Environment becomes priority for the City of Grand Forks
The growing pressure to address environmental concerns in the Grand Forks area led city council to increase the mandate of their air quality committee to become the new environment committee tackling air, water and climate change.Chaired by Councillor Chris Moslin, the new committee held its inaugural meeting last week. Twenty-one people came out to the meeting […]
City proposes tax increases of one and three per cent during meeting with Chamber of Commerce
City council, at a special public meeting Monday night, presented highlights of a draft financial plan to the Chamber of Commerce board of directors. Key elements of the plan include a three-per-cent increase in residential taxes and a one-per-cent hike in commercial taxes, to maintain an annual city budget of roughly $18.5...
Search and rescue called out as pair spend night on Grey Mountain
To go or not to go. When the snow is as good as it’s been in Rossland over the last couple of days calling it a day can be a difficult decision when you’ve got untracked slopes all around. On Monday night a local area father and his son from Whistler made the call for […]
Let's party like it's 1897: The 114th Winter Carnival is on!
Rossland is gearing up to party like its 1897 as the biggest winter weekend of the year gets set to kick off in the Golden City. 114 years after ol’ Olaus kicked things off, the Rossland Winter Carnival has grown leaps and bounds into a weekend where the biggest challenge is scheduling yourself to hit and participate in as ...
Cops, kids and community - CPEC work begins
Preventing crime by connecting with kids – that’s the baseline goal of a new RCMP-led initiative at work in Castlegar. Today saw one of the first meetings of a group of stakeholders engaged in the initiative, which labours under the weighty moniker Community Policing Education Continuum (CPEC). Spearheaded by RCMP Cpl. Marty Kooiman, CPEC […]
Community Services Society to offer more and better after donation drive
Four programs or services of Castlegar & District Community Services Society (CDCSS) will benefit from the $7600 raised in response to a November appeal for donations. “Thanks to the community’s generosity, we will be able to move forward with new projects, or upgrades to existing ones,” said CDCSS Board Chair Roberta...
Gas prices inflate the rate of inflation: Statistics Canada
Pump prices played a big role in putting annual inflation at 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. That’s higher than the two per cent rate recorded in the last two months. Higher gasoline prices were cited as the main reason for the growth in inflation last month — they were up 13 […]
B.C. Sports Hall stops in Nelson
By Daily News Sports The B.C. Sports Hall of Fame brought a taste of Kootenay sports history to Nelson Tuesday. The provincial sport body was in the Heritage City showing off some of the greats in the sport from right here in the Kootenays. There was Jack Kilpatrick’s hockey gold medal from when he played […]
Twitter blocked in Egypt as demonstrations continue
By Almira Al Hussaini Egypt has just upped its war on the Internet, and cut access to mobile phone communications, in areas where thousands of protesters are reportedly gathering in today’s Day of Revolution. The aim seems to be an attempt to control the flood of protesters and strangle the movement. Demonstrations have sprung across the […]
One week left to jump on the Nakusp Hockeyville bandwagon
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsNakuspians blew the doors off the local arena Saturday night as part of Rally in the Valley in support of landing Kraft Hockeyville 2011.Nakusp (see Rally in the Valley photo feature on Sports) displayed its pride at the arena during an evening featuring a midget rep game with junior and ...
