Jen Riley, President and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce, released the following statement in response to the release of Budget 2026 by the Government of British Columbia. “As expected, Budget 2026 provides a sobering economic outlook for the province in the year ahead and over the three-year fiscal plan. “Today’s budget offers little in the way of […]

A joint investigation between the RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Region (FPPR), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has resulted in arrests, charges and convictions of multiple individuals in Australia in connection with a major drug exportation operation. This operation, which began in 2022, involved significant quantities of methamphetamine discovered hidden in jugs […]

Nelson RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance as the investigation continues into the death of Nelson resident Jordan Jollimore, according to RCMP Cpl. Derek Pitt. “On Sep. 24, 2022, Jordan Jollimore was found deceased alongside Hwy 3A and 6, west of Nelson near Grohman Narrows Provincial Park,” Pitt said, adding Jollimore was 37 years old at […]

The Trail and District Arts Council and Rossland Council for Arts & Culture present Where Have All the Buffalo Gone? by Axis Theatre, on Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. in The Bailey Theatre as part of the TECK Family Series. Where Have All The Buffalo Gone? is a love-story for all ages that starts in […]

This spring and summer, people across the Columbia Basin, including in Castlegar, Rossland, Nelson and Salmo, will gain jobs and develop work skills while helping improve recreational trails for residents and visitors. Through partnerships with community trails and recreation groups, Columbia Basin Trust’s Basin Job Experience Trail Crew Program will help create 47 short-term jobs […]

COMMITTEE-OF-THE-WHOLE  (3:30 PM) Money money money!  It’s all about the evolving Financial Plan – and taxes (etc.) and whether spending and taxation are “sustainable” and if not – what services and amenities should stop? Only two residents showed up for this session. PRESENT: Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Stewart Spooner, Jeff Weaver, Craig Humpherys, and […]

What dating apps are really optimizing. Hint: it isn’t love By Mathieu Lajante and Sameh Al Natour In the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, dating apps typically see a spike in new users and activity. More profiles are created, more messages sent, more swipes logged. Dating platforms market themselves as modern technological solutions to loneliness, […]

Use all your well-learned politics Or I’ll lay your soul to waste.          – Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil I support the left, tho’ I’m leanin’, leanin’ to the right I support the left, tho’ I’m leanin’ to the right But I’m just not there when it’s coming to a fight…       […]

On Feb. 7, at approximately 10:20 a.m., Trail RCMP responded to a report that shots had been fired into a residence on Larose Street in East Trail, according RCMP Cpl. Brett Urano. He said officers attended and began an investigation, which determined that the shooting had occurred earlier that morning at around 5:40 a.m. “Witnesses […]

“If you know this person, please call police – they are a suspect in an ongoing investigation,” said Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. “On Wed., Jan.28, at 10:57 a.m. Castlegar RCMP frontline officers responded to the 4600 block of Minto Road, for a delayed theft report,” Taylor said. He said then, on Jan. 15, at […]