A new study reveals that BC's poor and middle class families are in worse financial shape than their parents' generation. The study, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, finds that fully 60% of families with children are earning less than their counterparts in the late 1970s, while incomes for the ...

While St. Patrick’s Day may still be a few weeks away, 50 some odd engaged and concerned Rossland residents got together at the Old Fire Hall on Tuesday night to partake in some green drinks. While not literally green, the drinks (red and white, actually) were imbibed while the group discussed environmental issues in a unique...

Every day that I toss my skis into the back of my pickup truck and drive up to Red, usually picking up and passing a few hitch hikers, I find myself wishing there was a better way. Wishing that I could save on gas, cut emissions and save the sometimes long and cold wait of mid-week hitch hikers looking for a way up to the ski...

Kicking off the new year in similar fashion to many struggling corporations worldwide, one of Trail’s larger employers AMEC, laid off 18 workers in its Trail office as mining projects by its clients are being delayed or held off on decreasing their workload. Headquartered in London England and listed on the London Stock...

With enrolment numbers at Rossland’s schools slowly but steadily declining, and expected to continue to decline in the coming few years, the Visions for Small Schools society, made up of a passionate group of parents and teachers, has been working hard on solutions to maintain a quality K-12 education in Rossland. Twelve...

Prevent Cancer Now would like to thank the Rossland Telegraph for its support of the Cancer Prevention Challenge, as the event's media sponsor. Not only is the Telegraph supporting this important fundraiser, but the entire premise and philosophy of the online newspaper meets the vision of Prevent Cancer Now, for 'a world where...

Brian Poch, Manager of the Nelson and District Credit Union, presented Greener Footprints representative, Kathy Moore with a check for $2,000. The NDCU is the major sponsor for the Greener Footprints reusable bag campaign in Rossland. The new bags will be available in mid-winter. Other sponsors include: the City of , Bear...

The latest saga in the ongoing issue of Rossland’s recyclables involved the Regional District’s Director of Environmental Services Alan Stanley presenting and answering questions at council this past Monday night. Essentially, aside from many questions asked about possible alternatives from councillors, the story was that the...

In a packed Miner’s Hall, acclaimed radio broadcaster and former Social Credit environment minister Rafe Mair headlined an event designed to build awareness around the loss of our rivers to corporate power projects. Oddly, the evening often felt more like an NDP election rally than an environmental awareness event. The event,...

Editor’s note: As a part of Rossland’s efforts to envision a future for its schools, the Telegraph will occasionally be publishing articles of general public interest as our community works to come up with viable options before the school district’s March, 2009 deadline for community input. This first instalment in this series...