Column: More vegetables and fruits, less meat and sugar -- for several reasons
Just as avoiding climate catastrophe isn’t the only reason to phase out fossil fuels, it’s not the only reason to curtail meat consumption. Phasing out fossil fuels will reduce habitat destruction and land, air and water pollution — and leave us reserves for fuels that remain necessary and for other petrochemical products. ...
Dancer 'a revelation within the dance milieu'
Anyone who has seen the posters is aware that a young woman born and raised in Rossland has become a highly accomplished dancer, and that she will be performing at the Charles Bailey on February 5. Paige Culley began dancing at the age of three, when former Rosslander Kathy Wallace first started her off with a dance class. ...
Coyote Bites Man, and other RCMP news
From the RCMP report: On January 24, 2019, around 9:00 pm the Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment received a report that a man was bitten by a coyote in the lower parking lot of the Red Mountain Ski Resort, in Rossland, BC. The bite broke the skin and the man sought medical attention at the Kootenay Boundary Regional...
Council Matters: Small but mighty! Rossland is Canada's 10th City committed to 100% renewable energy
Rossland City Council Meeting, January 21, 2019 Councillors Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Dirk Lewis, Janice Nightingale, Chris Bowman, Stewart Spooner, and Andy Morel. Absent: Scott Forsythe Staff Attending: Chief Administrative Officer Bryan Teasdale, Chief Financial Officer Elma Hamming, Deputy Corporate...
Search and Rescue Groups Sponsor Avalanche Awareness Day at RED
On Saturday, January 19, Rossland Search and Rescue held its annual Avalanche Awareness Day just outside the Red Mountain base lodge, assisted by Castlegar Search and Rescue. In this hands-on, free event, members of the public learned how to use avalanche rescue gear such as avalanche transceivers, probes, and shovels. Those...
'Yak Girl' Presentation on January 30
In a remote region of Nepal, at an altitude of 13,000 feet, a community ekes out an existence against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty. It’s a place most of us will never see, but we can catch a glimpse this month. Author Dorje Dolma presents her book Yak Girl: Growing Up in the Remote Dolpo Region of Nepal at a special...
Third Annual Snowshoe and Fatbike Quest -- for the Take a Hike Foundation
What better way to enjoy our beautiful Kootenay winter than an evening of guided snowshoeing or fat biking under the moonlight with friends and family? Get ready for a great evening out in our third annual Moonlight Snowshoe & Fatbike Quest featuring excellent food, outdoor fun, adventure and prizes - all in support of...
Column: 10 Tips for Preventing Colds and Flu
I have had SO many patients this year come in with lingering colds and upper respiratory tract infections and have had patients report that family members have had the flu repeatedly. With the abundance of viral infections going around, I decided to re-share an article I wrote last year on preventing colds and flus. I added...
What have the Rossland Streamkeepers been up to?
On Friday, January 25, the Rossland Library will have an added attraction: a “Show and Tell” event by the Rossland Streamkeepers. The Rossland Streamkeepers program operates under and is supported by the Rossland Society for Environmental Action (RSEA). Bill Coedy, a director of RSEA, started the program in 2015. The group’s...
An Accessible Trail Planned for Strawberry Pass
A $10,000 grant from RDKB Area B, via Director Linda Worley, to the Friends of the Rossland Range (FORR) is a major step toward creation of an accessible trail at Strawberry Pass this coming summer. The trail will make it possible for mobility-challenged people to get out in the forest with wheelchairs, walkers or crutches,...
