LETTER: Thanks owed and lessons learned
Ed. Note: for the context of this letter, see full coverage by following this link. I just want to give a huge thanks to all those who played a part in allowing me and my family to keep Chumlee and Rosie. I first must thank my wonderful neighbours who signed my original petition that I submitted to city council and the...
LETTER: Protect our freshwater fish
Dear Madame Premier, My name is Brynne Morrice. I’m a B.C.-based filmmaker, born and raised here. I love our province deeply. I love our people, I love our culture, and most of all I love the unparalleled natural beauty that defines our province. Last summer, I learned of the imminent threat that zebra and quagga mussels...
Salmon Ceremonies coming to GF June 22
Tribes, First Nations call salmon home and hold community meetings while United States, Canada prepare to negotiate, modernize Columbia River Treaty Date Time Event Location 6/19/15 5:30 AM Salmon Ceremony – Bridgeport, WA Colville Fish Hatchery Administration Building 6/22/15 10 AM Salmon Ceremony – Kettle Falls near the ...
Illegal Northern Pike heading to CL: Fair game for fishermen
Northern Pike, an illegally introduced species from Montana, are making their way to Christina Lake. Northern Pike numbers in Lake Roosevelt were significant last year, and have been reported past Kettle Falls, into the main stem of the Kettle River heading towards Canada. These non-native predators are already found in the...
COLUMN: What’s happening with the spring runoff this year?
What’s happening with the spring runoff this year? If you are wondering about the snowpack levels and the river flows this spring you are not alone. Ever since the early high water of February and March, people have been asking about what was happening with the runoff this year, what will happen this summer with low flows, ...
Castlegar filmmaker to debut movie 'Defensora' in Nelson
On May 22, 2015, Angelica Choc, a Mayan woman from Guatemala confronted shareholders of Canadian Mining Giant, Hudbay Minerals Inc. at their annual general meeting held in Toronto. With incredible dignity and courage, she told shareholders of the brutal killing of her husband, Adolfo Ich (allegedly) by Hudbay security personnel...
Patient advocates pan province plans for contracting out surgeries
Patient advocates are concerned that the BC Ministry of Health's plans to increase contracts with for-profit clinics is not an effective solution to surgical wait times. They are urging the province to scrap contract plans and focus instead on taking advantage of unused public Operating Room time. Minister of Health Terry...
Local woman joins provincial 'HELP' organization -- provides voice for children
Laranna Androsoff is a Boundary women who wears many hats. In the past two years she has carried several titles including being the Aboriginal Family Support Worker, and now being the Aboriginal Early Years Cultural Outreach worker as well as the Supported Child Development Consultant for the Boundary. Now she has added another...
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...
Kootenay Conservation Projects receive Million Dollar boost
At the BC Wildlife Federation Convention held this weekend in Fernie, the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) announced it will provide over a million dollars to Kootenay fish & wildlife projects. The East Kootenay Grassland Ecosystem Restoration program was awarded the largest single grant in the region,...
