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Country
  
Canada

Regional district
  
Kootenay Boundary

Time zone
  
PST (UTC-8)

Elevation
  
1,023 m

Population
  
3,556 (2011)

Province
  
British Columbia

Region
  
West Kootenay

Incorporated
  
1897

Postal code
  
V0G 1Y0

Area
  
59.79 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:23 PM

Area code
  
250

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Weather
  
4°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 87% Humidity

Rossland is a city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. Tucked high in the Monashee Mountains, Rossland is at an elevation of 1023 metres (3410 feet). Its population is 3556, though it fluctuates from season to season. The population is at its peak during the winter. Rossland has been known as the 'Mountain Bike Capital of Canada' since 1993 when it was awarded this title, with an extensive trail system radiates from the outskirts of the town. Also nearby is the multi-peak ski hill, Red Mountain Resort.

Contents

Map of Rossland, BC, Canada

Toponym

The origin of the toponym Rossland comes from the name of a miner, Ross Thompson, who staked a claim in 1890. He originally tried to call the city Thompson, but he was advised that there was already a town with that name.

History

In 1897, as a result of a gold rush, Rossland for a time was one of Western Canada's largest cities. A number of historic buildings survive from this time.

By 1907, Rossland was home to a local branch of the Western Federation of Miners.

In 1929 Doukhobor firefighters were sent from Rossland to Gold Creek Basin in Washington State to fight a forest fire. Two of the men discovered a Lost Mine called the Lost Doukhobor Ledge.

The Rossland Court House was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980.

Notable people

  • Dallas Drake, retired NHL Hockey player (Detroit Red wings).
  • Kerrin Lee-Gartner, downhill ski racer, Olympic Gold Medalist.
  • Nancy Greene, alpine ski racer, two time overall World Cup champion (1967, 1968), Olympic Gold medalist.
  • George Grey, Cross country skier, Olympian.
  • Michel Trudeau, son of 15th Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and brother of 23rd Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, swept into Kokanee Lake by an avalanche and drowned.
  • Dane Tudor, professional freeskier sponsored by Red Mountain, spent time growing up between Rossland and Palmer, Alaska.
  • John Turner, 17th Canadian Prime Minister, grew up in Rossland after moving to Canada from England as an infant with his family.
  • Joe Zanussi, retired NHL hockey player (St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets)
  • Seth Martin, former hockey player (St.Louis Blues, Trail Smoke Eaters)

    • Media

    Rossland is home to CHLI-FM, Rossland Radio Co-op, an internet-based community radio station which has currently applied for, and was granted, a low-power FM license with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) at 101.1 FM.

    Rossland is served by two newspapers. One is The Rossland Telegraph, an online only full-service paper, founded in August 2008. In July 2010 the "Rossland News" was opened and is both online and currently distributes 1,200 papers throughout the town.

    Education

    School District 20 Kootenay-Columbia operates public schools in Rossland.

    The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique operates one Francophone school: école des Sept-sommets primary school.

    Television

    Rossland was featured on the historical television series Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, season 1, episode 4.

    References

    Rossland, British Columbia Wikipedia
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