Opinion

Democracy is not an armchair pursuit. It is a belief in each citizen’s heart that they have a responsibility to, and a role in, their community’s future.

A while ago in Rossland, there was an open forum between city staff, councillors and the public. One of the clear messages was a promise for more open government.

Your Jan. 27 editorial “Taxes and Grants” says that we need engineers’ drawings of the existing systems and potential modifications, (for the Columbia / Washington upgrade project.) This is putting ‘the cart before the horse.’

We have an exciting new Hip Hop set of classes starting this week! Meegan Wadsworth is a talented and accomplished dancer, having studied with several large dance companies, around the world. Her classes will get you grooving to some hip hop songs and learning lots of fun moves. This class is a fun, no pressure way to dance and get fit. The class will include a warm up, isolations, a break down of some popular hip hop moves, a choreographed hip hop routine and cool down stretches at the end.

Happy Valentine’s Week! I hope it was a fun day had by all. I thought maybe that Ullr had left me a Valentines pressie on the hill, but alas there was little fresh snow; however always fun turns to be had. Maybe there will be belated presents if the current forecast holds true, fingers crossed.

This week is all about love.