Five regional parks proposed in Ktunaxa RDCK Traditional Use Study Summary Report
There are five areas for regional parks being proposed under the recently released Ktunaxa and regional district report which contain traditional use significance. The report — Ktunaxa RDCK Traditional Use Study (TUS) Summary Report — provided a review of proposed areas for the regional parks, with traditional use study documents from past projects, documentation of […]
Seven Summits students help with Rossland's Lions campground
On Tuesday October 24, these students and and two educators from the Seven Summits Centre for Learning, assisted our Rossland Golden City Lions in putting our campground’s collection of picnic tables into storage for the winter. From viewer’s left to right: Veiga Strachan, Finlay Smith, Daniel Kuin, Loic Fritsch, Emerick DesLauriers, Lola Rivera, Emeri Harder, […]
Water, sewer utilities slated to increase further for 2024: City Finance
Water and wastewater rates continue to climb uphill in the city after a report on the proposed utility budget has recommended another annual increase to the services. A report from the city’s Finance department in a special budget meeting of council on Oct. 27 is suggesting a 2.5 per cent increase to the water rates […]
Province supports climate-emergency readiness project in Rossland
To help strengthen resilience against climate-related hazards, the Province is providing funding to the City of Rossland for a project to help build climate resilience in the community. Rossland will receive $40,000 to develop a climate action plan and report card, which will include disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation goals, objectives and strategies to […]
Jim Pattison Foundation commits $5 million to establish Centre for Health System Learning & Innovation
People living in the Interior region will soon benefit from a new Centre for Health System Learning & Innovation (the Centre) that is being established in partnership with Interior Health and the Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) Foundation. This centre is becoming a reality today with a commitment from The Jim Pattison Foundation of $5 million […]
Program launched to accelerate conservation of areas around Canada’s National Parks
Habitat loss and climate change threaten the iconic plants and animals that bring our national parks to life. That’s why Canada’s two largest conservation organizations have partnered to protect landscapes around these natural areas. At the Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Parks Canada (PC) launched the Landscape Resiliency Program, a […]
All clear message given after bomb scare forces evacuation of L.V. Rogers High School
Students at L.V. Rogers High School received an early start on Halloween trick or treating after the facility was evacuated Tuesday morning due to a bomb scare. A social media post by the City of Nelson said that all students and faculty had been safely evacuated following the scare. Nelson Police, local RCMP and Nelson […]
Kaslo FireSmart project creates impact among the younger crowd
What is the story you want to tell local youth about our community, wildfire resilience and climate change? That’s the question that Kenya Blouin was tasked with in her summer 2023 role as the Village of Kaslo’s Youth FireSmart Coordinator. “Youth will be the ones navigating our society through climate change,” she says. “The earlier […]
Remember to set clocks back Sunday as Daylight Savings Time ends
It’s time to call the end to Daylight Savings Time for 2023 as the first weekend in November, Sunday at 2 a.m., is when clocks will be set back one hour. The time changes means Canadians can expect another hour of sleep Sunday night as well as earlier nights and brighter mornings as the calendar […]
Province identifies transportation as a major rural issue, but little more than small scale patches promised — Nelson Transit Action
The Nelson Transit Action group is voicing its concern following recent comments by BC Premier David Eby during an open a public forum held recently in Oliver. Premier Eby opened the forum addressing three rural BC faces — health care, transportation and transportation to health care. The Nelson Transit Action said the Premier was a […]