Council has started the process to sell a strip of city boulevard to the owner of 1958 Second Ave after what some on council call a "mistake" that led to the recent construction of an encroaching garage. "Public representation" regarding this sale has been set for Sept. 4.   Two years ago, homeowner Matthew Titheridge received...

Rossland's council has passed a motion to send a letter and a representative to the Oct. 3 Provincial Commission hearing in Castlegar to express "discontent" and oppose the proposal for large changes to the BC Southern Interior riding. The new "South Okanagan-West Kootenay" riding would no longer include Nelson, Harrop-Proctor,...

We actually have three iconic buildings in Rossland, and while I was writing about the courthouse and Bank of Montreal building, I was thinking the whole time about the other building that we see in all kinds of postcards and local artwork: the red roofed church on First Avenue.  This is a pretty cool church, if I do say so...

"It's going to look like a construction site for the next three or four weeks until the windows and doors come in," said Doug Halladay, president of Branch No. 14 of the Royal Canadian Legion.  The front wall of the main hall will be all glass—except for the supporting pillars—and will face out onto Washington street. The...

Shoppers at last Thursday's Mountain Market were treated to the remarkable talent of 15 year old Laela Heidt as she played the toonies right out of their pockets. She's been singing seriously since she was 10, but the story goes back further than that. "When I was first brought back from the hospital, my grandma—who didn't ...

Full-size, mounted canvas prints of this Stéphanie Gauvin original are available for only $100 to help support Geneviève Fortin's efforts to attend a unique and intensive course in New York to help her daughter Mika progress with her autism."Mika is amazing," Fortin said. "She loves music, loves people, loves being outside,...

Statistics from the Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) hotline suggest that the fall glut of bears is yet to come despite a recent lull in the Rossland-Trail area. The graphs below are assembled from BearAware's provincial facebook page and show 2011 (red) and 2012 (green) statistics for black bear sightings in various...

"That's the first carrot I've pulled out ever!" said Dave Thoss, excitedly waving a fat, firm carrot sparkling with good, clean dirt. "Looks okay, hey?" Thoss had never gardened before this season, but friends convinced him to give it a try at the community garden in Jubilee Park north of Rossland Secondary School. He went ...

This week’s priority task on Columbia Ave is the tying in of services (water/sewer/storm) to the buildings on the north side of Columbia Ave.  After services tie-ins are complete, sidewalk in front of the building(s) can be fully removed.  On Washington St., the water main installation is a priority followed by next week’s ...

The 80th Birthday Party at the Rossland Pool will be on Wednesday, August 15th.  There are lots of fun activities planned for the day!   1:00-4:00pm - Birthday Cake, games, races and contests for the kids 4:00-5:00pm - Family swim for little people and their parents 5:00-6:00pm -  Red Cross Swim Lessons with an Olympic Twist...