Project Based Training Programs Opening Doors of Opportunity: In Forestry Ross Spur resident Tina Paterson was looking for a new direction in life when an email from her child’s elementary school introduced her to the Safety in Resource Industry Forestry Training Program (SiRI) offered at Selkirk College. A single mother of...

The B.C. government increased the minimum wage to $10.45 per hour effect September 15 of this year said Minister for Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, and Minister Responsible for Labour, Shirley Bond Thursday. At the same time, Bond said the wage for liquor server will get bumped up from $9.00 to $9.20 per hour. “Raising ...

TRAX Swim Club swimmers competed in the Swim BC AAA Short Course Provincial Championship Swim Meet held in Surrey from March 5-7. TRAX Swim Club swimmers once again displayed their talent against the very best swimmers in the Province at the Swim BC AAA Provincial Championship in Surrey.  Each swimmer had to achieve demanding swim […]

By David Suzuki Watching grizzly bears catch and eat salmon as they swim upstream to spawn is an unforgettable experience. Many people love to view the wild drama. Some record it with photos or video. But a few want to kill the iconic animals — not to eat, just to put their heads on a wall or coats on a floor. The spring...

For parents about to have a baby, it's good to know what to expect (besides the baby) when you arrive at the hospital for birth.    The Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH)  in Trail offers a "virtual tour" of the maternity ward, with information that will be very helpful to know before arriving:  pre-registration (and...

For Meetings Held March 9 and 10, 2015 Rossland City Council is busy, busy, busy.  On March 9, they met at 5:00 pm for a brief "in camera" session to discuss litigation; then opened the doors to the public at 5:30 pm for a Committee of the Whole ("COW") meeting until 6:00 pm; then moved to a Public Hearing on two applications,...

West Kootenay Transit, serving riders from Kaslo to Trail and Nelson, Slocan and Castlegar, is getting a mini-makeover. The local transit service, which expanded to serve the entire West Kootenay in the summer of 2013, is introducing series of improvements including the introduction of Saturday service in Castlegar and on the regional connectors linking Nelson/Castlegar/Trail […]

Nelson Police experienced a busy weekend, serving a pair of 90-day driving prohibitions as well as arresting a man, with more than 35 criminal convictions from across Canada and wanted in two provinces.  ‘Stoned not drunk’ excuse lands driver 90-day driving prohibition During routine rounds, a Nelson police officer noticed a woman failing to stop […]

Nelson RCMP, B.C. Coroners Service the Blewett, Beasley and Nelson Fire Departments continuing to investigate the cause of a fire that claimed a life early Sunday morning said Sgt. Darryl Little media spokeperson for the Kootenay Boundary Regional RCMP. Little said that at approximately 4 a.m. Sunday, a fire was reported in...

The month on the calendar may say March but that hasn’t stopped the Southeast Fire Centre from issuing a public warning to exercise caution with any outdoor burning activities, due to the warmer and dryer winter. “The worry right now is “person caused” fires due to grass burning or the of burning piles,” Jordan Turner, Fire...