With winter nipping at our heels, the Rossland Society for Environmental Action (RSEA) is actively working on installing and wrapping up projects that monitor the current environment to help plan for future enhancement projects. An environmental assessment is currently taking place at King George Park , a Provincial Park near...

It seems odd that a major U.S. government climate report released November 3rd didn’t receive more media attention. But then, the main thing newsworthy about the Climate Science Special Report is that it was released at all, apparently without political interference. Although the U.S. government is required by law (enacted ...

When it comes to measures seriously addressing climate change, Canadians have pretty low expectations. They know that oil companies have the ear of both Bay Street political parties. Just last week, for example, the auditor general went public, exposing the Trudeau government’s refusal to provide the information he needs to...

BlackJack ski team headed to Frozen Thunder in Canmore this past week for the first on snow races of the year.  Canmore stores snow over the summer and then rolls it out on the trails come late October.  This year they had enough snow to be able to have a 2km loop for the athletes to train and race on. This is a particularly...

'15 in 15' You Can Make the Difference The new Youth Action Network (YAN) Space will be a community hub that provides a safe place for youth to connect, to learn new skills and to participate in positive experiences.  The support we have received from businesses, trades people and individuals who want to help has been inspiring!...

Diana  Morita Cole, the author of "Sideways:  Memoir of a Misfit" was awarded the 2017 Richard Carver Award for Emerging Writers.  Morita Cole's book details many little-known aspects of the Nikkei internment in both Canada and the United States during the Second World War. Most of us are aware that, during the war, BC's...

The Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program (WTCP) is beginning its final application intake as it enters year seven of a mandate to support habitat restoration and conservation activities in the Waneta area. A commitment arising from the construction of the Waneta Expansion Project south of Trail by project partners Fortis...

“The West is the best. /  Get here, and we’ll do the rest.”                                                 -- Jim Morrison, the Doors, Blue Bus In the beginning, two words I do not often fare into the waters of moral judgements, but in this column I do. My morals and ethics, or “values” as the modern vocabulary seems to...

The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture is proud to announce our next performance, “Shakespeare After Dark”, which will be taking place at the Miners Hall on Friday November 17th. The RCAC is once again bringing live comedy to Rossland, this time it’s a fresh blend of classic Shakespeare, drunken shenanigans and the art of...

Tours of the school's new premises, cake, a slide-show of  "before and after" the renovations,  some information on the building's history, short speeches, a ribbon-cutting and an award presentation; Rossland's own community-generated school invites  everyone to join the celebrations at ...