There was no Canada Day community hike up Mount Roberts scheduled, in honour of the pandemic (not to mention the intermittent downpours), but Chuck Cram reported, "This morning about fifty intrepid locals braved the chill and drear to climb Mt Roberts for the traditional flag-raising and singing of Oh Canada.  All...

Bouldering, a popular form of rock climbing, is trending in the West Kootenays like never before, partly thanks to the release of the area’s first Bouldering Guidebook. Rossland-born and raised filmmaker Liam Barnes films Nelson rock climbers Tosh and Tula Sherkat as they navigate the area’s biggest and most difficult climbs,...

Imagine a country where the top one percent of the population owned one quarter of all the wealth and the bottom 40 per cent together owned only one per cent.  Sounds outrageous?  That country is Canada. The source of those figures is the latest report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer.  The disparity between the super-wealthy...

While COVID-19 has focused attention on problems in long-term care, a new study raises concerns about assisted living and concludes it’s time for BC’s Seniors Advocate to review the sector. On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, the BC Health Coalition released The Place of Assisted Living in BC’s Seniors Care System: Assessing the...

On June 22, 2020, over 100 health experts from around the world issued a statement about the relative safety of reusables compared with single-use plastics, cups, and so on, with regard to transmitting COVID-19.  Their statement can be found here; in it, they state, “Based on the best available science and guidance from public...

Kaslo Search and Rescue managers, Robyn and Glen Skobalski, were in charge of a search for a missing woman following a single vehicle accident with a motorcycle that went off the road on June 21 and into the Kaslo River. One of the motorcycle occupants was able to get himself out of the river and get help. His female partner...

Staff at ANKORS (AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society) in Nelson is concerned that contaminated drugs found in the Kamloops area may have made its way to Nelson, Castlegar and Grand Forks. ANKORS issued the Drug Alert Monday after contaminated cocaine turned up in the Kamloops region, prompting Interior Health to issue an overdose […]

As of June 23, a limited number – 10 library patrons at any one time – will be able to enter the Rossland Public Library from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, to browse the shelves and borrow books, movies and magazines. The washrooms will not be available yet, neither will seating or computers. Patrons will be able to print from their...

During the pandemic, Rosslanders have proven that as a community, helping is at our heart. Our local branch of the Nelson and District Credit Union (NDCU) is part of that, and is urging people to support local businesses, to ensure they thrive during these unprecedented times. Being an active part of our communities keeps us...

The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police has focussed the world on the blight of racism.  In the days and weeks since that event, millions have marched through the streets and there has been much said and written about racism, whether it be conversations around systemic racism or articles about the use of...