Truth, Terror and Consequences with Chris Hedges
Through his lectures, Chris Hedges takes people on dark journeys to places they thought they would never go. Painting pictures with words, he acts as a tour guide to the realities of war and those who choose to accompany him will return with a better understanding. On February 28, the Selkirk College Mir Centre for Peace...
Council (briefly) considers increasing 'staff appreciation' budget by 500% while discussing ways to save money
The Tax situation in Rossland (if you already know it all, you can skip this part): Rossland City Council has been struggling to keep our city taxes low, to partially make up for increasing levels of School and Regional District taxation that Rossland residents must also pay as part of our property taxes. Rossland does not...
Bizarre stabbing at airport Sunday morning
A 28-year-old Castlegar man is facing a laundry list of charges after a bizarre incident at the airport yesterday morning, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "At approximately 5:30 a.m on February 16th, Castlegar RCMP were called to the West Kootenay Airport in response to a suspicious male complaint," Mathew said. "(The)...
The Rossland Museum wants your stories! Old Timer Interviews, Heritage Week , Antique Appraisals and Expanded Hours
The Rossland Historical Museum is actively working to record your stories with our “Old Timer Interviews” project. Museum directors Roly Worsfold and Lydia Jakovac are busy tracking down senior Rossland community members to interview. If you know of someone they should talk to, or if you are someone they should interview, ...
A lexicon of Mountain Kingdom nicknames...from Booty to Woodtick
In 2012, Allebo Lloyd, a childhood friend from Rossland died. I knew his given name, but he was more commonly known by his nickname. I sent a note of condolence to his wife and in it, admitted that I was not sure how to spell his nickname. This situation made me realize that I was equally uninformed on the source and nicknames...
UPDATED: Man caught in avalanche died trying to help another snowmobiler
A story on the CBC website said the Alberta man killed in an avalanche Saturday near Revelstoke died saving another snowmobiler, his widow says. The story said Chris McCoy was crusing on Boulder Mountain when the avalanche struck around 1:30 p.m. PT. The Sylvain Lake man had apparently gotten off his snowmobile to help another...
RDCK to set guidelines for zoning of medical marijuana production facilities
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has taken a step toward guiding the potential establishment of medical marijuana production facilities (MPFs) within its boundaries after the new federal regulations come into place as of April 1, 2014, with a resolution to draft a definition for MPFs within its zoning bylaws and the establishment of a […]
Downton Abbey tea party fill library
It was tea time at the Grand Forks and District Public Library on Saturday (GFPL). The library hosted a Downton Abbey themed tea, which proved popular with 52 adults and seven children coming out to take part. Downton Abbey is a British period drama TV show that will air its fifth season this year. According […]
Mother Nature not done yet with winter
Drivers heading over the Kootenay Pass can expect extreme weather conditions said Marc Dale, Operations Manager / SE Kootenay for Yellowhead Road and Bridge. Dale said the forecast for the next 24 hours is for heavy snow fall at elevations over 800 meters and a mix of rain and snow in the valleys. “The overnight […]
COMMENT: The War on the Poor
The conservative movement in the US and Canada is maintained by the CIA and a legion of “think tanks” mainly funded by the oil industry.[1] To their purposes, they support the myth of a “communist” conspiracy in order to wage war on the poor, to eliminate obstacles to the further accumulation of wealth by the rich. Communism,...
