Now that Winter is starting to settle in, you might be thinking about learning how to skate ski, or perhaps become a better skate skier.  There is a Beginners Skate Skiing class starting on December 4 and running for three weeks on Tuesday evenings, from 6:30-7:30pm.   The Intermediate and Advanced Skate Skiing class starts...

Gerald Savard knows there's a big problem with speeding on Thompson Avenue—he lives on the street below the hill at the intersection with Esling Drive—but he's dismayed that "nobody seems to want to do anything about it.""The traffic is unbelievable," he said. "People go 70, 80 kilometres per hour, it's just crazy. People...

I’ve written before about the Flying Steamshovel and Rossland’s famous first Anglican clergyman, Father Pat. Well, through the miracle of the internet, I recently came upon the story of a Rosslander who became known as Rossland’s “other Father Pat”, a Mountain Kingdom native who, amongst other publications I’ll discuss below,...

Councillor Cary Fisher asks if citizens know what they’re paying for.  He’s amazed at how little people understand about what the City actually funds.  He shouldn’t be surprised.  He said it’s up to the citizens of Rossland to enlighten themselves on where tax dollars are spent.  But how can taxpayers do that when the City ...

On Monday evening CAO Cecile Arnott presented council with the "restructuring we've been doing with management," including an overall reduction in the number of managers and a $20,000 increase to Corporate Officer (now Deputy CAO) Tracey Butler's salary. The city will also hire a "confidential secretary-deputy CO" to assist...

Two neighbours spoke strongly against Curtis Nichols' application to rezone his property, 926 Black Bear, from R1 Residential to C2 Commercial Service at the public hearing on Monday. The city has also received similar correspondence since details about the proposal were reported two weeks ago. The image above is a zoning map...

Rossland's unique and effective Energy Diet has earned the city an Honourable Mention for a Climate and Energy Action Award, whose sponsors include province of British Columbia, the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), Fortis BC, and BC Hydro. Patricia Dehnel, an energy planner from the Community Energy Association,...

Local artists Jenny Baillie, Brigitte Debois, Louise Drescher, Stephanie Gauvin and Mirja Vahala will be kicking off Rossland’s Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas Festival with their December art exhibition.   The exhibit of new paintings is based on the artists’ September saga of hiking to over 7000 feet within the Selkirk...

Now that Winter is starting to settle in, you might be thinking about learning how to skate ski, or perhaps become a better skate skier.  There is a Beginners Skate Skiing class starting on December 4 and running for three weeks on Tuesday evenings, from 6:30-7:30pm.   The Intermediate and Advanced Skate Skiing class starts...

This January, the Rossland Historical Museum is excited to present a new, community driven exhibit entitled “Objects of Significance”.  Exploring the mining, cultural and technological history of Rossland and area through the interpretation of artifacts chosen and researched by members of the public, the installation offers...