News Items tag as: John Boivin

Decade after Slocan Valley jet fuel spill, judge to hear Lemon Creek class action
July 29, 2023 - 8:14 AM

Residents of the Slocan Valley will finally have their day in court seeking compensation for the damage caused when 35,000 litres of jet fuel spilled into Lemon Creek a decade ago this week.
BC Interior conservation group releases its wards from caribou maternity pens
July 28, 2023 - 2:40 PM

A group working to restore a near-extinct caribou herd near Nakusp in the BC Interior has released its second group of animals born and raised in protective custody.
'Sons of Anarchy' star spotted in West Kootenays
September 22, 2022 - 12:05 PM

Keara Shepherd was enjoying a chat with a friend at a downtown Nakusp cafe earlier this month when she thought she recognized a man walking down the street.
‘Day of reckoning’ coming for Kootenay cannabis growers as pressures mount
April 21, 2022 - 9:00 PM
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Efforts to build a legal cannabis economy in the West Kootenay are faltering, and the legacy industry could face imminent collapse, say local industry insiders and analysts.
Ukrainian invasion hits home through West Kootenay woman's long-lost family letter
April 07, 2022 - 7:00 PM

A West Kootenay woman has used a long-lost family letter to track down relatives in Ukraine.
Kootenay town looks to immortalize local wild turkey in public art
March 10, 2022 - 12:12 PM

A Nakusp woman wants to raise a memorial for a bird that captured the heart of the community.
Bold bear breaks into West Kootenay family home
October 21, 2021 - 12:00 PM

An Edgewood family was shaken but unharmed after a black bear broke into their home in the middle of the night recently.
Bear in the pool? Keep cool, says WildSafeBC
July 21, 2021 - 8:00 PM

If you think temperatures above 30°C are hard to take as humans, spare a thought for animals in the forest wearing fur coats.
Film discovery unearths near-forgotten Kootenay connection to marine disaster
June 05, 2021 - 4:30 PM

Historians say they found a Kootenay connection in the chance discovery of some long-lost film footage of Canada’s worst maritime disaster.
Kootenay artists asked to cover forest statues’ naked butts
May 22, 2021 - 6:30 AM

A Kootenay artists’ group won’t put pants on some statues they installed on a forest path near Kaslo.
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Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages
The owners of a shuttered Kelowna distillery have failed in their second attempt to overturn a ruling which ordered the company to pay a former staffer $60,000 in unpaid wages. In two separate April 24 BC Employment Standards Tribunal decis

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

News Items tag as: John Boivin

Decade after Slocan Valley jet fuel spill, judge to hear Lemon Creek class action

BC Interior conservation group releases its wards from caribou maternity pens

'Sons of Anarchy' star spotted in West Kootenays

‘Day of reckoning’ coming for Kootenay cannabis growers as pressures mount

Ukrainian invasion hits home through West Kootenay woman's long-lost family letter

Kootenay town looks to immortalize local wild turkey in public art

Bold bear breaks into West Kootenay family home

Bear in the pool? Keep cool, says WildSafeBC

Film discovery unearths near-forgotten Kootenay connection to marine disaster

Kootenay artists asked to cover forest statues’ naked butts

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