Community welcomes new medical trainees
Members of the Health and Hospital Committee of the LCCDTS were just some of the community members on hand to welcome seven new medical trainees to the Lower Columbia recently. The medical students and residents are part of two growing programs that are expected to have a positive, long term impact on recruiting new doctors...
New Guidebook for Managing Bats in Buildings
Summer is the season when property owners notice bats in their buildings. They may find guano on the deck, hear bats in the walls, or smell a build-up of guano. The Kootenay Community Bat Project, funded by the Columbia Basin Trust, has received numerous calls with these issues. In many cases, landowners are happy to leave ...
Medical Training in Rural Areas: An "Exciting New Development" says Dr. Hume
New programs are introducing medical students and young doctors to the joys and challenges of practicing medicine in rural areas. The advantages go both ways: the medical students and new doctors get training in managing real-life situations with the facilities and support available in small communities; and the communities...
Kootenay paddlers take to water at Nelson 'kayaktivism'
A flotilla of more than 50 paddlers in 30 boats took to Kootenay Lake on Saturday July 4 to join in a national day of action for jobs, justice and climate action, sponsored by 350.org. “It was a great way to keep cool, have fun, and speak out for a clean energy future for Canada,” said Montana Burgess of the West Kootenay...
Castlegar men gather to overcome trauma and barriers to employment
The Transitions for Men program, first developed in Nelson in 2013, will be offering a free group in Castlegar for the first time, beginning on July 20.The group provides support and tools for men who are seeking fulfilling employment by addressing some of the challenges of living with trauma.In the context of the Transitions...
OUT OF LEFT FIELD: So, so, so proud of Castlegar and Kate McEachern
They say to have compassion for someone, you must walk a mile in their shoes. Castlegar will go you one better. They’ll walk five kilometres in your boots, in 30+degree heat, and suffer right along beside you … and, I hope, still understand that their journey is shorter than yours, and the emotional/mental burden you’re...
2015 Homelessness Report Card: Housing dollars being slashed
By Heather Austin, The Nelson Daily There continues to be a concern over funds for housing for homeless people in Nelson. That was the message delivered this past week to 50-plus people at the Baker Street Best Western Inn in the 7th Annual Report Card on Homelessness. “There’s a pending loss of 1.7 billion in annual federal...
Church and Court Condemn CO2
A court in The Hague has ordered the Dutch government to cut its emissions by at least 25 percent within five years, in a landmark ruling expected to cause ripples around the world. The Nelson Daily Green Up Columnist Michael Jessen has his take on the ruling by three judges that said the Dutch government plans to cut emissions...
Taking it to the streets: HEU stages rally against privatization of hospital laundry services
By Zaynab Mohammed, The Nelson Daily A crowd of more than 50 people marched down Baker Street in support Hospital Employee Union laundry workers at Kootenay Lake Hospital Saturday morning in Nelson. The march, which paraded through the Nelson downtown core, concluded at City Hall Courtyard where friends and family joined the...
Creston Valley to promote 10 mile diet with Buy Local funding
The idea of eating all locally made, baked and grown products is a reality for Creston Valley residents. The B.C. government’s Buy Local program is providing the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce $9,029 in funding to increase sales and encourage consumers to buy local. “The collaboration in this Buy Local project shows a...
