Tennis, anyone?
The Rossland Pool is open and the water is warm! Check out the schedule for lap swim, lessons, camps and other programs online, at www.rossland.ca, City Hall, Recreation Department, Program Guide. The Summer Brochure can also be picked up in hard copy, at the Rossland Library, the Recreation Department, and around town. ...
UPDATE: IBEW Local 213 employees set up picket lines
Members of the IBEW Local 213 took to the picket lines Thursday after FortisBC locked out employees Wednesday. FortisBC employees received the lockout notice from management just after coffee break Wednesday. The mood on the line at the FortisBC Generation headquarters in South Slocan was somber as picket captains organized schedules for IBEW Local 213 […]
LETTER: Be the radio you want to hear
Dear editor, I am writing on behalf of Rossland Radio Co-operative. The co-operative is dire need of volunteers and programmers. Currently, we are a “bare bones” group now due to lack of new shows and volunteers. Some may have read earlier on the plight of the group on where they are located. As a member for going on seven ...
Shambhala announces purchase of the Savoy Inn
First it was the pub tenant in the former Savoy Inn Hotel. Then a fire closed the restaurant and the hostel shut down. Toss in the Esso gas station pulling up shop and the new owners closing down the Nelson Daily News in the 200 block of the street and the most western part of […]
No Canada Day celebration for Schroeder Creek Resort as floods shut down operation
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Finding 100 loads of fill to repair the damage caused by Schroeder Creek is not easy. Just ask Randy Phipps, manager of the Schroeder Creek RV and camping resort 15 km north of Kaslo. “It’s not good,” said Phipps. “I haven’t been able to find fill. We can’t open […]
Hundreds attend Waneta Community Day
The partners in the Waneta Expansion Project – Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation, and Columbia Basin Trust – welcomed over 1,500 guests to the project yesterday to celebrate Community Day. “This is a great opportunity to showcase a clean, renewable energy project that is growing the economy in the Columbia Basin by providing 350 good […]
Killjoys waltz past Salmo's Babes en route to sole possession of top spot in WKRD standings
The Nelson Killjoys started off fast and never looked back en route to a lopsided 282-93 victory over the Salmo Babes of Brutality in West Kootenay Roller Derby action Saturday at the NDCC Arena. The win is the second of the season for the Killjoys and gives the Nelson-based squad sole possession of top spot […]
Be prepared for the assault of the mosquito, coming soon a backyard party near you
With all the rain, the last thing on holidayers minds is mosquitoes. But like taxes, those pesky small, midge-like flies promise to be back sooner than later — some even carrying the West Nile virus, a disease that is spread from infected birds to humans through mosquito bites. Any activity that prevents mosquitoes from biting […]
The Rossland Mountain Market kicks off its third season next Thursday
The Rossland Mountain Market is back downtown at the corner of Queen St. and Columbia Ave. every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. beginning this coming Thursday, June 27, and running until Sept. 26. This year marks the third season that the market has aimed to connect local growers, producers, and artisans directly to customers...
Float plane crashes; sinks into Kootenay Lake
An amphibious plane is resting on the bottom of Kootenay Lake today, after an accident yesterday, according to RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little. “The Nelson RCMP responded to a float plane accident that occurred on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake near Seven Mile on (Sunday) June 23 at approximately 2:45 p.m.,” he said. “The investigation […]
