Blackmore seeks funds for polygamy hearing

Glacier and Howser Creeks 7th Most Endangered Rivers In BC TMTV/BCTV Kootenays March 25, 2010 - Nelson, BC Canada - Glacier and Howser Creeks were named the 7th most endangered rivers in BC by the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC on Wednesday.

Search resumes Monday morning TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - March 15, 2010 - Victims identified - The search effort will continue Monday at Boulder Mountain.

It may be time to regulate provincial snowmobilers: NDP

Man had seconds to hug his son tight as BC avalanche swept over them

B.C. avalanche missing all accounted for

Search for survivors resumes after deadly BC avalanche

An avalanche took her husband and son, now a grieving a mother ...

Avalanche rescue recovery effort continuing at Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke Death toll revised: TMTV/BCTV Kootenays March 14, 2010, The rescue/recovery effort continues this am. The RCMP has examined previously reported information and as of 7:00 a.m. March 14th, have confirmed the following; 2 males deceased, 30 injured as a result of the avalanche. Watch Global TV & CBC TV for updates

Search resumes after major B.C. avalanche kills at least three

'About 20 to 30 people are still unaccounted for,' snowmobiler says Vancouver Sun Three are dead and more than a dozen people have been injured after an avalanche struck Boulder Mountain in the Revelstoke area late Saturday afternoon. ...

Extreme snowmobile event linked to controversy

At least 3 dead, a dozen injured in major Kootenay avalanche According to the Canadian Avalanche Centre, there have been 10 avalanches in the area since Friday, when the CAC issued an extreme avalanche warning for the area. It advised people to stay away from any defined avalanche terrain and steep slopes. Three people are confirmed dead and two others are in critical condition after an avalanche struck an annual snowmobiling event in southeastern British Columbia on Saturday. Seven more people are listed in serious condition at hospital 3 dead, a dozen injured

AVALANCHE WITH FATALITIES March 13, 2010 - 5:00PM There has been an avalanche in the Bolder Mountain area near Revelstoke. Officials say several people have been injured in an avalanche on Boulder Mountain in Revelstoke, B.C.. Preliminary numbers indicate two people may have been killed and as many as seven people have been critically injured. Several search-and-rescue helicopters, along with medical personnel, are en route. We have TV crews heading to the scene. Watch Global TV & CBC TV for updates. A special avalanche warning was issued for that area on Thursday First real storm in eight weeks predicted to bring heavy snow to a weak snowpack Special Avalanche Warning

Plan to declare open season on white-tailed deer draws fire

10 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized Outside of Creston TMTV/BCTV Kootenays March 12, 2010 - RCMP Officers take a 46-year-old man into custody and seize 10 kilograms of cocaine after a commercial truck crossed into BC at the Kingsgate Port of Entry, just outside of Creston, BC.

Bidders for Canwest papers emerge; CEO Skulsky quits, said to be next Lions boss

Right tribunal to hear case of gay couple denied room at bed and ...

Canadians' long-lost documents and photos uncovered in English ...

Is BCs tuition cap a road hazard?

Gay couple clashes with Christian bed and breakfast owners over ...

Industry tax revolt finally brings action

Government sues contractor

Polygamist responsible for charges, B.C. argues .

Low BC snowpack causing concern Castlegar in the West Kootenays experienced the lowest February snowfall in 45 years. The lack of snow could mean a repeat of the summer drought conditions of 2009, where thousands of hectares of forest were destroyed by fire and more than $400-million was spent fighting fires that threatened homes. From CBC: snowpack causing concern & From Global TV: w arm, dry conditions signal threat of 2010 drought in B.C.

WOLF SLAUGHTER FROM HELICOPTERS COULD BEGIN SOON IN BC'S INTERIOR WETBELT TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - March 8, 2010 - Sources wishing to remain anonymous have told the Valhalla Wilderness Society (VWS) that the provincial government will make a decision very soon on whether to begin slaughtering wolves from helicopters.

Green energy could pay off B.C.’s debt B.C. Citizens for Green Energy (BCCGE) has just released a new research report exploring B.C.’s immense potential for generating renewable green energy and the substantial revenue that could be generated for the people of B.C. through an effective export policy.

2010 BUDGET SAYS GOODBYE TO B.C. AGRICULTURE VICTORIA BC March 8, 2010 — The provincial budget is yet more proof that B.C. Liberal MLAs from places like 100 Mile, Kelowna, Kamloops and the Kootenays continue to fail farming communities, says New Democrat agriculture critic Lana Popham.

Special Avalanche Warning For Widespread Regions of BC’s Backcountry Third warning in three weeks “unprecedented” March 4, 2010, Revelstoke, BC: For the third weekend in a row, the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public avalanche warning for large sections of BC

Bountiful back-and-forth continues Lawyers for the Province have responded to a January lawsuit filed by Bountiful commune leader ...

Trail doctors make a "first in Canada" announcement - TMTV ON GLOBAL TV @ 6PM & 11PM, Mar 3, 2010 Photo of KBRH Trail BC Trail doctors make a "first in Canada" announcement - Ted Field reports... TMTV crews were in Trail BC today to hear the operating staff at KBRH make an important announcement regarding the lay-offs of OR nursing staff. The doctors said, they are going to pay the wages of the laid-off operating nursing staff out of their own pockets. MORE ON THIS STORY FROM CBC BC doctors offer to pay for OR nurses Three operating-room nurse positions are being cut at Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail, BC, located in the southeastern area of the province, ...

1910 avalanche memorial March 4 in Revelstoke 100 years ago on March 4th, the largest avalanche in Canadian history claimed the lives of 58 men memorial March 4

EMINENT BC ENVIRONMENTALIST JOINS PROVINCIAL PUBLIC POWER CAMPAIGN TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - VANCOUVER – Seasoned British Columbia environmentalist Rex Weyler has joined the team at BC Citizens for Public Power (BCCPP) to help forestall the privatization of BC’s electricity sector and prevent environmental damage to the province’s rivers, wilderness, and wildlife.

Vote for Invermere School to Win $500 March 2, 2010 - TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - VANCOUVER, BC—Would you like to help David Thompson Secondary win $500 and celebrate students’ green projects? Until March 15, British Columbians are encouraged to go online and vote for Viewer’s Choice Awards in BC Green Games. It’s the second year of this province-wide eco-action contest from Science World.

BC Corrections Services has issued a notice reagarding Jason Neil Beaudry Jason Neil Beaudry, age 32, is the subject of a public notification conducted by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Corrections Branch.

Special Avalanche Warning for Most of BC’s Backcountry February 26, 2010, Revelstoke, BC: The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public avalanche warning for a widespread area of the province’s backcountry. The warning includes the mountainous areas of the North Coast, the South Coast, the North Rockies, the Columbia Mountains and the Kootenay Boundary.

“Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan” NELSON (February 26, 2010) – On March 4th, 2010 the City of Nelson will be hosting a Public Open House in Council Chambers, 2nd floor, 310 Ward Street. At 6:30 pm, there will be a presentation of the Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan in conjunction with the 2010 Financial Plan.

Bank robbery suspect arrested TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Feb 24, 2010 - At 4:00 p.m. today, police received a report that the Revelstoke branch of the CIBC had been the victim of a robbery.

Adapting Winter Wonder to a warmer winter TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Feb 24, 2010 - Columbia Basin, B.C. — Teaching the importance of winter adaptation is one of the goals of Wildsight’s Winter Wonder program.

Seniors' Care: Health Coalition urges province to act on key recommendations TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Feb 23, 2010 - The BC Health Coalition is calling on the BC government to implement each of the ten recommendations outlined in the provincial Ombudsperson’s report on senior’s care in residential care facilities in British Columbia.

Crime spree in Revelstoke leaves behind thousands in damages TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - Feb 20, 2010 - An overnight crime spree has left behind thousands of dollars in damages and police asking for the public’s help in finding the responsible individuals. The first report was received just before 1:00 a.m. this morning when a glass door to Alpine Village Mall was smashed.

Nakusp RCMP take down large Grow Operation On February 15, 2010 Nakusp RCMP, assisted by Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment General Investigative Services, executed a search warrant in Edgewood, BC.

People's Winter Games at the Vallican Whole Feb 18, 2010 - Sick of the Olympics? You're not alone. On Saturday, February 20, come to the Vallican Whole Community Centre in the Slocan Valley between 1pm and 5pm and let your frustration out while having a great time for a great cause.

Found remains identified Feb 18, 2010 - The Revelstoke RCMP have received confirmation on the identity of the human remains found on Mount McKenzie last Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Noel Fraser Moore, age 40, formerly of Ontario. The cause of death has yet to be determined.

Community Builds Its Own Future The movement is firmly rooted in a positive approach to change and uses words like: sustainability, resilience, local economy, conservation, permaculture, and re-localization. Last year, Nelson became Canada’s fifth official Transition Town.

Tenor Ken Lavigne on Tour Lavigne performs in Creston on Wednesday March 17th, 7:30pm at Trinity United Church

TWENTY YEARS LATER – A SECOND LOOK COULD YOU RAISE YOUR FAMILY ON A WELFARE INCOME? Feb 18, 2010 - Think about the income of $23,766 a year that was provided for a BC family of two parents and two children on welfare.

BC Plans An Escalation to its War on Wolves by adding Helicopters to its Arsenal TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - Feb 16, 2010 - The BC government, under the cover of the current Olympic fun and games, has quietly presented an agenda for shooting wolves from helicopters. For several years now, BC has been killing wolves by trapping them throughout the Interior Wetbelt, to aid mountain caribou recovery

Avalanche claims a life TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Feb 15, 2010 - An avalanche on Eagle Mountain has claimed the life of an Alberta man. On February 14th , 2010 at approx. 4:00 p.m.

Whooping Cough Outbreak Spreading Among Unimmunized Infant/Toddlers/Preschoolers TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Feb 15, 2010 - Interior Health continues to address an outbreak of pertussis (Whooping Cough), with 25 total cases diagnosed in the Kootenay Boundary in just over the last two months.

Body found had been there for months Feb 15, 2010 - Revelstoke RCMP say they have found the body of a unidentified adult male on Mount Mackenzie, and say that the body appears to have been there "for some months." RCMP Staff Sgt. Jacquie Olsen says that a local resident was hiking on the mountain on Feb. 11 when he located "what he believed to be human remains." RCMP say they were working with the BC Coroners Service to establish a cause of death. UPDATE: FEB 16 - Edward Kenneth SAGE, aged 42, from Hussar, Alberta died in the avalanche which occurred on February 14th, 2010.

Missing Nakusp Woman found in Lake Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010 - Tragic end to search for missing Nakusp Woman.

"Medicinal Pot" growers allegedly contravening Health Canada grow permit TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - Feb 10, 2010 - Drug search warrant at Okanagan Falls area property, uncovers loaded weapons, and alleged abuses of Health Canada medicinal use permits. Two adult males arrested.

Province announces ban on mining, oil and gas in Flathead Feb 9, 2010 -Pre-Olympic throne speech has big news for wildlife, water and wilderness in B.C.'s Rockies. British Columbia's Chief Electoral Officer Harry Neufeld approved the initiative on Thursday, giving the opponents of B.C.'s harmonized sales tax 90 days — starting on April 6 — to collect signatures from 10 per cent of voters in each of the 85 electoral ridings.

BCUC decides BC Hydro’s purchase of one third of Waneta Dam is in public’s interest TMTV/BCTV Feb 5, 2010 – BC Hydro is pleased with the British Columbia Utilities Commission’s decision that it is in the public interest for BC Hydro to purchase one third of Teck Resources Limited’s Waneta Dam and generating facility near Trail, B.C.

Whooping Cough Outbreak in Kootenay Boundary TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Feb 4, 2010 --- Interior Health is taking steps to address an outbreak of pertussis (Whooping Cough), as 19 cases have been diagnosed in the Kootenay Boundary in the last eight weeks.

House Fire in Cranbrook Claims 83 year old Victim TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - Feb 3, 2010 - The Cranbrook Fire Department was called to the scene of a house fire on Jim Smith Lake Road, shortly after midnight on February 3rd.

RCMP Seize Helicopter used for Organized Crime ON GLOBAL TV @ 6PM & 11PM FEB 1, 2010 TMTV/BCTV for Global TV & CBC TV - Nelson, BC - The RCMP Federal Border Integrity Program in Nelson, Creston and Osoyoos in conjunction with the BC Civil Forfeiture Office has successfully obtained a preservation order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia allowing them to seize a helicopter used for drug trafficking across the Canada-US border

Open letter to Grand Forks city council on medical marijuana Three years ago I was unable to walk, reach, sit, stand, lie down, bend or kneel without excruciating pain Open letter

Improving Local Food Systems—at the Grassroots Level TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Jan 25, 2010 - Interior Health has recently invested $75,000 to build community food security in communities throughout the Interior region

Olympians carry 2010 Olympic Torch in Trail Sunday after 53 years Airing Sunday Jan 24 on Global TV @ 6PM & 11PM - TMTV/BCTV Kootenays for Global TV - 15 Olympic Track and Field athletes will meet in Trail, BC on Sunday, January 24^th where 14 of them will carry the 2010 Olympic Torch

OLYMPIC FLAME COMES BACK TO BRITISH COLUMBIA TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - LIVE FROM THE KOOTENAYS JAN 21 & 22 ON GLOBAL TV The torch relay is in Cranbrook on Friday, Nelson on Saturday before heading on to Osoyoos, Kelowna, Revelstoke and Kamloops next week. MORE ON THE STORY VIDEO

Jeep hits two girls on toboggan in Cranbrook, BC Jan 21, 2010 - 11PM Two 11-year-old girls in Cranbrook, B.C., were hit by a Jeep Thursday when they slid down a hill on a toboggan and onto a road, police said. The two girls were taken to East Kootenay Hospital and then flown to Vancouver Children's Hospital with serious injuries. The accident happened in a semi-rural area in the 2000-block of 25th Street South. The girls had been sliding down a hill on a private property and then crossed onto a public road, police said. The 26-year-old driver was unable to stop. Road conditions at the time were icy.

KBS RADIO TO BRING LOCAL ATHLETES RESULTS FROM 2010 GAMES With several local athletes competing in the games, we really want the people of the Kootenay-Boundary to get all of the sports results they are looking for”

Invermere Celebrates Science What connection does science have to your community? Science World is on a mission to answer that question in communities across B.C., including Invermere.

Pacific Coastal Airlines announces service to Castlegar during the Olympic Games January 20 – Pacific Coastal Airlines is confirming that despite its best efforts to lobby the Integrated Security Unit of the RCMP to provide interim passenger screening at the Trail airport during the Olympic Games, it will continue to provide service to the West Kootenay region by operating its daily flights to/from Trail via the Castlegar Airport.

Body of Avalanche Victim recovered At around noon on January 19th, RCMP Air 3 Police Helicopter was utilized to recover the body of the deceased snowmobiler from the avalanche site on Queest Mtn. near Sicamous.

Pilot dies in Nelson, B.C., plane crash
Updated: Mon Jan. 18 10PM AIRING ON CBC TV AND GLOBAL TV - One man is dead after the small plane he was flying crashed Monday near Nelson, in southeast B.C. plane crash

Emergency crews responding to small aircraft crash near Nelson The Nelson RCMP Rural Detachment, with BC Ambulance Services and the Nelson Search and Rescue Team responded to a report of downed plane at 4:00 pm Monday afternoon January 18th, 2010 this afternoon. Aircraft crash

Plane Crash West of Nelson Jan 18, 2010 4:PM Searchers are looking for a downed aircraft somewhere in the woods in the Taghum area west of Nelson.

Large avalanches feared in BC Interior

Raw video footage from Feb 2009 Global BC in the Kootenays south of Nelson. A snowboarder was injured and rescued by Patric Maloney and colleagues from Snowwater Heli-Skiing last February ...More

Military rescue mission begins for B.C. teens in Haiti - students safe at the Canadian Embassy WATCH GLOBAL TV NEWS AT NOON & 6PM FOR UPDATED INFORMATION Updated 10:10 am Sunday Jan 17 Global TV -PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Canadian soldiers came to the rescue of a group of stranded B.C. teenagers and their chaperones Sunday, retrieving them from a remote town outside Port-au-Prince and bringing them back to the relative safety of the Canadian Embassy in the Haitian capital.

HAITI RESCUE video from Global TV

WE ALL WANT TO GO HOME! - LETTER FROM HAITI SAYS "Many houses were destroyed in our area with people reporting loss of life and serious injuries sustained" - You may have heard that Haiti experienced an earthquake. LETTER

Special Avalanche Warning Issued for Mountainous Areas of BC Interior Many popular snowmobiling and backcountry skiing areas included in warning Jan 14, 2010, Revelstoke, BC: The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a Special Avalanche Warning for the Northern Rockies, the Cariboos, Eastern Monashees, the Selkirk Mountains and the Purcell Range.

NELSON RESIDENTS FACE HUGE INCREASE IN ALZHEIMER’S CASES, COSTS Jan 14, 2010 - A new national study says Nelson residents face huge economic and social costs in dealing with dementia in the coming decades.

Green Homes and Renovations Conference Early Bird Registration Ends January 15th The early bird registration fee for a full conference package for the Building Sustainability Green Homes and Renovations Conference ends Friday, January 15th, 2010.

Toxco Looks To Prevent Future Plant Explosions TRAIL BE EXPLOSION CLICK HERE FOR RAW VIDEO TRAIL, BC Jan 13 -(CP) -- A Trail, BC battery recycling plant is calling in some outside help to avoid a repeat of a spectacular explosion and fire in November. ...

Parents of a West Kootenay School await the fait of there children in Haiti - TONIGHT Tuesday, Jan 12 @ 11PM TMTV on Global TV - 17 students from Mount Sentinel High Jr-Sr School near Nelson BC arrived in Haiti just hours before the earthquake.

B.C.’s Endangered ‘Reindeer’ Threatened by New Mining Rules Jan 12, 2010 - Vancouver, B.C. –The B.C. government has created new, relaxed rules for the mining industry that allow exploration companies to log and road-build in designated mountain caribou habitat that is off-limits to forestry companies, BC environmental groups revealed today.

ARNE BACKSTROM & JESS MCMILLAN WIN THE CANADIAN FREESKIING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN REVELSTOKE, B.C. Revelstoke, British Colombia—January 12, 2010—Following the qualifier round on Thursday, World Tour round 1 on Friday, and a weather day on Saturday, athletes on stop #2 of the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour were amped to show their prowess on Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s famed Mac Face.

GRECIAN RUNWAY, PRETTY PROM DRESSES & STANLEY HUMPHRIES 2010 GRADS = FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR! CASTLEGAR BC – On Thursday January 14, 2010 at 7pm SHSS grads will be producing a fundraiser to knock your socks off!

Avalanche Awareness Days Fernie Alpine Resort this Friday January 6, 2010, Revelstoke, BC: Come join us for Avalanche Awareness Days at Fernie Alpine Resort this coming Friday, and you’ll have a front-row seat as Fernie’s snow safety team demonstrates the use of explosives to trigger controlled avalanches within the resort boundary.

A New Year for Sustainability January 6, 2010 - A Green Homes and Renovations Conference is coming January 29 and 30, 2010, to Kimberley, BC, presented by Wildsight with partners the Columbia Basin Trust, Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council, City of Kimberley, City Green and the BC Heritage Branch.

Alberta Victim Recovered From Mount Mackie TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Jan 5, 2010 - for Global TV & CBC TV - The Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment have confirmed that the deceased victim from yesterdays avalanche has been recovered from the Mt. MACKIE area in the West Kootenay region near Rossland British Columbia.

Experts stabilizing snow before recovery of Alberta man killed in BC slide The Canadian Press TMTV/BCTV Kootenays for Global TV & CBC TV - Jan 5, 2010 - 12 noon ROSSLAND, BC — Avalanche technicians are working on the slopes of Mount Mackie, in south central BC, trying to reduce the threat of more avalanches in an ...

Alberta man perishes in Mt Mackie avalanche TMTV/BCTV Kootenays for Global TV & CBC TV - Jan 04, 2010 - The Trail RCMP have confirmed a man in his early 30's from Alberta is deceased, after being buried in an avalanche this afternoon while skiing in the Mt Mackie area near Rossland.

Emergency crews responding to avalanche in Mt Mackie area - TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - The Trail RCMP and area Search and Rescue Team are currently responding to the report of an avalanche received at around 3:30 pm this afternoon in the area of Mt Mackie. The report was called in from a snowmobiler, with RCMP and SAR attempting to reach the area themselves by snowmobile this afternoon.

Avalanche & search for missing snowmobilers Jan 4, 2010 4:00 pm - An avalanche in the Murphy Creek area near Rossland BC has has searchers looking for missing snowmobilers.

Snowmobiling fatality near Golden BC Dec 31, 2009 - a 58 year old female, visiting from the United Kingdom, died as a result of injuries sustained while snowmobiling in the back country, near the Beaver Foot Forest Road area, east of Golden. More: Snowmobiling

CRASH KILLS ONE INJURES OTHERS Dec 31, 2009 - a northbound vehicle with two occupants from Winlaw, B.C. lost control and crossed the center line into oncoming traffic. More: CRASH KILLS

Last minute spots for the Canadian Freeskiing Championships! Revelstoke Mountain Resort has been given two more entry spots into the Canadian Freeskiing Championships qualifier to give away to Revy locals.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT HIGHWAY 3A - 4:30 PM Wednesday Dec 30, 2009 - Reports of a vehicle crash at Beasley on Highway 3A has resulted in injuries. RCMP are telling the public "that the highways are a sheet of ice". The highway is currently closed in both directions from Brilliant to Nelson to all traffic but should be open to one lane by 5:30PM. SEE DRIVE BC FOR UPDATED ROAD REPORT: http://www.drivebc.ca/details.jsp?eventId=89822

NEW YEAR BEGINS WITH NEW CELLPHONE RULES VICTORIA – B.C. drivers have one more day before they must abide by a new law that brings in a full ban on hand-held cellphones and texting while driving. NEW CELLPHONE RULES

NELSON’S GREEN ALTERNATIVE TO HEAT & COOL CITY Tuesday, Dec 29, 2009 TMTV for GLOBAL TV - AIRING ON GLOBAL TV NEWS @ 6PM - The City of Nelson, B.C., Canada is considering exploring the possibility of using Kootenay Lake as a source for heating and cooling parts of the city, as a green alternative to traditional heating and cooling technologies. TMTV VIDEO FOR GLOBAL TV: Nelson's green alternative energy

Survivor, families struggle with aftermath of avalanche that killed eight AIRING MONDAY Dec 28, 2009 ON GLOBAL TV - Jeff Adams' tormented mission drove him again and again to the mountain ridge that spewed deadly waves of snow last December. Survivor

B.C. ice climbers survive 'very close call' one year after avalanche killed eightan avalanche shot over the heads of a pair of climbers,” Parks Canada reported in an avalanche bulletin issued Sunday. More: B.C. ice climbers survive

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Debuts Upgraded Ski Hill DEC 28, 2009 TMTV/BCTV Kootenays ) -- The newly upgraded ski hill at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is opened last weekend, providing a better family-friendly ski experience than ever before.

Bank robber hails cab and goes shopping TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Dec 24, 2009 Fernie BC Canada - The suspect had attempted to make his get away via a cab and began running errands with his alleged newly acquired funds. More: Robber Goes shopping

Youth Against Cell Phones TMTV/BCTV Kootenays New Denver BC Dec 24, 2009 - In our community of New Denver Area, it is true: we have high school students that do not want cell phone service. More: Against Cell Phones

Teck Resources must pay legal fees TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - Colville Washington USA - Dec 24, 2009 Canadian mining firm Teck Resources must pay the $650,000 legal expenses of two members of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation who sued the company over its pollution of the Columbia River.

Survivor of avalanche that killed eight near tiny BC town still ... Click here for last years search footage on YouTube The Canadian Press SPARWOOD, BC — Jeff Adams barely survived being buried beneath waves of snow last December in a thundering series of avalanches that ripped him from his ...

CBT PRESENTS $60,000 TOWARD HANNAH CREEK BIATHLON ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

(Rossland BC Canada - Dec 21, 2009) – Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) Board member, Kim Deane, met with George Apel, Director of Biathlon BC and Director of the Hannah Creek Biathlon Society on Saturday, December 19 to announce a $60,000 grant toward the Society’s Hannah Creek Biathlon Enhancement Project.

Quebec couple chose to ski out of bounds: court documents CBC - Court documents filed in Vancouver say a Quebec couple made "a deliberate choice" to ski out of bounds at a British Columbia ski resort last February and cannot blame the police and others for the fatal consequences.

Candlelight Vigil in Nelson for Geoff Meisner PHOTO OF GEOFF MEISNER MISSING SINCE NOV 27 - A candlelight vigil will take place at 6pm to 8pm on Friday the 18th of December 2009 outside a local business known as The Gym Bag (to the right of Pharmasave on Baker street in Nelson) The Vigil is being Held in honour of Geoff Meisner the 33 year old Husband and Father of four that is missing from Kelowna last month. Some organizers will be selling Candles and donating 5 dollars to the Meisner Family for his 4 children. According to police, Meisner was last seen by his wife on the morning of Nov. 27. She had dropped him off at his vehicle, which was parked at the Orchard Park Mall in Kelowna BC. Meisner is Caucasian, stands 6-1, weighs 275 pounds, has a muscular build and is bald. He was last seen in blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a brown hoodie. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-250-762-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Otis the smiling Mountie makes another big seizure RCMP Police Service Dog Otis (The smiling mountie) sniffed out the bud! more

Imagine Our Future - What will Nelson be like in 2030? Grab your pencil, paintbrush or camera, and begin to Imagine Transition. What will Nelson be like in 2030? What does the path look like to get us there?

BC community loses fight to ban cellphones Global TV - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Airing Wednesday Dec 2, 2009 TMTV on Global TV - Residents of New Denver, BC, will soon be able to join the rest of the world after Telus got ... communities of Silverton and Rosebery and across Slocan Lake. TMTV Video for Global TV - No Cell Phones Please

Not-guilty plea expected in autistic boy's death TMTV Video/photo - AOL Canada - A woman accused of murdering a 12-year-old autistic boy in Grand Forks, BC, last August is expected to plead not guilty, according to Crown prosecutors. ...VIDEO Accused murderer of Grand Forks BC Boy in Nelson Court

City of Nelson launches 2009 citizen survey The Mayor and City Council want to know what residents think about the value of services provided by your local government.

Highway re-opens after crash Two people walked away from a crash that sent the cab of their truck plunging almost 60 metres off the side of a southeastern B.C. bridge.

Semi-trailers crash in southeastern BC, sending one rig off the Donald Bridge TMTV News video - The Canadian Press - A 150-kilometre stretch of Highway One between Golden and Revelstoke has been closed until further notice. Crews hope to have the route reopened by noon. ...

BC battery recycling plant to conduct reviews, enhance safety ... TMTV for Global TV noon & 6pm news - Nov 25, 2009 U.S.-based Toxco, Inc. is more than 80 per cent cleaned up following the Nov. 7 blaze CLICK HERE FOR RAW VIDEO ON TMTV'S YOU TUBE CHANNEL Oilweek Magazine - TRAIL, BC - A Trail, BC battery recycling plant that exploded in a spectacular fire earlier this month will conduct an incident and facility review and ...

Community Plan Review for RDCK Electoral Area ‘F’ Nelson, BC – November 25, 2009 – The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), along with the Area ‘F’ Director, Ron Mickel and his Review Committee is reviewing the Area ‘F’ Community Plan and Zoning bylaws, and invites public participation. Area ‘F’ Project website: www.rdck.bc.ca/f-review

New Literary Contest Announced Fernie, B.C. – The Fernie Writers Conference and Oolichan Books announced a new literary contest last week. Coffee Shop Author is a writing contest with a twist; the premise of the contest is that the bulk of the work be done at the writer’s local coffee shop.

Snowmobiler injured in avalanche TMTV PHOTO - Nov 19, 2009 Four snowmobilers barely survived an avalanche in the Frisby Ridge area in the Kootenays that left two of them trapped under the snow while their friends frantically tried to rescue them late Tuesday afternoon.

Kootenay regions most talented landscape photographers launch party Greg Osadchuk is one of the Kootenay regions most talented landscape photographers and on November 20th he will launch an exclusive showing of his work at Nelson’s Elephant Mountain Gallery More photos and story

CAC to offer guidance and knowledge for managing risk in avalanche terrain Coming out of one of the worst winters on record for avalanche fatalities in Canada, the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is offering a full day workshop

Friday on CBC's Fifth Estate (CBC TV- 9 p.m Nov 13, 2009.), Linden MacIntyre peers through the mist and fog of Nelson, B.C., and discovers the region is a hotbed for extreme sports enthusiasts and aficionados of a certain crop called "B.C. bud." http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/ More on Sam Brown on TMTV Click here for TMTV Video & interview on YouTube

Short circuit in battery may have sparked fire Globe and Mail The fire that broke out late Saturday afternoon was the fourth since 2000 at the industrial site outside Trail, BC, that required the assistance of the ... CLICK HERE FOR RAW VIDEO

Volunteers’ dedication leads to unveiling of unique veterans’ statue This Remembrance Day, the City of Trail will be honouring those who have served our country but the community will also be recognizing the relentless volunteer efforts of many of its citizens. At the ceremony, members of the Trail branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will unveil the town’s much-awaited cenotaph statue – a project largely attributed to the town’s dedicated volunteers. This event to be broadcast by TMTV on Global TV news @ 6PM Nov 11, 2009

Man dies in hot springs near Nakusp TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Nov 10, 2009 - A man from Taylor BC is dead after soaking in the hot springs near Nakusp, BC.

Trail battery-recycling fire leaves burning questions TONIGHT TMTV ON GLOBAL TV & CBC TV -NOV 9, 2009 CBC.ca The company that operates a lithium battery recycling facility near Trail, BC, that was engulfed in a spectacular blaze over the weekend says it's ...

Fire erupts at BC battery plant CLICK HERE FOR RAW VIDEO TONIGHT @ 6PM ON GLOBAL TV & CBC TV NOV 8, 2009 TRAIL, BC -- Firefighters were battling a blaze Saturday night at a battery recycling plant in southeastern British Columbia. The large fire broke out at ...

Explosions and fire tear through battery recycling plant in Trail, BC The Canadian Press - TRAIL, B.C. TRAIL, BC — A huge fire has burned through a battery recycling and electronic waste plant south of Trail, BC A spokesperson at the Kootenay-Boundary ...

East Kootenay 2009 traffic fatality numbers Courtesy East Kootenay Traffic Services RCMP East Kootenay Traffic Services on the 2009 traffic fatality numbers and the pending high crash season months of November/December. Causal factor of Speed Relative to Road and Weather Conditions. More: 2009 traffic fatality numbers

Woman raped by masked suspects in Cranbrook TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Nov 5, 2009 - RCMP are asking the public for assistance - Cops are hunting for several masked rapists who turned Halloween into a real nightmare for a local woman.

RCMP and BC Coroners Service investigate death of Creston man as “In Custody Death” TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Nov 4, 2009 - The RCMP Southeast District Major Crimes Unit is investigating the death of 61 year old Creston resident Marvin Gene Asmunt. Mr. Asmunt passed away on September 18th, 2009 at the Creston Hospital.

Cranbrook Shooting TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Nov 4, 2009 - Cranbrook RCMP spent the weekend investigating the shooting that occurred outside the Sam Steele Inn More: Cranbrook Shooting

Twelve Alleged Drug Traffickers Charged In West Kootenay Boundary TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Nov 2, 2009 - a three month investigation lead by the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment General Investigation Section culminated with Warrants for Arrest being issued for 12 alleged drug dealers from throughout the West Kootenay/Boundary More: Drug Traffickers Charged

RCMP seek to identify possible witnesses in John Fulton murder case TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Oct 31, 2009 -7PM The RCMP Southeast District Serious Crimes Unit who are continuing their investigation into the murder of 12 yr old John Fulton, are currently attempting to identify any and all witnesses that may have been at the Gables housing complex in Grand Forks between Saturday August 15th and Monday August 17, 2009.More: RCMP seek

House fire kills 20-year-old woman in Cranbrook BC Oct 31, 2009 - TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - At 2:40 a.m., on October 31st, the Cranbrook Fire Department and the RCMP were called to the scene of a house fire on 4th St. Northwest, in Cranbrook.

11 YEAR-OLD GIRL STRUCK BY POLICE CAR IN CRANBROOK Parkland Middle School in Cranbrook

TMTV/BCTV Kootenays CRANBROOK, BC Oct 31, 2009, 5PM – Investigators face the key question of whether a policeman was driving without due care and attention when he ran down an 11-year-old ...MORE

TRAIN INCIDENT IN NELSON TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Oct 30, 2009 - The CPR train heading east out of Nelson was stopped for a couple of hours after the train engineer thought he may have struck someone walking on the tracks. RCMP dog team, Nelson City Police along with Nelson Fire and Rescue searched the soccer field and Lakeside Park area by Kootenay Lake but found no one with any injuries. CPR Police have been notified and will continue the investigation. The train blocked one of the entrances to the mall area but has since moved. The incident was called in at the same time power was knocked out to much of Nelson and the north shore, making residence believed it was a train crash or derailment, but that was not the case. The power outage and the stopped train was un-related.

Woodbury Resort Burns to the Ground Woodbury Resort burned to the ground early Thursday morning. More Woodbury Resort Fire Photos

The snow has arrived on southern interior highways! Oct 26, 2009. 9am - Snow is falling on many of the highways in the Kootenays. The snow has reached below the expected 800 meter mark and started covering the highways early this morning. The snow level is expected to rise this afternoon but the higher passes could see as much as 20cm of snow by the end of today. BC Highways cams - Southern interior

PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER COCKPIT FIRE TMTV/BCTV Kootenays Exclusive, Oct 21, 2009 - An Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300, flight QK-8216 from Cranbrook, BC to Vancouver, BC on Tuesday had already descended towards Vancouver and was 30 minutes east of Vancouver at 10000 feet, when the crew declared an emergency, reporting a fire in the cockpit. The crew requested a straight in approach to one of the runways. The crew managed to contain the fire, the smoke dissipated, the outer pane of the left hand windshield shattered however leaving only the inner pane intact. The airplane was cleared to land and touched down safely with emergency services on stand-by. The runway was closed for several minutes.

Cell phone while driving to be outlawed in 2010 Oct 21, 2009 - Solicitor General Kash Heed has introduced a bill banning the use of handheld cell phones while driving. Motorists will be forced to use a hands-free device. The new law will take effect on February 1, 2010. Watch the Early News on Global BC for more on this story or go to www.GlobalTVBC.com More info: BC Gov Press Release

ANCIENT FOREST OF THE UPPER INCOMAPPLEUX VALLEY – CALL FOR PROTECTION (Left) Guy Gentner, NDP Government Relations critic with VWS director Craig Pettitt beside one of many huge old growth cedars found in the Incommapleux.

WEST KOOTENAYS, BC Oct 19, 2009 – Two NDP MLAs, Michael Sather and Guy Gentner, are calling upon the provincial government to take the initiative to protect BC's rarest inland temperate rainforests. They are making the call after a tour of the Incomappleux River valley in southeastern BC hosted by the Valhalla Wilderness Society (VWS) on Friday, October 16. SEE: ANCIENT FOREST

Flathead visit by UN scientists complete Wildsight .. investigate potential mining activities in the Flathead River Valley wrapped up their fact-finding tour at a meeting in Fernie, BC, in late September. ...

TWO NELSON MEN ATTACKED BY GRIZZLY Oct 16, 2009 - TMTV Breaks the story for Global TV National & top story for Global BC & CBC TV @ 6PM TMTV's video on Global TV Jeff Hebert (left ) and Ken Scown with bandages on their arms telling their story to TMTV. Bear attacks two sleeping BC men (CBC TV STORY) Two Nelson, BC, men are recovering from wounds suffered in a grizzly bear attack earlier this week. Jeff Hebert and Ken Scown were on a hunting trip....

BC LEGISLATORS TOUR ENDANGERED PRIMEVAL RAINFOREST WITH SCIENTISTS WEST KOOTENAYS, BC 2009- On Friday, October 16, a group of scientists, legislators and environmentalists will visit a rare, primeval forest under threat of clearcut logging. The forest is in the Upper Incomappleux Valley near Revelstoke. The Incomappleux has trees that are upward of a thousand years old in approved cutblocks. MORE BC LEGISLATORS TOUR ENDANGERED

Holiday Train hits the rails again The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train hits the rails again this November, visiting over 110 communities in eight states and six provinces. In the last decade, the Holiday Train has help raise $4 million and 2 million pounds of food for local food banks. Holiday Train website

MORE GRAIN TO BE TRANSPORTED BY SAILBOATS IN PROJECT'S YEAR TWO Image via: Jon Steinman, Deconstructing Dinner

October 14, 2009 - NELSON - When Canada's first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project for grain generated international attention last year, it was unexpected that some of that monumental harvest from the Creston Valley of British Columbia would be transported to shareholders by sailboat! MORE GRAIN TO BE TRANSPORTED

Fire Prevention Week 2009 Community Wide Fire Drill! And Dinner with the Firefighters! F/F Martin Ouellette, Capt. Rick Maida, Sparky the Fire Dog, F/F Bob Patton, and Panago’s manager Paul Schellenberg encourage Nelsonites to join in the Community Fire Drill on Oct 13^th, at 6:30 pm.

This year Nelson will be celebrating Fire Prevention Week from October 11 – 17, 2009. (Don’t be confused by other communities; they will be holding FPW one week earlier!) More: Fire Prevention Week 2009

Thousands of Marihuana Plants Seized From Outdoor Grow Operations OCT 10, 2009 (Submitted by RCMP) During the summer of 2009, the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment General Investigation Section lead an intensive investigation into the outdoor marihuana grow operation industry in the West Kootenay/Boundary

"STOP THE GRIZZLY HUNT" Charlie Russell, veteran grizzly bear conservationist holds press conference in Nelson Airs Thursday @ 11PM and Friday 6PM TMTV on Global TV TMTV/BCTV Kootenays - Oct 8, 2009 - Charlie Russell, the veteran grizzly bear conservationist who has worked with bears all over the world, held a press conference in Nelson Thursday evening to condemn the Kootenay grizzly hunt. He was joined by Fred Easton, a founding member of Greenpeace, and Julius Strauss, a former British war correspondent who now runs a small eco-tourism lodge in the west Kootenays. All three believe that the era of the grizzly hunt is over and that the provincial government should recognize the will of the majority (78 percent at last count) and ban it. They also announced a new website http://www.stopthegrizzlyhunt.org + Recent story from TMTV BCTV Kootenays

Recycling isn’t radical; it’s just what we do here in the Kootenay Boundary October 19 - 25, 2009 is Waste Reduction Week in Canada but really, here in the Kootenay Boundary we don’t need a special week to celebrate what we are already doing.

City of Nelson receives planning grant from the provincial government The City of Nelson has received a planning grant from the provincial government through the Built Environment and Active Transportation Community Planning Grants

Seasonal Flu Clinics for Seniors Start this Week Free Seasonal flu vaccine clinics for seniors 65 and older and those living in long-term care facilities ONLY will run from October 13 to November 9.

Upcoming Food Safety Planning Workshops in southeast BC “British Columbia’s food processors will have plenty of support in strengthening their food safety systems, to ensure food products in British Columbia are amongst the safest in the world, thanks to the recently-signed Food Safety Systems Implementation (Processor) Program.

Doe, a deer, a 'wacko' deer: Aggressive deer pestering residents of B.C. town JULY 15 ON GLOBAL TV

Trail BC mother suing son for parental support An Osoyoos man is embroiled in a decade long legal fight against his mother, as she fights to have him pay parental support. BC's ...

Shooting in Cranbrook could have targeted the wrong victims -May 31, 2010 ...early indications are that this appears to have been a ‘targeted’ incident, although the victims may not have been the intended targets. Tonight on Global TV - VIDEO: Wrong Victims?

Invermere Celebrates Science What connection does science have to your community? Science World is on a mission to answer that question in communities across B.C., including Invermere.