During BC Seniors Week, a coalition of seniors’ organizations, caregivers, health providers and system advocates is calling on the Government of British Columbia to eliminate co-payments for publicly-subsidized home support for seniors. Home support services range from assistance with bathing and daily personal care, to more complex tasks such as catheter care, oxygen therapy and […]

The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) has announced six winners of Awards of Excellence for their outstanding achievements in  educating students and the public on environmental stewardship and sustainability. Rossland’s Bridget O’Malley was one of them. The press release announcing the awards included the nomination summary for her: “Bridget O’Malley has been a driving […]

By Ali Jasemi, Wilfrid Laurier University  During several recent conversations, people have told me that they’ve stopped checking their phones in the morning. Not because nothing was happening, but because everything was. They described the feeling as standing under a waterfall of perpetual bad news. This experience is far from an isolated one. According to […]

Introducing Lindsay Barnett, the new Manager of Recreation and Events; contract award for the McLeod retaining wall project; another clean audit for Rossland; two major mountain biking events coming this fall; learning about ERAP PRESENT:   Acting Mayor Jeff Weaver (presiding), Mayor Andy Morel (online) and Councillors Maya Provençal, Craig Humpherys, Stewart Spooner, and Lisa […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney recently released “A Force of Nature: Canada’s Strategy to Protect Nature.” It describes a vision “that protects, restores, and values nature as a foundation of our economy, sovereignty, and well-being, leading at home and globally, to ensure healthy ecosystems, resilient communities, and prosperity for present and future generations.” What’s the link […]

Introduction: a jigsaw that won’t compose a picture I’m not going to discipline myself within a topic today. Several subjects have grabbed my attention at various times the last week or two, and rather than make one of them the point of an essay, I will just make remarks on each and move on. What […]

I rose in the House this week to recognize B.C. Museums Week, from May 17 to 23 this week. B.C.’s arts, culture and creative sector is a vital part of our province. It employs more than 122,000 people and contributes approximately $10.5 billion to our economy. Workers and volunteers in this sector preserve and share […]

As of Monday, June 1, 2026, the province’s general minimum wage will rise to $18.25 an hour. Types of wages affected The increase of just over 2.1% raises the general minimum wage from $17.85 to $18.25 per hour. The same percentage increase applies to the minimum rates for resident caretakers, live-in home-support workers, live-in camp […]

BC New Democrat MLA Steve Morissette’s motion to support independent movie theatres was passed in the Legislative Assembly today. The motion calls on the provincial government to allow small, independent movie theatres to serve liquor during mixed-age showings. “I was very grateful to receive support for this motion from colleagues on all sides of the […]

The yellow aircraft flying at the Trail airport on Sunday were there giving the air cadets of 531 City of Trail Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron cadets an exciting air experience. Each cadet did a flight in the Schweizer 2-33 glider and a flight in the Cessna 182 towplane. The gliders and tow planes are […]