Council is in favour of more beer; a food charter in the works; paving may be delayed by cold
Present: Councillors Andy Morel (acting Mayor in Kathy Moore's absence), Lloyd McLellan, Aaron Cosbey, Marten Kruysse, John Greene, and Andrew Zwicker. Public Input Period: Petri Raito of the Rossland Beer company said he supports the proposed bylaw to allow for a larger micro-brewery in Rossland's downtown core. Cosbey...
Teck contributes $1.6 million to Riverfront Centre
The City of Trail and Teck are pleased to announce $1.6 million in funding for the Trail Riverfront Centre, a new integrated library and museum facility that will enhance cultural and educational experiences for the community and anchor revitalization of Trail’s downtown core. Teck will provide an initial donation of $500,000...
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans sued for putting wild salmon at risk
The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is breaking the law by not testing B.C. farmed salmon for a virus that has spread like wildfire in Norway and Chile, before allowing them to be transferred into open-net ocean pens alongside wild fish. “According to federal fisheries laws, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is required...
Snow Season: City Ponders What to Plow, What Not to Plow
When is a public roadway a "private driveway"? At its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, Rossland City Council (minus only Mayor Kathy Moore) examined a proposal that would save the City an amount estimated at a little over $11,700 for an average plowing season. The suggestion was to amend the City's policy on...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- Ideas for Improvement
Last week I was the NDP representative at the House of Commons Finance Committee’s pre-budget consultation hearings in British Columbia and Alberta. We heard from about a dozen witnesses each day, all with good ideas on how the federal government could help Canadians, their businesses and their communities through the 2017...
Charlesworth edges out Faust to claim Green Party nomination for Nelson/Creston
Former Nelson City Councilor Kim Charlesworth edged out Regional District of Central Kootenay Director Ramona Faust to claim the Nelson/Creston nonmination for the B.C. Green Party in the upcoming Provincial Election. The announcement was made the the BC Green Party in a media release Tuesday. The next general election in...
Meeting about Trail Smoke Eaters made ironic by fire alarm
The dynamic was largely positive during last night’s Trail Smoke Eater public information session. Nearly 60 local area residents attended the session for clarification on the sale of the Trail Smoke Eaters hockey franchise. The main spokesperson for the board was president Tom Gawryletz. Just two-and-a-half minutes into the...
The scoop on Castlegar's homeless shelter
A recent Facebook post requesting sleeping bags for the Castlegar homeless shelter got a massive response from readers who were unaware the city had a shelter at all. Community Harvest Food Bank president Deb McIntosh said the shelter has actually been operational for more than a decade now, and explained it doesn't get much...
City Announces Community Grant Application Deadline
The City of Rossland has announced that it wil accept applications for Community Grants for 2017 in both categories (Category A: grants under $25,000, and Category B: grants over $25,000) until October 31, 2016. Copied straight from the City website, here (below) is all the information about the granting policy, purpose, ...
Column: A different look at LNG for BC
There will many announcements and pronouncements for and against the federal government’s approval of the Petronas LNG project if, in view of the 190 pre-conditions, approval is the appropriate term. What aroused my curiosity was the identity of developer: who is Petronas? Petronasis an oil and gas giant created a little over...
