Get ready to rock for the Skatepark at the Miners' Union Party Hall....
As part of this year’s Winter Carnival festivities, the Rossland Skatepark Association in association with RossVegas, will be hosting the official after party for ‘The Wild In The Streets’ jib jam competition taking place on Saturday January 25th. When the jib jam wraps up, take the short walk down Columbia to the Rossland ...
Rumours of Aviation Program's death have been greatly exaggerated - and could hurt the whole region
It's perhaps dangerously premature to start sounding the death knell for Selkirk College's renowned aviation program, despite the college's decision not to take new students for the 2014 year. The program, designed to accommodate 18 students, will only see three move forward into second year, with no new applicants being...
Hip hop, jazz, skating, youth in action
The Winter 2014 Brochure is available online, at www.rossland.ca, City Hall home page and the Recreation Program page. You can also pick up a hard copy at the Public Library, City Hall, the Arena, RSS and the Credit Union. Rossland Figure Skater’s West Kootenay Invitational Competition! It’s time for the Rossland Figure...
TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Mater Misericordiae Hospital
I was inspired to write this after coming home for the holidays and finding a great pamphlet in the Bank of Montreal building about a heritage walking tour around points of interest in Rossland. I have some fond memories of the Mater Misericordiae, and I thought that an article about this place was well overdue. Between 1895...
SPOTLIGHT FILMS: Fruitvale Station
What is that glow emanating from the furnace of Humanity? Could it be a powerful desire to enrich Civilization through compassion; an earnest attempt at stemming the tide of increasing global disparity; or a passionate striving toward collective enlightenment? Nope…..I’m afraid it is none of the above….sigh. Unfortunately, ...
CBT green lights more than $100,000 for youth projects
Fifteen projects that benefit Basin youth were recently approved to receive funding through Columbia Basin Trust’s Youth Grants Program. The projects will receive a total of $107,400. “Applicants submitted a diverse range of project ideas to the program,” said Sabrina Curtis, Director, Sector Initiatives for the Trust. “We ...
New year, new forms of fun...
Rossland Recreation The Winter 2014 Brochure is available online, at www.rossland.ca, City Hall home page and the Recreation Program Guide page. You can also pick up a hard copy, at City Hall, the Credit Union, RSS, the Public Library and at the Arena. There are lots of new programs starting up this week and next! Art...
Holidays almost over but the recreation keeps on recreating...
Program Updates over the Holiday Season Adult Co-Ed Rec Hockey on Tuesday evenings is cancelled due to the New Year’s Eve celebrations around town. Enjoy bringing in the New Year and all the best from the Recreation Department! Rossland Arena The Arena is open for regular ice time throughout the Holiday season, except for...
Since we don't have the water for a Polar Bear Swim on January 1, why not consider a ‘SNo Fun Run?
Anyone out there interested in a bit of healthy exercise to start the New Year? Nothing too ambitious of course being the morning after the Eve before; a lot less ambitious than hurling yourself into the Columbia River. Please say yes since us old folks who have been doing the ‘SNo Fun Run for the past 30 years or so need...
TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: A Miner’s Christmas circa 1895
I am home. I flew in over snowy mountaintops last week from the green coast, arriving in familiar surroundings covered in a mostly pretty blanket of the white stuff, exhausted after a bout with the flu but thrilled to bits to be back in the bosom of my family and friends. I was stressed; I didn’t get everything done before ...
