Council has decided to pull the plug on the proposed changes to its water and sewer rate structures in time for a January 1st rate change.  The proposed changes to Rossland’s water and sewer rate structure, now out for consultations, had problems Council identified even before they splashed out and asked for citizen input. ...

It was nearly 9:30 in the morning on October 26, 2015,  when a Canada Post employee was crossing Victoria Street in Trail on a green light.  A pick-up truck turning left onto Cedar Avenue struck and injured her; she was taken by ambulance to the hospital.   The driver of the truck has been charged with failing to yield to a...

Many people became familiar with photographer Jim Lawrence’s image of the grizzly bear standing on its hind legs and looking through a camera, when it went viral and caught the attention of the press.  “The photo is like the poster child for a stop the trophy hunt of grizzly bears campaign,” says filmmaker Miriam Needoba whose...

Editor's Note:   The City of Rossland has issued a press release inviting citizen queries about the proposed new water and sewer rate schedule.  Your editor strongly advises you to check it out, as there will be increases, and some of them will be significant.  There will be increases across the board, and people who have not...

By Jan Micklethwaite At their most recent birthday parties, Maya and Sofia  Maturo decided to request donations to the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees instead of presents.  Their friends participated with enthusiasm and generosity. After counting carefully, the girls were pleased to present  WKFoR member Jan Micklethwaite...

The food was amazing.  It was all local and most of it was organic.  We gathered at the old fire-hall in Rossland on October 10th for a feast to raise awareness of what is being grown locally, and to consider the potential for growing and processing more local agricultural products.    Gina Ironmonger, who was a principal...

“The Catholic Church is the ghost of the Roman Empire, the popes are the authorities most clearly in line of succession to the emperors of Rome.”                                                           -- historian W. I Thompson “The separation of church from state is one of the greatest accomplishments of the Western...

A sorry sign of the times By David Suzuki Volkswagen was caught cheating on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions tests by installing “defeat devices,”  which allowed its diesel vehicles to pass nitrogen oxide emissions checks but spew up to 40 times allowable pollutants once they were completed.  The scandal has...

I recently received another invitation to attend a Death Café.  The first two were so enjoyable that I was tempted to attend another, but decided to leave space for new people.  Have you ever been to one?  No?  A  Death Café provides a rare opportunity for people to enrich their lives by exchanging their thoughts, ideas,...

By Marija Curran Researchers across the country are mobilizing during Science Literacy Week (September 21-27) to highlight the importance of science and evidence-based decision-making during the federal election campaign. Scientists from St. John’s to Vancouver are organizing ‘Vote Science 101’ events, bringing local candidates...