Thoughtexchange is a Rossland based online engagement company. They were recently featured as guests on the You can do that here! podcast hosted by Andrew Zwicker. You can listen to their full episode by clicking play on the image below.     PIVOT – Dictionary.com defines it as the central point, pin, or shaft on which a...

For the first time in B.C., expectant mothers can participate in virtual visits with their maternity care provider directly from their local family doctor’s office, thanks to new tele-maternity (video conferencing) technology developed as a part of a Shared Care/Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice pilot project. The...

BC Highlights from the Western Canadian Championships Canmore, AB   Day #4: Mass Start – Free Technique 1st        U23 Men        David Palmer (Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club) 1st        Jr Boys          Gareth Williams (Telemark Nordic Club) 1st        Jr Girls           Eliza-Jane Kitchen (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski...

History in Hollywood and Literature “Keep away old man, you won’t fool me -- you and your History won’t rule me.”                                        --The Who, Slip Kid “You can run out your Rules – but you won’t outrun the History Train.”                                     -- Paul Simon, Peace like a river By Charles ...

Artists in all disciplines—as well as arts, culture and heritage organizations — are invited to apply for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which delivers the Arts, Culture and Heritage Program on behalf of Columbia Basin Trust. “We’re proud that for 18 years we’ve been able to partner with the...

Special weather warning continue for Columbia and Howe Sound regions of the province, but the West Kootenay alert has ended. The weather has changed to a few flurries or rain showers for Sunday, dropping to 30 percent for Monday along with fog. Highs for Monday is for plus 3. Unsettled weather is set to remain for the rest ...

The day we were hit by the season’s worst (so far) snow storm was also the day I received my property assessment notice. I would have been delighted by the gain in our property’s value had it not been for the warning that it “will likely result in a tax increase in 2015”. It was no consolation that I did not have to trudge ...

Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior is reminding eligible local employers and organizations that the deadline for submitting applications to Canada Summer Jobs 2015 (CSJ) is January 30, 2015.   “The deadline is approaching”, said Atamanenko.  “I encourage eligible employers to consider applying for CJS funding and ...

On Wednesday, January 14, Kim Deane wore his "Board Chair of the Friends of the Rossland Range Society" (FORRS)  hat to sign an agreement, along with Justin Dexter representing  "Recreation Sites and Trails BC."   The agreement, which will soon be available for public viewing on the Rossland Range Recreation Site page of the...

    I always write an article on ways to change those over-indulgent patterns after Christmas to help folks quickly shift into healthier habits to drop those extra pounds accumulated over the holiday season.  One of the areas I address quite a bit at this time of year in my office is helping people get into a good routine...