Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada and Alberta’s Kananaskis Country, is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users, in effect immediately. The warning is widespread and applies to all the forecast regions in western Canada. For a map of the regions involved, click here....

 Online registration is open for the Columbia Basin Transboundary Conference: One River, One Future, an international conference addressing key issues related to the future of the Columbia River, its ecosystem, management, and international implications.   Co-hosted by Columbia Basin Trust (the Trust) and Northwest Power and...

Wildfire, drought and a pine beetle epidemic are piling on top of a long history of logging, pushing the province’s forests to a dangerous tipping point that experts say will make bad flooding worse By Ben Parfitt for The Narwhal Every spring and typically in May the Kettle River hits peak flow. A gauge placed in the ...

Daniel James Gruener, of Northport, Washington, died surrounded by family on Sunday, March 03, 2019 at Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville, Washington. He was 73 years old and had been diagnosed with cancer a few weeks prior. Daniel was born on July 20, 1945 in Chardon, Ohio, to the late Elizabeth Posey (Bailey) Gruener and the...

Will the new Builders Code help women and other minorities survive in the trades? Time will tell. Race and gender still provoke ostracism, bullying, harassment, hazing … call it what you will, it is all too common, and it creates a toxic workplace, especially for those at whom it’s directed.  In some cases,...

Part Three In the two previous editions of the Arc, I have been writing about the recent history of Western global dominance, about reactions to that past, and what it reveals about human consciousness expressed in culture. Two main authors are my resource for conversation about culture and consciousness in evolution: Robert...

Rossland City Council: Public Hearing and Regular Meeting, March 11, 2019 Public Hearing:  6:00 pm For public input on Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2692, to re-zone 2770 Butte Street from R‐1‐Residential Single Detached to R‐1Infill Residential,  and  Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2693, to re-zone 1988 First Avenue from Short-term...

Interior Health (IH) is pleased to announce that it has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to secure a consultant for the detailed design of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Pharmacy and Ambulatory Care Project. This design RFP includes managing architectural and engineering services for the duration of the project....

RCMP stopped a Red Subaru Impreza on Washington Street in Rossland, just after midnight on March 10, 2019, after noticing that its windows were obscured with snow and frost; the driver seemed to be under the influence, so a roadside breath test was administered – and showed that the driver had over 80 milligrams of alcohol ...

A new $6-million partnership between Columbia Basin Trust, College of the Rockies and Selkirk College will work toward shared priorities to enhance the quality, availability and uniqueness of the college experience for students. “We know that education is the foundation to social, economic and environmental well-being, and ...