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 […]
Rossland Yards Grand Opening
An unusual part of the Rossland Yards grand opening, commented on by one or two locals, was that Mayor Andy Morel wore a suit and tie. Columbia Basin Trust CEO Johnny Strilaeff said he hadn’t expected our mayor to be wearing a tie, so had not donned one himself. Morel and Strilaeff addressed the crowd […]
Bear facts: reports of grizzlies still abound in Rosemont
Three grizzly bears were spotted several times inside the borders of Rosemont three blocks from the elementary school over the last two days, according to local reports. A message has gone out from the neighbourhood school warning parents about the presence of the bears — based on numerous comments on a Facebook community site — […]
Three people survive crash as car drives off side of highway near Trail
Trail RCMP in the weekly media release reported that three occupants of a vehicle were lucky after surviving a crash Friday in the 8000 block of Highway 3B. RCMP said that on Friday, November 3, 2023, at 1:38 a.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a motor vehicle incident reported by […]
Back in the saddle: Kootenay and Boundary Farm Advisory Program stays in the race
A well subscribed farm advisor program for the Kootenay-Boundary region will be back for the next five years. The Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors approved the allocation of $45,000 per year — for the draft 2024-2028 Financial Plan budget — that allows the Kootenay and Boundary Farm Advisor (KBFA) program to continue. […]
