Twas Three Nights Before Christmas
Twas three nights before Christmas when outside the city, people were stuck, so the police took pity. Cranbrook RCMP received a 9-1-1 call from a family travelling from Calgary to San Francisco. The family had taken a GPS shortcut that took them on a route, that might be used by a hobo. This wonderful technology took the...
Cranbrook property protected as part of $1-million conservation commitment
A Cranbrook area property home to a wide variety of wildlife has been acquired by the Province, thanks to a partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). The property consists of: 0.6 hectares at Elizabeth Lake Conservation area near Cranbrook, which includes a bird sanctuary, hiking trails and wetland and shoreline...
Funding freeze on for new facilities as IHA moves primary care into households: Cusden
The best way to improve health care delivery in Nelson is not by enhancing its health care facilities, but by keeping potential patients in their homes, says the interim health service administrator for the Interior Health Authority. Jane Cusden told city council on Monday that the IHA directive for the mostly rural service...
The Haywood NorAm races at Black Jack
Over two hundred athletes traveled to Rossland from across Canada, with representatives from Brazil, and Portugal, and several from the United States. Team coaches came along, and some family members accompanied young athletes. Despite early worries about snow depth, there was enough, and skiers reported good conditions. ...
Council wraps up 2016 with appointments to next year's committees
Monday night, Dec. 19, saw the final city council meeting of 2016 in Castlegar. As is customary, mayor Lawrence Chernoff announced the councillor's committee appointments for the coming year. The appointments are relevant to residents insofar as they help members of the community determine where best to direct questions,...
IIO sends investigation of Castlegar police-involved shooting to Crown
Ed Note: IIO spokesman Martin Youssef underlined these facts in an interview regarding this release: A) The threshold for referral to Crown is very low; B) No charge has been recommended and C) "If there is even a potential likelihood there was any kind of offense, even a traffic offense, we have to refer it to Crown. That's...
LVR students lobby MPs on importance of dealing with Climate Change
Two Grade 12 students from L.V. Rogers High School in Nelson were hoping to make a change as part of Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s National Conference last month in Ottawa. Alyssa Taburiaux and Linn Murray, both 17, recently returned from Ottawa where they lobbied politicians for effective climate policy. The LVR students were ...
Ribbon cutting at new Trail Bridge
Columbia River Skywalk, one of the largest suspension bridges in North America, was the location of a ribbon cutting ceremony on December 15. “The genesis of the project was the closure of the old Trail Bridge in 2011 when it was deemed unsafe,” said city councillor Kevin Jolly. “Identifying the bridge with a name is […]
Syrian refugee family happy to call Castlegar home
A Syrian refugee family who came to live in Castlegar in mid-October of this year has generated a lot of curiosity in the community. To that end, the Castlegar Refugee Project arranged an interview, in Arabic, to answer some of the most frequently-asked questions. “This is an interview conducted by a young pre-medical student,...
Local Alzheimer's programming to be available in the New Year
The New Year is fast approaching, and the Alzheimer Society of BC wants Kootenay/Boundary residents to be aware of services that will be available in 2017. “We will be offering several workshops for families living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in the New Year,” said local support and education coordinator Julie Leffelaar. Highlights of programming […]
