Applications for Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program now available
The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, is accepting applications for the 2017 Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program (WTCP). This program will provide a total of up to $50,000 to projects in the Waneta area that promote conservation...
Man expected to make recovery after stabbing Monday in Kaslo
A 68-year-old local man is expected to make a full recovery after being stabbed Monday afternoon in Kaslo said RCMP Sergeant Monty Taylor in a media release. Taylor said incident happened at approximately 5:20 when Kaslo RCMP responded to a disturbance between two makes on C Avenue in the North Kootenay Village. Taylor said...
‘Wishes for Annabelle’ raises funds for Nelson family
Through online auctions and a crowdfunding campaign friends and family are pulling out all the stops to help a little Nelson girl facing a life-threatening illness. In August eight-year-old Annabelle Edl started feeling fatigued, pale and feverish. In September, she was diagnosed with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia....
UPDATED: Two sides in Kootenay Savings labour dispute take weekend hiatus
Even members of bargaining committees need a few days off for a weekend break. Talks in the Kootenay Savings Credit Union Labour dispute are taking weekend hiatus Jeff Bromley of the United Steelworkers Union said in an email release Friday. Bromley said bargaining has stopped for the weekend with employer (Kootenay Savings...
Snow starting to accumulate on Kootenay Mountains
It's looking a little white on top of Kootenay mountains Thursday morning after another storm passed over the West Kootenay/Boundary region. The Kootenay Pass between Salmo and Creston received a dusting of the white stuff as did the Blueberry Paulson stretch between Trail/Castlegar and Christina Lake. As for the ski hills,...
Selkirk College Alumnus Graduates Top of the Class at University of Victoria
Peter Kremler credits the strong foundation he secured during his time at Selkirk College as a springboard to graduating at the top of his Faculty of Engineering class at the University of Victoria. Kremler took first-year courses at Selkirk College before transferring to UVic where he graduated with a degree in Electrical ...
Time to rally support for the Nelson Hospice Day Program
There’s another golden opportunity on the horizon for the public to support a good cause as the Nelson & District Hospice Society and the Kalein Centre join together to compete for the Aviva Community Health Funding Grant. The Health Grant is part of the Aviva Community Funding competition. The NDHS and Kalein Centre are...
UPDATED: Steelworkers, Kootenay Savings Credit Union headed for labour disruption
It appears Kootenay Savings Credit Union is headed for a major labour disruption. United Steelworkers Union 1-404 and 9705 members served 72-hour strike notice on Kootenay Saving Credit Union Monday night in Trail the union said in a media release Tuesday. Kootenay Savings Credit Union countered by serving the Steelworkers ...
Interior Health urges public to fight influenza with a flu shot
Every year in Canada, about 12,200 people are hospitalized and 3,500 people die from influenza or its complications. The public can help themself and those around stay healthy, prevent illness and potentially save lives in one easy step – by getting your annual flu shot. Nelson Flu Vaccine Schedule Castlegar Flu Vaccine...
TSB said no Cockpit Voice Recorder on plane that crashed in Lake Country
The Transportation Safety Board said it will take the time needed to complete a thorough investigation of the fatal plane crash near Lake Country that killed four people Thursday. The twin-engine Cessna Citation disappeared from radar at 9:40 p.m. PT on Thursday, only 11 kilometres north of Kelowna Airport after takeoff from...
