On a soggy Monday afternoon, hundreds of people rallied against the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline from the tar sands in Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia. The protest was lead by the Heiltsuk people, whom proudly describe themselves as the care takers of their territorial lands and waters, in the Great Bear...

Council and the community are being led down the proverbial garden path by CAO Victor Kumar about the Development Cost Charge (DCC) Bylaw.   Information provided to council by Mr. Kumar is misleading, inaccurate, incomplete, and frequently unsubstantiated.  The only realistic data being provided seems to be coming from Ken ...

It might be useful for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to read a U.S. state department cable from Israel released by Wikileaks. It reveals that talk of Iran's imminent production of nuclear weapons goes back to the early 1990s: "The head of the MFA's [Ministry of Foreign Affairs] strategic affairs division recalled that GOI...

Starting to think about gardening and buying seeds for the fruitful season ahead? Some of the best local seed growers in the West Kootenays will have seeds for sale at Rossland’s annual Seedy Sunday at the Miners' Hall from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on March 10. The seed swap will be followed by a scrumptious $5 vegetarian dinner,...

Council recently considered rezoning applications that exposed some of the flaws in the zoning bylaw and the process used to consider those applications.  One application sought to amend the zoning of a property on Black Diamond Drive from R-1 (Residential Single Detached) to R-1I (Detached Infill Residential).   The only...

Ninety Rosslanders packed in to the Rouge Gallery on February 22nd to learn a bit about another mountainous country - Bhutan.  Six Rosslanders - now known as the Bhutan Bhuddies - travelled to the Himilayan kingdom for 3 weeks of touring and trekking last fall.  Dave Cornelius later pored through 5000 photos and dozens of...

The biggest race of the Red Mountain calendar will be landing here next weekend.  The Miele BC Cup brings FIS racers from all over western Canada and the United States in their bid to lower their points score in the FIS rankings. In addition, this year we have entries from Spain, Italy, Great Britain and Eritrea. “We are a ...

CAO Victor Kumar wants to scrap the City’s Development Cost Charge (DCC) bylaw because it “. . . has served its purpose and is no longer required based on the availability of other taxation tools . . .” Nonsense! If council goes along with this cockamamy idea, taxpayers in the future will be stuck with paying for expansion ...

One of the topics that few people talk about is bowel habits; however, it is one of the most important keys to health.  Long ago, I stopped asking how many bowel movements a day and now ask “How many bowel movements?” It no longer surprises me when someone says “Oh, once a week or every 3-4 days!” It is essential that people,...

RED Mountain Resort is celebrating with Rossland the 115 th Annual Rossland Winter Carnival. To celebrate the fraternity of winter enthusiasts, RED Mountain is offering FREE night skiing and boarding on Saturday, January 28th from 6:00pm – 9:00pm with the T-bar and magic carpet open. The evening will also include an opportunity...