Sinixt blockade Perry Ridge
Posted on 30. Oct, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Environment
Plans to log sections of Perry Ridge in South Slocan have hit a snag after the Sinixt Nation started a blockade camp on logging roads leading to the ridge. The Sinixt argue they have a pending Aboriginal claim to the land and were not consulted by BC Timber Sales ahead of awarding a logging licence [...]
‘Liberal shakeup will affect rural BC’: NDP
Posted on 29. Oct, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
Norm Macdonald, NDP MLA for Columbia-Revelstoke, says recent changes to the Liberal cabinet will have “profound” implications to the B.C. Interior. Specifically, Macdonald says the creation of a new ministry – the Ministry of Natural Resource Operations – happened too quickly. The new ministry takes responsibilities from several ministries and combines them into one unit. [...]
Optimistic talk about local forest industry
Posted on 28. Oct, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Business
Like a tree faller keeping an eye out for widow makers, the forest industry in the West Kootenays is looking up. Pat Bell, Minister of Forests, Mines and Lands, has said the timber supply and planned projects at Castlegar’s Interfor saw mill bode well for the Kootenays. Read the story at The Slocan Valley Current.
Legal pot in California could hurt Kootenay economy
Posted on 27. Oct, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Business
News reports are coming out that should Californians vote to legalize marijuana, the economy in British Columbia, and the Kootenays in particular, could suffer. George Penfold, an economist who studies B.C.’s marijuana trade, says if pot can be legally grown in California there’ll be little need for the drug grown in the province. Proceeds from [...]
Scientists study DDT in alpine lakes
Posted on 27. Oct, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Environment, Revelstoke
After finding high levels of DDT in lakes in the mountains surrounding Revelstoke, a team of scientists have arrived to look into the presence of the potentially dangerous chemicals. Nick Battye and Megan Lord-Hoyle are environmental scientists working for Parks Canada. They arrived in Revelstoke to look into levels of DDT in Lower Jade Lake [...]
‘Maverick’ Bennett to stay in caucus despite critical comments
Posted on 26. Oct, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in East Kootenay, Provincial Politics
Premier Gordon Campbell says Bill Bennett, MLA for Kootenay East, can stay in cabinet despite remarks Bennett made in a recent interview, criticizing Campbell’s leadership style. In an interview with the Vancouver Sun, Bennett criticized the premier’s cabinet shuffle which saw Bennett’s ministry changed to the Ministry of Energy. Previously, Bennett was head of the [...]
Kootenay students lend aid to ‘most horrible place to live’
Posted on 25. Oct, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in South Slocan
Last year it was Haiti, this year it’s Vancouver’s Downtown East Side: The students of Mount Sentinel Secondary School have taken to the streets to lend a hand and learn about community. The students have 10 days in the Lower Mainland neighbourhood where they’ll work in a soup kitchen, community garden and meet with activist [...]
$587M Waneta expansion contract signed
Posted on 25. Oct, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in West Kootenay
SNC-Lavalin has signed a contract worth $587 million to the Waneta Dam expansion south of Trail. The project will add a second, 335 megawatt powerhouse to the dam and is expected to be up and running by Spring 2015. The new powerhouse will make use of water spilled from the existing dam (map). The Waneta [...]
Kimberley gives big to Pakistan
Posted on 25. Oct, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Kimberley
The citizens of Kimberley have become one of Canada’s top charity supporters through a program called ShelterBox Canada. Last month Kimberley sent four kits that provide shelter, sleeping bags, utensils, a stove and a water purification system to Pakistan. The Kimberley Rotary has led the community’s efforts, raising $37,000 for ShelterBox Canada since 2008. A [...]
Flu shots available
Posted on 22. Oct, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Health
PRESS RELEASE submitted by Interior Health It’s that time of year again – sniffles, fevers, aches, and pains – but getting your flu shot can reduce your chances of suffering from influenza this season. This year’s vaccine contains three different flu strains, one of which is the pandemic strain (H1N1) that circulated last year. Influenza [...]
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