PLEASE -- BEAR WITH US
There has been lots of conversation about bears and how to live in harmony with them. Removing food items that attract them is really important. Instead of just talking about it let’s get out as a community and do something about it! Meet me, and Sharon W. of WildsafeBC, at Maclean’s school at 10am on Saturday (Aug 29th)...
FIRE IN HANNA CREEK -- and other locations, too.
The Southeast Fire Centre has issued a new report on new fires in the area: None of these fires are immediately threatening any communities or structures, however due to their location the public may see an increase in smoke and air operations in response to these incidents. The Hanna Creek fire is currently 0.3...
LETTER: Top two federal parties suppressing and oppressing working class Canada
Is The US Dollar Collapsing, or is it Not? There are three schools of thought on where the US dollar is headed, some say it will be dead before Sept. 2015 is over. Some believe it is business as usual, while a third group points to the US dollar as deflating. Now I’m a Canadian, and personally, I do not care who is right, ...
Premiers Produce Oxymoronic Energy Strategy
By David Suzuki On July 15, a state-of-the-art new pipeline near Fort McMurray, Alberta, ruptured, spilling five million litres of bitumen, sand and waste water over 16,000 square metres — one of the largest pipeline oil spills in Canadian history. Two days later, a train carrying crude oil from North Dakota derailed in...
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH PIPELINES?
Pipeline safety: Whether or not a person favours pipeline development, we can probably all agree that if we are going to have pipelines built, they should be as safe as possible. In this video, a former materials engineer at TransCanada Corporation (the pipeline builders) speaks out about pipeline safety in general and one...
SHRINKING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
Several West Kootenay communities, inlcuding Rossland, will soon be reducing their carbon footprint thanks to $168,000 support from Columbia Basin Trust and FortisBC. Over the next year, participating local governments will work alongside the Community Energy Association (CEA) which will provide expert support to help...
NEW SPEED LIMITS COMING SOON TO A NEIGHBOURHOOD NEAR YOU!
Based on a staff recommendation at Regular Meeting of Council on June 22, 2015, and in response to years of safety concerns brought to Council by many residents, Rossland City Council has recently reduced the city’s local road speed limit from 40 km/hr. to 30 km/hr. in order to increase street safety for all residents. ...
We are all (or should be) Greeks now
The temple of neoliberalism and its ideology of social suicide in the interests of the banks has been breached. The hysteria in European capitals (particularly Germany) after the resounding 'No' vote by the people of Greece is entirely appropriate. For decades now developed country governments and their enforcers, the IMF...
Medicare and the Retirement Conundrum
There's been lots of attention paid recently to the Canada Pension Plan and how to extend it, and news stories and commentary about how adequate or otherwise Canadians' retirement situation will be. The sunshine boys over at the C.D. Howe Institute (a.k.a. the Isn't Capitalism Wonderful Institute, or ICWI) reassure us that ...
LETTER: Protect our freshwater fish
Dear Madame Premier, My name is Brynne Morrice. I’m a B.C.-based filmmaker, born and raised here. I love our province deeply. I love our people, I love our culture, and most of all I love the unparalleled natural beauty that defines our province. Last summer, I learned of the imminent threat that zebra and quagga mussels...
