Meet your new Rossland City Council. The voting is over, the votes are counted, and we know who our Council members, along with acclaimed Mayor Kathy Moore, will be for the next four years – barring any unforeseen events. The six successful candidates are: Andy Morel Janice Nightingale Chris Bowman Dirk Lewis Stewart Spooner...

MarWest Industries issued a press release today correcting (other) media coverage of yesterday’s gas leak on Columbia Avenue. The release reads as follows: “On Oct. 16, at approximately 1:55 p.m., Marwest Industries Ltd contacted FortisBC regarding a gas line break in the 1500 Block of Columbia Avenue. The gas line was damaged by a rock […]

It’s time to revisit the topic of corporal punishment of children: spanking, swatting, or otherwise hitting a child as punishment or “correction.”  Is it ever acceptable?  There are so many different views, but now we have some new research evidence favouring the totally non-violent approach to child-rearing.   On March 5 of...

When our children and grandchildren and those of us still here in 20 years look back to this time, will we say it was when the world finally got serious about the climate crisis? Or will we mark a tragic time when political and business leaders prioritized short-term economic gain over the future of humanity? Listening to...

Climate scientists have said that planting trees can help to combat climate change. Some of Rossland's students have been helping with that.    Last Friday,  students of Ecole des Sept-Sommets planted over 150 trees and shrubs in the southeast corner of their school yard. These plants, some native plants ...

Editor's Note:  This letter would have been better addressed to residents of all local commuities, not just  the "Trail residents" mentioned in the last line. The spills affected vehicles from a number of communities. Dear Neighbours, International Raw Materials (IRM) is committed to safely transporting our products through...

We tend to think of the post office as a place just to get and send our snail-mail, especially parcels.  We may have to change that thought: Canada’s postal workers are in negotiations for a new contract, and they are proposing some interesting things. They’re also authorized to go on strike. But that’s the stick:  they’re ...

How is it that intelligent people can disagree about so many things?  Aren’t the facts well-known? Usually, yes; so why is there still all this argument?  The mechanism by which we can all reject and totally ignore  facts when they contradict beliefs dear to our hearts is becoming better-known: The Oatmeal explained it...

To The Editor:   Would you vote for a party list without candidates? Of course, you wouldn't, and neither would anybody else. Of course, we will keep local representation under pro rep, and of course nobody will be 'appointed' an MLA unless we vote for them. How dumb do Liberal Party bosses think BC voters are that we would...

UPDATED:  Rossland City Council meetings, October 9, 2018 Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, Aaron Cosbey, Andy Morel, Andrew Zwicker and John Greene. Present by phone: Marten Kruysse. PUBLIC HEARING On the bylaw to re-zone the land at 2812 Cedar Crescent from R1  (single-family residential) to CD-7...