COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council meeting, February 22, 2022
That secondary access road to Redstone; Gold Fever Follies; Rossland Pool update; more sculptures; should we ban new gas installations? – and more . . . Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Andy Morel, Janice Nightingale, Dirk Lewis, Chris Bowman, Stewart Spooner, and Terry Miller. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, CFO...
Another Toxic Illicit Street Fentanyl Warning
Trail and Greater District RCMP, Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue, and EHS have responded to a number of alleged illicit drug overdoses in the Trail and Greater District area over the last week. First responders are reviving illicit drug users through physical intervention and anti-narcotic medications after finding the...
Police search for 'Kootenay Candle' arsonist at Red Mountain
Trail and Greater District RCMP is asking the public for information about the recent rash of single tree fires occurring during the daytime on the Red Mountain Resort Ski Hill, in Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "Trail RCMP has received reports that someone is lighting old, dead trees, known as a Kootenay...
BC Chamber of Commerce Responds to BC Budget 2022
The provincial government today unveiled its 2022 budget that reflects its plans to support priorities such as childcare, homelessness and mental health, reconciliation, and the continued transition to a low carbon economy. “The budget provides significant resources to support inclusive and clean growth as outlined in the...
Pink Shirt Day Deepens Understanding for Selkirk College International Students
Pink Shirt Day is providing meaningful cultural insight for learners in Selkirk College’s Post-Graduate Diploma in Gerontological Nursing Program. An established square on the February calendar since its humble beginnings in Nova Scotia in 2007, Pink Shirt Day is now a movement that spans the globe. This year, students and ...
Special OP/ED Series; Health care workers talk climate change
I first moved to the Kootenays in 1985 with my partner and first child. After a leaving a few times for work we finally settled here in 1993 with two more children because we love it. Now I’ve lived here longer than anywhere else in my life and I plan to stay for the rest of my life. At least I hope I can…. Several months ...
Seven Summits; Independent Is Not Alone
“Learning how to learn is life’s most important skill”- Tony Buzan. Independent learning, one component of a blended learning environment, is not always understood. In a blended learning model, independent learning occurs when teachers provide structured space for students to move at their own pace, pursue individualized...
Interior Health resuming temporarily paused services
Interior Health is taking a phased approach to resume services that were temporarily paused last month due to COVID-19. The service adjustments, announced Jan. 18, were implemented to preserve safe and reliable access to patient care across the Interior region. “The Omicron-driven COVID-19 staffing impacts on the health system...
Procrastination Leads to Early Graduation
“The world rewards those who take responsibility for their success”- Curt Gerrish. Graduation from high school is celebrated as a milestone where young adults embark upon a variety of pathways that offer bright futures ripe with opportunity. Options for accomplishing future goals hinge upon individual abilities and personal...
ROSSLAND HERITAGE WEEK: SHARE YOUR TREASURES
“Altogether Inclusive” is this year’s theme for Heritage Week February 21-27. The theme in 2022 explores the many ways that heritage engagement requires creativity, as well as unique solutions and actions to encourage broad participation. Annually, Heritage Week provides an extra opportunity to look for and celebrate the...
