COLUMN: From the Hill -- BC apple farmers and food security
Many sectors have been hard hit by the pandemic, and agriculture is one of them. Despite concerns about food security and pleas to buy local, orchardists and farmers in the region have had a number of serious headwinds facing them over the past year. B.C. apple growers have had to deal with huge production from just across...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council meeting February 1, 2021 -- by Zoom
Wildfire risk reduction; a regional Community Investment Co-op; a new bylaw not fully accessible by the general public – and more Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Dirk Lewis, Andy Morel, Stewart Spooner, Chris Bowman and Terry Miller. Staff present included CAO Bryan Teasdale, CFO...
UPDATED: Charges sworn against armed man who stormed Rossland City Hall
Court records have revealed the name of a man who allegedly breached Rossland City Hall armed with a bow-and-arrow and other weapons. Twenty-four-year-old Matthew Ponka has been charged with two counts of carry/have in their possession weapons/firearms, once count of mischief, one count of forcible entry and one count of ...
Column: Alberta inquiry steps into a past era’s dark denial
That anyone today could deny the overwhelming and incontrovertible evidence for human-caused climate disruption is shocking. You don’t even need a science background to see its worsening effects occurring worldwide, from record high temperatures to increasing extreme weather events and wildfires. For a government — especially...
MLA speaks to one-year anniversary of Covid-19 in Canada
Dear Community Member, It has been one year since B.C.’s first joint statement about the novel coronavirus (now termed COVID-19) from Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Since that date, our world has changed dramatically. We have all felt the impacts of the pandemic on our lives, our ...
Arts and culture grants now available - CKCA and the Trust announce 2021-22 programs
Artists in all disciplines—as well as arts and culture organizations—are invited to apply for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which delivers the Arts and Culture Program on behalf of Columbia Basin Trust. The Trust has a longstanding partnership with CKCA for the delivery of arts and culture ...
Climate: Proforestation vs. more old-growth logging
Researchers say "proforestation" policies are the fastest and most effective way to draw excess CO2 out of the atmosphere. By Kate S. Petersen for Environmental Health News HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, Mass.—Bob Leverett walked away from the trunk, looking up through the canopy, trying to get eyes on the crown. He crushed...
COUNCIL MATTERS: January 18, 2021
Council discusses messaging and a letter to government regarding pandemic measures and the meaning of “local;” plus a whack of regular business. 1. Public Hearing, 6:00 pm Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Andy Morel, Janice Nightingale, Terry Miller, Chris Bowman, Stewart Spooner, and Dirk Lewis Staff: CAO...
Opinion: Worried about earth’s future? The outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp
By Corey A. Bradshaw, Daniel T. Blumstein, and Paul Ehrlich, for The Conversation Anyone with even a passing interest in the global environment knows all is not well. But just how bad is the situation? Our new paper shows the outlook for life on Earth is more dire than is generally understood. The research published...
RCMP launch criminal probe into assault related to man’s refusal to wear a non-medical mask at Red Mountain
Trail and Greater District RCMP has launched a criminal investigation after a disturbance escalated to an alleged assault, on Jan.14, 2021 at Red Mountain Ski Resort in Rossland, according to RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "Police were told by staff at the resort that an adult man, who declined to wear a...
