2020 was quite a year -- with some good things in the works
A surprising thing happened at The Narwhal during the very-bad-not-at-all-good year of 2020: we wrote more good news and solutions-focused stories than ever before By Carol Linnet, for The Narwhal You don’t need me to tell you what the seven years of 2020 have been like. But if the pandemic has revealed anything...
Op/Ed: On Identifying Gifted Children
By Jennifer Crane, in The Conversation In Netflix hit The Queen’s Gambit, we see young orphan Beth Harmon discover her talent for...
FortisBC warns customers of spikes in energy use with colder than average winter predicted
FortisBC is reminding customers to to pay attention to energy use to reduce seasonal spikes with colder temperatures forcasted as the calendar flips 2021. FortisBC said in a media release with most of the population spending more time in their homes as a result of COVID-19 safety measures, customers need to watch energy use with La Nina temperature […]
Local wisdom on books
“Books of My Life” Here’s more inspiration for reading to carry us through the dark days of this pandemic winter, away into other worlds and other times while tucked up safely at home. Q and A with Eileen Daniel, Rossland Public Library Board Member, Publicity: 1. My favorite childhood books are...
Opinion: Women in the workforce
With the Throne Speech promise of an Action Plan for Women in the Economy, the federal government committed to ensuring an intersectional feminist response to economic recovery from the pandemic. This week, prominent gender justice advocates from the Canadian Women’s Foundation, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives,...
Column: Must we choose sides?
The Duel “... I’m abandoned and destitute, an absolute simpleton, this mind of mine so muddled and blank. Others are bright, clear. I’m dark, murky. Others are competent and effective: I’m pensive and withdrawn.” -- Tao Te Ching, 20 [David Hinton translation] “Whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is ...
Special Public Avalanche Warning issued for much of Western Canada
Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada and Alberta’s Kananaskis Country, is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational users of backcountry and frontcountry avalanche terrain, in effect immediately until Sunday, Dec. 27. The warning is widespread and applies to the following forecast regions:...
Businesses on the brink
Better Life Fitness in Rossland is one of many businesses that have suffered dramatic losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Will these businesses survive to serve residents once the pandemic has passed – however long that may take? And what can residents do to help ensure their survival – at least, those residents who haven’t...
Opinion: From a tough year, a tremendous amount of hope
By Chris Gusen 2020 was tough. But, as we look back on the past year, it also brings us a tremendous amount of hope. Seeing how the world mobilized to fight COVID-19 gave us a glimpse of what might be possible if our elected officials treated the climate emergency just as seriously. As we rest up and prepare to continue our...
Rossland Telegraph’s second editor retires. Will there be a third?
The new year will start a new era in the life of the Rossland Telegraph. Founded in 2008 with Adrian Barnes as its first editor, the Telegraph continued without him when his health deteriorated and he persuaded the next editor to take it on. That was me; I have edited the Telegraph for six years – as long as Adrian did – ...
