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Fall issue of Route 3 now out The latest issue of Black Press’ popular lifestyles magazine Route 3 is now available on 120 YEARS newsstands and at coffee shops CASTLEGAR’S GEM around the re- SUFFERFEST gion.

Celebrating The cover story by Will Kootenay talent Johnson looks at TheLineUp, a live show at Nelson’s Shambhala Hall hosted by Jenna Raider that mixes interviews and performances. It also gives Selkirk College students experience at creating a TV show, as the segments are filmed and posted online.

Sheri Regnier recounts the long history of the Trail Times, which turns 120 this year. Founded in 1895 by W.F. Thompson as the Trail Creek News, it has undergone several name and ownership changes but has always been an integral part of the community.

Andrew Tripp takes us on a tour of Route 3 through the West Boundary, stopping at historic buildings and sites along the way, including the Lawless ranch, the Schorn house at Bridesville, the McArthur home in Greenwood, the Rock Creek Hotel, and St. Mary’s Church.

Betsy Kline writes about what might be Castlegar’s greatest jewel: Millennium Park, which boasts soccer fields, playground equipment, natural swimming pools, walking paths, and flower beds. The newest addition is the Celgar Pavilion, a multi-use facility featuring a covered picnic area and concession.

Trisha Elliott talks to the founder of Sufferfest, the annual race between Nakusp, Kaslo, and New Denver that includes trail runs, mountain biking, cyclocross, and duathlon events. Created six years ago, the event continues to grow.

Participants have tripled and there are plans for a new winter triathlon.

Finally, Craig Lindsay examines how the first year has gone for the Grand Forks and Boundary Regional Agriculture Society’s mobile abattoir since passing inspection. Turns out it has been extremely busy and a boon to local ranchers.

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Parents and their toddlers attended Books and Babies at the Rossland Library on Friday. Children zero to 30 months and their grownups sang songs and listened to stories read by Beverley Rintoul, library director, who was filling in for the regular story teller.

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Rossland city council is moving forward with a plan to increase water and sewer rates, but it can expect some opposition.

Two new bylaws would introduce increased pricing for water and sewer starting Jan. 1, 2016.

Council’s goal in implementing the bylaws is to make the two utilities self-supporting, and the City’s rational is that current rates don’t reflect the true cost of operating the system, but that’s little comfort to those facing steep hikes come January.

Mike Williams, secretary of the Rossland Fraternal Order of Eagles, said the increased cost could make them consider closing down Canada’s oldest Aerie.

“That would be an option that we’d be forced to look at,” he said.

The new billing structure will charge customers based on a combination of their pipe size and usage. While most homeowners will only see an annual fixed rate increase of about $16 for water and $74 for sewer, businesses are seeing significantly larger increases.

The Eagles for instance will see an increase of about $1,536 for water and $2,436 for sewer. A total annual increase of about $3,972 or 570 per cent.

The Eagles rent out the top floor of the Aerie for dance classes, but Williams said they wouldn’t want to look at increasing rental costs for the space to meet costs.

“That’s going to hurt the kids in the community that are dancing,” he said.

“And their parents,” added the club’s vice-president, who asked not to be named.

Neither of them want to see kids forced from dance because of increased costs being passed along.

Williams, the vice-president and a trustee all explained that the Eagles give revenue back to the community, and provide space for events. Benefits that will be impacted by increased costs.

The Royal Canadian Legion will likely face similar increases, but president Doug Haladay didn’t see that there was much choice in the matter.

“We’re not excited about it, but we have to be practical and pay the bill,” he said. continued on page A2

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A week before the federal election, the organizers behind the Community Voters’ Challenge released the voter turnouts from 2011.

In total nine municipalities and five electoral areas agreed to participate in the challenge, though the electoral areas have been grouped with nearby municipalities for the challenge resulting in nine contestants.

Rossland’s voter turnout in the 2011 election was 69 per cent, bested by only two competitors, Slocan (73 per cent), and Kaslo and area D (70 per cent).

Since the winner is the community that increases its voter turnout by the biggest percentage, not necessarily the community with the highest voter turnout, it could still be anybody’s race, so Rosslanders should be prepared for some fierce competition not only from Slocan, and Kaslo and area D, but from all competitors.

Casa Alpina will see the same increase to its annual fixed water rate as the Eagles, but will see a slightly higher increase in it’s sewer rate (up by $2,548) since its currently paying less than the Eagles for this utility.

Part of the intent of the new billing structure is to “charge fair and equitable rates for all customers based on

an easy to understand structure.”

But whatever the rationale, Avtar Powar, owner of Casa Alpina, still isn’t sure how he’ll manage the increase, given his motel has had 25 per cent fewer bookings this year than last year.

He said that given his occupancy rate and the fact that there’s no longer a restaurant in the motel, the water pipe he has for his building is

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nity and “bless them with a Rick Rant of his own.”

Advanced poll voter turnout across the country is up from 2011, giving some hope that overall voter turnout may be up as well.

Those who didn’t vote in the advanced poles will have from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 19 to do so.

2011 voter turnouts: • Slocan—73% • Kaslo and Area D—70% • Rossland—69% • New Denver—67% • Nelson and areas E and F—64% • Fernie—64% • Nakusp—62% • Grand Forks—62% • Castlegar and areas I and J—61%

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The best way to assure victory is to ensure that no voter is left behind. Voters should be prepared to offer rides to polling stations, form voting parties, and attest for any voters without the necessary ID. The whole point of the challenge is to get more people out to vote, hopefully by getting them excited about it.

“We think [the Community Voters’ Challenge] has added a whole bunch of optimism in a time ... [when] people look at politics ... either apathetically or with a cynical view,” said Mike Chapman, one of the organizers.

“We feel that there’s been a whole bunch of excitement generated, enthusiasm generated here, and we’re just really, really pleased with the numbers.”

So far the prize for the winner is bragging rights, but the Community Voter’s Challenge has also posted a YouTube video on its Facebook page at facebook. com/CommunityVotersChalleng e?fref=ts summoning Rick Mercer to visit the winning commu-

bigger than needed. But to put in a smaller pipe, thereby reducing his annual fixed fee, would cost him even more up front.

Documents released before the regular council meeting on Tuesday, also told Rosslanders to expect an 11 per cent increase to water rates each year until 2030, and then a three per cent increase until 2037. Sewer rates are expected to increase 15 per cent per year for

the next eight years, and then increase by five per cent until 2036.

At the regular council meeting on Sept. 28, council did the first two read throughs of the two new bylaws, and directed city staff to prepare the two bylaws for public consultation.

At Tuesday’s meeting, staff returned with a plan for a public meeting that will be held on Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Seniors’ Hall.

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Giving thanks for local agriculture CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

The Old Fire Hall was filled with music, mingling and great food on Saturday night for the inaugural incrEDIBLE Thanksgiving dinner.

The dinner was hosted by the Sustainable Local Agriculture Committee of the Lower Columbia Community Development Team Society (LCCDTS) to raise awareness of the economic potential of agriculture in the area.

“We have a lot of land here that is suitable for development, and we have a lot of land—just in Areas A and B we have about 15,00 hectares—that is suitable with our current climate for a cash crop,” said Gina Ironmonger, chair of the committee. “And by cash crop I’m talking about hops, and grapes, and berries and that type of thing.”

All of the food for the evening was sourced locally, and was prepared by local chef John Premier.

Premier runs his own catering company, Premier Chef Services, and moved into the Old Fire Hall two months ago.

“It’s like my catering base, my headquarters,” said Premier.

Premier prepared a number of appetizers for the evening, as well as a four course meal.

The main entree was goat from Moon Gravity Farms in Rossland braised in red wine from Columbia Gardens Vineyard and Winery in Fruitvale, roasted potatoes from Earthy Organics in Fruitvale, and roasted beets and carrots from Soahc Estates in Fruitvale.

Soahc Estates and Columbia Gardens Vineyard

and Winery were both also behind the bar for the evening, serving glasses of wine and selling bottles to take home.

Dessert was pumpkin pie made from Earthy Organics pumpkins, and Rossland resident Samantha Troy also brought an additional dessert, cricket carrot cake.

Troy made the mini cakes using cricket powder to replace one-third of the recipe’s flour. She farmed the crickets at home, and is starting her own business, Kootenay Mountain Cricket Company.

Her primary product will be the cricket powder, but she also hopes to supply crickets to local chefs so they can experiment with different dishes.

Fletcher Quince, a member of the LCCDTS, supplied the location for the evening.

Quince recently leased the Old Fire Hall from Kootenay Savings and is starting up the Rossland Social Club. His plan is to invite a number of local businesses, of which Premier Chef Services is the first, to use the space as a social hub.

“The space is intended to bring a whole group or series of sole-proprietor or non-profit or corporate level groups together to serve the individual purposes of the space in a gestaltian model, in the sense that by putting them all together we can offer something that’s greater than the parts can on their own,” said Quince.

He’s also hoping to bring in a group to organize live music performances and hopefully broadcast live from the space.

Music for the evening was provided by local jazz musician Ronald Halliday.

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Correction The October 8 edition of the Rossland News mistakenly stated that the Rossland Sacred Heart CWL Fall Tea and Bazar will be held at the Kiro Wellness Centre in Trail and that the West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group will be held at the Sacred Heart Church, when

in fact it is the other way around.

The News apologizes for this error and any inconvenience it may have caused. **** Parishioners of Sacred Heart Rossland would like to thank Chelsea Novak who attended the 100

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Editor: RCAC Wants You! The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture is looking for volunteers to join our board.

RCAC has been “enhancing lifestyles through creative expression” since being founded in 1998. The group’s mission is to provide, promote and further cultural and artistic opportunities that enhance the quality of life in Rossland.

If you are passionate about the arts and have some time to dedicate to help us achieve that mission we would love to hear from you.

RCAC has many ongoing projects and programs, all facilitated by our dedicated Board members. You could be involved in implementing one or more of these exciting initiatives.

RCAC’s Downtown Sculpture project brings art to the main street of Rossland. The Ravens outside the library, Rusty the Horse, Two Bears Playing, and Sphere of Influence outside Revolution Cycles have all been selected and installed thanks to RCAC’s Sculpture committee.

Have you seen the “Poetrees” on the KC trail? This is part of RCAC’s Random Acts of Culture initiative, which focuses on the creation or encouragement of spontaneous art

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events in unusual or unconventional spaces.

The RCAC Performance Series is in its 11th season of bringing high quality performances to Rossland. Volunteering as part of the Performance Series committee you would help organize this successful program and assist with bringing more of these artists to town.

RCAC has a special relationship with the Rossland Miners Hall. For the past 15 years, RCAC has been leading improvements to the Hall that support performance; these improvements include upgrading of acoustics, sound equipment, lighting and audience seating. Now, in partnership with the City of Rossland, RCAC is spearheading a major renovation- turning the spacious attic of the Miners Hall into useable space for the arts and the community, as well as restoring the exterior and front façade of the building.

This is a major project that will require a lot of volunteer help. If you are passionate about this community hall there are many ways you could help support this project.

Other RCAC programs include our Youth Film Programming, and the Joe Hill Coffee House. Should you have ideas for new and different programs or ventures we would be interested to hear about those as well. We are

always looking for new perspectives.

Organizations benefit from volunteers, because volunteers make programs run but volunteers receive many benefits as well. According to helpguide.org volunteering can: • help you make new friends and contacts • increase your social and relationship skills • increase self-confidence • help you stay physically healthy • teach you valuable job skills If that isn’t enough, volunteering makes you happy! According to a study in Social Science and Medicine: compared with peo-

ple who never volunteered, the odds of being “very happy” rose 7% among those who volunteered monthly, 12% for people who volunteer every two to four weeks, and 16% for those who volunteer weekly!

If you love the arts and have some time to dedicate to the arts in our community we would like to hear from you. To find out more about how to get involved and become part of our team as a board member or volunteer please contact RCAC President Renate Fleming at renatefleming@gmail.com.

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B.C. Views

Questionable plan for beetle-kill areas

COLUMN BY TOM FLETCHER

There was a flurry of excitement in the B.C. legislature last week, as Delta South independent MLA Vicki Huntington released documents suggesting that a multinational manufacturing company continued to buy up B.C. farms for carbon offsets after they said last June they would stop.

False alarm, as it turns out. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick

clarified that three more farms in the Peace and Cariboo region had indeed been bought, but the company was merely following legal advice to close deals on farms that it had already agreed to purchase.

The company, British-based cleaning product and pharmaceutical maker Reckitt Benckiser (RB) confirmed this. A company official reiterated that its program to buy farms and replant them with trees is suspended.

By the time the B.C. government became aware of this global public relations scheme, thanks to the work of NDP MLA Lana Popham and others, about 10,000 hectares of farmland was already planted with seedlings. RB initially said they were buying up abandoned and unproductive farms, but local government officials disputed that.

RB soon realized that undermining already precarious farming communities was going to provide

the opposite of the green publicity they sought, at least in B.C. The company told me it is now looking to switch its carbon offset program to replanting forest areas depleted by pine beetle and fire.

I’ll believe that when I see it, but on the face of it, this sounds almost as questionable as converting farmland back to forests. Pine forests need fire to regenerate, so fires have been part of the regeneration of the ecosystem since the retreat of the last Ice Age. Beetle-kill areas are already coming back, and they were never completely denuded in any case, so the notion of manual planting these areas seems impractical. Most are now criss-crossed with deadfall and all but impassible.

Another situation that received little public attention was a report issued late this summer by the B.C. Forest Practices Board about forest stewardship plans.

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The board reviewed 43 stewardship plans from all regions of B.C., prepared as required under provincial law by forest tenure holders on Crown land. They are supposed to deal with things like where roads go and how streams are protected.

This is the management system put in place in 2003, when the B.C. Liberal government changed its approach to forest management. Gone was the NDP’s infamous seven-volume “Forest Practices Code,” which attempted to micromanage every detail of a timber licence, right down to inspecting for litter left at a logging site.

In came “results-based” forest management, where licence holders had to produce a plan showing stream protection and other values. The Forest Practices Board has found these plans often aren’t good for much, although results are generally good when they follow up with on-the-ground audits of actual Katelyn Hurley Creative

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timber harvest areas.

The investigation found that many of the plans cover “vast and overlapping areas of the province, and were written using legal language that makes them very difficult for public understanding or review.” Little has changed since a similar finding in 2006.

During that time, the forests ministry was turned into Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, with greatly increased responsibility over wildlife, mining, gas drilling and so on.

Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, who traveled the province as NDP forests critic in recent years, says the problem now is there just aren’t enough people on the ground to assess what’s going on in our huge expanse of Crown land.

Meanwhile the city media covers professional protesters issuing demands about the Walbran Valley.

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Rossland voting guide: getting you to the polls CANADA

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The 2015 Canadian federal election on Oct. 19 is fast approaching, so we’ve put together a short guide to help readers get ready to hit the polls.

Getting registered The easiest way to check whether or not someone is already registered is to visit elections.ca. For those who need help using the website, or simply need access to a computer, the Rossland Library’s staff are happy to help.

For those who aren’t yet registered, or who have recently moved, the library can also offer help with online voter registration.

Those who can’t register online can register by mail by contacting their local Elections Canada office, or can

register at the office in person. The closest local Elections Canada office to Rossland is in Trail in Waneta Plaza, and the office’s hours are as follows: Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The office will also have extended hours during Thanksgiving weekend: Saturday, Oct. 10: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 11: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 12: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The deadline for voter registration is Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. local time.

Where and when to vote Rossland residents can vote at the advance polls from Friday, Oct. 9 to Monday, Oct. 12, from noon to 8 p.m. at the Rossland Summit School, or on election day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the school.

Alternatively, votes can be cast by mail or at the Elections Canada office, but those who

Changes at Rossland City Hall

There are some big changes at Rossland’s city hall.

In a press release, the city said Cecile Arnott was coming back to the role of Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer, (CAO/CFO).

Arnott has been on leave since Oct 2013. Her return is effective October 19.

“City Council would like to thank Mr. Mike Maturo for the excellent job he has done as our Interim Chief Administrative Officer,” said Mayor Kathy Moore in the press release. “Mr Maturo was able to step into the role and immediately implement some of the changes Council and the community wanted to see go forward. His prior experience with the city made him a natural choice for the temporary role.

“We want to thank Mr Maturo for his energy and dedication to the job. His vision for Rossland was well aligned with council’s priorities and he will be missed.”

Also moving on is acting Chief Financial Officer. Lois Hunter has taken a new position with a neighbouring municipality.

“Ms. Hunter has been a terrific asset to the city.

Under her leadership and quiet competency the City’s financial department greatly improved reporting, efficiency and implementation of the suggested improvements from the Auditor General of Local Government. She has done a very good job for the city,” said Moore.

wish to do so must apply for those options before Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m.

What to bring Voters must prove their identity and address, which requires ID. The best option is to bring a piece of picture ID with a current address, which can include a driver’s license or BC ID card.

For those who don’t have a piece of ID showing a current address, there’s also the option to bring two pieces of ID, one with a photo, and the other with a current address. This could include a driver’s license and utility bill, for instance, but for a full list of options visit elections.ca.

In the event that someone doesn’t have any ID showing their current address, they can also bring two pieces of ID with their name, and someone who can vouch for their address.

That person must have proof of identity and address, be registered in the same polling division, and can vouch for only one person.

Deciding how to vote It’s all very well to be registered, have ID and know where to show up on election day, but for those who are voting for the first time, or those who feel they don’t follow current events, deciding how to cast their ballot can seem daunting. Luckily there are a number of resources

available.

In Canada, we don’t vote directly for our nation’s leader the way they do in the US. Instead we vote for the member of parliament who will represent our electoral district. Some Canadians prefer to base their vote on the individual candidate who they think will best represent their riding, while others prefer to make a decision based more on party platform and leader. Or both can be taken into account.

For those interested in learning more about the candidates for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding, Rossland News published a candidate profile in the September 24, 2015 edition of the paper, two

more in last week’s paper, and two more in this week’s paper.

For those wanting to learn more about party platforms, Apathy is Boring is a non-partisan charitable organization that works to educate youth about democracy.

While the site is geared toward younger people, it provides a great resource for understanding where parties stand on important issues.

Finally, we’d be remiss not to mention strategic voting. We will advocate neither for nor against this, but new voters may find it useful to have more information about it.

Strategic voting means that rather than casting a vote based on

either of the above criteria, a vote is cast in order to avoid splitting the vote. Vote splitting is considered to occur when voters from the same side of the political spectrum (right or left) split their votes between two similar candidates, decreasing the chance that either will win, and increasing the chance that a dissimilar candidate will win.

Voting strategically means voting not for the candidate or party that best represents one’s values, but voting for the candidate whose values are closest to one’s own, and who has the best chance of defeating a popular candidate whose values are not close to one’s own.

Federal election day is Monday

Are you ready to vote?

If you’re a Canadian citizen, 18 or older, you can vote in the federal election.

Your voter information card tells you when and where to vote.

If you didn’t receive your card, you can still register and vote at your polling place.

To find out where to vote, and what ID to bring, visit elections.ca or call 1-800-463-6868 ( TTY 1-800-361-8935).

Elections Canada has all the information you need to be ready to vote.

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Brian Gray has thrown his hat into the mix for the 2015 federal election in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding out of concern for his country.

“I was concerned with the fact that our country’s prime minister was supporting a facist Nazi regime in the Ukraine,” said Gray. “He is giving over $600 million dollars of our tax dollars to support them. A lot of people say ‘Oh that can’t be the case’ well it is.”

And Gray said more people are starting to understand.

“I couldn’t accept the fact that our country was supporting a Nazi regime in the Ukraine. The unbelievable financial situation our globe is in too,” added Gray. “I have presented policies that can address those concerns and get us out of this mess.”

Before putting his name forward, Gray was enjoying retirement. He loves gardening, playing golf and barbecuing.

“Other than that I don’t do a heck of a lot,” he laughed.

Gray, 66, was born and raised in Vancouver and has spent the last 14 years in the Okanagan, including 11 in Penticton. His work experience ranges from working in the forest industry, including pulling lumber off the green chain at Gorman Brothers Lumber Ltd. in Westbank back when “it was just held together with bailing wire and chewing gum.”

“Pulling lumber off a green chain in the middle of winter

with no canopy on it and it’s snowing at 2 a.m. — it could test your mettle,” he said.

For 20 years he worked for TBC Teletheatre, a betting outlet for horse racing. He did that in Kamloops and helped set up operations in Salmon Arm, Victoria, Duncan, Nanaimo and Kelowna.

“I was looking forward to this summer to try to enjoy my retired life on the limited income I have,” said Gray.

“This election has kind of intervened.”

Gray’s election platform is based on research from the Committee for Republic of Canada, which he is a member of, and American political economist Lyndon LaRouche.

One of the topics in Gray’s platform is restoring the pillars of banking regulations. In his brochure, it states that Canada’s banks functioned within the framework of regulations known as the “4 Pillars” (aka: Canada’s Glass-Steagall) which

served to separate commercial, investment, trusts and insurance banking transactions.

“The policies I’m putting forward have certainly found their impetus from my affiliation with CRC and the LaRouche organization, but they are just common sense,” he said. “I’m not the only person talking about that. Other political organizations are doing that.”

Gray, who can be found every Saturday at the Penticton Farmer’s Market, said he is surprised at the number of people who are in agreement with his policies. They encourage him to keep going.

“To be frank, I know there’s virtually no way I’m ever going to win this thing,” he said.

“I’m campaigning to win. I just want to get these policies in the political debate.”

More information on Gray’s campaign can be found at www.facebook.com/briangray2015.

New riding new challenges for Neufeld With a newly redrawn riding, the 2015 federal election campaign is shaping up to be historical, which fits right in with South Okanagan-West Kootenay Conservative candidate Marshall Neufeld.

He doesn’t just like history, he lives in it.

“I love history in general, so it was natural for me when I was buying my house to buy a heritage house,” Neufeld said.

He’s spent a lot of hours restoring his 1956 heritage home near downtown Penticton for the past five years. Of course, time is in short supply during an election campaign.

Neufeld has been a realtor in Penticton for seven years, a business started by his grandfa-

ther in 1949. While living in Vancouver he worked at Lion’s Gate Hospital for a year in rehabilitation assistance. He then came back to Penticton to work at the Village by the Station as a recreation therapist.

“The furthest thing from politics possible,” Neufeld said.

However, politics has always been in the mix.

Neufeld volunteered for the Stockwell Day campaign in 2000 while he was still in high school and hasn’t stopped.

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The brand new riding of South Okanagan-West Kootenay raises some new challenges with both the diversity of communities (112,000 people) and physical size.

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He’s been knocking on doors during the long campaign and finds that many people are bringing up the same issues on the federal level.

“They’re the national concerns of jobs, the economy and taxation issues,” Neufeld said. “You do hear a whole variety of questions at the doorstep, but that’s by far the most common thing.”

Airport infrastructure is another common issue brought up.

“Penticton, Castlegar, Trail, all three of them have issues with the airport,” Neufeld said.

He noted the past efforts of Stockwell Day and MLA Rick Thorpe who pushed for a fourlane highway between Penticton and Kelowna, and that he hopes to bring that same determination to airport infrastructure.

The federal government has already made a promise to expand the waiting area for the Penticton Airport, but there’s more to be done Neufeld said.

“That’s still just the first step, the ticketing area is too small to have the increased number of flights that we want to have in Penticton,” Neufeld said, adding it needs a general facelift to the area as a whole. “I still think if there would

be a way to achieve having a flight to Edmonton as well, I think we need to be getting that.”

Another key issue in Neufeld’s campaign is expanding markets for fruit growers. Last year, the Conservative government signed an international trade deal with China to sell B.C. cherries overseas.

“This past year is the first year that we had a crop that went over there, and according to the industry’s own numbers that’s meant a $20 million boost annually,” Neufeld said.

“That’s why I’m a believer in free trade. I think we need to continue signing more agreements that keep the interests of Canadian business and industry in mind,” he said. “If we have fruit producers who are saying that they have wasted their crop at the end of the year, we need to find them a new market. For cherries we’ve done that.”

Other fruit producers have been asking for an expansion of markets as well, according to Neufeld.

“If I’m elected I’m happy to be working with all of our fruit producers to try and find new markets and advocate to the Minister of International Trade to go and try and sign similar agreements.”

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Community The new cabin in the Lepsoe Basin was built

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Since the creation of the Rossland Range Recretion Site in January, the Friends of the Rossland Range Society has been hard at work replacing some of the old, debilitated huts with sturdy new cabins.

Berry Ridge was one of the huts replaced by a new cabin, located in Lepsoe Basin on the north side of Mount Lepsoe, between the mountain and Highway 3B. Dave Watson was one of the Friends of the Rossland Range (FORR) members who spearheaded construction on the new cabin. “We started talking about the project with planning meetings the end of January, and we evolved from that through design and fundraising well into February, March,� he said. “There was a major fundraising move in May where the Kootenay Mountaineering Club agreed to sponsor the entire project.�

The Kootenay Mountaineering Club put up a total of $11,000 to build the new cabin. “After that we had money so then we proceeded with the procurement of the material, finalizing the design. Construction started the third week in June, and we finished ... Friday, [Oct. 2],� said Watson.

Construction of the project went very smoothly. Watson and his partner in crime Bob McQueen both have project experience and tackled construction of the cabin accordingly.

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The only real challenge was getting the materials to the cabin site.

They used an old logging road to get into Lepsoe Basin near the Seven Summits Trail, but then they still had a 300m slope to conquer. “K2 Contracting in Rossland actually helped us by donating an excavator and a driver,� said Watson, “and he was up there for a day and a half I think, building a bit of an access track so we could get our four-wheel drives in, but even the four-wheel drives had a lot of difficulty getting in there.�

The site wasn’t far from the Big Sheep Creek fire, and Watson said there were lots of helicopters flying overhead during construction. “We were so close that we got a little worried, because it wasn’t far over the ridge into Sheep Creek where the fire was, and there was another one out by Paulson,� said Watson. “Close enough that I contacted the wildfire service centre and told them where we were and what we were doing.�

Luckily neither the construction team nor the cabin were ever in any real danger.

The cabin is a timber frame that’s been doweled together—no

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The interior of the cabin will also feature a plaque marking the 50th anniversary of the Kootenay Mountaineering Club. The club also has the privilege of deciding on a name for the new structure.

Many of the people who worked on the cabin, including Watson and McQueen, also belong to the Kootenay Mountaineering Club. “There’s a few names being bandied about,� said Watson.

The FORR still have a number of other new cabins to build, but Watson says he’s done building them. He and McQueen will continue to help out with the maintenance of the new cabin, as they did when it was the Berry Ridge Hut. “Bob McQueen and I have been at it for quite some time, in terms of maintenance, fixing them up, cleaning them up, putting in firewood that sort of thing,� said Watson. “Now that we’ve build a new one, I suspect we’ll continue helping out with [it].�

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NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Monday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m.

November 9, 6 p.m.

THE ROSSLAND TENNIS SOCIETY AGM Thursday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. at the Seven Summits School, 2393 Columbia Ave. Rossland.

THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN QUILT SHOW AND SALE Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Quilt show and sale at the Miners’ Hall.

Admission by donation. Contact Janice Parsons 250-362-9672 for more information.

JOE HILL COFFEE HOUSE Sunday, Oct. 18, 6 p.m. @ Rossland Legion.

We will be presenting our classic Joe Hill format—friendly coffee house atmosphere, great sound, nice seating, goodies, tea, coffee and soft drinks (no bar).

Admission is $3, kids and students free.

The lineup: Dawn Graham, Bert Kniss

ROSSLAND BEAVER SCOUTS Mondays, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Girls and boys ages 5 to 7 years. Please contact Deanna Leask at 250-362-7118 to join.

SLURPS AND BURPS FEEDING GROUP Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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RCAC AND YAN PRESENT: ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL Sunday, Oct. 18, 6 p.m. @ Miners’ Hall.

High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer. Doors at 6 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m.

Admission is by donation and there’s a concession on site.

ROSSLAND SACRED HEART CWL FALL TEA AND BAZAR Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 p.m. @ Sacred Heart Church. There will be a country store, bake table, and door prizes. Entry is $4. Everyone is welcome!

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Monday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. @ Kiro Wellness Centre in Trail. Esther Brown discussing and showing slides on her Diabetic Education trip to Guatemala.

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LOWER COLUMBIA REGION BUSINESS WALK Tuesday, Oct. 20, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Lower Columbia Region’s first Business Walk event is taking place during Small Business Week! The walk allows elected officials and economic development partners to take the pulse of downtown by connecting face to face with businesses. Representatives from the Ministry, City Council, Chamber of Commerce, and the Economic Development office will be checking in with as many of our region’s businesses as possible!

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Explore science, create crafts, and play games. The museum has tonnes of resources for kids interested in geology, science, history, and more. Bring a snack, and enjoy two hours of supervised fun.

Ages 5-12. Drop in $5. School bus stops at the museum.

GIRL TALK FOR GIRLS 14-18 Wednesdays, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. @ YAN Space, 2076 Columbia Ave. Want some time to just relax, talk, and hang out doing cool things with other girls? We have all kinds of awesome, inclusive, creative activities for you at Girl Talk. No Pressure, Chill Space, Girls Only! FREE LOCAL WRITERS DISCUSSION Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. 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 at lesanderson66@ gmail.com or phone 250-362-5532.

MAKERLAB FOR YOUTH 12-18 Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. @ YAN Space, 2076 Columbia Ave. Newly renovated and expanded for this year, the Makerlab is a meeting ground for youth who share a keen interest in all aspects of technology. Bring your technology project, whether it is robotics, motion graphics, creating and printing 3D models, or something completely dif-

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The Rossland Golden City Quilt Guild will be holding its semi-annual quilt show on Saturday, Oct. 17 and Sunday, Oct. 18.

The show will give all who attend a chance to see what the guild members have been working on, and even a chance to take home some quilts.

“All of the people that are members of the guild contribute quilts of all sizes that they’ve made throughout a couple of years,” says Janice Parsons, member of the guild. “We have displays, [and] some of them are for sale.”

Quilting enthusiasts will also have the opportunity to check out fabrics and supplies.

“We have quilt vendors come—we usually have two or three—and those are merchants from around the area that have fabric and quilt related notions to sell to people,” says Parsons.

There’s also a chance to win a quilt made by the guild, which will be raffled off at the show.

The show runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Entry is by donation and there will be coffee, tea and sweets available for a nominal fee.

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.

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 Lego Club: 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, 3-4 p.m.

Library Bingo: 2nd Thursday of the month. Pick up card at the library.

Movies and Munchies: 3rd Thursday of the month, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Books and Babies: Fridays until Dec. 18, 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Stories, songs and fun for those 0-30 months and their grown-ups. For more info call 250-362-7611.

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Sports The West Kootenay Roller Derby held an open house on Thursday, putting new recruits—or fresh meath— through the grinder and also challenging veteran players to show their stuff.

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The West Kootenay Roller Derby is gearing up for a new season and held open houses for fresh meat on Monday, Oct. 5 and Thursday, Oct. 8.

Fresh meat is how roller derby girls refer to fresh recruits, and the fresh meat was put through the grinder on Thursday night, skating innumerable laps while they learned the skating basics, including t-stops, plow stops and crossovers to help them get around the corners of the oval roller derby track faster.

Among the fresh meat was Dakota Sullivan from Fruitvale. She said she’s always been interested in joining roller derby.

“It’s always something I’ve been into. I’ve always been really physical. I was in marshal arts, and kick boxing for a really long time, and you know it just wasn’t my thing anymore, and this is more up my alley,” she said.

Both open houses were hosted by Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers, but also included members from the Rossland Trail Roller Girls (RTRG).

The league used to have up to eight teams, but as interest in the sport has wained, its down to just the two, who will play against teams from another league once the season’s bouts get under way.

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nally hoping to join the RTRG since she has a lot of friends on the team, but now she’s leaning towards the Dam City Rollers.

“There’s more people on the Dam City Rollers, it seems like there’s more of a team, so I don’t know I’m kind of torn,” she said.

Roller derby veterans were also on the track Thursday night, putting the fresh meat through their paces and offering tips.

Amber “Daisy Mae Glutes” Fuhrmann is starting her third season with the RTRG. She was introduced to roller derby by a friend in Prince George, but was pregnant at the time.

“And then we moved here, and I didn’t know about derby here, and I went to a game that they had at the Cominco Arena and decided that I wanted to play,” she said.

Cheyanna “shyRAMasaurus Wrex” Shypitka, or Wrex as she’s usually called on the roller derby circuit, is a member of the Dam City Rollers and this is her fourth season playing. She’s been interested in the sport since the league first formed.

“I lived in Salmo when the first teams started forming and they started talking about roller derby as a sport in the Kootenays in about 2008 or 2009, I wanna say,” said Wrex.

“And by 2010 there was the start of a team in Salmo and I was pregnant, and I couldn’t join.

I also wore glasses and I had laser eye surgery done specifically so that I could play roller derby without having to wear glasses.”

Corrine “Sweet Vengeance” Tarasoff also plays for the Dam City Rollers and this is her sixth season. She joined after moving from Nelson to Castlegar.

“I used to do MMA and kickboxing and stuff like that, and I was still looking for a sport

to have some physical contact,” she said.

“And it was interesting joining a sport—coming from a sport mainly with guys—to mainly with girls, and it’s been incredible.”

Asked what they like most about roller derby, both Wrex and Sweet Vengeance mentioned sisterhood.

“It is a family outside your family,” said Sweet Vengeance. “Plus that, you get to hit people.”

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Thursday, October 15, 2015 Rossland News

Entertainment John Welsh Band On the Road in Rossland With a guitar in one hand and a suitcase in the other, John Welsh has been performing his eclectic style of music for audiences around the globe for the past 10 years. On October 24, he will bring his musical talents to the Rossland Miners Hall as the second performance in the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture Performance Series.

John Welsh draws influences from artists such as Ben Harper, Michael Franti, Sam Roberts, and Joel Plaskett. His songs are often inspired by his travel experiences, blending elements of folk, surf rock, Reggae and Latin.

“We are trying to include performances in our series which will broaden our audience,” says Melissa Ringer of the RCAC Performance Series committee.

“We think that John Welsh’s eclectic acoustic stylings will appeal to a younger crowd, while still providing

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The group’s laid back, upbeat, beachy melodies are a perfect way to cure the shoulder season blues; escape the fall weather and feel like you have taken a tropical vacation without having to leave Rossland.

“He’s got a natural command of the stage, combined with infectious toe tapping songs that put one in mind of sunny beaches and happy times.” Says Michael Juk, Senior Producer CBC Vancouver, “I think we could all use more music from the John Welsh Band in our lives.”

Come out to the Rossland Miners Hall on October 24 and get some John Welsh Band in your life!

The doors for the concert open at 7:00pm, show starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20, available at Out of the Cellar (Rossland) and the Charles Bailey Theatre Box Office (Trail). As always RCAC members get $2 off. More information, memberships and tickets can be found online at www.rosslandartscouncil.com. If you would like a preview of the John Welsh Band you can find their music online at johnwelshmusic.ca

Joe Hill Coffee House fans take note

On Sunday Joe Hill Coffee House, Rossland’s community venue for performers from near and far, will be visiting the Rossland Legion, located at 2081 Washington Street in Rossland (one block up Washington from our town square).

They will be presenting the classic Joe Hill format – friendly coffee house atmosphere, great sound, nice seating, goodies, tea, coffee and soft drinks (no bar).

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The performers for October 18 are: • Dawn Graham • Bert Kniss and friends • Chickadee • Al Woodman • Vic Buehler and Keith Robine • Paul Bowles • Wayne Saluti Don’t forget: October 18, Rossland Legion, Joe Hill Coffee House, show at 7 p.m.

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on in the Spring of 2016 in spite of the Miners’ Hall being closed for renovations (third Sunday of every month).

The visit to the Legion this month is a preview of our Spring venue. A big thank you to Royal Canadian Legion Branch 14 for inviting Joe Hill to use their hall!

If you would like to perform at Joe Hill Coffee House or would like more information, you can contact Les Carter, 250-262-5677, retrac01@telus.net.

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