Opinion

I have just read your story in the April 28 Rossland News about council’s rejection of a motion to create an advisory committee for the Columbia–Washington infrastructure project.

It was an election that, we were told, nobody wanted. An election that was supposed to change nothing. But, in the end, it was an election that will go down in history for — as the cartoon to the right aptly depicts — turning Canadian politics on its head.

This is in response to letter to the editor from Madelon Keij of Surrey (‘Who’s preventing cruelty to the animals on the dinner plates?’) in the April 14 edition of the Rossland News.

Our democracy has a head cold, for sure, but the youth vote is truly sick — and by “sick” we don’t mean awesome. In 2008, less than 38 per cent of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 bothered to cast ballots.

Are you interested in an early morning lap swim at the pool this summer? We can’t make that happen on a regular basis due to staff scheduling, payroll and pre-programmed lessons and camps, but we can work with groups who would like to schedule specific dates or weeks. For instance, if an organization wanted to commit to a week, or several weeks over the summer, and pay the hourly rental rate, we would schedule the staff to open early

VICTORIA – Even if movies based on video games aren’t your cup of tea, the recent Disney production Tron: Legacy is notable as a measure of the sophistication of the B.C. motion picture industry.

Cycling across Canada is no longer such an amazing feat. Sure, it’s tough. It’s gruelling. It takes grit. No question there.

The REC Department is starting to move into “Pool Season” and we’re looking at new programs and opportunities for the community. We’ve heard over the years that an early morning lap swim would be an asset to the community.