All areas of BC. The Community Bat Programs of BC invite you to embrace your connection to bats by wearing clothing that supports bat conservation. These unique clothing items have been created by BC artists passionate about bats. Fundraising efforts will go to the Community Bat Programs of BC to raise awareness about bats, help coordinate Annual Bat […]

The Gold Fever Follies – in the newly air conditioned Miners Union Hall! — are here again to entertain and delight. This year’s story, Casino Rossland, is built around real events and real people in Rossland’s history – beginning with the City’s long-ago financial problems in the years around 1900, and a dubious scheme to […]

Effective immediately, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is implementing mandatory Stage 2 Water Conservation Measures for all RDCK water systems. The RDCK currently operates 18 water systems that includes: Balfour Burton Duhamel Edgewood Erickson-Arrow Creek Fauquier Grandview Properties Lister Lucas Road McDonald Creek Riondel Rosebery Highlands Sanca Park South Slocan West Robson Woodbury Village Woodland Heights […]

Two local organizations will received grants to enhance outdoor recreation trails the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORCBC) said in a media release Tuesday. This first round of funding has awarded $250,000 in grants to 30 deserving recipients across the province — including the Slocan Valley Rail Trail Society ($6,400) and Salmo Valley Trail Society […]

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued heat warnings for multiple areas in the Interior Health region. The Province has not declared an extreme heat emergency for this region. With elevated temperatures, the risk of heat-related illness increases. The BC Centre for Disease Control provides a broad range of heat-related guidance on its website, including information on the […]

On Tuesday, July 2, at approximately 7 p.m., Columbia Valley RCMP were notified of a helicopter crash south of Invermere near Brewer Creek. A ranch owner piloted the privately-owned helicopter, and had two passengers on board. “Search and Rescue crews were deployed to the area and located the helicopter, and sadly the pilot who was […]

Nelson Police said officers are investigating a break-and-enter theft that has significantly impacted Nelson Search and Rescue. Nelson Police said the theft occurred sometime between Monday, June 24th at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, June 25th at 9 a.m. in a storage facility at the Nelson City Airport at 91 Lakeside Drive. Nelson Police said the […]

RCMP said a young boy drown Sunday on Wasa Lake, north of Cranbrook. Police said Kimberley RCMP were called to Wasa Lake, a popular summer recreation spot, on June 23, 2024 after a an inflated tube with three children on board flipped over due to high winds and rough waters. RCMP said that one of […]

The Nikkei Memorial Internment Centre, the only site in Canada located in New Denver that tells the story of how Japanese Canadians were stripped of their rights and sent to the BC Interior during World War II, celebrated its 30th anniversary Saturday. “Today, New Denver is too beautiful to imagine that it was ever a […]

The observation “five dollar head, five dollar helmet” was how one of my supervisors referred to motorcycle riders who wore beanie style helmets that would provide little or no protection in a crash. Today, that observation could be extended to those who choose to ride a bicycle or an electric kick scooter with inadequate protection. […]