I am responding to a personal attack on my family written in the election coverage. First of all I think that if one is going to write a letter one should not hide their name. If they are confident enough to write it in the first place what are they hiding??? My name is Lori Hoover and I am the proud mother of LeeAnn Zaitsoff!!...

So I have visited Tommys No Frills Grocery a few times once a month maybe and would be hard pressed to go there unless I was in Castlegar. Even though some of the prices are lower - low price is not everything. Some prices are even higher than competing stores. But what it comes down to is customer service or lack there of ...

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Local Interest 2011 Adventure Calendar titled: “OFF THE BEATEN PATH” featuring stunning images of the East and West Kootenays. Available in Nelson: Valhalla Pure, ROAM, Ellison's Market, Touchstones Gallery, Coles Books; Castlegar: Kootenay Gallery, Bagels and Brew; Rossland: Cafe Books, Rouge Gallery; Trail: Crockett Books;...

Just to point out a couple of facts regarding this issue. First I am not sure about rodeos in B.C. but in Alberta any rodeo cannot run without a ambulance on location. I cover many rodeos and we have to always designate one for the event. If the ambulance leaves the event stops so why was the event allowed to run without a ...

If the mager tenure holders do not want to be responsible for the roads or the health of the forest, then give the timber back to the people where it rightfully belongs, then we will look after it, for the timber is our back yard and our home!...

A US Airways Express plane en route from LaGuardia Airport in New York to Louisville was diverted to Philadelphia on Thursday morning after a harmless Jewish prayer box was mistaken for an explosive device. According to Philadelphia police, a 17-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy on Flight 3079 was using tefillin, a set of black ...

Police from Frederick in Maryland, US, have charged a homeless man with three offenses after a light aircraft was stolen from Frederick Municipal Airport early in the morning on Dec. 28. The single-engine aircraft crashed as its thief tried to take off. Polcie say 51-year-old Calvin Cox was arrested near the scene in the...

A man from London, England has been sentenced to three years in prison after killing his wife by hitting her in the head with a television remote control. The trial was held in the Old Bailey, a famous court in London. The court heard how 46-year-old electrical engineer Paul Harvey was arguing with 48-year-old American wife...

Photo by Kyra Hoggan: Harper's visit to Castlegar, with local Conservative MP hopeful Rob Zandee at podium in backgroundCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper caused controversy last week after telling Toronto business leaders that he prefers to watch American news programmes instead of Canadian.He told the Canadian Chamber...