By Sharon J. Riley, for The Narwhal The fate of a massive new oilsands project is being seen as the litmus test for the future of the oilsands themselves.   There’s a huge oilsands project that’s getting a lot of attention these days — and it’s not the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. A massive new oilsands mine project...

Many years ago, I helped the parents of a seriously disturbed young person by obtaining a court order for his involuntary committal. He had been delusional, and doing things that could easily have resulted in his own death.  The parents had made one attempt on their own, but had failed to convince a court of the need to protect...

New Democrat MLA Katrine Conroy is welcoming $31,500 in capital project funding for two community organizations in Castlegar and Rossland. One $17,000 grant will go to the Castlegar Sculpturewalk Society to support sculpture infrastructure upgrades throughout the city. Another $14,500 grant will go to the Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club Society to support the […]

By Raynold Wonder Alorse, for The Conversation Modern society has given significant attention to the promises of the digital economy over the past decade. But it has given little attention to its negative environmental footprint. Our smartphones rely on rare earth metals, and cloud computing, data centres, artificial intelligence...

Taxes – who wants to think about taxes at this time of year?  Can’t we put it off for a few months? Relax – this isn’t about doing the dreaded tax return.  It’s about trends in taxation, and what they achieve.  Or not. And what voters can do about it.  Besides, it can take...

A Kootenay man, environmental consultant Michael Keefer who lives in Rossland and Cranbrook, was invited to go to Uzbekistan for a conference on solutions to the Aralkum Desert problem.  While there, he toured the area and took many hundreds of pictures.  When I sat down with Keefer, who told me fascinating tales ...

Condo owners upset by noise from Mook Thai; Community Grants; embracing the Step Code; opposing water-bottling from groundwater, and more  Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Chris Bowman, Scott Forsyth, Stewart Spooner, Andy Morel and Dirk Lewis. PUBLIC HEARING on the Financial Plan Amendment...

Cycling Unlimited is getting closer– to taking seniors and those with mobility issues for outdoor rides on trishaws in Trail and Rossland. The group has been busy fundraising for the past few months and is happy to report some encouraging early results.  Co-chair Diana Daghofer says, “First, a great big thank...

In keeping with the season's spirit of giving, the Rossland Legion has been donating funds to help worthy community causes. Three community groups have recently been beneficiaries of the Legion's charitable giving.  In the photo above, Legion Secretary Irene Krewski and Legion Charities Chairperson Al Sintson...

Rossland-based crowdsourcing intelligence platform, Thoughtexchange, announced on December 5, 2019, that it has secured a $20M Series B financing in an oversubscribed round led by Information Venture Partners (Toronto) with participation from existing investor Yaletown Partners (Vancouver) and new investor Voyager Capital...