Flu clinics across the Interior Health region have begun.  Getting a flu shot is one of the best ways to protect yourself and others from the flu and its complications. Seniors, infants under five and people with chronic illness are most at risk of serious illness or complications that can result from the flu. “Many people ...

Following council's request in September for a "smoking dogs" bylaw, city staff returned to council on Monday with a report on bylaws used by other communities to control dogs and restrict smoking in public areas. Council voted to provide several opportunities for public input before contemplating any change to either the ban...

Stewart Spooner of the Kootenay Columbia Trails Society (KCTS) has spearheaded an effort to build a new 17 kilometre bike and hike trail from Red Mountain Resort to Nancy Greene Pass. The intermediate level trail will be less technically demanding than other trails in the existing network. "The motivation behind this big...

In a written press release, Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX:SEA; NYSE:SA) (Seabridge) regrets to report the accidental death of one of its contractors Tuesday, in an avalanche near Seabridge’s KSM Project located 65 kilometres northwest of Stewart, British Columbia. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague, and extend our deepest condolences to the […]

Council has advanced Curtis Nichols' application to rezone his property at 926 Black Bear Drive—opposite the junction of Highway 22 and the Cascade Highway—from R1 Residential to C2 Commercial Service, and a public hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 12. Nichols plans to subdivide his lot, keeping the southern portion...

Due to the beautiful early snowfall in Rossland, the downtown grand re-opening party will unfortunately have to be rescheduled from October 27th to November 3rd. By the end of this week, we should have nearly complete sidewalks: concrete, pavers, and softscaping should be mostly complete.  Harry Lefevre has progressed quite...

ICBC’s Board of Directors announced Tuesday the appointment of Mark Blucher as interim president and CEO effective immediately. Blucher was most recently ICBC’s senior vice president of insurance, a position he has held since joining ICBC in 2010. In his most current role as senior vice president, he was responsible for pricing, product design, product […]

Nothing like a dusting of snow, and a chilly nose to get your heart racing for the ski season. And the Red Mountain Racers is ready to bring you the annual ski swap. Red Mountain Racers will be holding the annual Ski Swap this weekend, Saturday 27 October 2012 at Willi Krause Field House in Trail. Gear check-in starts at 8:30...

Dear editor, Our gorgeous long fall has kept our mind from winter sports, but the curling season is just around the corner.  The Rossland Curling Clubs are looking for new or experienced curlers for all evenings. Curling is a fun and inexpensive, social winter sport.  For less than $150 you get over 15 games from November...

Rossland took the brunt of the first snow fall of the season in the West Kootenay as Mother Nature dumped upwards of 20-25 centimeters of the white stuff Tuesday morning. “Sometimes when you get the planets aligned just right this is what we get,” Chris Cowan, a meteorologist at the Castlegar weather office, said Tuesday. […]