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OPEN LETTER: If SD20 won't look out for our kids, then let us do it ourselves

Dear School District 20:   On Jan 15th we were subjected to yet another meeting regarding the funding crisis in SD20. It started as usual with the board presenting numbers and charts that show a) the declining enrolment and b) the cost savings associated with various school closure scenarios.    As for a) there was an admission...

COMMENT: What lies beyond the Golden City blame game?

It's easy to blame, and why shouldn’t we? A few people ought to be blamed. For starters, let's blame one Victor Kumar, who when offered the job as Rossland's CAO made it a condition of his employment that Council pass Bylaw 2473 that turned over virtually all council's powers to him. Let's also blame that particular council...

Bothamley edges Nelson's Richardson to claim Masters curling crown

The Doug Bothamley rink of Creston came away as the big winner at the Masters 60-plus curling playdowns Sunday at the Nelson Curling Club. Bothamley, with a long history in curling competition having competed in the 1980 Brier for the Yukon/NWT, edged out Nelson’s Rob Richardson for the title. The tournament attracted three rinks from […]

Saints rally past Clan to open up lead in BCIHL standings

The Selkirk Saints created a little more distance in B.C. Intercolligiate League standings by stopping Simon Fraser 5-2 in action Saturday in Castlegar. The 16-1 Saints now lead the Clan by five points with a game in hand but only after scoring the win with a third-period surge. The Saints’ magic number for clinching first […]

Updated: Family told by police no 'meth lab' in Rosemont house

The family of the 33-year-old man found dead in a Rosemont duplex Friday night is upset with some of the media reports and rumours circulating that their son had a “meth lab” in the residence. The parents, currently travelling to Nelson from Eastern Canada, was told by police there is no “meth lab” in the […]

Hawks sweep Leafs to tighten up Murdoch Divison race

The Nelson Leafs stay in the luxury Murdoch Division penthouse suite officially ended Saturday night. And if the Green and White don’t right this ship in a hurry the living arrangements will only get worse. Dan Holland scored twice to lead Beaver Valley to a 5-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs […]

Hawks dump Leafs 5-2 to pull closer to lead in Murdoch race

The Murdoch Division got a whole lot tighter after Friday’s action. Ryan Edwards and Dallas Calvin each had two points to lead the Beaver Valley Nitehawks to a 5-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory Friday night in Fruitvale. The win, coupled with a 3-2 Columbia Valley overtime victory over the Castlegar Rebels, moves the […]

Crawford powers Saints to comeback victory over TRU

Kam Crawford pinched in from the point to slam home a rebound and allowed the Saints to score a 5-4 overtime victory over Thompson Rivers University Friday night in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action in Kamloops. “We had good efforts in the first and third periods but got away from working hard in our own […]

Coun. Kathy Wallace: "Telegraph readers do not represent the whole community"

City Hall was packed for Monday's council evening as residents turned up in force to request that council pursue a third-party investigation of the arena scandal, but also to directly address comments made by Coun. Kathy Wallace two weeks ago.At that time, as council voted 4-3 against apologizing to Rosslanders for the way ...

Agreement on arena scandal action crumbles into acrimony as council meeting comes to a close

"I had an ah-ha moment last week in an email exchange with a citizen," Coun. Kathy Moore said during Members' Reports, towards the end of a three-hour council meeting on Monday evening, and just before council adjourned to an in camera discussion on labour relations.Moore argued that part of the problem that exacerbated the...

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