Trail to get new private practice/ER doc
More than a year after its inception, the province’s Practice Ready Assessment BC (PRA-BC) program continues to benefit residents in Interior Health (IH) by linking rural and remote communities in need with family physicians. Interior Health is pleased to welcome five new family physicians in August and September, one in...
U of C School of Medicine endorses Selkirk College Rural Pre-Medicine Program
Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine Program has received an endorsement from the School of Medicine at the University of Calgary in an exciting development that will benefit students. Rural Pre-Medicine Program (RPM) Coordinator Elizabeth Lund says this stamp of approval from the University of Calgary comes from ongoing efforts to develop a major inter-institutional collaboration. “This […]
MP to host Town Hall on electoral reform in Castlegar
Richard Cannings, MP (South Okanagan – West Kootenay) is hosting two town hall discussions in September, seeking views and ideas from area residents on electoral reform as part of the government’s consultations on that issue. “I’ve heard from a lot of constituents already about electoral reform and it is clearly a very important...
Regional SAR Teams launch massive training exercise
Search and Rescue (SAR) teams from all over the southeast region of the province will converge on the Slocan Valley for a weekend of training exercises that will put all their skills to the test at West Kootenay SAREX 2016 August 20 – 21. On Saturday, areas around Slocan Park and Pedro Creek forest service road will see...
Sign up for the Castlegar Gentleman’s Hockey League 2016-17 Season
The CGHL is a league that offers competitive hockey for all adult age groups at any level of hockey. They welcome all skill levels and offer a fun and safe way to play hockey competitively and meet new people across all age groups. “I’ve played in the CGHL for five years and it’s a great […]
Body of Quebec teen found near Nakusp
The BC Coroners Service is confirming that the body of a 19-year-old Quebec man who went missing near Nakusp has been found. Zacharie Blouin, 19, went missing the evening of July 27, and was reported missing to police July 28. “He was camping with friends at a forestry campsite near the 5600 block of Hwy 23 North, outside of...
City Abandons Boundary Extension Initiative
Following several years of discussions and negotiations, Trail City Council is abandoning the boundary extension initiative that would have seen the City of Trail’s southern boundary extended into Electoral Area ‘A’, including land from the city’s existing southern boundary through to the Columbia Gardens Industrial Park and...
Putting Your Garbage Out After August 15
CORRECTION: This notice originally mis-stated the time when people will be required to put garbage out for collection. The correct time is AFTER 5:00 am on the day of collection. The time has been corrected below. ________________________________________________________ Here's some advance notice: After Rossland City...
Jail Time for Counselling Tax Evasion
From the Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced on August 5 that Russell Porisky of Chilliwack, British Columbia, was sentenced on July 29, 2016, in British Columbia Supreme Court. This was the second trial for Mr. Porisky and his common-law spouse, Elaine Gould, as their first conviction on January...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- Site C and Treaty 8
On February 18th of this year a group of First Nations activists came to Ottawa to speak to the government about the Site C dam project on the Peace River. They met with myself and other MPs in the BC NDP caucus to discuss their attempts to delay construction of the dam until the concerns of their people were heard in federal...
