Snowy roads and speed -- recipe for a crash
On October 20, 2019, at 6:16 p.m. the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP responded to a single vehicle motor vehicle accident on Highway 3B, about halfway between Rossland and the Nancy Greene junction. A 74-year-old male driver in his 2013 Dodge Ram pick-up truck attempted to pass another vehicle, and the driver...
Cannings returns to Ottawa by the narrowest of margin
Dick Cannings is heading back to Ottawa for a second term as MP for South Okanagan-West Kootenay. Cannings narrowly edged Helena Konanz of the Conservative Party by less than 800 votes to retain the seat he won four years ago. Cannings, who thanked volunteers and workers during a victory speech in Penticton Monday night, took...
Tŝilhqot’in Nation Celebrates Grand Opening of its Solar Farm
The Tŝilhqot’in Nation celebrated the Grand Opening of its Solar Farm last Friday, October 18, 2019. The Tŝilhqot’in Solar Farm is located 80 km west of Williams Lake on what is known as the Riverwest Sawmill. The 1.25-MW solar farm is the largest of its kind in British Columbia and is one hundred percent developed, built,...
Rachel Wellock's 100th birthday party
A long-time Rosslander celebrated her 100th birthday on October 14th, 2019. Rachel Wellock still walks without a cane; she attributes her fitness partly to good luck, but mostly to many years of walking up and down the hills of Rossland, and hiking up the local mountains. She now lives in Courtenay, on Vancouver Island, ...
Obituary: Paul Hertz -- a wonderful man
We are sad to announce that Paul Hertz passed away on Oct 16, 2019. You may know Paul from his time at Lister’s Riding Farm in Halton Hills, ON, The Japanese Paper Place in Toronto, ON or Ferraro Foods in Rossland, BC. Or maybe you’ve met him at an art gallery, riding horses, bird watching, hiking, skiing, playing tennis or...
Garry Camozzi -- a home of his own, soon?
Garry Camozzi is a well-known figure around Rossland. He’s well-known for being a brilliant ski racer in his earlier years, for hiking up the snowy slopes of Red before-hours to poach groomed runs without getting caught (usually), for making his home under a tarp in the bush for over 20 years, for being a vegetarian, for ...
New format for the 2019 ROSSLAND READS debate!
This year, the gripping contest known as “Rossland Reads” takes place during one evening only, instead of being spread over three evenings in three successive weeks. Three debaters will each try to convince audience members that the book they’ve chosen is the one that everyone should read. The 2019 theme is “The book that ...
Column: We owe Greta and the world's youth more than a Nobel Prize
Many people, including me, expected Greta Thunberg to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was deservedly awarded for ending more than 20 years of conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.Greta and the young people worldwide urging adults to care about their future don’t need a Nobel....
It's autumn! Get your 'flu shot, and cherish your mucus.
MUCUS? Really? Yes – mucus is s good thing; it keeps us much safer from various kinds of infections. It traps small particles and helps isolate certain harmful microbes to keep them from clumping together and ganging up on our immune systems. Healthy mucus can keep harmful microbes from multiplying very fast in our bodies,...
Anything you can spare - mitts, scarves, sleeping bags, or just moral support - Castlegar helps the homeless
Today is World Homeless Day and Community Harvest Food will be out by Pioneer Arena raising awareness about homelessness, according to Community Harvest Food Bank coordinator Deb McIntosh. “If you are so inclined, stop by and drop off mitts, socks, sleeping bags and we will receipt all cash donations,” McIntosh said. “Or just come and […]
