A Letter From Richard Cannings
Dear editor, I would like to thank the voters of South Okanagan-West Kootenay for the trust you have placed in me by electing me as your Member of Parliament. I am humbled by your support and will work hard for all the people of South Okanagan-West Kootenay. My office door will always be open, and I pledge to not only take...
Kootenay Artists Want to Stop Trophy Hunting of Grizzlies
Many people became familiar with photographer Jim Lawrence’s image of the grizzly bear standing on its hind legs and looking through a camera, when it went viral and caught the attention of the press. “The photo is like the poster child for a stop the trophy hunt of grizzly bears campaign,” says filmmaker Miriam Needoba whose...
Knotweed Infestations = Higher Taxes and Lower Property Values
Dumping of knotweed cuttings just spreads the problem -- they can take root. Knotweed and other noxious weeds are accepted free of charge at landfills -- so please take your cuttings there; don't spread knotweed infestations around the countryside. Invasive knotweed has been accurately described as the plant that is eating...
These Bombers take longer road to Field Hockey Provincials
It wasn’t the easiest of roads, but the L.V. Rogers Bombers are heading back to the BC High School Girl’s Field hockey Championships. Hanna Quinn scored on her own rebound to spark the Bombers to a 2-0 victory over J. Lloyd Crowe of Trail in the final of the West Kootenay Girl’s Field hockey League Tuesday at Pass Creek Park...
'Flu Shot Season is Almost Here: Clinics Coming Up
Be a flu fighter - protect yourself and those around you. Interior Health is gearing up to help protect children, pregnant women, seniors, people with chronic illnesses and others who are most at risk from influenza and its complications. In a typical influenza season, thousands of Canadians develop serious illness or ...
Red Mountain Resort Gets Alpine Ski Resort of The Year Award for 2015
IT IS SKI SWAP TIME AGAIN! The chill in the air is a welcome reminder that the ski season is just around the corner. Time to swap the old for the new, or for the less old... Local ski racers and enthusiasts will get their first fix of skiing with the ANNUAL RED MOUNTAIN RACERS SKI SWAP set to take place this Saturday,...
Kootenay Author to Read at Rossland Museum
Kootenay author Sean Arthur ("Art") Joyce will visit the Rossland Museum on October 29, at 6:30 pm in the Museum's Cominco Theatre to talk about and read from his most recent book. Admission is by donation; books will be available for sale, and the author will be available to sign them. The book is Laying the Children’s...
Ask City Council Your Questions about Upcoming Changes to Water and Sewer Rates
Editor's Note: The City of Rossland has issued a press release inviting citizen queries about the proposed new water and sewer rate schedule. Your editor strongly advises you to check it out, as there will be increases, and some of them will be significant. There will be increases across the board, and people who have not...
Can We Help a Syrian Family?
By Jan Micklethwaite At their most recent birthday parties, Maya and Sofia Maturo decided to request donations to the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees instead of presents. Their friends participated with enthusiasm and generosity. After counting carefully, the girls were pleased to present WKFoR member Jan Micklethwaite...
Election turns Tory tide to true Grit: Liberals sweep nation but spare Kootenay Columbia
Before Kootenay-Columbia voters finished marking the last ‘X’ on their ballots a Liberal Party government was confirmed in the 2015 federal election Monday night. And as polls closed at 8 p.m. Pacific in Nelson, the only questions remaining were how the West Kootenay’s new riding would swing, and would the Liberals form a...
