Wildfire smoke can harm your brain, not just your lungs
By Bhavini Gohel and Muskaan Muse Laroyia Wildfires are already burning in parts of Canada, and as they do, many communities are already facing the familiar thick haze as smoke drifts in. Smoke from wildfires has already led Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings for much of Ontario. In Toronto, smoke led to the […]
Composting in Bear Country
Composting is possible in bear country. Bears can smell scents from over a mile away, so the key is to ensure the compost bin is maintained properly to avoid odours that might attract bears. Bears don’t like ‘finished’ compost. They are drawn to composters that are not maintained and thus have lots of whole, un-composted […]
WKFoR welcomes a New Syrian Family
On May 30th West Kootenay Friends of Refugees welcomed a new family to Rossland: Maya and her children; Taim and Leen (grades 1 & 3) have arrived. Originally from Syria, the family fled to Iraq before applying through the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to immigrate to Canada. The West Kootenay Friends of […]
Column: Idiots and our future
A climate-safe future demands the defeat of ignorance It’s hard not to conclude that much of the world has been taken over by idiots. Sure, there have always been uninformed politicians and those who let their ideology stumble ahead of their wits. And some who seem more sociopathic than stupid, waging brutal wars and massacres […]
Letter: About taxes -- a Council member responds to the RTA delegation
An Open Letter to the Rossland Taxpayers Association Last night, Council had the opportunity to hear from the newly formed Rossland Taxpayers Association. Due to time constraints and the formal nature of council meetings, I didn’t feel I was able to engage with the presentation as meaningfully as I would have liked. For that reason, […]
Calling all kids: Create a Canadian Superhero
Scouts Canada (the country’s leading co-ed youth organization) is nurturing the nation’s need for a new Canadian Superhero NOW! Canadians are embracing ‘elbows up’ and need a homegrown superhero now more than ever. a) Calling on our kids to get creative: Scouts is launching a nationwide contest for kids between the ages of 5-15 to create […]
Council Matters: Rossland City Council Meeting, June 2, 2025
Taxes! Rossland Taxpayers Association wants a seat at the table, and more information (but not to attend Council meetings). Pool update: a boiler has failed– the water is cooler. Present: Mayor Andy Morel, and Councillors Craig Humpherys, Maya Provençal, Stewart Spooner, Eliza Boyce, Jeff Weaver and Lisa Kwiatkowski. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, CFO Mike Kennedy, […]
Trail woman and children involved in a single motor vehicle incident
On Sunday, June 1, 2025, at 7:15 p.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a report about a 31-year-old Casino woman and her three children involved a single motor vehicle incident in the 2600 block of Casino Road, in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “The officer attended the area […]
DriveSmartBC: Careless smokers
It’s that time of year again, sunny and dry with a chance of careless smokers. I watched another one take the last puff and then toss the smouldering butt out the window onto the highway while he waited in front of me at a red light. All it needed was the breezy nudge of another […]
Tax services continue during Canada Post disruption
People can continue to access provincial tax services during the ongoing labour dispute at Canada Post. Non-mail payment and application options are available, and people are encouraged to use them to avoid late fees and penalties. During a disruption to postal services, people are still responsible for filing tax returns, claiming grants, applying for programs or […]
