The City of Trail has finalized the Funding Contribution Agreement for the Pedestrian Pipeline Bridge, with the RDKB contributing $7.2 million toward the total project cost of $15.076 million. According to Councillor Robert Cacchioni, Chair of the RDKB Sewerage Committee, Trail residents will not be looked at to pick up any...

The BC SPCA is encouraging British Columbians to voice their opinion on proposed changes that will remove the limit on how many wolves hunters can kill in the Peace Region and triple the number of grizzly bears that can be killed in the same area. B.C.’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations wants to...

The following press release arrived in the Rossland Telegraph's inbox in the afternoon on December 15:   Press release: Dec 15, 2015 In consultation with our Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Ms Cecile Arnott, Rossland City Council has decided to restructure our senior city administration. The two most...

The following press release arrived in the Rossland Telegraph's inbox in the afternoon on December 15:   Press release: Dec 15, 2015 In consultation with our Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Ms Cecile Arnott, Rossland City Council has decided to restructure our senior city administration. The two most...

In late November the federal government’s House Leader announced a series of changes to the ways the House of Commons is to conduct its deliberations. The ways in which Parliament operates were to be changed to empower backbenchers, diminish partisanship, restore civility, and to make government more accountable and more...

As I mark my first anniversary as Board Chair of Interior Health, I’m looking back on the highlights and challenges of 2015. From wildfires that blazed through much of our region, to major investments in surgical care, and a change in leadership within our organization, it has been quite a year. We saw the departure of Dr. ...

 Editor's Note --For those who haven't read this explanation before, the Council report below  (like all the others reported here) is as objective as possible,  fairly detailed,  and attempts to reflect the positions taken by the different councillors so that residents can be aware of their different approaches well before ...

A tax rise of over six per cent could hit Nelson taxpayers when the 2016 bill comes due, as city council grapples with the initial numbers in its deliberations on the next budget. Although the budget process will not be complete until late winter, city council is currently embroiled in dismantling all aspects of the budget,...

There promises to be plenty of fireworks tonight in Trail during a meeting regarding a proposal to restrict access to certain roads in the Pend d’Oreille Valley region. The open forum for the public, which has some members of the community up in arms about the potentially negative impacts on local industry and education, will […]

The world is watching to see what comes out of the Paris climate summit. Montana Burgess is the West Kootenay EcoSociety's Community Organizer. She's attending the Paris UN climate summit with the Climate Action Network delegation and is reporting back to the West Kootenays on developments at the negotiations and what they ...