A sound storm is on the horizon this month in Rossland, where Blizzard Music Festival is once again bringing top talent to the alpine city. The eclectic Canadian music festival is back by popular demand for its 12th year, spanning four days – Jan. 25 to 28, 2023 – and coinciding with Rossland Winter Carnival. The small yet ...

Parks Boutilier came to Seven Summits Centre for Learning in Grade 10 from Rossland Summit School, eager to take advantage of the flexibility available to him at Seven Summits. Growing up in Manitoba, Boutilier was involved in the Nancy Greene racing program with the Summit Ski Club in Winnipeg. However, upon moving to Rossland...

The City of Rossland is in the process of preparing a Recreation, Parks and Culture Masterplan, to guide the City's approach to planning and infrastructure into the future. One looming problem is the City's beloved outdoor pool, which was built by volunteers in 1932, and is believed to be the oldest outdoor pool still...

More Tourist Cabins in the works; Winter Carnival needs event insurance; a streamlined Development Permit process; community involvement in Health Care Initiatives;  Black Jack hoping for a day lodge; Sustainability Commission is seeking new members; and the latest report on RDKB activities … Present:  Mayor Andy Morel, and...

Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich has provided Trail City Council and the media with breakdowns of local police activity in 2022 overall as well as specific to the fourth quarter. 2022 Fourth Quarter Synopsis Quebec man attempted to shoot two Trail RCMP officers. Theft from Motor Vehicles are down from 81 to 15 reported...

Trail and Greater District RCMP requests assistance from the public to be on the lookout for 43-year-old Jarrid Richard Constantin. Constantin has an outstanding BC-wide endorsed warrant of arrest for Possession of a Firearm while Prohibited contrary to Section 117.01(1) of the Criminal Code, Transporting a Prohibited Firearm contrary to Section 86(1) of the Criminal […]

Part Three Parts One and Two are prerequisite for understanding what I am writing about. This Part is the longest of the four sections, and is about politics specifically. Liberalism and libertas in the Canadian mode Let me return to the topic of liberal democracy in its twilight. To pretend that liberalism and liberal democracy...

Police are offering high praise to Red Mountain staff and local Search and Rescue teams after a mountainous search saw an Ontario man found safe. "On Thursday, Dec. 29 at 4:40 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report that a 20-year-old Thunder Bay man went missing while skiing while out-of-bounds...

Dear Neighbours, Friends and Community Members, As we welcome the new year, I hope you all enjoyed a happy and restful holiday, and your 2023 is off to a good start. As your BC government, we’re continuing to tackle the issues affecting British Columbians most. Alongside our new Premier, David Eby, we’re working hard on issues...

Why for-profit homes won’t solve long-term care issues: Privatizing health services is a bad idea that just won’t go away Authors:  Pat Armstrong, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, York University, Canada,  and Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Professor emeritus, Simon Fraser University Canadian health economist Robert ...