B.C. introduces Canada's toughest impaired laws
The province is introducing Canada’s most immediate and severe impaired driving penalties to save lives, curb repeat offenders and give police more enforcement tools, Solicitor General Michael de Jong, QC, announced today. “Despite increased enforcement and significant efforts to promote awareness, we’ve begun to see a rise in impaired driving across British Columbia,” said de […]
Earth week garbage trolling cleans the Granby River
Over 60 people, from children to seniors, chipped in to clean up the Granby River on Sunday, Apr. 25 in recognition of Earth Day. The clean-up has been taking place for over 16 years organized by the Boundary Conservation group and the Granby Guides, and this year the Kettle Granby (KGB) Fly Anglers organized their […]
Kootenay Retailer Contributes to International Success Story
Way back in September of 2003, a quiet and unassuming woman approached a series of retailers in the Kootenays with products for sale. She stopped at the Kootenay Co-op Specialty store in Nelson and they ordered her gourmet smoked salmon. This was repeated again in Crescent Valley at Evergreen Natural Foods and then at Ferraro […]
RCMP request public assistance in fire investigation
The Castlegar police are asking anyone with information regarding a fire Thursday to come forward. RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said police got the call around 6 p.m. Thursday evening to attend the 1000 block of Highway 3 (the highway heading toward Grand Forks). “There was a fire in the field behind the property owner’s house,” she […]
Local newspaper owner wins prestigious Jack Webster Foundation fellowship
The recipients of the prestigious Jack Webster Foundation fellowships for 2010 have been announced and we here at Lone Sheep publishing are proud to announce that Mona Mattei, owner and editor of the Boundary Sentinel in Grand Forks, is a winner along with reporters from Global TV, the Vancouver Sun, and CBC News. Mattei will...
Christmas comes early: city doles out CBT community cash
What kind of positive improvement could you make to your community for $45,318? The Columbia Basin Trust learned just that at a special meeting of city council Monday night. As part of the CBT’s Community Initiatives program, the City of Rossland received $45,318 this year to be awarded to worthy non-profit community clubs,...
Forest minister to hear Castlegar concerns
Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff will be leading a delegation to the coast this week to speak to Forest and Range minister Pat Bell regarding the job losses in the Arrow-Boundary Forest District Office. The Castlegar office is losing 15 of its 60 jobs in what the provincial government is billing as a “workforce adjustment”. “We’re […]
RCMP: Harassment charges for local man; home reno gets explosive
A local homeowner got a potentially explosive surprise when she found what appears to be an ancient bomb hidden within her wall. Castlegar Sgt. Laurel Mathew said the woman was renovating a very old home, removing drywall, and found several items apparently left there a very long time ago. “One of the items was a […]
The Red Pair – The most soul per sole in town
The for sale sign came down, the work began and just a few months after it was purchased the old Bank of Montreal building is slowly coming back to life. On April 15th Stephanie Robinson officially opened up shop where the barber used to be in the lower level of the Washington and Columbia corner. The first new business back...
R.C.M.P. bust big grow show in Fruitvale
On April 17, 2010 members of the Trail RCMP with the assistance of the Regional General Investigation unit executed a search warrant on a residence on Balsam Road in Fruitvale. A large, sophisticated indoor marihuana growing operation was located inside the residence, along with a loaded handgun and rifle. 843 plants were seized along with several pounds of […]
