Caring professionals at a handful of facilities in the West Kootenay and Creston will be out on the picket lines Thursday as part of rotating job action by unionized workers of the Community Social Services Bargaining Association. The Community Social Services Bargaining Association is made up of members from the BCGEU (BC Government Employees Union, […]

Just out of Jericho, Bartimaeus sits by the road. Hearing Jesus and the crowd he cries, “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me. ”Many in the crowd tell him to shut up, but he raises his voice and Jesus, standing still, says: “Call him here.” Changing their tone, the voices in the crowd tell Bartimaeus to “Take heart; get up,...

During a normal school day at Christina Lake Elementary, the quiet chatter of children reciting their multiplication tables, working on group projects and reading out loud filters out of the classrooms and into the halls. Then a secret signal sounds. Not the usual fierce fire alarm, but something new. And within seconds the school falls […]

In Maine and Maryland, voters have approved ballot measures yesterday to allow marriage between same-sex partners. Votes for a similar measure in Washingtonare still being counted. Reports from Minnesota suggest a ballot measure that would amend the constitution to ban gay marriage has been rejected by voters. In Maryland, voters supported the law passed earlier this year by Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley 52% to 48%. Josh Levin […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay’s household hazardous waste roundup proved to be a tremendous success said Board Chair John Kettle. The blitz netted 21,660 liters of hazardous liquids at four HHW round-up events in Nelson, Castlegar, Creston and Nakusp. An additional 9,480 liters of paint were also collected at no charge to the RDCK […]

Grand Forks sawmill employees will be taking a three week unscheduled vacation starting Nov. 10 as International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) completes mill upgrades ahead of schedule. When the mill re-opens in early December, Interfor anticipates that they will see a 10 percent increase in production, said president and chief executive officer Duncan Davies. Along […]

Honour and love for one’s country are values the Priede family of Grand Forks holds very dear. So when Roxanne Priede was asked to serve as the National Memorial Silver Cross Mother by the Royal Canadian Legion from November 11, 2012 to November 11, 2013, she didn’t have to think long to know that her […]

Number 15 is just like number 14, which is just like number 13 . . . and so on, and so on. The Shambhala Music Festival continues to be a big hit with music goers as organizers announced the event’s early-bird tickets for the 2013 festival have already sold out. Tickets went on sale on […]

This is the final article in a series to address Coun. Cary Fisher’s surprise at a lack of awareness about the budget among Rossland residents. Part One examined the General Fund in broad strokes. The actual “general” revenue of the city in 2011 was $6.4 million, to which taxation contributed 57 per cent, residential taxes ...

Not even close. Team Whitewater/Red Mountain out-pointed Sugerloaf 1309-1028 in the first round of Powder Magazine’s “Ski Town Throw Down” contest after two days of voting were completed late Thursday night. Team Whitewater/Red Mountain advance to the next round of the contest against the winner of Whitefish/Whistler competition, which runs November 28-29. Last day to […]