That TRP subsidy; Multi-year funding for community groups discussed; Washington Street Project final costs; and more
Regular Meeting of Rossland City Council, January 23, 2017 Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors John Greene, Marten Kruysse, Andrew Zwicker, Andy Morel, and Lloyd McLellan. Absent: Aaron Cosbey Public Input was invited, as usual, but no one offered any comments....
Editorial: Abortion, Foreign Aid, and Health Care
Following the Women's March on Washington and supporting marches in thousands of centres internationally, women's rights and their health and well-being globally have just taken a severe blow....
At least 120 feminists join the Women's March in Grand Forks
Organizers of the Women's March in Grand Forks are thrilled at the turnout, which is estimated at around 120 participants. "We had no idea what to expect," said Kelly Davison, a co-organizer of the event along with Shara Cooper....
Marchers from across the region join Castlegar's Women's March on Washington
Marchers from Castlegar, Trail, Nelson, Rossland, Salmo and the Slocan Valley came together in Castlegar Saturday morning for the Women’s March on Washington, organized by Cara-Lee Malange, community education coordinator with the Mir Centre for Peace. Malange said she was delighted at the turn-out for the event....
Trail fitness centre to get $335,000 expansion
The Trail Aquatic and Leisure Center will be expanding its fitness center in 2017 - the final planning stages for a 933-sq.-ft. additional space are under way. Parks and Recreation director Trisha Davison says her vision for the project would be for building to begin by April 1 and wrap up with the annual shutdown in August....
COLUMN: A look at New Zealand's electoral system
I spent the first weeks of 2017 in New Zealand, celebrating my son’s wedding to a Kiwi girl. After the wedding, my wife and I drove around some of that beautiful country, enjoying the beaches, birds, wines and green grass of summer. Fresh apricots in January were a real treat!...
RDCK directors make Castlegar mayor’s day
The mayor of Castlegar got a big boost Thursday from directors of the Regional District of the Central Kootenay during the monthly board meeting, when he came looking for support for improvements to his West Kootenay Regional Airport. The directors pledged $32,500 to help pay for the cost of the study into the reliability of […]
RDCK January Board Meeting Highlights
The Regional District of Central Kootenay held its first director’s meeting of 2017 at board room on Lakeside Drive in Nelson. Here are a few of the highlights of the Thursday meeting: First Female Fire Chief The RDCK has appointed its first female fire chief. Stephanie Whitney will assume leadership at the Winlaw Volunteer Fire […]
Business group lobbies for $40,000 feasibility study for bridge from college to downtown area
A coalition of downtown business owners wants a $40,000 feasibility study for a pedestrian/bicycle bridge spanning the Columbia River between Selkirk College and Zuckerberg Island. At its regular meeting Monday night, city council was asked to contribute $10,000 to the initiative. Presenter Jackie Letkeman told council that...
Meet the new boss, evaluate the old boss: Obama's political balance sheet
The Art of the Possible Politics has been called an art, at universities it’s called science, but whatever we call it, its fascination is perennial. Aristotle simply summed up we humans as “political animals” and that seems appropriate....
