Pet overpopulation has been an increasing concern across the province, especially in rural communities where cats may roam outdoors and reproduce rapidly. Both the BC SPCA West Kootenay in Castlegar and BC SPCA East Kootenay in Cranbrook have noted significant overpopulation problems in the region and have been inundated with requests to take in a […]

Foster Creek is a stand of rare, old and ancient rainforest on the Kinbasket Reservoir the Province’s own Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) had previously recommended for immediate deferral. Now, big trees are falling in Foster Creek and mountain caribou are losing even more connectivity in their endangered habitat. Wildsight conservation specialist Eddie Petryshen […]

Mission RCMP is advising the public that a man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison following a drug trafficking investigation that resulted in the seizure of more than 1.2 kilograms of fentanyl, other drugs, and several firearms. After a series of traffic stops and drug seizures in 2021 identified several persons believed to […]

A motorist in Nelson had a truly terrifying Halloween this year when she found her vehicle sinking int0 Kootenay Lake on Oct. 31, according to a press release issued by the Nelson Police Department. The release said police, at 1:18 p.m., received several 9-1-1 calls for a pickup truck that had driven over an embankment […]