It’s Remembrance Day. For me, that’s always been a sad, solemn day. But this year, everything has changed, for me, as I have this year lost people who completely deserve wreaths at the Cenotaph in their honour. Before this year, I remembered ideas, not real people. This year, I’m remembering people I knew and loved. And not...

On Saturday, British Columbians will head to the polls to choose more than 2,000 local officials for councils, school boards, regional districts, parks boards and the Islands Trust. Considering that local councils in B.C. spend more than $8 billion a year of our money, it's a bit of a paradox that most voters – if it's anything...

The Rossland municipal Environmental Survey results are in. This gives Rossland voters a new opportunity to check out where Rossland municipal candidates stand on their council's potential to forge even further ahead with climate change challenges and life-and-community-sustaining measures. The survey was created by a coalition...

Dear fellow Rosslanders, I love Rossland and I choose to raise my young family here because it is an amazing place to live. As someone who works in countries where elections are either rigged or non-existent, I feel fortunate that I can freely cast a vote this week. I hope all residents get informed and exercise their right...

Anyone slightly interested in the upcoming election cannot have been able to miss council candidate Andrew Zwicker. Talking loud and fast as soon as he gets enthused, which is almost always, and with a young face, he clearly stands out. “I’m an ideas person” says Zwicker who is trying to find creative solutions for every...

SG: Just to start with basics, tell us what you think the role of Council is in the City. JS: I think the role of Council is to represent the citizens of Rossland -- that's obvious, that's why we're elected. And I also think it is the role of Council to do the regular business of the City, for sure, be it formulating bylaws,...

"On Nov. 4, Sheldon Glen Matteucci, 34 years old of Trail, was arrested without incident. Matteucci has been charged with Robbery and Break and Enter relating to the Nov.-1 beating of a male on Rossland Avenue. He remains in custody and will apear in Court in Castlegar on Nov. 10," said Trail RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. Previous...

I don’t think it will come as any kind of wicked surprise to anyone that I’m a supporter of democracy – I’ve always pushed people to rock their vote, participate and be involved. I usually totally enjoy elections. This one? Not so much. I can’t wait until it’s over – which will be in roughly six generations, if the ugliness...

Ed Note: The following is a press release issued by the City of Castlegar in response to CUPE 2262's notice, given today, of full strike action. The union representing Castlegar’s unionized city workers has decided to take full-blown strike action effective Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. “We have bargained in good faith and at...

Even just since our last general municipal election, the internet and new technologies are dramatically changing the way civic campaigns are designed and implemented in our region. From websites to Facebook pages, online polls, You Tube and video-taped addresses, technological options are phasing out other campaign methods ...