Nature Conservancy of Canada allows frogs and bears to feel safe in Creston Valley
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is doing its best to preserve wildlife in and around the Creston Valley after purchasing 306 acres (124 hectares) that are frequented by an at‐risk population of grizzly bears as they move between the Selkirk and Purcell mountains. “Protecting this land in the valley bottom is vitally important for […]
U.S. and Kaslo fires blamed for smoke in the region
Smoke from fires in Washington State and Kaslo combined with an inversion over the area treated residents in the West Kootenay with a less than typical start to the fall season. The result made for a hazy weekend in West Kootenay area. “There is an inversion over the area which is trapping smoke in the […]
CUPE Local 2262 sets up information pickets lines at NDCC
Talks have been replaced with information pickets after bargaining between the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) and CUPE Local 2262 broke down Friday. Unionized staff at the Nelson and District Community Complex set up information picket lines outside the entrance to the pool entrance Friday at 4 p.m. As this was...
Two Castlegar men face jail terms for drug-related charges
Two young Castlegar men have been sentenced to jail time after being convicted or drug charges, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “On Sept. 19, at just after midnight, a routine traffic stop in Castlegar led to several charges being laid against a 22-year-old Castlegar man,” she said. “An officer on patrol noted a vehicle at […]
OP/ED: You won't be calling me paranoid once the kidnappers get me
This October, my besties and I are going on a girls-only trip to Napa Valley and San Francisco. We have been saving up for almost a year and have quite the travel itinerary planned. First, we are going to rent a little cabin in wine country and tour the various vineyards (sipping all the way). […]
One Book One Kootenay author to present 'The Third Crop' in Castlegar
Rita Moir will read from her book The Third Crop at the Castlegar & District Public Library on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. The Third Crop is this year’s One Book One Kootenay (OBOK) selection. Moir’s beautiful book of image and essayabout the history of the Slocan Valley reflects sentiments both local and universal. In […]
Ridge Meadows police investigate plane crash scene from 1953
“Ridge Meadows RCMP followed up on information purporting human remains are still at the site of a 1953 airplane crash that killed all aboard a Canadian Armed Forces plane. The crash site is located on a mountain in the area of Widgeon Creek, and is only accessible by air,” said Cpl. Alanna Dunlop. “Police checked […]
Head of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Will Speak in Castlegar
A distinguished judge—one of the first aboriginal judges in Canada—will speak at the Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk College in Castlegar on Friday, September 21. The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair is the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. “We are bringing him here because in spite of our growing awareness of […]
More bad news for Johnsons Landing, another potential land slide could be on the way
After doing some ground work investigation at the Johnsons Landing slide head, geotechnical experts are warning another slide of the same magnitude as the one earlier this year is possible. The experts spent last week exploring the site at the ground level and discovered tension cracks and slope displacement of up to four meters about […]
RDCK releases information on household hazardous waste disposal sites
The Regional District of Central Kootenay is pleased to announce dates residents can dispose of toxic hazardous materials hiding in and around homes. Saturday, October 13, residents can dispose of hazardous materials at the Castlegar and District Community Complex from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The time is the same for Nelson, however the RDCK […]
