WEST KOOTENAY CAMERA CLUB CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANNUAL PHOTO SHOW June 5- 13
The West Kootenay Camera Club is celebrating a special year, marking the 25th Anniversary of its Annual Photo Show. The Photo Show will take place from June 5-13 at the Kootenay Gallery in Castlegar, coinciding with the Castlegar SunFest. In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Club will host a Youth competition. The ...
PODCAST: Rossland company sets out to make the world a better place with new business
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. They say the best way to learn is to learn from the ...
Thoughts on Power-seekers, War, and Foreign Policy
Arc of the Cognizant LXXXVII The Wind’s Four Quarters “History does not repeat itself. But it rhymes.” Mark Twain “History does not repeat itself. People do.” Voltaire By Charles Jeanes Politics, War, Police, Leadership. The winds of current concern have blown me in four topic directions, not all of them related but each...
Radon testing can save lives
Science Matters Vol. 17, No. 5 3 Feb 2015 Testing your home for radon could be a lifesaver By David Suzuki In late January, the BC Lung Association released results of Canada’s largest-ever community-wide home radon testing project, conducted in Castlegar and Prince George, two of B.C.’s radon hot spots. In more than half the...
Columbia Power recognized as one of BC’s best
Columbia Power Corporation is pleased to announce it has been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2015. This is the second consecutive year Columbia Power has been honoured with this prestigious award that identifies the company as one of the province’s best places to work. BC's Top Employers is an annual competition...
Apply Now -- Environmental Education Leadership Clinic
2015 Environmental Education Leadership Clinic Applications now being received February 1, 2015 The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2015 Environmental Education Leadership Clinic are now being received. From April 25 – 28, eight lucky teams...
HEAR Naomi Klein on Climate Change and Capitalism
Naomi Klein on Climate Change and Capitalism: At the Brilliant Cultural Centre in Castlegar Award winning Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein is coming to the West Kootenay in April to speak about her new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, a powerful analysis of the casual relationship...
Interior Health understands frustration of NPD Chief, but believes their program is working
Interior Health understands the frustration of local city police but the health authority believes its current program is working to deal with the emotional disturbed part of the population in Nelson Manager of Mental Health and Substance Use service Chris Huston told The Nelson Daily from his office in Cranbrook. Huston was...
Council Wants Your Views: Letter from the Mayor
Hello Rosslanders! Council invites you to share your thoughts on the City of Rossland’s spending for 2015. We have a challenge and we want your help. Council is working with Thoughtexchange as an innovative way to get public engagement. Follow this link to share your thoughts about our financial plan:...
Out with the old: Nelson Commons begins
It won’t take long to bring down the old building. But it will take longer to put up a new one. And Nelson residents Lena and Marty Horswill can hardly wait. The retired couple bought a two bedroom condo in the Nelson Commons, a 54 unit retail/residential complex that came one step closer to reality this week, when the first...
