Editorial Rant: Lying in politics -- so common, so corrupt
Politics. Election campaigns. Lies. Is anyone else out there infuriated by how closely those three things are linked? Why should politicians have some sort of 007-like “License to Lie”? I say they shouldn’t. In Canada, people are given some protection against false or misleading advertising. There’s the voluntary “Canadian...
Rossland’s (proposed) Mid-town Transition Project – What’s going on?
On Tuesday evening, October 29, the Miners Hall was well-populated with residents viewing the explanatory displays and seeking more details from the City staff members present. The proposed development is for affordable housing on three stories above a ground-floor space which could, if things work out, house a new City Hall,...
Tŝilhqot’in Nation Celebrates Grand Opening of its Solar Farm
The Tŝilhqot’in Nation celebrated the Grand Opening of its Solar Farm last Friday, October 18, 2019. The Tŝilhqot’in Solar Farm is located 80 km west of Williams Lake on what is known as the Riverwest Sawmill. The 1.25-MW solar farm is the largest of its kind in British Columbia and is one hundred percent developed, built,...
Column: We owe Greta and the world's youth more than a Nobel Prize
Many people, including me, expected Greta Thunberg to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was deservedly awarded for ending more than 20 years of conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.Greta and the young people worldwide urging adults to care about their future don’t need a Nobel....
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council, October 7, 2019
Bigger fines in the works for Rossland bylaw-breakers; a Public Meeting on October 29 about the potential Emcon Lot development; improvements to a pathway coming soon -- and more. Present: Acting Mayor Chris Bowman; Mayor Kathy Moore (by telephone); and Councillors Andy Morel, Janice Nightingale, and Dirk Lewis. Staff: CAO...
Column: Choose your government: Canadians and a perilous future
The moment, the prospects, the significance This is my second and final column on the federal election at hand. I write this feeling very uncertain about what Canadians want from politics. I have just recently told a friend in a conversation about the election – one of many – that I think conservatism in Canada is weak. But...
Editorial Opinion: Ruminations on voting, party platforms, promises and so on
Mainstream media coverage to date of the federal election campaign has led CBC pundit Neil Macdonald to declare, “I can’t get little enough of it.” No wonder. Irrelevant distractions, insults, inaccurate accusations, fake videos, false social media memes, a flood of promises that few voters put much faith in anymore, and ...
Op/Ed: Caribou numbers crashing; Tŝilhqot’in Nation alarmed
Southern BC has lost all or most of its formerly numerous wild mountain caribou. Populations are crashing in the BC central interior as well. The Western Canada Wilderness Committee points out that they “were once so numerous that an entire region of BC is named after them. The Cariboo in the central interior of BC was given...
Rossland's climate march
“Thank you all for coming out to support us! There are so many more people than we had expected,” said one youth representative from the steps of City Hall. Another shouted, “We are Generation Zed! We won’t be stopped!” The crowd that started outside the Youth Space across from RSS blocked Washington street and one lane at...
Trail recycling company fined almost $23,000 by WorkSafeBC
A Trail recycling company has been fined almost $23,000 by WorkSafeBC, according to a report published on the organization’s website. According to WorkSafeBC, the $22,866.82 fine levied against Montrose-based KC Recycling Ltd, was due to repeated, high-risk violations. The WorkSafeBC report reads as follows: “This firm's...
