Innovative emergency service KERPA featured in new book by best-selling author
Local Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association (KERPA) has been featured in a book by national best-selling author Dr. Brian Goldman called The Casino Shift: Stories from an ER on the Edge. The book, to quote publisher Harper Collins, is, “an hour-by-hour account of what a Canadian emergency room is like in these turbulent times when […]
Council Matters: Rossland City Council Meetings, March 9, 2026
MORE about City spending and property taxes at the CoW; huge thanks to the BC Winter Games board members and all the volunteers; increasing remuneration levels for the next council – not this one; more precautions needed about using AI in City work; preparing for the civic election in October; and, it seems COFI wants […]
RDKB Solid Waste Management Plan Update Moves into Public Engagement Phase
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is moving into the next phase of its Solid Waste Management Plan update — and residents are invited to take part. Originally approved in 2005, the plan is being refreshed to reflect today’s realities, new technologies, and the region’s growing commitment to waste reduction and environmental responsibility. With […]
$3.3 Million Investment Drives Expansion of Selkirk College’s Selkirk Technology Access Centre
A $1.65 million investment through PacifiCan’s Regional Innovation Ecosystems program is driving a major expansion of Selkirk College’s Selkirk Technology Access Centre (STAC) in Trail, BC. On Monday, March 2, The Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), toured STAC and announced this federal investment. “British Columbia […]
Column: We are inherently war-mongers
“Just as ‘wars begin in the minds of men’, peace also begins in our minds. The same species who invented war is capable of inventing peace. The responsibility lies with each of us.” — Seville Statement on Violence, 1986 https://abolishwar.net/wp-content/uploads/Seville-Statement-on-Violence.pdf “I was a conscious being reading the instructions for my own creation… Had this […]
Local students bring on the winter fun with Wildsight program
Magnifying glasses clutched in mittened hands, Grade 1 students from Rossland Summit School scoop up handfuls of snow in their search for snowflakes. They run to their teacher Ms. Anhel, or to Wildsight Educator Jess Williams, to compare their snowflake shapes to a laminated snow crystal chart, finding stellar dendrites or columns, plate shapes: an […]
Rossland's Five-Year Financial Plan: be there on March 9 starting at 3:30 PM
What Rossland Residents Need to Know About the Five‑Year Financial Plan & Budget For most Rossland residents, the first question about the City’s new five‑year financial plan is a practical one: what will it cost me? That question was front and centre on February 17, when the Committee of the Whole began reviewing the Draft […]
Upcoming Museum and Discovery Centre Events
Still Life Painting Workshop with Rebecca Fux Join us at the Rossland Seniors Centre for an incredible art opportunity! Hailing from Vernon, BC, Rebecca Fux is an oil painter who has brought her talents to our programming team here at the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre. Join her at the Rossland Seniors Centre on Friday, […]
BC Announces Permanent Daylight Saving time
The Province of British Columbia is adopting permanent year-round daylight saving time (DST) to improve people’s overall health, reduce disruptions for families, simplify scheduling and provide an extra hour of evening light during the winter months. “Every parent knows that changing clocks twice a year causes a significant amount of chaos on already busy lives. British […]
Trail—Rossland Welcome the Province as 2026 BC Winter Games Open
Written by: Karlie Shaughnessy For hundreds of young athletes, the moment finally arrived Thursday night as the region welcomed more than 1,450 volunteers, 1,600 young athletes, and families from 131 communities across British Columbia who gathered to officially open the 2026 BC Winter Games. Before a single medal is awarded, before the first whistle blows […]