What does travel mean to you? Why do we travel – for escape, for adventure, for education, for work, for something else entirely? How is travel represented in our literary fiction and non-fiction landscape? Can you experience the richness of a culture through a book? What constitutes a journey? Are some journeys more important...

Woo hoo! It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for – the Millennium Park Natural Swimming Ponds grand opening celebration is slated for Aug. 4 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a massive SPLASH party to which everyone is invited. The $1.6-million project has been a couple of years in the making (sped somewhat by $400,000 from the ...

Golden riches forged the foundation of Rossland and the surrounding area.  The Rossland Mines produced over 84 Tonnes of gold in their 40 years of operation and explain the origins of the Trail Smelter, the railway links with both Canada and the USA, and West Kootenay Power & Light Company. The financial investment necessary...

Five of the Kootenays’ finest musicians are reuniting this week for concerts in Rossland, Nelson, and Crawford Bay. The Kootenay Brass Quintet – featuring trumpeters Laurel Ralston and Tim Bullen, hornist Arnie Satanove, trombonist Keith Todd, and tubist Robin Clegg – will perform a fun, energetic, and diverse programme of ...

From the grand opening of a SPIN farm to a day of touring farms by bike, Young Agrarians is collaborating with farmers across the East, West, and Central Kootenays to host seven on-farm events this summer.   Who?  All young-ish farmers, food producers, homesteaders, and farm-curious folks from the East, West, and Central...

Summer Brochure! The Summer Brochure is available online, at www.rossland.ca, Recreation, Program Guide.  The Rossland Pool is scheduled to open on Monday, June 9.  All programs and swimming lessons are now open for registration.  Rossland Swimming Pool Opening day is scheduled for Monday, June 9.  School Board lessons,...

We have another large group of dancers from Kootenay Dance works heading out across North America to further their dance training this summer. Shown in the group photo from left to right are:  Brynn Streadwick, age 11, who has been accepted into the National Ballet of Canada’s Professional Division (PD)  Summer Program and ...

On Thursday, June 19, Indian summer semester students are hosting “Rising Stars” in the gym at the Castlegar Campus. The Indian dance competition will feature “Bhangra,” “Giddha “and “Street Dance” in the crazy world of Indian dancing. After the competition, participants will be providing lessons to those in attendance who ...

Cheesemaker, goatherd, and author David Asher of  The Black Sheep School of Cheesemaking will introduce the art of cheese to Rosslanders next Saturday, June 21. Cheese may be the most loved, yet least understood of all foods, according to Asher, but it is a natural fit for the home kitchen. "It's easier to make good cheese ...

This coming Sunday, June 15, Joe Hill Coffee House, Rossland’s community venue for talent from throughout the Kootenays, presents our sixtieth show in a row!  To wrap up the season in style for us, we have: ·         No Frets - Rossland's famous little fiddlers ·         Ray Boulaine - A (very experienced) guy and his guitar,...