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Final performance

If you were a betting person you would lay money on the Rossland Secondary School Royals senior girls soccer team to win the B.C. Single A Soccer Provincials 2013

this weekend.Ranked number three in the

province heading into the 16-team tournament that begins today in Rossland, the Royals have several things on their side that should pro-pel them to the podium.

As the host team, the Royals

have home field advantage in the round robin format tournament, sport a solid 18-2 record this season with a good mix of veteran players and younger legs, but more impor-tantly they have history and senti-ment on their side.

If there ever was a movie script

ready to be written with a perfect ending, it could be the Royals run this year. The provincial tourna-ment marks the fifth year in a row the Royals have qualified, steadily climbing in their final placing to as high as fourth last year.

Rossland held the notorious tag as the fattest energy town in B.C last year.

But thanks to a suc-cessful pilot project diet in the winter, the Golden City pulled its fat out of the frier and slimmed down its usage.

The successful ener-gy diet—22 per cent participation in the city and 80 per cent of projects complete—is

back with phase two in a West Kootenay-Boundary-wide pro-gram with Rossland also back on the scales.

The second phase of the program could not only slim down the energy usage of even more Rossland homes, but it could help the city achieve its designation as a carbon neutral com-munity.

Two weeks ago the city lost that designa-tion when it opted to not buy offsets for its

Rosslanders look to further reduce energy use in new ‘Diet’

carbon emissions for the year, and instead use the grant money (around $10,000) for local, Rossland based projects.

In order to be eligi-ble for a Climate Action Revenue

Incentive Program (CARIP) grant from the province the city has to come up with 400 tonnes of carbon offsets or reductions every year to counter-act the estimated car-bon produced by city

operations. The city can buy

carbon offsets through the Pacific Carbon Trust for $25 per tonne, but the money goes out of the community.

Aaron Cosbey of the Energy Diet pro-

gram said spending the money in the city and offsetting the cost of an energy assess-ment in the Energy Diet program—$60—helps reduce emis-sions outside of the corporate entity and would qualify the city for the CARIP grant.

The average reduc-tion in carbon for each household participat-ing in the program last year was 2.5 tonnes per year.

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Friday, June 7• TRAIL MARKET The City of Trail and the Trail & District Chamber of Commerce are re-launching the Trail Market on the Esplanade on June 7 until Oct. 11, every two weeks on Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For booking enquiries contact the Chamber at 368-3144.Wednesday, June 12• WEsT KOOTEnAy FRIEnDs OF REFugEEs is hosting another fundraiser. This time its Burgers and Beer at the shovel. They’ll have music, silent auction, 50/50, door prizes, good company and whatever else they come up with between now and then. At the Flying steamshovel from 6-9 p.m. Cost: $20, which gets you a shovel burger and a pint of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer (sorry, substitu-tions will be an extra charge). Tickets must be purchased in ad-vance by June 10 from a WKFoR volunteer. no tickets at the door.Friday, June 19• ThE Rss PAC will be sponsor-ing an Rss community barbeque on Friday, June 14. RSS kids, first burger and pop free. Everyone else, $2 for a burger and 50 cents for a pop. Volunteers needed to help cook for the BBQ (Andrea at [email protected]).Ongoing• ThE ROssLAnD MusEuM is opening for the season this weekend. Preserving and dynami-cally presenting the heritage of Rossland and the area. Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Monday and Tuesday. Open daily July and August 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. including statutory holidays. Memberships available. see our website for upcoming events and exhibits at www.rosslandmuseum.ca. Admis-sion is adults $10; children 6-13 $3; students 14+ $5; seniors 60+ $8; children under six are free. Family rate is $28 based on two adults and children.

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ONGOINGyour rossland events listings

ROssLAnD gOLDEn CITy QuILT guILD meets every Monday. The guild meets at the senior Cen-tre on Rossland Avenue from 7-9 p.m.

ROssLAnD RETIREEs curling club invites men and women interested in curling on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., to call Bill at 362-9462 or Jim at 364-1051.

JOE hILL COFFEE hOusE takes place the third sunday of each month. It carries a great Rossland tradition into a new season.The music starts at 7 p.m. in the Rossland Miners’ hall, in a relaxing cafe setting with coffee, tea and

good things to eat. Les Carter, 250-362-5677, [email protected]. Open Mic night at Flying steamshovel every Wednesday at 9 p.m.

WEsT KOOTEnAy MInOR LACROssE 2013 registration is now open. Forms can be picked up/dropped off at gerricks Cycle in Trail. Contact Tina at [email protected] for info.

SCENESTUDIO: Acting for All! Rossland’s new acting school is open and offers ongoing programming. Profession-ally trained in Theatre and Film and TV, working actors, g. Michael and Alicia gray, teach these exciting and educational classes. 2010 Washington (in the historic BMO Building) [email protected] (250)-521-1559 www.facebook.com/scenestudio.ca

sCOuTIng For boys and girls, now at the Rossland scout hall. Beavers (ages 5,6,7) Tuesdays. Cubs (ages 8,9,10) scouts (ages 11-14) Contact Tom Leask 362-7118. Accepting applications for scout Leaders.

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Trail likes country music, comedy and children pro-gramming, according to feed-back from a survey in circula-tion that looks at the future of the Charles Bailey Theatre.

Theatre front-house man-ager Nadine Tremblay is in the midst of collecting infor-mation from people across Rossland and Greater Trail—including patrons, business owners and the general pub-lic—before moving forward with a business plan for the 764-seat facility that serves the entire region.

The plan will recommend how the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) can efficiently run its theatre, with an ultimate goal of increasing the number of acts and patrons.

“The theatre is totally fine, in principle it’s a business that’s up and running,” said Rossland resident Tremblay. “But even just going to Nelson, a community really close by, they use their the-atre six days a week almost all year so right there I think, ‘Why aren’t we doing that? Why are we only open four times a month?’”

Though the survey was just released late last week, Tremblay said over 100 have been filled out.

The questionnaire that col-lects information from recipi-ents as well as ideas, can be found online at the Trail and District Arts Council website (www.trail-arts.com) or at the theatre box office (Monday

through Friday from noon-4 p.m.).

Volunteers are also hand-ing the survey out, with ini-tial efforts done at Ferraro Foods this past weekend and another round at Waneta Plaza this Saturday. This is in addition to a community con-sultation scheduled for the end of the month. Tremblay, an artist herself, has also toured theatres across the province to learn what other places are doing to attract customers and performers. Beyond making a theatre aes-thetically pleasing and a place that inspires artists, she has already collected a num-ber of her own ideas for the facility that she calls “under utilized.”

The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre has a separate entity within the theatre that acts like an in-house promoter, seeking out shows that would suit the community, she said.

“They choose the artist, they hire that artist and they take the big risk at the end of the day,” she added, noting that the Charles Bailey doesn’t necessarily have its own promoter.

It works with promoters—the Trail Society of the Performing Arts being its most consistent customer.

The theatre is owned by the regional district and man-aged by Mark Daines, region-al district director of facilities and recreation.

“Not a lot of theatres are run by politicians,” she said. “They’re often city owned or the regional district owns the

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Lesley Chisholm photoAnnika Dixon-Reusz, during her solo performance at a recent dance festival, will be attending the Arts Umbrella Summer Dance Intensive in Vancouver this August.

Intensive summer

This will be an intensive summer for one young Rosslander dancer.Annika Dixon-Reusz will be attending the Arts Umbrella Summer

Dance Intensive in Vancouver this August, going to the dance equivalent of boot camp for three weeks to hone and refine her craft.

Attendance was by audition and Dixon-Reusz, 15, nailed it. But she is not taking the opportunity for granted.

“I am very excited about attending this program this summer, and to get the opportunity to interact and learn from other people in the dancing world,” she said.

Dixon-Reusz, a Grade 9 student at Rossland Secondary School, has been dancing with Kootenay Danceworks for about seven years now. She’s not sure yet what she plans on doing in the future but dance will always some-how be part of her life.

“I love to preform, I love dance because it’s like my own personal retreat,” she said. “Whether I’m having a bad or okay day, it all just goes away when I dance and I feel so much better afterwards.

Dance combines art and exercise—two things Dixon-Reusz loves—into one discipline.

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If you build it they will come.Or so hopes a Neigbourhoods of Learning task force

trying to bring grade 10-12 education to a city that recent-ly lost its three senior high school grades, but has no hard enrolment numbers to construct a school around.

The groundwork is now being completed on creating a blended learning school system to deliver the three grades with a distance learning affiliation, incorporating some on-site teachers.

Although the independent and distance learning task force is close to having a school structure in place, ques-tions remain on how many students it will have when doors are opened in fall.

And the answer is no one knows. Yet.Task force chair Kristi Calder said there is much

speculation on what the enrolment would be for Rossland-based high school classes, there is no way to gauge actual numbers of students since its format has yet to be set.

“Our best guess is we would be on our way to an agreement, if that is the way we would go, and to an independent school by the end of next week,” she said. “Because the timelines have been so short, the hope has been we go to public when we have something concrete.”

There had been a lot of polling in the early stages of NOL on how many students would attend a Rossland-based school when the fate of Rossland Secondary School (RSS) hung in the balance, and the task force has used a

lot of that information in going forward. As a result, the task force is looking at options and

how to present a school with anywhere from as few as 25 to as many as 125 students. The format the school could take is becoming clearer, said Calder.

There is now a May 31 deadline facing the task force on the independent school application with the province, and there are three negotiations in progress with distance learning partners.

There is another task force working to keep high school education in the city, a public K-12 task force. Both task forces are working on complementary paths, said Aaron Cosbey, chair of the public K-12 task force. The public K-12 task force is working toward a long-term solution that would see Rossland’s students educated in Rossland in a public system, outside of School District 20.

“This path is definitely several years away,” said Cosbey. “We are working on geological time lines.”

What is more feasible and immediate for students in September is what the independent and distance learn-ing task force is concocting.

“With the blended learning program (at RSS) effec-tively shuttered by the SD20 board, we are looking into options that would allow students to learn in an inquiry-based, blended off and online environment (as mandated by the BC Education Plan),” Calder said.

Independent and distance learning task forceThe task force has a central goal of ensuring that the

program in Rossland be accessible to all. If the preferred educational route is independent,

Calder said, NOL would structure the program to any

student and family that would want the choice. The goal is not easily achieved, read an NOL report to

council, but it could be possible through alternative fun-draising through such avenues as international student revenue or external sponsorship.

International flavourThe school could have as many as 10 international

students enrolled in fall, all through the international sports academy. Calder, who has managed the interna-tional academy for RSS, said there needs to be an update to find out how many of those students will continue to attend school in Rossland.

“Because when they did enrol it was a while ago and things have changed since then,” she said. “But knowing the students and the families specifically, I am pretty confident they will maintain their enrolment.”

Independent statusIn conversation with Brian Jonker, the deputy inspec-

tor of independent schools in B.C., the NOL application for status as an independent school was deemed “where education is going.”

The application means NOL would qualify for a group three level designation, allowing the school to operate but with no promise of provincial funding. An inspection by the Ministry of Education would occur in October, a venture that could lead to group two level funding.

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The city’s living room is about to get furnished.

The three-block span of the Columbia Avenue corridor in the downtown is con-sidered Rossland’s “living room,” so fur-nishing it after the major renovation that took place last summer seemed appropri-ate.

In fact, it would have been done last year by the contractor after the majority of the renovations were complete but weath-er prevented proper installation of the furniture.

And on Monday night council’s hesita-tion nearly delayed it again. Three motions came forward and two were defeated until a simple, straight-ahead suggestion from councillor Cary Fisher found enough support to push the project through.

Council approved a motion for a cheaper plan, to put the amenities in the downtown, something that could be real-ized on city streets as early as July 1.

But it was not without some debate. Council debated for over one hour on the merit of keeping the money—over $100,000—in the community and put out a request for proposals (RFP) to city arti-sans and craftspeople to design and build the items.

Councillor Jody Blomme pushed to keep the money local.

“My goal is to keep this money in town,” she said. “It’s just that $100,000 is a lot of money to go out of the communi-ty.”

A few unique pieces is not the goal, she said, the goal is to keep the money in the community. For example, each bench in the project could cost around $1,600, with 11 to be used in all.

Councillor Jill Spearn also wanted some local pieces, but wanted a cohesive theme overall. She suggested a few local works with the majority of the furniture pieces ordered from outside of the city.

The time factor, with summer already here, was prohibitive in getting all of the furniture made locally, a process that could take a year or more.

“I think this is the third time through on this exact same conversation and we don’t seem to be getting anywhere ... but we seem to be stuck on this, ‘Yes, we want unique pieces.’ But at the same time I think we need to move forward on this street scape,” she said.

The first motion was made by council-lor Kathy Moore to remove five benches out of the plan and send them out for RFP for Rossland-specific work. It was defeat-ed after nearly 30 minutes of debate.

The Columbia/Washington revitaliza-tion project included street furniture which was left out of the final contract before the project ended.

The amenities portion of the Columbia/Washington project needed to be com-

pleted by purchasing the street furniture as presented in the original plan and dis-played in the drawings submitted to and approved by city council prior to con-struction in 2012.

The street furniture included benches, picnic tables, bike racks, garbage and recycling bins and one mining cart.

“The installation of street furniture ensures that the downtown both appears and functions as an inviting setting to visitors and residents alike,” read a city staff report. With a four- to 10-week peri-od for delivery depending on the item, there was some urgency to have all items ordered in time for drier, warmer weath-er, city staff advised council.

A new motion was made along the same lines and was soon defeated. Spearn expressed the frustration of council at that point, almost one hour into the debate.

“It’s a tough one. I don’t disagree that we should be supporting the local econo-my, that’s great. But I don’t think this is the time, at this point in the project, to be free wheeling and interchanging things,” said Spearn.

“I am really at that point in the discus-sion where we are too little too late,” councillor Kathy Wallace added later.

Fisher moved to approve the plan as it was presented to council by staff. Since the contract was completed last fall, city staff contacted the distributors directly and received “reasonable” cost estimates, not including contract administration and

installation fees, and were well within the maximum expenditure of $101,335.

There was an expected savings of approximately $13,000 to the city by directly purchasing the street furniture instead of having that portion of the proj-ect completed by the contractor.

A motion was made to approve the plan and that staff be approved to pur-chase the furniture.

Ninety per cent of the furniture will go in by July 1, if all items are ordered in the next week.

The proposed costs will appear in the finalized 2013 budget and will be financed as part of total project funding strategy.

Butting outA motion was also carried for city staff

to look into and make a report on creating places for ashtrays in the downtown street scape.

Councillor Jill Spearn felt there was no place for people to butt out their ciga-rettes in the downtown, and instead were littering the city sidewalks with them.

Councillor Wallace felt since the prov-ince passed a no smoking bylaw within three metres of doorways—10 feet—that the ashtrays commonly found around doorways have disappeared.

A motion was made and carried that staff would look into placement and type of ashtray systems to put in downtown and eliminate cigarette butts on the ground.

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It will be back to the future this fall.The Rossland Time Capsule Project

has fired up the flux capacitor this week and will begin filling a state-of-the-art capsule for sealing in September during Golden City Days.

Project coordinator Ryan McGill first introduced the idea for the project with city council in February with the goal of creating a time capsule landmark that will be “celebrated in its design, cher-ished and remembered in its preserva-tion, and anticipated in its discovery.”

The Rossland Time Capsule will cap-ture all that defines life in Rossland today, said McGill in a press release.

It’s “a snap shot in time of our many recent successes and challenges, and continued celebration of the strength of our arts and culture, recreation, social diversity, and economy,” he said.

A task force had been developed—made up of library, chamber of com-merce and other community mem-bers—to bring the project into reality.

And now it is open to the public. McGill said people are invited to create something unique and expressive, and truly representative of life in Rossland.

“We can’t determine what people in the future will find meaningful, and it may be that smaller more subtle expres-sions from individuals could upon dis-covery be the most cherished objects by Rossland residents 100 years into our future,” he said.

McGill hoped the new time capsule would capture a material snapshot of the present in Rossland, and could include its many successes and chal-lenges like the downtown renovation and potential school restructuring.

“This isn’t a collection of historic arti-facts, this is an attempt to capture what we are as Rosslanders today,” he said.

McGill, who had been researching the topic, said there were no similar

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projects going on in the area.“As soon as you say the word time

capsule, I find mystery and wonder and magic fills the air,” McGill said back in February. “Who hasn’t imagined being a child digging in the yard and finding something lost in time, searching in your grandparents attic… in their old shed for some forgotten treasures? That’s the same magic that will touch us all as a community as we celebrate the many stages of this project.”

There are currently two time cap-sules in Rossland, said McGill, though neither has the community’s involve-ment and would likely be filled with architectural drawings of old buildings.

“One waits in a corner of the Bank of Montreal building, placed there during its construction in 1898,” he said. “The other is in the bank vault of the Rossland credit union. Both are what I describe as neither community relevant, nor cele-brated.”

As individuals and as a community, the time capsule project is a healthy mental process to undertake, McGill stated, by reflecting on the significance of our own contributions to the commu-nity and our community’s contribution to the world.

“Being mentally invested in the cre-ation of a time capsule for discovery 100 years in the future, you cannot help but visit your own mortality and the impres-

sion that you are leaving as a individual and as a member of your community,” he said.

Participation from community groups, schools, local business and industry, and individuals will be essen-tial to the success of the project, McGill added, and combined contributions and involvement will help accurately define the community of Rossland.

Rosslanders are encouraged to be involved with this project by submitting something unique to enclose in the cap-sule.

Materials to be considered for inclu-sion in the capsule must be submitted by the end of July at the Rossland Public Library.

“The capsule is about the size of an extra-large suitcase,” said McGill. “Our goal is to include all the items we will receive, however space and preserva-tion of items will have to be considered as they will pose some limitations.”

A sealing ceremony and celebration will be held on the lawn of the library during Golden City Days in September.

The Rossland Time Capsule Project is supported by the generous contribu-tions by The City of Rossland, Columbia Basin Trust, Teck, Columbia Power Corporation and Shelley Ackerman Designs.

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Small artifacts are welcome, representations of the arts, digital media, or any other types of expression. The smaller, more subtle expressions from individuals could, upon discovery, be the most cherished and meaningful contributions 100 years into our future.The time capsuleThe capsule will be about the size of an extra-large suitcase, both air and water tight. The capsule will be on display through-out the summer along with the gathered

contents. A sealing ceremony and celebra-tion will take place during Golden City Days September 2013. The capsule will be buried at the Rossland Library within the landscaped grounds, marked with a decorative bolder and plaque.People can contact the project team to talk about a contribution, pass on ideas, or if make a monetary donation or sponsorship to the project. • Contact Ryan McGill, project coordinator, at [email protected].

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What are the challenges in your region? How can these challenges be addressed?

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) wants to hear what people feel are the key social, economic and environmental issues in the region, and invites people to have a say at www.cbt.org/engagement2013 by June 3.

“Over the coming months CBT is renewing its social, economic and environmental strate-gic plans,” said Neil Muth, CBT president and CEO.

“We invite everyone to share their thoughts and ideas to ensure we are considering a wide variety of opinions as we, and others, plan for the years to come.”

This engagement has two steps. First, resi-dents will have an opportunity to respond to six open-ended questions.

Next, in a few weeks, participants will be asked to review thoughts and ideas from other residents and assign “stars” to the ideas they like best. Participant information remains con-fidential.

Finally, CBT will share a final report with all participants. CBT will be piloting an online engagement tool called THOUGHTstream.

To have your say, visit www.cbt.org/engagement2013. Input is welcome until Sunday, June 3.

IN BRIEFHaving say on key regional issues

A gathering of eaglesConvergence for a Pipeline- and

Tanker-Free BC will be landing June 2 at the Brilliant Cultural Centre near Castlegar, 1-5:30 p.m. and on June 1 in Nelson.

“These converged events are framed to clarify the impacts of the proposed Northern Gateway and Kinder Morgan pipelines, omnibus bills, C-38 and C-45, and increased tar sands production, along with options which will best serve BC,” said conference coordinator, Nadine Podmoroff.

Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposes to ship over half a million barrels of tar sands heavy oil daily from Alberta through northern BC to the coast of Kitimat, where it would be exported in tankers to U.S. and Asian markets.

The Kinder Morgan pipeline, which spans from Edmonton to Burnaby, proposes to expand trans-port volume to a tanker per day to U.S. and Asian markets.

The pipelines would cross eco-logically sensitive areas, including

hundreds of rivers and streams, the Great Bear Rainforest and moun-tainous and landslide-prone ter-rain.

Oil tankers and super tankers are proposed to cross the Burrard Inlet and Hecate and Queen Charlotte straits which are recog-nized as the fourth most dangerous waters in the world.

The potential for irreparable environmental, economic and social destruction is enormously high, said Podmoroff.

“Some experts state, ‘It’s not a matter of if an oil spill will occur, but when,’” she said.

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In conjunction with these events, Atamanenko will host an informal panel and round table discussion entitled Pipelines, Tankers and Energy Policy. It will be held June 1 at the United Church in Nelson, 7-9 p.m. and will feature Peter Julian, Atamanenko and special guests.

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The site of a fatal truck accident earlier this month is under construction.

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure crews are currently working on the corner on Highway 3B in Warfield where a transport truck crashed on May 3. “We’re trying to change this corner coming down from Rossland from what is referred to as a decreasing radius turn, one that gets tighter and tighter as you come through the turn to more of a simple curve,” said site manager, John van der Holt.

“If you’ve seen the larger trucks coming down through this, they frequently cross over the yellow line. We’re trying to eliminate that.”

Van der Holt explained that the middle climbing lane will be eliminated and dedicated left hand turn slots marked out to facilitate easi-er and safer turns off the highway. The work was slated to begin May 6 but was held back by common project delays and the May 3 accident.

The project, originally scheduled to run from May 6 to June 6.

— Art Harrison, Trail Times

IN BRIEFWarfield corner tackled by MoT

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The City of Trail is soldier-ing on in its quest to purchase and expand the Trail Regional Airport.

Up for negotiation is Trail’s proposal to extend the city’s limits into Area A, to include land surrounding the airport.

“There is land that is imme-diately attached

to the airport and how that is going to be dealt with, whether we purchase it or not, is still in the discussion stage,” said Mayor Dieter Bogs. “We do feel that if we are going to develop the airport, we are going to be needing additional land that surrounds it.”

On Wednesday, the City of Trail met with representatives from Teck, Montrose, Fruitvale and Area A to discuss the pro-posed extension of the city’s

limits into Area A. The pur-chase of the airport itself remains in limbo for two rea-sons, said Bogs.

He said that the discovery of old gas tanks buried in the ground at the site is an environ-mental concern that needs to be addressed as a condition of sale.

“At this moment in time, a letter has been sent to the regional district pointing out this environmental issue on the property that needs to be cor-rected,” explained Bogs.

“We are waiting for an answer to our letter and how we are going to deal with the clean up of these two tanks.”

The city has not received a property value of the land from its hired appraiser.

“We have hired someone to evaluate the property, but what its value is, we haven’t gotten that information yet,” Bogs

said.In June last year, Trail coun-

cil voted to move forward with the Boundary Expansion Study, a report that explored the merit and method of the City of Trail extending its corporate bound-ary into the unincorporated rural area south of the city, known as Columbia Gardens.

Trail previously looked at expanding its boundaries in a 2004 study that pointed to a municipal revenue surplus forecasted at about $280,000.

But at that time, it was Teck that put the expansion process on the back burner when it sought additional conditions that were contrary to city coun-cil’s legislative authority. Teck is a significant landowner in the area with some of its facili-ties including the Waneta Dam, owned two-thirds by Teck, and the Waneta Reload Facilities situated in the rural area.

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RDKB director says boundary expansion not a done deal

Coming out of the boundary expansion gates Teck and Trail already have a lead, according to the Area A director.

Ali Grieve said, despite talk last week of boundary expansion into Area A by the Silver City and Teck Trail Operations, a tentative deal between Teck and the city is far, far away from being a done deal. Details about a mutual agreement between Teck Trail Operations and the City of Trail were released last week and outlined the city’s intent to expand its bound-ary into Teck-owned land in Area A (Columbia Gardens). Grieve said that both the city and Teck already stand to gain quite a bit “coming out of the gates” right now.

“It is a win-win agreement amongst them-selves,” she said. “But in order for the province to allow the proposal to move forward, they will have to see that the stakeholders issues have been addressed.”

And the issue is money, in particular, how to fairly distribute tax dollars that are generat-ed from the area within the proposed bound-ary extension, which includes the Waneta Dam and Teck’s Waneta Reload facility.

“It comes down to money, tax dollars and there should be no losers here,” said Grieve.

She said potential negative impacts and how they can be fixed will be addressed and then tax-sharing formulas for the Waneta Dam will be worked out between the Beaver Valley and Trail.

“The province has already said that Trail cannot have the Waneta Dam tax dollars to itself. It will become a subregional asset to be shared with the Beaver Valley and Trail,” Grieve said.

In a press release issued on Monday, the mayors of Fruitvale and Montrose shared their concerns.

“The concentration of assessment is not in the interest of our greater community,” said Fruitvale Mayor Patricia Cecchini. “We need to be moving away from a situation where assess-ment and the benefits thereof, are concentrated in one community.”

Montrose Mayor Joe Danchuk called for better cooperation between communities.

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Keep the galoshes and umbrellas handy because a lot more rain is forecast to fall.

“The forecast for rain through the (Wednesday) night is an additional 20 to 30 mm expected,” said Dan Derby, emergency program coordinator for the regional district.

Additionally, the Forecast Centre reported that an upper-low pressure system developed in Washington State, causing an eastern flow of moist air through the Kootenays. Rainfall in the amounts of 30-60 mm were reported at the BC Fire Weather stations in the West Kootenay.

Increased precipitation prompted the BC River Forecast Centre to issue a flood watch in the West Kootenay last week. A flood watch means that river levels are rising and will approach or exceed its banks, and flooding of areas adjacent to affected rivers may occur.

Derby said that the flood watch is focused on the Slocan River near Crescent Valley, the Salmo River near Salmo, and Duhamel Creek above Diversions (north of Nelson). Other than a catch basin issues reported by the city, impact by the rainy weather has been minimal in the area.

— Sheri Regnier, Trail Times

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The old adage that you never know what you had until it is gone is a tried, tested and true saying. Unless

you apply it to Rossland and its high school. Unlike what the statement implies, the city’s residents never took having the school for granted, and the wealth of tal-ent of all stripes that came out of it.

This weekend the last major high school sporting event could be held in the city when the Rossland Secondary School Royals senior girls soccer team hosts the ‘A’ provincials.

As with most events in the city, the community will turn out in respectable numbers to watch, and cheer. But this time there will be a bitter sweet aspect to the event, as it heralds the beginning of the end to high school sports in Rossland.

And it is an end of a very successful program, not just the girls soccer team, but scan the length of the RSS gymnasium and see the plethora of provincial banners in several sports. The school was a success in more ways than one, and this weekend underlines it, maybe emphasizing it with an RSS provincial win.

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Public K-12 Task ForceThe Public K-12 Task

Force has narrowed down to two options for Rossland: the creation of a municipal school district, and the re-drawing of boundaries that would see Rossland joining another school district.

A municipal school dis-trict would not be run by the city.

It would be a public school district like any other, with a board or trustees (probably volunteer) entrust-ed with management, and public funding as with any other district.

The difference would be that our district would encompass only Rossland. Our research has focused on looking at examples from the U.S. and Canada to see how they might apply to our own unique situation.

Although this task force was unable to succeed in get-ting the minister to consider using Rossland as a pilot case for a municipal school district during the election, we’ll resume contact with the ministry in June, and will try to schedule a time this summer for several members of the task force to visit the minister’s office and make our pitch.

Independent/Distributed Learning Task Force

It is well established that K - 12 in Rossland is an inte-gral part of our sustainabili-ty.

Our goal is to offer an affordable and accessible program to any student and family that would choose this option.

We are working hard to develop a high quality/low cost program that carries a tuition fee of around $500 - $1,000 per student per year, which may be subsidized if household income doesn’t

support such fees. The Red Mountain

Academy (now working in partnership with NOL) is instrumental in attracting international students to take part in this education pro-gram.

International student fees help to subsidize the costs to local residents, and also help us to enhance the programs and services available.

We successfully met the May 1 deadline for an inde-pendent school application. In conversation with Brian Jonker, the deputy inspector of Independent Schools, our application was solid and exciting—“where education is going.”

This task force is also pur-suing distributed learning (DL) partnerships, which are also an excellent way to meet the needs of the community, and a more realistic solution given the tight timeline restrictions. There are two types of distributed learning schools—independent and public—which are funded differently by the govern-ment.

It is important to note that distributed, or distance learning, does not mean an exclusively online course delivery model in our situa-tion.

Rossland students will participate in personalized learning in a blended envi-ronment, with face to face instruction from certified teachers combined with online resources.

While all students have always had, and will contin-ue to have the right to choose to cross enroll in any DL course(s) offered from any DL school in the prov-ince, the task force recogniz-es that pure DL does not suit every learner.

Again, a personalized and inquiry-based approach is supported by research to be

the most effective way of meeting a wide range of learner needs. This model can be successful even in small schools and will be in the school being pursued by the NOL.

The benefits of partnering with a DL entity are the shar-ing of resources and course management systems, and the eligibility for increased provincial funding.

Students have access to a wide range of required and elective course options, potentially many more than at JL Crowe which requires a minimum amount of stu-dents to run a course.

Students will enjoy the support of teachers “on the ground” to round out this more personalized learning environment, which is struc-tured for individual success.

The task force issued request for proposals in April with the hope of gener-ating and vetting potential independent and public DL partnerships.

We have received respons-es from both entities and are currently reviewing these responses to determine both suitability and feasibility for our community.

In the short term, we have secured a facility — the con-ference centre at Red Mountain Resort, and have a number of prospective lon-ger-term options depending on the enrollment numbers.

The creation of a Rossland public school district is our long-term goal, which could take several years to accom-plish, but ultimately pro-vides the full provincial funding that our community deserves. We believe that our interim solutions will be via-ble and exciting for our senior students, and provide options beyond what our local school district can offer.

Visit RosslandSchools.com for more information.

SD20 is moving ahead to have K-9 in the RSS building and move

Rossland’s grade 10-12s down to Crowe. In the meantime, the two Neighbourhood of Learning (NOL) task forces are moving forward with plans to provide secondary education in Rossland for fall 2013 and beyond.

It is important to under-stand that the two task forces are working on complementa-ry paths. The Public K-12 Task Force is working toward a long-term solution that would see a permanent option for Rossland students under a public system, but outside of SD20.

Any potential solution will require a favourable political climate and the support of the provincial Ministry of Education.

The Independent/Distributed Learning Task Force is concentrating on short and medium term solu-tions to meet the needs of stu-dents in Rossland.

Specifically, this task force is working to open a school in Rossland in September 2013. With the Blended Learning program effectively shuttered by the SD20 Board, this task force is committed to estab-lishing inquiry-based and per-sonalized learning through a blended environment, as mandated by the BC Education Plan.

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He said the Energy Diet was an extremely cost effective project, spending $2,500 once for savings that are gained back every year, instead of $10,000 every year.

“The reductions you get out of this pro-gram are in perpetuity. You are saving 2.5 tonnes every year because you have increased the energy efficiency of those households,” he said.

Other municipal governments have elected to pay for the first few assessments in order to encourage people to undertake the diet, or to subsi-dize the amount. Whether Rossland city council elects to fol-lows suit or not is yet to be seen.

And around $1.6 million was spent in the local economy that winter and it is esti-mated that 340 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions were avoid-ed in the city as Rosslanders realized a savings of 20-50 per cent on their home energy bills.

To participate in the Kootenay Energy Diet, Rosslanders can regis-ter in person at an introductory informa-tion session on June 12 (7-9 p.m.) at Miners’ Union Hall.

If homeowners can’t attend the infor-mation session, they

can complete an online application form and submit it within six weeks of the session in their community.

Once people are registered, FortisBC will help them through the next steps, con-ducting an initial home energy assess-ment with a certified energy advisor, make a commitment to com-plete at least one home energy efficiency upgrade before Dec. 31, complete a post-retrofit evaluation before March 31, 2014 and keep all retrofit receipts and submit at the post retrofit evalu-ation to receive the rebates

For LiveSmart BC rebates, participants must book and com-plete the post assess-ment prior to March 31, 2014.

Starting last week, the Kootenay Energy Diet is intended to support local home-owners in learning about their home’s energy efficiency and better manage their own habits with natu-ral gas and electricity usage.

This will help them to have a more com-fortable home and one that is affordable to operate.

“The most impor-tant thing people can do to reduce energy use is to ensure their homes have ample

insulation so it doesn’t leak heat and have drafts,” said Shelley Hastie, PowerSense community ambassa-dor.

The second most important thing to do is improve a heating system, whether it is gas or electric. And

thirdly, review hot water tanks and the amount of hot water they use.

The average LiveSmart qualified retrofit reduces energy use by 20 to 50 per cent. If customers improve their insula-tion and air sealing

and heating system, they’re more likely to have savings in the 50 per cent range, said Hastie. If they chose only to change out their windows and doors, the savings would be in the five to seven per cent range. [email protected]

Letters to the editor

To the Editor:To the free citizens of Kootenay

West, I owe you thanks. From family and friends to the thou-

sands who made their voice clear on the election ballot: thank you.

I chose to step forward to represent you and the support I received was amazing. The calls, e-mails and talks on the street were so empowering. This community has a fantastic trait; that is the support for neighbours that aspire.

Nothing makes a community stron-ger than the desire to see each other reach goals and dreams. I am so hon-oured by the words of support before and after the election.

Through this roller coaster adven-ture, it was those words that helped my family rise again from the challenging lows.

To those who contributed money. Wow. I have never considered sending money to someone looking for election. To be given hard earned money to go forward and fight for our rights and representation against such odds is again such an honour. I hope I earned

your support.The task was insurmountable and I

truly would not have attempted it if it wasn’t for the support I felt from this community had. My wife Carlee did more in the last month than I knew a person could, and my children were along the whole way.

Janet and Crystal Spicer—few know of your commitment to this communi-ty. Through your passion for the Columbia River I have gained an understanding of the incredible change this valley has endured. We all owe you thanks for the work you give to this valley and surely will in time to come.

“Lush, full of diverse life and boun-tiful,” words that once described this valley. Few can remember the potential that was sacrificed for energy. In the 1960’s the voices of the people were not listened to, since then the valley has received pittance for what was sacri-ficed.

This process is beginning again, and soon it will be 2024. I truly feel water, not power will be the primary interest

in this debate. Show the government how we have grown since the ‘60’s and that we need to look to the future with the knowledge of how vulnerable our environment is. Because we live here it is our fight. If not us then who?

Please do not forget what these elec-tions mean for all of us. We are asked once every four years who shall repre-sent our voices. I challenge us all be more involved in government actions that concern us.

If we all gave a fraction of our time to issues that speak loudly to us, we could start creating the changes we want to see.

Be conscious of the consequences of what you buy. Look out your window and ask yourself if this valley is worth speaking up for, if our province is sus-tainable and if our country is the nation you wish it to be.

Though the election has ended the momentum has not, and the conversa-tion must not.

Joseph Hughes, former independent candidate,

Nakusp

Momentum has not ended from election

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getting signed upTo qualify for the Kootenay Energy Diet and the energy assessment required to access the LiveSmart BC Efficiency Incentives program, people must live within the Kootenay Boundary Regional District and be an electric customer of ForticBC. Only homes built prior to 2006 will be eligible for the FortisBC energy assessment subsidy, and the primary heating system must be gas or electric.To learn more about the program, homeowners can contact Shelley Hastie, PowerSense Community Am-bassador, at 250-368-1918, by email at [email protected] or visit fortisbc.com/energydiet.

Kootenay Energy Diet participants receive a subsidized home ener-gy assessment, which includes the installation of free energy efficien-cy products like low-flow shower heads and CFL lighting (partici-pants pay $60, normal cost is approximately $400).

People can also access the LiveSmart BC and FortisBC rebate pro-grams (up to $4,000 from LiveSmart and $2,000 for from FortisBC) and a low-interest, long-amortization loan program through local credit unions.

In addition, there will be a local energy coach to provide them with personalized service and information.

The home energy assessment provides independent third-party energy efficiency advice for existing homes and handles the paper-work to ensure eligibility for incentives from LiveSmart BC and FortisBC.

Homeowners will also gain an energy efficiency rating label of their home that can increase the home’s resale potential by providing evidence of “invisible” energy improvements in existing homes.

The assessment estimates energy consumption, makes energy effi-ciency recommendations and gives estimated reductions in energy use should each recommendation be implemented.

Source: Fortis BC

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HERITAGE COMMISSIONCONTRACT OPPORTUNITY

UPDATING ROSSLAND”S HERITAGE HOME INVENTORY

BACKGROUNDRossland’s Heritage Home Inventory dates back to 1983 when it was undertaken by 2 summer school students with guidance from the Heritage Commission of that time. Pictures of the homes accompany as much information about the buildings as could be gathered, using a consistent format (template). The finished work is available in hard copy only at the Museum and the Library. The information has not been updated since 1983 so in order to facilitate updating, the Inventory needs to be produced in an electronic format which will simplify management of the data, and will ensure wider circulation and usage of the Inventory.

TASKTo review the existing Inventory, add more information about the homes, update the current ownership of the homes and take new pictures. The revised Inventory will have a new digital template for information, designed by the Heritage Commission.

SKILLS NEEDED • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite. (Word, Excel in particular) • Research Skills – using the Museum Archives, working with Museum Curator • Interview Skills – Talking with home owners, Rossland old-timers • Photographic skills – Taking quality pictures of Rossland’s heritage homes

CONTRACT TERMSThe project is expected to take approximately 6 weeks with a pay rate of $15 per hour. Timing is flexible but the project should be completed by July 30, 2013. The successful applicant must have a flexible schedule and be available to work some evenings and weekends. The successful applicant will also be required to provide a computer, internet access, telephone and workspace.

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And as the last ever Royals senior girls team to wear the school’s colours—the school district is closing the high school program in June—his-tory demands a Royals win.

Again, the Royals are the top ranked public school. Two weeks ago the club breezed through the rural schools championships, outscoring the opposition 31 to 3 and reeling off four straight wins.

With his team poised to win a provincial title, coach Rick McKinnon—who has coached soccer and basketball in the city for over 30 years—is now considering retirement as a coach.

Although he was eager to lose his charges on to the field in pursuit of a provincial cham-pionship, he could not contain his disappointment on seeing the successful program coming to an end.

“It’s a big disappointment considering it was all politics that was involved (in the deci-sion),” he said. “I don’t know how many of these players will play next year (in Trail).”

There are four Grade 12s on the squad, with six players lost from last year’s club. There are four Grade 11s, four Grade 10s and “a lot of” Grade 8s.

The Royals honed their game in two tournaments—winning in Creston as well as the Osoyoos Desert Classic (public and private)—and are set to take on the tournament

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favourites from Kelowna in a grudge match.

Last year the club lost to Immaculata (Kelowna) in the bronze medal game to finish fourth, after heading into the tournament as the fifth ranked team.

Immaculata is the favourite to win the tournament, coming in ranked first. McKinnon said they were a young team last year when they finished third, and are now even stronger with a year of seasoning.

GlenLyon Norfolk (Vancouver) is ranked second, with Southridge (Surrey) com-ing in at fourth. The Royals beat Southridge 7-0 earlier in the season, but McKinnon wasn’t sure if that was the full strength of the Lower Mainland club.

McKinnon felt his side was ready for the task of going for gold.

“They should be good. They have had over one week of rest and they are healthy heading in,” he said. “It would be nice

to add one more banner before they close the doors.”

The tournament opens with Rossland taking on St. Ann’s at 9 a.m. in Rossland on the pitch behind Rossland Secondary School (RSS).

After the opening ceremo-nies at RSS (12:30 p.m.) with all teams decked out in their game uniforms, the Royals engage with Fraser Lake at 2 p.m. in their second pool match. The game will also be in Rossland at RSS field.

The Royals finish the round robin with Pemberton at noon on Friday in Rossland at RSS field.

Later on Friday the teams square off according to how they finished in their pool, with the top teams vying in semi-final games, the winners mov-ing on to the medal games and other consolation finals on Saturday morning.

The gold medal final game will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday at RSS field.

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Pool 1Southridge (Surrey)West Point Grey (Vancouver)OsoyoosJV Humphries (Kalso)

Pool 2GlenLyon Norfolk (Vancouver)Kelowna ChristianNakuspBurns Lake

Pool 3Immaculata (Kelowna)KimberleyNorth Island (Port McNeill)Bulkley Valley (Smithers)

Pool 4RosslandPembertonFraser LakeSt. Ann’s (Kamloops)

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Rossland Secondary School went out on a high note as it hosted what was literally the final round of the B.C. Single-A high school golf championship at Birchbank on Tuesday.

With the imminent closing of RSS, it was only appropriate that the golf team should be in the hunt for a top three finish and with Tyler McKay leading the way the RSS five-some won a bronze medal at the provin-cial championship. Eight teams and 40 golfers teed off in the second and final round of the event with defending champion Immaculata out of Kelowna leading the way, and Kimberley golfer Jared Dutoit holding a six-stroke lead over RSS golfer McKay after Monday’s opening round.

McKay sat tied for second place after

carding a 1-over-par 73, trailing Dutoit who made six birdies and one bogie to finish at 5-under, 67.

But in wet condi-tions and a six-stroke lead, Dutoit was uncatchable as he shot an even par 72 to win the high school cham-pionship.

McKay seemed to have a solid hold on second place at the turn, carding a 39.

The 17-year-old started off the back nine with a birdie on the par-5 434 yard 10th, but bogies on 12 and 17, kept Lee close. On the par-5 18th McKay stepped up and drove a 280 yard drive to the bend of the 506 yard dog leg. He then took out an 18-degree hybrid and from 224 yards, stuck it to within six feet of the pin. However, his eagle putt just slid by the hole, and McKay would settle for birdie and an even par 36 on the back nine.

That would make all the difference as Lee caught fire, birdie-ing 12, 14, 16, and 18 to finish with a scorching 32 on the back nine. Lee’s second round 72 was good enough to eclipse McKay by one stroke for a two round total of 147, while McKay finished with a 75, and 148 total -iden-tical to his perfor-mance at the 2011 pro-vincial championship.

“It was a good round, both rounds were good,” said McKay. “My ball strik-ing isn’t quite up to what it usually is this week, but I managed to get around and 4-over-par over two days I can’t complain.”

As for the other RSS players, Braden McKay, coming off a wrist injury, shot a brilliant 1-over 73 to finish in a tie for sev-enth spot overall and a 154 total. Brenan Moroney shot a 79 Tuesday for a tie for 15th, while Jeff Ashton

came in with an 86, and Wyatte Henderson a 90 over the second round.

The total scores of the top four players, however, boosted RSS to a top three finish surpassing West Point Academy who it trailed by three strokes after the first round Monday.

Immaculata repeat-ed as overall champi-ons with a cumulative two-day total of 35 over par, 611, while Selkirk came second at 635, and Rossland Secondary third at 641.

The RSS golf team’s bronze medal at its final Single-A provin-cial high school cham-pionship is a fitting end to a great RSS sporting legacy.

“It’s unfortunate the school has to close,” said McKay. “Hopefully if we can hang on and get a top five finish, I think that will make the school pretty proud for the last event ever.”

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Getting in the swim of itRecreation, Education, CommunityRossland Rec Department

The Rossland Pool opens on Saturday June 1 at 1 p.m. The school board lessons actually start on Monday, May 27 in order to instruct the large number of lessons. The Summer Brochure is almost done and will be online by the end of May. Hard copies will be in the mailboxes by

the first week of June. Home AloneThe last Home Alone course before summer is being offered on Wednesday, June 12 from 6-8:30

p.m. This is a great course to prepare your child for summer and times that they may be left alone, at home. The program provides them with the skills they need to feel safe and confident in stress-ful situations, household mishaps and in the event of an emergency. This course is for children ages 10-13 years.

CorelatesCorelates at the Miners Hall starts this week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 a.m., until

June 20. Corelates is an amazing workout using Pilates and core strengthening exercises to tone your entire body. Improve flexibility, balance and coordination as well. You will love the results. This course is instructed by Gabby Jangula from Out of Bounds Fitness.

Outdoor yogaAre you looking for an outdoor Yoga class? Instructor Cynthia Anonuevo, RYT, is introducing

an outdoor beginner Vinyasa Flow Yoga class at the Rossglen Park in lower Rossland, starting Wednesday June 5, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The weekly class will run on Wednesdays, from 5:30-6:30 p.m until July 31.

Classes will combine flowing progressions from one pose to another, as well as sustained pos-tures with attention to basic alignment and therapeutic principles. These drop in classes are by donation with all proceeds being donated to the Rossland Food Bank. Please contact Rossland Recreation, at 250-362-2327 for more information.

Ladies mountain bikingBetty Go Hard is running a one-day, Next Level Accelerator (Lvl 2-3) Ladies Mountain Biking

Clinic on Sunday, June 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This course is designed to help you progress to a more advanced set of mountain biking skills

as the course works through body positioning, slow and high speed cornering, downhill switch-backs, wheel lifts, natural and man-made structures and obstacles and overall trail flow tech-niques. The course includes shuttle, coaching, skill practice, prizes and video analysis.

Zumba cancelledThe Tuesday evening Zumba classes have cancelled due to low numbers now that the weather

has turned nice. Evening Zumba will likely resume in September.

RSS golfer earns scholarship

Rossland golfer Brenan Moroney will be teeing it up at the collegiate level next year.

The Rossland Secondary School student has signed a letter of intent to play golf at Missouri Valley College (MVC) in Marshall, Mo., in September.

Moroney has consis-tently been among the top junior golfers in the area.

He has represented Zone 1 in five straight B.C. Junior championships, has been the overall win-ner in Zone 1 and is cur-

rently a member of the RSS golf team, which will compete at the provincial championships next week at the Birchbank Golf Club.

The 2012-13 MVC Vikings golf team featured six Canadians including Josh Coletti of Nelson, another graduate of the Zone 1 West junior golf program. Coletti, a junior, was named to the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) all-conference team this year.

The school is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

A full day sponsored workshop for arts and cultural organization staff and board members is being offered in Castlegar in late June.

Called artsVest, the workshop is organized by Business for the Arts (Toronto) and provides small- to mid-sized arts and culture organizations with the expertise and tools to develop sponsorship opportunities with local business, through in-depth sponsorship training, matching incentive funds and community networking events.

The workshop will be offered in Castlegar on June 22 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.). To register, people can go online at artsvest-workshopcastlegar.eventbrite.ca.

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On Saturday May 18, 2013, Luella “Faye” Irma Wiens of

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Faye will be fondly remembered by her loving family including son Jim (Leah) Wiens; daughters Marilyn Wiens (Keith), Teri Tater (Cliff ) and Bonnie Hayes; grandchildren Katelyn and Dillon Wiens, Kayla & Devon Nemes, Travis, Colton, Amanda and Anthony Tater and Dayton Hayes; sister Rose (Jack) Ganzeveld; foster daughter Virginia (Chuck) Adams; mother in law Barbara Wiens, as well as many extended family and friends.

After raising her family, Faye worked in retail, with her last job at the Rossland Liquor Store until her retirement in 2002. She then returned to Oliver and helped her daughter Bonnie at Sears. She enjoyed fi shing, camping, sewing and spending time with her family.

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Healthy snack options expand with juice bar

People were asking for it, now it has arrived.

Got Juiced in Trail had been patronized heavily by Rosslanders since the outlet first opened in April, 2011.

And those same people had been asking juice bar owners Penny and Howard Kuenle when they were going to bring their healthy and delicious drinks to the Golden City.

Just over three weeks ago Rosslanders got their wish and the second West Kootenay Got Juiced store opened in Rossland on Columbia Avenue beside the Post Office.

The store is already a nice fit with the active lifestyle of most Rosslanders, said Penny, and traffic through the store has been steadily increasing.

“They are active (here) and they know they can’t push their bodies so far with-out adverse effects,” she said. “You can’t ski, and rock climb and mountain bike if you don’t put healthy things back into your body.”

Got Juiced smoothies are those healthy things, with a menu of 50 different drinks made with whole fruit, green

vegetables, yogurt and 100 per cent juice. Booster drinks can contain vega protein, bee pollen, hemp hearts, spiruli-na, chia seeds, flax seeds and acai.

Wraps made with avoca-do instead of wheat will soon be added to the menu, along with chocolate dipped bananas—a frozen banana dipped in hot Belgian choco-late, with coconut butter mixed in—and in the winter, borscht.

The biggest seller so far in Rossland is the Aloha, a mix of pineapple, mango and coconut milk. The body booster sells the best in Trail.

“I think people are start-ing to realize they need to remove the processed foods, and are getting back to tradi-tional fruits and vegetables,” Penny said.

And she hopes that mes-sage resonates with the young adults in the city. She wanted teenagers to eschew their carbonated energy drinks and instead choose a healthy alternative.

“I think up here because the parents are so health minded, they educate the teenagers, they come in for the drinks,” Penny said.

Penny herself struggled with health problems for more than one year before

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she decided it was time to change her lifestyle. Instead of taking tests and visiting a handful of doctors each week, Penny visited Booster Juice and decided to change her diet.

She began an unprocessed diet of whole foods and glu-ten-free products. So success-ful was the diet she wanted to spread the word and improve the community’s knowledge about the impor-tance of eating healthy foods and started the Trail shop after two years of experi-

menting on workable recipes and combinations of fruits and vegetables. Last winter the Kuenle’s expanded in Trail with a yogurt shop, an expansion that allows clien-tal to choose fruits and add toppings to a healthy snack.

Got Juiced is located beside the Post Office on Columbia Avenue, and are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. between Monday and Saturday. Contact the Kuenle’s for more informa-tion at 368-3380.

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Timothy Schafer photoGot Juiced veteran employee Kenzie Milligan creates an Oh Soo Berry smoothie in the Rossland juice bar on Columbia Avenue.

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