Saints face Spartans Friday in home opener at Castlegar Complex
Two up and two down. After struggling through most of last season the Selkirk Saints is the early surprise in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. The Saints look to make it three-for-three Friday at the Castlegar Rec Complex Arena when the squad hosts Trinity Western University Spartains at 7:30 p.m. “TWU is a hard-working, defensively […]
All good things must come to an end, even the great summer weather
As they say in the Kootenays, wait five minutes and the weather will change. Not so since late July when a blocking upper ridge over most of B.C. kept inclement weather away and B.C. the envy of the rest of Canada. “Simple reason for the long summer weather is what we call a blocking upper ridge,” said Chris Cowan, a meteorologist...
Kootenay Kannibelles bring fun and games to the Koots
The West Kootenays’ All Star roller derby team, the Kootenay Kannibelles, are going to the Canadian national championships in early 2013, having finished second at the westerns tournament in 2012. As part of their fundraising efforts, they have teamed up with local game show company “The Price Is Jeopardy Or No Deal Of Fortune” for […]
20-yr-old Castlegar man facing child porn charges - again
A 20-year-old Castlegar man is once again facing charges of possession of child pornography, along with breach of probation, after police checked up on his compliance with release conditions, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Wheeler Wood is currently serving a three-year probationary sentence from a conviction of possessing child pornography in 2010,” she said. “When […]
Fishing Report — October looking good on the main lake
Reel Adventures Fishing Charters guide Kerry Reed has been away on th West Coast of late. Reed gives a capsule account of life on the ocean as well as helping local fishermen catch the big one on Kootenay Lake. Well, we finally made it back from the West Coast a couple weeks ago. This year’s […]
Nelson's Kurt Sorge wins 2012 Red Bull Rampage
Red Bull put on a show at Baldface Lodge earlier this year as Travis Rice invited the elite boarders from throughout the world to test Kootenay’s Selkirk Mountains at the Red Bull Supernatural. The extreme sport sponsor may want to dial up another event for the Kootenays, only make the event for freeriders. This after […]
POLICE BEAT: Police to question suspect in Credit Union bomb scare
Grand Forks RCMP will be questioning a suspect they think may have been involved in the bomb scare at the Grand Forks Credit Union last week. Grand Forks RCMP evacuated 37 staff from the credit union and everyone within a 300-foot circumference of the bank all day on Wednesday, Oct. 3 after a suspicious briefcase […]
How to teach your child to dial 911
The mother of a four-year-old child faints. The child is the only other person at home. He calls 9-1-1. Paramedics take the mother to hospital. She recovers and rejoins her family. Such a simple scenario that could have gone so wrong. Brad Mitchell of BC Ambulance Service was the charge dispatcher on duty several months […]
Local police dog taking retirement
This happy-go-lucky chocolate brown labrador turned in his long leash and protective vest this August, marking nine years of dedicated service with the BC RCMP as a drug sniffing dog. Otis was posted to the Southeast District Traffic Services between 2003 to 2012, working the corridor highways of the Interior region of BC. Otis worked […]
West Kootenay joins conservation program
Local conservation groups are applauding news that the East Kootenay Conservation Program (EKCP) now includes the West Kootenay. This geographic expansion means that the renamed umbrella organization – now the Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) – will forge new partnerships and help focus activities around private land conservation in both the East and West Kootenay. “For […]
