Meet The New Chamber Boss - Julie Parker
Rossland business got a new leader in the battle for economic development this Monday as Julie Harper took the reins as the new executive director of the Rossland Chamber of Commerce. A transplant from Vancouver, Julie has been living and loving the Rossland lifestyle for the past two years and has high hopes for using her ...
Mayor unveils four-point plan for Celgar situation
Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff, at city council's regular meeting Monday night, unveiled a four-point plan to deal with the fallout of Celgar refusing to pay its municipal tax bill. Celgar's move left the city with a roughly $2.8 million budget shortfall and a legal battle to cope with, and Chernoff said he feels it's...
Kidnapping and Assault in Trail
On July 12, 2009, at approximately 9:00 p.m. a male in his mid 20's attended the Trail & Greater District Detachment to report that he had been assaulted in his residence in Trail earlier that morning and his girlfriend abducted by the assailant. Apparently it was over money that he allegedly owed. He had also been assaulted...
Celgar defends decision not to pay taxes
Celgar executives told The Source today they had “no other option” than to take their municipal taxation issue to court, contending there was simply no other way to get City of Castlegar representatives to listen to their concerns. Al Hitzroth, general manager of Celgar’s Castlegar mill, said in the almost three years he’s been at […]
PROFILE: Ronnie Mah--The Heart of Downtown Rossland
A welcoming beacon and an institution on Columbia Avenue, Ronnie Mah has been a friendly face in downtown Rossland for over 20 years. Often the only store open on a dark main street, Ronnie is going into his third decade of business as a dedicated and hard working entrepreneur. This week I sat down with the owner of Best Food...
Celgar/city in $3.6-million conflict
The City of Castlegar is on the horns of $3.6 million dilemma, as Zellstoff Celgar has refused to pay municipal taxes for 2009, as well as taxes for other levels of government that are invoiced on the city bill, all of which were due at the close of business July 2. (City taxes are $2.785 […]
Truck Stolen and Torched in Trail
On July 7, 2009 at approximately 4:00 a.m.,Trail RCMP and Fire Department were called to a vehicle fire in the 2300 block of Columbia Ave. in Trail. The 1999 Dodge pickup truck was totally destroyed and there was no damage to the surrounding area.There was no one around the truck at the time.Subsequent investigation revealed...
Visions for Small Schools: Planning for Rossland's Future
Rossland's Visions for Small Schools Society is currently working hard on options to serve their mandate to sustain excellent K-12 education here in the Mountain Kingdom. This week the group has given permission for the Telegraph to publish a working draft of a document designed to outline goals, strategies, and action plans...
With Glowing Hearts We See Thee Rise
With Glowing Hearts We See Thee Rise, the True North Strong and FreeI couldn’t think of a better lyric for a national anthem to describe the way Rossland celebrates its inclusion in the second largest country on the planet. Next Wednesday a group of hearty Rosslanders will celebrate our glorious nation of vast open spaces, ...
Arena to be iced?
The Pioneer Arena may soon become a thing of the past as the local landmark falls prey to modern expectations. Jim Crockett, Castlegar and District recreation manager, said the recreation commission recently contracted out both mechanical and structural assessments of the Pioneer and the Complex to help formulate a five- to seven-year plan for the […]
