Public Invited to Assist in Creating New Directions for Rossland Museum after Consultant’s Report
Renowned museum expert Donald Luxton laid out exciting possibilities for the recently renamed Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre early in 2014. Now, the museum project’s advisory committee is looking to the public to help identify next steps and identify priorities in a public session entitled “The Next Steps” on Wednesday...
NDCU prepares for AGM, releases 2013 financial results
As Nelson & District Credit Union (NDCU) prepares for its annual Board of Director elections and 63rd Annual General Meeting, the Credit Union released financial results for 2013.The year’s high points were positive growth in assets, members’ deposits and net income. Some highlights: - Assets increased by 5% to $182.5...
Music, Comedy, Theatre!
As part of the 2013/2014 Performance Series, the Rossland Council of Arts and Culture would like to present Lorne Elliott. We are pleased to have this current tour stop in Rossland this April! His ever changing one-man concert performance of humorous stories, funny songs and 26 years of professional stage experience has...
Spring is here and there's a new brochure...
Rossland REC Spring Brochure The Spring Brochure is online, at www.rossland.ca, Recreation Program Guide and in hard copy at the Public Library, the Credit Union and City Hall. Spring Break Art Classes The Rec Department is running Art Classes throughout Spring Break, from 3:00-5:00pm at the Arena Lounge. Instructor Shelley...
RDCK Tackles Recycling on its Own — Asks Minister To Enforce Recycling Legislation
A plan to keep the recycling facility at the Nelson transfer station will be discussed at Thursday’s RDCK board meeting — along with a possibility of an Eco Depot located on the site. This comes after Multi Material BC (MMBC) refused to allow the RDCK to become part of the stewardship program legislated by the […]
GF talks future and politics
The City of Grand Forks, participated as one of three municipalities out of 26 in a pilot ‘Community Engagement’ project sponsored by the Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) on March 12 at the Omega Restaurant. Seventy-five local citizens registered to join in a lively discussion facilitated by...
Police foot chase leads to arrest of two 14-year-old B & E suspects
A report to police from an alert neighbour led to the arrest of two 14-year-olds following a break in into a residence in Uphill Sunday (March 16) night. Nelson Police dispatch received a call at 11:30 p.m. Saturday of an “in progress” break in to the Uphill residence. The report came after a nearby resident […]
It's spring and time to get seedy...this Sunday!
It'll be a Seedy Sunday in Rossland! -- March 23 at the Miners Union Hall, starting at 1pm. You may think it's early to think about gardening, with dirty snow still covering the ground, sleet falling, and robins looking bedraggled. But keen gardeners have already started growing some seedlings inside -- onions & petunias...
BC Government announces decision to continue Columbia River Treaty
The BC Government announced last week a decision to continue the Columbia River Treaty and seek improvements within its existing framework. Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review made the announcement on behalf of the government. “We believe continuing the Columbia River Treaty while exploring how improvements could benefit […]
Saints capture second straight BCIHL Championship with sweep of TWU
There were no extra-time heroics needed this season for the Selkirk Saints in the 2014 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League Finals. For the second straight game the Saints scored early and often en route to a 5-1 victory over Trinity Western Spartans to sweep the best-of-three series 2-0 Saturday night at the Castlegar Rec Complex and […]
