Tax rates and Five Year Plan;  moving a garden;  new art;  Mid-town Transition Project tender awarded;  pool times; more Disc Golf;  juggling ice time;  please don’t poison the bees; and the full RDKB report Present for both meetings:  Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Chris Bowman,...

Ed. Note: Transparency demands I acknowledge that I, the editor of The Source, count two of these authors among my best friends. I find them to be relentlessly kind, thoughtful, generous, and driven to be the best versions of themselves they can possibly be. I highly recommend this book as the product of beautiful minds and...

Books of My Life Q and A with Stacey Boden, who we are pleased to announce is Rossland’s new Library Director. Many patrons will remember Stacey from her time as Interim Director just over a year ago. Stacey comes to us with an impressive resume of library - related experience, most recently at the Trail Public Library....

A Rossland landmark, a designated Heritage Building privately owned by a couple who have had it beautifully (and expensively, need we add?) restored, has been defaced by a graffito.  Of course, it’s not the only place around town where graffiti have appeared; but this seems a particularly offensive example –...

The Rossland Public Library is hosting its Annual General Meeting  on Wednesday, April 14th at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Anyone interested in participating should email info@rossland.bclibrary.ca before the meeting. Books of My Life Question and Answer with Evan Taylor, 17 year old Grade 11 student at JL Crowe Secondary School. Taylor...

The Third Promised Land: outer spaces and the star-colonizing project       "We have to colonize Mars to ensure humanity's seed will survive if something happens on earth, like a nuclearthird world war or asteroid strike that could end human life."  -- Elon Musk, owner, SpaceX “Elon Musk says he plans to send 1 million people...

How many of us in BC can say “hello” in the language of the people on whose traditional territory we live, work, and play? You might find yourself expanding your vocabulary—and appreciation for the over 30 Indigenous languages spoken in BC—after visiting the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre to view Our Living Languages:...

Sorely missed in 2020, Bent On Art: Kootenay Queer & Trans Art Festival returns for 2021 in an online format. The public is urged to join virtually for a series of events designed to promote the work of LGBTQ+ artists in the Kootenays — and across British Columbia — while creating educational opportunities, fostering...

There are no more reasons to get active are coming to the Basin this spring with Columbia Basin Trust providing $500,000 for 80 projects to keep youth moving. The Trust is supporting sport organizations, schools and active recreation programs to create safe, inclusive and quality programs for youth to build the motivation, ...

Artists in all disciplines—as well as arts and culture organizations—are invited to apply for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which delivers the Arts and Culture Program on behalf of Columbia Basin Trust. The Trust has a longstanding partnership with CKCA for the delivery of arts and culture ...