Sexual predator targeting local teen boys
Police are warning parents of a sexual predator who is using Facebook to target local boys. Trail RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson said police have heard two complaints in which the offender sends a friend request to males around the age of 13, and if they don’t accept, threatens to beat them up. Once added, the offender makes sexual […]
Advanced polls draw record numbers for civic election
One hundred and ninety people cast their ballot early on Nov. 8 or 9, as compared to only 151 early voters during the last municipal election in 2008. According to Chief Election Officer Carolyn Rempel, Castlegar has 5,929 registered voters, as well as 13 non-resident, property-owner voters. She said that in the 2008 election, only […]
RCMP ask for assistance in locating missing man
Last seen hitch-hiking east of Grand Forks, Randy James Neilsen has been reported missing. Neilson is described as being 6 foot 2 inches tall and weighing 185 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a trench coat and a golf style cap. He was last seen in Grand Forks on […]
Miscellaneous statutes bill introduced
B.C.’s attorney general introduced a bill Monday that would create a new Family Law Act to replace the 1978 Family Relations Act, and better serve the interests of children. Shirley Bond told the B.C. Legislature that the primary goal of the proposed act is to ensure the safety and well-being of children during and after […]
BOOK REVIEW: Berry lovers will appreciate companion book for Christmas
Wild Berries of British ColumbiaBy Fiona Hamersley Chambers Lone Pine Publishing 192 pages – $21.95 Those of us who take the time to enjoy the backcountry of B.C. often find ourselves tempted to test out the bounty of berries we see around us as we hike. Knowing which fruits are safe is critical to […]
The bark of a dog control bylaw in Area H bitten by public in opinion poll
Tails are wagging in the regional district’s Area H. The majority of respondents in a recent opinion poll in the Regional District of Central Kootenay rural area of the Slocan Valley said they were not in favour of implementing a dog control service in the area. Of the 37.5 per cent of the opinion poll […]
Stephen Harper’s social engineering
The Harper government’s announcement that it will change the laws regarding capital gains taxes to encourage more charitable giving strikes an ominous note for the country’s political culture. Harper is mimicking the Conservatives in Britain who are trying to pull the same trick with what they call the Big Society initiative...
Private property within Valhalla Provincial Park sparks controversy with setback request
A private landowner within Valhalla Provincial Park boundaries will have to wait for a regional district board decision on a request to have a floodplain setback relaxed so they could build closer to the shore of Slocan Lake. The Regional District of Central Kootenay rural affairs committee has referred the controversial matter back to RDCK […]
B.C. salmon virus tests find no infectious anemia
Tests on 48 wild salmon samples have found no cases of infectious salmon anemia in B.C., a Canadian Food Inspection Agency official says. The tests the Fisheries Department did were verified by an independent lab in Norway, said Con Kiley, director of the agency’s national aquatic animal health program. The samples were tested after a […]
UPDATE: Body of 83-year-old West Kootenay woman recovered from Arrow Lake
The Nakusp and Revelstoke RCMP said Tuesday they had recovered the body of an 83-year-old woman from Arrow Lake. The Nakusp resident was reported missing Friday after she was overdue from returning from an eye appointment in Revelstoke. Kay Mansour was scheduled to attend a medical appointment in Revelstoke on Oct. 24, however she never […]
