Trail Aquatic Centre re-opens today
The pool at the Trail Aquatic & Leisure Centre will re-open for its regular hours of operation on Thursday, November 16. Please visit www.trail.ca/AquaticCentreHours for details. Thank you for your patience and understanding and we look forward to seeing everyone back at the facility. Trail Parks & Recreation 250-364-0858 250-364-0888 Update November 1, 2023, 3:06 PM – The […]
Highly potent novel synthetic opioid emerges in region’s drug supply
The new secret killer has made its presence known in Nelson. A new potent synthetic opioid — isotonitazene — is being abused for its opioidergic effects and has infiltrated the region’s controlled substance drug supply, an Interior Health drug advisory issued Nov. 15 warned. Fake dilaudid tablets containing isotonitazene (five per cent) contain a very […]
Case for establishing dialysis service in Nelson adds a major voice
The campaign for the establishment of a dialysis service for Nelson now has the City of Nelson in its corner. On Nov. 7 City council agreed to send a letter to the West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District Board District (WKBRHD) — with copies to Interior Health Authority and Ministry of Health — explaining the […]
Columbia and Calvary Cemetery Restoration
The Rossland Heritage Commission is pleased to report that they obtained a grant of $5,780 from Heritage B.C. Legacy Fund, to continue the restoration of the Columbia Cemetery. Nestled in Happy Valley, just above Trail’s Mountain View cemetery, the Columbia Cemetery dates back to 1899 with over 1000 Rosslanders buried here. The Columbia Cemetery restoration […]
Andrew Collins Trio at the Rossland Miners Hall – mandolin magic! -- and more.
The Andrew Collins Trio will perform on Thursday, November 23, at 7:30 PM, at Rossland’s Miners Hall, with a 30-minute opening act by John Wort Hannam. Award-winning Andrew Collins and his cohorts, Adam Shier and James McEleney, play mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola and mandocello, not to mention voice-boxes (AKA singing). Doors open at 7:00 PM; […]
Column: Making sense of life, history . . .
Making Sense “The tao that is taught, is not the Tao.” — LaoTzu Does your life “make sense”? Does that question mean anything to you? As an historian, it is my profession to make sense of The Past. For certain, the past that is my life is not exempt from my effort to find meaning […]
Sights set on hike to urban power rates to bolster reserves, combat rising cost of power
A 5.2 per cent hike in urban hydro rates will electrify Nelsonites in the new year as the city-owned utility looks to recharge its capital reserves for the next several years. Nelson Hydro will be implementing a 5.2 per cent annual general rate increase from the urban service area — approved in third reading by […]
Remembrance Day, 2023
Cold rain and sleet fell, but the soldier by the cenotaph stood immobile while water ran down his neck, as did the other participants holding flags and speaking to mark the occasion. The crowd of spectators sported umbrellas and parkas, and stood somberly during the reading of the names of local men who died in […]
Rural rate rise sought by city-owned utility
A new rural rate increase has been proposed by Nelson Hydro that, if approved, would see the city-owned utility rural rates rise over six per cent, and a cumulative 16 per cent for the last two years. Nelson Hydro presented its 2024 budget to City council on Nov. 7 at its regular meeting and proposed […]
Provincial report warns of severe water repellency in West Kokanee Creek wildfire wake
A debris flow or flood could impact the land contained and below the summer’s West Kokanee Creek wildfire two years down the road, a Ministry of Forests report has revealed. Despite the moderate soil burn severity due to the early August wildfire, severe water repellency was observed throughout the burn area, the report claimed, foretelling […]
