Joe Hill Coffeehouse on March 19 -- Don't miss it!
The March 19 edition of Joe Hill Coffee House features talent from near and far: · Johnny P. Johnson, with Javan on fiddle – Prairie roots, rising stars in the Kootenays, songs of life and experience · The Reluctant Dragon – highlights from the upcoming show by the Rossland Light Opera Players · Anna...
Film Screening in Rossland: A New Economy
A recent documentary film, " A New Economy," explores what might happen if working together for the common good were to become the most common business model. Can the world be saved? Can co-operation save us? Or can global capitalism, with its dependence on the infinite exponential economic growth demanded by return on...
COLUMN: Donations shenanigans
This past weekend the Globe and Mail reported that lobbyists in the province have been making political donations on behalf of their clients, effectively camouflaging the identity of the real donors and breaking B.C.'s Elections Act in the process. On Sunday, Elections B.C. announced it was conducting an investigation into ...
Snowmaggedon baby recovering in hospital
A Nelson family is praising the staff at Kootenay Lake Hospital and Interior Health for saving the life of their premature baby, who had to be medevaced to Kelowna in the middle of February’s biggest snowstorm. Officials with Interior Health say it was one of the most complicated medical transfers they’ve ever had to do- one...
Man of a million laughs Ron James comes to the Kootenays
The show doesn't happen until June, but fans of Ron James will no doubt want to line up for tickets for the award-winning comedian. The show is Nelson is scheduled for June 15 at the Capitol Theatre and in Trail June 16 at the Charles Bailey Theatre. Marshaling a comedian’s eye for satire and a writer’s ear for language, James...
Be well rested for Daylight Savings Time
ICBC is calling on drivers to get some extra rest this weekend to prepare for the shift to Daylight Saving Time, which kicks in Sunday (March 12) at 2 a.m. Losing an hour of sleep may have an impact on your alertness and reaction time when driving. That's why ICBC is reminding drivers to be make an extra effort to adapt to ...
COLUMN: Faulty logic fuels fossil fools
Apparently, fossil fuel companies protect watersheds and rivers by removing oil. That’s according to comments on the David Suzuki Foundation Facebook page and elsewhere, including this: “The amount of contamination occuring [sic] from extraction is far less than if we just left the oil there to continue polluting the waterways.”...
Author reading at Rossland Library
Kootenay elders celebrated in new book When Nelson author Lee Reid set out to learn about elders and aging in the West Kootenay, she was unprepared for the richness and complexity of the stories she heard. Before long, interviews about gardening, cooking, and collective wisdom began to take root. The result is a fully illustrated...
Council priorities; taxes and accommodators; FIS races need volunteers; MRI wait times
REGULAR MEETING OF ROSSLAND CITY COUNCIL, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017 Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, Andy Morel, Marten Kruysse, Andrew Zwicker and John Greene. Absent: Aaron Cosbey. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, CFO Elma Hamming and Executive Assistant Alison Worsfold. There were no members of the ...
Editorial: Governments serving whom?
In my few years of reporting on Rossland City Council, I have observed different styles of interaction between Council members, and between Council and the public; I have observed different concerns and priorities. But always, our City Councils seem to have been concerned to do the best thing for Rossland and its people --...
