Want democratic reform? Let’s start with the country’s newspapers
Observing the cathartic effect of the end the Harper regime reveals just how traumatized millions of Canadians were by nearly 10 years of rule by this vindictive prime minister. The analogies and metaphors keep coming: like getting out of jail, like waking up from a nightmare, like the end of an occupation. This election will...
Water and Sewer Costs, our Economy, and Huge Surprises: Bah Humbug.
In about the year 2000, I calculated that the average residential property in Canada was being under-taxed by about $1500 per year, just to provide the money that would have been needed then to pay the “infrastructure debt” hiding under our streets. That number was so far from what people have come to think is a bearable...
"Passenger" Ski Film by Andre Nutini and Dave Peacock (Local Guys!)
David Peacock of Rossland and Andre Nutini of Warfield, both RSS grads, have just finished co-directing a 2 year filming project for Red Bull. Their movie is narrated by local graphic artist Rob Sulman and will be shown in the Royal Theatre in Trail on November 5: http://www.royaltheatretrail.com/comingup Asked what inspired...
Sustainable Development Goals: A Path to Prosperity
By David Suzuki Sustainable development means different things to different people. The concept was popularized in 1987 by the groundbreaking Brundtland Commission report to the United Nations, “Our Common Future”. Over the past three decades it has entered conversations around global poverty, health, environmental quality...
Washington Street Design Features; Changes in Council Meeting Schedule
Rossland City Council, October 26, 2015 All Council members were present: Mayor Kathy Moore, Councillors Lloyd McLellan, John Greene, Andrew Zwicker, Marten Kruysse, Andy Morel and Aaron Cosbey. Staff: Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia Añonuevo, Planner Stacey Lightbourne, Manager of Public Works Darrin Albo. Absent: ...
Remembrance Day Meditation on War and Peace
“War is like a football game. Whoever loses gives his opponent his hand, and everything is forgotten.” -- Herman Goering, Nazi #2 Do laws to regulate war, make war appear legitimate? If one opposes war, one might argue that it is highly inappropriate, to say the least, to make rules regulating the...
Have a Shot of Tequila Mockingbird!
If you have never seen Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra perform, or just haven’t seen them recently, you have been missing out. Luckily for you, Rossland Council for Arts and Culture is bringing them to the Miners Hall on Saturday, November 14. Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra are a collection of musicians, linked by common sonic...
Rossland's New Event Sign is Up and Ready
Tourism Rossland and the City of Rossland are pleased to announce that the new event sign at the corner of Columbia Avenue and St Paul is ready to go. This project was completed in association with the City of Rossland, provincial funding from the Resort Municipality Initiative, and the Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives...
Staying Healthy in 'Flu Season
Natural Flu Protection - For more than just 1 Bug Now that fall is upon us, it is time to bolster the system for the winter. I’ve already seen the start of viral flus, so, this will help prevent and minimize the typical viral and bacterial illnesses common at this time of year. I try to remind folks that having a cold or flu...
Police, community looks to pick up pieces after sentencing of NPD Constable
It must have been a somber day inside the offices of 606 Stanley Street as the Nelson Police Department dealt with the news that one of their own had been sentenced to 30 days house arrest and a one-year probation for an assault charge on a woman. NPD Const. Drew Turner was in BC Provincial Court Tuesday to hear his sentence...
