Chief Gerry Woodhouse (“Woody”) has retired from the fire service after 33 years, the last 20 as Fire Chief of Company #1 in Rossland. Woody recently shared some of his memories of the fire service, and what it was like when he started. “It was overwhelming, the same time I started as Chief, I also started a new business. I...

A female is scheduled to appear in Court after causing a disturbance Saturday (May 24) afternoon on Baker Street. The incident occurred after Nelson Police attended a call at approximately 5 p.m. of a many drinking in the 400 Block of Baker Street. When officers arrived the 40-year-old man, known to them, was charged under […]

Former Nelsonite William Dove was pleased to see Nelson Hydro and Columbia Wireless joined forces to have a camera at the nest of an Kootenay Osprey family just off Highway 3A west of Nelson by Grohman Park. Dove, who got his start as a raptor rehabilitator, educator and falconer when I lived in Nelson about […]

Nelsonites turned out in droves Saturday to put a major smile on the face of Clara Hughes as one of Canada’s most decorated Olympic athlete rode into the Heritage City on Day 110 of Clara’s Big Ride for Bell Let’s Talk — a 12,000 kilometer odyssey across Canada to help end the stigma around mental […]

New Denver RCMP are happy to report that a missing woman has been located safe in the Slocan Valley. Andrea Moore, 36, was located Friday at approximately 2:45 p.m. at a residence almost four kilometers from her abandoned vehicle near the Perry Ridge Road. Moore appeared disoriented and was transported to Kootenay Lake Hospital...

Please accept this invitation to participate in the 2014 Golden City Days Parade on Saturday, 6 September 2014. You may enter a float, a vehicle, a marching or walking group, play music, dance, entertain, and display your skills or products ~ whatever you do best! Bikes, baby buggies, and boards are welcome. Families, classmates,...

In 2012, local governments across B.C. spent more than $8 billion and it's a pretty safe bet that a good chunk of it was spent on infrastructure projects. Most of the projects flew under the provincial radar. Out of sight, out of mind. Cost overruns rarely made a media ripple outside of the affected community. Yet, through ...

Troubling questions arise out of the Auditor General’s report: Are Rossland’s management and procedural shortcomings limited to the seven capital projects examined? Have these problems infected the overall management and administration of the municipality? The place to start looking for answers to these questions is the...

Summer Brochure! The Summer Brochure is available online, at www.rossland.ca, Recreation, Program Guide. The Rossland Pool is scheduled to open on Monday, June 9. All programs and swimming lessons are now open for registration. Rossland Youth Maker Labs – Wednesdays 7:00-8:30pm The Rossland Youth Action Network has “Maker...

The Monashee Institute is the new initiative from the Innovative Education Task Force, who operates under the City of Rosslands' Sustainability Commission.  The Monashee Institute was officially launched last week and this week is the Open House.  WHEN:  Wednesday May 21st, 2014 @ 6 PM WHERE: Rossland Art Gallery, 2004 Columbia...