BREAKING: Vehicle in fatal MVI into Salmo River was two-tank fuel truck
New information is surfacing about a fatal MVI and fuel spill on Hwy 3 near Salmo last night. RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services Sgt. Chad Badry said the vehicle involved was a B-Train fuel truck, meaning a tractor hauling two fuel tankers. “They were carrying gasoline and diesel,” Badry said. “A significant amount was...
UPDATE: IHA provides more information on RDCK release regarding Kootenay Pass fuel spill
Update from Interior Health: This incident resulted in fuel contamination in the South Salmo River. Interior Health has identified no registered drinking water users downstream of the spill site and there is a low risk to public health. Residents who may draw their water from the river between the crash site and the Salmo...
Column: Schlock and Odd in Ottawa; Part One
Political Sense and Nonsense I cannot help it: the Jody Wilson-Raybould / SNC-Lavalin political storm in Ottawa and in news media has fascinated me. Bewildered me at times, but in the main, it has kept me interested week by week. Politics can be a bore. Not this time, not for me, in this instance. Her resignation, followed ...
Rossland Public Library Offers Access to Online Courses
Learning never stops. Whether you’re looking for college-level, professional development, or personal enrichment courses, Rossland Public Library now offers hundreds of online courses through Gale Courses. “We’re excited to be able to offer Gale Courses to the residents of Rossland,” said Library Director, Beverley Rintoul....
Column: Children are fighting for their future. We must support them
“And a little child shall lead them.” – Isaiah 11:6 At 16, Greta Thunberg may not be a little child, but she’s showing tremendous leadership. The Swedish student has galvanized a world movement, pressing adults to remove the blinkers of corporate and political self-interest and recognize that their refusal to respond appropriately...
Editorial Rant: RCMP Surveillance of Social Media -- to What End?
Recent articles in The Tyee discuss the revelation that the RCMP have been engaged in monitoring social media – characterized in the article as “ongoing wide-scale monitoring of individuals’ social media use [that] could pose a threat to Canadians’ privacy and charter rights, say experts.” But ...
Provincial amendment to add 35 hectares to Syringa Park
Syringa Provincial Park may be getting 35 new hectares added, according to an announcement by the Province of B.C. yesterday. “Proposed amendments to the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act will expand B.C.’s parks and protected areas system, adding approximately 107 hectares of new land to six existing Class A parks,” ...
Canada’s oldest Postmaster still sorting mail at 91
Eileen O’Krafka, who’ll be 92 this summer, is Canada’s oldest working Postmaster. Five days a week she sorts mail into the 68 post office boxes, collects outgoing mail, sells money orders, weighs packages and keeps the books balanced. She works out of a small post office in a former general store she and her late husband,...
Lacrosse 2019 in Rossland and Castlegar
The West Kootenay Timberwolves will play in the Alberta Junior B Tier III Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League in 2019. The Timberwolves are pleased to announce the return of the 2018 coaching staff. Head Coach Peter Youngblut will share the bench with Assistant Coaches Kevin Floyd and Rob Van Beek, and Goaltending Coach Tyler...
Investigation: Petrowest numbered company awarded $10 million Site C dam contract on eve of bankruptcy
Petrowest’s financial woes were widely known when BC Hydro quietly awarded a major contract to a B.C. numbered company — 1054143 — that an investigation by The Narwhal reveals was incorporated by key Petrowest executives. The numbered company received millions in public funds while Petrowest fell into...
