Since 2005, Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has researched and explored the natural and human history of the rivers of the upper Columbia River Basin.  She speaks frequently at conferences and symposia throughout the Basin on the history of the Columbia River Treaty and its effects on Basin residents.  She has recently completed a...

He got a TV when he was 65 and stopped driving when he was 97. Now the next big event in Nelson born John Lindsay Townsend’s life is his 100th birthday on Wednesday (October 29), to be celebrated with five generations of Townsends at the Newland Golf Course in Langley. The youngest at the party will be 11 months. And he says...

Grand Forks' Bud Alcock and Dave Bachmier stand vigil at Grand Forks' cenotaph to remember soldiers Patrice Vincent and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo who both died on Canadian soil earlier this week.  Across Canada, veterans are gathering at Cenotaphs at 10 a.m. this morning to pay tribute to the two men who lost their lives.  Alcock...

“Fear the Stache”. That slogan may not worry incumbent John Dooley or challenger Deb Kozak during this run up to the municipal election in Nelson, but some one is out to stall Pat Severyn Campaign Bus after more than 110 signs were stolen over the past couple of days from street corners, yards and cul-de-sac in the Heritage...

Boundary Regional RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a man who is wanted on an outstanding warrant for several charges and is believed to be staying in Surrey. On or about July 4, 2014, Ravinder Singh Mettla apparently walked away from a recovery house in Surrey and a Warrant was subsequently issued for his arrest...

When Johnny McCuaig got into the music business, say about 22 years ago with The Johnny McCuaig Band, he figured he was either on top of the world, or would be booking his penthouse suite very soon. However, years into the game the Nelson native realized there is a lot that goes into a career in music, and if there was someone...

The new KB Searchlight website  for the Kootenay Boundary (KB) region is the first local web resource to link all child and youth mental health care services in one place. Opening with a welcoming illustrated map of the region, site visitors can click to find the most appropriate local services, resources and apps for a range...

As students in the Selkirk College Resort & Hotel Management (RHOT), Hospitality and Professional Cooking programs dove into their second month of studies, a visit by the head of Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise helped provide additional incentive to make good use of their time learning about the industry. Nestled in one of...

The future of the Jumbo Valley is currently in limbo, as the provincial Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) recently found the project to be in non-compliance with several conditions of its environmental assessment certificate, which expired earlier this week on (Sunday) October 12 – and some are questioning whether...

It appears Whitewater and Red Mountain are heading for a collision course in the Powder Magazine 2014 Ski Town Throwdown contest. This, of course, should the two local ski resorts based in Nelson and Rossland, respectively, advance into the third round. Both Whitewater and Red Mountain took down first round opponents as the...