Man hospitalized/facing charges after accident Tuesday
A 27-year-old Castlegar man remains in hospital today with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, after an accident on Ooteschenia Road at roughly 4 p.m. on Nov. 6, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “The driver lost control of his truck and flipped several times before crashing into the trees off road,” she said. “The driver was ejected […]
West Kootenay Community Social Services workers take to picket line Thursday
Caring professionals at a handful of facilities in the West Kootenay and Creston will be out on the picket lines Thursday as part of rotating job action by unionized workers of the Community Social Services Bargaining Association. The Community Social Services Bargaining Association is made up of members from the BCGEU (BC Government Employees Union, […]
Lockdown drills apart of the modern school experience
During a normal school day at Christina Lake Elementary, the quiet chatter of children reciting their multiplication tables, working on group projects and reading out loud filters out of the classrooms and into the halls. Then a secret signal sounds. Not the usual fierce fire alarm, but something new. And within seconds the school falls […]
NPD warns Nelsonites of Microsoft phone scam
Nelson City Police want to warn the public of a phone scam that is raising havoc with Heritage City residents. NPD Sergeant Janet Scott-Pryke said scammers are posing as computer security pros from Microsoft, who claims there’s a security threat to and offer to help you solve the problem. The caller then asks for specific […]
RCDK household hazardous roundup nets thousands of liters of waste
The Regional District of Central Kootenay’s household hazardous waste roundup proved to be a tremendous success said Board Chair John Kettle. The blitz netted 21,660 liters of hazardous liquids at four HHW round-up events in Nelson, Castlegar, Creston and Nakusp. An additional 9,480 liters of paint were also collected at no charge to the RDCK […]
City of Nelson recognized for leading by example in saving energy
The City of Nelson was recently recognized for leading by example at the recent FortisBC PowerSense Awards. The city received two awards — one for the natural gas savings achieved through boiler retrofits at City Hall and the Civic Centre, and another — a Fortis Conservation Leadership Award — for the EcoSave Energy Retrofits...
Mill upgrades ahead of schedule for Interfor
Grand Forks sawmill employees will be taking a three week unscheduled vacation starting Nov. 10 as International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) completes mill upgrades ahead of schedule. When the mill re-opens in early December, Interfor anticipates that they will see a 10 percent increase in production, said president and chief executive officer Duncan Davies. Along […]
Castlegar Vikings complete rags to riches season by stopping Our Glass in WKMFFL Final
The Castlegar Vikings realized its better to get results at the end of the season than at the beginning. The Vikes, bottom feeders for most of the 2012 season, scored early and often en route to a 33-14 pasting of Nelson’s Our Glass in the final of the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League Sunday […]
Grand Forks resident Roxanne Marie Priede named Silver Cross Mother
Honour and love for one’s country are values the Priede family of Grand Forks holds very dear. So when Roxanne Priede was asked to serve as the National Memorial Silver Cross Mother by the Royal Canadian Legion from November 11, 2012 to November 11, 2013, she didn’t have to think long to know that her […]
Shambhala sets record for early-bird ticket sales
Number 15 is just like number 14, which is just like number 13 . . . and so on, and so on. The Shambhala Music Festival continues to be a big hit with music goers as organizers announced the event’s early-bird tickets for the 2013 festival have already sold out. Tickets went on sale on […]
