Keeping with the spirit of a town that punches above its weight in terms of massive volunteer efforts, Rossland's home-grown Blizzard Fest is back and bigger than ever. This week the Telegraph caught up with one of the co-founders and organizes of the music festival, Jonathan Provencal of The Touques.How did the festival get...

Rossland Radio has a live music series in the making that will combine local talent with the station's  available means of production. Brought forth to create a buzz around the station and the ever present local talent, the project is a result of a grant from the Columbia Basin Trust. The series will take place in collaboration...

At the end of this month, the Selkirk College music faculty will uniteonce again at the Capitol Theatre to celebrate and promote the releaseof the first album in its 21 year history with Souvenir LIVE. Last year, the faculty came together at the Capitol to raise funds forthe production of the CD entitled Souvenir. Now, […]

In the world of dance there are few honours more prestigious than being accepted to and training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division. This year, one of our own here in Rossland has danced her way into a full scholarship at the school. At 12 years old, Sally Turnbull, who has been dancing under Rene...

Being privileged enough in a small town to see the new film Avatar on its opening weekend at our hometown theatre, the Gem, I couldn’t resist writing a review of this amazing film. What is most impressive is the use of new technology that allows director James Cameron to seamlessly move from real-life filming to […]

This year’s Under 19 Film Festival, presented by the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture, had a Hollywood feel and hometown representation. Over 100 people came out to Rossland’s Miners' Hall to check out the great films by talented young film makers from all over the West Kootenays. While the fest had some adult help it ...

The organizers of Golden city days would like to thank all who participated in the contests, purchased raffle tickets, and supported Golden City Days. It was a fantastic weekend with lots of smiling people. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely [please see the Telegraph gallery of this event].The GCD 09 Committee...

If you have tuned into 101.1 FM lately, you may have noticed that our own little radio station isn't so little anymore. With the recent changes and improvements in the station it is shaping up to be exactly the kind of creative outlet that Rossland needs. In the few yearsthat Rossland Radio Co-operative has been on the air,...

What does a city taste like? In Rossland it might taste like a mouthful of dust and dirt as you whip along the trails on your mountain bike or maybe like a cold refreshing shot of Kootenay powder choking down your lungs. To many, Rossland tastes like home. When the snow flies it tastes like Kraft Dinner and first time home-made...

It’s generally accepted that March is the month that often comes in like a lion. The first of September this year however seems to have come in like a whole pack of lions if you work in or around the arts and culture industry. Deemed by numerous media outlets and pundits the “Bad news” budget, the BC government’s budget update...