Owl Mountain fire still active
The Owl Mountain fire just south of the Carson border crossing near Christina Lake doubled in size last week as a result of winds and continues to grow. The fire, started by lightening on Sept. 10, is moving both north and south as it finds fuel in deep rocky crags and chutes along the mountain. […]
'Canada's Carbon Corridor' Part 1: Connecting the dots across Northern BC
I recently returned from a whirlwind tour across northern BC, one of many legs of filming for a documentary and multi-media project I've been co-directing for the past year and a half, called Fractured Land. The people we spoke to along the way, the sights we witnessed and documented finally brought into focus the real ...
Federal Liberal Council of Riding Association presidents endorse resolution to legalize cannabis
Vancouver- British Columbia's Federal Liberal Council of Riding Association Presidents endorsed a policy resolution to legalize and regulate cannabis in Canada, as approved by Liberal Party delegates from across Canada at the Party's 2012 Biennial Policy Conference in Ottawa. The Council held their quarterly meeting Saturday...
COMMENT: An ounce of prevention
It is estimated that over 22,000 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and nearly ten times as many in the United States. Almost a quarter of these people will die. Nobody knows why. Yes, there are established risk factors, such as early commencement of menstruation, never breastfeeding a child, late […]
GRAPHIC: Enemies of the Internet
If you think that identity theft is the worst-case-scenario of Internet use, you clearly don’t live in any of the nations that make the list of top “Enemies of the Internet.” Not only do these governments monitor their citizens’ web activity, but they also make it nearly impossible for them to safely share and gather information...
Washington state wolf pack wiped out
This story is reproduced from HOWL Colorado.org – an organization dedicated to educating people about wolves. Washington state officials can hang the “Mission Accomplished” banner after helicopter-riding sharpshooters kill off their sixth Wedge Pack wolf – With the alpha male and female declared dead, the pack is officially wiped out. The Wedge Pack (located in […]
Deadline still looming for Marshall Lake dam
With rumours growing about a deadline for Marshall Lake’s ultimate demise activists, politicians and land owners continue to meet with key provincial staff to save the lake. Greenwood resident Christopher Stevenson, one of the key people leading the charge to protect the small lake which lies between Grand Forks and Greenwood...
Council of Canadians calls for fracking ban in lead-up to Global Frackdown
Ottawa – On the eve of the Global Frackdown – the Council of Canadians is calling for a ban, or at the very least a moratorium, onfrackingfrom coast to coast. The Council points to the fact that evenanalysts of the industryhave acknowledgedthat fracking fluids won’t be safe for human consumption within the next five years, ...
RCMP investigating vandalized Greenwood water reservoir
The residents of Greenwood are reeling after the potential contamination of their drinking water was announced on Monday, Sept. 17. “There is a level of stress in the community, especially for some of the older folks,” said Greenwood mayor Nipper Kettle. “Who ever did this — it is ludicrous. It is unthinkable who would do […]
Christina Lake residents warned to clean up fruit and garbage
Unpicked fruit trees and unsecured garbage has attracted two mother black bears and their cubs onto Christina Lake’s residential streets. One bear and her small cub have been regularly spotted at the nature park located beside the Welcome Centre while a second bear with two small cubs has been eating the fallen fruit and getting […]