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Skatepark Talk Back on the TableThe days of skateboarding outside Ferraro Foods may be numbered as Rossland inches closer towards the construction of a proper skatepark. The Rossland Skatepark Association and Les Carter are urging the public to look at their latest research into 40 B.C. communities

and what they found to be mostly positive experiences with building and maintaining skateparks. Please see the story on page 12.

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Degree of local involvement divides councilANDREW BENNETTRossland News Reporter

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Council was sharply divided on Tuesday evening over a motion prepared by Coun. Kathy Moore and strongly supported by Coun. Andy Stradling and Coun. Lau-rie Charlton to create an advisory

committee to assist the “owner’s representative” — likely building inspector Jason Ward or someone similarly qualifi ed — who will be the chief interface between coun-cil, the engineers, and other con-tractors in the management of the Columbia-Washington infrastruc-ture project.

Th e advisory committee would consist of city staff , a councillor, and several experienced residents — namely retired engineers — who would volunteer their expertise to help look over plans and discuss ideas as they are developed through the design phase before putting the project out for tender.

Th e motion was defeated 3-3,with Mayor Greg Granstrom, Coun.Smith, and Coun. Wallace againstand Coun. Jill Spearn absent.

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“Th ese are not people who will interface with ISL or contractors,” she said. “Whoever is the point person for the city, whether that’s Jason [Ward] or anyone else, would take the input that this committee off ers [and] be the one to interface.”

“It’s just a ‘force multiplier’ on the city’s team,” she explained, citing the “open, collaborative” experience of a similar type of committee used in Warfi eld for their water treat-ment project.

“I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect a small community of our size to have all the expertise re-quired for a project like this,” she added, “but we do have [highly experienced] people in the com-munity who are willing to help [for free.]”

Granstrom and Wallace were decidedly against the proposal, largely on the grounds of ac-countability. Th ey felt introduc-ing volunteers into even an advi-sory role might compromise the city’s ability to hold ISL and other professionals accountable for de-sign decisions.

Th e mayor said: “At the end of the day, if [the committee] gives advice that is wrong, who do we go to? Who’s responsible? If this committee wishes to be account-able to the process, that’s a diff er-ent kettle of fi sh.”

Wallace agreed, noting the city’s ability to successfully sue the contractors who made errors in the construction of Rossland’s water treatment facility.

Th e other side of the debate also used this example, but rather to point out how both the water treatment plant and the Ophir reservoir have encountered prob-lems that might have been avoid-ed with a better process.

“We’ve hired an engineering fi rm,” Wallace countered. “Ac-countability must remain with the professionals. I want there to be a professional who is respon-sible for the issues that arise.”

Charlton noted that fi nal accountability rests on council, regardless of advice accepted or re-jected.

“Th is project belongs to council,” he said. “It serves no purpose to say the [volunteer com-mittee] is not accountable. Th ey’re providing advice. We’re accountable.”

Stradling was clear: “In tackling and feeling accountable for a $6-million project,” he con-tinued, “I’m not comfortable that either council or staff have the necessary experience to man-age and oversee ISL or to deliver this project on time and on budget over the next two years.”

He believed that the Warfi eld water plant “was a great example of a community com-mittee working together with a city to achieve a project on time and on schedule, in contrast to our own experience that preceded it, which we’re still dealing with the aft ereff ects of.”

He felt the committee’s accountability couldbe easily addressed with careful terms of refer-ence and staff , “particularly Jason, who is prob-ably the ideal candidate to be the owner’s repfor this project,” would “appreciate the wealthof experience that is available from members ofour community.”

“An engineer needs to oversee an engineer,”Stradling emphasized, suggesting Ward coulduse the committee as a support team to bounceideas off and ask questions like, “what does this

schedule look like?” and “what doyou think of these drawings?”

“Jason has worked on tenderingseveral municipal works projects,”Smith pointed out, and so he has ex-perience specifi c to municipal pro-cedures. “It might be a slightly dif-ferent animal than people in otherindustries are used to dealing with,”she suggested.

Stradling reiterated, “I don’t seethis council having the experience— and I’m an engineer — to manageISL and to ensure that ISL deliversthe scope and quality of engineeringthat this project warrants.”

“Th e committee proposed byMoore would off er very valuableadvice,” Charlton argued. “No mat-ter how good the engineering fi rm,they’re going to do things from theirperspective, and that’s not alwaysgoing to be what we were expectingor what we wanted.”

“I do like ISL, I think they’re fab-ulous, but we are the other party tothe contract,” Moore said.

Th e mayor said no one was dis-puting the importance of communi-ty input and Wallace said, “I want tohear those voices, but I don’t think itneeds to be from a committee.”

Smith, for example, suggestedthat CAO Victor Kumar’s idea tohold weekly public briefi ngs to in-form citizens and encourage feed-back. Th e fi rs session is scheduledfor June 13.

Wallace agreed, saying that fromISL’s material it seemed they werevery receptive to community input,but she questioned that “addinga couple community members is

somehow going to be better than regular brief-ing sessions.”

Moore replied that it would be better to doboth.

Charlton said a public briefi ng was insuffi -cient on it’s own. “A committee would be ableto review [details] and be in a position to askfor more detail as to what is proposed and theoptions considered. A public briefi ng is not anappropriate place to review the details of an en-gineering report.”

He said council needs the advice now regard-ing such decisions as scope and schedule, “notwhen we get up to instructions for tenders.”

Before the motion was defeated, Wallacesummarized: “Council is responsible for theend decision. We’re going to take input fromour staff , from the hired engineers, and from thecommunity in whatever way we can get it.”

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“We’ve hired an engineering fi rm. Account-

ability must remain with the professionals. I

want there to be a professional who is respon-sible for the is-

sues that arise.”

Coun. Kathy Wallace

“This projectbelongs to

council. It serves no purposeto say the[volunteer

committee]is not account-able. They’re

providingadvice. We’reaccountable.”

Coun.Laurie Charlton

Questions of accountability lead to the motion’s defeat

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Rossland's public library recently held its AGM, elected two new board members to its ranks, and soon the board will choose a new chair to move forward in a year that holds both chal-lenges and opportunities.

One new board member is Erik Knudsgaard, a retired Teck employee who has been an active library volun-teer helping to shelve books, research materials, and work the check-out. Th e other is Adam Howse, a relatively new member of the community.

"I hope it goes well for the new chair," said Marie-Paule Tremblay, the chair for the past two years. She will step down in May but remain on the board to fi n-ish her seventh and eighth years — the B.C. Library Act legislates that library board members may only be elected for up to four consecutive two-year terms.

"We have a couple challenges on our

plate," Tremblay said, although detailed strategies have yet to be hashed over at future board meetings.

"Th e challenge is always to keep the library in the eye of the community, to keep it relevant," said Tremblay, who works as the sec-retary for the École des Sept-Sommets. "So much information is available online, some people won-der what use libraries are anymore."

"We have to look be-yond the original man-date of the library being a building with books to borrow," she said, noting "we have two computers that patrons can sign in to check email and for any other com-puter needs."

As another example, she pointed to interlibrary loans as a way that books

not available in Rossland's relatively small library can be quickly brought in frOM other B.C. libraries.

Mayor Greg Granstrom attended the AGM in an informal capac-ity, and was thanked by the library board for council's continued support.

Nevertheless, another is-sue that may surface on the horizon — alluded to by Coun. Jill Spearn during budget discussions earlier this year — is how changes to RSS and MacLean may im-pact the library. Some feel it is fi scally prudent to consider ways that the public library can fuse with the two school libraries.

"We're not sure how that will impact the library," Tremblay said "but it's on the radar and if anything comes up regarding amalgamation, we'll consider it more thoroughly then."

ANDREW BENNETTRossland News Reporter

Library elects new board members and lays plans to stay relevant in digital age

Th e federal all-candidates forum in Rossland took place Wednesday evening at the Miners' Hall, aft er this edition of the Ross-land News had already gone to print.

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Election day is May 2 and polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Rossland Secondary School in Rossland (2190 Jubilee), and at Warfi eld Community Hall in Warfi eld (900 Schofi eld).

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city council this fall, Mayor Greg Gran-strom will host an information workshop on May 17 and May 19 to help answer any and all questions people may have.

“I want to keep it simple,” Granstrom said. “Th e fi rst goal is to have people ask questions and learn the basics. If anyone wishes to go further, I’m certainly more than willing to give them all the infor-mation they need.”

“Th is is not my election campaign, ab-solutely not,” he said. “I’m trying to give [prospective mayors and councillors] the best information so they can decide whether they want to enter the fray or not.”

“What people want to know is how much time it takes,” he said, “What is the commitment?”

He fi gured the basic commitment consists each month of two regular meetings, a rough average of one special meeting or committee-of-the-whole, plus attendance at one or two other com-mittee meetings. Th at comes to about four hours per week, plus research and conferences on the side.

Th e annual stipend for a councillor is $5,500, so it’s hardly a get-rich-quick scheme, and Granstrom fi gures the may-or’s job entails about three times the time commitment for double the stipend.

Stipends are set by council itself. “At that rate, you get people who don’t do it for the money, they do it as a public ser-vice and as a commitment to their com-munity,” Granstrom said.

Th e next most important attribute of a councillor that occurred to Granstrom was an “open mind.”

“You can see the ‘single issues’ and it bogs down the process,” he said. “What happens, when you come in with that single issue, is you fi nd out that there’s way more involved than your issue. You’re going to fi nd out in a hurry that you have to pay attention, there’s a lot of reading involved.”

“Everyone has to understand that we’re running a business,” he explained. “How it’s run is by a staff who are led by a group of volunteers. Th ere’s no profes-sional politicians here, that’s for sure.”

“If you have good people working for

the city, it makes your job a lot easier,” he said, “and we do have that.”

Family support is also vital for an elected municipal offi cial, and Gran-strom strongly encouraged people to bring their partners to the information session. “Without support from home, it’s hard,” he said.

For example, he said it is possible to hold another job and be mayor at the same time. Granstrom did so in 2005 when a coin toss knocked him up from councillor to mayor for the rest of the year while he held a job as public works manager in Warfi eld. He said it’s pos-sible, but a “huge strain” on the family.

A term is three years and Granstrom said he “would like to think that anyone who put their name forward would be planning on staying the full term, but things happen. If you have to go, you have to go. It happens all the time, it’s not the end of the world.”

If someone leaves council prior to the third year of the term, there has to be a by-election at a cost of about $10,000.

“We have battles here,” Granstrom said about some of the more heated mo-ments in council, “but when we meet in the street, or we phone, we’re good. Th at’s an attribute. You can fi ght like hell in here. But when the meeting’s over and the gavel goes down, we’re all the same.”

For Granstrom, the biggest reward of

the job is “making a diff erence in your community.” He said, “You can take a huge amount of information, and a huge amount of opinions, and you turn it into something positive for the whole com-munity.”

“You get the odd phone call from somebody who says, Th anks a lot for looking aft er that, we really appreciate it,” he said. “When you get those, it’s re-ally heartwarming.”

By contrast, the other kind of phone call comes in about half as frequently, Granstrom said, quick to crush the myth of “people phoning you at all times of night. It doesn’t happen.”

“You get way more queries and irate people phoning when you’re the man-ager of public works than you ever do as a councillor,” he said.

“It’s not like your phone’s ringing off the hook, and most people that phone you are people that know you,” he said.

“It’s either to off er you a suggestion, or sometimes to tell you that you’re wrong, but most people are very respectful.”

Th e session on May 17 (Tuesday) will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Th e second session on May 19 will cover the same ground, but run in the morning from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration is through Rossland Recreation and the $5 fee will go to KidSport, an organization that en-sures all children can aff ord to play.


Think you’d make a good city councillor? Mayor Greg Granstrom will tell you all about how to run for council and what it’s like being an elected offi cial in Ross-land during workshops on May 17 and 19.


Council approved on Tuesday the rec-ommendations from the April 18 com-mittee-of-the-whole for the amounts to be allocated to diff erent applicants for Rossland’s share of the Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives Program grant.

“I thought we were very successful in allocating the CBT’s money to these worthy initiatives,” Coun. Kathy Moore said. “And I think we’re really lucky to

have such an active community with so many fantastic volunteers.”

“Our job was particularly challeng-ing,” she noted, “as we had 28 requests totalling nearly $70,000, although we were only allocated $46,000.”

She compared that to Warfi eld who had 15 requests totalling $15,000, but were allocated $31,000.

“Th ey were in the enviable position of being able to allocate more money than was requested,” she said.

“All the groups said they would be grateful to receive some portion of their

request, rather than nothing,” Moorenoted, so she felt good about this year’sapproach that spread the funding broad-ly — last year, fewer groups receivedfunding, even though more received 100per cent of their request.

“I was really glad we were able to dis-perse the CBT’s money so evenly.”

Th e 27 organizations and the amountsthey will receive (with the exception of$1,275 allocated to Rossland REALFoood) are listed in the minutes of theApril 18 meeting, available online atwww.rossland.ca.

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A land exchange has been proposed by the owner of 1960 and 1980 Kootenay Ave. — two empty, recently excavated lots — to reduce the front setback in exchange for a wider alley at the back for the city to store snow and better manage drainage is-sues.

Th e neighbours at 1992 Kootenay Ave. have agreed with the proposal which will extend to their property and make their house compliant with set-backs. At present, the house at 1992 crosses the property line on both the south and east sides.

Th e staff recommendation is for an equal (one-to-one) land exchange with the own-ers to result in what Coun. Kathy Wallace called a “win-win” proposal.

Th e proposed exchange will put the three lots a few meters to the south, and 1992 Kootenay will also gain a nar-row strip on its east side.

Public works staff are con-fi dent they can still manage the snow on the narrowed section of Kootenay boule-vard to the south of the lots. Exact distances will be deter-mined at the surveying stage and will depend on making the house at 1992 compliant with set-backs, but also en-suring that the land exchange is exactly one-to-one.

Other issues, such as ac-cess to the storm drain from Kootenay Avenue, will also fi gure into the fi nal lot line that will be drawn during the survey.

Council unanimously passed the proposed bylaw through fi rst and second reading and scheduled a pub-lic representation for May 9.

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Land swap would provide snow storage for city

1960 and 1980 Kootenay Ave. — the excavated area at right — and 1992 Kootenay, at left, as seen fromthe hill below the Prestige last fall. These three lots are in the process of establishing a land exchange withthe city: roughly fi ve metres in their front yard in exchange for fi ve more metres of laneway in the back forthe city to dump snow behind the Prestige and better manage snow melt.


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Are you interested in an early morning lap swim at the pool this summer? We can’t make that happen on a regular basis due to staff sched-uling, payroll and pre-programmed lessons and camps, but we can work with groups who would like to schedule specifi c dates or weeks. For instance, if an organization wanted to commit to a week, or several weeks over the summer, and pay the hourly rental rate, we would schedule the staff to open early. Please contact the recreation department if you would like to schedule an early morning lap swim session for your organization.

Don’t forget the inaugural Mutt Strut, this Sunday, May 1. Th e Koo-tenay Mutt Strut is two awesome things in one; it is a fundraiser for a new SPCA shelter and a chance for everyone to show off the charm, tal-ent and ‘awwww’ factor of their best, furry buddies. From 11 a.m. to ap-proximately 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 1 the Centennial Field will be overrun with some of the cutest dogs in the Kootenays. Animals will be judged in weight classes, and those deemed to be the cutest of the cute will strut away with the title. Registration takes place between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Volunteers are still needed for this event, If you’re interested in help-ing out, please contact Ida Koric at [email protected].

As spring tries to settle in, there are a few adult sports that will be get-ting started in May. Men’s baseball, co-ed soft ball, ultimate frisbee, bike polo and adult soccer will all take to the fi elds in the next few weeks. If you’re interested in playing any of

these sports please contact the recre-ation department for contact details.

Th e Red Mountain Racers Spring Sport Swap is Saturday April 30 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Trail Fieldhouse by J.L. Crowe Second-ary. Th is is a great opportunity to clean out your garage and get rid of any golfi ng, biking, tennis, camping, canoeing, kayaking, fi shing, soccer and baseball equipment. Basically, anything spring related – but NO skis or snowboard equipment.

Th e recreation department is excited about bringing Amber Oosthuyzen’s “Redefi ning Beauty” course to Rossland! Amber is a local teen from Trail who has developed a course for girls and young women, that helps them to channel their self-worth, develop healthy relationships and teaches them to set the bar high. Th is year’s program focuses on men-tal and physical health and stripping away an obsession about body and image. Th e participants fi gure out what makes them tick through dis-cussions and activities while enjoying the support of the group.

Th e course will be held on Satur-day, May 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Miners’ Hall. Th e course is designed for girls ages 13 – 18, but girls who are turning 13 this year are invited to attend. Th e fee for the course is $20 and includes a healthy lunch. Th is workshop is a great op-portunity for any young woman in Rossland — if you have a daughter, granddaughter or niece, consider registering them for this important course.

With summer right around the

corner you may want your son or daughter to take their babysitting course. Th e Babysitter Training Course was fi rst released in 1970 and has since trained over 500,000 Ca-nadian youths to become educated, responsible babysitters. Th is eight-hour course consists of eight topics, including: responsibilities, child development, nutrition, behaviour, emergencies, safety and fi rst aid, ill-ness, physical challenges and special needs issues. Students are required to obtain a passing grade of 75 per cent on the fi nal examination. Th e course is being off ered Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Th e course is for teens and preteens who are turning 12 this year and will be held at the Rossland Pool.

Sr. men’s basketball at RSS has started on Mondays between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Th e program is open to all men, ages 35+ who want to play basketball and have some fun. Please bring a water bottle and a clean pair of indoor running shoes.

Yoga at the MacLean Annex will be ending at the end of April. Our instructor, Norma, will be moving on to her next adventure and is leaving Rossland. Hula hooping with Shauna Davis on Monday nights in the Miners’ Hall has also ended due to Shauna’s next adventures.

Th e second session of “Make a Homemade Lasagna Pan” class is Saturday May 7 and Saturday May 28. Th is class would make a great gift for Mothers Day!!

Th e Recreation Department will be working on the Summer Brochure in the next few weeks.

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It’s not just a right, it’s a responsibility: It’s time to vote!

A total of 47,915 people voted in the BC Southern Interior riding in 2008, for a 64-per-cent turnout. While that was better than the nationwide turnout of roughly 59 per cent, it was still down signifi cantly from the regular 75-to-80-per-cent marks we saw in the 1960s and 1970s.

Our democracy has a head cold, for sure, but the youth vote is truly sick — and by “sick” we don’t mean awesome. In 2008, less than 38 per cent of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 bothered to cast ballots.

Th e problem is not simply that youth don’t care. A Dominion Institute study before the last election found that 78 per cent of young people think their vote matters.

So what’s the problem?Apparently many young people feel unin-

formed, say organizations like Apathy is Bor-ing. Th ey say the solution is a simple matter of candidates actively addressing youth issues and soliciting their vote.

We’re not sure that has happened in this campaign, as most candidates have tended to focus on the older demographics, as usual. Th is is simple strategy, for the most part, as there is no point in appealing to people who don’t vote. And despite the emergence of youth “vote mobs” across the country, it’s still not clear if young people will actually mobi-lize in any signifi cant numbers on May 2.

But we get the feeling that might actually happen this time around. Turnout at advance polls is up about 35 per cent across Canada and there is a general buzz in the nation about politics for the fi rst time in a long time.

Th is buzz seems to extend to the youth, and least judging from what we see on the Internet. And if young Canadians match their rhetoric on YouTube with action at the polls, you can bet politicians will be paying a lot more attention to youth issues on May 3.

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Th is is in response to letter to the editor from Madelon Keij of Sur-rey (‘Who’s preventing cruelty to the animals on the dinner plates?’) in the April 14 edition of the Rossland News.

Dear Madelon,I understand where you are com-

ing from and in retrospect I should have done better — I should have been conscious of the menu, but I was focussed on organizing a successful fundraiser.

Now that my fi rst one is behind me I will put more eff ort into these types of details. I, for one, would like to make the whole world vegetarian (or even vegan); however, since that is unrealistic I spread the word (but didn’t do a good job of it this time) that there are humane sources of meat.

When I buy meat I have to know the history of the animal from start to fi nish — and to know that the animal lived and died humanely. I usually buy from an SPCA-certifi ed source. (I buy from Vale Farms in Lumby.) I’m

not sure if you’re aware of the SPCA-certifi ed program? It is aimed at exactly what I am referring to. Check out www.spca.bc.ca/welfare/farm-animal-welfare/spca-certifi ed/

Th e BCSPCA is always actively pur-suing new regulations for the trans-port of animals and have had a little bit of success (www.spca.bc.ca/news-and-events/news/federal-govern-ment-takes.html) but want to see a lot more changes still. Anyway, next time I will source any meat served from an SPCA-certifi ed farm — it would also be a good way of raising awareness for the welfare of farm animals.

As for funding, fi rst of all, I should have clarifi ed that I was specifi cally referring to the lack of provincial gov-ernment funding, since I was talking about the BCSPCA’s legal obligation to enforce the Provincial Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act. Th e 2010 fi nancial reports have not been posted yet, but the 2009 report is at www.spca.bc.ca/assets/documents/about/governance-documents/2009-management-discussion.pdf

Quoting from this document: “Provincial Government Grants: In

2009, provincial government grants totalled $250k as a direct access grant from gaming funds. In both 2007 and 2008, provincial government grants totalled $325k, $250k from gaming funds and $75k as a training grant for Special Provincial Constables.”

Aft er 2010 the BCSPCA has been informed that they will no longer be getting the $250,000 gaming fund grant. Th e $75,000 was discontinued in 2009, although on April 5 (aft er the initial article had appeared in the Rossland News) the BCSPCA received the good news of a one-time grant of $100,000 from the provincial govern-ment.

I am involved with the BCSPCA because I truly believe it is an excel-lent organization. No organization is perfect, but they are constantly striv-ing for perfection. I appreciate your comments.

Sue WrigleyRossland

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Re: Th e ‘Just in time for Easter’ photo and article at www.rosslandnews.com.

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I wish more local papers would include fun Easter ac-tivities like this that showcase such talent!

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531 City of Trail Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron is welcoming the public, future cadets, to join the parents and friends to view the cer-emony that completes the local training year.

Th irty-fi ve members of 531 City of Trail Roy-al Canadian Air Cadets Squadron will parade in their Annual Ceremonial Review on Wednes-day, May 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lieutenant Colo-nel Arnold Henry Grant CB DSO Armoury, lo-cated at 1990 7th Avenue in Trail.

Th e squadron will parade before the Review-ing Offi cer and the Inspecting Party. Th e 531 City of Trail Royal Canadian Air Cadets Com-manding Offi cer is Captain Peter Grace and the local Sponsoring Committee chairperson is Mrs. Michelle Szabo.

Th e event will include demonstrations planned and organized by the cadets themselves in Eff ective Speaking and Drill. Static displays will show the cadets’ involvement in general ca-

det training. Trophies and medals are presented to the most profi cient cadets.

Th e aim of the Royal Canadian Air Cadet Organization is to develop in youth between the ages of 12-18 attributes of good citizen-ship, and leadership. Th e cadet training devel-ops skills in; drill, leadership, survival, aviation training, marksmanship and citizenship events that support our community. In addition, the cadet training promotes physical fi tness, and stimulates interest in the areas of aviation and aerospace. Th ere is no requirement to join the Canadian Forces while in cadets.

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Th e Earth Day chicken crawl on April 22 drew a crowd from young to not-so-young for a tour of three backyard coops that have been built since last year’s chicken crawl.

Th e tour stopped at the homes of chicken lovers Sarah Flood, Ali Meredith, and Ra-chael Roussin.

Sarah Flood let her three silver-laced wyandottes and a black australorp out for a scratch in her veggie garden as she discussed how easy it is to meet their basic needs — water, food (including grit, to grind food in the chicken’s crop,) and shelter.

Shelter is a big issue in Rossland, and all three coops in the tour used burly con-struction of the hen house to keep out bears, raccoons, and other predators.

Th e birds’ other needs are easily met.

“Chickens are awesome recyclers,” Flood said. “Th ey turn kitchen scraps and waste food into eggs — four chick-ens average three eggs a day.”

And those three eggs are mighty healthy, “with more omega-3 fatty acids and less cholesterol than store-bought eggs.”

She also pointed out that chickens are good garden help-ers. “Th ey eat bugs and weeds, provide fertilizer, and turn over soil with their scratch-ing,” she said as her chooks did exactly that around our feet.

Speaking of fertilizer, Flood noted, “One 40-pound dog produces more poop than 10 chickens, but composted chicken poop makes great gar-den fertilizer.”

She also said that there’s no reason for neighbours to worry about noise, chickens are quiet.

“Th eir clucking is about as loud as human conversation, about 60 decibels. A rooster crowing is about as loud as a

dog barking, 90 decibels,” she said, “but you don’t need a rooster to get eggs!”

Over at Ali Meredith’s, kids in their bike helmets crowded around the coop’s window to see the four bantam hens. Bantams are a good deal smaller than regular hens, so a smaller coop goes a long way for them, and the only trade-off is that their eggs are a bit smaller too.

Meredith made her coop

out of all kinds of recycled and repurposed bits and pieces, showing that keeping chick-ens need not be expensive so long as you are creative.

By the time the group reached Rachael Roussin’s bombproof coop built by her partner, Jarrod MacLean, ev-eryone was happy to live in a town that looks favourably on backyard poultry and could agree with Flood’s main point: “Chickens are fun!”

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Th e 2011 graduating class of RSS has organized a bottle drive for April 30 to support their end-of-high-school festivities.

“Th e grads are going to Silver-wood for their trip, plus part of it is going to decorating the gym,” said Mary Ann Davies, the bottle drive organizer.

Silverwood, the Northwest’s largest theme park, is a “mini Disneyland just north of Coeur d’Alene in Idaho,” Davies ex-plained.

Going to the theme park has become something of a tradi-

tion over the past years. “It’s likea ritual for them,” Davies said,although the students vote ontheir trip anew each year.

Th e funds should help covera meal, the tickets, and perhapssome of the gas and school busrental that teacher Rick McKin-non is organizing.

Th e bottle drive itself shouldbe a fun time too, with a bar-becue and treat table to fuel thesorters in the lot beside the Ga-rage Restaurant, plus all the sani-tary necessities.

For a pick-up at your curb, orif you missed the drive and havecans and bottles to contribute,contact Davies at 362-7302.


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A merry band of United Church go-ers and friends gathered at the Kerby’s farm in Happy Valley to welcome the bright rays of dawn on Easter Sunday.

As the Kerby’s fruit trees were bathed in eastern light and their barn fi lled with the sounds of chickens laying and baby goats asking their mothers for milk, Janet Marshall led the early bird congregation in hymns about walking with God in gardens and seeing the di-vine in the breaking dawn.

Church minister Keith Simmonds took a moment to refl ect on the origins of Easter traditions, going back long before Christian missionaries brought Christ’s message to the British Isles.

Back then, Ancient Saxons wor-shipped Eostre (or Oestra), the Saxon version of the even more ancient Ger-manic moon and fertility goddess, Ostara. Th e Germanic tribes believed that Ostara conceived a child with the sun god one spring and gave birth nine months later to Yule, the winter sol-stice.

Th e Saxons held a feast on the full moon following the spring equinox and celebrated with symbols of new life: bunnies and eggs.

In one legend, Eostre found an in-

jured bird on the ground one winter and saved its life by transforming it into a hare. But the transformation was incomplete, so although the bird took on the appearance of a hare, she re-tained the ability to lay eggs — which she decorated and left as gift s to her saviour, Eostre.

In science, Eostre also gave her name to the female hormone estrogen.

As the day warmed, the congrega-tion returned to their iconic red-roofed church to enjoy hot cross buns, another

Easter tradition that predates Christi-anity. Originally the cross represented the four directions, or the four quar-ters of the moon, but now also recalls Christ’s crucifi x.

In later years, the buns were given to monks for success in learning the scriptures, Simmonds said.

Th e United Church describes itself as an “inviting, open and accepting com-munity where young people of all ages can explore and celebrate their spiritu-ality.” Services are Sundays at 9 a.m.


Several dancers from the RSS Dance Academy and Kootenay DanceWorks have been nominated to attend the prestigious B.C. Pro-vincial Festival to be held in Kam-loops on June 4 to 9, and three dancers have auditioned and been accepted to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and the Alberta Ballet for summer training.

Th e latter opportunity could, in the fall, lead to the dancers’ accep-tance into these professional ballets’ 2011-2012 season programs.

Directed by Renee Salsiccioli, the dancers recently attended Kiwanis Music Festivals in Kamloops, Pen-ticton, and Trail, and the Just Dance festival held earlier this month in Castlegar. Th eir excellent training aff orded them high standings in all categories — jazz, modern, and bal-let.

“Dance is a very specifi c fi ne art which requires careful, safe, and technical training,” Salsiccioli said.

“[Th ese students] are part of a fi ne arts program which is refl ect-ed in the beautiful performances of each student,” she continued, “a

program that instillsgrace within the dancer, love

of oneself, and the opportunity to work with a professional who is able to help them attain their goals and passions.”

Following the area festivals, Sally Turnbull received two nominations to attend the B.C. Provincial Festi-val. Her dance in Kamloops earned her a nomination for Intermediate Ballet and her performance in Trail earned her one for Intermediate Modern, which she has accepted.

Anna Cooper received a nomi-nation to attend the Provinials as an observer for Junior Ballet, Jill Amantea received the nomination as an alternate for Senior

Modern, and Cyndey Streadwich received a nomination as an observ-er for Senior Modern as well.

Sally Turnbull, Anna Cooper and Michaela Skuce all auditioned for and were accepted into summer programs by the Royal WInnipeg Ballet and the Alberta Ballet.

Th e dancers are very excited by the honours, reported Salsiccioli who was also very pleased by the ex-cellent performances and the recog-nition her dancers have achieved.

Did you ever want to cut a rug with some sultry salsa steps?

Instructor Ory Jimenez will soon off er six beginner salsa class at the Miners’ Hall, teaching the casino style which is “easy to pick up and fun to apply on the dance fl oor,” said Amber Hayes who is organiz-ing the classes for Rossland Recreation.

Jimenez will teach “basic steps that can be enjoyed with any salsa song,” Hayes said.

A diff erent dance step will be taught each week so “by the end of the class you will be able to mix and match your dance steps to create a fl ow of diff erent steps and basic turns and spins,” Hayes said.

Th e fi rst class is May 6, from 6 to 7 p.m., and subsequent classes will run every Fri-day at the same time until June 10.

Th e cost is $120 per couple. Dancers without a partner will be accommodated, Hayes said, but she asks that people regis-ter in advance.

To register and pay online, visit zumba-kootenay.weebly.com.

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and accordion. $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 362-9609 for information.CASTLEGAR GARDEN AND NATURE FEST May 14, 10am-3pm. Vendors ($30/space) andnon-profi t groups (free space) wanted. Contact 399-4439, [email protected] VILLAGE, AGES 5-8 May 14, 10am to noon. Bicycle and fi re safety, bring bike andhelmet. Parental participation required. Pre-register at Aquatic Centre, 364-0888.SPRING FLING DANCE May 14, 7-11pm, Genelle Hall, $10 includes light lunch. Music byOld Time Fiddlers. Proceeds to Megan Hutchinson Fund. Contact Yvonne, 367-9473.JOE HILL COFFEEHOUSE Next: May 15, 7-9:30pm, $3 for adults, free for students. To volun-teer or perform, contact Michael Giff ord at 362-7170 or giff [email protected] KOOTENAY OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP May 16, 2 pm, Kiro Wellness Center, Trail.Lesley Anderton presents on local wildfl owers. Snacks served. Info: 365-6276.COUNCIL 101 May 17, 6pm and May 19, 10:30am, Arena Lounge. Learn what it takes to bea city councillor or mayor - elections are coming this fall and candidates are needed.TRAIL GYMNASTICS CLUB Register for preschool, co-ed, and boys classes only. 364-5688. YOGA WITH KERRY Power Flow: Tues/Th urs. 6:30-8pm. Yoga for Peace (restorative):Sun. 10-11:30am. At Better Life Fitness. Visit www.kerryyoga.com.HIP HOP CLASSES For all ages. Contact Megs: 362-3381, [email protected] CLASSES Tues., Miner’s Hall, with Shauna: [email protected]! Mon/Wed 9:30-10:30am. Tues. 6-7pm, Miner’s Hall, dance with Amber: [email protected], 362-7447, www.zumbakootenay.com. $55 for 10, fi rst time free.INTERMEDIATE PILATES WITH JACKIE Mon 7:30-8:30pm, Fri 6:30-7:30am, at Better LifeFitness. www.betterlifefi tness.net. Drop-in $12 or 10 for $95.URBAN DANCE Tuesdays, 5-6pm, $8 drop in or 6/$40, Better Life Fitness - 2086 Washing-ton. No experience required. Contact Nicole at 362-9673. OUT OF BOUNDS FITNESS Indoor cycling, Drill Fit, Pilates, strength training, cardio,core, and more. 1995 Columbia, above the Subway. www.outofb oundsfi tness.com.SATURDAY MORNING GROUP TRAIL RUNS Meet 8am at Mountain Life (BMO building)and carpool to adventure. Free drop-in, all levels, year-round.MOTHER GOOSE Rhymes, songs, fi nger plays and stories, 10:30-11:30am, Th ursdays atMacLean StrongStart Center. Free, drop-in, for caregivers and young children.KOOTENAY DANCE WORKS Ages 3 to adult. Ballet, African, modern and more. ContactRenée Salsiccioli at 368-8601 or [email protected] AT THE LIBRARY Fridays at the Rossland Library: Tots (ages 3-5) 10:15-10:45 am and Books for Babies (under 3) 11:00-11:30 am. Drop-in. A parent orguardian must remain in the program room for the duration.PUNK ROCK BINGO 9pm to last call, every Wednesday. Join Rosie and Katie at the Fly-ing Steamshovel. $3/one card, $5/three cards. Proceeds to local families in need. ROSSLAND RADIO CO-OP Join, volunteer, host a show. Meet the 2nd Wed each month,7pm at the radio headquarters, Rotary Health Building, 1807 Columbia Ave.ROSSLAND SKATEPARK COMMITTEE 6-8 pm, fi rst Tuesday each month at the RosslandLibrary. Come be part of the process. COLUMBIA DISTRICT GIRL GUIDES Columbia District Girl Guides has units from Ross-land to Salmo for girls aged 5 to 17. Call 250-367-7115. Leaders also wanted.SCOUTING For boys and girls, now at the Rossland Scout Hall. Beavers (ages 5,6,7)Wed. 6-7pm. Cubs (ages 8,9,10) Th u. 4-5:30pm. Contact Shanna Tanabe: 362-0063.YCDC YOUTH NIGHTS Free drop-in, 1504 Cedar Ave, Trail. Call 364-3322 or [email protected]. Art Night: Tue. 7pm; Movie Night: Wed. 6-8pm.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BR. # 14 ROSSLAND General Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. onthe third Wed. of every month. All members of Branch #14 are asked to attend.

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Th e Rossland Skatepark Association (RSA) has just released a report researched and written by Les Carter in which he interviewed key individuals — typically planners or directors — from 40 communities oper-ating skateparks in B.C.

Carter and the RSA urge everyone with an interest to read and consider this wealth of skatepark expe-riences before the public meeting on May 10 to be-gin the process of site selec-tion.

"At the fi rst public meet-ing I facilitated about a skatepark in Rossland [in January], the participants agreed that a survey of oth-er communities would be useful to fi nd out how they created their skateparks and how they turned out," Carter said.

Th e survey and report consider issues such as neighbourhood impacts, maintenance and so forth.

Other communties' ex-periences suggest, Carter writes, that the skatepark

should be placed "front and centre in the community … to recognize the legitimate desire of young people to gather and recreate in a place that does not margin-alize them."

Similarly, the park should be accessible to "the largest number of potential users."

Communities found a distance of 100 meters to residences is suffi cient to make noise levels manage-able, that most communi-ties (36 out of 40) have had no diffi culties of any kind caused by their skatepark, and that long term viability depends on a community institution committed to looking aft er the park and "re-engaging young people as the population changes."

Carter also writes that communities found "a poor process leads to the wrong park in the wrong place."

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Th e RSA's public consul-tation process continues on May 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Miners' Hall.


Report fi nds most cities in B.C. happy

with their skateparksRossland's Gnarlie's Angels will take

on the Nelson Killjoys in the second bout of a roller derby doubleheader set for May 6 (the Sinful de Mayo) at the Castlegar Community Complex.

By all accounts, the Rossland women are greasing their ball-bearings, fi tting their mouth guards, and whipping out the war paint as they ready themselves

to jam Gnarlie circles around the big-city blockers.

Fans are encouraged to sport theirbest derby wear and be pumped to getraucous with cow bells and, dare we sayit, vuvuzelas.

Salmo's Babes of Brutality take on theDam City Rollers at the 7 p.m. whistle,and the Angels’ match will follow.

Tickets are $15 in advance, availableat RossVegas, $20 at the door, and $2 forkids under 12.


As the warm season gets going it's time to put away the skis and get out the bikes and baseball bats, the camping stuff and kayaks — sport swaps are around the corner to clear out old gear and buy something diff erent.

On April 30, the Red Mountain Racers are holding their annual Spring Sports Swap at the fi eld house at J.L. Crowe. Check-in is from 8:30 to 11 a.m. and sales will run from noon to 2:30 p.m.

Th e Racers' swap wel-comes gear for any and all the summer sports — biking, tennis, golf, camping, watersports, and more. Th ey ask that no skis, snowboards, or other winter gear be brought, however.

Th e same day, Gericks in Trail is holding a Bike Swap, with check-in from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and sales until 2 p.m.

On May 7 and 8, Whitewater enthusiasts won't want to miss End-less Adventure's sixth an-nual paddle sports gear swap up in the Crescent

Valley at 1286 Highway6.

Organizers ask thatgear to sell be brought inbefore 6 p.m. on May 6,and a consignment fee of$5 will be charged to sup-port Borderline Boater,a not-for-profi t paddleclub.

Everything paddle-related will be up for sale:boats of all kinds, skirts,wet and dry suits, lifejackets and helmets, roofracks, and more. Contact1-877-386-8181 or visitwww.endlessadventure.ca for more information.


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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ROSSLAND

NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSURE & PROPERTY DISPOSITION

Take notice that the Council of the City of Rossland intends to adopt a bylaw that will close a portion of the road abutting 1960 Kootenay Ave, 1980 Kootenay Ave and 1992 Kootenay Ave, legally described as Lots 1,2 and 3, NEP 82582, DL 535, Kootenay Land District, which will form part of the lots noted above in exchange for an area of land to be used as snow storage.

A copy of the Highway Closure Bylaw #2510 and plan may be inspected at City Hall between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Persons who consider they are aff ected by the highway closure bylaw may make representation to City Council at their Regular meeting on Monday, May 9, 2011 commencing at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in City Hall.

Tracey Butler, Corporate Offi [email protected]

Th e three-member parcel tax review panel convened on April 21 to hear complaints against the tax and, aft er receiving statements from Carmel O’Flanagan against the Ophir Reservoir parcel tax, the panel authenticated both that tax and the water and sewer parcel tax.

O’Flanagan began with an objection to Jackie Drysdale and Stephen Knox being on the panel be-cause they were on council when the parcel tax bylaw was passed.

CAO Victor Kumar interjected: “Th is is not the place for those objections. Th is is not a council meeting.”

O’Flanagan responded, “I did send it to council, and it didn’t go to them.”

She questioned whether the calculation for this tax she and others will be paying for the next 20 to 25 years would be based on the number of units now, despite zoning changes in the future.

Manager of fi nance, Deb Timm, responded: “Every year the parcel tax will be open for counter-inspection, and we will adjust it as necessary if there are diff erences in zoning.”

Th en O’Flanagan hit the crux of her opposition: “I don’t believe we’re getting what we paid for,” she said. “Th e project went considerably over budget and the council changed the design specifi cation in order that it be completed.”

She felt, therefore, that the obligations to the tax-paying owners in the local service area were not yet fulfi lled.

She further objected to the exclusion from the parcel tax of 65 condos and houses at the base of Red Moun-tain. “It was blatantly unfair that these properties were excluded,” she said.

Timm explained that the area “had no more poten-tial for development” at the time of the Ophir Reser-voir, and they had already installed their own servicing

at their own cost.O’Flanagan countered with her suspicion that “three

property owners passed this bylaw” who couldn’t have “controlled the vote” if 65 owners in these original Red Mountain developments had been included.

Next, O’Flanagan argued that the taxes on her prop-erty should be waived because “we have our own water, we have our own sewer, and we have a water licence for a large amount of water.”

She further argued that she felt the “units” the parcel tax is based on should be based on developable land, “not the whole lot size.”

But panel member Bill Trewhella said “I believe they take [land] out of consideration if it’s a bunch of rocky hill,” a statement supported by Kumar.

“Th e whole document was presented to the [B.C. Su-preme Court],” Kumar said. “Th e method of calcula-tion was presented to the court. Th e court accepted it.”

O’Flanagan disbelieved this, saying “I have never seen it,” but Kumar assured her the documents were in the possession of her lawyer.

Knox questioned O’Flanagan. “For me to make a de-cision, it’s up to you to tell me why [the calculation] is wrong.”

But O’Flanagan could not pinpoint what was wrong with the methodology, having not seen any documents to support Kumar’s assertion that it considered the site’s physical characteristics.

“I will now look into it to see if it is right or wrong,” she said.

O’Flanagan maintained, “we don’t like being liti-gious,” and said they had originally gone to court be-cause they had been assessed nearly $20,000, in addi-tion to $17,000 in property taxes “for raw land.” Since then, the O’Flanagans have changed their zoning so they are only paying $4,500 in additional parcel tax.

Drysdale, who chaired the committee, commented that it was “a complicated matter.” She noted it was “a decision made in the years when development was go-ing to be rampant, and we wanted to get the costs for

infrastructure.”A choice was made to plan for development to pay

for improvements in the water system, to increase itscapacity with a new dam and water treatment upgradesto prepare the way for future developments.

“On the one hand,” Trewhella said, “it seems likesomeone’s getting a heft y bill for something they’re notusing, and yet that’s what council has agreed to in theirdeliberations. Is there anything we can do to ease thesituation?”

Drysdale hit the crux of the city’s point of view: “Arepeople allowed to sit on a developable piece of propertyand pay minimal taxes, and at some point in the futuremake a killing on subdivision? It’s part of the overallplanning of the city.”

Knox supported this point. “We’ve seen this manytimes over, where people erase their property lines for20 years. Th en there’s a boom and they come and askfor the property line back so they can sell and makemoney — and they’ve saved taxes for years.”

“We’ve heard this multiple times before: We’ll neverdevelop it,” Knox continued. “Next thing you know…”

He also noted, “[O’Flanagan] has it up for sale, withsigns that say ‘developable property.’ Th at’s playing atwo-sided coin in my opinion.”

Drysdale came back to the matter of paying for a util-ity that primarily benefi ts the local service area: “Out ofthe percentage of the cost, you’ve got federal and pro-vincial grant money, you’ve got the city kicking in somemoney, but the rest is to be picked up by the people whoare sitting on developable land.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: Th e headline which appeared inlast week’s Rossland News above the story about the par-cel tax review panel being appointed was written in error.Th e person who wrote it (me) misread the story originallyand thought council had only appointed two members tothe panel so far and had accepted a recommendation toappoint a third member, but hadn’t done so yet. In fact allthree members were appointed at that time.


New tax review panel hears its fi rst complaints

Two motions regarding extending the con-versation with municipalities and questioning the Ministry of Education’s funding formula were brought to the table at Tuesday night’s School District 20 (SD20) board meeting, and were met with heated opinions.

Trustee Vince Morelli brought both motions forward because he felt recent events – the Planning for the Future consultation and bud-get process – could have been handled better.

He explained the budget process would have been easier if the Planning for the Future consultation with municipalities had gone fur-ther. For example, he said a conversation date should be held with Rossland fi rst because of the expression of a willingness to have one school closed if it means introducing a K-12 school.

However not all trustees thought bring-ing the municipalities into the process made sense.

“Th ey are going to further taint what we’re trying to do,” Trustee Mark Wilson said.

Morelli clarifi ed the meetings wouldn’t be open to the public, but rather with city offi cials only.

“I still think what unfortunately happens is the councils are going to come back with their vested interests and you can’t blame them for

that,” Wilson said.Trustee Lorraine Manning said before the

board pursues meetings to get verbal or writ-ten approval from the municipalities regardingschool reconfi gurations, the board should askfor information from the Ministry of Educa-tion fi rst to see if the process would make a dif-ference.

Once the discussion closed, the motionpassed and Morelli continued with his sec-ond motion of the evening: asking the boardto write a letter to the Ministry of Educationregarding the rural-versus-urban funding for-mula.

“Beyond Hope, everything is diff erent on theLower Mainland,” Morelli told the board.

Manning agreed, however said urban areassuch as Vancouver also have diffi culties.

“Urban areas have a harder problem than wehave in some respects because of English as asecond language,” she said.

“I have met with lots of trustees on the coastthat have far more problems than we have.”

Some trustees thought writing a letter waspointless.

“I don’t think we’re going to get any moremoney whether we’re rural or urban,” trusteeBev Maloff said.

Morelli said it was worth a try regardless.“If you don’t ask, they don’t have the oppor-

tunity to say no,” he said, before the motionpassed.

KIM MAGICastlegar News Reporter

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Refresh with

water

When you turn on your tap and clean, safe water comes out,do you ever stop to think: how does it get there? Who brings it you? Where does it end up when you’re finished with it? BC Water & Waste Association and the Prov-ince of British Columbia have officially proclaimed Drinking Water Week May 1st to 7th, 2011. We invite you to celebrate this exciting week by “getting to know your H2O” – includ-ing where it comes from, where it goes, and how you can protect and conserve it.

Here in B.C., where we have an abundance of natural resources, we often take our tap water for granted. However, there is no such thing as ‘new water’ – the water that we use continually cycles through the environment, and is reused again and again. British Columbians personally use an average of 490 litres of water per day compared to the Canadian average of 329 litres per day. That is about double what Europeans use!

Although it may not be ap-parent to all of us, the costs and energy required to deliver water to our taps, treat it to be safe and clean, and safeguard the environment by managing wastewater, add up to billions of dollars every year in Canada.

Daisy Foster, CEO of the 4,400-member BC Water & Waste Association notes, “Increases in our population, the growth of

industry and agriculture, and the effects of climate change all place enormous pressure on our water supply.”

Drinking Water Week, May 1st - 7th, is dedicated to creat-ing awareness of the value of

our water, our water systems, and the people who make it accessible and safe for us to drink. Many communities throughout B.C. are holding events to cel-ebrate Drinking Water Week, in-cluding hosting tours of their local reservoirs and treatment plants, and we encourage you to take the time

to visit them. Check your local newspaper to find out about events in your community, or visit www.drinkingwaterweek.org for activities and education-al resources provided by the BC Water & Waste Association.

Tips for conserving water:

Take shorter showers

Check your toilets and faucets for leaks

Turn-off the water while brushing your teeth

Purchase water-efficient appliances

Install low-flow shower heads

Wash your car with a bucket instead

of a hose

Install low-flow toilets that use less water

Use rain barrels

Avoid watering your lawn in the summer

We need to value our drinking water

Water at a glance

True and False: Test your water knowledge by trying our quiz.

1. British Columbians use less water each day compared to other Canadians. T__ F__ 2. Most indoor water use occurs in the bathroom. T__ F__3. It does not matter what we put down our drains, as all of our wastewater gets treated in B.C. T__ F__

ANSWERS: 1; F. British Columbia residents use an average of 490 litres of water per day compared to the national average of 329 litres. 2; T. We use 65% of our water in the bathroom, 20% for laundry, 10% for drinking and kitchen needs, and 5% for cleaning. 3; F. While it is true that most wastewater in B.C. is treated before it is returned to its source, we should be careful not to put harmful substances down our drains or in our gardens. These substances can harm fish and other aquatic creatures (check with your municipality to find out how to properly dispose of harsh chemicals).

For more activities and resources visit www.drinkingwaterweek.org

www.drinkingwaterweek.org.

Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drinkingwaterweek and enter to

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25% of Canadians have no idea where the water that flows out of their taps comes from.

Canadians use an average of 329 litres of water per day - twice the amount used by Europeans. However, the average Canadian thinks they use only 79 litres per day.

Canadians admit to knowingly engaging in water wasting activities such as leaving the tap running while washing dishes (44%) and hosing down their driveways (19%).

Canadians are more concerned with saving electricity than water: 29% of Canadians don’t know what they pay for their water, but only 10% don’t know what they pay for their electricity bill.

*Source: 2010 Canadian Water Attitudes Study, commissioned by RBC and Unilever Canada

Here in B.C. we often take our tap

water for granted, but it is a finite

resource that we should value

and protect.

BC Water & Waste Association and others who keep your water safe and clean, ask you to value our water and celebrate Drinking Water Week 2011. Visit: www.drinkingwaterweek.org

Get to know your H20 DRINKING WATER WEEK MAY1-7

DRINKING WATER WEEK MAY1-7

Rossland homeowners are required to install water meters by the end of 2011. Th e meters are FREE at City hall so come on in and get one.

Having all water users on meters will help to: · reduce the need to develop new water supply sources, · reduce the need to add new infrastructure for water storage, treatment & disposal, · keep water and sewer rates at a reasonable level in future, · identify quantity and location of water leaks, and · more easily qualify for grants

In addition, meters will result in less demand . Less demand will allow us to leave more water in the creeks, thereby promoting healthy streams and riparian areas.

ROSSLAND WATER METERS Home Renovation Support Program

Join us at a Home and Garden event this May. Find out how our FREE supplies and

information can help you be “lead-safe”! FREE giveaways and prize draw.

Saturday, May 14 – Home and Garden DaysHome Hardware Building Centre

9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Saturday, May 21 – Home and Garden DaysMaglio Building Centre

And Columbia Valley Greenhouses

9:00 am – 1:00 pm

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