Yard Waste Program all set to collect
All those raked leaves, brush trimmings and grass clippings you’re dealing with this autumn don’t have to hit the landfill, thanks to the City of Castlegar. Councillor Kevin Chernoff says the city’s yard waste program has been a popular one for several years now, as residents embrace green alternatives presented to them by the civic […]
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Rossland Courthouse
A call to the Provincial Crown Counsel office in Nelson B.C. shortly after 10 a.m. this morning (Ocft. 6) warned of a bomb in the Rossland courthouse. Pending further investigation, RCMP will not release the caller’s identity or any details of the call except that it, “indicated the safety and security of the public and […]
Take Back the Night march tonight
Tonight, at 6 p.m., will see Castlegar’s 12th annual Take Back the Night march, an event designed to raise awareness around violence against women. Attendees will gather in the Canadian Tire parking lot and march along Columbia Avenue to the Safeway parking lot, where there will be speeches, music, an Aboriginal drum circle and refreshments. […]
Councillor blasts police funding procedures
City council voted unanimously in favour of helping to pay for a $110,000 upgrade to local RCMP detachment jail cells, but not without first expressing ire over how police funding works. “It’s frustrating, because every time the RCMP in Ottawa decide something, they just send us a bill – there’s no consultation or discussion. But […]
Kaslo cleans up in provincial Communities in Bloom awards
The Village of Kaslo’s edible gardens was one of the winning entries in the recent Communities in Bloom awards held last Saturday, Sept. 24 in Sooke on Vancouver Island. The village received the Judge’s Evaluation Report and Bloom Rating Certificate, garnering five Blooms, and were presented with eye-catching street banners to promote their success. As […]
RCMP launch new national marijuana grow strategy
The RCMP is now publishing online the addresses of homes where marijuana grow-ops and other drug production operations were found — with one West Kootenay address already on the list. The new page on the RCMP’s website is part of a new effort by police to target marijuana grow-ops and the organized crime gangs behind […]
Nelson RCMP seize second drug-smuggling helicopter
Nelson RCMP Border Integrity Program officers were instrumental in seizing another helicopter they say was used to smuggle drugs between the U.S. and Canada. A Bell 206 helicopter police say was being used to smuggling cocaine from Canada into the U.S. was seized by RCMP from Spallumcheen, about five hours north of Nelson in the […]
Krause basketball camp at Selkirk CANCELLED
Kootenay Basketball skipper Viv Kingdon has some bad news for youth hoopsters."We just received news that (Director of Men’s Basketball at Gonzaga University) Jerry Krause will not be able to attend the upcoming camp at Selkirk College," Kingdon said.Krause, who instructed last season during a camp at L.V. Rogers in Nelson ...
Hawks unlucky not to get better results at KVC
The J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks played like champions, but didn’t get the results this past weekend at the Kootenay Volleyball Classic at Mount Sentinel gymnasium.The Hawks took silver medal winner Fernie Falcons to a deciding game — Crowe actually led the contest by early in the third game — before losing the round robin match in...
What the heck? Where's KBS?
Not gone, and not forgotten — KBS remains, but in a new incarnation created to respond to listener demand. Kootenay/Boundary listeners asked for more music variety. We listened and are giving our listeners what they asked for. “The Kootenay/Boundary’s EZ Rock,” the region’s newest radio station, hit the airwaves on Wednesday (Oct. 5) at 9 […]
