Province denies Wildlife Defence League claims
It’s Year Two of British Columbia's controversial wolf cull and questions have been raise regarding the techniques used by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO). The tactic in question is something the BC-based conservation organization, Wildlife Defence League (WDF) is calling a “Judas Wolf”....
Not Sleeping Well? Try this.
Sleep is important to our health and how we function -- perhaps more than most people realize. An article on a recent study explains that even students between the ages of 16 and 20, often thought of as resilient organisms who can do without sleep better than older people, do not do as well academically when they get less...
Local students raise funds for refugees
Students from the RSS and J.L.Crowe Interact Club met on Wednesday, Feb. 24 with Christine DeMarco, of the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees (WKFoR). Ms DeMarco, who taught several of these students as kindergarteners, described the work of the WKFoR and gave an update on the two families who have been sponsored so far....
City Crews Repair Leaking Water Pipes, Rusted Valves on Spokane Street
By: Hanne Smith Repairs to the water pipe under Spokane Street were completed on Wednesday Feb 24, one week after the initial break was discovered. On Thursday Feb 18, a break was discovered in the Spokane Street water pipe, located on the steep section of Spokane between 1st and 2nd Avenues. City workers made temporary...
Letter to the Editor: Fund Our Schools!
Dear Editor, School District #20 is facing its largest budget deficit in its history ($1,350,000) in 2016/2017 and we know who is causing the problem: Our Premier and her government. Here are a few examples of why we believe this to be a fact: BC’s Compliance Branch auditors are “clawing back" every penny of Special Education...
OPINION: GMOs -- A Balanced View
History of Gene Manipulation "Genetically Modified Organisms" is an area that abounds with skepticism, suspicion and fear. The mere mention of genetic modification is enough to give a substantial portion of the population the 'heebie jeebies". They have been a source of controversy since the biotechnology was introduced in...
Staying Healthy: Alkaline is Where it's at! (Part One of Three)
I just recently returned from a back-country ski trip to a wonderful cabin up in the mountains with 11 other people and we had many discussions over the week. One of the main topics was food of course, since everyone is ravenous after a full day of climbing and I realized how many mis-conceptions there are out...
IHA wrings out Nelson laundry service and prepares to cut 29 jobs in the city
The fate of Kootenay Lake Hospital’s laundry services has all come out in the wash. On Tuesday afternoon the Interior Health Authority (IHA) has elected to contract out hospital laundry services for Nelson and four other communities, meaning 29 job losses in the city. Interior Health’s board of directors and the health authority...
Snowfall Warning called for higher elevation highways
March appears to be arriving like a lion, especially on highways at higher elevations. Marc Dale, Yellowhead Road & Bridge Ltd. Operations Manager for the Southeast Kootenay region said there is a Snowfall Warning for highway passes. "It looks like old man winter is still with us," Dale said. "We have a Snowfall warning...
Interior Health issues bulletin after seeing an increase in drug overdose trend
Interior Health has issued an information bulletin after seeing an increasing drug overdose trend in communities within the region — including Nelson, Trail and Cranbrook. IH officials and ANKORS said the bulletin is to raise public awareness about the opioid drug use, particularly in light of recent fatal and non-fatal...
