COMMENT: Electioneering throne speech
Parliament has returned after an unnecessary prorogation with a Throne Speech that has been described as one of the worst ever and sounded more like electioneering than a parliamentary blue-print. It contained mostly old initiatives and a few consumer friendly ideas that New Democrats have been telling the government about ...
Another successful breastfeeding challenge in the Boundary
The peer mentors of the Baby's Best Chance program were busy in October. You may have noticed beautiful pictures of babies and breastfeeding mothers during World Breastfeeding Week of Oct. 1 to 7th. On Saturday, October 5th at 11:00 a.m. in Gyro Park, 14 women and 15 infants participated in the 11th Quintessence Breastfeeding...
BCFB numbers on the rise earlier than usual this year
Boundary Community Food Bank (BCFB) numbers have increased in the last few months and if this trend continues it could mean more need for community support with just seven weeks until Christmas. October’s numbers reached 288 this year, compared to 189 in 2012 – a rise of almost 100 new clients. This number is closer to the ...
Bear allegedly shot with bow and arrow; put down by police
Charges have been laid against a Castlegar resident who allegedly shot a bear with a bow-and-arrow Wednesday, according to Conservation Officer Ben Beetlestone. Beetlestone said the charges were levied by way of a violation ticket. “The bear was in a semi-enclosed space - a carport - when an encounter happened,” Beetlestone...
Car accident on Columbia this afternoon; after one on Broadwater yesterday
Many people experienced a slow lunchtime commute today, after a three-vehicle accident on Columbia Avenue this afternoon. RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock said police received a call at 12:26 p.m. indicating there was an MVI near the Flamingo Motel on the city's main thoroughfare. In an odd coincidence, the white snowy stuff was not a...
Paulson Pass impassable for hours due to road conditions
Yesterday afternoon saw Highway 3 near the Paulson Summit shut down for several hours after road conditions made it near-impassable for large trucks. Trail RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson said, “The weather up there was horrendous. I spoke to the (lead investigator on the scene) and he said the road conditions were appalling. “There ...
LETTER: Over-the-top random act of kindness renews reader's faith in people
My name is Jennifer Williams and I live in Trail, B.C., Canada, and on our Canadian Thanksgiving weekend (Oct. 12-14) I decided that I would take my kids (10 and 7) to do some grocery shopping and visit the Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze I have heard so much about in Colville and not to mention visit my father, who lives there...
No time like the present to get a flu shot
There were cars and people filling the parking lot of the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort Wednesday. The beehive of activity wasn't because of a convention but the first flu shot clinic of the season as close to 1,000 people were expected to roll up the shirt sleeve and get poked by an Interior Health nurse. IHA staff said there...
SELKIRK COLLEGE AND BCIT ENTER PARTNERSHIP
A new partnership between Selkirk College and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will help students with hands-on application of their skills and knowledge. The two post-secondary institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at collaboration and building on success at both schools. “We are...
Man in custody following stabbing at Fernie Hotel
Fernie RCMP have a 54-year-old local man in custody following a stabbing incident in the Elk Valley City Monday. Police were called to the Fernie Hotel Monday (November 4) at 9:30 p.m. to a report of a stabbing. When officers arrived a 55-year-old male victim alleged that he had been attacked by the male suspect […]
