RDI Partners with AKBLG to Host Aging in the Kootenays Learning Event
The Association of Kootenay-Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) is partnering with the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) to host a learning event focused on regional demographic shifts relating to our region’s aging population. These shifts will create new challenges and opportunities for our region. The event...
This time teachers, SD 8 agree new curriculum gets top marks
A new support plan was announced Monday to help teachers around the province get the training and information they need to successfully implement the new curriculum. The plan was revealed by Minister of Education Mike Bernier and B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker and incorporates $100 million worth of dedicated...
UPDATE: Duo accused of robbing pizza delivery man now connected to more armed robberies
UPDATE: After a thorough investigation by the Kootenay Boundary Regional RCMP, Kamloops Detachment, and Chilliwack Detachment ,further charges have been laid against Shipley and Knowles, according to Trail top cop Darren Oelke (see story below). "Both have been charged with robbery and using a firearm during the commission ...
Nelson SARS locate body of missing John Vincent
Nelson Search and Rescue said the body of the 28-year-old man missing since Thursday (September 24) has been found. Chris Armstrong of Nelson SARS said the body was removed from Kootenay Lake Monday. “New evidence was discovered Monday morning and an aerial search by helicopter was conducted resulting in the locating and...
UPDATED: NPD report public assistance no longer required in search for missing man
Nelson Police have said in a media statement Monday evening the department no longer requires the public’s assistance in the search for John Vincent. Vincent had been reported missing since Friday (September 25). NPD received unconfirmed reports of Vincent sightings in the areas of Sproat Dr, John’s Walk, Red Sands Beach and...
Kootenay Columbia candidates grilled at Chamber Debate
A large crowd gathered Thursday at the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort in warm and intimate settings to listen to Kootenay Columbia candidates from the four major parties explain their positions on topics ranging from municipal infrastructure to the youth vote at the Nelson Chamber of Commerce Debate. Host Glenn Hicks allowed ...
NDCU robber sentenced to 10 years in jail for string of West Kootenay crimes
The man involved in a string of robberies that terrorized financial institutions and the public throughout the West Kootenay in spring of 2014 was handed a 10-year jail sentence by judge Richard Hewson Wednesday morning in Provincial Court. A clean-shaven Andrew Stevenson stood silent in the prisoner’s box with defence lawyer...
LIBRARY MUSINGS: Why you can throw away books
Why it’s okay to throw away books For hundreds of years, books in Europe were made from parchment – which is a processed animal skin – and the text was copied out painstakingly by hand. Because of these processes, the manufacture of books was expensive and time consuming, making the finished product very valuable and precious....
SPOTLIGHT FILMS: Love and Mercy
On Tuesday Sept. 29 Spotlight Films will be presenting the movie Love and Mercy. Brian Wilson, the creative soul of the Beach Boys, was a musical voyageur, treading new and exciting musicscapes. He created the tender California sound, a rhythmic blind faith in teen romance that thrived despite the growing cultural thirst for...
Samantha Troy is the Green Party candidate for SOWK
The Green Party of Canada welcomes Samantha Troy as the candidate for South Okanagan – West Kootenay, Sept. 17. “It is my pleasure to have Sam join us as a Green Party Candidate,” said Carrie McLaren, Green Party of Canada BC Organizer. “As a working mom, passionate and resourceful, she offers an excellent choice for voters...
