One Book One Kootenay 2011 nominees announced
By the Kootenay Library Federation It’s a book club anyone can join – and you don’t even have to provide hors d’oeuvres. One Book, One Kootenay (OBOK) is a region-wide book club that celebrates the work of the talented writers living in the Kootenay Boundary. This year, readers from across the Kootenay region will read […]
Name released of local teen convicted of possessing child pornography
Police are no longer withholding the name of a 19-year-old Castlegar teen facing his second set of charges for possession of child pornography. Wheeler Wood made an appearance in Nelson court today after RCMP checked to see if he was complying with the conditions of release from a previous child-porn conviction, and found an […]
People's right to (mass) gather avoids RDCK governance
A draft bylaw limiting and governing mass gatherings in the regional district was struck down by the regional district board of directors late last week. The Mass Gatherings Bylaw never saw the light of day, even after a few complaints from some Area D residents put the draft bylaw on the Regional District of Central […]
NPD contends with a spring potpourri of mischief and alcohol
Spring fever has hit the city and the Nelson Police are left having to deal with the resulting fracas. In a four-day span the police dealt with 64 calls for service, with many domestic disputes, alcohol-related incidences and instances of mischief peppering their calls. Transients of “no fixed address” were the alleged culprits found damaging […]
Two Castlegar men charged with assaulting 61-year-old
Two Castlegar men are facing assault charges after an altercation Friday night. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock said police and ambulance were called to a downtown Castlegar residence at about 7 p.m. “Upon arrival, police located a 61-year-old male victim in his home suffering from facial injuries,” Pollock said. “The victim suffered a broken nose […]
Give Rossland a voice: attend or submit questions for All Candidates Forum this Wednesdday
Rossland All Candidates' Forum Wednesday evening: what do you want to ask your wannabe MPs? With voter numbers declining annually and now hanging only slightly above the 50% mark, the issue of 'democracy' is even more of a centerpiece for this election than usual. This Wednesday evening will be Rossland's chance to ask some...
Hospital taxes set to increase for this year to pay for "future" projects
Like baby birds straining in the nest to get more worms than their siblings, another tax requisition besets beleaguered Nelson taxpayers, the West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District board announced recently. Property owners in the city will be paying around $24 more — on a house assessed at $300,000 — on their “hospital” tax bill […]
Canucks game seven means that tele-town hall on HST is cancelled
Minister of Finance Kevin Falcon and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom have announced that the telephone town hall scheduled for April 26 will be re-scheduled to ensure British Columbians are able to enjoy the Canucks game seven versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Regionally-based telephone town halls will now begin on April 27 at 6:30 […]
LETTER: Getting poverty on the election radar
Dear Editor, We are writing to ask your readers to help us make poverty an issue in this election campaign. We know the Harper government has the needed funds to reduce poverty, but instead it has chosen to spend billions of our tax dollars for things like the G-8/G-20 Summits, reduced taxes for large corporations, fighter […]
On elimination night, Chicago finds way to force game seven
Will the Vancouver Canucks become the 2011 Stanley Cup version of the Boston Bruins? Canucks fans will find out Tuesday at the Rogers Centre after Ben Smith scored on a rebound at 15:30 of overtime to power the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over Vancouver in game six of the […]
