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COMMENT: Electioneering throne speech

Parliament has returned after an unnecessary prorogation with a Throne Speech that has been described as one of the worst ever and sounded more like electioneering than a parliamentary blue-print. It contained mostly old initiatives and a few consumer friendly ideas that New Democrats have been telling the government about ...

Bear allegedly shot with bow and arrow; put down by police

Charges have been laid against a Castlegar resident who allegedly shot a bear with a bow-and-arrow Wednesday, according to Conservation Officer Ben Beetlestone. Beetlestone said the charges were levied by way of a violation ticket. “The bear was in a semi-enclosed space - a carport - when an encounter happened,” Beetlestone...

Car accident on Columbia this afternoon; after one on Broadwater yesterday

Many people experienced a slow lunchtime commute today, after a three-vehicle accident on Columbia Avenue this afternoon. RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock said police received a call at 12:26 p.m. indicating there was an MVI near the Flamingo Motel on the city's main thoroughfare. In an odd coincidence, the white snowy stuff was not a...

Paulson Pass impassable for hours due to road conditions

Yesterday afternoon saw Highway 3 near the Paulson Summit shut down for several hours after road conditions made it near-impassable for large trucks. Trail RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson said, “The weather up there was horrendous. I spoke to the (lead investigator on the scene) and he said the road conditions were appalling. “There ...

LETTER: Over-the-top random act of kindness renews reader's faith in people

My name is Jennifer Williams and I live in Trail, B.C., Canada, and on our Canadian Thanksgiving weekend (Oct. 12-14) I decided that I would take my kids (10 and 7) to do some grocery shopping and visit the Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze I have heard so much about in Colville and not to mention visit my father, who lives there...

No time like the present to get a flu shot

There were cars and people filling the parking lot of the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort Wednesday. The beehive of activity wasn't because of a convention but the first flu shot clinic of the season as close to 1,000 people were expected to roll up the shirt sleeve and get poked by an Interior Health nurse. IHA staff said there...

SELKIRK COLLEGE AND BCIT ENTER PARTNERSHIP

A new partnership between Selkirk College and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will help students with hands-on application of their skills and knowledge. The two post-secondary institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at collaboration and building on success at both schools. “We are...

Teck Trail Operations pH Level Permit Exceedance Penalty Supports Habitat Conservation

Teck Trail Operations has been assessed a penalty of $210,000 under the Fisheries Act and the Environmental Management Act. $200,000 of the penalty will be split evenly between the provincial Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and the federal Environmental Damages Fund. The funds will be used to support habitat conservation...

Teck penalized over $200,000 for exceeding pH; money to go to conservation

Teck Trail Operations has been assessed a penalty of $210,000 under the Fisheries Act and the Environmental Management Act. $200,000 of the penalty will be split evenly between the provincial Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and the federal Environmental Damages Fund. The funds will be used to support habitat conservation...

Race on to find a successor as Atamanenko announces retirement

BC Southern Interior NDP MP, Alex Atamanenko recently announced that he will not be seeking re-election in the next federal election, so the race will soon be on to find a successor to tackle what could be a tough race under new electoral boundaries. Atamanenko, 68, said he decided not to run in the next election scheduled ...

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