Break-and-enter at Castlegar DQ prompts police to ask public for information
A break-and-enter at the DQ last night has police requesting public assistance and information, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “On Monday, Aug. 15, Castlegar RCMP responded to a break-and-enter complaint at the Castlegar Dairy Queen, located at 604 18 Street,” Mathew said. “Some time between 10 p.m. on Aug. 14 and 8 ...
Selkirk College Rural Pre-med Program Can Benefit Students More Now
Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine Program has received an endorsement from the School of Medicine at the University of Calgary in an exciting development that will benefit students, who will now have enhanced opportunities to pursue their educational goals at the Alberta university’s medical school . Rural Pre-Medicine...
Selkirk College Graduating Nursing Student Recognized for Top Marks by University of Victoria
Selkirk College nursing graduate Holli Norberg was recently recognized by the University of Victoria for top marks in the faculty of Human and Social Development which partners with the local school in offering the Nursing degree program. There are over 3,500 students enrolled in the faculty. Norberg, a Nelson resident, took...
Body of Quebec teen found near Nakusp
The BC Coroners Service is confirming that the body of a 19-year-old Quebec man who went missing near Nakusp has been found. Zacharie Blouin, 19, went missing the evening of July 27, and was reported missing to police July 28. “He was camping with friends at a forestry campsite near the 5600 block of Hwy 23 North, outside of...
Residents' report finds government’s feasibility study 'clearly inadequate'
After receiving no response from the provincial government, citizens opposed to closing the Balfour ferry terminal have gone public with the release of their own analysis of the government’s feasibility study. The Queens Bay Residents Association said the 12-page document finds the SNC-Lavalin study inadequate, biased and...
Motorcycle accident in Elkford claims life of Castlegar man
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motorcycle incident near Elkford on Aug. 3. He was Sean Dale Buday, aged 47, of Castlegar. Buday was the operator of a northbound motorcycle that went out of control and tumbled into the ditch on Highway 43 about 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 3. Buday was...
Gimme a Break! More Classic Car Collector vehicles now eligible
The British Columbia government is committed to making changes to the modified collector vehicle program to allow specialty cars and trucks, up to and including 1974, into the program. ICBC currently has a modified collector vehicle program that allows individuals with vehicles registered as a 1958 model year or older to apply...
Roadside enforcement near Castlegar reveals 'alarming' trend
A four-day enforcement effort about eight kilometres out of Castlegar on Highway 3B (the route to Grand Forks) has left police deeply concerned about dangerous driving along that stretch of highway, according to RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services Cpl. Phil Mager. Mager said that, in just four days, police impounded more than...
Food production to get a boost from regional district with Food Policy Council
In order to support the growth of food production in the West Kootenay a new council has been created by the regional district. A joint project to create a regional Food Policy Council for Central Kootenay is being undertaken by the regional district with the goal of enhancing the abundance of food production and agricultural...
Shambhala organizers hoping to educate patrons on dangers of fentanyl as Music Festival opens
As the Shambhala Music Festival kicks off its 18th event this week, organizations like the Aids Network Outreach & Support Society (ANKORS) are doing their best to educate attendees about the dangers of drugs like fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is often falsely sold under brand name narcotics labels like ...
