New Hitching Posts for Dogs in Downtown Rossland
When a lunging dog knocked down and injured a Rossland Senior, City staff decided something had to be done, and have installed hitching posts for dogs in a variety of locations around town. People can now tie their dogs up to do brief errands in town -- not for long-term stays -- in places where pedestrians will not be at...
Canada and the USA
Stephen Harper, Donald Trump, and Angry Democracies “It’s an angry world but no doubt everything will go as planned.” -- Neil Young, Angry World, from Le Noise The unavoidable comparison: Canada observes the USA When I was in secondary school and my young...
LIVELY GATHERING AT THE OLD FIREHALL
The event was well-attended. Mayor Moore and our Member of Parliament Richard Cannings were there, and Council members John Greene and Andrew Zwicker, and a good crowd of Rossland's other famously engaged citizens attended to view and discuss the displays created by Selkirk College students. The students were there too,...
Op/Ed: ARE WE CONDONING CORRUPTION?
Editorial Note: In the column below, Dermod Travis points out many instances of close correlation between large donations by corporations to the Liberal Party of BC and lucrative contracts awarded to those corporations. Now, as any scientist will tell us, correlation is not proof of causation -- but it's a good reason...
Columbia River Treaty to be Re-negotiated
Most residents of the Columbia Basin know something about the Columbia River Treaty. In 1964, Canada and the United States entered into this agreement to construct and operate dams on the upper Columbia River, for flood control and power production to benefit both countries. Both BC and the US have benefited economically,...
Youth Soccer Woes, LED Street Lights, Rainbows, Another Guest House, and More
Rossland City Council Meeting, March 7, 2016 Council members present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors John Greene, Andy Morel, Lloyd McLellan, and Aaron Cosbey. Absent: Andrew Zwicker and Marten Kruysse. Staff present: Consulting CAO Lynne Burch, Interim CFO Steve Ash, Planner Stacey Lightbourne, Manager of Public ...
An Opportunity to Shape Our Community
Rossland residents are invited to examine draft versions of Rossland’s Life and Environment Action plans and to provide valuable input. Second-year Selkirk College Integrated Environmental Planning Program students prepared the plans. People can see them at an open house on Monday, March 14 at the Old Fire Hall (2115 Queen Street) in Rossland between 5 […]
OPINION: Why We Privileged Women Should Care About International Women's Day.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016: Today, at Selkirk College in Castlegar, local women are being celebrated for their achievements under our relatively enlightened culture. Yesterday, a BC man was sentenced to 21 years in prison without any chance of parole for murdering his ex-girlfriend because he saw her studying at a university...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- Parliament Inches Forward on Death with Dignity Legislation
In Parliament we take up and debate issues from across the spectrum, from the relatively simple to the most serious of topics. Recently one of the most serious issues in a long time came before us: Physician-Assisted Dying. On February 6, 2015 the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the Carter case, finding that Canadians who...
OPINION: Study Shows Promise for Cannabidiol Treatment of Epilepsy
Medical research on the potential benefits of treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) is beginning to show results. A presentation to the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control in June of 2015, by Nora D. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, pointed out, "Rigorous clinical studies are still...
