The Regional District of Central Kootenay Team Leader of Bylaw Enforcement Grace Allen said an owner of one of the two dogs causing a disturbance in the spawning channels of Redfish Creek has been located and fined. Bylaw Enforcement officials have been attempting to locate the owners after the RDCK received numerous complaints from the […]

The regular Council meeting originally scheduled for September 29, 2014, was cancelled for lack of quorum; too many Council members were unable to attend because of illness. This Special Council Meeting, called to order at 4:00 p.m., had a shorter agenda. Present: Mayor Greg Granstrom, and Council members Tim Thatcher, Kathy...

Dear Editor, This week many Rossland taxpayers received notice that they owe the City a penalty fee for late payment of their property taxes.  Several of us have found that out taxes were indeed paid on July 2.  While the money left our accounts on that day,  the City claims that it did not receive the money until July 3....

Stewards of the Slocan Valley Rail Trail (SVRT) breathed a collective sigh of relief recently when it was revealed the local trail on the former Canadian Pacific Rail line would not be subject to motorized use. “This is real good news for us,” said Helene Dostaler, chair of the SVRT Society. The scare came in […]

The public got an early taste of winter during September according to monthly weather details from the Southeast Fire Centre Weather Service. The winter bite came during the middle of the month when the thermometer dipped below freezing. “New record daily minimum temperatures of -1.1 and -0.7 degrees  (Celsius) were recorded during the early morning […]

After 100 years, the Rossland Ladies Hockey Team is finally getting some long-overdue recognition. This summer they received the Pioneer Award at the BC Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration. Marilyn Buchannon was in Penticton to accept the award on behalf of her mom, Grace Lougheed. The plaque will be displayed at the ...

What is the one thing that all Rossland Reads debaters have in common? Well, they love to read, obviously. But beyond that, our intrepid debaters, Aerin Guy, Mark Jeffery, Kate Harrison Whiteside, and Liz Anderson, all read for different reasons, and have different taste in books. Well, enough different to make for some...

There are several Recreation Programs starting this week or continuing from last week.   For more information about the specific programs, please take a look at the Fall / Winter Recreation Guide, at www.rossland.ca, City Hall, Recreation, Program Guide.   You can drop by City Hall to register for a program or call our office,...

This Saturday, October 4, the Rossland Public Library will be holding an open house to celebrate its 75th anniversary.   Rossland musician Sparky Steeves will be performing, we will share a birthday cake and local  author Avi Silberstein will be reading from his first novel, Human  Solutions.   In conjunction with Avi's...

The Insurance Cooperation of BC (ICBC) claims department was busy fielding calls from irate owners in Nelson after an alleged impaired driver played bumper cars with parked vehicles in the late hours of Friday (September 26) in Lower Fairview. Residents living on Maple Street behind Canada Safeway were alerted to the sounds of vehicles being […]