COLUMN: From the Hill -- BC apple farmers and food security
Many sectors have been hard hit by the pandemic, and agriculture is one of them. Despite concerns about food security and pleas to buy local, orchardists and farmers in the region have had a number of serious headwinds facing them over the past year. B.C. apple growers have had to deal with huge production from just across...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council meeting February 1, 2021 -- by Zoom
Wildfire risk reduction; a regional Community Investment Co-op; a new bylaw not fully accessible by the general public – and more Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Dirk Lewis, Andy Morel, Stewart Spooner, Chris Bowman and Terry Miller. Staff present included CAO Bryan Teasdale, CFO...
Column: Alberta inquiry steps into a past era’s dark denial
That anyone today could deny the overwhelming and incontrovertible evidence for human-caused climate disruption is shocking. You don’t even need a science background to see its worsening effects occurring worldwide, from record high temperatures to increasing extreme weather events and wildfires. For a government — especially...
COUNCIL MATTERS: January 18, 2021
Council discusses messaging and a letter to government regarding pandemic measures and the meaning of “local;” plus a whack of regular business. 1. Public Hearing, 6:00 pm Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Andy Morel, Janice Nightingale, Terry Miller, Chris Bowman, Stewart Spooner, and Dirk Lewis Staff: CAO...
Opinion: Worried about earth’s future? The outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp
By Corey A. Bradshaw, Daniel T. Blumstein, and Paul Ehrlich, for The Conversation Anyone with even a passing interest in the global environment knows all is not well. But just how bad is the situation? Our new paper shows the outlook for life on Earth is more dire than is generally understood. The research published...
Column: U.S. crisis shows need to speak truth to power
As was demonstrated in the U.S. last week, many who are motivated by fear and ignorance are feeling emboldened — and desperate. It’s not just in the United States. Irrational, authoritarian, anti-science rhetoric and action has been heating up from Brazil to India to Hungary, and is fully entrenched in places like Russia and China. […]
Column: From the Hill — Long-awaited initiatives
In late November, the federal government introduced a new climate action accountability act, then followed that on the last day of the fall session with a climate action plan. These are long-awaited initiatives. In the decades since climate change was identified as the number one issue facing the globe, through pacts at...
Letter: We must be vigilant
Dear Editor. We fought global wars, and millions of people died to defend and protect our human rights, including our right to have democratic governments. Last week’s invasion of the Capital Hill in DC was nothing but a stunning attack on democracy, perpetrated by none other than the President of the United States. It was ...
Castlegar mayor resigns, city clarifies what's next
Earlier today Bruno Tassone tendered his resignation from his role as Mayor of the City of Castlegar. Council and staff are processing this news and are committed to ensuring the services residents expect from the City are not disrupted and restoring the City’s full Council complement. With the Mayor’s resignation, Council ...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council Meeting, January 4, 2021
Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Stewart Spooner, Chris Bowman, Terry Miler, Janice Nightingale, and Andy Morel. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, City Planner Stacey Lightbourne, Manager of Operation & Infrastructure Scott Lamont, Manager of Recreation & Events Kristi Calder, and Executive Assistant Rachel...
