The race to secure an in-town home base for Rossland Search and Rescue (RSAR) took a small step forward this week.   The RSAR, founded in 1999 and with 55 current members, does not officially have a home. Currently, they are storing their unique-in-the-region mobile command centre in a covered shed In the City’s works yard ...

Plans, plans, plans. Rossland has been producing plans, planning documents and planning committees at a rapid and productive pace over the past half decade or more. Indeed, through the Visions to Actions process, the Official Community Plan, the Strategic Sustainability planning process, and the Climate Change action committee...

I extend my finger out the open window of my compatriot’s van. Leaning across from the right-hand driver’s side seat (it’s an import), he slows the 4x4 down and squints at the target I have acquired. He shakes his head. “Pine.”   We continue. The scene has replayed itself a good half dozen times since we branched off the...

Out There is a column for the Telegraph that focuses on adventures outside of the Mountain Kingdom [editor's note: is there anything beyond Wedding Cake corner and the Nancy Green Junction? We've all heard the rumours, but I thought they were just rural myths...] Without sounding too Star Trek-like, our mission is to seek out...

Another chapter in the revitalization of the Bank of Montreal building began this past weekend.   Two years ago, Pat Hinds was the CFO of a multi-million dollar company in Vancouver.  An ultra-marathoner with 17 full marathons and even a “700 miler” under his belt, Pat and his wife, Karen, who loves to ski, and their young ...

If you go in the woods today, you may be in for a big surprise. Bears in and around Rossland are certainly nothing new, but this past Tuesday one Rossland resident got more than she bargained for. While hiking near the upper reaches of the Red Head trail on the south side of Red Mountain, […]

A senior who went missing from his campsite at Texas Creek in Christina Lake, B.C. on Friday was found late in the day safe, but thirsty. Grand Forks RCMP detachment was contacted as family members became concerned when he did not return from a short hike.  The 65-year-old man from Ontario left the campground at […]

September is usually a time when everyone gets back into their routines, whether work, school or home. This a great time to think about setting a good foundation for the winter months ahead. Let’s start at the base of health- sleep. It’s extremely important that everyone has at least 7-8 hours/night of non-interrupted sleep. This […]

Kids, both young and young at heart from all over the region hit the home-made mini-ramp ramp on the Emcon lot this past weekend for the eighth event in the Kootenay Skateboard Series. Hosted by www.skateboardingbc.com and the Rossland Skateboard Association, the event drew big participation, big crowds and big tricks on a ...

 It’s obvious from the first two chapters of the book titled, the 2010-11 KIJHL season of the Nelson Leafs; this read can only get better. Although it was painfully obvious the Castlegar Rebels storyline also needs a little work. Still it was the Rebels escaping the weekend series with a sweep and the Leafs making […]