Work on Duncan Dam boosts local economy
New jobs and an injection of $25,000 into the local economy each month is the bottom line for the ongoing Duncan Dam Spillway upgrade project in the Meadow Creek region, according to a BC Hydro spokesperson. Mary Anne Coules said a Sept. 20 BC Hydro operations update meeting at the Lardeau Valley Community Centre in […]
Nelson skatepark back in the race for funding dollars with Aviva online voting contest
Success is just a mouse click away. The Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skatepark Society is back in the running again this year as online voting begins this week in the Aviva Community Fund’s million-dollar question contest. And KLOSPS, which finished in the top 10 in voting last year with their Nelson skatepark project, is now better […]
Yard Waste Program all set to collect
All those raked leaves, brush trimmings and grass clippings you’re dealing with this autumn don’t have to hit the landfill, thanks to the City of Castlegar. Councillor Kevin Chernoff says the city’s yard waste program has been a popular one for several years now, as residents embrace green alternatives presented to them by the civic […]
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Rossland Courthouse
A call to the Provincial Crown Counsel office in Nelson B.C. shortly after 10 a.m. this morning (Ocft. 6) warned of a bomb in the Rossland courthouse. Pending further investigation, RCMP will not release the caller’s identity or any details of the call except that it, “indicated the safety and security of the public and […]
Take Back the Night march tonight
Tonight, at 6 p.m., will see Castlegar’s 12th annual Take Back the Night march, an event designed to raise awareness around violence against women. Attendees will gather in the Canadian Tire parking lot and march along Columbia Avenue to the Safeway parking lot, where there will be speeches, music, an Aboriginal drum circle and refreshments. […]
Councillor blasts police funding procedures
City council voted unanimously in favour of helping to pay for a $110,000 upgrade to local RCMP detachment jail cells, but not without first expressing ire over how police funding works. “It’s frustrating, because every time the RCMP in Ottawa decide something, they just send us a bill – there’s no consultation or discussion. But […]
Steve Jobs dead at 56
The co-founder and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs has died yesterday at the age of 56, according to the company website. On August 24, Jobs resigned from his post as CEO. He has been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2004. Jobs, born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955, has built the most valuable ...
Amendments introduced to strengthen privacy act
Amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act were introduced in the legislature this week. The amendments to the act are the result of recommendations by the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, and from 118 submissions […]
RDCK establishes bylaw for three rural water systems in preparation for acquisition
Three rural regional district communities are on the road to improved water service after the regional district board of directors voted to establish water service area bylaws for their communities. Woodbury village, Rosebery Highlands and Grandview Properties all had service area bylaws established Sept. 27 by the Regional District of Central Kootenay board, as the […]
Kaslo cleans up in provincial Communities in Bloom awards
The Village of Kaslo’s edible gardens was one of the winning entries in the recent Communities in Bloom awards held last Saturday, Sept. 24 in Sooke on Vancouver Island. The village received the Judge’s Evaluation Report and Bloom Rating Certificate, garnering five Blooms, and were presented with eye-catching street banners to promote their success. As […]
