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Plan to declare open season on white-tailed deer draws fire Vancouver Sun March 13, 2010  A plan by the BC ... believes the ministry's numbers and pointed out that in the town of Grand Forks, ...

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 TheTyee.ca Among its properties in BC are the Nelson Daily News, Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Kimberley Daily Bulletin, Kamloops Daily News, Prince George Citizen, ...

It's back! Snow is covering the Kootenays once again and prompting a special avalanche warning. Photo provided by http://kootenay-lake.ca Copyright © Special Avalanche Warning First real storm in eight weeks predicted to bring  heavy snow to a weak snowpack Story from CBC: Snowstorm creates extreme avalanche risk

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

The Province ... the BC Human Rights Tribunal will rule on a clash between gay rights and ... bed at the RiverBend Bed and Breakfast in Grand Forks with Susan Molnar, ...

Canadians' long-lost documents and photos uncovered in English ... Vancouver Sun Six photographs of an attractive young woman, Thomasina Carter, likely from the Trail area, and various bits and pieces of documents belonging to the men

Is BCs tuition cap a road hazard? Today's Trucking News CASTLEGAR, BC -- Members of British Columbia's trucking industry -- including professional driver schools -- fear that a cap on government tuition subsidies ...

Gay couple clashes with Christian bed and breakfast owners over ... Straight.com This question is at the core of a complaint before the BC Human Rights Tribunal. ... The B & B is at the home of Les and Susan Molnar in Grand Forks, ...

Industry tax revolt finally brings action ... will the head of the BC Assessment Authority. There are two municipal politicians, Prince George Mayor Dan Rogers and Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff. ...

Government sues contractor CKNW News Talk 980 The Province hired Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting to maintain the highways from Cranbrook to Fernie. In Court documents, the Province says in November ...

BC aims for foreign surgical patients Trail still has more operating room hours than East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook, and wait times at Trail were 40 per cent shorter than the BC ...

Terasen seeks 13-per-cent gas charge hike Vancouver Sun It would apply only to customers on Terasen's variable rate plan in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the Interior, North and Kootenays. ...

Polygamist responsible for charges, B.C. argues

 CBC March 9 -The B.C. government says Winston Blackmore brought what turned out to be an unsuccessful prosecution on himself by openly practicing polygamy.

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: warm, 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.

Headpins Ready To Turn It Loud This Summer RockStar Weekly Dates have already been confirmed for June 30 - Edmonton, AB at the River Creek Casino with Nazareth, July 16 - Nakusp, BC at the Nakusp Music Festival and ...

Dragons’ Den is holding an open audition in Nelson on March 17th This fall, CBC Television’s top-rated reality show DRAGONS’ DEN returns for an explosive sixth season.

Avalanche victims remembered CTV.ca A memorial was held in Revelstoke, BC Thursday night to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the country's deadliest avalanche. Family, community members ...

Rossland's Red Mountain Ranked number two Calgary Herald National Geographic Adventure magazine ranked Rossland, BC (Red Mountain) as the number two ski destination in North America in their November issue.

Transformers delivered to BC Hydro's Revelstoke station International Water Power and Dam Construction The delivery is part of a project to provide approximately 500MW of additional dependable capacity to the Revelstoke Generating Station through the ...

Whitewater Hosts Coldsmoke Powder Fest March 5-8 OnTheSnow.com The event-pushed later in the season this year-turns the tiny town of Nelson, BC, into a party March 5-8. The festival features four days of activities. ...Coldsmoke Powder Fest

BC physicians ante up to keep nurses working full time Vancouver Sun Frank Marino, the health service administrator for Trail and Castlegar, defended the cuts, saying every region of the province is being forced by the BC ...

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 ...

Security won't save us from budget's long knives The Province The Kootenays? I work in travel and had to book a car for someone today in Memphis. One of their local fees was an NBA Arena recovery fee of 2.5 per cent on ...

Impact of killer slide has lasted a century The sheer loss of life in the 1910 event is also what makes the story so striking, said Cathy English, curator of Revelstoke Museum and Archives. ...

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.

Government of Canada Helps Nakusp Youth Prepare for Jobs Market Wire NAKUSP, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 2, 2010) - Local youth who face barriers ... Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services will receive $141496 in ...

Avalanche conditions deteriorate Calgary Sun ... for the Canadian Avalanche Centre's Revelstoke headquarters, said up until a couple of weeks ago, conditions in eastern Alberta and BC were fairly good. ...

Golden Dawn signs option agreements on Royal Attwood and Boundary ... Trading Markets  ... located within the historic Greenwood Mining District, British Columbia, Canada. ... located southeast of Greenwood , near the town of Grand Forks, ...

BC boy Scott Niedermayer gives us Olympic memories to last forever Vancouver Sun   February 28, 2010 9:41 PM Canadian captain Scott Niedermayer, the pride of Cranbrook, BC, poses with his ...

Inside the decision to kill Flathead mining Victoria Times Colonist "So come on, let's be honest about this," he told the Cranbrook Daily Townsman. "There was never going to be a mine in the Flathead Valley and I think ...

Corus proposes new TV network Vancouver Sun .. Kamloops, Merritt, Dawson Creek, Williams Lake, Grand Forks, 100 Mile House, Parksville, Pender Island, East Kootenays, West Kootenays, Port Alberni, ...

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.

Government of Canada Invests $40 Million in Celgar's Green Energy Project FOXBusiness Feb 25 - M.P. Colin Mayes today announced that the Zellstoff Celgar Pulp Mill in Castlegar, B.C., will receive $40 million under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program for a Green Energy Project. The project is designed to generate clean, green energy from wood waste while reducing the mill's greenhouse gas emissions and is also expected to create 145 full-time jobs in the region.

Rogers Sportsnet Airs GMC World of Skiing's Coverage of Mica Heli Guides
PR-USA.net  Mica Heli Ski is based near Revelstoke British Columbia and specializes in flying small groups of skiers and snowboarders into the some of the best ...

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.

Comedian Ellen Degeneres to give away Vancouver Games tickets this ...

NELSON, BC (CP) — Comedian and talk show host Ellen Degeneres will auction off two tickets this week to the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver Games, ...

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.

Trucking company to safeguard fleet with BC technology PR Log– Feb 22, 2010 – February 22, 2010: A BC company is helping ensure accidents like ... The company is headquartered in Grand Forks, BC.

Fifth MP Announces Retirement By The Pundits' Guide  ... the riding straddles the lower part of the BC-Alberta border: from Yoho National Park outside Banff, it reaches through Golden and Glacier National Park as far west as the railway town of Revelstoke and then down to Nakusp in the ...

Closing in on the podium Wednesday could be a good day for Harvey and Kershaw when they team with Ivan Babikov of Canmore and George Grey of Rossland, BC, ...

BC's Kootenay National Park: Hard or soft, you make the choice OregonLive.com Leave Interstate 90 and drive north into British Columbia, passing through Cranbrook before arriving at Radium Hot Springs (660 miles), the southern gateway ...

Ghost town tour explores internment camps ... who were forced into Second World War internment camps in British Columbia. ... New Denver, Rosebery and Slocan Valley, which includes Slocan City, ...

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.

Special Avalanche Warnings for BC's Columbia Mountains Warning applies solely to public recreation in uncontrolled backcountry areas The North and South Columbia Mountain regions and the Kootenay Boundary region, from the U.S. border to south of Prince George.

Avalanche kills BC backcountry skier CBC.ca Most recently over the weekend, an Alberta snowmobiler was killed in a slide near Revelstoke. Kelly warns the conditions in the snowpack are dangerous, ...

 

Snowmobile thieves hit Revelstoke An early morning theft netted thieves some very expensive snowmobiles.  Sometime between 8:00 p.m., February 12th, 2010 and February 13th, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. a Ford F350 with a sled trailer, carrying 7 sleds, was stolen from behind the Mountianview Motel. More: Thieves hit Revelstoke

 

Angry bank customer breaks door over reduced hours CTV.ca NELSON, BC — Tempers flared and glass was smashed at a credit union in Nelson, BC Wednesday when customers got frustrated over shortened office hours caused ...

 

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.

 

Canadian Heli-Ski Season Swings into Full Gear Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada, February 11, 2010 – Skiers from the around the world are flocking to BC in droves as the Canadian winter ski season ...

 

Hockeyville Committee Supports Minor Hockey Cranbrook, BC -- The Kootenay ICE along with the Cranbrook Hockeyville Committee are asking fans to bring in any unused season tickets by Monday, ...

 

Shrinking glaciers a concern REVELSTOKE, BC - Although the first base village at the still-new Revelstoke Mountain Resort has yet to get fully developed, a set of brothers in Revelstoke ...

 

Ice to Hold Game Worn Jersey Auction Cranbrook, BC -- The Kootenay ICE Hockey Club has announced they will be putting their new white RBK Edge Game Worn jerseys up for auction. ...

 

BC Mining Reversal Years in the Making Flathead Beacon ... pressure from growing anti-mining constituencies in southeastern BC communities like Fernie and Cranbrook as by any exterior pressure from Montana. ...

 

Event timer answers call of Olympics Metro Canada - Vancouver For Trail, BC, resident Steve Hilts, it was a 700-kilometre drive. When volunteer positions were first made available for the Games, Hilt didn't apply but ...

 

School board seeks end to 'aboriginal' mascots in BC schools Vancouver Courier She cleared the motion with the only First Nations trustee on the board, Ken Clement, a member of the Ktunaxa First Nations near Cranbrook, who was out of ...

 

Police say avalanche kills 42-year-old Alberta snowmobiler in eastern BC The Canadian Press The BC Coroner's Service is investigating. The man's name has not been released. Another Alberta man died in an avalanche while skiing near Rossland, ...

 

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

BC avalanche kills Alta. outdoorsman who loved snowmobiling Vancouver Sun BC RCMP say a group of eight sledders was on Eagle Mountain in the backcountry near Revelstoke when two of the snowmobiles became stuck in a steep pass. ...

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.

Downhillers Canada's best hope for medals today In men's snowboard cross, Rob Fagan of Cranbrook, BC, is Canada's best hope for a medal and is ranked fourth on the World Cup this season

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.

BC Liberal throne speech opens new session of Parliament Straight.com Open Skies enable international air carriers to bring new business and visitors to communities like Abbotsford, Comox, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Kelowna, ...

B.C. Hydro gets OK to buy Teck dam near Trail despite local objections TRAIL, BC - BC Hydro has been given the green light to buy a one-third interest in a dam in southeast BC owned by the Teck mining company. ...dam near Trail

Former B.C. premier's anti-HST petition gets go-ahead

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.

Airline alters route to conform to Olympic security rules CTV.ca TRAIL, BC -- Pacific Coastal Airlines has reluctantly but successfully altered its route out of Trail to conform to security restrictions required for the ...

Son's desperate effort to save father from Cranbrook fire CRANBROOK, BC – A desperate attempt by a son to pull his father out of a flaming home failed to save the life of an 83-year-old amputee. ...

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.

3-truck crash kills 2 near Revelstoke, BC CBC.ca Cpl. Rod Weibe of the Revelstoke RCMP Witnesses reported the eastbound truck carrying the two Calgary men was driving erratically before it crossed the ...crash kills 2

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.

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