Opinion

We have an exciting new Hip Hop set of classes starting this week! Meegan Wadsworth is a talented and accomplished dancer, having studied with several large dance companies, around the world. Her classes will get you grooving to some hip hop songs and learning lots of fun moves. This class is a fun, no pressure way to dance and get fit. The class will include a warm up, isolations, a break down of some popular hip hop moves, a choreographed hip hop routine and cool down stretches at the end.

Happy Valentine’s Week! I hope it was a fun day had by all. I thought maybe that Ullr had left me a Valentines pressie on the hill, but alas there was little fresh snow; however always fun turns to be had. Maybe there will be belated presents if the current forecast holds true, fingers crossed.

This week is all about love.

Last week we talked about the Planning for the Future 1 and 2 documents, both of which put forward the idea of having a K-12 school in Rossland. Another SD20 document which needs revisiting is the Project Identification Report —Rossland Secondary School, from May 2009. This report was prepared for the school district by Bob McDonell, of MQN architects — the same architect who designed the new J.L. Crowe building — to analyze the renovation or replacement of RSS, either as a K-9 or K-12 school.

A lot of hot myths have steamed the mirrors of late, especially as Coun. Laurie Charlton’s pen heats up in a campaign that can only be characterized as misinformative, perhaps deliberately so.

Wind slab produces areas of increased snow hardness and cohesiveness that are much more prone to avalanche and are often triggered when confidence is increasing and terrain becomes more aggressive, more open and more exposed. If you see signs of wind effect on the snow surface, expect wind slab conditions.

At our last staff meeting, staff discussed the plethora of misinformation and half truths floating around Rossland, regarding the Columbia Avenue and Washington Street “re-do.” In an effort to set the record straight, staff decided to use the weekly REC column (Recreation, Education & Community) to bring everyone up to date and debunk a few myths.