MP pans pre-Christmas cuts to rural postal service
Ed Note: The following is a letter hand-delivered to Hon. Denis Lebel, P.C. MP today by BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko: Dear Minister Lebel, I am writing to express my deep concern about upcoming reductions in service to rural postal outlets in western Canada that will soon be rolling out across my riding of […]
Hour Glass, Castlegar Vikings reach WKMFFL Final
There will be no repeat champion in the West Kootenay Flag Football League. For the second straight year the Castlegar Vikings played the role of spoiler, knocking off defending WKFFL champion Dam Inn Mates 19-13 in semi final action Sunday at the Mount Sentinel Field. The Vikings meet Nelson Hour Glass in the league final […]
Flu vaccines in Kootenay Boundary still safe
In light of the recent temporary suspension of Novartis vaccine products (Agriflu and Fluad), Interior Health wishes to advise the public that our public flu clinics will continue as scheduled using our primary vaccine product Vaxigrip. Novartis products comprise less than 10% of the vaccine supply in Interior Health. Interior...
Bad weather good for Whitewater/Red and great to get locals voting in 'Ski Town Throw Down' contest
There are probably not many people enjoying the monsoon like weather hammering the Kootenays of late — other than those who can’t wait for a wintry day on the boards. “The weather this year went from summer to winter, just how you love it,” a beaming Anne Pigeon, GM Indoor Operations and Marketing for Whitewater […]
Study on future of Trail library to begin Friday
Work will begin Friday on a roughly $35,000 study to determine whether a move or expansion would be the ideal solution to space constraints at the Trail Public Library. Library Board Chair Barbara Gibson said Vancouver-based consultants David Nairne and Associates Ltd, will be in town Nov. 2 to meet with the board and...
Saints continue to roll through BCIHL teams, blast UVic 10-2
Selkirk scored eight unanswered goals, two by former KIJHL star Connor McLaughlin, to blast the defending B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champ University of Victoria 10-2 in action Saturday at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The win runs the Saints unbeaten streak to six to start the season and gives the West Kootenay squad four-point lead over […]
UPDATED: A 6.3-magnitude aftershock once again rocks Haida Gwaii islands
CBC News reported a 6.3-magnitude aftershock struck off the coast of B.C.’s Haida Gwaii islands Sunday morning. The aftershock came less than 24 hours after Satruday’s quake, which is the strongest earthquake in more than 60 years hit the same area. Officials said the temblor hit 64 kilometres southwest of Sandspit at a depth of […]
Grand Forks woman killed in accident south of Beaverdell
A 46 year-old woman from Grand Forks was killed after her car left the roadway and rolled over an embankment at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25. When Midway RCMP and Midway Fire Rescue responded to the single vehicle collision on Highway 33, about five kilometers south of Beaverdell, they discovered the sole occupant of […]
Quick thinking by local citizens stops woman from jumping off Big Orange Bridge
Police are commending quick action taken by local citizens for saving a woman possibly from jumping to her death during an incident Monday (October 22) on Nelson’s Big Orange Bridge. At approximately 10:30 p.m., a motorist called 911 reporting a women suspiciously walking onto the bridge dressed in only a housecoat. With officers en route […]
CBT Youth Advisory Committee welcomes new members
The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is a group of involved youth from around the Columbia Basin who provide advice to Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and a youth perspective on a variety of issues facing today’s youth. Members—called YACers—commit to a one-year term and have an opportunity to meet, work and travel with a group of […]
