Answers are still being sought after a landslide caused a power outage that lasted almost four days in the Lardeau Valley, leaving almost 400 people without power for 90 hours. On Sunday, Oct. 1 a landslide north of the Lardeau Bluffs erased the road, power lines and telephone lines to residents of the Lardeau Valley […]

There are five areas for regional parks being proposed under the recently released Ktunaxa and regional district report which contain traditional use significance. The report — Ktunaxa RDCK Traditional Use Study (TUS) Summary Report — provided a review of proposed areas for the regional parks, with traditional use study documents from past projects, documentation of […]

Water and wastewater rates continue to climb uphill in the city after a report on the proposed utility budget has recommended another annual increase to the services. A report from the city’s Finance department in a special budget meeting of council on Oct. 27 is suggesting a 2.5 per cent increase to the water rates […]

People living in the Interior region will soon benefit from a new Centre for Health System Learning & Innovation (the Centre) that is being established in partnership with Interior Health and the Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) Foundation. This centre is becoming a reality today with a commitment from The Jim Pattison Foundation of $5 million […]

Habitat loss and climate change threaten the iconic plants and animals that bring our national parks to life. That’s why Canada’s two largest conservation organizations have partnered to protect landscapes around these natural areas. At the Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Parks Canada (PC) launched the Landscape Resiliency Program, a […]

Students at L.V. Rogers High School received an early start on Halloween trick or treating after the facility was evacuated Tuesday morning due to a bomb scare. A social media post by the City of Nelson said that all students and faculty had been safely evacuated following the scare. Nelson Police, local RCMP and Nelson […]

What is the story you want to tell local youth about our community, wildfire resilience and climate change? That’s the question that Kenya Blouin was tasked with in her summer 2023 role as the Village of Kaslo’s Youth FireSmart Coordinator. “Youth will be the ones navigating our society through climate change,” she says. “The earlier […]

Interior Health said in a media release that for the second consecutive day there are temporary changes to emergency department hours at the Slocan Community Health Centre in New Denver due to limited nursing availability. Interior Health said said that emergency services will be unavailable Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and […]

New opportunities are expected to be developing in recreation in the regional district, after the establishment of a new committee. Developed through Community Services, the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors created the Recreation Inclusion and Access Select Committee at its Oct. 17 meeting. The committee will be designed to develop new opportunities […]

A bear-safe program and a new mountain biking route are the two projects slated for the Nelson region as part of new infrastructure tourism grant program. As part of the Destination Development Fund, the Nelson Cycling Club (NCC) will be receiving $65,000 for the Smallwood Recreation Sites and Trails network, with a purpose-built, low angle […]