Tidy thief breaks into Old Salmo Mill
Salmo RCMP received a report of a rather tidy thief Sunday at the Old Salmo Mill on Airport Road. This was the second break-and-enter in recent days. The thief gained entry through one of the main buildings by going through an exterior wall made of plywood. For unknown reasons suspect(s) actually swept up after leaving. […]
CSI Kootenay: Cool new cop gadgets in Trail
Ed Note: The following is a press release issue by RCMP Inspector Nick Romanchuk: A digital fingerprint scanner, directly linked to the fingerprint and criminal record databases in Ottawa, has been installed at the RCMP Detachment in Trail. This device will allow us to become much more operationally efficient in terms of processing both criminal […]
Region to say goodbye to local hero tomorrow (Friday)
The tri-city area will bid farewell to a local icon Friday in the gymnasium of the Cominco Arena at 11 a.m. BC Ambulance Services Trail Unit Chief David Martin, 57, died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia on May 25, after a decade-long battle with the disease. Martin’s wife, Myrna, said Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital staff displayed […]
OP/ED: Strange bedfellows not such a bad thing after all
Ahhhh, spring is now, finally, here. It’s a time of year when thoughts turn to love …which makes me giggle now, as I look at my husband. He’s possibly the last guy in the world I ever would have pictured myself with, no matter how carried away I was with Spring Fever, and I am […]
Grant applications cause more head-butting in council
As new grant applications surface in council chambers in the wake of the controversial application for a four-season swimming pool last December, council has been grappling with questions around process and policy.Last December's grant application for a four-season swimming pool was presented to council only days before the...
Council to consider a broadband fibre optic Internet service
On Monday evening, Coun. Jody Blomme expressed her "passionate" interest in hooking Rossland up to the high speed Internet framework offered by the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), and council agreed with Blomme’s proposal to receive a presentation by the CBBC's chief operating officer, Mark Halwa. Halwa's...
DCCs are dead, city moves towards new ways to recover development infrastructure costs
Council finalized the repeal of both Development Cost Charges (DCCs) and the Regional District Sewer Service Cost Recovery Service (SSCR) on Monday, and now staff will begin to draft a new development charge to help the municipality recover infrastructure costs incurred by new development. Statutory approval for the DCC repeal...
New duplex to be built on St. Paul Street
Council recently rezoned 2720 St. Paul Street to "R-2S two family detached residential small lot" from "R-1I infill residential," allowing developer Kevin Fairweather of K2 Contracting Ltd to proceed with his plans to build a duplex on the 323 square metre (3477 square foot) lot. The adjacent property, 2732 St. Paul, was...
Saints hockey continues to build for next season, add two players from PIJHL Champion Delta Ice Hawks
The Selkirk College Saints hope two champions can bring championship experience to the West Kootenay college. Selkirk head coach Jeff Dubois is pleased to announce forwards Cody Fidgett (Richmond, B.C.) and John Proctor (Port Moody, B.C.) have committed to attend Selkirk College for the 2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Proctor and Fidgett recently completed […]
BC Coroners Service delays inquest into the death of Sheilah Sweatman
The BC Coroners Service has announced that a planned inquest into the death of Sheilah Lorraine Sweatman has been postponed. The inquest was scheduled to begin on Monday, June 4, in Nelson. However, a delay has been found to be necessary to ensure availability of all required witnesses as well as counsel for parties with […]
