Tied-up in traffic
By Michael Jessen Think your commute from Balfour, Castlegar, Nelson, Slocan Valley or Ymir is a drag? Just be glad you don’t live in Chicago or Washington, DC. Residents living beyond Longbeach on the North Shore got a taste of what can happen when a highway is shut down, but commuters in the West Kootenay […]
Fundraiser for local boy nets over $10,000
A fundraiser held at the Complex last night brought in over $10,000 to help local 11-year-old Cole Hoodicoff after a devasting ski accident. Hundreds of people showed up for the spaghetti dinner, silent auction and dance, including Cole’s father Brad, who said he was overwhelmed by all the support. “I can’t believe it – I’m […]
Outdated business model perpetuates reckless decisions
By Roscoe Triana Canada Post announced a decision in the summer of 2010 that they would look into rerouting all Friday mail sent from the Kootenay area in British Columbia to Vancouver for sorting prior to being delivered to the final destination. Canada Post stating that the change “would not impact customers or jobs in […]
COURT WATCH: Delays in hearings
Grow op turned explosive: Justin Douglas, 35, of Greenwood, B.C., was represented by counsel in court this week as the dates for his hearing were set. Lawyer Jessie Gelber appeared on behalf of Douglas to waive the preliminary hearing and proceed directly to trial after entering Douglas’ plea of not guilty. Gelber said that they […]
City toboggan party on tap
Lack of snow may have prevented last year’s City of Castlegar toboggan party from taking place …but it doesn’t appear to be an issue this year. Assuming the weather holds, the toboggan party will be on Feb. 12 at Cone Hill, and it’s an event no one should miss – as many as a 1,000 people attended in 2009. “There’ll be free...
Avalanche potential sits at “considerable” for weekend
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily After a deadly weekend in the West Kootenay barely five days ago, avalanche danger in the backcountry is still a formidable aspect for those who endeavour to venture out for recreation in those parts. The Canadian Avalanche Centre has pegged the danger of an avalanche at considerable through to […]
Snowfall warning in place for West Kootenay for Thursday
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Up to 20 centimetres of snow are expected to descend on the West Kootenay region today as yet another snowfall warning has been issued by Old Man Winter. Environment Canada is saying significant snowfall is expected — from five to 20 cm. — in the entire West Kootenay region […]
The hundred mile currency: Columbia Community Dollars
What if a currency had caring for the community built right into its structure? What if, by design, a currency was based on generosity rather than greed? Fed up with the current debt-sourcing model our national currency runs on and seeing a potentially large opportunity for a truly win-win-win situation in which businesses, customers and […]
Species-at-risk defenders walk away from NAFTA review process
An international coalition of environmental groups, represented by Ecojustice, has withdrawn in protest a complaint against Canada, a first in the history of NAFTA’s environmental watchdog. The complaint, made to the Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC) in 2006, alleged that the Canadian government failed to enforce laws to protect at least 197 at-risk species in […]
Clinton-era policy kept Tucson gunman out of FBI’s background-check database
By Marian Wang in ProPublica. As we noted in the wake of the deadly shooting in Tucson, the FBI’s background-check database—intended to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill—didn’t prevent Jared Loughner from obtaining a weapon [1] because he hasn’t been declared mentally unfit by a court or been committed […]
