Communities throughout the Columbia Basin will benefit from a new granting program from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). Called the Social Grants Program, the three-year pilot program will have a budget of $1 million per year for projects that address social needs in the Basin. “Supporting social well-being has always been an important part of our […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 percent of Americans have inactive lifestyles (they take fewer than 5,000 steps a day) and 75 percent do not meet the weekly exercise recommendations (150 minutes of moderate activity each week and muscle-strengthening activity twice a week) to maintain good health. After reviewing recent literature, […]

Thousands of people, hundreds of classic cars, trucks and motorcycles and nostalgia so thick you had to brush it away from your face like a cloud of flies. Such was the scene set Saturday afternoon on Baker Street and its abiding roadways for the annual Queen City Cruise, the smorgasbord of vehicular delight the Nelson Road […]

For many people, the ‘golden years’ are now a more distant dream. They are struggling to save for retirement and to make ends meet. According to the third annual survey of employees conducted by the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA), 40 per cent of Canadians said they’ll likely have to retire later than they previously planned. […]

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 […]