LETTER: Some facts on garbage collection
Dear editor,The City of Rossland garbage tax is $85 per year. Of that money $50 goes to the contractor (Davies Sales and Service) for weekly pickup at curbside and delivery to the Trail landfill (that’s only 98 cents per week per household). $35 goes to the City for spring and fall debris curbside pick up (the City raised...
No controversy on Day one as SD 8 teachers take a professional approach to job action
Day one of the B.C. Teachers Federation three-day job action came and went in the Kootenay Lake School District No. 8 without much controversy on the picket lines said Kootenay Lake Superintendent of Schools/CEO Jeff Jones. “I had the opportunity to see some teachers on the (picket) lines around some of the sites in our […]
Energy-efficient lighting saves money and electricity: Rebates available for a limited time on energy efficient lighting
Spend less for the same result; that’s why switching to energy efficient ENERGY STAR® LEDs and CFLs light bulbs makes sense. And, when FortisBC electric customers purchase qualifying ENERGY STAR lighting before April 30, there are rebates available to help them start saving sooner. “Switching to CFLs and LEDs is an easy and...
Energy Diet update: Time's a wasting...Book your audit now!
Have you booked your post energy audit yet? Verda-Tech, the energy auditing firm, will be in Rossland for the next two weeks (March 5 to 19)to perform post retro-fit energy assessments. We encourage you to book your post retro-fit audit, the final step in taking advantage of the many rebates offered by LiveSmart BC and...
Next round of KIJHL playoffs begin Tuesday, Rebels meet Beaver Valley in Hawks' Nest
The final eight teams in the hunt for the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship have been determined after Sicamous and Princeton won their respective game sevens Sunday. Locally, West Kootenay hockey fans have waited all season and now they have their feast as Murdoch winning Beaver Valley hosts rival Castlegar in the divisional final […]
Fusion posts weekend sweep of Wildcats, Kootenay hosts PG as playoffs begin next weekend at NDCC Arena
It’s not the way the Kootenay Wildcats wanted to complete the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League season. The Vancouver Fusion pulled off a two-game sweep of the Cats, winning 2-1 Saturday and 6-1 Sunday at the NDCC Arena. The two losses means Kootenay will finish fourth in the five-team league and host Prince George […]
Nelson B & E suspect ordered to have psychiatric evaluation
A 21-year-old male appeared in Provincial Court in Castlegar Wednesday after Nelson Police arrested the man during what is described as “bizarre” scene Tuesday, February 27. Police responded to a complaint in the Fairview area of Nelson of a woman reporting an intruder in her residence. Upon arriving police apprehended the male and took him […]
Experience paves road to Murdoch Final for Castlegar Rebels, eliminate Leafs in five games
In the end experience, and hitting anything and everything in a green and white jersey, paved the road for the Castlegar Rebels to advance into the second round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs. First period goals by Anthony Delong and Cody Disher and less than three minutes apart snapped a 1-1 tie, […]
Team Kootenay finishes seventh at B.C. Games U16 hockey tourney
Stephanie McAuley of Trail had three points sparking Team Kootenay to a convincing 6-1 victory over North West in the consolation round of the 2012 B.C. Winter Games U16 Girl’s Hockey in Vernon. McAuley scored twice to spark Team Kootenay to a seventh-place finish in the tournament. Emma Hare of Nelson, Kira Steliev of Nakusp […]
Backcountry skier survives brush with avalanche near Whitewater Ski Hill
Nelson RCMP report a backcountry skier was survived a brush with an avalanche Thursday afternoon near the Whitewater Ski Resort. Around 12:30 p.m., police received a report of an avalanche in the Evening Ridge area near the ski hill. A small avalanche was confirmed to have occurred, but the middle-aged male believed to be from […]
