The Nelson Police officer convicted of assault in October of 2015 has resigned. Chief Constable Wayne Holland released the information in a media release Friday afternoon. "On January 21st, 2016 Drew Turner submitted a letter of resignation to the Office of the Chief Constable," Holland said in the release. "That document was...

The first court date has been set in the Lemon Creek fuel spill legal case as federal lawyers have officially taken up the mantle of a private citizen’s charge against the province and the flight fuel company involved in the spill. Marilyn Burgoon’s charge under the Fisheries Act arising out of the 2013 Lemon Creek fuel spill...

A wetlands restoration project started by Terry and Michele Halleran in the North Kootenays is expanding in 2016. Excavations for Year Two of the Meadow Creek based project near the north end of Kootenay Lake finished on Wednesday afternoon, increasing the size of the area to 20 acres; a considerable upgrade from four acres...

Food for Fines: Between  January 29th and February 13th, the Rossland Public Library will be accepting non-perishable food items instead of cold hard cash for any outstanding fines. The fines are in place to remind people that they are, indeed, borrowing items from the library.  When they are returned late, it means someone...

Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to announce a new granting program that will provide financial help to groups and organizations wishing to construct new recreation infrastructure or upgrade existing infrastructure. Recreation Infrastructure Grants will offer $3 million per year over the next three years. The grants will help fund improvements to structures and spaces like […]

To the Editor: Province seeks outstanding British Columbians for highest honour Nominations for the Province’s highest form of recognition – the Order of British Columbia – are now being accepted for individuals demonstrating outstanding achievement, excellence and distinction in their fields of endeavour. This is your...

To The Editor: Canada drew upon its compassion during the Paris Climate Summit.  Knowing that if our carbon emissions continue unchanged, some of the earliest and most tangible consequences are to island nations in the southern hemisphere. They will be overwhelmed by the rising sea level, lives and livelihoods lost, and so ...

Voters made clear choices for change in the federal election, and one of those choices was for electoral reform.  The Liberals, NDP and Green parties all loudly pledged that the 2015 election would be the last held in Canada under the first-past-the-post voting system, and those parties collectively received nearly two-thirds of the popular vote […]

The Canadian Cancer Society is inviting snowboarders, alpine and nordic skiers and all people who love to play in the snow to the 4th Annual Slopes for Hope Red Mountain Resort and Black Jack Ski Club event on Saturday, February 21, 2016.  Join us for this family friendly ski-a-thon in which participants attempt to ski or...

There's lots to do in Rossland in the winter ... read on for inspiration. RSS Programming for the Community!    Check out some of the 2016 programming at Rossland’s community school gym located at Rossland Summit School.  For more information please check the website at  www.rossland.ca Please register for Rossland Recreation...