RCMP continue search for missing person Christopher Sanford
In a media release Monday, RCMP issued another plea for the public to come forward with any information that may aid them in locating a missing Nakusp man. 36-year-old Christopher Sanford was last seen on August 4, 2019 in Nakusp. He was reported to police as missing on August 5, 2019, after his black GMC S15 pickup truck ...
Kootenay-based Eagle Graphite tasked to help expand clean vehicle sector
The BC Government is looking to Kootenay-based technology to expand its clean vehicle sector, create good jobs and support low-carbon innovation. Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West announced Monday from the Slocan Valley that Eagle Graphite will receive $290,000 to produce silicon/graphite battery anodes using its Koch...
December designated Provincial CounterAttack Impaired Driving month in BC
Impaired Driving enforcement is a priority for police throughout the year, but during the Christmas season, enforcement is stepped up across the province to stop impaired drivers. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 marks the start of the provincial, month-long CounterAttack impaired driving campaign which includes the National Impaired...
On Demand HIV testing now available across the Interior
Interior Health said in a media release that testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) just got easier for residents across the Interior Health (IH) region, now that On Demand testing is available at all IH laboratories. In the release Thursday, IH said patients can visit any IH lab and get an HIV test without having to...
Greening Up: Canada, B.C. Are Still For Sale
“Today’s announcement by LNG Canada represents the single largest private sector investment in the history of Canada. I like that sentence so much I’m going to say it again – the single largest private sector investment in the history of Canada.” – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, October 2, 2018 “I can’t stop smiling.” – B.C....
Mounties, community partners save stranded Sturgeon
In a media release, the RCMP First Nations Police routine patrols along the bank of the Fraser River took a twist from regular investigation to river rescue in late September. RCMP said on the afternoon of September 20, 2018 FNP officers located a sturgeon stranded in a pond of low water on the bed of the Fraser River near ...
River Talk — Cornering the Federal Government on Truth, Reconciliation and Columbia River Treaty
Recently, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sewell affirmed a spring 2017 lower court decision that a Sinixt man living in Washington State has an aboriginal right to hunt in British Columbia. According to the original finding, Richard Desautel possesses this right by virtue of his unbroken ancestral connection to the mountains,...
Save Money, Reduce Pollution? Ride-Share!
The Kootenay Rideshare website, hosted by the West Kootenay EcoSociety, will be re-launched with new features on November 29. The new website address is: https://kootenay.ride-share.org/ The Kootenay Rideshare website is free for users and has helped over 15,000 people carpool, creating community connections, and reducing...
Nelson Police offers public way to dispose of unwanted guns
October is a great time for gun owners to turn in any unwanted firearms to police, as departments across BC want to make homes safer by declaring a province-wide Gun Amnesty. "The month-long amnesty will apply to any documented or undocumented firearms and other weapons as well as to any amount of ammunition," Sergeant Paul...
Missing Midway woman's car found by police
The vehicle belonging to Midway BC resident Colleen Smith has been located in Kelowna. Midway RCMP continue to look for Colleen Smith who was originally reported missing in early February when she failed to show up for work. On Tuesday May 3, 2016, the Kelowna RCMP located Smith’s blue 2005 four-door Chevrolet Cobalt in a...
