Kimberley readies for deer cull

Posted on 23. Dec, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Kimberley

With Cranbrook’s deer cull nearly complete, Kimberley is readying for their own thinning of the herd, reports Carolyn Grant for the Kimberley Daily Bulletin.

Kimberley is going to cull 100 deer from their community, a decision that didn’t come easy, Coun. Darryl Oakley says.

Doc shortage at Kootenay regional hospital at odds with gov’ts claims

Posted on 23. Dec, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Health, Trail

The province’s health minister says there are 125 qualified anesthesiologists looking for work in B.C. but they’re not looking in Trail where a staffing shortage is burning out doctors, reports Kelly Sinoski for the Vancouver Sun.

It’s been six months that Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail has been short an anesthesiologist.

Rick Hansen anniversary tour coming to the Koots

Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Regions

Hey Kootenays, keep an eye for the 25th anniversary of Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion Tour coming to a community near you this spring.

Nat’l Geographic names Fernie one of top 10 winter trips

Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Fernie

Yeah Fernie, you’ve earned the approval of National Geographic this winter, landing a spot on their Best Winter Trips 2012 list among locations that include the Namibian Coast, Cuba, and the Antarctic Peninsula. Winter doesn’t have to mean long months indoors. Our editors have chosen ten trips that will have you gearing up for adventure or [...]

Abandoned sawmill houses grow op. Again.

Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Crime, Salmo

In 2009 the RCMP followed rare birds and found a grow op in an abandoned sawmill. This winter, police followed the whiff of B.C. bud and found a new grow op in the same sawmill. The birds were there too.

The find started with an unrelated traffic check stop along an area of Highway 6 and the right wind blowing resulted in the search of a rural property near Midway.

UPDATED: Kootenay health clinics closing down

Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Health

The Cranbrook Daily Townsman is reporting two Kootenay health clinics that specialize in sexually transmitted infections are closing down.

The report says clinics in Grand Forks Cranbrook are among the five Interior Health clinics that will be closed by the end of the month.

Facebook predator in Trail facing charges

Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Trail

The Trail RCMP are recommending several charges against a man who used Facebook to lure young boys, reports Val Rossi for the Trail Daily Times.

UBC digitizes historic Kootenay newspapers

Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Regions

Kootenay history, as reported by newspapers from days gone by, are now digitally available thanks to the University of British Columbia, reports Greg Nesteroff in the Grand Forks Gazette.

You can peruse the Kootenay Mail (out of Revelstoke from 1894 to 1905), the Hot Springs News (from Ainsworth, 1891 to 1892) or the Grand Forks Sun (1914 to 1920) among the 12 former Kootenay papers.

Closure mulled for Kootenay border crossings

Posted on 20. Dec, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in West Kootenay

A document leaked to the CBC paints a bleak picture for border crossings in the Kootenays.

The federal government is mulling reduced service or closures for three B.C. border crossings. Two of them are in the Kootenays.

Labour shortage expected in the Kootenays

Posted on 20. Dec, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in East Kootenay, West Kootenay

There’s good news and bad news, reports Timothy Schafer for the Trail Daily Times. The good news: there will be many job openings in the coming years. The bad news: there won’t be many people to fill them.