Parties across the riding celebrated the return of Alex Atamanenko, New Democratic Party, to office as the Member of Parliament for the B.C. Southern Interior last night. Not only does Atamanenko return to his position as representative for the region, he does so now as an experienced critic and member of the official opposition. Canadian […]

Parks Canada staff found a dog who survived a plane crash in BC that killed his owner earlier this week. The parks service says a rescue team found Rusty alive and well Friday afternoon near the crash site in Yoho National Park, in the Rocky Mountains near the B.C.-Alberta border. The border collie survived the […]

Afternoon commuters were slowed Monday on their drive home from work by a three-vehicle accident on Highway 3A, 300 meters east of Pacific Insight Electronics.  RCMP, the Nelson Fire Department and B.C. Ambulance all responded to the accident that saw two occupants taken to Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson with non-life-threatening injuries. At approximately 4:15 […]

B.C.’s minimum wage has moved up for the first time in 10 years. As of Sunday, the province’s base-line wage lifted from last place in Canada with the first of three 75-cents-perhour increases over the next year. The impact of the change to $10.25 per hour by May 1, 2012 — and to $9.50 on […]

 The White House today released a detailed Hawaii birth certificate in an attempt to put to rest the issue of President Barack Obama’s legitimacy to hold the office of president. Shortly after the unexpected release, the president spoke live on national television, explaining, “We do not have time for this kind of silliness.” President Obama noted that the issue of his […]

For the second time this week hockey has trumped politics. The tele-town hall meeting about the pros and cons of the harmonized sales tax planned for Nelson, Castlegar and the Kootenay region has been cancelled because it conflicts with a Canucks playoff game. A town hall had been planned for Thursday at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 […]

Green postal boxes in rural areas will be a thing of the past as Canada Post now looks to organize the country lanes of the regional district into distinct communities, says the RDCK’s chief administrative officer. Jim Gustafson said community postal stations are coming to the Regional District of Central Kootenay — as money is […]

With the West Kootenay having become fertile soil for many innovative food system initiatives, another project is now underway which hopes to build the capacity within the West Kootenay to form a regional food system organization. Often referred to as ‘food councils,’ ’roundtables,’ ‘networks’ or ‘coalitions,’ hundreds of these types of regional organizations do already […]

By the Kootenay Library Federation It’s a book club anyone can join – and you don’t even have to provide hors d’oeuvres. One Book, One Kootenay (OBOK) is a region-wide book club that celebrates the work of the talented writers living in the Kootenay Boundary. This year, readers from across the Kootenay region will read […]

One man is dead after a missing plane was found crashed in a national park near Golden. Golden RCMP say they located the plane late Wednesday in Yoho National Park. The Cessna was found in a gorge on Mount King. RCMP said a man and his dog were on the plane when it took off […]