Medical Training in Rural Areas: An "Exciting New Development" says Dr. Hume
New programs are introducing medical students and young doctors to the joys and challenges of practicing medicine in rural areas. The advantages go both ways: the medical students and new doctors get training in managing real-life situations with the facilities and support available in small communities; and the communities...
River Talks — The Non-Treaty Storage Agreement
Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has been researching and writing about the history and politics of water in the upper Columbia Basin since 2005. Her book on the Columbia River Treaty, A River Captured, is expected to be released 08/11/2016. Recently, her travelling exhibit on the Columbia River Treaty, curated for Touchstones Nelson, won a national award […]
We Are Greater Than Tar Sands
Kootenay paddlers joined a call for action on climate change. People are speaking out: a flotilla of over 50 paddlers in 30 boats took to Kootenay Lake on Saturday July 4 to join in a national day of action for jobs, justice and climate action, sponsored by 350.org. “It was a great way to keep cool, have fun, and speak ...
South African Star to Perform at July 28 'Music in the Park'
Following an appearance at the Vancouver Folk Festival, African folk singer Bongeziwe Mabandla will perform at a special Kootenay Savings Music in the Park concert on Tuesday, July 28. Mabandla calls himself a folk singer, yet his expressive voice evokes the emotions of pure Soul; his music is drawn from an eclectic mix of ...
Fortis Donates Educational Bike to Rossland Museum
With the educational bicycle, the Rossland Museum learns (and now, can teach) how to conserve energy as well as artifacts. By Bill Coedy In the picture above, Libby Martin, president of the Rossland Historical Museum & Archives Association, rides an educational bicycle, donated to the Rossland Museum & Discovery...
BE HEALTHY OUTDOORS -- Part 1
Now that it’s summer with such intense sunshine this year, many of us are taking advantage of the weather & are outside as much as possible. Whether it’s walking in the woods, mountain biking, road riding, golfing, fishing, swimming or tennis, it’s better to prevent common problems and be ready for incidents as they...
Unsung heroes in Sitkum Creek Wildfire — Nelson Search and Rescue Team
It’s never good receiving a knock on the door in the middle of the night. But many residents in the Sitkum Creek/Willow Point/Six Mile Lakes Road area are grateful for work of RCMP officers and Nelson's Search and Rescue members Saturday night. "Everyone was fired up, pardon the pun," said Nelson's Search and Rescue (SAR)...
G-7 agreement "a horrifying joke."
By David Suzuki My hometown, Vancouver, is in a rainforest, so we celebrate sunny days. People I talk to are enjoying the recent warm, dry weather, but they invariably add, “This isn't normal” — especially with all the smoke from nearby forest fires. With no mountain snowpack and almost no spring rain, rivers, creeks and...
This September We Build the Wetland!
North Jubilee Wetland: Summer Udate (Editor's Note: this article was sent in a format that I was unable to alter to "fit" the Telegraph's template -- resulting in some odd gaps. Just keep scrolling down past them ... thank you!) Rehabilitating the Wetland: Ø The Build The machine work to build the wetland ponds will take...
Stars and Street Lights
I’ll never forget talking to an exchange student who was living in Rossland last year, who was gushing with excitement about his experience here – so different from what he was used to back home. But it wasn’t the bears and the snow he was talking about, it was the stars. In many big cities people live and work and go about...
