Airline Emissions Are Flying Too High
In July, Solar Impulse 2 became the first airplane to fly around the world without using fuel. At the same time, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been working on electric planes. These developments mean air travel and transport could become more environmentally friendly, with less pollution and fewer...
Editorial Rant: Speed, Mountain Biking, and Being Nice
We Canadians are such nice people. We don't look very hard for opportunities to sue other people, unlike our more litigious neighbours south of the border. Here's an example from right here in the Greater Rossland area. True story: A mountain biker was riding uphill on a popular trail when an out-of-control downhill rider...
Vancouver Aquarium's AQUAVAN will visit Rossland September 27-- 29
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre’s mobile education program, AquaVan, will be visiting the Kootenays from September 13 – October 6, 2016. AquaVan will be delivering fully interactive and immersive educational programming with the goal of inspiring students to make positive changes in aquatic conservation. AquaVan ...
Lemon Creek trial to commence October 11
A provincial court judge in Nelson has set the start of a criminal trial stemming from a 2013 aviation fuel spill in the Slocan Valley for mid-October. Judge Robert Brown told lawyers attending a preliminary hearing by conference call that the trial will begin on October 11. The Executive Flight Centre, one of its employees,...
Selkirk College and Zellstoff Celgar Bonded By History and the Future
It’s a kindred bond that has provided an economic and social foundation for the West Kootenay over the last 50 years. Fuelled by the natural resources that drive the regional economy, Zellstoff Celgar and Selkirk College help define what it is to live in rural British Columbia. Both came to be in the 1960s, a time of great ...
FortisBC receives approval for adjustment to natural gas rates
In a media release, FortisBC announced it has received approval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to modify natural gas rates. Beginning October 1, 2016 customers will see changes to their bill. “Natural gas prices have risen since spring 2016. The hotter-than-normal summer, for most of Canada and the US, has resulted...
Made-in-Salmo bear-resistant solution for Village bins
The Village of Salmo has found a made-in-Salmo solution to the need to convert a dozen Village concrete garbage containers to bear-resistant bins at a fraction of the cost of purchasing new bear-resistant bins. The conversion was completed last week. All 24 Village containers are now bear-resistant. The request for proposals...
Golden City Days Committee says THANK YOU!
The Golden City Days 2016 Committee is extremely grateful to the following sponsors and donors for their generous support and contributions: City of Rossland The GOAT Rossland Telegraph Trail Daily Times Teck Trail...
Selkirk College Set for Golden Weekend
The doors opened to a new era of post-secondary learning 50 years ago when Selkirk College welcomed students seeking a brighter future from across the West Kootenay and Boundary region. When the residents of six school districts — Trail, Nelson, Castlegar, Slocan, Grand Forks and Arrow Lakes — voted in a referendum on February...
Council Gets Up Early to Begin Strategic Plan Review
On Friday, September 9, Rossland City Council met at 8:00 am to begin reviewing Rossland's Strategic Plan. Last autumn, in September and October, Council brainstormed, and sought input from staff, then went public to gather information. They also looked at economic and global trends, and surveyed local businesses. After...
