Feasibility planning is underway for a sawmill overhaul and the installment of a co-generation plant, an investment of $100 million, at International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) in Grand Forks. The announcement was made last week to their employees and has been confirmed through Ric Slaco, vice-president and chief forester for Interfor. The planning process, which […]

Thanks to their commitments to volunteering, 22 Basin residents have received money to pursue post-secondary education or training through the 2010 College Community Service Awards (CCSA), funded by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). The $2,000 awards are available to Basin residents who have taken a hiatus of at least one year after completing high school and wish to continue their […]

The RCMP investigation into local ATM thefts (incluing one in Castlegar, see Local banks targeted) has a new twist, as a fourth offence has now been committed, and police are releasing descriptions of suspects.  The fourth robbery took place Sept. 12 at about 4:30 a.m. at the Kootenay Savings Credit Union at the Waneta Mall […]

 The 15th Annual Pass Creek Fall Fair is now less than two weeks away, and it's a cannot-miss event in the area.    Donna Smith, secretary of the exhibition society that puts on both the fall fair and the annual Bluegrass Jamboree, said there are as many as 30 vendors this year, with tons of live entertaiment, exhibitions and...

 A B.C. Supreme Court judge has reserved ruling on a judicial review regarding the City of Castlegar's order to have the City Centre Motel demolished.  The review, requested by the motel owner, began Wednesday and wrapped up Thursday, according to city director of development services Phil Markin, who was present for the...

 Students are flying high as Selkirk College enters its third year as a member of Aeroplan’s Charitable Pooling Program. The program, designed to allow charities to raise miles for fundraising purposes, will play a key role during the live auction at this year’s Selkirk College Gala—an event that is held annually to raise...

 Christine O'Donnell has defeated Mike Castle in the 2010 Delaware Republican senate primary, CNN and the Associated Press have announced. With 325 of 325 precincts counted, O'Donnell, who has received the endorsement of the Tea Party movement, led Representative Castle by 30561 votes to 27021, 53.1% to 46.9%.The Republican O'Donnell...

 Kristopher Ede from Invermere takes the prize for the SCRATCH Writing Challenge Readers’ Choice Award.   The 18-year-old won this portion of the creative writing challenge, put on by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), with his short story “the girl with the plastic pirate hat and the boy who loved her so.”   Ede’s story earned 29...

Police say that a bank robbery (an after-hours ATM) at the Kootenay Regional Airport in Castlegar is likely related to two other, similar offences in the region. In the Castlegar scenario, on Sept. 10, the ATM was broken into and the contents removed.  At approximately 1:25 a.m. on  Sept.14, a report of an alarm was received...

If you go in the woods today, you may be in for a big surprise. Bears in and around Rossland are certainly nothing new, but this past Tuesday one Rossland resident got more than she bargained for. While hiking near the upper reaches of the Red Head trail on the south side of Red Mountain, […]