Red Mountain Scoops 2 World Snow Awards
RED Mountain Resort has scooped Most Improved North American Resort and Best Upcoming Resort in the World Snow Awards held in London (November 1 2013). RED is the only Canadian resort to feature in the awards, and the only resort to win multiple awards. The resort's season opens December 14th 2013 when it will showcase the ...
LETTER: Mule deer populations struggle outside of GF
A recent poll in the city of Invermere overwhelmingly supported a deer cull but as expected the much larger question was ignored -- the future of the mule deer. With the exception of the city of Grand Forks and Vancouver Island the urban deer phenomena is driven by the mule deer which is in serious population decline in our...
Doing Time
Many Norwegians responded in disbelief and anger when it was announced that convicted mass murderer Anders Breivik had enrolled in a political science course at the University of Oslo. Allowing a mass murderer to enroll in a university course was going too far. The university’s rector, Ole Petter Ottersen, explained that...
MP ALERTS PUBLIC TO REVISIONS IN CANADA SUMMER JOBS APPLICATION PROCESS
Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior is alerting eligible employers and organizations that the deadline for Canada Summer Jobs 2014 (CSJ) has changed. “Those wishing to apply for funding for Canada Summer Jobs positions for 2014 should be aware that the deadline has changed”, said Atamanenko. “It is earlier than in...
Columbia Power Takes Home Two Prestigious Canadian Electricity Association Safety Awards
During an award ceremony held on Parliament Hill last week, Columbia Power Corporation received the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) President’s Award of Excellence for Employee Safety and the Vice President’s Award of Safety Excellence for Generation. Columbia Power was the only company within Canada to receive the...
Council made aware of ever-increasing cost of Winter Carnival
During this week’s Council meeting, Public Works Manager Darrin Albo made a brief presentation concerning the costs and budgeting of the Rossland Winter Carnival. The numbers have been on the rise in the past few years and have far exceeded what was budgeted. “We have tracked and detailed the last few years, and broke...
HUB OF LEARNING 2: Request to waive facility rental fee for Selkirk College presents conundrum for City
A request by Selkirk College to waive the rental fee for use of the Arena lounge in order to facilitate courses here in Rossland sparked discussion amongst council during their regular meeting on Tuesday. The discussion focused on weighing the benefits of having future educational opportunities available in Rossland without...
HUB OF LEARNING 1: Sustainability Commission presents Hub of Learning concept to Royal Roads Masters students
An invitation from Royal Roads University facilitated a recent trip to the coast that saw Sustainability Commission Chair Terry Miller and Innovative Education Task Force Chair Fletcher Quince present the concept of Rossland as a ‘Hub of Learning’ to the university's students as part of a ‘leadership challenge’. The challenge,...
Toronto police bring down international child pornography ring
At least 386 children have been saved from child exploitation around the world, thanks to Project Spade – a massive, international investigation headed by the Toronto Police Service (TPS). The TPS started investigating a Toronto-based individual that was suspected of sharing graphic images of children being sexual abused in...
LETTER: Reminder to give credit to philanthropists on national day
Dear Editor, November 15th is National Philanthropy Day in Canada. While this is a day that is celebrated around the world, Canada is the first to officially recognize it as a national day (this type of thing makes me proud to be Canadian!). This is a time to celebrate and thank those that give beyond themselves. The great ...
