COLUMN: Two tips for healthy aging
Since spring is in the air, instead of a long article this month I am giving you two quick health tips so you can get out there and enjoy the sun! Why black cohosh is the number one herb to relieve hot flashes & night sweats You wake up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat. You have sporadic flushes...
COLUMN: A Fork in the Road -- Canadians' Privileged Choice?
There is a war between the rich and poor, A war between the man and the woman. There is a war between the ones who say there is a war And the ones who say there isn't.Why don't you come on back to the war, that's right, get in it, Why don't you come on back to the war, it's just beginning. Why don't you come on back to ...
Prehistoric footprints found on BC island
Human footprints from thousands of years ago are rare finds. “Leaving footprints in the sand” is a metaphor for the ephemeral nature of some human activities. But a group of researchers has recently released their findings on their discovery of a group of footprints made by humans some 13,000 or so years ago, on the shores ...
Use essential oils with caution: some contain endocrine disruptors
A new study has found that lavender oil and tea tree oil contain endocrine disruptors, and their use has been linked to the abnormal development of breast tissue in young boys. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interfere with the normal production and function of hormones. Essential oils are generally regarded as pleasant...
Recreation questions, re-zoning disagreement, is there enough power at MetalTechAlley? -- and more.
Rossland Regular Council Meeting, March 26, 2018 Council Members Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, Andy Morel, Marten Kruysse, John Greene, Aaron Cosbey, and Andrew Zwicker Staff Present: Chief Administrative Officer Bryan Teasdale, Executive Assistant Alison Worsfold, Manager of Finance...
CBT donates over $800,000 to mitigate wildfire risk
Wildfire is an ever-increasing hazard in these years of accelerating climate change, and 20 communities throughout the Columbia Basin — including Rossland, Castlegar, Regional District of Central Kootenay and Nelson — will benefit from more than $800,000 in funding from Columbia Basin Trust for wildfire mitigation measures....
Dog found with embedded collar needs help to heal
The BC SPCA’s East Kootenay Branch in Cranbrook is asking for public assistance after a three-year-old shar-pei/Labrador cross found with a chain collar deeply embedded in his neck. Rusty, the shar-pei/Labrador cross needs help to recover. “The necrotic tissues from his neck has been removed and we are providing him with lots...
Accommodation tax to fund tourism promotion in Boundary Country
In a media release, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) said it has received Ministry of Finance approval to collect a two percent Municipal Regional District Tax (MRDT) within electoral areas C/Christina Lake, D/Rural Grand Forks and E/West Boundary, as well as in Grand Forks, Greenwood and Midway. The tax will...
RDKB expands curbside waste collection
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is a leader among BC interior local governments when it comes to curbside waste collection. More than 14,000 homes receive curbside waste collection across a vast rural region that stretches from east of Fruitvale all the way to Big White while 90 per cent of RDKB residents ...
City takes recreational cannabis questions to the street in public survey
With federal legislation on regulating recreational cannabis forthcoming later this year the City of Grand Forks is looking to public opinion to help craft its own legal rules in order to tend to matters on the home front. The city will be undertaking a public campaign to prepare legislation on manufacturing, sales and...
