Column: Politics: a meditation -- PART I
[First published in the Rossland Telegraph] “I support the left, tho' I'm leanin'to the right I support the left, tho' I'm leanin' to the right... I’m a political man, and I practice what I preach.” -- Cream, English rock band, Politician “Politicians won’t integrate into normal society. It’s no use trying to understand ...
Rossland: Intake now open for Community Grant Funding
Applicants for Community Grant Funding – sharpen your pencils (or polish your pens)! But before you start writing, be aware of the changes that are designed to make the process easier for organizations needing grants, as well as for the decision-makers. And then, get your applications in by October 31, 2020. What was formerly...
Opinion: Canadian Citizenship study guide should tell the truth about racism
By: Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Amaya Perez-Brumer, Angela Mashford-Pringle, Lisa Forman, and Roberta K. Timothy; from The Conversation At this crucial time of confronting systemic anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, the Canadian government must take responsibility for its enduring role in propagating racism. This ...
Column: Humility, caring & wisdom = a better future
For many, the pandemic has renewed our innate appreciation for and connection to nature. People have taken to growing food on windowsills and in backyard and community gardens. We’re cultivating yeasts to bake bread and getting outside more to walk, run, swim and cycle. In the face of uncertainty, nature brings solace and ...
Got mobility issues? Try the new Accessible Trail.
For people in wheelchairs and people with mobility issues who need walkers, canes or crutches to help them walk, there is now a nice, smooth, low-angle loop trail that winds for about one kilometre through trees and bushes and open areas on the south side of Strawberry Pass (Nancy Greene Summit), in the Rossland Range Recreation...
BC records 102 new cases, two new deaths, residents urged to embrace 'new normal'
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Stephen Brown, deputy minister of health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are announcing 102 new cases, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 9,841 cases in British Columbia. “There are 1,384 active […]
Council Matters: October 5, 2020 meetings
Chicken coops, flu clinics, speeding, short-term rentals, upcoming OCP review, and more . . . Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Chris Bowman, Andy Morel, Stewart Spooner, and Dirk Lewis; Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia Año Nuevo, ...
McCuaig family cat Dottie survives cougar encounter in Uphill
According to the common myth a cat is able to endure, continue, or survive despite a near encounter with death or disaster because cats have Nine lives. The McCuaig family cat Dottie, definitely has a few more left after a Sunday evening encounter with a cougar in Nelson. The incident unfolded at approximately 7:30 p.m. Sunday (October 5, 2020) when […]
BC records 125 new cases overnight, residents urged to respond with compassion and empathy
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Stephen Brown, deputy minister of health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are announcing 125 new cases, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 9,138 cases in British Columbia. “There are 1,284 active […]
