Timothy Schafer

Selkirk to gain greater presence in Rossland

Selkirk to gain greater presence in Rossland

The regional college approached the city’s recreational department earlier this year with the seeds of a new partnership.

Selkirk to gain greater presence in Rossland
Cezary Ksiazek

Council drafts Cooke Avenue wish list

On Monday night a committee of the whole meeting was held to air concerns that arose out of a public meeting in September.

Cezary Ksiazek
Handing out the gaming cash

Handing out the gaming cash

No one thought to tell the province the city only has one school left and both old PACs received gaming grants.

Handing out the gaming cash
Fiscally responsible

Fiscally responsible

The notion of Rossland as a high rolling, spendthrift municipal government has been dispelled by a recent report.

Fiscally responsible
Bringing home the bacon

Bringing home the bacon

Information concerning the salaries of individual MLAs, including cabinet ministers, has been posted by the province.

Bringing home the bacon
Pool society dissolved

Pool society dissolved

Operation of one of the oldest civic outdoor pools in the province has been officially handed over to the city.

Pool society dissolved
Red-and-White win

Red-and-White win

Rossland’s Red Mountain Resort and Nelson’s Whitewater Resort were the big winners at the Kootenay Rockies Tourism awards.

Red-and-White win
City chooses new brand

City chooses new brand

Five councilors agreed on the design for a new city watermark—or logo—that will identify the city moving forward.

City chooses new brand
Let the planning begin

Let the planning begin

First slated to begin June 1, city council has instead elected to begin this month to delve into their financial planning.

Let the planning begin
Black Bear surprise

Black Bear surprise

A little surprise was discovered earlier this month in the upper reaches of the former Rossland Museum mine.

Black Bear surprise
Lending a hand

Lending a hand

As the guardians of the city’s history, the Rossland Museum is also sending out a call for help.

Lending a hand
Cost increase to garbage collection

Cost increase to garbage collection

Council increased the contractor rate from $50 to $58.25 per household, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2013.

Cost increase to garbage collection
Artist's conception of a potential re-design for the Rossland Museum exterior.

Back to the future

Vancouver consultant Don Luxton gave his initial pitch to over 45 people at an open house at the museum on what it could look like.

Artist's conception of a potential re-design for the Rossland Museum exterior.
Peter Vogelaar of Winlaw gives Olaus Jeldness and his skis a coat of wax and a buff.

Wax on, wax off

Olaus Jeldness gets a shine in preparation for the Spirit of Red Society’s Snow Dance on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Peter Vogelaar of Winlaw gives Olaus Jeldness and his skis a coat of wax and a buff.
Cezary Ksiazek

Cooke St. development to go public again

City council has taken public concerns over density, design, safety and if the development would be completed to another forum.

Cezary Ksiazek
Rossland Historical Museum

Great expectations

Renowned museum consultant sees exciting possibilities. Public open house invites comments for Rossland Museum’s new plans.

Rossland Historical Museum
A Rossland Range snow hut.

Just digging in

The work has just begun to make the backcountry playground of the Rossland Range the best it can be.

A Rossland Range snow hut.
Miss White of the Earth Rangers holds up a Harris Hawk for the Grade 6 Drama class of Rossland School to examine.

Fur and feather fiesta

A Rossland School assembly to host the Earth Rangers took over 100 children on a wild ride about the importance of protecting animals.

Miss White of the Earth Rangers holds up a Harris Hawk for the Grade 6 Drama class of Rossland School to examine.
Cezary Ksiazek

No room for change

The developer of the Cooke Street project won’t renege on his development designs despite an outpouring of neighbourhood concerns.

Cezary Ksiazek
Rossland broadband community forum

Broadband grant comes through

A $50,000 grant from SIDIT has come through to help fund the cost of the creation of broadband Internet in downtown Rossland.

Rossland broadband community forum