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Blizzard Festival blows into Rossland

 A sonic snowstorm is set to sweep through Rossland as Blizzard Music Festival returns January 22–24 with a genre‑spanning lineup sure to ignite hearts despite the cold. Coinciding with the Rossland Winter Carnival, the festival brings three nights of high‑energy performances, intimate showcases, and late‑night dance parties. Now in its 15th year, the small but […]

Meet Keanan Patershuk, Rossland’s rising MMA star

Keanan Patershuk of Rossland is a professional fighter, and a contender for the MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) middle-weight championship. On February 28, he’ll be in Calgary at the Hyatt Regency to challenge the title.  If he wins, it will be his doorway to the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship – a promotion company based in […]

Op/Ed: Emergency shelter or ‘care facility’? It can be the difference between life and death

This year, the RDKB has defined an emergency warming centre as a ‘care facility.’ That means the available spaces cannot be used, despite rising community need. An emergency warming centre where people in need could safely spend a night out of the cold is not open in Trail this winter due to the Regional District […]

A new partnership launches a fun new season of Family shows in Rossland and Trail

The Trail and District Arts Council (TDAC) is excited to launch a new partnership this year as we join forces with Rossland Council for Arts & Culture (RCAC) to present the Teck Family Series to help even more families enjoy the experience of live entertainment! “This really started as a conversation at Pacific Contact about how hard […]

Column: A move that would minimize global conflict

We must stop using fossil fuels now, for the sake of the climate, but also to bring about greater global peace and stability. Renewable energy technologies are improving rapidly while installations continue to ramp up. Energy from wind, solar and storage is now the most cost-effective and prices continue to drop. It’s more efficient and […]

RED Mountain Resort Partners with BC Winter Games to Host Alpine and Freestyle Events

RED Mountain Resort is gearing up to take center stage during the 2026 BC Winter Games, welcoming some of the province’s best young athletes across alpine and freestyle skiing events. “Red Resort is a hub of winter activities in our communities and to have them come on as a Community Partner is great news for our […]

Op/Ed: All that obvious lying and why they do it

By Jennifer Saul, University of  Waterloo, and Tim Kenyon, Brock University By now, many of us have probably seen the video of a Minneapolis woman whose last words were a calm “It’s fine, dude; I’m not mad at you,” before she was shot three times in the head as she turned her car to drive […]

Council Matters: Rossland City Council meeting, January 12, 2026

PRESENT: Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Stewart Spooner, Lisa Kwiatkowski, Jeff Weaver, Craig Humpherys, Maya Provençal and Eliza Boyce (online). Staff:  CAO Bryan Teasdale, Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia Añonuevo, CFO Craig McDonald, Manager of Public Works and Infrastructure Scott Lamont, City Planner Stacey Lightbourne, Manager of Recreation & Events Kristi Calder, Executive Assistant Rachel Newton, […]

Column: History informs future projections

“What “the generation of materialism” succeeded in doing was to debunk and help render less and less visible and credible that “moral and metaphysical part” of the human person in the interest of the “gladiatorial” individual, national, class, and racial strife, brutal realpolitik, cynical ‘realism.’ This had — and has — of course always been, […]

Upcoming Rossland Museum Events

Winter Carnival at the Museum Who’s ready for Rossland Winter Carnival? Join us at the Museum on Saturday and Sunday, January 24-25, from 10 am to 5 pm for a sparkling, snowy weekend of family-friendly fun: Get lost in our snow maze; Show off your skills in a snowman-building competition; Warm up with a hot […]

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