One million, three hundred thousand dollars – that’s 1.3 million – will help Rossland with our ongoing program of infrastructure upgrades, replacing ancient pipes that deliver water from our treatment plant and send sewage down the hill to a very different treatment plant. This particular grant will go toward the work being...

On July 6, the world’s average temperature was the hottest ever recorded, at 17.23 C. That beat the previous highs on… July 3 and 4! June was the hottest month ever, but July is shaping up to be even hotter. Experts expect more records to break over the next while, as an El Niño weather pattern combines with record emissions...

Objections to restricting Short-Term Rental zoning at Red effect a change;  trees mourned;  cost of trucks rising; more sculptures coming, also Golden City Days, the Fall Fair, and Huck en Berries Bike Jam;  another award for Rossland’s Finance Department; and the latest RDKB Report. PRESENT:  Mayor...

Be prepared for extreme heat and drought  As we kick off the summer months, now is the time to ensure people in your community are prepared for extreme heat. Making a plan is the first step you can take to keep yourself and your loved ones safe during extreme heat. Staying hydrated, finding ways to keep your home cool, and ...

With all the problems in the world, from massive inequality to the climate crisis, you’d think voluntary guidelines to improve corporate environmental and social practices would be a no-brainer. After all, addressing those critical issues can also boost a company’s bottom line. But for companies with business models based on...

In communities across B.C., farmers’ markets offer an opportunity for people to get locally grown, healthy, fresh food from the farmers in their neighbourhood. Farmers’ markets also are a place for social connection, as well as a support for food security across B.C. But, we know that this food isn’t always accessible to...

In 1989, I did a radio series for CBC called It’s a Matter of Survival. It examined how humans were altering the environment in detrimental ways, including heating the planet by burning massive amounts of coal, oil and gas for power and transportation. Listeners were so concerned that 17,000 sent in letters (this was pre-email...

Rossland’s library -- well-loved and well-used;  Residents rising against an open-pit mine proposal;  Short-term rental zoning questions;  a resolution on child care;  the latest RDKB report;  and more . . . PRESENT: Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Jeff Weaver, Stewart Spooner, Lisa Kwiatkowski,...

Building a stronger healthcare system for people is one of our top priorities as a government. Over the past few weeks, we’ve announced a number of important new initiatives to make healthcare more efficient and effective. Your local pharmacist can now assess and prescribe medication for 21 common ailments, like pink eye,...

Name the Plow contest!  Appropriating City property isn’t cool;  check out the Museum Open House event; Curling Society gets a longer-term lease;  Rotary’s “Run for  the Rest of Us” event;  Annual Report now available;  that WHY mining proposal and the City’s response; and more. PRESENT:  Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Jeff...