The need for speed: CBT's broadband corporation brings hyper-fast Internet to the Basin
For $1250 per month Rossland could hold the reins to a municipal Internet utility that connects to a world class, open access, fibre optic network that clocks stratospheric speeds, said Mark Halwa, chief operating officer of the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), to a group that gathered at the Chamber of Commerce...
Lower Columbia housing woes addressed in ten year plan
Two years of work by volunteers, funders, and a consultant have recently culminated in the release of the "attainable housing needs assessment" (pdf) and the "strategic planning project,"(pdf) by the Attainable Housing Committee of the LCCDT (Lower Columbia Community Development Team). The documents lay out a ten-year path ...
MP Atamanenko urges government to uphold ban on oil tanker traffic
Forty years ago, the Canadian government introduced a moratorium banning oil tankers from the north and central coast of British Columbia. Now with hearings taking place into the Enbridge Northern Gateway project, Alex Atamanenko, Member of Parliament for BC Southern Interior, is urging the federal government to uphold that...
BCPSEA declares teachers's recent withdrawal an unlawful strike
The B.C. Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) applied to the B.C. Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) Wednesday, May 9 for relief from the recent B.C. Teachers's Federation (BCTF) withdrawal of extracurricular activities. The labour relations board is expected to meet with BCPSEA at or around 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 11...
Council approves contract with Copcan for Columbia-Washington project
Council has approved a multi-million dollar contract with Copcan Contracting Ltd. for the renovation of Columbia Ave. and Washington St. up to First Ave.—Rossland's biggest single project ever—as negotiated by CAO Victor Kumar and contract administrator Kevin Terness of ISL Engineering.The final project cost to the city of ...
Survey finds Rosslanders overwhelmingly support K-12 at RSS and MacLean closure—if they have to choose
Councillors applauded the high level of participation and the quality of data made available by the survey on school options for Rossland recently administered by the Neighbourhood of Learning (NOL) committee.The survey received input from 520 households on a wide range of issues around the potential for school closures in ...
Food Sovereignty: An idea worth fighting for
The concept of ‘Food Sovereignty’, was developed by La Via Campesina as the best way to promote social justice and human dignity. La Via Campesina is an independent, non-partisan body of local and international organizations from 70 countries, including Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, representing 200 million small ...
Disposal of fracking wastewater could pose environmental hazard
A recent study by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that the oil and gas industry are creating earthquakes. New information from the Midwest region of the United States points out that these man-made earthquakes are happening more frequently than expected. While more frequent earthquakes are less of a problem for regions like the […]
End prohibition of marijuana, say B.C. mayors
Tax and regulate say B.C. mayors calling for the end of prohibition of marijuana to lower violence in their communities. Grand Forks mayor Brian Taylor joined his voice to the call that came out last week from the eight mayors of Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver City, Vernon, Armstrong, Enderby, Lake Country and Metchosin. The joint […]
Ancient Musqueam Marpole village site must be protected from further desecration
First Nations Summit leaders are speaking out in support of the Musqueam Nation in their continuing fight to protect the remains of their ancestors located on the former Musqueam village site C̓əsnaʔəm, now known as the Marpole Midden. The Musqueam Nation has been engaged in discussions with the City of Vancouver and the ...
