Ed note: The following is a press release issued byt the BC government: Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines, announced today that BC Hydro will offer new options for customers who have put their smart meters on hold. Government is responding to public concerns by providing opt-out options with the costs borne by those […]

Renovations have started at RSS that will transform the former high school, into its new role as a K-9 facility.  A construction company out of Kelowna has the contract, which is being overseen by Greg Stone, a local Rossland contractor. The school will have see grades K to 6 on the first two floors, and grades 7-9 on the...

At this week’s council meeting, City staff updated council on the five year financial plan for 2014-2018.  They requested permission to send out Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for an experienced community social development specialist who would provide a Social Planning Development Plan for the City of Rossland, and asked that...

Naming a mountain is serious business -  you don’t just name a mountain anything these days. Did you know, for example, that we have a Mount Jeldness in our midst, rising up out of the Sheep Creek Valley? Did you know that it was once named Mount Nigger? Good thing someone came to their senses in 1967 and changed that one. ...

This year, at Golden City Days, Rossland will see the return of the long lost art of outhouse racing.  The races were a part of Golden City Days a couple of decades ago but haven’t been seen in these parts since 1986.  Mike Williams, who is organizing this year’s event, remembers the races from his younger years.   “We thought...

Prepare to be mesmerized by song, rhythm and natural beauty when original singer songwriters Adrian Glynn and Steel Audrey perform an outdoor garden concert in lower Rossland on July 25. These Canadian musicians will seduce you with their rustic old world sound and poetic lyrics when they hit Rossland on their Across the...

The Stingrays have completed yet another great meet! There were lots of best times this weekend as Shilene Kennedy took 13 seconds off her time in the 100 meter breastroke  and shaved 5 seconds in her 50 freestyle (and no DQ’s).   Johnny Hodgekins  scored a provincial qualifying time in 50 back while James  Roberts took 10 ...

The last article discussed what should be considered when putting a meal together.  There should be the equivalent amount of protein to carbohydrates, more alkalinizing food than acidifying and minimizing acidic foods and drinks as well as any cow or pig product.  The caloric total of the meals should be about the same as...

Many professional firms offer “free initial consultations” to the public as an enticement to get customers in the door. It’s part of their promotional strategy to attract new customers. Pinnacle PAC offers free initial consultations for a few other reasons. First, we want to get to know our prospective customers.  We view the relationship between […]

Yesterday saw a fortunate ending to a dicey river situation, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. “Shortly after 4 p.m. on July 16, police received a call that there was a capsized canoe with a number of people in the water in the Columbia River at Rock Island in Trail,” Hawton said. “Police and […]