Two neighbours spoke strongly against Curtis Nichols' application to rezone his property, 926 Black Bear, from R1 Residential to C2 Commercial Service at the public hearing on Monday. The city has also received similar correspondence since details about the proposal were reported two weeks ago. The image above is a zoning map...

Rossland's unique and effective Energy Diet has earned the city an Honourable Mention for a Climate and Energy Action Award, whose sponsors include province of British Columbia, the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), Fortis BC, and BC Hydro. Patricia Dehnel, an energy planner from the Community Energy Association,...

The Trail Outdoor Market has met with such success, it is now continuing indoors. A joint initiative between the City of Trail, the Downtown Opportunities and Action Planning and the Chamber of Commerce, the Trail Market had its debut on June 15 on the esplanade near Jubilee Park. A committee, including city councillor Eleanor Gattafoni […]

Passengers on Pacific Coast Airlines Flight 457 bound for Trail Tuesday afternoon were not in any great danger when a fire is thought to have started in one of the engines said Vice President of Commercial Services Spencer Smith Wednesday. “First of all there needs to be a bit of clarity around what actually took […]

Local artists Jenny Baillie, Brigitte Debois, Louise Drescher, Stephanie Gauvin and Mirja Vahala will be kicking off Rossland’s Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas Festival with their December art exhibition.   The exhibit of new paintings is based on the artists’ September saga of hiking to over 7000 feet within the Selkirk...

What do cops, motorbikes and iPads have in common? They’re all helping make a child’s life better here in Castlegar through the Cops For Kids program, according to RCMP Const. Rob Gardner. On Nov. 9, Gardner (a Cops For Kids rider) met eight-year-old Cops For Kids ambassador Connor Lauriault, who lives with Autism Spectrum Disorder. […]

Columbia Basin Trust is making $150,000 available for projects that benefit Basin youth through two granting programs. “We confirmed in our 2011-2015 Youth Initiatives Strategic Plan that we wanted to continue to support a range of opportunities that allow youth to engage with their communities and one another,” said Sabrina Curtis, CBT Director, Sector Initiatives. […]

RCMP is asking for help from the public after a 4X4 vehicle was destroyed by fire last week Kapak Road, approximately 20 kilometers north of Salmo. The incident happened on the night of (Tuesday) November 6 and the morning of (Wednesday) November 7. The driver of the 2001 Red Mazda 4X4 had been cutting wood […]

Passengers on a Pacific Coast flight to Trail received a scare when a fire started in the engine after the plane landed Tuesday afternoon at the Trail Regional Airport. “The fire must have started after we landed because nobody screamed at the back of the plane,” said Pacific Coast passenger, Doug Stoddart from Nelson who […]

Now that Winter is starting to settle in, you might be thinking about learning how to skate ski, or perhaps become a better skate skier.  There is a Beginners Skate Skiing class starting on December 4 and running for three weeks on Tuesday evenings, from 6:30-7:30pm.   The Intermediate and Advanced Skate Skiing class starts...