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confident leading up to the championships in Collingwood, Ont. from Feb. 23 to 26.

“I’m pretty positive about it. I think it will be successful. I’m one of the top athletes right now,” she said.

Patterson competed at nationals for the first time last year and came in sixth in the Super-G and was most improved skier. This year, she’s hoping to improve on that.

“In the GS’s I’m definitely going for

top three, and the Slaloms is a little bit weaker as my event, so I’m planning on a top five at least,” she said.

Patterson’s success is especially impressive given that she’s not able to train on the snow in the off-season, the way some of her competitors can.

“Sometimes I don’t have [as much] training as them, because I can’t get myself to … Chile or New Zealand to train, but I work my hardest to make that up when I do have snow here,”

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Planning projects benefit from federal gas tax dollars SHERI REGNIER Rossland News

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Application forms and guidelines are available: • RDKB offices at Montrose, Trail, Warfield and Rossland • Email stoupin@rdkb.com • Online at: rdkb.com or cbt.org/cipaap.

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With files from Chelsea Novak 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 now that the city’s inventory is identified, its service life must be determined.

Rossland’s assessment management investment plan will look at “how to manage all of our assets from our buildings to our pipes to our roads, into the future,” said Stacey Lightbourne, city planner. “So basically putting away money in order to fix them and to try to make decisions on what should be fixed first.”

Lightbourne explained that many grant applications now ask for information on asset management, and that having an asset management plan will be beneficial when applying for some funding.

“We will work with some of our local government friends, like Grand Forks, who is much farther down this path,” said Moore.

“Then we need to integrate the information into our annual financial plans.”

She said that’s where the task becomes demanding, because of 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 levels of service as well as the condition and risk of the village’s tangible capital assets.

“All residents, businesses, as well as tourists that visit our village, rely on functioning infrastructure such as roads, water and sewer pipes, street lighting,” says Fruitvale Mayor Patricia Cecchini.

“This funding support provided by senior governments is deeply appreciated as it assists the village in planning for a sustainable future.”

Locally, Warfield received the largest grant, $77,000 to develop an integrated Official Community Plan (OCP).

Overall, the village’s OCP will be updated and include a long-term sustainability plan with goals that describe where the community wants to be in 25-30 years.

Last summer, Warfield staff and council held a strategic planning session and one of the five points identified was the create an OCP. “Building a plan of this type requires the contracting of consultants who are experts in the field,” says Warfield Mayor Ted Pahl, noting the federal grant allows the village to develop an OCP at no cost.

“Having this plan in place will enable this government and future governments to make decision that affect our community based on a long term plan.”

Another community, the Village of Salmo, will be comprehensively updating its OCP

with it $75,000 grant.

“The project will bring the Village of Salmo’s antiquated OCP into conformance with the Local Government Act and its corresponding requirements including land use, active transportation planning, growth management, infrastructure planning, GHG objectives and community energy and emissions reduction plans,” said village administrator Diane Kalen-Sukra.

“This vital planning project would not have been possible without this federal gas tax fund contribution and the backing of Salmo’s community groups who wrote letters in support of our grant application.”

The grant application was widely supported by community groups, including the Salmo and District Chamber of Commerce, Valley Trails Society, Curling and Rink Association, Celebrations Society, Childcare Society, and Girls Softball Association among others.

The sustainability planning process will take about two years and involve extensive community consultation.

Federal gas tax money is transferred to B.C. annually, totalling $253 million this year.

The funds are administered through a Union of British Columbia Municipalities committee, for a range of projects that improve capacity-building, also referred to asset management, as well as upgrades to infrastructure such as roads, bridges, regional airports and recreational facilities.

Other notable grants are $4.6 million to the Regional District of Central Kootenay for a pool renewal at the Nelson and District Community Complex; City of Castlegar, $250,000 for asset management and climate change framework; $2.8 million for Cranbrook to rehabilitate Idlewild Park; and $4.5 million to Kimberley for the reconstruction of Gerry Sorensen Way.

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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.

He was located and found in good condition, no injuries or other medical issues.

“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 search.

“We had searchers all over the mountain and snowmobiles travelling all through the Big Sheep Creek area in case he made it down that far,” Hudson explained.

A helicopter from Dam Helicopters was brought in to assist with the search, but foggy

conditions made it difficult for the chopper to land at the base, so a helipad was built at the top of the mountain. Unfortunately, weather again became an issue, and the pilot could not land on top either and was forced to discontinue search efforts for safety and visibility reasons.

The SAR team pressed through and finally came across some tracks, which led the team to the snowboarder at nearly 2 p.m. in an out of bounds area near Esling Creek.

“The conditions in this particular area were very dangerous and due to the heavy fog and heavy snow conditions on Saturday late afternoon he got turned around,” said Hudson.

“He was located and found in good condition, no injuries or other medical issues.”

The hungry man was thankful to see SAR and was brought safely back to the base Sunday night.

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$10 million fund saves taxpayers in the long run, board chair says SHERI REGNIER Rossland News

How many million of dollars to set aside in reserves is a hot topic every year during West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District budget talks.

The reserve fund was established in 2007 and capped at $3 million, then upped to $10 million four years ago.

Some politicians assert taxing for future projects not yet identified is a slippery slope, while others favour saving up to cushion the impact of inevitable costs that come with maintaining medical facilities.

And, with a $40 million project being championed for Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail, the hospital board chair says building the reserve now will level the playing field later.

“If you want to keep the regional hospital in Trail and sustain it for future years the renovations have to be done,” said Marguerite Rotvold.

“If we have a reserve fund we can use that toward the cost of renovation instead of having a major increase in taxes to the taxpayer,”

she explained. “Rather than a spike or drop, I would [prefer] my taxes stay as they are and put into the reserve instead of saying, ‘No, I’ll pay a big increase when the time comes.’”

Though the decision for upgrades in Trail remains in the hands of the province, Rotvold says maintaining a $10 million cap could support moving the sustainability project forward in stages.

“The Ministry of Health has not approved the renovation so Interior Health cannot commit to it,” she said. “But if we get information in phases, and what the costs are, we may be able to say we have reserve funds and ask the ministry to support a Phase 1. Instead of the $40 million [all at once] we can look at the process and do it in stages.”

Aside from the complete overhaul, which includes upgrades to emergency, pharmacy and ambulatory care, Rotvold pointed out reserves are necessary for other costs that can arise, such as a major equipment malfunction in any of the facilities under the district’s umbrella.

“Money is going to come out

of reserves for that as well,” she said. “And that’s the challenge — looking at the long haul. I know some people don’t like it (building reserves) but I strongly support it.”

The main purpose of the regional hospital board is to provide funding for facility equipment and capital projects.

The hospital district typically pays for 40 per cent of the cost of approved capital projects while the remaining 60 per cent is funded by the province or through donations provided by local hospital foundations.

Of the $6.3 million capital plan proposed by IHA in 2016, the hospital district’s share nears $2.6 million.

That includes $1.2 million for intensive care unit upgrades in Trail, and a further $1 million for equipment replacement in Trail and Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson.

“We’ve directed staff to bring the bylaws back to our next meeting on Feb. 24,” Rotvold added. “So the projects will be approved, and we will be discussing the reserve fund, whether to increase it or keep it at the cap.”

VALENTINE’S CONCERT TO SUPPORT REFUGEES On Saturday, Feb. 13, musicians Carolyn Cameron (violin) and Dawna Cavanagh (piano) donated their talents to raise funds for the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees’ sponsorship drive. Their program, entitled Music of Vienna, with selections from Kreisler, Hayden and Mozart, proved popular with the audience. Entrance was by donation and the total raised was $3115.

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Origin: Steamboats carried both people and animals.

Since pigs smelled so bad they would be washed before being put on board. The mud and other filth that was washed off was considered useless “hog wash”.

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Notable but unnoticed: W. M. Newton

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small number of people — particularly Ross Thompson and John (Jack) Kirkup — have been justly celebrated as Rossland’s historical icons. However, there are other people who made notable contributions to the early development of the city who have gone almost unnoticed. Today, I would like to rescue one of them from the historical dustbin.

Born in England about 1839, William Melville Newton had a

twenty-year career in the British War Department and was then involved in establishing the Army and Navy Stores in London. He was an accomplished, well-regarded “English gentleman.” Trusteeship of an English estate with beneficiaries in Victoria, took him there in 1889. Having fallen in love with the country he began a new career in the management of real estate. He was soon attracted to the Kootenays and by 1892 he was managing new townsites at Pilot Bay on Kootenay Lake and Sayward, on the Columbia River near what is now Columbia Gardens. Illness took him to Victoria for medical attention in 1894, but the opportunity to act as agent for Ross Thompson’s new townsite company drew him to Rossland in September of that year.

He soon parted company with the townsite company, but he settled into the town as a mining broker.

While at Pilot Bay, Newton was appointed Justice of the Peace for the West Kootenay. When he settled in Rossland, he became the town’s first “judge,” presiding over the town’s justice system. There was no regular police force, but Newton could ap-

point special constables as required.

His constables arrested miscreants and he presided at their trials. Most would have involved petty offences such as drunk and disorderly or illegal gambling, the common punishments for which were fines and banishment from the camp. He could not impose serious penalties, but in cases with potentially long jail sentences or worse he could hold preliminary hearings, with the cases themselves adjudicated by the province’s Supreme Court in Assize Sessions in Nelson. Thus, despite his lack of formal legal education, he conducted preliminary hearings for cases involving the passing of fraudulent cheques, Rossland’s first shooting and an axe fight resulting in death that some historians cite as the reason Kirkup was dispatched to Rossland. He also shared the bench with a justice of the peace from Trail in a claim jumping case that became a cause célèbre in the district. Rossland was known as a relatively orderly mining camp even before Constable Kirkup arrived, in substantial part because of law enforcement by Newton.

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Newton was much more than the justice of the peace in pre-incorporation Rossland. He was, in effect, the town’s unofficial mayor.

When a Ratepayers Association was organized to lobby the government for funds, Newton was its president. In June, 1895, a School Board was elected to promote education; Newton was one of three members and, as its secretary, he aggressively lobbied the government for money for teachers and a school. When a committee was created to effect the incorporation of the city, Newton was president. A campaign to attract a physician to the camp was directed

by Newton. In 1896 a mass meeting of mine owners and others was held to protest the government’s imposition of a tax on the value of the output of mines. Newton was called to the chair. Similarly, he chaired an earlier meeting about the location of the post office. When the provincial government made funds available for the improvement of the camp, Newton shared responsibility for the application of those funds with Napoleon Fitzstubbs, the gold commissioner. When Fitzstubbs surSandy Leonard Creative Director

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veyed the availability of water for mining and domestic needs, Newton was there to protect the interests of the residents. A townsite laid out at Big Sheep Creek was named Melville after him. After Kirkup had been appointed, but before he had arrived, Newton was made acting mining recorder and later registrar of marriages. He was a very active citizen — in some ways the spirit of the camp.

Despite his prominence in the affairs of the town, Newton was not a candidate for mayor when the city was incorporated and was not selected to be the police magistrate when that municipal office was created. I don’t know why. He carried on with his brokerage business for a couple of years, but by 1899/1900 his name had disappeared from the Rossland City Directory. Despite his contributions, he left Rossland without fanfare and went to New Zealand, where he had relatives. He died there in 1915 at age 75.

William Melville Newton’s contribution to Rossland’s early development was not earth shattering, but it was important. Sadly, it has been all but forgotten.

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City council decided to move forward with selling the Rotary Building at last week’s council meeting.

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Rossland’s city council voted to move forward with selling off the old Rotary Health Centre at last week’s council meeting.

The city doesn’t currently use the building — though it is home to Rossland’s food bank and Rossland Search and Rescue uses the basement for storage — and as it stands the structure costs thousands of dollars in operating fees per year and will cost taxpayers even more in major repairs.

According to Steve Nash, the city’s consulting manager of finance, the building currently costs $8,000 to

$10,000 a year to operate and it will cost an additional $30,000 to $40,000 “to bring it up to snuff.”

According to Mike Pistak, who’s been a Rossland Rotary Club member for 50 years, the building was constructed by Rotary before he was even a member, but has always belonged to the city.

“It was used as an immunization clinic and an expectant mothers and baby clinic for a while,” he explained, but the building has not been used for any immunization-related purposes for the past five to six years.

A representative from the Rossland Food Bank declined to comment on city council’s decision.

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Housing czar defends drug ghettos Housing Minister R i c h Coleman was flabbergasted at the angry response to his solution to the TOM FLETCHER Vi c t or i a Black Press courthouse “tent city,” the latest tarp-covered camp to spring up in southern B.C. Coleman announced two temporary shelters with three meals a day and medical supports. One is a former nursing home close to the courthouse squat, conveniently located near panhandling and drug dealing spots as well as taxpayerfunded services. The other offers indoor or outdoor tent space at a former youth custody centre, with a dedicated downtown shuttle bus so these “victims” of “homelessness” don’t have to endure B.C.’s most generous transit bus system.

We weren’t consulted, said the indignant spokespeople for those bringing new-looking tents to take advantage of food and other handouts, offered in B.C.’s warmest climate by the province’s most naïve local government.

But this was just a show for the media by our resident professional protesters, some of whom aren’t really “homeless.”

After the reaction, which Coleman described as “bizarre,” the combined 88 housing opportu-

nities are being snapped up. Those on welfare will have to fork over their $375 monthly housing allowance, as the province continues to convert more housing and offer more rent subsidies.

It’s no wonder that southern B.C. is the destination of choice.

Coleman said it’s always been a seasonal thing, but this winter has been the highest in a decade, largely due to an exodus of economic migrants from the downturn in Alberta, naturally heading for B.C.’s most desirable real estate.

I asked him about two other homeless hotspots. In Abbotsford, campers have ignored a city deadline to take down structures in a three-year-old camp, after temporary shelter and costly provincial supports were brought on. A courtroom and street confrontation looms with self-styled “drug war survivors” and their Vancouver legal help.

In Maple Ridge, a tent camp sprang up next to the local Salvation Army shelter, with people cycling through the shelter’s 15-day limit, camping and being fed until they could go back in.

Mayor Nicole Read, who has worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said Maple Ridge took on its own outreach, shelter and housing effort because the province’s $1 million-a-year Salvation Army operation isn’t working.

Coleman is not amused. He said he’s had no complaints about Abbotsford’s Salvation Army

shelter, and Read is the only one griping. And no mayor is going to tell him how to spend provincial dollars. Maple Ridge now has two shelters with accompanying street drugs, prostitution and crime.

I asked Coleman about the 10-year-study led by Simon Fraser University researcher Julian Somers on the housing, outreach and services in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. This is the heart of B.C.’s “housing first” strategy, where the province has bought and renovated 30 “single room occupancy” buildings, built another dozen and poured in every possible support, including the buyout of high-living executives at the Portland Hotel Society.

The study found that the hardest cases are worse off than ever, based on court, hospital and other service records, while the influx to the notorious Vancouver drug ghetto have tripled in 10 years.

“I haven’t had a chance to go over that report yet, but I disagree with the assumption I’ve heard already, because I walk the Downtown Eastside,” Coleman said. “I don’t know if they do every few weeks to a month, but I’ve been doing it for about nine or 10 years and I can tell you it’s a whole lot better down there.”

The question is whether problems are being solved, or just better hidden from view.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Wanted: bobcat and lynx photos

Cherry Meadows from South Slocan, Stellar Seeds from Johnson’s Landing, and Earthy Organics from Fruitvale will all have seeds available at Seedy Saturday on Feb. 20.

A bobcat/lynx study is currently under way at the University of BC Okanagan, in partnership with BC’s Ministry of Environment, and needs your help. They are seeking photos of bobcats and lynx captured by trail cameras, or conventional cameras, from all corners of the province and from all time periods to help determine the current provincial distribution of each species. They think bobcats are moving northwards and into higher elevations.

The photos don’t have to be great photography — they just have to show a bobcat or a lynx, or even just a part of one. Photos can be blurry or dark and don’t even have to clearly show which cat species is present. When sending photos, please include both the date and location of each photo. Location should be as specific as

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Rossland REAL Foods is holding its Seedy Saturday event at the Miners’ Hall on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m.

The seed swap and sale will feature seeds from vendors such as Cherry Meadows from South Slocan, Stellar Seeds from Johnson’s Landing, and Earthy Organics from Fruitvale.

The advantage of picking up seeds at the event, instead of the store, is that the seeds are locally

adapted.

“A lot of the seeds that we buy in the store are grown down in the states where there’s good conditions for growing seeds, so they’re not really adapted to our climate and growing season,” explains Sarah Flood, event organizer. “So we’ve got some locally adapted seeds, plus there’s a lot of heirloom seeds. One of the people coming up from Earthly Organics will have pepper seeds, and those are actually from peppers his dad brought from Italy.”

There will also be seeds for

interesting plants not necessarily found in a typical store.

“Like blue tomatoes,” says Flood.

Seed swappers are asked to package their seeds in small envelopes that are clearly labeled with the type of seed and date of collection.

Each envelope should have enough seeds to plant a five-foot row, or start three to five individual plants.

Details on seed swapping and on Rossland’s Seedy Saturday can be found on the Rossland Real Foods website at www.rosslandfood.com/ contact-us/local-seeds.

A UBCO study is seeking photos of lynx and bobcats spotted in the region.

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possible: most preferred is UTM or LAT/LONG coordinates. If that information is not available, then please provide the name of the nearest road or landmark (including distance and direction from road or landmark), or nearest town (including distance and direction from town), or watershed or managementu unit.

Photos will be used for data only (which species was where when)

and will not influence management decisions regarding hunting/trapping bag limits or season dates. Photos will not be published or shared with anyone without permission, and photographers will retain ownership of their photos. The results of this study will be gladly shared with all those who are interested.

Please email photos to T.J. Gooliaff at tj.gooliaff@ ubc.ca.

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Contractors Freshen up your home for the spring season

After a few months of chilly temperatures, come spring, many homeowners are eager to throw open their windows and doors and breathe new life into their homes. Simple changes made now — even before the weather begins to warm up — can improve interior spaces and brighten the atmosphere of a home.

• Go plant shopping.

Research from NASA suggests adding at least one plant in your home per 100 square feet is efficient enough to clean air. Fresh foliage also makes a home feel warm and inviting.

Watering and misting plants introduces moisture into indoor air, which can make

rooms overcome with dry air from heating systems feel comfortable. Just be sure to avoid overwatering plants, which can lead to mold growth.

• Swap out throw pillows.

Accent pillows on beds and sofas are quick and inexpensive ways to add new bursts of color to rooms. You may be able to make over a room’s entire color scheme with new pillows.

Invest in pillows that you can switch with each season so your decor will never look tired or dull.

• Clean existing light fixtures. Another way to brighten the mood in a home is to periodically clean light fixtures to make sure they are working

effectively. Spend time dusting them and cleaning off any accumulated debris. If need be, switch out old lamp shades for newer ones that let more light shine through. If inadequate lighting is a problem no matter how many lamps you have, consult with an electrician about installing more overhead and accent lighting.

• Give rugs and floors a deep cleaning. Recirculated air may be full of dust and other microscopic particles that end up blowing throughout your home. Also, it’s easy to track in dirt and other materials on your shoes that become imbedded in carpeting. At least once a year, rent or enlist the surfaces

of carpet and upholstery cleaners to give floors a thorough cleaning. You may be surprised at how clean and fresh a home looks and smells once rugs and carpets are deep-cleaned.

You also can make a dry carpet cleaner using baking soda, corn starch and desired fresh herbs for fragrance. Sprinkle and then vacuum up after a few hours.

• Color-coordinate bookshelves. Group all books with similarly colored covers together for an instant and eye-appealing look.

• Simmer some homemade home deodorizer. In a large pot, boil water and some scented herbs, such as rosemary, citrus rinds, vanilla, or lavender. The

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aroma will waft through the home, creating a pleasing scent.

• Invest in new window treatments. Lightweight draperies or new blinds or shades can transform the look of a room.

Be sure to keep curtains and blinds open during the day to maximize the hours of sunlight.

Homeowners can make some simple changes while they’re stuck indoors and reap the benefits when the weather warms up again.

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BLIND DATES PICKED UP AT LIBRARY Readers took home their blind date books from the Rossland Public Library on Saturday. Pictured here: Librarian Margaret Smith poses with some of the available blind dates. Penny Johnson, library volunteer, poses with a coyly wrapped book “looking for skeletons in closets and finding a load of mischief.”

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Twenty-four skiers participated in Skied Dating on Saturday.

The second annual event had three times the number of participants as last year, split into two age categories, with an even number of guys and gals in the older group, and a bigger number of guys in the younger group.

Couples rode up the Red chair lift together, and each participant had the chance to ride up with each member of the opposite sex from the same age category.

“All the participants got a sheet of paper where they could write the name of the person they went up the chair with and indicate whether or not they would be interested in seeing them again, just checking yes or no,” explained Tara Kowalchuk, event organizer.

Kowalchuk first got the idea to start Skied Dating a number of years ago.

“I thought it was kind of hard sometimes to meet people in the Kootenays and I just thought that this would be a fun way to meet people who you already had something in common with,” she said.

One third of participants at Saturday’s event found a match, but it’s too soon for Kowalchuk to know if anything has come of their romantic chair lift rides.

“It was a lot of fun; everyone involved had a great time, and I would just encourage more women to come out next year, so that we have more even numbers,” said Kowalchuk.

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

TEDXLIVE Thursday, Feb. 18, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Rossland Public Library. The library will be live-streaming one day of the TED2016 conference happening in Vancouver. Drop-in between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m, to share good ideas, good food and good conversation.

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.

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.

ONGOING 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 Thursday night from 7:30 to 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 250921-5644.

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 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 to 4 p.m. Girls and boys ages 5 to 7 years. Please contact Deanna Leask at 250-362-7118 to join.

SLURPS AND BURPS FEEDING GROUP Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Family Obstetrics Clinic, Fourth Floor Maternity, KBRH Trail. Share your experiences with your peers in an in-

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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.

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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.

Joe Hill Coffee House Joe Hill Coffee House invites you to another great show to light up your day on Sunday, February 21. Our performers this month are: • Bert Kniss, George Capaletto (and Dave on bass) • Stew Ford • Les Carter • Alan Suttie • Keith Robine and Mike Scully • The Dead Strings • Dave Scanlan Joe Hill Coffee House is in the Rossland Legion, 2081 Washington Street until the Miners’ Hall renovations are completed. It’s the same traditional family-friendly

format – coffee, tea, goodies, nice tables and chairs, cozy surroundings, and good sound.

(No bar.)

Doors open at 6 p.m., the show starts at 7 p.m.

Come early and garner some goodies!

Cost is only $3, and kids and students are free – the best entertainment value for many a kilometer.

Joe Hill Coffee House is always looking for new performers – young and old, beginners or polished. Everyone is welcome; no auditions. It’s where you can relax and perform for the best audience anywhere. For more information contact Les Carter at retrac01@telus. net, 250-362-5677.

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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A new eco-friendly group is starting up in Rossland to take stewardship of our watershed.

Rossland Streamkeepers will hold two info sessions — one on Thursday, Feb. 25, the other on Thursday, March 3, both from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Rossland Public Library — so that Rosslanders can learn more about the group, and share what they know about Rossland’s creeks and streams.

The sessions are being organized by Bill Coedy, who moved to Rossland in fall of 2014. Coedy has over 30 years of experience and training in the area of aquatic science ranging from laboratory management to regulatory monitoring programs.

He holds a MSC in Chemistry, a Diploma in Environmental Toxicology, a Certificate in Project Management and recently received a Field Certificate in Environment Canada’s Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN).

Coedy decided to start Streamkeepers after he got involved with similar organizations in the area.

“I got involved in a group, the Columbia Basin Watershed Network (CBWN), attended a few seminars, met some people who have started up little organizations like the Streamkeepers … and found out that they’re good stewards of their water, creeks and lakes. So I didn’t find anybody who had done that in Rossland; it seemed to be kind of missing the area,” he explains.

Coedy is hoping to find volunteers who

know about not only issues and concerns with creeks in the area, but who also know a little of the history surrounding them.

“I’m just hoping I can learn more about the creeks and streams flowing the area, and I’m really interested in the history as well,” he says.

The info sessions will also be an opportunity for volunteers to learn about two initiatives already in the works.

Coedy helped Selkirk College and the CBWN develop an online ArcGIS interactive map of the watersheds in the Rossland area in 2015.

“I wrote a proposal to the Columbia Basin Watershed Network and they funded 70

hours of a GIS technician’s time, from Selkirk College, and that person produced a map, sort of under my … guidance,” he explains.

The map has several layers, which represent BioEcological Climate (BEC) Zones, wetlands, CABIN stations, FORR recreational huts, hiking and biking trails. Other layers planned for 2016 will contain information on Sensitive Habitat Information Management (SHIM) sites and attributes, groundwater seepage locations and water quality monitoring data.

A Selkirk College student named Tanya Tran is also working on a separate project for 2016 that will identify management strategies of Trail Creek through her proposed investigations of land use inputs and ecological conditions of the riparian (area of interface between land and a river or stream) habitat. The results of Tran’s assignment will provide ecosystem data, identify stakeholders between Rossland and Trail, and provide future tasks for Rossland Streamkeepers volunteers.

Coedy would also eventually like to see the group do some monitoring of the creeks and streams.

“It’d be great to have an inventory of monitoring equipment, which you know we don’t have anything like that right now, but if we could get some funding to support the purchase of some monitoring equipment, that would be a worthwhile goal,” he says.

Those who cannot make it to either of the information sessions, but would like to complete the volunteer recruitment survey, can contact Bill Coedy at rosslandstreamkeepers@gmail.com.

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