Police request info from accident witnesses
On April 25, at approximately 10 p.m., the Castlegar RCMP received a report of a single vehicle collision on the 1800 block of Pass Creek Road near Castlegar BC. RCMP responded and found a Toyota 4 Runner had gone off road right into the ditch and rolled onto its roof. The driver and lone occupant […]
RDCK News: Commission plans for upgrades at regional Parks
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Regional parks may look natural, but there’s a lot that goes in to keeping them that way. The RDCK operates 20 regional parks in the area and their 2013 maintenance and upgrades were reviewed at the April 11 Regional District of Central Kootenay’s monthly board meeting. Parking, monitoring, community […]
Fourth Kootenay West candidate for provincial election from Trail
Things are getting interesting - a fourth candidate, independent Glen Byle from Trail, has thrown his hat into the ring for Kootenay West in the upcoming B.C. provincial election. Byle, a 26-year-old medical equipment repairman at KBRH, is also married and the father of a 10-month-old baby. "I am a young voter who never found...
Slocan teen still missing
Kootenay Boundary regional deetachment Sgt. Darryl Little issued a press release this morning about the search for missing Slocan teen Daniel Crossley. The investigation into the disapperance of 18-year-old Daniel Crossley continues,” Little said. “Police have interviewed a number of people in the Slocan community in an attempt to locate Daniel. “It appears […]
Food for thought: GDS-free curry noodles
You’ve heard the term “currying favour” (fancy way of saying ‘sucking up to…’)? Well, these noodles will do the trick – all my friends love them. They are hot, though – I recently made them for a friend, and she kept saying her face was on fire (but she kept eating anyway, so they must […]
OP/ED: Independent candidate shares his views
The search for the new MLA in Kootenay West is well under way. Finally there are options that go beyond the historic party politics that have caused so much voter apathy in our province; an independent. But how is an independent any better? People say they would love to vote for an independent but they […]
LETTER: A chance to say 'thank you'
Dear Editor; My name is Rosie Mitchell and I would like to tell you a story. My family originated in the Kootenays, I was born in Rossland and I still have relatives all over up there. My mother decided to move us all back in 1966. I fell in love with Castlegar as only a […]
RDCK issues warning to bikers, hikers and walkers — part of Great Northern trail closed
To guarantee public safety, the Regional District of Central Kootenay is initiating an annual trail closure of a portion of the Nelson-Salmo Great Northern Trail. The part in question is the trail south of Cottonwood Lake parking area to Hall Siding. The closure comes after consultation between RDCK, BC Conservation Officer Service, Regional Bear Biologists […]
MP pens letter in defense of Castlegar's post office
Mr. Deepak Chopra, President Canada Post Corporation 2701 Riverside Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0B1 Dear Mr. Chopra, I have just learned from the Castlegar local of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that Canada Post has served notice of its intent to open a postal franchise office within one half of a kilometer […]
COUNCIL MISCELLANY: More weight on municipal shoulders as towns hoist massive regional tax increase
"Downloading" was a hot topic at council on Monday evening as councillors lamented a large increase in the regional tax burden that will be foisted on residents when their property tax bills arrive this year. Coun. Jill Spearn started things off, asking Coun. Kathy Wallace for her comments on the hospital requisition of...