You're invited: Museum and Discovery Centre Annual General Meeting
Dive into our community’s vibrant past at the Annual General Meeting of the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre at 5 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Join us for an exclusive sneak peek of our soon-to-be-launched @DigitalMuseumsCanada exhibit: Gold Mining to Gold Medals: A Century of Ski Racing in Rossland, showcasing the adrenaline-fueled adventures and enduring […]
Trail Aquatic Centre re-opens today
The pool at the Trail Aquatic & Leisure Centre will re-open for its regular hours of operation on Thursday, November 16. Please visit www.trail.ca/AquaticCentreHours for details. Thank you for your patience and understanding and we look forward to seeing everyone back at the facility. Trail Parks & Recreation 250-364-0858 250-364-0888 Update November 1, 2023, 3:06 PM – The […]
Columbia and Calvary Cemetery Restoration
The Rossland Heritage Commission is pleased to report that they obtained a grant of $5,780 from Heritage B.C. Legacy Fund, to continue the restoration of the Columbia Cemetery. Nestled in Happy Valley, just above Trail’s Mountain View cemetery, the Columbia Cemetery dates back to 1899 with over 1000 Rosslanders buried here. The Columbia Cemetery restoration […]
Andrew Collins Trio at the Rossland Miners Hall – mandolin magic! -- and more.
The Andrew Collins Trio will perform on Thursday, November 23, at 7:30 PM, at Rossland’s Miners Hall, with a 30-minute opening act by John Wort Hannam. Award-winning Andrew Collins and his cohorts, Adam Shier and James McEleney, play mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola and mandocello, not to mention voice-boxes (AKA singing). Doors open at 7:00 PM; […]
Column: Making sense of life, history . . .
Making Sense “The tao that is taught, is not the Tao.” — LaoTzu Does your life “make sense”? Does that question mean anything to you? As an historian, it is my profession to make sense of The Past. For certain, the past that is my life is not exempt from my effort to find meaning […]
Remembrance Day, 2023
Cold rain and sleet fell, but the soldier by the cenotaph stood immobile while water ran down his neck, as did the other participants holding flags and speaking to mark the occasion. The crowd of spectators sported umbrellas and parkas, and stood somberly during the reading of the names of local men who died in […]
Rossland Yards Grand Opening
An unusual part of the Rossland Yards grand opening, commented on by one or two locals, was that Mayor Andy Morel wore a suit and tie. Columbia Basin Trust CEO Johnny Strilaeff said he hadn’t expected our mayor to be wearing a tie, so had not donned one himself. Morel and Strilaeff addressed the crowd […]
Column: Don't be cowed by climate science denial
Climate change shouldn’t be political. The evidence is there for all to see, and people everywhere are feeling the effects. Government leaders from every nation and ideology have signed agreements to address the crisis, and reputable organizations from the International Energy Agency to the World Bank have analyzed the necessity and benefits of acting quickly. […]
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council Meetings, November 6, 2023
Meeting in the new City Hall; a long discussion on Short Term Rentals at the CoW; how to keep bears from being killed; a very busy March coming up for Red Mountain Racers; that compromise on the building bylaw; and more . . . COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, 4:00 pm Council grappled with the competing […]
Award-winning burlesque performers from around North America provide an evening of fun and fantasy
The Trail & District Arts Council and Déjà Louve present A Kootenay Vaudeville Affair on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in The Bailey Theatre. A Kootenay Vaudeville Affair is an explosive event with some of North America’s most impressive performers from New Orleans, Toronto, Montreal and right here in the Kootenays. They guarantee to have you […]
