Op/Ed: Canada doesn't protect whistleblowers, and they're at serious risk.
By Paloma Raggo, for The Conversation Whistleblowers put their careers, and sometimes their safety, on the line to protect democratic ideals and the public interest. Canada, like its southern neighbour, is not immune to whistleblowing controversies at the highest levels of government. Would a whistleblower be protected in...
Council Matters: November 4, 2019, meetings
Notes: Rossland City Council Meetings, November 4, 2019. Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Dirk Lewis, Scott Forsyth, Stewart Spooner, and Chris Bowman. Absent: Andy Morel. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia Año Nuevo, CFO Elma Hamming, Manager of Planning & ...
Column: From the Hill -- a message from our re-elected MP
I want to start by saying that it’s a great honour and privilege to be re-elected as the Member of Parliament for South Okanagan-West Kootenay. I’ll continue to work hard to live up to the responsibility of that position. It was a hard-fought campaign, and the landscape of Canadian politics has shifted somewhat. We have a...
An invitation for Rosslanders
Mayor Kathy Moore has an invitation for Rosslanders who are interested in our region’s goal of 100% renewable energy. She invites everyone to attend a public workshop in the Lily May Room at the Miners Hall, and contribute thoughts and ideas and responses to other ideas . . . and have some pizza. Read on, and then mark...
Province moves to do away with time changes -- at some future date
The Province has introduced the interpretation amendment act to allow for a future move to permanent daylight saving time (DST) after 93% of British Columbian respondents indicated support for the change in a record-breaking public engagement. “British Columbians have said loud and clear that they want to do away with the...
Editorial Rant: Lying in politics -- so common, so corrupt
Politics. Election campaigns. Lies. Is anyone else out there infuriated by how closely those three things are linked? Why should politicians have some sort of 007-like “License to Lie”? I say they shouldn’t. In Canada, people are given some protection against false or misleading advertising. There’s the voluntary “Canadian...
Rossland’s (proposed) Mid-town Transition Project – What’s going on?
On Tuesday evening, October 29, the Miners Hall was well-populated with residents viewing the explanatory displays and seeking more details from the City staff members present. The proposed development is for affordable housing on three stories above a ground-floor space which could, if things work out, house a new City Hall,...
Opinion: What Canada can learn from New Zealand on electoral reform
By Dominic O'Sullivan -- Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University The results of the recent Canadian election don’t reflect the will of the people, and the situation is reigniting calls for proportional representation. Some have outlined what Canada’s House of Commons would have looked like under ...
Council Matters: Rossland City Council, October 21, 2019
Recreation Task Force’s recommendations for Rossland Arena; RDBK board didn’t agree on climate emergency; Terry Van Horne resigning as ED of LCIC; property tax forecast; nominations open for community contributor award; Open House about Emcon lot development . . . and more Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Janice...
Today's your last chance to cast a ballot!
Ed. Note: This information was provided by the Columbia basin Rural Developmnet Institute. It is time again to exercise your right to vote! The Federal Election is today - Monday, October 21, 2019. Voting is a valued right enjoyed by Canadian adults. It is a way to exercise our democracy. Our history shows a long and hard...
