Red and Black Jack excelled at Slopes For Hope fundraising
The Rossland version of the Mount Everest challenge, hosted at Red Mountain Ski Resort and Black Jack Ski Club Feb. 19, exceeded its $25,000 goal with a whopping $36,500 contributed to the total -- over $100,000 -- raised for the Canadian Cancer Society by the six participating locations across the province. The family friendly...
Snowfall Alert for Highway 3 Paulson Summit, Kootenay Pass
Anyone planning to travel highway passes in the Kootenay/Boundary region has better be prepared for winter driving. Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Alert for Highway 3 from Christina Lake to Creston, including the Paulson and Kootenay Pass highways. Environment Canada said a long period of snowfall, with total amounts...
Spring brings increasing interest in bat health and public reports of bats
Fortunately for the bats of BC, it has been a quiet winter. The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP), in collaboration with the Province of BC, is on the lookout for signs of White-Nose Syndrome (WNS). WNS is a fungal disease harmless to humans but responsible for the deaths of millions of insect-eating bats in eastern North...
Merchants of Doubt documentary to screen in Castlegar
The Castlegar community has the opportunity this week to view the eye-opening and entertaining documentary film Merchants of Doubt. The film will be shown on March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Castlegar United Church (809 Merry Creek Rd.). Admission is by donation.
Merchants of Doubt exposes the campaign to confuse the public and discredit climate science.
Letter: About Access Gas
To the Editor: I was recently visited by a representative of Access Gas offering me participation in the Customer Choice Program which guarantees you stable pricing for the gas you receive via Fortis for the next five years. The program is well presented and documented and is perfectly legitimate. But although this all sounds...
COLUMN: Shine Your Light
Scissors and Paste The academic supervisor for my post-grad thesis in history would not have approved of what I do in this edition of the Arc. He dismissed the method (with a curl of his lip) thus: “writing with scissors and paste, Charles.” I have looked over several pieces of writing recently, some of it my own, and I am ...
Saints 'Drive for Five' comes to sudden end
The Trinity Western University Spartans snapped a historic British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) streak on Friday night, scoring a 6-1 victory over the Selkirk College Saints to secure the semi-final series sweep. The Saints entered the BCIHL post-season with four straight championship titles and looking to...
Avalanche Canada issues 'High' risk in backcountry
Avalanche Canada is asking the public to be extremely careful when venturing into the backcountry over the next few days as recent high elevation rain has created very dangerous avalanche conditions. "Very large natural avalanches are expected on Wednesday," said the Avalanche Canada website warning. "Now is an appropriate ...
The Peel: Intact wilderness is a hedge against our ignorance
In 2011, I travelled with my family down Yukon’s Hart River. It’s one of seven pure rivers in the Peel River watershed, a 68,000-square-kilometre wilderness that’s been at the centre of a legal dispute for many years and a land-use planning debate for more than a decade. For two weeks, we fished from the river’s vibrant green...
Joe Hill Coffeehouse on March 19 -- Don't miss it!
The March 19 edition of Joe Hill Coffee House features talent from near and far: · Johnny P. Johnson, with Javan on fiddle – Prairie roots, rising stars in the Kootenays, songs of life and experience · The Reluctant Dragon – highlights from the upcoming show by the Rossland Light Opera Players · Anna...
