Letters to the Editor
by Ken Holmes on 31 May 2009 - 6:55am
This letter will hopefully serve as a “wake-up call” to those citizens of Rossland who do not wish to see their taxes increased to pay for infrastructure for future development.
To refresh peoples memories, a Development Cost Charge (DCC) bylaw was introduced in Rossland in December 2004. It set the amount for a single family dwelling at $2,400. When there...
by Ken Holmes on 19 May 2009 - 8:00am
Regarding your article “Speaking for Rosslanders – Council takes a stance on IPPs” and the discussion question you raise.
I agree with Mr. Kenyon that this is not an issue that Rossland Council should be getting into. The letter they are proposing to send to the Provincial Government certainly does not represent my views and seems to...
by Laurie Charlton on 22 April 2009 - 7:21pm
Dear Editor,
A leadership vacuum is developing at Rossland City Hall. As many people know by now, the City’s Administrator, Ron Campbell resigned early last week.
I wish I could provide more details about his resignation but I can’t. I don’t know any details. Mayor Greg Granstrom has refused to circulate Mr. Campbell’s letter of resignation to council and a meeting of...
by Contributor on 26 March 2009 - 9:17am
Dear editor:
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday March 26th, is the day of action to keep our rivers wild and our power public.
Every step of the way, this campaign has been successfully pushed forward by you. Without all of us out there talking to our family, friends and neighbours, this issue wouldn't be on front pages, TV screens, and radios, and in the hearts of minds of people all...
by Laurie Charlton on 4 March 2009 - 3:19pm
Dear editor,
Rossland Council is in the process of adopting a water rates bylaw for 2009 that will impose significant rate increases on people who are least able to afford it - seniors living in apartments. The rate increases are based not on the amount of water used by residents in the apartments but primarily of the number of units in the building.
According to examples provided to Council...
by Kathy Wallace on 2 March 2009 - 8:52am
Dear Rachel Witter (and the many others who have voiced their comments in regard to the proposed project by Aquilini Renewable Energy):
I am newly appointed as an RDKB Director as of the recent Municipal Elections. I welcome and encourage your letters and emails. I read every piece of correspondence I receive. Public input is a LARGE part of “due process”, and I am very cognizant that an elected...
by Contributor on 9 February 2009 - 12:59pm
I’ve just finished a fascinating read: ‘Old Fences, New Neighbors’ by Peter R Decker, the story of the ranching community in the Ouray valley of SW Colorado – mountain country, beautiful and remote, but a tough place to make a living. Geographically this area is not far from the ski resort town of Telluride, and a good part of the book does discuss the effects of in-migration and development on...
by Rossland Telegraph on 12 January 2009 - 8:50am
Thursday is recycling and garbage day here. The driveway was a sheet of ice. After doning coat, over nightgown, boots and kleats, I slide my way down the driveway with the 1st box.
After one fall, I decided that was stupid and gave the next box and the
garbage a push which sent them sailed to the bottom of the hill. Then I only had to position them.
Recycling in Rossland in the winter is...
by Rossland Telegraph on 26 December 2008 - 9:13am
January 2008 Johan Kruus of Nordic Spirit Timberworks was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The tumor is a rare but aggressive form of cancer. Johan underwent brain surgery to have the tumor removed and then received radiation treatments and chemotherapy.
As some of you know, Johan has also been pursing novel chemotherapy approaches and combining these with diet change, meditation, acupuncture and...
by Rossland Telegraph on 8 December 2008 - 2:28pm
Dear Editor,
Will Koop of the BC Tapwater Alliance has just released a report on the history of Rossland's watershed reserves:
http://bctwa.org/RossResRep-Dec8-08.pdf
The report is a very interesting and thorough description of Rossland's efforts over the last 85 years to protect our water supplies and the machinations of the provincial government to undermine the control we once had over...
