Wolverine research boosted by citizen science
Faces & Places: Doris Hausleitner Story by Nicole Trigg, Kootenay Conservation Program Wildlife biologist and Selkirk College ecology instructor Doris Hausleitner has always had a penchant for species that are considered something of an underdog, those without champions to promote their cause. It’s no wonder then, that ...
Op/Ed: To save threatened plants and animals, restore habitat on farms, ranches and other working lands
By Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi, Claire Kremen, Erle C. Ellis, and Sandra Diaz, for The Conversation The big idea Restoring native habitats to at least 20% of the world’s land currently being used by humans for farming, ranching and forestry is necessary to protect biodiversity and slow species loss, according...
BC committed to regional environmental assessments, but experts warn they might never happen
COVID-19 has delayed the Environmental Assessment Office’s work on establishing regulations for regional assessments, which will look at the cumulative effects of all past, present and future industrial projects By Matt Simmons, for The Narwhal At first glance, northwest B.C. is a vast wild landscape home to big forests, even...
Column: What do we lose when the caribou disappear?
One caribou herd in Jasper National Park is gone. The two remaining are on the brink. Regrettably, the story is not particularly new; almost every caribou herd in Canada has been assessed as being at risk of extinction, and too little is being done to save them. Last year in British Columbia, two caribou herds — the South ...
COUNCIL MATTERS -- byelection, speeding woes, Council's schedule, and more
City Announcement: A by-election by voting will be held to elect one Councillor. The candidates are: Terry Miller, of 1950 Kirkup Avenue, Rossland, BC; and Fletcher Quince, of 2004 Columbia Avenue, Rossland, BC. For more information on the by-election, click here. Rossland City Council Meeting, November 2, 2020 ...
Column: From the Hill -- COVID, long-term care, and the National Health Act
I want to start by congratulating all the candidates in the recent provincial election. As I write this, it seems clear that the successful candidates in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay area were incumbents Dan Ashton and Katrine Conroy and newcomer Roly Russell. But I know from experience how difficult it can be to step...
First Edition: The Books of My Life -- Rossland Public Library
(Editor’s Introductory Note: During the pandemic, watching too much TV can bring on boredom, irritation and an overdose of depressing news. Books can provide welcome relief! And the library can provide books.) Rossland Public Library The Rossland Public Library is pleased to begin regular submissions to The...
A single-vehicle crash at the Murphy Creek bend
On October 22, 2020 at 11:12 a.m. the Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to a report of a single motor vehicle rollover incident on Highway 3B, at the Murphy Creek bend north of Rossland. According to witnesses the driver, a 29-year-old Warfield man, was northbound in a 2010 Toyota Tacoma when he failed to negotiate ...
Op/Ed: Right-wing extremism -- the new wave of global terrorism
By Sean Spence, on The Conversation In April 2020, the United Nation’s Secretary-General, António Guterres, addressed members of the Security Council by warning them that the COVID-19 pandemic could threaten global peace and security. If the health crisis was not managed effectively, he feared that its negative economic...
Column: Our ever-changing world and decolonization
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us have been living in a landscape defined by unknowns. This lack of certainty about how the world around us can change at any moment shows no sign of abating in the foreseeable future. Dealing with the unknown is not something our modern society is used to or comfortable with. Over...
