Trail's Locking Them Up to Help Local Kids
On Friday when mounties make business calls, they’re not looking for hard criminals, they’re looking for local law abiding citizens who’ve been snitched on by their friends or coworkers. Cops for Kids has partnered with Ferraro Foods to host their first Jail & Bail on Aug. 25. Off-duty RCMP members will be arresting local...
Vehicles destroyed by fire in Fruitvale
Two vehicles, a boat and a motorhome were destroyed in a fire yesterday afternoon in Fruitvale, according to KBRFR Cpt. Ryan Smyth. He said the call came in at 2:58 p.m., and crews arrived at the private residence 3:01 p.m. Trail, Montrose and Fruitvale crews responded. Upon arrival, they found all four vehicles fully engulfed […]
Column: Dark times? Rise and shine together.
Are we entering a new Dark Age? Lately it seems so. News reports are enough to make anyone want to crawl into bed and hide under the covers. But it’s time to rise and shine. To resolve the crises humanity faces, good people must come together. It’s one lesson from Charlottesville, Virginia. It would be easy to dismiss the...
Rossland's Fall Fair is on September 9th -- Join the fun!
It's almost time for Golden City Days and Rossland's Fall Fair, accurately billed as "an old-fashioned celebration of community." This year the Fall Fair is on Saturday, September 9th, at the Arena, opening immediately after the Golden City Days parade (around 11:00 am), and the theme is Canada...
Stage III Watering Restrictions Imposed
Starting on Wednesday, August 23, Rossland's watering restrictions move to Stage III: that means that sprinkling systems -- whether automated or turned on and off by hand -- can be in use only from 7:00 am to 9:00 am and from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. As before, homes with even-numbered street adresses can sprinkle only on...
McCormick Creek Wildfire Evacuation Order reduced Tuesday
The Regional District of Central Kootenay is reducing the Evacuation Order in the McCormick Creek wildfire area to an Evacuation Alert, commencing Tuesday (August 22) at 6 p.m. The decision comes after close consultation between the RDCK and BC Wildfire Service. “Residents will be allowed to return to their homes at 6 p.m. ...
Editorial: Rainbows "Я" us!
It's the prettiest crosswalk in town. The lovely set of rainbow colours across Washington Street, by the Rossland Summit School, invites admiration. And its message is admirable too: it invites us to accept others without prejudice or intolerance ― without rejecting them on the basis of their appearance, their religion,...
Motorcycle vs moose crash sends two men to hospital
A motorcyclist is lucky to be alive today after hitting a moose on Hwy 3 just east of Castlegar, according to Ootischenia Deputy Fire chief Len Coates. Coates said the call came in at 12:29 p.m., and crews arrived on scene to find BCAS and RCMP already at work. “The motorcyclist hit a moose and went over a 60-foot embankment...
Free family fun/education at Annual Toadfest
You’re invited to Toadfest on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017between 4 and 7 p.m., and Wednesday, Aug. 30, between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.at Summit Lake Provincial Park, near Nakusp. This free, fun, family event, coordinated by the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP), primarily raises awareness about the Western Toad, including...
Province extends state of emergency once again
B.C.'s wildfire-driven provincial state of emergency has been formally extended again, through the end of the day on Sept. 1, 2017. This is the third time the state of emergency has been extended, with previous extensions on July 19 and Aug. 4. The state of emergency declaration will continue to apply to the whole province....
