Community support brings a new groomer to Black Jack
The Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club, with 633 members last season, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its fundraising campaign for a state of the art track-setter (groomer). With a funding deadline rapidly approaching, generous donations from both the members of the Nelson & District Credit Union (NDCU)...
London Calling: RSS students to sample Shakespeare, walk in footsteps of Jack the Ripper
Spring Break 2011 will be one wicked experience for a group of budding RSS student thespians: they are off to London - the original London, in the UK - for an eight-day trip that promises to be the trip of their young lives so far. Organized by drama teacher Lisa Henderson, their adventure will include participating in two ...
Calling all Spielbergs: RMFF gears up for its 11th year
The Rossland Mountain Film Festival (RMFF) is gearing up for its 11th year of pre-ski season stoke seeding and is searching for film makers both local and from afar. Aiming to showcase filmmakers, photographers, and all visual artists to generate enthusiasm for adventure sports and celebrate Rossland's great mountain culture,...
Professional Communities and Social Media
When summer vacation started I finished my last column warning I would start back up with one of my favourite social media conversations which involves social media and business. There is a huge value in Social Media for businesses, not just for promotion and advertising but also for market research, human resources,...
Rossland Sustainability Commission welcomes new manager
Rossland’s Sustainability Commission and the City of Rossland are pleased to welcome Lea Thuot to our community in her new role as the Sustainability Commission Manager. Lea is from Vancouver Island and has recently returned to BC after completing her Master's in Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability in Sweden.“Rossland...
Rossland Council wants in on Trail, Warfield amalgamation
Welcome to Greater Trail. That could be a revision to our new 'Welcome to Rossland' signs in the near future if Rossland City Council achieves one of the goals they are working towards. Recently the City of Rossland sent a letter to the City of Trail expressing their interest in pursuing a governance study on the amalgamation...
INTERVIEW: Joanne Schroeder – Deputy Director of the Human Early learning Partnership at UBC
According to a recently-released study by UBC’s Early Learning Partnership BC, as a whole, has an issue with underdeveloped kindergarten-age children. According to the study, approximately one third of BC’s five-year-olds are vulnerable. Rossland, however, seems to be bucking the trend and came out as the top-ranked community...
EDITORIAL: Recreation? No deal. Sewer? No deal. Amalgamation?
A new regional sewer cost sharing agreement may be getting closer to reality as Trail, Warfield and Rossland have now agreed in principle upon the method of cost sharing to be used. An ultimate solution to the issue still seems far out on the horizon, however. With parallel talks aimed at amalgamating the region happening...
Oh, is that what it’s called?! Exploring local lingo
Everywhere you go, there is a unique local lingo. It’s inevitable. Something--a place, a street, a stereotype--acquires a nickname and it slowly evolves, through common use by the community, into a term that outsiders might not completely understand. We even had a special Kenning family lexicon growing up, most of it coming...
Helter Shelter: delinquent properties up for sale
If you’re in the market for a cheap property, or if you haven’t paid your municipal taxes for several years, the time to act is now. On Monday September 27th the City of Rossland will be holding its annual public auction tax sale at 10:00 AM in City Hall’s council chambers. This year there are eight properties on the sale...
