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Regular Rossland City Council Meeting, March 21, 2016, 6:00 pm Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Marten Kruysse, Lloyd McLellan, John Green, Andy Morel, and Aaron Cosbey. Absent: Andrew Zwicker Public Input Period: Ann Damude spoke on behalf of the RCAC Miners Hall project. She reported that their fundraising...
COUNCIL COGITATES ON FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting: March 21, 2016, 3:00 pm All Council members were present. Just before the meeting, Mayor Kathy Moore took a few seconds to pass a home-framed series of three bobsled race snapshots to the Council Bobsled Team -- John Greene, Andy Morel, Andrew Zwicker, and Moore herself. The final picture ...
A Fresh Start for Olympian George Grey
After traveling the world as a competitive skier, two-time Olympian George Grey has come home to study at Selkirk College, launching a new chapter in his life. Grey, a 36-year-old retired cross-country ski racer, is in his third year of the Selkirk College Nursing Program. Growing up in Rossland, naturally outdoor pursuits ...
New Hitching Posts for Dogs in Downtown Rossland
When a lunging dog knocked down and injured a Rossland Senior, City staff decided something had to be done, and have installed hitching posts for dogs in a variety of locations around town. People can now tie their dogs up to do brief errands in town -- not for long-term stays -- in places where pedestrians will not be at...
Selkirk College Saints Win Again!
The Selkirk College Saints captured their fourth straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) championship on Saturday night with a 2-1 victory over the Trinity Western University Spartans before a packed house at the Castlegar & District Recreation Complex. More than 800 hockey fans packed the Castlegar...
BlackJack at Whitehorse
BlackJack skiers continue to excel. At the Haywood 2016 Ski Nationals in Whitehorse, Yukon, BlackJack's Remi Drolet won the Juvenile Boys 5km Classic, and Chiaki Yamamoto placed second in the Junior Women's 5 km Classic. In a field of 63 racers in the Junior Girls 5 km Classic, Michaela Mclean came in 15th and Sage...
Amazing conditions at Whitewater packs in the crowds during Spring Break
The sun was out and the crowds were also as skiers and snowboarders took advantage of some beautiful Spring Break riding at Whitewater Ski Resort in Nelson. The break kicked off in spectacular fashion last weekend, with nearly 30cm arriving throughout the weekend and continuing into Monday. As the week carried on, it seemed that […]
TeckServ Student Internship Supports Rural Community Development
Funding is available to help organizations work with post-secondary students to undertake community-based research in the West Kootenay and Boundary regions. The annual TeckServ Internship, now in its sixth year, provides support for a Selkirk College student to engage in local community service through an applied research ...
Heppler, Kramer spark Hawks past Nitros 2-1 to stay alive in Kootenay Conference Playoff
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks live to play again. Dylan Heppler had two points and Tallon Kramer stopped 26 shots to spark the Murdoch Division Champs to a 2-1 victory over the Kimberley Dynamiters in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Kootenay Conference playoff action Saturday night in Fruitvale. Kimberley leads the...
Saints blast Spartans to move within a win of fourth BCIHL title
The British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League’s (BCIHL) championship best-of-three final opened Friday night at the Castlegar & District Recreation Complex with a 5-1 Selkirk College Saints victory over the Trinity Western University Spartans. Game two of the series goes Saturday at 7 p.m. tonight in Castlegar at the...
