At This Late Hour
(Author’s note: This column is an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Christy Clark and has been sent to them by snail mail.) “A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species to which he belongs.” ...
Brenda Trenholme has cycled half-way across Africa -- fundraising for education
BC retiree Dr. Brenda Trenholme’s epic fundraising cycling adventure across Africa has passed the half-way point. Brenda is undertaking a 4 month, ten country, 12,000+km trip by bicycle from Cairo, Egypt to Cape Town, South Africa, fundraising for scholarships for Kenyan students. “High school is not free in Kenya”, Brenda ...
Queen's Cowboys rescue drowning dog
On April 7, at 11:39 a.m., the Fraser Lake RCMP received a report of a dog that had fallen through the ice at a local pond. Officers immediately attended and learned that the dog had been in the water for almost an hour and wasn’t faring well. Police learned that the caller was not able to get anyone else to assist so finally...
BREAKING: Trail fugitive captured by Calgary Police Fugitive Unit
A Trail fugitive is back in police custody after a collaborative effort between BC and Alberta police resulted in him being arrested in Calgary March 30, acccording to Trail RCMP Cpl. Mike Wicentowich. An extensive manhunt, including massive social media outreach was launched to find Joel Andrew Hutchinson, 30, after he failed...
Kootenay Boundary to get eight new substance use treatment beds
An additional 73 substance use treatment beds are on their way to communities throughout Interior Health (IH). The new beds are part of IH’s plan to meet the Province’s 500 Substance Use Spaces Initiative and will support and enhance existing substance use treatment services across IH. “These new beds for Interior Health are...
Deadline approaches for entry into West Kootenay Camera Club Photo contest
Camera buffs have a few weeks to collect those award winning photos for entry into the West Kootenay Camera Club Photo contest. Deadline for entries is (Saturday) April 23 at 4 p.m. Entries can be submitted to: Kel Print in Castlegar, Doell Photography in Trail, or Vogue Photography in Nelson. Photographer Jim Lawrence of...
Student Scientists Win Big at the Regional Science Fair
A trio of regional science enthusiasts are ready to travel to Quebec to represent the region following a successful showing at the West Kootenay Boundary Science Fair Saturday at L.V. Rogers high school in Nelson. Joining Dylan Peil of LVR, who now has qualified three times to attend the Canada-wide Science Fair, are the...
Reuse centres to close in the Boundary
The board of directors of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) has directed staff to close the Reuse Centres at RDKB landfills. The Reuse Centres which have been in place at McKelvey Creek (Trail), Grand Forks and West Boundary (Greenwood) landfills will shut down on April 9th . “When we introduced the Reuse ...
March monthly temperature 1.5 degrees milder than normal
There was plenty of precipitation, but not much accumulation of snow at the higher elevations said Ron Lakeman, Weather Forecaster for the Southeast Fire Centre in his monthly weather release. "As is typical of a late winter-spring El Nino, March of 2016 was mild and very wet,'' Lakeman said. "The mean monthly temperature was...
Permanent stations to protect B.C. from invasive mussels
Following a successful pilot program in 2015, Premier Christy Clark announced Wednesday a $2 million boost to the province’s invasive mussel defence program that will see eight permanent mussel inspection stations installed at major entry points along B.C.’s borders. “B.C. is leading the fight against invasive species,” said...
