Summer Brochure! The Summer Brochure is available online, at www.rossland.ca, Recreation, Program Guide.  The Rossland Pool is scheduled to open on Monday, June 9.  All programs and swimming lessons are now open for registration.  Rossland Swimming Pool Opening day is scheduled for Monday, June 9.  School Board lessons,...

Dear parents and guardians: In schools across British Columbia, a student walkout is being promoted for the morning of Wednesday, June 4. While I respect the desire of students to express their views regarding the current labour dispute, the proposed walkout raises a number of concerns, particularly with regard to student...

Due to the rotating teachers strike in School District 20, the annual track and field meet will no longer be held by the school district. But that doesn't mean it's cancelled. “When [the track and field meet] was cancelled last Monday, [The Trail Champion's Peter Sheets] messaged me and said there might be a possibility of ...

Jesse McDonald is preparing for her medical school journey by spending an intense summer on a research project aimed at making life better for some of the most vulnerable youth in South Africa. Earlier this year the Nelson resident was accepted into Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine Program and will be part of the new...

The provincial government is now consulting with First Nations groups after a hiker found bones earlier this year at the Slocan Pool area, below the Kootenay Canal in South Slocan. According to information provided by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, a hiker discovered bones at the popular recreation area on Feb. […]

We are pleased to announce this year’s Commuter Challenge is taking place June 1st-7th. Employees from over 400 different workplaces across BC will be focusing on commuting more sustainably throughout the week by walking, running, rolling, paddling, taking transit, carpooling, or working from home to challenge themselves and...

On one hand you can't fault the B.C. government for trying, but on the other hand their enthusiasm for it – consulting British Columbians on public policy and pending legislation that is – seems a little wanting. Gung-ho it's not. In the last year, there have been government white papers, discussion papers, no papers but input...

Adapted from a presentation to classes at West Boundary Elementary, May 2014. Today I want to tell you the story of Maddy the trout. This is a true story, kind of. One that requires a bit of imagination, and no fear of statistics of a very basic kind. Maddy is a rainbow trout (formally Oncorhynchus mykiss for those who like...

I cannot decide if I should laugh or cry in response to the Provincial government’s exasperating effort to come up with lock-out terms for teachers. The government’s objective is to entice teachers to accept its conditions for a new contract. How can restricting the teachers’ hours at work, reducing their income by an arbitrary...

The Trail Relay for Life is a go for tomorrow (Saturday), but organizers say they'd love a few more volunteers tonight and tomorrow help the day go smoothly. "We are looking for Volunteers to join Relay For Life in Trail and be a part of the biggest cancer fundraising event in Canada," said volunteer event development chair...