Generation Squeeze Campaign: A Better Generational Deal?
CBC Radio recently aired an interesting interview on with Dr. Paul Kershaw, an associate professor in the College for Interdisciplinary Studies at UBC, who has started an initiative called Generation Squeeze. We’ve all either heard of or personally experienced the Boomerang Generation, where children we thought we had...
Fourth Kootenay West candidate for provincial election from Trail
Things are getting interesting - a fourth candidate, independent Glen Byle from Trail, has thrown his hat into the ring for Kootenay West in the upcoming B.C. provincial election. Byle, a 26-year-old medical equipment repairman at KBRH, is also married and the father of a 10-month-old baby. "I am a young voter who never found...
Police remind public of vehicle safety features
Not that spring has sprung and summer is just around the corner, the West Kootenay Traffic Services and Integrated Road Safety Unit would like to remind the motoring public of some very important vehicle safety features. “Since 1990, it has been mandatory for Canadian vehicles to have daytime running lights; these are the...
COMMENT: Shark Finning – An Immoral Practice
I recently had the opportunity to speak and offer support for Bill C-380, An Act to Amend the Fish Inspection Act and the Fisheries Act, which would prohibit the importation of shark fins not attached to the rest of the shark and enshrine in legislation Canada's prohibition on finning. This bill was introduced by my colleague,...
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival boasts stellar line up for 2013
Winners of the Giller Prize, Governor-General's Literary Award, Trillium Book Award, Canada Reads, and the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor are among the lineup of presenters at Nelson's second annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival, July 11 to 14. And along with the roster of nationally-known and local authors and ...
Alex Atamanenko addresses Genetically Modified Alfalfa at the House of Commons
New Democratic Party member of parliament (MP) Alex Atamanenko made the following speech in the House of Commons, Friday April 19th. Mr. Speaker, last week a National Day of Action was held across Canada to stop Forage Genetics International from releasing Monsanto's genetically modified Roundup Ready alfalfa. I would like ...
Protect yourself, protect others, get immunized
In the last 50 years, immunization has saved more lives in Canada than any other health intervention. April 20 to 27 isNational Immunization Awareness Week, and this year, Interior Health would like to remind you that we can all play an important role in stopping the spread of vaccine preventable diseases. When most people...
Creating Caring Communities announces spring conference
The Creating Caring Communities Committee is pleased to announce their second annual spring conference, scheduled for May 2nd and 3rd at Selkirk College in Castlegar, BC. The theme for this year’s conference, Keeping the Doors Open: New Beginnings for Creating Policy that Supports Marginalized Populations, features keynote...
BC Coroners Service identifies woman who died falling into pond near Kimberley golf course
BC Coroners Service has confirmed a woman died after falling into a golf course pond near Kimberley as Deborah Marie Blais. Blais, 55, was reported her missing to Kimberley RCMP by her family just before 6 p.m. Sunday. She had taken her dog for a walk along pathways at a local golf course. Family members later found the dog....
Humans: half-way beings, balancing our dual lives on both sides of the Phanos
To begin, and to keep my focus sharpened, I will quote what I set out last column as my goal: “My subject for next column is, can we look to “old-fashioned” mystery-teachings to lead us forward? Can “return” to pagan or medieval astrology, kabbalah, alchemy or magick, work for us now? Does the East have spiritual truths to...
