How much stuff will you give and receive this holiday season? Add it to the growing pile — the 30-trillion-tonne pile. That’s how much technology and goods humans have produced, according to a study by an international team led by England’s University of Leicester. It adds up to more than all living matter on the planet,...

Rossland City Council, November 12, 2016:  Public Hearing and Regular Council Meeting.  Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, Andrew Zwicker, John Greene, Andy Morel, and Aaron Cosbey.  Absent:  Marten Kruysse PUBLIC HEARING:   A slight clash of views over housing The Public Hearing was scheduled  to ...

On December 6, Peter van Loan, Conservative critic for Canadian Heritage and National Historic Sites, introduced a Private Member’s Bill for the rehabilitation of historic buildings in Canada. Designed to support those who invest in our cultural heritage, this Bill will have the potential to encourage rehabilitation of...

With seven billion and counting on this little planet, space in some places is at a premium.  We’re so lucky here in BC’s southern interior — we aren’t overly crowded.  And yet, we still compete for space.  Space for recreation in the back-country in some areas is highly contentious, with horse-back riders, hikers, skiers, snowshoers, […]

Monday morning the entire West Kootenay community was shocked to hear the news that a young Nelson girl had died in a two-car accident near Bonnington. Now the community, after coming to grips with this horrific news, is rallying around the family as more than $16,000 has been raised in a GoFundMe campaign. “. . . December ...

A visit to Rwanda’s Nyundo School of Music by a group of Selkirk College students has caught the eye of a Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Maclean's magazine recently published a story of how Selkirk College music instructor Gilles Parenteau brokered a deal between the college, Rwandan government and ...

Castlegar RCMP are investigating robbery and assault that occurred at the Flamingo Hotel in Castlegar at approximately 3 p.m. Dec.13, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “The owner of the motel was accosted by two persons inside the motel, restrained, and assaulted with a weapon. The suspects fled with assorted valuables,”...

On Sunday, December 18, Rossland’s Joe Hill Coffee House invites you to an evening of eclectic  entertainment by  talented performers in our community. It’s in the Rossland Legion, 2081 Washington Street,  while the Miners’ Hall is being renovated, but it’s the same Joe Hill Coffee House as always – coffee, tea and goodies ...

RCMP is reporting one fatality following a two-car accident Monday morning on Highway 3A west of Nelson near Bonnington. Sergeant Chad Badry of the RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services said in a media release three people were involved in two vehicle accident that occurred at 8 a.m. and closed the highway for several hours. Traffic […]

There's a local school choir shortlisted in CBC’s Canadian Music Class Challenge. The South Nelson Elementary School Choir is one of 10 finalists for the national CBC contest. South Nelson has qualified in the largest category of the Challenge, Elementary Class with Choral, which has 110 entries. The winners in each category...