Council Slashes its Own Budget; Staff Expenses Take a Hit Too
Regular Rossland City Council Meeting, February 23, 2015 Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, Councillors Marten Kruysse, John Greene, Aaron Cosbey, Lloyd McLellan, Andy Morel, Andrew Zwicker Public Input Period: Several women spoke in support of a letter to Council by Ilo Schubert, who has operated "Ilo's Pre-School" -- the only ...
LETTER: Old School Cafe closure a heart-breakingly bad call
Editor: Proudly hanging on a wall of the Old School Cafe is a letter dated May 2011from Education Minister George Abbott. He congratulates the vision of those who established the Alternate School and the Cafe program saying, “I was glad to have the opportunity to visit the Old School Cafe and learn about your fantastic...
Deliberations begin on +$10-mill budget
City council and senior staff have begun deliberations on the city’s more-than $10-million budget, with two all-day meetings Sunday and Monday. “(Discussions) were absolutely positive and productive, moving us forward as a team and helping us set the city’s direction,” said Mayor Lawrence Chernoff. Councillor Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff...
Increasing the Wealth Gap -- More Advantage to the Rich?
The Conservative Party proposes to double the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) contribution limit. Sounds like a good idea, doesn't it? -- enabling people to accumulate interest at a rate that makes up for cost of living increases, without having to pay income tax on that interest. Bonus! But wait a minute -- some people...
MP: Importance of testing for and reducing radon levels in homes and workplaces
As many may already be aware, the Kootenays have a combination of geology and gas permeable soils that make homes and workplaces susceptible to high concentrations of radioactive radon. It surprised me to learn that the radiation from radioactive radon gas found in homes and workplaces is estimated to cause 16 percent of the...
Another letter on Bill C-51
You know it's bad when even Rex Murphy is against it… I'm speaking of course of Bill C-51… which, if passed, will mean the end of civil liberties in Canada. i.e. A true totalitarian state where the expression of dissent or protest is criminalized and where the principle of due process of law for those accused no longer exists....
Eco Society set to lock horns in court with the province next week over Jumbo Resort Municipality
The West Kootenay Eco Society (WKES) is heading to court early next week to challenge the provincial government’s 2012 decision to establish the Jumbo Glacier Resort (JGR) Municipality. On Feb. 23, the WKES will be in Vancouver at BC Supreme Court to ask a judge for a judicial review of a decision by the Minister of Tourism,...
Comment: B.C. budget pushes dream of white picket fence further out of reach
Government policies are normally designed to help citizens as they try to move up the economic ladder, not penalize them for trying. And on that one count alone, this week's budget from Finance minister Mike de Jong is an abject failure. In its budget highlights, the B.C. government presented four scenarios to bolster its...
Tax Time, Budget Time
TAX TIME: Time to Think About What Our Governments are Doing With Our Dollars. In Rossland: Rossland's new City Council is preparing our 2015 budget, and collecting ideas and opinions from citizens on how best to deal with our serious "infrastructure deficit." The City is collecting people's thoughts by way of a new...
Crowds Show Their Support For Missing & Murdered Women Memorial March
by Eva Brownstein, The Nelson Daily A large crowd gathered Saturday outside the Nelson City Hall to honor and bring awareness to the 1,200 aboriginal women nationwide who have been murdered or are missing. Waving banners reading, “No More Stolen Sisters” the crowd marched Baker Street holding a knotted rope, which organizer Leah Lychowyd said […]
