In his annual report to the mayor, RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton confirmed what many of us already know: Rossland is an extremely safe place to live--and it's getting safer. While presenting the year's statistics to council, the sergeant noted that Rossland’s is in an enviable position as a relatively crime-free place to live. Eight...

Issues like community risk assessment and dispute resolution took centre stage May 3 and 4, at the second meeting of the province’s Industrial Taxation Steering Committee in Victoria. Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff, who serves on the committee, said the meetings are moving forward quickly as a result of tight timelines. “It’s really a broad stroke […]

A public hearing this Monday, essentially forced by new provincial legislation, is providing an opportunity for city staff and council to discuss environmental goals and initiatives with residents. The hearing, which will be held at the Community Forum at 6:30 p.m., is the result of new legislation passed at the provincial level. “The province passed […]

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) marks two milestones this year; a 15 year anniversary combined with a $15 million Delivery of Benefits budget.  “It’s hard to believe it has been 15 years since myself and other founding board members were present in the BC Legislature signing the CBT Act; the organization has done a lot of growing since that day,” said […]

The month of May brings forth memories of war for those of Dutch descent. Memories of invasion and freedom. My mother was only five-years-old when the German soldiers took control of her homeland, Holland, on May 10,1940. Five years later, on May 5, 1945, the country was officially liberated by Canadians. For many Dutch immigrants […]

A new business has opened up shop on Columbia Avenue in the last month with a noble mission. Quite simply, RaNae Nicholls of Moving Forward has a mission of helping the people of Rossland achieve happier, healthier lives. Having worked in a number of counseling and social support roles over the course of her career, she is ...

Youth court has, through sentencing five local teens, sent a clear message: “Don’t burn stuff.” This, after the five were arrested in connection with an arson blaze that saw the abandoned Woodland Park School burn to the ground June 13, 2009. Castlegar RCMP Sgt Laurel Mathew said a tip from a local led to the […]

Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy will not be available for her official duties as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for approximately one month, beginning on May 7th, 2010. Conroy and her husband Ed will be participating in a ‘domino’ kidney transplant in May, which will ultimately see Ed receive a much needed […]

The Columbia Basin Trust is offering Community Service awards in partnership with four Basin-based Colleges. The 22 awards, valued at $2,000 each, are divided amongst students attending Selkirk College (10), College of the Rockies (10), Valemount Campus of College of New Caledonia (1) and the *Revelstoke Centre of Okanagan College (1). Residents who are thinking of going back to […]

Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff and city manager John Malcolm are back from a day-trip to Victoria to discuss city concerns after the local forestry office was downsized, resulting in 15 local job cuts. The duo spent Tuesday meeting with Minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell, as well as Minister of Community and Rural Development […]