By coincidence, we both arrived in Castlegar around the same time (nearly four years ago for Greg and three years for Elizabeth). We've both noticed that when friends from elsewhere ask us about Castlegar we generally respond with something like, "I love it here!” And recently we've both noticed that public dialogue in the ...

I have been thinking about the comments that say why we should NOT be going through with a larger Regional Community Comlex. I ask the people that are opposed this question:   How many of us leave this community to travel to Kelowna, Spokane, Calgary, or any larger center - to get a better deal for our buck?   Have you ever...

  Ootischenia and Fairview residents, November 16,2017 two bylaws were passed by the RDCK. By-law #2533,2016 increases residents' taxes to expand the service area to include Ootischenia and Fairview to pay for the second by-law. This second by-law, #2388, 2014 is for animal (dog) control services. The RDCK used a method of ...

To the Editor, I wanted to follow up on your February 28, 2018 article (Some good news from Teck. And other things to consider) and provide some additional context for your readers on the extensive work Teck has underway to protect water quality in the Elk Valley. Selenium is a naturally-occurring element throughout the environment, […]

On Feb. 27, the Selkirk College Board of Governors will vote on whether to once again increase tuition fee rates for the coming academic year. Students are reasonably agitated – the College has increased fees every year for over a decade. From 2008/09 to 2017/18, arts program tuition fees, on which average tuition fees are ...

How fortunate we are to have so much snow so early in the season. Rosslanders, being the avid out doors people that we are, were out in droves, cross-country skiing, touring, and snow shoeing. On Friday  we headed up to Strawberry Pass, to the Rossland Range Recreation Site, for our first turns on Lepsoe...

To The Editor:   August 6th marked the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.   The “official” story presents this bombing as a way to end the Second World War. I question this interpretation chiefly because Hiroshima was not a military target, it was a city inhabited largely by women, children and the […]

Dear Editor, We live in one of the most beautiful areas in this region and I am in favor of a waterfront trail along the Columbia River!  I don’t feel however, it needs to encroach on private property! All of the city waterfront trails I have experienced have existed on cit- owned land. I am […]

To The Editor: A strategy to end strategic voting: The political landscape in British Columbia has been plagued by polarized politics for as long as anyone can remember. Many voters find themselves voting to block something they despise and/or wasting their vote all together. The way out of this mess is to reform our voting...

Dear Editor: As we head to the polls on May 9, a question we should be considering is what type of world we want to leave for our children and grandchildren. Are we are doomed to go over the climate cliff – facing a world with ever increasing extreme weather, mudslides, catastrophic wildfires, and sea level rise? Or should ...