RCMP said 57-year-old woman from Grand Forks has died in a car accident Thursday afternoon near the intersection of North Fork Road and Coalchute Road in Grand Forks. RCMP said police were initially notified of the single-vehicle accident at 2:16 p.m. in the Boundary City and attended to find paramedics with the BC Ambulance Service […]

The latest drug alert and rash of overdoses in the city underscore the need for an inhalation overdose prevention site in Nelson, according to a new report. Arising out of a two-day dialogue in Nelson late last year (Oct. 17-19), the 12-page report — Bridging Community Connections: Human Rights, Public Space and Harm Reduction in […]

Ed. Note: The holiday season can be difficult for many – and can be straight-up torture for our first responders – but they still do stuff like this. It’s maybe worth holding them all in our hearts as they continue to be here for us regardless the season. ~ Kyra Nearly two dozen Castlegar RCMP […]

Nelson Police said two individuals face charges after officers executing a search warrant seized a substantial amount of drugs at a residence in the 500 block of Ward Street Tuesday. Nelson Police said in a media release Wednesday that the search warrant pursuant to Section 11 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act resulted two […]

With end of their formal post-secondary learning fast approaching, students in Selkirk College’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program presented a myriad of leadership projects that paint a promising picture for future careers in health care. A mainstay of the Selkirk College academic calendar, 22 students in the second last semester of their four-year program […]

New Democrat MLAs Brittny Anderson and Katrine Conroy say local organizations and parent advisory councils will be able to support young artists and extracurricular activities thanks to over $500,000 in Community Gaming Grant funding. “People benefit tremendously from our local arts, culture and heritage organizations as well as the parent advisory councils,” said Brittny Anderson, […]

The deaths of at least 342 people experiencing homelessness were reported to the BC Coroners Service in 2022, continuing an increase in deaths among the unhoused population of 138% in the past two years. During the period studied (2015-22), there were 1,464 deaths involving individuals identified as experiencing homelessness in British Columbia, equating to an […]

The Province’s decriminalization pilot project is not satisfactory given the low threshold of 2.5 grams of substance for personal use, claims a report recently released soliciting comments from community members actively involved in responding to the rural drug poisoning crisis. Entitled Bridging Community Connections: Human Rights, Public Space and Harm Reduction in our Rural Region, […]

The move to make Kootenay businesses climate resilient is one of the major upcoming economic development projects to be funded by the latest round of Economic Trust of Southern Interior grants. The Central Kootenay Community Futures office will be receiving $30,000 for the Climate Resilient Kootenay Businesses project, announced late last week by the Economic […]

Ed. Note: This is very literally all the information this publication has to offer at this time. First responders are not sharing more for exceptionally good reasons, most of which involve protecting bereaved and traumatised families. The rumour mill is, of course, going crazy, both in real life and on social media, and my best […]