Atamanenko wins B.C. Southern Interior
Posted on 02. May, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Live Blog
Tonight, starting sometime after 7 p.m., I’ll live blog Alex Atamanenko’s reception party as the results from today’s election come in. I debated whose campaign event to attend but I figured the incumbent’s event in Castlegar would offer the best story regardless of the outcome. I’ve touched base with the other candidates for the B.C. [...]
Live blog: Let the Trail forum begin
Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Federal Politics, Live Blog
Editor’s note: This post is a live blog of the B.C. Southern Interior riding’s candidates forum in Trail. The forum starts at 7 p.m. A live blog is a constantly updated account of the forum that is meant to give the reader a sense of being at the event. This could be important given tonight [...]
Live blog of RDCK board meeting for April 21
Posted on 21. Apr, 2011 by Colin Payne in Live Blog, Rural Politics
A live blog is an account of what is happening at a meeting or public event told as it happens by a reporter through a story that’s constantly evolving and being updated. This is an informal account of the meeting aimed at giving readers who are unable to attend a feel for what is going [...]
Sharon McIvor’s long hard road
Posted on 19. Apr, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Live Blog
This post will be a live blog of Sharon McIvor’s lecture, The Long Hard Road, part of the Mir Centre for Peace’s lecture series. McIvor is an activist for aboriginal women’s rights and you can read more about her here. For those new to live blogs, that means this post will be updated throughout the [...]
Live blog from the Nelson all-candidates debate
Posted on 19. Apr, 2011 by Colin Payne in Federal Politics, Live Blog
5:36 p.m. Tonight I embark on my third live blog experience, this time at the all candidates debate at the Hume Hotel in Nelson. For those unfamiliar with the format, live blogging means I will be writing an ever-evolving story about the debate, live,as it happens. I will update the story periodically with time stamps [...]
RDCK live blog – Budget sees 2 per cent tax increase
Posted on 31. Mar, 2011 by Colin Payne in Live Blog
This will be a live blog of the Thursday, March 31 RDCK meeting. That means I will regularly update this story as the meeting progresses. I will ask my readers for their patience because this is my first-ever live blog and also my first RDCK meeting for some time. The big item on today’s agenda [...]
LIVE BLOG: Suzuki talks about his legacy
Posted on 22. Sep, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Environment, Live Blog
Editor’s note: This post will be updated frequently this evening (Tuesday, Sept. 22) by myself, Chris Shepherd, as David Suzuki speaks to a sold-out audience at the Brilliant Cultural Centre Centre in Castlegar. As this is a live blog it will differ from a more conventional report of an event. There may (will) be typos [...]
Live Blog: A day at Shambhala
Posted on 07. Aug, 2010 by Sonja Podstawskyj in Arts, Live Blog, Salmo
11:45 am: One last stop before we hit the highway to Salmo, picking up fougasse from the french bakery. 11:55 am: En route to Salmo. 11:57 am: Stopping at the Farmer’s Supply to get peaches. 12:05 pm: Actually enroute to Shambhala ;) It’s a beautiful blue sunny day, big grey cloud to the south not [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Redfish fire continues to blaze
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Rik in Featured, Live Blog, Nelson
LATEST as of 8:01 am: The fire is out and firefighters are assessing damage. Check the bottom of this post for the latest updates. Also stay tuned for a new post coming within the hour. I’ve spoken with paramedics and volunteer firefighters and they’re not sure if it’s contained or if the fire is spreading [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Videos of the Redfish Fire
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Rik in Live Blog, Nelson
Here are 4 videos from the Redfish Grill fire recorded early this evening. The first video was taken from the back of the restaurant at about 6:20pm. The second was taken about 10 minutes later and the third and fourth were taken at around 6:40pm from the intersection of Ward and Baker Street.
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