Gaming grant review process comes to the West Kootenay
The Province’s controversial gaming grant process will be under the microscope later this summer and a West Kootenay date has been added for local groups to come out and voice their opinion. The Gaming Grant Review community forum will visit Castlegar on Monday, Aug. 15 (Sandman Hotel, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) — the only […]
Public assists police in apprehending alleged drunk driver
Photo: The broken trees and grass where the truck went over the embankment. According to RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff, “To get the full effect one must really go to the top of the hill and look down…his journey through the dense wood, though the field and then driving into the house is amazing. It is […]
Bikini-clad ATV-ers get license suspension for drinking and driving
Hot summer weather saw a hike in the number of people drinking and driving last weekend, including people driving boats and ATVs. “You can be charged with impaired driving while operating any motor vehicle – even a scooter,” said RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. A road block set up on Broadwater Road saw just such an […]
Update: Atmosphere puts Raid the North challengers to the test
SLOCAN VALLEY — A portion of the tagline for Atmosphere Raid the North Extreme (RTNX) reads “Real Wilderness.” After more than three days of racing the RTNX unmarked course in BC’s West Kootenay, participating teams have no doubt that they are being tested in some of the most ‘real wilderness’ imaginable. And they have to […]
New grant and CP discussions have City well on way with waterfront plan
A new grant for “Railtown” improvements and some progress with CP Rail on accessing some of their waterfront lands has the City’s Waterfront and Downtown Master Plan process well underway. The City has acquired a grant to add new lighting, sidewalks and pathways at lower Baker Street, or Railtown. Work has already begun in the […]
Man facing charges after threatening bystanders with knife
A man is in Nelson Police Department prison after allegedly “going berserk,” assaulting strangers and brandishing a knife in the Heritage city Wednesday night. “At approximately 7:45 p.m., a worker at the Greyhound station in Nelson heard pounding on the wall of the station,” said Nelson police Sgt. Paul Burkart. “He went outside (and) without […]
Bigger than life: Waneta in its full effect
One of the biggest construction projects the region has ever known is now open for public viewing. A new public viewing area opened last week across from the Waneta Expansion Project construction site. The viewing area is located directly across Highway 22A and provides a safe place to observe construction and view interpretive signage about […]
Don’t move a mussel
Imagine your boat so covered in mussels that you must scrape it off every time you want to use it. Imagine native species like trout disappearing from your favourite lake. Imagine intake pipes so clogged that water no longer flows to your house. These issues are real in many parts of North America already. The […]
Wednesday Update: Wilderness Traverse.com dominates Raid the North Extreme - Kootenay Kaos moves into seventh
Wilderness Traverse.com with two members each from Canada and New Zealand, continue to be light-years ahead of the field at the 2011 Raid the North Extreme. The Canadian/New Zealand squad (team captain Bob Miller and Jakob Van Dorp of Ontario and Sarah Fairmaid and Gordon Blythen of New Zealand) was heading into Renata late Wednesday. […]
Art-in-the-Park for kids at Kokanee Creek
Art-in-the-Park for Kids at Kokanee Creek 1-3 pm Wed, Thurs, Fri through the summer Kokanee Park Visitor’s Centre Do your kids love making art? Do they love camping? Are you planning day-trips or holidays close to home? If your kids are between five and 12 years old, join Kokanee Park art instructors for regular or […]
