COLUMN: From the Hill -- BC apple farmers and food security
Many sectors have been hard hit by the pandemic, and agriculture is one of them. Despite concerns about food security and pleas to buy local, orchardists and farmers in the region have had a number of serious headwinds facing them over the past year. B.C. apple growers have had to deal with huge production from just across...
COVID-19 ICBC customer rebates to average $190
ICBC customers will receive one-time rebates averaging $190 this spring – their part of $600 million that was saved due to a major decrease in crashes and costs as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. “Our work to make life more affordable for British Columbians includes fulfilling our commitment to take earnings at ICBC that are...
Midway woman caught/charged in alleged crime trifecta
Trail police arrested a Midway woman Sunday morning, after finding her operating a vehicle with no insurance/registration, while prohibited from driving, and with a warrant out for her arrest, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Jan. 30, at 8:50 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report ...
BC records 1,158 new cases over weekend, 194 new cases and six deaths in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting on three periods: from Jan. 29 to 30, we had 408 new cases, from Jan. 30 to 31, we had 473 new cases and in...
South Okanagan-West Kootenay NDP picks Cannings as party rep
By Dale Boyd, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Current MP for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding, Richard Cannings, is going to once again put his hat in the ring in the next federal election. Members of the NDP’s Electoral District Association in the riding of South Okanagan–West Kootenay have again selected MP...
Drivesmart BC: Those Blinding Blue Headlights
One of the more frequent vehicle equipment complaints that I receive is about headlight glare. I am told that they are horrendous to an oncoming driver and it is hazardous to be driving because they are blinding. Drivers want to take their eyes off the road or look to the side to avoid them. Are they legal? The situation may...
Update on Covid-19 cluster in Fernie
Interior Health has identified an additional ten cases of COVID-19 linked to a community cluster in the Fernie area since the cluster was declared on Jan. 27. Since Jan. 1, 2021, a total of 91 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in this region and 60 cases are currently active. Most of the transmission occurred at recent...
Jan. 29: 514 new cases overnight in BC, 71 in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 514 new cases, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 66,779 cases in British ...
DNA confirms identity of human remains from Vancouver Island as BC Interior man, missing for decades
BC RCMP and the BC Coroners Service continue to see results in their partnership reviewing and revisiting historical missing person’s cases, with yet another missing person case that dates back to 1967 now solved through DNA profiling. In May 2021 it would have been 54 years since the unexplained disappearance of a man from...
UPDATED: Charges sworn against armed man who stormed Rossland City Hall
Court records have revealed the name of a man who allegedly breached Rossland City Hall armed with a bow-and-arrow and other weapons. Twenty-four-year-old Matthew Ponka has been charged with two counts of carry/have in their possession weapons/firearms, once count of mischief, one count of forcible entry and one count of ...
