Accused bank robber Andrew Stevenson pleads guilty in Nelson Court
Andrew Zacharias Stevenson, who robbed several West Kootenay businesses, pleaded guilty in Nelson Provincial Court Tuesday to a laundry list of charges. The charges include robbery using a restricted prohibited firearm, unlawful use of a firearm, using an imitation firearm and breaking and entering. Stevenson, appearing via...
Red Mountain Hotel Design Squeaks by
COUNCIL MATTERS: April 27th, 2015: Council had a busy evening, starting at 5:00 pm with a Committee-of-the-Whole (CoW) meeting to discuss the City's draft 2014 financial statements with the City's auditor; at 6:00 pm, a Public Consultation on the Budget; and at 7:00, a regular Council meeting. Present were Mayor Kathy...
Letter: Kootenay Lake District parents concerned about ramifications of Bill 11
To the Editor: Honourable Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education PO Box 9045, Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC, V8W 9E2 Dear Minister Fassbender: Re: Bill 11, The Education Statutes Amendment Act We write to you as representatives of the parents of almost 5,000 students in the Kootenay Lake School District who are gravely...
Kootenay Conservation Projects receive Million Dollar boost
At the BC Wildlife Federation Convention held this weekend in Fernie, the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) announced it will provide over a million dollars to Kootenay fish & wildlife projects. The East Kootenay Grassland Ecosystem Restoration program was awarded the largest single grant in the region,...
Jumbo Glacier Resort project put on hold after being found in non-compliance with permit condition
Call it a major victory for opponents to a ski resort in the Jumbo Glacier area or just another bump in what has been a long road for the Glacier Resorts Ltd. Glacier Resorts Ltd has been told by the The Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) to halt construction on two buildings until new safety conditions can be met in the...
Letter: SD 8 Chair deeply concerned about future of public education
To The Editor: The Honourable Peter Fassbender Minister of Education PO Box 9045, Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9E2 Dear Minister Fassbender: As the Board of Education for School District #8 (Kootenay Lake), we are deeply concerned about the ramifications of Bill 11 on the future of public education in the Province of British...
PODCAST: How a local coffee legend got its start
About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
It was Earth Day on the 22nd. How About Today, Too?
On april 22, people celebrated Earth Day and many of us did actions to acknowledge and help continue the life-supporting capacity of this planet. Here are a few links to articles with ideas to help us be more life-friendly, more mindful of what the earth gives us, every day. After all, we need to live every day, and we...
Plastic Consumer Madness
Microbeads are a sign of our plastic consumer madness By David Suzuki How much plastic microbeads worth to you? Are they worth the water and fish in the Great Lakes? The cormorants that nest along the shore? The coral reefs that provide refuge and habitat for so much ocean life? Are they worth the oceans that give us half the...
NPD warn public of CRA scam making rounds
The Nelson Police Department and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) want to warn the public of telephone calls or emails making the rounds that claim to be from the CRA. Both organizations warn the public that this scam could result in identity and financial theft. “The email notifies the receiver that they are entitled to an ...
