In an attempt to retain and display a piece of Rossland heritage, a debate has arisen among City Council that has some questioning the dividing line between Church and State. The heritage piece in question is the old cement cross from Mater Misercordae Hospital. During renovations, as the hospital transformed into Redmount ...

If you look down the right hand side of this page, just below the comments box, you'll see something new. It's called 'The Rossland Telegraph Megaphone' and as we mourn the passing of print newspapers, it's worth keeping in mind the many possibilities of the new world of online news. As we've always said here at the Telegraph,...

  Have you noticed the white van with blacked-out windows that's been cruising around town lately? The vehicle is covered in various technological odds and ends and has no identifying marks other than a subtle “DCL Siemens” decal on its back end. The van aroused my curiosity and prompted me to look into just what this mystery...

Now that school’s out for summer (but not forever), I thought I’d talk about...school. Not my favourite topic, but, as my age increased by a year this month and I was envisioning my future as a possible Rossland Old Timer, I started to reflect upon my history with three of Rossland’s schools, a history that involves two big...

The Friends of the Rossland Range would like to thank everyone who has participated in the creation of an application for a Rossland Range recreation tenure.  The first public discussion DRAFT of the application package has been prepared for further review and public comment, based on your input at the May 20 public workshop...

Family Time Connections (FTC), a project of Shore Counselling Society was given the task to create a Family Day for Nanaimo, BC on Vancouver Island. Even though provincially this idea has been rejected multiple times, the four ladies of FTC took on the challenge to get this done in Nanaimo. Family Day, much like Mother’s Day...

Having long been a fan of architecture and historic buildings, and made even more curious about our lovely Rattenbury-designed landmark building after seeing the new Shine Salon that is now housed there, I was lucky enough to get a tour of the interior of the whole Bank of Monteal building last week. As an added bonus, Fletcher...

How fast is too fast on Thompson Avenue? If you’re asking a police officer, it’s the standard 50 kilometers an hour. If you’re asking the folks responsible for the yellow and black cautionary speed signs along that road, it’s 40 kilometers an hour. If you ask anyone who lives or bikes down the lower Rossland thoroughfare, has...

Like the great cartographers of olden times, or perhaps the Google Earth of the music world, the driving force behind Mae Moore’s nearly three decade long music career has been a desire to explore, map and take listeners on a trip through the deepest depths of human emotions. Her talent in bringing people together through...

Arena Roof Update Following a nearly month-long rain delay this spring, the Rossland Arena roof reconstruction project is now nearing completion. As part of the grant money awarded through a federal economic stimulus program, all work must be completed by an extended deadline of July 31st. To help meet that goal, the City...