TMTVNEWS.com,
Nelson BC ----
smoke and flame
were visible and
a primary search
was initiated
which revealed
that the
occupants of the
Mill Street home
were not at
home...
TMTVNEWS.COM,
Invermere BC
Canada --- On
February 9th at
the Supreme
Court in
Vancouver a
temporary
injunction has
been granted
against...
Hot
soup, watching
films and Peace
talk
TMTVNEWS.COM,
Nelson BC Canada
--- Alex
Atamanenko, MP
for BC Southern
Interior, will
be participating
in a Peace Cafe
on Wednesday...
TMTVNEWS.COM,
Cranbrook BC Canada
---- Target
Corporation is has
confirmed that
Tamarack Mall in
Cranbrook, BC will
be home to a future
Target location...
TMTVNEWS.COM -
Thursday Feb 9, 2012
--- The Rossland
Courthouse was
evacuated because of
a bomb scare
Thursday afternoon.
This is the second
time within four
months...
TMTVNEWS.COM, (RCMP)
--- Nakusp and
Slocan Lake RCMP
executed a search
warrant earlier this
month on a property
near Winlaw, B.C. in
the Slocan Valley.
Aviation.ca
The Arrow Lakes
area of the West
Kootenays is a
geographically
remote, large, and
mountainous region
noted for its
variable, often
inclement weather.
At the time of an
emergency call for
air evacuation
pilots need to make
fly/no fly
decisions.
TMTVNEWS.COM,
Ottawa, Ont.
—
The
Federation of
Canadian
Municipalities (FCM)
today unveiled the
winners of its 2012
Sustainable
Communities Awards,
a program
recognizing
municipal projects
across Canada...
TMTVNEWS.COM,
(submitted) In the
past few months
there have been an
unusual number of
ecstasy related
deaths in B.C. and
Alberta. Ecstasy has
been a popular drug
of choice for
adolescents and
young adults...
Photo: Trail BC
Mayor,
Dieter Bogs being
interviewed by TMTV
for CBC TV " Shock
and then discussed,
that it's happening
in our community".
TMTVNEWS.COM, TRAIL
BC --- A 17-year-old
youth is to appear later this week
in Rossland court.
The 17 year old from
Trail BC is
charged with 47
counts that include
impersonation with
intent, extortion,
uttering threats...
Precautionary search
of old avalanche
siteTMTVNEWS.COM, Fernie
BC --- Shortly after
11 am today,
February 7th, an
experienced back
country
skier reported to
the Elk Valley RCMP...
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 4th,
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.
Another
avalanche in the
KootenaysPhoto: 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
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...
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.
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...
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:
FireClick here for HD video
of the fire:
VIDEO OF FIRE BY TMTV
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...
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...
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...
BOTTLE DRIVE FOR FAMILY
WHO LOST THEIR HOME TO
FIREBOTTLE 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...
CANUCKS ENCOURAGE YOUTH
AND YOUNG ADULTS TO ADD
THEIR VOICE
TMTVNEWS.COM, SURREY,
BC -
Fraser Health and the Provincial Health Services
Authority are encouraging British Columbians to visit
mindcheck.ca, a web site for youth and young adults
that offers tools to check mental wellbeing and support
for mental health challenges...
Mungall’s 100 Mile Feast
Challenge Featured in
2012 BC Bridal Guide
TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson BC
- When MLA Michelle
Mungall commissioned a
report on the region’s
food systems from UBC
grad student Paris
Marshall-Smith, she knew
that she would be
referring back to it
many times for
guidance...
Nelson Police arrest
woman after violent rage
January
20th, 2012, a
Nelson Police officer
responded to a
suspicious circumstances
incident at a residence
in the Fairview area
of...More police
news:
Suspected drunk driver
crashes into Nelson
Bridge
RCMP officers hone new
skills on avalanche
skills training
RCMP
officers practice searching
with transceivers...15
RCMP regular officers
and volunteer auxiliary
officers from 6
different Southeast
District detachments met
up in Revelstoke this
past week for a two day
work shop in avalanche
skills...
Another storm blasts
southeast BC
TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson BC.
6PM, Jan 24, 2012
SNOWFALL WARNING
CONTINUES: White-out
conditions are being
reported on some local
highways an freezing
rain is creating
problems for drivers ---
A Pacific frontal system
will continue to spread
snow...storm
WEATHER WARNING ENDED:Snowfall warning
continues for
West Kootenay, Arrow
Lakes, Slocan Lake & Elk
Valley
Environment Canada
Weather warning: Updated at
11:06 PM PST Tuesday 24
January 2012. Snowfall
amounts of 10 to 15 cm
are expected for
Tuesday.
ACCIDENT CLOSES
HIGHWAY 6
Sunday, Jan 22, 2012 - A
motor vehicle incident
closed Highway 6, just
north of Slocan Park in
the southern interior,
Saturday evening. The
road was closed for
several hours. No
information has been
made available from the
RCMP.
Rossland Winter
Carnival
Pique newsmagazine
Rossland doesn't fit the
image of a typical BC
resort town. Much like
neighbouring Trail, home
to mining giant Teck's
lead-zinc smelter
operations, ...
84 Year old Creston BC
man killed in crash
TMTVNEWS.COM, Creston BC
Canada - (RCMP) On
Wednesday January 18,
2012 at 7:28 P.M.
Creston RCMP responded
to a two vehicle
collision on Hwy 3A
north of Sanca Creek...
Kootenay deer cull faces
international oppositionCBC.ca(CBC)
Opposition is growing to
a large-scale deer cull
in BC's East Kootenay.
Three communities have
committed to eliminating
as many as 225 urban
deer; Cranbrook has
finished, Kimberley is
in the midst of its
cull, and Invermere is
next on the list. ...
Ecstasy, cash
seized west of DanvilleDANVILLE
WASHINGTON - The
U.S. Border Patrol
has seized 18 pounds of
Ecstasy...
form, are
worth about
$135000, Customs
and
Border Protection
said.
TRAVEL ALERT:
Ferry Service
Interruption
Glade
Ferry Both directions
- Glade Ferry Service
Interruption of 5 - 10
minutes at Kootenay
River due to Ice Flows
until further notice.
Updated on Wed Jan 18 at
6:40 pm.
http://www.drivebc.ca
$2 Million Spa
and Wellness
Center Launched
in Fernie BC
MarketWatch
Spa 901 is
the only true
destination spa
in the Kootenays"
901 Fernie
(901Fernie.ca)
is a $30 million
transformation
of a 1908 school
and grounds. It
is a collection
of 44, one, two
and three
bedroom suites
and penthouses
with beautiful
surrounding ...
Green
Building Conference set
for March 2 and 3, 2011
TMTVNEWS.COM, Kimberley,
B.C.
— The
Third Annual Green
Building Conference is
set for March 2 and 3,
2012 at the Kimberley
Conference and Athlete
Training Centre...
BIG WINTER STORM
HEADING OUR WAY
TMTVNEWS.COM Nelson BC
Canada ---
Special weather
statements and a winter
storm warning has been
issued by Environment
Canada for southeast
BC...
Breaking news
video broadcast
LIVE
AS-IT-HAPPENS on
TMTV's
USTREAM.TV channel. Bookmark our page
and when you
hear of local
breaking news,
tune in!
WestJet mulls
regional airline
WestJet is
considering
launching a new
short-haul
regional airline
in a move that
would extend
service to
smaller
communities...
RCMP asks West
Van PD to
investigate
arrest in
Revelstoke
The RCMP have
asked the West
Vancouver Police
Department to
investigate the
apprehension of
a wanted man,
where injuries
were sustained
by both the
accused and an
RCMP officer.
IH Announces
Smoke Free
Champions for
Change Awards
TMTVNEWS.COM ---
Champions are
among us! If you
know someone who
has played a
significant role
in promoting
tobacco free
living why not
give them a pat
on the back and
nominate them
for a Smoke Free
Champions for
Change Award?
AVALANCHE
CONTROL ENDED
--- Highway 3
Both directions-
Avalanche Control from
Kootenay Pass Summit to
Avalanche Gates, East
Side of Kootenay Pass
(10.2 km), 1:00 pm to
3:30 pm on Tue Jan 17.
Delays to two hours.
Confidence level high
for a 3:30 pm reopening.
Updated on Tue Jan 17
Symphony
building towards
a strong future
TMTVNEWS.COM -
“Music is a
wonderful thing
to experience:
No matter what
type of music
you like, music
is able to get
the crying
person to find
comfort and joy,
or the joyful
person to cry.
Lucy's return
mends broken
heartsThe Province
The family had
an engagement in
Nakusp the next
day and from
there planned to
return ...
Before leaving,
they contacted
the Nelson BC
SPCA to report
Lucy's ...
Accident
Closes Highway
3A
near Castlegar
BC A
head-on
collision
earlier Friday
evening closed
Highway 3A for
several hours
near the
community of
Thrums, just
east of
Castlegar.
Rescue crews
were on scene
extricating the
injured who were
taken to Nelson
Hospital with
undetermined
injuries. The
highway was
fully open to
traffic around
8:30PM. Road
conditions were
dry and clear at
the time and
there has not
been any
official word on
the incident
from the RCMP. Current
Road
Information:
http://www.drivebc.ca
RCMP Setting the
Record Straight in
Cranbrook
TMTVNEWS.COM
Cranbrook B.C. ---
(Submitted) Recently
a writer with The
Vancouver Sun wrote
a story about an 82
year old motorist in
Cranbrook who was
alleging she was
treated unfairly by
the RCMP with
respect to being
stopped for
suspected impaired
driving...
Vancouver Sun
WEDNESDAY ON
GLOBAL TV An
82-year-old
Cranbrook woman with
medical problems
maintains she was
made to stand in the
midnight chill for
more than two hours
while RCMP officers
attempted 15 times
to obtain a breath
sample. When the
stone-cold-sober
pensioner with poor
lung ... SEE
VIDEO BELOW:
Castlegar's Hosting
Amnesty
International Film
Festival
TMTVNEWS.COM,
Castlegar B.C. ---
Hope for the future
begins at home,
where the big screen
offers the big
picture on Thursday,
January 19th, at Castlegar's
Amnesty
International Film
Festival,
this year again the
Mir Centre for Peace
at Selkirk
College...
Legendary Hockey players
coming to Cranbrook
TMTVNEWS.COM, Cranbrook,
B.C. - The Legendary
Hockey Heroes will be
coming to Cranbrook,
6:00pm, Saturday,
January 28, 2012 at the
Memorial Arena.
STRONG WINDS CAUSED
PROBLEMS
TMTVNEWS.COM, NELSON BC
11:30am Tuesday Jan 10,
2012 --- Strong winds
caused problems for
hydro and highways work
crews Tuesday...
Skier killed in
avalanche near Golden BC
Golden SAR Rescuers
file photo
---
Posted
6:45PM Jan 6, 2012 -
TMTVNEWS.COM, Golden BC
Canada. This afternoon,
Golden/Field RCMP
received a report on an
Avalanche in Molars
Bowl, just west of
Golden, BC...
More:
Fatal Avalanche
Ski Resort Offers Free
Lift Passes to the
Entire US for 30 DaysMarketWatch
Interested visitors are
encouraged to look at
flights going into
Spokane International
Airport in Washington (GEG)
or Castlegar Airport (YCG)
in British Columbia. For
more details on Red
Mountain, how to get
here and where to lodge,
...
No BC Ambulance Services in Castlegar over the
holidays CBC - An investigation
is being launched by BC Ambulance Services into why
Castlegar was left without ambulance coverage
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day,
according to BCAS Central Kootenay Superintendent
Chris Mason. The investigation also encompass the
fact that Castlegar first responders weren’t
notified of the coverage gap until half an hour
before Castlegar ambulance coverage came to a
holiday halt.
The Province - Never
give up on finding a
lost pet. That’s Lisa
Hawkins message after
finding her lost pup
Toffee five days after a
tragic car crash in
which her best friend
and two young children
were killed.
2nd avalanche victim was
from OntarioCBC.ca The skier
killed in an avalanche
near Revelstoke, BC, has
been identified as
Ronald Greg Sheardown,
45, an Ontario native
who has been working in
Dubai, RCMP said Sunday.
Sheardown, who was from
Stouffville, was on a
heli-skiing excursion
with 10 other ...
RCMP say heli-skier
killed in avalanche near
Revelstoke, BC
GlobalNews.ca
REVELSTOKE, BC - A
holiday adventure turned
into a tragedy for a
group of heli-skiers in
the British Columbia
backcountry after one
person was killed by the
brute force of tumbling
snow. Eleven enthusiasts
set out by helicopter
Friday with a ...
Controversial B.C.
deer cull will see meat
go to the needy
The Province Similar
to a successful deer
cull program in nearby
Cranbrook, the meat from
the processed deer is to
be sent to the local
food bank. McRae said
they have also been
advertising locally to
let families in need
know the meat will be
packaged up and ready
...
2nd deadly avalanche
in BC
CBC.ca The skier
killed near Revelstoke
was the second to die in
the province in as many
days. Duncan MacKenzie,
30, an avid outdoorsman
and longtime ski
patroller from the
Whistler Blackcomb
resort, died in an
avalanche in the BC
backcountry near
Pemberton ...
Mica dam getting two new
generating unitsJournal of Commerce
BC Hydro is installing
two additional
500-megawatt generating
units inside existing
turbine bays at the
generating station at
the Mica Dam, 135
kilometres north of
Revelstoke on the
Columbia River.
Initiated by the
government of WAC
Bennett and built ...
Black ice causes
accidents on local
highways TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson BC
6:30PM Dec 30, 2011 ---
You might think the
roads are wet with the
mild temperatures but if
your traveling the local
highways around Nelson,
beware of black ice.
This couple slid off
Highway 3A at Kokanee
Park. No injuries were
reported. Another
accident near Kaslo BC
has been reported. A
Ford F350 pick-up has
crashed through a
garage. No injuries in
that incident.
British Columbia Top
Weather Stories for 2011
- Regional Highlights
TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson BC
---
According
to the Canadian
Avalanche Centre, 11
people died this year in
avalanches in British
Columbia and Alberta;
the yearly average is
between 12 and 14. In
the last full week of
January...
Cold war: who has
world's biggest rink?CBC.ca The cold war
is on: Invermere, BC, is
aiming to have what it
says will be the world's
largest skating rink,
adding a third player to
the rivalry between
Winnipeg and Ottawa,
which make the same
claim. The town is going
to try to flood and
maintain a ...
Deadly week on BC
highways
TMTVNEWS.COM - It has
been a deadly week for
vehicle crashes and
deaths on BC highways...
Collision closes
Highway 1 in both
directions
TMTVNEWS.COM, Revelstoke
BC Dec 29, 2011 - A
collision closed Highway
1 in both directions
from Revelstoke to
Golden around 12PM this
afternoon. The highway
re-opened at 4:30 PM
http://www.drivebc.ca
BC Highway Cam provided
by Parks Canada in
cooperation with the BC
Ministry of
Transportation.
Parks Canada looking for
ways to cash in
CBC - With user fees at
national parks and
historic sites frozen
until 2013, the agency
is trying to find other
ways to make money...
CP freight train derails
near Golden, B.C.
CBC -
Twenty-five Canadian
Pacific Railway cars
carrying grain came off
the tracks 16 kilometres
west of Golden, B.C., on
Tuesday morning.
Avalanche risk closes
BC highways
CBC.ca Heavy snow
and the risk of
avalanches has closed
several BC mountain
passes including the
Trans Canada Highway
between Golden and
Revelstoke. Highway 1 is
scheduled to remain
closed at least until 4
pm Wednesday. Kootenay
Pass on Highway 3 and
Highway ...
Incredible Generosity Of
The Nelson Community
What a fabulous dinner
had by all! While there
are many going on these
days, I am talking about
the Selkirk College
Nursing Students Beans
TMTVNEWS.COM - RCMP and
the B.C Coroners Service
continue to investigate
a two vehicle collision
that resulted in the
death of three occupants
of one vehicle.
Crescent Valley company one of
B.C.’s best road builders
TMTVNEWS.COM,
CRESCENT VALLEY – Interoute
Construction Ltd. of Crescent Valley
has won this year’s Deputy
Minister’s Contractor of the Year
Award for its paving work on the
Fernie Ski Hill project...
Special weather
statement issued
by
Environment Canada
Highway 3
- Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass, Trans
Canada Highway - Eagle
Pass to Rogers Pass.
Snowfall accumulations
of 25 to 40 centimetres
expected tonight through
Wednesday...
Friday is
the final day for any
appeals against the B.C.
Supreme Court ruling
that upholds the
Criminal Code ban on
polygamy and, by all
indications, no appeal
attempt is forthcoming.
BC town says closing border
crossing unwise
CBC.ca The mayor of Midway, BC,
— a small village between Osoyoos
and Grand Forks ... south of Nelson
via the village of Salmo, BC The
Canada Border Services ...
A 66-year old
B.C. man who circumnavigated
Ellesmere Island in Nunavut has
been short-listed for National
Geographic's 2012 Adventurer of
the Year.
BC nurses decry closure of public
health clinics
CBC.ca Nurses in the BC Interior
are warning the impending closure of
five public health clinics will hurt
the poor. The five clinics —in
Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Grand
Forks and Cranbrook — test and treat
sexually transmitted infections, and
are set ...
Global BC ... Prince George,
Grand Forks and Cranbrook.
Interior Health says that after
a review, it was decided the
clinics are underutilized and
that there are more cost
effective ways to provide STD
treatment. The closure is being
condemned by the BC Nurses ...
TMTVNEWS.COM --- For
many the holiday season
means a time to enjoy
good company and good
food. As we spread the
joy of the season we
need to be extra careful
to not spread food-borne
illness causing
bacteria...
TMTV Photo Dec 21, 2011 ---
TMTVNEWS.COM, Oakville,
Ontario (December 21, 2011)
– You’ll hear those sleigh
bells ringing and jing-jing
jingling too, as The Weather
Network’s jolliest travel
correspondent, Santa Claus,
prepares to take flight...
Tin is for 10 food drive marks
Interior Health anniversary
TMTVNEWS.COM ---
In celebration of
Interior Health’s 10 year
anniversary, employees across
the region are participating in
“Tin is for Ten” food drives to
assist those in need during the
holiday season...
BC MOUNTIES SAY THANKS TO SPARWOOD
SEARCH GROUPS AND VOLUNTEERS
TMTVNEWS.COM,
Sparwood BC Canada --- A well
attended ceremony of appreciation
took place Thursday in Sparwood to
collectively acknowledge the sincere
appreciation for the group of SAR
volunteers and other organizations
that all assisted in the September
2011, abduction of Kienan Hebert in
Sparwood, BC...
WANETA EXPANSION PROJECT WORKERS AT
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
TMTVNEWS.COM,
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – Partners in the
Waneta Expansion Project - Fortis
Inc., Columbia Power Corporation,
and Columbia Basin Trust – are
pleased to announce the results of a
recent survey...
Hockey Dreams Found in Italy
TMTVNEWS, Trail BC
Canada --- Like all Canadian boys
who grow up playing hockey, Trevor
Johnson dreamed of making it to the
NHL...
Elderly Nelson woman defrauded of
thousands of dollars
TMTVNEWS.COM --- Nelson
Rural RCMP wish to warn the public of
a recently reported phone scam where a
Nelson area resident was the victimized
and defrauded thousands of dollars.
TRAVEL ALERT:
HEAVY
SNOW OVERNIGHT FOR THE
INTERIOR MOUNTAIN PASSES
Issued: Friday 6:pm
Dec 23,
2011 --- Accumulations
of up to 10cm expected
for Kootenay Pass,
Allison Pass, Paulson
Summit, Coquihalla
Summit. Watch for
adverse conditions.
Winter tires are
required, carry chains
and be prepared for
delays.
BC
ROAD REPORT
Make This Christmas Safe
TMTVNEWS.COM,
Nelson BC Canada --- (RCMP
RELEASE) It’s that time of year
again where we stock our fridges
with egg nog & rush off to local
stores to find the best deals on
Christmas gifts for loved
ones...
Family thanks volunteers
Police and the family
of a little boy who went missing
three months ago, are thanking those
who searched for him. Catherine
Urquhart reports.
BC high school volleyball politics spur
human-rights complaint
Vancouver Sun But BCSS denied the
request and suggested Christman attend a
school in Castlegar, 20 kilometres closer —
but only under the condition that he commute
to the school. The commute is a 98-kilometre
one-way drive over a mountain pass with
extreme weather ...
KRIC announces $2000 scholarship for
youth to attend SHAD Valley
The Kootenay
Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC) has
announced a partnership with Shad Valley,
Canada’s premier program for igniting an
entrepreneurial and innovative spark in
Canada’s youth, to provide a $2000
scholarship to a high-achieving grade 10,
11 or 12 student in the...
The Burgess
Shale (Contributed by: the Royal Ontario
Museum) If you were ever curious about the
Anomalocaris canadensis -- also known as the
Unusual Canadian Shrimp -- now's your chance
to get up close and personal.
Annual Community Holiday Lunch at Our Daily
Bread in Nelson
TMTVNEWS.COM ---
On Wednesday
December 14th, MLA Michelle
Mungall is hosting her Annual Community
Holiday Lunch at Our Daily Bread in Nelson.
This annual event brings people from all
walks of life together to share in the
Holiday spirit.
Wildsight & What People ThinkWildsight,
a local environmental organization, is
asking for public feedback about their work
and community involvement...
Nelson man missing since April TMTVNEWS.COM
--- Nelson Police are requesting the
assistance of the public regarding the
disappearance of a Nelson resident missing
since April 2011.
Forestry community gathers to discuss
community involvement in forest management
TMTVNEWS.COM --- The Kootenay
forestry community gathered on Thursday,
Dec. 1 at Selkirk College Castlegar campus
to discuss how the forest industry and
communities can work together more
effectively, as part of the province-wide
Healthy Forests...
Canada Post janitor charged with stealing
Christmas mailTMTV Photo/video of Castlegar BC Post
Office ---TMTV FOR GLOBAL TV TUESDAY DEC
6 - A janitor at a Canada Post sorting
station in Castlegar, B.C., has been charged with 14
counts of mail theft for allegedly opening and stealing
Christmas mail.
Marihuana Grow Operation taken down in Passmore BC
File photo TMTVNEWS.COM, Slocan Valley BC
--- On Tuesday, November 29, 2011, members of the Slocan
Lake and Nakusp Detachments sought and obtained judicial
authorization to search a property for a marihuana grow
operation in Passmore...
Newspaper carriers, the guardian angels of our
communityTMTVNEWS.COM, TRAIL BC
CANADA --- In today’s society, it’s every person for him or
herself. You can go about your life independent of others,
thinking that no one would ever take notice of your
routines. But as one B.C.
Sturgeon Sightings Increase in Trail
TMTVNEWS.COM ---
It has long been known that the
white sturgeon, a fish renowned for its primitive
appearance, is under threat. Once abundant, it has declined
drastically since the 1990s, with research showing that only
1,000 wild adult...
Trail B.C. youth charged with Facebook
luring, extortion
RCMP in Trail, B.C.,
announced that seven charges have been laid
against a youth in the Kootenay-Boundary
region for using social media to sexually
lure and make threats against other youth.
TSN has live coverage of the 2011 Capital One Canada CupTSN
Toronto, ON – TSN's 2011-12 curling broadcast
season kicks off this weekend with the 2011 CAPITAL ONE
CANADA CUP OF CURLING live from Cranbrook, BC beginning
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 3 pm ET. The CANADA CUP is part of
TSN's exclusive ...
Mungall asks Minister to reinstate Nelson BC
Hydro jobs
TMTVNEWS.COM
--- On the last day of the Fall Legislative
session, MLA Michelle Mungall again asked
the Minister of Energy and Mines to
reconsider cuts to BC Hydro that will see
the Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife
Compensation Program (FWCP) office shut
down....
Grant from The North Face will benefit Basin
kids this winter
Clothing company’s Explore
Fund grant to help Wildsight deliver field
trips. TMTVNEWS.COM, Kimberley, B.C.–
The North Face, a well-known outdoor
clothing company, recently awarded...
Revelstoke man missingCFJC TV Kamloops
He's described as 6
feet tall, with balding hair, and blue eyes.
if you have information on his whereabouts
contact RCMP. He drives a 2008 Subaru
Outback -- BC License 540-SHE. Adding to
concern is the fact his car insurance
expired in September and ...
A Charlie Brown Christmas with The Jazz
Council
Photo: Frida Viklund, Frida
Viklund Photography ---
TMTVNEWS.COM, Kaslo BC - The Jazz Council
will bring the sounds of Vince Guaraldi's
classic and timeless soundtrack for A
Charlie Brown Christmas...
These nets stop deer, not pucksGlobe and Mail
The first BC municipality
to receive a provincial permit to capture
and kill deer inside its city limits,
Cranbrook modelled its deer-cull program
after a similar initiative in Helena, Mont.,
where close to 500 animals have been removed
from a ...
Eviction notice served to occupiers of City
Hall Grounds
TMTV Photo/video - The recent
Occupy Nelson Rally. TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson BC
Canada. Nov 28,2011 ---This afternoon, City
staff served an eviction notice to the group
occupying the grounds in front of City Hall.
Occupiers have until Wednesday to move...
THE KOOTENAY ARTSLocal Arts News,
Entertainment, Shows, Call to Artists, and Classes UPDATED
NOV 24 CLICK HERE!
Timeline of polygamy in Canada Winston Blackmore (Pictured Right
- TMTV Photo)
Canada.com Blackmore and Oler are
arrested and taken to Cranbrook, BC, where they
are charged and released with conditions. Sept.
23, 2009 — Criminal polygamy charges against
Winston Blackmore and Oler are thrown out by BC
Supreme Court Judge Sunni ...
Embattled Silviculture Operator Charged with
Fraud, ForgeryTheTyee.ca During June and July 2010, the
period identified in the recent charges, Khaira
was doing brush clearing and other forestry
related work for Louisiana Pacific and BC Timber
Sales. According to court documents filed in
Revelstoke on Nov. ...
AUXILIARY FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED
TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson BC - The
City of Nelson Fire and Rescue Services will be
accepting applications from community minded
persons to fill several vacancies in the
complementary Auxiliary Fire Department.
RADON GAS RISK - PUBLIC HEALTH FORUMTMTVNEWS.CON, Nelson BC
--- Radon is the 2nd leading cause of
lung cancer. The challenge is should you find
out you’ve got dangerously high levels in your
home -- who do you call to fix it?
Travel Advisories
Ended
Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 Travel advisories are
in effect on local highways:
http://www.drivebc.ca
TRAVEL ADVISORY
ENDEDFor updated
information --- Please check
http://www.drivebc.ca before travelling.
UPDATED:
COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 3 NEAR SPARWOOD KILLS TWOTMTVNEWS.COM - Highway 3 closed
in both directions --- The RCMP Southeast
Kootenay Traffic Services are currently
investigating a fatal collision which occurred
Monday morning, 8 km east of Sparwood on Hwy 3
Violent sex offender released - Residing in Yahk
BC
TMTVNEWS.COM - Jason Neil BEAUDRY,
age 34, was released from a provincial
correctional institution on Thursday November
17, 2011 and will be residing in Yahk, B.C.
Small earthquake hits BC's Okanagan
CBC.ca Some residents of the South Okanagan
region of BC were awakened by a small earthquake
early Friday morning, but there are no reports
of any damage. The 4.3-magnitude quake was felt
in Penticton, Rock Creek, Kelowna, Grand Forks
and other south-central...
Sexual
Assault/Sexual Interference against a 13 year
old
Nelson City Police
--- On November 14, 2011, Nelson Police arrested
a 27 year old transient male on charges of
Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference and Uttering
Threats. The victim in this matter is a
thirteen year old female who had been reported
missing by the RCMP from a neighbouring
community. The accused male, who is well known
to police, appeared in Grand Forks court and was
remanded in custody. He is scheduled to appear
in Nelson court on November 21, 2011.
B.C. pot bear man faces new
chargesCBC
-Conservation officers say a B.C. man
charged with
feeding bears
to keep them around his outdoor marijuana
plantation is doing it
again.
... Christina Lake resident
Allen Piche's
story went worldwide when he was
charged...
Bear dude video by TMTV of Nelson BC
Flathead River Valley
protection New laws now ban
mining and drilling in the Canadian portion of
the Flathead River Valley. But conservationists
say more needs to be done. Linda Aylesworth
reports.
Snow and accidents close several BC highways
CBC.ca On Wednesday six people were taken to
hospital in two separate school bus crashes in
northern BC — one near Prince George and one
near Fort St John. The Trans Canada was closed
in three spots on Thursday morning including
between Revelstoke and Golden ...
Former Team Canada captain slams BC resort
projectCBC.ca "I
believe the Jumbo Valley is a special place for
all people who live in the Kootenays," said
Niedermayer. "It's a place where you can go,
throw on your hiking boots, and walk in the
footsteps of grizzly bears." 'Something that we
should be proud of' ..
RCMP sting operation revealed
TMTV for Global TV
- A Grand Forks man finds RCMP
surveillance cameras on his property with memory
cards full of photos from past cases.
Different Nelson, similar vibesThe Nelson Mail
A LOT LIKE HOME: Baker St is the main drag
of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. ... rivers,
meadows and towns of Kaslo, New Denver,
Silverton and Slocan. ...
Snow, heavy winds pound south coast, Vancouver
Island
Global TV - People across the province were
still cleaning up Saturday after a nasty
Remembrance Day storm that knocked out power,
delayed ferries and sent cars careening off the
road.
Winter conditions grip BC interior highwaysCBC.ca ... BC interior highways including
Eagle Pass and Rogers Pass on Highway 1, and
Pine Pass on Highway 97, and Kootenay Pass and
Alison Pass on Highway 3, The Trans Canada
Highway was also closed in both directions 17
kilometres east of Revelstoke due to ...
Walking in the Footsteps of 500-Million-year-old
Burgess Shale Arthropods(TMTVNEWS.COM,
Toronto, Ontario – November 9, 2011)
Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan
and Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have used the
first animal trackways from the Burgess Shale to
breathe life into scientific understanding of
the locomotion...
This is Burgess
Shale on Mount Field where fossil trackways were
collected by the ROM in 2008. (Photo Credit:
Copyright Royal Ontario Museum photo:
Jean-Bernard Caron)
Walking in the Footsteps
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