B.C. Liberal Health Minister Kevin Falcon is dismissing the impact of cuts to the surgical program at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital to the region’s health care system and Kootenay residents, says Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West. “It is the responsibility of the health minister to protect and improve health care in the Kootenays. But […]

The Mir Centre for Peace Winter Lecture Series will be starting its new season on February 23 with internationally recognized scholar, anthropologist, land claims researcher, policy adviser, film-maker and writer, Dr. Hugh Brody. Dr. Hugh Brody will show a segment of his film Meaning of Life and share his research related to aboriginal land claims and aboriginal youth. For the […]

Water meters, water rates and the ramifications thereof were once again the highlight of city council this week, coming up on two separate agenda items. In a letter from Andy Talbot of Allanco Development Corporation ( which owns both the building housing Drift and Feather Your Nest as well as the Velvet Hotel building at the...

Rossland got tossed some candy from the federal government’s spending parade this week with the announcement of a $5 million dollar grant for the Kootenay area to help execute various wildfire protection plans in the region. The grant itself is a combination of the federal Community Adjustment Fund and BC’s provincial Job...

Amid budget discussions which had been initiated early this year by a council keen to reduce City operating costs (and resulting tax burden on residents), council recently purchased new laptops for councillors and city staff. “We purchased eight laptops complete with software and accessories. It came to $6,738.35,” explained...

How do you create an economically sustainable city? More specifically, how can Rossland move towards becoming economically sustainable without raising taxes or cutting services? These questions among others were the general basis for an in depth and at times heated discussion at City Hall this past Monday night. Presenting ...

Following recommendations at the most recent COW meeting that council answer questions put forth by Michael Geldrich, the discussion over water meters was re-opened on Monday night. Along with Mr. Geldrich’s delegation to council, there have been numerous questions to the city around this issue. It was noted that city staff...

Here we go again. The Liberals trying to force an election, not even a year after the last one. As much as Stephen Harper may be continuing to drive Canada in the wrong direction and as much as the fact that well over half of the country disapproves of him as the Prime Minister and less than half of the country voted for him,...

Columbia Avenue can expect a spruce up, but it may not be for a while. In a letter distributed to Council and discussed at the meeting Monday night, city engineer Mike Thomas presented an outline of the project to rebuild Columbia Avenue. Not much can be known however about the timing of the project until the BC government ...

Castlegar, BC – Before a public meeting in Kaslo on Wednesday that drew 1100 citizens from the town and other Kootenay communities, MP Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) told one of the largest crowds ever assembled against a proposed Independent Power Project (IPP) “This Glacier-Howser IPP must be stopped in its tracks!” Addressing a rally […]