TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Alex Pitt, The Cow Exculsion Bylaw, and farmers' markets...1920s style
Let’s move out of the Mountain Kingdom’s boom era for a time and onto something post boom. In our long and illustrious history, Rossland has had its share of mayors who have left an indelible mark on our town. Ron Shearer, a native Rosslander who has written extensively on the history of our mountain town and given talks here...
Wire to wire Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf title for Birchbank's Tyler McKay
Tyler McKay concluded the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf circuit the way he started – with a victory. The Birchank golfer fired a 1-under-par 107 to edge Brenan Moroney and capture the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf title Sunday at the Balfour Golf Club. The tour championship was originally scheduled to be 36 […]
OP/ED: MLA Conroy looks ahead
This week I travelled to Victoria to be sworn in as MLA and I wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to the people of Kootenay West for my re-election. I am honored and I will do my very best to represent all constituents and take the concerns of this area to Victoria and the […]
Food for thought: Gluten-, dairy-, soy-free spinach and onion pakoras
One of the downsides of a gluten-, dairy-, soy-free diet is that I sometimes crave something doughy, like perogies, or fritters, or dumplings. But most of the options I’ve found taht we’re allowed are really just gratuitous carbs, with little nutrition or flavour – expect for these pakoras, which are common in Indian cuisine and […]
BC Hydro seeks response to dredging Grohman Narrows
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Snowpack, rainfall and runoff conditions in 2012 were so much above normal, that reservoirs and river levels reached critical levels. “Kootenay Lake peaked at 1,753.8 feet, which is the highest level since 1974, “ said BC Hydro representative Mary Anne Coules. As a result of the subsequent renewed concerns […]
LETTER: Proposed new K-12 school 'something remarkable'
Dear Editor, The Neighbourhoods of Learning Committee is on the cusp of creating something remarkable in Rossland, Grade K-12 education for the 2013/14 school year. As a community we have adamantly expressed a demand for what the NOL has now actually produced, this is an exciting time. The new Independent School will ...
Woman struck by vehicle in crosswalk, warm weather brings out street partiers, NPD deals with aggressive panhandler
A woman walking across Nelson Avenue at Davis Street recently suffered minor injuries after being struck by a car that was turning onto one of the main arteries in the Heritage City. The accident June 6 when the woman was making her way across Nelson Avenue in the marked crosswalk carrying a musical instrument. Traffic […]
NOL and Red Mountain Academy pitch their idea for independent school to public
NOL and Red Mountain Academy pitch their idea for independent school to publicThe Neighbourhood of Learning Committee and Red Mountain Academy have partnered up to provide an option for senior students to be educated in Rossland. Now they are putting their plan for an independent school for grades 8-12 out to the public to...
Here Comes the Sun – Part 1
By Michael Jessen “The sun is the most important thing in everybody’s life, whether you’re a plant, an animal or a fish, and we take it for granted.”– Danny Boyle What’s all the fuss about the Sun? After spinning at the centre of our solar system for about 4.6 billion years, the ball of scorching […]
Former Nelson Baseball player has aspirations of playing the Majors after being picked by Cincinnati in draft
Morgan Lofstrom remembers hitting balls into the outfield at Queen Elizabeth Park. If all the planets align just right, someday the former Nelson Baseball Association player may get to smash pitches into the outfield at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Reds in the 20th round of the Major League Baseball Draft Saturday selected […]
