Arena hopes; bylaw complaints; LED angst; short-term rentals; no triathlon; stairway joy
Public Hearing and Regular Rossland City Council meeting, August 14, 2017. All Council members were present. Public Hearing: The proposed amendment to the Official Community Plan would alter the wording for short term rentals, permit temporary use permits with criteria in any part of the City and remove the regulation for ...
'Out of the Interior' -- coming to a small-town theatre near you
In recent years, major Canadian cities have seen the demise of many long-standing single-screen movie houses. In quick succession, Vancouver lost the Hollywood, Denman and Ridge theatres. In Burnaby, Surrey, Victoria and Kelowna, still more marquee lights were permanently switched off, suggesting a trend alarming to movie-lovers:...
MP Richard Cannings to "Ride the Riding" again this year
Richard Cannings, MP (South Okanagan-West Kootenay) is happy to announce that he will “Ride the Riding” for the second year in a row. Last year he decided to complete a bicycle trip through the riding, which gave him a unique chance to meet the people, businesses and industries that make up the riding. The tour will use a...
Historic cemetery has a new look
Rossland's historic Calvary Cemetery has been cleaned up and given beautiful new signage, thanks to the efforts and time of many volunteers, and to funding from the BC Heritage Legacy Fund, the Rossland Heritage Commission, and the Community Initiative Fund. Calvary is the Catholic cemetery and is the oldest in Rossland;...
COLUMN: Wildfires are a wake-up call
Wildfires are sweeping B.C. Close to 900 have burned through 600,000 hectares so far this year, blanketing western North America with smoke. Fighting them has cost more than $230 million — and the season is far from over. It’s not just B.C. Thousands of people from B.C. to California have fled homes as fires rage. Greenland...
Balfour's Brendon Makeiv eager to tee it up at the BC Juvenile Golf Championships hosted by Granite Pointe
Granite Pointe at Nelson will be filled with many young golfers as a field of 80 takes to the Rosemont track Tuesday for a practice round in preparation for the 2017 BC Juvenile Golf Championships. The 54-hole tournament begins Wednesday. One of the players on the course is Brendon Makeiv of the Balfour Course. In […]
Rain helps firefighters bid to control local wildfires
Cooler, wetter weather has helped BC Wildfire Service crews get a bit of a handle on some of the local fires in the West Kootenay. Approximately 15 kilometres north of Nelson, 10-15 mm of precipitation allowed firefighters to gain a bit of a reprieve with the Kokanee Creek wildfire. “The weather has been extremely helpful in...
Mother Nature helps slow growth of wildfires — Shambhala Music Festival good to go for Sunday night
The BC Wildfire Service is reporting a bit of good news with regards to the Kokanee Creek fire as the blaze did not register any “significant growth overnight.” The wildfire that was sparked by lightning Saturday afternoon quickly increased to an estimated 70 hectares. However, BC Wildfire Service said the fire ...
Vehicle roll-over sends three to hospital Saturday
Three people have been sent to hospital with serious injuries after a car accident Saturday, according to Castlegar Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. The accident involved one vehicle with three people inside. The vehicle rolled over near Rialto Creek forest service road, about nine kms off Broadwater Road in Robson, late Saturday afternoon. Robson and Castlegar […]
RDCK update on wildfires of note for Aug. 12
McCormick Creek Wildfire 20 kilometres SW of Salmo in the Pend d’Oreille area Size: Approximately 350 hectares. Crews are focusing efforts on establishing guard. Depending on weather conditions, more smoke may be visible from this fire as a result of burn-off operations which are necessary for containment efforts. RDCK Structural Protection Unit (including four Castlegar […]
