IH expands meningococcal disease immunization clinics in the Okanagan
Thursday, Interior Health announced they are offering immunization clinics throughout the Okanagan for individuals in grades 9-12 and persons aged 15-19 years old who do not attend school. During the past six months, Interior Health has seen an increasing number of cases of meningococcal disease in this age group, and as a result is declaring […]
Canada's Pink Floyd tribute band, PIGS, coming to Charles Bailey
PIGS are starting 2018 with the second leg of a 12 week, 45-date tour that started out at the end of September at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo and took the band across Canada as far as Sydney, Nova Scotia. The second leg of the 'LEFT + RIGHT Canada Tour' features dates in Saskatchewan, BC and Alberta and will take them to over...
Glad Tidings from the District Recreation Officer
Rossland Range Recreation Site: out with the old, in with the new – Friends of the Rossland Range (FORRS) have received permission from Justin Dexter, the Ministry of Forests District Recreation Officer, to replace the old, dirt-floored, packrat-infested Eagle’s Nest day-use hut with a new shelter. The current...
Rossland Museum welcomes its first national traveling exhibit
The year 2017 marks some important anniversaries in Canadian history: Canada’s 150th birthday as a nation and the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge – a battle that historians describe as a defining moment in the development of Canada as an independent nation. 2019 is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day and Normandy...
Column: From the Hill -- the wine case at the Supreme Court of Canada
One of the many happy tasks of a Member of Parliament is meeting up with constituents when they visit Ottawa. Last Thursday I had the pleasure of inviting representatives of the Okanagan wine industry to lunch. They and their legal team had just had a memorable morning intervening in an important Supreme Court action, known...
Rossland Council for Arts and Culture: Membership drive!
The RCAC is excited to announce our brand new website and first ever Membership drive! We’re changing and inviting Rosslanders to play a huge part in their Arts Council! Most people know the RCAC for some things but the breadth and width of our operations and art installations is often a big surprise. From regular shows at ...
Opinion: Two words in sequence that should be banished from our lexicon: fake news
Risky to confess such things – especially publicly – but there are a few things that get under my skin fast. Eons ago, when I was in high school, it only took a single word. It wasn't the word itself so much, as it was the tone some used saying it that suggested you were getting flipped off more than you were communicating....
Editorial Rant: What are we celebrating? And how do we behave?
A plea for civility in the law, politics and our everyday lives Mid-winter is approaching, with our various seasonal celebrations: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and maybe even Festivus? We celebrate our religious and / or ethnic affiliations; we celebrate the return of the sun for longer periods of time each...
COLUMN: Elders, knowledge and a post-truth moment
“You and I have memories Longer than the road that stretches out ahead.” -- The Beatles, Two of Us Age and its discontents I begin the column with a line from a Beatles’ song, because it describes the situation for someone of my age, and for my peers. We...
COLUMN: Stop blaming God and 'nature' for what we've done
Traditionally, we’ve labelled events over which we have no influence or control “acts of God” or “natural disasters.” But what’s “natural” about climate-induced disasters today? Scientists call the interval since the Industrial Revolution the “Anthropocene,” a period when our species hasbecome the major factor altering the ...
