Hour Glass, Castlegar Vikings reach WKMFFL Final
There will be no repeat champion in the West Kootenay Flag Football League. For the second straight year the Castlegar Vikings played the role of spoiler, knocking off defending WKFFL champion Dam Inn Mates 19-13 in semi final action Sunday at the Mount Sentinel Field. The Vikings meet Nelson Hour Glass in the league final […]
Flu vaccines in Kootenay Boundary still safe
In light of the recent temporary suspension of Novartis vaccine products (Agriflu and Fluad), Interior Health wishes to advise the public that our public flu clinics will continue as scheduled using our primary vaccine product Vaxigrip. Novartis products comprise less than 10% of the vaccine supply in Interior Health. Interior...
Bad weather good for Whitewater/Red and great to get locals voting in 'Ski Town Throw Down' contest
There are probably not many people enjoying the monsoon like weather hammering the Kootenays of late — other than those who can’t wait for a wintry day on the boards. “The weather this year went from summer to winter, just how you love it,” a beaming Anne Pigeon, GM Indoor Operations and Marketing for Whitewater […]
Saints continue to roll through BCIHL teams, blast UVic 10-2
Selkirk scored eight unanswered goals, two by former KIJHL star Connor McLaughlin, to blast the defending B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champ University of Victoria 10-2 in action Saturday at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The win runs the Saints unbeaten streak to six to start the season and gives the West Kootenay squad four-point lead over […]
UPDATED: A 6.3-magnitude aftershock once again rocks Haida Gwaii islands
CBC News reported a 6.3-magnitude aftershock struck off the coast of B.C.’s Haida Gwaii islands Sunday morning. The aftershock came less than 24 hours after Satruday’s quake, which is the strongest earthquake in more than 60 years hit the same area. Officials said the temblor hit 64 kilometres southwest of Sandspit at a depth of […]
Grand Forks woman killed in accident south of Beaverdell
A 46 year-old woman from Grand Forks was killed after her car left the roadway and rolled over an embankment at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25. When Midway RCMP and Midway Fire Rescue responded to the single vehicle collision on Highway 33, about five kilometers south of Beaverdell, they discovered the sole occupant of […]
Quick thinking by local citizens stops woman from jumping off Big Orange Bridge
Police are commending quick action taken by local citizens for saving a woman possibly from jumping to her death during an incident Monday (October 22) on Nelson’s Big Orange Bridge. At approximately 10:30 p.m., a motorist called 911 reporting a women suspiciously walking onto the bridge dressed in only a housecoat. With officers en route […]
From Guatemala to Castlegar: a journey in healing shared
One and all are invited to a presentation by Julio Cochoy, founder of the Maya Skills women's jewelry cooperative of Guatemala. It will take place at St. Rita's church on Nov.2 by donation. Guests will enjoy refreshments and dessert, and organizers will be selling beautifully handcrafted and fairly traded jewelry that the...
Police gearing up for Halloween hijinks with park closures and increased presence
Halloween hijinks can fast morph from hilarity to horror, and Castlegar cops are calling on residents to ensure this year is spooky but safe - including that Kootenay-specific evening called Gate Night (the night before Halloween). To that end, RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff offered these cautions/recommendations: "The Castlegar...
CBT Youth Advisory Committee welcomes new members
The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is a group of involved youth from around the Columbia Basin who provide advice to Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and a youth perspective on a variety of issues facing today’s youth. Members—called YACers—commit to a one-year term and have an opportunity to meet, work and travel with a group of […]
