Counterfeit Cash Cropping Up in Grand Forks
Counterfeit Canadian $100 bills were passed twice recently in Grand Forks. In the past few days two retail locations, the Subway restaurant and the Extra Foods Gas Bar, were the victims of counterfeit money being passed off as the genuine article. The counterfeits are of older Canadian $100 bills. In both cases the serial number […]
Air Cadets crown Kootenay Wing champion
On Saturday (March 9) FCpl Joel O’Sullivan of the 279 Elk Valley Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Sparwood won the gold medal at the Air Cadet League of Canada, Kootenay Wing Effective Speaking Competition held in Trail. Dustin Brooks, 266 Kimberley RCACs, Kimberley earned the silver medal and LAC Sierra Blackwell, 552 Key City […]
Trail to lead, not just in Teck, but in Tech
The City of Trail may become a technological leader as early as this summer, according to city councillor Sean Mackinlay. Reporting to council from the Governance and Operations Committee (GOC), Mackinlay said the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC) has now posted a Request for Proposal on BC Bid for the installation of the fibre optics […]
Police nab alleged robber
A Castlegar man has been arrested and charged with several offences following a robbery that occurred at a local downtown liquor store on Feb. 25 at just prior to 10 p.m., according to Sgt. RCMP Laurel Mathew. “The lone suspect entered the store wearing a disguise and demanded money from the employee,” she said. […]
B.C. Hydro begins process of dredging Grohman Narrows by surveying river bottom
Record water levels and flooding on Kootenay Lake in 2012 has prompted B.C. Hydro to begin studies on the possibility of dredging a three-kilometer stretch of the body of water west of Nelson known as Grohman Narrows. The stretch of Kootenay River, located a few kilometers down stream from the Heritage City, has been blamed […]
COMMENT: Blueberry Creek Community School is a great community service
From the outside Blueberry Creek Community School (BCCS) looks like any typical small older rural elementary school but BCCS is anything but typical. BCCS is a Ministry of Education designated Neighbourhood of Learning and a Ministry of Children and Family Development designated Community HUB. Both ministerial designations ...
Vancouver to host 2014 Grey Cup
The Canadian Football League’s prize game, the Grey Cup, is heading back to B.C. The CFL granted B.C. the championship contest after Winnipeg decided not to host the game due to construction of the new stadium. Vancouver last held the Grey Cup Game and Festival in 2011, the last time the B.C. Lions won the […]
OP/ED: The post-childbirth fun no one ever warns you about
WARNING: If you are offended by graphic descriptions of private body parts, please stop reading now and move on to any other article on our site. A few of my friends have reached the stage in their life where they’ve begun to want children. They are in their 30s now and excited to start a […]
Columbia Basin Trust gives helping hand to West Kootenay Women’s Association
The West Kootenay Women’s Association has received a helping hand from the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) to the tune of a $2,500 grant. The cash allows the West Kootenay Women’s Association to hire a consultant for a one-day workshop and six months of follow-up support in order to explore alternative sources of revenue and create […]
Just in time for Women's Day, sole female cop dog breaks glass ceiling and makes first arrest
Chrisa, the one and only current female police dog on the RCMP Lower Mainland District Integrated Police Dog Service, partnered with the newest dog handler to the team, captured their first suspect following an alleged armed robbery. At just after midnight on March 8, police dog handler Const. Jamie Dopson and Police Service Dog (PSD) […]
