PHOTO: Castlegar gets taste of gold thanks to Bantam Rebels
The Castlegar Bantam Rebels went a Cranbrook tournament and came back home with the gold medal. There were 8 teams in the tournament, mostly coming from Alberta. The Castlegar boys went undefeated in all 5 games they played, winning the final game 5-2 against Cochrane. The boys have now won two tournaments and came in […]
40+ kittens and cats maltreated and in need
The Kootenay Animal Assistance Program (KAAP) needs you to help prevent a Christmas cat-astrophe, after happening upon a over-crowding situation that's seeing more than 40 cats and kittens being neglected, malnourished and mistreated, according to KAAP president Laurel Mathew. In its role as an animal rescue organization,...
IBEW Local 213 takes cautious approach after FortisBC tenders 'Binding Interest Arbitration' offer
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 has decided to take a few days before accepting or refusing after FortisBC tendered an offer of "Binding Interest Arbitration" to solve the five-plus month labour dispute. "The Union is consulting with its bargaining committee and talking to its members," said an...
BC Coroners Service identifies victims of MVA near Moyie
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man and a woman who died following a motor vehicle incident near Cranbrook on Thursday (December 5) as Lyla-Maria Arcilla Mortensen of Slocan and Joel William Drew Franklin of Winlaw. Mortenson, 18, was the driver and Franklin, 19, was the passenger in a vehicle which […]
Regional swimmers of 'TRAX' program at CHRISTMAS CRACKER meet
Trail Regional Academy of EXcellence (TRAX) aquatic program is currently at the Eleventh Annual Pacific Coast Swimming CHRISTMAS CRACKER Invitational Short Course Swim Meet from Thursday to Sunday in Victoria. The TWSC competitive swimmers are registered with Swim Canada and have obtained official qualifying time standards to attend this prestigious event held at the Commonwealth […]
COMMENT: IBEW 213 blasts Fortis BC for ongoing lockout
Ed. Note: The following is an opinion piece provided by The IBEW Union. Unless a Grinch’s heart grows, this story of 225 locked out electrical workers won’t have a very merry ending. The latest round of negotiations between FortisBC and its electrical workers have failed; all but ensuring 225 workers will be locked out for […]
Kootenay Ice host league leading Rockets in weekend series at Rossland
The Kootenay Ice is back in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League action Saturday and Sunday in Rossland. However, the competition doesn’t get any easier for the Major Midget club as first place Okanagan Rockets, featuring many Western Hockey League draft picks, come to the Golden City to face the Ice. The Rockets are tied for […]
Kootenay Lake Fishing Report
By Kerry Reed, Reel Adventures Charters The sun in shining and the fish are hopping on the hook so let’s get ready for a great month of fishing on Kootenay Lake. Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Charters is here to give his monthly fishing report. So read and enjoy. Kootenay Lake Almost a carbon copy […]
Fortis, Nelson Hydro users take smaller hit, but still destined to get hit in wallet
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Fortis and Nelson Hydro customers may think they are getting a break on 2014 rate increases compared to BC Hydro, after the Crown corporation announced a whopping 28 percent rate increase over the next five years to its customers. But one electrical consumer advocate says Fortis customers are already […]
UPDATE: New information on pedestrian fatality in Winlaw
West Kootenay Traffic Services Cpl. John Ferguson has shed some light on last night's pedestrian fatality, and the causes thereof: "We're pretty sure it's not a suicide," he said. "The physical evidence we can see (would indicate) that he was trying to wave the vehicle down for a ride, but was doing so in the middle of the...
