Missing Castlegar man located
Missing male Norman Reid was located by the Search and Rescue dog during the local search of the area. Reid was conscious and speaking with the ambulance crew when they arrived. Reid was then taken to the hospital. Previous story: Castlegar RCMP and Castlegar Search and Rescue are currently searching for a missing male in the...
Volunteers need for the annual BC Bat Count
The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) is seeking volunteers for the annual BC Bat Count. This citizen-science initiative encourages residents to count bats at local roost sites. “Bat counts are a wonderful way for residents to get involved in collecting important scientific information” said Leigh Anne Isaac, Coordinator...
Parking in Nelson just got a little tougher
As if there wasn’t enough problems with parking in Nelson, now stalls at the only parkade in the city one are being closed until upgrades can be completed. The news, announced in a media press release, comes after an engineering firm recently completed a detailed structural assessment of the City parkade as part of the […]
Nelson SAR host Swiftwater training on Slocan River
Nelson Search and Rescue rolled out the red carpet to host the fourth annual RAFTEX training weekend on the Slocan River. Nelson SAR Public Information Officer, Chris Armstrong, said the public may have seen as many as 14 rafts on the Slocan River this past holiday weekend as teams from Nelson, Fruitvale, Penticton, Panorama, Sparwood, […]
Rossland Student Wins Scholarship to Carleton University
A few years after graduating from high school in Rossland, Maddie Snelgrove decided it was time to return to school but still didn’t have her career path planned out. Two years later, the local woman not only has two years post-secondary education under her belt from Selkirk College, she has a dream she’s ready to make happen....
Police seek public help finding missing woman
Trail RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating missing person 48-year-old Neva Evdokimoff, who was reported missing by her family on Wednesday, May 25. The Trail RCMP was advised on May 25, that Neva Evdokimoff left her family's residence in Shore Acres at 8:30 a.m. on May 24. Neva was supposed to be driving home to her...
GradPASS provides safe travel during graduation celebrations
Grad Class of 2016 in Nelson, Trail, Castlegar and South Slocan at Mount Sentinel High School, will have access to the BC Transit GradPass promotion. BC Transit, through its partnering communities, is thrilled to offer the two days of free, unlimited transit travel during the month of June. It’s expected that more than 21,000 GradPASS […]
Obituary: Kevin Chernoff
It is with a heavy heart that Trish and Megan Chernoff share the loss of their best friend, Kevin Chernoff. He left our world suddenly on Tuesday morning, with Trish by his side after a full week surrounded by family. It’s hard to imagine how the world will go on without him but we are […]
The Strange Case of DFO Abdicating Its Legal Responsibilities
Many of us eat salmon and other fish here in Rossland too, far from the sea -- whether it's fresh fish bought at Ferraro Foods, or canned. For that reason and many others, we should be concerned about the health of BC's fish populations. Strangely, the federal government's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), charged...
SUMMER READING CLUB AT ROSSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY!
The Rossland Public Library invites kids to join the fun and games at the 2016 BC Summer Reading Club. This year’s theme is Book a Trip! Registration is free and starts at the library on 1 June. Kids receive a reading record to keep track of their reading. If they read, or are read to, for 20 minutes each day for 49 days, ...
