A terrific late addition has been made to this year’s Rock Creek and Boundary Fall Fair with Canadian Country sensation Tim Hus taking the stage for an all ages dance & concert Saturday Sept. 14th  starting at 7 pm. Tim Hus has a voice sweeter than a Husqvarna chainsaw, a wit that is sharper than rusty barbed wire, and ...

Two city councillors and the Castlegar mayor signed on to Fortis’ Kootenay Energy Diet back in May, becoming personal role models for a program the city is already officially supporting. FortisBC has subsidized the initial home energy assessment, which is valued at $400, offering it for just $60 for Diet participants, but the city further […]

A man died after a motorcycle crash early this morning, according to the Nelson Police Department Sgt. Janet Scott-Pryke. "On Aug. 13, at approximately 2 a.m., Nelson Police were notified of a possible motor vehicle accident in the area of Kootenay Lake Hospital," she said in a press release issued today. "Nelson members...

South African President Jacob Zuma announced yesterday that the health of former President and anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela was showing a “slow but steady improvement”. The 95-year-old was admitted to hospital on June 8 with a lung infection. Zuma’s statement mirrors that of Mandela’s youngest daughter Zindzi who told the state-owned television company SABC on Friaday that Mandela “now manages to sit […]

If you are one of the growing number of people who has a smartphone or tablet, you can download a City of Castlegar App that puts garbage, recycling, special waste collection details and much more at your fingertips, anytime you want them. “The City of Castlegar is pleased to announce that we’ve just launched a mobile App...

Businesses and organizations around the Basin can once again get support to hire students through the School Works Program of Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). Applications are available at www.cbt.org/schoolworks starting Aug. 14, and are assessed on a first-come, first-served basis. The program provides a wage subsidy of up to ...

Grand Forks’ downtown core is now wired up with free Internet. The Rotary Club of Grand Forks partnered with the City of Grand Forks, Boundary Community Futures and the Grand Forks Credit Union to bring Wi-Fi to businesses and visitors downtown. The Wi-Fi reaches around the Grand Forks and District Public Library, city hall, the […]

Greenwood’s first annual social rugby tournament — held Aug 3 to 5 — was deemed a success with the Trail Colonials coming out ahead.  Organized Oliver Glaser said the Colonials won a “very hard fought, final match” against the East Vancouver Scribes with the game ending 35 to 20. Glaser subbed in many of the […]

The initial order to remove potable water and shower facilities from the Winlaw Resiliency Centre has been reversed as of Sunday afternoon. Representatives from Executive Flight Centre spent Sunday afternoon visiting with several affected residents in the Slocan Valley and were made aware of the continued needs of some residents...

Slocan River users south of the Winlaw bridge can breathe a sigh of relief after Interior Health lifted restrictions Thursday due to the July 26 Lemon Creek jet fuel tanker spill. “All “Do Not Use” water restrictions on the Slocan River south of the Winlaw Bridge and nearby containment booms have been removed,” Tracy Watson, […]