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Rent some ice, make a movie...really, there are no limits!

Rossland Arena – available ice times this week Looking to rent ice for a game of hockey or a birthday party or special event? The Rossland Arena has ice available on the following dates and times: Friday, November 21: Any time after 8:30pm until 11:00pm Saturday November 22: 8:00am to 10:00am and 6:15pm until 7:45pm The Lounge...

Stop Making It Worse

We must cease making large, long-term capital investments in new fossil fuel infrastructure that “locks in” dangerous emission levels for many decades.                                                                                      – The Keystone Principle What we do matters. That belief motivates each of us every morning...

Local films, youth events feature in the 16th Annual Teck Rossland Mountain Film Festival

The countdown is on...and the lineup for this year’s Teck Annual Rossland Mountain Film Festival is shaping up to be the most eclectic ever. Celebrating 16 years of local and international mountain film-making, the range of films will not disappoint movie fans young and old. Catch a taste of local flavour with 3 films made ...

Wildcats overcome jitters to capture fourth straight Kootenay Championship

For the for fourth straight season the Mount Sentinel Wildcats will represent the Kootenay zone at the BC High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championships. The Wildcats dusted off the Fernie Falcons in straight sets during the best-of-five final to capture the zone title at the Kootenay High School A Girl’s Volleyball Tournament Saturday in Castlegar […]

Students pretty close to getting it right in Student Vote campaign

Incumbent Mayor John Dooley may not have won Saturday at the polls, but he does have the support of the younger crowd after the topping the Student Vote results Friday. Nelson students joined more than 29,000 fellow classmates across the province are taking part in the Student Vote local government elections. Students took time to […]

Medeiros scores hat-trick to power Rebels past Leafs 6-4

Darren Medeiros scored three times to lead the Castlegar Rebels to a 6-4 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Nelson Leafs Saturday night in the Sunflower City. The win hoisted the Rebels into first place in the Murdoch Division. Kamloops defeated Beaver Valley 4-3 in Fruitvale to keep Nelson and the Hawks tied […]

UPDATED: Coroner identifies man killed in hunting accident near Nakusp

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in a hunting accident near Nakusp on Nov. He is Juergen Thomas Burkhardt, aged 52, of North Vancouver. On the afternoon of Nov. 12, Burkhardt was hunting with a companion on a steep section of mountain about 30 km from Nakusp when […]

The snow guns are a'firing at Red! Time to think skiing...

It’s time to think about skiing. Give your little ripper the best start in becoming a lifelong skier by joining Red Mountain Racers. “It is a groundbreaking year for us,” enthuses Christine Andison, President of Red Mountain Racers, “The club, and RED Mountain Resort are very happy to say the construction of the Legacy Training...

5 IDEAS IN 5 DAYS, THURSDAY: Koombayah. How we can better cooperate with our neighbouring communities, save money and increase services

To switch things up tonight, and keep it interesting (are you still reading these long daily posts?), let’s start the fourth idea in five day with a song lyric. “The sun went down on the Macdonald Bridge, I found you carrots in my fridge,” – Old Man Luedeke. As you likely know, I spent the first 18 years of my life in Nova ...

"Endurance" Wins Rossland Reads 2014

It’s been decided. The book all Rosslanders should read this year is Endurance by Alfred Lansing. “Endurance is the book for Rossland because Rosslanders do amazing things and carry on doing these things even when they seem impossible” said defender of the book, Mark Jeffrey, during the last round of debates. Riding the Bus...

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