Support staff strike may disrupt back-to-school season
West Kootenay public school students may be gearing up for a new year of classes, but the support staff who work within those schools are bracing themselves for a potential strike, according to Castlegar's Cherryl MacLeod. MacLeod works as an education assistant as well as serving as president of CUPE Local 1285, representing...
Rec staff and fire fighters quickly contain a fire outside the GF arena
A small fire at the Grand Forks arena could have been much worse, according to Grand Forks Fire Rescue chief Dale Heriot. The fire started at the Grand Forks and District Aquatic Centre and Arena around 10:45 Thursday morning when staff were weeding and had a "mishap," according to Heriot. The result was a fire that took ...
Mediated talks between FortisBC & IBEW 213 break off
Any signs of optimism expressed with news that FortisBC and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 started mediation bargaining to end an already eight-week long lockout Wednesday short-circuited not long thereafter. FortisBC and IBEW Local 213 negotiators returned to the bargaining table in Vancouver...
FortisBC, IBEW begin mediated talks in Vancouver — which is good news for Slocan Valley Co-op
As the lockout of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 by FortisBC drags into its eighth week, Slocan Valley Co-op General Manager Chris Sapriken will be happy to hear that rumours of the two sides using mediation to settle this agreement are true. FortisBC negotiators and members of the IBEW Local 213 ...
First annual Park in the Park
The first annual Park in the Park car show was a hit on Aug. 18 with over 100 cars parked at City Park. Cars came from as far as Alberta, Vancouver Island and Williams Lake. The event was organized by Lawrence and Melody Morgan, who plan on making it "bigger and better" next year. The event was popular with people setting ...
Gas leak at Christina Lake
A gas leak in Christina Lake was quickly handled by Christina Lake Fire Rescue and Fortis BC. Fortis BC received a call at 3:50 Monday afternoon to alert them to "third party damage" to one of their lines on West Lake Drive. The cause of the damage is unknown, but it was not a result of Fortis crews working in the area....
Delays expected on Hwy 3
Drivers on Hwy. 3 should expect minor delays until Sept. 30. The BC Ministry of Transportation is resurfacing the highway from Eholt Road to Fisherman Creek Road -- a distance of 5.2 km. Delays are not expected to be longer than 10 minutes as they work on widening the shoulderes and resurfacing the side roads. Some of the ...
Carolyn Herriot to talk about her book "The Zero-Mile Diet Cookbook" at GFPL
Carolyn Herriot, one of B.C.’s top organic gardening gurus and author of The Zero-Mile Diet Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes for Delicious Homegrown Food (Harbour Publishing, $29.95) is touring the Kootenays. Join her on Saturday, September 7th at 3:00 pmfor of a discussion about the joy and importance of sustainable eating at the...
SPOTLIGHT FILMS: Revolution
Albert Einstein nailed it when he defined insanity as “…doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” On Tuesday, Aug. 27 Spotlight Films will be showing Revolution. This is a film about changing the world, going for it, taking a stand, and fighting for something. A true-life adventure following...
Mike takes his dog Emmy on a 2,000 km fundraising trip
Les Johnson stops "Mike" (and his dog) to find out their story. Mike is taking his dog Emmy on a 2,000 km trip to raise money for 'Paws It Forward' -- a Kelowna dog rescue group -- and to raise funds for displaced dogs in High River, AB. ...
