Tag: West High Yield

Rossland-area magnesium mine receives forestry permit

Mining Greg Nesteroff -
The company behind a proposed Rossland-area magnesium mine has received a permit to cut trees

Save Record Ridge asks province to withhold environmental permit

Mining Greg Nesteroff -
A Rossland group fighting a local magnesium mine is urging the province not to issue an environmental permit for the project.

UPDATED: Judgement in Record Ridge case expected in mid-June

Environment Greg Nesteroff -
A lawyer for the company that wants to build an open-pit magnesium mine near Rossland says a judicial review hearing currently underway is about reasonableness, not correctness.

Judicial review begins in Record Ridge case

Mining Greg Nesteroff -
Justice Gordon Weatherill is hearing three days of arguments and will ultimately decide whether the project is referred back to the provincial government for reconsideration.

Judge dismisses appeal of Record Ridge injunction

Mining My Kootenay Now -
The ruling from Justice W. Paul Riley came this morning in Vancouver. He was considering whether the matter should proceed to a full hearing before a three-member panel.

cjat Now playing play

ckqr Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Latest News

How can the B.C. NDP win back voters after their election setback?

Politics
The B.C. NDP is promising a hard look at what went wrong after its crushing Oct. 24 election loss.

B.C.’s new time zone could cause confusion for businesses, travellers, say experts

Business
Most of British Columbia stayed on daylight saving time Sunday, completing its move to permanent daylight time, but experts warn the change may create some confusion for businesses and travellers.

Louie Corrado, the oldest Trail Smoke Eater, dies at 100

Trail Smoke Eaters
Corrado, a defenseman, joined the senior Smoke Eaters in 1948 after brief stints with the Spokane Spartans and Kimberley Dynamiters. He played for the Smoke Eaters through 1956.

Q&A with outgoing RDKB chair Grace McGregor

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary RDKB
Grace McGregor is retiring after nearly 21 consecutive years as regional director for Christina Lake. We spoke to her a day after she chaired her final Regional District of Kootenay Boundary meeting.

FortisBC urges preparation for power outages

Energy & Utilities
The company that provides electricity to much of the West Kootenay had 479 outages in 2025.
- Advertisement -