Local cop gets warm welcome home after Cops for Kids ride
He spent all summer training and fundraising, and then another 11 days on the road cycling for local children. Castlegar RCMP Const. Rob Gardner returned Sunday from their 10 day, 1,000-km cycling journey across South Eastern B.C. as a part of the Cops for Kids Ride Team. The annual event raises funds and awareness for...
UPDATED: Coroner releases name of man whose body was recovered from Kootenay Lake
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who was discovered deceased in Kootenay Lake near Nelson on Sept. 11. The man was Paul Tayes, aged 56, from Surrey. Tayes had checked into the Kokanee Creek campground on Sept. 2, for one night and was reported missing by park staff on Sept. 4, after he failed to...
BC Senior Games gets new brand and new president in Nelson's Wayne Naka
Nelson native Wayne Naka was officially named the new president of the B.C. Senior Games during the recent competition held this past week in Langley. And with the new president comes a new games as BC Seniors Games Society officially rebranded its annual multi-sport event as the 55+ BC Games starting in 2015 with the North...
West Kootenay Toy Run once again a huge success
Rob Hiscox of Blewett was one happy ticket holder when his name was called as the winner of the 2014 Harley Davidson Street Glide during the West Kootenay Toy Run celebration. Hiscox bought the winning ticket at Taghum Shell. Joey Bella of Trail won $1000 second prize while Sherry Chrastensen of Genelle took home the $500...
LETTER: MLA should remember she represents constituency not Liberal party in Victoria
An open letter to Boundary-Similkameen MLA Linda Larsen Ms. Larson, I am disappointed that I have not received any reply from you to the email I sent last week regarding the dispute between the BC Government and the BCTF. While it is true that I expressed a viewpoint which conflicts with that of the BC Liberal Party, I had ...
Selkirk instructors honoured
Four Selkirk College instructors have been recognized for their professional excellence in the classroom and the college community. Each year, Selkirk’s Standing Committee on Professional Excellence (SCOPE) honours staff members who stand out. Nominated by students and peers, the SCOPE Awards are handed out for exceptional ...
Car accident at airport junction injures two
Two people were sent to the hospital with minor injuries this morning after a three-vehicle wreck at the airport junction, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson. “Car One was stopped for a flagger because of the construction there. Car Two was slowing, preparing to stop. Car Three hit Car Two, which then hit Car One,”...
UPDATED: Teachers vote overwhelming for binding arbitration
Teachers from across the province voted overwhelmingly to accept binding arbitration B.C. Teachers' Federation president Jim Iker said Wednesday night during a livestream news conference. More than 30,000 teachers of the 41,000 cast ballots Wednesday in voting with 30,490 of the 30,669 voted "yes" to accept binding arbitration...
Sleeping rough ... for the Getting to Home Program
On September 12, a group of forty people from Greater Trail, including Rossland’s Andrea Winckers, Mike Kent, Aaron Cosbey and Gareth Cryer will be sleeping under Trail's Victoria Street Bridge to raise money and bring awareness to the issue of homelessness in the Greater Trail Area. Funds raised will go to support the Getting...
What’s it like to experience The Dark Ages?
No more future, just the past With this column, I intend to start writing only about historical topics that interest me. I have read over my columns from this year and I see a pattern in my writing, tending toward prediction rather than observation. I would rather not go on trying to be a prophet. In this column, I have been...
