Old bags are best! Commuter route for bikes? And more ...
Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Andy Morel, Scott Forsyth, Dirk Lewis, Janice Nightingale, and Stewart Spooner. Absent: Chris Bowman. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia Año Nuevo, CFO Elma Hamming, Manager of recreation Kristi Calder, and Manger of Operations...
Editorial: Things that go BANG and look exciting
“Maim”isn’t a word we often hear these days, but it’s what fireworks too often do – cause blindness, blow people’s hands off, or maybe just a finger or two … add “maim” to your vocabulary, kids, especially if you like playing with fireworks. They can maim you. On ...
Would you commute by e-bike between Rossland and Trail? Please respond!
Do you commute between Rossland - Warfield - Trail? Would you consider commuting by e-bike, or muscle-powered bike? The Rossland Sustainability Commission is investigating the development of a bike and/or ebike friendly route between Rossland, Warfield and Trail. Close to 600 commuters travel from Rossland to Trail daily. ...
Emergency Alert System to be Tested June 21
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary will test its new emergency alerting system at 10:30 a.m. on June 21, 2019. Anyone registered will receive a test message via mobile cell phone app, SMS text message, voice message over cell or landline, or by email depending upon how the registrant has chosen to be notified when...
Trail Engineering Firm Shares Research at International Dam Conference
Austin Engineering Ltd. and its research partners are taking their findings on how dams respond during earthquakes to an international audience this week when they present at The International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). The Trail, BC engineering firm, Selkirk College, FortisBC, and the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) have again worked successfully together […]
Elementary Students Create Field Guide to get People Outside
This month, Mrs. Barrie’s Grade 5 Class at Webster Elementary School completed a field guide on a local Warfield trail system, through a Wildsight EcoStewards project. The field guide is helping students, teachers and the community to get outside and learn. Behind Webster Elementary is an amazing trail system but it...
Column: Women's rights can help solve world's woes
What’s the top solution for resolving the human-caused climate crisis? According to Paul Hawken, it’s educating girls and improving family planning. Hawken is the author of Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. “Drawdown” is “the point at which levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere...
Category 3 fires to be prohibited in Southeast Fire Centre
The BC Wildfire Service is advising the public that effective at noon (Pacific time) on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, which includes the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District and the Selkirk Natural Resource District. The BC Wildfire Service is implementing this prohibition to […]
Austin Engineering presents further work on dam safety
Austin Engineering Ltd. and its research partners are taking their findings on how dams respond during earthquakes to an international audience this week when they present at The International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). The Trail, BC engineering firm, Selkirk College, FortisBC, and the University of British Columbia ...
Totem Talks: Free Wildlife Information Sessions in Nelson
Do you love (or fear) bears and want to know more about them? Did you know we share this area with wolves and cougars? And what do you know about the elusive Mountain Caribou? Join Touchstones Museum Indigenous Educator and Wildlife Technician Toni Appleby as she shares stories from years studying, tracking, and reporting on...
