SD8 sees lower than Provincial average of completion rates amongst secondary students
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Kootenay Lake School District has a lower secondary school completion rate than the provincial average, according to figures released Tuesday by the Ministry of Education. School District No. 8 had a secondary school completion rate amongst boys, girls, aboriginal and English as a second language (ESL) students of 74 […]
Kootenay kids think big for contraption contest
Close your eyes and dream for a moment. Use your imagination to leap forward in time to 2050 and have a look around. Now ask yourself the question: what new technology or advancements in existing technology will we need to keep us healthy and safe by the mid-point of the century? In conjunction with the National Science and...
LETTER: Tracing back the roots of the sewer debate
Re. your story about the ‘near record-setting disagreement’ over the Regional sewage system. You say that the Liquid Waste Management Plan has been stalled at Phase 1 since the service review was called by Trail over a year ago. If a record is to be claimed I think that it’s important to get the facts right. The process ...
A Silent Holocaust
No teenager, or anyone for that matter, enjoys hearing the words fag or dyke said to them or anyone else. But why is it still ignored when it does happen? The first few weeks of the school year, I read about six teens from the USA who had committed suicide. All six of these adolescent boys were gay. They’re not the only teens...
Japanese consul general to tour Slocan area
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The highest ranking Japanese officer on Canadian soil will be visiting several areas of Slocan Valley, the Kyowakai Society in New Denver announced. Kyowakai Society president Gail Swanson said the consul general will come in March to pay homage to the thousands of Japanese Canadians that were interned in […]
White attitudes at high altitudes: racism in early Rossland
With some recent content in the Telegraph regarding the rich cultural history of Rossland, it’s easy to see that we have a lot to celebrate in this town in terms of the different heritages that helped make this town what it is today. One can even say that Rossland is a microcosm of Canada’s multicultural mosaic. However, there...
High costs driving city's workforce outside of Nelson: report
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The cost of living in Nelson is so high that more than half of the city’s workforce comes from outside of the municipal limits, according to the final Business Retention and Expansion report released Friday. Prepared and researched by Mike Stolte for the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership […]
Checking out the snow situation
There are now chairs hanging from the new Glory Ridge chair lift at Whitewater Ski Resort while another 10 centimetres of snow fell on the slopes on the weekend. People were already up on the hill — trudging their way up and cavorting their way down — even though the hill is not officially scheduled […]
Cold and wind contribute to tough backcountry conditions
Although there have been no reports of avalanches in the region, not many people are out in the backcountry due to the cold temperatures and the uncertainty of the slopes. The extreme cold temperatures are a significant mountain hazard at present, says the Canadian Avalanche Centre. They advise “wrapping” up warm and to be prepared […]
Jersey Emerald Mine could create 90 jobs: consultant
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily At least 90 jobs and $7 million annually in salaries will be injected into the region if the Jersey Emerald mine south of Salmo gets off the ground, the consultant for the tungsten mining project said Thursday. Ed Lawrence told the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors...
