From the category archives:
Have you noticed the disconnect between reality and expectations for housing options in the Baby Boomer crowd?
A recent AARP study, for example, found a massive disconnect between perceptions of aging and its reality. The vast majority of people surveyed expressed optimism that they would not only be in good physical health in their later years, but [...]
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While Castlegar City Council makes an impassioned plea for residents to understand the tough times the City is facing, it seems that all the good work, energy and momentum that was generated during the Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (ICSP) sessions seems to have fallen to the wayside.
Council still has a focus on attracting new businesses to the [...]
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I’m a twitterer. I’m bored of the monologue style of media that still dominates the old school thinking. Telling people what you want them to hear with no easy opportunity for dialog is so 90’s. That’s why I think it is essential for municipalities to embrace social media and build participation in the demographics that are [...]
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In the quest for useful plants to grow in our urban farm, we are looking at basket willow as a resource that has multiple uses:
Fedges – A cross between a fence and a hedge.
Living Structures
Basket-weaving
Coppicing for sustainable timber harvesting, and
Carbon sequestration
I’d like to give a plug to a local Kootenay Boundary grower of a variety [...]
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This weekend I installed a HydroRight dual flush converter on our upstairs toilet. As the toilet is an old one and had a ballcock, I also installed a HydroClean Fill Valve which regulates how much water is returned to the bowl after the flush. There is so much talk of water conservation and dual flush toilets, [...]
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You know the situation in the Province is not looking good when the stories that grace the local newspapers are about service and funding cuts in Health and Education. This time it’s Selkirk College and the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail, and that’s not even touching on the issues facing the local School District [...]
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The Grade-A services we enjoy in Castlegar from the library, water, sewer, streets and sidewalks, right through to the snow clearing operation comes with a hefty price tag. There is an indication out there that we are about to find this out, either through reduced services or increased taxes, as council balances a shift of taxes away from the industrial tax base, predominantly funded by the Celgar pulp mill.
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