"What's a loppet?" Thirty years ago, Rossland learns the answer...
With reference to the recent Telegraph article “A whole loppet fun …” and for the history books, the first Black Jack Loppet was held on Febrary 16th 1985. It was suggested in 1984 by Roger Chrisfield and Rob Grey that the club should host a loppet. They had been to a loppet in Eastern Canada and came home full of enthusiasm...
Guilty plea in GF court over weapons charge
A Kelowna man has been convicted in Grand Forks’ provincial court of smuggling and the possession of weapons without a license. Robert William Nicholson pled guilty to the charges on Feb. 18. Nicholson was the subject of a weapons seizure last year on Nov. 21 when he tried to cross at the Cascade border crossing by Christina...
LETTER: Skiing etiquette more than just a matter of manners
Dear editor, Skiing is a wonderful sport. It involves many people sliding in different directions on a slippery surface. There are some universally recognized rules to maximize the enjoyment and minimize the risks of injuries through the interaction of all those skiers. These basics rules are often printed on lift tickets. ...
Silver Alert needed in BC
It’s time for B.C. to implement comprehensive measures to help locate and protect missing seniors with dementia, says Selina Robinson, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville. On Tuesday, Robinson introduced the Silver Alert Act in the legislature. The bill would create a program which would alert the public of a missing person who...
COMMENT: The Telegraph, Bhubble, and the Online Disinhibition Effect
The comments section of a news website like the Rossland Telegraph and those on community forums like Bhubble should have little in common other than being on the internet. News website comment sections are for voicing opinions and fomenting discussion about articles, has a much wider circulation of readership and geographical...
Summer Reading Club Award presented to Rossland librarian
Beverley Rintoul of Rossland Public Library is the winner of the first ever BC SRC Community Story Award! Beverley's story of a little boy who throughly enjoyed his Summer Reading Club experience perfectly captures not only the deep impact of the SRC program, but also the commitment and care that library workers bring to their...
COMMENT: BC's budgetary sleight of hand
The funny thing about provincial budgets is that sometimes they tell you a lot more about a government's attitude than what the politicians might have intended when they first wrote the document. Case in point: most governments like to pat themselves on the back at budget time by highlighting the impact of their fiscal ...
There's still gold in these hills! Shocking fences. And maybe snowmaking, if everything works out.
Regular Rossland City Council meeting held February 24, 2014 Present: Mayor Greg Granstrom, Councillors Cary Fisher, Kathy Moore, Jody Blomme, Jill spearn, and Kathy Wallace; Deputy CAO Tracey Butler; Accountant/Comptroller Lois Hunter and Manager of Public Works Darren Albo. Note: This is not a complete record of everything...
Local avalanche conditions? In a word, 'sketchy'
The sketchy avalanche conditions are widespread all over B.C.’s mountainous regions and it is a great concern in local slackcountry and backcountry. On the 23rd of February two persons were reported seriously injured in an avalanche in the Twin Lakes area in Kootenay Pass in the afternoon. Dan Reid, Pro Ski Patroller at Red...
Alpine Grind settles into new location
Coffee house and eatery Alpine Grind recently switched location after four years in the cozy yellow house to a sunnier and more open place. Located across from RossVegas in the old Drift Izayaka, the Alpine Grind is now more central and easy accessible. Owner John Snelgrove says, “One of our biggest fears was how or previously...
