High school students in the region are invited to experience Selkirk College for a day at an annual event that serves up educational pathways with a taste of campus life. Grade 10, 11 and 12 students are invited to Selkirk College on May 17 for Experience Selkirk Day which will feature workshops that help them explore college...

Every day, my inbox is littered with vitriol from two of BC's political parties, about each other.  They're each titled "press release" but I haven't been publishing them. Perhaps that's wrong-headed of me, but I don't want to encourage the negativity. Why am I opposed to the nastiness?  Because I want voters to vote, and to...

Rossland City Council held its scheduled regular meeting on Monday, April 10, 2017, at 6:00 pm.  Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, John  Greene,  Andy Morel, Marten Kruysse, and Aaron Cosbey were all present; only Andrew  Zwicker was unable to attend. Noisy vehicle problem: A resident complained during Public...

Driving from the west on Highway 3A into Nelson is going to be a pain again this summer — but at least the road will be a little safer as a result. Preparation work has already begun on the $5.7 million project to build an overpass at South Slocan to replace the aging bridge there. The project is going to have a side benefit- cleaning up a dangerous stretch of the highway just west of Taghum.

A local blaze may have claimed the life of a Warfield resident today, according to Fire Rescue acting Captain Rick Morris. Morris said the call came in at 1:52 p.m. and fire crews arrived at 331 Murray Drive at 1:58 p.m.  They were able to knock the fire down, but an elderly male was found deceased at the scene. Morris was ...

VICTORIA– The writs have been issued for British Columbia’s 41st Provincial General Election. “Eligible voters can vote from now until the polls close on General Voting Day,” said Keith Archer, Chief Electoral Officer. “B.C. has the most accessible voting system in Canada, and we encourage all eligible voters to cast a ballot.”

Capitalists,Liberals, Nationalists, Intellectuals News about money We have been treated to the spectacle this month of a half-dozen Bombardier executives planning to split 32 million dollars among themselves as bonuses, at the same time as the corporation has announced it is about to lay off 14, 000 workers worldwide. It was...

The Village of Salmo is pleased to announce that it has received $56,000 from the BC Rural Dividend Program for a trail expansion project throughout the Salmo Valley.

A report released recently by Evidence for Democracy shows that resource capacity and scientific independence are the most pressing scientific integrity issues within the BC government. "Evidence-based decision-making" has become the mantra of governments, but without good evidence, it's a difficult promise to deliver. Without...

The Trail Historical Society is pleased to announce that is has received $75,000 through the B.C. | Canada 150:  Celebrating B.C. Communities funding stream towards heritage spaces in the Riverfront Centre.  The application, submitted in February 2017, requested funding to assist with the design and fabrication of the three exhibit galleries in the new museum.