NDP MLA Steve Morissette says an innovative project in Trail will help recycle plastic, prevent waste, and create good, clean jobs.”Tempus 3D is doing some incredibly impressive stuff right here in the Kootenays,” said Steve Morissette, MLA for Kootenay-Monashee. “Our province is supporting innovative businesses by helping them make greener waste management decisions.” Tempus 3D […]

Imagine the surprise of the motorist at a collision I once investigated. He parked at the side of the road, opened his door, and a passing car tried to tear it off! It’s a good thing he didn’t step out while he opened it. What went wrong here? The motorist didn’t look first, or didn’t […]

Get ready, Canada! The high-voltage energy, powerhouse vocals, and legendary hits of Tina Turner are coming to life on stage in TINA The Ultimate Tribute to the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, a dazzling concert experience touring across the country this year. South African sensation Caroline Borole (as seen on South African Idols) brings Tina […]

Union negotiators and the National Executive Board spent the last few days, and nights, reviewing the Employer’s last offers and preparing responses to issues in the offers and issues important to the Union that the Employer failed to acknowledge. On Sunday, the third day of a nationwide overtime ban, the parties met with Federal Mediation […]

We have many, many black bears in and around Rossland. Grizzlies are far less plentiful across BC, but we occasionally see a grizzly in or around Rossland. From a distance, remember the differences between a black bear and a grizzly bear by the indicators of: hump and rump and then the nose. Don’t rely on […]

A new Pope and an old question: must politics reject religion? The pursuit of politics is religion, morality, and poetry all in one.  — Madame de Stael Being Human, being spiritual, being political My last column was a rambling examination of democracy, because Canada was going through a federal election. Now we have a new […]

It’s tragic and frightening that we’ve reached a point where “geoengineering” is proposed as necessary to slow or reverse global heating. Many refer to it as an “emergency brake” or “last ditch effort.” The real solution is to stop extracting and burning fossil fuels and to protect and restore natural ecosystems — something we should […]

The Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society is pleased to announce their new affordable 31- unit housing project in Fruitvale, Blizzard Mountain Place, is now accepting applications for tenancy through the BC Housing Registry. Blizzard Mountain Place will provide affordable rental housing for low to moderate income households with limited assets (not including registered funds like […]

Question: With all the power outages in the past few weeks there have been a lot of intersections where traffic lights are out. Would you please remind everyone of the 4-way stop procedure that it seems most have forgotten or never learned. Oddly enough, this seems to be a difficult task for many drivers. Perhaps […]

On Saturday, May 18, at 7:52 a.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to two horses wandering along Highway 22A near the Patterson Border Crossing, in Rossland,, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “The officer located the two horses who were grazing in the ditch on the side of the highway. The […]