SOUTHEAST BC NEWS HEADLINES KOOTENAY, BOUNDARY, COLUMBIA, ROCKIES SEE BREAKING TV NEWS HAPPEN? CALL TMTV/BCTV 1-250-229-4261 TMTVNEWS.COM --- WEATHER ALERT: RAINFALL & THUNDERSTORM WATCH UPDATED: AS NEWS HAPPENS...     WEATHER WARNING Tuesday June 18, 2013 - Rainfall amounts of 40 to 60 mm beginning early Wednesday and continuing through Thursday, thunderstorm watch.  BC Weather Warnings - Special Weather Statement Truck located, but two males still missing On Sunday, June 16, the truck believed to belong to the two missing males was located in Findlay Creek Falls... Take steps to avoid mosquito bites and West Nile virus Summer is here and so are the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are more than a nuisance; some carry West Nile virus Rescued Grizzly Cubs Return to the Kootenay's via BC Pilot Project MarketWatch  BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA,-- Two male Grizzly bear cubs named Blair and Terry, who were orphaned in British Columbia's Kootenay's in the fall of 2012, are on the road back to freedom. The cubs were orphaned ... Wolf seen running along mountain highway again CBC.ca ... wolf along the highway in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. ... driving east from Radium Hot Springs on Highway 93, when they noticed the ... Medical marijuana lets B.C. growers earn thousands on streets TMTV VIDEO FOR CBC TV - As he descends the steps of his Nelson home, Jack throws a switch and lights up 85 well-tended pot plants. Exhaust fans hum as he tends to his crop... Still no sign of missing men in BC wilderness CTV News RCMP have had no luck locating two men who went missing in the East Kootenays last weekend. Nicholas Hoefnagels, from Cochrane and Stephen Thomson, from Canal Flats, were last seen on Saturday, June 8. The pair reportedly left their campsite at a ... Pilot killed in West Kootenay plane crash The Province Transport Safety Board investigators are enroute to scene of a fatal light airplane crash northest of Crawford Bay in which the piot, the sole occupant of a Cessna 337, was killed. The plane, enroute from Nelson to La Ronge... CIVIC THEATRE "DIGITAL" GRAND OPENING THIS FRIDAY Manager Jason Asbell (left) with Cinematronix technician Shawn Greek standing beside the new digital projector... Golf pros lend their muscles to Drive for A Cure Pros from Copper Point Golf Club, Windermere Valley Golf Course and Eagle Ranch Resort will golf as many holes as possible to raise awareness and funds for the ALS Society of BC... Has 'Local' Food Gone Too Far? TheTyee.ca The Kootenay Co-op's marketing manager Jocelyn Carver says, "the new definition means farmers in the immediate area will now have to compete with farmers across the province to provide food to customers who want to make a point of buying local food." ... Province posts signs warning hunters to keep deadly deer disease ... Vancouver Sun The BC government said Wednesday it is posting signs at the Alberta border near Dawson Creek and Sparwood in an effort to prevent hunters from importing ... Nelson and Mayor Dooley hit sophomore sweet spot on national stage  Mayor re-elected to represent BC at Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ table; City has earned over $1.6M from FCM supported Gas Tax since ‘08 Forest Practices Board to audit fire prevention practices on BC ... Lesprom Network The transmission line extends 125 kilometres from Invermere to Golden through the Columbia Valley and is BC Hydro's most significant investment in the upper ... NELSON POLICE RECEIVE FIRST UNWANTED GUN DURING BC GUN AMNESTY MONTH The Nelson Police Department would like to thank 91 year-old Malendar Williams for being the first person... KELOWNA'S NEW TOP COP FROM THE KOOTENAYS TMTVNEWS.COM Kelowna BC Canada - The Commanding Officer of "E" Division, Deputy Commissioner Craig Callens... Medical fees applied willy-nilly to health care Vancouver Sun ... iceberg regarding our supposedly universal health care system. My cousin, who cannot walk and cannot stand and has used a wheelchair for the last eight years, was transported to Vancouver General Hospital from the Kootenays without his wheelchair... Going boldly where no Nelson movie house has gone before TMTV For Global TV - Star Trek: Into Darkness kicks off digital summer movies at the Nelson Civic Theatre on Friday... Officials will monitor water levels and visibility in continued search near Kimberley BC TMTVNEWS.COM, Kimberley BC Canada - An RCMP helicopter continued to search the Kootenay River and Findlay Creek... NELSON POLICE NEWS - THEFT, BEARS, PARTIES, DRUNKS, CRASHES Nelson City Police Photo --- The Nelson Police Department responded to over seventy five calls during the period of June 7th to 10th, 2013... Motor vehicle crash in Salmo - update on injuries Salmo RCMP responded to a serious crash on Hwy 3/6 about 5 km east of Salmo... KOOTENAY ENERGY DIET - Trail We’re supporting FortisBC PowerSense in helping you slim down ...your energy bill... New Leadership at Railway Museum TMTVNEWS.COM Cranbrook, BC -- Damon Colgan is the new Director of the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel... BC leads Canada in promoting local food programs Vancouver Sun “Vancouver is really leading the way, but BC is a huge hub for food security activity, even in small towns like Kaslo.” Ontario has 18 active food councils ... Two campers missing after truck crashes down embankment into east Kootenay creek Two young men are missing after their car crashed down a steep embankment and submerged into Findlay Creek while camping near Canal Flats, according to Kimberley RCMP Serious Two Vehicle Crash Three persons are in serious condition after a two vehicle crash on Highway 93/95 near Skookumchuck Crews desperate for clues after men go missing in Kootenays CTV News Crews are asking for the public's help after two young men went missing in the East Kootenays Saturday. The men, aged 18 and 21, were last seen camping in the Canal Flats area near Columbia Lake around 3 p.m., a Kimberley Search and Rescue ... 20 facts about coal mining in B.C. globalnews.ca The five mines in southeast BC produce mainly metallurgical coal, ... Sparwood is a town built around coal mining – 4000 are employed in the industry there. Urban wildlife: Many in BC find animals in the backyard a curse ... Vancouver Sun BC isn't the only place that's coping with the wonders and headaches of urban ... Invermere suspended its deer cull after being sued by a local deer ... Seven Summits Trail in Rossland Calgary Herald There is great single-track mountain biking all over BC, and local bike shops ... One of the most famous routes is Rossland's Seven Summits Trail that runs ... Go in search of B.C.'s hidden treasures Calgary Herald By Gerald Vander Pyl British Columbia is famous for its traditional ... Visitors to Revelstoke National Park can drive their vehicles and then take a ... Creston family raises fears over conibear traps TMTV for CBC.ca...STORY AIRS FRIDAY JUNE 7 ON CBC TV (BC) A family from Creston BC, is raising concerns about conibear traps after their dog was killed when the local dyking authority failed to warn them ... Top 10 worst roads in B.C... Includes Highway 6, Slocan City to Vernon... a Vancouver bike path has made the list of the worst roads in B.C., ... to the British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) annual survey... Invasive Species Week 2013 From June 10-13, 180 Trafalgar Middle School students, will be doing their part for the 2013 Invasive Species week Selkirk Hosts Visual Arts and Design Credit Transfer Meeting Selkirk’s School of the Arts recently hosted the annual BC Council on Admission and Transfers (BCCAT) Visual Arts and Design... BALFOUR MAN ARRESTED FOR B&E AND THEFT TMTVNEWS.COM Balfour BC Canada - (Nelson Police) On Tues June 4 Paul L’Heureux, a 38 year old resident of the Balfour area pled guilty... Search suspended for drowning victim The search for Mr. Guthrie who is presumed drowned in Little Wilson Lake has been suspended... BC Filmmaker Awarded $30K for TV, Online Documentary Shorts mediacaster With a winning commission of $30, 000 from British Columbia's Knowledge Network, Amy Bohigian of Watershed Productions will create a series of short documentary films about the history of Nelson and the Kootenays. The historical documentaries will be ... Politics in the classroom Whitecourt Star The battle started before the 2009 provincial election when teachers in Cranbrook, B.C., launched a campaign called 'When will they learn'. The campaign was part of the teacher's union's protest against government cuts in services for children with ... Nella Rounsville Scholarship Recipient Announced Island Sports News June 5, 2013, Cranbrook, BC (ISN) – The Kootenay ICE Hockey Club is pleased to announce that Sidney Reist has been named the recipient of the 10th annual Kootenay ICE / Nella Rounsville Scholarship. This award is presented to a graduating Mount ... Activists ask BC Timber to postpone logging plans Globe and Mail The group, which is made up of local ranchers and others who live around Grand Forks in south central British Columbia, have asked BC Timber Sales to halt ... Man escapes police custody jumps into Columbia River On June 3, at approximately 11:30 a.m., police responded to a complaint of a male attempting to pull a female from a vehicle Rossland targeted by BC's new Auditor of Local Governments CBC.ca BC's newly created Office of the Auditor General for Local Government will examine Rossland's ... City of Revelstoke. Comox Valley Regional District... Summer across the nation to be warmer than usual Good news, Canada: Most of the country will see warmer than normal temperatures this summer... Battle for the Border 2 results from Cranbrook, BC  MMA Canada The night featured a ton of aspiring young MMA athletes from across Canada and overseas. Rising Canadian talent Charmaine Tweet battled to a submission victory over USA's Amanda Bell in the co-main event of the evening. Derek Boyle lived up to the ... Family outraged that Cranbrook killer gets new trial The family of a woman who was brutally murdered in Cranbrook is outraged that a new trial has been ordered for the man convicted of killing her. BC GUN AMNESTY June 1-30, 2013 TMTV PHOTO/VIDEO - Police Departments across BC are hoping to make homes safer by declaring a province-wide Gun Amnesty starting June 1... CP Rail sues for mineral, timber rights on BC lands CBC.ca The land — mostly in the Kootenays and Okanagan — was originally granted to the railway companies in the late 1800s. Now the company wants compensation for the harvesting of the resources on and under that land. CP's director of public affairs ... RCMP TO RESUME SEARCH SUNDAY FOR MISSING 32 YEAR OLD TRAIL MAN The search for 32 year old Michael Lorne Guthrie, the Trail resident reported missing and presumed drowned at Little Wilson Lake, was suspended last evening... Three Cougars shot in Robson BC Three cougars have been shot after one attacked a dog this week in the small community of Robson just outside of Caslegar BC. Airs Thursday, May 30 11PM TMTV for Global BC. NELSON POLICE NEWS - Break and Enter, stolen firearms, unleashed dogs, bear problems On Monday May 27 a Nelson man found his mother’s house broken into and several valuable items stolen... Rocky Mountain snowpack loss raises water concerns CBC TV - A new study by the U.S. Geological Society says an estimated 20 per cent loss of snow cover across the Rocky Mountains will impact millions of people who rely on the Rockies... BC Food Co-op fights CFIA changes to definition of ‘Local’ food Last week the Kootenay Co-op food store in Nelson discovered that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) had made drastic changes... Effort to save endangered frogs moves to Kootenays CBC.ca Biologists in British Columbia will attempt to transplant a species of disappearing and endangered frog into the Kootenay region. For the first time ever, Rocky Mountain northern leopard frogs have been reared in captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium to ... Peoples Drug Mart Walk for ALS in the West Kootenay Join thousands of Canadians across the nation for fitness, fun and the fight against ALS... Peter Julian is Featured Guest at Nelson Round Table on Energy Policy TMTVNEWS.COM, Nelson BC - Peter Julian, the NDP critic for Energy and Natural Resources, will be the featured guest... Plans to control pigeon population in Trail scrapped The City of Trail, B.C., has scrapped its plans to either euthanize, sterilize or relocate its pigeon population... Kevin Armstrong Returns to Creston with Opera! (As it Wasn't Intended) Kevin Armstrong, a versatile and unorthodox performer with an international career, will be bringing his hit one-man show... City of Nelson gets to the art of the matter City follows public’s request; seven remarkable sculptures slated for installation throughout Nelson... Strengthening Our Relations – Regional Aboriginal Youth & Educators Conference In May 2012, the Selkirk College community celebrated the unveiling of an Aboriginal Gathering Place Precautions can reduce the risk of rabies TMTVNEWS.COM - For many of us this means it’s time to get ready for summer... Castlegar Man Arrested for Trafficking RCMP -  members of the Castlegar Crime Reduction Unit arrested a 47 year old male RCMP SEARCHING FOR MISSING BOATER IN THE KOOTENAYS Slocan Lake RCMP received a third party report of a possible drowning at Little Wilson Lake near Roseberry... Daredevil drives snowmobile off 800-foot BC cliff for late friend CTV News So Roner paid tribute to his brave pal by driving McConkey's snowmobile off of an 800-foot-hight cliff in Fernie, BC, parachuting to safety, and recording ... Record rain caused slide near Kaslo COPYRIGHT TMTV.NET PHOTO/VIDEO - by The Canadian Press - A massive landslide that ripped through a small hamlet in southeastern British Columbia last year, killing four people... Hudson rolls to 14th Canadian title at Kaslo BC Logger Sports Shelburne County Coastguard ... taking out American competitor Brian Bartow two straight for the title at the Kaslo, BC Logger Sports Days on the May 18 weekend. Winter sports destinations in BC see lots of powder in their future  Vancouver Sun Shawn Conner Special to The Sun When Howard Katkov first visited Red Mountain on a ski trip, he fell in love with the Rossland, BC hill. THE KOOTENAY ARTS Local Arts News, Entertainment, Shows, Call to Artists, and Classes  CLICK HERE!   SOUTHEAST BC WEATHER & TRAVEL MORE NEWS Jumbo-skiers' dream or BC taxpayer's sinkhole?   Nelson BC Has More Trails? The Guide Book Johnsons Landing homes must be abandoned, says report Trail BC and Boundary Extension Johnson Landing residents could experience more slides in the future Vancouver Aquarium breeds endangered frogs, plans to release ... Coroners' service identifies Alberta doctor as victim in Kaslo BC diving ...   Boaters urged to use Kootenay Lake responsibly RIVERS RISING IN THE KOOTENAYS Flood watch underway in central BC Interior Fire Response to Kootenay Lake Hospital and Squatters cabin fire SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT: SNOW ON HIGHWAY PASSES Johnsons Landing slide report completed and to be released Thursday Jumbo Glacier resort gets go-ahead for development UPGRADED ADVISORY: FLOOD WATCH FOR WEST KOOTENAY Facts On Ground Contradict BC Auditor General RAINFALL WARNINGS CONTINUE, FLOOD RISK RISES NELSON POLICE NEWS Naked, sweating and spitting male WIND STORM HITS SOUTHEAST BC B.C. co-op fights federal 'local' food guideline changes ENDED: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH & RAINFALL WARNING CONTUNES... Special Weather Statement issued for southeast BC Heavy rain and recent snow melt heighten flood concerns across the province BC's prison moms battle to keep their babies The Province Court records from Fernie, BC show that in January she was convicted of assault with a weapon. She received a 60-day jail sentence. For more than 70 years, ... Liberal Win Good For Jumbo Resort, But Not Film Business Cranbrook babysitter guilty; gets 6 months in jail Flood Watch Downgraded to High Streamflow Advisory Several rivers across the province under Flood Watch due to rapid snowmelt Flooding expected for parts of BC's southern Interior Fire on Railway Street in Nelson FortisBC receives 72 hour notice Man charged with threatening, harassing justice employee   Travel: Lake Windermere draws visitors to BC resort town Remains of David Klammer found south of Revelstoke Tiny homes size of walk-in closet pushed by BC builder Bears have arrived in the city Divorce court considers husband's 'highly profitable, but illegal ... Privatization plans for hot springs delayed a year Global TV's News Hour on the Road arrives in Nelson Thursday New Library and Museum for Trail BC Kootenay Lake Fishing Report   The Nelson Police had a busy weekend SPECIAL EVENT - Monument Unveiling Selkirk College Celebrates Another Year Of Graduate Success Rachel Zeffira Drake, Toronto ON, May 2 Fire engulfs CP Rail bridge in Revelstoke, BC Truck Driver Dies After Loosing Control On Warfield Hill Body Recovered Identified as Missing Male International Shimmy Mob to the Kootenays! PIPELINE AND TANKER FREE BC EVENTS TAKE FLIGHT House Fire in Nelson contained to roof and attic Fire in Castlegar now contained A fire at the Interfor yard in Castlegar is now contained. Nelsons first downtown sculpture QR installed in Railtown           Update - Driver comes forward - 12 year old cyclist injured in hit and run CASTLEGAR CRIME REDUCTION UNIT EXECUTE SEARCH WARRANT, SEIZE TWO OUNCES OF COCAINE Opera for Heathens Comes to Trail and Fernie UPDATE: FOUND - SEARCH CONTINUES FOR DANIEL CROSSLEY Nelson Salmo Great Northern Trail Annual Closure Stranger wades into creek, saves driver’s life by cutting him free from seatbelt in overturned car Update on Drive-By Shooting earlier this month In Kimberley Driving safety tips for the summer Nelson Police News Inter-Agency Interface Cooperation Exercise (ICE)   ARCHIVED NEWS & VIDEO ARCHIVES CURRENT BACK TO SEPT 2012 ARCHIVES NOV 9, 2011 TO SEPT 19, 2012 NEWS VIDEO VAULT ON YOUTUBE: WATCH TMTV NEWS STORIES, FEATURES, DOCUMENTARIES & RAW VIDEO: CLICK HERE TMTVNEWS.COM®, British Columbia Television Kootenays® (BCTV) and Nelson Daily News On-line® are divisions of... 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