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Dave Rusnell came to Trail from Saskatchewan in 1960 on an invitation from the Smoke Eaters to join the World Championships in Europe.

In January, Rossland REAL Food’s sustainable conversation series featured Les Anderson’s fascinating tales of his childhood as the son of a game warden in the remote north of Saskatchewan. In the previous two parts of this three-part series, we described how his family subsisted off a large garden, foraged plants, wild game, and a relationship with the native Cree population.

Trail’s first hockey team was formed in 1912, four years after the Boundary region formed B.C.’s first hockey league.

Roughly 100 people attended Rossland REAL Food’s seed swap and double-feature movie night at the Miners’ Hall on Sunday.

Punk Rock Bingo, every Wednesday at the Flying Steamshovel, has raised well over $2,000 for its Rossland Family Relief Fund (RFRF) since bingo kicked off again for this winter last Dec. 8.

Bee specialist Lynn Westcott will give a workshop on growing habitat and building nests for wild bees in your backyard on March 9 at 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the RSS library and wood shop.

The 27th Annual Black Jack Loppet will be held on Feb. 27, with a 10 a.m. starting gun for the mass start free technique race, and the day before, on Feb. 26 at 10 a.m., Black Jack will hold the third annual interval start classic technique Kootenay Cup.

The Blue Lake Centre, a non-profit outdoor education organization, is offering scholarships to attend their Winter BLAST program from Mar. 19 to 26.

The first of Rossland REAL Food’s sustainable conversation series featured Les Anderson’s fascinating tales of his childhood in the remote north of Saskatchewan with no power and a nearly complete reliance on the family garden, foraging, and trading with the local Cree.