RCMP Cpl. Phil Mager (ironically, pronounced ‘Major’) just came to the Koots in July, and drug users will want to know about him – he’s a drug recognition expert. Mager is the non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) of the West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit, and part of his mandate is to ensure drug-impaired drivers […]

A 26-year-old male and 17-year-old female, both from Port Coquitlam will appear in Cranbrook Provincial Court Friday in connection with a carjacking near Creston Tuesday night. Nickolas John Bullock, 26, is facing charges of Robbery and Possession of Stolen Property while the 17-year-old female is facing one charge possession of stolen property.  Police made the […]

  Parents may be wondering why there was a police presence outside Warfield’s Webster Elementary School this morning – Trail RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson said the issue was a trio of bears. “We actually got a call at 6:45 a.m. from a concerned citizen, saying there was a cougar in a tree near the school,” […]

The picket lines are down at the Nelson and District Community Complex after the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) and unionized workers of CUPE Local 2262 agreed to a tentative settlement Wednesday evening. “It’s definitely a weight off of everybody’s shoulders, that’s for sure,” Steve Stringfellow, National Rep for the Canadian Union of Public […]

The Recreation Department is working through some challenging computer software issues that have resulted in the loss of all data for the period August 12 to the end of September.  Although the loss of information is complete, we are prioritizing the issues and are working through a system of re-entering the information.  At...

Downtown Rossland will have a constantly evolving look over the next two weeks.  We are really hitting the home stretch now and day after day we will be seeing visible progress.  By the end of this week, the laying of asphalt on Columbia and the laneway beside Subway will be complete.  Lines will be painted on the new asphalt...

Update: (5:00 p.m.) The roads around the Grand Forks Credit Union are open again after RCMP determined that the briefcase left on the bank’s doorstep did not contain explosives. Boundary Detachment investigators reviewed the situation with the RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit throughout the day and requested the assistance of a special trained dog unit for […]

Richard Bullock, chair of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), released a report on Aug. 23 titled, "Changing the way we do business: An update on the transition of the Agricultural Land Commission," to which some members of Rossland's council responded at the Sept. 17 regular council meeting. The report contains...

Plans for a grand re-opening of the downtown core following a summer of major renovations are coming together as the project's Communication Task Force works with the Rossland Chamber of Commerce and others to put together a street party on Oct. 27. Coun. Jody Blomme, a task force member, reported to council on Sept. 17 that...

The Dam Inn Mates held off a late charge by Castlegar to remain undefeated in the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League. The Mates Kelly Voykin tossed a pair of touchdowns sparking the home side to a 26-24 victory over the Castlegar Vikings Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field. The win was the fourth of the […]