“Government was intended to suppress injustice, but its effect has been to embody and perpetuate it.” – William Godwin Like Henry David Thoreau, I heartily agree with the motto – “That government is best which governs least”. When one considers the long list of problems that our governments have tried unsuccessfully to resolve,...

It has been quite a week south of the 49th parallel as the 45th President of the United States began his four-year term. However, before Donald Trump could begin to warm the seat of his Oval Office chair, more than a million people around the world — including marches in Castlegar, in the Nelson area and Grand Forks — joined...

Alcohol could become a more pervasive and accessible aspect of Kootenay-Boundary life after the province implemented province-wide updates to the Liquor Control and Licencing Act Monday. All types of businesses — like barbershops, salons, book stores and art galleries — are now eligible to apply for a liquor licence, after the Liquor Policy Review acted […]

Nolie was located in Kelowna at the hospital and is safely with police there. She is fine, and will be brought back home to Castlegar in the near future. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share and discuss.  The sharing of this story through social media is what led us to know she was […]

For the first time ever the Cube Climbing Centre and The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers (TAWKROC) have joined forces to bring the annual Reel Rock film tour to Nelson, British Columbia. The event, which showcases five rock climbing and mountaineering films from around the world, will be held at the Civic Theatre...

Since the 1950s, almost everything about work in the developed world has changed dramatically. Rapid technological advances continue to render many jobs obsolete. Globalization has shifted employment to parts of the world with the lowest costs and standards. Most households have gone from one income-earner to at least two. ...

Regular Meeting of Rossland City Council, January 23, 2017 Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors John Greene, Marten Kruysse, Andrew Zwicker, Andy Morel, and Lloyd McLellan.  Absent:  Aaron Cosbey Public Input was invited, as usual, but no one offered any comments....

(Editor's Note:  The article below is contributed by the Canadian Cancer Society.  Readers should note that on January 9, 2017, the City of Trail  adopted Bylaw #2821, which restricts outdoor smoking.  It says:  " 2.1.  No person shall smoke: (a) In any Park; (b) At or within 6.0 metres of a Recreation Facility;  (c) At an ...

Following the Women's March on Washington and supporting marches in thousands of centres internationally, women's rights and their health and well-being globally have just taken a severe blow....

A new pot of regulations are brewing over medical cannabis in Nelson as the city prepares to hash out its legal language to regulate the industry prior to the passing of federal law. The introduction of what might comprise medical cannabis business licence regulations in Nelson were on the table for perusal Monday in city...