he opening of the anticipated Mount Carlyle Art Exhibition took place Friday night at the Rouge Gallery in Rossland. It was the kick off for the Rekindle the Spirit weekend activities. Five Kootenay artists, Louise Drescher, Stephanie Gauvin, Brigitte Desbois Jenny Baillie, and Mirja Vahala, exhibited paintings that they had...

Updated as of 6:22 p.m. Nov.30: Trail and District Chamber of Commerce president Lisa Gregorini was able to shed some light on a murky announcement sent to members within the past hour. First, and most importantly, she said many of the rumours surrounding the departure of former executive director Maggie Stayanovich are patently false. “Any […]

Five Basin-based ideas are being awarded $10,000 each for their innovative approaches to addressing Basin issues. The projects have strong potential to improve social, economic or environmental well-being in the Columbia Basin, and are being awarded the money by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) as part of the province-wide BC Ideascompetition. “These ideas demonstrate innovation, impact […]

I don’t see how a person as afflicted with ADD as myself could help but adore Christmas – all those twinkly lights and sparkly ornaments and bows and ribbons and bells, oh my! I hear other people’s angst about the increasingly commercial aspect of the holiday, but that’s never troubled me over much. Seems to […]

Bring the whole family to downtown Rossland on December 1st, 2012 for our 19th Annual Rekindle The Spirit of Christmas. Come visit the brightest little ski town in the Kootenays and get in the Yuletide spirit! Peruse the boutique shops for that special something on your Christmas list, as downtown businesses will be open with...

Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West presented Queen’s Jubilee medals to four deserving constituents during November. As a Member of the BC Legislature, Katrine was allowed to nominate four people for the Queen’s Jubilee Medal which is being given out for outstanding community service. She had a committee that made sure that...

History does not repeat. People do. --- Voltaire As an historian, I am not supposed to say that people often cannot learn from history. Yet that is what I wrote in my last column. However, I still see much value in studying history for we-the-people who want to have some control over the politicians who have been elected to...

According to a recent IPSOS poll “nearly one-half of online Canadians (45%) are now visiting a social networking site at least once a week, and 30% visit daily”; source:  http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=5286. But what is regular use of social media doing for us? Are we more connected and thus happier? ...

This Saturday, December 1st marks the19th Annual Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas!  Come visit the brightest little ski town in the Kootenays and get in the yuletide spirit!  Old favorites include having photos taken with Santa by Larry Doel, drinking some Christmas cheer, singing some carols and buying your Christmas tree ...

Ruth Dubois loved the Christmas season and all that it entailed.  However, the long time Rosslander and Parishioner of Sacred Heart Parish was finding that the closer December 25th came, the more busy she was becoming with concerts, parties, shopping. "It was hard to stay focussed on what Christmas is really about", she says. ...