Strange but true: Australian town to change name to promote road safety
The residents of Speed, a small town in the south-east of Australia, have made the decision to modify the name of the town for one month in an attempt to improve road safety in the country. The name of the town will be adjusted to SpeedKills across next month. The idea was created by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC)....
RDCK passes resolution against provincial downloading
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Continued provincial offloading of the future costs of healthcare capital projects could mean a significant rise in current property taxes for all West Kootenay residents, says one regional district director. Area K (Arrow Lakes) director Paul Peterson said precedence is being set for the IHA to ask the West […]
Man accused of feeding bears to protect his grow op pleads not guilty
Self –proclaimed “bear dude” Allen Piche entered a not guilty plea this past Tuesday in Grand Forks Provincial Court, in relation to the possession of marijuana charges stemming from a raid on his property that uncovered a grow-op at Christina Lake last summer. Piche’s other charge concerning the feeding of up to two dozen […]
Cole recovering; homecoming to be addressed
Readers avidly following the story of 11-year-old Cole Hoodicoff, a Castlegar youngster who was paralyzed in a Jan. ski accident, will be pleased to hear that he’s continuing to progress, according to his Mom, Amy. “He’s coming grocery shopping with me this afternoon and having dinner at the apartment with me tonight, and tomorrow […]
Community rallies for 10-year-old Corbin Lew
Anyone who knows 10-year-old Grade 5 student Corbin Lew probably knows by now that he’s struggling. Corbin, a Twin Rivers student along with his twin brother Chris, has been in the Vancouver Children’s Hospital since Jan. 14, and was diagnosed, this Friday, with a brain cancer, or lymphoma. (Chris is healthy and strong,...
Historic Agreement signed to support long-term protection of the Flathead River Valley
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have announced a multi-million dollar funding commitment to help remove major threats to British Columbia’s Flathead River Valley – a spectacular wilderness area that straddles the Canada-U.S. border. The two leading conservation organizations will provide $9.4 million to the Province of British Columbia […]
Former Egyptian president Mubarak reportedly ill, may be in coma
Al Arabiya is reporting that former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak, 82, has fallen into a coma. According to the network, Mubarak went into a coma on Saturday night after falling ill. Sameh Shoukry, the Egyptian ambassador to the United States said on theToday Show on NBC, that Mubarak is “possibly in bad health.” He is currently being treated at his home […]
Castlegar DAREs to do things differently
The Police Beat has been pretty slow of late - but that doesn't mean cops aren't hard at work in our community.Castlegar RCMP Const. Rob Gardner, for example, has spent the last several weeks at local elementary schools, delivering the DARE program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)."We give kids the tools and information they...
RCMP and Rooney family reach out once more for help to find missing man, Owen
Australian native, Owen Kiernan Rooney, disappeared six months ago today but his family and police are not giving up hope. We are once again asking for the public’s help in locating Owen. Efforts to date have garnered many tips, however, all plausible leads have now been exhausted. Owen was last seen at the Grand Forks […]
Pakistani court seeks Musharraf's arrest over Bhutto murder
A court in Pakistan has issued an arrest warrant for exiled former President Pervez Musharraf. He is accused of involvement in the 2007 assassination of rival and ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto while in power. Currently in Dubai and residing in London, UK, Musharraf has been given until February 19 to appear before Rawalpindi’s anti-terror court. If he does not, the court says […]
