The Rossland Figure Skaters Club is gearing up for their year-end ice show, tomorrow night on Wednesday, March 13 at 4:30pm.  Skaters as young as three years of age, all the way up to our Senior skaters in their mid-teens will be showing off their skills and delighting the audience.  Admission is by donation to this exciting,...

The Rossland Legion hosted the 4th annual Arnie Sherwood Memorial Funspiel on March 10th.  It is a one day curling bonspiel that is designed to attract curlers that just plain enjoy the game, however, there are prizes and trophies.  Particpants come from as far away as Nelson to curl in the event....

Youthful folk singer from the Okanagan, Ari Neufeld, is famous for his intimate live performances that create an intense energy and celebration in the performer/audience relationship. Neufeld will play the Miners’ Hall on Saturday, March 16 with a special opening performance by local musicians Andrew Bennett and David Hartman....

Tourism Rossland is delighted to announce that accommodation revenue for 2012 was the highest yet recorded!  In 2012 total Rossland accommodation revenue based on the Additional Hotel Room Tax was $2,947,101 up from $1,914,703 in 2006 when we first began to track it, which  represents a 54% increase over 7 years.  Additionally...

I would like to focus on what has been shown to be the most effective treatments from studies that have either decreased tumour growth, minimized chemotherapy and/or radiation effects and in some cases increased their efficacy or have been shown to change the body’s pattern to ultimately reverse the cancer process. The most...

Last weekend, West Kootenay cross country skiers, Kolibri Drobish from Hills Nordic Ski Club, Sophie and Sabien Edney from Nelson Nordic, and Jasmine Drolet from Blackjack (Rossland) relay raced together as a team named “Kootenay Tracks on Fire,” at the 2013 BC Midget Championships in Revelstoke. The Midget Championships are...

Despite some opposition from Redstone residents, council has approved the golf resort's plan to rezone and develop the land across from the clubhouse. Third and final reading of the Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning amendments on Feb. 25 was preceded by a public hearing in which Aldo Sterpin and Vince Pasemco raised ...

Dear editor,   The Trustees of SD20 have voted to retain only K-9 education in Rossland in the current RSS building. MacLean Elementary would be closed and Grade 10-12 students would be bused to JL Crowe for Sept. 2013. Many Rosslanders have expressed their desire to retain K-12 in our community. We believe that retaining...

The Rossland Pool doesn’t open for several months, but we’re already looking for qualified, certified Staff for the 2013 season.  The outdoor pool opens at the beginning of June and closes at the end of August.  The Rossland Pool offers a full range of aquatic education – including School Board Lessons, Aqua Tot, Red Cross ...

As Rossland revisits the idea of a 21st century carshare, Allyson Kenning offers a timely look back at an old idea that sounds strangely new. -ed. In the summer of...um, 1992 (I’m dating myself here!), I was freshly out of highschool and not sure what to do with myself, so I started applying for jobs. A steam laundry in...