Provincial Drought Level 4 for Kootenay Boundary
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary in a press release Friday said the BC Government has issued a Level 4 Drought for the Kootenay Boundary region (the entire Kettle River Watershed) as of Friday, September 8, 2017. “With little to no precipitation, our recently overflowing rivers are now drying up,” the RDKB said. “The Granby […]
Joe Hill Coffee House is at the Rossland Legion again this season.
Joe Hill Coffee House is about to launch another season of community-based, family-friendly entertainment in Rossland. Our first show is on Sunday, September 24 in the Rossland Legion, 2081 Washington Street. Doors open at 6:30; the show starts at 7:00. It’s still only $3, kids and students free. A steal! The great...
Chinese company joins race to acquire Pacific Insight Electronics
A company headquartered in China — Shenzhen Kaizhong Precision Technology Co. Ltd. — is making an eleventh-hour pitch to purchase Nelson-based Pacific Insight Electronics Corp. This deemed “Superior Proposal” offer comes while Pacific Insight Electronics Corp. works through a definitive agreement with U.S.-based Methode...
Southeast Fire Centre reminds public of restrictions, prohibitions
The BC Wildfire Service is reminding the public that there are a number of restrictions within the Southeast Fire Centre. The operation of any off-road vehicle (ORV) for recreational purposes on Crown land continues to be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre. Jeeps, trucks or other "on-highway" vehicles must remain...
Business tax changes? Questions on short-term rentals and street lights; who should teach kids how to cook? -- and more.
Regular Meeting of Rossland City Council, Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Present: Acting Mayor Lloyd McLellan, and Councillors Andrew Zwicker, Marten Kruysse, John Greene, and Andy Morel (Absent: Mayor Kathy Moore, Aaron Cosbey) There was no one present to speak up for Public Input Period. Delegation: Mike Kent, Youth Action...
Women -- Want to Learn Coding?
Brought to you by the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology This workshop has been designed for absolute beginners. We’ll use a hands-on project based approach to learn how to put data to use for us in our everyday lives. During the session, you’ll learn the following: An introduction to the history of artificial ...
BC Government's Credit Card Charges for 2016-17
There's nothing quite like poring through 87,527 credit card charges to the B.C. government's plastic in 2016/17. Charges that can often be on top of a company's billings to existing government accounts. For instance, last year, Sensus Communications billed the government $79,286, while various ministries put an additional ...
Op/Ed: We Need to Stop Killing Endangered Right Whales
Article by James Wilt, first published in DeSmog Canada. The summer of 2017 was an extraordinarily deadly one for North Atlantic right whales, a species already hovering on the brink of extinction. Investigations are ongoing into the cause of death of 15 right whales off the Atlantic Coast of Canada and the U.S., although...
Queen City Cruise purrs on all cylinders
For the former president of the Nelson Road Kings Automobile club, it makes perfect sense to tie in this year’s Queen City Cruise with the end of Nelson’s Art Walk season. “To my mind, they’re works of art,” says Mike Keegan of the 400-plus cars that will be on display on Baker Street this weekend in the Heritage City....
Column: Floods and Sponges
When the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlán in 1325, they built it on a large island on Lake Texcoco. Its eventual 200,000-plus inhabitants relied on canals, levees, dikes, floating gardens, aqueducts and bridges for defence, transportation, flood control, drinking water and food. After the Spaniards conquered the city in 1521, they...
