Bring home a treasure from the national Gem and Mineral show next weekend
By Linda Barber, Kokanee Rock Club If you are interested in rocks, gems, fossils, minerals, crystals, jewelery, geology, geodes, prospecting and anything to do with rocks, then this two-day event next weekend is a must see. The Gem and Mineral Federation of Canada is having a show in Castlegar at the Castlegar and District Community Complex, […]
The province's teachers threaten to take strike vote next month
A strike vote is looming for the province’s teachers as contract negotiations between the teachers’ union and the provincial government have hit an impasse. If the collective bargaining impasse between the B.C. Teachers Federation and B.C. Public School Employers Association continues, teachers across B.C. will take a strike vote between June 24 and 28. The […]
Huffington Post launches website in Canada, for Canadians
The Huffington Post launched its Canadian edition Thursday as the first part of its international expansion. In May 2005, Arianna Huffington launched the Huffington Post as an alternative space for commentary, competing with the popular right-wing news website, the Drudge Report. Three years later she began launching local versions — Chicago, Denver, New York and […]
Volunteers pledge to re-open Kokanee Park visitor’s centre
A community effort has formed behind the will to re-open one of the region’s favourite haunts. The status of Kokanee Provincial Park’s visitor centre was uncertain after BC Parks requested proposals for an enterprise in the centre in February. West Kootenay EcoSociety volunteers were quick to jump at the opportunity, led by long-time member Suzy […]
Rainfall warning and high stream flow advisory continues for Nelson and West Kootenay
Note: Warning is now over. A rainfall warning has been upgraded and extended for Nelson and the West Kootenay region, prompting the BC River Forecast Centre to usher in a high stream flow advisory for the Kootenay and Kettle regions. Around 35 millimetres of rain is expected by Friday morning in the Nelson region, warned […]
Youth worker says Facebook abuse manual just tip of terrifying Castlegar iceberg
A how-to manual detailing how to abuse young girls that was posted on Facebook by two Castlegar men is but the tip of a terrifying iceberg, according to local youth worker James McFaddin. McFaddin, youth worker and men’s outreach coordinator for Castlegar & District Community Services Society, said the document ‘Deflowered in Seconds’ is the […]
Government proposes cutting HST to 10 per cent, with a condition
Talk about dangling the carrot. The Province is proposing to reduce the total HST rate to 10 per cent from 12 per cent in two stages, cutting the provincial portion by one percentage point to six per cent from seven per cent on July 1, 2012, and a further one percentage point reduction would take […]
London policeman charged over G20 protest death
An officer with London’s Metropolitan Police has been charged with causing the death of a man caught up in the G20 protests in 2009. PC Simon Harwood is accused of the manslaughter of Ian Tomlinson, who died after Harwood hit him with a baton before pushing him to the ground. Homeless paper-seller Tomlinson was […]
Two feet washed ashore in 2008 identified
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the individual whose feet washed ashore on two separate British Columbia islands in 2008. After an exhaustive post-mortem investigation by the Coroners Service, the feet were identified by DNA analysis as belonging to a 21-year-old Surrey resident who was reported missing in January 2004. Next-of-kin have […]
For better or for worst - B.C. drivers lend voice to"worst roads" campaign
Rossland and Kootenay area drivers are no strangers to pot-holes, bumps, fallen rocks, narrow winding roads and all manners of automobile hazards out there. A simple drive down one of the Golden City's aging and cracked up streets can at times induce swearing and mutteing under one's breath while at the same time crossing...
