Rossland's new sister: Surnadal, Norway, birthplace of Olaus Jeldness
Following on the (free) heels of an enormously successful 116th Winter Carnival in which the new bronze statue of Olaus Jeldness in downtown Rossland was feted by hundreds of merrymakers—including Olaus lookalikes, visiting Norwegian dignitaries, and descendants of Olaus himself—the City of Rossland and the municipality of ...
Nationally famous poet to perform at RSS
The Rossland Interact Club and RSS are thrilled to announce that Shane Koyczan, the internationally acclaimed spoken word poet, willbe performing at RSS on May 29 at 7pm! You may recognize him from the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics where he wowed the audience with his piece “We Are More.” If you haven’t seen...
Selkirk Fine Woodworking Year End Show
The students of Fine Woodworking at Selkirk College invite the public to their 2013 Year End Show, May 24th – 26th. They will be showing their work at the Nelson Trading Company building at 402 Baker Street in Nelson. The show will include student projects made over the past year including unique and innovative examples of...
TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Some Women of Rossland’s boom years
It’s time to tip the scales a bit - as much as I can given the resources that are available. I have done countless (it seems) profiles of men in Rossland’s boom years, except for the article on the red light district, because there is a lot of information out there about these men. Well-known women of Rossland are a different...
Check out Aladdin this week...and more
The RSS Drama Departmentwill be showcasing their year-end production of ALADDIN, this week...Muppet style! The shows are Tuesday May 14 through to Thursday May 16 at 7:00pm in the RSS Auditorium. The show also features dancers from Kootenay Danceworks. Tickets will be sold at the door, for $10.00/adults and $7.00/youth...
Food for thought: GDS-free shish kabobs like honey-mustard chicken
I’m so sorry I’m late getting this to you – believe it or not, I was trying to get a stuffed turkey in the oven early enough that we won’t be eating at 8 or 9 p.m. Do I know how to celebrate Mother’s Day, or WHAT? The shish kabobs would’ve been my first choice […]
Trail market filling up fast
The City of Trail and the Trail & District Chamber of Commerce say vendor space is filling up in the Trail Market on the Esplanade for the summer of 2013, with over 50 per cent of the spaces already allocated for the full year. Because the event achieved such tremendous success in 2012 with over […]
HE SAID SHE SAID: Public outcry pushes for sustainability, but council digs in its core service heels
Following council’s five hour debate on the entire budget on May 1, council was forced to pause the financial plan blitz for twenty minutes on May 6 to hear nine members of the public oppose the only major cut: approximately $20,000 axed from the Sustainability Commission (SC), terminating their paid coordinator with no...
COMMENT: Financial Plan passes with no hint of public consultation, or thought
Council approved the 2013-2017 financial plan (FP) on Wednesday morning, just one week after the bulk of debate was completed in a single unpublicized meeting on May 1. No major changes came about in a follow-up meeting on May 6 that concluded with council passing the first three readings of this year's FP bylaw. The major...
Electrical glitch resolved at Silver City Days; rides to be running on time
A glitch that saw the rides stop working during the first night of Silver City Days is fixed in plenty of time for the causeway’s opening this afternoon, according to festival society president Ian McLeod. “One of the main generators blew up on us at about 6 p.m. (Wednesday),” he said, adding the mechanical issue […]
