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Kalesnikoff Lumber Company Announces New $35 Million Mass Timber Facility in...
Kalesnikoff Lumber Company is pleased to announce North America’s most advanced, fully integrated, multi-species mass timber manufacturing facility in South Slocan, B.C. which will create 50 new,...
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Open Letter: Support for the Immediate Passing of Bill C-262
To The Editor:Dear Senators,The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is calling on each Senator of Canada to support the passage of Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in...
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Castlegar, Trail, Nelson, Rossland and the RDCK to participate in immigration...
A handful of Kootenay communities will participate in BC’s brand new Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot.Castlegar, Trail, Nelson, Rossland and RDCK Area J are...
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Column: From the Hill -- Canada needs Pharmacare
When Canadians are asked what makes them proud to be Canadians, many say that our health care system is a big part of that pride. We care about each other and want to make sure that everyone has...
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Investigation: Petrowest numbered company awarded $10 million Site C dam...
Petrowest’s financial woes were widely known when BC Hydro quietly awarded a major contract to a B.C. numbered company — 1054143 — that an investigation by The Narwhal reveals was incorporated by key...
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Editorial Rant: RCMP Surveillance of Social Media -- to What End?
Recent articles in The Tyee discuss the revelation that the RCMP have been engaged in monitoring social media – characterized in the article as “ongoing wide-scale monitoring of individuals’ social...
View ArticleLegal Notice to Robert John Smith RE Debt
February 19, 2019 Via Priority and Regular U.S. Postal Mail Robert John Smith c/o Blackfoot Storage 4040 Blackfoot Trail SE Calgary, Alberta T2G4E6News categories: Business
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Column: Children are fighting for their future. We must support them
“And a little child shall lead them.” – Isaiah 11:6At 16, Greta Thunberg may not be a little child, but she’s showing tremendous leadership. The Swedish student has galvanized a world movement,...
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Column: Schlock and Odd in Ottawa; Part One
Political Sense and NonsenseI cannot help it: the Jody Wilson-Raybould / SNC-Lavalin political storm in Ottawa and in news media has fascinated me. Bewildered me at times, but in the main, it has kept...
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Column -- From the Hill: Taxpayers and Abandoned Wells
The BC Oil and Gas Commission recently revealed some concerning figures about abandoned oil and gas wells in British Columbia. In one example, Ranch Energy recently declared bankruptcy, leaving up to...
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Changes to forest and range legislation improve transparency
Amendments to the Forest and Range Practices Act will support the health and sustainability of B.C.’s forests and range lands, while strengthening public confidence in how these vital resources are...
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Seth Rogen's Castlegar/Trail cannabis connection
What does famous actor/comedian Seth Rogen have to do with Castlegar and Trail?Quite a bit, according to Dave Streloff, co-owner of The Higher Path cannabis stores in Castlegar and Trail.“He (Rogen)...
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COLUMN: Rapid Warming; What are we Doing About it?
Another week, another dramatic warning from scientists — met with shrugs all around. This time, a report commissioned by Environment and Climate Change Canada, “Canada's Changing Climate Report,”...
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New Emergency Alert System for RDKB Residents
Floods? Wildfires? Residents can register for emergency alerts about these, or other imminent threats, delivered by smartphone app, email and voice or text to a landline or cell number. The Regional...
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CRA Scams -- Be Aware
Scammers posing as Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees continue to contact Canadians, misleading them into paying false debt. Their persistency has created so much fear amongst the public, that many...
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‘Smart’ meters, the Arena, the Skatepark, new Watering Rules, the High Cost...
Rossland City Council Regular Meeting, April 15, 2019Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Janice Nightingale, Andy Morel, Scott Forsyth, Chris Bowman, Dirk Lewis, and – by telephone – Stewart...
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Column: When does plant and animal species loss become a societal crisis?
It’s heartening, in the midst of the human-caused sixth mass extinction, to find good wildlife recovery news. As plant and animal species disappear faster than they have for millions of years, Russia’s...
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Sweden's 'Most Innovative Leader' joins Thoughtexchange as VP of Operations
Jessica Nordlander joined Thoughtexchange to scale her passion for innovating leadership and find work-life balance in a small mountain town.
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Column: From the Hill -- Invasive Species Action Inadequate
Lost in the recent media frenzy over the SNC Lavalin scandal were the 2019 Spring Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. These last reports from Julie Gelfand...
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Opinion: How do we pry apart the true and compelling from the false and toxic?
By David V. Johnson, from AeonWhen false and malicious speech roils the body politic, when racism and violence surge, the right and role of freedom of speech in society comes into crisis. People...
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