Community goes 'whole hog' to support local farmer
Residents rallied after reading a heartfelt – and heartbroken – Facebook post written by a local pig farmer who was nearing the end of his rope after hundreds of dollars of meat were stolen right out of the freezer at his farm. Jim Ross, 51, is the owner of Havesome Hogs in Slocan and creator of the Facebook page Farm the...
Two Rossland Organizations get Canada 150 Grants
The Rossland Museum and Archives Association will receive $175,000 to help with its renewal project, and Friends of the Rossland Range Society (FORRS) will recive 85,000 to help with improving the Rossland Range Recreation Site. Mayor Kathy Moore, Museum president Libby Martin, FORRS board chair Kim Deane, and David Wilks, ...
Photo Vans To Capture Home Images for BC Assessment
We may see a "clearly marked" van taking pictures of our homes in the near future in Rossland and Trail. The pictures are for BC Assessment, to enable them to more accurately assess the "fair market value" of our homes for purposes of property taxation. Here's the official press release, and following that, some FAQs and ...
OUT OF LEFT FIELD: An ode to my son
You just turned 17, and I gave you the stuff and the cash you wanted – as is right and proper for a 17-year-old to want – but I wanted to give you something more, something bigger, in honour of the small child I miss so much, and the spectacular young man who has taken his place, and of whom I am so very proud. A trip to...
Huge concern for sockeye run in BC's South Okanagan region
Kootenay Lake is not the only place in BC having to deal with a decline in fish stocks. CBC News is reporting there could be a potentially catastrophic collapse of the sockeye salmon run on the Columbia River system this year. Okanagan Nation Alliance fish biologist Richard Bussanich said latest predictions are now thought ...
Woman stages one-person protest in support of wolves
A concerned woman staged a one-person protest against the BC Government's wolf kill Monday afternoon at the Park and Ride outside Nelson. The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, held up signs to passing motorists saying, "Stop the War on Wolves" and "Wolves are Tortured to Death". Earlier this year, the province announced...
Golden City Days calling for Parade entries!
Golden City Days is looking for colorful parade participants to march down Columbia Avenue on Saturday September 12! Here's the invitation: Please accept this invitation to participate in the 2015 Golden City Days Parade on Saturday, 12 September 2015 You may enter a float, a vehicle, a marching or walking group, play music,...
Sitkum Creek Wildfire 90 percent contained, Area Restriction Order rescinded
Mother Nature is making life a lot easier for BC Wildfire firefighters battling the Sitkum Creek Interface Wildfire north of Nelson. Thanks to recent rains and an effective burnoff — July 18 — the wildfire is now 90 percent contained, allowing the Southeast Fire Centre to relax an area restriction order. "An Area Restriction...
Vehicle torched on Woodland Drive; fire ban still in effect
Fire crews were called out at roughly 5:50 a.m. on Monday to deal with reports of black smoke emanating from the gravel pit on Woodland Drive, according to fire chief Gerry Rempel. “We arrived to find a vehicle on fire,” he said, adding it was fully engulfed in flames. “We put it out in short order, but the vehicle was...
Vandals damage grave markers at Nelson Memorial Cemetery
City of Nelson Memorial Cemetery staff arrived to work Friday morning to find that vandals pushed over a handful of grave markers during the night. Nelson Police were called to the Uphill-based cemetery to investigate the vandalism. Police found that vandals had pushed over the grave markers in the Anglican section of the...
