MELT, THE MOVIE -- BEING CREATED.
Three high school boys from Vancouver are making a movie. Correction: three young men who have graduated. They've been allowed to graduate early to work on this project, and they're busy raising funds for the work. The introduction video (above) tells a bit about why they're doing it. It's an ambitious and exciting idea; ...
Getting to Silverton and Taking Personal Action Against Climate Change
Some West Kootenay environmentalists have decided to join the audience converging on Silverton, B.C. to attend the Convergence Writers’ Weekend May 13 to 14 without using a fleet of greenhouse-gas-emitting internal combustion-driven vehicles. Members and supporters of Kootenays for a Pipeline-Free B.C....
BC Residents Want Big Money Out of Politics
Across the province, 86% of residents support a ban on corporate and union political donations. Voters in British Columbia believe corporations have outsized influence in determining government policy, thanks in part to unlimited political donations, a new poll by Insights West has found. The online survey of a representative...
Hockey Talk, Airbnb issues, Washington Street Excavation Schedule, and More.
Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, John Greene, Andy Morel, Aaron Cosbey, Andrew Zwicker. Marten Kruysse arrived at 6:25. Staff: new Chief Administrative Officer Brian Teasdale, Consulting Chief Financial Officer Steve Ash, City Planner Stacey Lightbourne, Manager of Public works Darrin Albo,...
Beyond Recycling: Native Seed 'Bombs'
Mrs. Heikkila’s Gr. 6/7 class at Rossland Summit School enjoyed getting their hands dirty while making their own Native Seed Bombs for Earth Day. The students have been participating in Beyond Recycling, a 24-week Wildsight program that tackles topics such as energy, waste and consumption. Using a hands-on approach and local...
Whooping Cough Still a Threat: IHA says 'Don't Wait -- Vaccinate'
Interior Health is reminding parents and caregivers to make sure their children’s immunizations are up to date. This timely reminder comes as pertussis cases continue to occur in several Interior Health communities. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious infection of the lungs and throat. Pertussis can affect...
Column: Mayor Moore Talks about Rossland's Financial Planning
The City of Rossland recently held its public consultation on our 2016-2020 Financial Plan. The turnout was fantastic for this normally very lightly attended event. I like to think it was due to our engaged citizenry who are just as fascinated with municipal finance as I am, but more credit is probably due to the rumour...
Opinion: Life and Death and Intolerable Pain. Bill C-14 Flubs it.
A woman named Kay Carter arranged for her own death. She was suffering constant pain and knew that it would never get any better -- her neurodegenerative condition might eventually bring death, but not "foreseeably." The pain it caused was unmanageable. Pain had rendered her life so unbearable that she just wanted it...
What a Shock! More Electric Rays in BC Waters
By David Suzuki Gary Krause was mystified by an unusual fish he caught in his trawl net off B.C.’s Pacific north coast in October. It was a Pacific electric ray, named for a pair of organs behind its head that can knock a human adult down with a powerful shock. Trawl fishery records show 88 of these rays in B.C. waters since...
Telehealth a Game Changer for Our Region?
Have you ever had to drive to Trail, Nelson or farther to see a physician specialist? Would you be interested in trying other options that wouldn’t require you to travel? If the answer is yes, doctors would like to hear from you. Kootenay Boundary residents who have seen specialists in the last two years are being asked to...
