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Learn to boat on top of a mountain

by Rossland Recreation on 27 Mar 2013
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Learn to boat on top of a mountain

The Recreation Department and Art Instructor Shelley Painter are running Spring Break Art Camps to help keep the kids busy and having fun over the Spring Break!  Classes are held in the Arena Lounge from 2:30-4:30pm and each day has a different art theme to look forward to.  This week is the second week of Spring Break and the classes end on Thursday, March 28.  This week the themes are Block Printing on Tuesday, Shadow Puppets on Wednesday and Cartooning on Thursday.  The classes are held at the Arena Lounge, accessed up the exterior stairs on 3rd<

Love, politics, spirituality, and poetry: Ghada Alatrash reads at the Rouge this Thursday

by Adrian Barnes on 25 Mar 2013
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Love, politics, spirituality, and poetry: Ghada Alatrash reads at the Rouge this Thursday

This Thursday evening, Cranbrook-based author Ghada Alatrash brings her new book, So That the Poem Remains: Arabic Poems by Lebanese-American Youssef Abdul Samad to the former Rouge Gallery (and even more formerly, the Bank Of Montreal...) for an evening of music and poetry as Alatrash reads from her translations to musical accompaniment in the form of both Western and Arabic music. This week the Telegraph had an opportunity to speak with Alatrash in advance of her reading.

Playful bears outside Rossland's post office

by Andrew Bennett on 22 Mar 2013
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Playful bears outside Rossland's post office

A new sculpture of a bear playing with its cub will soon liven up the sidewalk outside the post office on Columbia Ave. as the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) raise the final funds necessary to put artist John McKinnon on the task.

TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Post-boom Rossland and the Building of the Cascade-Rossland Highway

by Allyson Kenning on 20 Mar 2013
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TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Post-boom Rossland and the Building of the Cascade-Rossland Highway

Post-boom Rossland heralded in a quieter, less hurly-burly time for the Mountain Kingdom. Gold production was lessening; after years of gold being relatively close to the surface, as mining continued, tunnels had to get longer and go deeper, upping the cost of production with less output.

So much going on...

by Rossland Recreation on 20 Mar 2013
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So much going on...

The Spring Brochure has gone to print and will be available in the mailboxes, by the third week of March.  If you would like to view it online, please log onto www.rossland.ca, City Hall, Rossland Recreation, Program Guide.  The online version of the Brochure will be available by Thursday, March 14.  Registration for programs begins Monday, March 18.

Calling for participants in Columbia Basin Culture Tour

by Contributor on 18 Mar 2013
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Calling for participants in Columbia Basin Culture Tour

Registrations are being accepted for artists/venues in the Columbia Basin to participate in the Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT).

Mir Lecture Series presents Wade Davis: The Wayfinders: Why ancient wisdom matters in the modern world

by Contributor on 13 Mar 2013
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Mir Lecture Series presents Wade Davis: The Wayfinders: Why ancient wisdom matters in the modern world
The Mir Lecture Series and the Columbia Basin Trust present renowned anthropologist Wade Davis April 3 in Nelson.

An insane number of new courses for you to check out...

by Rossland Recreation on 12 Mar 2013
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An insane number of new courses for you to check out...

The Rossland Figure Skaters Club is gearing up for their year-end ice show, tomorrow night on Wednesday, March 13 at 4:30pm.  Skaters as young as three years of age, all the way up to our Senior skaters in their mid-teens will be showing off their skills and delighting the audience.  Admission is by donation to this exciting, endearing annual show.  

Trail to lead, not just in Teck, but in Tech

by Kyra Hoggan on 12 Mar 2013
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Trail to lead, not just in Teck, but in Tech

The City of Trail may become a technological leader as early as this summer, according to city councillor Sean Mackinlay.

Reporting to council from the Governance and Operations Committee (GOC), Mackinlay said the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC) has now posted a Request for Proposal on BC Bid for the installation of the fibre optics through the downtown core.

“This will give the City of Trail a very competitive edge, especially for downtown businesses,” he said. “It will create a connectivity on par with New York, London, Hong Kong – any major city in the world.”

Intimate and engaging musician to play the Miners’ Hall

by Contributor on 11 Mar 2013
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Intimate and engaging musician to play the Miners’ Hall

Youthful folk singer from the Okanagan, Ari Neufeld, is famous for his intimate live performances that create an intense energy and celebration in the performer/audience relationship. Neufeld will play the Miners’ Hall on Saturday, March 16 with a special opening performance by local musicians Andrew Bennett and David Hartman.

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