Rosslanders Podium at Neil Edgeworth Banked Slalom at Big White on weekend
My experience with the Neil Edgeworth banked slalom goes back a few years now. The first time I went I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I was told by my husband that he was off to compete in this race and I was not only coming with but competing as well. Hold on just a minute I think was my response, why am I ...
Hawks double Chiefs 4-2 as both teams struggle to find consistency in opener of KIJHL Championship series
Talk about a feeling out period between two teams who haven’t played each other in two months. Beaver Valley Nitehawks overcame a sluggish start to double the Kelowna Rockets 4-2 in game one of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Final Wednesday in Fruitvale. Game two of the best-of-seven league final goes Thursday back at […]
Up sh** creek...with a crack repair team: RDKB fixes sewage leak in record time
A leak in the sanitary sewage line on the Old Trail Bridge at 5 p.m. on Monday led the Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary (RDKB) to issue a "mandatory water conservation notice" to residents of Rossland, Warfield, West Trail, Oasis, and Rivervale, but the problem was quickly solved by Tuesday afternoon. The leak sprang ...
The bears are back in town!
It seems apt that Rossland's first bear of the spring should descend from Deer Park, cruise Black Bear Drive...and saunter right through the backyard of Bear Aware coordinator Sharon Wieder. "There were quite big footprints in the snow around my house yesterday morning," Weider said on Tuesday at her home near the Lion's...
Step right up! Head-shave fundraiser at roller derby doubleheader needs more heads to roll
No matter how you slice it, it's going to be a close shave at 6 p.m. on April 28 when Nelson’s Killjoys take on the reigning champions, Rossland's own Gnarlie’s Angels, followed by a rock 'em sock 'em bout between the Bloodshed Betties and the Dam City Rollers. And we mean a shave quite literally: a series of hair-raising...
Regional District of Central Kootenay gets it right with 2012 Financial Plan
It’s never easy in this time of escalating costs, but the Regional District of Central Kootenay as finalized its Financial Plan for 2012. “It is a complex process that involves commitment, patience and making decisions, some of which are very difficult,” said RDCK Chair John Kettle, adding all members of the Board have dedicated many […]
Energy Diet grant deadline looms...and win a TV by making a guess online!
Federal ecoEnergy deadline is this Saturday! Reminder that if you want to qualify for up to $5000 in rebates from the federal ecoEnergy program, the deadline to have all of your energy saving upgrades complete is this Saturday, March 31. Only receipts and invoices that are dated on or before this date will qualify. You have...
Planning for Golden City Days 2012 already underway: Your help cordially requested
With spring just around the corner many Rosslanders are eagerly anticipating warmer days and the sight of that first crocus in bloom! However one small group of locals is looking further ahead, all the way to September and Rossland’s Golden City Days 2012 celebration. Planning for this annual family event has already begun...
Good Friday?
Having just read Diana Butler Bass’ new book Christianity After Religion–a thoughtful and thought-provoking read–and being in the midst of planning for Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday services, I am left to ponder what the post-Christian generation might think about Good Friday. In the book we learn that many people in our age […]
First ever Kootenay Music Awards Friday at The Royal
The first ever Kootenay Music Awards are set to take place Friday (March 30) at The Royal on Baker. For the past two months nominations have been submitted, short listed by a panel of five industry professionals, and voted on by the public at kootenayquickshot.com. More than 8000 votes have been cast not including the […]
