Take a Hike program hosts 'Moonlight Snowshoe' fundraising event
What better way to enjoy our beautiful Kootenay winter than an evening of guided snowshoeing under the moonlight with friends and family? The West Kootenay Take a Hike Program invites your participation in our first annual moonlight snowshoe event featuring excellent food, live music, a silent auction and prizes - all in...
Stetski selected to represent Canada on Diplomatic Mission to Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Kootenay-Columbia MP Wayne Stetski will be joining the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development as it begins a 12-day diplomatic mission to four countries – Ukraine, Latvia and Poland in Eastern Europe, and Kazakhstan in Central Asia, today. The purpose of the Committee’s travel is...
OPINION: You May be Holding Your Future in Your Hands
The lighter’s flame touches the end of your cigarette; you take a deep drag and the warm smoke enters your lungs. If it’s your first cigarette, you might instantly find it harder to breathe. The smoke tastes heavy and robust, not entirely unpleasant and reminiscent of drinking coffee for the first time. Then comes the nicotine...
Accident closes Highway 6 north of Crescent Valley
Highway 6 near Slocan Park was closed Thursday afternoon following a two vehicle accident. Reports say the accident happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. when a northbound pickup truck lost control and went into the lane of the oncoming logging truck, sending the logging truck down an embankment approximately 10 kilometers north of the Highway 3A/6 […]
Rossland Search and Rescue: local heroes
On Wenesday, January 11, a lone skier was enjoying the beautiful, but rather cold, evening on Record Ridge. The temperature was about minus 20 C. or perhaps even lower up there. Night falls early, and the moon was bright. But when it came time to find a way back down the mountain, the moon was not quite bright enough,...
Five conditions secure coastal protection and economic benefits for all British Columbians
Following the Trudeau government’s approval of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Project, the Province’s clear, consistent and principled position on its five conditions has resulted in tangible and significant investments that will protect British Columbia’s environmental and economic interests. “The five conditions ...
Gitxsan chiefs add fourth lawsuit opposing Pacific Northwest LNG
Inland B.C. hereditary First Nations chiefs joined coastal ones in announcing a fourth federal lawsuit against Ottawa’s approval of the Pacific Northwest LNG project, at a press conference in Vancouver. They claim that the gas export terminal is an infringement of their Aboriginal fishing rights. Two Gitxsan Nation hereditary...
Funeral service today for Kale Hurd, 28
The family of Kale Robert John Hurd wishes to announce his sudden and tragic passing on Jan. 4, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 at 1 p.m. at St. Rita's Catholic Church, 513 7 Ave., Castlegar. Reception to follow in the church hall. We would also like to thank everyone for all of the love and...
Regional airport analysis supported
During Monday’s Nelson City Council meeting, it was discussed that the city will be helping to propel a feasibility report on the region’s main airport with a financial contribution for its analysis. Council agreed to contribute $10,000 from the airport reserve fund to the City of Castlegar towards Jeppesen Aviation’s Registered Navigation Procedure Analysis for […]
