A Lucky Winner
Nelson & District Credit Union member Darrin Jones, standing in the middle in the picture above, was the happy recipient of a 2016-2017 RED season pass, compliments of the Rossland community branch of Nelson & District Credit Union - Early Bird Contest that has been running in conjunction with the RED Mountain Resort...
Spill at Teck Trail now contained, causes no risk to human health
On April 13, at just before 2 p.m., there was a hazardous materials spill at the Teck Trail Operations facility, according to Richard Deane, manager, Commercial Services and Public Affairs “It was a short duration discharge of water containing metals at our operation this afternoon,” Deane said. “It is believed to be the...
Broadband: Free Installation Deadline Extended
Attention businesses in downtown Rossland: Columbia Basin Trust has extended the deadline until April 27, 2016, to decide whether or not to sign up for a year of fibre-optic broadband with a service provider, and get the service installed for FREE -- a considerable saving. In a message to the service providers, Columbia Basin...
Andrew Weaver's 'Bye Bye Jumbo Resort' Bill?
BC's lone Green Party MLA, Andrew Weaver, has been busy lately. He has proposed Bill M214 — Local Government Amendment Act, 2016, which would amend the Local Government Act by repealing parts of Section 8. Those parts were passed by the BC Legislature in 2012, apparently for the sole purpose of creating more favourable...
OPINION: Geothermal Energy Better Than Site C
By David Suzuki More Affordable + More Jobs In the midst of controversy over B.C.’s Peace River Site C dam project, the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association released a study showing the province could get the same amount of energy more affordably from geothermal sources for about half the construction costs. Unlike Site C,...
Businesses: April 8 Deadline for Free Broadband Connection
Rossland businesses within the "eligible area" have until April 8, 2016, to sign up for one year with an internet service provider in order to receive the benefit of a free connection to the broadband service. At a presentation and demonstration at the Rossland Public Library on March 23, a crowd of people gathered to learn ...
Curling, Soccer, Fire Services, Beer Goggles and more
Regular Rossland City Council Meeting, March 21, 2016, 6:00 pm Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Marten Kruysse, Lloyd McLellan, John Green, Andy Morel, and Aaron Cosbey. Absent: Andrew Zwicker Public Input Period: Ann Damude spoke on behalf of the RCAC Miners Hall project. She reported that their fundraising...
COUNCIL COGITATES ON FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting: March 21, 2016, 3:00 pm All Council members were present. Just before the meeting, Mayor Kathy Moore took a few seconds to pass a home-framed series of three bobsled race snapshots to the Council Bobsled Team -- John Greene, Andy Morel, Andrew Zwicker, and Moore herself. The final picture ...
Broadband is Here Now.
Businesses in downtown Rossland can now reap the benefits of high-speed Internet with up to 100 mbps symmetrical service. The downtown area is now connected to the fibre optic network of the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Basin Trust (the Trust). “We’re proud to be celebrating...
Financial Plan for 2016 to 2020: The City Wants Your Responses
Rossland is inviting taxpayers to a Public Input Session on April 13, at the Ross Thompson Ballroom at the Prestige Mountain Resort, to tell the City what we all think of the proposed Financial Plan. If readers have been following the "Council Matters" reports, they will already have that event in mind; now, the City asks...