A provincial pilot to build a cannabis tourism trail in B.C. has a Kootenay focus as one of the two proposed legs of the project. Selkirk Innovates and the Craft Cannabis Association of B.C. (CCABC) have submitted an application for funding — under the REDIP Economic Diversification stream — to complete the project to focus […]

Environment Canada has issued a Winter Storm warning Thursday for the West Kootenay/Boundary region. Environment Canada said that hazardous winter conditions can be expected on Highway 3 — Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass — with a risk of freezing rain near Paulson Summit. “A warm front associated with a low pressure system is moving into […]

Answers are still being sought after a landslide caused a power outage that lasted almost four days in the Lardeau Valley, leaving almost 400 people without power for 90 hours. On Sunday, Oct. 1 a landslide north of the Lardeau Bluffs erased the road, power lines and telephone lines to residents of the Lardeau Valley […]

By Douglas Clark, University of Saskatchewan (first published in The Conversation) In 1967, two simultaneous grizzly bear attacks in Montana’s Glacier National Park launched an era of research into human-bear conflicts. Studies showed the importance of stopping two specific bear behaviours: food conditioning and habituation to people. Those pioneering findings translated readily into advice and […]

There are five areas for regional parks being proposed under the recently released Ktunaxa and regional district report which contain traditional use significance. The report — Ktunaxa RDCK Traditional Use Study (TUS) Summary Report — provided a review of proposed areas for the regional parks, with traditional use study documents from past projects, documentation of […]

On Tuesday October 24, these students and and two educators from the Seven Summits Centre for Learning, assisted our Rossland Golden City Lions in putting our campground’s collection of picnic tables into storage for the winter. From viewer’s left to right:  Veiga Strachan,  Finlay Smith,  Daniel Kuin,  Loic Fritsch,  Emerick DesLauriers,  Lola Rivera,  Emeri Harder,  […]

Water and wastewater rates continue to climb uphill in the city after a report on the proposed utility budget has recommended another annual increase to the services. A report from the city’s Finance department in a special budget meeting of council on Oct. 27 is suggesting a 2.5 per cent increase to the water rates […]

To help strengthen resilience against climate-related hazards, the Province is providing funding to the City of Rossland for a project to help build climate resilience in the community. Rossland will receive $40,000 to develop a climate action plan and report card, which will include disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation goals, objectives and strategies to […]

People living in the Interior region will soon benefit from a new Centre for Health System Learning & Innovation (the Centre) that is being established in partnership with Interior Health and the Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) Foundation. This centre is becoming a reality today with a commitment from The Jim Pattison Foundation of $5 million […]

Habitat loss and climate change threaten the iconic plants and animals that bring our national parks to life. That’s why Canada’s two largest conservation organizations have partnered to protect landscapes around these natural areas. At the Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Parks Canada (PC) launched the Landscape Resiliency Program, a […]