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Autistic B.C. boy's killer learns fate Today
TMTV video- Kimberley Noyes heading into
court
Sept 2, 2010 CBC - A panel of experts meets Thursday to decide
the fate of a woman found not criminally responsible for the
slaying of a 12-year-old autistic boy in Grand Forks, B.C.
BC ARTS COUNCIL RECEIVES ADDITIONAL FUNDING
VICTORIA BC Sept 1, 2010 – The
British Columbia Arts Council will administer $7 million in
funding provided through the B.C. government’s
2010 Sports and Arts Legacy to support their
strategic plan, Kevin Krueger, Minister of Tourism, Culture and
the Arts announced.
Minister goes global
Barry Penner says he's been busy
fielding calls from media outlets around the globe, all wanting
to know more about 17 black bears found roaming a field of pot
plants near Christina Lake...
B.C. pot bears can keep feeding until
hibernation
Allen Pinche feeds two bears a bucket load of dog food on his
rural property CBC TV, BBC, Global TV
STORY & VIDEO:
Man who feeds the pot bears
Missing backpacker sparks family search in BC
Photo submitted -
CBC.ca When Owen
Rooney, 24, showed up at the hospital in Grand Forks in
mid-August he had two black eyes. But he either couldn't, or
didn't want to say, ...family
search
GRAND FORKS FAIR HONOURED WITH CENTURY FARM AWARD
GRAND
FORKS BC Aug 31, 2010 – The Grand Forks and District Fall Fair
is being recognized with a Century Farm Award after showcasing
British Columbia’s agriculture sector for 100 years
Motorcyclist injured in crash
A motorcyclist is lucky to be alive
after crashing his bike into the ditch 40 km west of Revelstoke.
At 1:45 p.m. on August 30, 2010, a 53 year old man from Kelowna,
BC was riding a 2007 Harley Davidson west bound on Hwy. 1. An
east bound pilot car was stopping west bound traffic which
according to witnesses was rather abrupt. The cyclist swerved
to avoid the vehicle in front of him and ended up hitting the
ditch. The kickstand of the bike punctured his leg and cut into
his femoral artery. People at the scene administered first aid
until the paramedics arrived and transported him to Queen
Victoria Hospital. No charges have been laid in this matter but
the collision is still under investigation.
Scientists find fossil bonanza in southern B.C.
This artists rendering from a German museum
shows the Cambrian-era species Laggania cambria, a creature
typical of the anomalocaridid family of predators that dominated
marine life 500 million years ago.
GLOBAL TV
- Scientists have discovered a fossil bonanza in southern
British Columbia that sheds new light on the world-famous
Burgess Shale site...fossil
bonanza
Hwy crash near Revelstoke
claims one life
The
Revelstoke RCMP attended to a two vehicle motor vehicle accident
that occurred on the Trans Canada Highway near the Peaks Lodge,
Revelstoke, BC. last week. Investigation has shown that a GMC
Sierra attempted to make an unsafe pass on another vehicle. The
GMC Sierra collided with the Ford and rolled down an embankment.
Both occupants were taken to Queen Victoria Hospital with severe
injuries. UPDATE: The driver of the GMC Sierra succumbed
to his injuries at Royal Inland Hospital. His passenger is
recovering well. Police are continuing their investigation with
the Provincial Coroners service.
CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO STOP GLACIER-HOWSER IN ITS
TRACKS TMTV/BCTV
NELSON BC— Less than one year after the B.C.
Environmental Assessment Office gave the Glacier-Howser private
power project its second failing grade, the company proposing
the project has now applied for a third time, and New Democrats
are once again vowing to stand with the community to stop it.
EKFH
launches Starlite Campaign Fundraiser "Cranes of Hope a legacy
of Rod Osiowy" TMTV/BCTV
Cranbrook, BC Aug 30, 2010 ... "It is with great honour that
East Kootenay Foundation for Health can announce a stand alone
fundraiser under our annual Starlite Campaign entitled the
"Cranes of Hope a legacy of Rod Osiowy".
Missing person Owen Kiernan Rooney
RCMP continuing there efforts to
locate missing person Owen Kiernan Rooney, last seen in Grands
Forks BC. Missing
CREWS
MAKE PROGRESS ON NINE BAY LAKE FIRE NEAR GOLDEN BC
CASTLEGAR – Cooler temperatures have assisted
fire suppression efforts on the 680 hectare fire burning 35
kilometres southeast of Golden and is now 60 per cent contained.
BOIL WATER ADVISORY AND COMPLETE
WATERING BAN IN EFFECT FOR GREENWOOD BC
Sunday, Aug 29, 2010 -
Greenwood residents have a Boil Water Notice and
a Notification of a Complete Watering Ban, due to the
decompression of the water system possibly causing
contamination. The watering ban notification states: Due to
unavoidable circumstances only 1 of 3 water pumps is currently
working and that the one working pump is not able to keep up
with the demand for water. The notifications, will remain in
effect until further notice. For more information contact
Greenwood City Hall
OPEN CASTING CALL - The Tall Man
Cold Rock Productions Inc. is holding an open casting call for
the upcoming feature film, The Tall Man starring Jessica Biel.
The film will be shot in and around Nelson BC...
Actress Jessica Biel - CNN
Forest Fire in Trail BC's
industrial area
A forest fire near the Trail industrial park grew to 3 hectares
in size. Airtankers laid retardant around the fire’s perimeter
to help contain it.
Photo credits: BC Forest Service
BC Forest Service firefighting personnel were called out
Thursday evening to assist the local fire department near Waneta.
The fire occurred near the Trail industrial park and quickly
grew to 3 hectares in the windy conditions. The fire is
currently under investigation.
Revelstoke nears ban
on herbicides
REVELSTOKE,
B.C. — Revelstoke looks ready to go ahead with a citywide ban on
herbicides and pesticides.
Shipping waste to coal mines in the Kootenays
Delta-Optimist ... Just wondering if anyone has come
up with the idea of shipping our waste back to the source (one
of them), the coal mines in the Kootenays. ...
Canada's taxman cracks down on eBay vendor
Financial Post Laurier Chabot, previously of Nipawin, Sask.,
and now living in Cranbrook, BC, pleaded guilty in Saskatoon to
charges stemming back to 2003. ...
PRIVATE POWER AGENDA
HURTING KOOTENAY COMMUNITIES - NDP
Word that the Waneta
Expansion Project will go ahead is great news for residents of
the Kootenays, providing many jobs and a boost to the local
economy, but the B.C. Liberals made a bad deal for the long-term
health of the region, say New Democrats.
No mail on sick days: Canada Post union
CBC.ca ... throughout British Columbia including Vancouver,
Victoria, Fraser Valley, Royal City, Terrace, Cranbrook, Trail,
Quesnel, Prince Rupert, Castlegar, ...
WIND CAUSED PROBLEMS
TMTV file photo -
Nelson BC - - - Nelson Fire
Department, RCMP, Nelson Hydro and Fortis BC received
several calls regarding trees falling on power lines and
roadways Thursday afternoon. A fire was started near a couple of
homes on Whitewater road due to a fallen power line that caught
the forest on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished by a
nearby home owner. Environment Canada called for thunderstorms
and winds up to 70 km/h. There were reports of minor power
outages is several areas.
Missing
Children Society to investigate disappearance of Brianne Wolgram
REVELSTOKE, BC – The
Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) will be conducting
investigations in the Revelstoke area this September long
weekend.
Fortis to launch $900-million Waneta project
Globe and Mail Castlegar, BC — The Canadian Press Published
on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010
"As the only government MLA for the
Kootenays, it is important to me that this project proceeds. The
project brings approximately 400 jobs and $200 million ...
Bear-protected pot found after theft from police
The strange tale of some B.C. black bears that
were caught guarding a marijuana grow-op has got stranger, after
someone stole the confiscated pot from the RCMP and tried to
protect it with stash of stolen dynamite.
TMTV
for Global TV - Bears Guard Grow-Op
MTI keeps sending new truck drivers down the mountain
Today's Trucking News - Mountain Transport Institute of
Castlegar, BC says that it is about to graduate its 100th
consecutive class of Earning Your Wheels students. ...
GREENWOOD
MAN ARRESTED WITH EXPLOSIVES
TMTV/BCTV
(Airing
on CHBC & Global TV Aug 25) Thirty
Five year old Greenwood BC resident Justin Douglas, was arrested
with homemade explosives and loaded fire arms after a search of
his residence by RCMP. MORE:
MAN ARRESTED
Pay Walls and Endgames, Newspapers Hitting the
Wall
DigitalJournal.com Where I live, in Nelson, BC, Canada, a
small city of 15000 or so, ... who would go out by the road and
wait for the bus to come through the Slocan Valley, ...
Cranbrook and Kimberley and surrounding First Nations making
plans to clean up the interface zones
TMTV/BCTV
VICTORIA
BC Aug 24, 2010 –
News that East Kootenay municipalities and local First Nations
are planning to clean up the forests around their communities
Not
Brotherly Love - RCMP Investigate Assault
TMTV/BCTV On August
24, 2010, Castlegar RCMP responded to a disturbance/assault on
Pass Creek road. Upon arrival, a 24 year old male was noted to
be bleeding heavily from the head. He appeared to have been
struck by a heavy object. He was transported to Trail hospital
and then on to Kelowna when it was discovered he has a fractured
skull. At this time, he is reported to be in "stable but
serious" condition. The 41 year old suspect in this matter is
the brother of the victim and is presently in Police custody.
Police suspect that alcohol was a factor in this incident, and
the investigation is continuing
Polygamous way of life harmful, former
Bountiful, BC, residents allege
Lethbridge Herald Their affidavits are part of a BC Supreme
Court case that will test Canada's ... marriage ended in 1980
and she now resides in the nearby town of Creston. ...
ANOTHER KOOTENAY GROW OP SHUT DOWN, FATHER AND
TWO SONS ARRESTED Nakusp and Slocan
Lake RCMP took down a large outdoor Marihuana Grow Operation.
Second seizure of dynamite at grow op in BC Kootenay area
Police located
113 plants, inside of the residence and 115 plants were located
in a treed area outside near the residence.
PARKS
DETERIORATING UNDER B.C. LIBERALS SHOWS REPORT
Monday Aug 23 - TMTV/BCTV Victoria
BC - An explosive new report from B.C.’s Auditor General shows
that the B.C. Liberal government is failing to protect the
provinces parks, say New Democrats. MORE:
PARKS
DETERIORATING
Jason Priestley backs campaign to save B.C. grow-op bears
A global campaign has
emerged to save the dozen or more black bears found protecting
the site of a million-dollar marijuana grow-op in British
Columbia.
VIDEO:
Bears Guard Grow-Op
B.C. grow-op bear petition signatures triple
CBC -
A Calgary woman's online petition against the
possible destruction of marijuana-guarding black bears in B.C.
has tripled in signatures over a period of 24 hours.VIDEO:
Bears Guard Grow-Op
MOTOR HOME
FIRE 6:30PM Saturday Aug 21, 2010
TMTV/BCTV EXCLUSIVE - Nelson BC
Aug 21, 2010 - An RV
caught fire near the Harrop Ferry Landing north of Nelson BC
Saturday evening. The Motor Home was not occupied at the time
and the owners were not at the scene according to witnesses. No
injuries are reported. The fire department was quick on the
scene but was unable to save the estimated $250,000 recreation
vehicle.
EXCLUSIVE
VIDEO CLICK HERE
50 year old drowns Police investigate
TMTV/BCTV
Nelson BC, Aug
20, 2010 - Revelstoke RCMP are investigating the drowning of a
50 year old Westlock, Alberta resident.
50 year old drowns
