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Stephen Harper: The Musical

or: How To Survive and Thrive in the dying Days of the Empire Of Oil

A new one-man show

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James Gordon

West Kootenay Tour

Rossland Miners' Hall Tue Mar 17

Kaslo Langham Theatre Wed Mar 18

Brilliant Cultural Centre Thu Mar 19

Nelson Capitol Theatre Fri Mar 20

all shows start at 7:00 pm

all tickets: $20 plus applicable fees

James Gordon puts the "ire" back in "satire" Not exactly a Tribute Show with 20 new songs, rants,

visuals, puppets and a bit of an attitude www.jamesgordon.ca

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for Rossland visit Alpine Grind Mon - Fri 7:00 am -5:00 pm Sat & Sun 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

for Brilliant Cultural Centre, call 250-365-3613 x 21 Tue - Thu 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

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Rossland Mountain Market wins award

The Rossland Mountain Mar-ket was announced as the winner of the Farmer’s Market of the Year in the small market category (six to 20 vendors) at the second an-nual BC Farmers’ Market awards.

The awards were held last month at the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets Conference in Cowichan Bay.

“It’s wonderful to see such passion and dedication to local food and farmers’ markets,” said Elizabeth Quinn, the association’s executive director.

“The gala is a great opportu-nity to celebrate the growing food sector, acknowledge our achieve-ments and recognize those who are making strides in our local communities. Our winners are creating opportunities, building communities, shifting percep-tions and shaping the experience of what it means to attend a farm-ers’ market in BC.”

The winning markets were se-lected from the 21 public nomi-nated markets from across BC. The judges considered how each farmers’ market added value to their communities and connected producers to consumers through fresh, local foods.

Armstrong Farmers’ Market won the medium category (with between 21 and 60 vendors at each market) and Comox Val-ley Farmers’ Market received the

award for large markets (with over 61 vendors).

“We are so honoured to receive the 2015 Farmers’ Market of the Year Award,” said Miche Warwick of the Rossland Mountain Market Society. “We are actively striving to be a social celebration of local food, art and community and this award is a wonderful recognition.

This is an affirmation that we are heading in the right direction, it is a super boost to motivation for all our volunteers’ effort.”

These accolades were made through a public nomination process where nominators took around 15 minutes each online to tell judges why they thought their favourite market should win. That speaks strongly for the passion these nominators must have for their local markets.

One of the things that has contributed to the success of the Rossland Mountain Market So-ciety is providing access to farm fresh produce throughout the winter months and connecting the farmers with local buyers.

Warwick explains the “biggest thing was that we tried to improve the community’s access to local farm fresh produce and hand crafted goods year round. It has been noticed by the community that we have added a larger range of fresh produce.”

Farmers can now plan to grow crop throughout the winter knowing they will have a place to sell their yield. It allows gives

locals good access to food all year. Rossland is one of only a handful of communities in the Kootenays where fresh produce is available at a market over the winter months.

“Becoming a society was a huge step for us and a successful moment. It has given the market the opportunity to do a lot more in the future,” explains Warwick.

“We introduced our festival series and really have an inter-active focus. We ran trivia and giveaways to get the community more involved with the market. Rossland Mountain Market has become more of a space in the past year,” Warwick added.

Warwick is also actively work-ing with the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets to bring inter-active workshops to this part of the province.

She explains the organization offers a range of workshops to strengthen farmers markets. Con-versations are also taking place to host the annual conference closer to the mountain kingdom.

This will enable at least one member of the Rossland Moun-tain Market Society to attend the conference and award ceremony next year.

Come celebrate the diversity of spring fresh produce and local artisan wares at the next Rossland Mountain Market on Saturday, March 21 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Rossland Miners’ Hall on Colum-bia Ave. There will be live music and a few surprises as well.

Live music tickets give awayWould you like to win two tick-

ets to see Shred Kelly play at the Rossland Miners’ Hall on Friday, March 20?

Then just tell us in 40 words or less what your favourite part of the Rossland News is and why. The win-ner will be the most creative entry as judged by the Rossland News.

Make sure to send your en-tries to us before 5 p.m. on Fri-day, March 13 to reporter@ross-landnews.com or post a comment to our facebook page at facebook.com/rosslandnews.

We also have a double pass to giveaway for the Twin Peaks show at Rafters on Saturday, March 7.

Twin Peaks are touring in support of their most recent album, Wild Onion. To win, write to us and tell us your favourite Twin Peaks song. Email entries by 5 p.m. Fri-day, March 5 to reporter@ross-landnews.com or post a comment to our facebook page at facebook.com/rosslandnews.

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Feature

To rezone the lands shown on the map below from from R1R – Rural Residential to Comprehensive Development Zone 3 - Resort Holiday Park (CD3 - RHP)

What is Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2581 about?

How will this affect me? The proposed bylaw will amend the Zoning bylaw so that the applicant can locate a Resort Holiday Park on the site. Per-mitted uses include: campsites, tourist cabins, bed and breakfast, limited commercial and recreational facilities for use by overnight guests.

PUBLIC HEARING City of Rossland Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2581

We’re Listening

HAVE YOUR SAY

Phone (250)362 7396

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Website: www.rossland.ca

PUBLIC HEARING

Monday March 9, 2015 6:00pm Council Chambers 1899 Columbia Ave

How do I get more information? A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the City of Rossland Office, 1899 Columbia Ave on reg-ular working days from 9 am to 4pm, and also online at www.rossland.ca. Tracey Butler - Deputy CAO/Corporate Officer

To rezone the lands shown on the map below from R1 – De-tached Residential to R1-Infill- Detached Infill Residential

What is Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2582 about?

How will this affect me? The proposed bylaw will amend the Zoning bylaw so that the applicant can subdivide the property into two lots.

PUBLIC HEARING City of Rossland Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2582

We’re Listening

HAVE YOUR SAY

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Email: stacey@

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Website: www.rossland.ca

PUBLIC HEARING

Monday March 9, 2015 6:00pm Council Chambers 1899 Columbia Ave

How do I get more information? A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the City of Rossland Office, 1899 Columbia Ave on reg-ular working days from 9 am to 4pm, and also online at www.rossland.ca. Tracey Butler - Deputy CAO/Corporate Officer

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Running from big explosions, jumping out of helicopters or � y-ing through the air are just part of an average day for Garvin Cross.

� e Rossland resident is a Hol-lywood stuntman and has spent the last few weeks � lming in Van-couver, but now it is time for him to come home and share his indus-try knowledge with young � lm-makers in the Kootenays.

On Saturday, Cross, along with Scott Carlson of Juicy Studios in Rossland, will be teaching an all-day � lmmaking and stunt work-shop to teens age 12 to 19, in con-junction with the West Kootenay U19 Film Festival, which is open-ing on May 2.

� e crash course in moviemak-ing will cover stunt safety, dramatic camera angles and honing a story.

Cross says that with the natural resources in the area aspiring mov-iemakers have plenty to � lm, but he wants to help them hone their process and teach new techniques.

“It is about building a founda-tion for kids who are already � lm-ing mountain bike and ski jumps,” he said. “It is important to take the next step with them and show them storytelling to go along with the stunts.”

Cross has plenty experience in the � eld, having worked on movies like Rumble in � e Bronx, Incep-tion, Watchmen and Fantastic Four.

“I don’t want people to have Ko-dak courage,” he said, referring to the urge to get dangerous for the sake of a movie.

“It starts with jumping o� a cli� for a shot, but you have got to have that safe landing.

“We don’t want the course to be all about stunts. Instead of teaching them how to make another moun-tain bike piece or another ski � lm, I want to teach how to cut a shot to make a stunt look dangerous when it isn’t.”

Once safety behind the scenes is covered, Cross says the next step is to tell a story through camera angles, zooming and more.

“We will be helping them � gure our how to shoot camera angles that help create suspense, or help create humour,” he said, adding that a dramatic camera zoom can add more emotion and meaning to a shot. “It is about using the camera to create excitement or passion or even to slow things down to create beauty.”

� e � nal product at the end of

the day-long � lming workshop will be a comedy with some light stunts in there, but Cross says the event is about having fun and get-ting outside.

“It is going to be fun too,” he said. “It isn’t going to be a day in the classroom. It is going to be fast and furious and we are going to help [the � lmmakers] express themselves. We are going to be shooting outside and engaging everyone in the project. You can do a ski or mountain bike movie, but let’s make it more attractive.”

Presently, Cross is a seasoned veteran in the stuntman world, but he got his start before there were any cameras to capture him jump-ing out of that airplane.

“I was working up at [Red Mountain] and didn’t want to be a ski bum my whole life, so I went

to Europe,” he said. “When I got back, I started doing smoke jumps — parachuting out of a plane or helicopter into a forest � re, so I’ve always had the bug.”

His passion for safety during a stunt also came from smoke jump-ing before his movie career began..

“When people are jumping into their areas to � ght a � re, there is so much planning involved,” he said.

“We had to have a plan. You have to know your levels and your talent and understand the forethought that goes into a stunt.”

To get in on Cross’ 30 years of stuntman experience, visit u19� lmfest.com/workshops and � ll out the form. Registration is $25 and includes lunch.

� e workshop runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to � lm bu� s age 12 to 18.

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Rossland resident is Hollywood stuntmanBack to share his industry knowledge with young � lmmakers

Stuntman Garvin Cross will be sharing his knowledge with young � lmmakers this weekend in Rossland. Photo submitted

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Kootenay group publisher: Chuck BennettActing publisher: Karen BennettAdvertising: Christine Esovoloff

Operations Manager: Jennifer CowanEditorialOUR VIEW

We all fall victim to it every now and then: assuming other people know, without

having to inform them, what you are thinking, doing or know. But as hu-mans we do need to alert and remind others so hopefully the message will eventually get through and everyone arrives on the same page.

� e issue can be further ampli� ed when you feel as though the communi-cation is one way. Like a newspaper for example. Do you ever read the paper thinking “Why did they not publish my event or my photo from that gold medal I won?” If you � nd yourself in this situation, know that we, at Ross-land News are not mind readers and it is best to alert and remind us as to what is happening in your organiza-tion. � ink of us as one more contact on your newsletter mail out or poster drop.

� at being said, remember it must be appealing to our audience and not advertising material (unless you have booked ad space). In this 2.0 era there is no need to sit there and keep your thoughts to yourself.

Get in contact with us and we will share your (newsworthy) stories. We are also not going to assume you know how to do this. Get in contact by visit-ing our website at rosslandnews.com/contact_us and hovering over ‘home’ on the menu bar and click ‘contact us.’ If you prefer, send us a letter to Unit 2, 1810 8 Ave. Castlegar, V1N 2Y2. We look forward to a community-focused newspaper where your stories are told.

Mind readers

Letters PolicyThe 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 be typically in the range of 300 words in length. Anonymous letters will not be published. To assist in veri� cation, name, address and daytime telephone must be supplied, but will not be published.

Alicia WallaceReporter

Katelyn HurleyCreative

Christine EsovoloffSales Associate

Chuck BennettPublisher

Jennifer CowanOperations Manager

Your Community News TeamAll rights reserved. Contents copyright by the Rossland News. Any reproduction of mate-

rial contained in this publication in whole or in part is forbidden without the express written consent of the publisher. It is agreed that the Rossland News will not be responsible for errors or omissions and is not liable for any amount exceeding the cost of the space used, and then only such portion where the error actually appeared. We reserve the right to edit or reject any

submission or advertisement that is contrary to our publishing guidelines.

MAYOR’S COLUMN: KATHY MOORERossland council is very busy: Five of

us carpooled to a workshop for newly- elected municipal o� cials held in Kim-berley recently. It was a fruitful two days and we learned a lot. It was wonderful to meet other elected o� cials from our neighboring towns.

All of our little municipalities share the same challenges of aging infrastruc-ture and the desire to leave our towns in better shape than when we got elected. We were inspired by the energy and enthusiasm of the group.

•� e council table had a number of

visitors at the recent Winter Market. We greatly appreciated all your com-

pliments and comments. It’s a wonderful way for us to connect with residents, so don’t be shy, come by and tell us what’s on your mind. And yes, we will talk about dog poo; whatever is important to you is up for discussion. � e next Mar-ket will be March 21, starting at 2 p.m.

•Our � oughtexchange public en-

gagement process was a huge success! We had over 300 people participate and contribute over 1,300 ideas.

Considering we usually get three to

� ve people to comment on our � nan-cial plan, we consider this a big step forward.

On March 3 the initial results were presented to council. We realize the process was a bit complicated but we promise to keep reaching out to you, and improving how we do it. Watch for an upcoming town hall meeting to be announced soon. I am sure the commu-nity will be very interested in learning more and seeing what plans council has for using the information.

•If you didn’t see our last newsletter

it laid out the basic ideas of our council plan for this year. Its quite ambitious but we are excited to be tackling it. We have some big challenges and opportunities to consider for the future of Rossland.

•Some community groups were disap-

pointed that they did not get the grant money they requested.

Council really struggled with this year’s allocation. We set a cap of seven per cent of tax revenue for this purpose.

We need to develop some compre-hensive policies about who and what we will fund.

Groups that got funding like the li-brary, the museum, the tennis society and the curling club provide an estab-lished service in city-owned facilities.

We couldn’t a� ord to operate those facilities without the dedication of those volunteer societies.

Groups like the Trails Society, Tour-ism Rossland, Visions for Small Schools, the Arts Council, WildSafeBC, the Sus-tainability Commission and the Heri-tage Commission are all supported in our strategic sustainability plan and our o� cial community plan.

� eir purpose is to help maintain Rossland as a resilient alpine commu-nity by keeping our social, environmen-tal and economic elements in balance.

•We continue to beaver away on the

� nancial plan. It will entail some serious belt tightening.

We are instituting a concerted e� ort to look for cost savings and e� ciencies in our operations and administration. Continuous improvement is our man-tra! We want to improve costs without compromising service. We know it’s a big challenge and it will take time to bear fruit but we are on the job.

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Miss Sensibility

Do you have a quest ion for Miss Sensibi l i ty? Email your inquiries to sales@rosslandnews.com and Miss Sensibility will answer it in the paper! Names will not be published, but must be included with inquiries. Please include your desired anonymous signature ex: Fed up!

(The Rossland News reserves the right to refuse publication. The advice offered in this column is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Use of this column not intended to replace or substitute any � nancial, medical, legal, or other professional advice. This column does not re� ect the opinion The Rossland News.)

Dear Cookie Lover,Part of being a family involves sharing in one another’s victories and defeats. However, it is not a good idea to let one subject or person dominate every get together.

There is an old saying that states, “What’s down in the well, comes up in the bucket.” Your sister in law is very focused on her weight loss and must think about her choices continually in order to be successful. Therefore, since that is what is in her heart, it is what comes out of her mouth. She is probably not trying to be a pain, but just saying the things that are going on in her mind.

Since the gentle approach has not worked, it is probably time to just be open and honest. Balance your request with some love and praise and hopefully she will not be offended. Try something like, “I hope you know how proud we are of you for working so hard to reach your goals. You may not realize that whenever we are together the conversation has frequently focused on diet and exercise. There is so much more to our relationship that we would like to focus on. We would love to hear occasional updates about your progress, but can we try to spend most of our time discussing other things?”

Since this is something that is important to her, try to include something healthy when planning food for family events. You could ask her to share her new found knowledge by bringing something that she likes to eat to share with the family. Most dieters fi nd that keeping to your eating plan is hardest at social events. For the sake of family harmony, hopefully both sides can fi nd a balance and prevent a food fi ght, those are only fun in a school cafeteria.Sensibly yours, Miss Sensibility

Dear Miss Sensibility,

My sister-in-law is in the process of losing weight. We’re all very proud of her The

problem is, whenever we are around her, she goes on and on about the calorie content

of every single food, how many grams of fat everything has, or her latest workout

regime. She also gives us disapproving looks or makes unwelcome comments about

what we are eating. We have tried to gently change the subject, but it always goes back

to food. Is there anything we can do or say to stop this without hurting her feelings?

-Just wants a darn cookie without a lecture to go along with it.

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A fitting name for a band playing in Rossland

Roots rockers take note! � e Rossland Council for Arts and Cul-ture has lined up a concert that will appeal to a younger demographic than the majority of the shows the arts council usually presents.

On Wednesday, March 11, Manitoban band Until Red will be performing down-to-earth grooves and ear-grabbing melodies at the Rossland Miners’ Hall at 7 p.m..

� e band is on tour throughout Western Canada playing at 24 dif-ferent locations. And this is one band with a � tting name to be per-forming in Rossland.

� e band contacted the arts council about adding Rossland as a

tour stop. Rossland folk will be de-lighted they did as they leave your face feeling like you’ve laughed for a lifetime, your heart li� ed and your circle of friends feeling three dudes bigger.

Having played together since they were 14, the three young men — Liam Duncan, Dylan MacDon-ald and Roman Clarke — have pal-pable chemistry, are full-time musi-cians and devote all their energy to Until Red — and it shows.

“� rough much deliberation and careful consideration by the [arts council], they decided to bring us in for a show. Basically, we got in touch with Tara and thanks to some miraculous luck (and some � attering promo pictures, I’m sure) we are now planning a big show at

the Miners’ Hall,” said Clarke. � e group spends a lot of time

touring Western Canada in a van, making fans and friends wherever they go. Until Red’s goal is � rst and foremost to entertain — and they do it. Every. Single. Time. E� ort-lessly weaving story-telling, deep grooves, audience interaction and sweet solos an Until Red show is not one you will forget.

Tickets to this show are $20 and should be purchased in advance at Out of the Cellar in Rossland, the Charles Bailey � eatre box of-� ce in Trail, or online at rosslan-dartscouncil.com. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting at 7.

To preview Until Red’s music visit untilred.com.

ALICIA WALLACE Rossland News

On Wednesday, March 11, Manitoban band Until Red will be performing down to earth grooves and ear grabbing melodies at the Rossland Miners’ Hall at 7 p.m. Photo submitted by Until Red

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The Leroi Community Foundation has supported a number of projects to promote health and wellbeing in our community. A grant helped establish a gardening program at the Kiro Wellness Centre to encourage seniors to participate in a

healthy and social activity.

Since 2008 the LCF has distributed over $145,000 in grants.

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Youth experience the wonders of winter

Rossland Summit School pri-mary students in kindergarten through Grade 3 experienced a half-day � eld trip in the outdoors to learn about the winter season delivered by Wildsight as part of the BC school curriculum.

Wildsight’s Winter Wonder program connects students with the joys, secrets and marvels of our Kootenay winters. During a half-day � eld trip, they explored winter wildlife, snow science and weather.

Professional Wildsight envi-ronmental educator Jess Williams dressed as Frosty Flake — a snow-� ake — for the program she has been delivering at the school.

Williams describes the pro-gram as a “reminder to students that there is more to winter than just snow and cold temperatures.

During the � eld trip, students learn about wildlife and how they cope during winter, how snow-� akes are born and how trees and plants prepare for winter. � e stu-dents learn all of this while play-ing awesome games and doing fun activities outside. It’s a really great program.”

� e Grade 1 class experienced how animals adapt in the winter. Students looked for animal tracks in the snow and they received booklets showing animal tracks of various animals.

� ey learned about where an-imals live, whether the animals make physical adaptations such as camou� aging themselves in the winter, how they hunt for prey, change routine, if they hibernate, migrate, or stay put. Students then looked for mouse houses in the snow.

Students also conducted a snow study with a magnifying glass, studying the snow forma-

tions and di� erent types of snow crystals.

“I have learned how to use a magnifying glass and how to move it to look at snow� akes. I am enjoying learning about the snow� akes,” said Grade 1 student Hyde.

“Across Canada, kids are spending less and less time out-side, creating what some refer to as a ‘nature de� cit,’” said Monica Nissen, Wildsight’s Education in the Wild program manager.

Winter Wonder gets them out there, connecting them with the winter ecology in their own back-yards,” Nissen explains.

“Research shows that outdoor play during the winter actu-ally builds the immune system, stimulates the imagination and promotes problem solving. Kids who bundle up properly and play outside in the winter are generally happier and healthier.”

Almost 4,000 students throughout the Columbia Basin will experience the magic of win-ter ecology through these Wild-sight programs. With nearly 160 � eld trips booked so far, this year is shaping up to reach the most students yet.

� ese � eld trips have been made possible due to the � nancial support of the Columbia Basin Trust, Fortis BC, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, the North Face Explore Fund and the BC Gaming Commission.

ALICIA WALLACE Rossland News

Wildsight’s educational program loads of fun

Rossland Summit School Grade 1 students went on an outdoor � eld trip as part of Wildsight’s Winter Wonder program. Photo by Alicia Wallace

I have learned how to use a magnifying glass and how to move it to look at snowfl akes. I am enjoying learning about the snowfl akes.

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Community

Thank YouJL Crowe Grad Valentine

Dinner & Dance FundraiserWe would like to acknowledge and thank all

of the merchants and contributors who helped make our event a great success

The 2015 Grad Valentine Dinner Committee & 2015 Graduating Class.

AM FordA.R. Thomson GroupBear Country Kitchen

Bella TireBest Western Plus

Columbia River HotelBig Red Cats

BY CommunicationsCanada Safeway

Casa Di CioccolatoChallenger Auto Detailing

City of TrailColander Restaurant

Columbia GlassCountry Roads General Store

Crystal Briggeman (Stella & Dot)

D.G. Park & AssociatesDoell Photo

Doreen’s Balloon CreationsDr. Jillian Sibbald

EZ Rock RadioFeather Your Nest

Ferraro FoodsFresh Restaurant

Fruitvale PharmacyGord McMartin and Just As

You Like It CateringHome Hardware Building

CentreJoanna Linardis

John Livingston PhotographyJudy Griffi ths Notary Public

Kootenay Insurance ServicesKootenay Savings

Credit Union

Lauener Bros JewellersLeather & Steel

Legacy Gift Room & Brew ShopLiberty FoodsLizette Tucker,

Trail Integral TherapeuticsLuca Hair Studio

Maglio Building CentreMenza Luna Hair Studio

Montrose Fire DepartmentMountain High Lighting

Nature’s Den Health StoreOut Of The Cellar

Prestige Mountain ResortPurdy’s ChocolatesRebecca B. Smyth Law Corporation

Red Mountain ResortRedstone ResortRelaxus Products

Royal TheatreThe Red Pair Shoe Store

Tony FerraroTotem TravelTrail Times

Trail Parks and RecreationTrail Pharmasave

Trail Vision Care ClinicTrevor Allegretto

Village of FruitvaleWalmart

Whitlock lnsurance ServicesYe Olde Flower Shop

411 Hall St Nelson (250) 352-6261 www.vincedevito.ca

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New multi-use trail thanks to grant success

The City of Rossland has been awarded $24,537 in grant funds from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure under the BikeBC program. The funds make up 50 per cent of the project cost to construct two multi-use trails between the town centre and the Pinewood subdivision in southeast Rossland.

The two trails to be constructed are iden-tified as numbers 14 and 15 in the active transportation plan adopted by the City of Rossland in January 2009. Trail 14, known in the plan as Pinewood–Columbia Ave., would connect residents of the Pinewood subdivision to the downtown core (although route 15 is more direct), the tennis courts, churches and the schools. The trail would be an attractive off-road tree landscaped route offering users views of Rossland.

Trail 15 is described by the plan as Pine-wood-Downtown. This trail takes advantage of the opportunity to extend the railgrade path adjacent to Highway 3B to Columbia Ave. and down the Kootenay/Cooke alley and the View St. road allowance to Pine-wood.

Pinewood residents have requested this link to divert pedestrian and cycling traffic off the very steep section of Park St., particu-larly hazardous in winter. The link will allow a well-graded access route to Columbia Ave. where other off-road routes link to the ten-nis courts, schools, the arena, churches and upper Rossland neighbourhoods.

The project will have to be completed by Feb. 13, 2016 to receive the grant funds. Land and permits have already been acquired where necessary so there should be no hic-cups in getting the project underway. The city has committed to contribute the remaining

50 per cent to complete the project on time. Constructed of crushed limestone and

compact gravel, the trails would be available for year round use and when required, have snow removal carried out.

“Rossland’s vertical topography and ar-bitrary street layout pose a particular chal-lenge to active transportation,” reads the grant application. The sheer physical effort of riding or walking Rossland’s precipitous grades makes driving the only practical op-tion for many.

Currently there are only two routes out of the subdivision: one using the provincial highway which has no safe place to walk/ride, the other using Park St. a very steep street with sightline challenges in some locations

which also does not have a safe location for walking or cycling.

Sonia Lowe, public affairs officer for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastruc-ture, praised the City of Rossland’s applica-tion saying, “The application clearly demon-strated how the project will increase safety by adding this separated path for cyclists while navigating the challenge of the steep grade within the city.”

“We commend Rossland for taking the initiative to seek funding through the BikeBC program, which is a great cost-sharing op-portunity for municipalities to develop their cycling infrastructure, encouraging residents to be more physically active in their com-munity,” said Lowe.

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In honour of International Women’s Day, Women Creating Change is hosting a film showing in Rossland of Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines. This film traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. Suitable for all ages and genders, Wonder Women! will be shown, free of charge at Rossland Public Library, Saturday, March 7 from 3:30 until 5 p.m. Photo submitted by Women Creating Change

The map shows the multi-use trails known as Pinewood Connectors which must be completed prior to Feb. 13, 2016. Photo courtesy City of Rossland

ROSSLAND MUSEUM WINTER HOURSFor the winter season, admis-sion will be 50 per cent o� !

RSS COMMUNITY VOLLEYBALL � ursday, March 5 and � urs-day, March 12 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the RSS Gym. For enthu-siastic volleyball players to get out of the house! Wear clean, indoor running shoes and bring a bottle of water.

THE ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AGM Tuesday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. @ the library on Columbia Ave.

ROSSLAND SACRED HEART CWL ST. PATRICK’S DAY TEA March 14, 1 to 3 p.m. @ Sacred Heart Church in the Gathering Space. Cost is $4 per person.

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ART DROP IN NIGHTMondays, starting March 2, 7 to 8:30 p.m. @ our new space next door to RHC Insurance down town. There will be no instruction, just a space to be creative with other youth artists. We will have guest art-ists present to lend support. Guest artists: March 2 and 9 – painter Stephanie Gauvin; March 16 and 23 – air brush artist Colin Taylor.Other guest artists to be announced!

ROSSLAND MAKERLABThursdays 7 to 8:30 p.m. @ Sev-en 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. ADULT CO-ED REC HOCKEYTuesdays 9:45 to 11 p.m.Sundays 9:15 to 10:30 p.m.Join this fun, co-ed recreational program of non-contact drop-in hockey. Full equipment is required and some experience necessary.

FREE DISC GOLFFridays at 7 to 9 p.m. from January to mid-March at the RSS gym. The Kootenay Rockies Disc Golf Soci-ety are offering indoor disc golf. A variety of fun putting games will be played on a short indoor course. Baskets will be provided, however if you have a practice basket bring it along. Players should bring their own discs but if you don’t have a disc there will be discs available. There are no fees.

PICKLEBALLIndoor Pickleball at RSS starts on Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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.

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 CHITO-RYU KARATE-DOTry a free class. Call 250-362-2327 or email robin@rosslandrecreation.com.ROSSLAND SENIORSMonday 1:30 p.m. Seniors Art Club meets. Contact Edith at 250-362-4477.Monday 7 p.m. Rossland Quilters Guild meets. Contact Dayanne at 250-362-7727.Wednesday 7 p.m. Rossland Old Time Fiddlers play. Visitors should contact Richie or Audrey at 250-362-9465. Thursday 9:30 to 11 a.m. Seniors stretching exercises and morning tea and snacks.

LOCAL WRITERS DISCUSSIONWednesdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. @ the Rossland Seniors Hall. To share ideas, expertise and knowledge, cri-tiques, and open opportunities for experienced and want to be writ-ers. For more information contact Les Anderson by email lesander-son66@gmail.com or phone @ 250-362-5532.

WRITER’S CLUBEvery Wednesday until Apr 15, 2015. 7:30 to 9 p.m. @ Rossland Seniors Hall. All genres of writers welcome. No membership fee. Learn from published authors and writers.

ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY The library has lots of great pro-grams and events:

Homeschoolers Happy Hour:1st and 3rd Friday 1-2 p.m.

Lego Club:1st and 3rd Thursday 3 to 4 p.m.Books and Babies: Fridays at 11 a.m. Songs and story time for little ones 0 to 30 months. Page Turners Book Club: 2nd Thursday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m. for kids 8-11 years old.Book Club for adults:Last Wednesday of each month. Movies and Munchies: 4th Thursday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m. For kids 6-12 years.

ROSSLAND MONKEY CLUBTuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. @ RSS Auditorium. Parkour and freerunning. Ages 8 and up. $5 drop-in.

ROSSLAND BEAVER SCOUTSMondays 3 to 4 p.m.Girls and boys ages 5 to 7 years. Please contact Deanna Leask at 250-362-7118 to join.

ROSSLAND TOONIE XC SERIES AT BLACKJACKCome ski under lights at the Black-Jack Ski Club. XC Skiing events every Thursday night. Events will continue through March or until we run out of snow. Register in the trailhead cabin between 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.March 5: SkateMarch 12: ClassicMarch 19: SkateMarch 26: Classic

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� e Columbia Koo-tenay Cultural Alliance invites members of the arts, culture and heri-tage community in the Columbia Basin to join its volunteer steering committee.

� e cultural alliance is a representative body of the arts, culture and heritage communities across the Basin, and manages and admin-isters arts, culture, and heritage funding pro-grams on behalf of Co-lumbia Basin Trust.

� e alliance steering committee consists of 14 members: six from the West Kootenay, five from the East Koo-tenay, one from the Valemount area and two from the Heritage sector.

Alliance represents all the disciplines in the arts (visual art, music, theatre, dance, film/video and liter-ary arts), culture and heritage; therefore, it is important to pro-vide broad represen-tation on the steering committee. Alliance is particularly interested in new members that represent youth or cul-tural diversity.

Steering committee members are elected for two-year terms and represent the broader needs of arts, culture and heritage sectors in the Basin rather than in-dividual arts councils or heritage organizations, or the communities in which they live.

Nominees to the steering committee must have a strong background in arts, culture or heritage, should have experience in working on boards/committees and must understand the needs and issues of the sec-tor in order to develop funding programs/policies and adjudicate proposals.

Members are ex-pected to attend at least two meetings per year in various loca-tions in the Basin.

Nominees to the alliance steering com-mittee do not have to be members of any orga-nizations, but must be nominated by their local community arts coun-cils or by the Heritage Federation of Southeast BC.

Each eligible arts council may put for-ward only one nomina-tion. If there are more arts council nominees in each region than seats available on the steer-ing committee, regional elections will be held in the beginning of April.

� e Heritage Feder-ation of Southeast BC may put forward one nomination this year. � e federation nomi-nee will be elected at its annual general meeting.

It is recommended that nominees (if elect-ed) will be willing to attend occasional arts council or Heritage Federation of Southeast BC meetings to stay in touch with local/sector issues.

Currently, com-munity arts councils eligible for nominating representatives to the steering committee are:

West Kootenay: Ar-row Lakes (Nakusp Area), Nelson, Revel-stoke, Rossland, Salmo (including Ymir), Slo-can Lake (Silverton/New Denver) and Slo-can Valley; East Koo-tenay: Columbia Val-ley (Invermere Area), Cranbrook, Creston, Fernie, Kimberley, and Sparwood and district.

All other communi-ties/sectors currently have a sitting steering committee member.

For more informa-tion on the nomination process, please contact your local arts council or call the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alli-ance at 1-877-505-7355.

For more informa-tion on Alliance, please visit basinculture.com. � e deadline for arts council nominations is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 23.

Call for nominations

This page is for community, charity or fund-raising events that are free (or nearly so) at the discretion of the editor. Dated events take prior-ity and every e� ort will be made to ensure the publication of all contributions, as space allows.

To post an event, provide information with contact details to editor@rosslandnews.com or

give us a call at 877-365-6397. Thank you.

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My favourite part is reading about things happening in the community.

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Freeski Academy competes in Kicking HorseJACOB TOOKE

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Five of the Red Mountain Freeski team members compet-ed in the latest IFSA national big mountain event in Golden from Feb. 19 to 22.

Originally the competition was sanctioned to take place in Fernie but due to very poor snow and weather conditions the event was moved to Kicking Horse. Acad-emy team members and Rossland locals Logan Merringer and Orion Humpherys started o� on Friday, competing in the 12 to 14 girls and boys’ quali� cation.

Merringer skied a strong and � uid line down the venue quali-

fying 13th and Humpherys dem-onstrated strong skiing and nice airs to qualify in third place just 0.40 points o� the top spot. � e other three Academy skiers, Bar-clay Desjardins, Jackson Stewart and Jacob Tooke started o� their quali� cation on Saturday in the 15-18 girls and boys’ quali� cation.

Desjardins skied a unique line but unfortunately hit his bottom air and had a fall on the landing taking him out of the � nals. Jack-son demonstrated strong skiing in all � ve of the judging categories qualifying in 13th.

Tooke skied very similar to Stewart and quali� ed in 11th place. � e four skiers who made the cutline skied in the � nals on

Sunday. In the morning, the 12 to 14 boys compteted. Merringer skied a challenging line, had a fall in the landing and took a tumble but was all right and skied out.

Humpherys skied a similar line to Merringer and stayed on his feet to � nish in a promising fourth place. Tooke and Stewart both skied very technical lines in the more di� cult area of the venue — both skiing very similar. � e results were tight, Stewart placed ninth, only 0.13 points behind Tooke who landed in eighth place.

Overall, the academy skiers that stayed on two skis racked up a lot of points towards the North American Championships in Squaw Valley California in April.

Jackson Stewart with a strong bottom cliff in the � nals of the Kicking Horse, IFSA national event. Photo by Rob Tooke

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This weeks pet of the week is a beautiful girl named Issis. She is a three year old Siamese cross. This beautiful cat would be ideal for a senior or a quiet person. Issis was brought to the shelter after her owner passed away and no one could look after her. She is a quiet, clean, very sweet girl. When you � rst meet Issis she plays shy, but give her some time and she will show you her true colors. Issis would do best in a home without dogs, children, or a lot going on. Issis would love a warm bed to lie in all day long, or a spot on the couch beside you. Over all Issis is very laid back and does not need a lot of attention all the time. She is a very independent girl just looking for a warm home.

If this beautiful lady sounds like the right cat for you, please come down to the shelter to meet her.

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This weeks pet of the week is a beautiful girl named Issis. She is a three year old Siamese cross. This beautiful cat would be ideal for a senior or a quiet person. Issis was brought to the shelter after her owner passed away and no one could look after her. She is a

meet Issis she plays shy, but give her some time and she will show you her true colors. Issis would do best

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Juno award winner Valdy is coming to the Rossland Miners Hall on Saturday, March 14. Part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for over 30 years, Valdy has four gold albums and Juno awards for Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year. The Toronto Star says “Valdy remains one of the country’s purest and most credible storytellers.” The Charlottetown Evening Patriot says “One of the best evenings of entertainment Confederation Centre has ever seen ... a man of formidable talents.” A Rossland Rotary event, visit valdy.com and rosslandrotary.org to learn more. Proceeds of the event will go to Rossland Rotary community and youth projects. Tickets are $25 per person in advance or $30 at the door, available at Powderhound Sports, Rossland, and Mallard’s Source for Sports, Castlegar. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m. For more information contact Sheree Son� eld at son� eld@telus.net. Photos submitted

An evening of love songs� e Rossland Council for

Arts and Culture presents Hun-garian vocalist Noémi Kiss and classical guitarist Rita Deane in a concert featuring love songs from across the centuries.

� e concert will include a wide range of repertoire from early classical to contemporary, including works by Dowland, Sor, Giuliani, Rodrigo, Britten, Villa-Lobos, Sieber, as well as contemporary love songs and folk songs from around the world.

Noémi Kiss is an internation-ally acclaimed vocalist, whose voice has been described by BBC Music Magazine as “glo-riously lyrical over a strikingly wide range.”

With performances in many of Europe’s concert halls, Noé-mi’s concert engagements take her to many of Europe’s festivals and include appearances in Ice-land, Norway and Israel.

Her recent recording of Per-golesi’s Marian Vespers with New College Choir and the Academy of Ancient Music un-der Edward Higginbottom was nominated for both the Gramo-phone Award and the Classical Grammy Award.

Rita (Szekely) Deane grew up in Rossland, and studied for many years with Mike Piscitelli of Trail (classical guitar) and with Helen Dahlstrom of Ross-land (piano). Rita continued her musical studies at the University of Victoria, and then abroad in Cordoba, Spain, as well as at the

International Music Academy in Salzburg, Austria. While com-pleting her Masters degree, she joined the guitar faculty of the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

Rita has served as an exam-iner and as an adjudicator at various festivals, including the Northwest Guitar Festival, and

is one of the founding faculty of the Kaslo Guitar Fest.

� e duo will be performing at the Rossland Miner’s Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ticket are $20, available in advance at Out of the Cellar (Rossland) and at the Charles Bailey � eater box o� ce (Trail).

Rita (Szekely) Deane grew up in Rossland, and trained in the local area. She still has strong ties to this community. Noémi Kiss is an internationally acclaimed vocalist with perfor-mances in many of Europe’s concert halls. Her recordings have been nominated for both the Gramophone Award and the Classical Grammy Award. Photos submitted