Kids across Kootenay Monashee and the province are heading back to school, making it a great time to check that routine vaccinations are up to date. Vaccines help protect children from serious illnesses and keep them healthy so they can enjoy learning, sports, and time with friends. Vaccination remains a safe and effective way to […]

After three years of travelling across Canada together, Michelle Wright, Jason McCoy, and Doc Walker are putting the journey into song with “The Great Canadian Roadtrip Rides Again,” a new collaborative single arriving on Sept. 11 via Navigator Records ahead of the group’s upcoming national tour. The tour will include an Oct. 28 performance at Trails Charles Bailey Theatre. Inspired by […]

The BC Parks day-use pass reservation service is being updated to strengthen security and improve distribution of the passes, ensuring a transparent and consistent process for accessing four popular parks during peak season. Starting Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, people booking a day-use pass will need to create an account on the BC Parks website and […]

Both professional and recreational drivers are expected to drive safely and obey the law; the most recent vehicle impound on the Sea to Sky Highway shows the consequences of ignoring that maxim. On Sept. 7, 2026, at 11 a.m., on Hwy 99 near Porteau Cove, a BC Highway Patrol motorcycle operator clocked a white Toyota […]