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YRB issues public warning to travel with care as winter storm strikes

Marc Dale Operations Manager at Yellowhead Road & Bridge Ltd. for Southeast Kootenay is advising the public to drive with care on the highways in the region as Mother Nature strikes with another winter storm this weekend. "We are forecasted to receive steady snowfall throughout our region for the next four days," Dale...

Wildlife groups irked by possible wolf-cull plan around Revelstoke

The Valhalla Wilderness Society wants to know if the government is planning a wolf cull in the Revelstoke area based on the recommendations of a report the environmental group says is fatally flawed. The Society wrote to the ministers of Environment and Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations in December. VWS said it...

Paramedics: an essential service, or just healthcare workers?

There you are, flat on the floor with crushing chest pain.  "Heart attack!" you think, while the world goes a bit grey and fuzzy.  But you're able to reach your phone and dial 911.  Is this an emergency?  Are the paramedics who come to tend  you essential, or just nice to have, like a clean floor to lie on while you wait for...

Poverty study finds high housing need in Trail, minimum wage far below living wage

In partnership with Selkirk College, the Skills Centre is releasing research to support the development of a poverty reduction strategy for the Lower Columbia Region. The Surviving, Not Thriving report covers several topics from income and employment, to food security, housing, early childhood vulnerability, transportation,...

UPDATED: Missing Nelson woman found safe

The Nelson Police Department is thanking the press and public for their help after a missing Nelson woman was found thanks to local tips, according to Police Chief Paul Burkart. "Further to yesterday’s release, Nelson Police Department is happy to report that the missing person, Mrs. Judith Jeffrey has been located by Nelson...

RCMP arrest man trying to cut down power pole; suspect's house later destroyed by fire

A noise complaint Saturday night in the community of Edgewood was just the start of a few hectic days for Nakusp RCMP. RCMP were called to the to a residence (January 28th) in the community of Edgewood, — approximately 55 kilometers south of Nakusp and 220 km northwest of Nelson — after receiving a complaint that a neighbour...

Selkirk College Career & Education Fair Makes Employment Connection

Local employers are teaming up with Selkirk College for the Career and Education Fair. The aim is to connect with people eager to find employment, students wanting to chart a course for future education and employment counsellors seeking up-to-date career information. This free annual event benefits all participants, says...

Salmo man killed in car accident Sunday near Village

RCMP report a 72-year-old Salmo man died in a car accident east of the Village Sunday. Sergeant Chad Badry of the West Kootenay Traffic and Integrated Road Safety said in a media release Monday the driver was alone when the vehicle drove off Highway 3 approximately four kilometers east of Salmo. "The name of the deceased male...

A Resister’s Guide

“Government was intended to suppress injustice, but its effect has been to embody and perpetuate it.” – William Godwin Like Henry David Thoreau, I heartily agree with the motto – “That government is best which governs least”. When one considers the long list of problems that our governments have tried unsuccessfully to resolve,...

Time is running out on Kootenay Music Awards

Calling all musicans. The Kootenay Music Awards submissions are now open, until Sunday February 12, 2017. Awards submissions kicked off January 16 in eight exciting categories, including Artist and Album of the Year. The Kootenay Co-Op Radio is honored and excited to be coordinating the fifth Kootenay Music Awards.  A premier...

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