Winter Carnival 2022 Announcement
We are excited to announce the return of the Olaus Jeldness Rossland Winter Carnival, to be held the weekend of Jan. 28 to Jan. 30 2022! Community and family-oriented activities will decorate this historical weekend, with lots of reasons and ways to celebrate! RED Mountain’s famous Rail Jam, ice sculptures, snow slides,...
City of Rossland speaks to Snowplow & Winter Safety
Children should be warned of the dangers of playing near roads during falling snow or icy conditions. It is much more difficult for vehicles to steer and slow down in the snowy/icy conditions. Snowplows and snow removal equipment can be fun to watch in action. Please teach children to move well back from the road if they ...
Smoke Eaters add rescheduled game against Prince George
The Trail Smoke Eaters and the Prince George Spruce Kings have finalized details to reschedule the Jan 5 game that was postponed due to Covid-19. The Smoke Eaters will now host the Spruce Kings for three straight games the weekend of January 21st. The Smoke Eaters already had two games scheduled against Prince George on […]
FortisBC encourages customers to manage their energy use and save money this winter
As British Columbia (B.C.) experiences a colder than average winter season and recent snowstorms hitting earlier than usual, FortisBC Energy Inc. and FortisBC Inc. (together, FortisBC) is reminding its customers to become aware of their energy use to reduce higher than average monthly bills. Customers often experience their...
Column: Do something -- it's an antidote for anxiety and despair
When people do things they shouldn’t, they often try to distract attention from their actions. Guardian writer George Monbiot notes that many corporations fuelling the planet’s destruction spend significant resources to shift attention away from themselves and onto us. “The deliberate effort to stop us seeing the bigger picture...
Column: The Other, a ‘Useless Class’, and changing worlds
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is Man. -- Alexander Pope “Man is above all else mind, consciousness -- that is, he is a product of history, not of nature. . . . Is it better to work out consciously and critically one's own conception of the world and thus, in connection with the...
Rossland City Council Meetings, January 10, 2022
One evening, three meetings! Short-term rentals, the required but contentious second access route to Redstone, the Community Health Care Centre idea, decisions on dumpsters and COVID Community Support Funds, the need for some clearer addresses . . . and more. Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Dirk Lewis, Andy...
Tragic Sudden Death in Rossland
On Jan. 9 at 5:20 p.m. a Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to the sudden death of a 55-year-old man in the 2100 block of Cook Avenue in Rossland. The man and his wife had been shoveling snow from their property when the man began to feel ill and went inside to rest, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wcentowich. His...
Oversight of environmental professionals strengthened following Ombudsperson’s recommendations
Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released his final update on an investigation highlighting gaps in oversight of the regulatory scheme that seeks to protect some of B.C.’s most sensitive ecosystems. The Ombudsperson’s initial 2014 report Striking a Balance examined the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Operations’ (now known as...
Column: Everything under the sun
As light slowly returns to the Northern Hemisphere, we anticipate brighter days ahead. It’s a good time to consider the wondrous combination of forces that make life on Earth possible. Above all is the sun — the ultimate source of all our energy. But we rely on plants, algae and some bacteria to obtain this energy through...
