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, ...
COLUMN: Feeding Humanity in a Warming World
Calculating farming’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is difficult, but experts agree that feeding the world’s people has tremendous climate and environmental impacts. Estimates of global emissions from farms range widely. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency puts them at 24 per cent, including deforestation,...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Oxygen Art Centre in downtown Nelson is an artist-run venue that provides space and programming for artists and the public to engage in the creation, study, exhibition and performance of contemporary art in all disciplines. Oxygen Art Centre is currently accepting submissions for its Exhibition and Residency program. ...
A Fort Mac Evacuee Thanks Rossland
An evacuee from Fort McMurray wants to thank Rossland for helping her and her family have what she calls "a soft landing" when they arrived here, exhausted and reeking of chemical smoke from the wildfire devastating swaths of the boreal forest -- and the city of Fort McMurray. Lisa Chobanuk-Borse (who grew up in Rossland) ...
