Highway 3 near Rock Creek re-opened to traffic; West Rock Creek fire now estimated at 3,750 hectares
Traffic is once again flowing on the southern highway route through BC after officials re-opened Highway 3 between Midway and Osoyoos late Saturday. The road had been closed to traffic due to the West of Rock Creek Wildfire. Drive BC now reports the road is re-opened from 14 kilometers east of Osoyoos to Midway. However, there...
Message From Our Mayor about Fire
Hey all- I know the smoke is intense these days but the danger is far away from us (despite the ash on my desk!) City staff is monitoring the emergency updates and progress of all fires in the Southern Interior. We will know, well in advance, if anything is a threat to Rossland. However, it’s good to be prepared: IF there ...
UPDATE: Thunderstorm watch ends for Boundary/West Kootenay
The thunderstorm watch for the West Kootenay, Boundary, Slocan Lake, Arrow Lakes regions has been removed by Environment Canada. The storm passed through the region Saturday morning dropping rain and sending lightning. A few showers will continue through the morning, with clouds filling the sky and a 60 percent chance of rain...
Some Shocking Facts about the Liquified Natural Gas Project Agreement Act
Our provincial government is holding up the 25-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal recently approved as an achievement which will serve our long-term economic interests. It is a done deal, but it nonetheless merits closer examination. We need to reflect on it even though we do not have the power to do anything about it. ...
RCMP report no major accidents but numerous drug seizures involving Shambhala Music Festival patrons
Sergeant John Ferguson of the West Kootenay Traffic Services said police are happy to report that there were no major accidents involving patrons attending last week’s Shambhala Music Festival near Salmo. Ferguson said the WKTS and Integrated Road Safety Unit worked long hours to ensure the motoring public arrived to their ...
One Year Later: Province Still Lagging on Recommendations
Editor's Note: Lack of safeguards in mine operations cost many Rosslanders their lives back in the day of Rossland's mining operations. You can read their names and the causes of their deaths at the Museum. Inadequate mine safety now is less about miners' lives, and more about acid drainage and events like the Mount...
Nelson's Don Kurylko dream sailboat begins maiden voyage
Don Kurylko’s sailboat, that took years to build inside a shed on his property, no longer rests at 1300 block of Stanley Street in Nelson. The 34-foot hand-built sailboat is on its way to the Pacific Ocean, near Richmond. A truck came to pick up the sailboat following a brief, but special, ceremony Saturday in Nelson near...
Call for Billets for Heritage BC Conference in October
An earlier article gave details of the Heritage BC conference coming to Rossland this fall, on October 1 - 3. To read that article, please click here. Heritage BC is a not-for-profit charity supporting heritage conservation across BC. Now, in preparation for the conference, the organizers are seeking on-site conference...
RCMP asking public to be on the lookout for two stolen Dagger kayaks
A couple of music lovers attending the 2015 Shambhala Music Festival reported their kayaks had been stolen in the early hours of Sunday morning RCMP said. RCMP Sergeant Mike Wicentowich told The Nelson Daily Sunday the couple had attended the music festival Saturday, and when they returned to their vehicle, the two kayaks...
Being Ripped Off by Drug Companies -- and Trade Agreements
One way of looking at the current election is to see it as a massive civic literacy test, not just for those who actually intend to vote but for those who mistake cynicism for sophistication and stay glued to their iPads instead. As David Akin of the Toronto Sun once said, "Bad governments are elected by good folks who don't...
