Having long been a fan of architecture and historic buildings, and made even more curious about our lovely Rattenbury-designed landmark building after seeing the new Shine Salon that is now housed there, I was lucky enough to get a tour of the interior of the whole Bank of Monteal building last week. As an added bonus, Fletcher...

How fast is too fast on Thompson Avenue? If you’re asking a police officer, it’s the standard 50 kilometers an hour. If you’re asking the folks responsible for the yellow and black cautionary speed signs along that road, it’s 40 kilometers an hour. If you ask anyone who lives or bikes down the lower Rossland thoroughfare, has...

Like the great cartographers of olden times, or perhaps the Google Earth of the music world, the driving force behind Mae Moore’s nearly three decade long music career has been a desire to explore, map and take listeners on a trip through the deepest depths of human emotions. Her talent in bringing people together through...

Arena Roof Update Following a nearly month-long rain delay this spring, the Rossland Arena roof reconstruction project is now nearing completion. As part of the grant money awarded through a federal economic stimulus program, all work must be completed by an extended deadline of July 31st. To help meet that goal, the City...

 Castlegar RCMP have laid several charges against a Trail man after an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of July 12. At approximately 3 a.m, Trail RCMP received a report of a truck that had just been stolen from the Tech Metals parking lot. The vehicle was spotted by two Castlegar officers, and […]

Thirty-five years ago, Bob and Judy Kerby purchased a house on a 11-acre farm overlooking Rossland’s picturesque Happy Valley.  Judy, who hailed from Vancouver, had always dreamed of having a farm and living a sustainable lifestyle, and the spot they found boasted an orchard of 80 fruit and nut trees planted back in 1916 and...

  The trial in the death of 12-year-old John Fulton in Rossland this week waded through the testimony of mental health workers as Kimberley Ruth Noyes faces second degree murder charges in the stabbing death of the young boy that took place in August 2009. After pleading not guilty earlier, accused murderer Noyes sat staring blankly […]

My oldest daughter, Jordan, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in mid-March of this year. Since then, we have learned a lot about diabetes and the reality that a cure is needed for the millions of Canadians who have this ‘inconvenience’ disease. As a result, I have decided to raise funds for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes […]

Dear editor,Rossland Council has given developers another break which will ultimately be at the expense of taxpayers. At a recent meeting, Council decided not to consider a revised Development Cost Charge (DCC) bylaw until 2011. The ostensible reason given for the delay was the “infrastructure assessment” that is to be...

Dear editor,Rossland taxpayers should be justifiably upset to learn that Council has deferred any action on Development Cost Charges (DCCs) until 2011. They should not be surprised that the Mayor supports this, since he was a councilor, and subsequently Mayor, of the Council that set Development Cost Charges (DCCs) at a...