UPDATED: Lockout deadline looms as two sides fail to agree on 30-day cooling off truce
It's appears the country is headed for a disruption in the mail service. Canada Post is set to lock out members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Monday at midnight after the two sides failed to reach an agreement on how to keep bargaining. Earlier Friday, CUPW requested a 30-day cooking off period to allow the two sides...
Selkirk College Welcomes Hospitality Industry Powerhouse to Faculty
After more than 35 years on the floor of one of the world’s most recognized hotel chains, David MacGillivray is bringing his wealth of knowledge and experience to Selkirk College. This autumn, Selkirk College welcomes MacGillivray to its faculty as a new full-time instructor for the Resort & Hotel Management (RHOT) and ...
Sweet Music — Winlaw, Jewett Elementary schools saved from closure
It’s official: Winlaw and Jewett Elementary schools will continue to operate despite initial predictions of potential closure. Thanks in part to a funding grant from the province, Winlaw Elementary, located in the Slocan Valley, will remain open for business; sweet music to the ears of concerned parents, students and teachers...
Bombers host Youth Basketball Camp at LVR Hangar
Basketball has been big in the news with NBA free agent moves along with Canadian Men's National squad trying to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. In Nelson, at the L.V. Rogers Gymnasium, young basketball enthusiasts can learn a thing or two about the game at the 2016 Bomber Basketball Camp. The summer camp goes ...
Canada Post raises ante in high-stakes poker game with Canadian Union of Postal Workers
In a media release posted on its website Tuesday, Canada Post said it as notified the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that it will be changing the terms and conditions of employment for all employees represented by the union starting Friday, July 8, 2016. Canada Post said the reason is the uncertainty caused by the ...
RCMP stop 11 impaired drivers during Canada Day weekend
Cpl. Chad Badry of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the West Kootenay Traffic Services was kept busy this Canada Day weekend patrolling the highways in the Kootenay/Boundary region. Badry said officers cited the motorists for numerous infractions, including 53 speeding tickets, five seatbelt and two cell phone violations...
Kootenay Lake School Board receives some good news on eve of Tuesday’s Special Open Board Meeting
The Kootenay Lake School District received some favourable news from the Ministry of Education Friday that may assists in the decision-making process when the Board hosts the first of two special meetings of the School Closure Bylaw Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the L.V. Rogers Gymnasium. The Ministry pre-approved 2017-18 funding for...
Teen in Mount Sentinel evacuation charged with two counts of uttering threats
The teenager accused of making threats last Friday at Mount Sentinel High School in South Slocan made an appearance Wednesday in BC Provincial Court in Nelson. Denver Skey, 18, was in court to hear charges of two counts of uttering threats. The threats resulted in administration locking down the high school as well as sending...
Not even a little rain or wind will stop the Balfour Ferry from its mission
The Balfour Ferry Terminal, and the Balfour Ferry have been in the news of late. So has the crazy June weather. Rudy Benno saw a little bit of everything from his Queens Bay cottage as he caught the Balfour Ferry fighting through a recent storm on Kootenay Lake. Benno took a few pictures of the Balfour Ferry making its way ...
Queens Bay residents call for regional park to be made of proposed new ferry terminal site
Concerned citizens opposed to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure plans to relocated the Balfour Terminal want elected officials to designate the area a regional park a member of a steering committee coordinating residents and businesses said in a media release. The information came after 125 local residents and...
