Community support brings a new groomer to Black Jack
The Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club, with 633 members last season, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its fundraising campaign for a state of the art track-setter (groomer). With a funding deadline rapidly approaching, generous donations from both the members of the Nelson & District Credit Union (NDCU)...
London Calling: RSS students to sample Shakespeare, walk in footsteps of Jack the Ripper
Spring Break 2011 will be one wicked experience for a group of budding RSS student thespians: they are off to London - the original London, in the UK - for an eight-day trip that promises to be the trip of their young lives so far. Organized by drama teacher Lisa Henderson, their adventure will include participating in two ...
Calling all Spielbergs: RMFF gears up for its 11th year
The Rossland Mountain Film Festival (RMFF) is gearing up for its 11th year of pre-ski season stoke seeding and is searching for film makers both local and from afar. Aiming to showcase filmmakers, photographers, and all visual artists to generate enthusiasm for adventure sports and celebrate Rossland's great mountain culture,...
Professional Communities and Social Media
When summer vacation started I finished my last column warning I would start back up with one of my favourite social media conversations which involves social media and business. There is a huge value in Social Media for businesses, not just for promotion and advertising but also for market research, human resources,...
Grizzly problem in South Nelson taken care of
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily An un-bear-able situation has just gotten a little better for some Nelson residents. The last of the three grizzly bears that had taken up residence in Rosemont and South Nelson have been caught and taken out of the area. Using a standard trap, the adult female was caught while […]
Rossland Sustainability Commission welcomes new manager
Rossland’s Sustainability Commission and the City of Rossland are pleased to welcome Lea Thuot to our community in her new role as the Sustainability Commission Manager. Lea is from Vancouver Island and has recently returned to BC after completing her Master's in Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability in Sweden.“Rossland...
Kootenay trio make Canada Games grade
By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily Sports While friends were chilling on the beach during the summer Aimee DiBella was in the gym working the weights. While those same friends chumming with others the 5’7” Team B.C. product was running the highways between Nelson and Taghum. But while DiBella’s buddies are shoveling snow in February, the […]
Happiest man in the world is focus of art exhibition at Gallery 2
If you enjoy art, culture and history then visit the 60 Tibetan Pearls exhibit at Gallery 2 in Grand Forks between Nov. 5 and Dec. 24. This is a unique collection of paintings by a Tibetan monk that reflects on over thirty years of his life. This exhibit displays artist Choegyal Rinpoche’s painted memories of Tibet during […]
Tax bylaw to encourage investment in Castlegar
Castlegar city council has unanimously passed a bylaw that will give major industry taxpayers a break when investing in local enterprise. Monday’s regular meeting saw council pass a tax exemption bylaw which allows major industry (in Castlegar, this would specifically refer to Celgar and Interfor) to apply for tax exemption when investing $500,000 or more […]
Rossland Council wants in on Trail, Warfield amalgamation
Welcome to Greater Trail. That could be a revision to our new 'Welcome to Rossland' signs in the near future if Rossland City Council achieves one of the goals they are working towards. Recently the City of Rossland sent a letter to the City of Trail expressing their interest in pursuing a governance study on the amalgamation...
