Kaslo, New Denver prepare to host May Days Celebrations
The Victoria Day long weekend comes a little earlier this year. But that will not stop organizers in Kaslo and New Denver from rolling out the red carpet on May Days Celebrations 2015. And if Mother Nature cooperates by giving some great weather, New Denver and Kalso will give locals the best reason for a Staycation with the...
Former MLA John Slater dies suddenly
More to come... The sudden death of former Boundary-Similkameen Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) John Slater has been confirmed, Wednesday, May 13th. Slater was the MLA from 2009 until 2013, when he left the Liberal party, temporarily ran as an Independent before withdrawing from the 2013 campaign. Premier Christy Clark...
Swiftwater Rescue team called in to search for man missing from Beasley
Swiftwater Search and Rescue team has now been called out to help find a man missing from the Beasley area since Friday (for original story, click here). South Columbia SAR president Mike Hudson (and search manager for this incident) said five SAR teams and one Swiftwater team are looking for 21-year-old John Nichols, of...
RCMP called after Ridgewood Road resident deals with bear inside home
Nelson RCMP said a Ridgewood Road homeowner experienced a rude awakening Tuesday night after a black bear entered the residence located five kilometers north of the Heritage City on the North Shore. Cpl. Michael Stefani of the Nelson RCMP said police dispatch received a call from the resident at 11 p.m. Tuesday of rustling ...
Nelson RCMP ask for public assistance in find missing man near Beasley
Nelson RCMP is asking of public assistance to find man last seen in the Beasley area, 15 kilometers west of Nelson on Highway 3A Monday, at 9 p.m., Nelson RCMP received a report of a missing person, John Nichols, age 21. Nichols arrived at a residence on Awesome View Rd in Beasley on Tuesday (May 5) to drop a friend off and...
Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson Visits Castlegar College
Minister of Advanced Education Andrew Wilkinson had the opportunity to tour Selkirk College’s Castlegar Campus on Friday and discuss the future of post-secondary in the West Kootenay-Boundary. Formerly the Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services, Wilkinson was appointed to his new cabinet post by Premier...
Quick thinking by a Clark Freightways driver spares ducks
Everyone says a "friend in need, is a friend indeed." This Mother Duck, unknowingly, was never so happy as to have this cautious, and courteous, Clark Freightways driver watching the road Saturday afternoon near Taghum. The driver saw Mother Duck trying to cross Highway 3A with her young flock in search of Kootenay River...
Nelson Commons commitment to hiring local includes women
Men may still hold the lion’s share of industrial jobs, but women are slowly, but surely, making a dent in those numbers. At the Nelson Commons job site, Selina Drake of Nelson is one of those trendsetters from the female side of the playing field. "I'm a rare breed," said Drake, who operates a dump truck for McNally Excavating....
Police step up patrols for Silver City Days but praise event
Police have increased patrols and presence in Trail for this weekend’s Silver City Days, but RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr says that’s no negative reflection on the annual fair. “We do get increased call volume, but I think that has more to do with an increase in population than it does with the event itself,” he said, adding most of...
Police lock down Trail high school Friday afternoon
Minor mischief led to some high drama near the Trail high school this afternoon, after police got a call reporting what may have been fireworks going off at 12:53 p.m. “The caller reported a loud, ‘bang, bang’ – which may have been fireworks, but could have been gunfire, so we had to proceed as if it might be (the latter),”...
