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. […]

It looks like the Kootenays are finally getting the hospital review that’s been discussed for months here in the tri-city region, and it may completed as soon as Nov. 30 of this year … what remains unclear is whether the scope of the study will take an adequate snapshot of the area’s capacity and needs. […]

Communities across BC are planning a province-wide Defend Our Coast day of action to show growing opposition to tar sands, pipelines and tankers and the risks they pose to our coast, rivers and livelihoods. Rallies will be held at MLA’s offices across the province on Wednesday, October 24th, and participants will link arms to symbolize […]

Hey Teens and parents of Teens!  If you’re looking for a unique opportunity that focuses on experiences, skills, life experiences and fun, consider the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.  The award is the world’s leading achievement award for young people - bringing together practical experiences and life skills to...

Local Governments provide a broad range of services for their constituents and cannot continue to do so given the current funding formula of 8 cents on the dollar.  60 local government officials, from communities throughout southeastern BC, met with the Executive Board of the Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments...