Despite some opposition, the road resurfacing project and the temporary re-zoning application to remove gravel from a site in the Village of Ymir was approved unanimously by the directors of the Central Kootenay Regional District (RDCK) last week. “The project is moving forward and we’re clearing the grounds now and I expect a crusher in […]

Deb Borsos has a big job ahead of her. The Argenta resident is the first person the Regional District of Central Kootenay has ever hired to be a recovery manager after a disaster. She is the lead person in the recovery efforts for the Johnson’s Landing mudslide that happened on Thursday, July 12. The disaster […]

Grand Forks city council voted a resounding “no” to the idea of supporting the regulation and taxation of marijuana last night. As a follow up to previous conversations at the council table about the Stop the Violence BC campaign, started by a group of B.C. mayors and law enforcement authorities to pressure provincial and...

There’s smoke in the air. So it must be fire season in the Southeast Fire region. However, the smoke is not from fires within the region said Southeast Fire information officer Karlie Shaughnessy Monday. “The general hazing of smoke is blowing in from wildfires in the United States,” Shaughnessy explained. “Right now there’s a lot […]

As in past years, police were out in full force during the 2012 Shambhala Music Festival hosted annually on a 200-plus acre private property site just off of Highway 3, south of Salmo. And anytime there’s a strong police presence at an event attracting more than 10,000 people there’s bound to be a few driving […]

Employers at Heritage Credit Union and HG Insurance in Castlegar and Slocan Park have been granted a Last Offer Vote under the BC Labour Code according to a United Steelworkers Local 1-405 release Monday. “Employer’s have the ability to apply for such a vote only once during any set of negotiations,” said Jeff Bromley, Financial Secretary […]

The Grand Forks airport is rated as one of the best in the Southern Interior of B.C. so volunteers are inviting the community to celebrate with them at the airport appreciation day next Saturday. The Grand Forks Flying Association is hosting this celebration of transportation. The day’s events including: fly-in, car and bike...

In most sports a good official is considered one who is not noticed by the spectators; who remains in the shadow of the players. The umpiring crew at the 2012 event in Grand Forks, put together by Crew Chief Steve Boutang, calls for recognition. Consider that for the first time a Major League Umpire will call balls and strikes...

The RCMP would like to advise the business communities throughout the Interior of the Province that several areas have recently experienced a spike in counterfeit money passing. Since 2012-07-26, RCMP have received twenty three (23) complaints where counterfeit currency was either passed or attempted to be passed in the communities of Oliver, Osoyoos, Okanagan Falls, […]

British Columbia is welcoming 79 firefighting personnel from the Yukon, Saskatchewan and Ontario to assist B.C. crews with an anticipated increase in fire activity, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister announced today. Twenty-one firefighters and one agency representative from the Yukon will arrive in...