Conservative cancellation of Eco ENERGY grant program won't affect Rossland's Energy Dieters
Rossland Energy Diet Participants remain eligible for up to $5000 of Federal ecoENERGY grants even though this program is now closed to new registrants. All participants were required to register online for a CID number prior to receiving their first audit. Once the registration form was completed on Natural Resources Canada’s...
Harper government terminates popular ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program early
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver closed the popular ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program to any new registrants on Sunday, January 29. The sudden closing of the program comes two months before its official end date on March 31, 2012. The government has limited participation to 250,000 registered homeowners. Industry estimates...
How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the ‘1 Percent’
While many of us are working to ensure that the Occupy movement will have a lasting impact, it’s worthwhile to consider other countries where masses of people succeeded in nonviolently bringing about a high degree of democracy and economic justice. Sweden and Norway, for example, both experienced a major power shift in the ...
Snowsports Journalists Association flock to region, take in Whitewater and Red Mountain Ski Resorts
Whitewater and Red Mountain Ski resorts will not only be busy with skiers and boarders this weekend but also with the 24-member contingent of the Western Chapter of the North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA). Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism and Tourism Rossland welcome the group In partnership with Tourism...
CST calls upon medical experts in BC to oppose Smart Meters
Citizens for Safe Technology Society (CST) has launched a Human Rights action against BC Hydro requesting accommodation of individuals refusing a wireless "smart meter" for health reasons. These are persons with a variety of health concerns ranging from cancer to heart problems, from seizures to electrosensitivity, and who ...
Lions campground gazebo left roofless as major contractor skips town
A handshake deal went sour for the Rossland Lions Club last summer when major roofing contractor Flynn Canada Ltd.—which was in town to rebuild the arena roof in 2010 and City Hall's roof in 2011—reneged on an agreement and forced the club to scramble after local contractors and funds instead. Bill Profili of the Lions described...
Rossland cross-country skier Geoffrey Richards among eight Canadian junior competitors to compete in the World Championships in Turkey
Rossland native and cross-country skier Geoffrey Richards will join seven other junior athletes and eight under-23 athletes to represent Canada at the 2012 Junior and Under-23 World Championships in Erzurum, Turkey, on Feb. 19 to 26. Cross Country Canada—the nation's governing body of competitive cross-country skiing—named ...
Inside Romney’s tax returns: A reading guide
In response to growing pressure from voters and competitors, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released 550 pages of tax returns Tuesday, covering two years of income. As one of the richest men ever to run for President, Romney's filings are enormously complex, and the subject of close scrutiny. News organizations...
POLICE BEAT: Thief caught and sent packing to Trail
A 26-year-old man from Trail was caught by Grand Forks RCMP after a rash of petty break-ins and thefts had Riverside residents feeling uneasy. Zachery Shobolm arrived in Grand Forks around Thursday, Jan. 12 according to Grand Forks RCMP. By Sunday, Jan. 15 he had allegedly commited his first crime and by Friday, Jan. 20 Grand...
Fukishima nuclear disaster - one year later
A group of Canadian and American physicians, concerned about public health are organizing a one day conference to explore the potential health and environmental impacts from the troubled reactors in Fukushima and highlight the need for better monitoring and disclosure.The conference, The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster – One Year...
