OP/ED: Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness speaks to Search and Rescue funding
By Naomi Yamamoto B.C. Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Without a small army of 2,500 volunteers and the $6.3 million that the Province spends to fund their searches, the lost might not be found in B.C.'s backcountry. Since April there have been 130 more calls for rescue from throughout the province compared to ...
Hope child killed in accident
A child in Hope has died due to injuries received after a being hit by a truck on Wednesday afternoon, according to RCMP Cpl. Mike Rail. “On Oct.7, RCMP at approximately 12:30 p.m., RCMP received a report of a child that was struck by a commercial truck in the 400 block of 6 Avenue,” Rail […]
Castlegar gets rare parking meters that will make people happy
Castlegar, like its neighbours Trail and Nelson, is getting downtown parking meters – but with an awesome twist. No, you’re still not going to have to pay for parking, according to food bank coordinator Deb McIntosh. “The Castlegar Source posted a photo showing another community doing Kindness Meters, and we loved the idea,”...
Robusters Featured in Documentary
Early this year the Kootenay Robusters were invited by producer Vanessa Ratjen to take part in a documentary film about 'women who rip'. The team found this quite an intriguing idea. Although we think of ourselves that way, we were surprised anyone else did. At the end of May, a film crew arrived and spent three days...
Selkirk College Students Host Fifth Annual SROAMazing Race in Nelson
It's a race through Nelson that always has shopper's heads turning. The Selkirk College Ski Resort Operations & Management Program is back to host the fifth annual 2016 SROAMazing Race starting at the Nelson District Youth Centre. SROAMazing Race, set for Saturday, October 17 in beautiful downtown Nelson, is open to all...
Two prescribed burn projects scheduled in the Kootenay Lake Fire Zone
The BC Wildfire Service, in conjunction with BC Timber Sales and the Kaslo and District Community Forest Society, is planning to conduct two prescribed burns in the Kootenay Lake Fire Zone. Burning will take place between Thursday through Saturday (October 8-10, 2015) weather conditions permitting. The BC Wildfire Service, in a prepared media statement, said […]
Trail and Castlegar take top honours with International Communities in Bloom
Both Trail and Castlegar made excellent showings in their respective categories in the International Communities in Bloom (CiB) competition this year. “To have two communities within 25 miles of each other win internationally is great,” said Darlene Kalawsky, who not only heads up the Castlegar CiB, but is also chair of the...
Police seek information on Salmo Curling rink break-in
Salmo police are looking for a person/people who broke into the Salmo Curling rink on Sunday, Cpl Riordan Bellman. “On Oct. 4, at 10 a.m., Salmo RCMP responded to a Break and Enter at the Salmo Curling Club,” Bellman said. “Organizers discovered that the rink had been broken into sometime between 2 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Entry […]
Working Smoke Alarms a priority during Fire Prevention Week
The stats don't lie. The Fire Chiefs Association of BC says the chance of a fatality rises 74 percent when a working smoke alarm is not present. Members of the Nelson Fire Department are doing their best to combat the loss of life during Fire Prevention Week. “In a fire, seconds count,” said Fire Chief Len MacCharles. “Half...
RDCK announces October 17 as Trash to Treasure day
Regional District of Central Kootenay residents want to mark Saturday, October 17th on the calendar as the day to find treasures in other people’s trash. The RDCK has annnounced Saturday, October 17th as the second celebration of waste reduction this year. “This one-day event gives people a change to give away used items to those […]
