Hire a Summer Student -- Wage Subsidies Available
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS: APPLY NOW FOR WAGE SUBSIDIES Application forms for popular Summer Works Program available February 19 (Columbia Basin) – If you own a small business in the Columbia Basin, you can get financial help to hire a student over the summer by applying for a wage subsidy from Columbia Basin Trust’s Summer Works […]
An Individual vs His Community: Pulling in Different Directions.
Coastal First Nations Say Eagle Spirit Pipeline Announcement Is Misleading; Pipeline Has No Support on BC Coast First Nations opposition to heavy oil exports on the BC coast is unanimous, including in Eagle Spirit President’s home community of Lax Kw’alaams. PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA (February 12, 2015) - The Coastal ...
NEW Notice to Readers: Website Works Again!
Dear Readers, I am grateful to our webmaster for restoring the functionality of the website. Readers can now post letters and events once again. So let us know what you think -- let the Rossland Telegraph regain its "community forum" role! The problem was caused by an overload of spam, which caused the spam filter to...
Neonics: Bad For Bees, Bad For Us
Science Matters Vol. 17, No. 6 10 Feb 2015 Bees matter, so restricting neonics is the right thing to do By David Suzuki No matter how you feel about Ontario’s proposal to restrict use of neonicotinoid insecticides on corn and soybean crops, we can all agree: bees matter. But as important as bees are, there’s more at stake. ...
Interior Health proceeds with next stage of privatizing laundry services
The writing appears to be on the wall for 17 full-time equivalent employees at Kootenay Lake Hospital laundry services as Interior Health enters the next stage of a process that will determine the future of its laundry services. IH has started the process to seek Request for Solutions (RFS) from pre-qualified service providers...
"Co-operative Innovation Project" -- Community Meeting
The University of Saskatchewan’s Centre for the Study of Co-operatives is holding a community meeting for residents of Rossland and Warfield on Tuesday, February 17th at 5:30 PM at the Warfield Community Hall to discuss our community interests and needs, and possible solutions for addressing those needs. Pre-register before...
Hugh Keenleyside improvement project continues
BC Hydro has offered an update on the Hugh L. Keenleyside Spillway Gates Reliability Upgrade Project as work on the project continues to ensure the long-term reliability of the spillway gates. Project overview The Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam project will complete a combination of replacement, refurbishment, and addition of new ...
PODCAST: Rossland company sets out to make the world a better place with new business
The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. They say the best way to learn is to learn from the ...
PODCAST: How Nelson's Mandala Home's founders embodied their way of life into their company
The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. They say the best way to learn is to learn from the ...
2nd Rossland Winter Market -- January 31-- Read All ABout It!
Saturday January 31st marks the Rossland Mountain Market's second winter market of the season! Where & When: Miner's Hall from 2:00 - 7:00 PM. The Market is pleased to present 10 Farm and Food vendors, 10 Artisan vendors, Rossland City Council, the Rossland Museum and hot cooked food from Red Seal Chef Naomi Panschow.To...
