BREAKING: Hit-and-run suspect faces laundry list of charges
A 27-year-old man is facing a variety of charges after allegedly hitting a pedestrian and her dog while driving drunk, according to Castlegar top cop Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "On April 5, 2018 at 9:20 p.m, Castlegar RCMP responded to a complaint of a hit-and-run where a female pedestrian and her dog were struck by a truck and ...
Seven local credit unions exploring joining forces
A joint task force from seven regional credit unions issued a press release Tuesday regarding their proposed amalgamation (said credit unions include Kootenay Savings, Nelson and District, Heritage, Grand Forks, Creston and Distric, Grand Forks and East Kootenay Community credit unions). The press release is as follows: The...
Mentors inspire youth to be entrepreneurial
Columbia Basin Trust (the Trust) has partnered with JA British Columbia (JABC) to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit in local youth and inspire community mentors through Be Entrepreneurial. The program is facilitated by local business people who bring their expertise into the classroom at the invitation of a host teacher. JABC...
KBRH to get $16.6 million in upgrades, new emergency department
Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) emergency department physician Dr. Jeff Hussey walks through the triage room of the hospital’s new emergency department. He moves past a cardboard sink and along the plastic walls, taking stock of his new work environment. “This will be great,” says Dr. Hussey. “Will” be great, because...
Got ideas? Share with the Smart Kootenay Initiative
Ideas for making life better in the Kootenays through technology? The rewards could be more than the improvements themselves; there's a big cash award involved for winning this contest. Even if our team of communities doesn't win the grand prize, working together toward a shared goal can produce other lasting benefits, too....
OP/ED Rant: An open letter to Chief Civilian Director of the IIO, one Ronald J. MacDonald
Thank you, Ms . Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Dear Ronald J. MacDonald: How do I loathe thee? You’d better believe I’m about to count the ways. I loathe thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach … and here’s why. First off, in the same fairness I showed Const. Tait, I want to be clear to my readers that I have...
An open letter to Const. Jason Tait, on the heartbreak of eight seconds
I have agonized for days – in fact, years – over what and how to write in this situation. I am unspeakably angry with the IIO for torturing you like this, and with the provincial government for creating such a body, then ignoring what damage they do, thus brutalizing the public servants we so fundamentally need. Not to mention...
Four people jailed after Fruitvale crime spree
Acrime spree that began yesterday in Fruitvale ended in Creston this morning, according to Trail top cop, RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. "On April 3, at 12:54 p..m., the RCMP were called to a robbery at a local hotel room in Fruitvale," Oelke said. "Police determined that a group of four individuals robbed a local man of his vehicle...
Cops cleared in Slocan fatal shooting after more-than-three-year investigation
In a 12-page report issued March 29, the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has exonerated two police officers in the shooting death of 45-year-old Slocan man Peter DeGroot. The report, issued by Chief Civilian Director Ronald J. MacDonald, comes more than three years after the fatal altercation. “While it is unfortunate...
Victoria Street Bridge to 'put its purple on'
On Saturday, April 7, the Victoria Street Bridge will be one of many municipal landmarks across the country lit in purple in support of the Put Your Purple On campaign. The campaign supports Advocacy of Optimal Oral Health and is an important part of National Dental Hygienists Week. The theme of this week, “Oral Health for ...
