Rick Rogerson, 47, will be held in custody after his court date Feb. 12. This, after an armed stand-off with police lasting more than 20 hours saw police evacuating a Castlegar neighbourhood last weekend. Rogerson appeared in court Thursday, and is being charged with a laundry list of charges. For further coverage, click...

After weeks of protest, petitioning and lobbying  by BC’s resident hunting community, Minister Steve Thomson announced Friday that he was revising the limited entry hunting allocations (LEH) for the province. But local Nelson Rod and Gun director Wally Kampen said the changes were minimal. “It’s a very small step in the right...

A local bike shop was the site of a smash-and-grab early Wednesday (February 11) morning. Police were called at 3 a.m. of a smashed door of a bike shop at the 200 Block of Baker Street. Attending members viewed security video to discover a truck was used to smash open the door.  RCMP and NPD […]

The clean-up due to the fire in one of the main floor bathrooms at Stanley Humphries Secondary School continues. We had a crew in the building Wednesday and today but unfortunately more deep cleaning remains.  While we have made good progress on the bathroom itself and the smell of smoke throughout the school has lessened, ...

It is with great regret that the Kootenay Chrysler Bull-A-Rama Chair has come to the decision to cancel the upcoming 14th annual Bull-A-Rama event scheduled for April 25th at the Cominco Arena.  “This was not an easy decision as we have received unbelievable support for the event from sponsors and fans,” says Gord McMartin,...

The writing appears to be on the wall for 17 full-time equivalent employees at Kootenay Lake Hospital laundry services as Interior Health enters the next stage of a process that will determine the future of its laundry services. IH has started the process to seek Request for Solutions (RFS) from pre-qualified service providers...

Dear Editor. Some thoughts on the Connors Road Bike trail connector..... I commend the city council for completing this project. I read the newspaper concerning the presentation to council from some of the "affected" residents of Connor's  Road, and it seemed to contain a lot more heat than light. To the people who suggested...

The name of a 47-year-old Castlegar man who held off police for hours Sunday/Monday will be released when he appears in Castlegar court tomorrow (Thursday). Police brought in a containment team, an Emergency Response Team and a negotiator, including members from Trail, Kelowna and Creston, to manage a volatile situation that...

Stanley Humphries Secondary School was evacuated this morning after a fire in the boys washroom. Castlegar deputy fire chief Sam Lattanzio said they got the general alarm fire call at 9:25 a.m., and were informed en route that there was an actual fire on the premises. “It’s definitely suspicious in nature, and the RCMP are ...

On Feb. 8, RCMP in Powell River responded to a possible drug complaint and ended up arresting David Grant Mack, 38 years old, of Trail on several outstanding warrants, according to Trail's top cop, Sgt. Darren Oelke. "Trail Detachment had previously received a tip that 'Grant' Mack was possibly residing in Powell River," Oelke...