Skate, ski, and receive free maps of secret cabins...what's not to like?
The Rossland Arena has two Teen Skate sessions this week! On Friday, December 9 from 6:45-8:15pm and on Saturday, December 10 from 6:00-7:30pm, local teens have the Arena all to themselves! Bring your skates and a water bottle and have some fun! Youths 11 to 14 years are $2.25 and Youths 15-18 years are $2.75. Public...
Hypothyroid: Often missed or under-diagnosed
One of the common imbalances for women and as they age or after pregnancies is hypothyroidism. It can also be an problem for men after periods of high stressors. The thyroid is a gland you can’t normally feel, but, if you put your fingers on your throat and swallow, it is in the area where you feel the cartilage move up and...
TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Sir Charles Ross, the Rifle Scandal, and Royal Connections
In a small town one would often expect there to be interesting connections between people that make outsiders just shake their heads. You know, “my great great grandmother’s cousin’s brother-in-law’s little sister was actually one of Queen Victoria’s maids,” or something like that. You nod and smile and go, 'oh, how cool'. ...
The last act of council: Zoning bylaw crowns three years of work towards Strategic Sustainability Plan and Official Community Plan goals
The last act of council on Monday evening was to adopt the long-debated zoning bylaw, now approved by the Ministry of Transportation. The bylaw passed without debate, but discussion focused on two amendments—one to the Official Community Plan (OCP), and one to the new zoning bylaw—to address a recent complaint raised by a...
Back-slapping all around as old council vacates chamber for newly elected members
The regular meeting on Nov. 28 was over in record time, adjourning within an hour as council tied up the few issues that remained on the "to do" list, but both returning and leaving councillors were sure to give their parting thanks.Coun. Kathy Moore said it had been "a gift" to work with the outgoing council, thanking them...
Now the Energy Diet work begins...
My report is in! A solid 50 on the EnerGuide rating, with three simple fixes to get me up to 61 and save some $565 every year.Space heating accounts for 77 percent of my current energy consumption, so the three fixes, in order of their effectiveness, are 1) insulate my basement, 2) insulate my ceiling, and 3) seal up the...
Managing avalanches and martial arts in 3 hours each...Rossland Rec strikes again!
There’s a FREE Backcountry Avalanche Workshop being put on by the Canadian Avalanche Centre in Rossland in the RSS Gymnasium this Thursday evening, December 1, from 6:30 - 9:30pm. The workshop is being run by CAA avalanche forecaster Penny Goddard. All ages are welcome and there are lots of great door prizes to be won! Workshop...
LETTER: Regarding Rossland's energy use
Dear editor,In September, Andrew Bennett wrote, “Rossland is a “fat” energy town using about 36% more electricity than the average BC home. It’s time for an eco-vention”. So should we Rosslanders hang our heads in shame? Whilst I am 100% in agreement that we should all be trying to cut back on our energy use, the description...
Columbia Power helps sponsor Rossland's Rekindle festival
Renee Clark, Executive Director of the Rossland Chamber of Commerce (left) meets with Audrey Repin, Director of Stakeholder Relations for Columbia Power to acknowledge Columbia Power’s sponsorship of the Rossland Chamber’s annual Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas event, taking place on Saturday, December 3rd. Rossland’s...
REEL Film Fest (dare we say it?) REEL fun!
This weekend the Rossland Mountain Film Festival (RMFF) saw a highly successful staging of its Reel Youth component. Five films by local teen filmmakers were screened with Liam Barnes and Justin Zimmer's Surge Freerun: Year One taking both the judge's prize and the audience choice award. In addition, local filmmaker Andre...
