The unique beauty of Canada’s West Coast and the rugged wildness of the North will be front and centre during The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second official Royal Tour to Canada. Their Royal Highnesses will visit five communities in British Columbia — Victoria, Vancouver, Haida Gwaii, Bella Bella, and Kelowna — and two...

More than 300 people gathered for a ‘Swim In’ on Kootenay Lake on Sunday to protest against plans to build a new ferry terminal near Balfour. The protesters drove, walked, boated, and swam to the event, held on Queen’s Bay, just outside Balfour, 40 kilometres north of Nelson. They’re upset the government is talking about...

A hugely contentious issue is once again going to take wing in an open city council meeting Sept. 6 – whether to allow urban poultry and bee-keeping within city limits. The issue has come up in years past and drawn near-record crowds of community members to council chambers, both in support of, and opposition to, such a change...

A director of the Regional District of the Central Kootenays says rural residents will soon face huge increases to their fire insurance premiums- and many won’t be able to get insurance protection at all. Andy Davidoff made the comment at Thursday’s monthly RDCK Board meeting in Nelson, telling his fellow directors he would like the […]

A community bridge building project is underway in Salmo. The idea of a pedestrian bridge at 6th Street was conceived 15 years ago and was repeatedly put off due to constraints related to funding. The 110-foot bridge will feature a bridge cover, approaches and lighting and will provide a safe and accessible access point for […]

The BC Wildfire Service is monitoring a 40-hectare wildfire burning in Granby Provincial Park. Depending on wind direction, drifting smoke from this fire may be visible in the Lower Arrow Lake region, Castlegar and surrounding communities. Fire is a natural process and helps maintain a healthy forest and a diversity of plant...

A Castlegar man will be in court today facing several charges after an attempted robbery yesterday, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “On Aug. 17 at 12:30 a.m., Castlegar RCMP responded to a complaint of a robbery at a local hotel,” Mathew explained. “A male had entered the lobby and approached the lone female clerk, where...

His whole life revolves around missing and murdered Indigenous women. James Favel is the leader of the Bear Clan Patrol in Winnipeg. He revived the grass roots, peaceful street patrol group in his community in the summer of 2015 after growing frustrated at what he saw going on in his neighbourhood. It was the disappearance ...

Mayor Chernoff, City Council and representatives from the Regional Districts of Central Kootenay and Kootenay-Boundary and local business representatives met today to consider a new proposal to improve the regional airport’s landing and departure navigation system. Mayor Chernoff said “We are very excited to hear Jeppesen...

The Department of Highways and Transportation is replacing the "bin wall" -- the retaining wall  on Columbia Avenue at and around the 1400 block, and anyone travelling by there will be aware that work has begun.   Traffic along Columbia is one lane, alternating,  with flag-persons directing traffic.  Access to and from Columbia...