Rossland News, October 16, 2014

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Now that the regional sewer partners have reached a deal, the City of Trail could see a new shore-to-shore crossing as early as next year.

The regional district an-

nounced Wednesday that Ross-land, Warfield and Trail had reached a $4.2 million agree-ment that will fund an aerial sewer crossing across the Co-lumbia River.

After all the emotion swirl-ing around the Columbia River

pedestrian/pipe bridge proposal this year, in the end the three parties met without hoopla and within a week reached an ami-able deal.

Based on the $10 million cost of bridge construction that in-cludes a walking deck, new util-

ity lines and the regional sewer interceptor pipe, Rossland will contribute $1 million toward the service, Warfield $527,000 and Trail, $2.6 million as a re-gional entity plus $6.2 million directly.

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NewsTragic end to Slocan suspect search

Armed suspect Pe-ter DeGroot is dead a� er what RCMP de-scribe as an “interac-tion” with an Emer-gency Response Team (ERT) in a cabin near Slocan on Monday af-ternoon.

� e Independent Investigations O� ce (IIO) of BC is now investigating the in-cident. � e IIO con-� rmed in an online statement that De-Groot “sustained a gunshot injury dur-ing an interaction…In addition, a � re-arm was found at the scene.”

� e IIO investiga-tion was in its early stages as of press time Tuesday and investi-gators are expected to be in the area most of the week.

IIO resources include a team director, three investigators and a forensic specialist. In additions to this, the IIO will provide dedicated services to assist the family of the deceased.

Now that the IIO are investigating, the RCMP are prohib-ited from making any public statements about the case.

A� er the incident, relative � eodore De-Groot contacted the Star and o� ered more details about the sus-pect.

“I grew up with Pe-ter (in Orillia, Ont.). He was an intelligent, friendly, loyal person.

He was funny, quick to laugh and he always saw positive things in bad situations. � is is not sentimental-ity; I’m describing the person we wish to remember. Peter was a normal, healthy young man when we le� high school.

“Peter su� ered some form of aneu-rysm approximately 20 years ago. A� er that, his mental state began to deteriorate. As he visited over the years, he began to act more agitated when we talked. Peter be-gan verbally lashing out against speci� c people. When he de-veloped a paranoid obsession with me, I began receiving threats, and disturb-ing communications. I reported them to the (Ontario Provin-cial Police) and the RCMP in B.C.. I hoped he would get help but heard noth-ing further.”

“In frustration, I told an OPP o� cer, if Peter did not receive treatment, I literally expected to turn on the television and � nd him in the sort of sit-uation that happened in Slocan. It was not a � ippant remark, but a serious expression of my deep concern for Peter’s safety.”

� e incident began on � ursday when the Slocan/New Den-ver RCMP responded to a dispute between two individuals on Slocan West Road near Gravel Pit Road. While on scene, De-

Groot allegedly � red upon police with a ri� e before retreating into the surrounding forest. No members of the public nor RCMP o� cers were injured.

Police searched for DeGroot, 45, for � ve days. � ey consid-ered the suspect to be armed and danger-ous and locked down the area. Residents were told to stay in-side their homes with doors locked. � ey also limited access to the village.

� e RCMP initially used Gravel Pit Road as a staging area as they set up a com-mand post with more than 25 members including a contain-ment team dressed in camouflage. Plain-clothes police wore their bullet proof vests, and an ambu-lance was on stand-by along with more than 10 marked and unmarked vehicles. An RCMP helicopter out of Kelowna was in the area. � e RCMP also interviewed resi-dents.

While residents weren’t allowed to enter the area, many parked their vehicles

at pullouts north of town and made the short walk through the forest to their homes as dusk fell on � ursday evening.

� e local school was locked down with students, teachers and a few parents inside while the RCMP re-sponded to the call.

By Friday, RCMP had set up a 10 by 10 hectare containment area on the west side of the river where they concentrated their search e� orts. Homes in that area were evacuated. Ad-ditional resources in-cluding air support, the Southeast District Emergency Response Team, crisis negotia-tor, police dogs and Tactical Armoured Vehicle were de-ployed to the scene on � ursday and Friday.

Both WE Graham and Winlaw schools were closed on Friday.

Two members of the ERT team were involved in the alter-cation which led to DeGroot’s death. � e IIO has not given an estimate of how long it will take before their investigation is complete.

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Above: RCMP set up a roadblock on the south en-trance to Slocan City on Gravel Pit Road on Thurs-day as the search for armed suspect Peter DeGroot began. Tamara Hynd photo

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Rossland will have a race for mayor next month, but not be-tween the two people originally expected.

In a surprise move, mayor Greg Grans-trom filed papers Friday for council-

lor, while Jill Spearn will run for mayor against fellow coun-cillor Kathy Moore.

It ensures Ross-land will elect a woman to the posi-tion for only the sec-ond time. The first was Jackie Drysdale, who served from 1985 to 1987.

There are also sev-en other candidates for council: Aaron Cosbey, John Greene, Marten Kruysse, Lloyd McLellan, Andy Morel, Tim Thatcher, and An-drew Zwicker. Only Thatcher, a firefight-er, is an incumbent.

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vironmental econo-mist, Greene is a lo-cal business owner, Kruysse is a former economic develop-ment officer, McLel-lan is a former coun-cillor, Morel is a past federal and provin-cial Green Party can-didate, and Zwicker is an entrepreneur.

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WildSafe BC – formerly known as Bear Aware – saw a slow start to autumn wild-life activity reports, until September. Updates and mapping for bears, cougars and coyotes are now being recorded through the Wild-life Alert Reporting Program –W.A.R.P. – online at wild-safebc.com/warp.

“It seemed to come all at once,” said Sharon Wieder, WildSafe BC Community Coordinator for Rossland and Trail. “When the huckle-berries got rained out, bears started to show up.”

In Rossland, black bear re-ports identify activity north and south of Columbia Av-enue, east of Monty Christo Street. A black bear has been reported in east Trail, close to Columbia River residenc-es. Although there were griz-zly sightings in the spring, the fall has been quiet. But, Wieder says they are still

around.The black bears reported

have a huge appetite, as they need to add on 30 percent of their weight to prepare for this winter’s hibernation. Garbage is their number one attractor, with fruit trees a close second. Making both unavailable is recommend-ed.

People are asked to pick fall fruit and use, donate or share it with others, or check out local fruit-pressing events.

“Dumping fruit is against the Wildlife Attractant By-law in Rossland,” explained Wieder, adding people can be fined.

People can contact Wild-Safe’s Harvest Rescue pro-gram in Trail or Rossland to explore donating their unwanted fruit. Also, Kate’s Kitchen, the Salvation Army kitchen in Trail, can be asked about food donations. For all other unwanted or unusable fruit, the landfill sites take organic waste for a small fee

per load. WildSafe BC has also had

a rattlesnake report in Trail, and a coyote report in the Rossland. Pet owners are ad-vised to feed and keep pets indoors – especially at night. They also recommend chick-ens in back yards be protect-ed with an electric fence.

WildSafe BC is using its Facebook Page, www.face-book.com/wildsafebc, for updates, alerts and advice. A recent post asks drivers and cyclists to be aware of snakes, as they are active this time of year. Another post features a video on cougars. There is also a great photo of a bear paw print compared to a hand, and how to decide what type of bear it is.

Citizens are encouraged to report problem wildlife or bears in urban areas by call-ing 1-877-952-7277. Wild-Safe BC is a British Columbia Wildlife Foundation initia-tive and will soon include all the Bear Aware information on its updated website.

WildSafe BC autumn updateKate Whiteside

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Pumpkins: More than just jack-o-lanterns

Most of the Kootenay, along with the rest of the province, have been watching the on-going story of the search for a Slocan gun-man.

It’s a search that ended tragically on Mon-day with the death of suspect Peter DeGroot.

Many of the details of this incident are still unfolding. Unfortunately, the age of social media has turned this tragedy into an oppor-tunity to make accusations, political state-ments or just to vent frustrations and despair.

Make no mistake, this is a tragic ending and our sympathies go out to the friends and families of the deceased.

However, our sympathies also go out to the police and emergency personnel who are be-ing lambasted by some commentors on Face-book and other websites.

The RCMP and the emergency response team are being unfairly labelled, as are some of the residents of Slocan.

Anyone who thinks our police officers go out with the intention of killing someone — as some posts have indicated — obviously know little about law enforcement.

Officers risk their lives to protect the pub-lic. It’s just that simple.

Nobody can say they know that the sus-pect wouldn’t hurt anybody. Nobody can say that there was no danger. You can guess that, you can speculate that, you can believe it or assume it, but you don’t know.

Neither do the police. They have to treat the situation, a man with a gun, as life-threatening. He may have had trouble with mental health issues; that doesn’t make him non-threatening.

Had the suspect escaped, or hid inside a house and harmed an innocent bystander, we believe the same commenters would be com-plaining that the police didn’t do enough.

It’s a tragic outcome for everyone involved.

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October is the month for pump-kins! Pumpkins grow well in our area, and are in abundance at this time of year. When most people think of pumpkins, jack-o-lan-terns and pies are usually what come to mind but these nutritious, versatile and hardy gourds can be so much more.

Did you know the world’s largest pumpkin weighed in at over 1600 pounds! Even more surprising is that in some communities people hollow out pumpkins, make them into boats and have annual pump-kin boat races. If you don’t believe me, look it up on the internet.

Like other types of squash, pumpkins are full of nutrients.

Their deep orange coloured flesh is packed with beta-carotene, an antioxidant that helps prevent heart disease and cancer. Pump-kins are also a good source of vita-min C, potassium and fibre.

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Talks began between the community lead-ers began at the prov-ince’s annual mu-nicipal conference two weeks ago, said War� eld Mayor Bert Crockett.

“Once we got the conversation going we knew we had to keep it going until we reached an agree-ment,” he said. “When we came back from Vancouver we called a meeting in the vil-lage’s chambers and pounded it out. Ev-

eryone was coopera-tive and that’s what we needed.”

Regional discus-sions about how to re-place the aging sewer line on the old Trail bridge began three years ago and since that time, the issue has festered amongst resi-dents in a� ected com-munities and at the sewer committee level.

Rossland Mayor Greg Granstrom vent-ed frustration over the lengthy process last month, but says the milestone agree-ment was reached through cooperation and understanding of each community’s situation.

“Rossland looks forward to a renewed spirit of cooperation with our neighbours,” Granstrom noted. “I believe it is extremely important that we as partners in the re-gional district con-tinue to build on this co-operative e� ort.”

� is is a big deal because we decided to come together and develop a proposal that would satisfy ev-eryone, said Robert Cacchioni, adding

that the agreement shows that communi-ties are working to-gether to resolve ma-jor issues.

“No administra-tion was involved,” explained the Trail councillor, regional director and chair of the sewer commit-tee. “� e agreement was hammered out by the three members of the committee and Mayor Dieter Bogs,” he continued. “We believe in terms of the

regional sewer part-nership that it’s going to be an advantage to the entire region. It’s the best option that’s safe, environmentally friendly and will be easy maintenance over the course of the next 100 years.”

� e sewer service provider, which is the Regional District of Kootenay Bound-ary, now has to write a bylaw that must be government approved and passed by Trail,

Rossland and Warf-ield council before the three mayors sign on the dotted line.

“We’ve all come to terms with it so hope-fully there will be no further hang ups,” said Crockett.

As Bogs readies to exit his 27-year political career next month, he said the agreement opens the door for better coop-eration between the area’s municipalities now that emotion

has been taken out of the sewer part of the project.

“� is is good news,” he said. “And I am very pleased another major is-sue has been put to bed before I leave,” he chuckled. “And now we can take ad-vantage of the river’s low level next spring when construction begins.”

� e next step for the City of Trail is to � nalize design plans

that currently in-clude a six-week wind study, explained Da-vid Perehudo� , Trail’s chief administrative o� cer.

“It is hoped that the city will tender the project in early 2015 and that construc-tion will commence in late February or early March,” he said. “� e bridge should be completed and ready for use within 12-14 months a� er con-struction starts.”

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Great season for Rossland’s marketOctober 2 marked the last

farmer’s market of a very suc-cessful 2014 season. With more farmers attending consistently, the array of available fresh pro-duce increased from last year, which was one of the market’s goals for 2014.

“We are working to build re-lationships between our local farmers and our community. An objective of the market is to not only be the source for local food, but to facilitate friend-ships between community members and the people grow-ing the food,” says market man-ager Miche Warwick. “With the amount of chemicals and GMO’s being used in today’s agricultural scene, its becom-ing more and more important to understand where our food comes from. � e market is our connection to our local farmers and their food.”

� is year the Rossland Mountain Market extended its season to 18 weeks and in-cluded a new Summer Festival

Series featuring locally grown food. Warwick says, “ � e idea behind the Festival Series was to get people excited about food, provide knowledge about food we grow locally and to raise community participation and interest in the market.” Each event held special activi-ties and contests, and were well received by the community, even in the rain. “I was caught by surprise when I threw out a juggling-tomatoes-in-the-rain challenge! About eight people stepped forward to demon-strate their tomato juggling tal-ent,” Warwick reports. � ese special events will be back again next summer.

� e market also had an aim to present live, local music ev-ery week, which was successful in creating a nice ambience and encouraged the community to stay and hang out awhile.

On the market season as a whole, Miche Warwick says, “� e year was great. We had more farmers, more artists,

more musicians and we consis-tently saw more of the commu-nity. It is exciting to participate in an event that connects us with our local surroundings, and we foresee this connection growing stronger as our market continues to improve.”

Before the start of next year’s market season, the Rossland Mountain Market aims to be-come a registered non-pro� t organization, which will open up new and exciting opportuni-ties for the future. “Becoming a registered non-pro� t will allow us to invite our local brewer-ies and wineries to join us as market vendors. We hope to in-crease the variety of vendors we have weekly, which will include reaching farther and deeper into the Kootenays,” says War-wick.

� e Rossland Mountain Market will return with the Garden Festival in May, and until then, wishes the wonder-ful community of Rossland a very safe and snowy winter.

“What makes the farmer’s market such a special place, is that you are actually creating a com-munity around food!” says Bryant Terry. In the photo: Miche Warwick, Market Manager (left) and Kathleen Hill, Community Garden Coordinator. Photo by Jody Blomme

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Most cancer stories focus on the � ght to survive the disease, but two Rossland women want people to start � ghting now to prevent the diagnosis. Diana Daghofer, pubic health specialist, and Amber Watson, herbalist and wild-cra� er, are team-ing up to deliver Prevent Cancer with herbs and more workshop through the Monashee Institute on Sat-urday, October 25, followed by a tour of organic gardens on Sunday in Rossland.

Daghofer is past co-chair of Prevent Cancer Now, a national organization dedi-cated to the elimination of the preventable causes of cancer, and the chair of the Hills of Erin Cancer Pre-vention Foundation. When diagnosed with breast can-cer a few years ago, she began to question the in-formation she was getting. Daghofer had followed the recommended healthy life-style and still got cancer. It was around the time CBC

presenter Wendy Mesley’s “Chasing the Cancer An-swer” documentary aired.

“It made me think the information I was get-ting from the medical � eld was not going far enough,” said Daghofer. “I was go-ing through treatment and trying to � nd organizations who dealt with cancer pre-vention. � e information I found was very limited.”

“I’ve always had a strong belief in our own prevention powers,” said Daghofer, who believes up to 80 per cent of cancers can be prevented.

Daghofer’s search lead her to Prevent Cancer Now and to the conclusion there is not enough research on environmental causes of cancer. With research � nd-ing that about 50 per cent of cancers are lifestyle related and 10 per cent hereditary, that leaves 40 per cent unex-plained.

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Daghofer and Watson will also look at menu plan-ning and cooking.

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herbalist, gardener, geriatric and palliative nurse. She has been training in the ancient healing tradition of herb-alism since 2002. Watson is motivated to teach and share the healing virtues of plants. She will share recipes for nurturing teas, salves an herbalist’s perspective on cancer prevention.


A� er a hiatus from 2013, Rossland Reads is back for 2014. � e debates have been booked and are being held at a new location this year: the Rossland Art Gal-lery. Mark your calendars for October 22, October 29 and November 5 with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the debate starting at 7 p.m..

If listening to debaters Aerin Guy, Mark Je� ery, Kate Harrison-Whiteside, and Liz Anderson duke it out to have their chosen book crowned Rossland Reads 2014 Champion isn’t enough to entice you, as usual, the Rossland Public Library has sponsored the event and will have door prizes for those in atten-

dance.As moderator, Jennifer

may have the toughest po-sition of all participants. In her second year in this role, the pressure is high to do well as she must create thoughtful questions that engage both debaters and audience. Jennifer says, “I like creating questions that spur people to think about books di� erently.” Further on why she enjoys moderat-ing, which also includes the tough role of cutting debat-ers o� if they go over their time, it “helps me with my own writing to be forced to explore books in more depth and think about the components that make spe-ci� c books great.” When asked about her favourite book for this year, Jennifer remains elusive and would

not reveal it.Whether it is literal or

metaphorical, the theme this year is about travel. Le� open to interpretation, the debaters were told to choose a book simply about travelling and anything that it could entail: going somewhere physical or a personal jour-ney from within. In no par-ticular order, the books that have been chosen (and their respective debaters) are:• � e Alchemist, written by Paul Coelho and defended by Aerin Guy, follows the trek of Andalusian shepherd Santiago as he seeks to ful� ll his Personal Legend, which is to be found in Egypt.• Endurance, written by Al-fred Lansing and defended by Mark Je� ery, chronicles the survival story of Ernest Shackleton’s ice-bound,

Antarctic polar exploration.• Out of Africa, written by Isak Dinesen and defended by Kate Harrison-White-side, was selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best non� ction book of all time and gives the true account of Dinesen’s life on her Kenyan plantation.• Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey, written by Rachel Simon and defended by Liz Ander-son, follows sisters Rachel, a writer and college teacher, and Beth, who has an intel-lectual disability, through a year of riding the bus allow-ing Rachel to see the world through Beth’s eyes.For more information on Rossland Reads, please visit www.rossland.bclibrary.ca/services-programs/ross-land-reads.

Rossland Reads is back for 2014TARA HOWSE

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� e Rossland Soci-ety for Environmental Action (RSEA) will have their � rst AGM on Wednesday, Oc-tober 22 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ross-land Public Library. Everyone is welcome and new board mem-bers will be welcomed aboard at this time. RSEA is speci� cally seeking a treasurer!

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ADULT CO-ED REC HOCKEYTuesdays 9:45 - 11 pmSundays 9:15 - 10:30 pmJoin this fun, co-ed recreational pro-gram of non-contact drop-in hockey. Full equipment is required and some experience necessary.Starts October 7.

ULTIMATE FRISBEESaturdays May 24 to Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. @ Jubilee Field (RSS school) in Rossland. Tues-days 5 p.m. @ Trail Middle School fields. Ultimate is a team frisbee game. Beginners welcome! Pick up games are free!

OPEN MIC NIGHTTuesdays 9 to 11 p.m. Join us every Tuesday and strut your stuff up on stage! With a new host every two weeks its gearing up to be a season of fantastic new talent and great music. Sign up sheet located in the foyer of The Flying Steamshovel.

FOLK DANCINGStarting Thursday, September 4.

The dance styles are English Coun-try Dancing and Contra Dancing. Drop in fee is $8 but if you sign up with Rossland Rec. you can purchase a 10 punch pass for $50. No partner required. Newcomers welcome!

TEEN NIGHT Tuesdays 6-8 p.m. @ the Rossland Public Library. Let Sage and Sally know what you want to do at Teen Night. Come out and have fun!

ROSSLAND SENIORSMonday 1:30 p.m. Seniors Art Club meets. Contact Edith at 250-362-4477.Monday 7:00 p.m. Rossland Quilters Guild meets. Con-tact Dayanne at 250-362-7727.Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Rossland Old Time Fiddlers play. Visitors should contact Richie or Au-drey at 250-362-9465. � ursday 9:30 - 11 a.m. Seniors stretching exercises and morn-ing tea and snacks.

LOCAL WRITERS DISCUSSIONWednesdays 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. @ the Rossland Seniors Hall. To share ideas, expertise & knowledge, cri-tiques, and open opportunities for experienced and want to be writers. For more information contact Les Anderson by email [email protected] or phone @ 250-362-5532.

ROSSLAND MAKERLABThursdays Oct 9 to Dec 18, 2014 7:00 to 8:30 pm @ Seven Summits Centre for Learning Mentors are on hand to help with 3D modeling, printing or for other technology project. For youth 12 yrs and up. This program is FREE.

WRITERS CLUBWednesdays Sep 24, 2014 to Apr 15, 2015 7:30 to 9:00 pm @ Rossland Seniors Hall. All genres of writ-ers welcome. No membership fee. Learn from published authors and writers.

ROSSLAND SACRED HEART CWL AN-NUAL FALL TEA AND BAZAAR October 18, 1 to 3 p.m. @ Sacred Heart Church. The cost is $4 and there will be a country store, bake table, door prizes and a fish pond. Everyone is welcome!

ROSSLAND LIGHT OPERA PLAYERSSaturday, Oct. 18 @ the R.L.O.P. Hall, Washington Street.Costume Sale 10 a.m to 4 p.m.Dresses, hats, suits, skirts, various items. Soup & Bun 10-2 p.m. $3.

CEMETERY TOUR October 19 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.. Join Rossland local Jackie Drys-dale for a historic and informative tour of Rossland’s Mountain View Cemetery. Meet at the Colum-bia Cemetery map kiosk. Look for signage near the top road at Mountain View Cemetery. Event is by donation with all proceeds going to the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre.

HISTORIC TOUR - MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETARYSunday, October 19, 2014 Join Rossland local Jackie Drys-dale for a historic and informative

tour of Rossland’s Mountain View Cemetery. Participants are asked to meet at the Columbia Cemetery map kiosk. Look for signage near the top road at Mountain View Cemetery. Event is by donation with all proceeds going to the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre.

ROSSLAND READSWednesday October 22, 29, and November 5 @ the Rossland Art Gallery. Join moderator Jennifer Ellis and the four panelists who are defending the travel book they think all Rosslanders should read. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., debates start at 7 p.m..

CROWDSOURCING WORKSHOP October 22 5 pm – 8 pm @ the Old Firehall. Learn how to tap the power of the people to fund your business or idea. FREE.

FORRS PUBLIC MEETING October 22, at 7 p.m. @ St, Andrew’s United Church Hall (2110 1st Ave. in Rossland, corner of 1st and Queen St.) to discuss the Nancy Greene Rec Area Manage-ment Plan.

HALLOWE’EN DANCE Fri. Oct 31 @ Miners Hall, Ross-land. Fundraiser for 2015 Produc-tion Anne of Green Gables. Doors open 8 p.m.. Band: “No Excuse” 9 p.m. Prizes for best costume. Cash Bar. Appies will be served. No Mi-nors. Tickets $20 cash at Tails Pet Supplies, Rossland.

AGM: ROSSLAND SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION (RSEA) October 22, 6 to 7 p.m. @ the Rossland Public Library. New board members are being sought for Rossland’s newest environ-mental society with a mandate to provide administrative and advisory support for environmen-tal initiatives that foster healthy communities within Rossland and the surrounding area. Come to the AGM to learn more and sign up!

WEST KOOTENAY OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP Monday October 27, 2 p.m. @ Kiro Wellness Center, Trail. Guest: Michael Arab from Nightingale Medical Supplies. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE! For info, call 250-368-9827 or 250-365-6276.

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ber 19, at the Rossland Miners’ Hall doors will open at 6 p.m. and the show show will start at 7 p.m. for the Joe Hill Co� ee House show.

Lois Allen will be playing tuneful � ute classics.

Max Hawk will bring his well-educated guitar for sweet, sometimes sad, always great music.

Mike Scully (and perhaps some friends) will be there.

� e Hardlys (they’ll tell you why) — Stew, Newton and Pyet — make acoustic pop to get your toes tapping

Kootenay Jack, our rockabilly guru, will be

there rockin’.Whispering Polly —

Paul Dasti and friends — will put on a show with a new acoustic sound.

As always, the venue is family-friendly, the sound and surround-ings are superb and there will be goodies and refreshments (tea, co� ee and so� drinks) with the proceeds going to support Rossland’s Gold Fever Follies.

Tickets are $3 at the door. Kids and students get in free.

To perform at the Joe Hill Co� ee House, contact Les at (250) 362-5677 or [email protected].

Vancouver Writers Fest

The Vancouver Writers Fest is of-fering young writ-ers a chance at cash prizes and pub-lishing by inviting them to enter po-ems and stories in the Spreading the Word youth writ-ing contest for B.C. secondary school students. Winners of the contest will be awarded a cash prize and have their work published in a magazine that showcases aspiring young writers.

The youth writ-ing contest, which is sponsored by Amazon.ca, was launched last year for students en-rolled in Grades 8 to 12 in British Co-lumbia.

The Spreading the Word Youth Writing Contest will accept entries

of poetry, with a 500 word limit, and cre-ative short fiction, with a 1,500 word limit. The work must be previously unpublished in each category. First prize in each category is $300, with a sec-ond prize award of $200. Prize win-ners, selected by a panel of publishing and writing profes-sionals, will be pub-lished in The Cla-remont Review and on the Vancouver Writers Fest website at www.writersfest.bc.ca.

Closing date for entries is 5 p.m. on the final day of the Vancouver Writers Fest, Sunday, Octo-ber 26. Students are encouraged to en-ter online at www.wr iters fest .b c .ca/youthwrit ingcon-test.

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Career OpportunityAdvertising Sales RepresentativeGrand Forks GazetteThe Grand Forks Gazette has an opening for a full-time Advertising Sales Representative. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and fun, but results-oriented team, and will be able to meet and exceed sales targets by deepen-ing relationships with existing clients, while at the same time developing new business for the newspaper. The ability to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment while adhering to deadlines is a must. Candidates con-sidered for the position will be results oriented, strong communicators, and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever-changing business environ-ment. The successful candidate will also be an active member of the community and be willing to get behind community initiatives and events with a positive and helpful attitude. A vehicle and a valid driver’s license is required.

We offer a great working environment with a bet-ter than average compensation plan, along with a strong benefit package. Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless.

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This is a management and sales position. We are looking for a community-minded and community-active individual who is a self-starter and can lead our team both in print and digital platforms. Ideally, you should have a good understanding of all facets of newspaper operations with emphasis on sales and marketing. As publisher, you will be instrumental in developing a multi platform strategy for the newspa-per and its online initiatives, as it continues to serve a rapidly expanding and diverse marketplace.

If you are a critical thinker, customer driven and pos-sess strong entrepreneurial skills, Black Press wants to hear from you. Both papers are part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with over 150 community, daily and urban newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii. Please send your resume, with cover letter to Chuck Bennett, at [email protected].

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Tenders will be received up to 12:00 noon, October 17th, 2014 for snow removal at any or all of the following School District sites:• Castlegar Primary Campus• Fruitvale Elementary School• Glenmerry Elementary School• J.L. Crowe Secondary School• J.L. Webster Elementary School• Kinnaird Elementary School• Robson Community School• Stanley Humphries Secondary School• Kootenay Columbia Learning Centre (formerly - Trail

Middle School)• Twin Rivers Elementary School• Rossland Summit SchoolPlease indicate schools or sites preferred. Bids will be accepted for both multiple or single sites.Tenders must specify a flat rate to clear the snow at each site each snow removal day and include all costs. Plowing is to commence after 2” of snow or better is on the ground.Plowing is to commence after 4 am and be completed prior to 7 am.Please submit your WCB Registration Number with tender.Tender should be marked “SNOW REMOVAL TENDER.”Further information can be obtained from Heather Simm, Director of Operationsat 250-364-2224/ext. 801 OR 250-365-8331/ext. 801 OR [email protected] Board reserves the right to reject any or all tenders. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.Please address all tenders to:Heather Simm, Director of [email protected] District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)Operations Centre1101 - 6th Street,Castlegar, BC V1N 4C4Emailed tenders will also be accepted

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Each spring and fall, at hundreds of sites across North America, volunteers participate in hawk watches. De-spite the name, it is not only hawks that

are observed, but all day-time raptors, in-cluding hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures, kites and osprey. It has been known for some time that in particular loca-tions certain features of geography result in concentrations of

migrating raptors. Most raptors are well equipped for gliding, which is most efficient on rising air currents. The geography cre-ates such currents and the raptors are able to read the landscape and chose the most efficient

routes. Many of these sites are situated where the prevailing winds encounter a mountain ridge which forces the air upward. In places where such geography is scarce, the raptors will alter course to en-sure making full use of

those that are available, thus concentrating them in these locations. Unfortunately, in B.C., there are many such ridges, and this con-centration effect is not as pronounced. I have been unable to locate any raptor concentra-

tions around Nakusp. Near Castlegar,

however, the terrain is a little more open and offers fewer options to the migrating raptors. Former Robson resi-dent, Michael McMann has been observing raptors in and around Castlegar for several years and he located a particularly good hawk watch site near the Castlegar airport. I went down twice dur-ing September to sur-vey the passing raptors. Hawk watching is not particularly arduous; we had chairs, binocu-lars, spotting scopes and, of course, lunch! We sat for a while watching for birds and then used the scope to identify them.

Unlike some migrat-ing birds that seem to be in a hurry to get to their destination, raptors move in a fairly leisure-ly manner. If weather and flying conditions aren’t to their liking, then they simply stop and wait till tomorrow. If hawk watchers pick the wrong day, it can be pretty boring star-ing up at empty skies. But we were lucky last

month and picked two pretty good days. On each occasion we be-gan at about 10 a.m. and observed for four hours. On September 15 we counted 56 rap-tors of nine different species. On Septem-ber 29 we had more birds, 77, but fewer species; just six. By far the most common spe-cies encountered were Sharp-shinned Hawks and Cooper’s Hawks. These two look-alike species can sometimes be hard to distinguish. We found that ear-lier in the day when they flew lower in the sky, identification was much easier; but later in the day, when it gets warmer, they fly at higher elevations. The extra distance between us and the bird some-times made it impossi-ble for us to distinguish one species from the other. Of the 77 raptors we saw on the 29th, 50 of them were Sharp-shinned or Cooper’s Hawks.

Over the two sepa-rate visits, we saw a total of 12 species. In order from most to least common, these were: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Tur-key Vulture, North-ern Goshawk, Osprey, American Kestrel, Broad-winged Hawk, Bald Eagle, Golden Ea-gle, Swainson’s Hawk and Merlin. The high-light was the sighting of two Broad-winged Hawks on the 15th. In eastern North America this is a common hawk, but not so in the west. I have seen this species only twice before in B.C..


West Kootenay birdsGary DaviDson

Rossland News

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