Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE)’s most recent bid to buy Astral Media‘s television and radio services for CAD$3.4 billion has been approved on Thursday by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the Canadian regulatory body which supervises broadcasting and telecommunications. The CRTC rejected BCE’s initial bid for Astral in October, citing concerns over market competition. […]

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Canada is bringing its Call 911 message to the waterways, supported by the Province of British Columbia, to highlight the dangers of impaired boating and encourage the boating community to help prevent it. “By working together with MADD Canada and the RCMP, we hope all British Columbians take a moment […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay is hosting another opportunity for residents to dispose of toxic hazardous materials hiding in and around the basement. This is a free disposal for residential household hazardous waste and is open to all residents of the RDCK and municipalities. Industrial and commercial wastes are not accepted at these locations. […]

Update Nine boaters were found safely off the coast of Honduras at 10:30 Wednesday morning after their boat was adrift for four days. The boaters, which included Grand Fork’s local Tasha Brown (20) were on a return trip from Roatan Island to Utila Island — a 29 km journey — when they ran into problems. […]

Residents around the Boundary are signing up for the Kootenay Energy Diet and Grand Forks city councillor Gary Smith is one of them. “The assessment’s already been done,” said Smith, adding the process was quick and informative. “The whole thing was done within an hour.” Smith said the certified energy auditor came in and put...

Effective at noon on July 8, all open fires are prohibited within the Southeast Fire Centre's jurisdiction to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The prohibition will remain in place until Sept. 20 or until the public is otherwise notified. Specifically, prohibited activities include: * the burning...

Despite the heat wave blasting through the region, there is a chance of severe thunderstorms later this evening with a threat of large hail, damaging winds up to 90 km/hour and intense lightning – according the Environment Canada website. It may seem unusual, but thunderstorms often follow heat waves, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Eric […]

Premier Christy Clark gave the following remarks in response to news of an attempted terror attack on the grounds of the provincial legislature: “I want to offer my sincere thanks on behalf of British Columbians to the RCMP and the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team for their work in keeping us all safe. Their work […]

Canada Day 2013 saw new temperature highs around the province according to Environment Canada, with new records set in nearly a dozen B.C. communities. However the West Kootenay was spared any new records as the thermometer pushed into the low 30’s during the holiday weekend. “It was not as hot as it could have been,” […]

The two electric vehicle charging stations outside of the thrift store are up, running, and ready for action.  The stations are ‘level 2’, which means they use 240 volt chargers.  A 100% electric vehicle will take approximately 6-8 hours to fully charge.  This is the result of an initiative that was started by the Sustainability […]