One year later Johnsons Landing residents still under emergency order
One year after a landslide rumbled down Gar Creek Johnsons Landing residents are still trying to pick up the pieces of their shattered community. “This has been a difficult year for those property owners, residents and the families affected by this devastating tragedy and we sympathize with their losses,” Andy Shadrack, Area D Director for […]
GARDEN WISDOM: Garden Pests, Insects and Animals are eating the Seedlings?
Organic gardeners share one challenge that has many faces – how to nurse newly emerged seedlings along to the point when they are strong enough to defend themselves. Because seedlings are so tender and tasty, and low to the ground, they are easy pickings for a host of animals, from the very tiny to the enormous. Everything ...
Pro bodybuilder places top five at Chicago show
When she stood on stage at the Chicago Pro Bodybuilding Show, Nancy Clark was nervous for the first time in a long time. "I thought I was having a heart attack," she said, laughing at the memory. "I had to remind myself to breathe." Thankfully, she was only on the stage for a few moments during the preliminary show but when...
BREAKING NEWS: Coroner identifies body found in lake as missing Trail resident
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man whose body was recovered from Little Wilson Lake near New Denver on July 9. He is Michael Lorne Guthrie, aged 32, from Trail. Guthrie had been camping with friends at Little Wilson Lake, a remote area about 38 kilometres north of New Denver. On the morning of May...
Dragon boat team places top five in Lethbridge
The Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat Team recently competed in the recreational women’s division of the Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival. The event was held at Henderson Lake on July 5, 6 and 7. Since launching their dragon boat at the beginning of May, the team, with members from Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, Christina Lake and Castlegar, has […]
VIDEO: Kinder Morgan, Coal Ports could turn Vancouver into 'Carbon Corridor'
Check out this new video from the Wilderness Committee and Vancouver filmmaker Dan Pierce, titled "Save the Salish Sea: Protecting an Ecological Gem from Fossil Fuel Extraction." The 5 min film details the government and industry vision to transform Vancouver into a "carbon corridor" to export fossil fuels to new markets....
Selkirk Nursing Student Wins UVIC Award of Distinction
Selkirk College nursing graduate Kara Sundberg recently won the University of Victoria (UVic) Faculty of Human and Social Development Award of Distinction for the highest grade point average (GPA) of all graduates in the faculty. Kara’s GPA was not only the highest in her nursing program, it was the highest in the faculty, ...
Local resident's tragic accident sparks community fundraising effort
Long-time Rosslander Carol Enns and her family need our support. On June 29th, Carol and her niece, Amy Enns, were traveling south to Spokane when a truck driving in the opposite direction veered into their lane, hitting their vehicle and causing a horrific crash. Carol and Amy were taken to hospital in Colville. Police are […]
Kettle River Q&A – Crap in the river
In a recent column about sediment I noted that fecal coliform bacteria had been rising in the Kettle River at Midway. Some readers asked me to spell out what that means. Fecal coliform bacteria are a large group of microscopic organisms which live in the intestines of warm-blooded animals, including humans, cattle, and deer....
Campaign targeting destructive 'false bamboo' to begin in Nelson
An extremely aggressive invasive plant species that has the ability to damage property, impact biodiversity, and affect water quality, may be growing in your backyard. The Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee (CKIPC) is focusing efforts this summer on educating residents of Nelson about invasive knotweeds and their impacts. “Invasive knotweeds can grow one meter per […]
