Job action at KBRH to impact patients
A job action at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) today may result in delays or postponements for patients, according to Interior Health Authority (IHA) spokesman Karl Hardt. Hardt said yesterday’s job action by hospital pharmacists had no impact on patients, but today will likely be a different story. “Some patients will be rescheduled today,” Hardt […]
OPINION: Changing attitudes can't come from caveman techniques
If you want to draw attention in the Boundary region, one way to do it is to call out the under-40 brainwashed environmentalists. An odd way to get attention, but it sure worked last week. When the local chamber of commerce invited the B.C. Chamber chief executive officer, John Winter, to present at their annual general meeting...
City to meet with duelling downtown business owners
A meeting will have to happen within the next 30 days to resolve a dispute between the city and two downtown business owners, after council’s regular meeting Monday night became contentious. According to councillor and Planning and Development Committee chair Kevin Chernoff, the issue arose as the result of the city sending ‘unsightly premises’ notification […]
City of Trail's quarterly newsletter highlights stone walls and local author
This story is an excerpt from the City of Trail’s quarterly newsletter. Watch The Champion for other local newsletter lore. Trail’s Historic rocks walls and covered staircases offer one of B.C.’s best walking tours Local Trail resident Eileen Truant Pedersen has produced Set in Stone: A History of Trail’s Rock Walls, a coffee-table book that […]
OP/ED: Bet you're just itching to be more like me ...
I’d like to share with you my past few weeks – it is a time in my life that I would like to leave behind and never re-visit again. EVER. It all started when my two sons came down with the chicken pox. Both were pretty nasty cases; they were itchy, sore, feverish, spotty, oozy, […]
DemocracySTORM: Let's Budge the Budget, Rossland!
A community-wide budget brainstorm the likes of which the world has never seen is about to sweep this little mountain town—and we want YOU to join us for the ride.We have three simple questions and all we need is a couple minutes of your time to jot down your thoughts. You know the thoughts, the ones that always get your...
ANALYSIS: The bare bones of Rossland's budget
We've prepared a short summary of the 2012 budget the city used this year to aid participants in our DemocracySTORM—an exciting interactive poll that is quick to complete. We heartily encourage everyone with an interest in Rossland's welfare to participate. These numbers come from the 2012-2016 financial plan approved by...
West Kootenay residents request FortisBC Smart Meter application suspended
An application by FortisBC to replace 115,000 manually read meters with wireless smart meters in the West Kootenay and the Okanagan has local interveners questioning the company’s motives. Two local interveners have asked the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to suspend the proceedings until FortisBC has done all their research and included a wired in option […]
BC Transit wants public input into proposed changes to West Kootenay bus structure
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Good news for bus riders. Fares will go down in April if BC Transit’s draft changes shown at public meetings this week are adopted. And it’s good news for people who want to make connections from one city to another. “All the buses meet up,” said the Regional District […]
Norovirus successfully contained at Boundary Hospital, but likely in community
Two confirmed cases of Norovirus, a gastrointestinal virus, were found and quickly contained at the Boundary Hospital in Grand Forks late last week, but residents are warned the virus is still out there. “Once two or three cases were confirmed, staff initiated precautions to prevent the spread,” said Cindy Crane, acute health administrator for the […]
