Castlegar Selkirk grad wins $5,000 scholarship
Making the leap from the comfort of hometown Castlegar and the familiar classrooms of Selkirk College to complete a degree 450 kilometres away can be daunting for any undergraduate student, but $5,000 in financial assistance can go a long way to easing the transition. That eased transition is the experience for Christina...
Local cultural venues offer education alternatives in light of strike
An African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Let us come together and educate them too. As BC teachers and the Provincial Government work towards settling their labour dispute, the Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society is offering free admission at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre (across from the Castlegar...
Ktunaxa Nation Proceeding With Appeal
Today the Ktunaxa Nation announced that its lawyers have completed the next step in the process for appealing the BC Supreme Court’s decision regarding Qat’muk by filing the factum and accompanying appeal books at the British Columbia Court of Appeal Registry. The Ktunaxa Nation is appealing the Court’s April 3rd, 2014...
Nelson Search and Rescue hosts inter-regional competition this weekend at Kokanee Park
If anyone plans on getting hurt this weekend, Kokanee Park 15 kilometers east of Nelson on the North Shore would be a prime place to receive instant rescue assistance. That is where Nelson Search and Rescue is hosting a a large inter-regional SAR exercise, beginning Friday and ending Sunday (September 5-7). More than 100 SAR...
Why the Queen City Cruise keeps them coming back year after year
Every year the Queen City Cruise (QCC) attracts more and more car enthusiasts to Nelson, and keeps car owners coming back year after year. What makes it so successful? According to QCC regular, Patsy Kachnoski, it’s a combination of the friendly locals and everything their town has to offer. Kachnoski travels to the QCC each […]
BC Coroners Service releases identity of woman killed in Crawford Bay plane crash
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died following an airplane crash near Crawford Bay on Saturday (August 30) as Jane Yvonne Lavallee, aged 48, of Edmonton, Alberta. Lavallee was a passenger in a single-engine Cessna 172S airplane which, at about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday crashed on what appeared ...
UPDATED: Pilot involved in Crawford Bay plane accident trying to abort landing
Bill Yearwood, with the Transport Safety Board’s Pacific region, told the Edmonton Journal the pilot involved Saturday's plane accident in Crawford Bay decided to execute a rejected landing and attempted to take off again. “Something was not right on the landing and the pilot elected to abort the landing. During that takeoff...
Fatal accident on Salmo/Creston Friday afternoon
An Alberta man has died after a motorcycle accident this afternoon, according to RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services Sgt. John Ferguson. "On Aug. 29 at 4 p.m., the West Kootenay Traffic Services and Salmo RCMP attended a single motorcycle crash four kilometres west of the top of the Salmo Creston," he said. "A 57-year-old...
LETTER: SD 20 Superintendent says Tuesday won't see back-to-school in area
August 29, 2014 Dear parents and guardians: Unfortunately, as of writing this letter, no settlement has been achieved between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). This reality has put the start of the school year in serious jeopardy. The normal hustle and bustle of the...
43 injured in Coquihalla accident
Interior Health BC initiated a “Code Orange” response to a touring bus accident on the Coquihalla Highway, Thursday afternoon. The code is reserved for disasters or incidents with mass casualties. The touring bus flipped on the highway about 30 km south of Merritt after hitting a median. Forty-three people were sent to the hospital. According […]
