DATE CHANGED: Public Meeting will be April 12.
Mark your calendars for the Public Meeting on Sunday, April 12. As many of us know, this year Rossland City Council tried a new approach to getting citizen input on budget priorities. They went on-line with an exercise done in collaboration with Rossland's own Thoughtexchange company to gather ideas and opinions from Rossland...
Section 43 of the Criminal Code and our Children; a Complex Issue
Contemplating two forms of violence: physical and emotional Have you ever spanked or swatted your child (or been tempted to)? Were you ever spanked (or worse) as a child? In Canada, S. 43 of the Criminal Code protects the right of a parent or teacher to use "force by way of correction". That section is commonly known as...
Rossland Students Argue in Provincial Debate Tourney
Rossland Debate students joined JL Crowe, Stanley Humphries, Kinnaird, Trafalgar and LV Rogers to attend the Law Foundation Cup Provincial Debate Tournament that was held on Feb. 27 and Feb. 28, in Vancouver at St. George’s School. The Rossland Summit School members included Scarlet Guy and Brian Chan, and the Seven Summits...
Education, History and Culture: Who Benefits? Who Leads?
“Education should form the Character.” -- John Dewey “When The People are taught what is best, then they can rule themselves.” -- Thomas Paine By Charles Jeanes Good lessons make good people If there is one thing that characterizes the passage from a...
RCMP WARN OF INCOME TAX SCAMS
It's income tax time! The Trail & Greater District RCMP Crime Prevention Office is advising people to be on the watch for tax-related Phishing Scams. Watch out for identity theft: Never open or download attachments included with messages claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Typically, these messages ...
Snow disappears and temperature rises in February
Thanks to a strong upper ridge near the BC coast that diverted the Pacific storm track to the far north of the area most days, February — for the most part — was a great month weather wise said Jesse Ellis Fire Weather Forecaster for the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar. “The exception being the […]
PODCAST: How the Kootenay Coop became the biggest in Canada
About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
Selkirk College Career Fair Provides an Edge for Students
Proper planning is vital to success in a new career and Selkirk College is providing the opportunity to explore options this Thursday at the Castlegar Campus. The annual Selkirk College Career & Education Fair brings together more than 50 exhibitors with community members, students, prospective students and parents for ...
Gas prices expected to take sharp jump say industry watchers
We all realize now it was too good to remain for any length of time. Gas prices across B.C are expected — in some places of the problem the increases have already started — to rise for some time according to industry watchers. Patrick DeHaan said on the online forecaster GasBuddy.com website that consumers can “expect prices...
A Fishy Columbia River Treaty Situation
Since 2005, Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has researched and explored the natural and human history of the rivers of the upper Columbia River Basin. She speaks frequently at conferences and symposia throughout the Basin on the history of the Columbia River Treaty and its effects on Basin residents. She has recently completed a...
