Arsonist strikes in downtown Grand Forks
Two meter high flames leaped above the rim of a steel bin before firefighters arrived on the scene to douse a dumpster fire Tuesday night in the alleyway behind Pharmasave in Grand Forks. “Something just didn’t smell right,” was the initial impression of Jay Alblas, night manager at Panago Pizza. At approximately 8:18 p.m., […]
Business competition pays dividends for Selkirk students: Almost $6,000 in prizes awarded
Selkirk’s Business Administration students squared off against one another at the college’s sixth annual Business Competition held at its Castlegar campus at the end of the term. First-year students competed for the best marketing campaign, while second-year students strove for best business case analysis. Working in teams, students prepared campaigns and business solutions […]
Out There: A gouda time on the way to Kamloops
One of the advantages of having a retired dad who is into guns is that he enjoys road-tripping hither and yon to all kinds of gun shows. This works well for me because I enjoy the benefits of getting free trips hither and yon where I can do things not associated with gun shows. Take for instance, this past weekend: the biggest...
Rossland mathletes get top marks
Rossland’s math minds were some of the sharpest in the field last week as a host of teams brought home medals and memories from the annual School District 20 Math Festival held at Stanley Humphries Elementary last week. Over 340 of the region’s finest young minds from Rossland, Trail and Castlegar competed in the intense team...
The dogs have their day in Centennial Park
One of the first waves of warm weather brought the Golden City out to play over the weekend as a preview to the dog days of summer. The dog days of spring were already in full flight at Centennial Park on Sunday, however, as 47 of our four-legged friends came out to play in the first annual Mutt Strut. While the weather in ...
Spring is springing at Rossland’s Community Garden
Has spring really arrived? I am carefully optimistic that it has, and judging by the recession of my twin front yard glaciers, whose melting I monitor many times during the day, it seems like my optimism might not be misplaced this time. This means that gardening season is fast approaching, and one sure sign that there are ...
It’s game on as the Kootenay HST tele-town hall goes Wednesday
The Kootenay version of the HST tele-town hall meeting is back on Wednesday with the Vancouver Canucks having an off day in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nelson, Castlegar, Rossland, Grand Forks, Trail and all points in between will be eligible to participate in the tele-town hall hosted by Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat […]
Kiss-Off Cancer Cook-Off educates and delights diners
Rossland chefs and community cooks alike rose to the challenge in the first annual Kiss-Off Cancer Cook-Off, held on Sunday, May 1. Hungry guests and Prevent Cancer Now, a national organization aimed at eliminating the preventable causes of cancer, were the beneficiaries in the town’s biggest and healthiest gourmet pot-luck...
City doles out nearly $45,000 of CBT money to local community groups
The hyper-active community scene in Rossland received welcome gifts this week from the Columbia Basin Trust this week courtesy Rossland City Council. The breadth and width of the community groups existing in the Mountain Kingdom presented a challenge to City Council in that there were more requests than there was more money...
Tales and Legends of the Mountain Kingdom: A Tale of Many Papers
Back in the 1890s, Rossland was not only a gold and mining speculator’s dream come true, but it was also ripe with opportunity in other fields. I mean, what one thing does every self-respecting muddy mining camp way out in the sticks, filled with rough-and-tumble folks from all over the place, need as badly as a saloon and ...
