Opinion
Editorial: Let’s burn it right
By Andru McCracken Valemount Village Council has asked staff to draft a clean air bylaw at the request of the Clean Air Task Force. It’s a good step, and just one in a suite of […]
Empathy, I’ve got a little
By Andru McCracken Like any corporation, the McBride Community Forest Corporation has a lot to balance. But the McBride Community Forest Corporation is much much more than just a corporation. Clawing itself back from years […]
The Catalan Dilemma
By Gwynne Dyer The demonstrations, some of them violent, are still going on in Catalonia a week after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders to between nine and thirteen years in prison for sedition. […]
Too much cash a grave concern
By Andru McCracken The Columbia Basin Trust has so much money to disperse in Valemount that it’s causing problems in Castlegar. You don’t know about this? It’s true. Every year the Columbia Basin Trust has […]
Leaders debate blues
By Andru McCracken Finishing most of my work early on Monday afternoon (the Rocky Mountain Goat’s dreaded deadline day), I burst out of the office delighted I would be in time to stream the leader’s […]
A climate crisis: Stop feeling guilty
By Andru McCracken When we talk about the climate crisis we need to acknowledge feelings. A piece of the puzzle that I have ignored until now is guilt, but watching Greta Thunberg excoriate leaders at […]
If world leaders choose to fail us, my generation will never forgive them
Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old climate activist. This is the speech Greta Thunberg delivered to the UN Climate Action summit in New York on Monday. By Greta Thunberg This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be […]
RV rights group: is poverty central?
By Andru McCracken The Thompson Nicola Regional District has long standing rules in place that prevent rural landowners from living full time in recreational vehicles on their property. It’s no different from long standing rules […]
Converging Crisis – AI and Climate
By Gwynne Dyer Maybe we can get through the climate crisis without a global catastrophe, although that door is closing fast. And maybe we can cope with the huge loss of jobs caused by the […]
There’s truth in those glaciers… and it’s toxic
By Andru McCracken Glacier melt is exposing an unpleasant piece of history. Those of you that lived through the 50s and 60s may have expected this would come back to haunt you. I did not. […]