Op/Ed: Climate 'State of Play' update
From ECOJUSTICE; by Charles Hatt and Alan Andrews As heatwaves and forest fires broke out across Canada last summer, Ecojustice analyzed the “climate state of play.” Now, we’re back with an update. In the months since Ecojustice’s last analysis of the ‘climate state of play’ in Canada, the...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- Government should expunge convictions
Cannabis was legalized in Canada this October, but unfortunately the federal government didn’t include one important piece in that legislation: expungement of the records of a half million Canadians with criminal records for simple possession of cannabis. These people are saddled with a criminal record for doing something...
City seeks multi-million dollar grant for flood recovery
The city could receive up to $48 million for ‘critical infrastructure’ related to the flood that decimated Grand Forks earlier this year. With a successful grant application that will cost the city $250,000 for the development of planning and support documents, the City of Grand Forks could land the multi-million dollar...
Rossland Arena Society earns a substantial grant to help with Rossland’s arena costs
The Rossland Arena Society was one of nineteen recipients of grants from the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation’s latest round of donations. Nineteen not-for-profit organizations from Kimberly to Kaslo to Salmo, including the Greater Trail Community Skills Centre and the LeRoi Community Foundation, shared in a total...
Trail Cadets write Christmas cards to Soldiers
Cadets from 131 Kootenay Royal Canadian Sea Cadets took time from their regular training on Tuesday evening to write Christmas cards to deployed Canadian Armed Forces members who won’t make it home for Christmas this year. The Sea Cadets were able to send out 20 cards using the Morale Mail program, which sends mail to any...
RDKB Board Meeting — New pumper for Grand Forks Fire/Rescue
Grand Forks to receive funds for a new pumper truck, the Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association giving information about a lack of land base for timber harvesting and continuation of the Wood Stove Exchange Program were just some of the items on the agenda during the recent board meeting of the Regional District of Kootenay...
COLUMN: Politicians who deny reality aren't fit to lead
When faced with conclusive evidence of a major threat to citizens, a true leader would do everything possible to confront it. So, what was the U.S. president’s reaction to a U.S. scientific report compiled by more than 300 scientists and endorsed by a dozen different agencies, including NASA, NOAA and the defence department,...
Opinion: Anti-Bill 69 rhetoric is not only misleading, it's irresponsible
By Anna Johnston, Staff Lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law There has been a rash of complaints lately about efforts to strengthen and streamline federal decision-making on projects that affect the environment through Bill C-69. They originate from a small but organized group based in Alberta, primarily connected to the...
Rossland's Thrift Shop
The thrift store of the Rossland Health Care Auxiliary is a popular spot. With folks waiting in line for the shop to open each Wednesday, Friday and Saturday to search out what new gems have made their way onto shelves, the store is in high demand by local and not-so-local shoppers. “We have people coming from away...
An Appeal for Help
“GoFundMe” campaigns have been started for many purposes. The Rossland Telegraph is featuring this one because it strikes close to home – a local family is struggling to continue with expensive cancer treatments, and one of their friends made an appeal to help publicize it. Judy Pommer, wife of Matt Pommer and mother of...
