A 34-year-old Castlegar man is facing charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon after an incident last Tuesday night that saw a 45-year-old Castlegar man sent to hospital. According to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew, the victim attended a residence in the city's south end in an attempt, police believe, to...

Since early February 2012, a series of global vigils have taken place in all over the world to express solidarity with Tibetans, following a call from Kalong Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay. As February 22 is the Tibetan New Year, activists are calling for another round of solidarity action. Lobsang Sangay's statement can be...

British Foreign Secretary William Hague has described a possibility of a new cold war in the Middle East due to the Iranian nuclear programme. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon suggests negotiating with Iran by asking it to disprove the allegations of developing nuclear weapons. "If [the Iranians] obtain nuclear ...

It takes a special kind of person to climb and ski two million vertical feet in 266 days. Revelstoke-based ski mountaineer Greg Hill drops by as a special guest presenter at the sixth annual North Valley Mountain Film Festival on Saturday, March 3 in New Denver. One of the world's most accomplished ski-touring endurance...

In what could, perhaps, be described as one of the more stupid crimes being committed in the region, thieves continue to steal pet food from the Trail branch of the SPCA – despite the fact they could have it for free. The manager of the regional branch, Danielle Jackman, says the shelter at 7700 Highway 3B has become a frequent...

Dear Editor, The list of downgraded services in our health care system steadily grows, whether it is in the emergency room, the ambulance service, community nursing, public health nursing, home support services, hospital care and so on. The tragedy is that there is a whole generation of younger people now who have no idea...

The organizing committee of the Grand Forks International GFI is pleased to announce that the Toronto Blue Jays will be a Bronze Star Sponsor of the 2012 baseball tournament. Exciting doesn't begin to describe the news of this sponsorship that is welcomed by the volunteers, fans and teams. “We are extremely proud and excited...

The political executive of the First Nations Summit are travelling to Ottawa this week to provide testimony on the state of Treaty Negotiations in British Columbia to the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. Grand Chief Edward John, Chief Doug White and Dan Smith will appear before the Standing Senate Committee ...

FortisBC is partnering with the BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) and other organizations that provide services to low income families to retrofit multi-family buildings in Kelowna and the South Okanagan with energy efficient lighting at no cost to the non-profit housing groups. “Upgrading to energy efficient lighting...

by Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily The Heritage City is getting another taste of the motion picture industry as NGN productions began filming its latest project, Christmas Miracle, Sunday in and around the region. “This is a Christmas movie about bunch of people who get stranded in a blizzard on Christmas Eve in a desolate part...