'Monsoon-type' weather soaking the Kootenays
Ministry of Transportation District Manager Hugh Eberle is issuing a warning to drivers of a "monsoon type" storm heading for the Kootenays. "The old adage “out like a lion” sure appears to be in effect here in the Kootenays as we transition into spring," Eberle said in a media release Wednesday. "After a relatively drier and...
City holds its breath for Kraft Hockeyville annnouncement
The big day's almost here – this Saturday, we'll be finding out if Castlegar is a semi-finalist in the Kraft Hockeyville competition, and in the running for $100,000 of arena upgrades and the opportunity to host an NHL exhibition game. This means lobbying support from far outside city boundaries, as the winning community could...
Friday sees Saints start playoffs with home game at Complex
After finishing the 2013/14 regular season on a nine-game winning streak and grabbing first place in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League standings in their final game, the Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program is looking to carry over their late-season success into a first round playoff match-up against Thompson Rivers...
Mayor/councillor say four-year term is a mixed bag
It's official – B.C. will now be the final province in Canada to adopt four-year terms for municipal councils, mayors and school district representatives. Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff, himself a council veteran completing his third term as mayor and having served on council since 1987 (with a three-year hiatus) said it's...
Leafs blast Braves 7-2 to advance to Murdoch Final; Game one Friday at NDCC Arena
For the first time in the entire Murdoch Division Semi Final against the Spokane Braves, the real Nelson Leafs stepped up. Travis Wellman scored three times and Kootenay Ice netminder Jason Mailhoit was solid between the pipes leading the Leafs to a convincing 7-2 shellacking of the Braves in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff […]
UPDATE: Perry Ridge logging protestors have change of heart
Two Perry Ridge protestors didn't spend a long time in jail after agreeing to signing undertakings not to return to the site. Marilyn James and Dennis Zarelli were arrested for failure to comply with an injunction issued the day before. The two were jailed after not agreeing to sign an undertaking that they would not return...
Warfield crisis averted due to "textbook" emergency managment, says chief
A potential very volatile situation near Warfield yesterday had minimal impact because of emergency crews' textbook management of the crisis, according to Kootenay Boundary Region Fire Rescue Chief Terry Martin. Martin said they got the 9-1-1 call at 1:30 p.m., informing them that a tanker truck containing 24,000 litres of ...
MP hosting community forum in Midway
BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko is hosting MP community forums this month in Princeton and Midway. The Forum being held in Midway is a joint meeting for both the area communities of Greenwood and Midway. Since his election eight years ago Atamanenko has regularly hosted meetings in communities throughout his riding in cooperation with […]
Kootenay Lake Fishing Report
By Kerry Reed, Reel Adventures Charters It’s only March. So there’s plenty of time this year to hook a big one on Kootenay Lake. Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Charters is here to give his monthly fishing report. So read and enjoy. Kootenay Lake Well, it has been a slower season than what we […]
Mungall accuses Liberals of gerrymandering over changes to Electoral Boundaries Act
Nelson-Creston NDP MLA, Michelle Mungall is sounding the alarm about a new bill put forward by the Liberal government that would see changes made to the laws governing the Electoral Boundaries Commission and electoral ridings in the Kootenays. Bill 2 – 2014 Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, recently underwent debate in the Legislature and […]
