Everybody except Nelson is now allowed to burn yard waste as the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar has lifted the burning ban due to a decreased risk of wildfires.  People are now permitted to: Burn waste, slash or other material. Burn stubble or grass. Use fireworks or burning barrels of any size or description. Backyard […]

Rolling up to the border, fumbling for the passport, stop-go-stop-go, turn off the radio, turn off the engine, the steely eye contact, skill testing questions, drugs no, guns no, criminal record no, sausage. What? Umm, I don’t think so, I mean no… more steely eye contact. Border crossing can get the heart pumping. No matter […]

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is announcing changes to its Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP), which are being implemented to better meet the needs of program applicants. Environmental groups wishing to apply for funding should take note of these revisions: 1) The maximum funding for large grants is increasing to $30,000, from $20,000. 2) The application deadline […]

Escaped prisoner Dennis Haines was arrested Sunday night when police responded to a call about an unconscious man on the side of the highway in Christina Lake.   Haines, 38, who walked away from a work detail camp near Jasper, Alberta on Sept. 27, was serving a sentence for nine counts of armed robbery in […]

A $2.5 million expansion underway to one of the region’s top lodges is providing the perfect prelude into what could be the best season ever in their 12-year history. Construction is well underway at Baldface Lodge near Nelson on the new, 9,000-square-foot two-storey east wing building, said Marina Moroney, Baldface’s guest services manager. The old […]

The Columbia Basin Trust announced a $300,000 partnership with Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) and Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC) to further develop the manufacturing and technology sector in the Basin.   The Manufacturing and Technology Sector Development Pilot Initiative is a two-year pilot initiative which will focus on the development and expansion […]

The First Nations Summit (FNS), the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), the BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) and the Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC (NCCABC) today expressed shock and outrage at the RCMP beating of a 17 year old handcuffed aboriginal girl in Williams Lake and an aboriginal death in...

Dear Editor,The BC Liberals' attempts to silence the growing Smart Meter controversy have failed at the Union of BC Municipalities convention with delegates voting for a province-wide moratorium. Could the heavy-handed, dictatorial edicts of Rich Coleman and the Liberals have actually prompted this clear vote for democracy,...

By: Jordan Bateman, B.C. Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation As hundreds of municipal politicians gathered in Vancouver last week for the Union of BC Municipalities conference, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) released the contract with taxpayers they will be challenging B.C. candidates to sign ahead of the Nov. 19 municipal elections. “Taxpayers are stretched thin and […]

A need to revitalize the downtown core was identified in 2010, keeping it active, vibrant and sustainable. City council struck a select committee — Downtown Opportunities and Action Committee — to find solutions to the problems in the downtown core. In August, the City chose MMM Group Limited to develop the renewal plan for downtown […]