My dog Harper has been creating quite commotion about town lately. For those of you who don't know, Harper is the big black dog that has been greeting you for the last many months outside of Ferraro Foods here in Rossland. To all of you who have expressed concern for her in recent weeks I am so grateful that you all care. She...

If you have some spare time and would like to help make the world a little bit better, think about getting involved in dog rescue. HEART rescue has relocated and homed over 40 rescues since last spring, and we hope to do more great work. We need foster homes where our rescues can transition to a life of comfort and love,...

It has taken me awhile to get around to doing this, but I want to say THANK YOU to whoever cleared the fallen trees on Centennial Trail and up on Larry's Loop last month after the wind storm. It's a bit of a drag when those trees fall across the trail and interrupt a nice flowiy ski or run..and especially so early in the...

Have you ever felt mentally worn out, burnt out or overwhelmed? When we let our thoughts run around, controlling our emotions and reactions, we can be exhausted just by our own mind. The quick fix is to tune out the thoughts, with different distractions, commonly tv, glass of wine, chat with a friend, adrenaline sports,...

The Reel Youth Film Festival Tour was in town as part of the RMFF weekend and featured a handful of local talent. Professional filmmaker Andre Nutini ("Life Cycles") gave some motivational words to the young crowd about his short and budding career, while one of the highlights of the festival was Liam Barnes' film "Surge:...

Rossland Trail Bear Aware would like to give a big thanks to our supporters this year. Thank you to Columbia Basin Trust, the cities of Trail & Rossland, BC Conservation Foundation and Nelson and District Credit Union. Also, huge kudos to all the Dumpster Deputies who helped keep garbage inaccessible to the bears. See you...

The Rossland Auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles #10 was chartered on July 6, 1946. Our purpose is to aid the patriotic and humanitarian plans of the F.O.E.  As stated on the windows of the Rossland Eagles’ building on Columbia Avenue, we are “People Helping People”. To this end, our Auxiliary runs a hamburger booth ...

Please come to City Hall tonight and support the vote at Rossland Council to implement a by-law limiting the use of cosmetic pesticides. This is our last chance to get the by-law in before a change in Council. It will also support efforts to get a BC-wide law - which would have greater power. Support a pesticide-free...

If you see Cookie around town on Sunday, be sure to wish him a Happy 95th Birthday, and don't believe any lies he may tell you about being older than that ... or being French royalty, or that he could be your father ......

 I haven't got my assessment report back yet, but I expect I will soon enough. It doesn't matter since I already have a fair idea of some of the things I need to do.Each night cold air drips down my basement walls. I've put it off for long enough already: Insulate and seal up the rims and put blue foam wall to wall.I won't ...