B.C. Coroner's inquest recommendations
A seven-member jury spent most of Saturday at the Nelson Courthouse determining what recommendations to hand down at the B.C. Coroner’s inquest into the death of swift water search and rescue volunteer Sheilah Lorraine Wheeler Sweatman. Below is the detailed list of those recommendations from the B.C. Coroner’s inquest at the Nelson Courthouse November 19-24 […]
Critters with Claus for Christmas - this Sunday only!
Kids and Santa are all well and good this time of year, but why not take it that extra-special step and get your pets photographed with Santa this holiday season? Or even get a new pet to add holiday delight to your household year-round. And it’s not just for fluffy puppies – bring your iguana […]
Nelson Food forced to shut doors due to run on hampers, public urged to help
It’s a sign of times and its finally reached Nelson. Major Yvonne Borrows of the Salvation Army was forced to close the food bank due to an overwhelming demand on the 601 Vernon Street location. “The recent HungerCount 2012 report revealed the number of people in B.C. using Food Banks has gone up, which is […]
Long time Grand Forks resident enters the Dragons' Den and lives to tell the tale
When a person gets the call to film for the Dragons’ Den TV show, it is unheard of to refuse. So when long-time Grand Forks resident Gary Gilbert got the opportunity to pitch his invention to the Den, he jumped. The opportunity turned into a nerve-wracking, intimidating experience travelling to Toronto, Ontario to film in […]
UPDATED: Johnson concludes two days of testimony at Sweatman inquest
West Kootenay Search and Rescue Association and swift water search and rescue team member Chris Armstrong concluded two days of testimony at the B.C. Coroners inquest into the death of swift water search and rescue volunteer Sheilah Lorraine Sweatman Thursday at the Nelson Courthouse. Armstong told presiding coroner Matt Brown and the seven-member jury, if […]
The Blue Eyes Brook ponds: A wildlife bonus or a water source hazard?
A four year old water license application has resurfaced as BC’s Water Stewardship Division sought to clean out its files, but as Rossland maintains its objection to the application in the absence of an engineer's report, the landowners question the city's motivation. A small tributary called the Blue Eyes Brook runs south ...
Binding arbitration on sewer service begins between Trail, Rossland, and Warfield
An arbitrator has been selected by BC's Intergovernmental Relations and Planning Division (IRP) to resolve the sanitary sewage dispute that has been dragging on for years between Rossland, Trail, and Warfield over the fair sharing of costs for the existing service—the bulk of the disagreement, however, is between Rossland and...
Rossland's 80 year old pool aims for "age-friendly" grant
The city has applied for a 2013 "Age-friendly Community Planning and Project Grant" to renovate the swimming pool to make it more accessible to seniors—some of whom were here in 1932 for the grand opening of BC's oldest pool. "Due to the age of the facility and the lack of age friendly infrastructure, many of the seniors in...
Old Cooke school site could become 24 units of affordable housing, but developer stymied by city restrictions
The old Cooke Ave. school site may soon see construction as council advanced a zoning amendment that will allow local developer Cezary Ksiazek to build a group of six fourplexes. A public hearing is scheduled for Dec. 10 after which council will vote on third reading and adoption of the bylaw. The plan council advanced,...
Canadian Bar Assn says Bill S-7 duplicates existing laws to combat terrorism
While committed to a safe and secure Canada, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) says that Bill S-7, Criminal Code, Canada Evidence Act and Security of Information Act amendments (Combating Terrorism Act) would not provide any new tools to combat terrorist offences. “Instead,” says Paul Calarco, member of the CBA’s National ...
