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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Community support keeps hospice running
EYES FOCUSED, EARS WARM
BY SHERI REGNIER
Those funds, combined with a $19,000 stipend the Society A local palliative support organ- receives from Interior Health ization is used to operating on Authority (IHA), will be used to a shoestring budget, but a few maintain two part-time staff; conmonths ago a financial crunch had tinue community education and the 25-year service at risk of clos- volunteer training; and to support ing its doors forever. almost 30 bedside volunteers. Over the holiday season, the “We were desperate and the Greater Trail Hospice community did come Society appealed to through in our hour “We were the community for of need,” said Barbara desperate and ongoing financial Gibson, hospice treasthe community support because the urer. “But the money group would run out of did come through has only allowed us money by February. to catch our breath in our hour of “We didn’t beat and we are asking for need.” around the bush this ongoing monthly suptime,” said Brenda port.” BARBARA GIBSON Hooper, the society’s The next fundchair. “We told the raiser the Society is community we were in a crisis planning is the annual Hospice situation and didn’t have adequate Swimathon, scheduled from noon funds to continue providing servi- until 8 p.m., March 6 at the Trail ces in 2014.” Aquatic and Leisure Centre. People listened, and after St. That day, two lanes will be desigAndrew’s United Church Women nated for the swimmers, and outin Rossland kicked off the crisis side those times, regular lap lanes campaign with a $2,000 donation, are available to anyone who would a further $15,000 was raised by like to participate. mid-January. See ANNUAL, Page 3 Times Staff
Business plan paints vision for Charles Bailey Theatre BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
JIM BAILEY PHOTO
Ryan Benner takes dead aim at one of 15 3-D targets as he and his family joined about 50 other archers for the West Kootenay Archers’ winter shoot on Saturday at the Trail Wildlife Association shooting range in Casino. See more photos Page. 9.
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What started as an exercise to get more people in seats at the Charles Bailey Theatre has led to a potential change in management and a plan for a non-profit organization to go after grant funding. The Charles Bailey Theatre Business Plan recommends the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) hand over theatre operations to the Trail and District Arts Council (TDAC) over the course of three years. “The RDKB owns and operates so many buildings and are busy with essential services like our waste and sewage,” explained theatre front house manager, Nadine Tremblay. “I fee like the arts council has the
experience and insight to create an artistic vision for the region.” Under management of a nonprofit society, the venue could then be eligible for additional grants and donations and could alleviate future rental costs. This would be a crucial change needed in order to roll out the planning group's top priority of lowering rental fees that currently start at $500 for non-profits and go up to $1,000 from there, not including the cost of lighting and sound, according to Tremblay. “It is imperative that RDKB lower the cost of rental and, in particular, to help small local groups set themselves up for success,” she noted. See SMALL, Page 3
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