A treasure trove awaits at the national Gem and Mineral show
By Linda Barber, Kokanee Rock Club If you are interested in rocks, gems, Fossils, minerals, crystals, jewelery, geology, geodes, prospecting and anything to do with rocks, then this two-day event next weekend is a must see. The Gem and Mineral Federation of Canada is having a show in Castlegar at the Castlegar and District Community Complex, […]
Police arrest train passenger for a 16-hour loud cellphone conversation
A 39-year old woman, Lakeysha Beard, talked for more than half a day while on an Amtrak train going from Oakland,California to Portland, Oregon. The loud cellphone conversation lasted sixteen hours last Monday, after which police stopped the train for 20 minutes at Salem, Oregon to arrest the woman. According to the British...
Empty nest: More Southeast, Kootenay Lake firefighters head to Alberta
Nearly 76 per cent of the Southeast Fire Centre’s firefighting crews are in Alberta and the Yukon this week as the wildfire season heats up outside BC borders. The centre has deployed 166 individual firefighters to Alberta this week — including three pieces of equipment and one initial attack crew — out of 216 total […]
Demolition confirmed on burned out Kerr Building
The Kerr Apartment Building is coming down. Several major hazards associated with the 100-year-old burned out stone structure have convinced investigators the building would not be safe to rebuild, said Nelson Fire and Rescue Services chief Simon Grypma on Wednesday afternoon. He said a brief tour of the building — that burned in a destructive […]
RCMP: Please, no more rotting-corpse deliveries
Local police became the gurus of gross last weekend, after a local couple deposited a rotting corpse in the lobby of the Castlegar RCMP detachment. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff said a couple came in at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, after stumbling across a corpse in rural Castlegar. Believing the remains to be human, the […]
Teck Announces Retirement of General Manager, Trail Operations
Teck Resources Limited announced today that Mike Martin will retire from his role as General Manager Trail Operations. Mr. Martin will transition from his General Manager role beginning July 1, 2011. “Mike is retiring 39 years to the day that he joined Teck,” said Don Lindsay, President and CEO. “Mike is a highly respected operator […]
Name of New Denver woman killed in single vehicle accident released
RCMP have released the name of the women killed during a single-vehicle crash on Highway 6 near Burton Monday morning. Lisa Louise Radosh, 44, of New Denver died of injuries suffered when the 2010 Hyundai she was a passenger in left the road May 30. “Initial investigation revealed the vehicle left the road way on […]
Raid the North Extreme to air on Global Television and PBS
The region’s premiere expedition adventure race is going national as Global Television and PBS have committed to broadcasting an hour-long, high-definition documentary across Canada and the USA after the July race. The Raid the North Extreme (RTNX) — a six-day, non-stop expedition race in the West Kootenay, July 23-31 — broadcast is the first airing […]
First Nations Make Historic Decision in Health
First Nations in British Columbia passed a historic resolution to assume greater control and decision-making over their health and wellness. 146 of the 167 Chiefs and representatives in attendance (87%) voted in favour of the resolution which will make BC First Nations the first in Canada to take over health service delivery from the federal […]
Postal workers issue strike ultimatum
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) declared Monday that its nearly 50,000 Canada Post employees will go on strike if a deal with the crown corporation is not reached by Thursday, June 2, at 11:59 p.m. eastern time, or 8:59 local time. CUPW has presented to Canada Post what it has called its […]
