City Centre demolition to begin Monday
It’s been a long battle, but the City of Castlegar has finally cleared the various court cases and has the green light to tear down the City Centre Motel downtown. In a decision released today (March 21), B.C. Court of Appeals upheld an earlier court decision empowering the city to proceed with demolition of the dilapidated City […]
An Empire of Strawmen take the crown as the West Kootenay’s top web-designers
They came, they saw, they ingested excess amounts of caffeine and ultimately (despite a few baggy red eyes) they conquered. While others may have been enjoying the new snow in the mountains, hanging out with family or simply relaxing over the weekend, three local web-development teams spent all night Friday and most of...
Coyotes take bite out of Rebels to grab 2-0 lead in KIJHL final
By The Nelson Daily Sports The Castlegar Rebels came close, but not close enough to knocking off the Osoyoos Coyotes. The Desert Dogs scored a pair of one-goal wins on home ice to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Kootenay International Junior Hockey Final. Corey Allen’s goal early in the third period proved […]
Electric Grapevine: Caught in the headlines
A scroll through Yahoo the other morning left me rather confused over the priorities in which mainstream media use to line up our daily news feed. A headline speaking about the importance of getting some folks to safety in the aftermath of the tsunami seemed reasonable to me until I looked further into it. “Twilight […]
What type of peanut butter do hamsters like most, and how many lemons does it take to light up a bulb? Science Fair season hits SD20
Rossland’s young science minds turned out in force for the annual School District 20 Science Fair on March 9, where volunteer judges checked out an astonishing 80+ projects presented by more than 100 eager young scientists. KAST proudly supports the SD20 Science Fair every year, under the umbrella of our GLOWS (Growing...
OP/ED: Increased minimum wage won't solve poverty
It’s a good thing Premier Christy Clark announced increases to the minimum wage this week otherwise many people will not be able to put gas in their car or pay their electrical bills. It took over 10 years for the government to increase this rate, but the timing is good and bad. Already small business […]
Nuclear not necessary
By Michael Jessen As the nuclear nightmare heats up in Japan, a question comes to mind. The question is not: Is nuclear power safe? Rather the question is: Is nuclear power necessary? The crippled nuclear reactors in Japan that could not withstand the double whammy of a 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami will hopefully signal […]
Unplugged: Rossland plays trump card and helps plunge backed up sewage issue forward
The long stalled sewer service review dispute between Rossland and Trail has shown the first signs of breaking the stalemate. A special RDKB board meeting in Grand Forks on March 3rd saw a rare agreement between the three partners in the regional service agreement (Rossland, Warfield and Trail) come to an agreement--albeit...
Schooling potential councilors: Council 101 in the works
Have you ever considered getting into the political scene at the municipal level? Ever found yourself criticizing council for making a move or decision you disagreed with and thought you might have a better solution? Good news! With municipal elections coming up this November, you’ll soon have the chance to throw your name ...
Turn on your turn off: Rossland museum hopes to win Earth Hour challenge
Two cartoon googly eyes against a black background on Fortis’s PowerSmart pageaccompany the question, “What would you do with an hour in the dark?” Do not panic. It’s not about an imminent power outage in the area! It’s about Earth Hour, this year to be celebrated on Saturday, March 26th at 8:30 PM. The power company is...
