Castlegar CiB plants hope for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Many hands will make light work this weekend when locals gather in Castlegar to plant 5,000 daffodil bulbs to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. The public is invited to bring a shovel and get their hands dirty for a good cause both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. when the newly expanded Garden...
‘Wishes for Annabelle’ raises funds for Nelson family
Through online auctions and a crowdfunding campaign friends and family are pulling out all the stops to help a little Nelson girl facing a life-threatening illness. In August eight-year-old Annabelle Edl started feeling fatigued, pale and feverish. In September, she was diagnosed with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia....
UPDATED: Two sides in Kootenay Savings labour dispute take weekend hiatus
Even members of bargaining committees need a few days off for a weekend break. Talks in the Kootenay Savings Credit Union Labour dispute are taking weekend hiatus Jeff Bromley of the United Steelworkers Union said in an email release Friday. Bromley said bargaining has stopped for the weekend with employer (Kootenay Savings...
Police dealing with multiple clown sightings
The "creepy clown craze" is continuing to create concerns for cops, according to Trail top cop Sgt. Darren Oelke. In a press release today, Oelke said Trail RCMP continue to receive reports of clown sightings in Trail and Fruitvale. "Since last Friday there have been seven reports made to the police," he said. "Some of the ...
Community Consultation Via Text Message a First in Western Canada
Trail area residents are breaking new ground using mobile technology in the Trail Area Health and Environment Program’s community consultation. The community is the first in Western Canada to use text messaging to get public feedback from residents. “We chose texting because we know people have busy lives: we want to make it...
Snow starting to accumulate on Kootenay Mountains
It's looking a little white on top of Kootenay mountains Thursday morning after another storm passed over the West Kootenay/Boundary region. The Kootenay Pass between Salmo and Creston received a dusting of the white stuff as did the Blueberry Paulson stretch between Trail/Castlegar and Christina Lake. As for the ski hills,...
Selkirk College Alumnus Graduates Top of the Class at University of Victoria
Peter Kremler credits the strong foundation he secured during his time at Selkirk College as a springboard to graduating at the top of his Faculty of Engineering class at the University of Victoria. Kremler took first-year courses at Selkirk College before transferring to UVic where he graduated with a degree in Electrical ...
Time to rally support for the Nelson Hospice Day Program
There’s another golden opportunity on the horizon for the public to support a good cause as the Nelson & District Hospice Society and the Kalein Centre join together to compete for the Aviva Community Health Funding Grant. The Health Grant is part of the Aviva Community Funding competition. The NDHS and Kalein Centre are...
Five people taken to hospital following Playmor Junction accident
Five people were transported to Trail Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Monday evening following a two-car accident at the junction of Highway 3A & 6 said RCMP Sergeant Monty Taylor in a media release Tuesday. Taylor said the accident happened at approximately 6:30 p.m. at the Playmor Junction intersection....
UPDATED: Steelworkers, Kootenay Savings Credit Union headed for labour disruption
It appears Kootenay Savings Credit Union is headed for a major labour disruption. United Steelworkers Union 1-404 and 9705 members served 72-hour strike notice on Kootenay Saving Credit Union Monday night in Trail the union said in a media release Tuesday. Kootenay Savings Credit Union countered by serving the Steelworkers ...
