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Rossland Stewardship Society offers opinions on proposed Star Gulch Swimming area

The following is a summary of the 30 responses from members of the Rossland Stewardship Society to the presentation by Mr. Eric Kalacis to decommission Rossland’s Star Gulch water reservoir ( the older one, containing ~43% of storage capacity) and convert it to a swimming lake. This would leave the Ophir reservoir as Rossland’s...

COMMENT: Hired dictators and a passive populace in the Mountain Kingdom?

It’s curious that the majority of comments in the Telegraph lately are a discussion between three A’s (Adrian, Andre and Aaron) and I give you all an A+++ for trying to get this discussion going. However, like a triple A battery, the light it generates is great while it lasts but soon expires and fades away.   Unfortunately...

Another week filled with action-packed activities sure to keep you warm while the world freezes

Thrift Store Toy Sale on Saturday! Rossland Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Shop is holding its Annual Christmas Toy Sale on Saturday, December 7th, from 10am to 4pm, in conjunction with the Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas celebration. Folk Dancing This Thursday, Dec 5, there will be folk dancing at the Rossland Miners Hall, ...

Silver City Nites...this Friday nite

Trail Silver City Nites’ organizers, sponsors and City of Trail staff and council are getting ready for the big event this Friday evening in downtown Trail. There will be activities for the entire family starting at 6:15 pm with Santa’s Candy Parade on Bay Avenue followed by hot dogs and hot chocolate courtesy of Local 480 ...

Does Rossland actually have a CAO? Do we even need a CAO?

The City’s obscenely overpaid Chief Administrative Officer has been noticeably absent from Council meetings for the last couple of months.  Where has she been?  According to information provided by Corporate Officer Tracey Butler, Cecile Arnott has been on medical leave since October 11 and could be gone for as much as two ...

Kootenay Wildcats drop two close games to top ranked Fraser Valley Phantom

The Fraser Valley Phantom needed a gritty effort to knock off Kootenay Wildcats in B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League action this past weekend in Langley. The Phantom, leaders of the six-team league with a 10-1-3 record, posted wins of 1-0 and 3-1 during a two-game weekend series. Kootenay, 4-9-2 on the season, is fifth […]

Free shuttle bus going ahead from 7:30AM TO 10:00PM!

Tourism Rossland is delighted to announce that we are going ahead with both the day-time and evening winter shuttle service! The free shuttle bus will run every 45 minutes (with a 1 hour break in the afternoon) looping between downtown Rossland and the Red Mountain Neighbourhood every day all winter.  A schedule and map will...

November weather was anything but typical

November weather was anything but typical, according to meteorologist Ron Lakeman at Southeast Fire Weather Centre. “Not typical of November was the blocking ridge of high pressure which allowed for a lack of precipitation and, at times, fairly clear skies from the 20th through the 28th,” Lakeman said in his monthly weather report. “The clear […]

War of words continues in FortisBC lockout, union says company saving $7 Million in wages

The war of word continues to be exchanged between the two sides in the labour dispute at FortisBC. The locked out International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 213 said in press release FortisBC has saved $7 Million from not paying wages and should not be granted an increase to raise rates by the BC Utilities Commission. ...

Saints march into Christmas break in top spot

The Selkirk College Saints are assured of at least a share of first place in the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League standings after routing Eastern Washington University 10-1 Saturday at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The Saints scored early and often during a game where they out-shot their opponents by a margin of 55-13. “Our starts at […]

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