“Once our personal connection to what is wrong becomes clear, then we have to choose: we can go on as before, recognizing our dishonesty and living with it as best we can, or we can begin the effort to change the way we think and live.”                                                                                         ...

The Joint Review Panel’s recommendation to approve the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline is major setback for science and democracy in Canada, Ecojustice lawyers said today. “We submitted hundreds of pages of scientific evidence on behalf of our clients that lead to one emphatic conclusion: The Northern Gateway pipeline is...

Hello Pass Creek Residents and community supporters; What an amazing Winter Celebration for the Pass Creek Community. • More than 120 people attended the event, with more than 40 families and 46 kids visiting Santa; • 96 wooden ornaments were decorated to take home; • 147 food items collected for Christmas hampers (est. $300...

An armed robbery was thwarted this morning when police apprehended the suspect outside the 7-11 he had just robbed, according to Trail top cop Sgt. Rob Hawton. "On Dec. 19 at approx. 5:15 a.m., police were called to the 7-11 in downtown Trail for a robbery in progress," Hawton explained. "The lone suspect wielded a knife and...

The weather station on top of Old Glory mountain in the Rossland Range was operational from 1944 until 1968. Ron Walker worked there from 1948 to 1952.  He has captured memories in a colorful collection of stories. Highlighted are intense lightning storms, and the long and risky hikes in winter to and from Rossland itself or...

Of all the hypocrisies revealed by Stephen Harper, perhaps none are so morally offensive as his sudden, solemn respect for Nelson Mandela. We will never know how Harper would reconcile his past attitudes towards apartheid with his trip to South Africa to honour the iconic statesman at his memorial. In 1989 Harper was a member...

The key to your home’s energy efficiency begins with insulation. “If you upgrade your furnace, it will only perform well if the heat stays in the house,” says Gilles Lesage, Natural Resource Canada-Certified Energy Assessor. “That’s why insulation is one of the most important aspects of a home’s energy-efficiency upgrades.” Choosing insulation Before adding more […]

When we take out a loan to finance a car, we’re left paying it off for years, even though the car’s value depreciates. But with a home energy-efficiency loan, the return on your investment can show in energy savings for years to come. For example, Ed from Castlegar borrowed funds to upgrade from electric baseboard heating to...

Leaving no stone unturned in its 8.6 million hectare territory, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) has released the 2013 State of the Basin report. In the works for several years, the 2013 report updates and builds on the work produced in the 2008 State of the Basin report. The 75-page long report and 16-page...

Aging in North America is feared and treatments that supposedly reduce aging are highly commercialized.  Many people’s lifestyles accelerate aging, but, it is surprising that on one hand there are those that accept how they are feeling as unavoidable and on the other hand those that expect a miracle in a bottle.  Unnecessary...