"Serious ethical issues" swept under carpet by mayor and former CAO, but dust monster rears its ugly head
A recently declassified letter from the city auditor supports Laurie Charlton's sleuthing that fingered former building inspector Jason Ward for awarding more than $185,000 in arena upgrades to his own company—violating his contract with the city—without putting the projects out to tender—violating the city's purchasing policy....
Rossland dancers earn coveted spots in prestigious ballet school
Anna Cooper and Hollie Arsenault will attend Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Professional Division Summer School in July, 2013, having successfully auditioned in Kelowna in October. Cooper, 12, made the difficult decision to stay in Rossland with her grandparents Josef and Anna Havlik when her parents and sister Natalie moved...
Police seek public assistance in finding stolen sculpture
The Castlegar RCMP are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a unique custom piece of art (see attached photo) that was stolen from the yard of a Castlegar residence sometime between Nov. 24 and 26. In 2010, a local artist, Robert Hubert carved four mushrooms of various sizes out of a single tree […]
UPDATED: Whitewater/Red Mountain off to Final Four
Whitewater/Red Mountain is off to the Final Four of the Powder Magazine in ‘Ski Town Throw Down’ contest. Whitewater/Red Mountain dispatched Colorado’s Crested Butte 3576-3263 in two days of voting that ended Thursday night. The West Kootenay duo, winners of the Backscratcher title, now advances to meet Sandpoint beginning Monday and running until Tuesday. During […]
Hume School mould removal scheduled for completion later this month
The removal of mould found underneath the activity room at Hume Elementary School in Nelson should be done by mid to late December, said Jeff Jones, SD8 superintendent. Mould was found in the 100 year-old building last spring when air quality concerns came forward from staff and parents. When the school district staff investigated they […]
Increase in 2012 building permits a good sign in RDCK
by Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily It’s not exactly a boom, but it’s better than last year. As of November, building permits in the Regional District of Central Kootenay have exceeded 2011 totals by nearly nine per cent. Last year, 772 building permits were issued and as of November 30, 835 building permits have been […]
Lots going on in the lead up to Christmas
The Preschool Hockeyprogram for kids 3-5 years is starting in January! The program will run for the month of January, on Mondays from 3:15-4:15pm. This is a fun approach to getting comfortable on the ice and in an Arena setting and is geared towards children with limited or no skating experience. This is a great building...
Pledge to have sonicanimation play at your very own house party
‘Electro Social Club’ creators and Rossland residents Rupert Keiller and Nadine Tremblay are better known as ‘sonicanimation’ in Australia where they are presently launching their comeback tour while crowdfunding to release their new album “Once more from the bottom.” 6 years after their last tour, sonicanimation (Rupert...
Shady sales pitches going around town?
A vacuum sales company named " Advanced Air " based in Victoria, BC is in the Greater Trail area going to various residences selling vacuums. This company has been identified by the Better Business Bureau as having a pattern of complaints such as aggressive high-pressure sales tactics by some individual salespeople; instances...
Kootenay Ice gain series split against North Island Silvertips
The Kootenay Ice won its third game of the season by stopping the North Island Silvertips 3-0 in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League action Saturday in Nanaimo. The Silvertips rallied back Sunday to grab a series sweep with a 2-0 win. Cranbrook’s Trevor Van Steinburg scored his first of two in the game less than […]
