Op/Ed: Dear Ottawa, please get real about our climate action plan
Ottawa’s latest climate plan bets on expensive and unproven carbon capture technologies By Burgess Langshaw Power, from The Conversation Last week, the federal government released its long awaited plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Bill C-12, if passed, commits...
Rossland Council “reZooms” remote meetings
Special Council Meeting 11:00 a.m. November 23: Safe Restart Grant Funding Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Chris Bowman, Stewart Spooner, Janice Nightingale, Andy Morel, and Dirk Lewis. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, CFO Elma Hamming, and DCO Cynthia Año Nuevo. This special meeting of Council was called to...
Column: Plastics ban should include beverage containers
What we refer to as “plastic” hasn’t been around for long. But its usefulness has caused production to skyrocket — from about two million tonnes in 1950 to almost 400 million tonnes a year now, and rising steadily. It’s a problem. Although much of it can be recycled, most isn’t. That’s led many local and national governments...
November 16, 2020 Rossland City Council Meetings
Community Contributor Award bestowed; Council returns to meeting by Zoom as of December 14, 2020; those electrifying Chicken coops; contentious stanchions on Thompson; a $50 fine for wandering cats? Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Dirk Lewis, Andy Morel, Stewart Spooner, Janice Nightingale, and Chris Bowman. ...
Annamie Paul talks climate, racial justice and public health
As president-elect Joe Biden pledges to correct course on U.S. climate policy, The Narwhal spoke with the new leader of Canada’s Green Party about the future of her party and the country By Fatima Sayed, for The Narwhal Annamie Paul was a diplomat in Europe when Stephen Harper was elected as Canada’s prime minister almost 15...
UPDATED with Fletcher Quince's statement -- Rossland By-election: Candidates Terry Miller and Fletcher Quince
Election burn-out? Just one more effort, please, Rossland voters: turn out to vote in our by-election to fill the vacant seat on Rossland City Council until the next scheduled municipal election, on October 15, 2022. The Rossland Telegraph received an updated candidate’s statement from Terry Miller, and reached out to Fletcher...
Statement from Premier John Horgan on the final count of the 2020 British Columbia general election
Premier John Horgan released the following statement on the completion of the final count from the 2020 British Columbia general election: “I’m humbled and honoured by the support British Columbians have shown for our BC NDP team and want to wish a warm welcome to the newest members of our team of 57 BC NDP MLAs.“Thank you...
BC committed to regional environmental assessments, but experts warn they might never happen
COVID-19 has delayed the Environmental Assessment Office’s work on establishing regulations for regional assessments, which will look at the cumulative effects of all past, present and future industrial projects By Matt Simmons, for The Narwhal At first glance, northwest B.C. is a vast wild landscape home to big forests, even...
COUNCIL MATTERS -- byelection, speeding woes, Council's schedule, and more
City Announcement: A by-election by voting will be held to elect one Councillor. The candidates are: Terry Miller, of 1950 Kirkup Avenue, Rossland, BC; and Fletcher Quince, of 2004 Columbia Avenue, Rossland, BC. For more information on the by-election, click here. Rossland City Council Meeting, November 2, 2020 ...
Column: From the Hill -- COVID, long-term care, and the National Health Act
I want to start by congratulating all the candidates in the recent provincial election. As I write this, it seems clear that the successful candidates in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay area were incumbents Dan Ashton and Katrine Conroy and newcomer Roly Russell. But I know from experience how difficult it can be to step...
