A couple of weeks ago, I sent each candidate in this riding an invitation to answer questions — the same questions for each candidate — to allow the candidates and their parties to help us all understand both the differences and the similarities in their respective positions on issues and their policies, and what they […]

This is the first of three sets of questions.  If the answers arrive, the next set will appear next week.  Each candidate’s responses are published as a separate article.  Please read them all, and compare.  All elections are importatnt, and we all need to be as well-informed as possible — and to vote. Section I:  […]

There will be three sets of questions.  The second set  of Q&A will be published next week (if answers have arrived!)  Each candidate's answers are published as a separate article.  Please read and compare.  These answers have not been edited. Section I:  Introduction Q 1:      What is your educational background? Cannings:...

Daily there are thousands of migrants fleeing to Europe from Syria and Iraq.  This year there have been over 300,000 refugees arriving on European shores.  People are fleeing the savage rule of ISIS in parts of Iraq and Syria and the ongoing civil war in Syria.  We continue to read headlines that ISIS has fired […]

The Trail and District Chamber of Commerce HR Committee and Board of Directors is pleased to announce today that it has hired Audry Lochrie to fill the position of Executive Director. Lochrie is an experienced management executive specializing in business organizations and economic development. She has a strong entrepreneurial...

Re:  Meter replacement West Kootenays To whom it may concern: We were contacted this week by one of your operatives to discuss your intention to access our property to remove the current analogue meter and impose your new “smart” meter on our household.  We understand that in this corporate society, the rights of citizens are...

Gerrymandering:  How a Minority of the Votes can Win ALL the Power In a recent Telegraph poll about gerrymandering, some answers revealed that  not everyone knows what the term gerrymandering means.   If you have any doubts, read on.  You will have noticed that electoral district (riding) boundaries are adjusted periodically. ...

Trail Council is pleased to announce they will launch a new committee to coordinate the Silver City Days celebrations that take place in Trail annually each May.   The new Silver City Days Committee (SCDC), a Select Committee of Council established in accordance with Section 142 of the Community Charter, will consist of one member of […]

Kootenay-Columbia and South Okanagan West Kootenay have become key focus ridings for the voting advocacy group LeadNow. According to the website, LeadNow is an independent advocacy organization that runs campaigns on the major issues of our time, engages people in participatory decision-making, and organizes in communities ...

There is only one election issue There can be only one issue for citizens to consider in this federal election. It is not the economy, the environment, or security. The preeminent issue in this election is governance: the process by which the nation is to be governed. We can rely on Elections Canada to produce an accurate...