Andrew Duncan of Rossland is running for election, hoping to represent our riding for the Green Party of BC as an MLA.  Asked to explain his priorities and his reasons for running for office, Duncan apologized for being tired because he had been out until 3:00 am on a Search and Rescue mission, helping to get an injured...

Council Highlights October 5, 2020  Council approved establishing a Housing Working Group to:  support and provide direction in the development of a Housing Strategy and  provide ongoing support on implementation. Council reviewed the proposed 2021 Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw and is proceeding with the required readings....

For people in wheelchairs and people with mobility issues who need walkers, canes or crutches to help them walk, there is now a nice, smooth, low-angle loop trail that winds for about one kilometre through trees and bushes and open areas on the south side of Strawberry Pass (Nancy Greene Summit), in the Rossland Range Recreation...

A 19-year-old Castlegar woman is looking to put the Kootenays in the International eye as a semi-finalist in Maxim Australia’s Cover Girl Contest – but she’s running out of time and needs your vote! The grand prize brings with it $25,000 worth of cash and prizes, including a photo shoot in Australia for the...

Hey, Halloween fans! The City of Trail will miss celebrating with you at our annual downtown Spooktacular event. But fear not fellow goblins, we haven’t ghosted you. This year, we are hosting Online Spooktacular Contests and we hope you will participate. All the information including the contest details, rules, and online...

According to the common myth a cat is able to endure, continue, or survive despite a near encounter with death or disaster because cats have Nine lives. The McCuaig family cat Dottie, definitely has a few more left after a Sunday evening encounter with a cougar in Nelson. The incident unfolded at approximately 7:30 p.m. Sunday (October 5, 2020) when […]

Dear Dr. Henry, Thank you profusely, Dr. Henry, for everything you and your ministry staff have done these past many months to safeguard British Columbians from the suffering of the global novel coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. I am a sixty-six year old Extinction Rebellion climate activist residing in Victoria, and am writing...

The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Community Services continues to work on getting facilities open to the public. The most recent announcement by the RDCK said staff and management are working towards a return to aquatics with the opening of indoor pools in Castlegar, Creston and Nelson targeted for Tuesday, October 13th. The RDCK […]

 The City of Trail is pleased to announce the Trail Regional Airport (YZZ) will receive $65,000 in grant funding from the BC Air Access Program towards the purchase and installation of an Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS). The complete system will cost $90,000 and the City will fund the remaining $25,000 as part of...