The trials of Johnny Winter: reclaiming a legacy
By Sean McDevittIt's sometime after midnight on a warm August weekend, and Johnny Winter sits in contemplative silence as the road passes beneath the wheels of his tour bus.Less than an hour ago, he was exiting a Delaware stage, having just completed a simmering 75-minute set that closed out a weekend blues festival in the ...
CBT revises Environmental Initiatives program
Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is announcing changes to its Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP), which are being implemented to better meet the needs of program applicants. Environmental groups wishing to apply for funding should take note of these revisions: 1) The maximum funding for large grants is increasing to $30,000, from $20,000. 2) The application deadline […]
Gonzaga Basketball director heads youth hoop camp at Selkirk College
The Selkirk Saints Athletics program and Kootenay Basketball have teamed up to present a new basketball camp for boys and girls aged 11-18 year olds under the guidance of Director of Men’s Basketball at Gonzaga University, Jerry Krause.Krause, who instructed last season during a camp at L.V. Rogers in Nelson, has been a...
CBT offers $300,000 to promote manufacturing/technology in Columbia Basin
The Columbia Basin Trust announced a $300,000 partnership with Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) and Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC) to further develop the manufacturing and technology sector in the Basin. The Manufacturing and Technology Sector Development Pilot Initiative is a two-year pilot initiative which will focus on the development and expansion […]
Rossland recognized as small business-friendly community
Rossland was one of six B.C. communities recently recognized as a local government that goes out of their way to champion the growth of small business. “B.C.’s Most Small Business Friendly Community” award was handed out last week to Rossland — and Surrey, Kamloops, Ladysmith, Prince Rupert and Quesnel — by Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Kevin […]
Time running out on players wanting to guarantee a spot in the Soccer Quest Indoor Leagues
Time is running out on adult players interested in taking their soccer skills indoors.Friday, September 30 is the final day for registration for the upcoming Soccer Quest Indoor season.Soccer Quest boasts four leagues for players — Men’s Open League (Tuesday), Ladies Rec League (Wednesday), Men’s Masters League (Thursday) and...
Income inequality bad for everyone, not just the poor
It seems that the Conference Board of Canada (CBC), the voice of the big business community, is beginning to realize what progressive economists have argued for years – that income inequality is bad for everyone, not just the poor.”High inequality can diminish economic growth if it means that the country is not fully using ...
Cranbrook to cull urban deer
Cranbrook will be the first city in B.C. to be allowed to cull its urban deer, the CBC’s Bob Keating reports. The province will allow the City to deal with its problem deer as they have been attacking pets and even people. Cranbrook will model its deer cull after what city officials did in Helena, […]
Insurance tangle for lakeshore property owners creates bureaucratic impasse
It was standing room only in Nakusp Village council chambers Tuesday, Sept. 13 as the village grappled with a change in the policies and procedures of several Nakusp insurance companies now affecting waterfront residents. Eighteen people squeezed into the chamber gallery to hear how council would handle the insurance changes. Currently, the Official Community Plan […]
Nakusp Trails Society applies for stewardship of railbed from Nakusp to Summit Lake
The Nakusp and Area Community Trails Society is currently heading into tricky waters as they begin application for stewardship of the railbed from Nakusp to Summit Lake. This is a very complicated issue as the section from the Summit Lake Hill onwards is in Regional District of Central Kootenay’s Area H, and the society resides […]
