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Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously to merge with the Rossland Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 18.

“The red tape isn’t all in line yet, because we are looking at a name change,” said Audry Lochrie, executive director of the Trail Chamber.

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“I’m talking to three people that were previously on the Rossland chamber that are interested in joining this chamber,” said Lochrie. “My goal would be to have half the board members from Rossland and a diverse group, so not just everybody from construction sector, or everybody from tourism sec-

tor, but a real diverse group.”

Lochrie and the chamber will continue to work out the details of the merger in the near future.

Meanwhile, Rossland business owners wondering what benefits they’ll receive from joining the chamber can expect help with West Kootenay-wide marketing and promotion.

“We’re doing lots of promotions, lots of marketing, business of the week. We’re getting people’s names and doing little

blurbs about them on our social media, in our newsletter,” said Lochrie. “We’re also promoting in different business magazines.”

The chamber also offers its members a health benefit program, which is a big draw.

Since the merger, 30 Rossland businesses have already joined the chamber, and Lochrie said they haven’t even started actively recruiting yet.

“It’s just kind of been organic recruiting,” she said.

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Council votes to sell Rotary building CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

Miners’ Hall reno shortfall, selling off Rotary building Council voted to fund the shortfall on the exterior renovation of the Miners’ Hall, including the replacement of the south facing windows, the roof, the siding, painting and the scaffolding, with $100,000 from the Land Sales Reserve Fund.

Councillor Martin Kruysse mentioned that he’d like to see a fixed cost contract for the project.

“This is a really, I think, straightforward project and I think we want to ensure that we avoid any cost overruns or changes,” he said.

Councillor Andy Morel was uncomfortable with the idea of a fixed cost contract.

“I see where Martin wants to go with this idea; my concern is that when you request fixed price, often it’s reflected in the quotes,” he said.

Council then voted to sell the Rotary building to replenish the Land Sales Reserve Fund.

Mayor joins Hospice Society Swimathon Brenda Hooper, chair of the Greater Trail Hospice Society Swimathon, challenged Mayor

Kathy Moore to join the Swimathon and raise more than other mayors in the region. The mayor accepted and invited councillors to join her. Councillor Marten Kruysse was eager to participate and encouraged the other councillors to take part. Mayor and council were dismayed to learn that the Trail rec fees would not be waived for the event, and Moore challenged Mayor Mike Martin to waive the fees for Rossland residents participating in the Swimathon.

Rainbows for Rossland Ellie Knox and Joel Moyer presented on behalf of the Rossland Youth Action Network (YAN) and their Creating a Supportive Rossland (CSR) group. Knox and Moyer requested that council approve flying a rainbow flag outside City Hall, either year-round or during Kootenay Pride Week in September, and painting a rainbow crosswalk outside Rossland Summit School following the construction on Washington St. YAN would cover the costs of the flag and crosswalk. Council will vote on the matter at the next regular council meeting.

Trail recreation subsidy Council voted to put the balance of the $50,000 it allocated

for a Trail recreation subsidy—$25,000—toward reimbursing Rossland residents the TRP fee on two 10-punch passes, or the equivalent amount on a more expensive pass, for the Trail Aquatic Centre.

Councillor Andrew Zwicker was opposed, because he felt they were leaving a lot of people out by requiring the minimum purchase of a 10-punch pass.

Last call on water and sewer rates Council did third reading of the bylaws to raise the water and sewer rates by 4.5 per cent each, and will adopt the bylaw at the next regular council meeting. As of Tuesday night, council had not had any public input on the increases and is issuing a last call for any objections or public input on the matter.

Borrowing capability for Washington St. infrastructure Council adopted the bylaw that will allow the city to borrow up to $4 million to complete the Washington St. Infrastructure Renewal project if necessary. The bylaw went through an alternative approval process, and there was not enough objection to prompt a referendum. It also received approval from the inspector of municipalities.

CUPE reaches new agreement with city CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

CUPE Local 2087 has ratified a new contract with the City of Rossland.

The previous contract expired Feb. 28 last year, but negotiations didn’t start right away for “a variety of reasons.”

“Some of it [was] our personal change, and then [there was] some personal change on the negotiating team of the union,” explained Mayor Kathy Moore.

Originally CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) Local 2087 asked for a three-year contract and the city for a five-year, but compromised on a four-year agreement.

There were also compromises made on both sides regarding employee raises, which ended up being two per cent per year.

“When you’re in bargaining it’s always, you know, we have one side and they have the other side,” said

Jean Pool, president of CUPE 2087.

“So we settled. Our aim for the raise was two per cent and we did get two per cent.”

Moore was happy with the way the process went and thought that negotiations had ended well for both parties.

“They had very good productive meetings and the two sides weren’t very far apart, and we’re pretty happy.

We came to a fair deal for everybody,” said Moore.

Union members also seem to be happy with the agreement.

“The membership ratified it 100 per cent, so I think that they are very happy about it,” said Pool.

The collective agreement consists of a two per cent increase in each year along with improvements in extended health benefits, bank time and contract language.

CUPE 2087 represents 24 workers in the City of Rossland.

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In particular, workers in BC’s primary resource and construction industries face risks at their worksites, on forest service roads, during work-related snowmobile activity and during highway maintenance.

Since 1998 in BC, avalanches have caused three worker deaths and 47 accepted lost-time injury claims.

Of the latter, a dozen were in the Kootenays — the second most of any region in BC after Squamish-Lillooet.

While the majority of workers injured were in occupations within the ski hill and winter lodge industries, a land surveyor and a truck driver were also injured.

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Black Jack skier wins Easter Canadian Championships, heads to Worlds CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

Black Jack skier Julien Locke won first place at the Haywood NorAm Canadian Eastern Championships over the weekend.

Locke felt good about how the weekend’s race went.

“I had quite a good race, I was not the greatest the weekend before in the Mont Ste-Anne NorAm, but then my shape came around quite nicely for the sprint on Friday,” he said. “The body felt quite good, tactics were good and my speed is pretty good.”

The victory puts Locke in the standings to be part of the Ski Tour Canada national team and comes just before his departure for Romania, where he will compete in the FIS Nordic U23 World Ski Championships, taking place Feb. 22 to 28.

“It’s been good preperation; it’s good for his confidence,” said Dave Wood, his coach.

Locke is currently the NorAm Sprint leader, but will be away in Romania during the Haywood NorAm Canadian Western Championships and could have that title usurped.

“After westerns I will qualify for the ski tour, but if somebody passes me while I’m not there, then….

We’ll have to wait and see what happens,” he said.

But taking the time to go to Romania is worth it. If Locke

Black Jack skier Julien Locke won first at the Haywood NorAm Canadian Eastern Championships over the weekend and is bound for the FIS Nordic U23 World Ski Championships in Romania.

Patrick Haag photo makes it into the top 12 at the World Championships then he’ll qualify for the national team next year.

In Romania, Locke will compete against skiers he’s never skied against before, but he’s confident.

“I don’t believe that the level there — I mean the level there is high — but I don’t believe it’s out of reach, and my goal is to be in the top six there in the A final and

I think that’s realistic and that’s what I’ll be aiming to do,” he said.

If Locke qualifies for the national team this year, then he’ll travel from Gatineau, QC to Montréal, QC to Québec City to Canmore, Alta. from March 1 to 12.

Either way, he’ll be competing in the 2016 Haywood Ski Nationals Championships in Whitehorse from March 19 to 26 to finish off the season.

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Rossland’s heritage buildings, reminder of rich past

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Editor’s note: The 2016 theme for Heritage Week (Feb. 15 21) in BC is Distinctive Destination — Experience Historic Places. We asked local historian Jackie Drysdale to write a piece for our readers to ponder as they reflect on how Rossland’s rich history has shaped what it is today. She graciously agreed and has captured the spirit of Rossland’s heritage perfectly.

Rossland is a perfect example of a distinctive destination — its historic character is noted by all our visitors, whether scanning our panoramic scenic mountain landscape or enjoying the ambience of our downtown. We have many heritage buildings in our community that date back to a time when Rossland was a thriving, internationally recognized resource town, rapidly developing as a community to support the needs of the gold mining operations and their workforce.

Rossland experienced phenomenal growth in terms of population — it was a mining camp of 250 people in January of 1895 and by 1897, when incorporated as a city, the population was 7000.

The phenomenal growth in construction paralleled the population growth. By 1900, both sides

of Columbia Ave. from Spokane St. to St. Paul were filled with two and three storey buildings as was the first block of Spokane St. and two blocks up Washington St. There was a spirit of initiative, opportunity and confidence behind this growth based on the knowledge that these local mines had quality and quantity of ore that spoke to a prosperous future.

With the international investment world financing the development of hard rock mining enterprises in our local mountains, the smelter at Trail was built (1895/96) and two railways (one American and one Canadian) were completed into Rossland in 1896. West Kootenay Power (Fortis) built the world’s longest high voltage line from the first dam on the Kootenay River in 1897 to service the needs of the mining industry and close by communities. Infrastructure was important and it came quickly!

Our heritage buildings are visual reminders of those heady days when Rossland’s gold mining gave roots to BC’s mining industry, opened up the West Kootenay and connected it to the rest of Canada in so many ways. Rossland was never an Old West frontier town — it was cosmopolitan

and had all the trademarks of a community: jobs, a wide variety of stores and professional services (lawyers, doctors, undertakers, etc.), banks, a court house, a hospital, the Miners’ Union Hall, and ever expanding schools.

Major fires (1902, 1927, 1929) in our downtown area have destroyed many buildings, but those that remain certainly add character to our streetscapes and speak of a significant past for Rossland. Appreciation is expressed by many people for the efforts of building owners to restore and rehabilitate the facades of their heritage buildings, keeping the original integrity in mind.

Conservation of our heritage buildings in Rossland does hinge on the buildings being in use and we can only hope that the spaces within our heritage buildings will be put to good use ensuring their longevity.

Experience is becoming a new buzz word in tourism — what many people are looking for in their travels. Having our heritage buildings in situ, coupled with the memories, information and stories they evoke certainly is a stepping stone in adding to the experience for people visiting Rossland today.

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Protesters fear peace in forests

TOM FLETCHER Black Press After 20 years of representing BC coastal First Nations to negotiate what US-directed activists labeled the Great Bear Rainforest agreement, a weary Dallas Smith expressed his relief and frustration.

At a ceremony to sign the final agreement in Vancouver last week, Smith, president of the Nanwakolas Council of remote Central Coast

communities like Bella Bella, joked that he’s finally out of a job. Then he got serious.

“My communities still aren’t better places to live yet,” he said. But the land use agreement with the province and forest companies over a vast coastal area up to the Alaska border means the years ahead will be better.

He said when he started it was like being caught in a divorce between the BC forest industry and international environmental groups. Dutch-based Greenpeace, its California offshoot ForestEthics and others moved on from their Clayoquot Sound battle to the BC coast, looking to continue the blockades against logging.

“It’s the First Nations of the Coast who stood up and said ‘no, this is how it’s going to work’,” Smith said.

How it’s going to work is that logging will continue on 550,000 hectares of coastal forest, with a greater share for First Nations, and with 85

per cent of the region preserved after a century of logging that began with sailing ships.

Aside from a few diehards who are either paid to protest or can’t get past issuing demands, BC aboriginal people have grown tired of being used as props in global de-marketing campaigns directed from San Francisco or Amsterdam.

The protesters’ tactic of organizing customer boycotts that damage faraway economies might be good for international fundraising, but it’s bad for poor people.

Formally begun 10 years ago with $30 million from Ottawa, $30 million from BC and $60 million from a group of wealthy US family foundations with a larger anti-development agenda, the land use plan remains under attack.

Among the many protest outfits is Pacific Wild, which has specialized in Great Bear Rainforest campaigns

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and now needs a new enemy. Their credibility was demonstrated recently when potty-mouthed US pop star Miley Cyrus decided to speak out against BC’s wolf kill.

Typical of celebrities, Cyrus had no idea about the struggle to preserve dwindling herds of mountain caribou. She barely knows where BC is, a fact made plain when Pacific Wild toured her around the North Coast, far from the Kootenay and South Peace regions where the wolves in question actually roam.

Cyrus’s handlers spoon-fed video and statements to urban media, who were so anxious to exploit her global popularity that they played down the fact she was at the wrong end of the province spouting nonsense.

After periodically attacking their own BC agreement as inadequate, Greenpeace and ForestEthics have moved on to what they call the “boreal forest,” which we like to call north-

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ern Canada. The same bully tactics with forest products customers and producers have been featured.

This time, a Quebec company that signed an accord in 2010 is suing Greenpeace for “defamation, malicious falsehood and intentional interference in economic relations.”

Aboriginal companies on the BC coast will continue to log, including areas of old-growth forest and secondary growth. They will continue to export logs as economics dictate.

They will continue to harvest animals, including grizzly bears.

And, I expect, they will continue to be subjected to attempts to supervise and direct them by members of urban society’s new religion, environmentalism.

The leaders of this movement don’t like peace. It’s bad for their business.

Tom Fletcher is BC legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Cannings visits new office for first time

A Q&A with MP Richard Cannings CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

Richard Cannings, MP for South Okanagan-West Kootenay made his first visit to his new Castlegar constituency office on Tuesday. Rossland News caught up with him to find out how things are going on the Hill so far, and what constituents can expect from the first-time MP. Rossland News: What’s it been like sitting in parliament so far?

Richard Cannings: Well of course, in many ways for a new MP it’s a big adventure. You’re sitting in the House of Commons and pinching yourself that this is where you work. So on some level it’s a lot of fun, and on other levels it can be a bit stressful, but usually it’s very interesting, and I’ve really enjoyed it so far.

RN: Do you have any plans to introduce any bills?

RC: Each MP has the opportunity to put forward private members bills or motions, and right at the start of the session, back in December, there was a draw. They have a lottery to see who gets to put in each bill, when, because there’s only time in a four-year parliament for, say, about 180 private members bills to go through and there’s almost 300 MPs that can do that.

So my number, I think, was 82 or something. So in about a year and half,

I’ll have that opportunity to bring a private members bill into parliament, so I’m working on some ideas around that.

And of course, you know, I can bring in any number of motions or bills more for political effect than for the real thing. So I can put forward motions and they’ll never be acted on perhaps, but it’s out there and gives the government perhaps some ideas that they should be working on.

There’s also opposition days. Even as a third party, the NDP gets an opposition day say maybe once a month and on opposition days we bring forward motions that we think are important and those motions are ideas that are brought forward by people like me, so … if I think there’s some important issues that I think we should be presenting as opposition, there’s that opportunity as well. In many ways it’s a more powerful voice than a private members bill because you get a whole day to debate that one issue and we just had a very successful one last week. We had an opposition day where we brought forward a motion on pay equity, and that had some pretty powerful parts to it … and it passed, because you know it would be hard pressed for the Liberals to vote against pay equity.

So there’s a number of ways I can do that.

RN: What are the challenges in representing this particular riding in

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Ottawa? and things like that. So the When I meet with local RC: There’s just the issues are quite different. It municipal politicians and physical challenge of being adds a lot of diversity to regional district people, on both sides of the rid- my work, so that’s a bit of they have issues around ing often enough. You a challenge too, but it’s all infrastructure grants that know, I live in Penticton, interesting and I’m trying are particular to the area. so there’s that challenge to figure out how best I can A lot of the communities of getting over here, but meet those challenges. here applied for Canada we do have these break 150 grants for instance, weeks — so called break RN: Are there any con- and some got their grants weeks. They’re breaks cerns that you’ve heard and some didn’t, and it’s a from Ottawa, where I have about since you took of- bit of a mystery to them the opportunity to come fice — from Castlegar and myself as to why they over here for a number of in particular — that are were refused those grants. days and meet with quite a really pressing?

So those are the issues few constituents or groups RC: Just before you we’re looking into. to hear the issues out here. arrived I was meeting I’ve been hearing about There’s the other chal- with postal workers who the Lemon Creek spill lenge that the issues out are concerned about not issue, about the federal here are often quite dif- just cutbacks in terms government finally takferent than they are in of door-to-door deliv- ing some responsibility the Okanagan, where ery, but also cutbacks in and looking into doing you have an economy the post office here in an investigation into that that’s based largely on ag- Castlegar and throughout event. So that’s certainly a riculture and tourism and the Kootenays. It’s some- local issue that’s very much seniors/retirees. Out here thing I hear about as well a concern in the Slocan there’s a lot more industry in Penticton.

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SOBC Trail hosts winter sporting event for first time CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News

Special Olympics BC Trail hosted the Snow Sports Winter Festival in Rossland for the first time over the weekend.

Athletes competed in alpine skiing events at Red Mountain Resort and snowshoeing races at the Black Jack Ski area on Saturday, and had lots of fun.

“I’m proud I got two second places,” said Jake Miller, who got second in the Male 01 200m and the Male 01 400m snowshoe races.

“I’m proud of what I’ve done,” said Kayleigh Postmus, another snowshoer who got first place in both the Female 01 50m and the Female 02 100m, and second place in the Female 02 400m, an event she only decided to participate in at the last minute.

“It was hard work and I want to thank my coaches — Luke, Jarod, Debbie and especially Ben — for training me … to get this far,” she said.

“And Rhonda,” added Miller.

“Thanks to Kurt and Darrel and all the other coaches from skiing for coaching us,” said skier Tim McTeer who participated in both the Giant Slalom and Slalom events. “[And] Ben,” added Serena Lapointe, who participated in the Female Novice category of the alpine skiing events and placed second in the Giant Slalom and third in the Slalom.

Miller, Postmus, McTeer and Lapointe were all looking forward to competing again next and were sure they would do even better in their respective events. They were also looking forward to spending the rest of Saturday evening dancing and having a good time with the visiting athletes from other communities.

Overall the festival went very well.

“We had great support,” said Ben Postmus, coach and event organizer. “Both courses were excellent; the weather, couldn’t ask for anything better. Red Mountain Resort did a fabulous job of supporting us, letting us run races on their hill, same with Black Jack Ski Club.”

Results for the Trail Special Olympics athletes were as follows: Showshoe races Female 01 50m First: Kayleigh Postmus, 17.81 Second: Patricia Soto, 24.53 Female 02 100m First: Kayleigh Postmus, 38.09

Fourth: Patricia Soto, 53.22 Male 01 100m Second: William Thatcher, 20.56 Fourth: Jake Miller, 22.44 Fifth: Eugene LaRoque, 25.35 Male 02 100m Third: Jordan McPhee, 30 Female 02 200m Third: Patricia Soto, 2:07.06 Male 01 200m Second: Jake Miller, 51.06 Third: Willam Thatcher, 56.25 Fourth: Eugene LaRoque, 1:02.41 Male 02 200m Fourth: Jordan McPhee, 1:11.10 Female 02 400m Second: Kayleigh Postmus, 3:43.75 Male 01 400m Second: Jake Miller, 2:03.37 Male 02 400m First: William Thatcher, 2:14.30 Fifth: Eugene LaRoque, 2:48.69 Male 01 800m Second: William Thatcher, 3:41.81 Giant Slalom Female Novice Second: Serena Lapointe, 1:58.96 Third: Sophia Santano, 3:20.08 Male Novice Second: Stewart Babakaiff, 1:14.02 Male Intermediate Sixth: Tim McTeer, 1:04.40 Seventh: Stuart Hawton, 1:11:84 Slalom Female Novice Second: Sophia Santano, 2:22.41 Third: Serena Lapointe, 2:28.20 Male Novice First: Stewart Babakaiff, 1:21.60 Male Intermediate Fifth: Tim McTeer, 1:14.02 Sixth: Stuart Hawton, 1:15.80

TOWN HALL MEETING ELECTORAL AREA ‘B’/LOWER COLUMBIAOLD GLORY Area ‘B’ Director Linda Worley RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS

Genelle, Oasis, Rivervale, Casino, Paterson, Sheep Creek, Blackjack & Southbelt Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Electoral Area ‘B’/Lower Columbia-Old Glory Director Linda Worley and RDKB Staff invite all Electoral Area ‘B’/ Lower Columbia-Old Glory residents, taxpayers and interested parties to a Town Hall Meeting to learn about Regional Districts in general, the services the RDKB provides and the proposed 2016 Budget and 2016-2020 Five Year Financial Plan.

RDKB Staff will provide information regarding how Regional Districts operate, the governing legislation, the overall Regional services and specific Electoral Area ‘B’/Lower Columbia-Old Glory services that are provided and how much taxpayers pay.

Top: Jake Miller (third from left) and Eugene LaRoque (second from right) got a strong start in a qualifying run for the Male 01 200m.

William Thatcher had a good race day, placing first in one event, second in two events, and third in one event. Serena Lapointe (middle) and Tim McTeer (bottom) take off from the starting gate for their second runs in the Slalom event.

Come out and share your comments and your views on the 2016 Budget and on what types of local government services you wish to have in your Electoral Area ‘B’/Lower Columbia-Old Glory community.

WHEN: 6:00 P.M.— WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 WHERE: GENELLE COMMUNITY HALL 1205-2ND STREET, GENELLE, BC Maureen Forster, Executive Assistant 250-368-0235 1-800-355-7352 mforster@rdkb.com

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ROSSLAND CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m.

Monday, Mar. 7 at 6 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 15, 2 p.m. at the Kiro Wellness Center, 1500 Columbia Ave., Trail. Scheduled guest: Duane Lehr,tax investment and expert from Pinpoint Personal Tax Services.

SWEET VALENTINE REFUGEE CONCERT FUNDRAISER Hosted by the WKFoR. Saturday, February 13, 7:30 p.m.

Join Carolyn Cameron on violin and Dawna Kavanagh on piano who will perform “Music of Vienna” at the Muriel Griffith Room at the Charles Bailey Theatre. All proceeds will go towards sponsoring refugee families to Canada (specifically to the West Kootenays). Wine served at cash bar. Admission is by donation. Please RSVP to Melva Scott at miscott@telus.net to reserve your seat.

WINTER SPEAKER SERIES — ROSSLAND SKIING MEMORIES Thursday, Feb. 18, 6:30 to 8 p.m. As part of our Winter Speaker Series and in line with the BC Heritage Week theme of “Distinctive Destinations,” we will have Al Fisher and Richie Mann (and hopefully a few others) join is for a panel discussion on memories of skiing in Rossland and on Red Mountain. Entry is by donation. Seating in the Cominco Theatre is limited to 32 people, and while we can stuff a few extra chairs in the back section, please note that we may fill up fast.

ME INC: HOW TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS Thursday, Feb. 11, 6:30-8 p.m. Have you ever considered being an entrepreneur but have hesitated about taking the next steps? This session will provide you with all of the critical considerations before making the leap. This 1.5 hour intensive program will walk you through all the critical consideration and link you to more resources in each topic area if you need more information. Free lecture.

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GRANDPALS Wednesdays, Feb. 24, March 30, April 27, 10 to 11 a.m. In conjunction with Rossland Seniors Centre, the Rossland Museum presents Grandpals. A great opportunity for Rossland’s senior and junior generations to come together and share stories, crafts and games (preschool ages two and a half to five). Four free sessions, but please pre-book by calling 250-362-7722. Seniors interested in taking part are also welcome to get in contact.

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MUSEUM SATURDAY CRAFTERNOONS Stop in anytime Saturdays between 1 to 3 p.m. for Crafternoons in the Discovery Zone! Crafts and activities for kids of all ages. Free with adult admission. Parents can feel free to look around the museum while we craft with the kids. The Museum is openall winter Wednesdays to Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate available to keep you warm! Contact: 250-362-7722 or info@rosslandmuseum.ca.

REC VOLLEYBALL AT RSS Every Thurs. night from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. $2 drop in or $5 for the season.

Please use back door to enter. For more details contact Ryan at ryanlachy13@ gmail.com or text 250-921-5644.

SWING DANCING AT THE LEGION Swing dancing lessons are starting up again at the Legion on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. We’ll teach each other our favourite moves. Bring your favourite swing songs on an iPod or USB memory stick. Spread the word!

ART DROP IN NIGHT Mondays, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. @ YAN Space, 2076 Columbia Ave. There will be no instruction, just a space to be creative with other youth artists. Come hang out and get creative!

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.

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ADULT CO-ED REC HOCKEY Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Join this fun, co-ed recreational program of non-contact drop-in hockey.

Please enter on Second Ave. This is fun, no contact, no pressure hockey!

Full equipment is required and some experience necessary.

GROUP OFFERS SUPPORT, INFORMATION FOR TRAIL FAMILIES LIVING WITH DEMENTIA The second Tuesday of each month, from noon to 2 p.m. The Alzheimer Society runs a monthly dementia caregiver support group in Trail, for residents who want to prepare themselves with current information that will help improve quality of life with the disease.

The group offers the chance to exchange information and friendship with others affected by dementia, access the

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most current information, and learn and share practical tips for coping with change. For more information and for specific location details, contact Julie Leffelaar at 1-855-301-6742 or jleffelaar@alzheimerbc.org.

MUSIC NIGHT Tuesdays, 6:20 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. @ YAN Space, 2076 Columbia Ave. Drop in event for ages 12 to 18. How do you like to music? Come to the YAN Space and immerse yourself in anything/everything music. No prior music-ing experience necessary.

AFTER SCHOOL KID’S CLUB Wednesdays, Feb. 3 to May 25, 3 to 5 p.m. Drop in for after school fun!

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. For ages five to 12. Drop in $8/child for non-members. Buy a punch pass and get one free visit. Can also pre-pay by calling 250-362-7722.

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, chillspace, girls only! Free.

YAN AFTER SCHOOL DROP-IN Monday to Thursday, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. @ YAN Space, 2076 Columbia Ave. Come in and chill, get homework help, build a resume or do a job search, or just hang with you friends. Free.

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Find your Valentine at the library The Rossland Public Library has your Valentine’s Day blind date.

This is the fourth year Rosslanders have been able to find a blind date at the library and they seem to like it.

“Last year there were people waiting at the door when we opened so they could have the biggest selection of potential dates,” said Library director Beverley Rintoul.

Drop by the library between noon and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13 to choose your date. They will be coyly wrapped in brown paper with a sentence or two telling you about themselves on the front. No peeking until you get your date home!

Maybe you’ll find your new favourite book or your new favourite author.

Jens Erik Knudsgaard

passed away peacefully in Kananaskis while guiding blind skiers on February 5th, 2016.

Erik was born on February 12th, 1938 in Rossland, BC. Erik’s hobbies included skiing, hiking, Masons, Sons of Norway and Ski for Light Canada. He enjoyed travelling to England and Denmark and especially spending time with his family and grandchildren.

Erik is survived by his loving wife Margaret, his sons; Paul (Colleen) and their children Mya and Kristian; Mark (Julie-Anne), and their children Logan, Winter and Moss, his daughters; Karen and Anna, his brother Einer (Mariette), his sister Linda (Allan) as well as nieces and nephews. Erik was predeceased by his parents Hans and Linna, his brothers Frankie and David.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Erik will take place on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 10:30 am from Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rossland with Father J. Joseph Kizhakethottathil M.S.T., Celebrant. Brent Long of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ in care of arrangements.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Erik’s name may be made to Ski for Light Canada c/o Barry Nelson, President, 21771-126th Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 4P1 You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

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Ready to welcome refugee family The West Kootenay Friends of Refugees are getting ready to welcome a family of four Syrian refugees, (parents and two small children) to our area. Thanks to the generosity of people in Rossland, Trail, Fruitvale and Castlegar, we have raised enough funds to begin the sponsorship of the Abdins, who are expected to arrive in a few weeks — maybe sooner.

The WKFoR group will help them get settled in the cozy home of one of our members, which will be a nice change from the crowded situation in the Turkish refugee camp near Ankara where they have been living for the past two years.

Recent photos of the camp show the ground covered with snow and shivering children without warm coats living in the cloth tents provided by the Red Crescent (the Muslim version of the Red Cross).

WKFoR members have been signing up for a variety of tasks as we set up the living space, collect clothing, books and toys, stock the cupboards, organize paperwork, find medical and dental services, prepare a budget and financial plan, create an orientation binder and organize in-home English lessons as well as those that will be provided by the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. Most importantly, since the family only speaks Arabic, we have located a translator, living in Rossland, to help us communicate with the Abdins and help them adjust to their new lives in Canada.

The family will have a difficult job ahead of them, learning English, adapting to a new culture, taking on job training and raising their two small children so far from familiar surroundings and

the people they love. The WKFoR members encourage everyone in the surrounding communities to make our new guests feel welcome and appreciated. We are lucky to have so much to share with those who need our help.

On Saturday, Feb. 13, there will be a fundraising concert in the Muriel Griffiths room of the Charles Bailey Theatre to support the Abdin family and a single Syrian woman who is being privately sponsored by a family in Fruitvale. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the music will start at 7:30 p.m.

Musicians Dawna Kavanagh and Carolyn Cameron plan to perform the Music of Vienna on piano and violin. Admission is by donation and there will be wine served at a cash bar. Please reserve your spot by contacting Melva Scott at miscott@telus.net.

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Avez-vous déjà rêvé de vivre dans une ville qui est digne d’une reine? Moi je l’ai trouvée ma ville royale. Je vis à Queen City.

Aujourd’hui, je vais vous parler d’une belle petite ville qui s’appelle Nelson. Je vais vous décrire son histoire, ce qui s’y passe et ce que j’aime de cette ville.

Nelson est une municipalité canadienne de la Colombie-Britannique. Elle est située au sud-est de la province dans les monts Selkirk le long du bras ouest du lac Kootenay.

Ses mines sont la principale raison de l’existence de cette communauté. Par la suite, elle s’est transformée en une région touristique avec moins d’industries. Elle est officiellement devenue une ville en 1897. En 2011, Nelson comptait 10 230

habitants. Nelson est aussi connue sous le nom “Queen City” et est reconnue pour son impressionnante collection de bâtiments restaurés. À Nelson, il existe une communauté francophone qui s’appelle l’AFKO. L’AFKO organise plusieurs événements tout le long de l’année et compte près de 600 membres.

L’hiver dernier, l’AFKO a fabriqué deux marionnettes géantes de 12 pieds de haut représentant les pionniers francophones des Kootenays. Elles ont paradé dans les marchés et les carnavals. On peut faire plusieurs choses à Nelson. Premièrement, le centre-ville de Nelson est rempli de bons restaurants, de cafés, de belles petites boutiques chaleureuses et de galeries d’art. À chaque mercredi, sur la rue Baker, il y a un petit marché communautaire. Le marché vend des breuvages, de la nourriture et les artisans vendent leurs produits. Il y a aussi le fameux “Market Fest” chaque dernier vendredi des mois d’été, où les gens peuvent profiter de rafraîchissements, de musiciens et de projets d’art dans le centre-ville. À Nelson il y a de très belles randonnées populaires comme les sentiers Nelson Salmo Great Northern Trail, ou Pulpit Rock qui se termine par une magnifique vue

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sur la ville de Nelson.

En hiver, le ski est la principale activité de plein air. À 20 minutes au sud de la ville, il y a le centre de ski Whitewater qui permet un domaine skiable de niveau débutant à avancé. En plus, Whitewater est le 3e centre de ski avec le plus de neige poudreuse en Colombie-Britannique.

Moi, ce que j’aime de Nelson est la communauté parce que la plupart des gens sont aimables.

Même s’ils ne te connaissent pas ils te disent salut ou te font signe de la main. Il y a beaucoup d’é vénements communautaires et beaucoup de nature en ville. Moi j’aime la gentillesse de Nelson. Je vous ai partagé mon secret, mais ça reste entre nous. Vous êtes les bienvenus de visiter, mais ne vantez pas trop notre petite ville.

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Le petit esquimau, le corbeau et le harfang des neiges par Aurélien Dupuis Fable Ookpictou, un brave petit Esquimau, partit un jour pour chasser le phoque sur les banquises flottantes des côtes de l’arctique. Il était armé d’une lance, d’un arc et une flèche qui avait servi à la chasse au caribou l’automne précédent.

Avant de partir en expédition, Ookpictou avait consulté le corbeau qui lui avait dit justement de se procurer ces armes. Il faut dire ici que le corbeau savait que toute arme qui avait servi à chasser le gibier à sang chaud ne devait pas servir à chasser le gibier à sang froid à moins d’avoir été purifié par le feu au préalable. Mais, il ne chuchota pas un seul mot au petit chasseur à cet effet. Non satisfait d’avoir ainsi déçu l’enfant, le corbeau avait ajouté : « Mais, pour chasser le phoque, il faut aller vers le Nord. Or, au nord, il n’y a pas de banquises flottantes ; il n’y a que des glaciers permanents. C’était un vilain tour à jouer à un jeune

chasseur qui avait tout à apprendre.

Heureusement, Ookpictou rencontra chemin faisant, un harfang des neiges qui s’informa aussitôt des intentions de notre jeune aventurier. Il avait pressenti qu’un si jeune enfant se trouvait à un endroit où il ne devait pas être.

-- Où vas-tu ? demanda-t-il au chasseur armé jusqu’aux dents.

-- Je m’en vais à la chasse aux phoques, répondit fièrement Ookpictou.

-- Mais, il n’y a pas de phoques là où tu te diriges. Il n’y a que les glaciers et le pergélisol. Tu reviendrais les mains vides… (si tu revenais en tout ) pensa en lui-même le harfang soucieux.

-- Monsieur le corbeau ma pourtant dit…

-- Ha ! Monsieur le corbeau ne dit pas toujours la vérité. Il faut s’en méfier.

Le harfang fit une courte pause et ajouta : -- Je vois que ta lance est tachée de sang. N’as-tu pas purifié ton arme avant de partir ?

-- Purifié mon ar…

-- Mais oui, mon ami, interrompit la chouette blanche.

Cela ne porte pas chance d’utiliser une arme qui a servi à abattre un animal terrestre.

-- Ha ! Ça alors. Le corbeau va me payer cher le sale tour qu’il a voulu me jouer.

-- Rien ne sert de blâmer Monsieur le corbeau. Il fallait d’abord t’informer avant de partir.

Tes parents savent toutes ces choses. Ha ! Mais je comprends, dit le harfang d’un ton rassurant. Tu as voulu leur prouver que tu es brave et que tu pouvais toi aussi chasser le phoque. Retourne chez toi et dis à ton papa que tu es assez grand pour faire partie d’une expédition de chasse. Il sera fier de toi et à coup sûr, il t’amènera sur les banquises là, où l’ours polaire chasse le phoque lui aussi tout comme les braves Inuits.

Ookpictou remercia le harfang des neiges de ses bons conseils.

Celui-ci s’éleva en battant des ailes et disparut dans le blanc arctique.

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“And the Oscar goes to…”

Most wait for the moment the leading actors, best director and top film are announced during the swanky Hollywood gala - but there’s also plenty of off-screen talent and Oscar-worthy accolade that goes into making an Academy Award winning movie.

And this year, there’s a local connection.

Montrose native Charlie O’Shea is part of a sound mixing trio up for a golden statue in a few weeks.

The Vancouver-based crew includes Salt Spring Island’s Chris Duesterdiek, the production sound mixer, and Candice Todesco, a sound assistant O’Shea has worked alongside since teaming up in the science fiction disaster film, “2012.”

On Feb. 28, the long time boom operator will find out if he can add Academy Award winner to his list of achievements following six arduous months shooting “The Revenant” - Leo DiCaprio’s adventure thriller that leads the pack with 12 Oscar nominations.

After 30 years of building his resume as a boom operator on movie and television sets, the 1981 J.L.Crowe grad, says from the onset, the sound team had an inkling “The Revenant” could produce the chance of a lifetime.

He was recommended for the job because of his experience, but on top of that, O’Shea says there was also an element of luck involved.

“All the stars aligned and we got on the right movie with the opportunity,” O’Shea told the Trail Times. “Everybody knew there was an opportunity for an Oscar with DiCaprio in the film and all the hubbub around it.”

O’Shea knew if he could stick out the demanding project, the chance of being nominated for the hottest movie of the year was high, and worth every minute of 14-hour days standing in snow and freezing water to catch the perfect sound.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” he said. “With such a star, most people knew when they got on the movie, this might be DiCaprio’s opportunity to finally get an Oscar.

Everyone is kind of riding on the coat tails of that.”

Having multiple credits from TV series like Psych and Da Vinci’s Inquest as well as hits like Godzilla and Tomorrowland, O’Shea had sound in his life well in advance of his career.

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His dad and namesake, Charlie O’Shea, owned the Radio Shack in downtown Trail.

After high school graduation, he enrolled in a film program at SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology). From there, the budding sound mixer moved into broadcasting at a TV station in Lethbridge.

That was where he caught the movie bug.

OShea was on set for the 1987 filming of “Betrayed,” a drama starring Debra Winger and Tom Berenger, when the rest, as they say, is history.

After working another two years sound mixing for an Edmonton TV station and training as a boom operator, O’Shea says the industry began heating up in Vancouver.

A move to the coast brought post production opportunities and an eventual in to the IATSE Local 891, a union of artists, technicians, and craftspeople who work primarily in film and television production in B.C. “You just have to slowly build up your resume in the areas you want to work in,” he explained. “Like if you want to work on a TV series, you can pursue that avenue - but I’ve always wanted to pursue the movies,” he added.

“And I decided to stay with boom operating because I like the part about being on set with the actors.”

The principal responsibility of a boom operator is microphone placement - with the aim being to hold the microphone as close to the actors or action as possible without getting in the way of the camera.

“There are three of us on a movie who have to try and figure out how to get all the dialogue from the actors, as clearly as possible,” O’Shea explained. “So when it does go to post production, called the re-recording mixer, we give them the best sound possible given the situation we were in.”

Long days in the remote Canadian wilderness (“The Revenant” was mainly shot outside of Calgary and in Squamish) and the unconventional manner of shooting presented some unique

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challenges for the boom operator.

“We had minus-30 days and a lot of us had to be in hip waders for all those scenes that were shot in the water,” he said, mentioning long johns and down-filled jackets were a necessity.

“We would get there in the morning and rehearse until the light was right for the director of photography, which was in the evening before the sun went down.”

After hours of practising with stand-ins each day, the final scenes were shot in a tight time frame.

“When the director came to set we only had a certain amount of time, which was really stressful,” explained O’Shea. “For the crew to get everything the way he (Alejandro González Iñárritu, director) wanted it, we had maybe two hours.

“A lot of work went into how to coordinate all the movement.”

As award season nears and “The Revenant” buzz continues to rise, O’Shea has already moved on to his next venture.

He’s back on set in Vancouver, working on the third installment of the “Planet of the Apes” movie series.

“I’ve been hacking away at this for 30 years, so it’s a long time invested in the business,” he said.

“And it takes time to gain experience, it can’t be bought, you have to go out there and do it.”

Though he won’t be in a tux or walking the red carpet at the Oscars, O’Shea is planning to fly to Los Angeles next week to mingle with peers at the Cinema Audio Society awards.

And he has some advice for other small town kids looking to break into the industry.

“I know when I grew up in Trail, Hollywood was a place a million miles away,” he said. “But now it’s an accessible place that people can be part of it whether you are working in Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal - there’s this great opportunity for young people to become animators, sound people or camera people. It’s another part of our province being diversified, and you can have a good career working in film.”

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