Teenager uttering threats at Mount Sentinel Grad sentenced
The teenager who threatened people at Mount Sentinel High School in June of 2016 was sentenced to time served and three years probation at Nelson Courthouse Tuesday. Denver Sky, 18, was found guilty of two counts of uttering threats. He has spent the equivalent of five months in jail while in custody. In June 2016, RCMP was...
BC takes significant step forward in preventing cancer with HPV announcement
In a media release, the Canadian Cancer Society calls the recent BC Government announcement to provide the HPV vaccine to all genders through schools a significant move forward in public health policy. The Society believes this change, which will take place in September 2017, will have an enormous impact in reducing children’s...
Restrictions and Delays at Northport Bridge
The 1500-foot-long bridge at Northport on State Route 25, five miles south of the US-Canada border, is open to single-lane, alternating traffic only, with no over-legal-weight or wide-load vehicles permitted; restrictions are in force 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and are expected to remain in place for up to six...
Charges Laid in Crawford Bay Cheetah Incident
Two people have been charged after a cheetah was seen wandering the roadside by a motorist on Highway 3A near Kootenay Bay in December 2015. The Conservation Office Service Facebook page said man and woman have been charged with one count each under the Controlled Alien Species Regulation. The Facebook page said both individuals...
CAA poll says Canadians admit to texting stopped at red light
Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) said in a media release Wednesday that one third (33 per cent) of Canadians admit they have texted while stopped at a red light in the last month. The media release said that is despite evidence showing the mind could still be distracted and not on the task of driving for up to 27 seconds...
Twas Three Nights Before Christmas
Twas three nights before Christmas when outside the city, people were stuck, so the police took pity. Cranbrook RCMP received a 9-1-1 call from a family travelling from Calgary to San Francisco. The family had taken a GPS shortcut that took them on a route, that might be used by a hobo. This wonderful technology took the...
Cranbrook property protected as part of $1-million conservation commitment
A Cranbrook area property home to a wide variety of wildlife has been acquired by the Province, thanks to a partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). The property consists of: 0.6 hectares at Elizabeth Lake Conservation area near Cranbrook, which includes a bird sanctuary, hiking trails and wetland and shoreline...
Letter: All I want for Christmas is Proportional Representation
To The Editor: A Christmas poem to all the Liberal MPs in Canada. Oh Liberal MP, oh Liberal dear Pull up a chair and lend me your ear. My tale is short, I won't keep you long Just a wee ask to fix a big wrong. Twas not long ago Trudeau made clear FPTP had had its last year. The people cheered and voted in trust that Trudeau's...
The Haywood NorAm races at Black Jack
Over two hundred athletes traveled to Rossland from across Canada, with representatives from Brazil, and Portugal, and several from the United States. Team coaches came along, and some family members accompanied young athletes. Despite early worries about snow depth, there was enough, and skiers reported good conditions. ...
LVR students lobby MPs on importance of dealing with Climate Change
Two Grade 12 students from L.V. Rogers High School in Nelson were hoping to make a change as part of Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s National Conference last month in Ottawa. Alyssa Taburiaux and Linn Murray, both 17, recently returned from Ottawa where they lobbied politicians for effective climate policy. The LVR students were ...
