Hit-and-run sends one to hospital; police ask public for information
Local police are looking for an Alberta driver after a hit-and-run Friday morning sent at least one person to hospital Friday. The incident occurred on Hwy 3B at a place called Wedding Cake Corner, according to Trail top cop Sgt. Darren Oelke, whose detachment got the call at roughly 8:35 a.m. “A small black car with Alberta...
UPDATE: Krestova incident tied to gun theft from Trail museum
Laurence Darren Charles McKay, 35, of Krestova, is facing three counts of Attempted Murder, one count of Committing an Assault while in Possession of a Weapon – (firearm), one count of Uttering Threats, and one count of Possession of a Firearm while prohibited from possessing a firearm. When McKay was arrested, police also ...
LETTER: Local postal workers union frustrated over flawed negotiations
Dear Editor On behalf of the women and men who process and deliver your mail and serve you at the Castlegar Post Office, I want to thank the public for your participation in the postal review and especially for your ongoing support during our difficult negotiations with Canada Post. You may remember that on July 2nd, Canada...
BOOK REVIEW: 'My Brother's Basement -- Stories and Interludes' by Joy Huebert
It arrived in the mail, an envelope containing a slim volume, from a former Rossland resident who moved to Victoria a few years ago. I wasn't expecting much, really. Pinching the book between thumb and forefinger, I was fully prepared to be underwhelmed. But then I started reading. And laughing. The wry wit, the humanity...
Gimme a Break! More Classic Car Collector vehicles now eligible
The British Columbia government is committed to making changes to the modified collector vehicle program to allow specialty cars and trucks, up to and including 1974, into the program. ICBC currently has a modified collector vehicle program that allows individuals with vehicles registered as a 1958 model year or older to apply...
Wildfire in Sunningdale Saturday
Twelve firefighters rapidly extinguished a wildfire in Sunningdale this afternoon, according to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Captain Greg Ferraby. He said the call came it at 12:32 p.m. “There was a wildfire about 15 by 15 (feet) below the water tower, on the bank,” he said. “The wind picked up and it grew to about...
Roadside enforcement near Castlegar reveals 'alarming' trend
A four-day enforcement effort about eight kilometres out of Castlegar on Highway 3B (the route to Grand Forks) has left police deeply concerned about dangerous driving along that stretch of highway, according to RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services Cpl. Phil Mager. Mager said that, in just four days, police impounded more than...
One man injured in Paulson Summit MVA
A passing motorist ended an ugly ordeal for a fellow traveller early this morning, by driving into cell range and calling 9-1-1 to report a vehicle in the ditch at the Paulson Summit this morning, according to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Captain Greg Ferraby. He said the call came in at about 7:50 Saturday morning....
Driver clad in his birthday suit goes on crime spree in downtown Vernon
The Vernon RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision on 30th Avenue in Vernon, where a man dressed only in his birthday suit crashed his vehicle into a store front. On Friday afternoon on Aug. 5, the Vernon RCMP received a report that a 1996 Jeep Cherokee SUV had crashed into a local business in the […]
Vandals threaten safety of BC Wildfire Service crews
BC Wildfire Service radio communications equipment was deliberately vandalized sometime between July 29 and Aug. 2, 2016, putting the safety of firefighting personnel at risk. The communications equipment is located on Thompson Mountain in the Southeast Fire Centre and is accessible from the Thompson Rim Trail. The equipment was damaged beyond repair and it will […]
