Editor: Thanks to all the generous Rosslanders who have helped to welcome WKFoR's new Eritrean family!  Their arrival is timely.  Attached is a letter to our Immigration Minister that I hope will inspire others to speak out as well.   Dear Mr. Alexander, Today I signed the petition circulating on change.org which calls on you...

Most government leaders would look at the refugee crisis in Europe and see it as an opportunity, especially during an election, to appear on top of the issue – with some combination of statesmanship, leadership and intuitive grasp of their own population’s sensibility. But Stephen Harper is not most politicians and the refugee...

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...

As you read the candidates' answers, ask yourself:  How well does this answer respond to the question that was asked?  Does the answer state a specific action, or just make vague generalizations?  Is the party going to do something or just engage in studies? Section III:  Governance Question  1.         There has been criticism...

Rossland City Council:   One evening, three meetings 1.   Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting, September 14, 2015, 5:00 pm Council members present:  Mayor Kathy Moore, Councillors Aaron Cosbey,  John Greene, Andy Morel, Andrew Zwicker, and Marten Kruysse. Absent:  Councillor Lloyd McLellan is visiting family in Chicago. Presentation:...

There are those who execute contracts and those who award them. In B.C., when it comes to provincially-funded infrastructure projects, valued at more than $50 million, there's a gatekeeper: Partnerships BC. Tough to keep track of all the comings and goings at the Crown corporation. In 2007, there were 26 senior employees at...

The slate of contenders for South Okanagan-West Kootenay MP seems to be increasing rapidly as the filing deadline (Sept. 28) approaches. Although the Elections Canada website only shows three hopefuls so far, at least three more have expressed their desire to run in our riding (current MP Alex Atamanenko will be retiring at...

WildSafeBC is giving Castlegar the opportunity to be designated a ‘Bear Smart’ community during one of our worst bear seasons in years – and encouraging the city penalize residents who won’t get on board. “The bear situation in Castlegar right now is crazy, I've never received so many phone calls and emails,” WildSafe coordinator...

This is the second set of five questions for our candidates, and their answers.  A third set will appear later.  For this set, I have included both candidates' answers in one article.  To choose the order in which their answers  appeared, I went with alphabetical order based on their last names.  As explained in an earlier ...

The focus on deficits in the federal election campaign, triggered by one political party’s call for a major infrastructure program to be financed over a three year term by way of deficits, highlights the mindless state of our politics. The proposal is to spend money in excess of what is collected by taxation, royalties, and...