It’s never been more important for people in Canada to focus on protecting and restoring life-sustaining nature and advancing social justice. But our governments are instead fueling accelerated industrial expansion and trampling Indigenous rights. It’s dismaying. Governments throughout Canada are showing a renewed zeal for extraction, often accompanied by a failure to uphold Indigenous rights. […]

Housing needs and how to meet them, a new Resort Development Strategy, Rossland’s excellent Annual Report that everyone should read, and Golden City Days, Fall Fair, and Huck’n’Berries events coming in September … Present: Mayor Andy Morel, and Councillors Craig Humpherys, Maya Provençal, Stewart Spooner, Eliza Boyce, Jeff Weaver and Lisa Kwiatkowski. Staff: CAO Bryan […]

How do we need to spend our tax dollars? — our upcoming Utilities Master Plan will help to answer parts of that question. Present: Mayor Andy Morel, and Councillors Craig Humpherys, Maya Provençal, Stewart Spooner, Eliza Boyce, Jeff Weaver and Lisa Kwiatkowski. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia Añonuevo, Executive Assistant Rachel Newton, […]

An Open Letter to the Rossland Taxpayers Association Last night, Council had the opportunity to hear from the newly formed Rossland Taxpayers Association. Due to time constraints and the formal nature of council meetings, I didn’t feel I was able to engage with the presentation as meaningfully as I would have liked. For that reason, […]

Spending this week in Kootenay Monashee I’ve seen people coming together to build a stronger B.C. In the face of trade tensions that threaten local jobs, our government is taking action. We know that in the years to come, B.C. will be the economic engine of the new Canada. On Wednesday, we announced investment in rural […]

NDP MLA Steve Morissette says an innovative project in Trail will help recycle plastic, prevent waste, and create good, clean jobs.”Tempus 3D is doing some incredibly impressive stuff right here in the Kootenays,” said Steve Morissette, MLA for Kootenay-Monashee. “Our province is supporting innovative businesses by helping them make greener waste management decisions.” Tempus 3D […]

By Alina Konevski A discussion on permissive tax exemptions, the costs of recreation facilities, concern about supporting an American artist, and a failed motion to reduce departmental budgets – all this and more in a what promised to be a fairly quiet meeting agenda.   PRESENT: Council: Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Stewart Spooner, Craig Humpherys, […]

Jubilation erupted in Genelle today as the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary’s (RDKB) East End Services Committee unanimously voted to reverse its previous decision and keep Genelle Fire Station 373 open. This hard-fought victory, a direct result of three months of relentless community mobilization, means the station will continue to serve, albeit under a conditional […]

Nelson has become the latest municipality in a growing legal movement across British Columbia demanding accountability from the world’s largest fossil fuel companies for the rising costs of climate change. With Nelson’s decision, over 390,000 British Columbians are now represented by local governments committed to a class action lawsuit to make Big Oil pay its […]

Last week my staff attended the 3rd third-annual West Kootenay Homelessness Response Summit in Nelson. The previous Summits were in Castlegar and Trail. This year the title was Cultivating Change: Planting Seeds of Action and Growing Together. 2025 West Kootenay Homelessness Response Summit | Selkirk College highlighted how our West Kootenay region is facing a pressing challenge: […]