Rossland News, August 01, 2013

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Thursday, August 1, 2013 Vol. 8 • Issue 32

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WorldMartial artist Mattias Hofmann captures

bronze at the Tae Kwon Do World Championships in Coventry, England

TIMOTHY SCHAFERRossland News

When Mattias Hofmann prepared for his trip to the world tae kwon do championships he set his sights on a lofty goal of finishing in

the top five in the world.Considering the 12-year-old Rosslander had never

competed on the world stage, it was an ambitious goal.

• See HOFMANN Page 3

Despite a rumour last week the city’s winter shuttle service to Red Mountain Resort was to be shuffled, the game is still afoot and awaits a word from the province.

Enthusiasm had been flagging for the shuttle bus—that would have linked Red Mountain and the city’s downtown in a daily, continuous service—heading into a regular board meeting for Tourism Rossland on July 24, but an internal vote delayed a decision on the proposal’s fate until an inspector from Destination B.C. finishes up in Rossland next week.

The inspector will give the word if the city will have the required number of approved accommodation rooms—450 and over—to give the city a two per cent share of the Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) funding from the province, up from one per cent.

Talk about getting a bang for your buck.

A local developer is offering to rent a large parcel of land in the city for $1 per year, after his devel-opment for affordable housing has been tied up in bureaucratic process for almost two years.

Cezary Ksiazek has been try-ing to develop the former Cooke Avenue school site since it was purchased by a trio of local inves-tors in early 2011, but he said his attempts to bring an “affordable, low cost” development to the city have been slowed by red tape to the point he just wants to see something on the land.

This is a big empty lot and nobody is using it in a land-poor community like Rossland, he explained.

“If someone is interested to put on this land a goat, a cow, horses or sheep, I agree without any challenges. One dollar per year is the price,” he said. “Somebody who wants to use this land, go ahead, because this is a shame and sin to keep something big in the middle of city and do abso-lutely nothing with it for years.”

The current rezone application first came to light in September, 2011, but it wasn’t until Dec. 10, 2012 that a public hearing was held on the project.



• See SHUTTLE, Page 5

• See AFFORDABLE, Page 7

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It’s time for an Internet make over for Rossland.Although the Rossland splash page isn’t ready yet the Tourism Rossland page will be revamped this week and loaded.The splash page—an introduction page on a website—contains Tour-ism Rossland, the City of Rossland, the Rossland Chamber of Commerce and Rossland events.The Tourism Rossland page (http://www.tour-ismrossland.com. ) will contain road biking maps, hiking maps, pictures, photo tours and reams of information on the city and the area embedded so people can tour around the businesses and the region and get an idea of what Rossland has to offer.

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Until Aug. 24• THE GOLDEN TICKET This is Rossland’s heritage package and includes admission to the Rossland Historical Museum and site tour, as well as The Gold Fever Follies. It includes great discounts at 11 partici-pating Rossland merchants. The Rossland Museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday and seven days a week this month and into August. Site tours start at 10:30 a.m. with the last tour at 3:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. after July 1). The Follies run Tuesday to Saturday with two shows daily: 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. until Aug. 24. Tickets available at the museum (cash/debit/credit) and Café Books West and at the Follies shows (cash only). Tickets are adults $18, senior/students $13, children $9. Wednesday, Aug. 14• AT THE MUSEUM Do you know Where the Wild Things are? From 3-7 p.m. at the Rossland Museum kids of all ages are invited to this free (by donation) event to discover wildlife. In partnership with Wild Safe BC, the museum will have interactive displays on local species and wild life. This is planned to include large mammals, reptiles, birds, insects as well as invasive species of plants. Plans include a barbeque and marshmallow roast with stories.Thursday, Sept. 5 • HISTORICAL LECTURE SERIES The first of a three lecture series which will feature local historians at the Rossland Museum. The first is on Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. More details will be added as speaking engage-ments are confirmed. This is timed to get people in the spirit for Golden City Days. By donation. For audi-ence from teenagers to senior citizens.Saturday, Sept. 7• GOLDEN CITy DAyS PARADE Start planning your entry for Saturday, Sept. 7. Enter a decorated float, play music, wear costumes, sing, dance, or walk the streets while showcasing your business or group. Entry forms on Facebook, Bhubble, and Rossland Chamber website.OngoingGold Fever FolliesPerformances take place from June 29 to Aug. 24. Showings are at 3 pm and 7:30 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. This year’s new show is called A job well done, a brand new comedy by Kate Eldridge with music by Harris Anderson.Theatre classes as well ...The cast of the Gold Fever Follies also offer theatre classes through the Recreation Department. If you have a child in the house who’s interested in theatre, take a look at the daily classes offered through the month of July and into the beginning of August. The courses are advertised in the Summer Brochure which can be viewed online, at www.rossland.ca then Recreation Department, then Program Guide. Rossland Mountain MarketThe market has started and runs from June 27 to Sept. 26 on Thursdays from 3-6 p.m. The market is located downtown on Queen Street next to the Credit Union. The slogan is “Make it, Bake it, Grow it!” and features fresh produce, baked treats, artisan goods and live music. If you would like to be a vender please visit: www.rosslandfood.com or email [email protected]. Rossland Library Summer Reading ProgramThe program started and is for ages 6-8 on Tuesday and Thursday from 1-2:30 p.m. and ages 9-12 are on Tuesdays from 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday Teen Nights are from 6:30-8 p.m. with movies, games and crafts. Af-ternoon at the movies is Aug. 21 at 4 p.m. and mov-ies and a snack are included. Preschoolers can join the Summer Read to Me Club on Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. for stories, songs, games and crafts.Rossland MuseumThe museum is now open daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Monday and Tuesday. Open daily July and August 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. including holidays. Admission is adults $10; children 6-13 $3; students 14+ $5; seniors 60+ $8; children under six free. Fam-ily rate is $28 based on two adults and children.

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The third version of the heritage walking tour is now out.

The Heritage Walking Tour Brochure includes several addi-tional sites and build-ings including the Rossland Pool and the Rossland Tennis Courts to its heritage inventory.

Working collabora-tively with the Rossland Museum and the Rossland Heritage Commission, Tourism Rossland created the new brochure.

“It’s great that we continue to be able to leverage funding and cooperate with these organizations to put

together such an amaz-ing community proj-ect.” said Deanne Steven, executive director of Tourism Rossland.

Although the focus is usually upon winter tourists, a growing number are coming in summer for mountain biking. And the idea behind the walking tour is for people in both seasons to stay longer in the Golden City.

“I don’t think any-body is specifically going to come here to do that tour, but it is our hope that this will give them another rea-son to extend their trip and do things once they get here,” she

Rosslanders ready to roll in cultural tour

It’s a cultural wonderland exposed right in our backyard.

Travel to studios and archives that aren’t normally open, see demonstra-tions, new exhibitions and collections or meet people behind the scenes in the latest instalment of the Columbia Basin Culture Tour.

To participate in the tour on Aug. 10-11 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), simply grab a map—your culture tour directory—and go.

Rossland artist Tricia Rasku will be opening her working studio for the Culture Tour. At Tricia’s busy studio there will be demonstrations for those of you who wish to know about weaving, spinning, felting, and the benefits of handmade soap.

Joining the tour again this year is Alley Cat Glass Workshop. Owner Christy Holden describes her love of her

craft: “A glass artist’s vision lies some-where between the photon wave a sci-entist observes when light travels through glass, and the simple apprecia-tion of shape and colour we feel for the glass we use and handle daily.”

In Trail request a wheel demonstra-tion at Pottery by Fran and will be able to view a variety of Fran’s finished pot-tery as well as view pots in the various stages of creation.

The dance studio of the Mystic Dreams Dancers is located on Eldorado Street in downtown Trail (not Montrose): They are an enthusiastic group of women with various levels and genres of dance experience who enjoy the mys-tical art of dance from the Middle East.

Their dances include the use of canes, swords, veils, candles, drums and zills, or finger cymbals. The dances and cos-tumes range from the traditional to contemporary fusion styles.

After your warm up, climb the stairs to the dance studio, where you are wel-

come to join in on a variety of work-shops or simply sit and be entertained. They will offer short sessions on drum-ming, zilling, tassel making, costume design and sewing.

Once in Fruitvale make sure to stop by the Painted Glass studio where you will find Donna Anderson in her studio where she paints all her glassware: From wine glasses, beer glasses, various dishes and custom orders for specialty occasions.

Tour brochures are available at tour-ist information centres and participating venues.

Visit the website at www.cbculture-tour.com to view full artist/venue pro-files for further details on each loca-tion’s activities or register to receive a tour brochure in the mail.

For further information, call the CKCA at 1-250-505-5505 or toll free at 1-877-505-7355. The Columbia Basin Culture Tour is generously supported by Columbia Basin Trust funding.

New heritage walking tour brochure launchedstaff

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said, noting that extending a trip means staying overnight in the city.

Also included with the new version is the consistent design which is being used across all of the Tourism Rossland projects.

The brochure is

available at Visitor Centres across the province or locally at the Rossland Museum. It can also be viewed online at http://issuu.c o m / t o u r i s m ro s s -land/docs/tr_walk-ingtour_2013_issuu or you can take a virtual tour with Everytrail at http://www.every-

trail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=1325865.

Additionally, the new brochure will be included on the kiosk which will be installed in Harry Lefevre Square.

The project was paid for in part by the Columbia Basin Trust, Community Initiatives Fund and Tourism Rossland.

Tourism Rossland is Rossland’s Destination Marketing Organisation whose mission is to work in a fair and unbiased manner to grow Rossland’s year round tourism economy within the context of the community’s vision and values.

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But confidence, skill and a tenacious attitude won out for Hofmann as he cap-tured a bronze medal in Coventry, England two weeks ago, nar-rowly missing gold in sparring.

Hofmann went through the single elimination sparring rounds and beat four world class martial artists—from the United Kingdom,

Scotland, Russia and Irish—before getting into semifinals where he fought the eventual gold medal winner from Russia.

“I wanted to do well but I had no idea how I would do,” he said after he got back to Rossland.

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Hofmanntrained for four years at the Trail Martial Arts studio under Jason Ayles and Mike Vroom, achieving a red stripe belt.

The Columbia Basin Trust’s annual report is its performance for the year ending March 31 and details its financial investments, spending, program and initiative activities.

In 2012/13, CBT returned a record $19.3 million in funding benefits to Basin commu-nities—11.6 per cent higher than in the previ-ous year.

Total revenues were $25.7 million, an increase of $2.7 million over 2011/12, primar-ily due to greater revenue from two of CBT’s power project facilities.

The annual report is posted online at www.cbt.org/annualreport.

IN BRIEFAnnual report on CBT

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breakneck speeds, not stop-ping at corners and almost getting hit by traffic.

These are some of the rea-sons why we need an indoor or outdoor area for them to do their thing—not hitting innocent bystanders or killing themselves for the ultimate adrenaline high.

The other day a young biker hit a friend’s mom as she was crossing the street as she was going to the post office.

A person asked her if she was okay and she said that the biker has to pay attention to the surroundings and not hit the pedestrians.

I agree for what she said and I almost got hit by a few bikers myself and I was curs-ing at them, which is a rare

thing for me to do in public.Where is this skate park

that these people are prom-ised? I remember that the arena was used for that dur-ing the summer a few years ago as a makeshift park. After that one time, what happened? It stopped.

That was a great idea to have for them and it was air conditioned as well. Have the arena open every day in the summer except when a roller derby event or fall fair hap-pens in the summer and early fall.

On my exploits to Fruitvale or Castlegar, I see that they have a skate park for them.

Also, we have a bike park down in Lower Rossland and not one in Upper Rossland. It

is not fair that Upper Rosslanders have to travel by car or by bike to the one in Lower Rossland and waste their time. I think we need an outdoor bike park in Upper Rossland either at the old Emcon lot, if it can be allowed, or near the commu-nity garden so the Upper Rosslanders can save some time and be near their homes. Granted, Upper Rossland does have bike trails but so does Lower Rossland. The Upper Rosslanders need to save time and they need to have their own bike park to have fun on.

Canuck Blue is a born and bred Rosslander whose opinion appears monthly in the Rossland News. He is the voice of the voiceless in the Golden City.

With summer in full swing, the young people are out with

their longboards/skateboards, bikes and razor scooters.

These young people don’t care about the pedestrians walking on the sidewalks and almost hitting the elderly with them. Also, I see these same ‘boarders go down Washington or Spokane at

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Should the city support a daily, free shuttle bus to Red Mountain Resort during the

winter months?

There is no doubt many in the city are behind a free, daily, shuttle bus service to Red Mountain Resort

connecting it to Rossland’s downtown businesses. The expanded scope of a dai-ly winter shuttle bus would cost around $78,000 for the season. Last year it cost Tourism Rossland $14,000 to operate the shuttle on a much more limited basis.

However, TR has raised $22,375 in support from local businesses and organizations for the internal bus and are working with a supplier to negotiate terms of a contract.

TR and the business community want council to approve the release of further RMI funding to help pay for an expand-ed shuttle service in the coming years to ensure its sustainability.

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ShuttleThe new plan is for a shuttle bus to operate every day during the winter (when the Red Mountain is open) from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and would be free, continuously loop-ing through the city every hour to 45 minutes.Last year, with funding from the RMI, TR set up a partnership with Red Mountain Academies and contracted it out to a Trail-based company to offer a limited service to the hill for the first time. They had 780 trips, with around 22 rid-ers per day based on three round trips.If TR is successful with the two per cent increase to the hotel room tax revenue then a delegation to council to request an amendment to the RMI plan will be necessary followed by ap-proval of the province.The proposed shuttle would be a partnership with Red Moun-tain Academies, Red Mountain Resort and local businesses and stakeholders.

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That extra money, around $48,000, could become the tick-et needed to help fund the $78,000 service, said Tourism Rossland’s executive director Deanne Steven.

“If they approve the number of accommodations then the board will go back to the city with another proposal for two per cent,” she said. “The deci-sion for the shuttle rests upon what the city does, Tourism Rossland cannot do it without the money.”

Tourism Rossland is a non profit society and it is not their mandate to provide transporta-tion, although it operated a limited service from the city’s downtown to the ski hill for the first time last year.

The service was a pilot proj-ect and it was hoped it would provide the impetus for estab-lishing a daily, continuous ser-vice for this year—something the ski resort and the business community have stressed is vital for economic survival.

Steven said TR had raised $22,375 in support from local businesses and organizations for the shuttle bus and are working with a supplier to negotiate terms of a contract.

“But if we don’t get that (RMI) money we have nothing to match it against,” she said.

And with Tourism Rossland having increased shuttle ser-vice to and from the Spokane Airport, via Rossland, through to Nelson for the coming win-ter that means more people will be coming to the region with-out vehicle transportation.

“So we are getting people here now without cars, and we are encouraging people to do it

that way, so there needs to be a way to transport people around once they get there,” said Steven. “We have to figure out where to start with it all,” and that start is a daily bus shuttle to the ski hill.

Based on the two per cent tax there could be an annual cost drawn from the RMI of $48,000 for the shuttle service. The expanded scope of the ser-vice would cost around $78,000 for the season. Last year it cost TR $14,000 to operate the shut-tle on a much more limited basis. The two per cent is the calculated portion of the hotel room tax the city—directed by Tourism Rossland—receives from the province from its gen-eral revenue.

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A surge in the number of abandoned or unattended campfires combined with high temperatures through-out the Southeast Fire Centre has fire officials urging recre-ationalists to be extremely careful with campfires this weekend.

Fire wardens have responded to 29 campfire incidents since July 18, rais-ing the number of incidents to 104 already this season. Most of these campfire inci-dents occurred in the last week.

Currently, there are six lightning-caused wildfires burning in the Southeast Fire Centre. Five of these are less than one hectare in size.

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The city’s newest school is on the cusp of signing a lease agreement to secure a location for the school.

The site for Seven Summits Centre for Learning will be announced once the lease is sealed, but the school is moving full steam ahead with plans to open in September.

Interested parents and students are still encouraged to visit the website at www.seven-summitslearning.com to learn more about the educational philosophy of SelfDesign and the courses available.

The school calendar will match that of School District 20 for most students. They are still accepting registrations throughout the summer and fall and have plenty of room available for any and all interested learners from Grade 8 - 12.

Registration forms are available on the site, as well as forms for financial aid. The program fee is pro-rated depending on how many courses students take: $600 for one to three courses; $800 for four to seven courses; and $1,000 for eight to 10 courses.

The school welcomes students from all across the region and beyond, and will be able to pro-vide entrance scholarships for those who are unable to pay the full program fee.

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The Rossland Visions for Small Schools Society held its annual general meeting last Wednesday. The board for 2013/2014 is:President: Shelley AckermanVice President: Ann QuartermanTreasurer: Mary AmanteaSecretary: Leslie PaulYouth Director at Large: Aaron FinkeDirector at Large: Christine de MarcoDirector at Large: Robin HetheyDirector at Large: Christine Therriault-Finke

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In the next few weeks the centre is expected to announce some volunteer opportunities for members of the community who have a skill or talent that they would like to share with youth attending the Seven Summits Centre for Learning.

The hope is to develop a roster of local experts who are able to lead workshops and activities that run the gamut from outdoor pursuits to building technology skills.

With SelfDesign’s flexible, personalized approach to the BC curriculum and the wealth of Rossland talent, there is an excitement about the rich possibilities of programming the school can offer to local and international students.

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“We were really honoured,” said KMC publisher Peter Moynes, who attended the 31st annual WMAs with editorial director Mitchell Scott.

“The first thing we thought of was all the support we’ve had from so many folks throughout the Kootenays, some for quite a while now—our families, all our readers, contributors and all the businesses who’ve put their trust in us.”

“The crowd at the awards let out a huge cheer and applause when we won Magazine of The Year,” said Scott. “We’ve been the little guys that the big guys have been watching.”

KMC was up against a number of iconic Western Canadian publications including BC Business, Vancouver Magazine, Western Living and Geist.

What is most extraordinary about the magazine is the fact both magazines are free, relying entirely on advertising and dis-tribution support.

Launched in 2001 as a tiny 28-page handout, and today still run from over top Moynes’ backyard garage, the magazine has been supported by small businesses, resorts and destination mar-keting organizations from throughout the West and East Kootenay and Columbia regions.

Moynes credits the magazine’s well-targeted distribution for the success, noting that the publications are essentially calling cards for the places and people the magazines’ writers and pho-tographers tell stories about, including Rossland and Rosslanders.

“We live in one of the greatest places in the world. We’re blessed. And to be able to work with so many people in the com-munities all around us, and help build their businesses, we con-sider ourselves fortunate.”

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The rezone application and a report from the city’s planning department is on city council’s agenda for an Aug. 12 meet-ing.

The public hearing was followed by a council committee of the whole meeting Jan. 21, 2013 to discuss the issues raised at the public hearing. Ksiazek again met with the city on Feb. 8 and no common ground was found on the contentious points.

Mayor Greg Granstrom said the issue has not been bogged down by the city and has only followed the normal course of a development application of this size.

In any development case it is a back and forth conversation with the city, he said. The first proposal did not work, Granstrom said, and now the latest one will be coming to council on Aug. 12.

“What more can we do?” he said. “We have to make sure we are protecting the public interest in any development. It’s important both sides do due diligence to make sure it is viable for everybody. We need to be sure we do the right thing.”

City planner Mike Maturo’s report on the development has not yet been reviewed by council but it will be aired Aug. 12. The sticking point for the devel-opment is it does not address Official Community Plan policies for site devel-opment, neighbourhood impact, traffic flow and servicing, according to the city’s planning department.

On July 31 Ksiacek met with three city

officials—without Maturo who is on holi-days—on the property to review the pro-posal’s contentious points as a prelude to the council meeting.

He said most of what was discussed there was consensus on, including snow storage, a land swap for snow removal and the size of the units. But he still was not encouraged as it awaits a council decision.

“I still don’t know how long this will take because it’s still the same situation as one year ago,” he said. “If you tell me today, Cezary, I give you one dollar and I put my horses (there), I tell you ‘Go ahead,’ because it’s still empty.”

The development is slated for two large lots to allow mixed residential on what is public institutional, building 24 townhouse units in the form of six, four-unit homes facing Thompson Avenue and Cooke Avenue.

Each unit will include three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a single or double car garage. The total living space will be approximately 2,000 square feet and at $150 per square foot, including land cost, it is the lowest possible price, said Ksiacek. Ksiazek has conducted a pre-liminary review of servicing require-ments for the site and is proposing dwell-ings within the one-block span now zoned public institutional.

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC regional head coach David Broadhurst will be in Nelson from Aug. 10-18 to lead the evaluations for the Whitecaps FC Kootenay Prospects Academy.

Boys and girls ages U-10 to U-18 will have the opportunity to be evaluated for selection and invitation to the Kootenay Prospects program, which will include up to four boys and four girls training groups with 16 to 20 players per train-ing group.

“We really enjoyed our inaugural year in the Kootenays and learned more about how the pro-gram can have the greatest impact and benefit for local players,” said Whitecaps FC director of soccer development Dan Lenarduzzi.

“Based on that we have made some adjust-ments this year that will provide a regular Whitecaps FC presence in the Kootenays, more regular contact with the players, and increased communication.”

The program, including all sessions, will be run by Whitecaps FC Okanagan regional head coach David Broadhurst and will include a 10-month program with three phases, running September through June, with weekly training sessions.

There will also be one travel weekend per phase, which last year included an MLS week-end in Vancouver featuring an on-field training session and a Whitecaps FC MLS match.

“The club’s desire is to have an overall region-al program strategy that will allow the Prospects Academy to be accessible to the best players in the Kootenay region,” said Broadhurst.

“In this coming 2013-14 cycle, we will operate a West program which will primarily be open to players from Nelson and Kootenay South. The objective will be to work towards a similar East program for the fall of 2014-15. This will then provide the ability to connect the two programs for select training and events.”

Whitecaps FC currently provide technical ser-vices to the Nelson Youth Soccer Association and hope to expand these services to other areas of the Kootenays.

To be selected for the Whitecaps FC Prospects Academy, all players must register for the evalu-ation process. Evaluation sessions will be held at Lakeside Park in Nelson during the weekends of Aug. 10-11 and again on Aug. 17-18.

Players interested in registration for the eval-uation can visit whitecapsfc.com/academy and select Kootenay Academy or contact David Broadhurst at [email protected] or by phone at 250.550.5489.

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Vancouver’s Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation is expanding its alternative education program to benefit at-risk youth in Rossland and the West Kootenay region.

Take a Hike is partnering with School District 20 to offer its adven-ture-based learning program for stu-dents in grades 10 to 12, starting in September, 2013.

Participants in Take a Hike strug-gle with personal issues that inhibit their success in the mainstream school system, according to infor-mation on the foundation web page.

Their issues may include drug and alcohol dependencies, legal troubles, and behaviours that often result in suspensions or long absenc-es from the school system. Students are typically referred to Take a Hike by school counsellors, principals, teachers or social workers.

The program will introduce stu-dents to outdoor activities, such as hiking, kayaking, canoeing and snowshoeing which can help in developing valuable communica-tion, problem-solving, teamwork and other skills. They may also help in dealing with personal issues in a supportive environment.

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Launching the first week in August is a new mountain bike photo contest, open to all who have camera and will travel to the trails around Rossland on their two-wheel steeds.

It is a great way to promote what has become a growing sport and form of tourism in the region, said Rossland News’ Monika Smutny, but also to share what people around here do and see in summer.

“It’s what we do in this community,” she said. “We thought it would be a great idea because there are so many avid bikers who also have an interest in photography.”

The contest is a way for people to share with others what they see out on the trails, she added, and it helps expose Rossland as the mountain bik-ing destination it is.

“Rossland is seeing more and more visitors coming to area for mountain biking dur-ing the summer, so this entices those who haven’t been here a little more,” said Smutny.

Although the contest is

open to anyone (over the age of 13) in the West Kootenay and beyond, the photos have to be taken on Rossland and local area trails. The contest runs until the end of September and prizes will be handed out to the top three vote getters. People can submit up to five photos, register and vote online at www.rosslandnews.com (at the top of the page).

Winners will be notified by email. People who enter the contest grant the right to use and publish their proper name and state online and in print, or any other media, in connec-tion with the contest.

Rossland’s Ian Lockey is back on the national snow-board team.

Canada Snowboard named four athletes to its 2014 Para National Team, and the Rossland resident was one of them.

Lockey and his teammates will make history by competing in the first ever snow-board event at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia next year. The team includes John Leslie (Armprior, ON), Mosher (Whistler, BC) and Michelle Salt (Calgary, AB).

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The ladies and hard-working volun-teers of the West Kootenay Roller Derby didn’t let a jet fuel spill stop them from entertaining their loyal fans on July 27.

The event at Selkirk College was scheduled as a double header between the Valley Vendettas and Nelson Killjoys and the Babes of Brutality versus Rossland Trail Roller Girls, but the matchup between the Vendettas and Killjoys was post-poned due the Lemon Creek jet fuel spill and evacuations in the Slocan Valley.

Though the doors opened a bit later and the crowd sparse, the Babes and RTRG took to the track and put on their customary solid performances. The Babes ware considered the home team for this bout but the visiting RTRG had a slight lead about 10 minutes in.

In the end, though, solid blocks and speedy jams lead the Babes of Brutality to an score of 198 to 167.

Another bout on Friday, Aug. 9 at Selkirk College will feature the Vendettas and RTRG, while Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers will be up against the Killjoys.

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It takes a community to raise a child, and with this mantra in hand, the Skool-Aid program is launching its fourth year in providing school supplies to Greater Trail children in low-income families.

The Skool-Aid initiative began as a Catholic based volunteer-run effort and has grown into a community supported program, supplying kids with every-thing from crayons to computer paper.

With the average cost of school sup-plies ranging from $50 to $70, not including gym strip or back pack, a return to school can incur costs that some families will struggle to pay.

This year, Skool-Aid raised $8,000, almost half received through people in the community.

“We have a loyal group of individu-als who consistently give to our pro-gram,” said organizer Louise McEwan.

“It really does illustrate how this pro-gram touches people and how they

want to help kids reach their potential.”In addition, Skool-Aid received

$1,000 from Teck Trail Operations; $2,000 from BC Hydro Employees Community Services Fund; $700 LeRoi Community Foundation; and $500 from the Kiwanis.

This year, the program will provide supplies to 140 students, although that number may grow by September. “The need is quite spread out and it is quite possible we will get more requests,” she said. “We help any child in any grade in any school in the Greater Trail area.”

And, with the school district tighten-ing its belt to cut costs, additional sup-plies are popping up on backto-school lists, further increasing costs for par-ents.

“There are a lot of new items on the lists now,” said Tara DeJong, retail man-ager of Hall’s Basics in downtown Trail.

Pencils, pens and lined paper are a given, but now computer paper, USB flash drives, playing cards and Kleenex are also itemized.

“These are all things that the schools

used to provide,” she said.Hall’s has been partnering with

Skool-Aid since its inception, providing many hours to organize, assemble and deliver school supplies that meet each child’s need. “There is a lot of prep work, but each year we are getting bet-ter at it,” said DeJong.

In the past, the school supplies were packed in boxes or bags, but this year the Salvation Army has donated new backpacks to the program.

“This is also helpful because it frees up dollars for the parents to purchase something else that is needed like a pair of running shoes,” said McEwan.

Skool-Aid assists low-income fami-lies in Fruitvale Elementary School, Glenmerry Elementary School, Webster Elementary School, St Michael’s School, J. L. Crowe Secondary and Rossland Secondary School, based on written referrals from the schools, Trail FAIR, Sanctuary, and the Salvation Army.

For more information or to donate to the Skool-Aid program, contact [email protected].

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Trail Times

Faulty freezer costly for Sally Ann soup kitchen

Salvation Army soup kitchen, Kate’s Kitchen, serves up lunches for dozens of less fortunate citizens of Trail every week but after a weekend appliance failure the menu will be consider-ably limited for some time.

The breakdown of a meat freezer at the well-known local charity over the week-end caused the loss of almost $1,000 worth of meat and milk products and has volun-teers hoping for a timely donation.

“It probably went out on Friday but it was such an old freezer it’s probably not sur-

prising,” said Kate’s Kitchen volunteer, Linda Radtke. “We came in on Monday and it was so hot in the building and everything was floating in about a foot of water.”

Radtke said the broken appliance was one of a num-ber of freezers used by the kitchen that are all of about the same vintage but unfor-

tunately was the one that held the food of the highest value and most damaged by thawing.

Radtke says the charity is hoping someone will be able to donate another freezer to help them out. Donations of a freezer or meat can be made to Kate’s Kitchen, contacting Radtke at (250) 364-0445.

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FortisBC has received approval from the BC Utilities Commission for its Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project in Rossland and area.

However, the BCUC’s decision contains some stipu-lations and the company has until Aug. 1 to say if it will include an opt-out provision.

Although the utility com-pany says it needs time to review the approval by the BCUC before moving ahead with the project, in a recent media release they cite a belief that, “...advanced meters are an accurate, reli-able and safe way to deliver energy.”

In addition, the company says the new meters will pro-vide economic benefits and safety improvements for util-ity workers, first responders, and the general public, said Neal Pobran, corporate com-munications manager for FortisBC.

In June, the Osoyoos Indian Band announced a decision to ban the installa-tion of the new meters on homes and businesses on reserve land and local oppo-sition arose when the compa-ny initially announced its application to install the meters in 2012.

“Since we began the appli-cation process last July we have heard some concerns from customers,” said Pobran. “If we have to work with them to address some of those concerns then we could install the new meters with the radio function turned off. Right now we’re looking through the decision’s parameters about what that would look like.”

He said the company will be performing upgrades to hardware and software in 2013, getting the new meters out to customers in 2014, and hopefully finish in 2015.

The AMI project would only affect FortisBC electrical customers, totalling 130,000 homes and businesses from Princeton in the west, through the Okanagan and West Kootenay, to Creston in the east.

More information can be found at www.fortisbc.com.

IN BRIEFFortis gets the nod

Business

Open access A task force trying to bring an open access network to the city says it has more than speed as its benefit

The economic landscape of Rossland could change dra-matically if a move to bring an open access network to the city is realized.

Also called broadband, the network would create a whole new economic platform that would support and encourage the fledgling web-based econ-omy in the city.

It would improve speed and bandwidth for Internet users, said councillor Jody Blomme, who sits on the broadband task force, but it would also open doors to ooportunity in so many aspects of the city’s economy.

“This is the way business is being done now ... and it is increasing,” she said about an open access network. “People get focusing on the faster net-work but don’t realize there is a whole other dimension to it.”

Better bandwidth and greater speed is a very good thing and would help a lot of people, Blomme noted, but an open access network has another dimension that shouldn’t get lost.

The key unique benefit of the CBBC project is that they are connecting Rossland and other municipalities to an “open access network,” said Blomme, a fibre network that will allow business to flourish in the city. There are differenc-es between the current net-work scenario and the open access network model that would give business a boost.

Right now in Rossland the physical networks are owned by private enterprise, by Telus and Shaw, but under the open access network the CBBC owns the network and municipali-ties have interminable access by an “Indefeasible Right of Use Agreement.”

The existing network own-ers in Rossland offer services only through their own net-works and only a limited num-ber of services are offered: Telus offers services of phone, Internet and sometimes TV, while Shaw has services of TV, Internet and sometimes phone.

In open access the network owner does not offer services,

but opens access to the net-work to other service provider companies, including Telus and Shaw. Hundreds of ser-vices could potentially be offered by dozens of provid-ers, including Internet, tele-phone, TV, accounting soft-ware and management, tech-support, security services/monitoring, data backup, data-base creation and maintenance and distance learning.

Local and regional busi-nesses cannot offer any servic-es on the existing networks. In some rare cases, very limited access is offered but difficult to come by, said Blomme. However, local and regional businesses have access to the open access network and can offer their own services on this network.

“Essentially, this creates a new marketplace or platform upon which a new branch of local and regional economy can be built,” she said.

And it opens up the market. Shaw and Telus form a ‘duo-poly’ right now with little competition in the marketplace and little incentive to reduce price or increase services in quality. An open access net-work would increase competi-tion resulting in increased ser-vice quality, Blomme noted.

But the appealing feature of an open access network for most people is bandwidth. Right now bandwidth is based on and limited by decades-old technology of telephone cop-per lines and coaxial cable lines. An open access network has extremely high bandwidth based on long-lasting, technol-ogy-flexible fibre that can be upgraded any time.

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need fOr speedThe open access network would include about 20 times faster than current download speeds achievable in Rossland, and about 100 times faster than cur-rent upload speeds.It will also allow better, more reliable connectivity to transfer data files and to use with POS systems and other communica-tions such as internet tele-phone, video conferencing and webinars.

TimoThy SchaferRossland News

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Rossland News, August 01, 2013