Below are 50 categories into which I put people’s responses to the question, What should Rossland spend LESS money on? Separate articles address the questions: What should Rossland spend MORE money on? What other key points should council consider before passing the budget? And we also address concerns people have raised about...

Below are 49 categories into which I put people’s responses to the question, What should Rossland spend MORE money on? Separate articles address the questions: What should Rossland spend LESS money on? What other key points should council consider before passing the budget? And we also address concerns people have raised about...

To the members of the SD20 board,   After receiving the news from your monday night board meeting regarding the voting out of Option 1 - K-12 at RSS, it is fair to say the community of Rossland is in utter disbelief.   I was one of those people who believed in you all on January 15th when you said you came into this process...

The Rossland Public Library is inviting people to drop in on February 14th and have a blind date with a book. Librarians have made a selection of potential dates to seduce readers. “We’re hoping that Rosslanders will come and take a chance on a blind date this Valentine’s Day,” said Katie Albright, Library Director. “You won’t...

Ryan McGill presented council with a vision he struck upon last summer and has since discussed with the principals of Rossland's three schools, Jackie Drysdale of the Heritage Commission, and Katie Albright of the public library: to bury a community time capsule, perhaps in the library lawn during Golden City Days this year,...

Pretend you are back at school and your teacher assigns you the following math problem: School District 20 is facing another huge fiscal crisis due to government down-loading of costs and needs to cut its budget by $1,750,000 and has decided that it wants to close some schools before sharing all of the potential options it ...

Many arguments have countered claims made in School District No. 20's (SD20) recent facilities report that recommends closing MacLean and reducing RSS to a K-9 facility, but we feel the most cogent is Aaron Cosbey’s analysis, summarized here and attached below.Another document that succinctly reviews the errors, omissions, ...

“Being determines consciousness, not consciousness, being.” “Philosophers have until now merely interpreted the world; the point is to change it.”                                                        - Charles Henry Marx “The crisis is not material, physical, or scientific, the crisis is spiritual.” “No one is transformed...

Dear madames/sirs, Nobody can deny that our government needs to focus on the citizens that count. We cannot continue to spend money on education, health care and social services while the population using those services are barely  paying into the tax base. Less than 3% of children and teens attending school earn an income,...

As the new year begins, so do thoughts of resolutions. While most resolutions involve vows to exercise more and adopt healthy eating habits, BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) has three suggestions for resolutions that can make the world a safer place for you, your family and your community. Learn CPR. BCAS attends 2,400 to 2,800 ...