Rossland Night at the Museum - Student Showcase
The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre will be open late on August 17 for Night at the Museum - Student Showcase! Come learn what the RMDC students have been working on this summer, get a guided tour of our outdoor displays and get a behind the scenes look into our collections storage with our Collections Manager. The...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council meeting, August 8, 2022
Dealing with compost; a shift in Short Term Rentals; moving the OCP along; the return of Golden City Days, the Fall Fair, and Huck’n’Berries; an RDKB report; and – beware, scofflaws -- the Bylaw Enforcement Officer has “flexible" hours! Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Terry Miller, Chris Bowman, Janice Nightingale, ...
Cardboard cops and monkey noises - all in a day's work
Trail RCMP fielded some strange calls Saturday, one in the Pend O’Rielle area and the other in Rossland. "On Aug. 6, at 3:32 p.m. Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a complaint of a shirtless, shoeless 34-year-old Kelowna woman causing a disturbance," said Trail Top Cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The...
Suspected impaired driving and single motor vehicle accident in Rossland
On Aug. 1, at 7:34 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a single motor vehicle accident in the 2300 block of Thompson Avenue, in Rossland. A 48-year-old Rossland man allegedly drove his blue 2010 Toyota Rav 4 SUV off the side of Thompson Avenue after colliding into a concert barrier. The...
Castlegar man killed by tree at Rossland golf course
Police are reporting the death of a Castlegar man in Rossland Sunday, according to Trail RCMP NCO i/c Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Aug. 7, at 3:18 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District officer received a report about the sudden death of a 73-year-old Castlegar man on a golf course in Rossland," Wicentowich said. "The man...
DriveSmartBC: How to Make a Safe Lane Change
I watched a particularly foolish driver the other afternoon who decided to cross over two lanes of traffic in order to prepare for a left turn about a kilometer ahead. This driver zoomed across all the lanes without pause, ending up in the left hand lane about three vehicle lengths ahead of a heavy truck. To make life really...
UPDATED: Search continues for missing person
RCMP said that Search & Rescue personnel (SAR) continued efforts until 10 p.m. on Thursday August 4, 2022 in hopes of locating 30-year-old Harsha Paladugu. Paladugu reported missing on August 2, was last seen on July 27, 2022. SAR and RCMP located numerous items that belong to Paladugu, yet he remains missing. During the...
Wildfire activity in B.C. will continue through August
British Columbians should remain alert to the threat of wildfire throughout August as conditions remain hot and dry. Seasonal and above seasonal temperatures forecast for the second half of summer will sustain current wildfire activity. New wildfire starts are anticipated. However, the BC Wildfire Service remains adequately...
Add your gathering to Tourism Rossland's new event calendar
Help Us Fill Our Events Calendar During the onset of the pandemic, we decided to build a new event calendar platform. This calendar is now embedded on the Tourism Rossland website, and can also be embedded on your own website by request. You can check it out on our website at: http://tourismrossland.com/calendar/ The process...
Outdoor Water Use Restrictions Now at Stage 2
What you need to know: STAGE 2 restrictions are effective as of JULY 27, 2022. STAGE 2 applies additional watering and outdoor water use restrictions, when the main reservoir is <0.5m below capacity. Restrictions Alternate day watering based on residential street number (odd/even). There are no restrictions on watering...
