Anti-pesticide group gains traction; gets spraying moratorium on city property
City council's Transportation and Civic Works (TCV) committee met today, and heard from TCV director Chris Barlow that the city will be declaring a moratorium on pesticide spraying on city property until such time as feedback has been garnered and report sent to council for its approval or rejection. "(Barlow) has asked for...
Interfor release says new Kootenay timber tenures a factor in record board production
The following is a press release issued via Market Wired: Interfor reported net income after tax of $15.8 million or $0.28 per share in the second quarter of 2013 compared to $15.2 million or $0.27 per share in the first quarter and $0.1 million or $0.0 per share in the second quarter of 2012. EBITDA, […]
BC government announces skills training program for the Kootenays
The following is a press release issued by the B.C. governement: The Kootenay Regional Workforce Table has completed a skills training plan that will help ensure communities in the region have skilled workers to fill both current and future jobs. The Kootenay Regional Workforce Table (RWT) is the third in B.C. to create a...
Letter from council candidate re: pesticide use
Dear Editor, Did you know that being cosmetic-pesticide-free will save tax dollars in the long run? A recent “Thanks & Spanks” post (in the Castlegar News), bewailing City parks being watered almost daily while residents are fined if they do so outside of their allotted days, reminded me not only that pesticide-treated ...
UPDATE: Remediation work under way; public meeting slated
Updated release as of 12:25 p.m. July 29: Extensive sampling of water courses in the Slocan Valley continues following the fuel spill in Lemon Creek on Friday, July 26, 2013. Visual inspection of the Slocan, Columbia and Kootenay rivers and Lemon Creek has occurred from the air and by boat. Little evidence of fuel was visible...
Trudeau speaks to Trail and the Interior
As many as 150 people showed up to Trail’s Gyro Park to welcome the crown prince of Canadian politics (so called because his father, Pierre Trudeau, was Canada’s 15th prime minister) Monday afternoon. The junior Trudeau, 41, is now leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and a contender for the PMO in his own […]
When lives are lost, have we taken deregulation too far?
The history of regulations goes back to the early civilizations of Greece and Egypt. Their purpose then as it is now is to protect society from the negative consequences of risks and hazards. Regulations, backed by the power of laws, govern what we wear, what we eat, where and how we live, and all but the most benign of our...
RDCK recognizes 'boy on fire' four decades of fire service
After 42 years as a volunteer firefighter, Hans Cunningham’s passion for the RDCK’s fire service still burns fiercely. The Ymir resident was honoured by the RDCK recently for his volunteerism, which distinguishes him as the longest serving firefighter in the history of the regional district. “Hans’ dedication to the fire service is simply outstanding,” said […]
The Crisis of Extreme Capitalism
Our current incarnation of capitalism — variously referred to as savage capitalism, extreme capitalism or euphemistically as the “free market” (free of any constraints) — is in one of its periodic crises. For years many assumed that the smart people who ran the system and benefitted from it would find a practical way to fix...
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau meets crowds at Lakeside Park on eve of trip to Kokanee Lake to visit brother
The man who wants to be the next Prime Minister of Canada made a brief stopover in the Heritage City Sunday for an informal meet-and-greet with a crowd of 200 supporters at Lakeside Park. Justin Trudeau, the MP for the riding of Papineau in Montreal, Que, was mobbed after stepping off Nelson Streetcar 23 with […]
