A three-year contract for environmental education was awarded by the regional district to Wildsight for their Beyond Recycling program to support environmental education in local elementary schools. Worth $20,000, the decision was a renewal of a program that had been considered “extremely successful” by RDCK staff and school district representatives. Each year, the program delivers […]

British Columbia, like nowhere else in Canada, is blessed with a seemingly infinite playlist of backcountry skiing and snowboarding lines, among the best on the planet. Every year their siren song lures powder hounds into high altitude wilds, occasionally at the peril of the under-prepared. On December 11th, Rosslander, Trevor Campbell will unveil the result […]

The Kootenay forestry community gathered on Thursday, Dec. 1 at Selkirk College Castlegar campus to discuss how the forest industry and communities can work together more effectively, as part of the province-wide Healthy Forests – Healthy Communities initiative.About 60 people attended the dialogue, which was hosted by Selkirk...

NDP MP Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) reacted today to a shocking investigation by the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC) which revealed inhumane horse slaughter and other abuses at yet another Canadian slaughterhouse. “I join with so many Canadians who are sickened and disappointed that our government continues...

Don’t miss the Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College Annual Christmas Exhibit and Sale at the KSA campus next weekend on Dec. 9th and 10th. It’s a chance to see the latest designs and purchase some genuinely unique Christmas gifts.Exclusive finely handcrafted jewelry by emerging artists, as well as original work from...

Those fans who tossed the B.C. Lions onto the scrap pile back in July are going get a huge surprise waking up Monday morning after reading the morning website.Because surprise, surprise, the B.C. Lions are 2011 Grey Cup Champions.The Canadian Football League’s Most Outstanding Player, Travis Lulay, tossed consecutive second...

A Nakusp man that used a two-foot-long metal pipe to break into a house in a search for drugs has been given two years in federal prison. On Wednesday, Nov. 23 James Russell Fraser, 27, was convicted in Nakusp Provincial Court for offences stemming from a home invasion. Fraser plead guilty to break and enter […]

Canadians across the country are mobilizing to oppose the rushed passage of the Omnibus Crime Bill. If passed, Bill C-10 would shift Canada to a cruel, costly and failed fill-the-prisons approach to justice. The 150+ cross-country actions at MP’s constituency offices are focused on Thursday at 1PM, with some taking place throughout the day and Friday. […]

After many months of research, interviews and discussion, the much anticipated first step towards what will hopefully become a regional food system alliance for the West Kootenay is now complete. In April of this year, funding and support was secured to carry out research into organizations in Canada and the United States which are seeking […]

This Thursday, November 24th, the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) will be offering an Environmental Networking Seminar Luncheon (ENSL) featuring a presentation on state-of-the-art bat research by Dr. Cori Lausen at the Trail campus of Selkirk College.   Lausen will be providing a glimpse into her unique world – 18 years of bat research […]