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...
INTERVIEW: Joanne Schroeder – Deputy Director of the Human Early learning Partnership at UBC
According to a recently-released study by UBC’s Early Learning Partnership BC, as a whole, has an issue with underdeveloped kindergarten-age children. According to the study, approximately one third of BC’s five-year-olds are vulnerable. Rossland, however, seems to be bucking the trend and came out as the top-ranked community...
EDITORIAL: Recreation? No deal. Sewer? No deal. Amalgamation?
A new regional sewer cost sharing agreement may be getting closer to reality as Trail, Warfield and Rossland have now agreed in principle upon the method of cost sharing to be used. An ultimate solution to the issue still seems far out on the horizon, however. With parallel talks aimed at amalgamating the region happening...
Oh, is that what it’s called?! Exploring local lingo
Everywhere you go, there is a unique local lingo. It’s inevitable. Something--a place, a street, a stereotype--acquires a nickname and it slowly evolves, through common use by the community, into a term that outsiders might not completely understand. We even had a special Kenning family lexicon growing up, most of it coming...
Helter Shelter: delinquent properties up for sale
If you’re in the market for a cheap property, or if you haven’t paid your municipal taxes for several years, the time to act is now. On Monday September 27th the City of Rossland will be holding its annual public auction tax sale at 10:00 AM in City Hall’s council chambers. This year there are eight properties on the sale...
