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Four local governments can move ahead with long term plans after a funding boost from the federal government. Almost $275,000 was collectively earmarked for Rossland, Fruitvale, Warfield and Salmo through the 2016 Strategic Priorities Fund. Rossland Mayor Kathy Moore says investing the city’s $75,000 grant into asset management is a common sense approach to making key decisions in the future. “We need to develop a robust asset management policy that will guide us, and hopefully future councils, so we can stay on the road to a sustainable, maintainable municipality,” she explained, mentioning the city’s inventory is identified, now its service life must be determined. “We will work with some of our local government friends, like Grand Forks, who is much farther down this path. “Then we need to integrate the information into our annual financial plans.” She said that’s where the task becomes demanding, because the city’s many assets that must be maintained on a small residential tax base. “These will be the challenges that council and the community will need to struggle with in the upcoming months and years,” added Moore. Similar planning is underway in the Beaver Valley as Fruitvale embarks on an asset management investment plan with its $45,000 grant. The goal is to outline a 20-year forecast of expenditures required to maintain sustainable levCONTINUED ON A2
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Traffic lanes and the pedestrian walkway on the eastbound side of the Victoria Street Bridge will be closed from Monday (Feb. 15) to the end of the month. The closure will accommodate Power Tech Electrical crews, who will be installing LED lights as part of the bridge lighting project. The westbound lanes will be open for single-lane two-way traffic and pedestrians. Crews and traffic control personnel will be on site Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists are asked to take caution and obey the posted construction signage.
Missing snowboarder found safe and sound after night in back country VAL ROSSI Trail Times
A missing snowboarder was found Sunday morning unharmed after getting turned around on Grey Mountain at Red Mountain Resort Saturday. The man from Alberta was located at nearly 2 p.m. in an out of bounds area near Esling Creek. Search and Rescue (SAR) is taking this
opportunity to remind the public to stay in bounds at all times and to be prepared with proper equipment and a trip and safety plan. “This has been a growing trend as of late with skiers moving into out of bound areas,” said Mike Hudson, president of South Columbia SAR. He adds that the number of incidents could be attributed to the current snow conditions sending skiers and snowboarders in search of “good” snow.
“These areas are marked off for good reason, for their dangerous locations and avalanche risks,” he said. “Not only the danger to you as the public but equally as dangerous for our certified rescuers. We too have to endure the dangers of these areas when others do not heed the warnings.” Rossland SAR was called out Saturday around 5 p.m. and quickly got to work, setting up command in the Red Mountain
parking lot and searching the mountain on skis and snowmobiles. “Unfortunately, the weather moved in with heavy fog and snow, and the search was suspended for the night,” explained Hudson. South Columbia joined the search effort Sunday morning, along with Castlegar and Grand Forks. There was a total of 37 SAR members on the team, some in the field and others handling the management of the CONTINUED ON A2 Contact the Times:
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