High drama at Castlegar airport ends well
A terrifying high-air emergency kept Castlegar emergency crews busy Friday afternoon, when an Air Canada airplane with 25 people (22 passengers and three crew members) on board reported engine failure immediately after taking off from Castlegar. The plane, destined for Calgary, took off at 11:50 a.m., but radioed the airport just seven minutes later with […]
City Centre Motel No More
It took years of legal battles to reach this point, but only hours once demolition began to see the City Centre Motel on 2nd Street completely razed. Demolition began at 9:30 a.m and the buildings were reduced to rubble by 1 p.m. on April 7. Click on this story for a photo gallery of the […]
Columbia Washington project takes a quarter million dollar step forward
Following more information from city staff and a special council meeting this past Monday, council has authorized staff to contract with ISL Engineering and Land to provide engineering services for the first and the second phases of the Columbia Ave and Washington Street rebuild project. While council unanimously endorsed the...
It’s bear-ly spring but the Teddy Bear’s Picnic is already underway
Although the weather may not be aware of the fact, the calendar says it’s now spring. Snow cover or no snow cover, Rossland’s ursine population is hungry and they’re setting out on food finding missions. Careless humans who get in the way may find their spring, summer, or the rest of their lives impacted. Over the past two ...
Restored facility grants boost SD20 coffers
School District#20 received a welcome announcement last week to the tune of a near half million dollars. The turbulent Annual Facilities Grant (AFG) awarded by the province jumped up to near-historical levels as part of a total $110 million dollar announcement by the Ministry of Education.The grants themselves are for school...
Serial killer suspected loose in New York, more bodies found
Police in Suffolk County, New York suspect that a serial killer may be on the loose in the area, following the discovery of eight bodies on beaches near the New York City area since December 2010. The latest discovery of three corpses was made by investigators on Gilgo Beach, which is a barrier island […]
Getting to know Bryan Hunt: Environmentalist, conservative business man, artist and Green Party candidate
A recurring mantra of childhood fatherly advice, a deep rooted love for the region and the desire to do what’s right: Bryan Hunt’s formula for getting elected as the Green Party MP in the BC Southern Interior riding is also a formula he hopes will allow him and folks like him to spend more time […]
Protests, papparazi,royal weddings and Jack the Ripper. Just your typical RSS field trip.
Though spring break 2011 is over, a group of drama students from RSS (and one from Nova Scotia) and their chaperones have enough amazing memories to last a lifetime after a week spent in London. The group left Spokane on March 19th and after a lengthy delay in Minneapolis, arrived late in London on the 21st, and returned home...
Bring on the Brutal Babes - Derby fever sweeps the Kootenays as the roller girls return
The largest roller derby league in Canada is skating into its first official season with a double-header in Rossland April 16th. The West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League presents “The Quads Must Be Crazy,” featuring a bout between Salmo’s Babes of Brutality and Rossland’s Gnarlie’s Angels. The derby girls fought hard...
Genetically modified dairy cows produce 'human milk'
A team from the China Agrcultural University is reporting success after transfering human genes into a herd of 300 dairy cows. The cows now produce milk containing proteins associated with human breast milk. Human milk is beneficial to infants due to its high nutrient concentration. Formula milk offers an alternative to breastfeeding, but critics feel it is inferior and […]
