Summer weather is early this year, so, here is a reminder about sun exposure and what we really need to be careful about. In the past, sun was used in European clinics, using controlled amounts to cure diseases such as tuberculosis and heal wounds. Since the 60’s, we have been warned about sunbathing causing skin cancer, and...

Fifty years ago, Selkirk College embarked on its mission to serve the communities of the West Kootenay-Boundary region through inspiring lifelong learning and transforming lives through education. In September, the college is inviting all those who have been impacted over five decades to return home for a golden celebration....

BC Timber Sales personnel in conjunction with the BC Wildfire Service will be conducting a prescribed burn Monday (June 6) weather permitting. Smoke from this prescribed burn will be visible from the communities of Queens Bay, Balfour, Crawford Bay and from the Kootenay Lake ferry. Trained BC Wildfire Service personnel will carefully monitor the fires […]

Tired of afternoons as dark as night in the fall, after the onset of Standard Time?  Weary of having to force your body to adjust to a new time regime twice a year?  There's hope on the horizon: the BC Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution at its AGM on May 31 to ask the BC government to work with other provincial and state...

BCAA announced that Crawford Bay Community Park has been named one of five BCAA Play Here finalists. Chosen from over 400 entries province-wide, Crawford Bay Community Park, located on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake 35 kilometers north of Nelson, is now in the running for a play space revitalization worth up to $100,000 from...

Have you ever wondered about Rossland history?  Unlike what too many of us older people didn't enjoy in school,  Rossland history is lively and fascinating.  A gold-mining boom-town whose population and building construction exploded between 1895 and 1900, Rossland attracted the riches needed for hard-rock mining and produced...

Rossland City Council -- 3  Meetings on May 30, 2016: 1.        The CoW:  Council  met as a Committee-of-the-Whole  at 2:00 pm at the Seniors' Hall, to refine the DRAFT materials created by Terry Miller for a public process gathering residents'  thoughts, priorities and ideas about how Council should allocate the tax dollars...

June 1, 2016 WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS WEEK? Storm/Sanitary crossings 2nd Ave and alley between 2nd and 3rd Ave. Sanitary and Storm services 1st Ave to 3rd Ave. Start watermain at 1st Ave. Please note that SALON KULA IS OPEN and access will be provided from either First or Second Ave. ROAD CLOSURES -- as of 7:00 am June 2: Spokane...

A change in the location of the Balfour ferry landing has been talked about for years. Now the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is considering putting the relocation plan of the inland ferry terminal on the west side of Kootenay Lake into action in order to enhance access and improve safety and service for ferry...

Get ready for fire season in the Southeast Fire Centre. The Southeast Fire Centre said effective at noon PDT on Friday, June 3, Category 3 open fires will be prohibited in the district to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. Human-caused wildfires continue to be the biggest concern of BC Wildfire...