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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Survey will help develop plan for Bailey theatre
BEAVER VALLEY CITIZENS OF THE YEAR
BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
Trail likes country music, comedy and children programming, according to feedback from a survey in circulation that looks at the future of the Charles Bailey Theatre. Theatre front-house manager Nadine Tremblay is in the midst of collecting information from Greater Trail residents, patrons, business owners and the general public before moving forward with a business plan for the 764-seat facility in Trail. The plan will recommend how the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) can efficiently run its theatre, with an ultimate goal of increasing the number of acts and patrons. “The theatre is totally fine, in principle it's a business that's up and running,” said Tremblay. “But even just going to Nelson, a community really close by, they use their theatre six days a week almost all year so right there I think, 'Why aren't we doing that? Why are we only open four times a month?' Though the survey was just released Thursday, Tremblay said over 100 have been filled out. The questionnaire that collects information from recipients as well as ideas, can be found online at the Trail and District Arts Council website (www.trail-arts.com) or at the theatre box office (Monday through Friday from noon-4 p.m.). Volunteers are also handing the survey out, with initial efforts done at Ferraro Foods this past weekend and another round at Waneta Plaza this Saturday. This is in addition to a community consultation scheduled for the end of the month. Tremblay, an artist herself, has also toured theatres across the province to learn what other places are doing to attract customers and performers. Beyond making a theatre aesthetically pleasing and a place that inspires artists, she has already collected a number of her own ideas for the facility that she calls “under utilized.” The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre has a separate entity within the theatre that acts like an in-house promoter, seeking out shows that would suit the community, she said. “They choose the artist, they hire that artist and they take the big risk at the end of the day,” she added, noting that the Charles Bailey doesn't necessarily have its own promoter. It works with promoters — the Trail Society of the Performing Arts being its most consistent customer. See DISTRICT, Page 3
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A group of residents has been recognized as Beaver Valley’s 2013 Citizens of the Year. From the left; Janice Partridge, Sharon Ewings, Sera Wilcox, Rhonda van Tent, Corrine Grayson, and Holly Gordon are some of the members of the Beaver Valley Blooming Society. The group has been working for years to enhance the beauty of the Fruitvale area.
Group saluted for beautifying the Valley change.” The award will be presented to the group on Friday night at 7 p.m. in the Beaver Valley Curling Club. The dedicated core group of volunteers, some six to 10 Fruitvale residents, meet every Tuesday from mid-May to the end of July, each contributing around two hours per week throughout the spring and summer. Of course, this doesn’t include the occasional Sunday or time spent fundraising to help pay for the improvements they bring to the community. The group has been working together since 2005 to enhance the area and raise community participation. “I’m proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish,” said committee member Lindsay Partridge. “I think it’s raised the level of awareness of the whole community, there are a lot of people who care more now.”
Citizen of the Year presentation set for Friday night at the Beaver Valley Curling Club BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
In a somewhat unexpected move the Beaver Valley Citizen of the Year committee threw out the rule book and instead of selecting a single dedicated citizen to honour they chose a whole group of them. The many people involved in the Beaver Valley Blooming Society were a perfect selection for the 2013 award. “If you look at the Fruitvale area, you can see the beautification that has happened over the years,” said Grace Terness, Beaver Valley Citizen of the Year committee member. “And we really wanted to recognize the people responsible for the
Initially the group was primarily focussed on cleaning up the downtown core of Fruitvale and improving the tidiness and attractiveness of the area. But this quickly moved on to more project-oriented work and in 2006 and 2007, the group began developing the downtown gardens and started the Hanging Basket Donation program. In 2008 and 2009 the group spearheaded a mural project for the side of the Liberty Foods building, began developing more permanent gardens in the downtown core, tree planting, and had a community bulletin board installed. Since then the group has continued developing the downtown gardens, installing irrigation systems, concrete planters, enhancing and improving signage around the community, and developing a Heritage Walk. See GROUP, Page 3
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