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...
Save-On-Foods presents $2.1 million raised in one year to BC Children’s Hospital at Miracle Weekend telethon
Save-On-Foods, on behalf of its generous customers, team members and supplier and business partners, presented an amazing $2.1 million to BC Children’s Hospital at the annual Miracle Weekend Telethon. The grand total represents another year of successful fundraising through store-led initiatives, such as barbecues, hot dog ...
Dam City Rollers win Tidal Tracks Tournament
Purple was the colour of dominance last weekend, when the Dam City Rollers beat out the competition at a two-day roller derby tournament hosted by the Harbour City Rollers in Nanaimo, B.C. The West Kootenay travel team ended day one in first-place position, seeding them for the day two championship bout against the Hard Cores...
West Kootenay Timberwolves tie the Cranbrook Outlaws in Rossland Opener
The West Kootenay Timberwolves kicked off the first of two back-to-back home weekends in Rossland on June 1. The visiting Cranbrook Outlaws were looking for their second win of the season against the Timberwolves. The players did not disappoint the fans, with both teams delivering a strong and entertaining performance. The...
Seven Summits Centre for Learning Open House
Open House at Seven Summits Centre for Learning to show young people in the Kootenays that they really can have it all: Pursuing what they love while they learn in and outside the classroom The team at Rossland’s Seven Summits Centre for Learning (7S) is planning to fling the doors of its iconic red roofed heritage...
City of Castlegar clarifies: regional airport to get $1.05-mill grant to pay for $1.4-mill project
The City of Castlegar has received a grant that will make an important re-investment in the West Kootenay Regional Airport in 2019. A $1,050,000 grant received from the BC Air Access Program (BCAAP) will rehabilitate taxiway B and two-thirds of the apron at the airport. The City will contribute $350,000 (25% of total project...
