With the 30th anniversary of the MacLean School fire coming up in February, I thought I’d do a series of retrospectives of other fires in Rossland’s past - and there are plenty to choose from. The history of the Mountain Kingdom is riddled with devastating fires. The first major one, occurring in 1902, saw the entire block ...

Oh no! Say it isn’t so. Justin Bieber is getting engaged!   Admittedly, the tween-aged hearthrob may not know it — yet.   If mega fan Brittanie Catalano has her way, it’s the way things are going to go after Tuesday’s concert at Rogers Arena. Ever since her friend Roni introduced her to the singer’s song “One Time,” Catalano...

The City ofRossland hopes to build on its frontier heritage by attracting modern-day prospectors, who troll the Internet for their 'nuggets'. These "Nomadic Entrepreneurs" may hold the key to building its business base, according to a report issued today by the Rossland Economic Development Task Force (EDTF).    Rossland Mayor...

One sure (and sad) sign that fall is upon us is the end of our local farmer’s market season. Last Thursday saw the final day of Rossland’s farmer’s market, and according to organizer Rachael Roussin, 2010 was an exceedingly successful season.   The market’s downtown location on Queen Street between the Credit Union and Ross...

Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace Speaker Series Endowment has exceeded its target of $200,000, thanks to the generosity and support of community members, organizations and companies. Selkirk President Marilyn Luscombe made the public announcement at the Irving K. Barber Mir lecture featuring David Suzuki on September ...

Charlie, a Chimpanzee in a South African zoo who became addicted to cigarettes, has died at the age of 52, exceeding the average lifespan of a captive chimpanzee by twelve years. After a video of Charlie puffing on cigarettes discarded by visitors appeared on the Internet, the animal and the zoo gained international attention...

 Amidst heightened security precautions the 2010 Commonwealth Games officially begins today in New Delhi, India. The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event which is held every four years since 1930 between the athletes of members of the Commonwealth of Nations. For the first time this event ...

For the past five years, multimedia powerhouse Juicy Studios has called the floor above the post office home.  In that time, aside from enjoying the sorting room selection of classic rock tunes blared from the main, the line up at Juicy has recruited, groomed, employed and subcontracted a veritable who’s who of local tech...

One of five soldiers accused by the Army of involvement in the premeditated killings of Afghan civilians is scheduled to appear before a military judge today — on the same day ABC News aired tapes that show his confession to investigators about his own involvement and the involvement of several other soldiers in the slayings. In...

It is quite possible that, with the help of some good old down-home mechanical know how and gumption, the whole fall-from-the-Garden-of-Eden thing might have been averted on a technicality: “Whoa, whoa- we didn’t eat from the Tree of Knowledge. We juiced it.”   Apples are a funny fruit. Alternatively sweet, tart, mealy, wormy,...