Thursday saw RCMP execute two search warrants, resulting in the seizure of hundreds of marijuana plants and the arrest of two local men. The first warrant, executed in Thrums, saw police seize 582 mature plants as well as associated growing equipment, and 45-year-old homeowner Ca Senh Voong was arrested and has been charged with production […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The plans are now in the bag for carbon neutrality in three regional districts, 28 municipalities and several First Nations. The Carbon Neutral Kootenays (CNK) project completed phase one of the work of detailing carbon neutral action plans for the Regional Districts of Central Kootenay, East Kootenay and Kootenay […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily There was no consonance in the accident Monday morning when a logging truck overturned on a sharp “S” curve on Highway 6 southeast of Salmo. Around 8:25 a.m. a northbound logging truck overturned on the highway just north of the Nelway Border Crossing, southeast of Salmo.   The truck had...

 I think most of us, even in the New Millennium, would find the combination of Christmas and sex toys a startling one … but Passion Party consultant Tina McIntosh said we might be really missing out if we dismiss the idea out of hand. McIntosh even has catalogues featuring holiday gift packages and combinations of […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyA “resource-intensive” investigation by the RCMP in the West Kootenay/Boundary region in the last four months has resulted in 21 people being charged with 43 drug trafficking offences. Members of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment plain clothes General Investigation Section embarked...

 Today, the city's Extra Foods officially becomes Tom's No Frills grocery store. After weeks of renovations and changes, owner Tom Zelke is unveiling this new (to Castlegar) concept in food stores. “It's still a Loblaw's company,” he said, explaining the 'No Frills' ownership structure is different, as is some of the consumer...

 Over the past four months, members of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment plain clothes General Investigation Section have lead a very resource-intensive investigation, dubbed Project E-PYLORUS, targeting drug trafficking at various events in communities within the West Kootenay/Boundary. Specifically, investigators ...

Over the summer months, members of Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment conducted an investigation into the illegal production of marihuana and seized more than 20,000 marihuana plants from 96 outdoor sites throughout the West Kootenay/Boundary, according to RCMP Inspector Nick Romanchuk. "Numerous samples were obtained from...

 Hallowe'en – and that uniquely Kootenay phenomenon, 'Gate Night' – is almost upon us, and police are promising an increased presence in Castlegar. “Officers will be dedicated to deal with issues at Kinnaird Park, Millennium Park, the Castlegar Complex and any other potential problem areas,” said RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. “We...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Mayor John Dooley has asked the Columbia Basin Trust to change the weather. Well, at least the weather in Castlegar, a constant thorn in the side of those who look to fly in and out of the West Kootenay during the wetter winter months of the year. The mayor — also the city’s director on ...