Not business as usual in Kootenay Lake SD8 schools during teacher strike
Students and their parents should not expect to receive formal report cards or to attend parent-teacher conferences this year as the teachers’ job action continues, says the region’s school district. A recent release from School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) said while teachers in the West Kootenay and across B.C. are engaged in phase one […]
Silverbacks sweep weekend series against Smokies
It’s not like the Trail Smoke Eaters are not trying.Despite out shooting the Silverbacks 40-27, it was Salmon Arm sweeping the two-game weekend series with a 3-2 B.C. Hockey League victory Saturday in Salmon Arm.Salmon Arm won the opening game of the series 6-4 Friday in Trail.A goal by Stefan Nicholishen with less than six...
Nelson adds its voice to Occupy Wall Street movement with overnight gathering planned
People are standing up across North America protesting capitalism, the government’s corporate policy and the failing of economy — and they could be standing up in Nelson now, as well. With dissatisfaction over the one per cent who just get keep getting richer, “occupy” Occupy Wall Street rallies are being held across North America, with […]
Jumbo, Glacier/Howser still in limbo: new Major Projects BC website
Jumbo Glacier Resort is now listed as inactive while Glacier Howser Energy’s hydroelectric dam is suspended, according to the new Major Projects BC website released late last week. The two controversial projects — 40 kilometres west of Invermere and 40 km. west of Golden — have garnered significant public opposition and are both currently tied […]
West Kootenay festivals band together to create new association
There is strength in numbers. Recognizing the growing economic impact of special events, five West Kootenay festivals have joined forces to spearhead the Kootenay Columbia Festival and Events Association, a new organization whose members will be stakeholders interested in the successful promotion and delivery of festivals and events within the Columbia Basin region. Potential members […]
Jean Cusworth says daughter's killer should have murder conviction
The charge of first-degree murder should have been upheld in Kelowna court last week, says the mother of the 19-year-old former L.V. Rogers graduate who was killed in that city 18 years ago, The Canadian Press reports. Jean Cusworth said Friday Neil Snelson, who was convicted Thursday for the beating and strangulation death of her […]
After interrupting morning smoke, man gets aggressive towards mall security
The smell of marijuana ended up in a shoving match, a fight and the eventual take down of the smoker by Chahko Mika Mall security. On Thursday morning around 10:30 a.m. security staff at the mall noticed the smell of marijuana wafting into the mall. The two security personnel first looked inside the mall for […]
Understand your Columbia River Treaty
Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is hosting information sessions about the Columbia River Treaty (CRT) in Trail and Castlegar. The sessions are hosted in partnership with local governments and the CRT Local Governments’ Committee. “The information sessions will help people who live in the Canadian portion of the Columbia Basin better understand what the CRT is, […]
Work on Duncan Dam boosts local economy
New jobs and an injection of $25,000 into the local economy each month is the bottom line for the ongoing Duncan Dam Spillway upgrade project in the Meadow Creek region, according to a BC Hydro spokesperson. Mary Anne Coules said a Sept. 20 BC Hydro operations update meeting at the Lardeau Valley Community Centre in […]
Nelson skatepark back in the race for funding dollars with Aviva online voting contest
Success is just a mouse click away. The Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skatepark Society is back in the running again this year as online voting begins this week in the Aviva Community Fund’s million-dollar question contest. And KLOSPS, which finished in the top 10 in voting last year with their Nelson skatepark project, is now better […]
