EDITORIAL: When business and politics cross paths
Where is the line when business and politics cross? How much if any separation is needed between the two? It’s a question that is never far from the surface in any decision making process of government, be it local, provincial, federal or international. Legitimate and logical arguments exist for the two being closely intertwined...
Seven summits signage to improve
Tourism Rossland’s signage campaign is looking into an opportunity to roll with the punches and keep the next phase of their signage program going, albeit different signs in a different location than originally planned. Funded through the Resort Municipality Tax Transfer program with the province of BC, the first two signs...
The Demon Fires of Columbia Avenue: 1927 and 1929
With the 30th anniversary of the MacLean School fire coming up in February, I thought I’d do a series of retrospectives of other fires in Rossland’s past - and there are plenty to choose from. The history of the Mountain Kingdom is riddled with devastating fires. The first major one, occurring in 1902, saw the entire block ...
Interview: Charlie Russell –A life lived with bears and valuable lessons learned
Playing out like a real life version of Avatar, Charlie Russell went to live with grizzly bears to find out how humans can better interact with them peacefully. Returning twelve years later with unimaginable experiences and tales of life with the bears, Russell learned that humans, not bears, are the problem in terms of...
Regional approach to economic development possible first step towards amalgamation
There’s a new group in town that is now officially off and running on a mission to inject new life into the economic picture of this area and their plan of doing it on a region wide basis could be the initial building block towards a regional municipality. We can now add another acronym to our lexicon with the launch of the...
Trick or...Food?: Selkirk students give back to an under the radar charity
Ahhh life in the Kootenays. Peaceful, happy, serene are among a whole host of adjectives one could use to describe a section of earth that seems straight out of paradise. Life can be so good and so fulfilling here at times that we can get caught up in a happy bubble and forget that life isn’t that great for all of us, all the...
Getting kids excited about technology
As you likely know I appreciate new technology and innovation; and I love to celebrate it. What you may not know is that I am also a film lover. Yes it is true. This last week I enjoyed the opportunity to experience both technology and film in one (don’t worry this is going somewhere). Firstly I would like to take this...
LETTER: Canada lagging behind in our treatment of animals
In the light of the recent outcry regarding the murder of the mother bear and her two cubs in Castlegar that happened to be in a tree that was too close to so called civilization I would like to address humans need to control everything out of fear which shows up many times as cruelty to life around us. Humans have this...
Bieber fever hits Rossland teen
Oh no! Say it isn’t so. Justin Bieber is getting engaged! Admittedly, the tween-aged hearthrob may not know it — yet. If mega fan Brittanie Catalano has her way, it’s the way things are going to go after Tuesday’s concert at Rogers Arena. Ever since her friend Roni introduced her to the singer’s song “One Time,” Catalano...
Rossland Aims to Attract Nomads
The City ofRossland hopes to build on its frontier heritage by attracting modern-day prospectors, who troll the Internet for their 'nuggets'. These "Nomadic Entrepreneurs" may hold the key to building its business base, according to a report issued today by the Rossland Economic Development Task Force (EDTF). Rossland Mayor...
