Opinion

I travelled up the Rossland hill on a dark, snowy, and dreary Wednesday evening to attend one more school board sponsored community meeting. The meeting did not produce much of what I had not heard before. What impressed me about the meeting was the energy, passion, and open-mindedness of the some 200 residents of Rossland who attended the meeting.

We currently operate the Castlegar Jr. Alt. Program, the District School Meals Program and now the Youth Café (name and logo contest now under way) out of this site which is located on 3rd Avenue in downtown Castlegar.

It has been a busy week! I’ve finally had time to get back out on my cross-country skis; I forget how much I love the sport! It’s been hard to fit it in with all the ladies snowshoeing I’ve been doing, however now it is over, it is time to mix it up.

Last month marked one year since the B.C. government called upon the public to provide input into restricting chemical cosmetic pesticides. Over 8,000 emails, online comments, and petition signatures were submitted as a result of the consultation and the vast majority of responses were in favour of banning the use and sale of cosmetic pesticides.

Well Rossland, you certainly came through at the two meetings last week! It’s very clear that we are all passionate about our kids, their education and our community.

At the last school board meeting on Feb. 21 Jennifer Ellis presented to the board a critique of the Facilities Report the district released in the fall.

Spring break is coming up soon! The two-week break from school falls from Monday March 14 to Friday March 25. We have several gymnastics camps planned for March 16 and 17.