February's news was centered around KBRH as ground zero in the ongoing debate between surgeons and IH over potential operating room cuts at the hostpital. Mar -11 INTERVIEW: Dr. Andre De Greef - The doctors strike back   The ongoing disagreement over potential operating room cuts at KBRH after months of behinds the scenes...

With cold weather coursing through town, council heard stories of green grass, gardens, boulevards and all of the cosmetic pesticides that should't be allowed in , on or around those areas. For the first time in three decades the Nelson District Credit Union faced labour action and in the game of the federal economic stimulus...

Kicking off the new year January brought with it  both mourning and celebrations, voluntary efforts and engaged citizens working for the betterment of their community Jan 5th - Alberta man dies in avalanche near Rossland    Heavy snows through the Christmas season and four consecutive days of snowfall to start the year were...

Now is the winter of our missed intent. 2011 is rapidly approaching--the time of the year when we take stock of our last 365 and submit ourselves to a brand of torture not condoned by even the nastiest masters of rendition and rough interrogation: we beat ourselves up for not penning that novel, slap our wrists for being wooed...

Rossland search and rescue (RSAR) received a somewhat unexpected early Christmas present this year to the tune of $40,000 to go towards half the cost of a new search and rescue vehicle. The group is now continuing towards their goal of establishing a permanent search and rescue base facility in Rossland in order to get the ...

We’ve all heard of Tom Jones, right?  Welsh-born crooner, swoon-inducing songster famous for 1970s hits like “She’s a Lady”? He’s actually a bit before my time, but his Wikipedia page makes for some interesting reading if you’re into salacious Hollywood soap-opera type stuff.  The Mountain Kingdom has its own Tom Jones, and...

I think it’s fair to say that children are most sensitive to the magic that Christmas can bring, and I know from my own experience that some of my fondest childhood memories are from around this time of year. Also some of my oddest memories come from Christmas, too. Things I remember with such vividness that they are hard to...

While the weather should be praised for cooperating at last weekend's NORAM race (organizers describe it as the best NORAM to be hosted at Black Jack yet), it could also be blamed for snatching a home town win from local Olympian George Grey.   On the third and final day of a weekend that saw 150 high level Nordic racers take...

Dear Editor;  There has been much anger aimed at the board of School District 20 over the passing of the motion to postpone the Planning for the Future public consultation meetings that were scheduled to take place in January.   Our understanding is that at the next meeting of the board, probably in January, the board will ...

Dear editor,Congratulations to both the Rossland Learning Centre Project and to the Nelson Skate Park project for making it to the finalist stage of the Aviva Community Fund Competition. Good luck in the finals.     Over the last few weeks I have received several requests a day to vote in this competition. The initial requests...