2018 Will be Last Year for Waneta Compensation Program; Applications Open.
The Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program (WTCP) is beginning its final application intake as it enters year seven of a mandate to support habitat restoration and conservation activities in the Waneta area. A commitment arising from the construction of the Waneta Expansion Project south of Trail by project partners Fortis...
Canada, Immigration and Multi-Culturalism: Part One (of Two)
“The West is the best. / Get here, and we’ll do the rest.” -- Jim Morrison, the Doors, Blue Bus In the beginning, two words I do not often fare into the waters of moral judgements, but in this column I do. My morals and ethics, or “values” as the modern vocabulary seems to...
Live Improv Comedy: “Shakespeare After Dark” at the Miners Hall, November 17th
The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture is proud to announce our next performance, “Shakespeare After Dark”, which will be taking place at the Miners Hall on Friday November 17th. The RCAC is once again bringing live comedy to Rossland, this time it’s a fresh blend of classic Shakespeare, drunken shenanigans and the art of...
Grand Opening! Seven Summits Centre for Learning celebrates its new home on November 8
Tours of the school's new premises, cake, a slide-show of "before and after" the renovations, some information on the building's history, short speeches, a ribbon-cutting and an award presentation; Rossland's own community-generated school invites everyone to join the celebrations at ...
COLUMN: 10 Tips for preventing colds and flu
By Dr. Amanda Chay, ND What is the difference between a cold and flu? Colds and flus are both viral infections that occur yearly during the fall and winter seasons. The most important step in preventing colds and flus is to wash your hands and cough into your arm, not your hand. Since they are viral infections, it is important...
Salmo Recognized as Age-Friendly Community by Province
The Village of Salmo is pleased to have been formally recognized as an Age-Friendly Community by the BC Minister of Health Adrian Dix and Executive Director of the BC Healthy Communities Society Jodi Mucha. This provincial recognition includes a framed poster to hang in the Village office and a $1,000 grant. “This recognition...
Op/Ed: An Indigenous Elder responds to column
The ongoing conflict over open-net fin-fish aquaculture in our coastal waters has not received much local press. After all, it's a coastal issue; we no longer have salmon runs in our neighbourhood, thanks to a series of dams on the Columbia River. But I notice that we eat salmon from the coast anyway, brought to us by the...
Construction begins on Castlegar SPCA facility
Work is now underway on the BC SPCA’s new West Kootenay Community Animal Centre in Castlegar. The new 4,250-square-foot facility, to be located at 124 Heritage Way (west of the airport), is expected to open by June 2018. “We are extremely excited about the new centreand are grateful to the provincial government, the Columbia...
Tax rate; how should cannabis be sold; how many councillors? and, local citizen honoured.
Rossland City Council Meeting, October 23, 2017 Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, Andy Morel, John Greene, and Marten Kruysse. Absent: Andrew Zwicker and Aaron Cosbey. Public Input Period: 1. Rossland Dispensary owner Jeff Weaver spoke about the coming decriminalization of cannabis by the...
Rural Pre-Med Scholarships Awarded
A dozen Selkirk College students focused on the future of health care in rural British Columbia have received financial support from the medical community they hope to join one day. Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine (RPM) Program recently welcomed its fourth cohort of students who are starting their post-secondary journey...
