In April, Nelson homeowners will be able to borrow up to $10,000 from the city at very low interest rates to increase the energy efficiency of their residences under the city’s new EcoSave Energy Retrofits Program. The scheme includes “on-bill financing,” in which borrowers’ monthly loan payments may comprise a part of their...

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) held its 14th annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony last week, giving well-deserved recognition to the worst of the worst in government waste. CTF federal director Gregory Thomas hosted for the first time as Master of Ceremonies at the black tie news conference on Parliament Hill on...

Grand Forks resident, Christopher James Cusack, 47, has been charged with two counts of arson endangering life in connection with the fires at the Grand Forks Hotel and the Winnipeg Hotel in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 7. Within two hours of the fires being reported, Grand Forks RCMP had Cusack in custody and...

Eco-friendly is anything but boring says L.V. Rogers grad Rheanne Segstro. Non-believers should check out Segstro’s debut clothing line, Willow, which focuses on creating earth friendly, style-driven options for free spirited tween girls. “There is little clothing out there at for tween girls, let alone in the eco-conscious...

I’ve always been a fan of the three Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle – after all I spent 10 years of my working life as a recycling coordinator. But another R has me really excited – Rethink. That’s just what a lot of entrepreneurs are doing these days, rethinking how to provide people with the products and services they need...

By Lena Groeger in ProPublica. Environmentalists have repeatedly pressed regulators to compel oil and gas companies to report what chemicals they use in the drilling and fracking process. According to a 2011 congressional report, many of the chemicals used can pose a serious health risk. No one knows the exact makeup of the...

Young women calling on co-enthusiasts to rip off their clothes for Putin last summer, seemed to have disappeared from the scene after making the headlines for a couple of weeks. As the election season draws to a close in Russia, now, it is worth taking a look back at how that movement evolved, and how it inspired other women...

In our community, people with disabilities are still uncertain about whether they are eligible for an important tax credit with a significant refund. I remain committed to raising awareness about their legitimate entitlement under the Income Tax Act. For your information, every eligible person should be aware of his/her rights...

Check out this new cartoon from Gerry Hummel highlighting the push to open up BC and Alberta's fossil fuel resources to emerging Asian markets like China. In recent months both Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Resources Minister Joe Oliver have told Canadians and leaders on the world's stage that the Enbridge Northern ...

For the fourth consecutive year, FortisBC is encouraging families and businesses across the region to switch off, unplug and join millions of people around the world in participating in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 8:30 p.m. “Earth Hour is an opportunity to join with others in thinking about the energy we consume,...