This Op/Ed was originally shared on a Boundary Facebook group and then sent to us for publication.  Ever wonder what motivates a person to run for municipal council? While some run with the best of intentions, some folks have really bad, or at least really misguided, motives.  Here are my top five bad reasons to run: 1) “People...

Htoo Paw grew up in an entirely different reality than her life today on Selkirk College’s Castlegar Campus and she’s determined to ensure young women in Burma are not subjected to a similar plight. With the assistance from the Nelson Refugee Committee, Htoo Paw arrived to the Kootenays in June, 2012 from Burma—also known as...

I am 68 years old and spent the last 39 years teaching every Grade from 4 through 11.  I also taught Special Ed for 15 years and was head teacher at an alternate school in Castlegar.  My last 12 years were at Crowe, where I was department head for English for four of those years. My philosophy was always, “What can I do to ...

My name is Kevin Jolly and I’m a first term Councillor seeking re-election on November 15th. I’m 45 years of age and have been a resident of Trail for 15 years. I am married to my best friend Jeanne Kim and have two children, (Aftin and Hayden). I have been employed in the financial services industry for 20 years and have...

A 35-year-old Alberta man currently residing in Summerland faces several charges after the Kelowna International Airport received a threat to an outgoing domestic flight on Saturday afternoon. On Oct. 25 at 12:24 pm, the Kelowna RCMP received a report of a possible threat specific to an outbound flight set to depart from...

The RCMP’s investigation of the October 22, 2014, terrorist attack in Ottawa is advancing and has revealed a great deal about Zehaf-Bibeau’s movements and actions prior to the attack.  The RCMP has identified persuasive evidence that Michael Zehaf-Bibeau’s attack was driven by ideological and political motives.  Zehaf-Bibeau...

Since 2005, Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has researched and explored the natural and human history of the rivers of the upper Columbia River Basin.  She speaks frequently at conferences and symposia throughout the Basin on the history of the Columbia River Treaty and its effects on Basin residents.  She has recently completed a...

He got a TV when he was 65 and stopped driving when he was 97. Now the next big event in Nelson born John Lindsay Townsend’s life is his 100th birthday on Wednesday (October 29), to be celebrated with five generations of Townsends at the Newland Golf Course in Langley. The youngest at the party will be 11 months. And he says...

Grand Forks' Bud Alcock and Dave Bachmier stand vigil at Grand Forks' cenotaph to remember soldiers Patrice Vincent and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo who both died on Canadian soil earlier this week.  Across Canada, veterans are gathering at Cenotaphs at 10 a.m. this morning to pay tribute to the two men who lost their lives.  Alcock...

Residents in Rosemont, including one home owner that received a rude awakening a few feet from the door to his house, got a surprise Thursday morning when a medium-sized black bear decided to check out the neighbourhood. Nelson Police dispatch received a call around 7 a.m. from a resident that a bear was prowling around […]