Fitness apps more effective when they are personalized — UBC study concludes
When fitness apps include personal touches such as individualized goals and contact with a ‘real live trainer’, users tend to exercise more consistently, a UBC study concludes. Mary Jung, an assistant professor in UBC Okanagan’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences, recently completed an eight-week study that examined the...
RCMP collar alleged child predator
A proactive online investigation by the BC Integrated Child Exploitation (BC ICE) Unit has resulted in charges of Making Child Pornography and Arrangement or Agreement to commit a sexual offence against a child. On March 10, 56-year-old Ronald Gardner, of no fixed address, was arrested and subsequently charged with the above...
Rossland Reads: Debates, Voting and Prizes
Seven years ago, the board of the Rossland Public Library started what has come to be a well-loved annual event: Rossland Reads. Taking its cue from CBC’s popular Canada Reads, Rossland Reads starts with four books defended by four passionate debaters but only one can be the final "Rossland Read", the book all Rosslanders...
Editorial Musing: New MSP Premiums for 2017
How much do you pay for BC Medical Services Plan (MSP)? This year, if you're a single person who earned $21,900 (or so) last year ("adjusted net income"), you'll pay nothing -- as long as you applied for Premium Assistance. But if you're a couple, and you and your spouse earned a total of $30,001 last year, then this year...
COLUMN: From the Hill - The High Cost of Getting a University Education
On May 5th, the Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report titled, Federal Spending on Postsecondary Education. One of its findings was that Canadian college and university students come from disproportionately wealthy families—about 60% of students are from families in the top 40% of income. That’s perhaps not surprising, but a related find was: the federal […]
Allan Davies Retiring, Almost
Well-known Rossland businessman Allan Davies is retiring. Well, partially: he's retiring from the garbage-pick-up portion of Davies Sales & Service Ltd. -- he'll still be available for BCCA service calls. Unless he's gone fishing. 77-year-old Davies has been talking about giving up the garbage business "for about ...
Trail seas cadets join Nelson neighbours on Kootenay Lake
Recently, cadets and staff took to Kootenay Lake by the Big Orange Bridge at the Interior Cadet Nautical Site located in Nelson BC. The cadets were from 81 Hampton Gray Corp in Nelson and 131 Kootenay Corp in Trail. During the weekend the cadets were taught basic sailing skills under supervision of qualified […]
Last week to enter BCSPCA Wildlife-In-Focus Photography Contest
Foxes, eagles and bears – oh my! These are just some of the stunning animals spotted in the BC SPCA’s eighth annual Wildlife-In-Focus Photography Contest, which is only open for entries until Friday (September 30). Featuring a new platform and a brand-new look, photographers are going wild to capture the best of British...
Fernie Search and Rescue assist in rescue of injured biker
Fernie Search and Rescue successfully removed an injured woman from the trail called Eric's Trip Saturday, September 24. Search and Rescue officials were called to assist the injured mountain biker from the trail located adjacent to the Mt. Fernie Provincial Park Saturday afternoon. Mt. Fernie Provincial Park is located a...
River Talks — Indigenous man challenges BC Government
For the next several weeks, history is being made at the Nelson, B.C. courthouse, as an indigenous man named Rick Desautel sets the love of his ancestors against the logical machinery of the provincial government. While this case arguing for the right of an “extinct” man to hunt in his territory may not seem to have much...
