by Kris Sims Canadian Taxpayers Federation on Wednesday Dec 11 2019
When it comes to health taxes, Premier John Horgan started with a stumble and then fell over backwards. Now he needs to pick himself up and keep his promise to taxpayers.
Here’s what happened.
During the last provincial election in 2017, Horgan pledged to get rid of the Medical Services Premium, a fee that cost ...
by Sara Golling on Wednesday Dec 11 2019
Taxes – who wants to think about taxes at this time of year? Can’t we put it off for a few months?
Relax – this isn’t about doing the dreaded tax return. It’s about trends in taxation, and what they achieve. Or not. And what voters can do about it. Besides, it can take your mind off the stress of the holiday...
by Sara Golling on Wednesday Dec 11 2019
A Kootenay man, environmental consultant Michael Keefer who lives in Rossland and Cranbrook, was invited to go to Uzbekistan for a conference on solutions to the Aralkum Desert problem. While there, he toured the area and took many hundreds of pictures. When I sat down...
by Timothy Schafer on Monday Dec 09 2019
The story of Mercer Celgar is a growing concern — in a good way.
One of the region’s largest employers is looking to spread its story about the work it is accomplishing in its West Kootenay-based operation — located at the bottom of the Arrow Lakes water system — in order to grow its green energy ideas.
The pulp mill is becoming more than just another mill, explained Bill...
by Contributor on Friday Dec 06 2019
Rossland-based crowdsourcing intelligence platform, Thoughtexchange, announced on December 5, 2019, that it has secured a $20M Series B financing in an oversubscribed round led by Information Venture Partners (Toronto) with participation from existing investor Yaletown Partners (Vancouver) and new investor Voyager Capital (Seattle).
The financing comes as...
by The Narwhal on Wednesday Dec 04 2019
By Sarah Cox, for The Narwhal
Behind the sheen of its CleanBC program, the province holds back hydro power to instead import cheap electricity from 12 states including Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska and Montana which generate 55 to 90 per cent of their power from coal
British Columbians naturally assume they’re using clean...
by Contributor on Wednesday Nov 27 2019
Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; Regional Chief Terry Teegee, BC Assembly of First Nations; Cheryl Casimer, First Nations Summit; Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of BC Indian Chiefs; and Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands and member of Tsartlip First Nation, have issued the following statement:
“Today, we have made history. British...
by David Suzuki on Tuesday Nov 26 2019
On November 12, Veneto, Italy’s regional council was debating climate policy in its Venice offices. Minutes after a majority voted against budget amendments to address climate disruption, the chambers were inundated with water. Venice is known for flooding, but it’s getting worse, and the timing in this instance felt like a message.
Our existence is a marvellous phenomenon. We live on a...
by Sara Golling on Monday Nov 25 2019
Pete Stamper is the new Chief Executive Officer of KC Recycling, and he moved to Rossland with his family in July of this year. I learned this after receiving his press release announcing that KC Recycling is making significant investments to expand its capacity and will be able to recycle all of Canada’s cathode-ray-tube (CRT) glass. His press release declared that “the investments will...
by Contributor on Friday Nov 22 2019
LOCALSTUDENTS WILL SKIP LESSONS TO TEACH GOVERNMENT ONE -- ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Rosslanders and Trailites of all ages are encouraged to join a group of environmentally conscious youngsters who are joining fellow students around the world to demand government action on climate change. The ‘Fridays for Future’ Trail team have organised a peaceful...
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