One cold, dark night in mid-winter I cracked into Adrian Barnes' new novel, Nod, not sure what to expect. (Disclaimer: Adrian Barnes, also the editor and co-owner of the Rossland Telegraph, was brutally arm-twisted into allowing this article to be posted much as I originally wrote it, despite harbouring serious concerns about...

This Friday, June 7, marks an important day for Rossland Secondary School as RSS hosts its final graduation ceremony in the school’s 61 year history.  The graduating class has a full afternoon and evening of events planned to celebrate the completion of their education at RSS.  There is a grad parade at 3pm, the ceremony...

The Rossland Pool is open and the water is warm!  Check out the schedule for lap swim, lessons, camps and other programs online, at www.rossland.ca, City Hall, Recreation Department, Program Guide.  The Summer Brochure can also be picked up in hard copy, at the Rossland Library, the Recreation Department, the Rossland Library...

Students at Twin Rivers Elementary School got a treat yesterday when a local police officer came around to thank the kids for their support. On June 3, Castlegar RCMP Const. Rob Gardner attended Twin Rivers to talk to the students about the upcoming Cops for Kids Ride. “I am the school liaison officer for Twin […]

An original one act play comes to The Rossland Miners’ Hall on Saturday, June 8. "I, Claudia" is a touching play that blends the humorous and the painful aspects of life’s struggles with four delightful characters played by one actress. Claudia is an official pre-teen, still reeling from her parents' divorce.  Her father is...

A recent article here in the Telegraph revealed that a special visitor will be in town for a few days next month, namely Sasha Van Bon Bon, a burlesque dancer of note who will be giving Rosslanders an opportunity to see her perform - and an opportunity to learn some burlesque moves in workshops. Recently, Shane Koyczan was ...

After stalling the purchase of more than $100,000 in street furniture to top off the downtown renovations that began this time last year, council decided the idea of swapping in some pieces made by local artisans—as suggested two months ago by Coun. Kathy Wallace—was "too little too late," and the city will now buy the catalogue...

So what can you get these days for twenty-odd bucks these days — a dozen beers, perhaps? Maybe a handful of Big Whopper Combo Meals or even possibly a large pizza might fit the bill. Forget the heartburn or the morning-after headache and head on down to the Capitol Theatre to take in perhaps the […]

This interactive workshop will critically examine how our conventional methods of measuring progress, and important decisions based on these methods, have led to a disconnection among humans, and between humans and the environment.  This workshop follows a series of community peace cafes that were held in Nelson, Castlegar,...

Grade 10 student Sally Turnbull is dancing in the Ballet category at the Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival in Chilliwack this week, (May 26-30) after being selected by an adjudicator at the Kamloops festival.  “I’m a little nervous, but mostly excited to be here” said Sally, from her hotel in Chilliwack. Sally will be ...