Hit us with your best shot! The BC SPCA’s eighth annual Wildlife-In-Focus Photography Contest, featuring a new platform and a brand-new look, is open for entries. Each year, participating photographers go wild to capture the best of British Columbia’s wildlife through the lens, but you don’t have to be a photographer to support...

The smoke that’s currently visible in many areas of the Southeast Fire Centre is originating from several wildfires burning in Idaho and Washington State. Depending on wind patterns, smoke can travel long distances. The communities of Trail, Rossland, Castlegar, Nelson, Cranbrook, Creston (and surrounding areas) will continue...

Twenty-three communities throughout B.C., including Castlegar and Rossland, will receive more than $6.5 million in funding for 25 projects to expand and build cycling lanes, trails and paths for cyclists and pedestrians. Castlegar will be receiving $79,679 for its Bridge to Bridge Multi-Use Pathway, while Rossland will receive...

On Thursday,  August 11, Rossland foodies and gardeners can learn even more about food and growing it at home.  A "Foodie Film Festival" from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm will show a dozen short films on various related topics such as Mobile  Greenhouses  and Growing Good Bugs  and Seed Farming.   How can we resist?  Admission is by ...

The results of Salmo’s Lifestyle Photo Contest are in. There were 40 qualifying submissions and more than 2,200 votes cast. The winner receives a $300 community gift basket which includes an “official” Salmo Dinner Jacket (SDJ), $150 in Salmo dollars to be spent at participating local retailers and more. The initiative is...

The smoke that’s currently visible in many areas of the Southeast Fire Centre is originating from several wildfires burning in Idaho and Washington State. Depending on wind patterns, smoke can travel long distances. The communities of Trail, Rossland, Castlegar, Nelson, Cranbrook, Creston (and surrounding areas) will continue to experience smoky conditions so long as the […]

"Night at the Museum" on August 10, from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, will feature Dr. Gavin Hanke of the Royal Museum of BC, and the opportunity to speak with him informally.  He will have with him some exhibits -- and a vast store of knowledge on vertebrates:  that's all the creatures with backbones, though he doesn't include humans ...

(Editor's Note:  Southern BC is also home to most of the world's at-risk population of Mountain Caribou, and the comments in the column below about the need for undisturbed habitat apply equally.  For a BC government document on the Mountain Caribou's need for "large tracts of old-growth forest in the Interior Wet Belt," ...

A local woman is facing multiple charges after an accident near the airport yesterday, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "On Aug. 2 at approximately 2:25 pm, Castlegar RCMP and the Ooteschenia and Castlegar Fire departments responded to a two-vehicle collision on Hwy 3A between the Brilliant Bridge and the West Kootenay...

While there were no major fires to report in the Southeast Fire Centre, officials are sending out a warning to the public after the BC Wildfire Service responded to 32 abandoned campfires over the B.C. Day long weekend in region. "The public is being urged to be more careful with fire use to help reduce the risk of human-caused...