The Rossland Arena is moving into its Holiday Schedule within the next two weeks, which means there are lots of available ice timesif you’d like to rent some ice.   Birthday parties, Christmas parties, New Year’s parties, private rentals, fun games of hockey, private coaching – all can be accommodated over the Holiday Season. ...

Anna Cooper and Hollie Arsenault will attend Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Professional Division Summer School in July, 2013, having successfully auditioned in Kelowna in October. Cooper, 12, made the difficult decision to stay in Rossland with her grandparents Josef and Anna Havlik when her parents and sister Natalie moved...

The Preschool Hockeyprogram for kids 3-5 years is starting in January!   The program will run for the month of January, on Mondays from 3:15-4:15pm.  This is a fun approach to getting comfortable on the ice and in an Arena setting and is geared towards children with limited or no skating experience.  This is a great building...

‘Electro Social Club’ creators and Rossland residents Rupert Keiller and Nadine Tremblay are better known as ‘sonicanimation’ in Australia where they are presently launching their comeback tour while crowdfunding to release their new album “Once more from the bottom.” 6 years after their last tour, sonicanimation (Rupert...

This story is an excerpt from the City of Trail’s quarterly newsletter. Watch The Champion for other local newsletter lore. Trail’s Historic rocks walls and covered staircases offer one of B.C.’s best walking tours Local Trail resident Eileen Truant Pedersen has produced Set in Stone: A History of Trail’s Rock Walls, a coffee-table book that […]

First of all, before we get into this week’s topic, I want to take a moment to thank Ron Shearer, native Rosslander and historian extraordinaire, for taking the time to meet me at a busy White Spot in Surrey to discuss (over burgers) the history of Rossland, his research, and potential future articles I might write about...

It was the end of times. On moving to Trail from Castlegar we kept our rent down by agreeing to take down some of the trees that were rooting far too close to foundations and roof lines for either comfort or the good of the house. All told, I created stumps from an evergreen, two deciduous, and an ancient birch. The remains...

The West Kootenays Francophone Association (AFKO) will hold its annual Christmas dinner. This year the event will take place on December 8th at 5pm at Tarry’s Hall in Thrums. Members of the association, as well as locals are invited to attend this fun and yummy event. Special guest Santa Claus and his helpers will be […]

If you’re looking for a fun opportunity to exercise in a warm, dry environment, consider Folk Dancing in the Miners Hall this Thursday, December 6th from 7:00-9:30pm.  The group dances English Country dancing and American Contra Dance.  Although both styles of dance are done with couples, it’s best for newcomers to dance with...

A few months into the new blended learning model at Rossland Secondary School and we are able to take some time to reflect on the successes, as well as discuss the adjustments we need to make. We know it takes time to implement change and for the students and teachers to adjust to the new system and realize that the program...