Fatal accident takes life of local man in Robson
A local man has died after an accident early this morning, according to police. “At 1 a.m., a 28-year-old male pedestrian walking on the road was fatally struck by a vehicle on Robson Access Road,” said West Kootenay Traffic Services Sgt. Chad Badry. “The highway was closed for several hours and traffic was detoured until the...
Ootischenia structure fire prompts public warning
A fire in the wee hours of Friday morning has the Ootischenia Fire Department issuing a public warning. Fire Chief George Hamm says the OFD responded to a call reporting a structure fire on Waterloo Road at roughly 12:30 a.m. “Thanks to the quick actions of homeowners, the fire was contained to the room of origin – the furnace...
Charges Laid in Crawford Bay Cheetah Incident
Two people have been charged after a cheetah was seen wandering the roadside by a motorist on Highway 3A near Kootenay Bay in December 2015. The Conservation Office Service Facebook page said man and woman have been charged with one count each under the Controlled Alien Species Regulation. The Facebook page said both individuals...
E-Comm releases worst 9-1-1 calls for 2016
E-Comm, the largest 9-1-1 call centre in British Columbia, released its top 10 of the worst calls from 2016 Thursday. The call centre handles approximately 1.35 million emergency calls per year for 25 regional districts and communities spanning from Vancouver Island to Alberta and from the U.S. border, to north of Prince...
CAA poll says Canadians admit to texting stopped at red light
Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) said in a media release Wednesday that one third (33 per cent) of Canadians admit they have texted while stopped at a red light in the last month. The media release said that is despite evidence showing the mind could still be distracted and not on the task of driving for up to 27 seconds...
Twas Three Nights Before Christmas
Twas three nights before Christmas when outside the city, people were stuck, so the police took pity. Cranbrook RCMP received a 9-1-1 call from a family travelling from Calgary to San Francisco. The family had taken a GPS shortcut that took them on a route, that might be used by a hobo. This wonderful technology took the...
Cranbrook property protected as part of $1-million conservation commitment
A Cranbrook area property home to a wide variety of wildlife has been acquired by the Province, thanks to a partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). The property consists of: 0.6 hectares at Elizabeth Lake Conservation area near Cranbrook, which includes a bird sanctuary, hiking trails and wetland and shoreline...
Funding freeze on for new facilities as IHA moves primary care into households: Cusden
The best way to improve health care delivery in Nelson is not by enhancing its health care facilities, but by keeping potential patients in their homes, says the interim health service administrator for the Interior Health Authority. Jane Cusden told city council on Monday that the IHA directive for the mostly rural service...
Trail native Craig Cunningham talks about getting a second chance at life
On November 19, 2016, during an American Hockey League game between Tucson Roadrunners and Manitoba Moose, Trail native Craig Cunningham suffered a cardiac arrest before the opening faceoff. With mother Heather Cunningham watching from the stands, team trainers, medics as well as a group of local firefighter raced to save...
IIO sends investigation of Castlegar police-involved shooting to Crown
Ed Note: IIO spokesman Martin Youssef underlined these facts in an interview regarding this release: A) The threshold for referral to Crown is very low; B) No charge has been recommended and C) "If there is even a potential likelihood there was any kind of offense, even a traffic offense, we have to refer it to Crown. That's...
