November the mildest on record, but cold weather is coming
November’s mild weather is going to look pretty good next week as Mother Nature whips up some cooler weather for the region during the next week. Environment Canada forecasts temperatures as cold as minus 9 C with snow during the end of the week. That’s in stark contrast to November says Ron Lakeman, Weather Forecasterfor the...
It's Time to Strengthen Your Immune System
It is time to build up your system before the holiday season is upon us and keep it strong for the winter. I’ve already seen the start of viral abdominal flus, so this will help prevent and minimize the typical viral and bacterial flus common at this time of year. I try to remind folks that having a cold or flu once...
Police seek public's assistance to locate missing man
The Elk Valley Regional RCMP is seeking the assistance of the public in their investigation of a missing person. On Saturday (December 3) , Jeremy Roy Scott Wellman was reported missing to the RCMP. The 32-year-old man was last seen at around 7 p.m. on Friday (December 2), when he went to get gas in Fernie, BC. Wellman is ...
Radon testing available for Trail residents and public buildings
Interior Health has donated 44 radon kits to the Trail Area Health and Environment Committee (THEC) and City of Trail to springboard a campaign to encourage homeowners and municipalities to test their buildings for radon before the end of 2016. “Everyone should get their home tested. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer […]
Refugee Family Arrives From Syria
Exhausted from three days of travelling from Turkey, a young refugee couple from Syria has arrived in Rossland with their baby son. When their plane landed in Castlegar on November 29, Teysir and Heba Misto and their baby were welcomed by members of the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees, with the help of a young Arabic-speaking...
What Does the UN Have to Do With Nelson?
The West Kootenay Global Awareness Network (WKGAN) and The BC Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) met with community leaders in Nelson recently to discuss the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how our community is tackling them. In September of 2016, 193 nations signed the agreement, moving...
IIO says Castlegar/Slocan shooting investigations in final stage
Two long-standing investigations, the length of which have caused some outrage in the region, may finally be drawing to a close, according to Independent Investigations Office acting director of public engagement and policy Marten Youssef. Both investigations involve officer-involved fatal shootings, the first of Slocan...
A Ginger-bread Community, a Noisy Neighbour, Planning for the Mid-Town Lands, Dumping Telus
Rossland City Council, Regular Meeting on November 28, 2016 Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, Andrew Zwicker, Andy Morel, John Greene, and Aaron Cosbey. Absent: Marten Kruysse. Public Input Period: Special guests from Rossland Summit School (RSS), two children in the elementary grades, explained...
TAXES, HOME PRICES -- HOW DOES ROSSLAND STACK UP, REALLY?
Janice Nightingale got curious after Rossland's budget presentation last spring. "Things looked grim!" she says, and she could see that Council was struggling to make the best decisions. The grimness had a lot to do with Rossland's ancient infrastructure and the urgent need to replace much of it at great expense, not to ...
LETTER: Senior services sorely lacking
Dear Editor, On behalf of a large concerned group of students and local community members, it has come to our attention that there is a lack of senior support financially in the Kootenays, let alone across the province. The local Senior outreach and support program (SOS) under the Castlegar district community services that ...
