Editorial: PART THREE -- on the upcoming referendum, and those PR voting systems
As promised, this Part will describe the Mixed Member Proportional system to achieve proportional representation in the BC Legislature. Part Two described the Dual-Member Proportional system, which would make most electoral districts larger, and assign two MLAs to each district by a system designed to achieve proportionality....
COLUMN: From the Hill -- G20 Energy
Last week I travelled with Jim Carr, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, to the G20 energy meetings in Argentina. The meetings are a mix of reports from the G20 countries and of presentations by world experts about the state of energy markets and future energy demand. The main theme of the talks was the “grand […]
Knotweed costs us all -- please don't spread it by cutting or mowing it.
Knotweed is one of the scarier invasive plants. It doesn't cause burns or blindness, like Giant Hogweed, but it does spread very fast and it causes expensive damage to things like the foundations of buildings – and property values. It can burst right through pavement, take over lawns and gardens, and we have it right […]
COLUMN: Need a doctor? Naturopathic Physicians are recognized as primary care providers in BC
What is the scope of a Naturopathic Physician? Naturopathic physicians became recognized as primary care physicians in 2009 when the BC Ministry of Health approved a new set of regulations (BC Naturopathic Association. Primary care in BC: NDs Help Find Patients Unable to Find a GP 2017....
Water metering debate; more townhouses; more smoking restrictions; some gain short term rental zoning and some will lose it; and more.
Rossland City Council meetings, June 12, 2018 PUBLIC HEARING: Re: A bylaw to re-zone 2194 Park Street from R-1 Residential to R-1 GS (allowing for short-term rental of a guest suite.) One resident had written and expressed comfort with the application, as long as the off-street parking would be used, instead of the owner and...
Grads getting some street smarts at Seven Summits
Rossland’s Seven Summits Centre for Learning is developing a reputation for academic excellence. In addition to that – for the past couple of years, the school has done a whole other great thing for their graduating class. It’s a day spent focusing on life skills that the students themselves have identified as gaps in their...
Editorial PART TWO: About that referendum this fall, and the voting systems on offer
In Part One, we looked at the first question on the two-question referendum, and expressed an opinion, but did not describe the choices of voting system in the second question. I intend to discuss each of the voting systems separately, with re-caps along the way. This editorial will describe only Dual-Member Proportional....
Guest Editorial: Wilderness, or heli-playground?
Editor’s Note: Many people are not yet aware of the proposal to turn about 700 square kilometres of the southern Purcell Range into a heli-playground, cutting new trails and building lodges, with helicopter flights carrying in skiers in the winter and hikers and mountain bikers in the summer. The...
Rossland Summit School's amazing BioBlitz
Rossland Summit School did an amazing thing on Friday, June 7, with Grade 9 students from Stanley Humphries Secondary School, Castlegar, participating as well. It was the Bio Blitz, and the weather was perfect for it. Last year, Rossland Summit School's Grade Two class won the Jack Layton Award for Youth Action in...
Mayor Moore's back brace and why she's wearing it
WHY is Mayor Kathy Moore looking so bulky these days as she goes zipping around town? Looks like she has a back brace on under her clothing. Yes, that’s what it is – proof that riding a horse can damage you even if you’re a competent rider and don’t fall off the horse when something unexpected happens....
