Air Canada will return to the West Kootenay Regional Airport with flights to and from Vancouver starting June 28, 2021. Travellers can now book the Air Canada Express flights, which are operated by Jazz Aviation LP, at aircanada.com for Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoon travel on upgraded Dash 8-Q400 aircraft which seats...

RCMP in the Kootenays are working to identify three masked suspects responsible for an armed break-in to a Salmo area home early Tuesday morning, according to an RCMP press release issued this afternoon. On May 25, 2021 a short time after 3:30 a.m., Salmo RCMP responded to a report of an attempted violent break-and-enter,...

It’s time to put your Sculpturewalking shoes on! Castlegar has once again welcomed a huge variety of amazing artwork to beautify and enliven the city’s downtown core and offer a welcome attraction for residents and regional visitors “The past year has very challenging for arts and culture organizations,” says Sculpturewalk ...

“Photography is not a great mystical thing,” says Ken Ferch, a founding member of the West Kootenay Camera Club, “once you know the basics, the rest of just happens…photography is an art form, a medium of art.” The WKCC started 31 year ago with a dozen members. It has grown to a club with over 50 members. Part of WKCC mandate...

Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, has released the following statement regarding the deployment of BC Wildfire Service personnel to Manitoba: “British Columbia has a long history of offering a helping hand to other provinces and countries when they need assistance...

Kirk Duff appointed to the RDCK Board of Directors Kirk Duff, the newly elected Mayor of Castlegar, has been appointed to the RDCK Board of Directors. The Board ratified the decision based on the recommendation from the City of Castlegar. Councillor Dan Rye, who previously represented the City of Castlegar on the Board, has...

Effective Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Stage 1 Water Conservation Measures go into effect for all Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) water systems. Water Conservation Measures run annually across the RDCK from June 1 through September 30. On June 1, Stage 1 restrictions will officially be implemented and may increase to...

Canada is in the middle of a housing crisis, and the south Okanagan, Boundary and West Kootenay areas are very much in the middle of that crisis.  This is an urgent and rapidly growing problem that demands the cooperation and priority of all levels of government. The crisis has emerged out of a perfect storm of factors....

Fire crews were called out at 6:55 a.m. Monday to a recreational vehicle (trailer) fire, according to Castlegar Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. "It was in the 2000 block of Columbia Avenue in a parking lot near Canadian Tire," Lattanzio said, "When we arrived it was fully involved." No one was in the trailer at the time, and no one...

Last week, six local theatre owners met with Adrian Dix, Minister of Health in British Columbia, and Roly Russell, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen, for a discussion on easing restrictions placed on theatres in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Business owners of all kinds have faced significant challenges as we’ve navigated ...