A leaked government document about the future of Canada's border crossings -- including possible closure, reduced hours, sharing of facilities and remote monitoring -- lists Midway, Cascade, Nelway and Chopaka crossings.
The document, "Small Port Working Group - Initial Results and Paths Forward", was done collectively between Canada's Customs and Border Services Agency(CBSA) and U.S.
We are writing to ask your readers to help us make poverty an issue in this election campaign. We know the Harper government has the needed funds to reduce poverty, but instead it has chosen to spend billions of our tax dollars for things like the G-8/G-20 Summits, reduced taxes for large corporations, fighter jets and other “big ticket” items which don’t benefit people struggling, and all too often failing, to raise their children and make ends meet.
How do you cut $1.2 million out of a School District's annual budget while having as little effect on the students' learning experience as possible? The board of SD20 grappled with that question Monday evening as they continued their budgeting process.
According to coordinator Jennifer Ellis, Rossland’s “Neighbourhood of Learning Committee has been working for the last month to ensure that the School Board has accurate information regarding Rossland Schools.”
Multi-instrumentalist Shane Philip is known worldwide for his dynamic didgeridoo-infused music. Philip has been touring constantly for the past few years now. His rhythmic and intoxicating sounds are powerful enough to fill a room with dancing fans and soulful enough to quiet a packed house.
Those songs have captured audiences for years in Canada, particularly along the west coast, but for the past five years, he's captured listeners around the globe.
Ever since renovations to the arena's washrooms were completed in late 2010, users have complained bitterly about fickle showers that would be frigidly cold one moment and scalding hot the next, keeping athletes on their toes as they tried to clean up after skating, hockey, or roller derby.
Last week I finally got around to fulfilling the old English builder's proverb: "A house needs a good hat and a good pair of boots."
I called in the services of Jesse Ewing of Ewing Insolutions Inc. of Nelson to spray my basement with R-10 of foam on the walls (about an inch and a half thick) and R-21-plus on the rim joists.
The swim club—or more precisely, the Greater Trail Stingrays Swim Club—plans to promote their sport on Feb. 22 with a demonstration event open to all youth at the Trail Aquatic Centre (TAC).
There hasn't been a revolt. You're still the mayor and, much as the city would benefit from someone new, CAO Victor Kumar is still the CAO. Trust was broken and very bad process was used to achieve a dubious goal, but it's time we moved on.