LVR students lobby MPs on importance of dealing with Climate Change
Two Grade 12 students from L.V. Rogers High School in Nelson were hoping to make a change as part of Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s National Conference last month in Ottawa. Alyssa Taburiaux and Linn Murray, both 17, recently returned from Ottawa where they lobbied politicians for effective climate policy. The LVR students were ...
Ribbon cutting at new Trail Bridge
Columbia River Skywalk, one of the largest suspension bridges in North America, was the location of a ribbon cutting ceremony on December 15. “The genesis of the project was the closure of the old Trail Bridge in 2011 when it was deemed unsafe,” said city councillor Kevin Jolly. “Identifying the bridge with a name is […]
Local Alzheimer's programming to be available in the New Year
The New Year is fast approaching, and the Alzheimer Society of BC wants Kootenay/Boundary residents to be aware of services that will be available in 2017. “We will be offering several workshops for families living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in the New Year,” said local support and education coordinator Julie Leffelaar. Highlights of programming […]
Christmas comes early for Cranbrook man after $4.9 million Lotto 6/49 win
Douglas Lowes was ‘playing it forward’ and spreading holiday cheer when he decided to buy a Lotto 6/49 winning ticket. “I was feeling good when I bought the ticket because I had just finished doing some volunteer work and I was dressed up with a Christmas tie and everything,” recalled Lowes. Lowes won $4.9 million on the...
Philosophy Returning to Selkirk College
Students will have the opportunity to explore questions at the very heart of human existence as Philosophy 101 returns to the School of University Arts & Sciences at Selkirk College in January. This intro-level philosophy course focuses on the nature of human reality. Students will discuss metaphysical issues such as self-identity, free will, and the […]
COLUMN: Four Treats for the Holidays
One of the biggest challenges I find during the Christmas holidays for those who don’t tolerate gluten is desserts and treats. At this time of year they are everywhere and it is ever so tempting to give in and have a few. The easiest solution I’ve found is to make some holiday treats ahead of time, freeze them and pull them...
COLUMN: Seasonal Thoughts From Our Member of Parliament
The House of Commons has risen for the Christmas break and I’m certainly happy to be home for the holidays. This season will be especially eventful for my family as we are traveling to New Zealand for my son’s wedding—but we’ll also be taking part in the usual Christmas traditions that every family has. My wife’s family—part...
West Kootenay Traffic Services urge drivers to slow down
Kootenay Boundary Region, West Kootenay Traffic Services are urging motorists to slow down and use caution. In a media release Monday, Sergeant Chad Badry of the RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services said police have been very busy lately dealing with a number of serious crashes and with the today's snowfall, police are even ...
UPDATED: Kootenay Pass open to traffic
Avalanche control near summit of Kootenay Pass has been completed the DriveBC website said. Kootenay Pass closed for avalanche control DriveBC has issued a road warning for Highway 3 in near the summit of the Kootenay Pass. Snow accumulation during Monday's snowfall warning has forced closure of the Kootenay Pass near the...
‘All for ourselves and nothing for other people’: The takeover of economics by neoliberalism
All for ourselves, and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of the masters of mankind. -- Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations In these days of economic stagnation, misery and insecurity, housing bubbles and the growing precariate, it seems appropriate to speculate on what Shakespeare...
