Kootenay Lake School Board Superintendent has message for parents
To Our SD8 (Kootenay Lake) Community Overshadowing the excitement of starting a new school year, is the possibility of Strike Action by our colleagues who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Our CUPE staff members are highly valued individuals who provide important services that support our learners every day. Bus Drivers, […]
Mallard's Team of the Week — Kootenay Glacier Kings
The Kootenay Glacier Kings took the much tougher road, but it was all worth it after the local squad captured the BC Senior Games Men’s 55-plus Gold Medal Saturday in Kamloops. Rod Guimont of Cranbrook scored twice, his second tally of the highlight reel variety, to pace the Kings past Zone 9 Masters from North Central 5-3....
Canada not third world country, but our health care may be
Editor, The Nelson Daily Doesn’t it just cream your corn when you witness a situation that you have no control over? One knows there is a problem and it needs to be solved however, helplessness seems to control the moment. Am I the only person with skull cramps caused by incomprehension of our health system? […]
IBEW-locked-out workers look for public support at rally in Trail
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 is taking its labour dispute to the streets and is asking the public to join along. “IBEW members and others are holding a rally at the FortisBC Trail Head Office Trail, BC 1290 Esplanade to send a message that FortisBC needs to balance corporate greed with respectful treatment […]
GALLERY: Seven Summits Learning Centre’s new location gets a facelift
September is in the air, and with it will start new chapters in Rossland education. In keeping with the back-to-school fashions, the Seven Summits Learning Centre’s new location was getting a makeover this past weekend, getting ready to fulfill its role as a space for young minds to develop. A lot of work has been done, but...
Former LVR Bomber star inks deal in Romania
At least L.V. Rogers Bomber grad Sean Denison is getting to travel and see the world. The former Bomber basketball star recently signed on to play in the Romania League (Liga Nationala) with CSM Oradea after a stint last season in Russia. “I am really looking forward to this season . . . it looks […]
RedFish Festival attracts 2000 to witness Kokanee Salmon run
Humans outnumbered the redfish during the RedFish Festival this past weekend at Kokanee Creek Park on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake. However, the sub-1000 return of the Kokanee Salmon is only a start. The RedFish Festival a hit as campers and residents joined to celebrate the return of the Kokanee Salmon to the Kokanee […]
Interior Health announces more closures for Kaslo ER
Just in time for the long weekend, Interior Health announced the latest round of closures of the Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department due to limited physician/staffing availability. The closure began Tuesday from 9 a.m. until Thursday, August 29. The other times the ER will not be open include: * 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Friday, […]
UPDATE: Ad hoc 'Keep Jumbo Wild' group scores victory
Score one for the underdog. Opponents of the 5000 bed ski resort in Jumbo Valley in the East Kootenays said Jumbo Glacier Resort backed off its BC Supreme Court application to prevent residents from blocking a road into the Farnham Glacier 55 km west of Invermere. The resort was granted a general adjournment in a […]
CUPE issues ultimatum to province should planned talks in Vancouver go south
Parents of school-aged kids can relax somewhat knowing the first day of school Tuesday will come and go like many in the past. The optimism comes after Canadian Union of Public Employees and provincial government plan to resume talks on a new deal in Vancouver, beginning next week. Three days of bargaining has been scheduled...
