Fire Chief hot under the collar after repeated careless blazes
by Kyra Hoggan on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 15:03

 A public safety situation is getting Castlegar's normally-mild-mannered fire chief a little hot under the collar.

Chief Gerry Rempel said the fire department has been dealing with a recent rash of abandoned camp fires – five just in the eight-day period between Aug. 15 and 23.
 
“It's a real problem – and it's odd that we're dealing with so much of it right now,” he said.
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Recent News

Columbia Power gets new president

by Contributor on 07 Sep 2010
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Columbia Power Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Bird as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective Sept. 1.
 
Ms. Bird was previously the CEO of Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc., and prior to her involvement with the Canada Line she was retained by the City of Vancouver on transportation and infrastructure projects.

Send kids back to school with lunches that make the grade

by Contributor on 05 Sep 2010
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With today’s busy schedules packing kids lunches for school can be a challenge. Even more challenging is including nutritious foods that will end up in your child’s tummy and not the trash. Packing nutritious lunches helps form life-long healthy eating habits, and balanced nutrition can help your child concentrate, retain knowledge, and be more motivated to learn.
 
 “If you find that your child’s lunch often goes uneaten, investigate why. Does their sandwich get squished in their backpack? Are they bored with apples for snacks?

Osprey cam offers fascinating glimpse into raptor life

by Contributor on 04 Sep 2010
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 The osprey chicks have left the nest and the live-streaming osprey cam, jointly operated by the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) and the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, has been switched off. Two of the three chicks fledged successfully and this particular osprey family will be soon head south for winter.

Regional News

Paid propaganda? PART 2: Sun/Province’s disturbing “message”

by Harvey Oberfeld on 07 Sep 2010
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[Editor's note: Part one of Mr. Oberfeld's column should be right below this one. I decided to print the two simultaneously as this is an important issue and one that will only become more and more urgent as corporate newspapers struggle to survive in an age of declining revenues]

It’s no secret that, to any branch of the news media, the availability of information is critical: whether voluntarily provided; deliberately revealed; earnestly sought out or inadvertently discovered. 

 

National and International

Obama announces plan to build roads, railroads and runways

by Wikinews on 07 Sep 2010
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In a speech in Wisconsin, US President Barack Obama announced a USD50 billion plan to restore 150,000 miles of roads, lay 4,000 miles of railroad tracks and rebuild 150 miles of airport runways within six years. The speech was given at an annual Labor Day festival in Milwaukee to union workers on Monday afternoon.