COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland's Inaugural Council Meeting, November 7, 2022
During the previous week, our new Council held a mock Council meeting as part of their training. This was their first real meeting, and it covered a number of necessary procedural motions. Discussion on one other matter resulted in a failed motion. November 7, 2022, at 6:00 PM in the Miners Union Hall Mayor Morel welcomed the...
EDITORIAL: Council members' Oaths of Office -- and a couple of words
At the Prestige Mountain Resort in Rossland on Thursday evening, November 3, newly elected mayors and councillors for Fruitvale, Montrose, Warfield, Rossland and Trail, read out and signed their solemn Oaths of Office before Judge Brown and the assembled crowd of invitees. A few were unable to attend the ceremony; they will...
COLUMN: Calling the climate COPS
Other than a small number of people who’ve bought into fossil fuel industry propaganda or who simply haven’t examined the evidence, everyone knows we’re in a climate crisis. It’s why negotiators from every nation are meeting in Egypt in November for the 27th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (officially Conferences...
New premier to be sworn in Nov. 18
David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia’s 37th premier by Lt. Gov. Janet Austin on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. The ceremony will take place at Government House. Timing and other details for media will be provided in the coming days. The November break of the fall legislative session will be extended leading up to the...
Rossland, Castlegar, Selkirk reps on new forestry council
The Province has convened a new advisory council in support of forestry workers and communities. “As someone who has worked in forestry and lives in a forestry community, I know personally how vital the sector is for our province,” said Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests. “It is a foundation of the B.C. economy, providing ...
Rossland, meet your new City Council.
According to the unofficial results posted on CivicInfo BC, Rossland's new Mayor Andy Morel won the election with 1,052 votes, over Kim LaFond’s 570 votes. Rossland was declared to have 3,127 eligible voters, but only 1,627 of us turned out to mark our ballots in this election. The six new councillors,...
Rossland's new OCP and how it was created
Rossland’s City Council voted unanimously to adopt the new Official Community Plan (OCP). This OCP is the culmination of a two-year process that involved research, consultation, and policy refinement. “Council is so pleased that our new Official Community Plan has been adopted. It represents the work and vision of many...
OP/ED: A sharp rise in cannabis poisonings of young children
By Daniel Myran, Public Health physician, and Yaron Finkelstein, Professor of Pediatrics, Pharmacology and Toxicology When Canada legalized non-medical cannabis four years ago, there was enormous uncertainty about how legalization could impact the health of Canadians. Since then, there has been increasing evidence...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council meetings, October 11, 2022
A Committee-of-the-Whole meeting, then this Council’s final regular meeting; improved application processes in the works; the new OCP adopted, with amendments; final COVID Community Support Fund disbursements; do YOU have your “Eye on Water” yet? Tributes, appreciation and farewells all ‘round. Rossland City Council...
OP/ED: Local Candidates Surveyed on Climate Solutions
The municipal elections are coming up on Saturday, Oct. 15. Should you bother to vote? Yes, and here’s why we think it’s important. Do you drive or cycle on local roads or take a bus? Hang out in a city or regional park in the summer? Do you drop off your recycling at one of the many depots? Do you count on local government...
