Rossland, BC has once again been selected to host the Western Regional Pond Hockey Championships, a sanctioned qualifier for Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships in 2010. The tournament will take place from January 15-17th. Players’ who want to experience this one-of-a-kind event that takes you back to playing on...

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is contributing $75,000 to Rossland's Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club Society (the Club) in support of their efforts to host national and international Nordic competitions."This project is a step forward in helping Rossland achieve their aspirations of becoming a four-season destination, and it ...

Monday night, representatives from B.C.’s only outdoor, society-run pool gave their thanks to council for the city’s continued support of the Rossland swimming pool. Speaking as a delegation at a Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting night, Michelle Tanguay of the Rossland Pool Society gave a quick recap of the unique relationship...

The first ever Fat Tire Festival went off without a hitch last weekend at Red Mountain. The weather gods smiled on the event as bright, cool weather was the order of the day. Please see the Telegraph's photo gallery of Saturday’s Huck en Berry’s Bike Jam with photos by Liam Barnes: it will give the non-attendee a vivid picture...

What is the true definition of a mountain man? If you look it up in the dictionary, don’t be surprised if you see a picture of a tall, lanky man with a snow covered white beard even Gandalf would be jealous of staring back at you. His name was Captain Jack. To some he was “That guy with the huge white beard” who was either ...

Should taxpayers' dollars be used to support an individual’s personal goals and endeavours? More specifically should city tax payer dollars be used to support an Olympic athlete’s quest for medals? Looking at the situation from another direction--is supporting an Olympic athlete with taxpayer dollars from that athlete’s...

“Yo tire’s so fat, when it walks on the beach, the whales come up and start singing “We are family,”" Get your best fat jokes warmed up, preferably of the rubber and knobby variety, because this Labour Day long weekend the 1st Annual Rossland Fat Tire Festival rolls into town, rubber side down. Like many great local initiatives,...

"Hay fever" is an allergic condition triggered by inhalant particles, usually pollens. The common symptoms are sneezing/snuffling/stuffed or runny nose, itchy/red or irritated eyes, sinus congestion, wheezing or shortness of breath and scratchy/itchy throat. The first step is to concentrate on anti-inflammatory eating and...

Steve Hilts, a previous recipient of Volunteer of the Year award, won the MOIR JAATTEENMAKI AWARD for continued dedication to the sport of ski racing by being a committed BC Alpine Official over several seasons. Hilts has many years of experience in race timing, chief of gates, and head starter. “I’m just a sports fan and in...

Obviously, one of the important pieces of news over this last month has been the emergence of a virus endemic to pig populations. Swine flu infects people every year and is found typically in people who have been in contact with pigs, although there have been cases of person to person transmission. There is no research that...