What matters most to you about life in our region? Do you live in Rossland or the Greater Trail area? Tourism Rossland wants to hear from you! Share your thoughts on tourism in our communities through the 10-minute Resident Sentiment Survey. Your feedback will help shape destination management strategies and tourism priorities across the region. […]

The BC RCMP is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) as part of a phased transition led by E-Comm 9-1-1. The federally mandated transition to NG9-1-1 replaces the decades old infrastructure, laying the foundation for faster and more informed communication in emergency situations. During this initial phase of the migration to NG9-1-1, […]

Columbia Basin Trust and JA British Columbia (JABC) are offering Basin youth opportunities to take part in after-school programming that provides hands-on business-development experience. “These programs enable youth to explore entrepreneurship and the business world and consider if they might wish to pursue it as a career path,” said Angie Elsmore, Manager, Special Initiatives, Columbia […]

Editorial Note:  Readers may notice that this is the first statement we have published from any BC political party or candidate; that is because it’s the first one we’ve received. We have not published any of the press releases from other parties so far because we refuse to publish material based on attacks on others, […]

Join us at the Museum for live music and lots of fun for the whole family at our annual Arts and Culture Festival! In partnership with the Rossland IncrEdible Market, we’ll be featuring Kootenay artisans, vendors, and food trucks! Check out our website for the whole schedule: rosslandmuseum.ca/news/2026/arts-culture-fest The festival is an opportunity for our […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is pleased to share that Scott Builders Inc. and Kalesnikoff Mass Timber Inc. have signed on to submit design-build proposals for the Castlegar & District Arena and Walking Track Project. “This is a big milestone for this project,” said Trisha Davison, General Manager of Community Services for the […]

*Please read before applying for these kittens, we can only respond to homes that we feel would be appropriate (explained below)  Applications are found on the website, kaap.ca under “adopt”. Cookie’s crumbles came to KAAP after being found living as strays, with their mom who, is of course named Cookie.   They had no human interaction […]

The Castlegar community is invited to come out and welcome the Cops for Kids Ride team when they arrive at the Castlegar RCMP Detachment on Sunday, Sept. 13  at 3:30 p.m. Presented by the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation, the annual Cops for Kids Ride brings together law enforcement and civilian riders for a challenging 10-day […]

As former teachers, Jessie Morassut and Lauren Kessler know firsthand the need for a shift within the culture of teacher well-being. Moving away from toxic taglines like “do it for the kids” and “don’t smile until December”, and unclear expectations that can exist in work hours, these two are now stepping up to create and […]

Nelson Hydro and Nelson Public Works returned from Summerland this week where they were providing mutual aid following wildfire damage in the community. City of Nelson support included a Nelson Hydro line crew, and Public Works vacuum and gravel truck crews. The crews assisted with restoring power to critical infrastructure, including water pump stations and other essential services. “To see […]