City begins gathering final details on medical cannabis regulations in preparation for public meeting
A new pot of regulations are brewing over medical cannabis in Nelson as the city prepares to hash out its legal language to regulate the industry prior to the passing of federal law. The introduction of what might comprise medical cannabis business licence regulations in Nelson were on the table for perusal Monday in city...
Girls Fly Too -- The Sky's NO Limit!
After hundreds of thousands of women in different countries have so recently marched for social justice, for equal opportunities and fair treatment for women -- and everyone else -- it seems timely to publicize the initiative designed to encourage women and girls to learn to fly, or even to become astronauts, if they're...
COLUMN: A look at New Zealand's electoral system
I spent the first weeks of 2017 in New Zealand, celebrating my son’s wedding to a Kiwi girl. After the wedding, my wife and I drove around some of that beautiful country, enjoying the beaches, birds, wines and green grass of summer. Fresh apricots in January were a real treat!...
A New Gold Rush in Rossland
It's already open. Many of us have already wandered in, admired the new interior look and bought a book or two. Several people have admired the modest selection of yarn tucked into a back corner, and others have succumbed to the temptation of fudge, or a new variety of tea....
RCMP report trio rescued after becoming lost in back country
Three men are safe after being rescued from the back country by Search and Rescue RCMP Sergeant Monty Taylor of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment said in a media release Thursday. Taylor said RCMP became involved in the search after the Salmo detachment received a call Wednesday (January 18) from a Nelson resident...
UPDATED: Slow moving traffic through West Kootenay/Boundary region
Now that Environment Canada has lifted a Snowfall Warning that hovered over the West Kootenay/Boundary region for most of Wednesday, residents can now concentrate on digging out of the 20-plus centimeter dump that hit the area. And what also comes with that digging out is the massive road interruptions throughout the region,...
Get Ready for Rossland's Winter Carnival!
There will be non-stop fun at the Rossland Winter Carnival -- the longest-running such event in Canada, it's been happening every year since 1898. With so much going on, people will wish they could defy the laws of physics by being in more than one place at a time. Here's a smattering of the events....
Museum Renewal Project gets a boost from Spirit of Red
The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre (RMDC) has received a generous donation of $2000 from the Spirit of Red Social Club to close the funding gap needed to proceed with Phase I construction....
