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 […]

RDCK Directors attended the Union of BC Municipalities convention in Whistler last week to lobby fellow local governments and the Province on a number of issues of both regional and provincial concern. Chief among these were: fire insurance for rural homeowners, broadband for rural areas throughout the Columbia basin, provincial cost sharing for potential disaster […]

Work on installing a liner to the forebay of BC Hydro’s Kootenay Canal continues now that the water has been drained from the massive reservoir. The $10 million project that’s using a 70-person crew — including engineers, safety experts, construction workers and environment workers —  is about half way to completion. The material being used […]

Effective at noon (PDT) on Friday, September 26, Category 2 open fires will be permitted within the Southeast Fire Centre due to a decreased risk of wildfires. However, Category 3 open fires are still prohibited within the Southeast Fire Centre's jurisdiction, with the exception of the Columbia Fire Zone. The public is now ...

The people have spoken and, believe it or not, government officials have listened. West Kootenay transit riders are getting increased service from Nelson to Castlegar, and, if all goes well at the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary board meeting, on to Trail. (The RDKB meets October 2 to vote on proposed changes for the Trail […]