By Member Of Pariliament for South Okanagan- West Kootenay, Richard Cannings:  Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) In March I wrote in this column about the ongoing debates in Parliament around medical aid in dying, brought on by the Supreme...

Calculating farming’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is difficult, but experts agree that feeding the world’s people has tremendous climate and environmental impacts. Estimates of global emissions from farms range widely. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency puts them at 24 per cent, including deforestation,...

Auditor General of British Columbia Carol Bellringer issued her latest audit May 17: Access to Adult Tertiary Mental Health and Substance Use Services. Bellringer's team looked at how B.C.'s health system manages access to the highest level of mental health and substance use services. They found pockets of good practice, but...

People burn stuff illegally.  Smoke billows up and drifts around the nieghbourhood, and other people complain-- especially people with asthma and other respiratory conditions.  Smoke isn't good for anyone, but some of us suffer more immediate ill effects than most. Earlier this spring, a number of illegal fires were burning...

Kootenays -  Calling all cyclists –new and experienced: Bike to Work Week 2016 is approaching!  A provincial initiative taking place May 30 to June 5, 2016, Bike to Work Week encourages everyone to commit to commuting to work by bicycle for a week.  According to event organizer Mike Kent, “We encourage everyone to join us. ...

The BC Coroners Service has posted the most recent statistics on illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C. to its website. The total number of illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C. to April 30, 2016, is 256. This represents an increase of 88.2 per cent from the 136 deaths that occurred in the same period last year. Fentanyl was...

By: Jean Paul Kamand, Aman Mohar, Vanessa Vuen Parrenas, Navin Gill, Manesha Dulay, and Jasmin Mander We are a group of conscientious students in a Leadership 11 Class from R.C. Palmer Secondary School in  BC's Lower Mainland, working together. The President of  WediditServices, Jean Paul Kamand,  was invited as a speaker to...

One of the concepts of duration events is carbohydrate loading using complex carbs such as grains, pastas, pancakes and whole grain breads. This needs to be done 4-5 days before an endurance event. The complex carbs are reduced to 40-50% of diet and protein and fats are increased. This depletes the glycogen in the muscles and...

Whether you enjoy lawn bowling or golf, take to the backcountry on foot, skis or bike, or prefer to hit a tennis ball or pickle ball, dozens of expansions, improvements and new developments to the spaces that keep you moving are on their way. Thanks to Columbia Basin Trust’s Recreation Infrastructure Grants, 42 projects around […]

Trail’s Opt clinic is doubling its hours and lowering the cost of birth control. Starting May 4th, the Trail Opt Clinic is now open every week: every Wednesday night from 4:30-7 p.m. The Trail Opt Clinic is one of Options for Sexual Health’s (Opt) 58 clinics in the province of B.C. Since the clinic opened in 2003, it has...