Booty's Cabin at Strawberry Pass nearly destroyed
It may have been someone careless with a candle on Christmas Eve. When a small group of skiers passing Booty’s Cabin early on Christmas morning noticed flames through the window, the flames were already a foot high and spreading. A Friends of the Rossland Range Society (FORRS) director says that, according to a firefighter...
Opinion: Canada won’t perform an environmental review of most new oilsands projects. Here’s why.
The future of development in Alberta’s oilsands lies in underground, steam-assisted operations that represent some of the country’s fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions. These projects have never been subject to federal environmental reviews and that’s not expected to change with Ottawa’s new-and-improved assessment rules....
Editorial: Let's keep our heritage real.
Do you want to live in a “themed” community, where all buildings must look similar in style and colour? Or do you prefer a place with more variety? I attended the Heritage Plan Community Workshop on December 1, and it was heartening to see so many others there taking an interest. Yes, let’s preserve our heritage – it’s...
Opinion: Reach out, listen, be patient. Good arguments can stop extremism
By Walter Sinnot-Armstrong, for Aeon Many of my best friends think that some of my deeply held beliefs about important issues are obviously false or even nonsense. Sometimes, they tell me so to my face. How can we still be friends? Part of the answer is that these friends and I are philosophers, and philosophers learn how to...
Darkwoods Conservation Area to grow
A large tract of protected lands stretches between Nelson and Creston, including areas managed by the Province of British Columbia and the Darkwoods Conservation Area, owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). Yet one area within Darkwoods — the Next Creek watershed — remains unprotected. This is about to...
New approach at Greater Trail Victim Services Program results in five times more referrals
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Greater Trail Victim Services Program works closely with the RCMP to offer victim services to people in the region who may have experienced trauma because of crime or another disturbing event. The program has recently taken a more active role in finding clients in need of support...
Keep it clean, eh? Sex-in-the-laundry-room act leads to arrest
Rossland: On December 14, 2018, RCMP received a report that a man and woman were having sex in the laundry room of an apartment building in Rossland. The sex, it turned out upon investigation, was only simulated; it was a ploy to get, or keep, other people out of the laundry room so the male […]
Rossland Arena Society Scores again! NDCU contributes.
The Nelson and District Credit Union has stepped up to provide more help with the upgrades needed to keep the Rossland Arena open. The local credit union announced last week its donation of $5000 to the Rossland Arena Society, which will contribute the funds toward the expensive work of keeping the arena safe to use. Mayor...
Special Weather Statement for Boundary, West Kootenay, Kootenay Lake
Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for the Southern Interior of BC, including the Boundary, West Kootenay and Kootenay Lake regions. Environment Canada said a very intense cold front is forecast to move across the southwest interior Friday night, bringing south to southwest winds gusting up to 90 km/h into the evening. “Most […]
New to Rossland? Opinionated Advice on How to be Happier Here (Part two):
Getting to know you: volunteer! Perhaps you have a group of friends and think you don’t really need to know anyone else. Perhaps you’re too busy. But if you’d like to extend your knowledge of Rossland and its people, volunteering is a great way to do that. Volunteerism is at the heart of much that makes Rossland a wonderful...
