Rossland City Council meetings, March 9, 2020
Declassified material on the Mid-town Transition Project; GreenLink Trail; better by-law enforcement; and more Present: Mayor Kathy More, and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Chris Bowman, Andy Morel, and Stewart Spooner. Absent – Dirk Lewis. 1 Public Hearing to consider: Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2718to...
Almost $2 mill in provincial grants for Southeast Fire Centre
New Democrat MLAs Katrine Conroy and Michelle Mungall are welcoming nearly $2 million in provincial grants to assist communities in the Southeast Fire Centre in preparing for wildfires. “This is a great opportunity for rural communities to develop solutions that work for them,” said Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West. “These grants...
POSTPONED: COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN SALMO AND TRAIL
In response to recommended best practices for public gatherings, Columbia Basin Trust is postponing its public engagement events scheduled for March 11, 2020, in Salmo and March 12, 2020, in Trail. These were the first in a series of events that invite people in the Columbia Basin to celebrate all they have accomplished alongside the […]
National Historic Site designation for Rossland Miners Union Hall
On March 6, 2020, the Lily May Room at the Rossland Miners Union Hall held a festive gathering of Rossland notables, Parks Canada personnel, our local Member of Parliament and a representative of our local MLA; all were celebrating the designation of Rossland’s Miners Union Hall as a Federal Historic Site. Speakers...
Rossland's Junior Curling Program
The four young curlers pictured above celebrated being the “most improved” during skills testing at their last session of the season in the Rossland Curling Club. Teams competed in three one-day Bonspiels at Rossland, Trail, and Nelson. About the Junior Curling Program: The Junior Curling Program is free for the kids, which...
Driver lucky to be okay after logging truck overturns
On March 2, at roughly 11:13 a.m., Slocan Lake RCMP along with New Denver Fire Department responded to a single motor vehicle accident involving a loaded logging truck. The tractor and trailer was travelling south on Hwy 6 near Jacobs Road in New Denver. The preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle lost control when...
RDKB $63-million Liquid Waste Management Plan approved
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has received approval from the Province of BC for its Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP), which includes major upgrades planned for the Columbia Pollution Control Centre (CPCC) that provides sewage treatment to the communities of Rossland, Trail, Warfield as well as Oasis and Rivervale in Electoral Area B / Lower Columbia-Old […]
City speaks to Transportation Safety Board's investigation of Trail runway incursion
The City of Trail (the City) has received a report from the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada outlining the findings from an investigation for a runway incursion that occurred at the City’s Trail Regional Airport (the Airport) on December 12, 2018. The Airport took the matter very seriously and worked cooperatively...
Letter: That violent 'Greta' decal
A decal of a cartoon Greta Thunberg being sexually assaulted was posted on social media with the name of an Alberta-based company prominently on display. When questioned about it, the owner both acknowledged he was aware of the sticker and downplayed the clearly violent imagery of the rape of a minor. On the cusp of […]
Province offers five days paid leave due to domestic and/or sexual violence
Up to five days of paid leave will be available for employees impacted by domestic or sexual violence, or parents of a child or dependent impacted by this kind of violence, thanks to new legislation. “People faced with domestic and sexual violence should not have to lose pay when dealing with the aftermath,” said Mitzi Dean,...
