Ruffled feathers lead to fowl play in city signage
There’s been a lot of hilarity on social media surrounding Castlegar’s two new ‘turkey crossing’ signs along Columbia Avenue near the Kootenay Smile Studio and Wolf’s Den Tattoo Parlor. “Turkeys can read now?” “Of course not, that’s why the signs have pictures, too.” That sort of thing. But underneath the jocularity is a very...
Trick-or-treating to protest starving students
Frustrated about student poverty, Selkirk College students are planning a food drive on Halloween night. Students will be going door-to-door in traditional trick-or-treat fashion asking area residents to provide non-perishable food items for the campus food bank. “With little action being taken by the provincial government ...
Significant donation brings cadets closer to a new hall
The Castlegar Air Cadet Squadron is $1,705 closer to a new hall after Smile Cookie week at Tim Hortons. “Kathy and Chris Sykes, owners of the Castlegar Tim Hortons, presented 581 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron with a cheque last Tuesday,” said Commanding Officer Gerry Rempel. “During the week (of Oct. 14 to 20), Cadets...
Former Israeli Airforce Helicopter Pilot Speaks at Mir Lecture Series Event
Former Israeli Defence Force (IDF) helicopter pilot Yonatan Shapira’s outlook on the violent struggle in the Gaza Strip and West Bank changed dramatically 12 years ago and for more than a decade he has been traveling the world in an effort to bring change through non-violent means. Shapira will bring his insight on the Israeli...
Police, community looks to pick up pieces after sentencing of NPD Constable
It must have been a somber day inside the offices of 606 Stanley Street as the Nelson Police Department dealt with the news that one of their own had been sentenced to 30 days house arrest and a one-year probation for an assault charge on a woman. NPD Const. Drew Turner was in BC Provincial Court Tuesday to hear his sentence...
Panhandling bylaw would further marginalize poor people in Nelson: Nelson Committee on Homelessness
The proposed panhandling bylaw does a disservice to a segment of Nelson’s society, and further marginalizes the poor in the city, said the Nelson Committee on Homelessness. Committee member Ann Harvey and two other Nelson Committee on Homelessness board members said city council’s draft legislation on panhandling will not solve the underlying problem of poverty […]
NPD Constable handed Conditional Sentence Order after assault conviction
A Nelson Police Constable was handed a Conditional Sentence Order 30 Days House Arrest and one year probation Tuesday by BC Provincial Court Judge Richard Hewson. Judge Hewson sentenced Const. Drew Turner at Nelson Courthouse after the Nelson Police Department officer was convicted for assault in September following an incident...
The Kootenay Wild snap winless skid by stopping Vancouver Island Seals
Some would call it an upset. The Kootenay Wild call is a hard-fought victory. The Interior squad scored a 2-1 BC Hockey Female AAA League victory over the Vancouver Island Seals Saturday in Campbell River. The victory, the second of the season as Kootenay defeated Banff Academy during the exhibition season, was the first...
Locals thrilled at news Canada Post is putting brakes on Community Mailbox Program
President of Canada Post Workers Union (CUPW) Local 790 Brenda Muscoby-Yanke was elated with a news release Monday that Canada Post has temporarily suspended future deployment of the program to convert door-to-door mail delivery to community mailboxes. “We think this is great news for all Canadians let alone the Nelson workers...
Accident sends postal worker to hospital
An accident in Trail this morning has sent one woman to hospital, according to RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. "About 9:20 a.m., a Canada Post worker was crossing Victoria St. southbound on a green light when she was struck by a pickup truck making a left turn from Cedar Ave. onto Victoria St.," Oelke said. "The 58-year-old postal ...
