Trail and Castlegar take top honours with International Communities in Bloom
Both Trail and Castlegar made excellent showings in their respective categories in the International Communities in Bloom (CiB) competition this year. “To have two communities within 25 miles of each other win internationally is great,” said Darlene Kalawsky, who not only heads up the Castlegar CiB, but is also chair of the...
Working Smoke Alarms a priority during Fire Prevention Week
The stats don't lie. The Fire Chiefs Association of BC says the chance of a fatality rises 74 percent when a working smoke alarm is not present. Members of the Nelson Fire Department are doing their best to combat the loss of life during Fire Prevention Week. “In a fire, seconds count,” said Fire Chief Len MacCharles. “Half...
Council elects to cool debate on panhandling bylaw with public input
City council is taking a time out as it prepares to draft legislation to deal with those looking for a hand out on Nelson streets. A unanimous vote was carried by city council on Monday night during their regular meeting to defer the wording of the draft bylaw — currently in its second reading — back to city staff for...
Violent inmate escapes custody while at Vancouver Island hospital
Shortly before 8 p.m. on Oct. 4, an inmate from the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre (VIRCC) escaped from the custody of provincial correctional officers while at the Victoria General Hospital (VGH) for medical treatment. The West Shore RCMP was notified of the escape, prompting an investigation and search for ...
B.C. mayors council calls on federal candidates to speak to climate change
The B.C. Mayors Climate Leadership Council (BCMCLC) is calling for B.C.-based Federal Parliamentary Candidates to outline how they and their parties will respond to the challenge of climate change and the need for energy conservation and greenhouse gas reduction. Communities across BC are experiencing climate change impacts...
Pass Creek Fall Fair 2015 a screaming success (with photo gallery)
The Pass Creek Fall Fair enjoyed a record-breaking two days last weekend, with as many as 4,000 people passing through the gates, including volunteers, vendors and horse-show participants, etc. As many as 150 volunteers pitched in to make this year, the event’s 20th anniversary, the best one yet, said exhibition society...
LETTERS: Have Canadian voters learned nothing?
Dear Editor, Canadians can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel in this extended election period but, incredibly, the polls show that there is a slight chance the most brazenly corrupt government in Canadian history could be returned to power instead of obliterated off the political map. A government that attacked...
Winter is coming says RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services
RCMP Sgt John Ferguson West Kootenay Traffic Services said, regardless of the great fall weather, winter is coming and motorists need to start preparing for snow. "Some are happy to see it and some are not, however the reality is at some point in the near future we will see snow in the mountains," Ferguson said on a media...
Coming to the Kootenays — Nelson/Creston MLA invites Miley Cyrus
In an effort to more broadly engage the pop star on wildlife and ecosystem protection in BC, Michelle Mungall has invited Miley Cyrus to her riding to tour the habitat of the endangered mountain caribou. Cyrus made national headlines last month when she criticized the BC Government’s wolf cull as part of the strategy to...
Fruitvale man in custody after area crime spree, car chase, bike chase and foot chase
Police have arrested a man in connection with a crime spree lasting almost 24 hours, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. "Brody Aaron McKellar, 21 years old, of Fruitvale, went on a crime spree around the Fruitvale area lasting almost 24 hours," Oelke said. "By the en,d he had stolen two trucks, broke into a residence,...
