BC Lung Association steps up to offer short-term radon testing
The BC Lung Association has partnered with Radon Environmental Management Corp to provide a faster way to find out if your home, school or workplace has potentially unhealthy indoor radon levels, the leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. “Waiting for months to find out if your home, school or workplace’s indoor radon...
OPINION: Why We Privileged Women Should Care About International Women's Day.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016: Today, at Selkirk College in Castlegar, local women are being celebrated for their achievements under our relatively enlightened culture. Yesterday, a BC man was sentenced to 21 years in prison without any chance of parole for murdering his ex-girlfriend because he saw her studying at a university...
FortisBC receives approval to build new Kootenay facility in Castlegar
FortisBC said in a media release the company has received regulatory approval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to build a new Kootenay Operations Centre in Castlegar, B.C. and will begin construction as early as May. Once complete, the new facility will centralize many key operations to better serve electricity customers...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- Parliament Inches Forward on Death with Dignity Legislation
In Parliament we take up and debate issues from across the spectrum, from the relatively simple to the most serious of topics. Recently one of the most serious issues in a long time came before us: Physician-Assisted Dying. On February 6, 2015 the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the Carter case, finding that Canadians who...
Selkirk College Saints Take Aim at Fourth Straight BCIHL Title
The Selkirk College Saints have laid the perfect foundation for a fourth straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) championship run and starting Friday night will build towards the ultimate ending. The Saints put an exclamation mark on their regular season title on Saturday night at the Castlegar &...
Ministry aware of the Western Toad’s precarious situation; ensures responsible logging practices near Summit Lake
Logging operations near Summit Lake have many Nakusp residents and biologists concerned about the impact on the Western Toad. The toads are listed as a species of concern on the provincial Yellow list, meaning that while not endangered, populations are in decline in certain areas. “Western Toads are relatively common in most...
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....
