What do you think a room full of 12 significant community leaders in the West Kootenays would be talking about? If you guessed the future of the region acquiring broadband infrastructure, you’d be right. On June 17, West Kootenay city officials including the mayors of Nelson, Trail and Kaslo as well as representatives for Trail, […]

We have another large group of dancers from Kootenay Dance works heading out across North America to further their dance training this summer. Shown in the group photo from left to right are:  Brynn Streadwick, age 11, who has been accepted into the National Ballet of Canada’s Professional Division (PD)  Summer Program and ...

Kootenay Studio Arts (KSA) students are closing out their studies with a Nelson springtime tradition. The annual Kootenay Studio Arts Year-End Show and Sale opens Friday afternoon at the Selkirk College downtown campus on the corner of Victoria and Josephine streets. The two-day student run show will feature works from students in the Blacksmithing, Ceramics, […]

Tempers flared as protestors and mall management jawed at each other during Wednesday’s Occupy the Pipeline Everywhere rally oppose Northern Gateway outside Save-On Foods at the Chahko Mika Mall. The rally was held in protest of the federal government announcement approval of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project Tuesday in Ottawa. The pipeline will carry […]

A group of South Slocan residents are not taking the move by Fortis BC to install controversial smart meters to the area sitting down. More than 30 protestors rallied at the entrance to the FortisBC South Slocan Generation facility on Highway 3A Saturday (June 14) to protest against the installation of smart meters. The rally […]

Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline opponents are lining up to voice their displeasure after the federal government announced its approval of the project Tuesday in Ottawa. Included in the group against the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, that will carry petroleum and condensate from Bruderheim, Alta., to Kitimat, B.C., is the Kootenays for a Pipeline-Free BC.  “We’re […]

Education Minister Peter Fassbender released the following statement on the status of bargaining with the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF): “The bargaining teams worked hard through the weekend and progress was made. “On Sunday, the British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) tabled a comprehensive proposal to help end the stalemate, get kids back in […]

Now that the war of words through the media between the B.C. Teachers’ Federdation and the bargaining agent for the BC Government, the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, has died down, the two sides are apparently ready to go back to the bargaining table as more than 40,000 teachers spent time Tuesday on the picket […]

Dear editor, We want to personally thank the City of Rossland works crew, as well as Darren Albo and Kurt for their quick response to a recent water problem at our house. Within ten minutes of notification they were at the house replacing the valve on the City water line and also the turn off pipe etc. Too often we read or ...

Cheesemaker, goatherd, and author David Asher of  The Black Sheep School of Cheesemaking will introduce the art of cheese to Rosslanders next Saturday, June 21. Cheese may be the most loved, yet least understood of all foods, according to Asher, but it is a natural fit for the home kitchen. "It's easier to make good cheese ...