Dropping Out It is a dismal truth that democracy can die from lack of use, and the technologies of electronic communication and mental distraction now in use are potent foes of a self-governing, self-disciplining citizen. We might be amusing ourselves to the death of our own government. Dropping out of political engagement ...

The City of Rossland has released a DRAFT plan to help the community transition to renewable energy by 2050. The plan proposes a list of actions around transportation, energy efficiency for buildings, and diversion of organic waste. Now the City wants to hear from citizens about their priorities, to help guide next steps. The...

By Victoria Wagner, Christopher Fernandez-Prada, and Martin Olivier, from The Conversation Leishmania is a flesh-eating parasite that affects millions of people each year, in 98 countries and territories — but isn’t native to Canada and the United States. So why are veterinarians starting to report Leishmania here, so far...

I don’t usually go into the “inside baseball” minutiae of backroom politics on Parliament Hill—the battles over make-up of committees, opposition motions with poison pills, and filibusters—because, frankly, most Canadians aren’t concerned about these details.  They just want parliament to work for them, especially when so...

Winter is coming.  We’ve seen a few initial snowfalls, and it’s getting colder.  People have been asking about the day-use shelters in the Rossland Range Recreation Site – will they be open for use? The short answer is no. Recreation Sites and Trails, BC has advised that the cabins remain closed for now, but unlocked and...

The City of Trail is very pleased to announce it has received a generous donation of $23,500 USD from the Murphy Family Foundation towards the Gyro Park Playground Project. The project is currently under construction and includes new playground equipment offering a high level of inclusive play for all children. The equipment...

In its throne speech, the federal government committed to exceed Canada’s 2030 climate targets. The need for new, more ambitious targets and a plan to meet them couldn’t be more urgent. The UN’s annual “Emissions Gap Report 2019” found Earth is headed toward 3.2 C warming based on current and estimated emissions trends — a ...

Material contributed by “Stop the Spray BC” When a forest regrows after logging or fires, it can be and should be a paradise for wildlife including bees, moose, birds, and beavers, with a large selection of food including fireweed, poplar (aspen), birch, willow, grasses, berries and many other plants that are necessary for ...

Electrifying chicken coops; Renewable energy; more RED parking for passholders   Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Andy Morel, Stewart Spooner, Chris Bowman and Dirk Lewis.  Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, CFO Elma Hamming, City Planner Stacey Lightbourne, Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia Año Nuevo,...

The West, the Rest, the Best? Other cultural paths have their democratic elements no doubt, but it is the West that has come to lay the foundation of a global economy, and of a global order in the UN and World Court. This world is a community where the lingering effects of the great age of Euro-American imperial, colonial, ...