People in Grand Forks recovering from recent flooding will have access to approximately 100 new homes, as the Government of British Columbia expedites plans for two new housing projects. “People in Grand Forks are experiencing extraordinary loss, and that is why we are taking extraordinary measures to make sure they receive...

My parents married during the Great Depression. After the 1929 market collapse, people had to learn to make do, help each other out and live on meager incomes. Those times were seared into my parents’ attitudes and values. Although we were all born and raised in Canada, my family was seen as the enemy during the Second World...

Trail Top Cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich issued a press release detailing the fire situation in Trail.   "On September 11, 2018, at approximately (4:45 p.m.), a wildfire was ignited in the forested area behind the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, on 1200 Hospital Bench Road, in Trail ...  First responders arrived within...

The interface fire above the Trail hospital is now estimated at two hectares in size, but the calming winds and lower temperatures are aiding crews in what has been a fierce attempt to knock down the blaze. Emergency Program Coordinator Chris Marsh says the hospital has been making preparations to move people if necessary, ...

accelerateKootenays was in Rossland on for Golden City Days with their fully electric  Chevrolet Bolt.  They answered questions about electric vehicles at their booth at the Fall Fair and then allowed curious Rosslanders to take the Bolt for a test drive.  accelerate Kootenays is Canada’s first community-driven, collaborative...

Sirens and loud explosions disturbed the peace on Columbia Avenue in Rossland late Monday afternoon. A  black pick-up truck had pulled to a stop in the 1500 block, emitting some smoke; the male driver leaped out of the vehicle, and it burst into flames. A resident of upper Columbia Avenue ran down with a hand-held fire...

Teck Trail Operations sells sulphuric acid to International Raw Materials Ltd. (IRM), which contracts with a transportation provider to transport the acid. Sulphuric acid is used in numerous applications including pulp mills, mining, water treatment and for fertilizer production. Two incidents involving spills of sulphuric ...

Have you moved or changed your name since the last election?  Are you a registered voter for BC? The BC government wants to make sure that everyone who is eligible can vote in the October – November referendum on electoral reform, and urges everyone to either register, or make sure their voter information is up-to-date. Chief...

Last Tuesday I was in Ottawa for an emergency meeting of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources in the wake of the Federal Court of Appeal decision that quashed the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion project.  The court quashed the approval based on two errors—the lack of consideration of marine...

Rossland City Council meeting, September 4, 2018 Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, Marten Kruysse, John Greene, Andy Morel, and Andrew Zwicker.   Absent:  Aaron Cosbey Council had one of its shortest meetings ever. First up was a request to approve in principle  moving the community garden from the...