Mungall calls for return of Fish & Wildlife Compensation jobs

Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics

On the last day of the Fall Legislative session, MLA Michelle Mungall again asked the Minister of Energy and Mines to reconsider cuts to BC Hydro that will see the Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) office shut down. This follows a month of waiting for a response to a letter Mungall sent the Minister on this issue.

$250K for throwing a curling stone. Not bad.

Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Cranbrook

There’s usually a fair bit of yelling in curling (Hurry! Hurry hard!) but a Cranbrook woman will have even more reason to shout if she lands a stone on the button at this weekend’s Capital One Canada Cup of Curling, reports Barry Coulter for the Cranbrook Daily Townsman. Devon Twarowski could win $250,000 if she [...]

Learn how to not get buried in snow

Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Regions

The Canadian Avalanche Centre is bringing avalanche safety courses to the Kootenays, reports Timothy Schafer for the Trail Daily Times.

The three-hour workshop covers safety for skiers, boarders, snowshoers and snowmobilers, says Penny Goddard from the avalanche centre.

The evolution of Inthekoots continues

Posted on 29. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Opinion

You may have noticed a decided lack of activity on News in the Kootenays for the last week. I apologize. We were swamped with the final stages of the launch of Inthekoots 2.0 and the massive upgrade to our calendar system.

Felled tree destroys forestry sign

Posted on 29. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Cranbrook

Vandals cut down a tree and destroyed a forestry sign with it near Cranbrook, reports Sally MacDonald for the Cranbrook Daily Townsman.

Police believe a person used an axe to cut down the tree so it fell on the kiosk for the Cranbrook Community Forest. Kathleen Opal, a member of the community forest society, said the sign is complete write off.

Is banning pesticides a political or scientific decision?

Posted on 22. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics

Five months ago MLA Bill Bennett was assigned to the province’s Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides and it’s been a challenging, technical journey, reports Sally MacDonald for the Cranbrook Daily Townsman.

Man who found RCMP spy cam wants compensation

Posted on 22. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Grand Forks

Last week it came out the RCMP had placed a motion-triggered camera outside a Kootenay man’s home. Now he wants compensation from the police, reports Cassandra Chin for the Nelson Star.

Dion Nordick was living in Grand Forks when he found the camera, the same kind as those used by hunters to track game in the wild.

The Kootenay Rockies? There’s an app for that

Posted on 16. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Regions

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RCMP surveillance cameras found with crime-scene photos

Posted on 16. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Grand Forks

A former Grand Forks resident seized two RCMP surveillance cameras aimed at his home and found photos from police crime scenes, including a body, reports the CBC.

Teck investigates cadmium / copper spill

Posted on 15. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Trail

Teck is looking into what caused an excessive discharge of cadmium and copper into the Columbia River last week, reports the Trail Daily Times.

Daily, the smelter is allowed to discharge six kilograms of copper and four kilograms of cadmium into the river. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Teck discharged 7.5 kilograms of copper and 11 kilograms of cadmium.