Happy ending to potential life-threatening situation Sunday on Big Orange Bridge
Nelson Police said a distraught woman contemplating life tied up commuter traffic on the Nelson Bridge Sunday evening for the better part of an hour. Nelson Police received a call at approximately 7:18 p.m. a 23-year-old female was attempting to climb to the top of the Orange Bridge. Officers rushed to the scene to find […]
Out of Left Field: She promises gluten-free recipes, then just yatters on and on ....
I’m sorry I didn’t get this posted in time to make Sunday dinner – I’ll aim to post Sunday mornings from now on, but …well, it’s Sunday morning, so don’t watch the clock. Cartoons end when they end, man. The reason for my tardiness is that I couldn’t settle on a recipe – I kept […]
Sockeyes capture fifth Cyclone Cup; Rebels rally to claim bronze
In the end a team that had won four provincial championships was clearly the best team. The Richmond Sockeyes scored four goals in the second period to dump the Victoria Cougars 4-1 to clinch the 2013 Fred “Cyclone” Taylor Cup Sunday at the Comox Valley Sports Centre. The Pacific Junior League champions won its fifth […]
OP/ED: Not a one-horse race after all in B.C. election
Hmmmm – it looks like the provincial election isn’t going to be the humdrum rubber-stamp we were all expecting for the West Kootenay region. Bill Bennett, MLA and B.C. Minister, was in Castlegar today to acclaim Jim Postnikoff as the BC Liberal candidate – meaning two-term incumbent Katrine Conroy (NDP) won’t be just walking away […]
Feeding fines and birdie birth control
The politics of the pigeon problem continue unabated, as Trail council seeks solutions to the pest problem plaguing the city. At its regular meeting Monday night, council saw a divided vote over whether to fine residents $100 for feeding pigeons in town, with the bylaw ultimately passing with two 'nay' votes (councillors Sean...
Selkirk teams with local business to compost for Earth Day
For two weeks this year, in celebration of Earth Day on Monday, April 22, the downtown Castlegar office of RHC Insurance, with the help of Gaia Janitorial Services, is sending their compostables like lunch scraps, coffee grounds and used paper towels over to Selkirk College. In 2011, Selkirk College began operating a large composting vessel […]
Party your way to equitable politics?
The under 45 generation are getting tired of working and studying more, to have less. With rising home prices, cost of living, and incomparable wages, young people and their families are being squeezed of time, and income, and are being forced into crushing debt. On April 15 - 17, from 7 – 10 p.m. at Birchbank Golf Club...
BC Hockey to discuss raising the age for legal bodychecking
Bill Bennett’s Castlegar visit today coincided with a press release issued from his ministry regarding bodychecking in youth hockey. Bennett, B.C. Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, didn’t speak to the release, as he was here to acclaim BC Liberal candidate for the West Kootenay Riding Jim Postnikoff, but the issue is sure to […]
UPDATED: Crews remove rock slide near Lardeau
The slide that halted traffic in both directions on Highway 31 two kilometers north of Lardeau has been removed. However, a few divots still remain in the pavement as the Thursday morning slide dropped a few major nuggets of granite onto the road at around 1 a.m.. The slide, measuring a 200-metre wide are, impacted […]
Richmond plays Victoria in final of 2013 Fred ‘Cyclone’ Taylor Cup
Island champion Victoria Cougars meet Richmond Sockeyes in the the 2013 Fred ‘Cyclone’ Taylor Cup Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The Cougars advanced to the final by slamming the host Comox Valley Glacier Kings 6-1 Saturday. Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champ Castlegar Rebels meet the Glacier Kings for the bronze medal. The Rebels finished the […]
