Shifting Glacier allow U.S. Airforce to find missing plane in Alaska
The Huffington Post ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The wreckage of a military plane found this month on an Alaska glacier is that of an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people aboard, military officials said Wednesday. Army Capt. Jamie Dobson said evidence found at the crash site correlates with the missing C-124A […]
IN REVIEW: Prometheus - the beginning of the story
My craving for a great science fiction / alien thriller was thoroughly satiated this weekend after an intense ride with director Ridley Scott aboard the spaceship Prometheus. Scott's classic original Alien set the bar high for every alien from space film for the past three decades. As a co-owner of the Alien trilogy, I have...
UPDATE: Boil water advisory and level 4 consumption continues through Canada Day weekend in Kaslo
The Village of Kaslo is advising residents its continuing the Water Quality Advisory notice and level 4 water conservation measures through the July 1 Canada Day long weekend. The level 4 water conservation means no outdoor water use. The Village is working hard to fix the intake to its main reservoir and hopes to move […]
Boaters asked to slow down and watch for debris on this Canada Day weekend, the unofficial start to summer
Got a boat? Then the Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is hopeful boat operators pay extra attention to cruising Kootenay Lake this Canada Day weekend. “The RDCK Emergency Operations Centre is advising anyone boating or recreating on Kootenay Lake over the Canada Day long weekend and beyond needs to exercise caution […]
City commits $350,000 to navigational software if WestJet comes to town
City officials played a comparatively rich card in today’s bid to draw WestJet to the West Kootenay Regional Airport (WKRA) in Castlegar, promising to purchase $350,000 navigational software to reduce airport landing ceilings by 1,000 feet. “We’ve been working on RNP (Registered Navigational Procedure) for ages – it will lower the ceiling to land from […]
Teck delivers $1 million donation to Kootenay portion of Trans Canada Trail
Ed Note: The following is a press release issued by Teck Resources: Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) (“Teck”) today announced a $1 million investment to support the completion of a section of the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) connecting communities in the Kootenays. “The Trans Canada Trail is part of our shared […]
Prosecution supports Trail youth's sentence in Internet luring/sexual exploitation case
Judge Don Sperry sentenced a Trail youth to two years of treatment and supervision after pleading guilty to 10 of 47 charges in Castlegar court Tuesday. The charges, ranging from extortion to impersonation, relate to the Internet luring of 10 boys between the ages of 10 and 14 years old, who were then coerced to […]
Rossland Secondary pioneers innovative learning approaches
Parents, students, and teachers gathered at the RSS gymnasium on Tuesday evening to learn more about the new system of "inquiry-based learning in a blended environment" that RSS plans to implement across its Grade 10 to 12 programs in the 2012-2013 school year.The new model is characterized by flexible timetables, a variety...
UN advisor returns to Kootenays from Rio with new hope for local solutions … and little faith in global ones
United Nations trade and climate change advisor Aaron Cosbey—a Rossland resident—attended the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, and he was back again last week for the glitz, fanfare, and "complete failure" of the Rio +20 anniversary conference."It was a very predictable thing," Cosbey said, listing many reasons...
Broadband is still on the agenda, city report due in September
The potential for broadband Internet access in Rossland has excited a lot of public support. Consequently, council recently directed city staff to carefully consider the options tabled by the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), but staff's report won't come back to council until September.The regular council meeting...
