The kids are OK: RSS Grade Two class wins national award
Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors John Greene, Lloyd McLellan, Andrew Zwicker, and Andy Morel. Absent: Marten Kruysse and Aaron Cosbey. Moore shared a bit of good news before the meeting got under way: she reported that Rossland Summit School's Grade Two class won the Jack Layton Award for Youth Action in...
Canadian Forces Snowbirds Come to Revelstoke
Aviation buffs will want to put Revelstoke on the summer holiday agenda as the city and plans to roll out the red carpet to host the Canadian Forces (CF) Snowbirds this July 25-26th. The event, in partnership with the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, is in celebration of Canada 150. “We are extremely excited to host […]
Nelson Fire, NPD combine to assist in water rescue
Nelson Fire Rescue and Nelson Police combined Friday afternoon to rescue a person who had capsized a canoe in Kootenay Lake. Both emergency services responded to a call at 4:19 p.m. of a person in a canoe that had capsized but was unable to get the boat righted. “Both on duty members responded immediately and […]
Rossland Museum Grand Re-Opening
Rossland's Museum and Discovery Centre staff and volunteers have been working hard over the winter season on Phase One of the museum renovation project. On Friday, June 30, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, all are welcome to come and view the results. Until then, some construction is still happening. "It looks completely different!"...
Search for missing Alvin Dunic turns up no new clues
RCMP Senior Media Relations Officer Annie Linteau says the search for missing Crawford Bay teacher Alvin Dunic remains a mystery. Linteau said members from Nelson Search and Rescue as well as Swift Water Teams from Kimberley, Oliver/Osoyoos and Penticton searched Crawford Creek this week again with no success. “Swimmers in the water targeted areas using […]
Opinion: Misleading claims about 'green' products and what to do about them
By Gaelle Gourmelon; article from WorldWatch Institute You’re standing at the store, a bottle of shampoo in each hand. Your gaze circles from one label to the other, and your mind runs 10 simultaneous comparisons to decide which bottle you’ll bring home. Blue is, after all, your favorite color. And this label does...
Opinion: If Saskatchewan Can Build a Geothermal Plant, Why Can't BC?
By Carol Linnett. This article is from DeSmog Canada. While news of Saskatchewan’s plan for a small geothermal power plant was met with excitement by renewable energy advocates, experts say British Columbia is far better situated to capitalize on the technology yet has failed to do so. “It should be a little bit of a shock...
Columbia Basin Trust’s Built Heritage Grants fund 16 projects with $1.4 million
Heritage structures are physical reminders of our communities’ pasts. They may represent community-defining businesses that have come and gone, or early ways of life that no longer exist. They may stand alone as singular examples or be part of a string of historic structures that add interest to a neighbourhood. Now, 16 heritage structures in […]
Grand Forks reaches agreement with CUPE workers
The City of Grand Forks announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with its union workers following two days of bargaining. Mayor Frank Konrad said the agreement with CUPE Local 4728 is for four plus years. “I’m pleased that everything worked out so well, and I’m very happy with the results for the corporation and […]
Cycling Never Gets Old
Two hundred years ago this month, an environmental and fuel crisis inspired one of our greatest inventions — a device so simple, efficient and useful that it’s turning out to be part of the solution to today’s environmental and fuel crises. As a Treehugger article explains, the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora in April...
