Hugh Keenleyside navigational Lock closure, March 8–12
The navigational lock at the Hugh Keenleyside Dam will be closed starting at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 7 until 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 13. This closure is necessary to remove sunken logs from the bottom of the navigational lock. Regular hours of operation for the navigational lock are 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through...
CORRECTION: Two Castlegar Teens Recovering in Hospital After Stabbing during alleged home invasion
Castlegar RCMP are investigating the stabbing of two Castlegar teenagers, according to Castlegar RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Monty Taylor. "On Feb. 21, at approximately 1:30am Castlegar RCMP and Emergency Services were called to the 1000 block of 2 Street., Castlegar, for a report of a distraught female requiring emergency...
DriveSmart BC: Police Powers
If you are stopped by the police, just what is it that the officer is entitled to do? This is a simple enough question, and one that I'm not sure that many drivers and their passengers have stopped to consider. Now that we have the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, does a driver have to do anything at all? The police may stop...
KBRH gets $38.8 million boost
Construction is underway at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) for a new ambulatory care clinic and expanded pharmacy. “Our government recognized the critical importance of upgrading KBRH so people in the West Kootenay-Boundary area could get better care, so it’s exciting to see work get started on the next phase of...
Vera Maloff provides glimpse into Doukhobor history as one of two authors sharing local memoirs
The authors of two new memoirs — one on the experience of a journeywoman carpenter, and the other on growing up in a Doukhobor activist family — will be featured at the third Zoom reading in the 2020-21 author reading series presented by Nelson, B.C.’s Oxygen Art Centre. Reading from and talking about their work on Wed., Feb....
Virtual town hall to provide Columbia River Treaty updates
An upcoming virtual town hall will give people from across the Columbia Basin and beyond a chance to touch base with Canadian negotiators, Indigenous Nations, local government representatives and others involved in current efforts to modernize the Columbia River Treaty. The event will take place on Feb. 24, 2021, from 6 to ...
Cold cop makes sweet splash for Special Olympics
While police don’t generally encourage the public to jump into the Thompson River this time of year, Kamloops RCMP members are pushing for one of their sergeants to get in there -- for a good cause, of course. In support of the Special Olympics, Sgt. Brandon Buliziuk has pledged to plunge into the icy-cold river on March 7,...
BC SPCA seizes 40 dogs from controversial sled dog operation near Salmo
The BC SPCA has seized 40 dogs from a West Kootenay sled dog operation. The animals were rescued and taken into BC SPCA care on Feb. 16, after SPCA animal protection officers executed a warrant on the property, located outside of Salmo, B.C. Marcie Moriarty, chief prevention and enforcement officer for the BC SPCA, says there...
Fatal MVI between two semi-tractor trailer units on the Coquihalla
The southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway, between Merritt and Hope, re-opened earlier this morning following a deadly crash late yesterday afternoon that prompted the overnight closure south of the City of Merritt. On February 17, 2021 at approximately 4 p.m., Merritt RCMP responded alongside emergency medical crews to a report of a collision involving two […]
Two Trail cops congratulated for compassion
On Jan. 29, just before 2 p.m., Const. Kurtis Olineck and Const. Leo Turko of the Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report of an erratic driver travelling southbound on Highway 22 toward Trail. The elderly male driver was reported to have had a number of near misses with other vehicles. While patrolling, Olineck...
