Work crews continue cleanup of mudslide west of Creston
Highway work crews continue to clean up a mudslide 10 kilometres west of Creston said DriveBC website Sunday. “Rock is getting smaller,” said the West Kootenay District for Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Twitter feed. Highway 3 slide continues to have the road reduced to single alternating traffic through Sunday....
Sewage truck removed from property of Slocan Valley resident
The Nelson Daily is reporting on Sunday afternoon, March 26, the septic truck was removed from Ms. Ryder's property. Sinking sewage truck gives Slocan Valley senior major headache A Slocan Park senior says she doesn’t know where to turn after getting into a bizarre argument with a septic tank cleaning company that won’t remove...
Time to Become Concerned about TB
When Stephen Lewis speaks about tuberculosis, he doesn’t restrain his words. The world is showing “far too much strangled deference when it comes to fighting TB,” Lewis told a standing room crowd in a passionate speech at a recent Vancouver conference. “It’s time to take TB as a cause celebre,” he added, urging TB activists...
Environment Canada issues Snowfall Warning for Paulson Summit, Kootenay Pass
West Kootenay/Boundary residents are going to have to wait a few more days for spring driving conditions to finally arrive in the region after Environment Canada issued a Snow Warning for Highway 3, Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass Friday. Environment Canada it's possible for snowfall amounts in the 15 cm range for Friday...
Letter: More funding not always the answer
To The Editor: More funding might help our seniors if they are in a publicly owned facility. A few more staff and maybe an extra therapist. But history shows that more funding has not improved the quality of care in "for profit" or even "non-profit" facilities. The taxpayers shelled out more money in 2010 when the client rate...
School district chair to propose banning school trips to US after Trump ban
The chair of the local board of education is going to be suggesting, at the SD 20 board’s next meeting, that school-related trips to the US be disallowed due to the trump administration’s travel bans. Teri Ferworn, chair of the SD 20 board, said such a policy may not even be the purview of individual school districts. “There...
Castlegar's Patrick Zubick named as year's top goalie by SIJHL
The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday that Castlegar’s Patrick Zubick, now with the Dryden GM Ice Dogs, has been named the SIJHL’s top goaltender for the 2016-17 season. “Zubick garnered the laurels over fellow top goaltender award finalists Michael Lenko of the English River Miners and Ryan...
CBT commits $1 mill for Alliance for Literacy over next two years
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) ensures that communities have access to the literacy programs and support services they need. Their unique regional approach will continue to have Columbia Basin Trust’s support with another two-year funding commitment. “This is a unique arrangement in the province; it’s a regional...
Selkirk Enactus Club embarks on community clean-up project in Castlegar
Selkirk College students are undertaking a community clean-up project through their Enactus Club, according to Enactus spokeswoman Ivy Chen. Che said a group of students from the Enactus Club at Selkirk College will collect garbage from the roadsides leading to Selkirk College and the section of Highway 3A called ‘Airport...
SPCA unveils design for new $2-mill Castlegar facility
The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) unveiled plans for its new, $2-million West Kootenay Community Animal Centre in Castlegar at a special event on March 21 at the Castelgar Complex. “We are extremely excited about the new centre and are grateful to the provincial government,...
