Woman pleads guilty to 2020 homicide in the North Okanagan
The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit arrested a woman in conjunction with the homicide of an individual inside a home near Round Lake in the North Okanagan. On Aug. 4, 2020 at 9:30 a.m 59-year-old Lynda Saundry was formally charged with the first-degree murder of 55-year-old Barry Jones from the North Okanagan and […]
Rebels alumnus Green named interim head coach of NHL’s Devils
Courtesy KIJHL Castlegar Rebels alum Travis Green (1985-86) has been named the New Jersey Devils Interim Head Coach for the rest of the 2023-34 NHL season. The Devils made the announcement on March 4. “Travis has key experience running benches at the junior, AHL and NHL levels and knows that there are no shortcuts to […]
Living Here Feature: Spotlight on local forestry worker
From Living Here Magazine “Most people that get into forestry love the outdoors,” says Angela French of Salmo, British Columbia. Angela moved to the area from Abbotsford in 2013 for Selkirk College’s Forestry Program. Afterwards, she worked for a forestry consultant then at a local family-run mill for five years. “The first time I drove into a […]
Wildsight Education program recognized with national award
Submitted by Wildsight Wildsight’s EcoStewards program is the inaugural recipient of Wildlife Habitat Canada’s Diane Griffin Award. EcoStewards encourages students to learn about local ecosystems and undertake projects in their wild backyards. Wildsight educators guide students on an immersive learning journey through multiple in-class sessions, culminating in a community action project. We were humbled and […]
Alberta man dies in avalanche near Revelstoke
RCMP said that a man from Alberta has died following an avalanche near Revelstoke. RCMP said that on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at approximately 1 p.m., the Revelstoke RCMP was notified of a back-country avalanche in the Sale Mountain area, west of Revelstoke. Police said that 58-year-old man from Alberta was snow-biking with a group […]
West Kootenay TEETH Clinic re-opens two years after arson burned out clinic
Two years is a long time to wait. So when an arson fire at the West Kootenay TEETH Clinic on Feb. 22, 2022 totally destroyed the facility, all of its equipment and supplies — at an approximate cost of $500,000 — it took almost two years for the community dental clinic to be revived. Located […]
Illicit drug toxicity death rate rises in city, across the province
The illicit drug toxicity death rate in Nelson continues to rise, jumping from a high of 11 in 2022 to 16 last year, according to figures recently released by the B.C. Coroner Service. That translates into a data rate per 100,000 person-years in Nelson from 40 in 2022 to a 57 in 2023 — 19th […]
City population surges back up after downward dip
A downward trend in population growth has been reversed for the Heritage city as Nelson recorded its first increase in two years. For 2023, Statistics Canada reported in February 2024 that Nelson saw a 1.3 per cent increase in population — from 11,562 to 11,716 — after reporting a decrease in residents from 2021-2022 (0.8 […]
Column: Thoughts on science and spirituality
“There are two paths that you can go by, but in the long run – There’s still time to change the road you’re on.” – Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven “Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.” — Albert Einstein Paths to knowledge Until the seventeenth century in Europe, our human species […]
JA Company Program Spring Break Camp 2024, hosted by KAST
KAST (Kootenay Association for Science and Technology) and JA British Columbia are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated Spring Break Start-Up Camp. This free event is set to take place from March 18-22, offering an immersive experience designed to equip students with the knowledge and practical skills required to create their own start-up ventures and […]
