Keeping the search alive one year after Owen Rooney's disappearance
For the parents, and siblings of Australian Owen Rooney, every day is a painful reminder that he is still missing one year after his mysterious disappearance from Grand Forks, B.C. “It’s always there – it never really feels normal. A huge part of you is missing and you don’t know where he is or if […]
Castlegarians jailed for attempted murder/ assault
Two local residents are now in jail after two separate incidents, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Robyn Mackay, age 51, who was charged with the attempted murder of her father in August 2010, in Castlegar, has pled guilty and received a jail sentence of six years,” Mathew said, adding that 31-year-old Joshua Street was […]
Check out the Best in Show at the West Kootenay Kennel Club All Breed Championship
The West Kootenay Kennel Club will be hosting their 35th annual All Breed Championship Dog Show, Obedience Trials and Rally Obedience Trials Aug. 19-21. Their new location is the Castlegar Community Church Soccer Field (the old Kinnaird Middle School – 1250 26 St.). For the second time six All Breed Championship shows will be held starting […]
Solutions sought in BC for the plight of the honeybee
Work is afoot in BC to halt the growing losses of bee colonies in the first industry-wide step to mitigate the epidemic. The Province will be giving $25 million to Genome BC in support of its ongoing research in the attempt to address bee-specific infectious diseases, as well as other issues of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, […]
New Kootenay, Columbia and Boundary webcams help you “know before you go”
Coffee Creek, the Eholt Summit east of Greenwood and 50-Mile north of Revelstoke are three Columbia-Kootenay-Boundary places to have received webcams on DriveBC’s website. Highways in the Columbia, Kootenay and Boundary areas include high mountain passes where weather can change quickly. The new webcams provide travel and weather conditions with the click of a button, […]
Kootenay municipalities complete emissions inventories in effort to cut energy costs
In an effort to cut energy costs and take action on climate change, 33 local governments in the Columbia Basin — including three regional districts and two First Nations — have taken another step. As part of their climate change commitments, each local government has recently completed a 2010 inventory of their energy use and […]
BC Hydro to cut proposed rate increase in half following government review
A government review panel has painted a picture of a bloated B.C. Hydro Corp. which is overstaffed by up to 1,200 employees. Panel member Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland, acting deputy minister of advanced education, said Thursday that the Crown corporation is overstaffed in the communications, human resources and engineering departments. The panel responded to Hydro’s proposed rate […]
Help a toad or two cross a road at Summit Lake this week
The question of why the toadlet crosses the road is simple biology — to get to their home on the other side — but the question of why so many have to die each year isn’t. Tens of thousands of western toadlets, each not more than the size of a dime, get squashed as they […]
St. Saviour's: on par with cathedrals in Vancouver and Victoria
One of Nelson’s heritage jewels is on display at this year’s Columbia Basin Cultural Tour. A Cathedral Whispers is a presentation on the magnificent memorial stained glass windows at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church. The church, located at the corner of Silica and Ward Streets, will be open Saturday, Aug. 13 from 11 am to 5 […]
Gaming Grant Review Tour visits West Kootenay (Castlegar) on Monday
British Columbia’s Community Gaming Grant Review will hold a community forum Monday, Aug. 15 at the Sandman Hotel in Castlegar. Skip Triplett, appointed last month by Premier Christy Clark to lead the independent review, is examining the role of government in allocating gaming revenue with input from charities, non-profits, community members, local government and others […]
