OP/ED: CUPE BC condemns Province's firing of Vancouver school board
Today's news that Premier Christy Clark has fired the democratically elected Vancouver School Board shows that her education agenda is more about closing schools than providing quality public education, CUPE BC President Paul Faoro said today. "The Vancouver School Board trustees who stood up to this government's efforts to...
TSB said no Cockpit Voice Recorder on plane that crashed in Lake Country
The Transportation Safety Board said it will take the time needed to complete a thorough investigation of the fatal plane crash near Lake Country that killed four people Thursday. The twin-engine Cessna Citation disappeared from radar at 9:40 p.m. PT on Thursday, only 11 kilometres north of Kelowna Airport after takeoff from...
ANKORS warns users of drug making rounds, possibly cut with Fentanyl
At least two people in Nelson have overdosed on a green powder that is likely Fentanyl an ANKORS representative told The Nelson Daily. The ANKORS rep said one person was taken to Kootenay Lake Hospital while the other was revived using Naloxone, after they overdosed on a green powder purchased online. While there hasn’t been...
Extreme weather response shelters open early
Storm season has arrived earlier than usual this year, and as a result, the Province is providing early funding to any Extreme Weather Response (EWR) shelter in British Columbia that is prepared to open early. While the EWR season officially runs from Nov. 1 to March 31, almost 30 EWR shelters across Metro Vancouver and around...
UPDATED: Former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice confirmed killed in Lake Country plane crash
The RCMP is saddened to confirm that four individuals have been killed in a plane crash that occurred late Thursday night, October 13 in Lake Country. Media agencies have confirmed one the four people on the plane was former Alberta premier Jim Prentice. Prentice, 60, was aboard a twin-engine Cessna Citation that disappeared from radar […]
Distressed man shuts down Trail Bridge Wednesday afternoon
An incident Wednesday afternoon saw traffic on the Trail Bridge brought to a stand-still for roughly 45 minutes. Trail RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr said police were called at just before 1 p.m. with reports of a man in distress, and arrived to find the man had climbed high atop the bridge and was threatening to commit suicide. “Fire...
Bizarre 'creepy clown craze' reaches the Kootenays
A bizarre US trend - dubbed the 'creepy clown craze' by media - has made its way to the Kootenays, according to Trail RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. Orr says the phenomenon (which Time Magazine says began in August in South Carolina after reports of people in clown costumes trying to lure children into the woods and has since expanded...
Coroner releases name of man killed in crash near Rock Creek
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident near Rock Creek on Oct. 3. He was Douglas Lawrence Leighton, aged 50, most recently of Surrey. Leighton was the driver of a car heading west on Highway 3 at about 3:20 p.m. on Oct. 3. Near the intersection of Myers Creek Road...
West Kootenay Transit on Board with Selkirk College to Boost Adventure by Bus
A new video starring Selkirk College students shows off the benefits of jumping on board West Kootenay Transit. Produced by Digital Arts & New Media Program student James Tucker, the partnership between the college and BC Transit aims to change how the community thinks about transportation. “Public transit in the West Kootenay region provides an […]
UPDATED: Suspect in police shooting found dead
RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk released the following statement at 4:46 p.m. Wednesday: The RCMP can now confirm that we have located the body of the suspect we were searching for. He was found deceased. A positive confirmation of identification and the exact cause of death is now the subject of a full investigation by the […]
