Community Fruit Pick and Press -- You're Invited
Apples, pears, plums! Everyone who wants to pick fruit from trees growing on public land is invited to meet up at L'ecole des Sept-Sommets -- formerly Maclean Elementary School -- at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 17. Groups can then spread out around town to find fruit on public land and harvest it. The "press" part of ...
Roller Derby Fundraiser in Rossland for Trail Baby with Cancer
Update: The game at the Rossland Arena on Sunday night raised money for Dax, a baby with nueroblastoma. Players for the two teams were chosen by lot -- names of all the volunteer players were picked from a hat to make up the "White" and "Black" teams. And then they battled it out. The battle resulted in two injuries. One...
'Cops For Kids' Ride Comes to Rossland
COPS FOR KIDS is a charitable organization that raises funds to assist children "who have suffered a medical, physical or traumatic crisis in their young lives." One of the fundraising and awareness-raising events is a 10-day bicycle tour around south-eastern BC. This year, the ride starts in Kelowna on Friday, September...
Rossland Beer Company Expanding; Food Bank Moving; What Some People Still Don't Know About Rossland; and more
Rossland City Council Regular Meeting, September 6, 2016 Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, Aaron Cosbey, John Greene, Marten Kruysse, Andrew Zwicker. Absent: Andy Morel No one contributed any comments for Public Input Period. Recommendations from Staff for Decision: 1. A motion that Council...
Wait-listed student’s mom demands answers from SD #8
A Nelson mother is demanding answers after she says her daughter was put on a waiting list to attend the city’s only high school… while 50 foreign students are taking up seats in the same school. Camara Cassin says she was told her daughter would have to wait a week to see if she can attend L.V. Rogers High School in Nelson....
Biggest event in the West Kootenay set to touch down Friday as Road Kings Queen’s City Cruise comes to Nelson
The calendar on the wall says September. Which means the Nelson Road Kings Queen’s City Cruise is ready to kick off one of the biggest weekends of the year for the Heritage City. Next to Shambhala, the Nelson Road Kings Queen’s City Cruise car show is quite possibly the most economically impactful weekends for the city of...
Biologists call on hunters to help fight deer disease
Kootenay hunters preparing for the opening of deer hunting season in September are being asked to help fight the spread of a disease that’s killing the animals in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is calling on hunters to contribute the heads of their kills to a program...
Salmo roads asset management advanced by Selkirk Paving pilot
A comprehensive report titled Asset management Plan for Salmo Road Infrastructure was delivered to the Village of Salmo by Selkirk Paving Limited Tuesday as part of a pilot project to help small communities assess current road conditions and maintain road assets sustainably. “We are incredibly grateful to have been selected...
Labour Day: B.C. seniors need our support
This Labour Day, members of the Hospital Employees’ Union are joining Canadians across the country in celebrating the contributions working people make towards building a healthier, fairer, more equitable society. But as we enjoy the holiday with family and friends, let’s remember the hard-won accomplishments our seniors have...
UPDATED: Early morning fire on Baker Street remains under investigation
Nelson Fire Rescue firefighters spend most of the day mopping up after a containing a fire in a Baker Street building early Sunday morning. The call came in at 7:53 a.m. that smoke was showing from a downtown business at 444 Baker Street. Both on duty members responded immediately with all available off-duty members responding...
