Friday sees Saints start playoffs with home game at Complex
After finishing the 2013/14 regular season on a nine-game winning streak and grabbing first place in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League standings in their final game, the Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program is looking to carry over their late-season success into a first round playoff match-up against Thompson Rivers...
Mayor/councillor say four-year term is a mixed bag
It's official – B.C. will now be the final province in Canada to adopt four-year terms for municipal councils, mayors and school district representatives. Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff, himself a council veteran completing his third term as mayor and having served on council since 1987 (with a three-year hiatus) said it's...
UPDATE: Perry Ridge logging protestors have change of heart
Two Perry Ridge protestors didn't spend a long time in jail after agreeing to signing undertakings not to return to the site. Marilyn James and Dennis Zarelli were arrested for failure to comply with an injunction issued the day before. The two were jailed after not agreeing to sign an undertaking that they would not return...
Canada’s network of young and aspiring ecological farmers comes to the Kootenays!
The Young Agrarians will be hosting their first Kootenay-wide gathering for young farmers in Crawford Bay on March 15-16. The event will bring together 40-60 farmers, food producers, and homesteaders... plus all the region’s major food and farming initiatives! Farmers will share their stories, take part in workshops, demo ...
Warfield crisis averted due to "textbook" emergency managment, says chief
A potential very volatile situation near Warfield yesterday had minimal impact because of emergency crews' textbook management of the crisis, according to Kootenay Boundary Region Fire Rescue Chief Terry Martin. Martin said they got the 9-1-1 call at 1:30 p.m., informing them that a tanker truck containing 24,000 litres of ...
MP hosting community forum in Midway
BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko is hosting MP community forums this month in Princeton and Midway. The Forum being held in Midway is a joint meeting for both the area communities of Greenwood and Midway. Since his election eight years ago Atamanenko has regularly hosted meetings in communities throughout his riding in cooperation with […]
Guilty plea in GF court over weapons charge
A Kelowna man has been convicted in Grand Forks’ provincial court of smuggling and the possession of weapons without a license. Robert William Nicholson pled guilty to the charges on Feb. 18. Nicholson was the subject of a weapons seizure last year on Nov. 21 when he tried to cross at the Cascade border crossing by Christina...
Discover Camping kicks open reservation desk March 15
Calling all wilderness explorers! Get ready for another exciting season of camping, hiking and picnicking as BC Parks' reservation system, Discover Camping, prepares to open. Starting at 9 a.m. (Pacific time) on Saturday, March 15, Discover Camping will begin accepting reservations at most campgrounds. In total, there are...
Old Man Winter makes one last run at West Kootenay
Back by popular demand . . . Old Man Winter is making another guest appearance in the West Kootenay with an expected 25 centimeters in snow accumulation. “Snow will continue in force over the next 24 hours with accumulations in the valleys of 20 – 25 centimeters and slightly more over Kootenay Pass and all […]
No winners in Friday's Lotto Max, next draw estimated at $50 Million
No one can seem to select the right ticket to win the Lotto Max draw. For another week, no one won the $50-million Friday jackpot in the Lotto Max draw. Twenty MaxMillions prizes of $1-million were available in Friday’s draw, and claims are being made for six of them. Two winning MaxMillions ticket were sold in Nova Scotia,...
