Former resident shares winter wonderland idea via social media
A former Castlegar resident has found a fun and enviro-friendly fashion to add some pizazz to her grey winter landscape. Carina Pilla-Falkman lived in Castlegar for 37 years before moving to her current locale, about 15 minutes up the mountain from Salmon Arm (“Basically, in the middle of nowhere,” she said) – but lots of her...
LETTER: B.C. needs to fix its record of brutal inaction on poverty policy
Dear Editor, In response to Deb McIntosh’s recent letter re: the Community Harvest Food Bank’s struggles to assist families and individuals living in poverty, we suggest it is high time that our wealthy province makes some meaningful policy changes so that the families of one in five children in BC don’t have to be dependent...
Nelsonites join millions Walk with the World marchers on eve of Paris Climate Change Conference
While many world leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama, and the 40,000 delegates are in Paris at the UN Climate Change Conference, approximately 500 took to the streets of Nelson Sunday to participate in the Walk with the World. "It’s obviously a huge issue not only to our community...
Today marks release of video shot locally and featuring local artist
Local musician/song writer/vocal artist Reiss Zibin, 21, will be releasing her new video in just minutes – and it’s one that will excite locals because it was filmed here in Castlegar and featured many local extras, not to mention the production/direction talents of locals Geoff Fontes and Dan Caverly. The video, showcasing...
Suspicious death sparks investigation near Chase
The RCMP Southeast District Major Crimes Unit are now investigating the death of a woman who was found deceased in a Lee Creek area residence on Friday evening. Investigators are treating the death as suspicious. At around 21:46, on Friday evening Nov. 28, the Chase RCMP responded to report of a possible shooting at a residence...
New initiatives planned to get more people riding public transit
Although ridership is on the increase in the city and surrounding region, a new city-backed marketing plan is expected to put more butts in seats in 2016. The West Kootenay Transit Long Term Marketing Plan will roll out five new initiatives, including a weekly two-for-one Tuesday promotion, to educate non-riders about the benefits of transit. […]
Province releases information on status of kokanee stocks in Okanagan lakes
Kokanee numbers for main valley Okanagan lakes are increasing, fall 2015 survey results show. The Wood Lake kokanee population continued to demonstrate signs of recovery after poor in-lake conditions led to a significant increase in mortality rates for kokanee of all ages in 2011. In 2015, over 20,000 kokanee returned to spawn...
Nelson & District Credit Union staff delivers on World Kindness Day
November 13 was a very special day and the Nelson and District Credit Union wanted to be part of this special event. On November 13, World Kindness Day, Nelson & District Credit Union staff each carried out a random act of co-operation to start their work day. To celebrate kindness, community and co-operation, each employee […]
Saskatchewan man arrested in BC after fleeing Banff traffic stop
The Banff RCMP got their man, thanks to BC Mounties. RCMP officers in Revelstoke, Sicamous and Southeast District Traffic Services were able to safely apprehend a driver of a vehicle after the man failed to stop for RCMP in the Banff area. The apprehension happened at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday after it was reported a motorist fled...
Rebels hold off Leafs to steal 4-3 road victory
The Nelson Leafs season continues to spiral in the wrong direction. Rival Castlegar scored three times in the first period — twice on the power play — en route to a 4-3 victory over the Leafs in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Wednesday at the NDCC Arena. The loss is the fifth straight — […]
