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....
Opinion: You're just not that big a deal. Now, isn't that a relief?
By Melissa Dahl, from Aeon magazine There is a meme that speaks directly to the hearts and minds of the overly self-conscious. Perhaps you’ve seen it; it goes something like this: ‘Brain: “I see you are trying to sleep. May I offer you a selection of your most embarrassing memories from the past 10 years?”’ At first, it seems...
Op/Ed: How much do we care?
Few people here can recall war efforts in Britain during the Second World War, but more of us have read about them. Most everyone pitched in; they sacrificed personal comfort and convenience for the common good, obeyed blackout rules, saved even gum wrappers for the aluminum content, contributed pots and pans, rationed food,...
Music in the Park is back, and more
Starting on Thursday, June 14, audiences will gather in Trail’s Gyro Park to hear music from favourite local performers and touring bands. Jazz, bluegrass, Celtic rock, rhythm & blues, funk and reggae – something for all tastes, and it’s all good fun in a beautiful setting. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket, and a toonie ...
COLUMN: Don't water down marine protection
Will Canada finally inspire a wave of celebration on World Oceans Day, June 8? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to lead G7 nations on global marine protection during Canada’s presidency this year, a welcome change after decades of inaction left just one per cent of our oceans formally safeguarded. The government is...
