Canada and Afghanistan
As we approach 2014 Canada will be preparing to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. However, at the request of the US Pentagon, the Prime Minister has opened the door to leaving behind a contingent of Canadian Special Forces beyond the NATO withdrawal date to assist with Afghan Commando training. Our Special Forces have ...
Rock Creek woodlot manager wins top provincial award for second time
George Dore's ethical, innovative and insightful woodlot management style has earned him the top provincial Minister's Award of Excellence for Woodlot Management for the second time. "It's humbling to get it a second time," said Dore, who also took home the prestigious award in 2003. The Rock Creek resident, now 65, manages...
From pot plants to stolen cars, busy long weekend for Castlegar cops
It was a busy weekend for Castlegar cops – including some serious gardening issues. Castlegar RCMP Cpl Debbie Postnikoff said police responded to 70 calls for service over the second long weekend of summer. “The calls were routine in nature and consisted mainly of traffic related incidents, liquor related offences and bylaw infractions,” she said. […]
Crescent Valley company wins $3.4-million contract to pave Highway 6 south of Nelson
A portion of Highway 6 near Nelson will be resurfaced this summer, improving safety for motorists on this important route through the West Kootenay. Approximately 14 kilometres of Highway 6 will be resurfaced between Euphrates Mine and Nelson. This will benefit local residents, as well as visitors driving the scenic International Selkirk Loop and travelling […]
UPDATE: Missing Morgan Durocher located in North Okanagan
A Nelson mother is over the moon with joy after RCMP in the North Okanagan called to say daughter, Morgan Durocher, has been found. “The RCMP called me a half-an-hour ago,” a relieved Erin Droucher told The Nelson Daily Thursday morning. “They said they found her in Enderby.” It’s been 10 days since Nelson’s Morgan […]
Missing man recovered from Kettle River
Grand Forks Search and Rescue and Christina Lake Fire Department successfully recovered a body from the Cascade Cove area of the Kettle River, near Grand Forks. The body, found Monday, Aug. 6, has been positively identified as the missing 50-year-old male visitor, Andrew Barrie. He is the last of the three people to be recovered following […]
Return to PST should prompt tax reform, says Fraser Institute
If BC wants to reduce the negative effects that reintroducing the provincial sales tax will have on the province’s investment climate, it should consider exempting all business inputs from the PST, among other reforms, says Charles Lammam, Fraser Institute associate director of tax and budget policy research. The recommendations...
Castlegar man escapes serious injury after experiencing ride of a lifetime
A Castlegar man escaped serious injury after falling asleep at the wheel and crashing down an estimated 120-foot embankment outside of Nelson Sunday afternoon. “”The driver is very fortunate to be alive,” RCMP staff Sergeant Dan Seibel said in an emailed press release. “This is an excellent example that seat belts save lives. If the […]
UPDATED: Nelson drowning victim identified
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died Saturday, August 4, while swimming near Taghum Beach on Kootenay Lake as Donald Morris of Nelson. Morris, 64, was swimming with friends in the Taghum area on the afternoon and dove from a rock face, briefly resurfaced and then went out of […]
Fructova School reunion this weekend is about both the past and the future
The Fructova School isn’t just part of the past to Anne and Cecil Plotnikoff of Grand Forks. It is also part of the future for the generations of Doukhobor children to come. The school, which was opened from 1929 to 1949, was meant to teach Doukhobor children how to speak, read and write English. What […]
