Thought it was just your eyesight going? Smoke visible locally from fires in Washington and the Okanagan
Smoky skies in the Kootenay-Boundary region are due to wildfires burning in Washington and the Okanagan. The fires in Washington are approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Grand Forks and pose no threat to any Canadian forests or communities. There are currently no fires in the Southeast Fire Centre that threaten any...
Mir Centre Lecture Series presents Justice Murray Sinclair: Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk College is pleased to host Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation of Commission of Canada. The first speaker of the 2012-13 lecture series, Justice Sinclair will speak at the Brilliant Cultural Centre in Castlegar on September 21, about his role in educating all...
CBT now offering new social grants program
Groups with projects that support social well-being and address social issues in Basin communities can now apply to Columbia Basin Trust’s (CBT’s) new Social Grants Program. This is the first time applications are being accepted to the program, and a total of $500,000 is available for project grants. The application deadline is 4 p.m. PDT […]
Phoenix Mine geneaology to be featured on BBC radio Sept. 6
Long dead Phoenix miners and a modern-day Welsh connection will be featured on a British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) radio Wales program on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 10:30 a.m. British time. The popular BBC program, Jamie and Louise, hosted by Jamie Owen and Louise Elliott, will be including genealogist Cat Whiteaway in their morning...
POLICE BEAT: Grass fire on Brown Creek Road burns 22 acres
The quick action of the Grand Forks Fire Rescue and the Southeast Fire Centre soon got a 22 acre (8.9 hectares) grass fire under control in the Brown Creek area, Saturday, Sept. 1. Grand Forks Fire Rescue was called out at 1:30 p.m. that day after a mower blade struck a rock when a man […]
New program offers free legal advice to local businesses
The Kootenay-Boundary region is a hotbed of entrepreneurial spirit, talent and creativity that continues to hatch innovative small businesses. While great ideas and enterprise are here in abundance, the legal steps required to translate ideas into a fully operational and functional businesses can be a major hurdle. Launching...
Strike averted at Heritage Credit Union and HG Insurance in Castlegar and Slocan Park — for now
A strike has been averted at the Heritage Credit Union and HG Insurance in Castlegar and Slocan Park — for now. Late Tuesday, the bargaining agent for workers at the Heritage Credit Union and HG Insurance decided to send the latest offer by the employer to the membership for a vote. “We went back and […]
Sailboat distress call turns out to be false alarm
The Labour Day holiday weekend was a busy time for the Nelson Police Department as officers responded to no less than 100 calls for service. Monday afternoon Nelson Police received a 911 call that a sailboat was drifting down the West Arm of Kootenay Lake with sails down and hanging in the water. NPD attended […]
All together: Communities can help prevent suicide
The numbers are disturbing. In Canada suicide claims the lives of more than 3,500 people each year. In 2010, over 450 deaths in B.C. were attributed to suicide. Hospitalization due to self harming and suicidal behavioursis even more common. Between 2010-2011, there were over 2,800 self-inflicted injuries that required...
Castlegar library hosts author of new book about historical Salmo
Author and former miner Larry Jacobsen interviewed over 100 previous and present residents for their family’s stories of life in this small mining and logging town from 50 to 120 years ago. On Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Castlegar and District Public Library, Jacobsen will read from his new book Salmo Stories: Memories […]
