Alleged pedophile to face charges 40 years later despite fleeing country
The Prince George RCMP have assisted in the successful deportation of a former Prince George resident wanted on sexual assault and assault related offences dating back to 1974. In September 1974, Raymond Douglas MacLeod, then 32 years old, was arrested in connection with an assault and sexual assault of a female who, at the...
Frustration grows over loss of Mammo Unit at KLH
Nelson resident Mary Walters was 45-years-old when she was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. Back in 1994, she went to Kootenay Lake Hospital for her mammogram, biopsy and surgery to remove the cancer. With the help of radiation in Vancouver, she survived. But that’s not the way it is today. As of May 1, women […]
LETTER: Giving seniors in care information to protect themselves
Dear Editor: This letter will help seniors and their families demand a better quality of care in residential care facilities. It will empower them with the knowledge to fight against abuse and neglect. The government is not upholding their rights to protection outlined in Bill 17, the “Residents Bill of Rights”. The following information will […]
BC cop en route to Europe to raise money for Wounded Warriors
On June 12, 2015, Coquitlam RCMP’s very own Cpl. Nigel Blake, along with a team of more than 75 riders, will embark on the 2015 Wounded Warriors Canada (WWC) Battlefield Bike Ride in Western Europe supporting the WWC’s outstanding programs. In eight days, the 600-km ride will take Blake and other riding warriors from the […]
Government fires AGLG after failed review process
The province has fired AGLG (auditor general for local governements) Basia Ruta, the first person to have held this position in the newly-created office, after she completed only two local government audits during the three years of her tenure. A press release issued this morning also cites problems with an attempted review...
UPDATED: BC Coroners Service confirms identity of two men from Alberta who died in avalanche
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a two men who died in an avalanche near McBride on Saturday (March 21) as Curtis Fries (pronouncer: freess), aged 36, of Sherwood Park, Alberta, and Thomas Hamilton, aged 29, of Ponoka, Alberta. Fries and Mr. Hamilton were two of a party of four who had travelled to the ...
Kaslo RCMP Cpl. Shaun Begg photo post explodes on Twitter
A Kaslo RCMP officer hit the big time on Twitter-verse with a photo of him playing shinny in red serge on a mountaintop ice rink. "I'm actually very surprised . . . my thought was to take a photo of myself in serge with my personal camera for a personal screen saver, maybe a Christmas card," Corporal Shaun Begg of the Kaslo...
Lower Kootenay Indian Band to purchase Ainsworth Hot Springs
Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort is getting a new owner. Chief Jason Louie made the announcement in a press release Thursday that the Lower Kootenay Indian Band is purchasing the popular tourist destination on Kootenay Lake in April 2015. The purchase price made available in the media release. Chief Louie said this is an important...
LETTERS in support of MAPP
Editor's note: The Boundary Sentinel has been sent multiple Letters in support of the MAPP project. They've been compiled here, so reader's can see them all at once. Any new letters supporting this project will be added to the top of this page in the order they are submitted. ***** Re: Letter of Support for MAAP Dear Mayor...
COMMENT: Linda Larson talks road construction, tourism, budget and sports
With spring comes road construction and I’m pleased to see the walkway on Lakehill Road in Kaleden underway. While many great people in the community have supported the project, I want to personally thank volunteer Kim Dennis for all her help and collaboration in getting this project to the top of the list for the Ministry ...
