So, I grew up in lower Rossland, as many of you know, and I lived right below Esling Drive.  We also had an Esling Park, where the cenotaph use to sit and where the Rossland seniors’ complex now exists. The question is, who was Esling, and why was he so important that Rossland landmarks named after him? Interestingly enough,...

A few blankets, a lamp, four walls, some shelves. I have squirreled away crackers.  A bottle of water. My head and toes touch each wall. I have a pillow. I can hear you – all of you – outside this door. This is the beginning and it is a very tight space.   Modest ideas bloom in my scribbly writes, yellow sun of my lamp punctures...

The under 45 generation are getting tired of working and studying more, to have less. With rising home prices, cost of living, and incomparable wages, young people and their families are being squeezed of time, and income, and are being forced into crushing debt. On April 15 - 17, from 7 – 10 p.m. at Birchbank Golf Club...

Selkirk College’s second year Creative Writing students are hosting a Gala for the launch of their book “Mouths of Many” on April 19th from 7:00 to 10:00 pm upstairs at The Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson. Students will be reading excerpts from their self-published anthology, while promoting sales and awareness for the...

Did someone say budget? May 15 deadline fast approaches There’s still no sign of a budget discussion at council as the May 15 filing deadline for municipal financial plans approaches.   Coun. Kathy Moore said, "I'm agitated that it's now April and we haven't started any serious discussion on our budget."   She asked if there...

Other homes have it     I’ve seen it in movies and whatnot         We speak of it as we swirl our Shiraz in fancy round-bellied glasses            I had a friend who cut the birch trees down on an empty lot, milled planks out of it, cured it in stacks for three years, then used it in her house                 We sip our wine...

Mapleloop Boutique, a new online clothing store owned by Rossland’s Genevieve Fortin, will unveil spring and summer collections as models bring clothing to life down the runway. “This is not going to be your typical cat walk, it's going to be Rossland style,” promises Fortin. Art for People artists Martine Bédard and Andy...

If you’re looking to escape from the wet, Spring weather, Folk Dancing in the Miners Hall is this Thursday, starting at 7:00pm.  The style is a combination of English Country dancing and Contra Dance.  There are no complicated steps to learn, just bring your sense of humour and your rhythm and your willingness to have fun! ...

In honour of National Poetry Month, the Telegraph will be featuring a different poem each day all through April. Today's first installment is from Rossland's own Almeda Glenn Miller and it's called 'Growing nightmares'...featuring a theme that any Rossland gardener should be able to relate to on a wet and slushy April day......

My son and I have been gluten-, dairy- and soy-free all his almost-15 years of life. I don’t mind admitting, when I first went gluten-free, I almost starved. I was scared to eat anything – I’m on the extreme end of the continuum in terms of celiac disease, and I was terrified of the pain […]