Lui Joe: Uncovering Rossland's Chinese history
My little series of historic pieces about Rossland’s past has been quite the adventure to say the least because the research has been very revealing. Having done my share of essay writing and research projects while studying Classics in university (one of the quirks of a creative writing major was that it involved almost no...
Kalesnikoff Lumber hits a cord with Selkirk students
Students in Selkirk College’s School of Renewable Resources (Integrated Environmental Planning Technology, Recreation, Fish and Wildlife Technology and Forest Technology) are raising money for their year-end field trip fund to assist with expenses of travel, accommodation, food and tours. They will be selling cords of firewood, generously donated by Kalesnikoff Lumber Company. “Thanks to Kalesnikoff […]
The Movemberists - local feud for funds heats up
There is a movement afoot, a less than secretive fraternal order of men donating the combined powers of their upper lips to a cause. Self-sacrificing, self-effacing, they are putting their best faces forward and adorning the fleshy canvas below their septum with a mo’, a moustache, for one month. Solidarity in the furry face...
Votes needed for outdoor skateboard project
The Nelson Skateboard Park is in fifth place in the Aviva Community Fund’s million-dollar question voting.As of Friday, the submission by the Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skatepark Society (KLOSPS) sat at 1,953 votes, around 1,300 behind the first place leader. With the next round of voting beginning last Monday, KLOSPS has begun ...
Pet owners beware - police report suspicious incident that may have sinister implications
While everyone is commenting on the bizarre happenings in provincial politics of late, it’s worth noting that Castlegarians can find ample weirdness in their own backyards – literally. Police were called to the Woodland Park Housing Co-op this morning to investigate what appears to be an effort to bait bears or other animals. Castlegar RCMP […]
Bridging Washington and Redstone: Rossland's newest trail is completed
If you’ve ever wanted to wander in the woods or stroll along Rossland’s premier stream in the past you may well have been up Trail Creek without a paddle...er, trail. Since the completion of the tentatively-named Trail Creek Trail residents and dogs alike from the surrounding neighbourhoods have been enjoying the scenic...
A crime victim in Rossland? You're more likely to get hassled by a bear
Out of the underwhelming news story of the week file, RCMP recently presented Rossland City Council with crime statistics in our safe little mountain town for the first half of the year. Not surprisingly ,the numbers are low across the board and in all recorded categories but one, the incidences of reported crimes are down ...
Selkirk's Travis Herlein named BCIHL Player of the Week
Selkirk College forward Travis Herlein has been named the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League’s Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 14th, the league announced Monday. Herlein was Selkirk’s top performer during a two-game Interior road swing that saw them come close to collecting points against BCIHL powerhouses Thompson Rivers and Okanagan. On […]
REAL Food prepares for a real busy winter
So you’ve got your garden winter ready and put to bed for the season, the ground is freezing and is slowly and steadily being overtaken by snow. Now what to do? Start thinking about gardening again! At least, that's what the Rossland REAL Food Group thinks you should do. With an impressive list of off-season gardening events...
It’s Up to You, OK: The Allan Hotel Fire
Rossland sure has had its share of hot spots in the past. One of them was the Allan Hotel, which stood where our Subway sandwich shop now stands. The Allan was built around the mid-1890s and until its complete destruction in 1978, it buzzed with a cafe, a beer parlour, and a supper club called the Loose Cabooze. At some...
