Column: Adrenal fatigue
What are adrenal glands? Our adrenal glands are two small glands that sit on top of each of our kidneys. These little glands are responsible for controlling our response to stress by producing cortisol and DHEA (among many other hormones such as adrenaline!). Cortisol is part of our stress response, making us feel overwhelmed,...
Canada has some of the world's last wild places. Are we keeping our promise to protect them?
To meet one of its most critical conservation targets by 2020, Canada must protect a massive amount of land — roughly the size of Alberta — over the next year and a half. So where will this protection occur and can it be done in a way that actually benefits biodiversity? By Gloria Dickie, from The Narwhal The world...
Rossland Post Office Not in Service
Residents visiting the Rossland Post Office to pick up their mail won't find any to pick up, unless they haven't been for a while. On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, people could enter the Post Office to access their mostly empty mail boxes and to mail items by dropping them in a mailbox, but with no assurance that anything dropped...
A New Voice at The Flying Steamshovel
Musician Carly Dow will be at the Flying Steamshovel on November 9th. She calls her sound “wildcrafted folk music” and she’s been sharing it with appreciative audiences across Canada since 2013. With roots in Manitoba’s music community and professional training as an environmental scientist, she knows how to look closely ...
Educators from Castlegar; Rossland among award recipients
A number of local educators took home awards from the 2018 Canadian Environmental Education Conference. The awards ceremony, which took place on October 20 at St. Eugene Resort near Cranbrook, recognized both classroom teachers and community educators who demonstrated excellence in encouraging stewardship and sustainability through environmental education in the Canadian Columbia Basin. Nominated by […]
Rossland teacher Laura Jackman honoured
Rossland’s Laura Jackman is one of the educators who took home awards from the 2018 Canadian Environmental Education Conference. Jackman is described as “a fearless guide in environmental education in School District 20. She has created and implemented a now community-wide, weeklong Bio Blitz, a celebration of environmental...
The new Eagle's Nest is ready for visitors!
Bring on the snow! The latest day-use shelter for free, self-propelled public recreation in the Rossland Range Recreation Site has an expansive view to enjoy along with those grilled (or charred) cheese sandwiches, or whatever form of lunch or snack skiers, snowshoers, fat bikers or hikers prefer. It’s...
Beware: Thieves are here
The Trail RCMP Detachment is advising the public about a recent rash of purse and wallet thefts and frauds in the Trail and greater area. The attached images shown here were obtained from video surveillance of a male and female believed to behind one of the thefts which occurred on October 18, 2018, in ...
Column: War, and sculpting minds with culture
War, what is it good for? Absolutely nuthin.’ -- pop song, 1968 War is the Father of us all. – Herodotus, Greek historian, 5th C. BCE War is over, if you want it. – John Lennon Forgive me Lord, I do so love it. – General Patton, American Army War is the typical normal condition of humanity, not peace. – James...
COLUMN: Governments just giving up on life on earth?
The U.S. president may think global warming is a hoax perpetrated by China, but his administration has concluded Earth’s average temperature will rise 4 C over pre-industrial levels by 2100 if we fail to address the causes. Overwhelming scientific evidence concludes that such a rise would be catastrophic for humanity and many...
