Environmental projects receive support from CBT
Thirty-six projects striving to help maintain or enhance environmental conditions and environmental education in and around their communities will be receiving over $1 million in support from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) through its Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP). “These projects will have positive effects on the Basin environment through both direct action and education,” said Sabrina […]
Selkirk teams with local business to compost for Earth Day
For two weeks this year, in celebration of Earth Day on Monday, April 22, the downtown Castlegar office of RHC Insurance, with the help of Gaia Janitorial Services, is sending their compostables like lunch scraps, coffee grounds and used paper towels over to Selkirk College. In 2011, Selkirk College began operating a large composting vessel […]
Nature Fest in new venue this spring
Gardeners and nature lovers from around the region will want to mark May 18 on their calendars for Castlegar’s Fourth Annual Garden and Nature Fest. The Castlegar Garden Club and Castlegar Communities in Bloom are partnering to sponsor this open-air festival at the Castlegar Community Complex (2101 6th Ave) from 10 a.m. To 3 p.m. […]
Castlegar seed exchange - growing kiwi in the Koots?
Foodtree Permaculture Education and the Castlegar Public Library are teaming up to help you get the garden of your dreams this season with Castlegar Seed Swap this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Find new plant varieties you can grow for the first time! Maybe you’ve been seeking perfect plants to fill those empty […]
NOL encourages a tax increase to fund a K-12 deal with SD20
Editor's Note: This article has been modified from its original form to reflect two corrections: 1) the NOL manager is Aerin Guy, and 2) anonymous surveys were included in the analysis. The Neighbourhoods of Learning Committee (NOL) told council on Monday evening that "time is running short" for Rossland and School District...
LETTER: Let council know where you stand via the Rossland K-12 Taxation Survey!
Dear editor, The Trustees of SD20 have voted to retain only K-9 education in Rossland in the current RSS building. MacLean Elementary would be closed and Grade 10-12 students would be bused to JL Crowe for Sept. 2013. Many Rosslanders have expressed their desire to retain K-12 in our community. We believe that retaining...
COUNCIL MISCELLANY: Here come ‘attended’ dogs and mountain markets...
Rossland Council's Feb. 25 meeting put a new animal bylaw in motion, heard an appeal from the museum, moved the farmers’ market back downtown, reset the Cook Ave. development, dove into a new recreation bursary program, and agreed to the possibility of a taxation increase to fund a reserve for the hospital in Trail. Public ...
BC Jobs Start Here job fair makes stop Thursday at Castlegar's Selkirk College
The BC Jobs Start Here job fair will be in Castlegar at Selkirk College on Thursday to connect job seekers with employers and share information on job opportunities, career trends, skills training and more. Exhibitors at the fair will include employers from a variety of sectors, post-secondary institutions, industry associations, training authorities, as well as […]
In Winter Wonder time mittens are a must—and a magnifying glass, too
It’s Winter Wonder time! Primary students all over the snowy Columbia Basin are learning about how plants and animals adapt to winter. Kids take a magical journey to discover the natural world in winter through these walking field trips, which occur in and around their schoolyards and neighbourhoods. Exploring snow crystals...
Taxes and the potential for a Rossland-SD20 partnership
Staff have calculated the tax implications for four scenarios in which Rossland funds School District No. 20 (SD20) as part of a larger deal to secure K-12 schooling in Rossland. The SD20 board recently voted against K-12 schooling in Rossland, and will likely give third reading to a resolution for K-9 at RSS with the closure...
