On-LIne "Hub" for Families Unveiled
Where can parents go to find information on events for young children, services and resources and articles of interest? familyactionnetwork.ca is your one-stop online hub for parents in the Lower Columbia region. The Family Action Network (FAN) polled over 100 local parents in 2014 to find out what kinds of information they would like […]
Let's Vote for Values that Make Canada Great
By David Suzuki When my grandparents arrived from Japan in the early 1900s, Canada was far less tolerant than it is today. Women and minorities couldn’t vote, nor could Indigenous people who had lived here from time immemorial. In 1942, the government took away my Canadian-born family’s property and rights and sent us to ...
Council Gets On With It All
Rossland City Council Regular Meeting, October 13, 2015: Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, Councillors John Greene, Marten Kruysse, Andrew Zwicker and Andy Morel. Both Aaron Cosbey and Lloyd McLellan were unable to attend. Staff: Planner Stacey Lightbourne (doing the minutes), and Interim CAO Mike Maturo. The gallery was...
This Kootenay Wild team comes up empty against Fraser Valley
The Kootenay Wild offence misfired this past weekend as the local club dropped a pair of games to Fraser Valley Rush at the NDCC Arena. Fraser Valley scored two identical 3-0 BC Hockey Female AAA Hockey League wins in Nelson. Nicole Wong led the Rush offence, scoring goals in each of the two games. Also scoring were Taylor ...
The many forms of panhandling: Hot issue from the street gets a police and social service perspective
As city council prepares to go public and gain a broader spectrum of input into its draft panhandling legislation, police and one of the city’s major social services weighed in on the issue of panhandling in Nelson. Panhandling is certainly a regular call for police and bylaw officers, said Nelson Police Department deputy...
City of Rossland Press Release:
Changes at Rossland City Hall There are some big changes in City Hall: We welcome Ms Cecile Arnott back to the role of Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer, (CAO/CFO). Ms Arnott has been on leave since Oct 2013. She is looking forward to the challenges of returning to our City Hall and taking up her...
Letter: Health Care and the Election
The Society for the Protection and Care of Seniors (SPCS) has been active over the past several months in urging voters in the local riding to seriously consider the Federal candidates and their parties plans for Health Care as they seek election next Monday. Facing the prospect of 36 billion dollars in funding cuts by the...
How to Handle Stressors More Effectively
The fall typically starts out with many more stressors to manage. Some of you are getting back to work after a summer holiday, others are having to find places for your children to be during the day, while several of you are re-starting exercise classes, meetings or social events. So, not only are there increased time and...
Food for Thought: A Local Feast
The food was amazing. It was all local and most of it was organic. We gathered at the old fire-hall in Rossland on October 10th for a feast to raise awareness of what is being grown locally, and to consider the potential for growing and processing more local agricultural products. Gina Ironmonger, who was a principal...
Fatal boating accident on Kootenay Lake
One man has died and three are in hospital after a boating accident on Kootenay Lake, according to an RCMP press release. “On Oct. 11, at approximately 9 p.m. the Creston RCMP and Kaslo RCMP with other emergency services responded to a report that a boat had struck a rock while travelling on Kootenay Lake, […]
