Elections BC said in a media release that advance voting for the 2020 Provincial General Election opened today (Thursday, October 15), running until Wednesday, October 21. Elections BC said the advance voting period is seven days this election, up from six in the last provincial election in 2017. “An extra day has been added...

It’s easy to become cynical about provincial and federal politicians and governments. All one has to do is pay attention:  to the promises made pre-election, and what happens – or doesn’t happen – after the election. And, sometimes to see the lobbying efforts of industrial and corporate giants result in legislation basically...

To save wild salmon, Discovery Islands fish farms must go During their miraculous but perilous journey from inland spawning grounds, down rivers, out to sea and back again years later, Pacific wild salmon often must pass open-net coastal salmon farms. Here they swim through waters that can harbour parasitic sea lice and harmful...

(With files from Linda Allis, for Black Jack) Having great times in the snow: We’ve seen our first taste of snow in Rossland already, giving hope to everyone who loves the stuff and can hardly wait to get out in it this winter. As always, fingers are crossed for a great snow year.  For those who love cross-country...

Andrew Duncan of Rossland is running for election, hoping to represent our riding for the Green Party of BC as an MLA.  Asked to explain his priorities and his reasons for running for office, Duncan apologized for being tired because he had been out until 3:00 am on a Search and Rescue mission, helping to get an injured...

[First published in the Rossland Telegraph] “I support the left, tho' I'm leanin'to the right I support the left, tho' I'm leanin' to the right... I’m a political man, and I practice what I preach.”    -- Cream, English rock band, Politician “Politicians won’t integrate into normal society. It’s no use trying to understand ...

Applicants for Community Grant Funding – sharpen your pencils (or polish your pens)!  But before you start writing, be aware of the changes that are designed to make the process easier for organizations needing grants, as well as for the decision-makers. And then, get your applications in by October 31, 2020. What was formerly...

By:  Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Amaya Perez-Brumer, Angela Mashford-Pringle, Lisa Forman, and Roberta K. Timothy; from The Conversation   At this crucial time of confronting systemic anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, the Canadian government must take responsibility for its enduring role in propagating racism. This ...

For many, the pandemic has renewed our innate appreciation for and connection to nature. People have taken to growing food on windowsills and in backyard and community gardens. We’re cultivating yeasts to bake bread and getting outside more to walk, run, swim and cycle.  In the face of uncertainty, nature brings solace and ...

For people in wheelchairs and people with mobility issues who need walkers, canes or crutches to help them walk, there is now a nice, smooth, low-angle loop trail that winds for about one kilometre through trees and bushes and open areas on the south side of Strawberry Pass (Nancy Greene Summit), in the Rossland Range Recreation...