Upcoming Green Drinks ponders population impacts
It's a beast of an issue, but size cannot intimidate Rossland's Sustainability Commission; next week's Green Drinks event will address challenges associated with the whopping topic of global population trends, exposing what the keynote speaker characterizes as sustainability's “sleeping elephant.” The upcoming Green Drinks ...
Going out on top: George Grey calls it a career after taking home three gold medals at nationals
In a town mostly known for its alpine sports champions, George Grey has helped put Nordic skiing on the map both locally and nationally. As he crossed the finish line in Canmore last week for the last time in his competitive career, Grey was, needless to say, a little misty-eyed as he embraced his father in a show of thanks...
March 2011 is for the dogs, as are Mother Nature and groundhogs
I usually look forward to March, but I have to say this month has been hideous. I am beginning to think that Mother Nature is playing head games with us and that Groundhog Day should be banned. It’s been over six weeks since those rodents indicated to us that winter would last another six weeks, so their predictions are an ...
Joe Hill Rocks out The Miners’ Hall with Wicked Local Talent & Calls for New Volunteers
Last night, the 23rd, Joe Hill Coffee House event at the Miners’ Hall was a rocking night of lively music indeed. The line-up included the Golden City Fiddlers, who opened the show with some foot stomping pieces, and ended with local folksters Dandelion and the Ditchweeds, who played an energetic set much appreciated by the...
Arena too expensive, councillor suggests
Welcome to Canada, where even the most battered-looking small-town arena has a formidable hold on the heartstrings of citizens. But could maintaining such a structure prove too costly? One city councillor suggests so. “We're being nickel and dimed on the arena,” said councillor Laurie Charlton at a lengthy committee meeting...
An Empire of Strawmen take the crown as the West Kootenay’s top web-designers
They came, they saw, they ingested excess amounts of caffeine and ultimately (despite a few baggy red eyes) they conquered. While others may have been enjoying the new snow in the mountains, hanging out with family or simply relaxing over the weekend, three local web-development teams spent all night Friday and most of...
What type of peanut butter do hamsters like most, and how many lemons does it take to light up a bulb? Science Fair season hits SD20
Rossland’s young science minds turned out in force for the annual School District 20 Science Fair on March 9, where volunteer judges checked out an astonishing 80+ projects presented by more than 100 eager young scientists. KAST proudly supports the SD20 Science Fair every year, under the umbrella of our GLOWS (Growing...
Unplugged: Rossland plays trump card and helps plunge backed up sewage issue forward
The long stalled sewer service review dispute between Rossland and Trail has shown the first signs of breaking the stalemate. A special RDKB board meeting in Grand Forks on March 3rd saw a rare agreement between the three partners in the regional service agreement (Rossland, Warfield and Trail) come to an agreement--albeit...
Turn on your turn off: Rossland museum hopes to win Earth Hour challenge
Two cartoon googly eyes against a black background on Fortis’s PowerSmart pageaccompany the question, “What would you do with an hour in the dark?” Do not panic. It’s not about an imminent power outage in the area! It’s about Earth Hour, this year to be celebrated on Saturday, March 26th at 8:30 PM. The power company is...
Downtown Underground: a slightly elderly inventory of sewer, water, and drainage
The primary problem with the most recent asssessment of Rossland's downtown water and sewer pipes is that the engineers never went underground. Still, two 2009 reports compiled with the help of city staff, maps, and previous assessments ranging in age from 1995-2008, provides plenty of reasons why they – perhaps - should. ...