KOOTENAY, BOUNDARY, COLUMBIA, ROCKIES LOCAL NEWS

Groups calling for love letters to Jumbo

Dave Quinn Photo - Jumbo TMTVNEWS.COM, Invermere, B.C. — Environmental groups who have fought against a ski resort development in B.C.’s Jumbo Valley are putting out a call to drop the fighting words and come up with something different: A Valentine to a wild Jumbo Valley.

TeleCross and Telemark GS Ski Race comes to Fernie BC

TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson BC --- The BC Telemark Ski Association is pleased to announce its Event and Race calendar for the winter 2012. The events include Telemark Festivals, initiations to Telemark Skiing, Telemark races and clinics...

EKC’s Puck Toss Supports Cranbrook Boys and Girls Club

TMTVNEWS.COM, Cranbrook BC --- On February 4^th, East Kootenay Community Credit Union held its community Puck Toss at the Kootenay ICE home game in support of the Cranbrook Boys and Girls Club...

Castlegar Hospital ER was closed Saturday TMTV Video - Castlegar Health Centre Emergency Room closed down for Saturday, Feb. 4th apparently due to nurses' illness.

Skier in Kootenay hospital with serious injuries after surviving ...

The Province The avalanche survivor, who hails from Quick, BC, was rescued by a dedicated ... The searchers came upon a 36-year-old Cranbrook woman, who told them it was ...

Another avalanche in the Kootenays

Photo: Looking over the back towards Hell Roaring Basin. TMTVNEWS.COM, Kimberley BC, Saturday Feb 4, 2012 --- TMTV received a report of a second avalanche in as many days in the Kootenays. A rescue is underway near the east Kootenay town of Kimberley, in BC's southern interior... Updated: avalanche in the Kootenays

Avalanche kills skier on Meadow Mountain near Kaslo, BC

TMTVNEWS.COM, Kaslo BC Canada --- On Friday at approximately 11:30 am, an avalanche occurred on Meadow Mountain near Kaslo, BC...

2012 Oscars Gift Lounge to Feature Exclusive Artwork from Shawna Erback Studios

TMTVNEWS.COM, Trail, BC, Canada – On February 23, 2012, self-taught Canadian artist Shawna Erback will introduce her art to over 100 celebrities at the WOW!...

Warm winter ahead for most of Canada

TMTV.net Photo --- Most Canadians across the country can look forward to a warmer-than-normal winter, right through until spring, according to Environment Canada's latest forecast.

Atamanenko Slams Conservative Old Age Security Review

Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, is angered by the Harper government's recent announcement that the Conservatives are looking at making changes to the Old Age Security pension...

GET INSPIRED, EDUCATED AND EMPOWERED CBT HOSTING CONNECT: YOUTH ACTION SUMMIT

TMTVNEWS.COM, (Columbia Basin) - Basin youth are invited to apply to attend CONNECT, a free YOUTH ACTION SUMMIT happening May 3-6 in Kimberley, BC...

Cranbook RCMP officer charged with stealing laptop

TMTVNEWS.COM, Cranbook BC (RCMP) In October of 2011, an Internal Code of Conduct investigation was initiated against a Constable from the Cranbrook...

Activists fight Kootenay wolf cull

CBC.ca Kootenay animal rights activists say the provincial government shouldn't kill wolves to protect the dwindling southern Purcell caribou herd.

BOTTLE DRIVE FOR FAMILY WHO LOST THEIR HOME TO FIRE

BOTTLE DRIVE FOR KOELTGEN FAMILY ON SATURDAY: The greater community is invited to come out and support a local family who lost their home and everything in it due to a house fire Thursday, Jan. 26...

Housing Market Continues To Benefit From Low Interest Rates

TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson, BC - Paul Shreenan, REALTOR® and President of the Kootenay Real Estate Board (KREB) says, “According to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), Canada’s housing market will...

Ecstasy overdose in Nelson

Nelson Police were called to the Spirit Bar in the Hume Hotel regarding a medical issue...

Biggest year yet for Wildsights Winter Wonder

TMTVNEWS.COM, Columbia Basin, B.C. — What do snowshoe hares and kids have in common? Neither of them hibernate. And the winter can be a long, challenging time for each...

Two separate crashes on Saturday close Highway 3A

Posted: Saturday Jan 28, 2012 - Highway 3A was closed early this afternoon at Beasley Bluffs...

Man dies in crash on Pass Creek Road

TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson BC, Jan 27, 2012. Icy roads may be the cause of a fatal car accident Thursday on Pass Creek Road...

Man found not guilty in burning hotel in Ainsworth BC

Local radio station BKR reports that the man accused of burning down the old Silver Ledge Hotel in Ainsworth BC has been found not guilty in Nelson court...

RCMP issue warrant for failing to appear on trafficking charges

TMTVNEWS.COM, (RCMP) On September 3rd 2010 members of the Castlegar RCMP executed a search warrant in Castlegar and located a sophisticated indoor marihuana...

Removing Wolves is Akin to Turning Caribou into Cows

TMTVNEWS.COM, Golden, B.C- January 27, 2012 -While the South Purcell mountain caribou herd may be in big trouble, many other species will be as well if wolves are removed from the ecosystem this Spring...

Fire leaves Nelson BC family homeless

TMTV Photo/video TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson, BC. Posted 8am Thursday Jan 26, 2012 --- An early morning fire on Wightwick Road, on the north shore of Nelson BC was completely destroyed by fire...More on the story: Fire Click here for HD video of the fire: VIDEO OF FIRE BY TMTV

Man found not guilty in burning hotel in Ainsworth BC

Snowmobilers to get avalanche education

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