Did you know that Rossland has sent more racers and coaches to provincial and national ski teams than any other ski club in Canada? How did our small town make this happen? Well, that’s what the newest exhibit by the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre is all about! Demonstrating its commitment to preserving the culture […]

REPORT: REGIONAL DISTRICT OF KOOTENAY BOUNDARY  RDKB Fire Services Requisition for Rossland expected to exceed one million dollars for the first time.  Below, Rossland Mayor and RDKB representative Andy Morel’s (unedited) notes on the Regional District’s meetings and plans to date this year:   RDKB BOARD ACTIVITIES:  Liquid Waste Management Plan Working Committee Meeting- January […]

I was trained to be a scientist. A book I cowrote with Tony Griffiths became the most widely used genetics text in the United States. But as I was beginning my career in Canada, I was struck by the priorities of newspapers and television. Whole sections and programs were devoted to politics, business, sports and […]

Trail & District Arts Council has a busy February ahead at The Bailey Theatre with music shows featuring classical music, jazz and bluegrass, and dance performances from ballet to an exciting children’s show. The classical season ends in style on Friday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 pm, with an intimate performance by award-winning concert duo, pianist […]

I’ve written in a previous column about the exciting developments in battery recycling in Trail. There, KC Recycling is one of western North America’s largest lead-acid battery recyclers and Cirba Solutions (formerly Retriev) is a major recycler of literally every other kind of battery. Both these businesses are important components of the circular economy we […]

Digital Museums Canada Open House – Gold Mining to Gold Medals: A Century of Ski Racing in Rossland We’re launching our new digital exhibit on the history of ski racing in Rossland! This project has been a couple of years in the making and incorporates stories from more than a dozen local ski legends, so […]

UPDATE: Trail and Greater District RCMP is asking the public to help identify the two women in the attached two photographs that are believed to be connected to a recent purse theft and $3,900 fraud, in Rossland and Trail. The vehicle associated to these two women is a 2004 Suzuki Grand Vitara bearing BC licence […]

Rossland’s DRAFT Financial Plan –Taxes and City spending explored at the Committee-of-the-Whole meeting; the Short-Term Rental issue resolved for the time being, and subject to future revision; Al Fisher has left us; the Mayor’s RDKB report will be published later, separately; a few notes on the TRP – Trail Recreation Program; and more … Present: […]

An atmospheric river has wreaked havoc on the region’s snowpack in 2024. A series of storms — typically affecting Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland — have disrupted winter, with atmospheric rovers sourced from tropical regions creating heavy rainfall with temperatures at or near record high temperatures, a “snow commentary” from the Province explained on […]

The effort to deliver the city’s next climbing centre is inching upwards as the campaign ascends from the design and cost estimate phase, searching for a hold on fundraising for construction. The Kootenay Climbing Association (KCA) has now completed a schematic design of the building and the climbing wall — just wrapping up within the […]