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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
VOL. 10 • ISSUE 35
High flying Eritrean refugees bike jam arrive in Rossland See page 6
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Juice, jams and chutney BE SEEN BE HEARD BE REMEMBERED This could be you!
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Main photo: Rosslanders took to the streets on Saturday to remove fruit that attracts bears from city trees. After all that work, pickers were left with a bundle of fruit. Pears and apples were taken for juicing on Sunday, but the plums couldn’t be juiced because of their pits. Rosslanders had to come up with other solutions of what to do with the fruit, like drying it or making chutney. Inset photo: Eamon Wright helped out picking plums. Photos by Chelsea Novak
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Campfire ban lifted, still time for s’mores CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News
As summer comes to a close, residents of the Kootenays have a last chance to enjoy a good old-fashioned campfire. As of noon on Monday, campfires are no longer banned in the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction.
Karlie Shaughnessy, Fire Information Officer for B.C. Wildfire Services, warns, “Anyone who lights a campfire must have a hand tool (such as a shovel) or at least eight litres of water available to fully extinguish it. Never leave a campfire unattended and make sure ashes are completely cold to the touch before leaving the area for any length
of time.” Fires need to be no more than a half-metre high by a half-metre wide, and open fires in an outdoor stove are also permitted. Any other outdoor burning, including fireworks and backyard burning piles, remains prohibited. Tickets for illegal burning are $345,
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and individuals can also be required to pay an administrative penalty of $10,000. If convicted in court the penalty can be a fine of up to $100,000 or a year in prison. If illegal burning contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible could be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.