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Bill Craig THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015
VOL. 10 • ISSUE 13
Up, up and away!
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Support for library renewal project See page 7
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With another year of low snowfall, Red Mountain will be officially closing for the season this coming Sunday, March 29. As of now, only the T-bar and Magic Carpet are open. Anyone wishing to get in some last-minute skiing have only this weekend to do so, even if trails are limited.
Photo by Chris Stedile
Report slams Rossland’s capital management SHERI REGNIER
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With files from Tom Fletcher Black Press
Not a good plan to spend unless there’s cash in the bank — especially when the bill is paid with tax dollars. After two years of scrutiny, BC’s municipal auditor released the second part of an audit on Rossland
Thursday that focuses on the city’s fiscal management, or lack thereof, during costly infrastructure projects from 2010 through to 2012. Auditor general for local government Basia Ruta — who has since been fired after her supervisors “lost all confidence” in her — says the City of Rossland undertook major expenses without having project funding fully in place. Lack of a systematic approach h e at h
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THE PASS
and cohesive planning for capital projects, such as 2012’s major upgrades through Rossland’s main drag, dug the city into a $3 million-plus general operating deficit later that year. The following year, the city borrowed $4 million to replenish the $3 million shortfall before securing voter assent through the alternative approval process.
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