Ministry of Education does an about face on pay cut to Kootenay area school psychologist
An open letter to Premier Christy Clark from a registered psychologist from Nelson that received thousands of reads in media circles has prompted the Ministry of Education do an about face a story Saturday on the website of the Vancouver Province newspaper said. The original letter from Dr. Todd Kettner was in response to the...
No joy in Osprey land, webcam goes down
Former Nelsonite William Dove was pleased to see Nelson Hydro and Columbia Wireless joined forces to have a camera at the nest of an Kootenay Osprey family just off Highway 3A west of Nelson by Grohman Park. Dove, who got his start as a raptor rehabilitator, educator and falconer when I lived in Nelson about […]
Outpouring of community support rallies around Levy family
The logger who was killed in a tragic accident near Beasley on Monday always “went the extra mile to help a friend,” said a close family friend. “Kyle Levy had a heart of gold.” Levy, 35, was killed Monday in a fatal logging accident west of Nelson, BC while working as a choker for AF Timber. The accident occurred at 8 a.m.,...
UPDATED: BCTF, government argue in front of Labour Relations Board
The battle between the government and BC teachers moved from the bargaining table to the Labour Relations Board room as both sides argued about the 10 per cent pay cut. The BC Teacher’s Federation told the LRB the government does not have the right to deduct salaries by 10 percent for teachers staging a partial […]
Wetlands, library renos, and will the Gold Fever Follies survive?
This is a report on the Rossland City Council meeting held on May 26, 2014. For those who haven't read this column in the past, your reporter's intention is to give you a realistic idea of what happens in council meetings, and where the various council members stand on different issues -- not to report only on particularly ...
Stingray Alert!
Summer Brochure! The Summer Brochure is available online, at www.rossland.ca, Recreation, Program Guide. The Rossland Pool is scheduled to open on Monday, June 9. All programs and swimming lessons are now open for registration. Stingrays Rossland Swim Club – registration night is Wednesday, May 28! The Stingrays Swim Club...
Last chance to register for Non-Profit Collaboration Night! This Wendesday!
Reminder to register for Rossland’s First Non-Profit Collaboration night! Wednesday May 28th, 2014 6pm at the Rossland Miners' Union Hall. Our goal with this event- is to assist non-profit organisations to improve their capacity, increase efficiency, reduce duplication of services and encourage greater collaboration between...
PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND: KCTS and the Church of Dirt
Few assets are as important to our local area as our extensive and unique trails system that spans 145 km. This week I caught up with some of the folks who help create and maintain it. Although Kootenay Columbia Trails Society (KCTS) has a paid year round Trails Manager and a summer Trail Maintenance Crew who play a critical...
Tourism Rossland hires student Eric Gonzalez to make a series of short films about...Rossland in the summer!
Eric Gonzalez has been hired using a Canada Summer Jobs Grant to create a series of 9 short webisodes on Rossland's summer activities. Each webisode will be less than 2 minutes in length and will showcase different activities including the following: Gold Fever Follies Rossland Museum Heritage Walking Tour Frisbee Golf...
Chief Gerry Woodhouse Retires from Fire Department after 33 years
Chief Gerry Woodhouse (“Woody”) has retired from the fire service after 33 years, the last 20 as Fire Chief of Company #1 in Rossland. Woody recently shared some of his memories of the fire service, and what it was like when he started. “It was overwhelming, the same time I started as Chief, I also started a new business. I...
