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Wisconsin man rescued from wilderness near Kimberley BC RCMP in Kimberley were notified last week that an emergency signal had been received from a SPOT device, in the remote wilderness area, north of St. Mary’s Provincial Park.
Toads Croak on Highway 6 Efforts Made to Reduce Death Toll TMTV/BCTV Sept 21, 2009 - As mass migrations go, a very impressive one occurs each August near Summit Lake south of Nakusp in the West Kootenay.
Local Environment Organization Launches Into A New Era
Nelson Seniors Benefit From New Seniors Park
ABANDONED CAMPFIRES ALARM FIRE OFFICIALS
“Mining and Mineral Exploration Supporting our Communities”
Salmo, BC, man charged with Creston murder
River diversion proposal gets shelved a second time Wildsight - Kimberley, BC, Canada Sept 11, 2009 Invermere, BC: The controversial Glacier-Howser independent power proposal, that would divert four Kootenay creeks and build transmission lines and roads ...
SEEING RED THIS FALL Meadow Creek Spawning Channel Open House September 12.
Nelson’s newest and youngest entrepreneurs is having a grand opening on September 12
Health Motivator, Strategist & Modern Alchemist Daniel Vitalis Visits the Slocan Valley!
Kootenay power project slowed by fish concerns
Accused polygamist offers online advice Winston Blackmore going to court in Creston, British Columbia, Canada - TMTV/BCTV Kootenays, Tonight on Global TV - photos of him with unidentified women and children, as well as photos of the southeastern BC farming community in which he lives, outside Creston. ...
Calgary man's body pulled from Sparwood mine CBC.ca - The body of a Calgary man has been pulled from an abandoned mine shaft near Sparwood, BC Crews were called to Teck Coal Limited's Elkview mine ...
BC health-care worker wins gender discrimination suit
Glacier/Howser Private Hydro Project Summary 9, 9, 09
Calgary senior's body found in old mine shaft in BC
Long journey over for BC Hydro turbine
BC boy attacked by cougar doing well
Residents of Jaffray, BC shaken by child's death
Eight-year-old boy on bike dies after alleged hit-and-run in BC
BC father recounts family's harrowing cougar encounter 5-year-old Simon Impey of Rossland, B.C., never cried once even after being attacked by a cougar this week in Washington State. Sept. 4, 2009. (family photo) CTV British Columbia A Rossland, BC, father recounted in a blog posting Friday his five-year-old son's harrowing encounter with a cougar while the family hiked in Washington ...
Car Crash injures 8 year old pedestrian in Jaffray BC On September 03, 2009
AIR TANKERS AND HELIS ATTACK FIRES ON PERRY RIDGE CASTLEGAR BC Sept 4, 2009
WILDFIRES IN THE SLOCAN VALLEY ON PERRY RIDGE Nelson B.C. Sept 4, 2009
LIGHTNING STARTS NEW FIRES IN THE SOUTHEAST FIRE CENTRE CASTELGAR BC Sept , 4, 2009
Terasen asks to lower BC gas rates
Kootenay boy survives cougar attack
Greyhound cuts national routes
Windermere motorboat debate riles Calgarians .
Budget looks to the future, not the people
Court Ruling Exempts Tribes From CERCLA Liability
Found Explosives at Erie Lake, Salmo On Thursday August 27th, 2009 at approximately 3:41pm, Salmo RCMP responded to a complaint of found explosives near the boat launch at Erie Lake.
New upcoming workshop series at Selkirk College August 31, 2009
PNE's sand sculptures judged Sunday afternoon
Canucks add veterans to boost defence
Lake Windermere Ambassadors deserve a big 'Thank you'
Pitch-in for a Healthy Lake Windermere Wildsight - Kimberley, BC, Canada Invermere, BC — Wildsight, a leading force for conservation in Canada's Columbia and Southern Rocky Mountains, invites area residents to lend a helping hand ...
Over 450 concerned Christina Lake residents overflowed Community Hall Submitted Aug 28, 2009
Duathletes, triathletes find the podium
Communal dream hits financial reality in BC Supreme Court
Residential school lures tourists
Bulk sampling begins at Teddy Glacier
Red Deer man killed, wife in critical condition after crash
Kimberley BC's newest luxury alpine resort Now Part of Bellstar ...
PERCY SCHMEISER RETURNS TO B.C. - SEPTEMBER 15-20
HST and government reviews only the beginning in hard-hitting ...
BC Liberal government's throne speech opens new session of Parliament
HST vital to sustaining economic prosperity in BC Submitted - August 25, 2009
Seven-year-old BC boy hailed as hero
Drawing the line for BC fishing
Calgary couple rescue St. Bernard dog in British Columbia Aug 21, 2009
Accused murderer of BC boy in court (TONIGHT @ 6 - AUGUST 20, 2009 TMTV for CBC TV & GLOBAL TV ) CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada Accused murderer Kimberly Noyes, in leg irons and her head covered in a jacket, was led into a Nelson, BC, courtroom Thursday. (CBC) Kimberly Ruth Noyes, ...Bob Keating reports: B.C. woman charged in autistic boy's death PLAY VIDEO (Runs: 1:37) Play: Real Media » Play: QuickTime »
On the trail of the First Nations in the East Kootenay
Ex-husband of BC murder suspect says poor mental health care to blame
Kimberly Ruth Noyes appears in Nelson Provincial Court on ThursdayThe suspect in the homicide of 12-year-old John Fulton will make her first court appearance in Nelson on Thursday.
Neighbour of autistic Grand Forks, BC, boy charged with second ... The Canadian Press GRAND FORKS, BC 6:30PM August 19, 2009 — The neighbour of a 12-year-old boy who vanished from the steps of his family's home Saturday has been charged with second-degree murder. ...
Missing Grand Forks boy's case didn't meet requirements for Amber ...Kimberly Ruth Noyes (left), a suspect in the homicide of 12-year-old John Fulton (right), in Grand Forks. GRAND FORKS — RCMP investigating the homicide of ...
Police defend lack of Amber Alert in case of murdered Grand Forks ... The Canadian Press (TMTV for Global TV) VANCOUVER, BC — A proponent of the Amber Alert program says it must be protected from overuse and she says she agrees with the RCMP's decision not to issue ...
Chris Brown reports on questions into the investigation of John Fulton's death. (Runs 2:34)
New Brewpub Roars Into Robson Lions Head Smoke n’ Brewpub Brings Big Flavour to Kootenays Robson, BC - August 19, 2009 - Open a new business in this economy? It would take the bravery and spirit of a lion.
Glacier/Howser Project Poses Unacceptable Risk to Threatened Bull Trout Nelson, BC August 19, 2009
Cops arrest neighbour sought in death of BC autistic boy TV News crews photograph the memorial that started Tuesday - Vancouver Sun John Fulton, 12-year-old autistic boy from Grand Forks, BC, was last seen on the ...
Woman sought in death of 12-year-old boy located Suspect 42 year old Kimberly (Kim) Ruth Noyes. August 18, 2009, 5:PM - (TONIGHT @ 6PM - TMTV FOR CBC TV & GLOBAL TV) Police have located Kimberly Ruth Noyes, who police were looking for in connection with the death of 12-year-old John David Fulton, an autistic boy from Grand Forks. Police say she has been detained but not arrested.
BC woman in custody after autistic boy's death
Captain Jack Carey, memorialized with a ski run
TSN Hits the Road - in Kaslo BC this Saturday
Cranbrook expansion plans face grassroots opposition
Female neighbour sought in murder of autistic BC boy, 12
RCMP look for a neighbour of a 12-year-old boy found murdered near ...
Aboriginal tourism soars like an eagle in BC
BC homicide probe focuses on complex where victim, 12, lived
B.C. boy found dead in apparent homicide: RCMP JOHN FULTON: Missing since Aug. 15 (TMTV News for CBC TV & Global TV) A boy who went missing from the front steps of his home in Grand Forks, B.C., on Saturday has been found dead, and RCMP believe he was a homicide victim.
Five-dam proposal in West Kootenay riles residents
CAMPFIRE BAN RESCINDED IN PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST FIRE CENTRE CASTLEGAR BC FRIDAY, AUG 14, 2009
Shambhala festival draws thousands to southeastern BC CBC.ca - Organizers of the Shambhala Music Festival in Salmo BC liken the event to Nevada's annual Burning Man...
A Jumbo stab in the back 8-to-7 RDEK vote hands Jumbo decision to Province – breaks public trust Wildsight - Kimberley, BC, Canada Cranbrook, BC — The biggest land use decision the region has ever faced is being handed directly to the Province after RDEK directors voted eight to seven ...More
Grizzly Bear Attends Local Community Meeting Ruralnorthwest.com - Bonners Ferry, ID, USA Kirk, as the bear was named by British Columbia authorities, ... into a compost pile in the backyard of a Salmo, British Columbia resident where he was shot ...More
PST COMMISSION WILL COST BUSINESSES THOUSANDS SAY'S NDP VICTORIA BC Aug 7, 2009
Rolling Stone profiles jail suicide victim The Spokesman Review - Spokane, WA, USA He was known in Nelson, BC, as the Man from the Bush - a thrill seeker who became a legend in the world of extreme mountain biking while still a teenager. ...
STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY CANCELLED IN HALCYON HOT SPRINGS AREA; EVACUATION ALERT REMAINS IN PLACE. NELSON BC AUG 7, 2009
Province Receives Overwhelming Opposition To Controversial Private Power Project In Kootenays
Inaugural Issue of the Red Berry Review FERNIE BC CANADA AUG 7, 2009
FIRES ACTIVE IN THE ARROW AND COLUMBIA ZONES CASTLEGAR BC AUG 7, 2009
GALENA BAY CONTAINMENT LINES HOLD OVERNIGHT
CASTLEGAR BC AUG 4, 2009 – Containment lines established Monday along the west flank of the Galena Bay fire held through the night. MORE INFO
Air Quality Throughout Region Will Vary This Week Depending on Fire Activity and Changing Weather Conditions Nelson B.C. Aug 4, 2009 - Residents living within the Interior Health region are reminded that air quality will fluctuate this week while fires continue to burn.
Jumbo decision comes up at RDEK this Friday
EVACUATION ALERT AT GALENA BAY
Nelson B.C. Canada Aug 3, 2009 - While a state of local emergency remains in place, the Regional Districts of Central Kootenay and Columbia Shuswap have revised the area where residences are under evacuation alert from the Galena Bay wildfire. MORE INFO
GALENA BAY FIRE CREWS EXPAND CONTAINMENT LINES CASTLEGAR BC Aug 3, 2009
GALENA BAY CREWS RESPOND TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOUR CASTLEGAR BC Aug 2, 2009
Sparwood mayor wants Jumbo out of RDEK hands Wildsight - Kimberley, BC, Canada
Paraglider gets camp-goers off the ground Benjamin Jordan fly his paraglider kite.
WINDS PUSH GALENA BAY FIRE TO 200 HECTARES CASTLEGAR BC JULY 29, 2009
BC Hydro to begin $50-million upgrade of Mica station switchgear BC Hydro has awarded a $50-million contract to replace the switchgear equipment at the 32-year-old Mica Generating Station to ensure the plant continues to provide clean, reliable energy for BC Hydro customers.
WEEKEND LIGHTNING IGNITES MULTIPLE WILDFIRES CASTLEGAR BC JULY 28, 2009
LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS BREAKS THE MOLD
LIGHTNING STORM SPARKS WILDFIRES CASTLEGAR BC CANADA July 25, 2009
SURPRISE DECISION ON NEW SALES TAX COULD COST TOURISM AND SERVICE JOBS VICTORIA BC (Submitted July 25, 2009)
Pilot and crashed helicopter removed from Kootenay River
DON'T FORGET! Campfires Prohibited Throughout the Southeast Fire Centre
SEARCHERS LOCATE MISSING HELICOPTER IN KOOTENAY RIVER AT CRESTON, B.C. TMTV EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FOR GLOBAL TV Searchers from the RCMP, Ground Search and Rescue, the Armed Forces and the B.C. Conservation Officer Service have located the helicopter involved in a crash on July 22, 2009 near Creston, B.C
RCMP Elk River Rescue Elk Valley RCMP received a 9-1-1 call of a male trapped against a large log on the Elk River near Fernie, British Columbia. Two Police Officers immediately attended the scene.
Police searching for student pilot of crashed helicopter. Canada.com - TMTV EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FOR GLOBAL TV NOON NEWS - CRESTON, BC - RCMP and rescue crews in the West Kootenay region of southern BC were searching Wednesday for a 35-year-old student pilot who crashed while on ...
Dive team called in after BC helicopter crash TMTV EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FOR GLOBAL TV - TONIGHT @ 11PM ON GLOBAL JULY 22, 2009 - According to Victoria Search and Rescue, the helicopter went down in Kootenay River close to Duck Lake, north of Creston, about 700 kilometres east of ...
Invitation to Bid Goes Out for KBRH 4th Floor Renovations TRAIL BC CANADA - TMTV/BCTV KOOTENAYS JULY 21, 2009 – Today, Interior Health released the Invitation to Bid for construction of the $1.9 million Children’s Healthcare Initiative at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.
WEEKEND LIGHTNING CAUSES SIX WILDFIRES - Kootenays TMTV/BCTV KOOTENAYS CASTLEGAR BC JULY 21, 2009 – Crews in the Southeast Fire Centre responded to six lightning-caused wildfires over the weekend.
KOOTENAY REGION JOINS TOGETHER TO FIGHT GORDON CAMPBELL’S SELL-OFF OF WATERWAYS AND WILDERNESS AREAS NELSON BC CANADA JULY 18, 2009
RATE OF HUMAN-CAUSED FIRES DECREASES TMTV/BCTV KOOTENAYS JULY 18, 2009
Where no financial consultant has gone before Starfleet officer Jose Tyler played by Peter Duryea in the original 1966 pilot of Star Trek , known as The Cage - Globe and Mail - Canada The younger Duryea lost some of his ardour for the profession after his father's death in 1968, eventually resettling in the West Kootenays and becoming a ...
BC pulp mills refusing to pay taxes TONIGHT TMTV ON GLOBAL TV @ 6PM & 11 - JULY 14, 2009 Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff said he learned of the tax revolt just hours before the tax deadline when the local pulp mill, Celgar, notified the ...
Kaslo, British Columbia has been named the first winning community in the Kraft Celebration Tour
Kootenays town honours mountaineering legend with park Wilmer, sandwiched between the Rockies on left and Purcells on right, was once home to Conrad Kain. CBC.ca A tiny hamlet in southeastern BC is celebrating the life of a mountaineering icon Saturday with a park named in his honour. Conrad Kain Park in Wilmer ...
Grand opening of Slocan City’s skate park
Photo from: www.coastalbc.com This event will be held on July 18th from 10am to 6pm at the park which is behind the WE Graham Community School in Slocan City.
RAFE MAIR COMING TO NELSON TO JOIN GLACIER-HOWSER FIGHT TMTV/BCTV KOOTENAYS, NELSON BC CANADA — Save Our Rivers spokesperson and former Socred Environment Minister Rafe Mair will be in Nelson on July 15, 2009 for a meeting sponsored by New Democrat MLA Michelle Mungall on the controversial Glacier-Howser private power project located north of Kaslo.
Upcoming LakeKeepers workshop a “how-to” for stewards Lake Windermere, B.C. July 12, 2009
BC highway rescuers withdraw service over lawsuit risk TMTV/BCTV Kootenays photo/video - RAW VIDEO OF ACCIDENT LAST MONTH One man was airlifted by helicopter after two vehicles collided, sending one plunging 500 feet off Highway 3 on Kootenay Pass, also known as the Salmo-Creston Highway in south eastern BC. This is just one of many areas serviced by rescue volunteers. CBC.ca - Some BC volunteer search and rescue groups say they are no longer ... Jim Devall, a Cranbrook Search and Rescue volunteer who used to cut out people trapped ...MORE ON THE STORY
HUMAN-CAUSED FIRE LEADS TO TACTICAL EVACUATION TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - CASTLEGAR BC CANADA July 7, 2009 – Firefighting crews responded to 11 wildfires over the weekend, including a 1.5 hectare human-caused fire near Lake Kookanusa that forced 160 people to evacuate.
ARSONISTS STRIKE EAST KOOTENAYS TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - CRANBROOK BC CANADA JULY 4, 2009 – Initial attack crews, Forest Protection Officers and the RCMP responded to a series of arson fires north of Wilmer on Friday evening.
WEEKEND PATROLS TO DETERMINE CAMPFIRE BAN If officials observe unsafe fire use, campfires may be banned as early as next week. CASTLEGAR BC CANADA July 3, 2009 TMTV/BCTV Kootenays
LOST!!! 1 year old white/black Siberian husky Kona a neutered, 1 year old white/black Siberian husky with brown eyes, and wearing a brown leather collar escaped from his enclosure in the early hours at K.O.A. campground outside of Revelstoke. MORE
Joy Barrett appointed Cultural Development Officer for City of Nelson Nelson, July 2, 2009
BC teens rescue 4 Albertans after van plunges into lake (Aaron Orlando/ Courtesy Revelstoke Times Review) CBC.ca Two teenagers from Kelowna are being hailed as heroes after saving four Albertans whose minivan careened over a cliff and into a lake near Revelstoke, BC, ...
Invermere residents send clear message about Glacier/Howser IPP —but does it matter? Invermere, B.C. — Last Thursday, June 25, the third and final public meeting about the Glacier/Howser River Diversion Project (IPP) was held in Invermere. The meeting and rally attracted 120 residents. Two meetings were also held in the West Kootenay last week—with the Kaslo meeting attracting more than a thousand people.OPEN FIRE USE INCLUDING FIREWORKS RESTRICTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST FIRE CENTRE CASTLEGAR BC – Effective at 8:00 a.m. on July 3, 2009
MUNGALL TO HOLD GLACIER-HOWSER MEETING IN NELSON NELSON BC CANADA June 29, 2009
FIRES DELIBERATELY SET IN CRANBROOK CASTLEGAR BC Canada June 25, 2009
RALLY IN KASLO OVER CONTROVERSIAL GLACIER/HOWSER PRIVATE POWER PROJECT More Than A Thousand People Turn Out To Protest Private Power Project In Kootenays June 24, 2009 TMTV for Global TV - People from all over the Kootenays and beyond rallied in Kaslo last night. Airs tonight (Wednesday) at 6PM on Global TV -copyright 2009 TMTV/BCTV for Global TV -copyright 2009
Hazardous material sends 16 people to hospital in Cranbrook Canada.com June 24, 2009 - Sixteen people in southeastern BC were taken to hospital Tuesday suffering from respiratory problems after being exposed to hazardous materials at a ...
Local Whitewater Kayaking Festival Kootenays- Borderline Boaters is stoked to be presenting this year Kootenay Whitewater Festival from June 26th to the 28th, 2009 hosted at Endless Adventure in Crescent Valley.
Golf A Thon for the ALS Society of B.C.
Introducing Go Wild Summer Adventures Columbia Basin June 22, 2009
2009 goBeyond Youth Action Gathering Call for Participants and Volunteers!
Feathery informant leads RCMP to Kootenay grow-op JUNE 18, 2009 - TMTV.NET for CBC TV NEWS - CBC.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada RCMP in BC have busted another marijuana grow operation in the Kootenays, ... spotted a large macaw parrot hanging around Salmo, just south of Nelson, ...
Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee Meeting Open to Public
1800 kids say “thank you” to sponsors
BC Hydro plans to purchase one-third interest in Waneta Dam VANCOUVER BC June 18, 2009
CARELESS CAMPERS CAUSE WILDFIRES CASTLEGAR BC June 16, 2009 – Wildfire crews were forced to respond to two fires caused by careless campers this weekend, as lightning struck across the southeast.
Private power greed or people power green? Kootenay residents need to send a clear message at upcoming rally in Invermere Invermere, B.C. — It’s the first project of its type to get this far in the Kootenays, and it’s got residents concerned. The controversial Glacier Howser River Diversion Proposal was rejected by the Province last year, but its proponent, Axor Power Inc. (“Purcell Green Power Inc.”) reapplied this year and has made it to the second round, an Environmental Assessment (EA).
DON’T RUBBER STAMP THE GLACIER HOWSER PROJECT, URGES MUNGALL New Democrats call on Campbell gov’t to listen to community concerns NELSON BC Canada — June 16, 2009 - New Democrat MLA Michelle Mungall says the Campbell government’s refusal to ensure broader public consultation into the controversial Glacier Howser private project makes the environmental assessment process look like a rubber stamp.
Golden Search and Rescue suspends services amid legal liability ... TMTV News ... Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada VANCOUVER — BC search and rescue groups are being urged to get third-party liability coverage after Golden Search and Rescue Society suspended services last ...
West Kootenay Rock Guide has been completed Nelson, BC June 14, 2009 – After two years of researching, writing, and literally climbing the walls, the West Kootenay Rock Guide has been completed. More
BC Hydro completes new Aberfeldie Generating Station New station has close to five times capacity of old site CRANBROOK – BC Hydro has completed the $95-million redevelopment of the Aberfeldie Generating Station, located on the Bull River, 35 kilometres east of Cranbrook.
FIRE AT CASTLEGAR BC SCHOOL June 14, 2009 The Castlegar RCMP, Fire Department and Ambulance services responded to a substantial fire at the old Woodland Park School last evening. RCMP have identified five suspects involved in setting the fire and the investigation continues. The building has been vacant for sometime and this is the second fire at the old school in a week. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Castlegar RCMP at 250-365-7721
Surge of caterpillars feasting on trees in Trail, BC Globe and Mail A cyclical surge in the caterpillar population is leaving trees in some parts of Trail and the surrounding area looking like it's late fall. ...
SECOND YEAR FOR YOUTH RADIO SUMMER CAMP Kootenay Co-op Radio is proud to announce the Second Annual Summer Youth Radio Camp. Through funding supplied by Service Canada 2009 Summer Jobs, Kootenay Coop Radio was able to hire a full time Youth Camp Coordinator.
BC Hydro completes $95-million redevelopment of run-of-river project A site tour to celebrate the completion of the Aberfeldie redevelopment project. Originally completed in 1922, the Aberfeldie dam has been significantly upgraded. The redevelopment includes a new powerhouse with a capacity of 24 megawatts to replace the original 5 megawatt powerhouse – enabling BC Hydro to generate three times as much electricity at the facility. Friday June 12 – 12 p.m. Bull River Rd., 35 km southeast of Cranbrook
CREWS RESPOND TO LIGHTNING FIRES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CASTLEGAR BC June 8, 2009
OPEN FIRE USE RESTRICTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST FIRE CENTRE CASTLEGAR BC Canada – Effective at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Inviting all to the spring Peddle/ Paddle tour on the Slocan River
Two people injured after small plane crash in Cranbrook, BC The Canadian Press - CRANBROOK, B.C
June is ALS Awareness Month and Walks for ALS are being held throughout B.C. On June 7th the West Kootenay Walk for ALS
KOOTENAY MLAS PRESS CAMPBELL FOR FULL CONSULTATION ON GLACIER-HOWSER NELSON BC CANADA June 6, 2009
Local Transition Nelson Group adds message of hope to Central School time capsule Nelson BC, June 6, 2009
The Kootenay Association for Science & Technology and the HR Macmillan Space Centre
Crash on Kootenay Pass, man survives 500 foot plunge TMTV exclusive for Global TV June 4, 2009 - Tonight at 11pm and June 5th Early Morning News - A two vehicle crash sent two people to hospital. One man was airlifted by helicopter after two vehicles collided, sending one plunging 500 feet off Highway 3 on Kootenay Pass, also known as the Salmo-Creston Highway in south eastern BC.
RAW VIDEO OF ACCIDENT The vehicle that left Highway 3 is a mangled mess. "How anyone could survive a crash like this is a miracle", said one witness.
Ten Year Follow Up On Harlequin Ducks: Sightings Wanted Frank Leung photo June 1, 2009 - BCTV Kootenays - The male harlequin duck is undoubtedly one of the most striking birds to be found in the Kootenay region.
Splash into Water Safely! Some Safety Tips for Enjoying the Summer Fun June 2-9, 2009 is National Water Safety Week
Tobacco Industry’s Marketing Net is Cast Wider On May 31st
Greenpeace Confronts Wal-Mart in Nelson over Failure to Protect Seafood May 29, 2009 (Nelson BC - Submitted) - Greenpeace activists confronted management at the Wal-Mart on Lakeside Drive today as part of a campaign to stop Canada's supermarkets from selling Redlist seafood, species that are the most threatened by over-harvesting.
Top lawman's job hangs in the balance Metro Canada - Vancouver - Vancouver, Canada Just ask Wally Oppal, whose job as attorney general of BC hangs on the results of a judicial recount ... Ah, Bountiful, that idyllic community near Creston, ...
MUNGALL CALLS FOR FULL CONSULTATION ON GLACIER-HOWSER PROJECT All impacted communities must have a say before creeks are sold off, says MLA NELSON BC May 29, 2009 — Consultations on the proposed Glacier-Howser private power project need to include Nelson and other Kootenay communities says Michelle Mungall, New Democrat MLA for Nelson-Creston.
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY Tuberculosis case identified in person from Alberta who traveled to B.C. by Greyhound bus Public health working to identify passengers who may have been exposed on Lethbridge to Kelowna route May 28, 2009
UNESCO Considers “World Heritage Site in Danger” Designation for Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Proposed Coal Mine in BC’s Flathead River Valley Triggers United Nations Assessment Global TV May 28, 2009 - UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has agreed to consider a petition from 11 Canadian and US conservation groups asking that Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park be designated a “World Heritage Site in Danger”, due to a proposed coal mine and other development in BC’s adjoining Flathead River Valley.
Creston couple mistakenly receive millions TONIGHT @ 6PM on GLOBAL May 25, 2009 - Ivan Szoke, who moved to Creston, BC, from Ponoka five years ago, found out he was a millionaire almost eight times over on Friday after he called the bank ...
Quebec corporation re-applies to use five Kootenay creeks in 100 MW power
scheme May 24, 2009 Click here for unedited news footage of "Run of the Rivers" protest in Nelson BCBC mayor fights to save town from feral felines Canada.com - Don Mills, Ontario, Canada “You might see six or 10 of them together,” said Marcy Kennedy, a resident of the southeastern BC community of Creston. “They kind of have little colonies ...
Kimberley RCMP de-escalate situation with barricaded male May 20, 2009
RCMP Traffic Services long weekend enforcement nets large cash seizure in the Kootenays May 20, 2009
Greyhound proposes to reduce route frequency between Kelowna and Alberta border via Highway 3 Greyhound Canada Transportation Corporation has applied to the BC Passenger Transportation Board to reduce trips between Kelowna and the Alberta border along Highway 3.
Kootenay Medical Health Officer Announces Retirement May 19, 2009 - Dr. Nelson Ames has announced he will step down as Medical Health Officer for Kootenay Boundary/East Kootenay as of May 22, 2009.
Join us for Kid Walk - Saturday May 23, 2009! Kid Walk is a Children's Festival and a full day of fun and activities for families with young children
Fernie Writers Conference Turns Three. FERNIE, B.C. May 19, 2009
TMTV EXPANDS STUDIOS AND OPERATING FACILITY Nelson BC Canada May 19, 2009 – While other TV production houses, TV stations and large TV broadcasting companies are closing stations, cutting back operations and staff... MORE
Missing elderly pilot found dead after four-day search in the Kootenays May 17, 2009 - CRAWFORD BAY, B.C. The man, whose name has not been released, was scheduled to travel from Cranbrook, BC, to Kelowna but never arrived. His cell phone provider tracked a ...
TWO PEOPLE RESCUED AFTER SPENDING A COLD NIGHT ON A CLIFF
29 year old male murdered in Creston update BCTV Kootenays - The Creston Detachment of the RCMP, with assistance from the South-East District Major Crime Unit, are currently investigating the murder of a local resident.
BC Hydro completes $2-million upgrade of Revelstoke Dam Visitor Centre & First Nations Gallery REVELSTOKE – BC Hydro will open the doors of the Revelstoke Dam Visitor Centre to the public on Saturday, May 16, to reveal the results of a $2-million dollar renovation.
SEARCH CONTINUES IN THE WEST KOOTENAYS FOR PILOT AND PLANE TMTV Photo/video May 14, 2009 - Nelson BC — Searchers were scouring the mountainous terrain of the Kootenay region Thursday, looking for an elderly pilot who went missing during a ...
AN AIRCRAFT HAS CRASHED IN THE WEST KOOTENAYS - TMTV Breaking News: 9PM May 13, 2009 -There are confirmed reports of an aircraft going down north east of Nelson in the Crawford Bay area. A ground search is currently underway and an aerial search will start at first light. The plane's flight originated from Cranbrook and was heading to Kelowna when it crashed.
MICHELLE WINS! MAY 13, 2009 - TONIGHT TMTV ON GLOBAL TV, an interview with Michelle Mungall, NDP candidate for Nelson-Creston. Michelle won with 3455 votes over Liberal candidate Josh Smienk.
Gordon Campbell to return as BC premier May 12, 2009 - Global BC is declaring the Liberals will return to power for a third consecutive term, with Gordon Campbell at the helm. Campbell has won his seat in the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey
BC-STV Results as of 11.27 PM from Elections BC
Here are the election results from Elections BC.
Campbell’s gas tax going up, never going away Cranbrook BC – May 10, 2009
BC polygamist demands charges dropped unless legal bills covered Winston Blackmore going to court in Creston, British Columbia, Canada VANCOUVER -- BC May 9, 2009 - polygamist Winston Blackmore wants a court order ... at Mormon Hills School in Bountiful, BC, a few miles south of Creston January 8, 2009. ...
B.C. landmark celebrates centenary The iconic courthouse in Nelson, B.C., celebrates its 100th birthday on Saturday. More
ADVANCE VOTING TURNOUT RELEASED DAILY VICTORIA BC, May 7, 2009
BC’s Rivers: Is Anyone Listening? The Royal Canadian Legion in downtown Quesnel was likely the most popular spot in town on Thursday evening, April 30th and considering that the Canucks were playing at the same time it was little short of a miracle that so many local citizens would have taken the time to leave their homes.
First $100 Fish Reeled In - Nineteen To Go
James Commits to Stopping Campbell's Agenda to Ram through Coalbed Methane
Run-of-river projects all receive intense scrutiny, says B.C. Citizens for Green Energy Vancouver, B.C. May 5, 2009
FOLLOWING TV DEBATE LOSS, CAMPBELL DROPS CBC DEBATE Vancouver BC – (Submitted by the NDP) May 4, 2009
Local schools celebrating successes in running school-wide energy-saving campaigns On Tuesday, May 5th
NELSON RESTAURANT GETS OCEAN WISE Nelson, BC, May 3, 2009
PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE VOTING REFERENDUM, MONDAY MAY 4, 7PM
LEADERS' DEBATE THIS SUNDAY 5 PM ON RADIO AND TV
CAROLE JAMES ANNOUNCES FUNDING BOOST FOR BC PARKS Grand Forks – May 3, 2009
Eurocopter's last new BO105 LS takes to the sky
New Program Opens for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury
Swine Flu Outbreak: Use Your ER Wisely! May 1, 2009
BC Liberal's Double-Faced Park Policies Are Killing BC Parks
Campbell’s Ranger Layoffs Endanger Parks, Tourism, Troy Sebastian Charges Cranbrook BC April 30, 2009
BILL BENNETT QUESTIONS JUDGEMENT OF EAST KOOTENAY VOTERS
BC provincial park Rangers get layoff notices Interviewing Bob Fuhrer Monday in New Denver BC - TMTV News for CBC TV Tonight April 27 at 6:PM - CBC.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Fuhrer has worked at the Kootenay park for 15 years, but recently learned that three out of the five summer Rangers who work in parks in the West Kootenay ...More
Premier Gordon Campbell will take part in events throughout the Kootenays today Nelson BC Monday, April 27, 2009
BC avalanche deaths trigger calls to regulate snowmobile operators TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Photo - Vancouver Sun - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Nineteen snowmobilers — all but one of them in BC — have died in ... Earlier this month, New Democrat Norm Macdonald, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, ...
NDP MUST EXPLAIN PLAN TO KILL JOBS IN ELKFORD, SPARWOOD FERNIE BC
CAMPBELL FAILS TO GIVE RURAL BC ITS FAIR SHARE Fernie BC April 25, 2009
BUDGET CUTS TAKE THE LIGHT OUT ON CAMPBELL’s SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS
GREEN DELUSIONS April 24, 2009
Province should pay legal defense on polygamy charges: BC sect leader
Celebrate Earth Day – Release a Juvenile Sturgeon! WEST KOOTENAY - April 22, 2009 - TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - What better way to help celebrate Earth Day, than by releasing a juvenile sturgeon into the Columbia River? Young and old alike will enjoy this opportunity to provide a helping hand – literally - to an endangered species.
CAROLE JAMES HOSTS LIVE ONLINE RADIO SHOW Today on BC NDP Radio: Carole James hosts a live interview with special guest Rafe Mair. Tune into the live broadcast at 3:30 pm by clicking here or visiting www.bcndp.ca/BC-NDP-Radio. An avid angler and environmentalist, Mair has a lifelong connection to BC’s wild rivers. Mair is an articulate opponent of the Campbell government’s plan to sell BC’s rivers and streams to private power developers. All British Columbians will pay the price for Campbell’s privatization through higher electricity rates and the devastation of our wild rivers. Click here for unedited news footage of the Run Of The Rivers Protest on YouTube
High Profile British Columbians Join Locals for Launch of the "Friends of the Flathead" Fernie BC - Local adventure photographer P at Morrow and Fernie Councilors Randal Macnair and Aaron Goos are joining hundreds of kootenay residents and over a thousand people from across British Columbia including the mayors of Vancouver and Victoria and former federal Environment Minister David Anderson in the growing campaign to protect B.C.’s Flathead River Valley.
TAKE BACK YOUR BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA— END CAMPBELL’S NEGLECT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (submitted April 22, 2009)
The Nelson Health Care Forum “It’s about Time” is definitely on" April 21, 2009
Chance to run with Olympic Flame Members of the community are encouraged to apply for chance to run with Olympic Flame Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay to stop in Nelson, BC on January 23, 2010. NELSON, BC April 21, 2009 – Imagine holding aloft the gleaming white torch carrying the Olympic Flame, running with it as the flame unfurls in the wind and passing by friends, family and community members of Nelson as they look on with pride and awe.
NEARLY THREE MILLION REGISTERED TO VOTE AT ELECTION CALL April 18, 2009
NDP CANDIDATE TROY SEBASTIAN LAUNCHES THE BATTLE TO TAKE BACK YOUR B.C.
Alexander Keith's to open second brewery in Creston BC The Columbia Brewing Company Creston B.C. - April 15, 2009 - 8:43PM - Metro Canada - Halifax - Halifax, Canada Labatt Breweries announced yesterday that Keith's is doing so well it will begin brewing the beer in Creston, BC to service markets west of Ontario....
Canada prosecutors amend charges vs. FLDS leader
NANCY GREENE RAINE SPEAKS Nancy Greene Raine will be the guest speaker at the Annual General Meeting of the B.C. Southern Interior Conservatives in Castlegar on Saturday, April 25. More
BRITISH COLUMBIANS URGED TO VOTE IN COMBINED ELECTION/REFERENDUM VICTORIA BC April; 14, 2009
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Liberal Gas Tax Ineffective In Cutting Greenhouse Gases
$573300 To Improve West Kootenay Forest Roads April 13, 2009
Noted author explains how to go pesticide-free . April 10, 2009
WORK AVAILABLE FOR THE UPCOMING PROVINCIAL ELECTION VICTORIA BC April 10, 2009
TAKE CAUTION WITH BACKYARD BURNING CASTLEGAR B.C. April 8, 2009
Caution to Walkers and Hikers – Tick Season is Here! April 8, 2009
Snowmobilers Fined by Ministry of Environment April 7, 2009
RCMP confirm death of Colleen Laura Armstrong as homicide April 6, 2009
THE REAL STORY ON…THE NDP ADS, ACCORDING TO THE LIBERALS
Video Highlights Exactly What Not To Do in the Backcountry, says Canadian Avalanche Centre Revelstoke, BC April 6, 2009
FILMMAKERS TO SHARE THE “LIQUID TRUTH” ABOUT THE ATHABASCA RIVER ON APRIL 17TH Nelson, BC – April 6, 2009
BC NDP LAUNCHES MAJOR PRE-ELECTION TV AD BURNABY - April 6, 2009
ARMED ROBBERY IN CASTLEGAR BC April 3, 2009 - An armed robbery occurred at 4pm this afternoon at Anderson Insurance Agencies in Castlegar. Two male suspects fled on bicycles. The two males are described as follows: Suspect#1: Caucasian, 5 ft 6, 120-140 pounds, grey hoodie, black jeans tucked in his socks, tan ball cap (red flames or lightning logo), black bandana or scarf covering his mouth and nose, white runners and no gloves. Suspect#2 Younger male, wearing a black hoodie, black ball cap, blue jeans. The amount of money is not being released. Anyone with information is requested to contact Cst. Montgomery at the Castlegar RCMP
Cranbrook Campaign Office Opening Cranbrook BC, TMTV/BCTV Kootenays April 3, 2009
Investigation into the Suspicious deaths of Colleen Armstrong and Robert McKillop Continues April 1, 2009
DRAGONS’ DEN IS BACK FOR SEASON FOUR! April 1, 2009
Names Released in Edgewood Deaths March 31, 2009 - Names released: The deceased have been identified as 57 year....Names Released
Bodies discovered in Edgewood home March 30, 2009
Some push for new talks on Columbia River treaty SPOKANE, Wash. -March 29, 2009
Nelsen Lodge Hotel opens at Revelstoke Mountain Resort March 29, 2009 - The new Nelsen Lodge Hotel is now offering accommodation at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, the much anticipated first hotel to open on the mountain.
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Speed kills two caribou on Kootenay Pass – small herd suffers big loss Wildsight asks MOT to reduce speeds along one short section where caribou congregate CRESTON: March 27, 2009 - Two endangered mountain caribou — a pregnant female and a calf — were killed last week on a notorious section of Highway 3, where the animals often congregate to lick highway salt.
Snowmobilers Lead Avalanche Fatality Statistics Revelstoke, BC, March 27, 2009
Science World Hits the Road VANCOUVER, BC March 27, 2009
New Flathead video on YouTube! Wildsight - Kimberley, BC, Canada About a year ago, Fernie’s Ryland Nelson had an idea for a creative project. ... imagined a feature-length documentary on BC’s Flathead River Valley. ...
NEW DEMOCRAT BRINGS B.C. HOMELESSNESS FILM TO CASTLEGAR, NELSON AND CRANBROOK Documentary focuses on B.C.'s homelessness crisis VANCOUVER March 26, 2009
Two of Nelson, BC’s newest businesses are moving…to the big leagues March 26, 2009
PAINT YOUR TOWN RED March 26, 2009
Pilot who committed suicide after drug bust remembered as gentle spirit March 25, 2009 - TMTV for CBC TV News Friends who knew the B.C. pilot who was caught flying a helicopter carrying 150 kilograms of marijuana into the U.S. say he was spirited young man mixed up in the wrong crowd. Mitch Scott (left) and John Buffery remembered their friend as a gentle spirit who was always in search of an adventure.
Two missing, one dead after a pair of avalanches hit BC March 25 - One man is reportedly dead after an avalanche hit a group of snowmobilers near Kimberley, B.C. More
Report on fatal train wreck in Trail, BC, calls for braking retrofit
Operation Blade Runner Nets Seven Canadians for Drug Smuggling TONIGHT ON CBC TV NEWS @ 6 - An interview with Sam's close friends from Nelson BC - March 24, 2009 - The U.S. Attorney, DEA and RCMP are all hosting a joint news conference Tuesday (today) in Seattle to release final details on an undercover operation that resulted in the arrest of seven Canadian and one American. They all refused to give any advance information today, but we already know about one young man caught in this sting who ended up committing suicide in a Spokane jail last month. Twenty-four year old Samuel Jackson Lindsay-Brown, of Revelstoke, was not even known to police until he got caught...(read more)Province-wide “call” for BC rivers set for March 26
BC rivers at risk from green power, report says Standing along side Cascade falls on the Kettle River at Christina Lake BC - TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Photo - The Flathead River in southeast BC ranks first on this year's list due to ... The low-flow Kettle River near Grand Forks ranked second, in part due to a ...
Waste-to-energy and treatment plant at Christina Lake? Christina Lake residents are worried about a proposition to bring a waste-to-energy and treatment plant to the area.
HYDRO RATE HIKE IS A RESULT OF CAMPBELL’S PRIVATIZATION: SEBASTIAN March 23, 2009
Video delayed by threatened legal action Vancouver, B.C. – Two new video clips have been released by B.C. Citizens for Green Energy from their video series, “Power Ploy: The Hidden Agenda in the Campaign Against Green Energy.” The new video clips are available on YouTube, Facebook and on the B.C. Citizens for Green Energy website at www.greenenergybc.ca.
The Third Man TMTV News provided the live TV news interview for CBC TV with Dr. Sevigny from Nelson BC last Sunday - What is the mysterious unseen presence that comforts some people in danger and guides them to safety? We meet the author of a new book about the "Third Man" factor - and two people who say they were saved by it. Video of story - The Third Man
KASLO BUSINESS VOTED BEST IN BC Kaslo BC Canada March 16, 2009
JAMES TO VISIT FERNIE, SPARWOOD ON WEDNESDAY
Red Berry Press Launches New Literary Journal FERNIE BC – March 10, 2009
KOOTENAY AIR TRAVELLERS WILL BE HIT BY OLYMPIC SECURITY RULES VICTORIA—March 10, 2009
Bill Bennett to cut funding to arts and tourism by 50% March 10, 2009
BC city awaits ruling on export power sales CBC.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada The city of Nelson, BC is anxiously waiting to find out whether it can sell its hydroelectric power. For more than a century, Nelson has been generating its ...
2 men die in avalanche while skiing near Golden, B.C. The Kicking Horse Mountain Resort - 7 Mar 2009 ... CBC News. Two men were killed Saturday by an avalanche while skiing at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C., ..
Kootenay Boundary Chief Operating Officer Announces Retirement TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - March 7, 2009
New video counters anti green energy myths Save or Rivers protest in Nelson
It’s case of art imitating life . . . until March 28 Golden, B.C. March 7, 2009
CAMPBELL’S SEPTIC DEREGULATION THREATENS DRINKING WATER IN THE KOOTENAYS
Made in the Kootenays Music Showcase
March 1, 2009 - Ski guide and owner of Snowwater Heli Skiing, (http://www.snowwater.com) Patric Maloney got a call for help and immediately set out to the site by helicopter. He said the rescue was a race against time.
BC snowboarder rescued after avalanche hits FEB 28 - TONIGHT TMTV ON GLOBAL TV & CBC TV. RESCUERS TELL THEIR STORY CBC.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada A snowboarder is recovering in hospital after a dramatic rescue in the backcountry of BC's Central Kootenays. The man was part of a group riding in the ...
SNOWBOARDER CAUGHT IN AVALANCHE - SERIOUS MEDICAL INJURIES TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - Nelson BC Feb 28, 2009 - A snowboarder from the West Kootenays is in serious condition in Vancouver General Hospital after being caught in an avalanche near the small southeastern BC community of Ymir.
AVALANCHE NEAR YMIR BC INJURES SNOWBOARDER Feb 27, 7PM - BCTV Kootenays exclusive - An avalanche near Ymir in the Berratt Lake area of southeastern BC has injured a snowboarder. Nelson & Ymir Search and Rescue crews along with the RCMP are on scene to help transport the injured to hospital. Reports are several skiers and snowboarders were in the area at the time of the avalanche. A special avalanche warning was issued for today in the Kootenays. An update will be on Global TV tonight at 11PM & Saturday morning news Special Avalanche Warning for South and Central BC - BCTV Kootenays
Government's Recovery Plans Include “IOU” for Mountain Caribou VANCOUVER, BC Feb 28
Cosmetic pesticide bylaw adopted in Invermere
Skiers lost on BC mountain passionate about powder: survivor's brother Marie-Josée Fortin, left, and Gilles Blackburn, right, are shown in this family photo Canadian Press - MONTREAL Searchers found Gilles Blackburn on a Revelstoke mountainside Tuesday, more than a week after he skied out of bounds with his wife, Marie-Josee Fortin. ...
Lost skiers fought off wolves to stay alive: brother Feb 26, 2009 - A Montreal couple lost in the B.C. backcountry had to fight off wolves, eat leaves, and build shelters to stay alive as they waited nearly 10 days to be rescued, the brother of the man who survived told CBC News.Special Avalanche Warning for South and Central BC - BCTV Kootenays February 26, 2009 Revelstoke, BC
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS CITED FOR HUNDREDS OF SAFETY VIOLATIONS VICTORIA BC – Feb 26, 2009
RCMP admit they should have searched sooner for missing skiers in BC The Canadian Press - GOLDEN, B.C. A couple from Quebec were out of bounds on a mountain at a Revelstoke resort for nine days before they were found, but the wife had died. ...
CBC TV - The RCMP will hold a press conference Thursday in Golden, B.C., to help explain why it took more than a week to begin a search for a Montreal couple lost in the province's backcountry.
B.C. GETS CLOSE LOOK AT NEW ELECTORAL MAPS VICTORIA BC -February 24, 2009
Rest In Peace: Travis Steeger Freeskier Magazine - USA He was the rock star of one of the powder capitals of the world, Nelson, BC. I never met anyone there that didn’t love him. His skiing to a casual observer ...More
FATAL HIT AND RUN KILLS NELSON BC MAN A 19-year-old man from Nelson BC was hit by a vehicle as he crossed an intersection at 7th Street and the main highway in Fernie. The name of the victim has not been released. Calgary CTV - Calgary, AB, Canada RCMP in Fernie, British Columbia are appealing for the public's help after a fatal hit and run in that community. Police say a 19-year-old Nelson BC man was hit by a ...More
Government's Recovery Plans Include “IOU” for Mountain Caribou VANCOUVER, BC – Feb 21, 2009MOCK ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL MASK LOGGING DEVASTATION OF GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST Feb 21, 2009Trial of rival Bountiful religious leaders put off until April The trial of two B.C. religious leaders charged with practicing polygamy has been put off until April 22 and moved to a different town.Grounded Gives to the Kids - local businesses lend a helping hand Feb 19, 2009 - Sasha Kitch of Grounded organic coffee house is taking an inspirational step toward helping kids in the Kootenays. MoreCitizens Launch All Out Political Campaign for Hospital Services
Emergency Doctors and their Plea Click here to watch video originally aired October 8, 2008. Today - Feb 19, 2009 - The Nelson and Area Health Task Force (HTF) sent letters out recently to local community groups in a bid to re-establish critical health care services removed from Kootenay Lake Hospital, Nelson in 2002.Click here for story
Crime Reduction Unit Part of Making Trail Safest Community in Canada Feb 19, 2009 - The City of Trail and the Greater Trail District RCMP detachment are on their way to making Trail the safest community in the country.Fame, posterity and a little bit of fortune Feb 19, 2009West Arm Project Highlights Coordinated Approach to Wildfire Risk "Local contractor Doug Harrison of Apex Forest and Wildfire Services and Ministry of Environment Project Manager and Ecosystem Specialist Mike Gall assess fuel reduction work now underway in West Arm Provincial Park." MoreOTTAWA, FEBRUARY 12, 2008 – A new study on avalanche deaths demonstrates that severe trauma causes a significant proportion of fatalities in western Canada. Back in May 2003 fourteen snowmobilers were very lucky to be alive after a massive avalanche came down on them....Hunters’ group misrepresents Flathead question
Park proposal for one-third of Flathead only; sanctuary necessary for wildlife survival Fernie, B.C. Feb 11, 2009— Wildsight is concerned about misinformation being disseminated by a B.C. hunters’ group. The group, the British Columbia Wildlife Federation, released a statement earlier this week that questioned the value of a park in the Flathead River Valley. More
Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dollz at The Royal
Creston RCMP seize drugs, gun and cash in Kitchener BC Creston B.C. (RCMP Release) On February 4, 2009
Celgar Spill Update Watch unedited news footage from TMTV/BCTV Kootenays click here From KBS Trail BC - Feb 9, 2009
HUGFEST TO INSPIRE NELSON ON VALENTINES Feb 5th, NELSON
CAMPBELL GOVERNMENT HAS MONEY FOR PET PROJECTS, NOTHING FOR FORESTRY VICTORIA – While thousands more forest workers are losing their jobs in the Interior, Gordon Campbell has found billions of taxpayer dollars to spend on his pet projects in metro Vancouver, say the New Democrats. MORE
Resort promoters get resuscitated EA certificate More
Buyers are cautioned: Benefits to consumer of licensing home inspectors vague...
Fernie Mountain Film Festival On February 27th & 28th
Ballet Jörgen Canada launches Romeo & juliet in western Canadian Tour - Will be in nelson feb 10
PUBLIC EDUCATION ON ELECTORAL REFORM REFERENDUM GETS FUNDING BOOST VICTORIA BC –TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Jan 29, 2009
Single Transferable Vote Referendum Regional Tour TMTV/BCTV Kootenays In the upcoming May provincial election, a referendum question on electoral reform will be included. Voters have a unique opportunity in the history of democracy: for citizens to determine how we elect our politicians. Full Story
BC Hydro changes chopper policy after crash that claimed four ... The Canadian Press - VANCOUVER, B.C. VANCOUVER, BC — BC Hydro has a new helicopter-use policy in place after a fiery crash killed four people in Cranbrook, BC, last year. After a safety audit, ...
Lawyer in Bountiful polygamy case uses gay marriage defence
NEW ENERGY MINISTER SHOULD STAND UP TO CAMPBELL ON POWER PROJECTS, SAYS NDP Campbell being interviewed in Nelson during a protest private power projects -Click here for unedited news footage on YouTube VICTORIA BC– Jan 22, 2009 - Newly-appointed energy minister Blair Lekstrom should stand by his principles and put a stop to Gordon Campbell’s plans to ram through private power projects over local communities’ objections, New Democrat energy critic John Horgan said today. Full story
Canadian Open Freeskiing Championship Presented by Ledcor Goes Off at Red
BC man accused of polygamy plans defense based on gay-marriage laws
TMTV Photo© - Neither James Oler (above) nor, Winston Blackmore, both accused in B.C. court of polygamy, entered a plea in court Wednesday. Their cases have been held over until Feb. 18. Canada.com - Don Mills, Ontario, Canada CRESTON, BC - The lawyer for one of two BC men accused of practicing polygamy is planning to invoke Canada's gay marriage laws as part of his defense ...
Two community leaders appear in BC court on polygamy charges
Winston Blackmore being directed by RCMP into the Creston Court House Wednesday Morning - TMTV Photo© TONIGHT TMTV ON GLOBAL TV & CBC TV CRESTON, B.C. JAN 21, 2009 CRESTON, BC — Lawyers involved in the case of two men accused of practicing polygamy in a small BC community may be looking for a change of venue if the ...leaders appear in BC court
B.C. polygamist leaders in court Wednesday
Media from all over the country and the USA will once again descend on the small community of Creston BC were two leaders in the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C., are charged with practicing polygamy under the Criminal Code. Winston Blackmore, 52, and James Oler, 44, were arrested by RCMP on Tuesday Jan 6th. Oler is the bishop of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, while Blackmore is the former FLDS bishop who was ousted in 2002 after a power struggle with the sect's prophet Warren Jeffs.
Logging in Ainsworth concerns community Ainsworth Community meeting held on Thursday, 2009 January 15 at the Ainsworth Community Hall - open letter to the Ministry Of Forests...
36-29 Shoot out in Source for Sports Western Regional Pond Hockey Men's Finals Sets Record TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - Rossland B.C. Canada Jan 19, 2009
Statement from the Citizens’ Assembly Alumni to the people of BC Jan 15, 2009
JAMES CALLS ON CAMPBELL TO COME CLEAN ON TRUE OLYMPIC COSTS
FWCP Acknowledges Exceptional Volunteer
Columbia Wetlands - Natural Inspiration
Endangered Creeks Expedition “saving our rivers” Jan 13, 2009 - The Endangered Creeks Expedition (ECE) is a core group of kayakers who are documenting their travels down many creeks in the Kootenays, that have been called endangered because of the threat of run of river projects that they feel could destroy the river habitat.
Tour de Kootenays July 4 and 5, 2009
This July 4 and 5, 2009 will see the inaugural running of Tour de Kootenays, two very challenging road cycle races. Teams from around the world, as well as from Canada and BC will be competing...
KOOTENAY PASS NOW OPEN Jan 10, 2009 - The Kootenay Pass, Salmo-Creston Highway 3 opened this morning after being closed for several days after high avalanche hazards.
HIGHWAY 31A BETWEEN KASLO & NEW DENVER CLOSED Massive avalanches across Highway 31A between Kaslo and New Denver BC. TONIGHT on GLOBAL TV - Jan 9, 2009 - The third and largest avalanche is approximately 50 feet deep. It's sheer size makes the heavy equipment look like tonka toys. The Highway is closed in both directions from Junction with Highway 6, in New Denver to Kaslo due to Avalanche clean up that is in progress. Estimated time of opening: 4:00 pm Monday, January 12th. Highway 31, south of Kaslo, is down to single lane traffic and pilot car controlled due to the high avalanche hazard. Go to http://www.drivebc.ca for details.
HIGHWAY 3 STILL CLOSED - OPEN SATURDAY Highway 3 Kootenay Pass. Closed in both directions from Avalanche Gates, West Side of Kootenay Pass to Avalanche Gates, East Side of Kootenay Pass (27 km) . Avalanche clean up in progress. Alternate route via Highway 3A and the Kootenay Lake Ferry. Estimated time of reopening 8:00 am Saturday, January 10. Confidence level: High. Next update: 6:00 pm Friday, January 9. Go to http://www.drivebc.ca for details.
Bountiful leader charged with polygamy The Province - Vancouver, BC, Canada The Bountiful community in Creston, BC, has long been on the radar for alleged polygamist activity. Provincial court records show the charge was sworn ... Interviewing Winston Blackmore in Bountiful BC last summer - TMTV.NET
Charges laid against BC polygamist leaders Winston Blackmore -HIGHWAY 22A NOW OPEN AFTER TRAIL DERAILMENT IN DECEMBER
Proportional Representation: the Call Is Out for Neighbourhood Organizers - Advocates Meet in Blueberry Jan 5, 2008
Avalanche Awareness Days Revelstoke Mountain Resort January 9, 2009 Revelstoke, BC: The Canadian Avalanche Centre and Canadian Pacific are pleased to present Avalanche Awareness Days 2009 on Friday January 9 at Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR).
Thousands gather for avalanche victims' memorial Globe and Mail - Canada Jan 4, 2009
SPARWOOD, BC — Thousands of people in the tiny mining town of Sparwood, BC, have turned out to bid a final farewell to the eight local snowmobilers who died ...EXPLOSION & FIRE DESTROYS NELSON BC BUSINESS
FIRE DESTROYS NELSON HOME FIREFIGHTERS INJURED
TRAIN CRASHES ONTO HIGHWAY NEAR TRAIL B.C. Highway will be closed until January 7, 2009
FERNIE BC AVALANCHE NEWS STORIES: CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE LIST Here you will find news stories, press releases, photos & video from all over the world about the Fernie avalanche.
FERNIE BC AVALANCHE & SNOW CONDITIONS
AIRING ON GLOBAL TV: TMTV Nelson BC Canada - 11 Snowmobilers swept away in several avalanches in the East Kootenay area of south eastern British Columbia Canada.
Sparwood, BC, to mourn snowmobilers The Canadian Press FERNIE, BC
HIGHWAY 22 CLOSED - Closed in both directions from British Columbia and Washington Border, South of Trail to 3 km north of British Columbia and Washington Border, South of Trail (3 km) because of train derailment. Next update Tue Dec 30 at 8:00 am. Updated on Mon Dec 29 at 10:04 pm. http://www.drivebc.ca
No sign of B.C. snowmobilers caught in avalanche More than 20 people searching for eight snowmobilers Global TV, FERNIE, BC -Dec 29, 2008 - Rescuers say that no one has yet been found as avalanche experts continue their search of the backcountry of southeastern British Columbia for any sign of eight snowmobilers who went missing and are feared dead after being buried in an avalanche near Fernie Sunday.
EIGHT SNOWMOBILERS MISSING AFTER AVALANCHE IN EAST KOOTENAYS - Dec 29, 2008 TMTV News -
Snowmobilers Survive Avalanche from the TMTV News files Back in May 2003 fourteen snowmobilers were very lucky to be alive after a massive avalanche came down on them....
8 reported trapped after avalanche at BC ski resort CBC.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
... new snowfall and a warming period, which have combined to overload the snowpack. Fernie is a ski resort in southeastern BC near the Alberta border.EIGHT SNOWMOBILERS TRAPPED AFTER AVALANCHE IN EAST KOOTENAYS
4:00 PM - December 28, 2008 - An avalanche near the Kootenay community of Fernie BC may have caught as many as eight snowmobilers. Reports are that three of the snowmobilers had dug themselves out. Search and rescue has been called and camera crews are on their way to the scene. Rescue teams were forced to call off the search as night fell. It is expected that the search will resume early Monday morning. More updates to come...
AVALANCHE WARNING HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA - A special avalanche watch was issued last week for the area by the Canadian Avalanche Centre. The CAC says, conditions are rated as poor and travel is not recommended in the back country. Mountain conditions, especially around Fernie and the Lizard ranges, have changed and they are now seeing avalanches starting to affect this region. The area will become more reactive to human-triggering, and bigger, over the coming days. People are keen to get out, and have time to do so over the holiday period, but don't let your enthusiasm, or that of your friends, carry you to places you'll regret later on. Unstable conditions will likely persist for a while into the future. Knowing when to back off and when to let ‘er loose is the mark of a wise backcountry traveler - thumb off the throttle is a good move right now.
AVALANCHE DANGER CLOSES HIGHWAY 31 Updated on Sat Dec 27 at 3:41 pm. The Highway reopened from Coffee Creek Bridge to 2.5 km north of Coffee Creek Bridge after high avalanche hazard in the area Saturday. Coffee Creek is located north of Balfour BC.
SPECIAL PUBLIC AVALANCHE WATCH FOR SOUTH COLUMBIA AND KOOTENAY-BOUNDARY Revelstoke, BC: - The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is watching closely as the storm moves east. The snowpack in the Columbia Mountains south of Revelstoke to the US border and east of the Okanagan Valley to Golden, Invermere and Cranbrook is similar to the South Coast, and avalanche danger will increase quickly with significant snowfall. Backcountry users are encouraged to obtain current information from the CAC’s public avalanche forecasts, which are being updated daily during the holidays at www.avalanche.ca or 1-800-667-1105.
ICY ROADS CAUSING PROBLEMS Click here for winter roads & snow plow video on YouTube Nelson, B.C. Canada - Drive slow is the word from the RCMP. If you don't have to drive, don't. But if you do, slow down and have good winter tires or chains. Another snow storm is expected Christmas eve with up to 20 cm of snow. YRB the local highways contractor will be plowing and sanding but if a huge storm hits they will only concentrate on the main roads and highways.
Cause of fire that Killed a Nelson resident Watch TMTV News Footage on YouTube - Dec 22, 2008 - A leaky propane tank is the likely cause of Fridays fire which killed Maurice John Eggie, 59 of Nelson. Mr. Eggie died when his camper he was living in caught fire and burned last Friday. The camper was parked inside a garage that was fully involved when the Nelson Fire Department arrived.
TRAIL VOLUNTEERS BREAK RECORD Team of Trail volunteers have broken their local record of 525 boxes and will be shipping 850 boxes to Samaritans Purse, the Christian organization that spearheads the Christmas shoe box initiative. For the last few years, Dwayne McDonnell, who is the Fire Captain for Teck, has been the co-ordinator Operation Christmas Children (OCC) for the Trail/Rossland /Fruitvale area. McDonnell helps raise awareness for people to pack shoe boxes with toys, school supplies, clothes and goodies to send to children in some of the world’s most troubled regions. For some of these children it will be the only gift they ever receive.
One person dead following a structure fire in Nelson Watch TMTV News Footage on YouTube TMTV Nelson BC Canada - Friday, Dec 18, 2008. The Nelson Fire Department and Nelson City Police are investigating a structure fire in the city of Nelson. At around 10AM this morning Nelson Fire Rescue was dispatched to a structure that was fully involved in flames on the south side of Highway 3A at the 700 block Lakeview Crescent. Upon their arrival a garage structure with a camper inside was engulfed in flames. The body of one individual was found within the structure and is believed to have perished as a result of the fire. No names have been released and the fire does not appear to be suspicious in nature but the Fire Department is asking the public to provide any information they may have.
WHITEWATER SKI RESORT OPENS THURSDAY Whitewater hits the reset button and is set to reopen on Thursday, Dec. 18th. They will operate the Silver King Lift and open Yankee Girl, Little Mucker and Sluice Box. More terrain will be added as conditions permit. Early season rates are in effect. Snow flurries are in the forecast and the cold spell could break over the weekend. Whitewater Web site
CPR cuts 600 employees across Canada Click here to see video footage of a CP Rail train in the Kootenays. Calgary Herald - AB, Canada About 300 employees are affected in the Cranbrook-Revelstoke area. The rest of the layoffs are across the country. Feigel said some employees were given ...
Nelson Hydro Asking Public to Refrain From Over Use Of Power TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - Nelson BC, Canada Dec 15, 2008 - The City of Nelson and Nelson Hydro are requesting citizens that are serviced by Nelson Hydro refrain from using unnecessary amounts of power between the hours of 3pm-7pm daily. This is due to excessive consumption being used during peak hours with the cold weather. Two power outages in the area with-in the last two days lasted up to four hours during each outage.
POWER OUTAGES IN NELSON AND AREA Sunday 9am Dec 14, 2008 - A power outage lasted for approximately 4 hours early Sunday morning in Nelson and surrounding areas. No word on the cause of the outage but high winds and cold temperatures can cause problems for hydro.
New Local Web Cams Added to Drive BC TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - Nelson British Columbia, Canada
Person killed in Kitchener motorhome fire Creston Valley Advance Dec 11, 2008 - A deceased person was found in a burning 1987 Winnebago motorhome in Kitchener at the intersection of Highway 3 and Airport Road at about 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, RCMP Cpl. Rob Knapton said yesterday. The vehicle was first noticed by highway maintenance personnel, who were unsuccessful in attempts to douse the fire. There is no fire protection service in the area, Knapton said. The incident is under investigation.
CONROY CHALLENGES MINISTER OF HEALTH TO FUND LONG-TERM CARE BEDS Dec 2, 2008
BC GOVERNMENT'S MOUNTAIN CARIBOU RECOVERY PLAN IS MOSTLY GUNS AND STEEL TRAPS FOR KILLING PREDATORS Dec 10, 2008 - One year and two months ago the BC Government took bows in the press for protecting 2.2 million hectares of mountain caribou habitat. Now, this appears to have been an empty public relations ploy.
Nurse Practitioner Joins Castlegar Health Team Dec 10, 2008 - Castlegar BC
What's all the fuss about run of river? TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - (Submitted by Green Energy BC) Dec 8, 2008 - Ever since the federal and municipal elections ended, we've seen a resurgence of a campaign that hit nearly hysterical proportions last spring. All this about a source of clean, sustainable electricity that can help supply our growing population while protecting our planet. Full story
Click here for unedited news footage of the Kootenay Rivers at Risk protest on YouTube
Sara Rainford featured at Elephant Mountain Gallery Sara Rainford of New Denver, BC
CONROY CHALLENGES MINISTER OF HEALTH TO FUND LONG-TERM CARE BEDS Dec 2, 2008
Grand Opening of ‘PAWS-itive Apparel’ Thrift Store, Nelson, BC (Nelson, BC)
RCMP say Trail gunfire connected to Tuesday killing, man in custody The Canadian Press - TRAIL, B.C. TRAIL, BC Unedited news video on TMTV's YouTube Channel Fatal Shooting in Warfield BC
Two BC residents charged with animal cruelty in separate alleged ... The Canadian Press - VANCOUVER, B.C. VANCOUVER, BC — Two Central Kootenays residents face charges of animal cruelty after separate incidents in which a cat was impaled to death and a dog ...
Shot man found in crashed vehicle By THE CANADIAN PRESS TRAIL, BC -- Police say a man who crashed his vehicle on a highway west of Trail had been shot. RCMP Staff Sgt. Nick Romanchuk said ... Unedited news video on TMTV's YouTube Channel TONIGHT ON GLOBAL TV NOV 26 - Fatal Shooting in Warfield BC TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - The investigation continues into the fatal shooting of the driver of a vehicle which crashed on Highway 3B early last evening in the small community of Warfield, just west of Trail BC. The RCMP say it was a targeted attack and there is no risk to the public. Further information reveals it could be drug related and the gun shot victim was involved in a violent attack earlier this year but survived. Unedited news video on TMTV's YouTube Channel click here
Homicide Investigation Underway in Warfield BC - TMTV/BCTV Kootenays. 11:49PM November 25 - Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment attended a single vehicle accident on Highway 3B just west of Trail BC and discovered the driver of the vehicle was suffering from a gunshot wound. The male victim was taken to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital were he was pronounced deceased. Highway 3B in the Warfiled area is currently closed. The investigation is continuing.
Nelson and Area Health Task Force asks to sign their on-line petition Please log onto the site and sign our on-line petition asking for improved health services for the Kootenay Lake Hospital (KLH) in the form of a surgeon, CT scanner and 3 high risk beds. http://nelsonhealthtaskforce.org
BC Hydro forecasts vastly underestimate our electricity needs
TONIGHT ON GLOBAL - Poll Shows Strong Majority of Kootenay Residents Support a ... Nov 24 -Wildsight - Kimberley, BC, Canada
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Route Reaches Canadians in Every Province and Territory Today the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) unveiled the route for the Canada-wide 45,000-kilometre Olympic Torch Relay, presented by Coca-Cola and RBC. The route includes the Kootenays. Torch relay map click here
Woman Wanted by FBI may be in the Nelson area of the Kootenays: Police The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Rebecca J. Rubin. Rebecca J Rubin - 1998 photo RCMP are asking for your help to track down a woman, wanted by the FBI, who may be here in BC. Rebecca Rubin and three other people are alleged to be eco-terrorists, blamed for a string of vandalism and arson attacks in the Western US, notably the firebombing of a ski resort in Vail, Colorado, in 1998. RCMP Constable Annie Linteau with E-Division says police here have been speaking with the FBI. "The E-Division Integrated National Security Enforcement Team has been assisting the FBI in this investigation. And during the course of their investigation, we have received some information that she may be in the Nelson area, in the Kootenays." Linteau says they believe Rubin is a Canadian and may have relatives in the Lower Mainland. She says they don't have any information to suggest Rubin poses a risk to the public, although the FBI warn that she may be armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees Rebecca Rubin is asked to call police.
Chemical Spill in Castlegar Watch unedited news footage here TMTV for Global TV - Castlegar BC, Wednesday Nov 19, 2008. Clean-up crews are on the scene of a chemical spill at the Celgar Pulp Company in Castlegar that happend around 6PM last night. The chemical has spilled into the Columbia River. We have TV crews on scene early this morning and will provide more information and video later today. Watch unedited news footage here.
RCMP WARN OF SLIPPERY ROADS TMTV/BCTV Nov 19, 2008 - Local RCMP are warning motorists to be careful on local roads. There were a number of accidents Wednesday all involving vehicles sliding off the road or crashing into one another. All though the roads look dry there is black ice in many areas due to cooler temperatures. RCMP say to slow down an drive with caution especially in shaded areas, bridge decks or highways at higher elevations.
Plane crash victim was going to be a father for first time Matt Sawchenko with Teresa, who is pregnant with his child. Nov 18, 2008 ... Matt Sawchenko was four months away from becoming a first-time father when a ... Matt Sawchenko with Teresa, who is pregnant with his child. ...
Mounties guard B.C. seaplane crash
3 generations of family killed in BC blaze Watch unedited TMTV video here Canada.com Creston, population 5000, is in the central Kootenays, about 15 kilometres north of the US border. It's located about 700 kilometres east of Vancouver. Full story
Early morning house fire claims three lives in southeastern BC town TONIGHT ON GLOBAL TV & CBC TV The Canadian Press - CRESTON, B.C. Nov 12, 08 - CRESTON, BC Watch unedited TMTV video here
“No” to Jumbo Development: Kootenay poll Invermere, B.C. November 3 , 2008
Wildsight say's vote "NO" to Kimberley Boundary Expansion During the coming Municipal Election, citizens of Kimberley will be asked to vote in a referendum.
Know More at the Backcountry Avalanche Workshop Canadian Avalanche Centre Brings New Knowledge to Winter Backcountry Users Revelstoke, Oct 29, 2008:
FOREST SERVICE SEEKS INFORMATION REGARDING WILDFIRE TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Oct 28, 2008 - - CASTLEGAClick here for more info & photos
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