Climate action can start at home Earth Day is on April 22 and for savvy do-it-yourselfers, it’s a good reminder to plan, hammer and drill away at some energy savings to lessen the impact your home has on the environment. You may also save some money along the way. According to FortisBC, residential customers accounted for 40...

Science isn’t everything. But it is crucial to governing, decision-making, protecting human health and the environment and resolving questions and challenges around our existence. Those determined to advance industrial interests over all else often attack science. We’ve seen it in Canada, with a decade of cuts to research...

Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergency Operations Centre said in a media release late Tuesday, the evacuation order area for the Kaslo landslide has been reduced after a site inspection and consultation with geotechnical experts. The RDCK EOC said that residents that have been removed from the evacuation order area...

Golden Bear Children's Centre currently has vacancies for Spring Break within our School Age Program. The Program wll be open to community families in need of care during the two week School closure. We will be operating a school age program from Monday 16th March - Friday 27th March 2015. We are open from 7:30am - 5:30pm For...

Dear Readers: I am deeply saddened by the departure of Adrian Barnes as the editor of the Rossland Telegraph. I am especially saddened that he was unable to find any experienced, knowledgeable editor to take over from him.  I agreed to step in,  because I think the Telegraph is a valuable community resource -- it's local,...

Everyone knew about a Trail resident that got ran over by a vehicle back in May. He had successful surgery to his left hip and now has a metal plate bolted on his hip to keep the ball socket in place and had a broken leg. Unlike Carol Enns, this person did not have aid by the community and all he got is a few people behind ...

You might know him as the owner of the Hardware store but John Greene is much more than that. Born and raised in Rossland he is filled with stories about the town and the ski hill.  How are you as a person? I’m ethical and honest. Basically I’m not smart enough to be dishonest or unethical. I have to follow the rules because...

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is leading the charge in the fight again all cancers – of which there are more than 200 different types.  Every three minutes, another Canadian is faced with a cancer battle.  It’s likely the disease has affected almost everyone, be it a personal diagnosis or that of a loved one.  With the ...

  Your quick responses and hard work helped save my house. Thank You: City of Rossland Engineering and Operations Departments Emergency Weekend Crew Mike Hinchcliffe Mike Wert Ryan Zanussi Brady Zanussi Parry LaFond- Emergency Response Coordinator Tom Drake   Don Williams Wayne Laybourne Jeff Pols Jim Fike Tony Jenkin Curtis...

Today is Ryan's 40th birthday and his friends and family would like to wish him all the best1...