Opting out of the traditional classroom to stay at home for school is a growing option for students in BC. Parents take on the role of teaching and motivating their children to learn. However, like any parent and child model, eventually, homeschooling challenges can appear. Therefore, senior student Aisha Goertzen started...

Police are asking residents to keep their eyes open for two vehicles involved in two incidents involving suspicious strangers and children, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Jan. 23, at 6 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report of a man driving a dark blue 2014 Chevrolet ...

By now, anyone paying attention knows that burning coal, oil and gas has created a crisis that threatens our survival. The scientific evidence — in fields including physics, geography, oceanography, meteorology, chemistry, biology and more — is indisputable. All major scientific institutions and national governments confirm...

NOTE:  UPDATED -- Appendices added. Part Four Time for a quick recapitulation of what I’ve been attempting to lay out in the previous three parts of this Arc. Part One opened to readers the vista I see of our world hanging upon a threshold, with particular attention to the notion that liberal democracy today is under threats,...

January Speaker Series - The Climate Crisis: Local/Global Challenges & Opportunities. Our Speaker Series is back - beginning in January with Laura Sacks of the West Kootenay Climate Hub! On Thursday, Jan. 26, Climate Activist Laura Sacks will address why and how climate change is manifesting itself both globally and...

Dear Neighbours, Friends and Community Members, We know people in B.C. are worried about finding housing they can afford: from students and young adults moving away from home, to families looking to find more space, to seniors thinking about downsizing, and everyone in between. That’s why we’re working to protect the affordable...

A Grand Forks resident will be getting his steps in as his motorized scooter has been impounded and he’s facing multiple charges under the Motor Vehicle Act. On Wednesday, January 18th just after 11 a.m., a 55-year-old Grand Forks man was seen operating his motorized scooter on Market Avenue in the downtown core. The officer examined […]

The Rossland Arts Centre Society is pleased to announce that they have been chosen as finalists in the National Competition the Next Great Save Competition: Vote and Help Us Win $50,000 For the Rossland Drill Hall!   The National Trust for Canada’s Next Great Save competition, presented by Ecclesiastical Insurance is helping...

Rossland Yards, the newest building in Rossland, will be ready for occupancy in late spring* 2023.  The Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society is managing the residential portion of the building and will be hosting a tenancy open house at the Miner’s Hall in Rossland on Wednesday Feb. 15, for interested applicants. There...

The Rossland Curling Club has something special for every skill level at Winter Carnival.  On January 29, everyone who can curl (at all!) is invited to be part of the one-day "Throw Back"  '80s-themed Bonspiel, for fun and prizes. Note:  the poster (below) says registration is required by January...