OP-ED: MP misguided in gun registry support
On Nov.4, our MP, Alex Atamanenko, voted against Bill C-391, which would scrap the long gun registry, throwing his support behind what has become known as the “$2 billion boondoggle”.Why would our MP vote in favour of keeping the colossal waste of money?He states that, “I believe the registry may be working. Between 1991 and...
Conspiracy theories more dangerous than swine flu?
To immunize or not to immunize? That seems to be the question that keeps cropping up into every conversation that I have lately, and it’s all thanks to the H1N1 scare. As the wave of the H1N1 pandemic roots itself in Canada and vaccination clinics open their doors, the conspiracy theories around the vaccine vary […]
Our home, not Native land
I’m sure to receive at least a couple of accusations of being racist after writing this column, to which I would respond that I am not; However I am frustrated by what I believe are undeserved special rights the government is willing to grant Canadian native groups. What brought me to pen this was an […]
She said: "Religious freedom" no justification for sexually assaulting children
The first half of this he-said/she-said debate can be found in Rob Leggett’s Right to the Point column, in the Op/Ed page of the Castlegar Source. Rob and I have had some difficulty, lately, in finding an issue on which we passionately disagree. He solved that problem, however, with his most recent column on Winston […]
He said: Blackmore entitled to religious freedom, too
There has been a lot said about the polygamist Winston Blackmore and his little community of Bountiful, and I found myself questioning why Wally Oppal tried to prosecute him so vehemently. I often wonder if he acted with such passion because of his love for our laws and the justice system or because it contradicted […]
Pesticide more than problematic
Imagine that a five-year-old comes inside from playing at the park across the street and complains that she does not feel well. The parents notice that she is running a slight fever, so they give her some medicine and put her to bed to rest. Later that evening, when they check on her, she’s burning […]
EDITORIAL: The Rossland Olympic Challenge
Sometimes something really good can come from something sort of bad. Following city council's pained decision last month to reject George Grey's request for funding support (a decision supported by the Rossland Telegraph, we confess), a new movement has arisen to help raise funds for Rossland's two 2010 Olympians, George Grey...
OP-ED: MLA responds to budget
Photo: NDP MLA Katrine Conroy On Sept. 1, the B.C. Liberals presented their post-election budget, and offered the people of B.C. nothing other than a new tax for consumers, increased Medical Services Plan premiums and cuts to service says Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy. “If the Liberal party had admitted that they were bringing in […]
COMMENT: Rossland Chamber of Commerce Supports Economic Development
Submitted by the Rossland Chamber of CommerceThe Rossland Chamber of Commerce is continually working towards a positive community image and relaying to potential visitors, investors and residents alike that we are a town that is certainly open for business. We need to be front and centre for our members to ensure our positioning...
OUT THERE: Route 3 Highway Opens Mind
Returning home or to any former place of residence after being away for a significant period of time is often a bittersweet moment with enough oddities and memory/reality conflicts to make it as much an emotional and mental trip as it is a geographical trip. As I’ve found on this past journey along with many others the route...
