First Nations assert Aboriginal Title in Oppenheimer Park eviction
Homeless Tenters, First Nations Leaders from the Downtown Eastside, Coast Salish Territories and their supporters intend to defy an eviction notice given to the homeless in Oppenheimer Park on Sunday, July 20th at 7am. Together they have issued their own Eviction Notice to the City of Vancouver (see below). This land is still...
Fire crews continue battle two fires burning in Slocan Valley
Fire crews are busy trying to contain two lightning-caused fires in the Slocan Valley that flared up Friday Jordan Turner Communications Specialist for the Southeast Fire Centre said Sunday. The two fires — Enterprise Creek and Monument Creek — are highly visible due to the proximity to Highway 6 and are currently posing no...
Airshow Nelson 2014 — a grassroots event that showcases the aviation industry
Case Grypma, chair of the 2014 Nelson Airshow, would like to toss out the red carpet to area aviation buffs to attend the (Saturday) August 2 extravaganza at the Heritage City Airport on the city waterfront. The event kicks off at 8 a.m. with the pancake breakfast and plane arrivals before the official opening ceremonies at...
SE Fire Centre battling two lightning fires in Slocan Valley
The Southeast Fire Centre is currently responding to two lightning-caused fires east of Highway 6 in the Slocan Valley. Although these fires are highly visible due to their proximity to Highway 6 and local communities, there is currently no threat to any structures or communities. The Enterprise Creek fire is 1.5 kilometres...
Castlegar Jiu Jitsu garners gold
Castlegar’s own Kootenay Jiu Jitsu Academy brought home a golden haul from the 2014 Western Canadian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships in Pentiction on June 28- including winning first place overall in the Adult No-Gi Division. Led by coaches Ben Jolicoeur, Ken Postnikoff, and Brent McDonald, the academy took on approximately...
Wildfire funneling smoke into valley
Air tankers are responding to a wildfire discovered this morning about 8.5 km south of Silverton and 1.5 km east of Highway 6, according to Southeast Fire Centre information officer Jordan Turner. He said the fire is about 1.5 hectares and is burning at Rank 4 (Rank 4 means “highly vigorous burn” - Rank 1 being a smoldering...
Police say young man's death was 'entirely preventable'
Despite the efforts of public and police to avert an accident, a teenaged boy was killed after trying to cross Highway 1 near Hope. At approximately 11 p.m. on July 15, Hope RCMP received a complaint of three persons walking westbound along Highway 3 (Old Hope Princeton Way). Extensive patrols were made, but no pedestrians ...
Hikers discover body of local man
Police are not suspecting foul play after hikers discovered the body of a local man near Fruitvale this weekend, according to RCMP Cpl. Kelly Hall. "On July 12, Trail and Greater District RCMP were contacted after a group of hikers noted what they believed to be a human body in the water at Beaver Falls near Fruitvale," Hall...
Alberta man dies in crash near New Denver
A 50-year-old Alberta man has died after colliding with a pick-up truck near New Denver Monday morning (9:20 a.m.), according to RCMP Sgt. John Ferguson. "The Slocan Detachment and the West Kootenay Traffic Services attended a two vehicle motor vehicle fatal collision on Hwy 31A approximately 10 kilometers east of New Denver,"...
Heatwave continues through the week
Like a "Heat wave . . .. Martha and the Vandellas made the song popular before Linda Ronstadt covered it in 1975. Now most of BC, including much of the West Kootenay region, is getting a first hand feel of the lyrics as a heat wave, partly due to warm air from the desert southwest of the United States, pushes into the British...
