On Wednesday, after a new report from Dalhousie University revealed that close to three out of five Canadians are worried about compromising on nutrition due to high food prices at the grocery store, NDP MP Richard Cannings (South Okanagan – West Kootenay) joined NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in reiterating his call for the Liberal government […]

The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre (RMDC) is thrilled to announce the arrival of a captivating travelling exhibition, BATS: Out of the Darkness, courtesy of Kelowna Museums. As part of a commitment to delivering dynamic and immersive exhibit experiences to the community of Rossland, the Rossland Museum is proud to host BATS: Out of the […]

By Jaigris Hodson, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University (Originally published in The  Conversation) In my digital studies class, I asked students to pose a query to ChatGPT and discuss the results. To my surprise, some asked ChatGPT about my biography. ChatGPT said I received my PhD from two different universities, and in […]

No budging on birdfeeders;  despite strong arguments in favor of the highest standard, a majority of Council compromises with a “step back” approach on greenhouse gas emissions;  getting started on prep for the 2026 BC Winter Games in Rossland and Trail;  aquamation request ignored Present:  Mayor Andy Morel, and Councillors Maya Provençal, Lisa Kwiatkowski, Jeff […]

On Oct. 12, 2023, RCMP Recruiters will be in Castlegar and Nelson. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the RCMP will be participating in the Selkirk College Career Fair in the Castlegar Campus gym. At 5pm, RCMP Recruiters will hold a Mandatory Career Presentation in room P303 at Selkirk College’s 10th Street Campus in Nelson. […]

On Sept. 30, people across British Columbia and the entire country observe Orange Shirt Day to honour the children who suffered in the residential school system and to remind all Canadians that “Every Child Matters.” Since 2021, Sept. 30 is also the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This year marks the first time that this day […]

As scientists warn that we’ve pushed the planet “well outside the safe operating space for humanity” and young people march for their futures, the fossil fuel industry campaigns to keep its products, and the world, burning. Industry’s push for continued global energy market dominance accounts for the climate emergency in the most cynical way. Most […]

For many people in our community and across B.C., affordable and available housing is top of mind. It’s one of our government’s top priorities too. This week, our government announced two actions from our Homes for People plan that will help get more British Columbians into affordable homes, faster. We launched the Single Housing Application Service […]

Arrow Lake levels & Columbia River Treaty I have lived in Castlegar most of my life – moving here when my dad got a job at the pulp mill in the early 1960s and I was a young child. One of my earliest memories as a child was watching houses being moved and floated down […]

The Federal government needs to do more… to provide better mental health supports. This sentence really could have ended in so many different ways. Last month, I wrote about how, after 30 years of abandoning housing investments, the feds need to get back into the housing game. Before that it was childcare, and before that […]