[To review Part One, click this link] Economy and capital The meaning of capital in economics is a subject with a vast literature and I am certainly not qualified to analyse it as well as experts in the field. So I will recommend three authors and leave it at that. Charles Eisenstein has written...

Last week, six local theatre owners met with Adrian Dix, Minister of Health in British Columbia, and Roly Russell, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen, for a discussion on easing restrictions placed on theatres in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Business owners of all kinds have faced significant challenges as we’ve navigated ...

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. continues to provide residents of Trail and Rossland affected by dementia with practical tips and information through its regular webinar series. Upcoming June events include sessions on music and dementia, as well as the opportunity to hear directly from people living with dementia as they reflect...

People working in Rossland will soon have access to 37 affordable rental homes, with construction starting on a new mixed-use building in the community. The project is targeted toward individuals and couples with moderate and low incomes working in the hospitality, retail, and service industries in the city. The four-storey...

Artists and supporters of the arts will soon have a new collective space for the community to learn, connect, and create art together in Rossland. The Rossland Arts Centre Society has submitted an application to lease the historic Drill Hall building on the corner of Monte Christo Street and 1st Avenue. The application is now...

Got invasive species?  The high cost of a weekend call-out; RDKB report, with some good news for Black Jack and the Rec Site; bird feeders still up? – it’s bear season Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Dirk Lewis, Chris Bowman, Stewart Spooner, Andy Motel, Janice Nightingale, and Terry Miller....

Books of My Life Question and Answer with Gillian Eames, resource sharing librarian, Rossland Public Library What is your favourite childhood book? My favourite childhood book is the collection of Dr. Dolittle stories by Hugh Lofting. My grandparents sent me the whole collection. My mum couldn’t read them fast enough for me,...

Seven Summits Centre for Learning (7S) has taken the art of collaboration to heart in its latest campaign to invest in bright local talent to build beautiful partnerships.   By commissioning Trail based, mixed media artist Kimberley Cutler to weave Rossland’s mountain mindscapes into its every day-to-day, the innovative...

Peter Turnbull Hillis was born on December 12, 1959 in Ingersoll, Ontario. He passed away with his family by his side after a tragic vehicle accident May 10, 2021 in Rossland, British Columbia. Peter is survived by his wife Komang Suartini-Hillis, and two sons, Simon [Hollie] and Toby, his parents Don and Jean Hillis, his...

Rossland City Council held a Special Meeting on Tuesday, May 11, by Zoom, at 11:00 am; all members were present.  The meeting was needed to rescind and replace the previous Council motions, unanimously approved on April 19, 2021, awarding the tender for the Mid-Town Mixed-use project, because of a 'transcription error" from...