What’s being described as a “horrifying” motorcycle accident slowed traffic on Columbia Avenue this morning. Castlegar RCMP Const. Chris LaValley said a motorcyclist was heading south on the city’s main thoroughfare near Chopsticks Restaurant (8th Street) at about 10:10 a.m., when a pick-up truck pulled off 8th Street and ...

The Boundary region’s emergency cold weather shelter is preparing for its second season of operations and will open on schedule to welcome people Nov. 1.  Operated by the Boundary Emergency and Transition Housing Society (BETHS), the shelter is calling for help from new volunteers and donors as it gets organized for the coming winter season. […]

“Snakebitten!” That was how Kootenay head coach Cary Fisher summed up two B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League games against the Vancouver Fusion. The way Fisher sees it the Wildcats played more than well enough to win the squad just had difficulty putting the biscuit in the basket. “We played well in all aspects of […]

With winter on its way, it is that time of year again when we begin cleaning up our yards and disposing of unwanted plant material.  So what to do with those invasive plants? Invasive plant disposal can pose a problem. If not properly done, some invasive plants will continue to grow and set seed despite […]

How did we get into this mess? SelfDesign High BYOP Film Series presents Inside Job screening and fundraiser in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The film Inside Job explains in detail the series of events that led up to the global financial crisis of 2008, which cost over $20 trillion dollars, and caused millions...

There is chaos in the literary community. The Kootenay Literary Competition is now open and the theme this year for the adult competition is “chaos” in all its forms. This annual writing event is open to all writers in the entire Kootenay region. This year there will two distinct competitions: one for adults and another […]

After the terribly sad departure of Steve Jobs this week I find myself articulating the undeniable impact of the man. On a marketing level alone I’ve often said he and Apple are far and away the best on the planet and while I’m surprised how much I’m affected by his passing, I am also surprised […]

Burn away, all open fires are now permitted are now permitted in the West Kootenay due to a decreased risk of wildfires. Category three fires are now permitted, which burn material larger than two metres in height or three metres in width, stubble or grass over more than 2,000 square metres, or more than two […]

Nelson’s favourite ski destination now has a twin across the U.S. border. Whitewater Ski Resort recently adopted Schweitzer Mountain Resort — located in the rugged Selkirk Mountains of the northern Idaho panhandle — as its sister resort. Pass holders at each resort will now receive discounts at their sister mountain. Schweitzer and Whitewater are located […]

A team of Trail IHA nurses who supported transport of acutely ill patents from outlying rural and remote health sites to higher levels of care have moved from full time to casual positions last month, according to the IHA’s acute care director for Kootenay-Boundary. The three nurses had been an integral part of the High […]