On July 26, officers from the West Kootenay Traffic Services and Castlegar RCMP executed a Search Warrant at a Suspected Marihuana Grow Operation in the 3100 Block Of Broadwater Road in Robson.  Seized from the residence was 1/4 pound of high-grade marihuana suspected to have been a product of the grow op. Also seized from ...

 This past weekend my wife and I had the opportunity to spend some time with friends of ours, and during the day the discussion turned to wrongful death laws in B.C. Terry Napora (Terry Napora Law Offices) and Derek Miura (Derek Miura Law Corporation) informed me of the gross injustice families face in B.C .when […]

 You may think you know culture here in the Basin, but be prepared to discover something new! The Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT) is a free,self-guided tour showcasing local arts, culture and heritage throughout the region Saturday and Sunday, August 14-15, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm.   Take a road trip to a different community...

 This week I spent a whole bunch of time trying to help someone whose hard drive had crashed.  Her laptop got dropped, after which she wasn’t able to turn it on.  When I plugged it into another machine, the computer couldn’t even see that there was a hard drive there.  I phoned her to let […]

 A Castlegar man has been arrested and charged with several offences, including possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a loaded restricted firearm. Police arrested 48-year-old Brian Fowler in the early morning hours of July 22, after following on information regarding a possible...

Open Letter: To begin, our family would like to thank the community of Grand Forks, Constable Bell and our Victim Service Worker Catherine Riddle for their overwhelming support and kindness. Words cannot express the loss our family has suffered, nor the horror of having to do it in such a public way. We have heard repeatedly that the mental health […]

 Kimberly Ruth Noyes has been found ‘not criminally responsible for reason of mental disorder’ in the killing of 12-year-old John Fulton of Grand Forks.  Rossland B.C. Supreme Court Justice Mark McEwan handed down his ruling on the case that wrapped up testimony on Wednesday. McEwan’s lengthy verdict recounted evidence from the trial and case law […]

Touching on the deer population is something I exclaimed I would never bother with as the whole thing is really absurd. Seems the absurdity has reached levels that make me want to dive in as Mayor Taylor puts us on the map again with his apparent Charles Bronson approach to deer control in Grand Forks. […]

Crown counsel has conceded to the defence that the verdict should be one of not criminally responsible for reason of mental disorder in the case of Kimberly Ruth Noyes, accused of second-degree murder. In the last day of the trial, Phillip Seagram, crown counsel and Deanne Gaffar, representative for Noyes, provided their final submissions. Gaffar cited extensive […]

 Months of planning have left Castlegar and RDCK areas I and J with what looks to be a $25 million price tag for an expansion project at the Complex. Jim Crockett, director of recreation, says the plans have not been made in a vaccum, but rather reflect a great deal of public feedback on recreation […]