Special Public Avalanche Warning for Most BC Avalanche Regions
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public avalanche warning for most regions of British Columbia including the North Coast Inland, South Coast Inland, Sea to Sky, North Rockies, Cariboos, North Columbia, South Columbia, Purcells, Kootenay-Boundary, Lizard Range, and South Rockies. This warning applies ...
COMMENT: The Pathology of Wealth
Another day, another $46,634. That is, if you’re among Canada’s top 100 CEOs, who pocketed that amount by 1:11 pm January 2, the first official day of work this New Year. This figure comes from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), which releases a report every January on the hyper-inflated difference between ...
Richard Cannings to seek NDP nomination for new riding of South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding
Biologist and author Richard Cannings will be seeking the nomination for the NDP in the new federal riding of South Okanagan-West Kootenay. Alex Atamanenko, who has served as MP in the riding of BC Southern Interior since 2006, announced in October that he would not be seeking re-election in the 2015 federal election. “It...
UPDATED: Police request public help in nabbing suspect after series of break-and-enters between Castlegar and Nelson
Police are appealing for public information after four businesses were broken into last night and into the wee hours of this morning. Thirsty Duck owner Carol Millar said the alarm at her restaurant went off at about 1:50 a.m. "They broke the front door, then broke my office door, as well as breaking the ATM and stealing the...
2013 saw nine fatalities on local roads
Nine people died on regional roads last year and police are urging residents to drive safely, according to RCMP Cpl. John Ferguson. "In 2013, the West Kootenay Traffic Services and West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit had a very busy year," Ferguson said. "We unfortunately had nine fatalities in the area. Of these nine...
Castlegar suiting up for Kraft Hockeyville contest
A group of hockey minded individuals are coming together this weekend to form the Castlegar Nomination Committee for the 2014 Kraft Hockeyville competition. Local Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff has thought about the possibility of entering Castlegar in the Canada wide competition for many years – “Castlegar has such a long, rich,...
GFBB take down Princeton Posses 7-5
Princeton Posse vs. Grand Forks Border Bruins The Princeton Posse and the Grand Forks Border Bruins met at the Midway arena, Jan 10. It was a game packed with power plays that brought the Bruins a win over the Posse’s with a final tally of 7-5. The start of the game was delayed, which resulted in the Posse's being handed ...
Rumours of Aviation Program's death have been greatly exaggerated - and could hurt the whole region
It's perhaps dangerously premature to start sounding the death knell for Selkirk College's renowned aviation program, despite the college's decision not to take new students for the 2014 year. The program, designed to accommodate 18 students, will only see three move forward into second year, with no new applicants being...
Selkirk College Plans Aviation Program Renewal
In order to provide time to explore options and build a more sustainable program, Selkirk College has made the decision to suspend the Professional Aviation Program first-year intake for the 2014-15 school year. Despite its mantle as the oldest and one of the best college professional pilot programs in Canada, the Selkirk...
Are we reptiles or mammals?
“Civilization is the flower of humanity; its roots are not planted in societies of equal human beings. All our greatest cultural glories are growths out of hierarchy. Those who make our culture brilliant – our arts, architecture, sciences, in short, all beauty and creativity we humans have to show – have done it on the backs...
