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Christina Lake residents say they aren't interested in a shared sewer system

by Shara JJ Cooper on 21 May 2013
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Christina Lake -- photo from Wikipedia Commons

After hearing concerns about the water quality at Christina Lake, Grace McGregor, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) Area C Director, decided to pass out a survey so residents could voice their opinions on the issue.

Most people seem happy with the current set-up. Some individuals have invested a significant amount of money in an updated sewer system and don’t want to make any further changes, especially if they aren’t contributing to any water contamination, said McGregor.

ANALYSIS: The elephant in an almost-empty Miners’ Hall

by Adrian Barnes on 09 May 2013
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ANALYSIS: The elephant in an almost-empty Miners’ Hall

Last night a whopping 28 Rosslanders showed up at the Rossland Chamber of Commerce/Rossland Telegraph-sponsored all candidates’ forum at the Miners’ Hall, most of them the sort of highly-engaged and informed locals who regularly play their parts in the life of this community and all of whom entered the room last night with a well-developed sense of who they’ll vote for and who they’ll not. So not much was accomplished.

Murdoch’s Circle: The Growing News International Scandal

by ProPublica on 07 May 2013
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Murdoch’s Circle: The Growing News International Scandal

by Lena Groeger | ProPublica, May 3, 5:17 p.m.

All about politics

by Charles Jeanes on 30 Apr 2013
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All about politics

“Politics is the art of the possible. This doesn’t mean politicians are artists, just artful and artificial.”      --   C. Jeanes

This column will be all about politics, not about spiritual consciousness, religion, scientific materialism, nor any other of the abstract topics I have been troubling my readers about in more recent writing here. The reason is likely clear; BC is riding the election trail, and we have to turn our minds to choosing a government.

COMMENT: Spinning out of control?

by Miranda Holmes on 28 Apr 2013
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COMMENT: Spinning out of control?

 It can hardly come as a surprise to anyone that governments – like corporations – employ spin to portray their actions in the best possible light (and to cast their opponents in the worst possible light). Nor is it news that many corporations – and the PR companies they employ – operate a revolving door for helpful politicians.

COMMENT: Enbridge review panel's skimpy insurance requirements fail to reassure public

by Rafe Mair on 15 Apr 2013
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COMMENT: Enbridge review panel's skimpy insurance requirements fail to reassure public

The news out of the Joint Review Panel looking into the Enbridge pipeline should have a profound effect on us all.

One of the conditions is a requirement that Enbridge carry close to $1 billion in insurance, plus $100 million on hand to cover losses from spills.

COMMENT: Parents need to take action to prevent cyberbullying

by Shara JJ Cooper on 14 Apr 2013
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Shara Cooper

Like most parents in Canada, I have grieved for Rehtaeh Parsons, the 17-year-old teenager that committed suicide April 7 after being sexually assaulted two years ago. After the assault, she was cyberbullied until her breaking point.

As a parent, this terrifies me. I know I am in way over my head. Every parent feels that “kids didn’t act like that when I was young.” But for parents today, it’s a little more accurate.

Provincial "Sick Care" downloads action on health—real health—to municipalities

by Andrew Bennett on 12 Apr 2013
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Provincial "Sick Care" downloads action on health—real health—to municipalities

As council prepares to consider a smoking ban in city-owned public places, Monday's regular meeting included a delegation from the Healthy Communities Initiative (HCI) and one from the Canadian Cancer Society and Interior Health.

OP/ED: WHO REALLY OWNS CITY HALL 4: Referendum Exemptions

by Andre Carrel on 05 Apr 2013
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OP/ED: WHO REALLY OWNS CITY HALL 4: Referendum Exemptions

My last column gave examples of referendum procedures with less than democratic consequences and of a two-stage referendum process which conforms to the principles of the Yukon’s Municipal Act. In this column we will examine the rationale for the Act’s exclusion of two politically sensitive issues, budget and taxes, from the referendum. Is that exclusion consistent with the Municipal Act’s principles?

Imperialist feminism redux

by Contributor on 04 Apr 2013
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Imperialist feminism redux

The occasion of International Women’s Day is an apt time to discuss how abstract ideas of global sisterhood and women’s universal human rights hide the actual differences of class and social location which divide women in the real world, and how certain varieties of feminism not only cannot address the real foundations of women’s subjugation, but may in fact contribute to them.

In the 19th and early 20th century, the civilising mission through which colonialism was justified was supported by western feminists who spoke in the name of a ‘global sisterhood of women’ and aimed to ‘save’ their brown sisters from the shackles of tradition and barbarity. Today, this imperialist feminism has re-emerged in a new form, but its function remains much the same – to justify war and occupation in the name of ‘women’s rights’ . Unlike before, this imperialist feminist project includes feminists from the ‘Global South’.

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