During this week’s Council meeting, Public Works Manager Darrin Albo made a brief presentation concerning the costs and budgeting of the Rossland Winter Carnival.  The numbers have been on the rise in the past few years and have far exceeded what was budgeted. “We have tracked and detailed the last few years, and broke...

A request by Selkirk College to waive the rental fee for use of the Arena lounge in order to facilitate courses here in Rossland sparked discussion amongst council during their regular meeting on Tuesday. The discussion focused on weighing the benefits of having future educational opportunities available in Rossland without...

An invitation from Royal Roads University facilitated a recent trip to the coast that saw Sustainability Commission Chair Terry Miller and Innovative Education Task Force Chair Fletcher Quince present the concept of Rossland as a ‘Hub of Learning’ to the university's students as part of a ‘leadership challenge’.  The challenge,...

The Teck Rossland Mountain Film Festival kicks off Wednesday with a jam-packed program of local and international films, community events, and mountain-inspired gatherings. Wednesday, November 13: Showcase film at the Red Room Lounge, Prestige Mountain Resort, 8 pm.  Left for Dead: The Legend of Wild Bill (dir. Michael...

Prevent Cancer Now is bringing back the popular  Kiss Off Cancer Cook-Off, launched in 2011. The event grew from having 40  guests in its first year, to over 100 guests last year. The cook-off will  take place on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the Prestige Inn in Rossland. The event will see celebrity chefs competing against ...

Each week, music therapist Karen Yamazaki works with a group of Poplar Ridge Pavillion residents known as 'The Ding-a-lings' (a name they chose for themelves). Dubbed 'Chief Ding-dong', Yamazaki conducts a weekly choir practise that offers residents activity, therapy, and a whole lot of fun. Recently, The Rossland Telegraph's...

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Like the other 300 residents who attended Tuesday’s Kaslo Village Council  meeting, Maggie Winters is not happy about Interior Health’s decision to reduce Kaslo’s emergency room hours to weekdays, 9 am to 5 pm. “But at least a decision takes some of the uncertainty away,” said the spokesperson for […]

Nelson police have been coping with booze and belligerence, according to NPD Sgt. Paul Bayes. “On Nov 10 at 9:54 a.m., the Nelson Police responded to a report of a single vehicle accident on Hwy 3A/Lakeview Crescent,” Bayes said in a press release Wednesday. “The vehicle had driven over the bank and rolled over at […]

Dear Editor, Carol Enns, of Rossland, was a passenger in a head on collision on June 29, 2013, which crushed her bones, and left her completely blind. Because the accident happened in Washington, and Carol is Canadian, the out-of-country medical expenses have already exceeded the limits of her insurance policy. Carol thanks...

The third Joe Hill Coffee House of the season happens this coming Sunday, November 17, at 7:00 PM (doors at 6:00), in the Rossland Miners' Hall, 1765 Columbia Avenue in Rossland. Once again, Joe Hill has attracted some truly professional performers.  We have The Kidz, back by popular request (of the Kidz and Joe Hill) - forever...