COLUMN: Talking about the generations
Arc of the Cognizant CLXXXIII “Why don’t you all just f-f-fade away? And don’t try and dig what we all say … The things they do look awful cold. I hope I die before I get old.” — The Who, My Generation “Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is […]
Grizzlies sweep past Ghostriders to capture KIJHL Teck Cup
The Revelstoke Grizzlies captured their fifth KIJHL Teck Cup championship with a 7-1 victory over the Fernie Ghostriders Tuesday night in front of 700 spectators at the Memorial Arena in the East Kootenay City. Revelstoke, winning the KIJHL best-of-seven final 4-0, now advances to the Mowat Cup (formerly Cyclone Taylor Cup) beginning Thursday, April 16, […]
Carbon Pricing 101: How it Works
Carbon pricing can be confusing. Simply put, it’s designed to increase costs of burning polluting fossil fuels and encourage cleaner alternatives. It creates a financial incentive for people and businesses to pollute less. Rebates help keep household costs down. As of 2023, 73 global carbon-pricing instruments were in operation worldwide, covering around 23 per cent […]
Grand Forks man charged with manslaughter in following year-long investigation
A Grand Forks man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with an incident on Granby Road April 16th, 2023. At 2 a.m., on April 16th, frontline officers with the Grand Forks RCMP responded to a report of a man being shot inside a rural residence on Granby Road. Upon arrival, police and BC Ambulance […]
Op/Ed: Are you mad about the carbon "tax"?
Editor’s Note: The article below focuses on the federal carbon pricing system; please be aware that in BC, the Province runs its own carbon pricing system, but the carbon price for each is the same, and both the federal and the BC systems have rebates – paid quarterly – to benefit low-income and medium-income households. […]
Selkirk College Students Tops in Business Simulation Competition
In an important test of what’s to come after graduation, four students in Selkirk College’s School of Business triumphed in a simulation competition that matched their talents against top-notch post-secondary peers. Held at New Westminster’s Douglas College in early-March, the annual Western Canadian Business Competition (WCBC) brought together schools from across British Columbia and Alberta […]
Monarchy, History, Malady, Memory
We do not make history, we are made by history. — Martin Luther King, jr. Our King “ … divinity … doth hedge a King.” — Shakespeare, Macbeth No one reading this is likely to think a king has anything divine about him, but for Shakespeare 400 years ago, — for subjects in Arabia and […]
Sale of Black Press completed; to remain Canadian-controlled
The newspaper company which owns the Nelson Star will remain a Canadian-controlled news network, after it was announced Black Press Media completed its sale. On Monday (March 25) the sale was announced — to the ownership group including Canadian institutional investors Canso Investment Counsel and Deans Knight Capital Management, as well as media company Carpenter […]
DRUG ALERT for the Grand Forks region
In a media release Tuesday, Interior Heath issued a DRUG ALERT for the Grand Forks region after several samples of Cocaine were found to contain fentanyl. Interior Health urges users to now test cocaine before using adding that a fentanyl testing strip can determine if there is fentanyl in drugs. “Please ensure your clients are […]
COLUMN: Facts about methane (AKA 'natural' gas)
Global greenhouse gas emissions and temperatures are rising, causing more extreme and unpredictable weather and inflating costs for everything from food to health care. Meanwhile, the fossil fuel industry — largely responsible for the greatest crisis facing humanity — continues to rake in record profits. Oil executives want to keep it that way. For decades, […]