Salmo sports icon Art Field dies
The man never turned down a chance to coach a team or help out his community. Art Field passed away peacefully, with friends and family at his side, at the Trail Regional Hospital, July 14. Art Field lost out to a long struggle with diabetes and heart failure. “(Art) was one helleva guy dedicated to […]
IH says Broader Horizons scheduled for re-opening September
It appears regular attendees of the Broader Horizons Adult Daycare Centre in Nelson will need to wait a little longer — at least another month — before the program returns to full operations. Health Service Administrator for the Kootenay Boundary, Cheryl Whittleton recently told The Nelson Daily, “We’re confident we are going to re-open in […]
Photo Vans To Capture Home Images for BC Assessment
We may see a "clearly marked" van taking pictures of our homes in the near future in Rossland and Trail. The pictures are for BC Assessment, to enable them to more accurately assess the "fair market value" of our homes for purposes of property taxation. Here's the official press release, and following that, some FAQs and ...
Upgrades close Crescent Valley Beach parking lot until mid August
The Crescent Valley Beach parking lot is getting a facelift. The Regional District of Central Kootenay announced Wednesday the parking lot adjacent Highway 6 will be closed for upgrades until (Wednesday) August 12. The RDCK, with assistance from the Ministry of Transportation, Yellow Head Road and Bridge, and Selkirk Paving, will be upgrading the parking […]
Huge concern for sockeye run in BC's South Okanagan region
Kootenay Lake is not the only place in BC having to deal with a decline in fish stocks. CBC News is reporting there could be a potentially catastrophic collapse of the sockeye salmon run on the Columbia River system this year. Okanagan Nation Alliance fish biologist Richard Bussanich said latest predictions are now thought ...
Woman stages one-person protest in support of wolves
A concerned woman staged a one-person protest against the BC Government's wolf kill Monday afternoon at the Park and Ride outside Nelson. The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, held up signs to passing motorists saying, "Stop the War on Wolves" and "Wolves are Tortured to Death". Earlier this year, the province announced...
Golden City Days calling for Parade entries!
Golden City Days is looking for colorful parade participants to march down Columbia Avenue on Saturday September 12! Here's the invitation: Please accept this invitation to participate in the 2015 Golden City Days Parade on Saturday, 12 September 2015 You may enter a float, a vehicle, a marching or walking group, play music,...
Rossland to Host Heritage Conference -- Tickets Now Available
Heritage BC, a charitable non profit, announces the opening of registration for their annual conference, taking place October 2-3 in Rossland, B.C. This year’s conference, ‘The Main Thing’ follows on the national Heritage Week theme promoting main streets as an vital part of heritage conservation and economic stimulation. Come learn how to create a dynamic […]
Pornography 'Fuels Loneliness and Depression'
If you Google "porn addiction" you'll be presented with a plethora of articles on the topic, and various suggestions for beating an addiction to pornography. Of course, some medical personnel -- and the contentious DSM-5 -- do not yet characterize compulsive porn-watching as an actual addiction, but others are less cautious. ...
Toadfest 2015: Hot Weather Brings on Early Migration
This year, the annual Toadfest event will be held on Wednesday August 12th, from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at Summit Lake Provincial Park, south of Nakusp. The warm spring and recent hot weather has the annual migration of toadlets start earlier than has ever been seen before, and the toadlets are already on the move. The […]
