Digging science: Citizens amplify knowledge about the natural world By David Suzuki One of this year’s most popular Sundance Film Festival entries, Tangerine, was shot with an iPhone 5S and edited with an $8 app called Filmic Pro. New technology has also made music easier to produce and distribute, inspiring independent...

For readers of any political affiliation who may still not be convinced that Bill C-51-- the infamous "terror act" -- is a bad idea, or several bad ideas rolled into one egregious piece of legislation, I urge you to read the following text of a speech by Elizabeth May to Parliament  on May 5, 2015.  Please note the clarity ...

     Now that you’ve established the foundation of healthy eating, let’s discuss other avenues that may be contributing to weight retention. 1.    If you find you have to be careful and eat on time, otherwise you become shaky, foggy or irritable, your blood sugar is probably unstable.  It is extremely important you eat enough...

Adopt a Startup? Promote your services? You Can Do That Here! KAST seeks professional and technical partnerships to grow the Kootenay technology community It takes more than a village (or miniature city, in the Kootenay case) to grow a technology company, especially if that village is situated in a beautiful but somewhat...

About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...

Following a hectic 27-year career in the world of TV commercial production, Barbara Bergen chose the relative calm of designing and manufacturing cremation urns. She left behind 14-hour days and a constantly ringing cell phone in the big city of Calgary for the small city seclusion of Nelson. But her placid life was shattered...

The earthquake in Nepal hit a little too close to home for a former Nelson couple now living in Chilliwack. The son of Dean and Val Monty, Shaun, was visiting the Nepalese City of Pokhara when a 7.6 earthquake struck the region Saturday. Thankfully, Shaun and two friends, Robertson Mackenzie and Ashleigh Brooks managed to get...

There’s lots going on in Rossland lately. I have just returned from the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments annual meeting held in Nakusp. It was well attended by elected representatives from our region. This conference provides an excellent opportunity to share learning and experiences with our colleagues as...

Bike Safety Tips. Rossland is rife with bicycles!  And the cycling season is upon us.  Rejoice, but don't let your joy overcome your smarts -- ride safely.  The RCMP have sent this list of  rules to follow for safety and continued good health -- who wants to end up in a wheelchair, drooling and gibbering?  Well, that could ...

By Charles Jeanes Home alone and deranged My manner of choosing a theme for an edition of the Arc is not methodical. I describe it as the Free-Range-Chicken Method. My mind ranges around whatever stimuli come my way, and I entertain interests and responses to random inputs. Not an ideal way to find focus, but it serves the ...