Rossland News, January 08, 2015

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Main photo: The Boothe boys, Emerson Kelly along with Jamie and Rachel take a sled ride. Inset photo: Rossland’s trojan horse ploughs through the deep snow following Sunday’s snow fall. Photos by Alicia Wallace

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Canada Summer Jobs for studentsGovernment of Canada supports jobs

for students in Kootenay ColumbiaFor many employers,

it’s already time to start thinking about recruit-ing students this sum-mer.

Through the Govern-ment’s Canada Summer Jobs program, small businesses, public-sec-tor and not-for-profit organizations have our support in creating jobs for secondary and post-

secondary students.By hiring students,

employers benefit from the fresh perspective and new ideas they bring to the workplace. Young Canadians will gain valuable, on-the-job experience. Invest-ing in students benefits our community, econ-omy and society as a whole. It’s a win-win for

both students and em-ployers.

The employer appli-cation period for Cana-da Summer Jobs 2015 is now open. Applications are available at servi-cecanada.gc.ca/csj and must be submitted by January 30.

Since 2006, the Gov-ernment of Canada has helped over six million

young Canadians re-ceive experience, train-ing, and skills needed for better jobs.

I strongly encourage employers to apply for funding and give stu-dents the opportunity to develop the skills and gain the work experi-ence they need to be successful, now and in the future.

Double or nothingRossland Skatepark Associa-

tion (RSA) had a fantastic De-cember by achieving their goal of $30,000 in 30 days throughout the course of the past month. The RSA’s “30K in 30 days” campaign started when two anonymous donors approached Nelson and District Credit Union (NDCU) with $10,000 each and a chal-lenge to the RSA to double their money with locally matched do-nations. NDCU quickly stepped up offering an additional $10,000 of matched funds bringing the total matched funds to a possible $30,000.

Throughout the month of De-cember, RSA members set up unique and quirky challenges posting them to the crowd fun-draising website Yodel.org, for community financial support and involvement in the project.

Challenges ranged from run-ning up Deer Park Mountain — affectionately known to the locals

as A-holes trail (with a few letter omitted) — another challenge involved camping out on the lon-gest night of the year at the pro-posed skatepark site.

“Rossland needs a skatepark. We’ve got the design, we’ve got the site, and we’ve got the sup-port. Now we just need the rest of the cash. Time to make it hap-pen,” Aaron Cosbey posted with his challenge.

The entire project budget for the outdoor skatepark in Ross-land is around half a million dollars. The RSA already has designs sketched for the world-class facility and has approval until the end of 2016 to construct the skatepark on the old Emcon lot located on Washington Street and Third Avenue. If they do not commence construction prior to this time, the City of Rossland has the option to offer the site to another cause or development application.

In December 2014, the not-for-profit association raised $31,280 of community funding

which has been matched by the anonymous donors contribut-ing to a $61,280 leap forward in the skatepark’s fundraising ef-forts. The first of the anonymous donors was so impressed by the challenges that they have pro-posed another $10,000.

Cosbey explains the associa-tion is about 80 per cent of the way to making this project a re-ality.

”There is about $100,000 left to raise — this is manageable,” he said. When asked where he believes the money may come from, he explained the associa-tion would look towards grant funding opportunities to ful-fill the remaining 20 per cent of project costs.

“It has really been great — the widespread community support for the skatepark. I would like to thank Steve Cutt (of NDCU) for bringing us (the donors and RSA) together,” said Cosbey. He also acknowledged the Yodel.org website and its role in making this challenge a success.

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Designs for the world class outdoor skatepark proposed for the old Emcom lot in Rossland. Photo supplied by Rossland Skatepark Association

QUE TION?We asked, you answered.

Reporter, Alicia Wallace, took to the streets to ask people what their favorite winter sport was and why.

What is your winter sport of choice?

Why: It used to be skiing but since I gave that away I enjoy golf.

GolfTom Johnston

Why: Recently I have enjoying snow shoeing. I like it because it is great exercise and it is some-thing you can do quickly if you do not have much time.

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Nicole Zimmer

Why: I like the exercise winter golf provides, I’m able to exert myself on the � ats. It helps me practice my long game.

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• 11-1am--Celebrate Australia Day at the Rock Cut Pub.

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Rossland City Council BriefsOn Jan. 5 council held a commit-

tee of the whole meeting as part of its budget preparation overview. All councillors and the mayor were in attendance.

DRAFT 2015-2019 FINANCIAL PLAN

CTQ Consultants Ltd prepared a report in 2011 for the City of Ross-land. Council asked CTQ Consul-tants to identify which capital asset projects are of a high priority and need addressing into the immedi-ate future.

� e report � ndings stated, “It should be noted that the City of Rossland should consider acceler-ating their capital works program. � is will enable the city to reduce the current backlog and start estab-lishing reserves for the future.”

� e ideal budget should provide $17.73 million for a backlog of capi-tal works projects. � is could be spread out to an estimated $3.71 million in each budget year to en-able catch up and to continue the replacement of Rossland’s capital assets.

Darrin Albo, manager of opera-tions for the city explained to coun-cil that sta� is always trying to gain e� ciencies on a day-to-day basis. “� ere is no fat in the budget,” he said.

� e overall consensus was that council was not yet ready to make speci� c decisions on capital proj-ects until they have knowledge of the operating budget. Many of the councillors thought they would be making assumptions if they were to advise sta� now on where to make cuts, without taking into consid-eration the entire budget and its implications. Councillor Andrew Zwicker summed this up by saying “I did not get onto council to make guesses.”

ROTARY HEALTH CENTRE� e Rotary building located on

Columbia Avenue had been listed for sale at $120,000. Council had previously received an unaccept-able o� er and then asked sta� to investigate the cost to demolish the building and turn the site into a parking lot.

Council have four options in regards to this property: Sell it as it is, knock the building down, repair the building, or construct a parking lot by � rst demolishing the build-ing.

Repairs to the building have been identi� ed to cost in the prox-imity of $37,000 and include replac-ing windows and doors, making re-pairs to the roof, and insulating the basement.

In addition to this, council al-ready has the ongoing operational and maintenance cost of the build-ing such as janitor fees and power.

� e demolition of the Rotary building is expected to cost any-where from $15,000 to $45,000. If council then decided to turn the site into a parking lot, a retain-ing wall is estimated to cost an additional $20,000. The park-ing lot would make room for an estimated 12 cars. Councillor Lloyd McLellan highlighted that turning the site into a parking lot would add value to the reno-vation works planned for the Miners’ Hall and would provide parking for those who need ac-cessible parking.

“It makes the renovation at the Miners’ Hall more sustainable,” he said.

McLellan then went on to mo-tion that Council should take the Rotary building o� the market, demolish it and make it into a parking lot. � e motion was de-feated four to three. A subsequent motion to simply sell the building was also defeated four to three. Fi-nally a motion to come up with a land strategy was moved and the decision will be deferred until the council strategic planning meet-ing is held.

Homicide in FruitvaleMAN CHARGED IN FRUITVALE MURDER

MAKES FIRST COURT APPEARANCE

Jordan Brian Shimell, charged with the second degree murder of Fruitvale man, made his � rst appearance in the Rossland Courthouse on Monday.

Shimell, 24, was on the court’s list to consult legal council following the Dec. 28 death of 52-year-old Scott Douglas Decem-brini.

He remains in cus-tody pending the next hearing, which is slated for Wednesday at the Nelson Court-house.

A judicial interim release (bail) decision is expected to follow Shimell’s second court appearance.

� e case remains a Rossland Courthouse � le and ideally all ap-

pearances should be made at that location, however with no court scheduled for Jan. 7, Shimell’s hearing was moved to Nelson.

O� cers were called to a Fruitvale resi-dence that Sunday at 9:51 p.m. following the report of a man su� ering serious, life-threatening injuries.

Shimell, listed in in a police report as a res-ident of Rocky Moun-tain House, Alta, was arrested without inci-dent at the scene.

� e victim was rushed to the Koo-tenay Boundary Re-gional Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

While the accused and victim were known to each other, no further details are being released, in-cluding the cause or manner of death.

With assistance from the Kootenay Boundary Regional District RCMP and Trail & Greater Dis-trict RCMP, the BC RCMP Southeast Dis-trict Major Crimes Unit continues to investigate. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police (and can remain anonymous) at 250-364-2566 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

When a person is not released from custody upon being arrested or detained for a criminal o� ence by the RCMP, the individual must be brought before a jus-tice of the peace or a Judge for a bail hear-ing within 24 hours or as soon as possible under Section 503 of the Criminal Code of Canada relating to ju-

dicial interim release.Under Section 515

of the Criminal Code, the accused must be released on an under-taking without condi-tions unless the pros-ecutor shows cause as to why detention or stricter bail is re-quired.

If the Crown seeks bail with condi-tions, or detention, the Crown Prosecu-tor must show one of three speci� c causes to the justice.

Primary ground refers to ensuring the accused’s attendance in court; secondary takes into account the protection and safety of the public from further crime or wit-ness interference; and the tertiary ground is meant to maintain public con� dence in the administration of justice.

SHERI REGNIERTrail Daily Times

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Build your Credit Union and your CommunityA position on the Board allows one to represent the membership’s collective values concerning social, environmental and corporate responsibility while setting strategy and direction for your �nancial co-operative. This ensures a strong and viable Credit Union and Community.

Join the Board of DirectorsOpportunities are available for the following positions: One Director from the Nelson Representative Area 3 year term One Director from the East Shore Representative Area 3 year term One Director from the Rossland Representative Area 3 year term One Director from the Rossland Representative Area 2 year term

Please direct inquiries to: VIRGINIA MAKAROFF Executive Assistant Attn: Nominating Committee Nelson & District Credit Union PO Box 350 Nelson, BC V1L 5R2 p. 250.352.7207 f. 250.352.9663 e. vmakaro�@nelsoncu.com www.nelsoncu.com/CallForNominations

Eligible applications must be receivedno later than Friday, January 30, 2015.

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Operations Manager: Jennifer CowanEditorialOUR VIEW

Most people have cleared out their Christmas tree by now and holiday eggnog, rum cake and turkey with all of the trimmings are but a distant memory. The bills are starting to roll in, along with that feeling of perhaps overdoing it yet again, and, as the new year begins to take shape, we are faced with that desire to do better, to pare back and cut down.

But for many of us this feeling lasts but a short while as evidenced by a poll taken early in 2014 which found a quarter of men broke their New Year’s resolution to lose weight after one day.

Who can blame them?Instead of dining on holiday delicacies, we’re

back to the detoxing and juice cleanses; instead of spending on gifts, clothes, new phones and TVs at Christmas, we’re now supposed to cut back our spending and start putting something away for RRSP season.

It’s a boom and bust cycle that’s hard on the nerves, which is why most people simply ignore the traditional New Year’s resolution.

However, for those that feel that need to pro-mote change in 2015, maybe your resolutions could be less personal and more social.

Resolve not to tailgate — at all. Ever. If every-one took up this resolution can you imagine how different it would be to drive our city streets and highways?

Resolve to speed things up at the grocery checkout. This goes out to the people, usually with a large purchase, who insist on reading the checkout magazines and seem genuinely sur-prised that they have to produce their credit or bank card, store card, or coupons at the time of purchase.

Resolve to stop filling up your Facebook page with selfies.

Resolve to reflect on your actions more than once a year. It’s strange that resolutions are made in January, and not all year long. We can always find things to improve in our lives.

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In a city with a high proportion of outdoor enthusiasts, there is always a lot of talk about the weather. Whether in the local supermarket, at a dinner party or running into strangers on a local wilderness trail, the conversa-tion about weather is ever continuing and evolving (much like the weather).

In winter, the weather topics are typically snow focused. Common con-versations include the slow start to the season, current conditions about snow depth and texture, the recent snowfall, climate change impacts and oceanic influences (primarily the El Nino and La Nina cycles). Snow safety is also critical and possibly not discussed as much as it should be, particularly for backcountry enthusiasts, who enjoy leisure pursuits in the natural land-scape.

On Christmas Day, Avalanche Can-ada first issued a special public ava-lanche warning for inland B.C. that was then extended into the first week of the New Year. This reminded back-country enthusiasts to make conser-vative terrain choices and be equipped for a self-rescue if an avalanche was set off. In the backcountry when someone is covered by snow, there is no time to go for help if you want the victims to survive.

To date, this avalanche season has not taken any lives as a result of good self-rescue by the parties involved in these horrific incidents. Meteorolo-gists were initially expecting another super El Nino winter much like the one experienced in 1997/98. This has since been downgraded to indicate the El Nino will have a weak influence over our winter weather pattern.

With the latest El Nino cycle pre-diction in mind, the Rossland News

reviewed Avalanche Canada’s incident reports for the last 20 years involving avalanche fatalities. Of the 207 ava-lanche fatalities in B.C. over this pe-riod, the number of deaths during El Nino to La Nina years was comparable at 73 to 75.

For the recent seven years, more than 10 lives were lost each year; three of these being El Nino cycles and three La Nina years while the other one was a neutral year. The greatest number of avalanche fatalities occurred in the 2002/03 season resulting with 26 deaths. This was an El Nino cycle.

This proposes that human behav-iour is the result of avalanches fa-talities and it is simply not just the weather. This suggests that if you do not have the training or experience to assess avalanche terrain and local conditions, it’s best to recreate in ar-eas where the avalanche risk is profes-sionally managed for you.

ALICIA WALLACE Rossland News


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Joan Hanson, Rossland Health Care Auxiliary president, presents $30,000 to Lisa Pasin, direc-tor of development KBRH Health Foundation. This donation fulfills Rossland Health Care Auxiliary’s initial pledge of $60,000 towards Critical Care and brings their Critical Care total to over $80,000. Photo submitted by RHCA

RED among top 50 in North AmericaFive B.C. mountains

made The Active Times’ list of the 50 Best Ski Resorts for 2014-2015 in North America.

Four of those five mountains are in rela-tively close proximity for Kootenay skiers in-cluding Red Mountain Resort.

With more than 600 ski areas all over the continent Active Times used available statistics, industry lists and expert opinions to narrow the list down to 103. They then asked skiers and snowboarders to vote on those 103 resorts to get to the top 50 resorts

for the 2014-2015 sea-son.

Red Mountain Re-sort took the #31 place. The Rossland-based re-sort boasts 4,200 acres of skiable terrain and last year put a lift to a whole new peak, adding another 1,000 acres. The resort offers 890 metres of vertical descent and receives 7.6 metres of annual snowfall.

Fernie Alpine Resort took #39. The list noted that Fernie was chosen as it attracts many dif-ferent levels of skiers and snowboarders to the wide variety of trails they can chose from. The clearly marked runs make it no problem for newcomers to find their

way around.Revelstoke Mountain

took the #22 place. Rev-elstoke has the longest vertical descent of any resort in North America at 1,713 metres. It is also the only resort in the world to offer a central-ized hub that includes gondola, cat-skiing and heli-skiing infrastruc-ture.

Big White came in at #18 on the list. It is the third largest ski hill in B.C. and the highest summit in the Okana-gan. The resort has 2,765 acres of ski ter-rain, with 38 acres of night time skiing. It also has some of the high-est snow records in the region. The village also

offers ski-in, ski-out ac-commodations.

Whistler Blackcomb took the top of the list. The Active Times not-ed that the popularity helped in the decision, as did the two side-by-side mountains that give the resort the most skiable acres on the con-tinent, with 8,172 acres. The mountains offer vertical drops, 16 alpine bowls, more than 200 marked trails and six terrain parks. The resort also receives on average 11.74 metres of snow a year.

For the full list, check out The Active Times’ 50 Best Ski Resorts for 2014-2015 in North America.

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The Smokettes have been busy helping out in the community. On December 11 they presented the Trail Food bank with a cheque for $250 with thanks for all the hard work they do for those who struggle to put food on the table. Photo submitted

Regional District Of Kootenay BoundaryAttention Residing Dog Owners in

Electoral Areas A & B

Every person who owns or keeps a dog(s) over the age of 4 months is required to hold a valid license for that dog(s). The impounding fee for having an unlicensed dog is $ 75.00.

The 2015 tags are now available and the fees up to January 31, 2015 are as follows: Neutered male dog $25.00 Spayed female dog $25.00 Male dog $60.00 Female dog $60.00 Dog kennel $110.00

Fees on or after February 1, 2015: Neutered male dog $35.00 Spayed female dog $35.00 Male dog $75.00 Female dog $75.00 Dog kennel $125.00

Licences may be obtained from the of� ce of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary at 202 - 843 Rossland Avenue, Trail, B.C. or at the Trail SPCA.

Introducing our new advice columnist

Miss Sensibility

Do you have a quest ion for Miss Sensibi l i ty? Email your inquiries to [email protected] 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.)

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Dear Anonymous,Seeing the glow of a relationship fade is a common problem, but not nec-essarily one that signals the end. Dissatisfaction can creep into a relation-ship and cause us to focus on the negative and begin to look for things that are not meeting our idea of what a good relationship should be.

My � rst suggestion is to focus on the positive. What was it that you fell in love with in the beginning? Focus on the good, and the things that you love about each other. The longer you are together, the more you know about each other, this includes the good, along with the bad. We tend to get distracted by small, annoying traits, and forget about the way our hearts are touched. Is the tooth paste tube, toilet paper roll, � nger nail biting or dirty socks really that big of a deal?

Another relationship must is to continue to date your spouse and work on the romance aspect. As much as Hollywood would like us to believe otherwise, romance is not usually spontaneous and requires some work. Make the time to do something fun together. If you have kids, leave them with a sitter! Family time is important, but couple time is too. Do this on a regular basis.

One of the best ways to rekindle some spark is a few days away together. I would actually recommend doing this several times a year. In our home, we have stopped buying each other Valentines and Anniversary gifts and instead use the money to sneak away for a few days. Don’t turn your trip into a shopping marathon or take a to do list. Just spend time enjoying each other’s company, go to a show, eat some good food, relax and let the sparks � y! Sensibly yours,

Dear Miss Sensibility,Hi, I keep asking my friends about this and I keep getting con� icting and confusing answers so here goes - I am struggling with my signi� cant other. I � nd myself bored and frustrated a lot. Any tips on getting the spark back in a relationship when it seems all that is left are ashes? - Anonymous


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Couple makes green transportation choicesSometimes a lifestyle

change — a new career, chil-dren leaving home or relocat-ing — can create an oppor-tunity to seriously explore green transportation options. These might include walk-ing or riding a bike to work, reducing your number of ve-hicles, or joining a coopera-tive transportation program like Kootenay Carshare. One Rossland couple did all of the above.

Randy and Ann Blas-kovich made the move to Rossland 18 years ago when Randy was hired by Teck Trail Operations. At that time they had four young children. Now, with all their children grown and moved away, their transportation needs have changed.

Randy commutes to his job in Trail by car in the win-ter, but chooses to ride his bike to and from work as of-ten as possible in the spring, summer and fall.

“I work as a casual librar-ian in Rossland and usually walk downtown.” said Ann. “We realized last year that our second car spent most of the week sitting in the garage.

Owning a second car was an expense that we wanted to try to cut out of our budget and this seemed like a good op-portunity.”

“I have used the bus on occasion, but it is difficult to do a big grocery shop or run several errands at a time by bus. The Carshare was really the only other option,” she said.

The Blaskovichs joined the Rossland Branch of Koote-nay Carshare last September. Ann, who was already in the habit of walking into town, finds picking up the vehicle at its central downtown loca-tion quite convenient and not a big adjustment.

“The biggest adjustment is a mind thing,” said Randy. “You don’t have the same convenience. We’ll compare in one year against owning. The two things are cost and convenience.”

The Kootenay Carshare Cooperative was originally started by a group of friends in Nelson and has grown to more than 200 mem-bers sharing 22 vehicles in six Kootenay communities. Rossland currently has one

car and 14 members. The car is parked for easy access behind Nelson and District Credit Union in a spot re-served for it and provided by the City.

“I usually try to plan all my errands and appointments that require the use of a car for the same day anyway, so that hasn’t really changed now that we are part of Car-share,” said Ann.

“One thing that might become more difficult is of-fering to give someone else a ride to, for example, an ap-pointment. However, right now the car is generally avail-able on short notice.”

Booking is done online on a first-come, first-served basis. Users pay member-ship, rental and mileage fees. If Rossland’s car is not avail-able when a Rossland mem-ber wants it, a message goes out to the person who has booked it to see if there are any options.

An additional member benefit is reciprocal agree-ments with other Carshare Co-ops in Vancouver and Victoria.

“We considered using a

carshare co-op vehicle in Vancouver,” said Randy. “It would make it a lot easier and it costs hardly anything.”

Although only four months into their member-ship, the Blaskovichs are tak-ing advantage of the carshare vehicle and adjusting to their new lifestyle. Time will tell, but at the moment it is a com-mitment they will stick to.

“Our goal is to get a second vehicle, perhaps a truck,” said Ann Damude, member and coordinator of the Rossland branch. “But we will need a few more new members who will use the carshare vehicle regularly before we can ex-pand.”

To find our more on Koo-tenay Carshare Co-op visit www.carsharecoop.ca. For more information on sustain-ability initiatives in Rossland, visit the Rossland Sustain-ability Commission website at www.visionstoaction.ca or like us on facebook www.facebook.com/RosslandSus-tainability.

Ann DamudeCommunications for Rossland

Sustainability Commission 250-362-5617 or

[email protected]

Kootenay Carshare Co-op members Ann Blaskovich and Tara Howse with the Rossland Carshare vehicle. Photo by Kate Harrison Whiteside

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The next chapter begins for libraryThe Rossland Public Li-

brary’s plans to fundraise $310,000 for library renewal have formally been launched.

The planned revitalization of the library builds on its suc-cess and supports its vision of a changing role in the com-munity. The library now has a clear vision for its future role. This vision includes educating the public in regards to digital literacy. The library aims to be-come Rossland’s new centre for entertainment, inspiration and knowledge.

It has been more than thirty years since the Rossland Public Library opened its doors at the current location on Columbia Avenue. During this time, so-ciety’s access to information and the role of libraries has changed. Modern libraries are playing a key role in introduc-ing and providing access to technology, supporting dis-tributed learning models, cul-tivating imaginations, creative thought and maverick think-ing, say the library’s board of directors.

By providing information

reach and digital technologies, the library aims to have tan-gible outcomes in the form of further career opportunities, community development and up-skilling, and richer lives for those living in the region.

The library has already raised $33,686 through vari-ous grant and fundraising ini-tiatives. This includes a $9,200 grant from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) through their initiatives funding program. This money will be used to purchase computer tablets and software for a digital literacy program targeting three to five year olds.

“The early digital literacy program will help ensure all children can start school with a foundation of digital literacy,” said Debbie Nelson, one of the library’s board of directors.

The board of directors hopes that by revitalizing the space it will inspire people to engage with the library’s re-sources and appeal to them to walk through the doors.

“Ultimately, through an ap-pealing space and interesting collection, the library’s goal is to support the development of each library visitor and in turn,

the community,” said Nelson.Nelson makes the point that

when you have a personal con-nection to a project, be that through a donation or by vol-unteering time, it is so much more rewarding than simply receiving a handout to have the work completed. It offers the community a more collab-orative approach to building public assets.

When asked about the num-ber of projects actively fund-raising in Rossland right now, Nelson, the library’s fundrais-ing coordinator responded, “It is a sign there are a lot of hard working volunteers in Rossland with a vision to im-prove our community. Sup-porting a non-profit project connects you to the project. It is a personal contribution to community development and feels much different than when tax dollars build infra-structure.”

In March the library will hold an online auction. Ex-pect to see experiences money cannot usually buy up for bids on the innovative online auc-tion site. This is just one of the many ways the library will be raising funds for the revitaliza-

tion project. Nelson does not see the revitalization project as a competing project in the community but one that will build a better Rossland for the whole community.

Based on their striking de-signs of other small libraries, Ratio Architecture from Van-couver have been selected as the revitalization project archi-tect.

“We could not be happier with the design,” reports Chris D’Odorico, chair of the Ross-land Library Renewal Com-mittee and Library Board. “I think the community will be very excited when they see the unique and original ideas Ra-tio developed for our library,” he added.

The new floor plan increas-es public floor space by 29 per cent. This will be achieved through relocating and down-sizing the librarian’s office and the newly accessible wash-rooms.

Sketches of the new library design are on display at the li-brary. For more information or to make a donation visit the Rossland Library Renewal Project website at www.ross-landlibraryrenewal.com.

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Rossland Library’s Youth Clerk, Jordan Bell, shows off the Rossland Library Renewal project logo. Photo by Beverley Rintoul

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ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY Will close early on January 8 at 5pm for a board planning meeting.

WEST KOOTENAY INVITATIONAL FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION January 8-11Over 140 skaters are expected to attend this competition, with 198 entries registered in many different disciplines throughout the weekend.Clubs and coaches will be repre-sented from as close to home as Rossland, Beaver Valley, Castlegar, Nelson, and Grand Forks. Those that are venturing from afar will be Kimberley, Cranbrook, Fernie, Spar-

wood, Columbia Valley, Revelstoke, Armstrong/Enderby and Summer-land areas.

ZUMBA FOR A CAUSE: SUPPORT YOUR ROSSLAND FOOD BANKSaturday, January 10, 6 to 8 pm. @ Rossland Miner’s Hall. Fitness dance party for all ages — children and families welcome. Latin and world rhythms. Proceeds go to the Rossland Food Bank. Special thanks to Zumba instructor Jodie Moretta. Watch for donation jars around town. Food donation cart at the en-trance of Ferraro’s Foods.

STEPS DANCE COMPANY BOTTLE DRIVE Saturday, January 10, 9 am to 12 pm. Please call or text 250-362-2143 or email [email protected] if you have bottles and we will be happy to pick them up for you. Curbside pick-up at 9 am Saturday for all resi-dents of Redstone. Thank you for your Support.

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGSMonday, January 12, 6:00 pm Monday, January 26, 6:00 pmRegular city council meetings are fun!

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THE ROSSLAND MAKERLAB • FREE Starting up again on � ursday, January 8, 7 to 8:30 pm @ the Seven Summits Centre for Learning. Drop in and get support in creating 3D models, printing on the 3D printer and all things technol-ogy based. Every � ursday for youth 12-18 yrs old.

KIDS LEARN TO CURL PROGRAM • FREEWednesdays right a� er school from 2:45-4pm @ the Rossland Curling Rink. Open to kids 8-12 years of age. Sign up for the session starting January 7 and runs until March 11. Drop-ins and new participants are welcome at any time dur-ing the program. For more information, contact Sara Mountain, at 362-5184 [email protected].

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. 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 SENIORSMonday 1:30 p.m. Seniors Art Club meets. Contact Edith at 250-362-4477.Monday 7:00 p.m. Rossland Quilters Guild meets. Contact 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. Thursday 9:30 - 11 a.m. Seniors stretching exercises and morning tea and snacks.

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

ROSSLAND MAKERLABThursdays 7 to 8:30 pm @ Seven Summits Centre for Learning Mentors are on hand to help with 3D modeling, printing or for oth-er technology project. For youth 12 yrs and up. This program is FREE.

WRITER’S CLUBEvery Wednesday until Apr 15, 2015. 7:30 to 9 pm @ 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 1-2pm.Lego Club:1st and 3rd Thursday 3-4pmBooks and Babies: Fridays at 11am Songs and story time for little ones 0 to 30 months. Page Turners Book Club: 2nd Thursday of each month from 3-4 pm for kids 8-11 years old. Board Games Club: 4th Thursday of each month from 3-4 pm. for kids 6-12 years.For school aged kids:Thursdays from 3-4 pm there is something going on in the library for school aged kids.

ROSSLAND BEAVER SCOUTSMondays 3 to 4pmWe are looking for girls and boys ages 5 – 7 yrs to Join our Beaver Scout group. Fun and friendship is the cor-nerstone of the Beaver Scouts pro-gram. Beaver Scouts opens the door for your child to discover the world. It is � lled with a little bit of everything – outdoor activities, games, music and sports. Along the way, Beaver Scouts meet new friends, learn cooperation and teamwork and develop self-con-� dence. Please contact Deanna Leask at 250-362-7118.

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A taste of Cuba

Cafe Books was host to yet anoth-er successful local author this past week.

Originally from the Florida Ev-erglades, Rosa Jordan now resides in Rossland with her partner Derek Choukalos.

Jordan has authored several books over her life, for young readers and adults, covering subjects from wild cats to Rossland’s history. It was her books on Cuba though that were at the forefront Friday night, most prominent her newest novel, � e Woman She Was.

Ever since her � rst trip to Cuba, Jordan has been fascinated with the country.

“I � rst went to Cuba in 1995,” she said, “and a� er biking most of the way around the island’s coast, my

partner Derek and I decided to co-author a cycling guide to Cuba.”

Cycling Cuba was published in 2002 and is no longer in print, but is available at local libraries.

“What fascinated me about Cuba from the start was the fact that it was so di� erent from other places I’d traveled. A lot of what I had heard or read was wrong — either too positive or too negative. It wasn’t easy to � g-ure out how things worked. So I kept returning, seeking insights into the Cuban way of doing things.”

In 2012, Jordan published � e Woman She Was.

� e novel begins with a triangle a� air between Celia Cantu, a doctor in modern Havana, and two broth-ers; one a “godless Communist,” the other a “godless capitalist.” � eir re-lationship quickly evolves into some-thing totally unpredictable and even more complicated.

Main photo: Rosa Jordan has authored several books on Cuba and its people, alongside her partner Derek Choukalos. Inset: Rosa Jordan’s book The Woman She Was. Photos submitted

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Peggy passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 15, 2015.

Peggy (aka Ethel) was born on November 10, 1924 at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, within the sound of Bow Bells to Albert and Mary Gillham. Her twin brother James passed away at 10 months. She spent her childhood in Stepney before moving out of the east end of London just before their house was bombed in the Blitz. Peggy started her career in 'retail' before joining the war eff ort building telephone cables, resuming her career in the department store business in 1946. In 1953 she married Ronald Ramsey, started a family and then emigrated to Canada in 1957 arriving at Toronto's Union Station, mid winter, with a suitcase, one child in a stroller and another in development. Ron and Peggy then established the family home in Dunbarton, Ontario. When the children got older she returned to the department store business, retiring in 1989. She then split her time between Uxbridge, Ontario and Cozumel, Mexico before moving to Rossland in 2006.

Peggy lived a complete and happy life, traveled extensively, made many friends and was never short of a story or a glass of vermouth.

She is predeceased by her husband Ronald (aka Frank) and her daughter in-law Kathleen Deacon Ramsey and survived by her three children Jacqueline (Jim), Michael (Janice) and Michele (John), nine grandchildren, Alix, Andrew (Angie), Anna, Austin (Marie), Colin, Marie (Cory), Morgan (Megan), Natalie (Kosma), Simon(Victoria) and three great grandchildren, Carson, Harrison & Kathleen.

Peggy very much enjoyed her Rossland experience, becoming a member of the Rossland Seniors Association and the Rossland Legion, volunteering at the Th rift Shop (working in retail), making friends at Esling Park, shopping on the main street and talking to everyone. She was a remarkable woman who loved her family, loved Canada, never lost her accent and remained a Cockney all her life.

If you knew Peggy (Ethel) and would like to share a glass of vermouth or a libation of your choice, we will be holding a celebration of her life at the Rossland Seniors Centre, 1916 First Ave, anytime between 4:00pm and 7:00pm on January 23, 2015.

Margaret E. Ramsey (Peggy)

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Rossland Figure Skating Club (RFSC), has won the bid to host the West Kootenay Invitational (WKI)

skating competition for a second con-secutive time. The invitational event will be held this Friday, Jan. 9 through to Sunday, Jan. 11 at the Rossland Are-na on Second Avenue.

Some of the region’s best skaters will descend upon Rossland for the week-end. 110 skaters along with their fami-lies are coming from as far away as the Okanagan, Armstrong, Revelstoke as

well as multiple East and West Koote-nay clubs. 12 Rossland skaters will be competing at the WKI, between five and 18 years old.

The WKI is the only skating event on the West Kootenay skating calendar this year. The competition allows skat-ers to go on to participate in regional, sectional and provincial level skating competitions.

Skaters will be judged on dances, in-terpretive and free skate styles. Skaters will be awarded medals and for the ju-niors certificates are presented.

The event is open for the public to at-tend free of charge. The arena seats 800 people and has plenty of parking. Teri Mack, RFSC co-president and WKI competition chair, invites the public to come out and support the skaters.

“I still get shivers watching the skat-ers,” said Mack. “We are absolutely honoured (to be hosting the WKI).”

Spectators can come and watch from Friday 8 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. with the competition starting at 2 p.m. on Fri-day. Saturday’s competition kicks off at 8 a.m. and continues through until 6:15 p.m. There is a little more time for a lie in on Sunday if you want to watch the figure skating — the competition goes from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

We are absolutely honoured (to be hosting the WKI).

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Rossland to play host

A dozen of Rossland’s � gure skaters will be competing at the West Kootenay Invitational this weekend. Pictured in the back row: Coach Cindy Reich, Elle Ballendine, Payton Reed, Alex Stephens, Tanyce Tomich. Middle row: Loren Corkill, Erin Flood, Morgan Corkill, Maya Maturo. First row: Jade Gaudet, Brian Chan, Sianna Tomich. Competitor Desiree Cassidy missing from photo. Photo by Alicia Wallace

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The Rossland News is highlighting the Rossland babies of 2014.

If you are the parent or grandparent of a child born in 2014 in Rossland and area, and would like for them to be included, please send in their photo with their name and

date of birth.We will publish the photos on Thursday, January 15 issue.

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