Strike action at schools across the province has been averted with the announcement of a tentative deal between the province and school support workers, according to a press release issued today. "The provincial bargaining committee working with the British Columbia Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) and the unions...

The Kootenay Boundary Regional RCMP is pleased to announce the Steven Schroff of Nakusp has been located safe and sound. RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little said police received a call Friday at 8:50 a.m. from the sister of Schroff advising the Nakusp man had heard the announcement on the radio and called to say he was safe. Schroff, 55,...

Update Grand Forks RCMP are saying with a "high level of confidence" that the fire at city hall this morning was caused by an arsonist.  The fire and intruder alarms sounded at 5:30 a.m. when the blaze was set and the Grand Forks Fire Rescue arrived on the scene within minutes. They were able to quickly control the fire, but...

While newly-elected city councillor Florio Vassilakakis, after his landslide victory in Saturday's byelection, prepares to be sworn in at council's Oct. 7 meeting (he won by 408 votes, compared to the next-closest candidate's 244), mayor Lawrence Chernoff, councillors Dan Rye, Kevin Chernoff and Gord Turner, along with city...

Dear Editor: We are concerned citizens of Pass Creek, Robson and Raspberry who have united in a campaign to protect Pass Creek watersheds from the negative effects of road building and logging, and to preserve our scenic and wildlife corridor. The Rialto Creek/Ladybird mountain area provides domestic drinking and agricultural...

On Aug. 31, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first United States Supreme Court justice to officiate a same-sex marriage. The ceremony took place in the District of Colombia, in the atrium of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The centre’s president, Michael M. Kaiser, married economist John Roberts before a group of […]

Selkirk College recently signed an agreement with Royal Roads University to allow Selkirk Business Administration graduates to transfer into RRU’s Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration programs after two years of study. More options for students Selkirk students, who have successfully completed a Business Administration...

Scott Patterson scored three times, and Devin Kero pitched a 28-save shutout as the Merritt Centennials upended the Smoke Eaters 5-0 in Trail Tuesday. The loss was Trail’s third on home ice to start the season and for the second consecutive game, the home side outshot its opposition only to draw a blank on the […]

The BC Coroners Service has released the name of the woman killed in Sunday’s car crash near Beasley. She was Katherine Claire Hiles, aged 31, of Winlaw. “Ms. Hiles was the driver of a car which was involved in a head-on collision with a Jeep on Highway 3A, near the intersection with Curtis Road near […]

As a dual citizen, Canadian and Swiss, I have the right to vote in Switzerland’s national referendums. In 2012 there were twelve referendums dealing with issues ranging from animal disease legislation to the application of the state’s gambling revenue earnings. In March of this year the Swiss voted in referendums concerned ...