Coroners release name of avalanche victim
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in an avalanche near Salmo on Feb. 23. He was Cale Jack, aged 27, from Nelson. Mr. Jack was one of a group of four persons who went backcountry skiing in an area known as Twin Lakes near the summit of Kootenay Pass, about 37 kilometres east of Salmo. During...
Ice rally from pasting to pull out 3-3 tie against Greater Vancouver
After getting spanked 10-0 in the opener, the Kootenay Ice put on a better display in game two, playing the Greater Vancouver Canadians to a 3-3 tie Sunday in BC Major Midget Hockey League action at the Richmond Oval. Trevor Van Steinburg of Cranbrook scored with just over a minute remaining in the second period to pull the...
Kaslo and Area Health Care Select Committee responds to Interior Health decision to reduce ER hours
The Kaslo and Area Health Care Select Committee is not totally surprised of the recent decision by Interior Health to change the hours of operation at the Victorian Community Health Centre emergency department after doctors were unable to follow through with a proposed plan for 24/7 coverage. IH made the announcement Thursday, effective Tuesday, April […]
General Andrew MacNaughton a champion of CRT downstream benefits
Since 2005, Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has researched and explored the natural and human history of the rivers of the upper Columbia River Basin. She speaks frequently at conferences and symposia throughout the Basin on the history of the Columbia River Treaty and its effects on Basin residents. She has recently completed a...
UPDATED: Man killed/woman injured after being caught in avalanche near Kootenay Pass
One man has been killed and one woman rescued from the scene of an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia. Search manager Chris Armstrong says four skiers were trekking through a high, remote section of Kootenay Pass between Salmo and Creston early Sunday afternoon when two were hit by a slide that swept them over a...
Seaman powers Leafs to Murdoch Division title
The Nelson Leafs needed to put in a little overtime en route to the 2013-14 Murdoch Division title. Austin Seaman scored on the power play early in the first overtime to give the Leafs a 2-1 victory Saturday night over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action in Fruitvale. The goal […]
Spray park could be in place by 2015
Lynne Burch made a presentation to Grand Forks’ city council at their committee of the whole meeting Feb. 11 on behalf of the Grand Forks Rotary Club. The presentation was made to garner support for a much anticipated children’s spray park within city limits. Burch and other members of the Rotary Club travelled to various […]
Boundary soccer league gearing up for spring season -- calling for coaches
The Boundary Youth Soccer Association (BYSA) is getting ready for their coming soccer season, but they could use more help from the community. Each year, for the past four years, the BYSA has had at least 300 kids enrolled in their league. And each year it has grown a little more. This year, they already […]
UPDATED: Traffic moving again on Highway 3A north of Creston
Traffic is flowing, all but, slowly through a stretch of Highway 3A 31 kilometers north of Creston following a rock slide last week. DriveBC website is reporting the road is reduced to single lane, alternating traffic until further notice. Rock slide closes Highway 3A north of Creston Getting from the West to East Kootenay ...
Victorian Hospital ER hours to change in April
Interior Health is proceeding with changing the hours of operation at the Victorian Community Health Centre after doctors were unable to follow through with a proposed plan for 24/7 emergency department coverage. IH made the announcement Thursday, effective Tuesday, April 1, the new hours at the Kaslo-based health center will be Monday to Friday, 9 […]
