Labour Day. What does it mean to you? Labour Day is about recognizing the contributions of workers to society, and the contributions of unions to the well-being of our communities and country.
The efforts of the labour movement brought health and safety laws, shorter work weeks, the weekend, and minimum labour standards to benefit all workers. [...]
Labour Day matters
September 5th, 2010Think you need heart surgery? Let’s try a test or two…
September 3rd, 2010By David F. Rooney
Lying abed at Royal Inland Hospital for a couple of weeks allows your mind to brood on all kinds of things: your state of being, your health, your relationships — you name it and it’s eventually going to wander through your brain.
Since the cardio-vascualr incident that sent me [...]
The BC Liberals’ handling of the HST issue… are simply incompetent boobs or are are they dangerously dishonest?
September 3rd, 2010When it comes to the BC Liberals’ bungling of the HST issue, we seem to be left with only two explanations: dishonesty or incompetence. Some people would say that is both.
For me, the bottom line is that the whole HST debacle has highlighted just how far, under this government, British Columbia has strayed from democratic [...]
Inconsistent bylaw enforcement prompts a good-neighbourly response
September 3rd, 2010I can certainly feel for you for getting the ticket. Kinda like when I come to work and the Bargain Store has pre-empted my parking spot in the back with their cardboard recycling bin. This is space that is part and parcel of my lease which I pay for monthly. I felt like I was [...]
Inconsistent enforcement bugs a recently ticketed local
September 1st, 2010I recently got a $50 ticket for parking along side the curb by the Cooper’s parking lot, across from the bakery. I do know there is a sign there limiting parking time to 2 hours, but have never had a problem in the almost two years that I have worked at the Bargain Shop.
The reason [...]
A stroke here, a heart attack there — what to do? What to do? An update!
August 29th, 2010KAMLOOPS — There’s nothing like a stroke and a heart attack to prompt some major lifestyle changes.
As Revelstoke Current readers know by now, I suffered a stroke on the night of August 21. What they aren’t aware of is the fact that subsequent CAT, MRI and Ultrasound scans at Royal Inland Hospital here in Kamloops [...]
Getting behind on payments?
August 27th, 2010Sooner or later, people suffer circumstances that make it hard for them to meet their financial commitments. Most people as a result of embarrassment and not knowing what to do make their situation even more difficult by doing nothing. The best way to deal with this situations is by taking action. Here are some helpful [...]
Cartoon: Don’s take on current events
August 16th, 2010Editor’s Note:
There’s nothing like a good cartoon to get you smiling — or hopping mad — in the morning. They’re a staple of newspapers both online and off and they are something I’ve wanted since The Current was launched last Canada Day. Don Filipchuk has kindly been providingThe Current with his take on local events and [...]
Want to protect kids from chemicals? Ban cosmetic pesticides
August 11th, 2010As a mother of two young children I was thrilled this past year when School District 19 and the City of Revelstoke pledged to no longer spray pesticides on local playing fields.
Now when we bike, run, or play on these fields I don’t have to worry about exposing my children to 2,4-D the most common [...]
A Chemical Reaction to be shown where it’s needed: in Revelstoke
August 11th, 2010Keep 70 minutes open on Monday evening to watch A Chemical Reaction, the powerful film by Brett Plymale about Hudson, Quebec’s, decision to ban cosmetic pesticides. That’s a move that put it in conflict with the chemical industry then paved the way for a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that municipalities can proscribe their use. [...]
Confessions of an Enviro-Maniac
July 12th, 2010I confess! I confess! I’m an Enviro-Maniac! I confess! I confess! I don’t use cancer-causing poisons on my lawn!
I confess! I confess! I shrink from the thought of poisoning earthworms, beetles, grubs, ants, songbirds, crows, ravens, fish and other living creatures who inadvertently absorb the toxins some people think I should soak my lawn with.
I [...]
Priced out of the market? Think Again
July 7th, 2010It’s a pretty common conversation that happens in every coffee shop and grocery store in town. “I’d like to stay in Revelstoke, but I just can’t ever afford to buy here”. This is a pretty common perception ever since Revelstoke became a major ski destination and drove house prices and rent rates on a steep [...]
Ordinary citizens sign anti-pesticide letter to Council
June 30th, 2010Editor’s Note:
The following letter was sent to The Current on the evening of Wednesday, June 30. It was also sent to City Council and, according to signatory Susan Knight, constitutes a kind of petition in that it was independently signed by 69 of 74 ordinary citizens who were asked if they would support it.
What makes [...]
Pesticides don’t make for “happier, healthier communities”
June 27th, 2010Re: And now a word from the pro-pesticide lobby… by Lorne Hepworth, president of CropLife Canada, an industry lobby group, published in The Revelstoke Current on June 23, 2010.
Personally, I don’t understand how regular exposure to toxic poisons makes for “happier, healthier communities.” (By the way, true and difficult to control infestations are usually exempt [...]
HST debate is really about democracy
June 25th, 2010To the editor of The Revelstoke Current:
I posted the following response to a column (In BC’s HST debate, passion trumps common sense, by Derek DeCloet, published June 19) in The Globe & Mail:
Derek:
I am one of those ignorant, financially clueless, knee jerk populist and generally stupid critics of the BC HST that doesn’t know what he is [...]
