Steelworker Adam Connell tour raises awareness for public inquiry into sawmill explosions
The United Steelworkers recently launched a petition demanding Premier Christy Clark call a public inquiry into the explosions of the Babine and Lakeland sawmills. Adam Connell of the United Steelworkers, touring the region, was in Nelson this week to raise awareness and give locals a chance to sign the petition. “I believe...
Elizabeth May's Final Speech on Bill C-51: "It's Not Too Late ... "
For readers of any political affiliation who may still not be convinced that Bill C-51-- the infamous "terror act" -- is a bad idea, or several bad ideas rolled into one egregious piece of legislation, I urge you to read the following text of a speech by Elizabeth May to Parliament on May 5, 2015. Please note the clarity ...
KASTing for New Partners
Adopt a Startup? Promote your services? You Can Do That Here! KAST seeks professional and technical partnerships to grow the Kootenay technology community It takes more than a village (or miniature city, in the Kootenay case) to grow a technology company, especially if that village is situated in a beautiful but somewhat...
PODCAST: Making it happen with Trail's Don Freschi
About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
Made For Trades Presents Pathways for High School Students
More than 200 junior high and high school students descended on the Selkirk College Silver King Campus in Nelson on Friday to get a closer look at gateways into trades training. The annual Made For Trades event brought students from around the West Kootenay-Boundary region to the campus to introduce the youth to the advantages...
Nelson woman launches fundraising campaign to awaken the electorate
Following a hectic 27-year career in the world of TV commercial production, Barbara Bergen chose the relative calm of designing and manufacturing cremation urns. She left behind 14-hour days and a constantly ringing cell phone in the big city of Calgary for the small city seclusion of Nelson. But her placid life was shattered...
Pacific Coastal announces suspension of Trail-to-Kelowna flights
On Jan. 12, 2015, Pacific Coastal Airlines initiated air service between the Trail Regional Airport and Kelowna International Airport. The decision to provide the air link between the West Kootenays and the Okanagan was made, partly, as a result of the overwhelming feedback the airline received within the region about the...
Trail mayor expresses disappointment over loss of Trail-to-Kelowna flight services
The City is disappointed to learn that Pacific Coastal Airlines (PASCO) will discontinue the Sunday through Friday Trail to Kelowna flight out of the Trail Regional Airport (TRA) with the last scheduled flight being May 15, 2015. The airline did not experience the necessary user-uptake to justify its continuance at this...
West Kootenay Camera Club's 25th Anniversary show set for June
Now we wait. The deadline has passed for the West Kootenay Camera Club's 25th Anniversary of its annual Photo Show. The Photo Show will take place from June 5-13 at the Kootenay Gallery in Castlegar, coinciding with the Castlegar SunFest. In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Club will host a Youth competition. The ...
April 'drier' than normal says Southeast Fire Centre
The age-old adage of “April Showers, Brings May Flowers” was not the norm in April according to Ron Lakeman of the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar. Lakeman said in his monthly weather bulletin “dominant high pressure” made for a drier month of April. “Not typical of April was the more dominant area of high pressure which...
