Police are reporting the death of a Castlegar man in Rossland Sunday, according to Trail RCMP NCO i/c Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Aug. 7, at 3:18 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District officer received a report about the sudden death of a 73-year-old Castlegar man on a golf course in Rossland," Wicentowich said. "The man...

The 13th round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty will take place Aug. 10-11, 2022, with representatives of Canada and the United States meeting in Richmond. The two-day session is the first formal negotiation between the two countries since January 2022. Representatives from Canada and the U.S. met...

Castlegar's Talarico Place, a long-term care facility, is one of four facilities in the region coping with a COVD-19 outbreak, according to the Interior Health Authority's website. “This page lists facilities where disease outbreaks have been declared,” the site says. “If you were thinking of visiting a facility listed below,...

I watched a particularly foolish driver the other afternoon who decided to cross over two lanes of traffic in order to prepare for a left turn about a kilometer ahead. This driver zoomed across all the lanes without pause, ending up in the left hand lane about three vehicle lengths ahead of a heavy truck. To make life really...

Toadfest is back this summer at Summit Lake Provincial Park, near Nakusp after a two-year pause due to pandemic restrictions. Mark your calendar: Wednesday, Aug. 17 from 4 to 7 p.m., and Thursday, Aug. 18, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Toadfest is a free, fun, family event, coordinated by the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program...

RCMP said that Search & Rescue personnel (SAR) continued efforts until 10 p.m. on Thursday August 4, 2022 in hopes of locating 30-year-old Harsha Paladugu. Paladugu reported missing on August 2, was last seen on July 27, 2022.  SAR and RCMP located numerous items that belong to Paladugu, yet he remains missing. During the...

The BC Wildfire Service has implemented an Area Restriction Order for the vicinity of the Briggs Creek wildfire (N70969) which is located approximately 11.5 kilometres south of the community of Kaslo, B.C. This area restriction reflects the continued need to protect the public in areas where ongoing fire suppression activities...

British Columbians should remain alert to the threat of wildfire throughout August as conditions remain hot and dry. Seasonal and above seasonal temperatures forecast for the second half of summer will sustain current wildfire activity. New wildfire starts are anticipated. However, the BC Wildfire Service remains adequately...

 At its meeting on July 21, 2022, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Board of Directors approved a new fees and charges schedule for recreation admissions and rental fees. The new fees are effective September 6, 2022, and apply to drop-in, single-use, punch passes, and time-based memberships, as well as rental...

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