Liberals setting next government up for failure, say independent MLAs
Independent MLAs say the current government is putting a stranglehold on the post-election government by deliberately cutting short funding supply for operations. In a statement released this week, the four independents say that no government in the past has taken this approach in advance of an election. "We are calling on ...
BREAKING NEWS: Grand Forks RCMP investigating fifth suspicious fire in North Fork area
Video by Les Johnson, GFTV UPDATE: Fire on Mill Creek Road third at the same property Grand Forks RCMP are “deeply concerned” over a rash of deliberately set fires being set in a residential area off North Fork Road, said Grand Forks RCMP staff sergeant Jim Harrison. Late last afternoon, Thursday, Feb. 21, Grand Forks […]
Police ask for help finding missing Balfour 14-year-old
Nelson RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing youth, Sheldon Hicks, according to Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel. Hicks is described as a 14-year-old (but appears older) white male, 5’8″ , 145 lb, with blond shaggy hair and blue eyes.He was last seen wearing blue jeans, black ball cap, black sneakers and […]
Crime Reduction Unit report to city council for January
Trail’s RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) had a busy month January, according to a report submitted through last week’s regular city council meeting on Monday. Highlights of the report, which was penned by CRU commanding officer Cpl. Darryl Orr, included charges being sworn against a Trail man Jan.1 for historical sexual interference. “We can’t release […]
Castlegar resident makes headlines in Mexico for hockey demo
Castlegar resident Dean Carter, a retired letter carrier, got his 15 minutes of fame after participating in a rare hockey demonstration in Mexico that drew the attention of the Guadalajara Reporter last week. The demo ran on Feb. 8 in Chapala. The story ran Feb. 15 (http://www.theguadalajarareporter.com/index.php/news/news/lake-chapala/41565-seasoned-canucks-meet-young-buck-mexicans-on-the-ice ) and quoted Carter, a winter resident of […]
Miss Trail pageant to feature reunion of former queens
The Trail Ambassador Program is calling upon all former Miss Trail Queens to come forward to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Silver City Days May 7-12. All former Queens are encouraged to attend as it will be a ‘once-in-a lifetime-event,’ complete with commemorative activities to honour the Queens’ past contributions...
Police say local drug seizure cause for deep concern
Two people were arrested in Pass Creek Friday after a Castlegar Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) search of a private residence netted hash, marihuana and crystal methamphetamine. A 52-year-old and a 32-year-old were arrested at the McDaniels Road home, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr, non-commissioned officer in charge of the Trail and Castlegar CRUs. “A […]
UPDATE: Missing teen FOUND
Missing 19-year-old Jessie Wright has been found, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Jessie was walking on the rail trail that runs between Castlegar and Grand Forks when he took a wrong trail and ended in the mountainous area north of Hwy 3, west of Nancy Greene,” Mathew said. “Search and Rescue had […]
OP/ED: Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Part 2
In my Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) column (Part I) I gave a general description of this Inter-Parliamentary Forum held in Vladivostok, Russian. During the meeting, resolutions were adopted that will be presented to each of the countries represented at the APPF and it is possible that these statements will wind up...
West Kootenay EcoSociety takes Jumbo Wild fight into the courts
It’s a huge undertaking, but watching the provincial government fast forward the incorporation of the Jumbo Ski Hill expansion as a mountain resort municipality is something the West Kootenay EcoSociety felt it could not in good conscience stand by and let happen. Monday, at the Nelson Courthouse, West Kootenay EcoSociety Executive Director David Reid and […]
