More people in the Columbia Basin will have better access to nutritious food and healthy meals as ten food recovery projects move forward to reduce food waste and help families meet their basic needs. These projects are receiving over $440,000 from Columbia Basin Trust. “Communities told us that making essentials like nutritious...

At Monday, April 1st council meeting a gentleman stood up and made some very inappropriate homophobic comments, along with comments about the homelessness in our community. When I got home, I could not sleep as it really bothered me that not one of us on council or our staff intervened to tell him to sit down and be quiet -...

With a shifting focus northward, third-year Selkirk College Nursing Program students will make their final trip to Guatemala later this spring. Since 2005, students in the four-year Bachelor of Science program have been able to complement their education with a Guatemala practice placement that provides participants the...

 By Suzanne Belanger Dust off the nets, lacrosse season is underway!  The West Kootenay Minor Lacrosse Association will continue to host a practice group in Rossland in 2019, if there is enough player interest. First practice in Rossland Arena! The Rossland Arena echoed with laughter and bouncing balls on Monday, as the West...

The BC Oil and Gas Commission recently revealed some concerning figures about abandoned oil and gas wells in British Columbia.  In one example, Ranch Energy recently declared bankruptcy, leaving up to 500 abandoned wells in care of the Commission.  Much of the cost to clean up those sites will likely fall on the shoulders of […]

The sun is shining, snow is melting and the birds are singing again.  This is one of my favourite times of the year, however for a lot of patients the melting snow and pollen means a season of sneezing, itchy eyes, and a runny nose. The common term for seasonal allergies is ‘hayfever’ and the medical term is ‘seasonal allergic...

The City of Castlegar has received a $65,000 grant from the Columbia Basin Trust that will help the community move toward energy efficiency and self-reliant community energy generation objectives contained in its Official Community Plan. The grant will enable completion of a $100,000 project to place solar panels on the roof...

Three young men are extremely lucky to be alive today after an MVI about two-and-a-half km up Deer Park Forest Service Road yesterday. Castlegar top cop RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke said a 25-year-old Castlegar man was showing his two Surrey friends, 20 and 21 years old, the area Sunday afternoon. “The truck was at the highest part...

BC RCMP are clawing their way through crime by proudly introducing a new tool in law enforcement, Police Cat Services. Frontline officers throughout the Province who have been volunteered for the pilot project will be assigned their police cats over the next few months. Each Police Cat handler will also be given a Cat carrying...

ICBC premiums are rising! The corporation is losing billions, we have to get costs under control! Let's put out the ICBC dumpster fire by reducing what we pay out in claims, but assure crash victims that they will be properly taken care of. That's about all you can get into a 30 second sound bite but if there are a few more...