Rossland REC Spring Brochure The REC Department will start working on the Spring Brochure and if you’re interested in submitting a program or course, the deadline for the Spring Brochureis March 1, 2014. The brochure will hopefully be available to the public online, by the third week of March.  Typically our Spring Brochure...

There’s a new car in town!  And this car is co-operatively owned and operated by the 10 members of the newly formed Rossland Branch of Kootenay Carshare Co-operative. “Sharing a vehicle can save you money, spare you hassles and reduce your environmental impact.   The Carshare takes care of insurance costs, gas costs and vehicle...

Six skiers from the Red Mountain Racers will be sent to the 2014 BC Winter Games in Mission this February. Two RMR girls and four boys qualified for the Kootenay Zone team which is made up of ten boys and ten girls from the Whitewater, Fernie, Kimberly, Windermere, and Red Mountain ski clubs: Kaysa Panke, Samantha Gaul, Orion...

Nelson Leafs head coach Frank Maida probably felt he had been struck by lightning when he heard top goal scorer Jamie Vlanich was leaving the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League club for the Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program. Maida can breathe a sigh of relief knowing Vlanich is going to the Saints, but not until […]

Nelson and area residents who are concerned about food security in the region and the fate of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) in the province will be gathering together on Feb. 7 at the Nelson United Church for a Save the Agricultural Land Reserve Rally aimed at raising awareness about the issue. In the fall of 2013 the...

A young Nelsonite realized first hand just how quick social media can spread the word when a quick post led to a house full of unknown guests to a party at his parent’s house during the weekend. Nelson Police Department received the call to a Nelson residence after the young adult had the wisdom to […]

An early end to winter 2014 depends on whom you believe. In Ontario, Wiarton Willie left the cozy den Sunday morning to see his shadow, which according to folk tradition signals another six weeks of winter for Canadians — this after an already punishing winter for Eastern Canada. However, further to the east in Nova Scotia,...

The Grand Forks Border Bruins’ Jan. 22 game at home ice against the Osoyoos Coyotes was a well played perfectly match game. It was so well played, that the results were a coin toss.  But as things go, eventually someone grasps the upper edge and this time it was the Coyotes. They won the toss with a […]

The Castlegar Bantam House Vikings (ages 13 and 14) are proving there is more than one way to show winning spirit – first, by sharing their love of the sport with our neighbours south of the border and second, by beating out the rival Trail Warriors to take home the championship from the 2014 South […]

Working in an online environment is a form of constant education. When David Livingstone and I started The Rossland Telegraph five years ago, we had the idea of offering something new in a new medium--an electronic forum where all right-thinking denizens of the Mountain Kingdom could air and share their views, thereby...