Column: Heading for the stars? (PART TWO)
The Third Promised Land: outer spaces and the star-colonizing project "We have to colonize Mars to ensure humanity's seed will survive if something happens on earth, like a nuclearthird world war or asteroid strike that could end human life." -- Elon Musk, owner, SpaceX “Elon Musk says he plans to send 1 million people...
Column: The easy way can lead to disaster
By David Suzuki H.L. Mencken once wrote that “there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.” This is often the case with society’s responses to human-caused wildlife decline. Take salmon populations along B.C.’s coast. According to assessments by the Committee on the Status of...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council Meeting March 8, 2021
Opioid crisis; the “plastic bag” bylaw; property taxes; changes to bylaw enforcement; RDKB report; and more Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Dirk Lewis, Chris Bowman, Janice Nightingale, Andy Morel, Stewart Spooner and Terry Miller; Staff present included CAO Bryan Teasdale, Planner Stacey Lightbourne,...
Lower Columbia River Fish Habitat Recontouring Project
As part of the Columbia River Water use plan, BC Hydro has been working to support indigenous fish populations in the lower Columbia River. This month, we will be recontouring the stranding pools at the Genelle Main Bar, which will result in reduced fish stranding at this site. Work will commence on Monday March 15 and will be […]
DriveSmartBC: Ticket Fallacies
I refused to sign the ticket that I got for speeding last week. Does that mean this ticket is invalid and I don't have to pay it? Questions like this one are common from readers who were not happy following their roadside encounter with traffic enforcement. However, a violator's signature is not required to make the ticket ...
Suzuki's daughter to take over as foundation executive director
Last fall, the David Suzuki Foundation announced that I would be joining the team full-time this September as executive director. I write you today with a deep sense of excitement, responsibility and alignment for taking up this work. I've grown up with the Foundation. More than 30 years ago, my parents Tara Cullis and David...
Province pairs with CBT for wildfire mitigation
The B.C. government is investing $2.4 million to complete wildfire risk reduction projects in the Columbia Basin as part of its economic recovery plan to create jobs and help communities recover from COVID-19 impacts. “Our government’s support of this program will help mitigate wildfire threats and also provide training and...
Columbia Basin Culture Tour 2021 puts out call for applicants
Columbia Basin – Call for entry: registration is now open for artists/venues in the Columbia Basin to participate in the Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT), a celebration of culture taking place August 7 & 8, 2021, from 10 am to 5 pm. Help us make the 13th anniversary tour the best yet! The CBCT is a self-guided tour...
Kootenay Savings continues to give back to community
As part of Kootenay Savings ongoing commitment to giving back to the Kootenays, through good times and challenging times, the credit union has teamed up with their community-minded employees to distribute $9,500 in donations to seventeen deserving non-profit groups. “Many local charities are struggling to deliver their programs...
Column: Heading for the stars? (Part One)
“Mankind will conquer the stars. It is his destiny.” -- Isaac Asimov “We are the way the universe understands itself.” “Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” -- Carl Sagan “Let us make adam in our own image, as our likeness... Let him have dominion over ... earth and all the creeping things that...
