Mitch Thomas
Senior Reporter/Managing Editor
Vista Radio West Kootenay Cluster
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Selkirk College Advocates Mental Health: Beyond the Blues
October is Mental-Health month: And as we transition from one hot summer into the cooler, grey-envelope of Fall, Selkirk College’s Castlegar and Nelson campuses, are hosting a mental health...
Unvaccinated LTC Workers’ Facing “Termination With Cause”
Yesterday, the Ministry of Health announced, that employers are meeting with unvaccinated employees between this week and Oct. 25 "to determine whether they intend to become vaccinated, provide the...
24-Hour Covid Window: 19 Deaths ~ 580 New Cases
The new cases bring B.C.’s total since the pandemic began to 195,766 cases with 5,348 of those remaining active. Active cases have risen by 176 - since Wednesday.Hospitalizations jumped...
Covid-19 Update: Northern Restrictions
B.C.'s Health Minister, Adrian Dix is now calling Covid-19 "the Pandemic of the Unvaccinated" as rising COVID-19 hospitalizations in northern B.C. have forced critically-ill people to be flown to...
The Provincial CleanBC Initiative: Alive & Well in Creston & Trail
School District #8 ~ which services a large geographical area encompassing two-time-zones along with over 5,400 students and their families – will be adding two electric school buses to...
BC CDC: COVID Numbers Decline on Rolling-Plateau
The number of new COVID-19 cases identified in the West Kootenay last week - continued to drop relative to the week prior, to the lowest weekly number since mid-August.
The...
Last Week to Register: ShakeOutBC
An event happens every third Thursday in October that could save your life, especially given the lack of seismological events of magnitude that have happened in British Columbia. In...
Last Week to Register: ShakeOutBC
An event happens every third Thursday in October that could save your life, especially given the lack of seismological events of magnitude that have happened in British Columbia. In...
“Vicious, nasty virus.” ~ B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix
What was clearly evident from today's one-hour-plus press conference is that the current form of Covid (Delta variant) is...
B.C. Covid Update: Noon Today
Health Minister Adrian Dix and British Columbia's top public health official (PHO) Dr. Bonnie Henry will address the Province,...
Thanksgiving weekend single-vehicle car crash claims lives of 2 Alberta students
No other vehicles were involved in the Friday night (October 8th) crash that has left 3 others in serious,...
BREAKING NEWS: Parents of B.C. children aged 5 to 11 can now register their kids for Covid-19 Vaccine
B.C. health official spokesman Jeffrey Ferrier in a statement (Sunday) today, says parents can "register their kids through the...
Castlegar City Council seeks public input on 2022 Budget
Always dreamed of having your ideas implemented by your city ? Well now's your chance to see democracy-in-action by...
Trail: Covid-Hotspot; but Kootenay School Districts’ could be Flashpoint
The B.C. Center for Disease Control has released its weekly-numbers for West Kootenay, indicating the City of Trail as...
Castlegar City Council gears-up for busy Fall/Winter
The first week of October has seen Castlegar City Council reconvene on numerous issues , albeit via on-line formatting...
Castlegar’s October chill curtails Park amenities
Effective immediately and coinciding with freezing levels in the Selkirk Mountain range dropping to 1,700 meters ~ the City...
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Canada Post to resume limited service as CUPW shifts to rotating strikes Oct. 11
Canada Post says it will begin restarting mail operations this weekend as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers shifts from a national walkout to rotating strikes.
Kootenay unemployment rate 6% in September
The jobless rate in our region ticked up slightly last month compared to the same time last year.
Man accused in Trail shooting jailed after skipping court
A man accused of shooting a Fruitvale woman in the head more than two and a half years ago, leaving her with life-altering injuries, is behind bars after missing a court appearance.
Interior Health names Sylvia Weir permanent president and CEO
Weir, who was filling in as interim CEO after Susan Brown stepped down in June, will take over the job permanently, the health authority announced today. Weir was previously the organization's chief financial officer.
Beaver Valley’s Preston Shumate named KIJHL rookie of the week
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has named Beaver Valley Nitehawks goaltender Preston Shumate its rookie of the week.
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