EDITORIAL: New Year, New Telegraph as Rossland’s oldest newspaper (yup) rolls out some new ideas
Working in an online environment is a form of constant education. When David Livingstone and I started The Rossland Telegraph five years ago, we had the idea of offering something new in a new medium--an electronic forum where all right-thinking denizens of the Mountain Kingdom could air and share their views, thereby...
With Bill 28 is the government serving the people or are the people serving the government?
The most recent court decision in the dispute between the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the provincial government is of historic importance to Canadians everywhere. My daughter and son-in-law are teachers, but that is not the reason for my interest in the case. The decision rendered by Madam Justice S. Griffin is not concerned […]
Inaugural TechBrewSki event celebrates the Kootenay’s unique entrepreneurial lifestyle
The Kootenay region is unique in many ways. That much is evident at first glance. What many visitors or new arrivals may not know is that the biking, skiing, snowboarding, hiking and general outdoor recreation-focussed lifestyle, along with a unique creative vibe and community-first mindset, is the basis of a strong and growing...
Keremeos rock slide 'experience was quite surreal' says Nelson realtor
Local realtor Brian Euerby has driven the road many times and thought nothing of the rock face above Highway 3 west of Keremeos. But shortly after lunch Monday Euerby, returning home from a west coast visit to see the grand child in Vancouver, had an uneasy feeling after witnessing a few rocks on the highway. […]
Broadband in Castlegar explained
This is the first of a four-part series that will describe what broadband is, what the potential is for rural communities as well as how and why Castlegar is exploring options around the development of high speed fibre optics broadband. Part One: The Columbia Basin Trust, the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC) and...
Trail says 'no' to Castlegar-funded examination of acute health care priorities in the region
Trail has chosen to opt out of a process initiated by the City of Castlegar to create a region-wide strategic plan for health care in the region. Castlegar contracted, at the cost of about $20,000, the services of consultant Jim Gustafson (formerly the CAO of the RDCK and, before that, Castlegar) to gather information from ...
Selkirk College Hairdressing Students Up to the Challenge
Selkirk College Hairdressing Program students are engaged in a friendly competition and you’re invited to get involved in a way that will leave you with a fresh look. At the start of January, cosmetology services at Selkirk’s Silver King Campus opened for business. Students in the Hairdressing and Esthetics Programs started...
Funding fun as council says 'yes' to museum and 'no' to Seven Summits
Monday, January 27th, 2014 It was a long evening -- a Committee-of-the-whole ("COW") meeting started at 5:00, followed by a regular Council meeting at 7:00. Funding, swimming holes, electric fences, broad-band --Read on! And please don't be disappointed by the lack of personal opinion in this column; it is my intention to...
Local MLAs to host BC finance critic in tri-city visit
In preparation for the upcoming provincial budget, opposition Finance Critic Mike Farnworth will be visiting the Kootenays, meeting with local governments, industry leaders and small business owners on Feb. 6 and 7. Farnworth, the MLA for Port Coquitlam, has held the post of Finance critic since 2011, and will be responsible...
LETTER: Reader feels despair over logging in Lynch Creek
Dear Editor Reading 'Logging in Lynch Creek North is underway' filled me with despair and anger. Dispair because Lynch Creek North is an important corridor for a threatened grizzly bear population and the road density in the area already far exceeds the level recommended by grizzly bear biologists. Five-hundred logging...
