Both sides of the FortisBC lockout will be getting an early Christmas present: an end to what has been a long and bitter parting of ways. Mike Flynn, business manager of IBEW local 213, said the 225 locked out electrical workers should be looking at an immediate return to work, with some back on the job as soon as this...

Following a long day working with students, the next item on the agenda for Nelson’s Leanne Kalabis was to collect her 1-1/2 year old son and head home. Did we say Kalabis was five months pregnant? However, relaxation was the last thing the Nelson mother got to experience after a wayward bobcat found its way into the basement...

A 61-year-old Rossland man has died after a single-vehicle crash yesterday afternoon. West Kootenay Traffic Services Cpl. John Ferguson said Trail RCMP got a 9-1-1 call at 2:23 p.m. on Dec. 15 regarding an accidents on Gelesz Road. “A 2013 GMC pickup driven by a 61-year-old male resident of Rossland failed to negotiate a curve...

Leaving no stone unturned in its 8.6 million hectare territory, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) has released the 2013 State of the Basin report. In the works for several years, the 2013 report updates and builds on the work produced in the 2008 State of the Basin report. The 75-page long report and 16-page...

The Tofino RCMP and BC Coroners Service are currently at the site of a fatal plane crash on Vargas Island, located northwest of Tofino, BC. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 14, the Tofino RCMP were notified by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre that a twin engine 'Cessna 421 B' aircraft had gone missing in the area of Vargas...

Rats. We all need to go to work again Monday. Friday’s Lotto Max jackpot draw of $50 Million once again went unclaimed, meaning the next draw will have as much as $100 Million in prizes up for grabs. The last time the Lotto Max was won happened November 1, when two tickets shared the $50 Million prize. One of the tickets...

Last week, we discussed the overarching goals of a specialized RCMP Crime Reduction Unit in Castlegar, as presented to city council by CRU non-commissioned officer in charge Cpl. Darryl Orr and his supervisor, Sgt. Mike Wicentowich (To read Part One, click here). Those goals/priorities include in-depth or long-term investigations,...

After a long flight from Kuala Lumpur, the San family arrived at the Cranbrook airport on Dec. 10, and were welcomed by WKFoR chairperson Kathy Moore.  To facilitate their transition, arrangements were made for them to spend their first night with a Burmese family who have been living in Cranbrook for some time and who had ...

Most people in Rossland are aware of the circumstances surrounding the City’s former Building Inspector, Jason Ward, issuing contracts to his own company (ADA Co. Inc.) for renovation work on the arena.  The direct value of the contracts undertaken by ADA was about $185,000.  A previous column described the issues and questions...

Play up, play up, and play the game!     -- Rudyard Kipling When the One Great Scorer comes to write beside your name, He writes not whether you won or lost, but how you played the game.                                                                 --  anonymous Sport and Life If you have never heard someone compare life ...