I'm writing this as a column because I can't possibly pretend to be unbiased about the charming, generous fellow who was last night awarded Citizen of the Year by the Knights of Columbus (KoC). Trowelex owner Nick Chernoff, 75, came to Castlegar when he was just 28, and has been here ever since, building community, volunteering...

A Trail resident got a better reason to put some juice in her daily run this morning, when she spied a cougar right beside the Gyro Park walkway where she and her dogs were jogging. “I was out for a run this morning around Sunningdale along the Gyro walkway, when my dogs just started going […]

The enormously successful Rossland Energy Diet pilot project has spawned the Kootenay Energy Diet as Fortis BC now pounds regional pavement to drum up municipal support and homeowner interest in a slough of rebates and other incentives to improve the energy efficiency of residential and business buildings. Patricia Dehnel, ...

Basia Ruta, British Columbia’s Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG), announced the first performance audits involving a number of local governments. The first three planned performance audit topics, which will be reported on by March 31, 2014, relate to cost containment. The fourth and fifth topics relate to the management of key risks to local […]

So what can you get these days for twenty-odd bucks these days — a dozen beers, perhaps? Maybe a handful of Big Whopper Combo Meals or even possibly a large pizza might fit the bill. Forget the heartburn or the morning-after headache and head on down to the Capitol Theatre to take in perhaps the […]

Residents are being warned not to be concerned if they see a massive car crash at the Playmore Junction tomorrow. “On Friday, May 31st, between approximately 9 a.m. and noon, the Tarry’s fire department will be setting up a “mock” accident scene at Playmore Road and Eden Road near the Mt. Sentinel school,” said RCMP […]

The shooting of three cougars in Robson yesterday afternoon was not just the necessary way to protect public safety, it was also the only humane option for the animals as well, according to Conservation Officer Ben Beetlestone. He also debunked rumours of a fourth cougar sighted in the area. Beetlestone said his partner took...

A Surrey man, who has been playing the same numbers for the past 35 years, finally saw his ship come in in the April 13 6/49 draw. The Lower Mainland player won half of a record-breaking B.C. Lottery Corporation grand prize with not just one, but two winning tickets. The BCLC said that each of […]

A kangaroo injured Australian politician Shane Rattenbury in the Australian capital, Canberra, on Thursday. Mr. Rattenbury was taking a morning jog in the Canberra suburb of Ainslie when the kangaroo surprised him, and in the ensuing confrontation, Mr. Rattenbury was scratched several times on the leg. By Mr Rattenbury’s account, the kangaroo was an eastern […]

A regional district director is expressing strong opposition to a boundary expansion plan proposed by the City of Trail, after an agreement was reached last week between Trail and Teck to allow the plan to move forward ( http://trailchampion.com/news/city-and-teck-broker-agreement-massive-expansion-trail-boundaries-24858#.UaU ). “I will always, always be strongly opposed to it,” said Regional District of Kootenay Boundary […]