IBEW-locked-out workers look for public support at rally in Trail
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 is taking its labour dispute to the streets and is asking the public to join along. “IBEW members and others are holding a rally at the FortisBC Trail Head Office Trail, BC 1290 Esplanade to send a message that FortisBC needs to balance corporate greed with respectful treatment […]
GALLERY: Seven Summits Learning Centre’s new location gets a facelift
September is in the air, and with it will start new chapters in Rossland education. In keeping with the back-to-school fashions, the Seven Summits Learning Centre’s new location was getting a makeover this past weekend, getting ready to fulfill its role as a space for young minds to develop. A lot of work has been done, but...
Former LVR Bomber star inks deal in Romania
At least L.V. Rogers Bomber grad Sean Denison is getting to travel and see the world. The former Bomber basketball star recently signed on to play in the Romania League (Liga Nationala) with CSM Oradea after a stint last season in Russia. “I am really looking forward to this season . . . it looks […]
RedFish Festival attracts 2000 to witness Kokanee Salmon run
Humans outnumbered the redfish during the RedFish Festival this past weekend at Kokanee Creek Park on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake. However, the sub-1000 return of the Kokanee Salmon is only a start. The RedFish Festival a hit as campers and residents joined to celebrate the return of the Kokanee Salmon to the Kokanee […]
Interior Health announces more closures for Kaslo ER
Just in time for the long weekend, Interior Health announced the latest round of closures of the Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department due to limited physician/staffing availability. The closure began Tuesday from 9 a.m. until Thursday, August 29. The other times the ER will not be open include: * 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Friday, […]
UPDATE: Ad hoc 'Keep Jumbo Wild' group scores victory
Score one for the underdog. Opponents of the 5000 bed ski resort in Jumbo Valley in the East Kootenays said Jumbo Glacier Resort backed off its BC Supreme Court application to prevent residents from blocking a road into the Farnham Glacier 55 km west of Invermere. The resort was granted a general adjournment in a […]
CUPE issues ultimatum to province should planned talks in Vancouver go south
Parents of school-aged kids can relax somewhat knowing the first day of school Tuesday will come and go like many in the past. The optimism comes after Canadian Union of Public Employees and provincial government plan to resume talks on a new deal in Vancouver, beginning next week. Three days of bargaining has been scheduled...
Outhouse races dug up as time capsule buried...it's shaping up to be a spectacular Golden City Days this year
The Rossland Golden City Days Committee is excited to bring you a weekend of fun and entertainment on September 6th – 8th, celebrating our traditional heritage festival, and we sure hope you’re planning to join us! Many activities and lots of fun are in store for you and your family. To kick off the weekend events, the Time...
School's...delayed. Sorry kids...
Dear editor, The renovation of RSS to prepare it to be a K‐9 school continues and is nearing the end. This week we met with contractors to look at the final outstanding items. What we have found is that while the contractors will bebdone the vast majority of the work it will not leave any time for teachers to prepare their...
Another tourist, another bite attack, another person in jail
It appears biting bouncers is making its rounds with tourists in Nelson of late. For the second consecutive week, Nelson Police Department lodged a person in cells for biting staff members at a local drinking establishment. Early Sunday morning (August 25), at Finley’s Pub on Vernon Street, officers received a call after a 27-year-old intoxicated […]
