RDKB receives $1.7 million boost from Government’s Growing Communities Fund
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) has received a $1,774,000 boost from the provincial government to address the needs of its growing communities. The one-time grant, which the RDKB will receive at the end of March 2023, was allocated using a funding formula based on population size and per capita population ...
Come learn about Rossland Community plan at public open house
Selkirk College second-year Integrated Environmental Planning students will hold a public open house to present their Rossland OCP Action Plans. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 14, from 5 – 7 p.m. in the Lily May Room of the Rossland Miner’s Hall, 1765 Columbia Ave, Rossland. The meeting is an opportunity for citizens...
At least 211 British Columbians killed by toxic drugs in January
Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service shows that the toxic, unregulated drug supply claimed the lives of at least 211 British Columbians in January, with the total number of deaths surpassing 200 for the eighth time in the past 16 months. “Once again, our agency is reporting on preventable losses of life...
Castlegar woman dies after fall from Trail bridge
On Saturday, March 4, at 1:06 p.m., Trail RCMP, Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue, and EHS first responders attended the scene of a grievously injured 44-year-old Castlegar woman lying on the banks of the Columbia River near the Victoria Street Bridge in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said officers ...
Hammer Head Equities Inc. v. Rossland (City), 2023 BCSC 73
The City of Rossland confirms that it will not be appealing the decision issued on January 16, 2023, by Justice Lyster of the BC Supreme Court concerning the five lawsuitsbrought against the City by four companies associated with Warren Hamm. "We accept the decision of the BC Supreme Court and will not be appealing it," said...
OPINION: Rewarding destroyers, punishing defenders
As of early February, police have “made more than 90 arrests and dozens of detentions” to facilitate construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern B.C., “running up a taxpayer tab of more than $25 million,” according to the Narwhal. François Poirier, President and CEO of TC Energy, which owns the project, was...
COLUMN: Part One -- Human Consciousness, Under Construction
Human Consciousness, under construction: Doing Good, Becoming Better, Following Leaders I fought in the old Revolution on the side of the ghost and the king. Of course, I was very young And I thought that we were winning. I can’t pretend I feel very much like singing As they carry the bodies away. -- Leonard Cohen, The...
Opinion: Profit over safety = recipe for disaster
On February 3, a 150-car train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio. Close to half the town’s 4,700 residents had to evacuate as deadly gas and smoke fouled the air and chemicals contaminated waterways. Fortunately, no people were killed (although at least 3,500 fish perished), unlike in the devastating...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council meetings, February 21, 2023
CoW: working toward a Recreation Master Plan; the “15 Minute City” conspiracy theory surfaces in Rossland; electronic participation in Council meetings; “CIP” is now “ReDi”; a new RDKB report; and, federal electoral district boundaries changes are coming; and, Ophir Reservoir is filling nicely. Council met at 3:00 PM for...
Two vehicle crashes in as many days in Rossland prompt police warning about winter road conditions
On Feb. 17, at 15:18 p.m., Frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP and Integrated Road Safety Unit officers responded to a report of a single motor vehicle roll over near the intersection of Murphy Creek Forest Service Road and Hwy 3B in Rossland. Police say a 62-year-old West Kelowna woman was driving a 2021 Ford Ranger ...
