It’s a familiar story: bright, young Rossland children excel through Maclean and RSS, come out of school--likely with several scholarships--and then "go down the road", as the same phenomenon was called when I was growing up in Nova Scotia, and attend school in a larger centre.  Their small town upbringing serves them well,...

Several weeks back the Telegraph took a look inside the Rossland Secondary School success plan and found a school with teachers and administrators operating at a high level based around a new interpretation of the three R’s. This week, we head south-east a couple of blocks down to Maclean Elementary to learn how their success...

It’s a new era for those looking to enter the environmental sector in the West Kootenay. The School of Environment and Geomatics (formerly School of Renewable Resources) at Selkirk College has completed its re-design of its curriculum in four environmental diploma programs — readying the program for fall 2011. “You can begin your hands-on training […]

A 25-year –old Salmo man is facing a laundry list of charges after apparently trying to run people down with his car after a disagreement, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel. Seibel said police responded to a call at about 11 p.m. on Saturday, and found a 1991 Chev Blazer that had crashed into […]

Really, it's the start of summer.And the folks at Kootenays — Borderline Boaters are stoked to be presenting this year's Kootenay Whitewater Festival this weekend on the Slocan River near Crescent Valley.The event, hosted at Endless Adventure, starts off with some meet and greet at the Endless Adventure campground and leads...

Rossland’s Gnarlies Angels and the Babes of Brutality of Salmo continue to be the talk of the West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League following the latest stop on the tour Friday in Castlegar. Gnarlies Angels took care of the Dam City Rollers while Babes of Brutality got past a short-staffed Lumber Jackies of […]

Last week Dr, Brenda Gill outlined how to help yourself if you suffer from allergies at this time of the year. Today, she writes part two of her environmental sensitivity column. The following will give you some ideas on how to minimize your reactions. Minimize your known allergens – food and environmental For airborns: Consider […]

Grab your fishing rod and tackle and forget your licence, it’s the annual free family fishing weekend in BC. People can get together with family and friends to go fishing for free without a licence on Fathers’ Day weekend (June 17-19) this year and in the years to come. In Nelson, The Nelson and District […]

It was a national embarrassment, one that overshadowed an on-ice embarrassment, relieving much of the scrutiny the Vancouver Canuck players should have undergone in wake of their Game 7 Stanley Cup Final collapse in Vancouver. Instead of media outlets wondering why the NHL’s runaway first place club was absolutely ineffectual — and downright mortifying — […]

An open letter to British Columbians from Premier Clark British Columbians are understandably embarrassed and disappointed by Wednesday night’s activities. It should have been a celebration of the tremendous effort by the Canucks in their playoff run. It turned into a shameful display of behaviour by people bent on violence. The vast majority of citizens […]