There has been a lot said about the polygamist Winston Blackmore and his little community of Bountiful, and I found myself questioning why Wally Oppal tried to prosecute him so vehemently. I often wonder if he acted with such passion because of his love for our laws and the justice system or because it contradicted […]

Imagine that a five-year-old comes inside from playing at the park across the street and complains that she does not feel well. The parents notice that she is running a slight fever, so they give her some medicine and put her to bed to rest. Later that evening, when they check on her, she’s burning […]

Sometimes something really good can come from something sort of bad. Following city council's pained decision last month to reject George Grey's request for funding support (a decision supported by the Rossland Telegraph, we confess), a new movement has arisen to help raise funds for Rossland's two 2010 Olympians, George Grey...

Photo: NDP MLA Katrine Conroy On Sept. 1, the B.C. Liberals presented their post-election budget, and offered the people of B.C. nothing other than a new tax for consumers, increased Medical Services Plan premiums and cuts to service says Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy. “If the Liberal party had admitted that they were bringing in […]

Submitted by the Rossland Chamber of CommerceThe Rossland Chamber of Commerce is continually working towards a positive community image and relaying to potential visitors, investors and residents alike that we are a town that is certainly open for business. We need to be front and centre for our members to ensure our positioning...

Returning home or to any former place of residence after being away for a significant period of time is often a bittersweet moment with enough oddities and memory/reality conflicts to make it as much an emotional and mental trip as it is a geographical trip. As I’ve found on this past journey along with many others the route...

 Two weeks ago in this space we wrote about the difference between two places that we like to think of as Real Rossland and Dream Rossland. Last week we wrote about what sorts of priorities might help make Rossland a better place to live. This week, we'd like to round out our summertime meditations on the Mountain Kingdom's...

Last week in this space we proposed the existence of two Rosslands, each existing in its own alternate universe: Real Rossland and Dream Rossland. This week we find evidence that City Council may be inhabitants of the former. By declining to adopt bylaw #2453, council made a decision that reflected the realities of life in ...

If you find yourself at loose ends one evening this summer, walk downtown and count the empty store fronts. You might need more than the fingers on your two hands, so bring a friend or family member along. After several years the old Bank of Montreal building is still for sale; the old Garage and Gypsy locations are empty; ...

The Greyhound Canada Transportation Corporation, a subsidiary of British rail and bus company FirstGroup, is currently applying to the BC Passenger Transportation Board to reduce east-west trips through our region from two a day to one. The British corporation (it’s a sign of the times that Canadian buses are run by a British company with […]