Opinion

Given that most of our homes and businesses sit at an elevation of roughly 3,400 feet, Rossland residents are used to some high-altitude perspectives. But Sandy Santori makes a good point about staying grounded when it comes to spurring economic development.

While it’s perfectly reasonable for the provincial government to expect some measurable results for money it invests in any initiative, the goal set by the province in 2006 for resort municipalities to double — yes, double — their revenues by 2015 goes well beyond reason due to current economic realities.

The Recreation Department has finished the summer brochure and we hope to have it in your hands by the end of the week. There has been a mechanical glitch at the printers and the paper copy is being held up. If you’d like to view the brochure, please look for it on our website, www.rossland.ca.

The Greater Trail Relay For Life 2011 takes place this Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m at Haley Park Track.

There are some inhabitants of these “river valleys and mountainsides” whose needs have not been considered in the co-operative process, and whose very survival is essential to honouring those needs.

Yesterday Tourism Rossland hosted the first of two public input sessions where it invited suggestions on how to move our city towards some of its goals as an official “resort municipality” in the eyes of the provincial government.

If you’re interested in bee keeping or raising chickens, or just want to keep the dogs and bears out of your garden, there’s an electric fence workshop coming up on May 28 from 2-4 p.m. The workshop is $5 per person and is being put on by Rossland REAL Food and Bear Aware.