Do you, or someone you know, have an example of quirky and unique home repairs?  Have you ever wanted to be on TV? Do you also like getting things for free? If so, then this opportunity could be for you.  Home and Garden Television (HGTV) and Mountain Road productions are searching for candidates for a one-hour special that...

Aaron Cosbey has objected to the unceremonious removal of Planner Mike Maturo from City Hall.  Was Mr. Maturo’s termination done properly?  The short answer is no, it wasn’t, but not for the reasons suggested by Mr. Cosbey.  I can’t agree with Mr. Cosbey’s lavish assessment of Mr. Maturo’s accomplishments and contributions ...

The BC RCMP Major Crimes Section would like to thank the public for the tips that are pouring in relating to the sexual assaults on the UBC, Vancouver campus. Since the release of the suspect composite sketch on Tuesday, Nov. 5 shortly after 12 p.m., there have been 57 additional tips of varying reliability that have been...

A new partnership between Selkirk College and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will help students with hands-on application of their skills and knowledge. The two post-secondary institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at collaboration and building on success at both schools. “We are...

Note that since this story was submitted, the problem has been solved. According to an email from Kathy Moore, "when I sent my press release out about the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees needing a house for the Burmese family I was worried and daunted by the task of finding a rental in Rossland heading into ski season....

What would Rossland’s longest running history column be without a piece on the most famous Rosslander ever? It would surely be much more desirable than this week’s plan B of mine, which was a history of Rossland’s longest running history column. That would be exciting - not. So I decided to provide my readers young and old,...

Christina Lake’s Margaret Maximenko is putting her name forward as a New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate to replace Alex Atamanenko in the next federal election. Atamanenko announced last week that after three terms he will no longer be running for Member of Parliament (MP) in the next election, which is expected to be in ...

School District 51 is getting three new buses to serve the Boundary next year. The provincial government has set aside $416,974 to fund the three news buses, which will seat at least 80 people. The buses will replace three older models. Two have been in use for 15 years and the other one is 12-years-old. The government has ...

Teck Trail Operations has been assessed a penalty of $210,000 under the Fisheries Act and the Environmental Management Act. $200,000 of the penalty will be split evenly between the provincial Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and the federal Environmental Damages Fund. The funds will be used to support habitat conservation...

Teck Trail Operations has been assessed a penalty of $210,000 under the Fisheries Act and the Environmental Management Act. $200,000 of the penalty will be split evenly between the provincial Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and the federal Environmental Damages Fund. The funds will be used to support habitat conservation...