OP/ED: CTF applauds plan to scrap gun registry
By: Gregory Thomas, CTF The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) applauded the Harper government for introducing legislation today in the House of Commons to scrap the wasteful and ineffective long-gun registry. “The bill introduced Oct. 25 (Ending the Long-gun Registry Act) is long overdue,” said CTF Federal and Ontario Director Gregory Thomas. “Our supporters would have […]
Why Iceland should be in the news, but is not
By Deena Stryker in SACSIS.An Italian radio program's story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the rest of the world. Americans may remember that at the start of the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland literally went bankrupt. The reasons were mentioned only in passing,...
Candidate Questions 2: What challenges should Rossland be prepared to face in coming years?
We live in increasingly uncertain times, politically, economically, and environmentally. And while Rossland is far from the centre of the world in terms of decisions that affect these challenges, we here at the Telegraph would feel a little less panicky if we had a local government that had some sense of how to react to...
CANDIDATE QUESTIONS 1: How do you rate the performance of council over the last three years?
Needless to say, Rossland city councils are renowned around the world for their...feistiness! Oh well. Who ever said democracy was supposed to be a tea party? Er, let me rephrase that. Anyway, here's what three candidates, Sharon Wieder, David Klein, Kathy Wallace, and Laurie Charlton, have to say...DAVID KLEIN: I think they...
NDP leadership hopeful Brian Topp stops in Nelson to drum up support for March convention
There’s not much Brian Topp can’t handle — not even emergency dental surgery at 3 a.m. Which is why the president of the New Democrat Party of Canada wants to switch chairs around the party table to become the new leader. Topp, a few days after successful stint in the dental chair, stopped in Nelson […]
Will the candidates commit to creating a new recreation deal?
To the editor:A couple of mornings ago, I was listening to the latest news on the Eurozone (17 independent states, 13 official languages, over 330 million inhabitants...) After hearing of these nations’ immense political effort to finally reach a financial deal to try and bring to a halt the slide into economic chaos, I could...
Social media impacting Castlegar municipal elections
The internet and social media like Facebook are changing the face of municipal elections – fully nine of the 10 city council candidates boast Facebook pages devoted to their campaigns. Incumbent Kevin Chernoff said he’s never seen an election like this one. “It is fascinating to see how social media is shaping Municipal Elections […]
Proposal opens trails to all users - can motorized traffic co-exist with bikes?
In what they hope will become an international tourism attraction for the future, the Grand Forks All-Terrain-Vehicle (ATV) Club has linked up with the West Kootenay ATV Club to develop a world-class multi-user trail system spanning from Creston in the Rockies to the Okanagan. Dubbed the South Kootenay Trail System, the trails would be open […]
Meet a top candidate for Canada’s next prime minister
Brian Topp, a frontrunner in the upcoming national NDP Leadership race, is coming to Nelson Sunday, Oct. 30. Come and get to know the guy who could very well become Canada’s next prime minister from 11 am to 1 pm in the Kestral Room of the Best Western Baker Street Inn. Topp believes in progressive […]
EDITORIAL: Shoulder season, but not shoulder-shrugging season...Election 2011
Our next round of municipal elections will be held--province-wide--on Saturday, November 19, 2011. That's pretty much exactly a month from now--and we here at the Telegraph couldn't be more excited.We're big believers in democracy here at the Rossland Telegraph. Believe it or not, the fomenting of democracy is precisely why...
