The family of Neil Muth and Columbia Basin Trust are pleased to announce a new scholarship for people who have triumphed over adversity and want to pursue post-secondary education. The Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship honours Neil Muth, the Trust’s president and chief executive officer from 2005 through 2016, who passed away ...

Credit unions are a part of many of our communities, but how are they different from banks?  ARE they different from the big banks?  Well, yes.  They do the same things for us -- pretty much -- as banks, but there's one crucial difference.  Banks have shareholders, and they are not necessarily the bank's customers.  Those...

What next?  It seems that everything we do is an environmental problem.  Triclosan in "anti-bacterial" soaps and toothpastes and so on just contributed to developing antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria and was bad for people who used the products, too.  Microbeads in toothpaste and various cosmetics built up astonishing...

 Often we experience aches and pains that don’t send us to the doctor or keep us from working, but may take us to the pharmacy for medication or drain our energy.  Chronic achiness anywhere requires the body to dedicate time, nutrients and energy to repair whatever is creating the soreness. Readily accessible supplements or...

The British Columbia government’s latest action to target irresponsible dog and cat breeders in British Columbia is legislation introduced by Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick that will, if passed, provide a framework for the licensing and/or registration of commercial breeders of cats and dogs. Proposed amendments to B.C.’s...

Nelson Search and Rescue members were kept busy the past few days with three calls since Sunday. The influx started Sunday (February 26) morning at 1:20 a.m. when NSAR were paged to assist South Columbia colleagues after two snowmobilers were reported overdue following a trip into the backcountry in the Bombi Summit south of...

Parents and prospective parents who are looking for ideas about how to raise a healthier (in every way) young person, here's a source:  show up at the Gold Rush Bookstore -- 2063 Washington Street in Rossland -- on March 9, at 7:00 pm and particpate in a discussion until 8:30 pm....

Rewarding education and employment are just around the corner. The Selkirk College Career & Education Fair brings students and community members together with employers and post-secondary programs that will help them along the pathway to success. The annual event takes place Tuesday, March 7 on the Castlegar Campus and ...

The long awaited upgrade to replacing the bridge on Highway 3A near South Slocan appears to be in its final stage as the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure announced the project will go to tender construction anticipated to start this spring. On a media release Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone said the province […]

We all know, now (don't we?) that sugar is a major contributor to the obesity epidemic, and that sugar is more to blame than  fat in heart disease. We know that sugar causes cavities in our teeth, and that excessive sugar consumption is linked with diabetes.  But here's another reason to avoid sugar:  medical research has...