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Jeff Martin (left) and Brian Deadmarsh (right) stand beside a courtesy car outside Jeff’s Collision Centre. The shop is Rossland’s second-longest running business with the same owner in the same location and has earned the trust of car enthusiasts throughout the region. Please see our profile of this long-time local business on page 4.
Resort municipality funding may be in jeopardy ANDREW BENNETT Rossland News Reporter
Rossland’s status as a “resort municipality” may be in jeopardy as the province demands paperwork from all resort municipalities to show increases in tourism with the provincial funding to achieve the goal of a doubling in tourism by 2015.
CAO Victor Kumar explained to council, “The money being spent must be tied to an increase in tourism.” The increase must be measurable, specifically through accommodators that collect the two per cent hotel room tax — which the province is also reconsidering in the light of tourism objectives. In Rossland, eight accommoda-
tors collect the additional tax. “If we are not able to supply that information, this program is coming to an end quickly,” Kumar said, although he noted that in the meantime Rossland will be shown more leniency because the amount of funding it receives is relatively small. Finance manager Deb Timm,
with help from Deanne Steven of Tourism Rossland, is preparing Rossland’s annual report to send to the province. Timm said the problem was that “the increase in tourism over the whole province of B.C. [in 2010] was approximately two per cent, and the resort municipalities were almost identical.
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“It’s a new program, but it’s not showing results yet,” Timm said. Coun. Jill Spearn was incredulous: “Are they aware of the economic downturn?” Spearn felt that doubling was so unrealistic that perhaps the province was just aiming to “phase out” the program.
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Coun. Kathy Moore added, “In an economic downturn, sometimes just staying flat is a success.” Coun. Hanne Smith asked, “Is there any useful way of lobbying government and giving them a reality check? An incremental increase is understandable, but doubling seems very unrealistic.” Mayor Greg Granstrom
said, “We don’t make the rules. The money better show results.” Signage alone “is not going to cut it,” Kumar said, referring to how Rossland spent the funds made available since we joined the program in 2007. Now, across B.C., resort municipalities are coming up with new five year plans to strategize for the 2015
deadline. Rossland had just such a meeting on May 18, facilitated by Steven, in which 25 people broke into focus groups and considered four options. Every interested Rosslander is invited to participate in a second meeting on May 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the Miners’ Hall to come up with Rossland’s new strategy to increase tourism.
Skatepark Association awaits council decision ANDREW BENNETT Rossland News Reporter
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Council received the Rossland Skatepark Association (RSA) report on Tuesday night as Aaron Cosbey of the RSA and Les Carter presented the highlights of the process and their conclusions. The final decision between RossGlen and the Emcon site is open for council to debate at the next regular meeting. Cosbey referred to Carter as the “driving force” behind the process “and the research that underpinned the process.” He recommended Carter’s survey of 40 B.C. skateparks as “not a long read, but extremely enlightening” for anyone who is interested in the “dynamics of a skatepark within a community.” Carter made it clear that he took on the role of facilitator “for the community,” not for the RSA or from any particular point of view. “We were aiming for understanding,” he explained, “and common ground that gives council a good direction.” Carter and the RSA tried very hard to publicize the meetings, with Cosbey joking that they did “everything short of getting on cable TV to get people out.” Coun. Kathy Moore congratulated the group on these efforts — in which she also participated — and commended the turnout of 65 people as “fantastic.” Carter agreed that “lots of good local knowledge was brought to the table by participants,” adding that “they did magnificently. Rosslanders are getting extremely good at being responsible citizens and doing this kind of stuff. I can’t think of another argument that anyone can raise about anything!” Carter said Rossland is “horizontally challenged,” with sites largely constrained by short distances from neighbouring residences and Cosbey briefly described the history of the RSA’s search for a site and the many places they considered before narrowing it down to these two. Cosbey said the RSA “fully accepted the results of the process and fully stand behind what’s in the report.” “The Emcon site was a clear winner in terms of location,” he said, but noise issues due to proximity to neighbours, plus the cost of construction due to ex-
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The RossGlen bike skills park.
isting subsurface infrastructure were major problems. RossGlen is not so central, he said, “but scores highly on its park setting and, for the same money, we can build a much better park.” Coun. Hanne Smith thanked Carter and the RSA for the public process that she attended and described as “welcoming, inclusive, and thorough.” The rest of council echoed these sentiments and are clearly supportive of the initiative. As Cosbey said, the skatepark will be “an essential part of our strategy to move to a four-season report. A good skatepark attracts people regularly, and attracts people who tour the province.” He added that its “a piece that families will consider when deciding to move to Rossland.” Both Coun. Kathy Wallace and Coun. Jill Spearn were concerned that RossGlen was out of the way, and worried that if it were not central it might fall into abuse or disuse. Cosbey noted that most bikers now head to the Centennial Park bike skills park or the many trails available to them, but skaters only have Harry Lefevre Square for the moment. Carter added that “frontand-centre” doesn’t necessarily mean “bang in the middle of town.” Spearn raised a concern about parking and the “flow of traffic” in the RossGlen neighbourhood, but Cosbey noted that although the RossGlen neighbours are not all behind the skatepark — some have since expressed regret that they did not attend the meeting — but there was not the strong opposition that the Emcon site created. Cosbey also suggested that the issues RossGlen neighbours have raised since were addressed at the
meeting. Spearn also recalled a skatepark that had impressed her on the West Coast with its graffiti “skaters had painted themselves.” Calling it “fabulous,” she encouraged the RSA to “engage users to do that.” Coun. Andy Stradling asked about the “multi-use” possibilities and Cosbey concurred that collaboration with the biking community (and even the roller derby league) has been central, and those communities have “some of the strongest supporters” of the skatepark. Council had previously approved the Emcon site, but local opposition led the RSA to the consultation process and now the RSA is looking for “a new decision that supercedes the previous decision,” Cosbey said. A quick decision is important for the RSA, he said, because, “without knowing where it goes, we can’t plan or budget or fundraise locally.” Mayor Greg Granstrom, who recalled attaching roller skate wheels to a piece of plywood in his “younger years,” and his younger brother lobbying Trail for a skatepark decades ago, said “this is not a fad.” Although “there will never be a perfect spot,” a decision will likely be made at the next council meeting. He said, “We don’t want to be the City of Trail, 25 years later saying, Maybe we’ll put it where we were going to put it 25 years ago.” The final report of the public consultation, a technical review of the sites by current and former city staff, and the survey of 40 communities that Carter undertook is available on the RSA website, www.skaterossland.ca.
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Brogan Pastro of the Interact Club addressed council on Tuesday night to propose that the club take on a trail building project in June, specifically to construct a large portion of one of two trails in the Active Transportation Plan (ATP) prepared by Stewart Spooner in 2009. “Interact is a youth volunteer committee in partnership with the Rossland Rotary Club that strives for the betterment of the world, both internationally and community-based,” Pastro said. Last year, members of the club travelled to Honduras to volunteer at an HIV/AIDS clinic. “This year, we’re keeping it local. Because Rossland is such an active community,” he continued, “trail building seemed a natural fit for our group.” The club members, including RSS co-ordinator Merilyn Nelson, met with city staff to explore the possibilities from among the many trails in the ATP that remain to be built. The choices were narrowed down to a path that will link Butte Street to the end of 2nd Avenue and down onto Old Railgrade Road — No. 18 in the ATP — or a path linking 8th Avenue to Charleston Crescent and down onto Columbia-Kootenay Road — No. 22 in the ATP. Pastro weighed the pros and cons for both sites, and asked council to come to a decision quickly before the volunteer workforce of approximately “12 to 15 keen members” dissipates for “exam season” and the summer holiday. Trail No. 18, he said, would be the “easiest to construct and relatively hassle free,” but it’s “rather long, so our group would only construct a portion of it,” in particular the portion
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Brogan Pastro addresses council on Tuesday evening.
from Old Railgrade to Georgia. The section through the rock-cut would require greater trail-building expertise. One problem is that a “large amount of garden waste has accumulated” at the trailhead, and Pastro said their group would appreciate city assistance to move this waste. A greater difficulty might be that “land negotiations could be an issue,” although it is likely that city staff have already or are currently negotiating such statutory right-of-ways. Later, Coun. Laurie Charlton emphasized that there could be a “major problem with access” because the trail crosses several private properties. Charlton suggested owners may be amenable to the plan in the short term, but without an easement a new owner could feel differently and block access. Mayor Greg Granstrom, responded, “Council can’t make a decision on a delegation at this meeting. There may be issues council has to consider, and staff will bring those forward, I suspect in the next meeting.” Pastro felt that the construction of Trail No. 22 was “less likely” because of “time constraints and administrative issues.” The trail would have to
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cross a stream, so the Interact Club would only be able to build the beginning and end of the trail — Ministry of Environment approval and expert trail and bridge builders would be required to complete it. Nevertheless, the other portions could be constructed immediately and Pastro wanted to get going as soon as possible, “this week or the next, pending approval.” Coun. Kathy Wallace asked if it was possible that the job could be completed in the fall if it isn’t done before summer, and Pastro allowed that this was possible. “We’ll be dedicated,” he assured council. Coun. Kathy Moore wondered why these “low priority” trails were chosen, but Merilyn Nelson explained the trails were recommended by city planners because the city is unlikely to build them any time soon unless a volunteer organization such as the Interact Club takes on the project. Nelson added that, beyond criteria of cost and time for selecting these trails, “both lend themselves to a lot of manual labour.” They don’t require heavy equipment or experts, just “a lot of grunt work.” The Active Transportation Plan is available at www.rossland.ca/node/970.
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A third generation Rosslander who "was born here, raised, and never left," Rossland News Reporter Kootenay West K Martin rented a downtown space for 11-888-755-0556 Ka Katrine.conroy.mla@leg.bc.ca Quality, cleanliness, and hard work three years before he bought, built, and ww www.katrineconroy.ca have paved the road to success for Jeff moved into the present location comMartin, owner of Jeff 's Collision Cen- plete with fans, filters and cutting-edge tre, Rossland's second-longest running tools in the high-ceilinged bays of the business under the same owner at the 5,000-sq.-ft. building. The work flow moves from dusty jobs on the east side same location. The quarter-century old — yet dis- to finishing touches on the clean west tinctively modern — automotive repair side, with a fleet of courtesy cars waitbusiness opened at its present shop on ing outside in the parking lot. Allergy Control "It was a huge gamble, or I thought it 3rd Avenue in 1989, the same year the 30 Tablets Similar was," he said. "Going into debt. It was a Orwell Hotel became the Steamshovel a to Aerius® big expense." block to the south. Reg. $19.99 Looking back, now long out of debt, Only Butch Boutry's beats Jeff 's Collision for longevity, and Ferraro Foods it's hard work that paid off: "I had lots of down years where I starved, but if you has changed location in that time. The auto shop specializes in collision stick it out, it'll eventually come around, work, start to finish, from suspension it really will," Martin said. "Perseverance is the thing. You give and body, to radiator and air conditionup and say, Oh jeez I'm not really making, to windshields and paint jobs. "We're proud of what we do," Martin ing the money I wanted after five years. said, and for good reason. Last year, of Don't give up, keep at it! If you don't put 429 ICBC accredited car shops, Mitch- in your 50-hour weeks, you're not going ell International's survey of customers to make it." "I'm here before six every morning, found only 26 with 100 per cent cus2060 Columbia Ave. Rossland tomer satisfaction, "and we were one of just to make sure everything's orga250•362•5622 nized, everything's in its place," Marthem," Martin said. www.peoplesdrugmart.com tin said. "One thing we really pride ourselves on, when you come in here, it looks like you wouldn't be afraid to drop your $50,000 car off." There may have been ups Fern Acton Wade Dr. Jane and downs, but Martin tapped into his market quickly and has Smith Grey Insurance held it down Project Manager Broker "The first Christmas it was quiet," he said. "After that, I am inquiring about what the there's never been a quiet day." costs would be to add a second He's happy to be based in I have just purchased a What is floor to my existing home. The boat. Is it automatically Rossland and, when quescurrent square footage of my Mesotherapy? insured under my home is 1,450 and we would like to add tioned about high taxes, he was Mesotherapy has existed for years. The skin’s home policy? 3 bedrooms and 2 baths on the new floor. quick to rebut that Rossland's tough ‘horny layer ‘prevents easy access of What would the costs of such a renovation Good question. Most home taxes are reasonable: "It's all the nutrients to the epidermis (first layer) and be from low to high? How long would it policies do cover boats, motors take to complete such a project? dermis below but very fine needles or medical rollers make same, don't let anyone tell you and their equipment but only up to microchannels very close to each other via which nutrients in the a specified limit, usually around $ that. I just got the bill, taxes We have completed a few of these form of vitamins, plant and herb -derived actives and medications 2,000. 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hesitate to credit Martin's work ethic. "He does the dirtiest jobs. the sandblasting, all the jobs nobody else wants to do," Deadmarsh said, pointing out that he was hired because Martin wanted to get out of the office and back on the floor. "I wouldn't ask anybody else to do anything I wouldn't do," said Martin, whose experience stretches back three decades to school in Kelowna, right up to YouTube advertising in 2011. With 25 years working in all aspects of automotive repair himself, Deadmarsh is no stranger to labour and knows a good team when he's on it. "It's a good working group," the Fruitvale native said about the eight-man team that runs the shop. Their reputation has now spread far and wide, drawing repeat customers from Grand Forks, Nelson, Castlegar, and Fruitvale, but also a lot of American cars and corporate fleet work also. "It's amazing," Martin said. "These days, you no longer rely on your home town. People come from everywhere. Seasonal people come here to get their car fixed too. They say, Oh, I'll save it 'til I'm in Rossland." To stay strong in the repair business, you must appeal to a diverse clientelle, "you have to treat everyone as an equal," he said. With an average cost of repair of $2,500, the bulk of their work might be termed high-end. The bays and parking lot are filled with glossy trucks and well-heeled sedans, "but we can still do a service to someone who needs just a little something," Martin said, from a simple cleaning to a minor replacement and on up. "There's no job too big or too small," Deadmarsh chimed in. "A guy brought in the door to his stove the other day," Martin gave as one example. "He dropped it and it was all bent, so he asked, Can you straighten it out, and we did." For quotes or service, contact Jeff 's Collision at 1-888-700-7677, or email jeffscollision@telus.net.
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ZUMBATHON June 25, 9am registration. A 2 hour Zumba fitness class charity event. $30
registration before June 15 includes T-shirt. Visit www.zumba.com for details.
STEPHANIE GAUVIN ART SHOW May & June, Rush Coffee Lounge at the Prestige. Intercon-
necting mountain lifestyle with acrylic creativity.
ART OF WINE, 8TH ANNUAL June 4, 7-10pm, Colombo Lodge. Wine tasting, art, and
food. Tickets $50 at Bear Country Kitchen. Proceeds to KBRH Pediatric Ward.
SAFETY VILLAGE, AGES 9-12 June 11, 10am to noon. Bicycle and fire safety, bring bike and
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helmet. Parental participation required. Pre-register at Aquatic Centre, 364-0888.
ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN MARKET Farmer’s market, June 30 to Sept 29, Thursdays from 3 to
KIDS KUNG FU May 16 to June 29 on Mon. and Wed., 3:30 to 4:30pm at Better Life Fit-
6:30pm. For contact and vendor information, visit www.rosslandfood.com.
ness. Ages 7-12. 14 classes for $70. Contact 362-3348 or tcapozzola@gmail.com.
DRAGON BOAT - KOOTENAY ROBUSTERS Tue/Thu evenings, Sat morning, May to Sept,
BC SENIORS’ GAMES, 55+ Aug 16-20, in the West Kootenays. Visit bcseniorsgames.org or
Christina Lake. Carpool from Rossland. Contact Mary Hatlevik, 362-9452. All women welcome. Raise awareness of breast cancer, support wellbeing.
contact Barb at 362-9489. MUSEUM DAY May 28, 10am-2pm, Rossland Historical Museum. Visit www.rosslandmu-
seum.ca, email rosslandmuseum@netidea.com, or phone 362-7722. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ROSSLAND May 26, 7pm, at the Prestige. Sandy Santori, exec-
utive director of the Lower Columbia Initiative, on the region’s economic development. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Renee Clark, renee@rossland.com. PEDAL DRIVEN - A BIKEUMENTARY May 27, 7pm, Castle Theatre, Castlegar. Tickets $10,
BARKS & RECREATION DOG TRAINING CLASSES Start anytime: puppies 2-6mo. old, basic
obedience, small dog socialization, advanced obedience, tricks and fun. Contact: 521-BARK, barksnrecbc@mail.com, 1396 Cedar Ave.
YOGA WITH KERRY Power Flow: Tues/Thurs. 6:30-8pm. Yoga for Peace (restorative):
Sun. 10-11:30am. At Better Life Fitness. Visit www.kerryyoga.com. HIP HOP CLASSES For all ages. Contact Megs: 362-3381, groovecorp@yahoo.ca.
available at Revolution Cycles.
HOOLA-HOOPING CLASSES Tues., Miner’s Hall, with Shauna: davisshauna@yahoo.ca.
LESSONS AT LOOLU’S LOST SHEEP Hat class, May 28. $2 drop-in. Call 362-5383.
ZUMBA! Mon/Wed 9:30-10:30am. Tues. 6-7pm, Miner’s Hall, dance with Amber: a_
ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY May 28, 10am-2pm. Lots of activity up at the Rossland Historical
hayes@telus.net, 362-7447, www.zumbakootenay.com. $55 for 10, first time free.
Museum: Genealogy, scavenger hunt, fiddlers, candy, fish pond, dogs, burgs, baking and more to celebrate the re-opening of the museum for the summer season.
INTERMEDIATE PILATES WITH JACKIE Mon 7:30-8:30pm, Fri 6:30-7:30am, at Better Life
FOR THE BIRDS May 28, 8:30pm, Redroom Lounge (Prestige). From rowdy folk to soulful
URBAN DANCE Tuesdays, 5-6pm, $8 drop in or 6/$40, Better Life Fitness - 2086 Washing-
lullabies, three part harmonies with Aspen Switzer, Genevieve Rainey, and Elaine Ryan.
ton. No experience required. Contact Nicole at 362-9673.
REDEFINING BEAUTY May 28, 10am-2pm, Miners’ Hall. A workshop for young women age
OUT OF BOUNDS FITNESS Indoor cycling, Drill Fit, Pilates, strength training, cardio,
13-18. Amber Oosthyzen helps women find out “who they are and what they want.” $20 includes lunch. Contact Rossland Recreation, 362-2327, recreation@rossland.ca
core, and more. 1995 Columbia, above the Subway. www.outofboundsfitness.com.
RELAY FOR LIFE May 28, 10am-10pm, Haley Park Track, Trail. Support the Canadian
(BMO building) and carpool to adventure. Free drop-in, all levels, year-round.
Cancer Society. Visit www.relayforlife.ca. Call Suzanne 362-7422, zan_rfl@telus.net.
SATURDAY MORNING GROUP TRAIL RUNS 8-9:30am, Saturdays, May to October. Meet
SILENCE OF THE JAMS ROLLER DERBY DOUBLEHEADER May 28, 6pm doors, 7pm first whistle, Nelson & District Community Complex, Nelson. Tickets, $10 in advance, $15 at the door, $2 for kids, available at RossVegas.
at Kootenay Nordic Sports (2020 Washington). Free drop-in, all levels, year-round. Contact Tammie Gibson, 362-7071, info@kootenaynordicsports.com.
JUNIOR ROLLER DERBY FRESH MEAT ORIENTATION May 29, 12-2pm, Rossland Arena, girls
MacLean StrongStart Center. Free, drop-in, for caregivers and young children.
age 5-18 years invited to attend with a parent of guardian. Skates, helmet, knee and elbow pads, wrist guards, and mouthguards are required, available at RossVegas. Info: Krystal Stevenson at 355-2265 or wkjrda@gmail.com.
KOOTENAY DANCE WORKS Ages 3 to adult. Ballet, African, modern and more. Contact
NATIVE PLANT PROPOAGATION May 30, 8pm, Trail Senior Centre, Presentation by Eva Jo-
hansson. All welcome. Free. Contact West Kootenay Naturalists: 365-5647.
10:45 am and Books for Babies (under 3) 11:00-11:30 am. Drop-in. A parent or guardian must remain in the program room for the duration.
BIKE TO WORK WEEK May 30 to June 5. Register at www.biketowork.ca/kootenays.
ROSSLAND RADIO CO-OP Join, volunteer, host a show. Meet the 2nd Wed each month,
MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP June 3, 3:30-7:30pm, and June 4, 11am-3pm, by Iron
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Mountain Theatre and Steps Dance. Cost $110, 9 years and older. Introduction to singing, dancing, and acting on stage. More info at www.ironmountaintheatre.ca
ROSSLAND SKATEPARK COMMITTEE 6-8 pm, first Tuesday each month at the Rossland
7TH ANNUAL TRAILS DAY June 4, 9am-3pm, by Kootenay-Columbia Trails Society. An epic
COLUMBIA DISTRICT GIRL GUIDES Columbia District Girl Guides has units from Ross-
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SATURDAY MORNING GROUP TRAIL RUNS 8am on Saturdays, meet at Mountain Life
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STORYTIME AT THE LIBRARY Fridays at the Rossland Library: Tots (ages 3-5) 10:15-
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Editor: Robson Fletcher Publisher: Karen Bennett 2114 Columbia Ave., Rossland
Set up to fail? While it’s perfectly reasonable for the provincial government to expect some measurable results for money it invests in any initiative, the goal set by the province in 2006 for resort municipalities to double — yes, double — their revenues by 2015 goes well beyond reason due to current economic realities. Since 2006, the global economy has suffered a tremor or two. Resort towns are more likely to face double the trouble than double the tourists. Now that five years of the program have passed, this seems a reasonable juncture for the province to reassess the objectives it set in rosier economic times. Instead, they’ve reiterated their demand of doubling tourist accommodation revenue, otherwise the “resort municipality initiative” funding could be revoked. When CAO Victor Kumar broke the news at Tuesday’s council meeting, councillors, understandably, were a little taken aback. “An incremental increase is understandable, but doubling seems very unrealistic,” noted Coun. Hanne Smith. Coun. Jill Spearn, even suggested that the sky-high expectations might be a roundabout way for the province to phase out the program through attrition. That doesn’t sound too outlandish to us. Maintaining the requirement to double a municipality’s hotel-tax revenue in the coming years of economic uncertainty goes well beyond aggressive. It seems set up to have cities fail. If that is indeed the province’s intent, they’d be better off to simply announce the cancellation of the initiative. Nevertheless, the exercise in long-term strategic planning is a great benefit to Rossland and other resort towns, even if the provincial initiative is cancelled. We encourage people interested in revving up Rossland’s tourist economy to attend the planning meeting on May 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the Miners’ Hall. We want to hear from you.
Letters Policy The Rossland News welcomes letters to the editor intended for publication but reserves the right to edit for brevity, clarity, legality, accuracy and topicality. Letters should not be more than 300 words long. Anonymous letters will not be published. To assist in verification, name, address and telephone number must be supplied, but will not be published. E-MAIL LETTERS TO: newsroom@trailrosslandnews.com DROP OFF/MAIL: 2114 Columbia Ave. Rossland/ Box 970 V0G 1YO Phone: 250-362-2183 Fax: 250-362-2173 The Rossland News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org
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Summer brochure now online The Recreation Department has finished the summer brochure and we hope to have it in your hands by the end of the week. There has been a mechanical glitch at the printers and the paper copy is being held up. If you’d like to view the brochure, please look for it on our website, www.rossland.ca. If you don’t receive bulk mail in your mailbox, please contact our office and we’ll email you a copy. Give our office a call at 250-362-2327 or email us at recreation@rossland.ca. If you’re interested in roller hockey at the Rossland Arena, a new coordinator has started up the sport. The first practice/game is scheduled for Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m. Days of the week and times may change in the future. If you’re interested in playing, please contact Hart Joron at joron_ k12_hart@hotmail.com Hart will be able to answer any questions about drop in fees and equipment required. The Rossland Pool has an Aqua Fit instructor on staff this summer and we’re excited about bringing Aqua Fit classes back to Rossland! Mark your calendars for the weeks of June 6-9, June 25-28 and July 11-15 from 5-6 p.m. There are many benefits to aquatic workouts — specifically, water decreases the amount of shock which is transmitted through the bones, joint and ligaments. People who have mobility issues also experience the benefits of aquatic exercise because buoyancy decreases the effect of gravity: body weight is reduced by up to 90 per cent. Special populations including the elderly who may
have fragile bones, the arthritic, the disabled, the injured athlete, as well as pre-or post natal women will exercise in relative comfort and ease in the water. This class incorporates cardio, muscular endurance and stretching in a refreshing and challenging way. A great way to cool down after a long, hot day! There’s a two-hour Zumbathon event coming up on June 25 at the Cominco Arena Gymnasium to raise money towards Women’s Health at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. Zumbais a Latin inspired dance fitness cardio class with easy to follow moves. April Haws will lead this Zumbathon event with Amber Hayes from Rossland and Adele Wasylyk from Nelson participating as special guest instructors. Who can last the longest in the two-hour Zumbathon event? Businesses and residents can help by either participating or donating. You can register as a team or an individual and then approach others to sponsor you to support how long you can last. The challenge will be to see who can last the longest and raise the most money doing so. For more information on the Zumbathon event or to attend a Zumba class, please visit www.zumba. com or www.kbrhhealthfoundation. ca or contact April Haws at ajhaws@ hotmail.com or Jane Power at jane. power@kbrhhealthfoundation.ca . With summer right around the corner you may want your son or daughter to take their babysitting course. The Babysitter Training
Course was first released in 1970 and has since trained over 500,000 Canadian youths to become educated, responsible babysitters. This eighthour course consists of eight topics, including; responsibilities, child development, nutrition, behaviour, emergencies, safety and first aid, illness, physical challenges and special needs issues. Students are required to obtain a passing grade of 75 per cent on the final examination. The course is being offered Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. The course is for teens and preteens who are turning 12 this year and will be held at the Rossland Pool. The Home Alone course is also being offered in June — right before school lets out for the summer. This is a great course for kids who may find themselves at home, alone, for short periods of time. The course is for children ages 10-13 years and is being offered on Thursday, June 16 from 6-8:30 p.m. at RSS. Are you interested in being a vendor at this year’s Farmers Market? The Rossland Mountain Market will be taking place every Thursday from 3-6:30 p.m. in downtown Rossland (June 30 - Sept. 29). The Rossland Mountain Market is coordinated by Rossland REAL Food and supports local entrepreneurs to sell their homemade and homegrown goods. The Market also strives to work with the local business community and welcomes their ideas and suggestions for the 2011 Market season. For contact and vendor information, please visit: www.rosslandfood.com
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Opinion LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Loss of trees at horseshoes venue threatens several species of birds
I am writing concerning the May 12 editorial in the Rossland News (‘Keep the torch of co-operation going’) about the BC Seniors Games. There are some inhabitants of these “river valleys and mountainsides” whose needs have not been considered in the co-operative process, and whose very survival is essential to honouring those needs. I’m referring to the birds whose homes and nesting cavities have been destroyed at Pass Creek Park to accommodate horseshoe pits for the games. The W.K. Naturalists were recently contacted by a local research biologist to solicit help in opposing tree cutting in the park during nesting season. I and a number of other naturalists called the offices of local authorities to register our opposition and to inform the authorities of the necessity of preserving trees during this time. A few days before major cutting was to proceed we were told that the Regional District had been apprised of the birds’ needs and that the cutting operation was consequently discontinued.
But the operation did go ahead as proposed, and approximately 50 prime cottonwood and cherry trees have been downed on the west side of Pass Creek Park. This park holds one of the two remaining stands of riparian cottonwood in the area which furnishes nesting and foraging grounds for bird species including the Nashville warbler, Hammond’s flycatcher, spotted towhee and the pileated woodpecker. It is included in and considered critical to the winter and summer Audubon bird count, a major repository for bird count studies worldwide. I suspect that many seniors participating in the games and many citizens would be disturbed knowing that horseshoe pits were accomplished at the expense of quite a number of solid and beautiful trees which for decades supplied homes and nesting cover for a now even more precarious population of wild birds. Pamella Wik Rossland
Relay for Life set for all day Saturday The Greater Trail Relay For Life 2011 takes place this Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m at Haley Park Track. Every step taken during Relay For Life helps the Canadian Cancer Society save lives. Walk with us. Participant and survivor registrations
are available on site, or better yet, register today at www.cancer.ca. /Submitted by the West Kootenay Office, Southern Interior Region of the Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division
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Switzer’s style supported by substance Critics laud Nelson-based artist’s ‘folksy’ charm and ‘wicked’ lyrics a cutesy way, but with guts and sweetness and grit, and yes, love.â€? Rossland News Reporter Switzer released her second CD in 2008, Nelson-based singer-songwriter Aspen Humble but bearing no apology, which went Switzer, whose music has taken her across the on to win best Folk/Traditional Recording of the Year and best Roots/World Recountry and to England and cording of the Year at the 2009 B.C. Hungary, will perform with her Interior Music Awards. musical collective For the Birds The same year, Switzer finished at the Redroom Lounge at the “Her banter is second in on-line voting for an Prestige on May 28, starting at opener for Vancouver’s Lilith Fair, witty enough 8:30 p.m. then teamed up with other top fin"Her banter is witty enough that the show ishers from the contest including that the show almost qualialmost qualiďŹ es Genvieve Rainey and Elaine Ryan fies as stand-up," Toronto's to do a collaborative B.C. tour. Eye Weekly wrote about Switas stand-up.â€? The concerts were wildly popuzer, and the Montreal Gazette lar, combining humour, diverse wrote, "Don't let her lovely, songs, and powerful harmonies. folksy voice fool you. Her lyrEye Weekly And thus, "For the Birds" was ics are wicked." on Aspen Switzer born. Award-winning author Rita From rowdy folk to reflective lulMoir was more precise: “Aspen labies, as the Uptown Magazine in Submitted photo Switzer writes with honesty, Winnipeg wrote, "expect to particiAspen Switzer will perform at the Redroom Lounge courage and wit. She stands on pate and be charmed." stage and she enchants. Not in at the Prestige on May 28, starting at 8:30 p.m. ANDREW BENNETT
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Acclaimed guitarists Brooke Miller and Don Ross from Halifax will be at the Miners' Hall on June 2, with doors opening at 7 p.m. for an evening of masterful fingerstyle guitar and souful songs. Counting Ricki Lee Jones, The Police, Bruce Cockburn, Lenny Breau and Tom Waits among her main influences, Miller's style has been characterized as "smoky," with impeccable fingerpicking on guitar. Some say she is destined for recognition as one of Canada's strongest new writers of acoustic music. Miller grew up on Prince Edward Island, has show-cased her talent across North America, Europe, and Japan, and released her first recording, Lending an Hourglass, in 2003. She released a second album in 2007, You Can See Everything, and her most recent CD, Shake it Off, in 2010. Miller admits that You Can See Everything, on which her husband
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COLUMBIA BASIN TRUST BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING CBT’s Board of Directors invites you to attend their regularly scheduled public session, held at board meetings every two months. The public session being held in Rossland offers an opportunity to meet CBT’s Board and to ask questions about the work CBT is doing throughout the Basin. The meeting is being held at: The Prestige Mountain Resort, 1919 Columbia Avenue, Rossland, BC 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2011 If you are interested in making a presentation to the Board, please contact Maureen Forster at 1.800.505.8998 or mforster@cbt.org.
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Two-hundred years after explorer, fur trader, and cartographer David Thompson reached the Pacific Ocean by the Columbia River, completing the final leg of the fur trade highway between Montreal and the Pacific, eight teams of voyageur canoeists, including one team based in Rossland, are poised to repeat the 45day, 1,800-kilometre journey from Invermere to Astoria, Ore. The 2011 David Thompson Columbia Brigade is the last in a series of four paddling adventures that began in 2007 to commemorate Thompson’s achievement. Thompson surveyed more than four million square kilometres of wilderness, mapped a sixth of North America, and his route was used for 50 years as the main artery across the Rocky Mountains by the twice annual Columbia Express, and later by the York Factory Express under the Hudson’s Bay Company. Team Pathfinder, captained by Dave Grant of Rossland, includes four other Rosslanders — Jan Micklethwaite, Jill and Dave Watson, and Patricia Senecal — as well as Peter Oostlander from Trail, Doug Clark of Castlegar, and Mary Prothro of Nelson. These eight local paddlers will be joined by about 17 others from all over Canada who will get on
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board for different legs of the journey. “A ton of people are picking up and dropping off across the Pacific Northwest,� Grant said as only 10 days separated him from the June 1 training. The canoes push off from Invermere on June 3 to arrive in Astoria by July 15, the same date as Thompson arrived in 1811. Of the eight teams, another local group is a first nation’s team out of Cranbrook, three hail from the United States, and the other teams come from across Canada. “We’re heading south, following Thompson’s original route to Canal Flats, then south on the Kootenay towards Fort Steele,� Grant said, explaining that Thompson took this route because he didn’t know that the Columbia, which flows north at Invermere, reversed south again. “The natives didn’t tell him, they didn’t want guns passed along to tribes to the west. He’d been in the area since 1807 and it took him until 1811 to make it to the Pacific.� The paddlers will follow the Kootenay to Libby, Mont., portage Thompson falls, and follow the Clarke Fork River to Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho. They’ll paddle up to Sandpoint and follow the river west to Ione, Washington, south of Salmo. After a portage at Kettle Falls, they’ll follow the Columbia to the Pacific.
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All five Rosslanders are “in it for the long haul,� along with three Edmontonians, all of whom participated in the original 2007 Brigade that took 16 days to travel from Invermere to Trail on the North Columbia. In 2007, “Jan [Micklethwaite] saw an article in the Trail-Rossland News and was fascinated,� Grant recalled. She organized an all-woman’s team from the Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team, while Grant organized a team from the Kootenay Mountaineering Club, of which he is president. “That kinda hooked us,� Grant said. “We made some good friends on the Brigade [particularly some from Edmonton] who invited us to their canoe in 2008. We’re returning the favour this year. It’s a great group, you get to know each other really well after 60 days!� The 2008 trip covered 3,300 kilometres in 63 days from Rocky Mountain House, Alta., to Fort William in Thunder Bay, Ont., following a similar route to that used to bring furs east and trading goods west. “It was a good trip,� Grant recalled, “one of the best I’ve ever done.� The 2009 Brigade only had a single canoe, an all-women team who travelled from Fort William to Montreal.
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‘Incubating’ small businesses Small business is big business in British Columbia. Small, innovative businesses play a critical role in BC’s overall economy and are a key factor in economic development strategies for communities within the Kootenay Region. However, encouraging and supporting small business growth can be a challenge at the community and regional level. This issue was on the minds of the sister organizations Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC) and the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) representing the East and West Kootenays respectively. KRIC and KAST are dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within the Kootenays. They provide a wide range of high-value services including business mentoring and coaching, networking and connections, and dynamic learning events to stimulate the growth of innovative and technology businesses with the intent of maintaining and enhancing the competitiveness of the region. “Small businesses are particularly vulnerable during their first five years and we wanted to explore what tools are available to encourage and support small business growth within our
mandate area,” says KRIC executive director Larry Sparks. “One potential economic development tool that we identified was business incubation.” KRIC and KAST worked together to secure support from the National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program to develop a report to assist Kootenay communities in determining if business incubation was an appropriate contribution to their economic development strategies. KRIC and KAST contracted Kimberley-based consulting firm Green Dimensions to conduct a phase one business incubator feasibility study which is now available online on the KRIC and KAST websites. Entitled, “Introduction to Business Incubators: A Kootenay Opportunity — a report by KRIC and KAST,” the report provides community stakeholders with the information necessary to understand the different models of business incubators, the benefits to businesses and communities alike and the process to develop a successful business incubator. According to the report’s author Schaun Goodeve, “It is clear that business incubators provide essential services and support that start ups require to be successful. Whether it is business
mentoring or cost savings through shared office resources, business incubator clients have a remarkably high success rate compared to businesses that go it alone.” The report outlines the various services that a business incubator could provide and details the characteristics of a successful incubator. “Our research indicates that there needs to be a local champion to assume a lead role in assembling stakeholders and generating community support,” Goodeve added. “Secondly, it is imperative that communities conduct a comprehensive feasibility study that would determine among other variables the focus of the incubator, a sustainable funding model, partner institutions/organizations, evaluation of the model and potential site for the incubator.” Ultimately KRIC and KAST expect that the report will serve as a useful resource for communities considering business incubation. For more information about the report or business incubation please contact KRIC or KAST directly at info@kast.com or info@kric.ca.
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Rossland News Reporter
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RDKB tax hike partly responsible for higher tax bill tions to the RDKB administrative building in Trail. Mayor Greg Granstrom noted in the same discussion that the RDKB’s “East End Transit” requisition has increased by 12.8 per cent over 2010 (and is 33 per cent greater than in 2008) “but there’s still no bus to Red Mountain.”
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RSS junior and senior soccer teams dominate ANDREW BENNETT Rossland News Reporter
The RSS junior and senior girls' soccer teams have been kicking up a storm all through May, and the seniors — crowned Kootenay Champions on May 17 — are looking forward to playing at the single-A provincial finals tournament in Victoria June 1-4. "We've only lost to two singleA schools in our league," coach Rick McKinnon said about the senior team. One of those losses was the first game of the season, so they're looking solid going into the finals. "This is by far and away one of the best [teams I've coached]," McKinnon said, "and we're still young, with lots of Grade 10s and 11s." McKinnon says the key has been solid teamwork that doesn't rely on any particular star. "They play a good system," he said, noting many compliments he has received on the team's style of play at the tournaments. "They don't kick and run. There's lots of passing and they feed the ball. It's nice to watch." "And the juniors are playing the system too, they dominated up in Nakusp," he added. On May 6 and 7, both the junior and senior teams travelled to Nakusp to play in the Nakusp Invitational Soccer tournament. The seniors defeated Crowe 2-0 and Fernie 2-1 before losing to Cranbrook 1-0 and Oliver 2-1 to place fourth out of the 12 teams
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The “Terrific Ten” junior girls soccer team after winning the Junior Championship in Nakusp earlier this month. Back, left to right: Paige Franklin, Jeanine McKay, Kaycee McKinnon, Riley Albo, Julia Keller, Rick McKinnon. Front, left to right: Chloe Franklin, Jessie Fuller, Kaela Zimmer, Jill Armour & Jaala DeRochie
in the tournament. In the meantime, the juniors cleaned up, defeating Kimberley 3-0, Nakusp 7-0 and, with only 10 players on May 7, they were still able to defeat Midway 6-1 and Cranbrook in the finals 2-0 to capture the junior championship. "The juniors dominated to the point that [other teams] complained there was a senior on our team!" McKinnon laughed. There wasn't, of course, just one Grade 10 player from the senior team played goalie because the junior team was short, but that was well within the rules. The next weekend, the seniors travelled to Osoyoos to play in the 16-team Rural School Champi-
onships. They won all their games through to the semis, but lost 2-1 to Pemberton in the finals. "We outplayed them," McKinnon said, "we just couldn't cash in on our scoring chances, just like the Canuckleheads." Just a couple days later, the team returned to Nakusp on May 16 and 17 for the provincial playdowns where eight Kootenay teams fought for a berth in the single-A provincial finals. Rossland didn't drop the ball, defeating Midway 5-0, Fernie 1-0, Sparwood 7-0, and took Kaslo 5-3 in the semi-finals and Nakusp 2-0 in the finals. McKinnon couldn't be more pleased. "They're all involved,
The senior girls soccer team. Back, left to right: Taylor McKinnon, Brenna Mackay, Kaycee McKinnon, Sam Spearn, Kaela Zimmer, Jeanine McKay, Jaala DeRochie, Syndey Gomez, Annie Cameron. Front, left to right: Jessica Britton, Simone Beherns, Justine Armour, Jill Kinnahan, Sage Sidley, Brianna Cullen, Page Franklin. Missing Heather Thomas.
they're all over the system, the goalie, the defence. I can sub people in left and right and don't lose anything as far as capability. They work well together." "I don't know what it is," he mused, "it's something they enjoy doing, so they tend to flourish more at it. They put that positive attitude and work ethic towards it." Looking forward to the finals, McKinnon is confident. "It looks good," he said. "The coach from Osoyoos has gone to provincials often and, at the awards ceremony after we played his team, he was really positive about how the girls are playing
and told me, you guys can do it." On the other hand, the girls will be playing on astroturf and may have to adapt to a different style of play. "The ball's going to move a lot quicker and we've got grass spikes, not turf spikes," McKinnon said, noting that when he's gone to astroturf with the boys' team, "it affected them big time." Although other schools with grass fields will face the same challenge, "private schools are the ones to beat, and they have the turf," McKinnon explained. "Once we're down there, we'll have to run around and do our thing."
Junior derby league recruiting ‘freshmeat’ May 29
ANDREW BENNETT
Rossland News Reporter
Rossland's first ever "freshmeat" on May 29 at the Rossland Arena aims to pump up the brand new West Kootenay Junior Roller Derby League (WKJRDL) with girls aged 5 to 18 who want to get in on the action. "Even if they don't even have their equipment now, I'd love for them and their parents to come check it out and see what it's all about," said Krystal Stevenson, the Slocan farmer who started the league in January. "There's a few misconceptions about derby, so this is so we can meet the parents and they can meet us." If the girls have them, skates, a helmet, knee and elbow pads, wrist guards and a mouthguard should be brought along, but they're not essential for this afternoon of introduction and orientation. Incidentally, RossVegas now offers a full line of derby gear. The WKJRDL was started with a single team of 12 girls from Nelson and Slocan, but now they're looking for kids in the broader region, any girls "interested in becoming part of one of the fastest growing
sports." It doesn't matter what level of fitness or experience prospective derby girls may have, Stevenson says, it doesn't matter how big or small they are, "we'll teach you how to skate and how to have fun." So far, the junior derby team's been "a really good sisterhood," Stevenson said. "The girls adore each other and encourage each other. It's changed a lot of their lives, empowered them." Stevenson's daughter Hope (a.k.a. Pretty Young Terror) is just one example, a 15-year-old artist and a welder who's never been involved in any sport before, individual or team. "She's into this 150 per cent, and one of my best skaters," Stevenson said. "I love it, it totally changed everything I do," Hope said. "It changes the way you feel about yourself, it gives you a lot more confidence, makes you feel like you can do anything." So much so that Hope went on to say she feels like she can "conquer the world!" "I'd never roller skated in my life, never even been into sports, but it was really fun," she said. "I picked up the skates and went
for it — you have to be fearless I guess, you can't be afraid of the fall." The social scene has been a welcome change of pace too. "You make new friends with people you would never expect to hang out with," Hope said. "We're all really good friends, we all work really well, skating hard and playing games." But Hope and the other girls want to play more games, with more girls. At the moment, the "closest sisters" are the Lilac City Pixies in Spokane, Wash. "We want to get so many more young women involved so we don't have to travel all the way out there, or Edmonton," Stevenson said. "We want enough girls for two or three teams so we can play right here in the Kootenays." Having the country's largest derby league, including a newly minted team in Trail, should feed the junior derby too. "We've been to all the bouts so far," Hope said, "It makes me want to skate so much! There's lots that you pick up and some of the moves you see in there, you're like, Yeah! It definitely helps to see them play." "The women are so amazing with us, so
supportive," said Stevenson, who paused her plans to join the Slocan team to put her time instead towards coaching the junior derby. Stevenson was especially pleased with the support she's had from Hoar Frost, the Salmo jammer who started the women's league and is now president, and is also one of the five directors on the new WKJRDL board. "She's an amazing woman," Stevenson said. Slammeron Diaz of Rossland's Gnarlie's Angels is also on the board, along with Stevenson, her husband, and her brother. Hope and her mother will be running a table at the May 28 bout in Nelson, and the next day's freshmeat will be followed on June 5 with a freshmeat in Salmo, "but we're not going to close it off," Stevenson assured prospective skaters. "People can call me anytime, and we'll do a freshmeat again in three or four months, and then again after that as interest builds in the kids and the word gets out there." For more information on Rossland's junior derby freshmeat, from noon to 2 p.m. on May 29 at the Rossland Arena, contact Stevenson at 250-355-2265.
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“Everyone was pretty burned out after 2008,” Grant said. The 2011 Brigade could face some obstacles that even the current training regime of paddling two to three days per week may not solve. “It’s shaping up to be an interesting year,” Grant said. “The Columbia’s huge right now, it’s quite overwhelming.” Organizers will have to see what happens with these “extreme water levels” closer to the time. The canoes will be paddled by six people at a time for six hours per day, and a handful of “extremely qualified paddlers” will take turns in the stern. The canoes themselves are close replicas of those used by Thompson, and are smaller than the large canoes to transport furs from Lake Superior to Montreal. Even the weight of their canoes — 270 pounds of kevlar — is similar to the cedar strip and birch bark covered canoes from the 19th century. “We hefted a birch bark canoe in Fort William,” Grant said, and they were surprised
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Members of the Pathfinder voyageur canoe crew play in the waves during the 2008 David Thompson Brigade.
to find out how light the old boats were. The dates will be the same as Thompson’s, but the canoes won’t have to stop to trade, build relationships, and route-find as Thompson did, and the land has changed considerably due to dams. “He would have been paddling on rivers that are now ponds and lakes,” Grant explained. Along the way, the paddlers are being put up by communties. “Some First Nation communities are putting us up,
we’ll do some camping in parks, and a number of the small comunities are getting together and putting up meals for us,” Grant said. He hopes at some stops they’ll be able to take people out for a ride in the big canoes. The “educational component” is important to Grant. “When we went across Canada in 2008, a lot of people didn’t use the rivers anymore. It’s a wonderful resource sitting on their doorstep. “We’d like to reintroduce
the idea of canoeing, the way it was done 200 years ago — large canoes, travelling long distances. It’s actually quite manageable; after a week or two you’re pretty well in shape,” he said. The journey also ties the present to the past. “Thompson’s great map, which hung in the Great Hall of Fort William, was so accurate that 100 years later it remained the basis for many maps issued by the Canadian government and the railway companies,” Grant said. Thompson’s journals also give us a glimpse into “the early fur trade and the ways of a world that has long since vanished.” The team will miss Hans Korn of Montrose who took part in two previous brigades, but lost his battle with cancer earlier this year. A documentary film which will be made of the trip. More details can be found at 2011brigade.org. Team Pathfinder thanked the Columbia Basin Trust and Teck for their support, and Bess Schurmann, Carol Potasnyk and Miriam Williams for offering ground support.
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