The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has received approval from the Province of BC for its Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP), which includes major upgrades planned for the Columbia Pollution Control Centre (CPCC) that provides sewage treatment to the communities of Rossland, Trail, Warfield as well as Oasis and Rivervale in Electoral Area B / Lower Columbia-Old […]

The Trust is providing $460,500 to JA British Columbia for programs in the region Students in the Columbia Basin can learn about financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship through JA British Columbia (JABC). Columbia Basin Trust is providing JABC with $460,500 over three years to provide support to students...

A decal of a cartoon Greta Thunberg being sexually assaulted was posted on social media with the name of an Alberta-based company prominently on display. When questioned about it, the owner both acknowledged he was aware of the sticker and downplayed the clearly violent imagery of the rape of a minor. On the cusp of […]

The Trail and Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) executed multiple drug search warrants simultaneously across the City of Trail on Wednesday, in relation to an ongoing criminal investigation into drug trafficking. On March 4, dozens of police officers, from across the West Kootenay region, simultaneously descended upon...

Committee of the Whole Meeting Council received the Affordable Housing Committee Final Report which summarizes recent community meetings and includes the following recommended actions for the City: Identify and contribute land suitable for affordable housing projects. Develop a comprehensive housing strategy that addresses ...

Coronavirus, or COVID19, continues to be of public concern. With Washington State being our neighbor and indicating that the virus has been detected there and is impacting a growing number of people, it is understood that anxiety here in the West Kootenays is growing. In terms of the School District and the virus, please note...

BC Hydro would like to notify the public of changes to the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir that will take place on Friday, March 6th and Saturday, March 7th:  ·         At 7 a.m. on Friday March 6th, the discharge rate will decrease from approximately 708 cubic metres per second (25,000 cubic feet per second) to ...

A toddler is lucky to be okay after being struck by a vehicle in the Dollarama parking lot Sunday, according to Castlegar top cop Sgt. Monty Taylor. He said the call came in just after 2 p.m. in response to a driver in a red SUV, who struck a three-year-old girl who apparently walked in front of the vehicle accidentally. “She...

The Selkirk College Saints will ride the underdog train into the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) playoffs after clinching the final spot in the run for the championship. The Saints returned to the West Kootenay from a weekend roadtrip on Vancouver Island with one out of a possible four points, but it ...

The Coleville School District has closed all its facilities and cancelled all planned activities while they await the results of a test for COVID-19, according to a press release posted on their website, which reads as follows: "This is a very important message from the Colville School District. In consultation with the NE ...