Renewable natural gas program launched for Kootenay region
Kootenay folk will now be able to give a green boost to the environment, and receive a carbon tax credit to boot. FortisBC announced it has launched its renewable natural gas product offering for residential customers in the Kootenays. Eligible customers now have the option of designating 10 per cent of their household’s natural gas […]
Solar-powered, trash-smashing, bear-befuddling bins hit town — for the summer
In the midst of discussions centred around Columbia Avenue, Bear Aware has just made a downtown improvement of their own. Their can-do plan involves three flashy new garbage and recycling stations. The units are only here temporarily. However, if the test drive goes well, the hope is that these units might weave their way into […]
Negotiations between Canada Post, CUPW break off; legislation debate continues
Despite intense negotiations over the past 72 hours, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have not been able to reach an agreement and talks between the two have broken off. The company and union still remain far apart on several issues. Canada Post still has an offer on the table — […]
Minister invites comments on the ALR
By: Don McRae, Minister of Agriculture, B.C. The places we live and work are important to all of us, but possibly none more so than communities with a rich agricultural tradition. These communities produce the food British Columbian families rely on, contribute to jobs we depend on, and are home to countless families, friends and […]
"Libertad" crowned winning read in MacLean’s battle of the books
This week wrapped up the MacLean Reads competition at MacLean Elementary. Since January, nine participants in grades four and five read and debated nine different books in an elimination battle to come up with the best Canadian book for Rossland student readers.The books, all by Canadian authors, were pre-selected by Christine...
Electricity costs increase: BC Hydro hike trickles down to West Kootenay
June 1 marked the start of new electricity rates from FortisBC. While the company serves approximately, 160 000 residential and commercial customers in South-Central BC, other rate hikes were implemented province-wide by BC Hydro. The increase comes after the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC), the provincial regulatory board, approved an 8% rate increase for BC Hydro. […]
Data-projecting success at Maclean Elementary
Several weeks back the Telegraph took a look inside the Rossland Secondary School success plan and found a school with teachers and administrators operating at a high level based around a new interpretation of the three R’s. This week, we head south-east a couple of blocks down to Maclean Elementary to learn how their success...
US Food and Drug Administration proposes new regulations on sunscreen labeling
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new regulations, set to come into effect next year, to clarify sunscreen labels regarding the product’s effectiveness against ultraviolet (UV) rays. The regulations, which the FDA has been considering since 1978, would prohibit claims that a sunscreen is “waterproof” or “sweatproof”, since the FDA believes these […]
Solstice heats up the day with a maximum blast of daylight — and bonfires
Get your game face on, it’s the summer solstice, officially the first day of summer. And judging by the attempts of the sun to break through the cloud and gloom in most parts of the West Kootenay, the powers that be are aware of the significance of the day as well. Summer solstice occurs exactly […]
The environment changes at Selkirk College to adapt to new times
It’s a new era for those looking to enter the environmental sector in the West Kootenay. The School of Environment and Geomatics (formerly School of Renewable Resources) at Selkirk College has completed its re-design of its curriculum in four environmental diploma programs — readying the program for fall 2011. “You can begin your hands-on training […]
