CUPE’s talks with the BC Public Schools Employers’ Association will continue on Sept.16, but a lack of progress on a reasonable wage increase for education workers in BC’s K-12 system threatens to shut down the public school system. “We don’t have endless patience. Our members have been without a wage adjustment for four...

After more than five months of veterinary treatment at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, Levi, a rescued harbour porpoise, was carefully lowered into the waters of Saanich Inlet this morning, before gently pumping his tail fluke and gracefully gliding away. He is the first cetacean (i.e., porpoise, dolphin...

Jumbo Wild supporters are shouting out a big cheer for Mother Nature after a slide blocked access to the Farnham Glacier site, preventing any traffic in or out of the current Jumbo Glacier Resort development area. While the washout pleases Jumbo Wild supporters, it’s bad news for Glacier Resorts as the developers attempt to get […]

An accident that held up traffic this morning near Canadian Tire was essentially a minor one, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton.   “At approximately 10:30 a.m. today, a van travelling eastbound on Highway 3B was in the left turn lane waiting for traffic to clear to turn in to Canadian Tire on Goodwin […]

The Fifth annual Parade of Programs is all set to go at the Complex Wednesday evening, promising a fabulous night of family fun and a chance to see the many clubs, organizations and sporting groups available to Castlegar and area residents. “It runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m.,” said Audrey Maxwell Polovnikoff, recreation and cultural […]

This Wednesday evening will provide hockey families with a fantastic opportunity to get hockey equipment at hugely slashed prices, or sell their own gear they’ve grown out of or are no longer using.   The Castlegar Minor Hockey (CMH) Association’s hockey swap has become a beloved tradition among the sports-minded in Castlegar, and organizer Leah […]

Trail residents will be coming together Sept. 29 for a festival-like event to clean up the Columbia. BC Rivers Day is celebrated province-wide, and the City of Champions is sponsoring a Shoreline Cleanup to help local people get involved with being good stewards of their waterways. City Councillor Eleanor Gattafoni Robinson,...

The Trail Smoke Eaters opened the 2013-14 BCHL season in style, picking up three of four weekend points at the Bauer BCHL Showcase. After a 4-3 overtime loss Friday against the Langley Rivermen, the Smokies earned their first victory of the season in emphatic style Sunday, outgunning the Cowichan Valley Capitals 6-2 at Prospera Centre. […]

Nelson CUPE Local 748 president Michelle Bennett is playing the waiting game as provincial-level bargaining for CUPE education members continued during the weekend in Vancouver. “I haven’t heard anything yet but we’re ready to go if we have to go,” Bennett said Sunday evening. “We’re hoping for the best, but planning for the worst,” Bennett […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued an advisory for Slocan City residents to conserve water after slides on Gwillim Creek caused turbidity inthe water system. “We had a slide of sand and mud into Gwillim Creek, where Slocan gets its water from, and Mulvy Creek, that flows into Gwillim,” said Brian Carruthers
Chief Administrative […]