Rossland's proposed pesticide ban died another procedural death this week, in the rather (ahem) toxic environment of the city's first council meeting of the year, with the mayor roaring about “criminals” and councillor Jill Spearn so disgusted by proceedings that she briefly lost the ability to speak.   Monday's introduction...

This Sunday, January 16th, sees the first Joe Hill Coffee House of 2011, and to bring in the new year of this monthly event held at the Miner’s Hall there is a well-known name on the list of performers.   For the first time, BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko will be singing and playing guitar at the coffee house, partnered...

We may still be two months from St. Patrick’s day but green drinks are about to start pouring once again in the Golden City. Following a year long absence on the local event calendar Lea Thuot with the Sustainability Commission will be bringing the popular event back again starting next week. In addition to the rebirth of...

Before I even get into this column I should start by saying a hearty thank you to the seniors in my life. Be it grandparents, friends or casual acquaintances around town, they have been nothing but good to me and I wholeheartedly appreciate the friendliness they’ve offered, knowledge passed down, veritable history lessons...

Here in the lifestyle bubble that is Rossland, one can often feel like they're part of some sort of large scale reality show full of wacky characters. The Golden City sports a culture that is truly one of a kind. It has been said by many folks that Rossland is one of the last true ski towns with an active, non-artificial ski...

In my heart pennies are tradition, a kind of symbolism of Canada.  The maple leaf on the front waves at you as strong picture of our great country.  But the use of them has become so slack that it seems pointless to keep them.  Tradition or not something that is wasteful to both our economy and the environment.  It isn’t as...

City staff are giving away City property and Rossland Council is doing  nothing about it.In October 2010, a building permit was issued for the construction of a  garage in the 1900 block of Second Ave.  The problem is the garage is being  built so that it crosses the property line and encroaches about 7 feet onto  the City’s...

Assessment notices arrived in Rossland residents' mailboxes this week and the general result across the board in Rossland was a 5.15% average drop in assessed value of residential properties in Rossland. In total, Rossland’s assessed tax role decreased from $624 million to $601 million. Early analysis and statistics tend to...

A red tide has been rising, slowly and steadily in our mountain city over the last few years and recently it took another passion-fueled surge forward. Instead of an invasion of single-celled phytoplankton killing fish and wildlife in its path, Rossland’s own red tide has been floating the arts scene in town. Claude Stormes...

I first ran into Erin at the small, wooden, cramped and awfully uncomfortable desk that is the media table in Rossland city council chambers. Having seen her name in bylines and read her work in the Trail Times among other publications I knew she was good at what she did. I feel it's safe now a few years on to say that when I...