a similar manner.

The club is facing financial

difficulties from external factors said president Sean Miller, but a main issue is the Trail Residency Program (TRP) that was implemented several years ago. Due to this system, those living outside the city of Trail must pay more to use sport related venues, etc. in the city of Trail.

Traditionally, Rossland residents using the Stingrays services would only pay the fees associated with the club. This leaves the burden of TRP costs on the swim club itself and adds up very quickly.

Miller said the City of Trail has already shown forgiveness towards $15,000 in outstanding TRP fees but their is still more to be paid.

When members of the Rossland community were told they may have to pay their own TRP costs, projected numbers dropped significantly so if that is to be the future, the club is in danger.

Miller said he and the club plan on putting their foot down this year if proper funding isn’t received.

“We don’t plan on coming back [to council], we will be taking a stand and closing down this winter if Trail doesn’t come up with a solution,” he said.

The existing approach to

funding programs involved with the TRP works on a first-comefirst-served basis. This favours a limited number who first appear before council. The 25 per cent maximum allowance on TRP total that can be assigned to any group does not take into consideration the per head amount dedicated to a group or the actual cost of the program or the many advantages for the Rossland community associated with said program.

The Greater Trail Stingrays Swim Club has been around for over 50 years and has offered teaching and competition to children all over the Greater Trail area.

Before the implementation of the TRP, member numbers were up around 80 swimmers each session. Since the introduction of the residency program, numbers have declined significantly.

Each session now sees only 20-30 swimmers.

In an attempt to strengthen ties with Warfield and Rossland, the Stingrays have been branching out to the pools in these communities. This year is the third summer they will be using the Rossland pool.

They have two lanes booked this summer for four nights per week from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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We always say most Canadians are NDP supporters, they just don’t know it yet, claims Richard Cannings, the New Democrat candidate for the South OkanaganWest Kootenay.

The Trail Times asked Cannings for some insight about the NDP’s historic toppling of the Progressive Conservatives in Alberta’s provincial election.

In the newly formed riding, the Okanagan region that Cannings hails from has been traditionally Conservative. Which leads to the question,

could an orange wave wash through the West Kootenay and Okanagan region during October’s federal election?

“I think it [Alberta’s election] bodes well for NDP across the country simply because it opens people’s minds to realize we could have an NDP government,” he said.

“They told us we couldn’t win in Quebec, but we won in Quebec in the last federal election. They also told us we could never win Alberta and look what happened.”

He said the NDP is positioned better than it ever has been to form the federal government, now being the official op-

position with over 100 MPs in Parliament.

“Again in Alberta, the NDP were way back in third place and Albertans realized they were the best choice for their government,” noted Cannings. “And I think that’s really opened a lot of people’s eyes.”

Cannings, an Okanagan based biologist and ecologist, was knocking on doors in Trail last week and meeting the riding’s new constituents.

“I am well known in the Okanagan where I grew up and have been spending a lot of time there,” he said, noting the region’s Conserva-

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He mentioned his run in the provincial election when the NDP increased party votes significantly, tying with the Liberals.

“If we can repeat that performance, we have a very good chance of victory in the fall in this new riding,” Cannings continued.

“But that also depends on getting our vote in the West Kootenay, which is a friendly part of the riding for the NDP. That’s why I want to talk, to ask many people as possible, so they can get to know me and will get out and vote come October.”

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Adding more nature to the schoolyard

The RSS Parent Advisory Council (PAC) would love to see more access to nature for RSS students right next to the school.

This spring, plans are underway to build an outdoor classroom space and mini-forest on the east side of Jubilee Field. The idea is to create a gathering place for outdoor activities during the school day.

The outdoor classroom will be built using flat-topped rocks set into the slope.

The design also includes planting trees, shrubs and groundcover that are commonly found in the area.

Rossland’s forests are designated under BC’s ecosystem classification system as the Interior Cedar Hemlock Zone. By planting common local tree species such as cedars and hemlocks and giving them name tags, people will be able to expand their local ecological knowledge. Naming things can be an important first step for learning how ecosystems work.

Besides creating a stimulating place for students to play and learn, this greening project will add shade and cooling during hot summer months, improve water catchment and absorption on site, filter air, create habitat for small wildlife and add seating for spectating events at Jubilee Field.

The inspiration for this project comes from a growing movement to take learning outside. Connecting with nature has many benefits including improved motor skills and social skills, better focus and attention span, reductions in stress, and importantly, a life-long appreciation for the many ways our living world sustains us.

To build this spring, the RSS PAC must fundraise $10,000. To date, the project has raised $5,500 through local grants, support from the RSS PAC, and monetary and in-kind contributions from the West Kootenay based forestry company ATCO Wood Products.

Support from the local community

is still needed to make up the rest of the budget. The RSS PAC is asking community members to contribute to an online fundraising campaign on the local crowdfunding site: yodel.org To support the idea of getting kids outside to learn go to schoolgreenzone. yodel.org to donate. All dollars raised by the community will go directly to the purchase of trees and shrubs.

The RSS PAC is also asking for donations of extra large rocks and large log rounds as well as some in-kind carpentry work.

The community build day for this project will be Sunday, June 14. Everyone is invited to come plant trees and shrubs and complete other handywork. Bring a shovel, rake or wheelbarrow. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information about the project please contact Caley Mulholland at caley. mairin@gmail.com.

Lieutenant Governor more than pleased with Rossland continued from page 1

“Do you ever regret becoming Lieutenant Governor?” asked one student.

“Not for a minute,” Guichon replied, “I’ve been in a submarine and spoken with astronauts, does it get much better than that?”

Her Honour then travelled to Seven Summits Centre for Learning where they provided her with several small gifts of chocolate, provided a tour and an update on what it is they do at this alternative learning facility.

Everything went so smoothly that a little extra time was available for Guichon to see the city’s courthouse and various landmarks and views.

“Whenever I meet other people and talk about the province I can talk about Rossland,” she said, “and say ‘did you know this was happening in Rossland?’”

The final stop for B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor was made at the Rossland Summit School where the children put on a performance on a grand scale.

In keeping with the theme of preserving our land and it’s animals, students sung songs from the classic Dr. Seuss tale, The Lorax.

Packaged together in this performance by students of all ages, was interpretive dance,

a singing of God Save the Queen and various talent performances.

Her Honour was blown away by all that Rossland had done for her small visit and applauded not only the children that performed for her, but the leadership that made it all possible.

However it was not only the people of Rossland showing Her Honour what they could do, Guichon spoke with each crowd of children on the duties of Lieutenant Governor, why it is important to be involved politically, and why we need to be respectful of the lands we live on.

The students were surprisingly knowledgeable about the inner workings of government and Guichon was filled with glee when they named off previous Lieutenant Governors without missing a beat.

Before her departure, she left several books with the school libraries as a donation, for which they were grateful.

Her Honour’s parting words for Rossland were of respect and admiration. “[Rossland is] a community full of vital energy and vigorous community spirit. There is lots of young entrepreneurial activity going on and things that not a lot of people are aware of. Who knew, you could do it here?”

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Kootenay group publisher: Chuck Bennett Acting publisher: Karen Bennett Advertising: Christine Esovoloff Operations manager: Jennifer Cowan Published Thursdays facebook.com/rosslandnews

OUR VIEW

Living with less We, in the western world have a lot of things. Our closets are brimming, many families have two or more vehicles. We love our electronic gadgets and brand new sporting equipment or kitchen appliances and BOGO days at the shoe store. Maybe art is your thing, and your walls are lined with it; or music? Perhaps there are lots of vinyl originals or dusty instruments in your storage room.

We love our stuff so much that we are also then obsessed with both decluttering and storing it. There are hundreds of titles available to purchase from Amazon on the subject of purging: The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up uses Feng Shui to accomplish this. Getting rid of things is an industry growing as fast as buying things seems to be. Acquiring new things strokes an emotional pleasure chord and for a large percentage of the Canadian population, it’s a growing problem.

Our debt per capita is increasing, most families have no savings and there is always another thing on the list to buy. Mini storages have never been more plentiful, or busier — in many cities there are waiting lists to get a spot. And still we keep shopping.

Most of us aware of the trend towards tiny houses have watched some of those hoarding TV shows and donate our little-used things to charity. What if we told you about some even more radical approaches to stopping the cycle? One approach is to have a 33item wardrobe: just 33 pieces of clothing and nothing more. That would certainly cut down on the number of loads of laundry you need to do. There are online groups for minimalist parents who share tips about how to not buy a bunch of things for your children.

There are videos to watch on minimalist holiday entertaining and survival guides for big box store shopping.

The minimalist trend is catching on huge with millennials — the people reaching adulthood now — who see their parents’ over-stuffed garages and credit card bills. They want a different life for themselves: one that is free from the anchor of too much stuff and allows them to buy life experiences with their paycheques instead of drawers full of things. We think they might be onto something — a life of excess belongings might truly be less fulfilling than a life full of great stories and vivid, inspiring memories. Pass that empty box — the idea sounds more and more appealing all the time.

“There are two ways to be rich: One is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little.”

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Rossland City Council Briefs Stingrays in financial turmoil:

The Greater Trail Stingrays Swim Club has hit a rough patch ever since the implementation of the Trail Residency Program (TRP).

President of the club, Sean Miller stated that the club is nearly bankrupt and is spending much of their funds trying to cover the costs of the TRP for Rosslanders. Numbers have also declined significantly since the program was introduced as it makes it more of a hassle for many people.

After much deliberation, council decided to grant the club $5,000 and help them work on a case to deliver to the Trail council so this is a non-issue in the future.

RCAC kiosk:

After a lengthy discussion, council decided that the proposed design for the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture kiosk had not met their guidelines. The kiosk is set to

be placed in Harry Lefevre Square, straddling the large boulder just outside Ferraro’s.

Both motions to have RCAC redo the sign or keep it as is were shot down. Council motioned to work together with the RCAC so that the kiosk may resemble the aesthetic plans of Rossland more closely.

Youth Action Network grant application requests:

A motion to approve the Youth Action Network (YAN) request to be able to apply for grants of up to $5000 without specific Council approval was carried unanimously.

Mayor Kathy Moore called the decision a ‘no-brainer’ and stated they were doing a fantastic job.

Audited financial statements:

The audited financial statements for the year of 2014 were approved by council unanimously.

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Proposed affordable senior housing:

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Steven Hill of Septen Financial appeared before council, Monday night, to discuss the possibility of expanding the amount of senior’s housing units in Rossland.

The gist of the proposal included plans to have the city provide the land for the building and then a team of builders, finance officers and the like would construct the modular homes in Kelowna before placing them on said land.

Hill said that this would hopefully deter seniors from leaving Rossland due to lack of affordable housing for them.

Hill did not have an overwhelming amount of information in his presentation as he did not want to go to all the lengths without first hearing the level and specificity of council’s interest in senior homes.

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“A bit loosey-goosey” were the words Mayor Kathy Moore conjured up after hearing Hill’s presentation, due to this lack of exact information.

Councillor Andrew Zwicker asked how much land they would need for such a project and Hill told him that they could build between 14 and 18 units on just one acre.

Next, council member Martin Kruyse had to ask why they hadn’t considered working with private companies or looking into Redstone as a possible sight.

This would defeat the purpose of an easy access, downtown, senior’s living facility Hill explained.

This project, according to Hill, would have the city see their money back in time.

One such proposition he brought forth was a 50 year mortgage that would see the tax money returned eventually.

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Fraser Institute report card meaningless to SD20 LIZ BEVAN Rossland News

Every year, the Fraser Institute releases its school report card, rating all 978 elementary schools across the province.

School District 20 (SD20) schools were included on the list, but Superintendent Greg Luterbach says the report card won’t affect how district schools are run.

“We don’t read it at all,” he said. “We at the district and schools in the district, aren’t interested in comparing ourselves against other schools around the province.”

Rather than rely on the Fraser Institute rating for direction, the district looks at Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) results. The institute also uses those assessment results when compiling its list as well, but district staff and trustees don’t look at how other schools were ranked. The FSA results are a way for schools and parents to see how their students are doing in classrooms earlier than the usual end-of-semester report card.

“Then, we talk about (the results) and look at ways to help support student learning,” said Luterbach. “The district puts no weight on the report and I haven’t seen

it, nor will I read it.”

The Ministry of Education echoes Luterbach’s thoughts, saying on their website, “attempting to rank schools or districts based on FSA results invites misleading comparisons that ignore the particular circumstances that affect achievement in each school.”

In the Fraser Institute’s report, St. Michael’s Catholic School, which is outside of the public school system, is the highest ranked Trail school at 121st of 978 schools.

Schools within SD20 ranked relatively low on the list. Rossland Summit school sits at 229 of 978, with Glenmerry close behind in 389th. Fruitvale Elementary is next, with a ranking of 436. Webster Elementary in Warfield is in 707th place, with Kinnaird and Twin Rivers in Castlegar in the lowest spots for SD20, 833 and 935, respectively.

The Fraser Institute compiled these results this past year, but haven’t ranked secondary schools in the district since 2013.

Topping the Fraser Institute’s comparison list are 16 schools tied for first place with a perfect score of 10 out of 10. The schools tied for the top spot are all located in the Lower Mainland or Vancouver Island and the majority are private or Catholic schools not funded by the province.

Rossland City Council Briefs continued from page 4

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The Rossland Mountain Market’s April fundraiser is over and unfortunately the team did not make it anywhere near their funding goal. Shooting for a total amount of $8,500, the market has managed to raise just over $2,500 by mid May. Market manager Miche Warwick said many people have asked her and fellow members why the market would need donations, asking “is the market not a business?”

The simple and straightforward answer, Warwick explained, is no.

“We are a not for profit organization who invests every dollar we have back into our community via the Rossland Mountain Market and the 24 free events we put on each year.”

The market believes they are misunderstood by many in the community. While those involved believe in what they do and are proud of the market, it is a significant challenge to keep it running.

The manager explained, “To manage our market, it is currently required of you to have your own car and pay your own gas, provide tents, tables, seating, extension cords, music equipment, signage, administrative supplies, a computer, a telephone service free for the market to use, and storage for everything listed.”

This is in addition to donating

over 500 hours of volunteer hours per year.

According to Warwick, the purpose of their month-long fundraiser, was to take the responsibility off the shoulders of a single person, of providing what is required to host a farmer’s market for a community of 3500 people such as Rossland.

In the eyes of Warwick and many in the community, the market is an essential piece of Rossland.

She continued, “We are one of very few organizations in Rossland who are dedicated to strengthening the food security of this community. Without this market, our community loses its access to local food and goods.”

Within the past year the market estimates they have helped bring in a traffic flow equal to around 10,000 people and that those people have then generated over $100,000 of spending in Rossland’s local economy.

Warwick said she and her fellow members are also working on making the market even better at sustaining itself. Further down the road, merchandise and other profitable ventures will be added to the markets so those wishing to support the market, or just like what is being offered, can then contribute to the funding pool that keeps this fresh, local food market alive.

As it stands, all profits go to the vendors that set up shop in Rossland during the market times.

While the fundraiser has not yet

met it’s goal, the Mountain Market crew are as optimistic as ever.

In particular, Kathleen Hill, market treasurer learned so much from her “headstand challenge” where she took photos in various food related locations doing headstands. This was an attempt to draw attention in a quirky way and get to know our local food growers better.

“This challenge was just plain fun to do,” she said, “Once I had committed to it I then found myself viewing my world and wherever I went through the lens of where food is grown or raised. One aspect of this challenge was that it was necessary to engage a friend for each location as a team member to act as photographer.

This just seemed to expand the pleasure. Sometimes it involved prowling the back roads to spot the perfect headstand location with the modest thrill of perpetrating some minor and harmless acts of trespassing.”

“However, most often, it involved entering the world of the farmer, grower, raiser and this was absolutely the best part. I have so much respect for the people who keep us fed and finally, my last three headstands came right back home to as local as it can get. Our own backyards. The place where we can feed ourselves and tap into the dynamic cycles of our biosphere home.”

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Rossland Golden City Lions club presents a cheque to the Grade 7 and 8 students in appreciation for their participation in the spring cleanup at the Lions Campground. Fifty RSS students in total joined in the effort to spruce up the community campground and prepare it for the 2015 camping and RV season. They are fundraising to finance a field trip but decided to make a donation to the Nepal relief effort to help people in much greater need than themselves.

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The boys’ U-11 soccer teams for both Rossland and Castlegar squared off Monday evening at the Trail Middle School. After a tough battle and some disagreements with the coaching staff, the game ended in a 1-1 draw. This age group plays until the beginning of June at various parks throughout the Trail/ Rossland/Castlegar area.

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Correction In the May 7 edition of the Rossland News regarding the Skool Aid article, it was stated SkoolAid is an organization. It is actually a program of Holy Trinity Parish in Trail.

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UPCOMING

NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS: Monday, May 25, 6 pm.

ROSSLAND MUSEUM REGULAR HOURS The Museum will open for the summer season on May 16.

May-June: Wednesdays to Sundays; 10am to 6pm July-August: 7 days a week; 10am to 6pm Check out our website for more information and all of our upcoming eventsactivities www.rosslandmuseum.ca COMMUNITY GARDEN SPRING WORK PARTIES Sundays May 24 (9 am–noon) Thursdays: May 28 (5–7 pm) Come and get your fingers in the soil and learn about gardening at these casual community garden parties. Spring tasks include weeding,

SLURPS AND BURPS FEEDING GROUP Tuesdays until Nov 3, 11:30 am to 1 pm. Family Obstetrics Clinic, 4th Floor Maternity, KBRH Trail. Share your experiences with your peers in an informative place for breastfeeding and bottle support. Whether you are an expectant mom, brand new mom, or a more seasoned mom, we welcome you!

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ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN MARKET Thursday, May 14, 3-6 pm.

The Garden Festival and first outdoor market of the season.

FREE CHAINSAW COURSE FOR VOLUNTEERS Saturday, May 30 Close to Rossland (location details TBA). Free basic chainsaw safety course for Rossland Range Recreation site volunteers.

YOUTH ACTION NETWORK GRANTS The Youth Action Network will provide grants to youth 12-18 years old to assist them in personal development. These grants can be used to

pay or help pay for certifications required for employment or personal development opportunities.

You can apply for up to $200 in the calendar year (January 1-December 31, 2015). The grant selection committee may ask you to support your application with more details. Applications are now being accepted at www.goo.gl/forms/VG5yKfQcNN. There is a limited amount of grant money available. Applications will be processed as they are received until the grant fund is expended.

SUBMISSIONS This page is for community, charity or fundraising events that are free (or nearly so) at the discretion of the editor. Dated events take priority and every effort will be made to ensure the publication of all contributions, as space allows. To post an event, provide information with contact details to editor@ rosslandnews.com or give us a call at 877-365-6397.

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MUSEUM AFTER SCHOOL KIDS’ CLUB Tuesdays, Wednesdays until June 17, 3-5 p.m. @ Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre.

Crafts, games, and other educational activities on geology, history, mining, sports, science, and so much more! Ages 6-12. $5/ session (can pre-book/pay). For more details or to register, please contact Sandra at (250) 362-7722 or email admin @ rosslandmuseum.ca.

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Garden contact: Kathleen Hill (250231-9502).

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Trailbuilding begins May 4.

Come out and get dirty, meet great folks young and old, and add to our fantastic trail system. Reminders, updates, and location changes will be posted on Bhubble before each build night. No experience needed.

COMMUNITY JAM AT THE OLD FIREHALL Every Thursday until Oct 8, 6-9 pm @ the Old Fire Hall Ron Halliday hosts an acoustic, play together, music night in this historic and beautiful room.

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ROSSLAND MAKERLAB Thursdays 7 to 8:30 p.m. @ Seven Summits Centre for Learning Mentors are on hand to help with 3D modeling, printing or for other technology project. For youth 12 yrs and up. This program is free.

ADULT CO-ED REC HOCKEY Tuesdays 9:45 to 11 p.m.

Sundays 9:15 to 10:30 p.m.

Join this fun, co-ed recreational program of non-contact drop-in hockey. Full equipment is required and some experience necessary.

PICKLEBALL Indoor Pickleball at RSS Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

ROSSLAND MONKEY CLUB Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. @ RSS Auditorium. Parkour and freerunning. Ages 8 and up. $5 drop-in.

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 BEAVER SCOUTS Mondays 3 to 4 p.m.

Girls and boys ages 5 to 7 years.

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LOCAL WRITERS DISCUSSION Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. @ the Rossland Seniors Hall. To share ideas, expertise and 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.

ROSSLAND SENIORS Monday 1:30 p.m.

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

Monday 7 p.m.

Rossland Quilters Guild meets.

Contact Dayanne at 250-362-7727.

Wednesday 7 p.m.

Rossland Old Time Fiddlers play.

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

Thursday 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Seniors stretching exercises and morning tea and snacks.

ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY The library has lots of great programs and events: Homeschoolers Happy Hour: 1st and 3rd Friday 1-2 p.m.

Lego Club: 1st and 3rd Thursday 3 to 4 p.m.

Books and Babies: Fridays at 11 a.m. Songs and story time for little ones 0 to 30 months.

Page Turners Book Club: 2nd Thursday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m. for kids 8-11 years old.

Book Club for adults: Last Wednesday of each month.

Movies and Munchies: 4th Thursday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m. For kids 6-12 years.

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Rossland Mountain Market hosts year’s first outdoor marketplace Live bands, fresh produce, gardening tips and more CHRIS STEDILE Rossland News

The sun has been shining, birds chirping and now the Rossland Mountain Market is having it’s first outdoor market of the year. It’s safe to say spring is in full swing.

Beginning at 3 p.m. on Thursday and ending three hours later the market features fresh produce, soil amendments, flowers, compost screens, cedar trellises and more.

Not only will there be product on hand and great company, you can enjoy some local music as well. The Brothers Fox, out of Winlaw, will be playing streetside from 3 - 4:30 p.m.

The market’s Facebook page has all the information you could need and describes the Brothers, “These guys were born at a young

age to the same litter of musically inclined wily beasts. Organic beets mashed with potting soul, blending didgeridoos, guitars, and percussion-isms to make for a foxy mix of noise to please all the peas and trees! Enjoy with a grain of salt.”

Right after these boys step off the stage, some closer local talent will take their place, in the form of The Deadstrings, from Rossland.

“A motley crew of traveling troubadours, terrible tree planters and some other guy, playing a unique mix of bluegrass folk rock.”

Fresh lemonade, a succulent dinner and much more await Rosslanders at the first outdoor market of the year, located at Columbia and Queen Street.

Joe Hill Coffee House

On Sunday, May 17, at the Rossland Miners Hall the Joe Hill Coffee House, Rossland’s community venue for performers from near and far, is pleased to present: • Everyman: A new band from Trail, making their Joe Hill debut • Dean Steblyk: Direct from the Castle Theatre in Castlegar, great big voice, classic songs • Les Carter: His chance to hang out with musicians • Aaron Wylie: Another Joe Hill debut • TJ and his band: An old hand and a fine band • The Kidz: More wonderful harmonies • Paul Bowles: Poetry, stories, magnificent percussion rhythms Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Admission only $3, kids and students are free.

Performers young and old, new or experienced, solo or together, Joe Hill Coffee House is a place to try out your style in public for the first time or to relax and perform for the best audience in the Kootenays. There are no auditions, just sign up for your 15 minutes of fun. For more details, contact Les Carter at 250-362-5677 or retrac01@telus.net.

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Filed under unfinished business, the matter of the Rossland Council for Arts & Culture (RCAC) signage kiosk caused some discussion at council this week.

The motion on the table was for council to direct RCAC to alter their sign by replicating the shape and colour of the Rossland branding, with the musical notes above the mountains as presented in the original mock-up approved by the previous council in October of last year.

To the councilors it wasn’t so much the dislike for the signage, but a desire to set a standard. They were shown one design, approved it, then received something different.

“When we do things like this, we establish criteria and they don’t conform with it, I feel when it’s an organization we give money to, it’s on our property, we should insist upon a standard,” said councillor Lloyd Mclellan.

“Otherwise when we go to a private business and say, ‘you haven’t achieved the design guidelines for this sign,’ how can we in any conscience ask them to change it. I think we’re on the right path when we say no to this.”

Councillor Greene was a little more lenient in his judgment, saying, “It’s the back of the sign, and there are no guidelines for the back of signs. I quite like it. It’s not the Rossland logo exactly, but we don’t need that on the back of ev-

This is the final design created for the RCAC kiosk. The lines below the musical notes and the colour scheme have thrown council for a loop, as this isn’t quite what they were shown months ago.

Photo by Chris Stedile erything. Let’s take this as a piece of art, and as a piece of art I think it’s great.”

The purpose of this kiosk is to advise the public of upcoming events and it will straddle the boulder in Harry Lefevre Square.

The front display door will be lockable, and will stay upright when open, allowing the installation of posters without getting rained upon. Magnets will fix the posters to the back wall.

While the overall design is quite similar to what was proposed, the artist at XL Welding did take some artistic liberties, which to some, seems fitting that it’s the art council’s kiosk.

Having spent a large portion of his career doing design and branding things such as this, councillor Andrew Zwicker had some insightful words on the matter.

“I agree with what I’m hearing here, these are the rules let’s stick

to them, but after reading some of the email conversations there was some communication breakdown.”

Zwicker said that council is not 100 per cent to blame but they will take some of the fault for that.

“The thing with branding is it doesn’t have to be identical, it means related, in fact identical everywhere is not good. This kinda makes good sense because the arts council is a little more ‘loose’ than your city is or your tourism is, so it reflects what the brand is with it’s own character. That’s actually good branding when you think about it.”

After a vote, the original motion was defeated, along with a second motion to have the sign kept as is. Council has decided to pass the motion that the RCAC work more closely with the city to ensure proper guidelines are followed in the future.

Mountain Market shows off the amazing local foods continued from page 6

Warwick retells a similar experience and expresses great optimism and pride for the market she so vigilantly advocates for.

“For me, this month has been nothing short

of inspiring. I feel that our market is becoming stronger, more stable, and the benefits we offer our community continue to grow. My challenge of finding 30 local foods in 30 days, took me to farms, agricultural hot spots, and to the back-

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A few months ago, I wrote about the unexpected arrival of a Whiteeyed Vireo near Nelson. While that species does not really belong in this region, three other species of vireo are quite regular here. Vireos are small songbirds that are usually quite plainly plumaged. All three of the local species are generally greenish grey in colour with very few other markings. A vireos diet consists primarily of insects, although they may eat fruit and sometimes seeds. They are quite stocky in appearance and have stout bills; (quite unlike our insect eating warblers that are slender and have very fine bills). The behaviour of vireos is also quite unlike that of warblers. Warblers seem to be in a constant state of motion, rarely remaining still for more than a second or two. Vireos will often sit still for much longer periods while looking around for potential food items and watching for predators. When males are singing during breeding season, they may remain almost motionless for very longer periods of time. When I am out birding in the spring and early summer both warblers and vireos are almost always heard before they are seen. Once heard, a warbler’s constant motion makes them easier to detect — getting binoculars on them, however, is another matter; just when you think you know which branch they’re on, they have moved! Vireos, on the other hand, are much harder to locate. You hear them, but they may be sitting so still as to make them almost impossible to find within the leaves of a tree. Once found, though, they are much easier to observe. All three of the local vireos make quite distinctive nests. Each is a deep basket-like cup suspended by its rim from the branches of a horizontal forked twig.

In the West Kootenay region, the first of our vireos to arrive in the spring is the Cassin’s Vireo.

Typical arrival date in the Nakusp

Warbling Vireo.

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region is during the third week of April. (They may arrive a little earlier in the Trail/Rossland/Castlegar area.) This species is greenish-grey above, white below with greenish flanks, and a prominent white ring around the eye. Second to arrive is the Warbling Vireo, typically in early May. This species is even plainer than the Cassin’s. It is greenish above, pale below and has a light line above the eye. The last to arrive is the Red-eyed Vireo, typically appearing during the last week of May. A grey crown and narrow, alternating black and white stripes in the side of the head, make this species a little more distinctive. As the name suggests, it also

has a red eye, although this can be hard to see. The timing of the different vireos’ arrival on the breeding grounds seems to be roughly related to how far south they go to spend the winter. The early arriving Cassin’s winters as far north as southern Arizona. The second place Warbling has had to travel from at least southern Mexico. The late-arriving Red-eyed has come from South America.

What vireos lack in fine plumage, they make up for in voice.

While their songs may not always be the most musical, they are persistent! They sing much later into the day than most species, and also much later into the summer.

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