NPD officer escapes injury when driver speeds away during early morning stop
A Nelson Police officer escaped serious injury when a woman in a stolen truck decided to speed away from the parking lot behind the 7-Eleven Convenience Store on Front Street during a police check early Friday morning. Nelson Police Sergeant Paul Bayes said in a media release that fortunately no one was hurt or any property...
Paris Climate Summit — New Deal Signals Fossil Fuel Era Coming To An End
The world is watching to see what comes out of the Paris climate summit. Montana Burgess is the West Kootenay EcoSociety's Community Organizer. She's attending the Paris UN climate summit with the Climate Action Network delegation and is reporting back to the West Kootenays on developments at the negotiations and what they ...
OPINIONS: Differing Views on the Paris Climate Agreement
On the positive side, in a spirit of optimism, we have this report from "Tree Alerts": "195 countries reached across traditional divides today to unite behind the greatest moral challenge of our time and seal the deal on a historic climate accord. The Paris Agreement is an inclusive, ambitious, science-based deal that...
Rossland Library Seeking More Trustees
As the Rossland Public Library enters the final stages of our Library Renewal Project we are actively seeking energetic community members to join our Board of Trustees and help us lead your library into the future. The library plays an important role in Rossland society and our community development. We have over 40,000...
COLUMN: Christmas Stress Test
Christmas Stress Test With the Holiday Season ahead of us I worry about my ability to survive it one more time. It will take almost a full month to recover from the excessive eating, the revitalizing visits, the frantic shopping and the compulsive decorating. The repetitive experience of Christmas stress makes...
Avalanche Injury
Skiers beware: that new avalanche danger advisory from Avalanche Canada isn't just hot air. In case anyone in Rossland isn't yet aware of the event, three skiers were caught in a small release while skiing near Rossland recently, and one of them went to the hospital with a concussion. They were skiing on fairly steep ...
Avalanche Canada issues Special Public Warning
Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users, that includes the Kootenay-Boundary region, from Friday (December 11) to the end of the day Monday (December 14).Avalanche Canada said the warning applies to the central Columbia Mountains and encompasses portions of the following...
Montana Burgess — Faith in the Paris climate summit
The world is watching to see what comes out of the Paris climate summit. Montana Burgess is the West Kootenay EcoSociety's Community Organizer. She's attending the Paris UN climate summit with the Climate Action Network delegation and is reporting back to the West Kootenays on developments at the negotiations and what they ...
APPLY NOW FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT FUNDING
The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, is accepting applications for the 2016 Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program (WTCP). This program provides a total of up to $50,000 annually to projects in the Waneta area that promote...
Decision delayed on police budget request
Although a decision on the Nelson Police Department board budget request had been scheduled for the end of the month, the deadline has passed and no word has come from the province. And there is no hint of when that decision will come, before the end of the year or early in the new year, said Mayor Deb Kozak, also the chair...
