COLUMN: Part Two -- An unprecedented political order coming?
Part One is the necessary introduction to Part Two. Please read it before reading this. Birth of the West: demokratia and demos in ancient Athens As I said in Part One, my Learning In Retirement at Selkirk College students are self-aware citizens; various puzzles for defining democracy came up in class when we spoke about...
Dec. 27 update on Highway 97C bus crash Christmas Eve
On Dec. 24, 2022 at approximately 18:14 hours the BC Highway Patrol and Merritt RCMP were advised of a single vehicle collision around Loon Lake on Hwy 97c east of Merritt BC. Police and emergency services responded and located a commercial E-bus that had gone off road to the left and rolled onto its passenger side coming to...
Fatal crash on Columbia Avenue Tuesday morning
Police are confirming some details regarding a fatal collision Tuesday morning, with Castlegar RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Monty Taylor indicating the cause of the crash was likely medical in nature. "I can confirm on Tuesday Dec. 20, just after 6:30 a.m., we received a report of a vehicle which struck a power pole in the 3200 block area...
COLUMN: An unprecedented political order coming?
In the time of not-yet-born/not-yet-dead for Western being Things are going to slide, slide in all directions Won't be nothing (won't be) Nothing you can measure anymore The blizzard, the blizzard of the world Has crossed the threshold And it's overturned The order of the soul. ...stuff it up the hole In your...
COLUMN: Without fungi -- no cheese, no wine, no food, no forests
If you’re celebrating the festive season with cheese, bread and a glass of wine, beer or kombucha followed by chocolate, it might be a good time to think about fungi. It’s what makes all those tasty items possible! In fact, almost all food production relies on fungi. Most plants need it to obtain nutrients and water. Trees ...
Smart watch erroneously dispatches police to Rossland
On Saturday, Dec. 10 at 9:53 a.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received an emergency alert from a smart watch which stated that its owner had been in a severe car accident, in Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The GPS coordinates were provided as part of the message to police,"...
Grinch steals Christmas/show during Santa Parade
On Saturday, Dec. 10, at 5:30 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a report of a furry green suspect in a red suit stealing the show at City of Trail’s Santa Parade in East Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the officer conducted surveillance of a well-known Grinch but was...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council meetings, December 12, 2022
The 2022 Community Contributor Award; a focus on improving access to health care; getting Centennial Trail groomed/packed – soon! -- the Community Grant Funding problem; 2024 Coy Cup aspirations; our mayor’s latest report on RDKB doings; and more … read on for details. PRESENT: Mayor Andy Morel, and Councillors Eliza...
Fire department celebrating first-ever female KBRFR captain
“I love firefighting,” says Carlene Pires, who has become the first-ever female captain within the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Service (KBRFR). “I just so happen to be a woman too,” she adds. Carlene is proud of her paid-on-call (POC) job as well as the determination and accomplishments that have engineered her ...
ICBC files for no increase to basic insurance rates for two more years
Government reforms to ICBC are paying off with affordable, steady rates and fiscal stability for people. ICBC is filing an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for no increase to basic insurance rates for the next two years, which marks five years of no increases to basic insurance rates. “Our...
