CBT grant writing workshops — applications for grants now being accepted
To assist those interested in applying for Arts, Culture and Heritage Program grants from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), Krista Patterson and Natasha Smith of the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) will present workshops on how to apply and what to expect from the application process. CBT’s arts, culture and heritage...
Sunday snow worsens avalanche conditions in backcountry
The potential for an avalanche in the West Kootenay backcountry is considerable for the next two days above the alpine, according to the Canadian Avalanche Centre.A new storm in the backcountry brewing overnight Sunday spells disaster, said CAC’s Shannon Werner, but if the region receives heavier amounts of snow and stronger...
Snowfall warning for West Kootenay continues
Keep the shovel on the ready, there is still a snowfall warning in effect for the West Kootenay (or didn’t you look outside).Total snow amounts up to 20 centimetres are forecast overnight and won’t let up until Monday morning, Environment Canada has predicted. A frontal system is crossing the province and continues to give ...
Afghan Eyes focus on Mir Centre and Touchstones Nelson
An alternate perspective about the realities of life in the province of Kandahar is the subject of a shared exhibition this month between Touchstones Nelson and Castlegar’s Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk College. Called Kandahar Through Afghan Eyes 2010, the exhibit is a series of 30 photographs accompanied by a poem or...
Deep below Antarctic ice, world’s third largest lake discovered
Richard Harris, National Public Radio Russian scientists are on the verge of punching a hole into a vast Antarctic lake that's buried under more than two miles of ice. If the Russians break through, they may tap into and disturb a primitive and pristine ecosystem that has been untouched for millions of years. Lake Vostok is...
Nelson Landing brown field will require some work: Wahn
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyAlthough by definition one area of the Nelson Landing waterfront development is a brown field, approving a development on the land isn’t as big of a gamble as it may seem, says the City’s senior planner. With the former Kootenay Forest Products mill once occupying the waterfront site now ...
Crown land ownership question on Nelson Landing answered by City planner
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyCrown land in the Nelson Landing development proposal has caused much talk in the community as to how public land factors into the re-zoning deal, but the City’s senior planner has the answer. Dave Wahn said David Sorensen owns a one-metre strip of upland between the CP Rail lands (and rail...
Wages, worldwide technologist shortages contribute to suspended KLH service
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyWages offered by public health care and a worldwide shortage of ultrasound technologists has the local health district wondering how they will fill the three openings in the Kootenay Lake Hospital echocardiography service. Thalia Vestereack, director of diagnostic imaging for Interior Health...
Picture the Kootenays – Off the Beaten Path
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Environmentally aware, adventure minded and packed with breathtaking views of nature; Kootenay Kalendars is a company that lives up its culture conscious name. The Kootenay’s newest publishing company has released their second local interest calendar — Off the Beaten Path — that tantalizes...
BC Hydro enhances program for small-scale power projects
By Simi Heer BC Hydro's Standing Offer Program has received a facelift. Changes to the program will help to increase the mix of B.C.'s supply of clean, renewable energy. First introduced in 2008, the program encourages the development of small, clean energy projects and offers small energy producers a simple process to sell...
