Blueberry Creek Community School Society buys land/school for $1
It’s been a long time coming, but the Blueberry Creek Community School Society now owns its facility and the property on which it stands, having purchased both from School District 20 (SD 20) for one dollar. While that may sound like a poor deal for SD 20, it’s actually good news for virtually everyone involved, according to...
Ruffled feathers lead to fowl play in city signage
There’s been a lot of hilarity on social media surrounding Castlegar’s two new ‘turkey crossing’ signs along Columbia Avenue near the Kootenay Smile Studio and Wolf’s Den Tattoo Parlor. “Turkeys can read now?” “Of course not, that’s why the signs have pictures, too.” That sort of thing. But underneath the jocularity is a very...
Trick-or-treating to protest starving students
Frustrated about student poverty, Selkirk College students are planning a food drive on Halloween night. Students will be going door-to-door in traditional trick-or-treat fashion asking area residents to provide non-perishable food items for the campus food bank. “With little action being taken by the provincial government ...
Significant donation brings cadets closer to a new hall
The Castlegar Air Cadet Squadron is $1,705 closer to a new hall after Smile Cookie week at Tim Hortons. “Kathy and Chris Sykes, owners of the Castlegar Tim Hortons, presented 581 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron with a cheque last Tuesday,” said Commanding Officer Gerry Rempel. “During the week (of Oct. 14 to 20), Cadets...
Former Israeli Airforce Helicopter Pilot Speaks at Mir Lecture Series Event
Former Israeli Defence Force (IDF) helicopter pilot Yonatan Shapira’s outlook on the violent struggle in the Gaza Strip and West Bank changed dramatically 12 years ago and for more than a decade he has been traveling the world in an effort to bring change through non-violent means. Shapira will bring his insight on the Israeli...
Panhandling bylaw would further marginalize poor people in Nelson: Nelson Committee on Homelessness
The proposed panhandling bylaw does a disservice to a segment of Nelson’s society, and further marginalizes the poor in the city, said the Nelson Committee on Homelessness. Committee member Ann Harvey and two other Nelson Committee on Homelessness board members said city council’s draft legislation on panhandling will not solve the underlying problem of poverty […]
NPD Constable handed Conditional Sentence Order after assault conviction
A Nelson Police Constable was handed a Conditional Sentence Order 30 Days House Arrest and one year probation Tuesday by BC Provincial Court Judge Richard Hewson. Judge Hewson sentenced Const. Drew Turner at Nelson Courthouse after the Nelson Police Department officer was convicted for assault in September following an incident...
Searchers find body of hiker in Whistler/Pemberton area
A hiker has been found dead in the Whistler/Pemberton area, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair. “On Oct. 24 at 8:34 p.m., Whistler Pemberton RCMP were advised of an overdue hiker who had intended to hike in the Cerise Creek area and stay at the Keith Flavelle Hut north of Pemberton,” LeClair said. “Police attended to...
Locals thrilled at news Canada Post is putting brakes on Community Mailbox Program
President of Canada Post Workers Union (CUPW) Local 790 Brenda Muscoby-Yanke was elated with a news release Monday that Canada Post has temporarily suspended future deployment of the program to convert door-to-door mail delivery to community mailboxes. “We think this is great news for all Canadians let alone the Nelson workers...
Five British Nationals killed in B.C. whale-watching accident
The BC Coroners Service is providing preliminary information about the five persons confirmed deceased in the sinking of a whale-watching boat off Tofino on Oct. 25, 2015. The five persons were all British nationals and all were passengers aboard the boat, not crew members. Three were tourists vacationing from Britain, and ...
