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� is month a new festi-val — the Kootenay Fatbike Festival — will be held in Rossland and what better time to celebrate fat tire bikes than during the Win-ter Carnival. � e three day Fatbike Festival begins on Friday Jan. 30.

Ian Craib, a Rossland property owner and bike fanatic, conceived the con-cept of the Fatbike Festival in Rossland, for the sport that is taking o� around the world, to demonstrate the equipment’s potential to people of the Kootenays especially during the winter months.

“A year ago I had the op-portunity to ride a fatbike. My wife and I were staying at a lodge for � ve days and were planning on skiing. � e fatbike was brought along to try out if time per-mitted. In the end, I enjoyed it so much I spent four out of � ve days riding the bike around,” Craib said.

Craib revels in the sport so much that he wanted to share it with the people of Rossland and the surround-ing Kootenay region. Craib approached Tourism Ross-land and Red Mountain Re-sort along with the region’s bike shops to bring the fes-tival idea to fruition.

� e � rst day of the Fat-bike Festival promises to be a lot of fun with a group ride in the carnival parade followed by a group ride

and a visit to a local pub. For those who have never ridden a fatbike, or just can’t get enough of them, then day two gives people the opportunity to demo one of these bikes at Red Mountain Resort from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. On day three there will be an endurance race on the fat tire bikes. � ose wishing to participate in the endur-ance ride should contact Revolution Cycles to regis-ter.

Craib says fat tire bikes have a lot of potential to bring new cliental to the region as participants in the winter sport. � e Kootenays with its trail systems and ski areas is perfect for the sport. “I hope to introduce the sport of fatbiking as a win-ter sport and eventually see the places like Red Moun-tain and the cross country ski clubs (Black Jack) inte-grate the sport with their facilities,” he said.

� e bikes with extra wide tires are purpose built for the winter as they handle well in the snow and can be used across a range of ter-rain from trails to downhill and on the road.

� e festival is still look-ing for volunteers, especial-ly to help set up the course for the endurance ride. If you would like to lend a hand contact Ian Craib 250-882-1703 or [email protected].

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Return to Ebola-affected West Africa

Rossland nurse, Patrice Gor-don returned home to B.C. on Christmas Day following four weeks in Sierra Leone aiding the fight against the Ebola virus. Upon arrival back on home soil Gordon began her three-week self-isolation period in a Kelow-na hotel. Part way through the lock down she developed a fe-ver and drove herself to the Kelowna General Hospital, the level two Ebola facility for in-land B.C.

The Rossland nurse was re-leased from an isolation unit at the Kelowna hospital on the first day of the New Year, after three tests for Ebola, over a 72-hour period, came back nega-tive.

Gordon is one of 24 Canadi-an Red Cross workers who have travelled to West Africa to help with the Ebola crisis and she is now weighing up her options to return. With her skills and training, Gordon feels she has a lot to offer and is seriously con-sidering the implications both ways.

A return back to West Af-rica would mean an additional seven weeks away from her home in Rossland. Four weeks in country and then the manda-tory three weeks in isolation.

Gordon explains this time away is toughest for her family. Her three adult sons were “not

impressed” with her decision to go on the mission in the first place and were “very worried” to learn she was in hospital be-ing tested for Ebola.

Seeing your family member go off into a risky mission while you are stuck at home with no control over the situation is usually the hardest place to be in these scenarios. However Gordon believes her family can see beyond this and know the cause is valuable and close to Gordon’s heart.

“They would support it, they are proud of me for what I am doing and they worry, it is so much harder to be the people that stay behind,” she said.

Gordon is open to the loca-tion she is posted to within West Africa but says that re-turning to Sierra Leone would be favourable in order to work alongside the aid staff she had previously met.

“Our multi-national Red Cross group is one of the fin-est collections of people on the planet. The support, fun, mu-tual concern, and expertise are amazing to see. To watch so many people working so hard to fight against Ebola is a privilege. I am witnessing humanity at its best,” recounted Gordon.

Gordon spoke of her first hand experience and seeing medicine making a difference in peoples’ lives where she had the opportunity to see modern medicine making people better.

“We see people get better,

we see a lot die, but people de-fiantly get better, it’s incredible. An interesting thing I learnt (from being in Sierra Leone), is that I saw the best of humanity and how much goodness and positivity — you feel like you are making the world a better place,” she said of her aid work.

The Red Cross is opening a second Ebola Treatment Cen-tre (ETC) in Kono District, the newest hotspot in Sierra Leone. It is expected to open in early January 2015 and will accom-modate 20 patients initially.

The Red Cross will continue operating its three other Ebola treatment centres in West Af-rica, including one in Kenema, Sierra Leone where the majority of Canadian healthcare workers have been stationed.

15 local staff and 15 nursing staff have been reallocated from the Red Cross ETC in Kenema to Kono to ensure rapid scale-up of the unit.

The treatment centre in Ken-ema has admitted 457 patients since it opened in September; 205 patients have been dis-charged. The Red Cross is ex-pecting fewer patients at the Kono treatment centre due to progress being made in curbing the spread of the disease in this district.

Ebola has affected more than 20,000 people since March in the three hardest-hit countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Le-one, and also in Mali, Nigeria and Senegal.

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Operations Manager: Jennifer CowanEditorialOUR VIEW

The world we live in continues to become in-creasingly smaller and more connected.

Local Rossland nurse practitioner Patrice Gordon returned home after her humanitarian work in West Africa. All of a sudden a light goes off and there is a personal connection between the Ebola virus and our community. Gordon was admitted to hospital with symptoms that could possibly have been related to Ebola, giving the illness a face for all us here at home.

Some people have questions as to why our government is spending taxpayer money and re-sources on an Ebola response and hopefully an eventual cure. They ridicule the humanitarians for assisting in affected regions, they question the government for committing these resources and out of fear they get angry at people for travel-ling. Sure we don’t want Ebola to arrive here, but some are not in favour of the appropriate mea-sures being taken for fear that it will hit their hip pocket.

As a society we want to enjoy the freedom to travel and engage in rewarding work. Plus we want to help cure the virus and have a responsi-bility to help mankind, even if they do not reside in the same country as us.

Why do these naysayers assume the third world will cure infectious viruses and diseases when these poor people cannot even afford to feed themselves?

Why should this return of an aid worker spark the community’s attention? We are more than happy to benefit from products, produce and cheap labour costs abroad throughout the year, but when it comes to knowingly exporting our skilled aid workers, some are not in favour for the perceived risks, which they probably assume are air borne.

We all pray that the virus will be contained and eradicated immediately and hope it does not personally encroach upon our lives. But the answer is not to avoid the third world but to be prepared, take precautions and assist in finding a cure for Ebola.

Disease does not have a nationality

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Rossland property values buck the trend

� e City of Rossland assessment roll has decreased again this year. � e prop-erty roll total value has taken a downward turn of $48 million from $624 million in 2010 to $576 million this year. � is de-creasing property roll trend was continu-ous over the past � ve years. In 2011 Ross-land’s assessed property role was worth $601 million; in 2013 $588 million and in 2014 it dropped to $578 million.

Property owners should have received their BC Assessment notices in the mail by now. � e estimated valuation for property was taken as at July 1, 2014 and then reassessed on Oct. 31, 2014 re� ect-ing the property’s physical condition and permitted use as of this later date.

� e average value of property in Rossland has increased by $2,000; from $238,000 per property in 2014 to $240,000 in 2015. � e average prop-erty price in Rossland is higher than neighbouring regions’ average property prices. In the City of Trail the average property price is $172,000. � e Village of Montrose has the highest average prop-erty price of the neighbouring regions at $222,000. � e Village of Fruitvale has an average property price of $190,000 and the Village of War� eld sits at $171,000.

Dennis Hickson, BC Assessment’s

deputy assessor explains that there are many trends a� ecting property values.

“Most home owners in those areas (of the Trail and Rossland regions) will see changes in the +5 per cent to -5 per cent range. Vacant land owners, however, may see some more substantial changes as a land valuation review was conducted in the last year,” Hickson said.

In addition, owners of commercial and industrial properties in the area will see changes ranging from +10 per cent to -10 per cent.

At present there are approximately 31 detached residential homes on the mar-ket for sale. � is compares to around 60 residential homes at any given time, listed for sale in 2009; and at the height of the market boom before 2007 there could be less than 10 detached residential homes for sale. Rossland’s Century 21 currently has an average list price of $264,725 for real estate on the market.

Lois Hunter, the city’s acting chief � -nancial o� cer explained at Monday’s regular council meeting, property tax is determined by � rst establishing coun-cil’s � nancial plan. Council adopt the � nancial plan and property tax rates are divided proportionally based on prop-erty assessments. In 2014, 77 per cent of council’s revenue was derived from resi-dential property tax.

“Property owners who feel that their

property assessment does not re� ect market value as of July 1, 2014, or see incorrect information on their notice, should contact BC Assessment as indi-cated on their notice as soon as possible in January,” said Hickson.

“If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment a� er speaking to one of our appraisers, they may submit a Notice of Complaint (Appeal) by Feb-ruary 2, for an independent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel,” he added.

� e Property Assessment Review Panel, independent of BC Assessment, is appointed annually by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural De-velopment and typically meet between Feb. 1 and March 15 to hear formal com-plaints.

Property owners can contact BC As-sessment on 1-866-825-8322 or online by clicking “CONNECT” at www.bcassess-ment.ca.

Visit www.bcassessment.ca for more information about the 2015 Assess-ment Roll including lists of 2015’s top 100 highest valued residential properties across the province.

BC Assessment has launched a newly enhanced version of its free e-valueBC service that allows the general public to search, check and compare properties online from across the province.



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My name is Devin and I’m a sixteen-year-old girl in Grade 11, born and raised in this mag-ical paradise we call Rossland. � e concept of nature and the outdoors is not foreign to us Rosslanders, born with dreams of forest trails and white pow-der from the beginning. I know

the emotions that rise as we reach the peak of that mountain or drop into some untouched pillows — it becomes addictive and we chase it, making it our life. My life and ambitions have been shaped by nature and the outdoors and I’m excited for my next adventure to begin!

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I am excited to head to Pow-ell River and experience all the knowledge and adventures ahead of me! Living on the ocean for a semester will be amazing but my roots are in the mountains and I’m sure I will be going crazy to see this high en-ergy town by June.

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Reporter, Alicia Wallace, took to the streets to ask people if they use the Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Trail and why they do or why they don’t.

Do you use the Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Trail?

Why Not: I’m not a swimmer.

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Why Not: It is expensive. It is a long trip for 30 minutes in the pool. Over in Grand Forks adults can enter for free if their child is using the facilities and it costs just $2.75.

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Why: We go every couple of months. We do not go very often as it is expensive. For the whole family we are looking at over $30 per visit. We used to be able to use the Vancouver centre for $6 when we lived there.

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Rosslander ride-a-bike-to-work commitment� e Kootenays are full of them.

� ey are the thrill-seekers, � tness-fanatics, ‘rubber heads’ and envi-ronmentalists who ride their bikes to work. But, what is it that moti-vates these riders to leave their mo-tors behind and make the challeng-ing daily ride?

Isaac Saban is a regular cycle commuter and also President of the Kootenay Columbia Trails Society. Like many Kootenay residents, Sa-ban wanted to give up city living, keep his career on track and be able to bike to work. Saban found it all in Rossland and Trail.

“I’ve been cycling to work for most of the ten years I’ve lived here,” said Saban. “For two summers I was part of a bike carpool, where each person took a turn at driving every-one else (and their bikes) back up the hill.”

From April (or whenever the snow goes) until mid-November (when it returns), Saban commutes on his mountain bike, living for the fresh air and freedom. He feels good that he’s not adding to the negative e� ects automobiles have on the environment.

But o� -road bike riding, even on established trails, comes with its own set of challenges. Recently, Saban met a moose on the trail. Although he stopped a couple of times to let it move on, each time he

went around a bend, the moose was still there.

”I had to turn around and go back up the hill,” said Saban.

Saban rides rain or shine. It is just a “mindset” he says, having rid-den in Vancouver, where rain was practically part of the daily routine.

“It’s never as bad outside as it looks,” said Saban. “It’s establishing a habit. Once you’re into it, it just happens.”

Saban is committed to riding safely. His helmet is always on. He says it’s part of the lifestyle, like wearing a seatbelt. He also has mountain bike shoes, so� -soled to better connect with the pedals. And, he always carries a spare bike tube. � ese are all things he recom-mends to anyone contemplating commuting by bike.

Saban is not alone. � ere are dedicated cyclists who ride both down and up the hill between Rossland and Trail, on-road and o� -road. According to Teck Met-als Trail Operations, their bike parking lot is full most of the spring, summer and fall. Riders come to work from all direc-tions.

Saban’s family lifestyle is typical of the Kootenay region: work in a neighbouring town, take the kids to activities, summer trips to the lakes. So, his family also has a car and a

truck, to go along with their � eet of six bikes.

“It kills me to drive,” said Saban, but he acknowledged that it is also a necessity for active families with children in rural communities like Rossland.

He also dreads the on-road por-tion of his ride, describing the Warf-ield to Trail section as his “least favourite.” When unaware drivers cut him o� , he has been known to report them to police. Rural road riders don’t have marked bike lanes like their urban counter-parts and must share the roads with motor-ized vehicles.

However, the Kootenay’s grow-ing network of trails and peaceful backroads provide a great oppor-tunity for cycle commuting. A sus-tainable, environmentally-friendly alternative to driving to work may be just a bike away.

For more on sustainable trans-portation initiatives in Rossland, visit the Rossland Sustainabil-ity Commission website at www.visionstoaction.ca, Kootenay Car-share Co-op at www.carsharecoop.ca or Kootenay Columbia Trails Society www.KCTS.ca.

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Isaac Saban rides to work every day, rain or shine. Photo by Kate Harrison Whiteside


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Killdeer bird to have a nesting place

� e North Jubilee Wetland Project has been successful in their application for grant funding under Columbia Basin Trust’s environmental funding program. � e funding will provide the � nancial re-sources to complete phase one and two of the North Jubilee Wetland Project. � e to-tal grants provided to complete a feasibility study and construction is $29,000.

Rossland residents Rachael Roussin and Eva Cameron spearhead the project. � eir quali� cations and experience are in wet-land conservation, landscape design, land stewardship and watershed management.

Phase one is to � nalize the feasibility

study, which is due to be completed by February this year. It will include a site history, community concerns, design, construction budget, maintenance plan and monitoring indicators. This plan will also include best practices from other wetland restoration projects in the West Kootenays. Both Roussin and Cameron are carrying out the work to complete this feasibility study.

� e feasibility study will be presented to the City of Rossland Council in the spring of this year. Upon council’s approval, the project will receive the funding for phase two — the construction of three wetland pools at the northern end of Jubilee Park on Jubilee Street.

Roussin explains that this project has

many positive outcomes for both the com-munity and native animal habit. “� e wet-land will enhance and restore habitat for animals that reside in the area like frogs and birds. Particularly the killdeer bird which nests every spring at Jubilee Park...its nests have been disturbed,” she said.

� e vision for this rehabilitation project is to improve the park and make it more useful to the community. � is project will not impact on the soccer � elds or the com-munity gardens. � e drier areas of the park will be designed as useful public space. � e park will also serve as an outdoor class-room for students who can study the wet-lands and learn about ecosystems.

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North Jubilee Wetland Project has grant success

The Killdeer bird nests every spring at North Jubilee Park. The wetland will enhance and restore habitat for such ani-mals that reside in the area. Photo submitted by North Jubilee Wetland Project

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

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

DISC GOLFFriday nights from 7-9pm @ at RSS, in the Gym OPEN MIC NIGHTTuesdays 9 to 11 p.m. Join us every Tuesday and strut your stuff up on stage! With a new host every two weeks its gearing up to be a season of fantastic new talent and great music. Sign up sheet located in the foyer of The Flying Steamshovel.

TEEN NIGHT Tuesdays 6-8 p.m. @ the Rossland

Public Library. Let Sage and Sally know what you want to do at Teen Night. Come out and have fun!

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

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

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

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

ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY The Library has lots of great pro-grams and events:Homeschoolers Happy Hour:1st and 3rd Friday 1-2pm.Lego Club:1st and 3rd Thursday 3-4pmBooks and Babies: Fridays at 11am Songs and story time for little ones 0 to 30 months. Page Turners Book Club: 2nd Thursday of each month from 3-4 pm for kids 8-11 years old. Board Games Club: 4th Thursday of each month from 3-4 pm. for kids 6-12 years.For school aged kids:Thursdays from 3-4 pm there is something going on in the library for school aged kids.

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

Joe Hill Cof-fee House, Rossland’s monthly community showcase for talent from near and far, in-vites you to liven up your January with us. Our performers for the January 18 show are:

• Members of the Ross-land Light Opera Players cast of “Anne of Green Gables,” presenting a pre-view of selected songs. A stage full of great voices!• Keith Robine and Vic Buehler: more good work from a budding team.• Almeda Miller, speaking of January.•Hannah Dueck and Peter Reed: a new folk/bluegrass duo, sure to sparkle!• Dave Scanlan: a long-time pro come to hang out in the Mountain Kingdom.• Kootenay Jack: keeping the Fruitvale/Trail/Rossland music scene humming with his special flavour of honky tonk country.

Excellent venue, friendly scene, so� seats, goodies, co� ee and tea, and only $3. Kids and students free. � e best deal anywhere!

It’s on Sunday, Janu-ary 18, in the Rossland Miners’ Hall, 1765 Co-lumbia Avenue in Ross-land. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m.. See you there!

Performers young, old, new or experi-enced, solo or together, Joe Hill Co� ee House is a place to try out your style in public for the � rst time, or to relax and perform for the best audience in the Koo-tenays. � ere are no auditions. Just sign up for your 15 minutes of fun. Contact Les Carter 250-362-5677, or email [email protected].


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CommunityRED MOUNTAIN RACERS are hosting the U16/U18 Open Race at Red January 15-18, 8 am-11 pm.

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

AVALANCHE AWARENESS DAY at RED Mountain Resort January 24, 10 am – 3pm.Events ongoing for the day with multiple events happening at same time. Prizes will be awarded for some events!

ROSSLAND MUSEUM WINTER HOURSFor the winter season, admission will be 50% off!Family: $12.00 (2 adults, 2 kids)Adult: $5.00Seniors/Students: $4.00Youth (6-13): $2.00Children 5 & Under: FREE

Winter exhibits include:• Ski wing: history of skiing in the area• Cominco wing: history of mining and smelting in the area• West Kootenay Power Wing: his-tory of the WKP company• Rossland social history, incl. sports, transportation, education, religion, and community organi-zations• Dioramas, incl. Post Office, Min-er’s cabin, Hunter Brothers’ Gen-eral Store, Parlor, etc.We are also the local visitor centre, and we have a gift shop, indoor lunch area, community archives, and kids area!

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The site is a pre-ex-isting stream and wet-land, which has been drained and managed as a park by the city for over 65 years. The site and is inherently wet, has organic wetland soils. The wetlands will capture rainwa-

ter and surface runoff. This will reduce large volumes of runoff in the spring that is di-rected into storm water drains, saving the tax-payers money. These wetlands slow down water flow and allow for water to absorb into the soils, acting as a natural filter before

flowing downstream. The public is in-

vited to provide input throughout the pro-cess. If you would like to provide feedback to the North Jubilee Wet-land Project please send it via email to the city’s planner, Stacey Light-bourne at [email protected].

A draft site plan of the North Jubilee Wetland Project showing the location of the wetlands and other community assets. Photo submitted by North Jubilee Wetland Project

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Ouvrez les oreilles, embellissez votre journée!Par Alex Pilon

En voyage, nous découvrons des endroits extraordinaires, des cafés incroyables, des per-sonnes qui marquent notre journée et, sans nous en rendre compte, nous sommes entourés d’une belle énergie embellissant ces découvertes toutes aussi uniques les unes que les autres. Cette énergie particulière est la musique!

Vous ne vous êtes jamais ren-du compte que quelque chose de mélodieux venait ajouter au moment que vous passiez? Ce qui est beau de la musique, c’est qu’elle vient, sans préve-nir, ajouter la touche finale au moment présent. Dans mon cas, j’adore être attentif à ce bonheur totalement gratuit et chaleureux. La plupart du temps, je note la chanson que j’entends et qui me donne le sourire aux lèvres. C’est une

belle façon d’entrer en contact avec les gens et de créer de jo-lies rencontres, car qui n’aime pas la musique? Aujourd’hui, je m’apprête à vous partager quelques morceaux découverts et leurs anecdotes depuis mon départ du Québec.

Le premier, mais non le moindre, Christ Ronald. Un artiste britannique désormais établi à Vancouver et, qui m’a fois, n’est pas assez connu. Bon d’accord, ce n’est pas un chanteur francophone, mais j’ai tout de même eu la chance de le rencontrer dans un camp familial d’immersion fran-çaise, ici, en Colombie britan-nique! Un soir, il nous a offert un concert privé dans notre

campement, juste pour nous, les moniteurs et quelques amis. Nous étions 20 ou 25 personnes. Je pense bien me souvenir de ce moment toute ma vie. Nous étions tous com-plètement estomaqués par sa voix et ses paroles touchantes. Il nous a amené dans son uni-vers folk et country comme un roi.

Le deuxième, je dirais même LA deuxième artiste est Marie-Jo Thério. À défaut de l’avoir dé-couvert une dizaine d’années après ses premiers albums au Québec, je suis maintenant un grand admirateur! Dès ma pre-mière écoute, il y a de cela un mois, je ne cesse de l’écouter. Je revois très bien mon amie, lors d’une visite chez elle, qui arrête spontanément notre conversation pour me faire écouter la chanson La maline. Je me suis tout de suite laissé emporter par sa voix douce à la fois sensible et remplie d’une richesse émotionnelle incroyable.

Sur ce, je vous laisse découvrir à votre tour ces deux artistes exceptionnels talentueux qui vous laisseront, sans aucun doute, sur une belle note. À mon tour d’embellir votre journée!

Madeleine Arsenault, conception/réalisation des costumes, Alex Pilon, monteur /vitrine, Justine Gareau Loyer, présidente AFKO, Lyne Chartier, directrice et Tom Atkins, Nelson and District Credit Union, offre un chèque de 600$ au projet de marionnettes géantes de l’AFKO.

Membres de la merveilleuse chorale accompagnant les marionnettes géantes: Caroline Giguère, Julie Johnson’Murray, Pascale Boyer et Anne St-Laurent. by Wildair Photography


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Winning photo by Michaela Machackova

A big thank you for all the likes and votes in the People’s Choice award. The winner of our Rossland News Snow Storm photo contest is Michaela Machackova. Congratulations Michaela.

Last Monday, the Ross-land News asked its readers

to submit a photo of the large snowfall. The photo could be of anything, as long as it involved the snow that fell that day; From pets, to kids, buried cars and scenic shots, local photographers snapped away.

“The best morning sur-

pirse...Love Rossland,” was the comment that accompanied Machackova’s winning photo which received the most likes on Facebook. Machackova will now receive a $25 gift certifi-cate to the Alpine Grind.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

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Dos and don’ts of kitchen remodelsAccording to Remodeling

magazine’s “2014 Cost vs. Value Report,” a major kitchen remodeling project should enable homeowners to recoup 74.2 percent of their initial investments. Kitchen renovations have long been a safe way to improve the functionality and value of a home. But not every kitchen project is a guaranteed winner. Homeowners may inadvertently make changes that end up sticking out like a sore thumb rather than improving the space. Take a look at these kitchen remodeling dos and don’ts to guide your next undertaking.

DO consider the way your kitchen will look with the rest

of the home. Keep architectural integrity in mind when designing the space. A farmhouse sink and country cabinets can look out of place in an ultra-modern home.

DON’T overlook the importance of a seasoned designer or architect. These pros will know the tricks to maximizing space and achieving the ideal layout of appliances and may be able to recommend local contractors and vendors.

DO look beyond surface details to the structural integrity of the design. The kitchen should be functional, long-lasting and beautiful.

DON’T design just for today, but

look to the future as well. Unless you are willing to spend $50,000 every � ve years, look for styles and materials that will last for the long haul. Older homeowners may want to make adjustments now that address potential mobility issues down the road.

DO work with what you have. A complete demolition and renovation is not always necessary to achieve the desired results. Only invest in major changes if something is not working (such as having to walk across the entire kitchen to access the stove) or is unsafe. Otherwise, minor upgrades may do the trick.

DON’T over-improve the space. A

fully equipped commercial kitchen may be handy for a professional chef, but the average person may not need an industrial hood and indoor pizza oven. When you make excessive improvements, you may not be able to recoup as much of the money spent because your home will not be on par with the values of homes in the neighborhood.

DO make sure you can afford the project. Plan for some unexpected purchases and plan out the renovation according to your budget. Skimping on materials or design because of lack of money may leave you feeling dissatis� ed afterward.

A few of the other contestants!

Rossland News, January 15, 2015

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