Fundraiser for Carol Enns after horrific Washington accident leaves her blind and badly injured
Dear Editor, Carol Enns, of Rossland, was a passenger in a head on collision on June 29, 2013, which crushed her bones, and left her completely blind. Because the accident happened in Washington, and Carol is Canadian, the out-of-country medical expenses have already exceeded the limits of her insurance policy. Carol thanks...
Joe Hill is alive and well in Rossland
The third Joe Hill Coffee House of the season happens this coming Sunday, November 17, at 7:00 PM (doors at 6:00), in the Rossland Miners' Hall, 1765 Columbia Avenue in Rossland. Once again, Joe Hill has attracted some truly professional performers. We have The Kidz, back by popular request (of the Kidz and Joe Hill) - forever...
Kefir: A Great Immune booster
This is time of year when I start seeing patients battling the flu, so, I’d like to give you some information about a probiotic food that improves the vigilance and effectiveness of your immune system and keeps our digestive system healthy. Probiotic foods contain active healthy live bacteria. When we ingest them, they travel...
Movies at the Miners' Hall. Parkour. French lessons. More.
Rossland Youth Action Network Rossland has a new Youth Coordinator who’s putting together some awesome fun for the community’s kids! Check out the upcoming activities and events planned for the next few weeks. Sunday at the Movies! This Sunday, November 17 at 2:00pm, Youth Action Network is partnering with the Arts Council...
Saints add muscle to blueline for second half of BCIHL season
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey team is beefing up the blueline for the second half of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season by adding defenceman Stefan Virtanen to the roster. Virtanen is a 6’2″, 200-pound blueliner who joins Selkirk following four seasons of Junior A hockey, most recently with the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Calgary […]
Kootenay Ice let one slip away, drop 4-3 decision to Fraser Valley
The Kootenay Ice missed a golden opportunity to climb the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League standings during a weekend home series. Costly penalties down the stretch proved to unravel the Ice, allowing the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds to escape with a 4-3 victory Sunday at the NDCC Arena. Kootenay, 3-9-2 on the season, remain a point […]
No logging old-growth on the Duncan – for now
The company that holds the forest license that would allow logging to two stands of thousand-year-old cedar deep in the Duncan River valley says that the trees will stay standing – for now. In September, a group calling themselves the ‘Duncan Defenders’ launched an offensive against potential logging of the two remaining old-growth stands totaling […]
Nelson's Mitch Popadynetz, UBC capture National University Championship
Nelson’s Mitch Popadynetz is a National University Champion. The L.V. Rogers grad helped power the the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds to a 3-1 victory over the Laval Rouge et Or in the gold-medal final of the CIS men’s soccer tournament Sunday afternoon at the BMO Field. The victory, where UBC had to rally from […]
Nelson man walks away from single-vehicle accident
A 26-year-old Nelson man was issued an Immediate Roadside Prohibition following a single-vehicle truck accident Sunday morning on the Highway 3A/6 interchange. The accident occurred at approximately 9:50 a.m. when the male driving a newer model Ford F-150 lost control on the Highway 3A/6 interchange heading west from Nelson, jumping the curb. The truck rolled […]
NPD warn public of computer phone scam making the rounds
Nelson Police is once again sending out a warning to consumers about a phone scam making its way through the Heritage City — this time using computers as its hook to reel in the public. Nelson Police Department Sergeant Janet Scott-Pryke said in a media release the victim receives a call reading “out of the […]
