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The husks were flying Thursday afternoon at the second annual Corn Festival.

Kids and adults alike proved their shucking skills in a heated head-tohead competition. Each adult shucked six ears of corn, while younger participants had to tear the husks off three ears.

Julia Maniecki triumphed in the adult category, leaving her ears not only husk, but hair free.

Jonas Bourchier was the kids’ corn-shucking champ, making quick work of his pieces. He was so quick, he accidentally broke one of his ears in half.

Nadine Tremblay from the Charles Bailey Theatre and Kristen Renn from VISAC Art Gallery acted as judges for the contest, convincing Rossland Mountain market-goers to participate by threatening a never-ending stream of corny corn-related jokes.

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As of Thursday, August 27, Rossland will implement stage four water restrictions, which means that there will be a lawn sprinkling ban in effect.

Rosslanders first received a notice in their mailboxes about water restrictions on Wednesday, August 19.

The notice informed residents that “water reservoirs have dropped well below full capacity due to the unusually dry season and remarkably low

creek levels,” and that stage three water restrictions were in effect as of August 20.

On Monday, August 17 at the City of Rossland council meeting, mayor and councillors had questioned how many people even knew that the city had water restrictions.

A small survey done outside the Rossland Mountain Market on Thursday revealed that most residents were aware that restrictions existed even before the notice went out, though some people said they did need a refresher

on what exactly the restrictions were.

“I just assume that come June we have water restrictions,” said one resident.

Rossland’s stage two water restrictions, which are observed from June 15 to September 30, restrict watering to every other day — on even days for even numbered houses, and on odd days for odd numbered houses. Watering is further restricted to mornings (7-11 a.m.) and evenings (5-9 p.m.).

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Now that Rossland has progressed to stage four, there will be no lawn watering allowed. Gardens can still be watered, but it needs to be done using either some kind of container, like a watering can, or a hose with a springloaded shut off device.

Washing anything with a hose is also banned under the restrictions as are any pools, wading pools, garden ponds or fountains that don’t reuse the same water continuously.

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haven’t been driving the bears into town, but his office anticipates that if the wildfires get worse, they could also become a factor.

Asked what people can do to keep bears from coming into their yards, Sprado said “They’ve got to eliminate the attractants. So specifically, even if the fruit is not ripe, bears are still attracted to that fruit. They’re going to have to pick that fruit.”

Garbage shouldn’t be left outside before pickup. If for some reason it does need to be left outside, Sprado recommends putting organics into a different bag, and storing it in the deep freeze until garbage day if necessary.

Obviously even if garbage isn’t put out until 7 a.m. on pick up day, there’s still a gap between when the bag is left on the curb, and when it’s picked up.

Sharon Wieder from Wild Safe BC says she’s working on a program to get residential bear-resistant garbage cans into Rossland for those who need them the most, but meanwhile anyone can purchase them online.

If you encounter a bear in town or on a trail, Sprado says to go back the way you came and find a safe location to retreat to.

Asked about the policy for what happens when a bear is reported in town, Sprado said, “Generally if we have a food conditioned bear that’s breaking into homes, causing property damage, [then] yes, the conservation officer will set a

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Rosslanders took to Bhubble to voice their concerns after Mayor Kathy Moore posted on her Facebook page that four bears were killed in lower Rossland on Wednesday.

Sgt. Tobe Sprado from the conservation office in Castlegar confirmed that the bears — two adult males and two adults females — were “destroyed” on Wednesday.

“We’ve had numerous complaints of bears breaking into residences in and around Rossland,” said Sprado. “And so one of my officers had set a bear trap at a location in Rossland ... [in] the gully in behind Ferraro’s super market.”

One bear was caught in the trap, and the three others were found in the area when the officer went to retrieve the first.

Moore’s post also said that there had been seven bears killed in Rossland this year.

Sprado couldn’t confirm that, as he doesn’t keep count for specific municipalities, but he says that so far this year his office has destroyed just under 30 bears.

According to Sprado, the two things drawing the bears into town are garbage and fruit, and due to the drought this year, berries have dried up earlier than usual, pushing bears to seek out an alternate food source.

“So there will be an influx of bears coming into communities, and we expect people to be a little bit more tolerant than they have in the past,” he said.

Sprado says that so far, fires

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Black bears have been spotted in upper Rossland throughout the week.

Photo by Chelsea Novak live bear trap, and will kill that bear.”

This policy sparked an outrage on Bhubble and many posters asked their fellow Rosslanders not to call the conservation office unless a bear was actually endangering someone. Questions were also raised about how many bear attacks, if any, have actually occurred in Rossland.

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Rossland has received over $71,000 to support local tourism projects.

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In Rossland, the fund is managed by Tourism Rossland, and Deanne Steven, the organization’s executive director, presented the budget for the fund to city council last week.

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tion dedicated to the improvement of the visitor centre at the museum, and to creating and replacing tourismoriented signage around town.

Steven presented new signs for Pioneer Park to council last week, which will be paid for using the RMI money, but council hesitated to approve the signs because they hadn’t been reviewed by the Heri-

tage Commission, and because a name change is being discussed for the park.

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Kootenays on fire Chelsea Novak Rossland News

The Columbia River valley has been under a smokey haze for most of the past week, with 139 new fires in the Southeast Fire Centre since Friday, August 14.

On top of that, the valley has been getting smoke from the fires down in Washington, and there were already a number of pre-existing fires, including one near Rossland at Big Sheep Creek.

So far this season, the centre has seen 559 wildfires, burning 10,954 hectares. Of those fires, 485 were lightning-caused and 74 were started by people.

Big Sheep Creek— discovered Wednesday Aug. 12 The fire at Big Sheep Creek, 10 km west of Rossland, is lightningcaused. As of Wednesday morning it was estimated at 190 hectares and was 60 per cent contained. Thirty-three firefighters, five helicopters and two pieces of equipment were onsite.

There was also an area restriction placed on the Seven Summits trail on Saturday afternoon, due to the Big Sheep Creek fire.

The trail is closed from where it intersects at the Old Cascade Highway to where it intersects with the top of the Red Mountain Resort until further notice.

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Deer Creek Park — discovered Friday, August 14 The Deer Creek Park fire is lightning-caused and 30 km northwest of Castlegar, north of Syringa Park. As of Wednesday morning, it was estimated at 1,100 hectares and was not at all contained. Luckily the fire is remote.

Twenty-nine firefighters, two pieces of heavy equipment, and two helicopters were on site Wednesday.

Renata — discovered Friday, August 14 A lightning-caused fire is still burning 5.6 km northwest of Renata. As of Wednesday morning it was 23 hectares and was 60 per cent contained, with 20 firefighters, two piece of heavy equipment, and two helicopters on site.

A bear was spotted near the Renata fire, which Karlie Shaughnessy, fire communications specialist at the Southeast Fire Centre, said is unusual, as they normally stay away

from fires. The bear has since gone off and is no longer a concern.

Kelly Mountain — discovered Tuesday, August 18 The fire at Kelly Mountain, 6.5 km northeast of Fruitvale, was in mop-up by Thursday, August 20 and being patrolled by Friday, August 21.

Hanna Creek — discovered Wednesday, August 19 The fire at Hanna Creek, 8 km northwest of Trail, was estimated at 0.5 hectares the afternoon of Thursday, August 20. By the following evening it was estimated at 0.64 hectares, but was 100 per cent contained and in mop-up, with nine BC Wildfire Service personnel and one helicopter on site. The fire went into patrol Sunday morning.

Tenderloin Creek—discovered Wednesday, August 19 The fire near Tenderloin Creek, 20 km south of Edgewood, was estimated at 50 hectares as of Wednesday morning,

Fire burning on Paulson Pass Chelsea Novak Rossland News

A fire on the Paulson Pass closed down Highway 3 on Tuesday, August 18.

The highway was closed between Christina Lake and Highway 3B at the Nancy Green Junction for the public’s protection and to ensure firefighters’ safety. It opened later that night.

While the highway has remained opened since then, the fire is still burning.

As of Wednesday morning, the fire was 80 per cent contained and estimated at 320 hectares. There were 58 personnel, two helicopters and two pieces of heavy equipment onsite Wednesday.

“Crews are making good progress,” said Karlie Shaughnessy, fire communications specialist at the Southeast Fire Centre.

Smoke from a fire on the Paulson Pass was visible from the Paulson Bridge on Highway 3 Tuesday night.Photos submitted by Gary and Susan Snow

The fire was first reported on Thursday, August 13, and the suspected cause is a lightning strike.

No structures are being threatened by the fire.

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Superintendent’s Message The Labour Day weekend in September marks the end of summer for students and staff. September is an exciting time as we begin the school year helping students on their learning journey. We encourage all of our community to be actively involved with your schools. Talk to your child’s teacher and principal and find a way to stay involved and connected. Parental involvement really can make a difference in student achievement.

All schools will be open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8th for the registration of students new to the district and for any local Kindergarten and Grade One students not previously registered.

Students will report for instruction on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at times noted below. September 8th will be a shortened day for students. Shortening the day will allow students an opportunity to become acquainted with their school, while at the same time enabling teachers to finalize their preparations for Wednesday, September 9th, the first full day of instruction. Kindergarten students will have gradual entry over the first two weeks so please contact your school for those times or visit the district website at www.sd20.bc.ca.

To our existing students and families welcome back! To our new students and families, whether you are just starting kindergarten or moved here over the summer, a special warm welcome to your new school and district.

School Opening: September 8, 2015 Regular start times Regular School Times with dismissal as follows: Beginning September 9, 2015 Fruitvale Elementary 8:20 am to 10:50 pm 8:20 am to 2:20 pm Glenmerry Elementary 8:15 am to 10:45 am 8:15 am to 2:15 pm JL Crowe Secondary 8:38 am to 11:08 am 8:38 am to 2:38 pm Kinnaird Elementary 8:20 am to 10:50 am 8:20 am to 2:20 pm Robson Community 8:25 am to 10:55 am 8:25 am to 2:15 pm Rossland Summit 8:25 am to 10:55 am 8:25 am to 2:30 pm Stanley Humphries Secondary 8:38 am to 11:08 am 8:38 am to 2:53 pm Twin Rivers Elementary 8:25 am to 10:55 am 8:25 am to 2:10 pm (includes Castlegar Primary campus) Webster Elementary 8:15 am to 10:45 am 8:15 am to 2:15 pm Kootenay Columbia Learning Centre campuses Please contact program directly for start-up procedures (Alternative Education Programs)

Home Schooled Students As per the School Act and Regulations, parents/guardians who choose to school their children at home are advised that they MUST register their children by September 30th with a public school in the school district, a distance education school or an independent school in the province.

Trail/Castlegar & Area School Buses Bus schedules can be viewed on the district website (www.sd20.bc.ca – Transportation). For additional bussing information, please call 250-365-8331 ext 804 or 250-364-2224 ext 804.

School Fees Schools may charge fees for: school supplies; the rental of musical instruments; tools, equipment and materials for personal use or for participation in a trades program; optional field trips and special events; and, specialty ‘academy’ costs. Each school has a financial hardship policy – please contact your principal for more information.

School fees and school supply lists may be viewed on the district website (www.sd20.bc.ca – Parents/Public – School Fees & Supplies OR www.sd20.bc.ca - Schools).

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LETTER FROM THE MAYOR

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KATHY MOORE

Dear Rosslanders There has been lots of conversation about bears and how to live in harmony with them.

Removing food items that attract them is really important.

Instead of just talking about it let’s get out as a community and do something about it! Meet me, and Sharon W. of WildSafeBC, at Maclean’s school at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29 and we will pick fruit. Bring your own boxes or

containers. A couple of stepladders would be helpful too.

Then, starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug 30 we can meet at Larry Doell’s house (888 Esling drive) and press the fruit into juice! Bring your own containers. Please join us and be part of the solution.

BTW, members of the city crew are picking fruit off city trees this week. There are more trees than we can manage ourselves. Feel free to help anytime! We can live in harmony with the bears if we are smart about it but we have to do more than talk — we have to act. There is a discussion on bhubble that has a lot of really good ideas. Take a look and implement the ones that work for you.

I will be talking with a number of people about other things the city can do and other things the community can

do. We could have a massive community effort to address the problem together. WildSafeBC does an excellent job educating people who are willing to learn and change their behavior. Sharon and I will both be at this week’s farmers’ market with information.

Some people resist the suggestion that they should be responsible for their garbage, fruit, birdseed, chicken feed, dog food, etc., but seriously, this is primarily a “people problem”. We live in bear habitat and we have a personal responsibility to mitigate the issue.

That said, bears are wild animals and they are unpredictable. Some bears become unafraid and aggressive. It is better to make sure they stay wild by not letting them get comfortable in town.

The city budget has limita-

tions: Yes, we can spend more money on enforcing our Wildlife Attractant bylaw; we can spend more money buying bear proof bins; allocate more money to dealing with the wild fruit trees all over town on city property but that does not absolve citizens from doing what is right on their own property.

The city has a robust wildlife attractant bylaw which prohibits people from leaving tempting food items available to bears. Like the rest of our bylaws, we enforce them based on complaints. Try gentle reminders first but if that doesn’t work, and someone is in violation, please call WildSafeBC or the city and we will help resolve the situation, first through education and next with fines. We need your help identifying problem areas.

Mayor Kathy Moore Rossland

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Is B.C. really burning? Not exactly TOM FLETCHER Black Press

On a recent drive through the B.C. Interior, I passed through McLure and Barriere, communities north of Kamloops that were devastated by wildfire in 2003.

While these communities have recovered, blackened tree trunks are still visible where fires burned for 75 days and forced the evacuation of 3,800 people.

With the early start to this year’s fire season, the media attention and effects of an unusual spring drought, you might think that B.C. is on pace to match that terrible summer.

You would be wrong. As of last week, area burned and money spent by the B.C. Wildfire Service had only just exceeded the totals for mid-August during last summer’s fire season, which were high but not remarkable.

The number of individual fires is higher this year, but that’s mostly a result of lightning storm patterns. Spending has topped $200 million, as it did last year at this time before finishing just below $300 million. The 2003 total was above $400 million, and the 2009 season was slightly below that.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson cautions that there are still many weeks to go and hot, dry conditions are expected for much of that. Once the damage is done for the year, the

ministry reviews the impact on forests and begins assessment of which areas should be replanted and which should be left to regenerate naturally.

Pine forests need fire to regenerate, and the strategy in recent years has been to allow fires to burn out naturally and contain them to protect people and property. Decades of fire suppression, based on viewing Crown forests strictly as a timber resource, helped create conditions for the beetle epidemic that has left vast quantities of dead wood to fuel more fires.

The 2003 fire season set the tone for political debate on forest fire policy that has continued since then. The opposition points to recommendations from former Manitoba premier Gary Filmon that removing fuel from around communities is the best protection.

This task has proven impossibly big, especially as rural community tax bases shrink, but the ideological dance continues in Victoria. The NDP campaigned in 2013 on a promise to double tree planting, and its general approach is to spend more money and hire more staff.

Speaking of political dances, Premier Christy Clark has made a couple of appearances at fire sites where homes and businesses have been threatened or destroyed.

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(Today’s big-city media formula is to emphasize danger and promote attacks on premiers of all stripes. If they don’t visit disasters, they are callous and uncaring. If they do, they’re exploiting the situation for photo ops.)

In her first fire scene appearance this summer, Clark warned that drought and huge fires may be “the new normal” for B.C. as climate warms and shifts. This is great positioning for the government’s plan to attend the latest global climate doom festival in Paris this fall, but it’s not borne out by recent forest fire results.

In terms of dollars spent and area burned, the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were all well below average. Last year and 2009 were substantially above average, but 2008 and 2013 were among the quietest years on record.

Is drought the “new normal” too? The B.C. government’s own climate change forecast is for increasing overall precipitation, albeit with more rain and less snow.

Snowpacks for southern B.C. were indeed the lowest on record this past winter, but that record only goes back 31 years. And when were high snowfall records last broken?

That would be 2011.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca.

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The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) has over $2 million in grants available for projects that help with social-well-being, the environment or youth aged 12 to 29.

The deadlines to apply are Monday, October 5 for social grants, Monday, October 19 for environment grants, and Monday, November 2 for youth grants.

“Every year we’re impressed with the quality and breadth of projects brought forward to us. Thank you to everyone who develops ideas to support our residents, communities and environment,” Lisa Kilpatrick, senior manager of delivery of benefits, said in a press release. “We look forward to seeing what results come from this fall’s intake.”

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Margaux Resources is looking into reopening the Jersey Emerald tungsten lean-zinc mine near Salmo.

Tuesday night, the company’s presidcent and CFO, Tyler Rice, and Ed Lawrence, a board member, held a meeting at the Miners’ Hall to explain some details of the project.

The underground mine closed down in 1973 when commodity prices dipped too low to keep the operation going.

The new project will make use of the heavy lime deposits on the property to produce concrete, which will be mixed with the tailings. The concrete mixture will then be used to fill the mine. While the operation will have four small tailings ponds on the surface next to the mill, the

ponds will be used only for temporary storage.

Rice and Lawrence project that the project will offer 120 full-time jobs over the life of the mine, which is currently estimated at 10 years for the tungsten, and four to five years for the lead-zinc. The mine is also expected to generate a number of jobs in construction, trucking, and the hospitality industry. Hiring for the mine will have a local focus, but Rice wasn’t yet ready to define what that will mean.

The project is still in the very early stages, and has yet to go through the B.C. permitting and environmental review process. The purpose of the meeting was to start informing the public about the project, and for Rice and Lawrence to get a sense of the public’s concerns before they reach the public engagement periods necessary for the review.

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The idea of building smaller has been catching on lately, as people think about not only how much space they really need, but also as they consider their footprint.

The bigger a house’s footprint, the more material it takes to build it, and the more energy it will take to maintain the temperature inside the house once its built. So building smaller is often a step in building greener.

As for what smaller really means, it depends on whom you ask. Tiny housers usually shoot for something under 200 square feet, but generally the aim of the smaller living movement is to live simply and efficiently, with no more room that you need.

“In Vancouver there’s lot of complaints about monster houses ... that there’s these couples living in 4000 square foot houses.

Do you really need all that? That’s a lot of money and expense, and impact on the environment to heat it, to build it in the first place,” says Miller. “On the other end of the scale, can you really live ... for the rest of your life in a tiny house? So somewhere in between is a house that’s just big enough for what people actually need.”

The house he’s building, which is an auxiliary building next to his home, will be 800 square feet. He plans to use it as a home office and guesthouse for visiting friends and family.

Greener is likewise a relative term.

Green homes range from completely offgrid to passive to anything more energy efficient than a standard home.

Miller is aiming for a home that can run on the amount of energy required to operate a hand-held blowdryer, but doesn’t think he’ll quite achieve that.

With every decision he makes about the house — from the insulation to the windows — Miller is trying to keep the house as airtight as possible. The more airtight the house, the fewer changes in internal

Terry Miller (left) is building a smaller, greener house in Rossland. Photo by Chelsea Novak

temperature, the less energy required to heat or cool the house. He also plans to add solar collectors.

Miller has done renovations on a house before and done general contracting on a house, but he isn’t any kind of building expert and so far its been a learning experience, which is why he came up with the idea to offer a workshop on building a smaller, greener house.

He’ll share his own experiences at the

workshop, but he’s also rounded up experts on a number of topics, including sustainable homes, eco heating, environmental technology, architecture, eco timber framing, and building contracting. “[I] would love to have taken this course that I’m organizing before I did this house,” says Miller. “I’m sort of running just in front of this course, so I’m going to have lots of war stories about what not to do.”

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The Dead Strings from Rossland opened for The Matinée at the Flying Steamshovel on Thursday night. From left to right: Gabe Gaudet on guitar, Jonny Bono Dudar on harmonica and vocals, Jonathan Provincal on drums, and Joe Nauton on guitar and vocals.

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(L-R): Lesley, Reuben, Aubrey and Libby. Lesley’s winning photos: Aubrey building with Lego blocks and Reuben reading.

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Lesley Chisholm won an annual family membership to the Rossland Museum and Discovery Centre with two stunning photos of her boys.

The contest invited parents to take a photo of their child reading or building something, in line with the Summer Reading Club’s theme of Build It! Lesley submitted a photo of Aubrey, aged 5, building and one of Reuben, aged 9, reading. Museum president Libby Martin presented the membership to Leslie, Reuben and Aubrey at the Rossland Mountain Market on Aug. 20.

L-R: Sheila Vockeroth, Chris Ling, Loretta Bulfone, Sue Fantin, Willa Johnson, and Joanne Drystek.

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Ladies golf championship

The 8th annual Redstone Ladies Club Championships was held on August 16 with a field of 17 participants divided into two flights. There was a tie for overall gross — Loretta Bulfone and Willa Johnson with a score of 88. They played an additional hole to break the tie with the eventual winner being Loretta Bulfone. The overall low net winner was Sue Fantin with a score of 68. The other winners were: Overall Low Gross: Loretta Bulfone Overall Low Net: Sue Fantin 1st Flight - low gross: Willa Johnson 1st Flight - low net: Joanne Drystek 2nd Flight - low gross: Sheila Vockeroth 2nd Flight - low net: Chris Ling

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UPCOMING

NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Monday, September 14, 6 p.m.

Monday, September 28, 6 p.m.

HUCK ‘N BERRIES DIRT JUMP JAM August 29, 12-7 p.m. Rider information @ Huck En Berries Facebook or email Rory Belter at rorybike@ hotmail.com & 250-231-1481.

PICK FRUIT AND MAKE JUICE Saturday, Aug. 29, 10 a.m. @ Maclean School. Join Mayor Moore and Sharon from WildSafeBC to pick fruit and press it into juice. Bring boxes or containers and stepladders too. For juicing, bring your own containers. Pressing starts at 10 a.m. at Larry Doell’s house 888 Esling Sunday, Aug. 30. Contact mayor@ rossland.ca for details or call 250521-1500.

MUSIC IN THE PARK Thursday, August 27 , 7-8 p.m. @ Gazebo at Gyro Park. Trail Arts Council

ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY REGULAR HOURS Summer hours: Tuesday: Noon - 8 p.m.

Wednesday: noon - 5 p.m.

Thursday: 10:00am - 8 p.m.

Friday: 10:00am - 5 p.m.

Saturday: noon - 5 p.m.

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ROSSLAND SKATE PARK FUNDRAISER OUTDOOR CONCERT Saturday, August 29, 4-9 p.m. @ Nickle Plate Park. Come out and support Rossland’s Skate Park by listening to three great bands, and chowing down on some BBQ. Refreshments will also be available.

Tickets are $7 per person and $15 for a family of three or more. Call 250-362-9005 to purchase.

ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL AGM September 3, 7 p.m. @ Red Room Lounge at the Prestige. Come join us for the Rossland Mountain Film Festival AGM on Thursday September 3rd.

We’ve got some exciting plans this year and need all the help we can get. This is your chance to plan the party that kicks off the winter season in Rossland. Beer and appys provided.

GOLDEN CITY DAYS Sept. 11 to 13. Join us for our annual weekend family festival celebrating our community’s rich gold-mining history!

Follow us on Facebook for more information.

TRAIL OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT Friday, September 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m. @ Haley Park. Experience the thrill and excitement of watching a movie outdoors under the stars on a three-storey inflatable screen. The movie will be Inside Out, starring Amy Poehler and Bill Hader. Admission is free, but please bring a non-perishable food item to support the Salvation Army Food Bank. Remember to bring your lawn chairs, blankets and wear something warm. Concessions and wash-

room facilities will be available.

SMOKETTES SIGN UP NIGHT Thursday, Sept. 17, 7pm, @ the Tunnel Pub meeting room in Warfield. The Rossland Trail Smokettes Recreational Hockey team welcomes adult female players of all abilities to join them for the 2015-16 hockey season. For more info: www.smokettes.com, or email trailsmokettes@gmail.com.

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ROSSLAND MUSEUM REGULAR HOURS The Museum is open for the summer season.

May-June, Wed to Sun: 10 am to 6 pm July-August: 7 days a week: 10 am to 6 pm Check out the website for more information and all upcoming events and activities at www.rosslandmuseum.ca.

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Music in the Park. As we’ve done every year since the beginning of Music in the Park, The Old Time Fiddlers will close our season with their rendition of traditional and country favourites Don’t forget your lawn chair and your toonie.

ROSSLAND POOL The outdoor pool is open from June until September in downtown Rossland. Rossland’s 80 year old pool is also a Heritage site.

WALKING TOUR OF ROSSLAND’S HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Thursdays, Saturdays to Aug 29, 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. $3 discount with museum visit. The one-hour walking tour highlights the history and architecture of Rossland’s gold mining era. You will see how both fire and prosperity have shaped our little mountain town. By 1898 Rossland had 40 hotels, 5 churches, 4 breweries, 3 banks, and a hospital.

Many of these buildings and their stories survive to this day.

Meet at the Harry Lafevre Square (out front of Ferraro Foods) at 1:45pm –

tours end at the Miner’s Hall at 2:45pm, just in time to catch the Gold Fever Follies 3 pm matinee performance!

SATURDAY NIGHT SOCCER Saturdays 7-9 p.m. until October 31 @ Jubilee Park. All ages welcome!

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!

THE CHURCH OF DIRT Mondays, 5:30 p.m. @ the Centennial Trail-head parking lot.

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.

ART DROP IN NIGHT Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. @ the new space next door to RHC Insurance downtown. There will be no instruction, just a space to be creative with other youth artists.

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. Please contact Deanna Leask at 250-362-7118 to join.

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.

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Golden City Fiddlers play. Visitors should contact Richie 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: Summer Reading Club: This year’s theme is “Build it!”

Tues: 1-2:30 p.m. 6 to 8 year olds Wed: 1-2:30 p.m. 9 to 12 year olds Thurs: 2-6 p.m. at the Rossland Mountain Market Fridays: Read to Me Club for children 0 to 5 years and their grown-up 10:30-11:30 a.m.

In the library: Any child taking out materials may add three Lego pieces to our communal sculpture.

Photo contest: Take a photo of your child reading or building something (anything) and post it on our FB or email to info@rossland.bclibrary.ca.

We will draw for a family membership to the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre at the Market on August 20.

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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Corn competition pops with excitement Left: Competition was fierce at the second annual Corn Festival’s corn husking competition.

Right: Adult corn-shucking competition winner Julia Maniecki poses with her beautiful ears of corn after her victory.

Photos by Chelsea Novak

Youth health in action chelsea novak Rossland News

The McCreary Centre Society out of Vancouver held a youth health workshop at the Rossland Youth Action Network space on Tuesday.

During the workshop Hannah Neumayer, community research coordinator, and Tanyss Knowles, facilitator, shared the results of the BC Adolescent Health Survey (AHS) with youth aged 12 to 19.

They also shared specific statistics from the Kootenay Boundary region.

After being presented with the results, the kids had a chance to respond to what they’d heard through an art project.

Local artist Kristen Renn helped participants create a number of posters, including one featuring

Maya Winckers, Dani Bell, India D’Aigle, Hannah Kroeker, and Scotia D’Aigle worked on a poster about sexuality at the McCreary Centre Society Next Steps workshop.

Photo by Chelsea Novak pandas sharing some of direction of YAN and the statistics from the with funding from the survey.

McCreary Centre.

After finishing their The program the posters, participants project falls under is turned their attention to called Next Steps, and a major health project, in the past the program which they will be un- has also been carried dertaking over the next out with specific youth few months under the groups, like Aboriginal

youth, youth who were homeless and street involved, and youth with mental health challenges.

“There’s been youth that have chose to do things like canoe trips with elders to connect to culture, and to get outdoors. There’s been youth that have done a scavenger hunt around their community in terms of accessing and finding health resources,” said Neumayer.

“There’s been an amazing-race-style one in the community where adults and youth were in teams racing around the whole community, also related to accessing services.”

Asked what about the survey stood out, one girl said, “The one about alcohol... Not as many kids drink alcohol as I

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“Yeah,” another girl agreed, “it’s kind of nice to hear that there’s a smaller population for people who do it.”

Later in the evening, Neumayer and Knowles presented the results of the survey to parents and other adults at the YAN space.

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Thrift store upgrades most appreciated

Members of the Rossland Healthcare Auxiliary are saying a big thank you to Columbia Basin Trust, TECK and Nelson and District Credit Union for the generous grants they gave us to implement building, safety and fire code upgrades needed for our thrift store. Pictured with members of the auxiliary are Kelvin Saldern (far left) from Columbia Basin Trust, Joan Hanson (second from left) Auxiliary president, Carol Velanelli Worosz (third from left) from TECK and Steve Cutt (fourth from left) from Nelson and District Credit Union.

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Hungry bears looking for food in all the wrong places continued from page 2

Many posters also called on the City of Rossland to do something about the bears being destroyed, but Sprado says that policy is generally set by the provincial government.

The city isn’t responsible for wildlife conflicts — once a bear becomes a problem, it’s out of the city’s hands. What the municipality is responsible for is enforcing measures to keep from attracting bears.

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“It’s not as much a city problem, as it is a personal responsibility of the residents problem,” said Mayor Moore.

Several people were also upset about a comment Moore made on her Facebook page, saying that there is no money for relocation.

But lack of money isn’t why the bears aren’t relocated.

“It’s not an issue of lack of resources, it’s based on sci-

ence. Science demonstrates that bear relocation does not work,” explained Sprado. “The only time we relocate any bear would be, generally speaking, a Grizzly bear female sow; other bears are generally killed.”

One other exception would be a sow with young cubs.

To help prevent bears from hanging around town Moore and Wieder from WildSafeBC will be leading a fruit picking party on Saturday, Aug. 29 starting from Maclean School at 10 a.m.

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