[In response to a letter by Henry Van Der Molen, published in the Rossland Telegraph on 11 June 2011] Dear editor, We note that Mr. Van Der Molen is a contract sprayer with Supergreen Lawn and Tree Care, hardly an impartial by-stander, which explains his support for B.C.'s status quo. I am retired middle-level public servant...

To the editor, I have to say, the article by Ms. Daghofer and Ms. Sears (PhD) (I could not find her name in the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario's researchers list) was an interesting read. Apparently the Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides is placing a blind faith in Health Canada's Pest management Regulatory...

FortisBC’s unique approach in encouraging customers to save energy and purchase ENERGY STAR products has earned it the ENERGY STAR Utility of the Year (Regional) award at a ceremony this week in Ottawa.  “Providing our electricity customers with rebates for the most energy efficient products available is an important way we...

Shawn Hlookoff, AKA, Shawn Hook, has come a long way since his trombone days in Rick Lingard’s band class at Mount Sentinel or his time on the volleyball or basketball courts inside the school gymnasium playing for one of the Wildcats varsity teams. Oh, and did we mention that Shawn Hook, let’s go with the […]

The Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey program is pleased to announce a commitment from defenceman Mark Strachan (Calgary, AB) to attend Selkirk College and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Strachan joins the Saints following three seasons split between the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Fernie Ghostriders and […]

BC Hydro is anticipating Kootenay Lake levels will continue to rise slightly during the weekend. Currently the lake is just marginally below last year’s peak of 1751.71 feet. The exact level and date of this year’s peak is dependent on temperature and rainfall amounts. Lakeshore property owners are urged to protect their homes and waterfront […]

Kootenay Ice netminder Kimberley Newell has been invited to the Hockey Canada National Women’s Goaltending Camp.  Newell of Burnaby, who spent last year in Nelson as a member of the B.C. Hockey Major Midget team, is joined by Michaela Logan of North Vancouver. The Goaltending Camp is being held this weekend, beginning Thursday, in Calgary. […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay declared a State of Local Emergency in Area B of the Regional District Friday. Bill Macpherson, Public Information Officer for the Emergency Operations Centre said in a press release, “the declaration pertains to a narrow strip of land at the bottom of the Goat River, bordered by Highway 21 […]

All of the celebrations surrounding SunFest recently have me thinking about small-town dynamics. I am definitely a small-town girl through and through. I love the community support, the sense of safety, and being able to walk down the main drag and wave at a dozen people I know as they drive by. Don’t get me […]

The compassionate efforts of a Harrop man sadly didn’t save the life of a little black bear who was struck on Highway 3A last week. Gary Urquhart and his son were driving home on the North Shore, about three miles from the Big Orange Bridge at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 26 when they saw […]