What to do about humans and bears; cost increases likely from the RDKB for Rossland’s Fire Services, Regional Waste Management and Environmental Services;  help for a destroyed community; what needs support for COVID costs and losses; sharing our bylaw officer; the bottle bin . . .  and more. Present:  ...

Progress on the old Drill Hall; more infill zoning in the works; water restrictions still in place; traffic analysis results; end-of-season Rossland Market event . . . Council members present:  Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Terry Miller, Andy Morel, Dirk Lewis, Janice Nightingale,  Stewart Spooner and Chris Bowman. Public...

Richard Cannings is heading back to Ottawa to represent the riding in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay. In an election that mirrored one in 2019, the NDP candidate defeated Helena Konanz of the Conservative Party for the second consecutive time by more than 3,600 (24,759 total) votes. The South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding,...

(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Territories/Vancouver, B.C.) — People’s Party of Canada Candidate Renate Siekmann distributed a pamphlet yesterday that equates the genocide of Indigenous peoples with vaccine mandates. The brochure shows an image of a group of Indigenous...

At the September 7, 2021, Rossland City Council meeting,  local developer Cezary Ksiasek spoke as a delegation, about his proposal for “seniors’ housing” which Council had declined for reasons including that the structure proposed covered too much of the parcel, exceeded the height allowance, did not have the required guest...

Advance voting has begun in the South Okanagan - West Kootenay Riding. Are you heading out to your advance poll? In Castlegar, go to the Community Complex, in Trail to the Trail Memorial Centre, and in Rossland at the Royal Canadian Legion from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Election Day is Sept. 20 from 7 a.m....

Seniors’ housing arguments; a new Tree Management Bylaw in the works; Councillors talk about reducing Rossland Council size; and, SO many bears – please pick your fruit trees! Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Terry Miller, Dirk Lewis, Janice Nightingale, Stewart Spooner, Chris Bowman and Andy Morel. Public Input ...

Federal election candidates will have an opportunity to discuss climate issues in an online all-candidates forum on Sept. 7 for the South Okanagan—West Kootenay riding. The online event will start promptly at 6 pm Pacific Time / 7 pm Mountain Time. The riding-wide forum, Election 2021 and the Climate Emergency, is being...

CITY OF ROSSLAND COUNCIL MEETINGS, August 9, 2021, by Zoom THREE meetings!  OCP report and discussion; Public Hearing; and Regular Council Meeting – climate change and unprecedented disruption; that development permit application to log four lots; churches to pay some of their property tax, some other exemptions denied;...

Background: A local property owner and businessman applied to Rossland City Council at its previous meeting, for Development Permits to allow “development” of four properties – by cutting timber on them.  Despite Rossland’s Tree Retention Bylaw, and despite provisions in the Red Mountain Development Permit Area to prevent...