The Conservatives are hiding from opposition scrutiny by invoking closure to limit the Justice Committee’s debate on the government’s controversial omnibus crime bill, C-10, cccording to Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior. “This is just the latest of seven examples this session where Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have moved to bypass parliamentary work and prevent […]

Here, in our last installment of Candidate Questions, is one that pertains to the use of pesticides on Rossland's lawns. And here it is: "A controversial bylaw to ban “cosmetic” pesticides in town failed to get through council twice in the last term. How did you vote or would you have voted" CARY FISHER: I understand the fear...

The Kootenay / Boundary region woke to the impact of a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in the early hours this Friday morning. The earthquake’s epicenter was just outside of Omak, Washington at 5:09 a.m., the second in a week according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. The earthquake that took place last week in the same […]

One day before Nelsonites head to the polls in the 2011 Municipal Election there is good and some bad news on how previous councils have managed taxpayer’s money in the last decade. A recent report released from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business ranked the City in the top 15 out of 153 communities in […]

Earlier this week Nelson Police placed a 27-year-old transient male under arrest on charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and uttering threats. The arrest happened Monday. The victim in this matter is a 13-year-old female who had been reported missing by the RCMP from a neighbouring community. The accused male, who is well known to […]

In 1985, Microsoft Corporation released the first version of Windows, Windows 1.0; compact Discs are introduced to American Consumers and the Mount Sentinel Wildcats won the West Kootenay High School AA Boy’s Volleyball zone. Twenty-six years later, technology has changed but the same school is being represented at the Provincial AA Volleyball championships. The Wildcats […]

One of the biggest decisions on the immediate horizon--certainly in terms of sheer price tag--that the new council will have to deal with will be the Columbia-Washington upgrades and the proposed re-creation of our downtown--cost, noise, disruption, and all. With this in mind we asked the candidates the following question: "What...

Christina Lake resident Allen Piche is facing another court date for feeding wildlife as the Crown landed new charges in his lap this week.  Piche, who made international headlines last year when up to 24 bears were discovered on his property during a marijuana grow operation bust, confessed to feeding wildlife when charged last fall. […]

FortisBC has launched a rebate program for electricity customers who choose to upgrade their appliances to qualifying ENERGY STAR® rated model.  Rebates of up to $75 are available on the most energy efficient ENERGY STAR rated refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers and clothes washers. “By upgrading to qualifying ENERGY STAR ...

The Canadian Ski Council has already processed over 7,000 applications for its Grade 4 & 5 SnowPass program. These lucky children from across Canada have the opportunity to ski or ride for free up to three times at each participating ski area in their region this winter. Since the Grade 4 & 5 SnowPass program […]