The Province is helping even more young British Columbians participate in community-based sport by investing $400,000 in KidSport BC in 2011-12. More than 1,500 children and youth will benefit from this funding through KidSport BC. The non-profit organization provides financial assistance to British Columbia youth who face financial barriers preventing them from participating in community-based […]

The Kootenay Lake Agricultural Fall Fair’s 100th birthday is being celebrated with a Century Farm Award. Crawford Bay’s first agricultural fair was held Sept. 26, 1911 and was a great success. On Saturday the annual event entertains families and visitors and connects them to Kootenay area farmers with agricultural exhibitions including fruit and vegetables, baking, […]

The victims of the worst foreign attack on American soil were remembered Sunday as one hundred sixty-seven pairs of people read the names of those who died after jet planes slammed into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Top stories Gallery: 9/11 Memorial September 11, 2001: […]

Persistent hot, dry conditions and an inversion have fire officials concerned with wildfire potential in the West Kootenay-Boundary. With the exception of campfires, the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar is telling people that all open fires (fireworks and burning barrels) are restricted within the fire zone that contains the entire West Kootenay-Boundary regions. The Southeast […]

 The search for three-year-old Kienan Hebert continues along with the investigation into his disappearance. Police are now in the position, as a result of the on-going and active investigation launched when Kienan was reported missing, to confirm that they are dealing with case of child abduction.  “As the investigation progresses and new information is obtained, […]

If you didn’t get enough horsepower fix on Saturday at the Road Kings’ Queen City Cruise, this Sunday the 24th annual Toy Run should fill that need. The annual cruise for kids raises $25,000 annually to buy toys for children at Christmas time as around 500 riders are expected to ride around the Kootenays this […]

Americans have been voted the world’s “coolest nationality” and Canadians among the least cool, in an international poll, which ranks the Belgians the “least cool” of all. 30,000 people across 15 countries were asked to name the coolest nationality in an online poll conducted by Badoo.com, the world’s largest social network for meeting new people. […]

New simple, cost-effective planning tools are now available to capable adults wanting to plan for a time when they are unable to make their own decisions independently.  By completing new, standardized forms, capable adults can appoint someone to make decisions on their behalf or record their future instructions in the event they become incapable of […]

There were 98 abandoned campfires found by fire wardens over the last week. That is a figure that worries the Southeast Fire Centre officials as above-normal temperatures across the West Kootenay-Boundary continue to stay settled in, and precipitation continues to become scarce. A rare weather occurrence in the Southeast has many areas in higher elevations […]

It’s been an amazing “Summer of Science” for 300 Kootenay kids, with the Kootenay Association for Science & Technology  proudly supporting science-themed summer camps offered across the region.   From chemistry, to physics, to astronomy and outdoor adventure, each day camp was filled with fun, interactive science experiments and activities designed to build interest in […]