POLICE BEAT: Police to question suspect in Credit Union bomb scare
Grand Forks RCMP will be questioning a suspect they think may have been involved in the bomb scare at the Grand Forks Credit Union last week. Grand Forks RCMP evacuated 37 staff from the credit union and everyone within a 300-foot circumference of the bank all day on Wednesday, Oct. 3 after a suspicious briefcase […]
A Tour of Old Mining Town Halls brings the wildly entertaining ‘Maria in the Shower’ back to Rossland
The four piece jazzy old time band ‘Maria in the Shower’ returns to Rossland on Saturday, October 13 to boogie down in the Rossland Miners’ Hall. Maria in the Shower is a uniquely entertaining band at the leading edge of Canada’s new folk sound. Their musical approach is a simple but potent alchemy, marrying traditional folk...
The heart of a valley comes to Rossland Public Library
The history of the Slocan Valley is synonymous with the people who have travelled through it, enjoyed its abundant resources and built their homes and communities there. Rita Moir, who has made her home in the valley since 1975, is one of those people. Moir presents her beautiful book of image and essay, The Third Crop: A...
Learning to unlearn: taking a new perspective on education
[This is the second post in a series on implementing blended learning. The first post, When A Vision Becomes A Reality is available here.] Today was serendipitous. I learned of Nikhil Goyal. At 17 years old, Goyal is the author of One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student’s Assessment of School. Fed up with an education system...
How to teach your child to dial 911
The mother of a four-year-old child faints. The child is the only other person at home. He calls 9-1-1. Paramedics take the mother to hospital. She recovers and rejoins her family. Such a simple scenario that could have gone so wrong. Brad Mitchell of BC Ambulance Service was the charge dispatcher on duty several months […]
Local police dog taking retirement
This happy-go-lucky chocolate brown labrador turned in his long leash and protective vest this August, marking nine years of dedicated service with the BC RCMP as a drug sniffing dog. Otis was posted to the Southeast District Traffic Services between 2003 to 2012, working the corridor highways of the Interior region of BC. Otis worked […]
West Kootenay joins conservation program
Local conservation groups are applauding news that the East Kootenay Conservation Program (EKCP) now includes the West Kootenay. This geographic expansion means that the renamed umbrella organization – now the Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) – will forge new partnerships and help focus activities around private land conservation in both the East and West Kootenay. “For […]
Traffic stop in Nelson nets West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit 1.3 pounds of cocaine
Going the wrong way down a street in the Heritage City cost a Calgary man more than just a traffic ticket. RCMP charged a 37-year-old Calgary man with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Property Obtained by Crime after a routine traffic stop netted police 1.3 pounds of cocaine, scales and other drug paraphernalia. […]
Owl Mountain fire still active
The Owl Mountain fire just south of the Carson border crossing near Christina Lake doubled in size last week as a result of winds and continues to grow. The fire, started by lightening on Sept. 10, is moving both north and south as it finds fuel in deep rocky crags and chutes along the mountain. […]
UPDATED: Coroners release name of Castlegar four-year-old killed in ATV accident
The BC Coroner Service has released the name of a four-year-old boy killed in an ATV accident west of Nelson Sunday. He was Isaac Robert Zukowski, of Castlegar. The Zukowski family has been notified. The Coroners Service extends its condolences to the family and friends of this young boy. Previous story: Few details are being […]
