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LETTER: Your input is needed for RSS!

by Contributor on 29 Mar 2011
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LETTER: Your input is needed for RSS!
At the SD20 Community Focus Group meeting held at RSS on March 3, attendees were put into groups, and were asked to answer three questions relating to the Facilities Report scenario 17B that they put forward (MacLean K-7, close Rossland Secondary, Jl Crowe 8 to 12, Castlegar Primary closed, Twin Rivers K-7, Late French Immersion to Robson, School Board Office to Trail Middl

Upcoming Green Drinks ponders population impacts

by Erin Handy on 29 Mar 2011
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And the better-world building continues...

It's a beast of an issue, but size cannot intimidate Rossland's Sustainability Commission; next week's Green Drinks event will address challenges associated with the whopping topic of global population trends, exposing what the keynote speaker characterizes as sustainability's “sleeping elephant.”
 

The upcoming Green Drinks event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, 7pm at the Rock Cut Pub. It's a panel discussion on population trends and projected impact, both globally and locally.
 

Local teen breaks the mold and redefines beauty for young women

by Andrew Zwicker on 29 Mar 2011
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Amber Joy Ooshuyzen

 What is beauty? Is it based on a superficial exterior or does it delve deeper into our souls, into who we are as people, who we spend time with, how we live and how we feel about ourselves and others? One local teen, building on real life experiences and finding her own path toward beauty, has been helping other young women redefine beauty through a series of workshops.

SD8 grapples with under-funding expected in coming budget

by Nelson Daily editor on 28 Mar 2011
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SD8 grapples with under-funding expected in coming budget

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily

Prepare for some belt tightening in Kootenay Lake School District No. 8 for next year.

The superintendent of schools, Jeff Jones, said the current provincial grant the school district is looking at — on a preliminary basis — isn’t as “hopeful” for next year as it could be.

He pointed to an increase in student enrollment — the second straight for SD8 — as not being reflected in the $50-million budget the school district currently deals with.

Historic hotel destroyed by fire

by Boundary Sentinel on 28 Mar 2011
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Fire took the one of the oldest hotels in the Boundary region last night in Beaverdell. Witnesses say that the fire was noticed at about 2 a.m. and the intense heat took the building quickly.

Although there is speculation flying around the small community, the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. Local residents in the north end of town experienced a loss of power during the blaze.

ELECTRIC GRAPEVINE: Searching for a Man's Man

by Nik Green on 27 Mar 2011
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ELECTRIC GRAPEVINE: Searching for a Man's Man
What really is a "man's man," and why does it sound so homoerotic when it's supposed to mean the inverse?
 
I have thought about this over the years as I postulate what might have been if I'd picked up a hammer and not a camera or learned a trade and not an art. The little perks and nuances that come with being a man's man are the only reasons I have even debated my route through life.
 
A couple of days ago I was reminded of this fading thought process as I helped someone unload a few boxes from a double parked truck.

Sinixt file appeal on BC Supreme Court ruling

by Nelson Daily editor on 24 Mar 2011
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Sinixt file appeal on BC Supreme Court ruling

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily

An appeal has been filed by the Sinixt Nation’s lawyer over the Feb. 25 BC Supreme Court ruling in Vancouver that dismissed their judicial review application.

David Aaron confirmed the Sinixt petitioners filed a notice of appeal Thursday with the British Columbia Court of Appeal, regarding application made by way of petition against the Province’s issuance of a timber sale licence on Perry Ridge.

Roast pig not advised for Christina Lake hunters

by Mona Mattei on 24 Mar 2011
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European razorback boars
Walking the trails around Christina Lake you may see a new kind of wildlife which will surprise you – wild boars. Initially being raised at a near-by farm, the pigs are loose and on the rampage.
 
Despite all the issues being raised about the missing piggies, Brenda LaCroix, co-ordinator of the Christina Lake Stewardship Society issued a press release advising people roast pig is not on the menu for hunters.

Sports: our Dam City on a roll

by Kyra Hoggan on 23 Mar 2011
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Sports: our Dam City on a roll

Most people in this community know Kristina Kruchkowski from her Shaw Cables news reports ….but how many of you know her by her alter ego, Kitty Karnage?

 
City council now does, after Kruchkowski appeared as a delegation with her Ladies’ derby team, the Dam City Rollers, Monday evening.

Leadership hopefuls head for Nelson, with education top of mind

by Erin Handy on 23 Mar 2011
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Mike Farnworth is local MLA Katrine Conroy’s pick for the NDP Leadership

While party outsiders cannot vote in the upcoming NDP leadership race, those interested in the future of education in the region might consider attending Thursday’s themed candidate debate in Nelson. 

The Nelson NDP Leadership Debate, featuring hopefuls Mike Farnworth, Adrian Dix, John Horgan, Nicholas Simons and Dana Larsen, is being held at Best Western Baker Street Inn at 153 Baker Street in the Osprey Room on Thursday,  from 7-9pm, doors at 6 pm. Written questions, chosen and posed by a mediator.   

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