An unexpected turn of events took the wind out of the sails of the many people prepared to continue the fight for the survival of their small school. At School District 51’s meeting of the Board of Trustees last Tuesday, May 11, trustees unanimously voted to stop the Beaverdell school closure consultation process, but voted […]

Ironically enough, Rossland Search and Rescue, a volunteer group primarily dedicated to helping bring lost people home, is searching for a home themselves. Since they were established in 1999, the 55-member non-profit society has been meeting in the Rossland Fire Hall while storing their mobile command centre at the city works...

There’s no easy answer for School District 51’s Board of Trustees in the case of the possible closure of the Beaverdell Elementary School if the decision is based on the public meeting held on Tuesday, Apr. 27 in Beaverdell. The community came out in full force to support their small school with over 100 people […]

One of the sure signs that spring has arrived for good in Rossland is the sight of residents shoveling inches of gravel off their front lawns, raking up last year's leaves, picking up the dogs' winter contributions to the landscaping and other general spring cleanup. From the new homeowners eagerly getting to the handy man ...

After two months of labour union action the Nelson Credit Union Strike officially came to and end on Monday April 12th when the Credit Union Management ratified a new agreement with the union. The ratified deal was a result of United Steelworkers Local 1-405 voting just over 60% in support of accepting a deal that was initially...

The provincial government's first Neighbourhoods of Learning (NOL) school will be setting up shop in Revelstoke over the next year. With much talk in Rossland around the NOL concept as a way to save our small schools, interested eyes will certainly be keeping watch over Revelstoke’s project as it progresses. Revelstoke, with...

The number of grizzly bears dying at the hands of humans in British Columbia is regularly exceeding the provincial government’s own limits on bear kills – largely because of trophy hunting, according to new research released on the first day of the bear hunting season in B.C.  In a report released today by the David […]

 A contingent of strange men have been sighted around Rossland in recent days. The men, African by origin, have been seen going from door to door with machetes in hand. Residents who have been visited by these men have been extremely reluctant to tell this reporter exactly what they wanted."I'm not saying anything to anyone,"...

Last week the Telegraph interviewed Dr. Andre De Greef, head of surgery at KBRH, to address doctor's concerns about looming cuts to the OR. This week we’ve got a reply to that story from Frank Marino, the Health Service Administrator for Trail and Castlegar.When did you hear from surgeons about the issue and paying for their...

The long-brewing storm of discontent at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital has boiled over in the past few weeks, with stories being picked up on provincial and national news broadcasts. Doctors are upset about how Interior Health has been run and how they’ve allotted funds. This, coupled with a lack of dialogue with decision makers and […]