A provincial court judge in Nelson has set the start of a criminal trial stemming from a 2013 aviation fuel spill in the Slocan Valley for mid-October. Judge Robert Brown told lawyers attending a preliminary hearing by conference call that the trial will begin on October 11. The Executive Flight Centre, one of its employees,...

It’s a kindred bond that has provided an economic and social foundation for the West Kootenay over the last 50 years. Fuelled by the natural resources that drive the regional economy, Zellstoff Celgar and Selkirk College help define what it is to live in rural British Columbia. Both came to be in the 1960s, a time of great ...

In a media release, FortisBC announced it has received approval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to modify natural gas rates. Beginning October 1, 2016 customers will see changes to their bill. “Natural gas prices have risen since spring 2016. The hotter-than-normal summer, for most of Canada and the US, has resulted...

The Village of Salmo has found a made-in-Salmo solution to the need to convert a dozen Village concrete garbage containers to bear-resistant bins at a fraction of the cost of purchasing new bear-resistant bins. The conversion was completed last week. All 24 Village containers are now bear-resistant.   The request for proposals...

The Golden City Days 2016 Committee is extremely grateful to the following sponsors and donors for their generous support and contributions: City of Rossland                                                  The GOAT Rossland Telegraph                                            Trail Daily Times Teck Trail...

The doors opened to a new era of post-secondary learning 50 years ago when Selkirk College welcomed students seeking a brighter future from across the West Kootenay and Boundary region. When the residents of six school districts — Trail, Nelson, Castlegar, Slocan, Grand Forks and Arrow Lakes — voted in a referendum on February...

On Friday, September 9, Rossland City  Council met at 8:00 am to begin reviewing Rossland's Strategic Plan.  Last autumn, in September and October, Council brainstormed, and sought input from staff, then went public to gather information.  They also looked at economic and global trends, and surveyed local businesses.  After...

Golden City Days enjoyed beautiful weather.  Happy crowds lined Columbia Avenue to watch as the parade marched in sunshine, crowds flooded into the Rossland Arena for the Fall Fair and enjoyed refreshements at the various food booths around town, music boomed from the stage set up in Sourdough Alley, and at 2:30 pm more crowds...

The four-time defending British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) champion Selkirk College Saints have arrived back to the rink and will kick off their exhibition season on September 23. The Selkirk College hockey team is currently in training camp and will get their first taste of action against rival Eastern ...

The City of Kimberley and the United Steelworkers Local I-405 ratified a four-year collective agreement. The tentative settlement was previously agreed to on August 29th and replaces the previous contract that expired on February 29th, 2016. “We are very pleased to have this new contract in place," said Mayor Don McCormick,...