555 Schofield Highway

Trail, B. C. V1R 2G7

Phone: 250-368-8202

Village of Warfield

www.warfield.ca

Village of Warfield

Council and Staff

Mayor:

Diane Langman

Council Members:

Shane Ferraro

Brad Jansen

Ray Masleck

Arlene Parkinson

CAO:

Jackie Patridge

Admin Clerks:

Jody-Lynn Cox

Carol LeRose

Works Crew:

Mike Barta

Dana Boone

Bruce Wescott

We are hiring!!! Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue

(KBRFR) Company #2 Warfield is looking for individuals who

wish to become Paid-on-Call Firefighters. We are commit-

ted to recruiting talented and motivated individuals, who pos-

sess a high level of integrity, and have a desire to serve our

community. As a Company #2-Warfield Firefighter, you will be

a member of our team and play a key role in the delivery of

Fire and Rescue services to the citizens of the Regional Dis-

trict of Kootenay Boundary. KBRFR Firefighters respond to

fires, rescues, medical aids, hazardous materials incidents,

building alarms and a host of other calls to aid the public.

Apart from direct support to emergency operations, our Fire-

fighters also contribute many hours of volunteer time in sup-

port of community activities and charitable functions.

KBRFR Firefighters and Officers are trained to nationally rec-

ognized standards (NFPA). The requirement to operate inde-

pendently means that our Firefighters and Officers are well

trained to perform their duties. Paid-on-Call Firefighters come

from all walks of life such as school teachers, trades people,

paramedics and bankers. Some of our Paid-on-Call Firefighters

choose to take advantage of the skills and experience that they

gain, by pursuing a full time career in the fire service.

Being a Firefighter is an exciting, challenging and personally

rewarding experience. Paid-on-Call Firefighters are paid an

hourly wage for all training, practices and emergency calls that

they attend. If you are a resident of the Village of Warfield and

would like to make a difference in your community, please pick

up an application at the Warfield Firehall on a Tuesday night

between 7-9pm or at the Village of Warfield Office during nor-

mal business hours.

Closing date for applications: September 30, 2017.

Warfield Firefighters Now Recruiting!

KBRFR Company #2 Warfield

Fruit Tree Picking and Disposal We would like to remind all residents to properly

tend to any fruit trees on your property. Be sure

to properly dispose of any unwanted fruit. Dump-

ing is prohibited everywhere in the Village, includ-

ing boulevards.

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Girl Guides and

Pathfinders;

Scouts and

Beavers

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WYAN Events

and WaVES

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Warfield 2040

IOCP

Community

Involvement

Events

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Sprinkler

Restrictions

Extended

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Call for

Volunteers!

Warfield Special

Events

Committee

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Warfield

Firefighters

Recruitment

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Fruit Picking

Reminder

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V I L L A G E O F

W A R F I E L D

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7

Schofield Scoop Message from the Mayor We've had another successful, hot summer in the Village and I would like to take this opportunity

to thank the seasonal staff of Warfield. Paige Gattafoni, Matthew McConnachie, and Kevin Nutini

made up our parks crew and we also employed 14 lifeguards, slide attendants, and cashiers to keep

our pool safe and running smoothly. Under the management of Theresa Bells, our pool continued

to be a destination. Thank you all so much for your hard work maintaining our village amenities.

We saw some welcomed additions to the pool with the new, permanent sun shades and a new sign,

designed by Warfield resident and artist, Shelley Painter. A big thank you to everyone who made

design submissions. We are grateful for the creativity and involvement of our residents.

After closing for the season, the pool will continue to receive some much-anticipated upgrades in-

cluding refinished floors in the change rooms and maintenance to the pool deck. These changes are

the remaining upgrades funded through the Canada

150 Grant and Columbia Basin Trust Grant. We

are thankful for their support in helping upgrade and

maintain our pool.

Warfield also welcomed the installation of the

French Street All-Sport Park, a multi-sport facility

equipped for a variety of team sports. We are very

proud of our community and look forward to the

continuing improvements to the village infrastruc-

ture this fall including a PRV (pressure reducing

valve) station in Annable, crack sealing in the roads,

and fire hydrant flushing and inspection. We are

continuing to put effort into maintaining, upgrading,

and developing our village and staff. Shelley Painter and Mayor Diane Langman

In August, our two adminis-

trative clerks attended an

intensive, week-long training

session held on the UBC-

Okanagan campus in Ke-

lowna hosted by the LGMA

(Local Government Manage-

ment Association of British

Columbia). The course, MATI Foundations

(Municipal Administration Training Institute),

provided perspective on Local Government

roles and responsibilities, and offered extensive

overviews of nearly every facet of local govern-

ment administration, including council-staff rela-

tions, ethics, finance, community engagement,

emergency management, municipal law, and

more. Our staff spent the week meeting and

networking with municipal employees from all

over the province, including our neighbours in

Rossland and Castlegar and others from com-

munities, both large and small, like Hudson’s

Hope and Victoria. The staff are grateful for the

opportunity to have connected with other mu-

nicipal staff and took away valuable insights on

local government administration that they are

eager to implement here in Warfield.

In September, the

mayor, along with two

councilors, will attend

the 2017 UBCM

(Union of BC Munici-

palities) Conference, “Roots to Results” in Van-

couver. They will have the opportunity to net-

work with delegates from various levels of gov-

ernment from all over the province, browse a

tradeshow, and attend seminars with topics

such as funding for local governments and bylaw

enforcement.

Throughout the fall, our Works Crew will be

updating their First Aid

training through WorkSafe

BC.

Council and Staff Professional Development

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S C H O F I E L D S C O O P

Warfield Youth Service

Program

In conjunction with Webster Elementary and

Crowe High School, WYAN is looking to partner

with community members who need some extra

help to provide students with meaningful volun-

teer opportunities. For example, do you need

assistance with fruit picking or leaf raking due to

mobility issues, or have a project that younger

eyes could help with, etc? Please contact

WarfieldYAN@gmail.com or please call 250-512-

1351 to be added to our program list.

Warfield Youth Action Network Weekly drop in sessions for

youth aged 12-18 will begin on

Wednesday September 13th

and meet weekly on Wednes-

days from 2:45 pm -4:30 pm in

the lower level of the Village Hall, lower side

entrance.

Please contact WarfieldYAN@gmail.com for

more information or check out our posts on

Facebook and Instagram.

WYAN Free Movie Nights will be:

Friday September 29th - BOSS BABY - 6:30

pm - 8:00 pm

Friday October 27th - HOTEL TRANSYLVA-

NIA - 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Scouts & Beavers The 1st Warfield Scout group is

gearing up for another year of fun

and adventure. We are hosting an

open house fun night on Tuesday

September 12th from 5:00-6:30 in

the Scout Hall for new members

to come and check out our space

and see what it's all about.

This year, we are offering Beavers,

aged 5-7, on Wednesdays from

4:00-5:00pm; Cubs, aged 8-10, on

Tuesday from 4:30-6:00pm and

Scouts, aged 11-14, on Tuesday

from 6:00-7:30pm. (Scouts Canada

bases ages on the school year.)

Our regular meeting space is the

Warfield Scout Room, located in

the lower level of the Warfield

Community Hall, lower side en-

trance. Cubs and Scouts will start

regular meetings on September

19th and Beavers will start on

September 27th. After a year of

transition, we are able to offer

spaces in all of our sections this

year, and are excited for the pos-

sibilities. Please direct all inquiries

to warfieldscouts@gmail.com.

Girl Guides and Pathfinders We are very excited that our Warfield/Trail Guiding

units are all set to begin by September

20th! Currently we have a few spaces still in our

Sparks, Brownie & Pathfinder

units, registration is online at

www.girlguides.ca, register

soon to save your daughter a

spot. Our Guide unit is full at

this time but if you would like

to place your daughter on our

waitlist you may do so online.

Our units are looking forward

to another fun filled year of

adventure and excitement as

we move into the new Guiding year. We will be coming

around with our original Vanilla/Chocolate cookies near

the beginning of October, so watch for us as we go

door to door around the village!

Our Guiding groups love to be

apart of our community, if you

have an event you and need

some extra helping hands please

let us know!

For more information about

Trail/Warfield Guiding unit

please contact Erika Hayton at

250-364-3354 or

ehayton@telus.net"

The Trail/Warfield Guides & Pathfinders went on an amazing adven-

ture to SOAR (Spirit of Adventure Rendezvous) in Smithers, BC this

summer with 2,500 other Girls from all over the world.

WaVES Warfield Village Enhancement

Society is looking for ideas and

interested Warfield residents

to help make those ideas a re-

ality.

If you are interested in helping

promote locally designed and

driven projects and initiatives in

the Village, please contact

WarfieldVES@gmail.com

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for

more information or check out our posts on

6:30

HOTEL TRANSYLVA-

Warfield’s draft Official Community Plan is ready for review

and feedback! The plan will guide Village decision-making for the

next 10+ years, so please tell us what you think! It includes policies about our neighbourhoods,

parks, commercial area and more – so you are bound to find something in the plan you care

about.

Step 1: Review the draft plan, which can be downloaded from warfield.ca/iocp or picked up at the Village Office.

Step 2: Provide feedback using one of these options and you could win a $50 Cornerstone

Deli gift card: Complete the online questionnaire at

warfield.ca/iocp or pick up a paper copy from the Village Office.

Attend a coffee chat session:

Join the project consultant for 15 minutes or stay for 90 to ask questions and provide feedback

about the draft plan. · Monday September 18, 1:30 - 3:00pm

(Council Chambers, side door of Village Office) coffee and tea)

· Monday September 18, 5:30 - 7:00pm (Warfield Hall, Sausages on a bun by dona-tion, prepared and served by the Warfield

Firefighters)* · Tuesday September 19, 9:00 - 10:30am

(Council Chambers, side door of Village Office) coffee and tea)

Questions or concerns? Please contact:

Shannon Gordon, project consultant Whistler Centre for Sustainability

sgordon@whistlercentre.ca

Jackie Patridge, CAO Village of Warfield

warfieldadmin@shawlink.ca

SAVE THE DATE *The Warfield Firefighters are

going to cook and serve sausag-

es on buns for residents who

attend the Monday, September

18th chat session. Please bring a

cash donation for the Firefight-

ers who are fundraising for

Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

Sprinkler Restrictions

Extended Due to dry weather conditions, the

Village is extending the sprinkler regula-

tions outlined in bylaw 726 from the

regular end date of September 15 to

when the Province of BC calls off the

fire ban. The purpose of this decision is

to ensure that our water reservoir is

not depleted in an emergency situation.

Properties with even numbered ad-

dresses shall be permitted to use lawn

or garden sprinklers or other lawn or

garden watering devices, only between

the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and

6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on even num-

bered calendar days and shall be prohib-

ited at any other time. Properties with

od numbered addresses shall be permit-

ted the same on odd numbered calen-

dar day and shall be prohibited at any

other time.

Call for Volunteers!

The Village of Warfield Special Events Committee is made up of a

small group of Warfield Residents who plan special events that the

whole community can enjoy.

We are currently recruiting new volunteers and invite you

to submit your Warfield Special Events Committee appli-

cation to the staff at the Village Office.

If you do not wish to be a member of the Committee, but would

like to be considered to help out for future events, we’d like to

hear from you, too!

More information can be found online at http://warfield.ca/warfield

-recreation/special-events-committee/