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 […]
Pile burning south of Revelstoke may cause smoke
If you spot a fire or smoke south and west of Revelstoke, it is likely due to prescribed pile burning. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is planning to burn slash piles created from a fuels management project that took place in spring 2011. Burning will proceed only if weather conditions are […]
UBCM weighs in on controversial 'Smart Meters'
Serious disagreement continues between the BC electric utility companies and thousands of private homeowners who refuse the forced installation of Wireless Smart Meters on their homes without consent. Customers want the Utilities to listen to their valid concerns before pressing ahead with this program.Questions of conflict...
Mallard's Source for Sports joins forces with stopconcussions.com to help prevent concussions in hockey
At their annual Marketing and Buying Convention, Source For Sports® and Stopconcussions.com launched their Head Zone initiative to their store owners, the sporting goods industry trade and the media. “It is amazing how our helmet manufacturers including Bauer, Reebok, CCM, Easton and Cascade, the medical community, and the ...
Kootenay Ice take optimistic approach into net BCMMHL season
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsNow the fun begins.The Kootenay Ice kick off the 2011-12 B.C. Major Midget Hockey League season with plenty of optimism as the interior based squad heads to Vancouver Island for a two-game set Saturday and Sunday in Nanaimo against the North Island Silvertips.And new head coach Mario DiBella...
Don't stop now!
Fall is just around the corner. The bright, relaxing, sunny veil of summer is lifting away and real life responsibilities become clearer and clearer right before our eyes. This is the time when most of us have thoughts like..."Damn, no more vacation time. I didn't do anything this summer...""Sh!t. School starts in three...
Winter is coming...Blues legend Johnny Winter, that is
Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal for decades: and now he's coming to the West Kootenay On October 11. Signing to Columbia records in 1969 called largest solo artist deal of its time, Johnny immediately laid out the blueprint for his fresh take on classic blues a prime combination for the legions of fans just...
Letter: RE: Vote subsidy hypocrisy (September 13, 2011)
To the Editor, It is our Government’s long-standing position that political parties should rely on their supporters for financing, supporters who choose to fund the activities of political parties. The “per-vote subsidy” to fund political parties is, in fact, a tax-on-voting. Canadians should have choice over whether or not they want to fund political activities. […]
