Old building with old issues seeks a little TLC
On the corner of 1st and Spokane in upper Rossland sits a tie to the city’s past that many people in town may not be familiar with. While bland-looking from the outside, the grey and beige two tone stucco seniors' lodge contains a spectacular link to the folks who built this city over a century ago. For decades, the stucco ...
Province cautions against over-use of Tamiflu as H1N1 spreads
EdNote: The following is a press release issued by the provincial governmentAs B.C. continues to experience increased pandemic H1N1 influenza activity, health officials are reiterating important messages regarding the use of antivirals to treat infection from this novel virus."Over 9,000 prescriptions of antivirals were filled...
H1N1 - The local battlefront
The question of the week seems to be what’s scarier H1N1 or your child’s Halloween costume? Conversations around town in the past few weeks have rarely skirt around the Swine flu topic. Sometimes scaring folk and sometimes just plain funny in their ridiculousness yet believability the stories circulating around town on the ...
Have your say on Greyhound’s West Kootenay future
If you'd rather ride the bus than drive a car, you might soon be in trouble. Greyhound has applied to the provincial government to cut its routes through the West Kootenay by 50%. Luckily, folks concerned about Greyhound's application to reduce its service through our region will get their chance to speak on the issue later...
Rossland Ambulance Service Suffering: BC Paramedics Strike Update
Unless you work with or around the paramedics in BC or have been in need of their services recently, you likely haven’t noticed the current BC paramedics’ strike apart from the signs posted around town. The ongoing strike was launched by CUPE 873 (Paramedics Union) on April 1st of this year following the expiration of their...
City/Sustainability Commission Sponsor Climate Event
The City of Rossland is calling for contributors to participate in Change Shorts – Short Performances on the Subject of Life, Laundry and Climate Change. The show will be Rossland’s contribution to the International Day of Climate Action on October 24th with thousands of other communities around the world. The City of Rossland...
INTERVIEW: BC Minister of Children and Family Services Answers Questions On New Child Care Cuts
The BC Liberals got out the axe last week, cutting in half the amount of dollars available to child care facilities through the minor capital grants program. The grants are designed to help child care facilities fund small scale repairs and capital improvements. “This week’s cut comes to the small grants that child care centres...
Former Mayor Touts Heritage as a Road to Economic Development
With sustainability, the economy and the environment dominating the headlines and priorities of our governments, heritage, its preservation and promotion are often forgotten or left behind. Former Rossland mayor and long time councillor Jackie Drysdale came before a committee of the whole (COW) meeting at city hall this Tuesday...
Skateboarders Fill City Hall - Need City Support
The Slocan valley opened its new skate park this summer to rave reviews; skaters in Trail have been working hard lobbying and petitioning to get a park located and built somewhere in the smelter city. Just this week in Nelson a 19 year old boy was skating through the intersection of Ward Street and Vernon Street and struck ...
Magnesium Dreams - Next Boom Just Like The Old Boom?
Continuing on a mineral extraction project started in 2003, WHY (Western High Yield) Resources have been conducting test drilling on a section of their 6,000 plus hectare claim on Record Ridge for the past two years. The project involves the extraction and processing of a large magnesium deposit on the site. Planned to involve...
