Made For Trades Presents Pathways for High School Students
More than 200 junior high and high school students descended on the Selkirk College Silver King Campus in Nelson on Friday to get a closer look at gateways into trades training. The annual Made For Trades event brought students from around the West Kootenay-Boundary region to the campus to introduce the youth to the advantages...
Nelson woman launches fundraising campaign to awaken the electorate
Following a hectic 27-year career in the world of TV commercial production, Barbara Bergen chose the relative calm of designing and manufacturing cremation urns. She left behind 14-hour days and a constantly ringing cell phone in the big city of Calgary for the small city seclusion of Nelson. But her placid life was shattered...
$10,000 reward offered to catch/convict Surrey prison escapee
Surrey RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in providing information regarding a male subject wanted on several warrants. Shawn Merrick, 43 years old from Surrey, is currently wanted on a Canada wide warrant for Escape from Lawful Custody. He escaped from a minimum security institution on March 31, 2015. He was serving...
Kootenay Savings gives $25,000 to fight cancer
Kootenay Savings Credit Union announced today a gift of $25,000 to the Canadian Cancer Society. This generous gift will establish the Kootenay Savings Community Catalyst Fund and will support Canadian Cancer Society community events in the Kootenay region, such as Relay for Life, Slopes for Hope, and the Best Friends Bash. ...
Pacific Coastal announces suspension of Trail-to-Kelowna flights
On Jan. 12, 2015, Pacific Coastal Airlines initiated air service between the Trail Regional Airport and Kelowna International Airport. The decision to provide the air link between the West Kootenays and the Okanagan was made, partly, as a result of the overwhelming feedback the airline received within the region about the...
Bear sightings force partial closure of Nelson-Salmo Great Northern Trail
Bear are wreaking havoc on the Regional District of Central Kootenay. Days after reducing hours at the Kokanee Park Marina recycling bins, 15 kilometers from Nelson on the North Shore, the RDCK is forced to close a portion of the Nelson-Salmo Great Northern Trail because of bear sightings near Cottonwood Lake. The closure will be […]
West Kootenay Camera Club's 25th Anniversary show set for June
Now we wait. The deadline has passed for the West Kootenay Camera Club's 25th Anniversary of its annual Photo Show. The Photo Show will take place from June 5-13 at the Kootenay Gallery in Castlegar, coinciding with the Castlegar SunFest. In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Club will host a Youth competition. The ...
Bears foraging for food force RDCK to reduce hours at Kokanee Park Marina recycling bins
Some inquisitive bears foraging for food around the recycling bins in the parking lot of the Kokanee Park Marina has prompted the Regional District of Central Kootenay to reduce hours of the facility. The RDCK said the bears have been spotted around the recycling bin several times. One bear was recently trapped and relocated. “I’ve […]
Nepal Earthquake hits close to home for former Nelson couple
The earthquake in Nepal hit a little too close to home for a former Nelson couple now living in Chilliwack. The son of Dean and Val Monty, Shaun, was visiting the Nepalese City of Pokhara when a 7.6 earthquake struck the region Saturday. Thankfully, Shaun and two friends, Robertson Mackenzie and Ashleigh Brooks managed to get...
MP: 2015 elections are Canada's best bet for electoral reform
In the last dozen years, eight out of nine commissions or citizen assemblies created by governments in Canada have not only advocated getting rid of our first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system but have recommended adopting MMP, or mixed-member-proportional representation. In the upcoming 2015 federal election, Tom Mulcair...
