Rossland Museum Gateway Project: Local group generating innovative ideas
What will Rossland’s Museum look like in the next few years? With the permanent closure of the underground Adit in 2011, a group of Rossland residents has been meeting since January to generate innovative ideas for the future. “We see this as a potential opportunity to create an attraction--a Gateway Project--to draw people...
Grant applications cause more head-butting in council
As new grant applications surface in council chambers in the wake of the controversial application for a four-season swimming pool last December, council has been grappling with questions around process and policy.Last December's grant application for a four-season swimming pool was presented to council only days before the...
Council to consider a broadband fibre optic Internet service
On Monday evening, Coun. Jody Blomme expressed her "passionate" interest in hooking Rossland up to the high speed Internet framework offered by the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), and council agreed with Blomme’s proposal to receive a presentation by the CBBC's chief operating officer, Mark Halwa. Halwa's...
DCCs are dead, city moves towards new ways to recover development infrastructure costs
Council finalized the repeal of both Development Cost Charges (DCCs) and the Regional District Sewer Service Cost Recovery Service (SSCR) on Monday, and now staff will begin to draft a new development charge to help the municipality recover infrastructure costs incurred by new development. Statutory approval for the DCC repeal...
New duplex to be built on St. Paul Street
Council recently rezoned 2720 St. Paul Street to "R-2S two family detached residential small lot" from "R-1I infill residential," allowing developer Kevin Fairweather of K2 Contracting Ltd to proceed with his plans to build a duplex on the 323 square metre (3477 square foot) lot. The adjacent property, 2732 St. Paul, was...
This Saturday, buy a book and help a child
On Saturday, June 2, the Rossland Secondary School Interact Club will be hosting a used book sale in the Bank of Montreal Building beside Kootenay Nordic Sports. The sale will run from 10-4. Proceeds will help fund the Rossland Secondary School Interact club's trip to Roatan, Honduras this August, where students will spend ...
Joe Hill's new gang of four seek acts and aides
After guiding Rossland's famous Joe Hill Coffee House for 35 wonderful shows, Michael Gifford is stepping out for a well-earned rest. But Joe Hill lives on! Joe Hill Coffee House is now being looked after by a team made up of Les Carter, Marti Hall, Kyle Buckley, and Dave Snider. (It took four of us to replace Michael!)...
Baby massage, baby sitting...baby, there's a lot to do this week!
The Summer Brochure will be in the mailboxes this week and is available online, at www.rossland.ca. The Rossland Pool is scheduled to open on Friday, June 1st at 2:30pm. Public swimming all afternoon, until closing at 6:00pm! The Rossland Pool is looking for all local youth who currently hold the Bronze Cross Advanced...
The Columbia-Washington debate we never heard: Councillors reveal the reasons behind their in camera design decision
Questions continue to linger over the design for the Columbia-Washington renovation and the process that led there, particularly on the contentious issue of parallel versus angled parking, so we approached council for comment.The debate before the final decision by council to revert to angled parking and a narrower sidewalk...
Due process in the rear view mirror: Councillors consider the Columbia-Washington decision and the public's right to know
Council faced a conundrum: the final Columbia-Washington design debate involved legally sensitive tender information, but council had to balance this with highly charged public relations on parking and sidewalk issues that had generated strong—and varied—public opinions.Ultimately, council debated their final design decision...
