Electric Grapevine: Caught in the headlines
A scroll through Yahoo the other morning left me rather confused over the priorities in which mainstream media use to line up our daily news feed. A headline speaking about the importance of getting some folks to safety in the aftermath of the tsunami seemed reasonable to me until I looked further into it. “Twilight […]
OP/ED: Increased minimum wage won't solve poverty
It’s a good thing Premier Christy Clark announced increases to the minimum wage this week otherwise many people will not be able to put gas in their car or pay their electrical bills. It took over 10 years for the government to increase this rate, but the timing is good and bad. Already small business […]
Cole on a roll
Cole Hoodicoff, the 11-year-old Castlegar boy who was paralyzed in a skiing accident Jan. 3, is really rolling through his recovery process lately – literally. Cole’s mom, Amy, said the past week has been a wonderful one, especially Tuesday. “He got a new chair which is much slimmer and much easier for him to use. He won’t...
Nuclear not necessary
By Michael Jessen As the nuclear nightmare heats up in Japan, a question comes to mind. The question is not: Is nuclear power safe? Rather the question is: Is nuclear power necessary? The crippled nuclear reactors in Japan that could not withstand the double whammy of a 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami will hopefully signal […]
Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig
Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig or Happy St Patrick's Day.St. Patrick's Day is the national holiday of Ireland. It’s a day of celebration, not only on that lovely, green rainsoaked island, but in every corner of the globe, where the more than 80 million people of Irish decent celebrate a common culture and history. As Molly Bloom...
Rosslands oldest business suffers weekend fire
Late last Friday night and into early Saturday morning, one of Rossland’s oldest continually operating businesses suffered a fire on its property. Paterson Pole ltd.–better known as the old Jones sawmill–had its planer room burn to the ground in the event. Terry Martin, the regional district’s fire chief, was the first to arrive on scene […]
City of Castlegar and Celgar donate thousands to Japan
Castlegar Council met in an emergency meeting today to approve a special donation to the Canadian Red Cross Society for Japan aid relief in recognition of Castlegar’s sister city Embetsu in Japan. Council approved a motion to send a dollar for every man, woman and child in Castlegar to the relief program. “We are deeply concerned […]
Call for nominations: CKCA Steering committee
The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) invites members of the arts, culture, and heritage community in the representative body of the arts, culture and heritage communities across the Canadian Columbia Basin, and manages and administers arts, culture, and heritage funding programs on behalf of the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). The CKCA Steering Committee consists of 14 members: six […]
Walk to end MS this April!
The Scotiabank MS Walk is the largest fundraiser of the year for the West Kootenay Chapter of the MS Society. The Chapter, now in its 11th year, relies on donations and fundraising to provide services and programs to people living with MS and their families throughout the West Kootenay & Boundary. They are also an […]
Taxpayer dollars wasted as RDCK accountability flies south says director
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The regional district is wasting thousands of taxpayer dollars in an attempt to over legislate building permits on small structures in rural areas, says one regional district director. Walter Popoff of Area H has been trying to convince the Regional District of Central Kootenay Building Department and the board […]
