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Author: ingrid

Ingrid has been the owner and editor of The East Shore Mainstreet newspaper since 2002. She lives and works out of her home in Gray Creek alongside her husband Juergen and children Zoe and Luka.

Degroot Confirmed Dead

Peter Degroot, suspect in shootout in Slocan, dead Degroot, 45, fled into woods on Thursday after allegedly firing on police in small Kootenay village 2:30 AM PT – CBC News A five-day manhunt in British Columbia’s Kootenays region has ended in the death of suspected gunman Peter Degroot following an interaction with police in a cabin. […]

Safety in Resource Industry Session

Training Opportunity Safety in Resource Industry (SIRI) For trail-builders, tree planters, forestry workers, wild fire fighters, or other local employment Information Session Wednesday, October 15 at 6:30 pm Crawford Bay School, Learning Place Selkirk College is pleased to announce a four week training program to be held in Crawford Bay starting November 5, 2014. This […]

Moving Balfour Ferry Terminal – Not a New Idea

Moving Balfour ferry terminal not a new idea, former MLA says by  Greg Nesteroff – Nelson Star posted Sep 24, 2014 at 1:00 AM Former MLA Corky Evans says moving the Balfour ferry terminal to Queens Bay was talked about during his days in government in the 1990s. — Image Credit: Bob Hall Photo A former […]

Back to School!

To Our SD8 Community: We are very pleased to now be preparing for Monday, September 22 as the first day for students in this school year. We look forward with optimism to a great year for our students. Thank you to our teachers, support staff, administrators, parents and community partners – it takes all of us working together […]

Tentative Deal Reached in Teacher’s Strike!

BC teachers’ strike: Tentative deal reached between BCTF and government By Amy Judd, Justin McElroy and Paula Baker Global News VANCOUVER – A deal has been reached in the education dispute between the BC Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government. After an intense weekend of talks with mediator Vince Ready, the two sides have come […]

B.C. teachers’ strike: Both sides back at bargaining table

3rd straight day of negotiating picks up after 16-hour session on Sunday   CBC News Posted: Sep 15, 2014 6:34 AM PT Last Updated: Sep 15, 2014 1:47 PM PT Negotiations have resumed in the B.C. teachers’ dispute today, raising hopes half a million students will return to the classroom sometime in the near future.​ […]

Fall Fair 2014 – Don’t Chicken Out

Fall Fair Carries On, But With Big Changes by Fran Kinder   The 103rd annual Kootenay Lake Fall Fair is on (mark your calendars) September 13, 2014, and it starts at noon. There will be so much going on: Iron Chef Competition – cheer your friends and neighbours in a cook-off. Taste Testing – prepare […]

Tragic Plane Crash in Crawford Bay

photos and story by Ingrid Baetzel, Mainstreet Editor On the evening of August 30, 2014, a small Cessna plane crashed off the Kokanee Springs 6th fairway, across from the Crawford Bay landing strip. Local residents and visitors from the campground arrived on the scene minutes after the buzzing sound followed by two loud thumping booms […]

No School on Tuesday

In case you’ve missed the notifications, no agreement has been reached between the Ministry of Education and the BC Teachers Federation, so at this point, there is no school starting up on September 2. It will be a day by day thing, so stay connected and watch sites like http://www.sd8.bc.ca/?p=2047 for further developments. BCTF Strike Update […]

ESIS Member Questionairre

Do you have an opinion/concerns/feedback regarding the level of service you are receiving from our local internet service provider? There is an upcoming board meeting and the more respondents there are, the better information the board has to make improvements and hear the voices of the community. The ESIS board has created a questionnaire to […]

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