Market Saturday at junction supports school and local enterprise
April 11 is Brent Kennedy Elementary School PAC's 6th Annual Children's Market, at the Slocan junction on Highway 6. Held in the school gym and surrounding hallway, the market is host to over 30 tables of new and used items all related to families and family life. The market is a fundraiser for the PAC with the idea to recycle...
Jewellery store robbers caught by police a block away
Unfortunately for two males who had just robbed a jewellery store, they were observed by plain clothes police officers who were at the right place and time a block away. handcuffs with blue and red lights The incident unfolded on April 7 in North Vancouver when at approximately 11 a.m. two males entered a jewellery store in...
LETTER: Couple who lost house to fire offer thanks
It is with mixed feelings of gratitude and sorrow that we extend a heart-felt thank you to the brave individuals who responded to our house fire in Paterson on the evening of Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Thank you for saving our outbuildings and the forest surrounding our home. Our horses are also grateful to you all for saving...
Waneta Expansion Project in pictures
The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, recently announced that the Waneta Expansion Project near Trail is now online and generating power. With the help of photographer Larry Doell and Columbia Power Corportation, here a photo ...
$1.1 mill to support sport and physical activity in the Basin
People engaged in sport and physical activity in the Columbia Basin can look forward to improved support through the newly formed PacificSport Columbia Basin Society. Columbia Basin Trust and ViaSport are providing $800,000 and $300,000 respectively toward this initiative over the next three years. The society’s primary goals...
Kaslo Sourdough Bakery needs help after nomination in NEXTY competition
Kaslo Sourdough Bakery is getting known for its wonderful products outside the Kootenay region. The business was recently nominated for a NEXTY Award following its participation at the Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim, California in March. "My dad, Silvio and I exhibited our sourdough pastas in the world’s largest...
Prescribed burn project scheduled near Kaslo
Wildfire Management Branch and BC Timber Sales personnel are planning to conduct a prescribed burn at 12 Mile Creek, about 17 kilometres northwest of Kaslo next to Highway 31A. The burn project will take place between Thursday (April 9) and April 30, weather conditions permitting. This controlled burn will cover about 5.5 hectares and smoke […]
Four departments; 33 firefighters battle blaze south of Rossland
It took 33 firefighters from four different fire departments more than four hours to knock down a massive blaze in Paterson, about four kilometres down the road from Rossland toward the border, Tuesday evening. Kootenay Boundary Regional fire chief Terry Martin said the couple who lived in the house heard something and saw ...
Catch the Spirit: GFI prepares for another exciting year
Catch the Spirit, the Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament (GFI) is back for another year, starting June 30th and ending July 5th 2015. I have been involved in different capacities with this tournament since 2008 and am very excited to be in this position, working with such enthusiastic and dedicated, board of...
Kinnaird Elementary wins $25,000 in national contest
Staples Canada yesterday awarded Castlegar’s own Kinnaird Elementary School $25,000 worth of new technology in a surprise school assembly yesterday morning. Kinnaird Elementary was selected for their outstanding sustainability efforts and environmental initiatives. In collaboration with Earth Day Canada, the nationwide contest...
