The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) unveiled plans for its new, $2-million West Kootenay Community Animal Centre in Castlegar at a special event on March 21 at the Castelgar Complex.        “We are extremely excited about the new centre and are grateful to the provincial government,...

The next chapter in the growing relationship between Selkirk College and Rwanda’s Nyundo School for Music has been written. Earlier this month, Selkirk College Contemporary Music & Technology Program instructor Gilles Parenteau traveled to the African nation to spend seven days in the classroom with Nyundo students. It’s...

The incredibly wet spring weather continues to wreak havoc on area roads in the Regional District of Central Kootenay with reports Thursday of slides near New Denver and Ainsworth. Early Thursday, the RDCK reported a mudslide near New Denver that cut off five homes from access near Highway 6. The slide occurred south of New...

The province will be increasing the number of rangers in the field and campsites in the parks of the Kootenay-Boundary region this year, says an Environment department spokesperson. David Karn said employing more ranger staff will not only improve the ecological integrity and safety in the region’s parks, it will create...

Heavy water flow forced the closure of the Deer Park Forestry Service Road northwest of Castlegar said the Regional District of Central Kootenay in a media release Tuesday. The heavy water flow caused part of the road to slide into the lake at kilometre 7.2. The road has been deemed unsafe for travel by a geotechnical expert....

Last week I decided to write this column about income tax.  Not only is it tax time for all of us, but the KPMG tax scam story was in the news, and the Liberals had just voted with the NDP on our opposition day motion to rid Canada of tax measures that benefit only the very wealthy.

DriveBC is now reporting a mudslide on Highway 6 south of New Denver Sunday afternoon. Traffic has been reduced to single alternating with information that motorists can expect delays. Mudslides slow traffic on Highways 3, 31 DriveBC reporting that Highway 3, 10 kilometers west of Creston, is now open to single lane alternating...

Columbia Power is a sponsor of the 18th annual West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium taking place Saturday and Sunday (March 25-26), at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The event is free to the public and includes a variety of activities for young and old including casting demos, kids’ fly tying, a speaker series and displays...

The pending provincial election in BC has college students taking a firm interest in who will form the next government. Selkirk College students are part of the movement, joining the Students Are Voting provincial campaign. This initiative, being implemented on campuses, including Selkirk College, across the province, aims ...

Regional District of Central Kootenay Board adopted its 2017—2021 Financial Plan Friday with the total taxation for the district checking in at approximately $25.7 million In a media release the RDCK said taxation in the General Administration service will not change from 2016. However, the release said Rural Administration service would increase by 28%, which translates into an extra $9 on a $300,000 home. The increase is due to the hirig of a part-time bylaw officer and the expansion of the RDCK FireSmart program.