Fifty-nine bears have been destroyed in the region so far this year; a year Conservation Officer Ben Beetlestone says has been a record-breaking one for bears in Castlegar (15 have been destroyed in the greater Castlegar area). “There’s no increase in the bear population, I don’t think, but there have been more issues with (bear/human […]

On his latest album, Joel Plasket’s heavy-handed musical wisdom delivers a bit of advice on why you should get out to the Miners' Hall this weekend to see a Juno Award-winning talent:  “The reason why I like the instrumentals, is ‘cause they haven’t got any words.”  This four piece acoustic instrumental quartet finds both...

Rossland runners take note: a nearly three decade-old tradition will be returning to the Golden City Days schedule this year, one that will allow young and old to duel it out on the trails. Whether you’re up for a 1km sprint with the kids, a 5 kilometre jog or an all out 10k hustle, the Golden City Grind has got something for...

Ringo Starr may not have been a Rosslander, but he sure seems to have gotten the sentiment that allows our little city of 3,200 some-odd fine folks punch well above its weight when it comes to our quality of life. Indeed Rossland is a City in which service groups, organizations and societies get by...with a little help from...

During the last several months, a small redevelopment project in upper Rossland has been challenging the city’s bylaws as staff work to come up with a solution that would aid densification on the lots in question and perhaps help future densification around the city. The lot at 2530 St. Paul Street was purchased by K2...

 I talked to someone yesterday who came in with her son and a list of specifications for a new back-to-school computer. I started running through it and realized that we were talking about a HIGH end computer. I warned her that she was looking at a $5,000-6,000 and asked what it was for. Her son […]

RCMP are again calling for the public’s assistance in locating Owen Kiernan Rooney last seen in Grand Forks, B.C. Rooney has been missing since Saturday, Aug. 14, and his family has added their plea for help. Family members have flown in from Australia to assist in the search. Rooney, a 24-year-old Australian, is 5-feet-9-inches (175 […]

For 3,794 people who are linked into the ‘Help save the B.C. Black bears’ Facebook site, and Allen Piche, the man responsible for feeding them, word that the bears at Christina Lake are not facing imminent destruction will be a relief. Barry Penner, Minister of the Environment for B.C., said the suspects who were feeding […]

Ah, the plight of rural youth. It is a tale rife with intrigue, admonition, and teenage angs-- inextricably coupled with a deep-seated need for attention. Cries for help, guidance, parental intervention fan their way over back-alleys, side streets and decrepit abandoned edifices in need of a coat of whitewash; country-fried...

The Rossland Chamber of Commerce is proud to present Taste of Rossland, back for another year of eating, drinking and mingling.  This year’s event coincides with the annual three-day Golden City Days. Taste of Rossland will take place at the Ross Thompson Ballroom, at the Prestige Mountain Resort on September 12th, from 1-5pm. ...