Rossland’s Rubberhead Bike Festival returns in early September for another round of heart-pumping, high-flying, and mettle-testing events.  The festival takes place over two weekends in September and caters to all ages, backgrounds, and skill-levels.  This will be the fifth year of the festival, as it is now organized, but ...

What are we to do with, to, or about our Senate? Was it meant to be a chamber of sober second thought or a retirement home for political hamsters? Recent revelations about senators cashing in on the strength of what may, at best, be considered sloppy financial administration, have renewed calls to reform the Senate or to...

Balfour residents dodged a water bullet after the Regional District of Central Kootenay rescinded the Stage Two Conservation Measures Tuesday. RDCK staff said an analysis of Balfour system during the past week has shown water consumption decreased. Jason McDiarmid, RDCK Manager of Utility Services said normal Stage One measures...

A terrific late addition has been made to this year’s Rock Creek and Boundary Fall Fair with Canadian Country sensation Tim Hus taking the stage for an all ages dance & concert Saturday Sept. 14th  starting at 7 pm. Tim Hus has a voice sweeter than a Husqvarna chainsaw, a wit that is sharper than rusty barbed wire, and ...

The federal government has tabled legislation, Bill S-10, An Act to Implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions.  My party opposes this Bill because it does not signify an attempt to ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions but in fact, proposes to make an exception to it. Cluster munitions can release hundreds of explosives...

Why I write A friend asked me about this column. What is the topic, theme, etc.? The best I could come up with, in summary of my intention: “I try to explore the question, ‘What is a good way to live, in these times and in this world?’  We are conscious of the magnitude of human and physical challenges in this moment. Our...

The federal government has tabled legislation, Bill S-10, An Act to Implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions.  My party opposes this Bill because it does not signify an attempt to ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions but in fact, proposes to make an exception to it. Cluster munitions can release hundreds of explosives over a large […]

Small town B.C. may be facing a plague of what disgraced former U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew called the nattering nabobs of negativity or at least that's what a number of B.C. mayors and their allies would have you believe. The crime these nattering nabobs have committed? Having the temerity to challenge council gospel. In […]

Traffic issues may abound in Trail this weekend, with both the city and Teck announcing pending road closures. First, the City of Trail sent a release indicating lower Glover Road from Green Avenue to Victoria Street will be closed until Aug. 15. "There will be no entry or exit for all pedestrian and vehicles, with the exception...

BCIC today welcomed the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) as a partner offering the BC Venture Acceleration Program. KAST in Rossland and the Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC) in Cranbrook are both joining a provincewide network of partners offering a structured venture growth program to BC tech...