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Councillor resigns; voters could head back to the polls in January BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Montrose voters could be headed back to the polls in January following the resignation of Coun. Mark Reid. Reid handed in his letter of immediate withdrawal two weeks ago, citing outside commitments became too great to fulfill requirements of his role on the four-member council. With three years remaining in the municipal term, under the Local Government Act, the village is required to hold a byelection to fill the vacancy. Monday night council was the first reconvening of all members since the resignation, and the first order of business was to appoint a Chief Elections Officer (CEO)- a position accepted by Bryan Teasdale, Montrose’s chief administrative officer. Once the CEO is officially in place, a general voting day must be scheduled on a MARK Saturday, and within 80 days REID of the appointment. First, a notice of nomination has to be published, and that will begin Thursday and run for one week. The actual nomination period opens Dec. 1 and closes Dec. 11. If only one person steps forward, the position will be filled by acclamation. Conversely, if no one signs up, then a call for nominations must be repeated until someone steps up. However, if last year’s municipal election is any indication of interest, when seven residents ran for the four council seats, and two for mayor, Montrose voters could be casting ballots as early as Jan. 6. That Wednesday fulfills the required advanced voting opportunity, followed by General Voting Day on Jan. 16, and the winner announced by Jan. 18. “The schedule will work as it avoids significant election activity dates and possible conflict with the upcoming holiday season,” explained Teasdale. See VILLAGE, Page 3
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Paul Picard started the month off with a clean shave for “Movember,” a charity event in November that has men growing and charting their commitment to “change the face of men’s health.”
Rossland man raises awareness, money to fight prostate cancer Paul Picard is not letting his incurable diagnosis bring him down BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
Rossland's Paul Picard accepted death before he even found out he was dying of metastatic prostate cancer. But the 68-year-old doesn't count his incurable diagnosis as debilitating and instead is following a new mission of educating the public on the “misunderstood” cancer. “I'm a very blessed man in so many ways, so people at times find it funny
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that I feel so lucky, but I'm dying of prostate cancer,” he said. “But this is just a bit of bad luck. It doesn’t erase all the good things and even the way I was introduced to my cancer was very special.” The avid skier's near-death experience on Grey Mountain back in 2014 actually led to a routine check up that determined his diagnosis. The fog was so thick that day he rode the new chair lift up to the mountain he normally toured. When he lost his bearings, he hunkered down for a long night ahead. “Eventually I had to spend the night at -12 C with totally drenched clothing, waiting for daylight and not know-
ing if I would live through the night,” he said. “There is a saying in touring, 'A wet skier is a dead skier.' I couldn't have been more wet than I was.” Twelve long hours of meditated breathing led to the acceptance of death and the realization that he wasn't afraid of dying. Today, Picard feels the same. “I tell people when you buy a lottery ticket, you hope you'll win but would you plan your retirement on winning the lottery?” he asked. “Yes, I hope for the best but I plan for the probable.” Picard is planning his end of life with his wife Louise in mind but also See ROUTINE, Page 4
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