Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Canim Lake
Interior Health has identified increased COVID-19 activity throughout the 100 Mile House region and has declared a COVID-19 outbreak due to rapid spread in the community of Canim Lake. Located approximately 40 km from100 Mile House, Interior Health has identified 32 cases of COVID-19 who reside in the region and are linked...
Update: Death of woman on New Year’s Day now considered a hit-and-run homicide
Sicamous RCMP and the BC Coroners Service continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the unexpected death of a woman early on New Year’s Day. The victim, who was previously reported to be 65 years of age, has been positively identified as a 64-year-old woman. She was found at approximately 2:30 a.m., suffering from...
Emergency Response Team deploys after shots fired in Merritt
RCMP in Merritt BC is now investigating after a man allegedly discharged a firearm during an apparent neighbour dispute Saturday evening in Kane Valley south of the Nicola Valley city. On Jan. 9, just before 8 p.m., Merritt RCMP responded to a 9-1-1 emergency call after a Sun Valley resident allegedly fired a non-restricted...
Castlegar mayor resigns, city clarifies what's next
Earlier today Bruno Tassone tendered his resignation from his role as Mayor of the City of Castlegar. Council and staff are processing this news and are committed to ensuring the services residents expect from the City are not disrupted and restoring the City’s full Council complement. With the Mayor’s resignation, Council ...
761 new cases in BC, 96 in IHA overnight
While the entire province of BC is reporting 761 new cases of Covid-19 overnight, with eight new deaths, IHA says this region alone saw 98 new cases., as per the following press release: "IH is reporting 96 new cases overnight for a total of 4,406. o Note: a change was announced today to daily reporting, see below**...
Interior Health declares outbreak at Sunnybank Retirement Home in Oliver
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at Sunnybank Retirement Home long-term care in Oliver. Four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. All individuals in close contact with these individuals are in self-isolation and monitoring for symptoms. Sunnybank Retirement Home is operated by Interior Health and has 51 ...
Selkirk College Speaker Series Event Focuses on Equity for Indigenous Children
One of the nation’s foremost advocates for Indigenous children will examine how state-based discrimination undermines the success of First Nations communities across Canada in a virtual presentation that is part of the Truth & Justice Speaker Series presented by Selkirk College. A member of the Gitxsan First Nation, Cindy...
Local woman has survived two pandemics
Born during the Spanish flu, Molly Pacey has lived to experience a second pandemic this year. Molly turns 102 years old on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. She takes this sort of trial in stride, though, possibly due to her stormy entry to this world. Molly was born at the height of the Spanish Flu, in 1918, at Victoria Private...
So-called 'Freedom Rally' organizer from Winlaw fined $2,300 for unlawful event in Castlegar
On Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 a Freedom Rally was held at Millennium Park in Castlegar where between 60 and 80 people gathered to listen to speakers with messaging around COVID-19 related guidelines, measures and enacted laws, according to Castlegar Top Cop RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. Some people later relocated along the 2000 block...
Special Public Avalanche Warning issued for much of Western Canada
Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada and Alberta’s Kananaskis Country, is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational users of backcountry and frontcountry avalanche terrain, in effect immediately until Sunday, Dec. 27. The warning is widespread and applies to the following forecast regions:...
