Massive drug investigation leads to 18 search warrants; 21 arrests
Over the past four months, members of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment plain clothes General Investigation Section have lead a very resource-intensive investigation, dubbed Project E-PYLORUS, targeting drug trafficking at various events in communities within the West Kootenay/Boundary. Specifically, investigators ...
TECH TALK: You think you've got a virus, so now what?
So you've looked at some of the warning signs I talked about last week and now you're pretty sure you have a virus. Now what? The most important message I want to get across is that you have to DO SOMETHING. I frequently get told, "I don't have any data to protect, so I'm not worried." This is a terrible misconception for...
Regional police seize equivalent of 40 million marijuana cigarettes
Over the summer months, members of Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment conducted an investigation into the illegal production of marihuana and seized more than 20,000 marihuana plants from 96 outdoor sites throughout the West Kootenay/Boundary, according to RCMP Inspector Nick Romanchuk. "Numerous samples were obtained from...
Police step up patrols for Hallowe'en; Gate Night revisited
Hallowe'en – and that uniquely Kootenay phenomenon, 'Gate Night' – is almost upon us, and police are promising an increased presence in Castlegar. “Officers will be dedicated to deal with issues at Kinnaird Park, Millennium Park, the Castlegar Complex and any other potential problem areas,” said RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. “We...
Mayor asks CBT for help on major 'drawback to business retention'
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Mayor John Dooley has asked the Columbia Basin Trust to change the weather. Well, at least the weather in Castlegar, a constant thorn in the side of those who look to fly in and out of the West Kootenay during the wetter winter months of the year. The mayor — also the city’s director on ...
CBT embarked on major project to secure future of delivery of benefits
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The Columbia Basin Trust is well positioned for future disbursements of cash to local communities thanks to the Crown corporation embarking on the Waneta Dam expansion project, says the CBT’s president and chief executive officer. In the wake of signing the deal on the $900-million expansion to the dam […]
Jumbo updated contact information
Due to a cabinet shuffle on Monday, there are new contact people for the pending Jumbo Wild decision, advises a member of the West Kootenay EcoSociety.Coordinator David Reid said in wake of a pending decision on creating a “resort municipality” in the Jumbo Glacier Valley — to allow a 6,500-bed resort town — and the cabinet...
CBT questioned on 'local' hires
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Several regional district directors have called for the Waneta Dam expansion to expand its scope of what it deems a ‘local’ hire. Currently the Columbia Basin Trust — a 49 per cent stakeholder in the $900-million expansion on the Pend d’Oreille River south of Trail — had required that […]
Rural development institute established by CBT and Selkirk College
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Information is a great tool in the kit of any municipality, allowing it to forge policy, planning and decision-making. However, it is in short supply for resource-starved rural governments in the West Kootenay. That will change after the announcement Saturday afternoon of an eight-year...
$9 million in ecstacy tablets found by border crossing
By Suzanne Fournier, The Province U.S. border agents found more than $9 million worth of Ecstasy in “suspicious” backpacks stashed in the woods just south of the border at Grand Forks. Acting on a tip from a hiker, U.S. agents near the border-patrol station in Curlew, Wash., seized 140 kilograms of the popular designer […]
