Home is where the heat is: British Columbians working from home miss the office AC
Amid one of the hottest summers on record, British Columbians working from home admit to missing one perk of being in the office – the air conditioning. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many offices shifting to working-from-home, and that is where many still find themselves even with restrictions lifting. In fact, a recent...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Three meetings held on August 9, 2021
CITY OF ROSSLAND COUNCIL MEETINGS, August 9, 2021, by Zoom THREE meetings! OCP report and discussion; Public Hearing; and Regular Council Meeting – climate change and unprecedented disruption; that development permit application to log four lots; churches to pay some of their property tax, some other exemptions denied;...
B.C. wildfires: quick statistics
The wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. For real-time updates on evacuation alerts and orders, visit: https://twitter.com/EmergencyInfoBC For the latest wildfire information, visit: www.bcwildfire.ca Fires: Wildfires burning in B.C.: 260 Since April 1, 2021: 1,451 wildfires 650,582 hectares burned Active fires […]
Man dies after falling into Columbia River in Golden
Despite the live saving efforts of first responders, a Golden man has died after falling into the Columbia River last week. At approximately 5:20 p.m. MST on Friday Aug. 6, frontline officers from the Golden-Field RCMP were called to a report that a man, who had been riding his bicycle across the bridge on Kicking Horse Drive,...
Suzuki Foundation refutes 'fake news' allegations
Dear supporters, This is to alert you that an online hoax involving David Suzuki has been circulating throughout Canada (and potentially in the U.S.) since at least mid-June. Posing as a variety of news sources (including NBCUniversal), and sharing fake news stories through dozens of fake Facebook pages, scammers have been ...
Interior Health warns of unusual rabies activity detected near Nelson
Interior Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) confirmed a case of rabies in a Kootenay Lake region skunk. In a media release Saturday, Interior Health said it is very unusual for a land-dwelling animal to contract rabies in B.C. and therefore, enhanced rabies surveillance is occurring in the region. Interior Health said […]
Editorial: When is ‘development’ just . . . logging? And is that OK, or not?
Background: A local property owner and businessman applied to Rossland City Council at its previous meeting, for Development Permits to allow “development” of four properties – by cutting timber on them. Despite Rossland’s Tree Retention Bylaw, and despite provisions in the Red Mountain Development Permit Area to prevent...
Let your Water Smart Ambassador save you money
Residents are running out of time to get their free Water Smart assessment of their lawn and garden. A lawn and garden assessment will take about 30 minutes and will help assess your garden and lawn watering needs. The Water Smart Ambassador can also help suggest some native and drought tolerant plants or other landscaping ...
Temporary Partial Closure of the Wagon Road Trail
The Wagon Road Trail from Esling Drive to Redstone Drive will be temporarily closed (as indicated in the map above) for the next 10 days for trail improvements The lower portion of the trail from Redstone down to Warfield is still open for use. We apologize for any inconvenience. The City of Rossland...
Wildfire update: 57 fires burning in Southeast Fire Centre
The wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. For real-time updates on evacuation alerts and orders, visit: https://twitter.com/EmergencyInfoBC For the latest wildfire information, visit: www.bcwildfire.ca Fires Wildfires currently burning in B.C.: 262 Since April 1, 2021: 1,336 wildfires 557,459 hectares of […]
