Council has advanced Curtis Nichols' application to rezone his property at 926 Black Bear Drive—opposite the junction of Highway 22 and the Cascade Highway—from R1 Residential to C2 Commercial Service, and a public hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 12. Nichols plans to subdivide his lot, keeping the southern portion...

It looks like the Kootenays are finally getting the hospital review that’s been discussed for months here in the tri-city region, and it may completed as soon as Nov. 30 of this year … what remains unclear is whether the scope of the study will take an adequate snapshot of the area’s capacity and needs. […]

Trail residents may have heard loud alarms emanating from Teck Cominco’s Trail smelter facility this morning, but Teck spokesman Richard Deane said there’s no cause for alarm. “We had a power outage this morning at roughly 10 a.m., which affected the entire operation,” he said. “When the power goes out, all the the plant automatically […]

Vancouver-based Telus announced Monday the company is will no longer charge a $35 activation fee for new customers or a $25 equipment exchange fee for renewing customers who purchase a new device. Telus claims it’s the first telecommunications company to waive the activation fee. “The wireless industry and competitive landscape have changed over the years […]

Construction has begun on improvements to a stretch of Highway 3 dubbed ‘Million Dollar Alley’ by residents, because of the huge number of vehicular accidents that occur in that area. City councillor and manager of Trowelex (a business fronting this stretch of roadway) Kevin Chernoff said he hopes residents are safe and careful as the […]

[CORRECTION: This article has been modified since publication. We originally wrote that council had voted 3-3 in favour of the motion, but in fact council voted 4-2, with Mayor Granstrom in favour. Had the motion been tied 3-3, the motion would have failed. Our apologies for the error.] Council voted 4-2 in favour of city...

The Red Mountain Racers (RMR) want a jump start on the ski season and, by October of next year, they hope snow guns will plaster Red for pre- and post-season training, world class ski competitions, and a guaranteed low-altitude base for the rush of skiers on Christmas vacation. Head coach Phil Patterson and RMR president Don...

Our good friends over at Blog Borg Collective has a very important post up this morning that clearly show the amount of debt the province is carrying – without including crown corps etc. The chart  above is from one he has embedded in his post today….. and all I can say is a big thank you to the BC Liberals for accumulating...

Plans for a grand re-opening of the downtown core following a summer of major renovations are coming together as the project's Communication Task Force works with the Rossland Chamber of Commerce and others to put together a street party on Oct. 27. Coun. Jody Blomme, a task force member, reported to council on Sept. 17 that...

The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, local 378 (COPE 378) today announced that its members at FortisBC Inc. (Electric) have given the union a 88 per cent strike vote.   “The strength of this vote is because of the employer’s attempt to attack our benefits,” said COPE 378 Senior Union Representative Brad Bastien in […]