PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND: Black Jack Ski Club could use your help...this weekend!
Continuing my focus on some of the volunteers who make Rossland such a great place to live, earlier in the summer I sat down with Matt Tonner, who is the President of Black Jack Ski Club. Rossland is so fortunate to have fantastic facilities for both downhill and Nordic skiing, and the Black Jack Ski Club is a the organization...
Toronto Bound!
Eleven year old Rossland Dancer Brynn Streadwick is off to Toronto to attend Canada’s National Ballet School this fall. Brynn attended the four week summer program and was invited to attend the year round program. The National Ballet School sees approximately 1000 potential students at auditions across the country, out of...
What to do with those kids of yours during this teacher's strike? Look no further!
Options for Keeping the Kids Busy! The Recreation Department is currently running a Late French Immersion Strike Camp program and is working on creating a similar program for younger students. We’re also working with the Skate Park Association to help bring a Skateboarding Program to Rossland for a few hours per day. As soon...
Kimberley’s Diamond in the Rough
Mining and the sun link the three cities with the same name — Kimberley — in British Columbia, Australia, and South Africa. After 92 years of active mining, producing more than $20 billion worth of lead, zinc, and silver, Kimberley, B.C.’s Sullivan Mine closed in 2001. The Kimberley region of Western Australia accounts for ...
Golden City Grind run this Sunday!
Attention Rossland and area runners! It’s time to lace up your Aasics or slip on your FiveFingers for the annual Golden City Grind this Sunday, September 7! Test out your time on the gruelling 10k, the almost-as-gruelling 5k, or the fun kids’ 1k race! Meet at the Centennial trailhead — registration starts at 9 a.m., and the...
UPDATED: Pilot involved in Crawford Bay plane accident trying to abort landing
Bill Yearwood, with the Transport Safety Board’s Pacific region, told the Edmonton Journal the pilot involved Saturday's plane accident in Crawford Bay decided to execute a rejected landing and attempted to take off again. “Something was not right on the landing and the pilot elected to abort the landing. During that takeoff...
Here's the lineup and lowdown for Golden City Days 2014
The Rossland Golden City Days Committee is excited to bring you a weekend of fun and entertainment September 4th – 7th, celebrating our heritage, and we hope you’re planning to join us! Many activities and lots of fun are in store for you and your family. To lead into the weekend events, wander around our fine Rossland stores...
LETTER: SD 20 Superintendent says Tuesday won't see back-to-school in area
August 29, 2014 Dear parents and guardians: Unfortunately, as of writing this letter, no settlement has been achieved between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). This reality has put the start of the school year in serious jeopardy. The normal hustle and bustle of the...
LETTER: (Un) Affordable housing in Rossland
On May 27th, 2010 Enbridge Northern Gateway submitted an application to the National Energy Board to build two parallel pipelines each with a length of 1,177 kilometres from Alberta to British Columbia. On June 17, 2014 the Canadian Government accepted the project proposal. On April 20, 2011 I submitted an application to the...
Stopping Conflict in South Sudan Though Nonviolence
When Selkirk College Instructor Randy Janzen traveled to South Sudan in June, it wasn’t to report on the looming humanitarian crisis caused by famine and civil war in that country. On the contrary, the Peace Studies Program instructor wanted to learn more about an exciting project where local and international professionals...
