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Red Mountain Resort responds to death of skier GM sends condolences to family of guest skier who succumbed to injuries last week VALERIE ROSSI Rossland News

Red Mountain’s general manager is sending condolences to the family of a man who succumbed to injuries after skiing at the resort Jan. 24.

“We are deeply saddened by this loss and our thoughts and condolences are with his

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family and friends,” noted Don Thompson in a media statement.

The GM and president of Red Mountain Resort presses safety is always paramount and continues to be the main focus, incident aside.

“It’s a big, big mountain and we’re always looking at our safety,” he told the Rossland News Monday. “It’s nothing that an incident (like this) is a

catalyst for, it’s ongoing.”

The BC Coroners Service confirmed that Paul Omegna, 49, of Lake Washington, Washington State, was rushed to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital but could not be resuscitated Sunday, Jan. 24.

Ski patrol found him unresponsive at about 4 p.m. that day after he had been reported missing when he failed to

meet up with companions.

Red reports the skier fell into a “marked natural depression near the Motherlode Chair Lift” and was tended to by ski patrol and mountain staff, who were later supported by paramedics and doctors.

“We remind our guests that natural hazards do exist such as tree wells, drainage areas, and rock faces and to ski together when ventur-

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ing off groomed runs,” noted Thompson. “We also caution everyone to watch for markings in all areas and to ski and ride with due care.”

No further details are available at this time, as the RCMP and BC Coroners Service continue to investigate the death.

Red notes the last time a guest succumbed to injuries on the mountain was a cardiac arrest about six years ago.

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No fix for regional airport, experts say BILL METCALFE

Nav Canada, the company that runs navigational systems in all Canadian airports.

In 2014, Nav Canada commissioned a study of navigational issues in Castlegar from Jeppesen, a subsidiary of Boeing, based in Colorado.

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Even with the most cutting edge technology available, the chances of improving the cancellation rate at the West Kootenay Regional Airport in Castlegar are next to zero, according to

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Jeppesen specializes in navigational information and operations management. The company was asked to analyze what it would take to improve the current annual sixyear average landing success rate of 86.5 per cent.

The Nelson Star recently interviewed Jim Ferrier and Ron Singer of Nav Canada about the study and its conclusions. Also, Ferrier and Jeppesen’s Jeff Bruce wrote a three-page summary of the Jeppeson report for use by the Star.

Improving landings at any airport involves the installation of RNP (required navigation procedure) into planes serving the airport. It is not a question of upgrading the airport itself. The planes have to be equipped with it.

The problem faced by the Castlegar airport is a combination of frequent low cloud cover and difficult terrain surrounding the airport.

RNP is a computerized landing system using satellite technology and GPS to automatically find the shortest and safest route into an airport. It is relatively new technology and not all airlines use it.

The point of using RNP in Castlegar would be to lower the minimum cloud ceiling under which a plane may land.

That threshold is set by Transport Canada and in Castlegar it is 3,000 feet (914 m). The hope in Castlegar has been to reduce that ceiling by half.

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But for taking off, the threshold is higher, about 3200 feet (975 m), depending on the type of aircraft, according to Ferrier. Without that level of visibility, a plane will be unwilling to land in Castlegar because it might not be able to take off again.

Ferrier says using RNP would not improve that requirement for take-off, with current technology.

Therefore improving the success rate of landings in Castlegar is not possible.

“With such a weather requirement to accommodate departures, even if low minima existed for arrivals, air operators are unlikely to dispatch an aircraft to a destination from which it cannot depart in inclement weather,” he said.

Landing As for landings, even if the take-off problem did not exist, Ferrier said RNP would not work at Castlegar without deviating from certain safety procedures, and it is unlikely that Transport Canada would certify those procedures.

“The deviations that would be required in Castlegar have never been tried before, so there is no proof of their safety,” Ferrier said. “And Transport Canada tends to be conservative when it comes to providing exemptions.”

The Jeppesen report as summarized by Ferrier and Bruce sets out some alternative scenarios — examples of what would be involved in relaxing certain rules to make landing with RNP work in Castlegar.

Here is the first and the simplest: There is a specified distance from the runway at which the pilot

must be aligned and be able to see it. To land in Castlegar with RNP, this distance would have to be reduced. So Transport Canada would have to be asked to approve a shorter distance. But allowing that deviation creates a potential safety problem, because it would shorten the time and distance needed to do a missed approach — that’s when a pilot changes their mind at the last minute and starts climbing again — creating a potential safety problem.

To deal with that problem you would have to start the approach while in a turn, and that wouldn’t comply with regulations, Ferrier said.

The other examples in the report summary involve more exemptions that create a domino effect of new problems, and all of which Ferrier says are highly unlikely to be approved by Transport Canada because they have never been tried before and there is no proof that they work.

“Under the current criteria at the current time without multiple exemptions you cannot improve on what is there now,” Ferrier said, adding that to get those safetyrelated exemptions approved would be next to impossible.

Ferrier referred to what is known as the Swiss cheese model of accident causation, in which the more holes you put in a block of Swiss cheese (or in any system) the greater the likelihood the holes will align. “That is what all of us in the industry are trying to prevent,” he said.

Presented with this information by the Star, two prominent local people in the ongoing airport discussion are still optimistic.

Jim Gouk, a former four-term local MP and air traffic controller, told the Star that with a properly equipped aircraft the required ceiling for landing could be reduced to 1,500 feet (457 m). He is now a consultant in air transportation issues and is a former board member of Nav Canada.

route map are always under consideration.”

Since that email, WestJet has cut 88 flights between Alberta and six BC cities because of the downturn in the Alberta economy.

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It has long been assumed the unreliability of the airport poses an economic cost to the region, but that impact has never been studied or quantified.

However, Malcolm says a related study is underway.

“The City of Castlegar has commissioned a study to analyze potential air passenger growth in the West Kootenay regional airshed,” he wrote in an email to the Star.

“The city will be using it for attracting new airlines or increased participation by the current airline if supported by the study’s findings. It will not be completed until next month.”

Landing success rates for Castlegar for each month of 2015 are shown below. Statistics for the past six years show that: • The full-year averages for each year from 2010 to 2015 are all in the range of 85 per cent, except 2014 where the success rate was 94.3 per cent.

• In December from 2010 to 2015, the success rates ranged from 56 per cent in 2014 to 85 per cent in 2011.

• In January, the success rates ranged from 39 per cent in 2010 to 73 per cent in 2012.

• Success rates for each month from May to September were often 100 per cent and the lowest was 90 per cent in June of 2012.

Castlegar city manager John Malcolm told the Star his understanding of the situation is that RNP could work if there were planes that were compatible with it. He said RNP cannot be installed in the Dash 8 aircraft Air Canada currently uses as the fleet would have to be upgraded and pilots trained, all at considerable expense to the airline.

“My understanding,” said Malcolm, “is that Air Canada and its contractor, Jazz, have their business plan based on continued use of the Dash 8, which has had its life expectancy extended by 10 years.”

Air Canada wasn’t willing to speak with the Star for this article.

That leads to the question of whether other airlines might want to start flying into Castlegar.

WestJet already uses RNP in much of its fleet.

The Star asked WestJet by email if rumours that it plans to come to Castlegar are true.

“Unfortunately the rumours are not true at the moment,” read the response. “WestJet has no immediate plans to come to Castlegar. However as we take delivery of additional aircraft it affords us the opportunity to add new destinations and routes. Communities that are not part of our

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Local company wins at BC Tech Summit CHELSEA NOVAK

Dave MacLeod, CEO of Thoughtexchange, accepts the cheque for $5,000.

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Thoughtexchange recently beat out seven other companies to win $5,000 in the Innovation Showcase pitch at the BC Tech Summit 2016.

During the showcase, Dave MacLeod, CEO of Thoughtexchange, had four minutes to present on the company, followed by one minute to answer questions. Following all of the presentations, the crowd voted on which company they would be most likely to invest in.

“We narrowly won that competition amidst some very tough competitors,” said MacLeod.

Thoughtexchange launched over five years ago, providing software that allows school districts and other organizations — like the City of Rossland — to “engage tens of thousands of people from diverse backgrounds in a single coherent conversation.”

“We effectively do large online discussion, where we take a wisdom of crowds approach,” explains MacLeod. “So we ask people their

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thoughts about things, and then people get a chance to review and consider the thoughts of everybody else, and put some stars on the things they like the best. Then we see what comes up to the top, what’s important to a group of people.”

Thoughtexchange has a staff of about 20 in the area — Rossland, Castlegar, Nelson — and offices in Vancouver, with a total staff of 65.

“We were exceptionally proud to be an Interior-based company, with our home office in the Interior, and then win a BC tech prize,” said

MacLeod. “We’re also going to be hiring a lot of people this year and we’re going to hopefully hire a lot more people in the Kootenays, as well as out of Vancouver.”

The win helped earn Thoughtexhange a place on Techvibes GoToMeeting Five: Canadian Startups Innovating Today list at the end of January.

The company was also recognized as one of the Reader’s Top Choice products by school administrators across North America in District Administration magazine in December.

Local dental care organization wins Pacific Blue Cross funding CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

The West Kootenay Community TEETH Clinic Society is the winner of Pacific Blue Cross’s 75th anniversary Share the Care campaign.

The society will receive a $50,000 donation from Pacific Blue Cross Health Foundation after receiving the most votes in a video storytelling campaign.

Since 2014, the clinic has been operating in Nelson as a not-forprofit that offers high quality dental care for West Kootenay Boundary low income community members, including children, families and seniors.

Mara Sand, a board director for the society, found out they’d won on Thursday.

“I was bouncing off the walls with joy,” she

said. “Just so happy, I can hardly contain my joy.”

In the video, Sand explained the society would open satellite clinics in the West Kootenay if they won the money. Now that the $50,000 donation is going to be a reality, Sand said there’s a lot of work to do to decide how many satellite clinics they’ll be able to open over the next few years, and where they’ll be located.

“We have a meeting on the fifth of February, and at that point we can have a clearer idea of what we can say we want to do and will be able to do,” she said. “We’ll make strategies on how to contact the areas and then how to go about making things happen.”

Sand wanted to thank the people who have worked with the society and at the clinic, and everyone who voted for their video during the campaign.

FAMILY LITERACY FUN AT THE LIBRARY Marshall (left) and Will Ramovs (third from left) were two of the kids who attended Family Literacy Day at the Rossland Public Library on Friday, where they heard stories and had fun dressing up. They’re pictured here with Beverley Rintoul (second from left), library director, and Jamie Santano (right) from Strong Start.

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“Because without them, this wouldn’t have happened,” she said, “and it’s an amazing opportunity for us to be able to galvanize and help more people.”

The Pacific Blue Cross Health Foundation wanted to do something special for its 75th anniversary so it started a campaign and chose five finalists from a list of 70 organizations it has funded to help improve health and well-being in BC. “We were casting about for what we would do for our 75th anniversary and we thought, ‘Well, let’s stick with what’s meaningful for us, which is making contributions back to the community,’” said Jan K. Grude, Pacific Blue Cross president and CEO. “So we looked at all of the organizations that we have supported over the last several years, and

through a selection process based on the quality of their work, our experience with them, the foundation board wrestled with who we would choose as our five finalists to compete for a $50,000 prize.”

Foundation members then asked BC residents to vote for their favourite finalist in a video storytelling campaign.

Over 16,000 BC residents voted during the three week campaign, and in total the campaign resulted in $75,000 in funding between the five organizations.

Charlford House Society for Women in Burnaby is the runner up and will receive $10,000. The other three finalists will receive $5,000 each.

The West Kootenay Community TEETH Clinic S o c i e t y ’s video can be seen at w w w.pac.bluecross. ca/75thAnniversary.

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Making a clear choice for electoral change

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oters made clear choices for change in the federal election, and one of those choices was for electoral reform.

The Liberals, NDP and Green parties DICK CANNINGS all loudly pledged that the 2015 election would be the last held in Canada under the first-past-the-post voting system, and those parties collectively received nearly twothirds of the popular vote in the election.

Why did these promises resonate with most Canadians? Because too many feel that their vote doesn’t count in the present system. The recent federal election resulted in a large Liberal majority, despite the fact that the Liberals only received 39 per cent of the popular vote. Coincidentally, this was the same level of popular vote that gave the Conservatives a strong majority in Ottawa in the 2011 election. The time for an electoral system that better reflects the views of Canadians is long overdue.

The NDP ran on a promise to bring in

proportional representation — a system that would combine the geographical riding representation we have now with a selection of MPs based on overall popular vote.

This would create a parliament where the proportion of MPs from each party would match the proportion of the popular vote received. While some are concerned that this would create more minority parliaments, it can easily be shown that minority governments generally promote co-operation and collaboration among parties and work well in most democratic countries around the world.

The Liberals ran on a promise to simply change the electoral system, stating that they would consult Canadians in some manner to select an alternative to first-past-the-post.

Justin Trudeau says he personally would like to see a preferential ballot, even though that system would create more false majorities instead of fewer. We can only hope that the consultation process will settle on a new method that will be a significant improvement on the old one.

Before the House of Commons broke for Christmas, the Conservatives repeatedly called for the government to hold a

referendum on this issue, claiming that this would be the only democratic way to choose a new electoral system. And in a truly ironic twist, they recently threatened to block any electoral change bill in the decidedly undemocratic Senate.

I think Canadians have already signalled that the government should move ahead on electoral reform, joining over 90 per cent of the world’s developed countries that have abandoned first-past-the-post. They want a new system that will make every vote count and fight political cynicism across the country. People are naturally skeptical — even afraid — of changing a system they know well. I like Nathan Cullen’s suggestion to let the people decide whether to keep the new system after a couple of elections — then they’d be choosing based on knowledge, not on fear of the unknown.

On the office front, phones have been installed in Penticton and Castlegar. If you’d like to get in touch with me and my staff, the numbers are: Penticton, 250-770-4480; Castlegar, 250-365-2972.

Dick Cannings is the NDP MP for South Okanagan-West Kootenay.

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This is your province on weed TOM FLETCHER Black Press

With unlicensed marijuana dispensaries popping up in urban areas and thousands of unregulated medical licences for home growing still in legal limbo, the Trudeau government is starting work on its promise to legalize recreational use.

Marijuana was a media darling in the recent election, but meeting in Vancouver with provincial ministers last week, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott found herself preoccupied with issues

deemed more urgent.

These include shifting our post-war acute hospital model to community primary care, tackling aboriginal health care needs, pooling pharmaceutical purchases to slow rising costs, and meeting an urgent Supreme Court of Canada directive to legalize assisted dying.

At the closing news conference in Vancouver, Philpott was asked how recreational marijuana should be sold. Licensed medical growers want exclusive rights to do it by mail as permitted by the Harper government, another measure forced by our high court. That would shut out the rash

of supposedly medical storefronts, which city halls in Vancouver and elsewhere imagine they can regulate.

Philpott said the question is “premature” and federal-provincial justice ministers were dealing with it at their meeting.

Ottawa will have a task force too.

Vancouver descended into a pot store free-forall due to benign neglect from council and police, and Victoria isn’t far behind. Vancouver Coun.

Kerry Jang, a rare voice of reason in the Big Smoke, has protested dispensaries using street hawkers to attract young buyers, and pot stores setting up near

schools.

Other communities, more aware of their limitations, have resisted issuing business licences.

One recent proposal in the Victoria suburb of View Royal came from a fellow who insisted marijuana extract had cured his cancer. This is typical of claims that proliferate on the Internet, and is one of many warning signs about dispensaries that put up red cross signs to sell pot products with exotic names.

BC Health Minister Terry Lake was more forthcoming a few days earlier, responding to a Vancouver reporter who judged marijuana more

interesting than his justannounced plan to hire 1,600 more nurses by the end of March.

Lake noted that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is keen to sell marijuana through the province’s monopoly liquor stores.

BC’s government liquor store union has also endorsed this idea, forming an unlikely alliance with non-union private stores to get in on the action.

“There are public health officials that I’ve talked to who say that the colocation of marijuana and liquor sales is not advisable from a public health perspective,” Lake said.

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lated, quality control has to be excellent and above all we must protect young people.”

Yes, liquor stores check ID. But the notion that marijuana might be sold next to beer and vodka in government stores deserves sober second thought, and serious scientific work of the kind that has shown damage to developing brains from teenage marijuana use.

Of course all of this urban hand-wringing over pot stores ignores the de facto legalization that has existed across BC for decades.

The Nelson Star had a funny story last week about a local woman’s discovery

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on Google Earth. Zooming in on area mountains, one finds not only the Purcell landmark Loki Peak, but also Weed Peak, Grow Op Peak, Cannabis Peak and Hydroponic Peak.

Whatever the source of this cyber-prank, it could also be applied to other regions of BC. For the record, I’ll restate my long-standing position that legalization is the only logical answer. I’ll say the same about other drugs that drive most BC crime, but that’s a subject for another day.

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

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Thea Culley and Team Canada face US once more CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

Rossland-born field hockey player Thea Culley is one of 21 athletes named to the Canadian women’s field hockey set to once again take on the US in a fourgame series Feb. 8 to 12 in San Diego, Cali.

The two teams last met in the 2015 Pan Am Games semi-final when the U.S. team (ranked seventh in the world) narrowly defeated the Canadian team 3-0. The US went on to win the

finals and Canada beat Chile 1-0 in the bronze medal game, earning a medal at the Pan Ams for the first time since 1999.

“I think we’re excited right now,” said Culley.

“We haven’t played games all together since the Pan Ams. So, you know, we’ve been training over the fall, and girls have been back with their CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) teams, or NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) teams or over in Europe, so it’s exciting to come

back together and give ourselves a benchmark for the year of where we’re going to start from and the best place to do that is against a top-notch team.”

The games against the US will be friendly matches.

“Teams often do this.

You know, we go on tour and then we go and we play teams; it’s preparation,” said Culley. “The US will be playing games in preparation for the Olympics and we’re preparing in our 2017 World Cup buildup.”

For the most part, Team Canada will have the same roster as at the Pan Am Games, but with a few additions.

“We are predominantly the same team as at Pan Ams, but we are taking 21, so we have an additional five athletes with us,” explains Culley.

“As [this is] a preparatory tour, we are trying to get as much experience as possible, and since we don’t have to travel very far, we are trying to capitalize on that.”

While some players on the team need more

Thea Culley at the 2015 Pan Am Games.

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experience playing international matches, or caps, Culley herself is cap leader for the team (meaning she’s played the most international matches).

“There are retired players who have more than I do,” says Culley.

“Steph Jameson holds the record of 168 international matches, so I’m at 142.”

January saw more snow, rain than usual While there weren’t many big dumps of snow last month, it was still a good deal wetter than usual.

According to a monthly roundup of statistics from the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar, there was 61 per cent more snow and 85 per cent more rain than normal.

The airport saw 89.2

cm of snow compared to the typical 55.4 cm and 48.6 mm of rain versus the average 26.2 mm.

The greatest single day accumulation of snow was 20 cm on the 12th.

The one-day record for the month is 43.7 cm set in 1969.

The overall precipitation of 128 mm was still well short of the record

high of 170.4 mm in 2006. The record low of 9 mm was set in 1985.

“2016 started off with a strong ridge of high pressure over the area and a cold, dry and stable (modified Arctic) air mass in the valleys of the West Kootenay,” forecasters Jesse Ellis and Ron Lakeman wrote.

The lowest tempera-

ture of the month was minus 9.9 degrees before sunrise on New Year’s Day. However, that Arctic air never returned to the area for the rest of the month, which the forecasters said was a big reason why the average monthly temperature was 1.5 degrees warmer than normal — typical of an El Nino winter.

“A shift towards a milder and more active pattern occurred the night of the 3rd and continued out to the end of the month,” they said.

The highest temperature of the month was 4.8 degrees on Jan. 24. The record high is 10 degrees on Jan. 16, 1974. The record low is minus 25.7 on Jan. 1, 1979.

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Homeowners choose renovation projects for a variety of reasons. Although many improvements are made to increase functionality and comfort of a home, several others are seen as worthwhile investments. These investments can add up to a higher resale value when the time comes to sell a home.

Certain projects have a history of providing a greater return on homeowners’ investments than others. The following renovation tips can add beauty to your home and generate great returns when you put the home up for sale.

• Invest in your kitchen.

Kitchen remodels are a safe bet when it comes to putting money into improving a home.

Residents tend to spend a great deal of time in the kitchen, but

a dated, poorly functioning kitchen can detract from the value of a home, even if the rest of the home is in good shape. It’s possible to recoup between 60 and 120 percent of your kitchen remodel investment, especially if the kitchen matches up well with the rest of your home. Homeowners should know that a deluxe renovation may not be necessary, as relatively moderate improvements can create a whole new look for a kitchen.

• Look to paint. One of the least expensive improvement materials, but one that has a significant impact, is paint.

Neutral, modern colors can easily liven up any space.

If you paint with low-VOC paint, you also can advertise an eco-friendly home, which is very desireable these days.

• Put in another bathroom.

Multiple bathrooms are an attractive selling point, particularly in older homes that may not have been equipped with more than one bathroom.

Finding extra space for a bathroom can be tricky, but consider closets, areas under stairs or even taking some space away from another room. Popular

home-improvement television channel HGTV advises that half-bathrooms require at least 18 square feet of space, while full baths need 30 to 35 square feet for a stand-up shower or bathtub.

• Renovate the HVAC system. Aesthetic improvements aren’t the only ones that add value to a home. Many home buyers are eager to purchase a home that has a new heating and cooling system, as buyers understand that furnaces and air conditioning units are substantial investments that can last for years. Other improvements, such as adding attic insulation or replacing older windows and doors with more energy efficient options, also are smart bets.

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• Put a deck addition outdoors. Outdoor living spaces have become more desireable, especially as the “staycation” has grown in popularity. Decks and patios can make backyards more appealing. The scope of your investment will depend on the size of the deck and design. Doing the work yourself can cut the cost of decks in half, but only if you have the specific tools or experience to tackle such a project.

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Tough conditions for Fat Duro riders CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

Participants in the Revolution Fat Duro prepared for an informal start. Twelve-year-old Ryder Eagleton (second from left) was the youngest fat biker in the event.The three top riders in the Expert Men’s category. Left to right: Gerry Heacock (third), Mike Gaertner (first) and Dave Sutton (second).

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An American claimed the top spot at this year’s fat bike enduro race.

The Revolution Fat Duro was held at Red on Saturday as part of Fat Bike Fest and Winter Carnival, and Mike Gaertner from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho took first place in the Expert Men’s category.

First place in the Expert Women’s category went to Steph Verot.

Conditions on race day were pretty challenging. With plenty of fresh precipitation, the snow was soft.

“It was a little soft,” said Tyler Merringer, owner of Revolution Cycle and organizer for the race. “The bikes are best when the snow is hard and firm, so with the amount of snow we received this week it was a bit of a challenge, and thanks again to the volunteers who were out there…. We were out there until midnight some evenings packing trail.”

There were more than a few wipeouts on the course due to the powder.

“It was challenging, but really fun,” said Gaertner. “I came off the bike a couple of times.”

Gaertner started fat biking in 2002 or 2003, but this was his first time in the Fat Duro. Verot has only been fat biking for one year, but had participated in last year’s event.

“It was tough, but I liked it,” said Verot. “It was more challenging than last year.”

For Linda Venema of Rossland, the Fat Duro was her first real fat biking experience.

“We did some test runs yesterday, and today was my first time,” she said.

Venema is a regular mountain biker, and like other participants, she found the course fun, but challenging. She said she would probably participate in a fat biking event again, given the opportunity.

A total of 37 riders

Steph Verot placed first in the Expert Women’s category. Participants in the Revolution Fat Duro head off in an informal start. Chelsea Novak photos participated in the twostage enduro race.

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Expert Men First: Mike Gaertner, 21:46:32 Second: Dave Sutton, 22:54:36 Third: Gerry Heacock, 22:59:16 Expert Women First: Steph Verot, 31:31:34 Second: Tara Carr, 36:44:55 Third: Isabella Desmarais, 37: 09: 42 Non-expert Men First: Guillaume Landix, 30:06:12 Second: Leslie van Oosternrijk, 30:57:45 Non-expert Women First: Linda Venema, 44:32:29

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OF THE WEEK

Sarah Wawryk Robert Slade and Peter Ricq, of electronic pop duo HUMANS, headlined at the Flying Steamshovel on Saturday night. The Devin Cuddy Band played the Old Fire Hall on Thursday night. Shred Kelly headlined Blizzard Festival at the Miners’ Hall on Friday. The Matinée played the Flying Steamshovel on Friday night, after the Shred Kelly show at the Miners’ Hall.

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Blizzard of good music blows through town CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

A storm of fiercely rockin’ musicians passed through Rossland over the weekend for Blizzard Fest, in conjunction with Rossland Winter Carnival.

The festival kicked off on Thursday night, and the first group to perform was the Devin Cuddy Band.

The band last came through the region on the Holiday Train, making stops in Nelson and Castlegar, but this was the first time the band performed in Rossland, and they had some trouble getting here.

“One of the mountain passes was closed for two hours, so we were a little [later than expected], but we made it in time,” said Devin Cuddy.

The band had no time to take in the carnival, as they were passing through on a Canadian tour, and had a show to play in Vancouver on Saturday.

“We’re doing a little winter tour,” said Cuddy. “We have our latest record on vinyl now and we have some new songs that we’re testing out for our next record.”

Cuddy hopes the band will be

able to come back sometime.

The following night, Blizzard Fest veterans, Shred Kelly, headlined the festival at the Miners’ Hall.

“We played a couple of years ago in the Ice Palace and a couple of years before that we played the Miners’ Hall with Kytami,” said Time Newton, who plays banjo, ukulele and sings lead vocals.

Having played Blizzard Fest before, members of Shred Kelly have had the chance in previous years to check out the rail jam, local food and other bands playing the festival.

They have yet to see the bobsled race, and didn’t get a chance this year, as they headed back to Fernie for a concert on Saturday.

Shred Kelly also had several friends playing the festival over the weekend.

“We have some friends playing at the Steamshovel tonight; the Tourist Company and the Matinée are good buddies of ours,” said Jordan Vlasschert, bass player.

“And the Wet Secrets tomorrow at the Ice Palace are also good friends of ours.”

The Matinée closed down the Flying Steamshovel later in the evening. It was the band’s first time playing the festival, but they

played a show at the Shovel over the summer.

“We played here in the summer; we were on route to the Golden Sound Festival,” said Matt Layzell, lead vocals. “This was a stop on the way and Daniel [D’Amour], the promoter, right after the show said ‘I want you to come back in the winter,’ and right away we looked into the festival and got super excited.”

Though not everyone from the Matinée was able to stick around to enjoy Winter Carnival, Layzell planned to stay to check out some of the winter fun.

The honour of closing out the festival went to the Vancouverbased band HUMANS, recently nominated for a 2016 Juno award.

The electronic pop duo, Robert Slade and Peter Ricq, played the Flying Steamshovel on Saturday night.

Though Slade was raised in Nelson, this was the first time the band played Rossland.

“It was great. It was like a very quaint town. Really beautiful, people were really friendly, good dancers,” said Slade. “And then all of the subsequent after parties were really, really fun.”

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ROSSLAND CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.

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SEASON’S LAST WINTER MARKET Yesterday the Rossland Mountain Market Society held its final winter farmers’ market of the year at the Miners’ Hall. The market coincided with the Rossland Winter Carnival and drew a good crowd.

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Trail police issue warning to public of phone scam SHERI REGNIER Rossland News

Local police are warning the public about a prolific phone scam targeting residents in Trail, Rossland and the surrounding areas.

People are receiving telephone calls from a male claiming to be, “Shawn White from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA),” but is not.

The caller threatens police or court action unless the person calls a 1-900 number to deal with the matter.

This is an attempt to have people call a pay-per-dial number and obtain their personal information for further frauds.

Do not call the 1-900 number.

Police urge anyone with concerns about the CRA to call the legitimate phone number that can be found on the Government of Canada website at www.cra-arc.gc.ca.

In some instances, the fraudulent caller claims to be a local police officer and uses threatening or forceful language to scare the person into paying a fictitious debt to the revenue agency.

Call display may show the phone number of the local police agency and the caller may even threaten the recipient with an arrest warrant unless immediate payment to the agency is made.

Again, this is an attempt to fraudulently obtain personal and financial

information.

Police advise residents to not provide their credit card information, personal information or any form of payment, such as cash, cheque or money order.

Anyone with concerns especially regarding an arrest warrant should contact local police, Trail RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson advised in a Wednesday news release.

New frauds are invented on a daily basis, according to the CRA. Keep access codes, user ID, passwords, and PINs a secret and never provide personal information. More tips about protection against identity theft are available on the agency’s website.

Rossland’s population dropped in 2015 CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

Rossland’s population decreased by an estimated 0.8 per cent in 2015, according to BC Stats.

The city’s population fell from 3,604 in 2014 to 3,575 in 2015, for a total of 29 fewer Rosslanders.

Rossland saw small population increases over the last two years, with an increase of 0.1 per cent between 2012 and 2013, and an increase of 0.5 per cent between 2013 and 2014. This year’s decrease puts the population below even the 2012 population (3,582

people), the lowest population in the previous four years.

In comparison, Nelson’ population increased by 3.2 per cent (333 people) in 2015, Castlegar’s increased by 1.8 per cent (144 people), and Trail’s increased by 0.3 per cent (20 people).

Overall, the KootenayBoundary’s population (including Rossland and Trail) decreased by 2.3 per cent in 2015, with Fruitvale seeing the biggest growth at 0.6 per cent (12 people) and unincorporated areas seeing the biggest loss with a 6.4 per cent decrease (568).

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Liquid Courage wins bobsled race CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

Team Liquid Courage won this year’s Sonny Samuelson Bobsled Race on Saturday.

A record 38 teams entered this year’s event, and each raced down Spokane St., past large and enthusiastic crowds, twice.

Liquid Courage hit a speed of 77 mph on its first run, crossing the finish line in 39.03 seconds, the fastest time of the day, and amping up the pressure for Woody’s Tire, who had a time of 39.31 seconds in the first heat.

Sadly for Woody’s Tire, they slowed down in the second heat, covering the track in 41.69 seconds, for a combined time of 1:21, losing out by mere seconds to Liquid Courage, who made their second run in 40.44

seconds, for a combined time of 1:19.47.

Later, team Liquod Courage — Alastair Berglund, Scott Urquhart, Cailen Shields and Travis Drake — celebrated their victory at the Ice Palace Drake, spokesperson for Liquid Courage, credited their win to the sled’s skis.

“It all has to do with the conditions and you gotta have skis,” he said. “We do all of our ski tech work up at Gerick’s in Trail, and that’s what it’s about — it’s about skis. Your sled can be ugly and it doesn’t matter; it’s what’s on the bottom, not on the top.”

The S.S. Instigator took third place with a combined time of 1:22.62.

A proud Rossland tradition Chris D’Odorico and Frank

Kavanagh provided a lively commentary throughout the afternoon’s racing, providing humour and history tidbits.

They’ve been the announcers for three years.

“Prior to that, we both raced in the bobsled. I was in it for 11 years and Frank’s been retired for ten years or so from the bobsled, but he did it for many, many years before then,” said D’Odorico.

D’Odorico explained that the race first started in 1987 or 1988, and was created by Sonny Samuelson, a city public work’s foreman, for whom the race is named.

With a record number of bobsleds on the track this year — upping last year’s 29 sleds by nine — it’s hoped that the event will continue to grow and attract more participants and spectators.

Team Liquid Courage won first place in this year’s Sonny Samuelson Bobsled Race. The team won with a combined time of 1:19.47 for both heats, hitting a speed of 77 mph on their first run. Team Iron Maiden was the first team on the track this year, and started off strong, taking 40.65 seconds in the first heat, and hitting a speed of 76 mph. Unfortunately, they slowed down in the second heat (46.37 seconds) and weren’t able to claim a spot on the podium. Team Laid Back had one of the most interesting bobsleds, made out of a bed, but by no means one of the fastest. Their combined time was 2:41.13.

POSTER AND LITERACY WINNERS AT RSS Joanne Drystek, president of the Rossland Legion, and Sheryl Clark, poppy campaign manager, presented awards to the winners of the poster and literacy contest at RSS. The submission by Anais Adams also won at the zone level and her submission has been forwarded to the provincial judging committee.

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Reporting to the Manager of Finance, the Accounting Clerk I performs tasks relating to the City’s financial services and assists in the corporate services as required. Financial work involves assistance to the Accounting Clerk II and the Manager of Finance, payroll, account receivable and payable, utility billing, business and dog licenses, and other related financial tasks. The position also acts as a receptionist, answering telephone and in-person inquiries and complaints.

The successful candidate will possess an Accounting or Bookkeeping Diploma or equivalent experience and education. Preference will be given to candidates that are working towards an accounting designation, have municipal financial accounting experience or have experience with VADIM Software. Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills along with a high level of competence in general office procedures and customer service is essential.

This is a CUPE Local 2087 Bargaining position. Salary and benefits are pursuant to Paygrade 5 of the Collective Agreement.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume by 4:00 pm on February 12, 2016 to: City of Rossland, Box 1179, 1899 Columbia Avenue, Rossland, BC V0G 1Y0, Attention: Steve Ash, Consulting Manager of Finance, or email to cfo@rossland.ca.

A Commercial/Residential General Contractor in the West Kootenays is looking for experienced Journeyman Carpenters and Apprentices.

Experience in Commercial and Residential work is required.

Benefits package available.

Please forward Resume to: info@djmcontracting.com or drop off in person At 2096 Second Ave in Rossland.

No phone calls please.

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Thursday, February 4, 2016 Rossland News

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Chelsea Novak photos