Selkirk College Partners with Rwandan Music School
A blossoming relationship between the Selkirk College Contemporary Music & Technology Program and Rwanda’s Nyundo School of Music has been formalized. Earlier this spring, music program instructor Gilles Parenteau and three Selkirk College students traveled to the African nation to repay a visit that took place this past...
Column: From the Hill -- Bill C-14 and Access to Medically Assisted Dying
By Member Of Pariliament for South Okanagan- West Kootenay, Richard Cannings: Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) In March I wrote in this column about the ongoing debates in Parliament around medical aid in dying, brought on by the Supreme...
Volunteers need for the annual BC Bat Count
The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) is seeking volunteers for the annual BC Bat Count. This citizen-science initiative encourages residents to count bats at local roost sites. “Bat counts are a wonderful way for residents to get involved in collecting important scientific information” said Leigh Anne Isaac, Coordinator...
Parking in Nelson just got a little tougher
As if there wasn’t enough problems with parking in Nelson, now stalls at the only parkade in the city one are being closed until upgrades can be completed. The news, announced in a media press release, comes after an engineering firm recently completed a detailed structural assessment of the City parkade as part of the […]
Nelson SAR host Swiftwater training on Slocan River
Nelson Search and Rescue rolled out the red carpet to host the fourth annual RAFTEX training weekend on the Slocan River. Nelson SAR Public Information Officer, Chris Armstrong, said the public may have seen as many as 14 rafts on the Slocan River this past holiday weekend as teams from Nelson, Fruitvale, Penticton, Panorama, Sparwood, […]
Police seek public help finding missing woman
Trail RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating missing person 48-year-old Neva Evdokimoff, who was reported missing by her family on Wednesday, May 25. The Trail RCMP was advised on May 25, that Neva Evdokimoff left her family's residence in Shore Acres at 8:30 a.m. on May 24. Neva was supposed to be driving home to her...
GradPASS provides safe travel during graduation celebrations
Grad Class of 2016 in Nelson, Trail, Castlegar and South Slocan at Mount Sentinel High School, will have access to the BC Transit GradPass promotion. BC Transit, through its partnering communities, is thrilled to offer the two days of free, unlimited transit travel during the month of June. It’s expected that more than 21,000 GradPASS […]
Obituary: Kevin Chernoff
It is with a heavy heart that Trish and Megan Chernoff share the loss of their best friend, Kevin Chernoff. He left our world suddenly on Tuesday morning, with Trish by his side after a full week surrounded by family. It’s hard to imagine how the world will go on without him but we are […]
Credit Union accomplice sentenced at Nelson Courthouse
The accomplice in the robberies of Nelson and District Credit Union and Kootenay Currency Exchange was sentenced to almost five years in jail in Nelson Supreme Court. Krista Kalmikoff, 28, who was convicted of five of six counts for her part in the robberies that rocked the Heritage City in April of 2014, was given a sentence...
No serious or fatal accidents during Victoria Day weekend
Sergent John Ferguson, Acting OIC for the South East District Traffic Services-East said in a media release there were no serious or fatal accidents in the Kootenay Boundary during the Victoria Day Holiday weekend. "The roads were very busy but with a large presence of enforcement and the rainy weather, the motoring public ...
