By Vivienne Hurley Will Rossland’s student-led initiative for Dressember be part of the fabric of change? High school students attending Seven Summits Centre for Learning (7S) in Rossland have created a community of advocates to fight against human trafficking and have donned their uniforms in support of Dressember. The dress...

Five tips to get you off the sofa – because sitting more during COVID-19 is hurting your health By Wuyou Sui, for The Conversation With the Canadian government continuing to recommend physical distancing measures, many people are finding themselves confined to their homes more than ever before. While some are citing the...

Earlier this year, Seamus O’Regan, the Minister of Natural Resources said in a speech that “We are placing nuclear energy front and centre… This is nuclear’s moment.” And in discussions around building a new economy after COVID, the government is doubling down on those sentiments.  The latest debates are slightly different ...

The unofficial results of the Rossland by-election to fill one vacant Council seat indicate that Terry Miller received 600 votes, and that Fletcher Quince received 213 votes. The unofficial results are subject to determination of official election results by the Chief Election Officer. Now that Rossland City Council has its...

The hand-over between generations: a lack of empathy? "When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." ---  Mark Twain Youth and Age, it is a commonplace observation, often suffer...

Let’s fill the map with your outdoor holiday light displays! Send in your photo, address, and a short description of your light display to communications@trail.ca.    All submitted photos* will be eligible for the Holiday Lights Contest. Categories, prizes and sponsor information will be announced soon. The community will...

Recently I’ve been thinking about what a low-carbon life might actually look like.  We would drive and fly less and mostly cycle, walk and ride transit. We’d eat less meat and more plant-based foods. We’d heat our energy-efficient homes with electricity or geothermal and get power from the wind and sun.  It might also be a ...

Ottawa’s latest climate plan bets on expensive and unproven carbon capture technologies   By Burgess Langshaw Power, from The Conversation    Last week, the federal government released its long awaited plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Bill C-12, if passed, commits...

Special Council Meeting 11:00 a.m. November 23:  Safe  Restart Grant Funding Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Chris Bowman, Stewart Spooner, Janice  Nightingale, Andy Morel, and Dirk Lewis.   Staff:  CAO Bryan Teasdale, CFO Elma Hamming, and DCO Cynthia Año Nuevo. This special meeting of Council was called to...

Q and A with Jacqueline Dawes, co-chair of the Rossland Public Library Board My favourite childhood book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. I loved the art and design of the pages. My favourite book from school is 1984 by George Orwell, which inspired an interest in dystopian fiction. Classics I haven’t read are ...