The court hearing on the issue of whether or  not the Environmental Assessment Office’s (EAO) decision not to order an environmental review, or assessment (EA) of the proposed Record Ridge open-pit  mine was reasonable was held in the Rossland courthouse from May 5 to May 7 inclusive, before Justice Gordon C. Weatherill.  Four parties were […]

 Rumours travel fast… but your Rossland transit route isn’t going anywhere. BC Transit has confirmed there are currently no plans to change transit routes in Rossland – including the lower Rossland service area. Transit routes and service levels are determined through partnership between BC Transit and local governments, including the RDKB. While routing ideas or […]

The world must move away from coal, gas and oil — quickly. Fossil fuels pollute land, water and air, create global instability and energy price volatility, increase the gap between rich and poor and alter the climate in ways that threaten health and survival. But it’s difficult to accomplish this when the global economic system […]

BC NDP MLA Steve Morissette says new provincial funding for a local project means Trail will be better able to withstand and adapt to natural hazards and climate-caused disasters. “The Trail Creek Flood Mitigation Plan will provide the Village of Warfield with a comprehensive, climate informed approach to reducing flood and erosion risks,” said Steve […]

B.C. is moving forward with changes to the Controlled Alien Species Regulation (CASR) under the Wildlife Act that ban the breeding, transport and future ownership of all non-native and non-domestic cats, effective Friday, May 1, 2026. The changes expand the regulation to include all non-native and non-domestic cat species not previously captured by CASR, strengthening […]

The Kootenays own astrophysicists are hosting an event that highlights both our communities and our heavens. Her letter is as follows: My name is Steffani Grondin and I am an astrophysicist at the University of California San Diego. My colleague Ella Meyer (CC’ed) is a Quantum Computing Outreach Coordinator at the University of British Columbia. We […]

This week I rose to recognize and highlight an organization that quietly, consistently and effectively strengthens the backbone of our province, rural British Columbia: I am speaking about Community Futures British Columbia. Across our province, from coastal communities to the Interior, from the North to the Kootenays, Community Futures offices are embedded directly in the communities […]

Rumors about the West Kootenay Transit route in Rossland;  Five-Year Financial Plan adopted; clarifying community grant funding; Library Board seeking a new member; Enduro race in June; and more … PRESENT:  Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Stewart Spooner, Jeff Weaver, Craig Humpherys, Maya Provençal, Lisa Kwiatkowski and Eliza Boyce. Staff:  CAO Bryan Teasdale, Deputy Corporate […]

By Andy Morel, Mayor of Rossland British Columbians expect that when the provincial authorities set rules for Environmental Assessments and project permitting those rules will be applied. Yet on Record Ridge, just outside Rossland in the West Kootenays, critical information appears to be incomplete or missing. There is no Human Health Risk Assessment, despite its […]

 At approximately 08:47 this morning, 11 members from Station 374 (Trail) and 2 members from Station 372 (Warfield) responded to a significant fuel spill at the Warfield Petro-Canada. The spill occurred in the alley behind the station during a fuel truck offloading operation. As a precautionary measure, crews evacuated a small area behind the station […]