Lillooet RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in a cold case that is more than three decades old. Roxanne Elaine Fleming has been missing since August 23, 1982. Fleming, a young, vibrant First Nations woman, attended the Lillooet District Hospital at the time for a broken finger. Although there have been unconfirmed...

It's often a concern when environmental plans are completed that they will do little more than sit on a shelf. Thanks to the leadership and dedication of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary and many other project partners, the Kettle River Watershed Management Plan has 'hit the ground running' and has a number of...

To Mayor and Council of the City of Grand Forks, I write you today as a concerned citizen of this amazing City. I am compelled to write to you about some concerns I and many other citizens have arising from the Regular City Council meeting this past Monday January 12th, 2015.  I was unable to attend the meeting in person but...

Special weather warning continue for Columbia and Howe Sound regions of the province, but the West Kootenay alert has ended. The weather has changed to a few flurries or rain showers for Sunday, dropping to 30 percent for Monday along with fog. Highs for Monday is for plus 3. Unsettled weather is set to remain for the rest ...

Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior is reminding eligible local employers and organizations that the deadline for submitting applications to Canada Summer Jobs 2015 (CSJ) is January 30, 2015.   “The deadline is approaching”, said Atamanenko.  “I encourage eligible employers to consider applying for CJS funding and ...

Nelson Police is issuing a warning of another phone scam hitting the city — this time from a person claiming to be employed by a local hydro company. Cst. Corey Hoy of the NPD said the department received a call for service from a local business advising of the scam call. "The person stated that the business’ power was going...

People. Any smart entrepreneur out there knows that to truly do great things in business, it’s going to take more than just yourself to get the job done. People indeed are truly a companies greatest asset.  Putting in place those people that can get behind your goal, get engaged with your company’s mission, and truly want to...

  People. Any smart entrepreneur out there knows that to truly do great things in business, it’s going to take more than just yourself to get the job done. People indeed are truly a companies greatest asset.  Putting in place those people that can get behind your goal, get engaged with your company’s mission, and truly want...

What can you get for under a buck? Well, as of this week in Nelson, a litre of gas. Petrol in the Heritage City joined the rest of the province in seeing its gas prices plummet from $1.40 not that long ago to 99.9. Average gas prices have fallen more than 40 cents per litre since June due to declining oil prices. The price ...

In less than three weeks millions of fans, football or not, will be parked in front of the television set to watch the Super Bowl. National Football League fans will be cheering for their favourite teams while others will be glued to the television to see what Anheuser–Busch, Apple, Go-Daddy and Doritos have dreamed up during...