After an impressive home weekend where they took four points against rival Simon Fraser University, the Selkirk College Saints men’s hockey team is heading west looking to build on a four game winning streak. After a slow start to the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season, the two-time defending champions have made a statement […]

The Castlegar Rebels were on the road this past weekend with games in Sicamous on Friday night and Chase on Saturday.   After having a very successful October, where the Rebels had points in nine out of 10 games, they were looking to start November on the same note after starting the month with a […]

For Rossland City Council Meeting held November 10, 2014. Present:  Mayor Greg Granstrom, and Councillors Cary Fisher, Kathy Moore, Tim Thatcher, Jill Spearn, and (by telephone) Jody Blomme. Public Input Period: Christine Anderson of the Red Mountain Racers spoke to thank Council for their support of the snow-making project,...

Tim Thatcher wants to get a second term in council and hopes that the council can get its trust back with the new members. He is willing to work with anyone and wants to listen to what the people of Rossland have to say. How long have you been sitting in council? One term. What made you run again? Well, being elected the first...

Police are saying alcohol and seat belts may be factors in a fata crash in Rossland yesterday, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. "On Nov. 11,  at (6:53 p.m.), police were dispatched to a fatal motor vehicle accident in Rossland," he said. "When emergency services and police arrived, they found pickup truck had rolled...

It’s Remembrance Day. For me, that’s always been a sad, solemn day. But this year, everything has changed, for me, as I have this year lost people who completely deserve wreaths at the Cenotaph in their honour. Before this year, I remembered ideas, not real people. This year, I’m remembering people I knew and loved. And not...

On Saturday, British Columbians will head to the polls to choose more than 2,000 local officials for councils, school boards, regional districts, parks boards and the Islands Trust. Considering that local councils in B.C. spend more than $8 billion a year of our money, it's a bit of a paradox that most voters – if it's anything...

The Rossland municipal Environmental Survey results are in. This gives Rossland voters a new opportunity to check out where Rossland municipal candidates stand on their council's potential to forge even further ahead with climate change challenges and life-and-community-sustaining measures. The survey was created by a coalition...

Dear fellow Rosslanders, I love Rossland and I choose to raise my young family here because it is an amazing place to live. As someone who works in countries where elections are either rigged or non-existent, I feel fortunate that I can freely cast a vote this week. I hope all residents get informed and exercise their right...

Anyone slightly interested in the upcoming election cannot have been able to miss council candidate Andrew Zwicker. Talking loud and fast as soon as he gets enthused, which is almost always, and with a young face, he clearly stands out. “I’m an ideas person” says Zwicker who is trying to find creative solutions for every...