OPINION: Study Shows Promise for Cannabidiol Treatment of Epilepsy
Medical research on the potential benefits of treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) is beginning to show results. A presentation to the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control in June of 2015, by Nora D. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, pointed out, "Rigorous clinical studies are still...
RDCK takes action against print media on lack of compliance with producer-oriented recycling costs
The newspaper industry’s lack of compliance with the directives set out by Multi-Material B.C. to atone for its waste production has prompted the regional district to take action. In its last meeting the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors passed a resolution which will be sent to the Association of Kootenay-Boundary Local Governments […]
Selkirk College Opens New Applied Research and Innovation Centre
Selkirk College has opened up additional classroom space and created the new Applied Research and Innovation Centre (ARIC) in Castlegar. Before the start of the Fall Semester, the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Program, the Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre (SGRC) and the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI)...
LETTER: Community Pride
What a great town we live in - thanks especially to some of our young people who seem to be taking on the world – acting locally AND globally! Over the past few days I’ve heard about so many impressive initiatives taking place, that I thought I’d write to acknowledge just a few of the recent achievements of Rossland’s youth....
Province denies Wildlife Defence League claims
It’s Year Two of British Columbia's controversial wolf cull and questions have been raise regarding the techniques used by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO). The tactic in question is something the BC-based conservation organization, Wildlife Defence League (WDF) is calling a “Judas Wolf”....
Not Sleeping Well? Try this.
Sleep is important to our health and how we function -- perhaps more than most people realize. An article on a recent study explains that even students between the ages of 16 and 20, often thought of as resilient organisms who can do without sleep better than older people, do not do as well academically when they get less...
Local students raise funds for refugees
Students from the RSS and J.L.Crowe Interact Club met on Wednesday, Feb. 24 with Christine DeMarco, of the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees (WKFoR). Ms DeMarco, who taught several of these students as kindergarteners, described the work of the WKFoR and gave an update on the two families who have been sponsored so far....
City Crews Repair Leaking Water Pipes, Rusted Valves on Spokane Street
By: Hanne Smith Repairs to the water pipe under Spokane Street were completed on Wednesday Feb 24, one week after the initial break was discovered. On Thursday Feb 18, a break was discovered in the Spokane Street water pipe, located on the steep section of Spokane between 1st and 2nd Avenues. City workers made temporary...
Letter to the Editor: Fund Our Schools!
Dear Editor, School District #20 is facing its largest budget deficit in its history ($1,350,000) in 2016/2017 and we know who is causing the problem: Our Premier and her government. Here are a few examples of why we believe this to be a fact: BC’s Compliance Branch auditors are “clawing back" every penny of Special Education...
OPINION: GMOs -- A Balanced View
History of Gene Manipulation "Genetically Modified Organisms" is an area that abounds with skepticism, suspicion and fear. The mere mention of genetic modification is enough to give a substantial portion of the population the 'heebie jeebies". They have been a source of controversy since the biotechnology was introduced in...
