Tag: Sinixt

Trail drops sections from draft official community plan

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
Trail city council has removed three sections from its draft official community plan update, dealing with supportive housing, drug treatment sites, and First Nations land acknowledgements pending further discussion.

Columbia River chinook project shows promising signs, Sinixt say

Fish & Wildlife Greg Nesteroff -
The reintroduction of chinook salmon into the Canadian side of the Columbia River is showing early signs of success, according to the Sinixt Confederacy.

Second edition of Sinixt history book released

Indigenous Greg Nesteroff -
When Eileen Delehanty Pearkes' book The Geography of Memory was published 20 years ago, it didn't make much of a ripple, despite the importance of its subject: how the Sinixt people came to be alienated from their traditional territory in the West Kootenay.

Sinixt to celebrate landmark court decision in Nelson

News Greg Nesteroff -
Nearly 14 months after the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the right of Sinixt people to hunt in their...

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Advocates urge next B.C. government to address water scarcity as El Niño forecast adds to drought concerns

Environment
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.

Castlegar hanging on to temporary sewer plant fix for now

City of Castlegar
The City of Castlegar is expected to keep using a rotary press at its south sewage treatment plant until it can come up with a long-term solution to problems at the facility.

B.C. loses more than 20,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate stays steady

Economy
British Columbia lost more than 20,000 jobs in September, sparking a political clash over the province’s economic direction.

Tires worth more than $10,000 stolen in Castlegar

Crime
RCMP say tires and rims was stolen from a business in the 1500-block of Columbia Avenue early Wednesday.

Trail launches interactive historical walking tours

Community
The Trail Museum and Archives and the City of Trail have partnered with On the Spot to launch a new series of interactive walking tours and gamified scavenger hunts.
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