Community Futures South Kootenay (CFSK) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kamren Farr as the organization’s next Executive Director. Kamren brings more than twenty years of experience in economic development, business advisory services, post secondary education, and organizational leadership. As an Executive in Residence with the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST), Kamren […]

Magnifying glasses clutched in mittened hands, Grade 1 students from Rossland Summit School scoop up handfuls of snow in their search for snowflakes. They run to their teacher Ms. Anhel, or to Wildsight Educator Jess Williams, to compare their snowflake shapes to a laminated snow crystal chart, finding stellar dendrites or columns, plate shapes: an […]

What Rossland Residents Need to Know About the Five‑Year Financial Plan & Budget For most Rossland residents, the first question about the City’s new five‑year financial plan is a practical one: what will it cost me? That question was front and centre on February 17, when the Committee of the Whole began reviewing the Draft […]

The City has received several reports this morning of a scam text message circulating in Trail and area, claiming you need to pay a parking ticket and providing a link. Please help us share this preventative information. Do NOT click the link. The City of Trail does not send parking infraction notices or follow-up correspondence […]

Still Life Painting Workshop with Rebecca Fux Join us at the Rossland Seniors Centre for an incredible art opportunity! Hailing from Vernon, BC, Rebecca Fux is an oil painter who has brought her talents to our programming team here at the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre. Join her at the Rossland Seniors Centre on Friday, […]

The Province of British Columbia is adopting permanent year-round daylight saving time (DST) to improve people’s overall health, reduce disruptions for families, simplify scheduling and provide an extra hour of evening light during the winter months. “Every parent knows that changing clocks twice a year causes a significant amount of chaos on already busy lives. British […]

Friday BC Winter Games Recap Alpine Skiing Showcases Skill and Spirit at Red Mountain By Erin Baker Racers took to the Giant Slalom course at Red Mountain Resort under partly cloudy skies and good visibility for Friday’s BC Winter Games competition. Snow conditions varied across the course, offering both soft, carvable sections in the sun […]

Written by: Karlie Shaughnessy For hundreds of young athletes, the moment finally arrived Thursday night as the region welcomed more than 1,450 volunteers, 1,600 young athletes, and families from 131 communities across British Columbia who gathered to officially open the 2026 BC Winter Games. Before a single medal is awarded, before the first whistle blows […]

A new international order is emerging, according to representatives at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and at the Munich Security Conference — one of fragmented states acting in their own self-interest, sovereign fortresses sliding toward economic nationalism. A Munich conference statement places much of the blame on Canada’s neighbour: “The international order […]

B.C. wildland firefighters, members of the B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU), were on Parliament Hill yesterday to meet with federal decision-makers and call for urgent action on key issues impacting wildland firefighter safety, health, and recognition. The Federal Lobby Day brought together wildland firefighters from British Columbia and Members of Parliament to discuss long-standing concerns, […]