The Save Record Ridge Action  Committee (SRRAC) is persevering in its work to challenge any easy “yes” decision for a permit that would allow the controversial open-pit mine on Record Ridge to proceed. Currently, those efforts are focused on seeking a judicial review of the Environmental Assessment Office’s decision to not require an environmental assessment […]

By Nancy Bulman and Cindy Loukras Local black bears are currently descending from cooler elevations to pack on winter fat. The Rossland Bear Smart Task Force wants to help both the bears and you. During August and September, our lovely climate allows for prime fruit ripening — the delicious fruit is excellent for fresh eating, […]

Wildsight is resuming efforts to obtain an emergency order for the endangered mountain holly fern, after learning last week that B.C.’s environmental assessment office (EAO) won’t require the proposed Record Ridge magnesium mine, near Rossland, to undergo an environmental assessment (EA). In its August 18 report, the EAO confirmed that the mine, proposed by West […]

The Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Spittlehouse as Operations Manager, making the team of volunteers behind one of British Columbia’s most anticipated multi-sport events that much stronger! With a background spanning over 16 years in alpine ski coaching—most recently with the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team—Katie brings […]

La Cafamore is delighted to return to Trail as a piano trio, performing works for piano trio written by siblings — and performed by siblings as violinist Carolyn Cameron and violist Angela Snyder are also siblings. The piano trios were written by brothers Philipp and Xaver Scharwenka, as well as the brother/sister duo of Felix […]

Hospice: Helping people live as independently as possible, with the best quality of life, for as long as possible.  The Greater Trail Hospice Society invites you to participate in our Fall Volunteer Training. While hospice is often associated only with end-of-life care, local volunteers support much more. Through programs like Nav-CARE, Grief Support, and Friendly Visitor, hospice volunteers […]

Update to Centennial Trail Drifter (1)-1

Taxpayer alert!  — Some very meaty information available for everyone interested in where all those tax dollars go (and links to some of it).   And:  a decision about the Coy Cup, a report on the condition of 11 retaining walls around town, discussion on how to involve taxpayers in budget and financial planning … and […]

Rossland’s well-used Centennial Trail will be closed from August 14 to September 30, 2025, for upgrades. What’s being done? The grade on the hill by the water treatment plant will be reduced, and the section from the tunnel under Highway 3-B to the north end of the Centre Star Gulch Reservoir will be paved. The […]

Take note, Rossland dwellers:  starting on August 11, we can water only on alternate days. People living in homes with even-numbered addresses can water on even-numbered days, and residents of odd-numbered addresses can water on odd-numbered days.  For example, someone living at 1920 Third Avenue can water on August 12, August 14 and so on.  […]