Director pushes for Salmo-Creston cell service
The director for Area C of the Regional District of Central Kootenay says he’s going to get cell phone service for the Kootenay Pass between Salmo and Creston pass if it’s the last thing he does. And Larry Binks told the RDCK board last week he’s going to the top to get it done. “It’s […]
Konkin, Drolet , Erickson capture medals on opening day of West Kootenay Cross Country season
Jackson Konkin of J. Lloyd Crowe in Trail and Salmo’s Jasmine Drolet came out on top of the first race of the West Kootenay Cross Country season Tuesday at L.V. Rogers in Nelson. Konkin finnished the 7.8 kilometer course in a time of 32 minutes, five seconds to capture the Senior Boys category. Second was […]
City's Financial Decisions: Have Your Say with Thoughtexchange
Rossland City Council is once again seeking citizens' opinions on what the City's spending priorities should be. Thoughtexchange, a Rossland company, is testing a new program, and will not be charging the City for this exercise. (Thoughtexchange is also one of the five top nominees for the Trail and District Chamber of ...
Wild Pacific salmon face an upstream battle for survival
Wild Pacific salmon face an upstream battle for survival Salmon have been swimming in Pacific Northwest waters for at least seven million years, as indicated by fossils of large saber-tooth salmon found in the area. During that time, they’ve been a key species in intricate, interconnected coastal ecosystems, bringing nitrogen...
SD 20 parents to get bus money back now that funding is secured
Parents who paid busing fees for SD 20 students will soon be getting a refund, according to a mass email sent out today by Superintendent Bill Ford. “Good news! We have received confirmation today that the Transportation Spending Plan that the School District submitted to the Ministry of Education for approval has been approved,” the […]
The Small Mysteries of Transformation for Mind and Politics (Part One of Two)
A meditation on pasts, personal and historical: Part I By Charles Jeanes This is the longest column (8,500 words!) I have ever offered. The topic warrants it, I believe. I like to think my preoccupations are not peculiar to me and there is something in this piece that provokes their own reflections in my readers. Change and...
Mayor Tells it Like it is; Trail will pay, after all; Knotty Weed Problems
Rossland City Council Meeting, September 19, 2016 Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Aaron Cosbey, John Greene, Marten Kruysse, Andrew Zwicker, and Andy Morel. absent: Lloyd McLellan. Before declaring the meeting open, Moore handed a jar of freshly-pressed fruit juice to each of two Councillors who had picked fruit...
Food Council aims to improve Kootenay systems from farmer’s field to table
People involved in the food industry in the central Kootenays will soon be sitting down at the same table with an aim to improve all aspects of the business in the region. The Central Kootenay Food Policy Council will bring together farmers, food distributors, restaurant owners, politicians, bureaucrats and consumers this fall to examine how […]
Stressed Out? 5 Ways to Cope Better
Are you not sleeping very well, irritable, not coping effectively with stress, feeling down a lot of the time or depressed, lacking energy you need or just can’t muster the energy to do the things that need to get done? Then you may have adrenal mal-adaption or adrenal burn-out. The adrenal glands (actually above each kidney)...
First Annual Doxie Fun Fest raises money for SPCA
The 1st Annual Doxie Fun Fest was a rainy one, but that didn’t stop the hounds from gathering and having fun Saturday, Sept 17 at Gyro Park in Trail. There was a total of 25 Doxie’s with their proud owners join together for Wiener racing and contests. This event was a great success in raising donations for the SPCA. Doxie ...
