In perhaps one of the most bizarre stories of the year, that of bears being used as guard dogs at a Christina Lake marijuana grow op grew stranger by the day. From D-List Canadian Celebrities coming out in support of the bears followed by viral petitions and the emergence of “The Bear Dude,” as a new character in the Kootenay...

What better way is their to spend a summer day than getting high in a group to celebrate your country? Rosslanders kicked of the month of July in typical fashion; perched high on Mt. Roberts before lamenting the year the was in regional recreation while at the same time celebrating recreation in Rossland as more trails were...

The invasion of the bears reached peak levels in June as a record number were being destroyed in the region. By mid-June in the Castlegar region alone 18 bears had already been destroyed. One particular bear, shot in the foot, wounded by, but not killed led conservation officers on a wild bear chase around the city as sightings...

Staring down the potential loss of its school's as well as what could amount to being one of the most expensive projects in recent Rossland history the City got behind two worthy initiatives. May 13th - Saving Rossland's Schools: The City puts its money where its heart is The City of Rossland put it’s money where it’s heart...

April brought with it a sense of protectionism to town; namely how to protect the sale of locally grown eggs and those who eat them. Further afield a group of friendly folk were trying to solve a half century long riddle on how to get both protection and management abilities on the Old Glory alpine area. April 29th - Egg-cellent...

February's news was centered around KBRH as ground zero in the ongoing debate between surgeons and IH over potential operating room cuts at the hostpital. Mar -11 INTERVIEW: Dr. Andre De Greef - The doctors strike back   The ongoing disagreement over potential operating room cuts at KBRH after months of behinds the scenes...

With cold weather coursing through town, council heard stories of green grass, gardens, boulevards and all of the cosmetic pesticides that should't be allowed in , on or around those areas. For the first time in three decades the Nelson District Credit Union faced labour action and in the game of the federal economic stimulus...

Kicking off the new year January brought with it  both mourning and celebrations, voluntary efforts and engaged citizens working for the betterment of their community Jan 5th - Alberta man dies in avalanche near Rossland    Heavy snows through the Christmas season and four consecutive days of snowfall to start the year were...

Now is the winter of our missed intent. 2011 is rapidly approaching--the time of the year when we take stock of our last 365 and submit ourselves to a brand of torture not condoned by even the nastiest masters of rendition and rough interrogation: we beat ourselves up for not penning that novel, slap our wrists for being wooed...

Rossland search and rescue (RSAR) received a somewhat unexpected early Christmas present this year to the tune of $40,000 to go towards half the cost of a new search and rescue vehicle. The group is now continuing towards their goal of establishing a permanent search and rescue base facility in Rossland in order to get the ...