Police are requesting public assistance to get the facts regarding a hit-and-run incident on Halloween night in Fruitvale, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. “On Nov. 1, Trail & Greater District RCMP received a report of a pedestrian hit-and-run accident that occurred in Fruitvale the previous evening (Halloween night),” Hawton said. “At approximately 8 […]

A 27-year-old Castlegar man remains in hospital today with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, after an accident on Ooteschenia Road at roughly 4 p.m. on Nov. 6, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew.   “The driver lost control of his truck and flipped several times before crashing into the trees off road,” she said. “The driver was ejected […]

Caring professionals at a handful of facilities in the West Kootenay and Creston will be out on the picket lines Thursday as part of rotating job action by unionized workers of the Community Social Services Bargaining Association. The Community Social Services Bargaining Association is made up of members from the BCGEU (BC Government Employees Union, […]

Just out of Jericho, Bartimaeus sits by the road. Hearing Jesus and the crowd he cries, “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me. ”Many in the crowd tell him to shut up, but he raises his voice and Jesus, standing still, says: “Call him here.” Changing their tone, the voices in the crowd tell Bartimaeus to “Take heart; get up,...

During a normal school day at Christina Lake Elementary, the quiet chatter of children reciting their multiplication tables, working on group projects and reading out loud filters out of the classrooms and into the halls. Then a secret signal sounds. Not the usual fierce fire alarm, but something new. And within seconds the school falls […]

In Maine and Maryland, voters have approved ballot measures yesterday to allow marriage between same-sex partners. Votes for a similar measure in Washingtonare still being counted. Reports from Minnesota suggest a ballot measure that would amend the constitution to ban gay marriage has been rejected by voters. In Maryland, voters supported the law passed earlier this year by Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley 52% to 48%. Josh Levin […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay’s household hazardous waste roundup proved to be a tremendous success said Board Chair John Kettle. The blitz netted 21,660 liters of hazardous liquids at four HHW round-up events in Nelson, Castlegar, Creston and Nakusp. An additional 9,480 liters of paint were also collected at no charge to the RDCK […]

The City of Nelson was recently recognized for leading by example at the recent FortisBC PowerSense Awards. The city received two awards — one for the natural gas savings achieved through boiler retrofits at City Hall and the Civic Centre, and another — a Fortis Conservation Leadership Award — for the EcoSave Energy Retrofits...

Grand Forks sawmill employees will be taking a three week unscheduled vacation starting Nov. 10 as International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) completes mill upgrades ahead of schedule. When the mill re-opens in early December, Interfor anticipates that they will see a 10 percent increase in production, said president and chief executive officer Duncan Davies. Along […]

An accident at the corner of Broadwater and Robson access road Sunday has left one Castlegar man in hospital. Police say that, at about 11:30 a.m., the driver of a truck (also from Castlegar) was turning left from Broadwater Road onto the access road when a mechanical glitch caused him to jolt forward, at which point he knocked...