Nelson police confirmed in a media release Thursday the lab found in the Rosemont residence last week contained only small quantities of solvents and posed no risk to anyone in the surrounding residences. “Nelson Police Department can confirm that a drug lab located in the basement of the residence was not a methamphetamine lab,” Nelson […]

The Law Foundation Cup, the official High School Provincial Championship of The Debate and Speech Association of British Columbia (DSABC), will be hosted here in Trail at J.L. Crowe High School and St. Michael’s Catholic Elementary School March 1 -2. Debate teams from high schools all over the province will be deliberating prepared and impromptu […]

There’s a mixed reaction from downtown business owners to city council’s decision, at its last regular meeting, to ‘boot’ (immobilize) prolific parking violators with unpaid fines in the city’s downtown core (until now, the only options were to either impound the vehicle or issue a violation ticket). A report issued by city staff indicated the […]

Teck Trail Operations was officially charged Friday in relation to accidentally-discharged effluent with a higher-than-allowable pH-level, according to a press release issued by Teck representative Richard Deane. Deane said the incident occurred March 5, 2011, and the company is being charged under the Fisheries and Environmental Management Acts. He said the water used to clean […]

The Selkirk Saints, and B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League voters know a good thing when they see one. So it comes as no surprise that for the second time this season Selkirk captain Jordan Wood has been selected BCIHL Player of the Week. Wood led all BCIHL scorers last week with four goals and seven points, […]

Quick response from volunteer fire departments and Nelson firefighters helped save a house on Middle Road, six miles north of Nelson early Tuesday morning. Fire crews from North Shore and Balfour along with a water hauling truck from Nelson attended the house fire at 3140 Middle Road Tuesday. “The call came in at 1 a.m.,” […]

To the members of the SD20 board,   After receiving the news from your monday night board meeting regarding the voting out of Option 1 - K-12 at RSS, it is fair to say the community of Rossland is in utter disbelief.   I was one of those people who believed in you all on January 15th when you said you came into this process...

The board of School District No. 20 (SD20) voted last night 6-3 against K-12 in Rossland. The majority voted in favour of both K-7 at MacLean and K-9 at RSS, and these options will be left on the table for the bylaw's second reading at the special open board meeting at the RSS gym on Feb. 12.The board voted on each of the...

Dear editor, With all the focus on the Jason Ward affair and the prospect of school closures in Rossland, we shouldn’t lose sight of other concerns--like our taxes. We still don’t know the final cost of the Columbia / Washington project and its impact on taxes. (When are we going to be informed on this?) It has been reported...

The Rossland Public Library is inviting people to drop in on February 14th and have a blind date with a book. Librarians have made a selection of potential dates to seduce readers. “We’re hoping that Rosslanders will come and take a chance on a blind date this Valentine’s Day,” said Katie Albright, Library Director. “You won’t...