UPDATED: four buildings destroyed in suspicious fire at Christina Lake property renowned for bears/grow op
Update: RCMP Staff Sgt. Jim Harrison said the house on a Christina Lake property was completely destroyed by fire yesterday, along with three outbuildings on the property. “The house is completely totalled – it collapsed into the basement,” he said. “It’s just a smoking hole in the ground, now.” He said three outbuildings were likewise […]
OP/ED: On putting the wrong foot forward to celebrate 40
A good friend of mine just had her 40th birthday. Her birthday request – for a small group of friends to go on a three-day hiking excursion up Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. The kind of adventure where you pack EVERYTHING you will need to survive in the wilderness for several days into a ginormous 30-pound backpack and...
Cougar enters Trail home, attacks resident
A cougar entered a Trail home through an open door Saturday evening and attacked a female resident inside, according to RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton ” (At about) 8:30 p.m., Trail & Greater District RCMP received a report of a cougar attack on Glen Drive in the Sunningdale subdivision of Trail,” he said. “A woman was […]
The public can now help stop invasive plants
Anyone with a smartphone can now help stop the spread of invasive plants in B.C., thanks to an innovative application developed by Hipwood Digital, the Invasive Species Council of British Columbia and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. The "Report-a-Weed BC" app is free to download and is available...
COMMENT: Too much Happy Valley farm … or too little imagination?
Recent comments by Coun. Cary Fisher and Coun. Jill Spearn—regarding Brenda Trenholme's appeal to subdivide her Happy Valley property—taste like a slice of logical swiss cheese on a slab of imagination tofu. And you'll need a pinch of salt for the cracker too. Sure, sure, everyone's in favour of local agriculture. Just not ...
UPDATE: Missing Westbridge man located safe
UPDATE: Following several reported sightings by Westbridge residents, Wesley John Feist, missing since Monday, Aug. 20, was located on Christian Valley Road in Westbridge. Feist had walked away from his Westbridge, B.C. home and was apparently staying in outbuildings in this area, said Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel of the Kootenay...
Cops dismantle Crown land grow op valued at six figures
A sophisticated grow-op in the Deer Park area is no more, after a police raid at roughly 1 p.m. Thursday, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. Orr said members of the Castlegar Crime Reduction Unit located and cut down 311 marijuana plants, each about four-and-a-half feet high. “The site was located on Crown land […]
Queen City Cruise set for biggest year yet as Road Kings celebrate 10th anniversary
The excitement has already started for the biggest Queen City Cruise yet with more than 350 cars expected and an estimated 10,000 spectators for the 10th anniversary, Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8. Registration is being taken for the international event hosted by the Nelson Road Kings, which attracts car collectors from Washington State, […]
Deadline Approaches for Citizens to Weigh in on Electoral Boundary Changes
August 30 is the deadline for citizens to have their say on the proposed new federal electoral boundaries which would put Nelson and Salmo in the East Kootenay riding of Kootenay-Columbia, separating them from Castlegar, Trail, and the north shore of Kootenay Lake. Areas A, B, C, and G of the Regional District of Central […]
Combat engineers say massive Kootenay exercise hugely successful despite incident on Columbia River
Over 150 Canadian and US battle engineers are pulling out of Trail and Castlegar after Wednesday’s traditional close-of-exercise pig roast, according to Canadian Forces Major Dan Thomas, at the end of EXERCISE KOOTENAY CASTOR, a joint training exercise with combat engineers from Washington and Trail, Chilliwack and Vancouver. Thomas said the two-week exercise was “hugely […]
