R.C. Sherriff’s classic World War One drama Journey's End Friday in Nelson
TNT in Nelson presents an epic reading of R.C. Sherriff’s classic World War One dram, Journey's End, Friday at the former Nelson Daily News building on Baker Street. Journey's End is performace by Quinn Baron, Eden Chisholm, Geoff Burns, Rob Andrew, Stephen Fowler, Don Thompson, Brian Deon, Cloud Edwards, Michael Calladine ...
BC SPCA investigation leads charges against four-time offender from Winlaw
A Slocan Valley man has been charged with animal cruelty for the fourth time, following a BC SPCA seizure of 29 animals from a property near Winlaw on Thursday (January 28) the SPCA said Tuesday in a media release. The release said crown counsel has charged Joao (John) Vieira with three counts of animal cruelty under the...
Swim or Gym Makes a Big Splash for Transit Users
Transit users do not, I repeat, do not toss out the January pass before reading this story. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Regional District of Central Kootenay, the City of Nelson and BC Transit are teaming up to help encourage active and healthy transportation and lifestyle choices with the ‘Swim or Gym’ program. […]
Selkirk College Saints Find Optimism in OT Loss
Friday night’s British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) match-up between the Selkirk College Saints and the Trinity Western University Spartans took place at the end of January, but it had the intensity and emotion of a March playoff game. In one of the grittiest contests to be played at the Castlegar &...
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...
