Concerns raised over potential logging in Glacier Creek watershed
Concerns have been raised regarding the environmental impact of a proposed logging venture in the Glacier Creek watershed. Gabriela Grabowsky, a landowner in the Glacier Creek region, alerted objectors to the new logging blocks in an effort to raise awareness about the situation. The proposed development area in Glacier Creek...
Council clips: Crime reduction takes centre stage
Trail residents can sleep easier knowing that at the end of 2015, Trail was the second-safest city in the region, having experienced significant crime reduction rates. Last year, the city saw a 17-per-cent reduction in overall criminal code offenses, along with an eight-per-cent reduction in property crimes during the same ...
Charge in Lemon Creek fuel spill stayed as federal lawyers, fisheries take up investigation of case
A further investigation into the Lemon Creek fuel spill will be undertaken by federal ministries as the Fisheries Act charge brought forward by a Slocan Valley resident has been stayed. Federal lawyers from the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said Monday outside of BC Supreme Court in Nelson that Marilyn Burgoon’s charge...
Selkirk College Saints Set for BCIHL Stretch Drive
The Selkirk College Saints pursuit of a fourth straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) title begins in earnest Friday against the Trinity Western Spartans. With the second semester of play underway, the three-time defending league champions begin a string of five straight home games at the Castlegar & District Recreation Centre where they hope […]
TEETH Clinic wins $50,000
Today Pacific Blue Cross announced that the West Kootenay Community TEETH Clinic Society is the winner of its 75th anniversary Share the Care campaign. The society will receive a $50,000 donation from Pacific Blue Cross Health Foundation for achieving the most votes for its video storytelling campaign. The runner up and recipient of $10,000 is […]
Paving the way: telehealth clinics for post-transplant follow up
Transplant patients living in rural communities can be faced with a number of challenges when travelling long distances to attend an appointment. But for Paula Smith, a new telehealth service for post-kidney transplant patients has eliminated all of these. Paula’s kidney function first started to decline more than 10 years...
RANT: Tax payer or porn user, we need to stop these people
There is a group of people calling local homes, claiming to be with the Canada Revenue Agency, and another attacking porn watchers (that comes up later). They are not who they claim to be. They are evil, vile, despicable cheating liars, whom I can't imagine enjoy even the love of their own mothers. They are going into the...
RDCK Board adopts management plans for three parks
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has adopted management plans for three area parks — Crescent Valley Beach, Waterloo Eddy and Pass Creek. The plans were given the rubber stamp by the Board and are ready to implement, the RDCK announced Wednesday “The process to engage the public, collect feedback and draft the plans […]
Gas prices dropping — but why all the fluctuation?
A year ago, Nelsonites were paying under a buck for a regular liter of gas. But while Nelson drivers wait for that elusive dip below a dollar, owners in the surrounding West Kootenay are cheering prices as much seven cents below the buck mark. So why the discrepancy in price from say, Centex outside Salmo — 92.9 — to Chevron...
Revenue agency phone scam reaches Trail/Rossland areas
The Trail RCMP want the public to be aware of a prolific phone scam currently targeting residents of Trail, Rossland, and the surrounding areas, according to Trail RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson. "People are receiving phone calls from a male claiming to be 'Shawn White from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)', who threatens police or...
