Editorial Musings: Some good news from Teck. And other things to consider.
It’s wonderful to be able to pass on some good news, especially about such a vital part of our region. Teck Trail Operations is full of good people and it does an amazing amount of social and economic good in all our local communities. Teck Trail Operations has issued a press release assuring us that their operations will...
COLUMN: Treating the Foundations of Infertility
How do I know if I have a problem with fertility? For women who are less than 35 years of age, infertility is the inability to conceive after 12 months of trying without using any contraceptives. If you are over 35, the definition changes to the inability to conceive after 6 months of trying without contraceptives. If you...
Beer, Cannabis, our skatepark, fire services issues, tax preferences, and more.
Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, Andy Morel, John Greene, Marten Kruysse, and – electronically – Aaron Cosbey. Absent: Andrew Zwicker. Public Hearing to consider a bylaw to rezone 2160 Queen Street, the former site of the Odd Fellows & Rebekahs Hall, from R3-Residential Multiple Family to R1I...
RDKB says, swap out that smoky woodstove and get a good rebate
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) wants residents to change out old, smoky wood stoves for cleaner appliances including heat pumps, gas or pellet stoves or cleaner burning wood stoves. The RDKB has put a total of $6,000 toward the 2018 Wood Stove Exchange Program and $5,000 is still available to fund rebates...
Editorial: Fingerprints, security, and 'Big Brother'
A recent news item explained that a Vancouver doctor is upset that he was forced to undergo fingerprinting to prove that he was not a sex offender who had the same (or similar) name. He is quoted as asking, “Why are we being pulled aside as if we were criminals?” Well, there’s the matter of having the same name as a criminal. ...
Feeling fat? Throw away those non-stick pans. And avoid fast food, because of what it's wrapped in.
More food for thought – and action: Food is the right word to use, because food is how we acquire most of it. What does “it” refer to? A group of synthetic substances known as perfluoroalkyl substances, which is polysyllabic, so let’s just shorten it to PFASs. Some PFASs are so widespread and so persistent in the world and ...
COLUMN: We can't afford to ignore climate change
Contrary to a common perception, ignoring climate change won’t make it disappear. Global research going back to 1824 in fields ranging through physics, oceanography, biology and geology have confirmed human activity — mainly burning fossil fuels, raising livestock and destroying carbon sinks like forests and wetlands — is...
Seeking family of Thomas Dunlop McVie, killed in 1944
It’s not November, so why the picture of a war plane? We should always remember the immense and cruel losses of life in wars, not just for a few days in November, but there’s another reason for this one. A man in Germany is trying to locate family members of those who were shot down and crashed in 1944 at a...
City sells $1.35-mill of property for two new developments
The City of Castlegar will soon be $1.35 million richer, according to a press release issued today. “The City of Castlegar has sold two city-owned properties to private sector interests (pending public notification period),” said the release. “The former City Centre Motel site at 1101 – 2nd Street ($145,000) has been purchased by a developer […]
A problem at the Rossland Seniors Hall
Last Thursday morning, Les Anderson went into the Rossland Seniors Hall and found a mess in the back room. The ceiling had partially collapsed from water dripping down and soaking the insulation over the drop ceiling panels. Insulation and panels askew and water, all on the floor and furniture -- a discouraging sight to one...
