A green web of intrigue builds in the Columbia Basin
The spider of ingenuity and necessity has spun a green web of information and resources in the West Kootenay in the pursuit of the sustainability bug, pulling together some of the disparate and far flung legs of the movement. Called the CB Green web directory (http://www.cbgreen.ca/), it is a listing of organizations and businesses in […]
Small businesses champion energy efficiency
B.C. small businesses have innovative ideas on how to conserve energy, but many do not have the time or money to make their ideas happen. The $550,000 LiveSmart Champion Program can help small business make their energy-efficient ideas a reality. Small business can submit their energy saving ideas to the Ministry of Energy and Mines […]
Greening the Building Code – Communities adopt solar power
Thirty-six B.C. communities — including Kaslo, Cranbrook and Fernie — have agreed to adopt a new building regulation that promotes the use of alternative energy by requiring all new single family homes built in their community to be solar hot water ready. During construction, houses will be built to accommodate future installation of a renewable […]
West Kootenay/Boundary blues: charting the terrible tarmacs of the Kootenay
This is debatable. One of the province’s major auto insurance companies has released its top 30 worst roads in the province and only one West Kootenay strip of pavement has made the cut. BCAA’s public polling of the province’s 20 worst roads has named the chunk of road from Balfour to Kaslo and over to […]
To die for: Is fashion wearing out the world? A review
By Hephzibah Anderson, The Observer By now, most casually informed shoppers know that cheap fashion is something none of us can afford. We’re aware that the nimble needlework of children has been found in high street shops, that seas have died satisfy our cotton addiction and that sweatshops are far from being a thing of […]
Online advertising market poised to grow 20% in 2011
The US online advertising market is poised for rapid growth this year, with spending expected to exceed $31 billion, according to a new forecast by eMarketer. The firm estimates online advertising spending in the US will grow 20.2% to $31.3 billion in 2011, up from $26 billion in 2010, when the market grew 14.9%. “The […]
RSS grad celebration parade a success
This past Friday, RSS's class of 2011 celebrated in style. Strutting thei stuff as they drove, sea-do'd and quaded down Columbia in their finest....
Province targets kindergarten and pre-school students in anti-bullying program
The Canadian Press The B.C. government is expanding an anti-bullying program in schools across the province, targeting children in kindergarten and pre-school. Premier Christy Clark says the Roots of Empathy program is recognized internationally as a way to teach young kids core values like respect, kindness and empathy. “Children deserve to grow up without fear […]
Successful rescue of man from ‘extreme current’ in Kokanee Creek
A day of pleasant hiking turned into a dangerous dip and brush with the powerful forces of nature as a man went into the meltwater swollen waters of Kokanee Creek on Sunday and almost did not return. A 45-year-old Nelson man had jumped into Kokanee Creek from the Old Growth Hiking Trail — in Kokanee […]
Smugglers arrested with 159 pounds of ecstasy tablets
A drug smuggling attempt failed when United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents seized five backpacks with 159 pounds of ecstasy at the Washington state border near Christina Lake last Friday. CBP Public Information Officer James Frackleton explained that the seizure was a result of good coordinated tactical planning and utilization of advanced detection […]
