City council, at its regular meeting Monday night, voted to pay $4,350 for inclusion in a SnowSeekers promotion designed to funnel ski tourists for Rd Mountain and White Mountain through the Castlegar's regional aiport. "The West Kootenay Regional Airport would be promoted as 'the' airport ...to access the two ski hills,"...

Polce have released the name of an 81-year-old man who succumbed to his injuries in hospital after a head-on collision near Fairview Monday. Frederick William Pearce, of Trail, died from injuries sustained when the vehicle in which he was a passenger crossed the centre line of Highway 22 and hit a truck head-on. The driver ...

 A vote to raise utility rates in Castlegar saw a rare division of city council Monday night, with the hike narrowly defeated in a 3-3 decision. In his report to council, city director of financial services Andre Buss pointed out the $66 million of infrastructure maintenance required in coming years, and said, “New Interior...

 An 18-year-old Castlegar man has been convicted in the courts of Possession of Child Pornography (this case is not related to the case heard in court yesterday, involving a 24-year-old local man's activities on Facebook). The 18-year-old received a sentence of 14 days in jail, along with three years of probation. He also...

 A public rally to oppose an Interior Health (IH) decision to move Castlegar's ultrasound machine to Trail drew more than 100 people to the Complex Wednesday night, and netted attendees an unanimous vote from the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District. The district voted unanimously for a resolution supporting continued...

 Well, it's happened. I am now recommending anti-virus for Macs. Is there some new development? Are they more vulnerable now for some reason? No, the threat hasn't changed, just the response options.   Macs run very differently from Windows. The only way to get a virus is to deliberately install it. If you check out this blog...

 A court appearance today has not led police to desist with an ongoing investigation into the activities of a 24-year-old Castlegar man accused of several sex-related offenses. The male was originally charged in early September, with two counts of sexual interference, two counts of sexual assault, one count of possession of...

An 81-year-old local man has succumbed to injuries he sustained during a car crash Monday that sent seven people to hospital. The man was a passenger in the first vehicle, which strayed across the centre line and hit an oncoming truck head on. The driver and other passenger of that first car remain in hospital with serious ...

 Seven people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Monday after a head-on collision on Highway 22 near Fairview. Police say a vehicle travelling southbound on the highway crossed the centre line and struck an on-coming northbound truck head-on. “A third vehicle, also northbound behind the truck, was unable...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Anders Malpass relocated his multi-million dollar business to South Slocan last year from Prince George because the West Kootenay area was perfectly positioned for his company to prosper. And his company responded, with Drop Designs earning a nomination this year from the Ministry of...