Featured Stories

Joe Hill...fifty seven shows in a row!
by Les Carter on Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 4:00am

Joe Hill Coffee House, Rossland’s showcase for talent from throughout the Kootenays, presents its fifty-seventh show in a row on Sunday March 16 at the Miners' Union Hall.  It just gets better and better!

Our performers for the March 16 show are:

· ...

read more
Soleil Patterson crowned U16 Provincial Champion
by Linda Schulze on Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 3:12am

Over the past two weeks the Red Mountain Racers have been very busy!

Our U16 athletes recently returned from competing in the Provincial Championships, which included six days of racing at the Purden Ski Village just outside of Prince George.

read more
"What's a loppet?" Thirty years ago, Rossland learns the answer...
by Ken Holmes on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 2:42pm

With reference to the recent Telegraph article “A whole loppet fun …” and for the history books, the first Black Jack Loppet was held on Febrary 16th...

read more

Recent News

Relief FromThose Annoying Aches and Pains
by Dr. Brenda Gill on Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 4:12am

Often we experience aches and pains that don’t send us to the doctor or keep us from working, but, may take us to the pharmacy for medication or drain our vitality and strength.  Chronic achiness anywhere requires the body to...
Call for Entry: Artists/Heritage Venues for Columbia Basin Culture Tour
by Contributor on Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 3:38am

Registrations are being accepted for artists/venues in the Columbia Basin to participate in the Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT). The CBCT is a two day celebration of culture taking place August 9-10, 2014 from 10 am to 5 pm.

...
The Rossland Figure Skating Club is GOING TO THE MOVIES!
by Contributor on Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 3:16am
It's that time of year when skaters are practicing their performances for the year-end show. This year's movie theme ranges from the young ones dressed up as bumblebees from the "Bee Movie" to some oldies from the...
UPDATE: RCMP ask for public assistance in finding a silver pickup truck possibly used in Salmo robbery
by Kyra Hoggan on Thursday, March 6, 2014 - 7:58am
Police are distributing photos of the suspect who robbed a Salmo bank on Feb. 25, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff.

"The photographs clearly depict that the coat is purple in colour and that the suspect is...

Regional News

COMMENT: Gov't reps work long hours
by Linda Larson on Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 9:16pm

For those of you who follow the proceedings in the legislature you will very likely see the best and the worst of the process of government. It is a process steeped in tradition and is somewhat archaic and slow to respond to change....
Police ask for public info after armed robbery in Robson
by Castlegar Source on Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 12:48pm
Police are asking for public assistance after an armed robbery Friday evening, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew.
 
"On March 7 at approximately 6:45 p.m., the Castlegar RCMP received a...
ATAMANENKO WELCOMES HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL/CANADA CAMPAIGN SUPPORTING HIS BILL C-571
by Alex Atamanenko on Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 3:34am

Alex Atamanenko, MP (BC Southern Interior) couldn’t be more pleased that Humane Society International/Canada has launched a new campaign to support his private members bill C-571 that will severely restrict the slaughter of horses...
See video
OP/ED: Water metres -- not that scary
by Shara JJ Cooper on Friday, March 7, 2014 - 10:09pm

I was surprised at the reaction the public has had towards water metres. Not floored, change is uncomfortable and there is almost always a backlash. What surprised me is how vehement and ongoing the reaction has been. I’ve been...

Provincial & National

UPDATED: Man snowmobiling caught in avalanche east of Vernon dies from injuries

by Contributor on 09 Mar 2014
in
UPDATED: Man snowmobiling caught in avalanche east of Vernon dies from injuries

The North Okanagan man caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling in the Cherryville area Saturday has died.

RCMP said the 34-year-old man succumbed to injury Saturday night at Kelowna General Hospital after being caught in the avalanche almost 50 kilometres east of Vernon in the Monashee Mountains.

Mounties with the Lumby detachment, along with Vernon Search and Rescue personnel, were dispatched to the avalanche site near the Keefer Lake resort Saturday afternoon.

Another week, another non-winner in the $50-million Lotto Max draw

by Nelson Daily Staff on 09 Mar 2014
in
Another week, another non-winner in the $50-million Lotto Max draw

This story is getting to sound like a broken record.

Another week has passed and another $50-million Lotto Max draw was not won.

Three prizes of $221,245.70 in the LOTTO MAX 6/7+Bonus category from Friday's (March 7, 201)  were won by winning tickets purchased in British Columbia and Ontario (the latter winners of two tickets).

Eight of the 30 $1 Million MAXMILLIONS prizes offered were purchased in Edmonton (2) Calgary, Winnipeg, Ontario (3), British Columbia (2) and Quebec.