The Rossland Pool is actively looking for qualified Guards and Instructors for this summer!  We are short several qualified Staff and as a result may have to restructure the times and days that the Pool is open.  If you know of anyone who is currently certified to Guard or Instruct, please encourage them to contact the...

It's official. The City of Greenwood now has the trophy plate to prove it has the best tasting municipal water in the world. City mayor, Nipper Kettle, was presented the award during a "Best Tasting Water in the World" ceremony in Greenwood Friday, May 11. More than 200 people packed the McArthur Centre in downtown Greenwood...

Lots of great activities, programs, opportunities and events coming up in the next few weeks, in Rossland! Check out some of the great programs we’re running, in the Spring Brochure, which can be viewed online at www.rossland.ca and also on Facebook.  The Rossland Pool is looking for qualified Guards and Instructors for this...

Mark your calendars! May 12, roller derby takes Castlegar by storm when the derby dames of the West Kootenay Womens Rollers Derby League once again battle it out for supremacy and bragging rights on the track. This double-header event features Salmo’s Babes of Brutality taking on the home town team, Castlegar’s Dam City...

Lots of great activities, programs, opportunities and events coming up in the next few weeks, in Rossland!  Check out some of the great programs we’re running, in the Spring Brochure, which can be viewed online at www.rossland.ca and also on Facebook.  If you’re a new parent, you might be interested in the Baby Massage classes...

A tradition has been established at Selkirk College. Each year, on the evening prior to the annual graduation ceremony, the Board of Governors gathers to recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves in various walks of life. The recipients of these Board Awards are in very good company with past award winners...

Don’t miss the Kootenay’s first opportunity to see the WKWRD’s all-star travel team in action, right here at home!  All-Star Kootenay Kannibelles vs Raggedy Rollers All-Stars from the Okanagan-Shuswap at the Rossland Arena!  Saturday, April 21, 2012, 6:00-8:00pm.  Tickets $12 in advance at Rossvegas and $15 at the door. To ...

As council divided the annual Community Initiatives Program (CIP) funding from the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) among 37 applicants on Monday, one petitioner for an arts organization noted that it is difficult to get arts funding in a sports town like Rossland. But is that the case? Our numbers suggest otherwise.   We took the...

News website grioo.com reports that on April 15, 2012, Swedish Culture Minister, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, attended a exhibition preview at Museum of Modern Art of Stockholm to celebrate ‘World Art Day'. The highlight of the show seems to have been the tasting of the ‘Painful Cake' representing the body of an African woman, ...

The Traveler, the official newsletter of the Canadian Tourism Commission, recently reported that Rick Mercer chose Rossland as one of his five favourite small towns in Canada. Travel writer Michele Sponagle quotes Mercer: "It is stunningly beautiful," and the people are "so friendly." Mercer came to Rossland in February 2010...