Local artists Jenny Baillie, Brigitte Debois, Louise Drescher, Stephanie Gauvin and Mirja Vahala will be kicking off Rossland’s Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas Festival with their December art exhibition.   The exhibit of new paintings is based on the artists’ September saga of hiking to over 7000 feet within the Selkirk...

What do cops, motorbikes and iPads have in common? They’re all helping make a child’s life better here in Castlegar through the Cops For Kids program, according to RCMP Const. Rob Gardner. On Nov. 9, Gardner (a Cops For Kids rider) met eight-year-old Cops For Kids ambassador Connor Lauriault, who lives with Autism Spectrum Disorder. […]

Columbia Basin Trust is making $150,000 available for projects that benefit Basin youth through two granting programs. “We confirmed in our 2011-2015 Youth Initiatives Strategic Plan that we wanted to continue to support a range of opportunities that allow youth to engage with their communities and one another,” said Sabrina Curtis, CBT Director, Sector Initiatives. […]

Now that Winter is starting to settle in, you might be thinking about learning how to skate ski, or perhaps become a better skate skier.  There is a Beginners Skate Skiing class starting on December 4 and running for three weeks on Tuesday evenings, from 6:30-7:30pm.   The Intermediate and Advanced Skate Skiing class starts...

This January, the Rossland Historical Museum is excited to present a new, community driven exhibit entitled “Objects of Significance”.  Exploring the mining, cultural and technological history of Rossland and area through the interpretation of artifacts chosen and researched by members of the public, the installation offers...

More delicious chocolate, more savory appetizers and even more fun await you at the second annual Chocolate and Champagne event hosted by the Christina Lake Arts and Artisans Society (CLAAS). This wildly popular fundraiser will kick your Christmas season off right on Friday, November 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. hosted at the beautiful […]

Local artist Charlene Barnes (whose work is featured on some the new banners in Rossland’s brand new downtown) is holding a Christmas show at the Grind from November 1 until December 27. “This is the third time I’ve showed at the Grind and I’ve had good luck there in the past. I enjoy the ambiance there as a patron. It’s a ...

Renovations to the Fraternal Order of Eagles club began in early October and are now complete.  Janet Capozzolo, who has been a member for just over a year,  and is currently the bar manager, along with FOE  executives and trustees, put their heads together and came up with the idea to renovate to increase business and appeal...

The waiting is over – events for the Teck Rossland Mountain Film Festival begin on Monday, November 12th.  Visit our website for the full program at www.rosslandmountainfilmfestival.com. A few of our feature films and some film overview highlights to look forward to: Monday, November 12th at the Miners’ Hall West Kootenay...

As part of the Rossland Mountain Film Festival and supported by the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture, West Kootenay Friends of Refugees (WKoR) presents the film "God Grew Tired of Us" (89 min).  The film is a recount of the experiences of 3 boys who fled war in Sudan and re-settled in the United States.  WKFoR wished to...