Column: What has happened during 50 years of Earth Day
Earth Day was born on April 22, 1970 — 50 years ago. Since then, the human population has more than doubled, from 3.7 billion to almost eight billion. Our drive toward endless population and economic growth has led to the destruction of massive swathes of pristine forest through clear-cutting, burning and flooding for...
A heart-warming donation to our food bank
Food banks are stepping up to help those most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, and others are stepping up to help our food banks do that. Recently, the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation made a donation of $50,000 to be divided among eleven food banks in our region. A more modest but equally heart-warming donation of $10...
Rossland City Council Meetings, April 20, 2020 -- held by Zoom
Editor’s Note: This report attempts to capture the substance of the meetings and to include all information of importance, but not every comment or question is included. Councillors Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Dirk Lewis, Andy Morel, Stewart Spooner, and Chris Bowman. 1. ...
RCMP: Have you seen a naked man walking down the street?
An ancient Chinese curse says, “May you live in interesting times.” Trail RCMP certainly are, as they deal with not only the impacts of a global pandemic, but also at least two men who appear to be excessively comfortable with nudity, according to Trail RCMP top cop Mike Wicentowich. In a press release Monday, Wicentowich […]
Earth Day question: could you save money with a heat pump?
The City of Rossland Sustainability Commission invites you to virtually celebrate Earth Day. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day we will be providing information, ideas and virtual activities from April 20th through April 25th. Visit www.rosslandsustainability.com or find “Rossland Sustainability Commission” on...
Column: From the Hill -- About the bailout funds
On Friday, the federal government rolled out its long-awaited initiative to support the oil and gas sector., a sector hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and the world-wide lockdowns that have ensued. Oil prices, already low at $50 per barrel, plunged as demand dropped. Within weeks, a barrel of Western Canada Select was...
Food for thought: New Zealand’s all-party cooperation success story during COVID-19
Article contributed by Fair Vote Canada New Zealand adopted proportional representation in 1996, after 100 years of first-past-the-post. For most of those 100 years, New Zealand functioned as a two-party system, with the flaws of winner-take-all voting on full display:...
Modified Community Kitchen Initiative brings the power of food to the people
By Vivienne Hurley Volunteers behind an initiative that aims to alleviate food poverty in Rossland, Trail and Fruitvale, have swiftly and successfully modified their program in the midst of social distancing measures so that food security can be maintained for those who need it most, despite the challenges posed by...
Column: New economics?
When you pause to reflect on what’s truly essential and meaningful for you to thrive, what comes to mind? Is it about having more? Or having better? Is it about all the buying or the genuine caring? Is it about over-consuming or connecting and sharing? Is it about loving stuff and status or simply loving? As we experience...
Editorial: Please note -- COVID-19 is active in our community
Last week, cruising a local on-line community discussion forum, I noticed that some people were assuming that Rossland has no active cases of COVID-19, and seemed to be arguing that the restrictions designed to curb its spread are therefore unnecessary here. At the time, I acknowledged that we had no way of knowing if there...
