Atamanenko Concerned About Proposed Changes to Meat Inspection Regulations
New Democrat MP, Alex Atamanenko (BC southern Interior) is appalled by the reckless changes to Meat Inspection Regulations (MIR) being proposed by the Conservative government that will leave Canadians wondering if the meat they buy is actually safe. Private inspectors, who may not be qualified, would now be able to inspect ...
Bush, aides convicted of Iraq war crimes in absentia by Malaysia
The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal in Malaysia has found former President of the United States George W. Bush and seven prominent former colleagues guilty of war crimes. Though the tribunal has no authority to detain the convicted or enforce its verdict, it recommended payment of reparations to detainees from Guantanamo Bay...
DriveBC now offering webcam views of Kootenay Lake ferries
The first of 30 new webcams to be installed this year on the DriveBC network are now live, giving motorists a real-time view of traffic queues, weather and road conditions at the Kootenay Lake ferry terminals. DriveBC web cameras are now live at: * The Balfour ferry terminal, 35 km east of Nelson, looking north […]
Cottonwood Community Market kicks open doors Saturday
The Garden Festival started the market scene last week on Baker Street. Saturday, the market season kicks into high gear with the opening of the Cottonwood Falls Community Market from 9:30 t0 3 p.m. at the Cottonwood Falls Park in Nelson. “As our climate and our future become more uncertain, a strong local agriculture network […]
Anyone with bats urged to report to Kootenay Community Bat Project
The successful Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) is gearing up for another year of identifying local bat species, providing educational programs and workshops, and assisting landowners with bat issues. Of the 16 species of bats in B.C., half of them are considered vulnerable or threatened and an additional species, the little brown myotis, has recently […]
POLICE: Bush party goes bad
A Grand Forks man has been charged after a bush party took an ugly turn Sunday night. Timothy LaFreniere was charged with aggrevated assault and is scheduled to appear in court today. At about 3:00 a.m. on May 13 the Grand Forks RCMP were called out to the local party spot known as moto after […]
COMMENT: TRIUMF Lab helps make case for electoral finance reform
Who would ever have thought that a single political donor could have disclosed so much about the sorry state of affairs surrounding money and politics in B.C. In what they now call a “learning experience,” TRIUMF – Canada's nuclear physics laboratory located at the University of British Columbia – finally acknowledged last ...
Fire guts North Shore house Monday
The news just got a lot more interesting for a North Shore couple. While watching the 5 o’clock segment the couple noticed smoke and fire coming from the house at 2184 Highway 3A at approximately 5:20 p.m. Monday. “All I noticed was the . . . news was on when we saw the fire start and called it in,” […]
More than $3 million to be spent for Highway 3 improvements
The province is investing more than $13 million in Highway 3 improvements, with more than $3 million to be spent in the West Kootenay region. Four projects valued at $13 million will get underway this year, improving safety and travel for residents, visitors and commercial drivers on Highway 3 in the West Kootenay, Similkameen and […]
Selkirk College supports local KAST winner
On April 14, 2012, 82 young scientists participated in the West Kootenay and Boundary Regional Science Fair. The 2012 event involved the largest number of senior students than in previous years. Selkirk College Integrated Environmental Planning Technology Instructor, Rob Macrae, did not expect to be involved but when he was...
