Duhamel residents plan action over logging in watershed
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Duhamel Creek residents met to take action last Thursday night against logging set to begin in late fall in the lower Duhamel Creek area on Nelson’s North Shore. Nearly 100 Duhamel Creek residents met at the North Shore Hall to plan how they are going to stop Kalesnikoff Lumber […]
Support staff strike may disrupt back-to-school season
West Kootenay public school students may be gearing up for a new year of classes, but the support staff who work within those schools are bracing themselves for a potential strike, according to Castlegar's Cherryl MacLeod. MacLeod works as an education assistant as well as serving as president of CUPE Local 1285, representing...
A black bear was hit on the highway near Christina Lake
A black bear was killed on Hwy. 3 between Christina Lake and Grand Forks, Thursday morning around 7 a.m. The bear collided with a truck and was tossed to the shoulder, according to Emcon division officer Ken Lawson. The driver of the truck was uninjured. Witnesses reported seeing a cub at the scene. It disappeared […]
Council ignores OCP, moves ahead with controversial Cooke Avenue rezoning application
Council held a Committee Of the Whole meeting on Tuesday to discuss the plans for a housing development on the old Cooke Avenue School site. The site has been vacant, and the subject of discussion for quite some time now. On the table at the COW meeting were amended layout plans, provided by the proponent, Cezary Ksiazek....
Mediated talks between FortisBC & IBEW 213 break off
Any signs of optimism expressed with news that FortisBC and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 started mediation bargaining to end an already eight-week long lockout Wednesday short-circuited not long thereafter. FortisBC and IBEW Local 213 negotiators returned to the bargaining table in Vancouver...
Kootenay CarShare parks in Rossland
Rossland is getting its own branch of the Kootenay Carshare Co-op. The successful non-profit organization already has branches in Nelson, Revelstoke, Kaslo, Fernie, and Kimberley, with Rossland being the latest edition. The move was spearheaded by the Sustainability Commission’s Energy Taskforce, and received support from...
NPD officers safely remove Big Orange Bridge walker
Nelson Police and Fire Departments were kept busy early Tuesday morning, safely talking down an emotionally distraught woman from on top of the Big Orange Bridge structure. The call, coming in at 1:25 a.m., was one of 75 NPD officers dealt with during the past week. Police received the call when a passing motorist reported […]
Auditor slaps City's wrist over paperwork, other issues of reporting and record keeping
The City has made public letters containing correspondence between Berg Lehman, the group that did the 2012 financial audit, and Rossland CAO Cecile Arnott. Dated June 24, 2013, the letters were not made available to the public until Aug 12, when Council had a chance to discuss them during a public meeting. Contained in the...
Seven Summits Centre For Learning in Rossland Announces Location
Rossland’s newest educational option, The Seven Summits Centre for Learning, has announced an official physical location: 2393B Columbia Avenue in Rossland, BC. A daycare and Catholic Church educational centre in past incarnations, the space was originally designed with learning in mind with lots of natural light in classroom...
ADVERTISING FEATURE: Deconstructing the business "What if ...?"
We all spend time as kids imagining how our lives might be when we grow up. And then we grow up and we find ourselves imagining what might happen if… In business, those daydreams can often turn into guessing games, red herrings and assumptive goose chases. But with some imagination and calculation, business owners can […]
