The KBRH has requested the following press release be issued with changes to the section on Temporary Staff Parking: Starting July 2, 2026, the first phase of parking lot improvements at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) will begin. Once complete, the project will add up to 38 new parking stalls and pave existing gravel parking areas, improving […]

Introduction: a liminal period of history Back in 2022, I wrote four chapters of connected Arcs (#182 to 185) on the subject of Our Liminal Time. One must understand what liminal means. Here is a good recent short essay on this word. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-impact-of-liminal-space-on-your-mental-health-5204371 I am returning to the subject now. The Tarot card for this […]

Farmers market season is in full swing, creating vibrant gathering spaces where residents can shop local, connect with neighbours, and support regional producers. Throughout the summer, IncrEDIBLE Farmers Markets bring together farmers, food producers, artisans, crafters, and community organizations across the Lower Columbia. Rossland IncrEDIBLE Farmers Market Queen Street Bi-weekly Thursdays 2 p.m. – 5:30 […]

Library funding by the province of BC is the lowest in Canada by far; the woods are full of fallen trees and branches but FireSmart fuel reduction funding eliminated by the Province; suggestions about the new Zoning Bylaw; a rainbow crosswalk; Rossland’s informative Annual Report …   PUBLIC HEARING – ZONING BYLAW Present:  Mayor Andy […]

I had a great time last weekend at Sunfest in Castlegar and at Cherryville Days. This year’s theme for Cherryville Days was motorcycles. Graduation season has begun in the Kootenays. Congratulations to all our graduates, especially to the young folk walking across the stage over the next week at Stanley Humphries Secondary, J Lloyd Crowe Secondary, Kootenay-Columbia Learning […]

Community invited to grand opening celebration on June 18 The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is inviting its residents and visitors to celebrate the grand opening of Moonlit Meadows, a new yurt at Beaver Valley Family Park and Campground, during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony and community open house on Thursday, June 18, from 4 to […]

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Emergency Management team is inviting Rossland residents to a free community preparedness evening designed to help people better understand how local emergency management works – and how simple steps taken now can make a big difference during emergencies. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 24 from 7:00 p.m. […]

The climate crisis is not simply an isolated technological challenge. It’s part of a much larger “polycrisis.” After all, everything is interconnected. The magnitude of this “system disequilibrium,” as Canadian author, social scientist and Cascade Institute executive director Thomas Homer-Dixon calls it, can cause a sense of hopelessness, but it is resolvable — with major […]

 Rossland’s Mayor, Andy Morel, has added his signature to a letter signed by at least 300 other municipal leaders across the nation, urging Canada’s federal government to undertake a suite of actions intended to improve the country and our climate efforts.  The letter is part of a campaign by a large group of municipal leaders […]

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is inviting residents to continue the conversation about the future of waste management by participating in the second phase of engagement for its Solid Waste Management Plan update. Following strong participation in Survey #1, the project is now moving into the next stage, where residents are being asked […]