LETTER: Monsanto not welcome in Canada
Dear editor, Have you heard of the multinational chemical corporation Monsanto? Did you know it is currently threatening to destroy the Canadian agricultural economy? This is the company that brought you Agent Orange, Genetically Modified Organisms, carcinogenic herbicides, PCBs and DDTs. Monsanto has a history of developing poisons, acids, plastics, biological warfare agents, bovine growth hormones […]
OP/ED: Heroes and villians in the face of an environmental disaster
The oil spill that now jeopardizes the entire ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico, and potentially beyond, is a chilling reminder that all is not well with our planet. And what’s actually worse: the amount of oil gushing from the seemingly impossible-to-stop deep-sea oil well or the complacent attitude taken toward the spill by...
Commuter Challenge: Is Rossland up for it?
Get your bike geared up, your walking shoes broken in, and start mapping out your active transportation routes to work as the Commuter Challenge returns May 30th. Last year Nelson jumped on board the Commuter Challenge in a big way, logging the highest level of participation in the small/mid size city category. The West...
Columbia Avenue rebuild: What does your ideal downtown look like?
Ever walked around Rossland and thought, 'wouldn’t it be nice to have a bench here, maybe some flowers over here, a nice sidewalk cafe on this side of the street and maybe rearrange the parking on the other?' Of course you have. Well, it’s not every day that Joe and Jill Canuck get the opportunity have real input on the design...
Scribbling for Scratch
Two young wordsmiths from RSS have scribbled their way into Scratch magazine and placed themselves one step closer to a $1,000 grand prize. Amid tales of vampires in a Kootenay high school and love stories from the open road, the prose of Aanika Ruutopold and Julia Mason has made it to the top ten in this year’s Scratch Writing...
Commuter Challenge: Is Rossland up for it?
Get your bike geared up, your walking shoes broken in, and start mapping out your active transportation routes to work as the Commuter Challenge returns May 30th. Last year Nelson jumped on board the Commuter Challenge in a big way, logging the highest level of participation in the small/mid size city category. The West...
Columbia Ave rebuild - What does your ideal downtown look like?
Ever walked around Rossland and thought, 'wouldn’t it be nice to have a bench here, maybe some flowers over here, a nice sidewalk cafe on this side of the street and maybe rearrange the parking on the other?' Of course you have. Well, it’s not every day that Joe and Jill Canuck get the opportunity have real input on the design...
Saturday an historic day for Castlegar
A fundamental piece of Castlegar heritage will once again be accessible to the public after this weekend’s grand re-opening of the Brilliant Suspension Bridge. The bridge stands as testament to the pioneering spirit of the region’s early settlers – and as a symbol of the hopes, dreams and strategies that will guide the region’s future. […]
Grow-op bust in Blueberry yields 600 plants
Friday saw Castlegar RCMP executing a search warrant on a residence in Blueberry, where they seized just under 600 marijuana plants, “in various stages of growth”, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. She said the entire basement had been converted to accomodate the grow operation. “For this area, it’s quite a big operation, and a fairly sophisticated […]
Beaverdell Elementary stays open
An unexpected turn of events took the wind out of the sails of the many people prepared to continue the fight for the survival of their small school. At School District 51’s meeting of the Board of Trustees last Tuesday, May 11, trustees unanimously voted to stop the Beaverdell school closure consultation process, but voted […]
