In communities across B.C., farmers’ markets offer an opportunity for people to get locally grown, healthy, fresh food from the farmers in their neighbourhood. Farmers’ markets also are a place for social connection, as well as a support for food security across B.C. But, we know that this food isn’t always accessible to...

Celebrate Canada Day at the Rossland Museum with games, food, activities, licensed area, live music, and more. Saturday, July 1 from 11 am to 9 pm. The celebration starts at 11 am with music, kids’ fitness on the lawn, vendors and food trucks! Festivities will officially kick off at 1 pm with a Welcome to the tmxʷúlaʔxʷ...

Interior Health has issued an ADDITIONAL DRUG ALERT for Trail after a samples are believed to be connected with multiple drug poisoning events in the community causing paranoia, disorientation and decreased mobility in addition to loss of consciousness. Samples are being sent for further analysis as they contained unidentified...

In 1989, I did a radio series for CBC called It’s a Matter of Survival. It examined how humans were altering the environment in detrimental ways, including heating the planet by burning massive amounts of coal, oil and gas for power and transportation. Listeners were so concerned that 17,000 sent in letters (this was pre-email...

Rossland’s library -- well-loved and well-used;  Residents rising against an open-pit mine proposal;  Short-term rental zoning questions;  a resolution on child care;  the latest RDKB report;  and more . . . PRESENT: Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Jeff Weaver, Stewart Spooner, Lisa Kwiatkowski,...

Rossland’s Public Works department put on an entertaining and educational day for Grade Four classes in Rossland on Thursday, June 15, and the kids loved it.  They had an opportunity to suggest names for the snowplow pictured above; they got to play with a heavy-duty leaf (and whatever else gets in its way) blower,...

By Alex Hemingway As the housing crisis continues apace, the BC government is moving ahead with implementation of the Housing Supply Act, passed in November. This is good news because the housing shortage in this province is as severe as ever. Ultra-low vacancy rates have taken hold in the province’s most expensive regions ...

iF3 Mountain Biking 2023 and Rossland Mountain Film Festival are thrilled to announce "Wheels 'N Reels," an action-packed event celebrating the exhilarating world of mountain biking films. Taking place on June 23rd and 24th, 2023, in the picturesque town of Rossland, British Columbia, this event will showcase captivating...

Building a stronger healthcare system for people is one of our top priorities as a government. Over the past few weeks, we’ve announced a number of important new initiatives to make healthcare more efficient and effective. Your local pharmacist can now assess and prescribe medication for 21 common ailments, like pink eye,...

The Southeast Fire Centre said that effective at noon (PDT) on Friday, June 16, 2023, Category 2 open burning prohibition will be rescinded throughout the region’s jurisdiction. The Southeast Fire Centre said this is due to decreased wildfire risk with the following activities will once again be permitted throughout the region, which extends from the […]