GFI: Grand Forks to be taken by the Storm
To slightly paraphrase the lyrics of that popular song from the late 1970s, New York, New York, “Start spreading the news, they are leaving soon, I want to be part of it, New York, New York.” The New York Storm will be making their first appearance at the Grand Forks International (GFI) since 2005. This […]
Nelson & District Credit Union announces 2011 financial results, board election results and board chair
At the 61st Annual General Meeting held in Rossland, BC on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, Nelson & District Credit Union (NDCU) released financial results for 2011 and introduced board members while on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, they elected a board chair. The year’s high points were the Community Investment Program, which saw...
HIGH STREAM ADVISORY: Kettle and Granby rivers at risk
The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow warning for several rivers in the Boundary and across the Southern Interior today, including the Kettle and Granby Rivers. Several days of seasonally hot weather has led to high snowmelt rates over the past two to three days, particularly at the Moyie Mountain , East Creek […]
LETTER: Parking and barking, the trials of the Kingdom
Dear editor, Wilf was having trouble with his horses. He’d spent a long day with his team packing loads up to the mines; all he wanted now was a cold beer in the local saloon. But first he had to park his horses. In the past, no problem, just tie them up side by side to the hitching rail on the sidewalk, give ‘em a bit of...
UPDATED: Bombi Summit reduced to single lane traffic
Flaggers are on site and traffic is slow as highway crews map out a strategy to fix the washout of road at the junction of Highway 3B in Meadows west of Salmo. Wednesday afternoon, a motorist noticed the road had washed out on east end of the Bombi Summit Road. A culvert became blocked and […]
Rossland ‘loopy’ for trails this spring as KCTS ponders Seven Summits expansion
Kootenay Columbia Trail Society (KCTS) president Isaac Saban addressed council on Monday evening "to explain the real value we provide" as a regional recreation asset, and also to describe upcoming projects such as a 25 kilometre connector from Red Mountain to the Seven Summits trailhead. KCTS serves the Greater Trail region...
Property taxes remain stable, water parcel taxes rise in new budget
Council approved the city’s 2012 operating and capital budgets on Monday evening, and then put both this year's bylaws on municipal tax rates and on parcel tax rates through their first three readings. Municipal tax rates have been set so that, for the third year running, there will be no increase to the average Rossland...
Council delegates tender power to CAO
Council has delegated authority to CAO Victor Kumar to award tender for the Columbia-Washington project after he completes negotiations and comes to an agreement with the successful bidder. A summary of the negotiations, including the final cost, will be available for the public at the next council meeting. Kumar presented...
Cars being targeted for smash-and-grabs at Bombi Summit
Police are reporting five separate incidences since January in which thieves have stolen from cars parked at the Bombi Summit. “The majority of the vehicles that have been targeted are snowmobilers that park there for a day, and also people that are skiing in to the cabins for a few days,” said RCMP Sgt. Laurel […]
Saints land Cats forward Scott Swiston for next season
The Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey program continues to get better, and the season is still four to five months away. The Saints announced a commitment from forward Scott Swiston (Calgary, AB) to attend Selkirk College and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Swiston joins Selkirk College following […]
