Motorists driving a stretch of dangerous Highway 3A west of Nelson, known as the Beasley bluffs, will be thankful for new technology that will warn motorists of poor road conditions said Hugh Eberle, District Operations Manager 
for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Ministry staff are in the process of erecting signs — in Taghum […]

Castlegar police are crediting the wisdom of local drivers for a lack of accidents in the area over the past two days, according to RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock. He said there was a collision at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday on Broadwater Road in Robson, one small accident Sunday, and a couple of cars in the ditch today – minor problems,...

  Surrey RCMP is crediting an alert citizen for helping them successfully arrest a Grinch. On Dec. 15 around 12 p.m., the Surrey RCMP were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person going door to door in the area of 126th Street and 67B Avenue. The complainant called police after a male came to her door […]

Two Calgary men have been charged in the robbery of a Greenwood motel employee in the early hours of Monday, Dec. 17. Charged with, forcible confinement, uttering threats, assault, break and enter, robbery and extortion are 26-year-old Charanjeet Singh Khosa and 28-year-old Ravinder Singh Mettla. Both men, from Alberta, have been remanded in custody until […]

  On Dec. 14, Washington judge found Teck Resources liable for response costs for any environmental or health risks resulting from almost a century’s worth (between 1896 and 1995) of discharges into the Upper Columbia River in Washington State. Judge Lonny Suko said, in his ruling, that, “for decades, Teck’s leadership knew its slag and […]

During the holiday season fire causes significant injury and cause thousands of dollars in property damage to British Columbians. Since many of these fires are preventable, the Office of the Fire Commissioner and the Ministry of Justice are offering some basic fire safety tips, so British Columbians can enjoy a fire-safe holiday season. Candle safety […]

Environment Canada is calling for up to 10 to 15 centimeters of snow to fall in the West Kootenay for most of Monday as temperatures hover around the zero mark. The warning should end Monday evening with just a 40 percent chance of flurries. Forecast for Tuesday is for mostly cloudy periods. Environment Canada issues […]

Before turning the gun on himself, a 20-year-old male opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut killing 28 people, 20 of them children ranging from five to ten years old. Approximately 600 students were inside the school. The New York Post identifies the shooter as 20-year-old Adam Lanza. He was...

Following the city’s overzealous and incorrect use of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act (FIPPA) to withhold letters that are clearly in the public’s interest and do not “unfairly” harm anyone’s reputation, I am left wondering what, exactly, remains in the five redacted lines in Coun. Kathy Moore’s letter...

The Castlegar RCMP are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a unique custom piece of art (see attached photo) that was stolen from the yard of a Castlegar residence sometime between Nov. 24 and 26. In 2010, a local artist, Robert Hubert carved four mushrooms of various sizes out of a single tree […]