SCAMS: callers purporting to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) are again, or still, targeting residents. The caller will provide a name, and say that the resident owes back taxes and fees; he or she may also threaten the resident with a visit from the police if the resident fails to pay.  A new twist to the tired old ...

Environmental education and awareness programs at the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area are going to continue under new management. Since 1974, these programs were provided by the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Authority, but this ended with the permanent closure of the interpretive centre in October 2017. Now the...

Canada's best alpine racers and ski cross athletes start racing tomorrow at Red Mountain Resort, and Rossland is ready to celebrate current and past champions!   There are more than 300 athletes in Rossland participating in the Alpine and Ski Cross events from over 12 different countries. There will also be a large number of...

When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency increased safety and environmental standards for cars in the 1970s, automakers responded. Although they had to adhere to the new rules, they didn’t base their entire response on safety or pollution concerns. Instead, they looked for loopholes. Under the U.S. Clean Air Act, vehicle...

Someone has been pulling sicko, nasty pranks, apparently targeting a particular Rossland family – or is it meant to target City employees in general? One incident involved booby-trapping the mail slot at City Hall with a bag of urine, so that whoever went to get the mail would set it off and get splashed, along with everything...

Sexton Blake performed to a happy crowd at the Joe Hill Coffeehouse on Sunday, March 18, and was forced by the sound guy – Scott Forsythe – to make an announcement:  at the Kootenay Music Awards: Sexton Blake won the award for Best Music Video. The event resulted in prizes to musicians in ten different categories, awarded to...

How do the oceans affect life in the Kootenays? With World Water Day coming up on March 22, let’s think, not only about how lucky we are to have enough fresh water, but also about how vast and distant saltwater oceans affect us all, everywhere. Many people have viewed the video clip of a diver swimming near Bali through a sea...

Attention, readers of books . . . and anyone who secretly or not-so-secretly enjoys writing, or would like to write, and anyone who would like to meet some of Rossland’s published writers; set aside a series of Tuesday evenings this spring. The Rossland Public Library has a treat lined up – a whole series of treats....

Editor’s Note:  This is such a cheering article because it shows that people can decide to check out facts, and do it, and then change their minds on contentious issues. By Bud Ward, of Yale Climate Connections Climate change policy analyst* Jerry Taylor spent more than 25 years earning his well-deserved reputation as the...

Zoning amendment for cabins near Paradise Lodge attracts a crowd Rossland City Council’s Public Hearing, held at the Miners Union Hall, attracted quite a crowd on Monday, March 12, 2018. Many chairs had been set out for the public gallery, but as people kept coming in, they got more chairs for themselves from the stacks along...