Syringa Provincial Park may be getting 35 new hectares added, according to an announcement by the Province of B.C. yesterday. “Proposed amendments to the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act will expand B.C.’s parks and protected areas system, adding approximately 107 hectares of new land to six existing Class A parks,” ...

The West Kootenay Timberwolves will play in the Alberta Junior B Tier III Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League in 2019. The Timberwolves are pleased to announce the return of the 2018 coaching staff.  Head Coach Peter Youngblut will share the bench with Assistant Coaches Kevin Floyd and Rob Van Beek, and Goaltending Coach Tyler...

There's a vaccine against whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis) so I assumed that I am permanently immune to it.  But that turns out not to be true.  Whether we have been vaccinated or have been infected with whooping cough, we will enjoy only  transient and variable protection from contracting this ailment again, especially...

Left lane hogs were back in the news again this week. The CTV Vancouver news story that I watched complained that drivers were not being held to account by police for failing to move out of the left lane and letting other drivers pass. The report claims that based on ticket numbers reported by ICBC the number of drivers...

How often do you get to watch a fabulous movie, support an excellent local enterprise AND give to a good cause all at the same time? You will April 11 at 7 p.m., if you go to see A Star is Born at the Castle Theatre, starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga (to watch the official trailer, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSbzyEJ8X9E...

Castlegar’s 2019 graduating class has come together in a project that proves ‘kids these days’ can be pretty spectacular, as they honour a local first responder who was killed in a tragic MVI in November. Wayne Kernachan, owner of Keegz South Country Towing, was only 51 when he tried to help a motorist in distress and was...

Interior Health is advising the public that N7 Nitro Cold Brew Coffee from Cherry Hill Coffee has been recalled due to temperature issues in the manufacturing process that potentially failed to control pathogens, including botulism. If you purchased N7 Nitro Cold Brew Coffee from Cherry Hill or other stores carrying this...

A 62-year-old man will be appearing in court next month after a drug raid in Castlegar, according to RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. “On March 20 … at 7:45 p.m., the Joint Crime Reduction Unitof Castlegar and Trail, along with the assistance of Castlegar General Duty members, executed a Controlled Substance Act search warrant at a […]

A second case of measles infection has been confirmed in the Interior Health region, in 100 Mile House. Interior Health medical health officers have determined that this infection is connected to a previous case of measles in 100 Mile House, confirmed on March 9. Both cases are connected to outbreaks outside of the province...

Hildur Jónasson sailed on the Tall Ship Antigua in the International Territory of Svalbard, near Norway, in 2017 on an artist residency. Jónasson carefully observed this environment to create a body of art titled, Fata Morgana currently on show at the Kootenay Gallery of Art in Castlegar. A Fata Morgana, which the exhibition...