Four people are now facing charges after an observant resident noticed the passenger of a moving vehicle pointing a gun, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "On Feb. 1 at 8:30 p.m., Castlegar RCMP received a complaint relating to a passenger of a vehicle who was observed to be pointing what appeared to be a firearm," ...

Demand for the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network’s (CBEEN) Wild Voices for Kids program is growing and is looking for local support before this spring’s busy field trip season. Since CBEEN began offering the program in 2009, it has made it possible for over 40,000 students from across the Columbia Basin to receive...

Barack Obama, Pope Francis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and organizations like Oxfam and the World Health Organization are all saying it: Inequality is the greatest concern of our time. So what’s it going to take for our governments to act? Dr. Gary Bloch, a family physician in Toronto and a founding member of Health...

Nelson Nordic Ski Club hosted the Teck Kootenay Cup #5 cross country ski race on February 2nd.  We had a record 125 participants from ages 4 through 60.  The race was a free style mass start design so we had lots of competitors across the start line. The course looped its way around the hills by our lodge and spectators had...

Rossland Council has recently agreed to a 4% increase to its Liquid Waste Management (LWM) O&M contribution and has also gone forward with a new set of terms for participating in the LWM system.  The LWM agreement offers all three participants – Rossland, Warfield, Trail - an opportunity to create a system in which Fair-Cost...

One winter afternoon, Jim was walking along Columbia Ave. He loved the little town of Rossland and the quaint little shops that lined its streets. He spent many memorable late afternoons strolling around, perusing and chatting to friends about the days skiing just gone. From behind, Jim heard someone calling his name. He...

The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is releasing their new Observer Network today, which will allow backcountry users to submit and share observations from the field. The Observer Network is an upgrade to CAC Mobile, the CAC’s smartphone app. Through the Observer Network, photos and comments can be uploaded and shared with other backcountry users and […]

Selkirk College has joined six other post-secondary schools across the province in an initiative that aims to recruit the best and brightest employees. The Regional Colleges of BC has launched a new website to let future employees know that if you’re interested in working in a rewarding career alongside great people in a...

There has been a certain amount of talk among Rossland residents about the "Delegation Bylaw" passed by Council and adopted on January 11, 2010, and some of that talk has made its way to my ears. Some people have been under the impression that the bylaw allowed the former CAO to hire his own replacement.   The only information...

Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a spill late Wednesday morning on Ward Street near the Hume Hotel’s Beer Mike’s Place Pub. The call came into Nelson Fire Department at 11:32 a.m. that an unknown substance was leaking in the alley behind the Hume Hotel.  All on duty members responded immediately with one engine […]