Hugh L. Keenleyside Navigational Lock Closure, June 21 to 22
The navigational lock at the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will be closed starting at noon on Friday, June 21. The lock will reopen at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. This closure is necessary to undertake maintenance activities that will ensure the long-term, reliable and safe operation of the navigational lock. We are sorry for...
Police seek dirt-biker after near miss with toddler
Police are looking for public tips to help find a man who almost ran down a toddler while fleeing police on a dirt bike this afternoon, according to RCMP. Cpl. Brett Turner. “I was doing patrols and witnessed what appeared to be an uninsured dirt bike tailgating a car near Columbia Road and Waterloo Road (south side of Hwy ...
Selkirk College International Alumnus Returns for Visit After Three Decades
When Charles Mak first arrived to Selkirk College from Hong Kong in late-1986, international education was a virtually unknown post-secondary entity in the West Kootenay. Much has changed over the last 33 years. Now working for a successful Shanghai-based office furniture company, Mak spends half his year traveling to all...
Totem Talks: Free Wildlife Information Sessions in Nelson
Do you love (or fear) bears and want to know more about them? Did you know we share this area with wolves and cougars? And what do you know about the elusive Mountain Caribou? Join Touchstones Museum Indigenous Educator and Wildlife Technician Toni Appleby as she shares stories from years studying, tracking, and reporting on...
Timberwolves rebound from loss to Calgary Axemen in win over Olds Stingers
The West Kootenay Timberwolves hosted the higher-tiered Axemen and Stingers teams in Castlegar this weekend at the Complex. The Timberwolves were impacted by a short bench on Saturday and fell to the Axemen 11-6. The home team rebounded with a solid 12-5 win against the Stingers on Sunday, in a game that saw the Timberwolves...
SPCA searching for person who left mother dog and puppies at garbage dump
The BC SPCA is requesting the public’s help to find the owner of an abandoned mother dog and her puppies. A Good Samaritan found the mother dog, who SPCA staff named Casey, inside a sealed box with her nine puppies at the Puntzi Lake Landfill. “There is no excuse for simply walking away from a pet and leaving them...
Two bodies recovered after marine collision on Osoyoos Lake
The bodies of two boaters who were missing following a boat collision on Saturday evening, have been recovered by police, according to RCMP Sgt. Jason Bayda. "On June 9, shortly after 7 p.m., the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team located and recovered the bodies of a 35-year-old man from Kamloops and a 36-year-old man of Maple ...
Seven interior Nations, Interior Health renew Partnership Accord
The seven interior Nations and Interior Health (IH) have renewed their commitment to work together to improve Aboriginal health outcomes and to ensure cultural safety across the health system. The Partnership Accord, originally signed in 2012, was yesterday re-signed and extended through 2024. Leaders from the Nlaka’pamux, ...
SPCA camps help kids unplug and develop empathy skills
The BC SPCA recognizes that animals can help kids develop empathy and offers summer camp programs to create healthier communities. Research from the University of Michigan suggests that youth are 40 per cent less empathetic than their peers were 30 years ago and more narcissistic. Experts point to increased screen time as...
Two West Kootenay dog training companies receive BC SPCA’s AnimalKind accreditation
Love 2 Play and Proud of My Dog are the two newest additions to the BC SPCA’s list of AnimalKind accredited dog trainers, the first accredited companies serving the Kootenay region. Love 2 Play offers classes in the Slocan Valley, Nelson and surrounding areas; while Proud of My Dog serves the North Slocan Valley, Nakusp, Kaslo...
