By Province of British Columbia on Tuesday Jan 18 2022
On Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) will reopen to regular vehicle traffic between Hope and Merritt.
This will be a much more convenient route for people who need to travel between the Lower Mainland and the Interior, and is another significant milestone in the province's recovery from the devastating storms.
By Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Tuesday Jan 18 2022
One of the more popular community engagement events in the Columbia Basin will remain online for the third straight year.
The Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Program opened for grant applications earlier this month and — after a regional district board motion — adjudication will remain online.
By Lone Sheep Publishing on Monday Jan 17 2022
Riders of West Kootenay Transit, including Nelson, Trail, Castlegar, Balfour, Kaslo and the Slocan Valley areas, will be excited about the announcement that the NextRide program is coming this summer.
By Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Monday Jan 17 2022
The management of waste in the city is going up again.
City council passed third reading on the bylaw to bump the cost for curbside waste recovery in 2022 by $25 to fund the organics diversion program.
By Contributor on Sunday Jan 16 2022
The BC Games Society and the Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games Society have made the difficult decision not to stage the BC Winter Games next month.
However, Games organizers and stakeholders will explore options to see if the region can deliver this multi-sport event in 2023.
By Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Saturday Jan 15 2022
A concern over individual community’s contribution to a regional homelessness problem was not enough to derail support for a Selkirk College-led project designed for the streets.
By Letters to the editor on Friday Jan 14 2022
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By Contributor on Friday Jan 14 2022
2022 brings the launch of Not Extinct - A Sinixt Virtual Exhibit, an interactive website based on the book, Not Extinct: Keeping the Sinixt Way by Marilyn James and Taress Alexis that features traditional and contemporary Sinixt stories.
By Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Friday Jan 14 2022
There has been an increase in the number of violent incidents and harassment toward regional district staff over the last 20 months, says the RDCK’s human resources advisor.
By Castlegar Source on Thursday Jan 13 2022
Judging by the photo, we’re pretty sure if Police Service Dog (PSD) Garner could talk, he’d be saying, it is NOT my last shift.
But, on Jan.. 11, 2022, the legendary member of the RCMP’s Lower Mainland Integrated Police Dog Service (IPDS), hung-up his harness for the last time after nearly six years on the job.
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