Good News Sunday

Retired Const. Tim Schewe with DriveSmart BC

OP/ED: Things that go bump in the parking lot, lessons learned

by DriveSmartBC on 3 March 2019 - 2:26pm

Asking for people to send me their thoughts

at the end of last week's article resulted in one of the largest responses I've ever received. Ultimately, the overwhelming choice of advice was to...

Ignite Kootenay Women's Conference introduces speaker line-up

by Rebecca Voros on 3 March 2019 - 2:08pm

We live in one of those amazing communities where women have an impressively strong presence in the...

GNuS: DriveSmart's advice when things go bump in the parking lot

by DriveSmartBC on 24 February 2019 - 10:40pm

This is a short story about things that go bump in the parking lot. The outcome could have been a lot simpler with a bit of courtesy and the sharing of required information but it didn't happen...

Ignite Kootenay Women's Conference to offer subsidize tickets, daycare, and donation to Chrissy's Place

by Contributor on 17 February 2019 - 10:00pm

The goal of this two-day conference has always been to bring Kootenay women together to celebrate how truly exceptional we are, but also to motivate us to be even better. To create a community of...

BC SPCA ready to tackle challenging animal issues with new strategic plan

by Contributor on 17 February 2019 - 9:44pm

The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) has launched a new four-pillar strategic plan for 2019-2023 to take animal...

Good employment news for Kootenays, says Rural Development institute

by Contributor on 17 February 2019 - 9:25pm

Employment statistics resonate deeply with many people, and it’s no wonder—on average, Canadian employees spend about 20 per cent of their time working, and almost three quarters of Canadians’...

Culture and care: program supporting Aboriginal patients turns 10

by Interior Health... on 17 February 2019 - 9:21pm

An increased emphasis on education, cultural safety and spiritual care are some of the changes witnessed in the last 10 years by three of Interior Health’s original Aboriginal Patient Navigators (...

'Savage' work leads to cadet promotion

by Llora McTeer on 17 February 2019 - 7:15pm

Local Sea Cadet Naomi Savage was promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer First Class on Tuesday, February 5^th, 2019. CPO1 is the highest rank a Sea Cadet in Canada can achieve....