Rossland City Council Meeting, April 6, 2020
The meeting was held by ZOOM, to protect us all from each other’s potential virus load. In one regard, the Zoom meeting was easier for an observer than a meeting in the Miners Union Hall, because it was much easier to hear what each Council member said during discussions. Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Chris...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- supports for people affected by the pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis continues to dominate the news across the country and around the world. As the news gets grimmer in other regions, there is growing hope from British Columbia analyses that show the daily increases in cases diminishing. Our efforts at physical distancing are working, and we must keep up those efforts. ...
Letter: Invented money and helping each other
Does anyone without an economist's education understand how vast sums of money are "created" when Western, highly-developed economies are in crisis? In 2008/09, trillions of dollars seemed to be conjured out of nothing, to rescue banks, corporations, and finance capitalists in the USA. Then, Wall St. nearly ruined our world...
Column: From the Hill -- More about COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis continues to deepen around the world, across Canada and throughout British Columbia. We are at a critical time in the progress of the pandemic where we can all make a huge difference—by staying home and avoiding close contact with our friends, neighbours and other community members. These actions may be...
Rossland by-election postponed
By-elections that were scheduled for Rossland, Lytton and Victoria have been postponed indefinitely. Here's the press release from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing: To protect residents from the current threat of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, has deferred...
COVID-19 UPDATE: City closes playgrounds, postpones CIP meeting
UPDATE: The City of Rossland has closed all playgrounds, because the virus can live for days on hard surfaces. Playing fields will remain open, but only if people using them comply with the two-metre "social distancing" requirement. Non-compliance will bring closure for all. The CIty has also postponed the Committee-of-the-Whole...
BC Declares Public Health Emergency; Bars, Clubs ordered to be closed
From the Rossland Telegraph On March 17, 2020, British Columbia’s Public Health Officer declared a public health emergency in BC to help control the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Public Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry held a news conference Monday afternoon to make statement and ...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- COVID-19
I am writing this from my small Ottawa apartment. It’s Sunday and the spring sun is shining, beckoning me to walk down to the river. But I’ll obey my doctor’s orders and stay inside—although I received the good news yesterday that my COVID-19 test results came back negative, I was told to stay in self-isolation one more...
EXPLAINER: To understand BC's push for the Coastal Gaslink pipeline, think fracking, LNG Canada and the Site C dam
By Sarah Cox, for The Narwhal The pipeline at the centre of the Wet’suwet’en conflict is also central to the province’s long-running effort to attract multinational corporations and build up a liquefied natural gas export empire — all with infusions of public money. Here’s what you need to know...
Rossland City Council meetings, March 9, 2020
Declassified material on the Mid-town Transition Project; GreenLink Trail; better by-law enforcement; and more Present: Mayor Kathy More, and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Chris Bowman, Andy Morel, and Stewart Spooner. Absent – Dirk Lewis. 1 Public Hearing to consider: Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2718to...
