What better way to enjoy our beautiful Kootenay winter than an evening of guided snowshoeing or fat biking under the moonlight with friends and family?  Get ready for a great evening out in our second annual Moonlight Snowshoe & Fatbike Quest featuring excellent food, outdoor fun, adventure and prizes - all in support of...

By Tara Kowalchuk, "Skied Dating" Founder Are you single? Do you love to ski or snowboard? Are you looking for a new way to meet people? Skied Dating, happening Feb. 8 at RED Mountain Resort, and Feb. 11 at Whitewater Ski Resort, is the event for you! Skied Dating arose in answer to the challenges of dating in a small town,...

In mid-January I attended the British Columbia Natural Resources Forum in Prince George.  This is one of the biggest gatherings of resource companies, government leaders and nongovernment organizations in Canada, and is always a good place to hear the latest news from that sector. I was happy to see federal Natural Resources...

With all of the powder on the ski hill I have been seeing many patients with soft tissue injuries.  The following article will give you a brief overview of the different types of injuries, when you should seek medical care, and how to speed the healing process to get you back on the hill! The difference between a sprain and...

Two passengers and a bus driver walked away from an MVI involving a BC Transit bus Saturday morning, according to Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. "I was en route to another call when I came across that incident, it had happened moments before," Lattanzio said, adding he continued on to the the original call and had Deputy Fire Chief...

We find ourselves on different sides Of a line that nobody drew. Though it all may be one in the higher eye Down here where we live it is two. I to my side call the meek and the mild You to your side call the Word. By virtue of suffering I claim to have won You claim to have never been heard.                                                      ...

The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) is celebrating 47 years of helping individuals prepare their income tax and benefit returns. CVITP volunteers help complete over half a million tax returns every year for individuals who have a modest-income and a simple tax situation. We are...

Columbia Basin Trust is announcing several changes to its Board of Directors. Its current Chair, Rick Jensen, has been reappointed to the role; Wendy Booth has been appointed Vice-Chair; and four new directors are joining the Board. “I’m pleased to be able to continue serving the Trust in this role, and look forward to working...

Two related MVIs involving five vehicles closed Hwy 22 between Castlegar and Trail this morning, according to Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. He said the call came in at roughly 7:19 a.m., and nine firefighters responded to an area near Pipeline Pitt Road (just north of Genelle). The original crash involved three vehicles, he said,...

Editor's Note:  We’ve been hearing about “professional reliance” recently. In response to the provincial government’s invitation to the public to provide input on professional reliance, Rossland Mayor Kathy Moore sent a letter which is reproduced at the bottom. The deadline for submitting input was January 19th, so it’s too...