Council declassified the in camera (closed meeting) minutes last night regarding the resignation of CAO Victor Kumar and his replacement by Cecile Arnott—seemingly by appointment rather than through an open job competition—but the details of the switch nevertheless remain unavailable for the moment.Coun. Kathy Moore was the...

As Columbia Ave. gets a fresh coat of concrete—complete with impromptu doggie prints—Coun. Jody Blomme raised the twin issues of public smoking and downtown dogs at Tuesday's regular council meeting."We are nearing the end of downtown construction, we have to think about how we're going to use the downtown now," she said,...

Lots of concrete will be poured this week: curbs, swales, sidewalks and sidewalk banding.  Concrete work will be the primary work being done for the next two weeks.  Washington St. water services are proceeding this week. Once the water is complete the sewer and storm will follow. The excavation for the sewer is very deep,13ft...

The quick action of the Grand Forks Fire Rescue and the Southeast Fire Centre soon got a 22 acre (8.9 hectares) grass fire under control in the Brown Creek area, Saturday, Sept. 1. Grand Forks Fire Rescue was called out at 1:30 p.m. that day after a mower blade struck a rock when a man […]

Golden City Days and the Fall Fair are coming up soon!  On the weekend of September 7, 8 & 9, Golden City Days is a community festival that promotes community spirit and fun, over three fun days.   GCD is annual community festival celebrating the rich heritage of Rossland.  Golden  City Events will be located in the...

A strike has been averted at the Heritage Credit Union and HG Insurance in Castlegar and Slocan Park — for now. Late Tuesday, the bargaining agent for workers at the Heritage Credit Union and HG Insurance decided to send the latest offer by the employer to the membership for a vote. “We went back and […]

The Labour Day holiday weekend was a busy time for the Nelson Police Department as officers responded to no less than 100 calls for service. Monday afternoon Nelson Police received a 911 call that a sailboat was drifting down the West Arm of Kootenay Lake with sails down and hanging in the water. NPD attended […]

Author and former miner Larry Jacobsen interviewed over 100 previous and present residents for their family’s stories of life in this small mining and logging town from 50 to 120 years ago. On Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Castlegar and District Public Library, Jacobsen will read from his new book Salmo Stories: Memories […]

The fate of a smelter decided by a poker game? Late night sleigh ride dashes up the mountain to have a chum intervene in your smelter negotiations at a chi-chi, assuredly cigar smoke-filled local club? Yes! The fate of the future Cominco depended on it!In December 2010, I worte an article about the train race in Rossland...

If anyone had any doubts that CAO Victor Kumar controls council members like puppets on a string, consider this. Mr. Kumar has resigned and appears to have foisted his own hand-picked successor onto council. His resignation should have provided council with an opportunity to undertake an exhaustive search to find the most...