“We need things consumed, burned up, replaced, and discarded at an ever-accelerating rate.”– Victor Lebow, Journal of Retailing, 1955 Come, gather round, and let’s write a new story. This story will be about nurturant change and provide you with physical and emotional care and nourishment.  It will also alter the way you live...

Rain has reduced the smoke in the West Kootenay/Boundary region to allow Environment Canada to halt the smoky skies advisory Monday afternoon. On again, off again smoky skies advisory back on again says Environment Canada Environment Canada has re-issued the smoky skies advisory for Boundary and Kootenay areas as of Monday....

The volatility of the wildfire season has prompted the Southeast Fire Centre to ask hunters to stay away from areas with active wildfires. "Hunting season begins on Sept. 1, and hunting in the vicinity of a wildfire could put the safety of firefighters at risk," the Southeast Fire Centre said in a media release. The Southeast...

In a media release Friday, FortisBC said the company has now restored permanent power to residents impacted by the Rock Creek fire and is working proactively to address potential fire impacts in the areas of Grand Forks and Christina Lake.   "FortisBC completed the rebuilding of the fire-damaged 10-kilometer main line between...

Gerrymandering:  How a Minority of the Votes can Win ALL the Power In a recent Telegraph poll about gerrymandering, some answers revealed that  not everyone knows what the term gerrymandering means.   If you have any doubts, read on.  You will have noticed that electoral district (riding) boundaries are adjusted periodically. ...

Trail Council is pleased to announce they will launch a new committee to coordinate the Silver City Days celebrations that take place in Trail annually each May.   The new Silver City Days Committee (SCDC), a Select Committee of Council established in accordance with Section 142 of the Community Charter, will consist of one member of […]

Kootenay-Columbia and South Okanagan West Kootenay have become key focus ridings for the voting advocacy group LeadNow. According to the website, LeadNow is an independent advocacy organization that runs campaigns on the major issues of our time, engages people in participatory decision-making, and organizes in communities ...

There has been lots of conversation about bears and how to live in harmony with them.  Removing food items that attract them is really important.   Instead of just talking about it let’s get out as a community and do something about it!   Meet me, and Sharon W. of WildsafeBC, at Maclean’s school at 10am on Saturday (Aug 29th)...

Columbia Basin Trust combined with Regional District of Central Kootenay, Western Financial and the Village of Salmo to provide several upgrades to the Knights of Pythias Park. The upgrades come two-and-a-half years after the old structure was removed for safety reasons. The playground — and several other park upgrades totalling $100,000 — has been made […]

It looks like another day of the smoky skies advisory for the Kootenay/Boundary regions of the province as Environment Canada, in conjuction with Interior Health Authority, to continues the warning. The advisory is due to smoke blowing north across the border from wildfires in Washington State. However, according to the Western...