Bear calls have been keeping Conservation Officers running for much of the past few weeks as a lackluster berry crop appears to have driven the annimals down to fruit trees in and around the communities of the West Kootenay. Bears everywhere are out searching for available food sources as they fuel up for the winter months....

One occupant was transported to Kootenay Lake Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Cedar and Observatory Streets in Nelson. Nelson Fire Rescue responded to the motor vehicle accident at 5:47 p.m. Sunday. Both members of the on-duty staff as well as two additional members responding from home […]

The City of Rossland has issued a notice to residents:  the work on the Washington Street project includes changing our water main, and this requires an interruption in water service for about six hours.  Please avoid using any water at all from 11:00 pm on Wednesday, August 31, until after 5:00 am on Thursday  September 1....

Ootischenia Fire Department responded to a brush fire just outside of town this afternoon, according to OFD Captain Cody Kabatoff. He said the call came in at roughly 4:15 p.m., and OFD responded to a wildfire about six km up Hwy 3 toward Christina Lake, with mutual aid assistance from the Castlegar Fire Department. “We...

The Insurance Corporation of BC is seeking a rate increase of $3.50 per month for basic coverage due to an escalation in the number of crashes, the number of claims being filed and the cost of settling those claims. The increase was announced in a media release by ICBC Thursday. "“We certainly don’t like to have to ask our ...

MP Richard Cannings made time in his schedule to help the Rossland Public Library  honour members of the Summer Reading Club for their feats of literacy.  Our MP handed out  awards to those who had read enough over the summer to earn them.  Cannings himself is not only a reader but also an author of books -- four of them were...

The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture will be presenting a Comedy Series in 2016/17. The series will feature four performances ranging from stand-up comedy to musical cabaret which are sure to put the audience in stitches and leave them wanting more. “With the Miners Hall undergoing renovations, we had to get creative...

The School District 20 has eliminated the controversial student busing fees slated to be implemented this school year, after finding out they'll be ellibigle for a roughly $243,000 grant earmarked for transportation services. Castlegar Trustee Mickey Kinakin said this means the district has to submit a report indicating the...

Salmo Council and staff gathered for a ribbon-cutting Wednesday morning to formally reopen Springboard Park, a 17-plus acre natural forest area owned and maintained by the Village.   The opening comes after work was completed by staff over a four-month period to enhance the public safety and use of the trail by clearing it of […]

The City of Trail’s Recreation Agreement Negotiating Committee and the Beaver Valley Parks Recreation Committee (BV Rec) recently met to discuss the renewal of the one-year Recreation Funding Agreement that expires at the end of August 2016. Due to immediate time constraints associated with the new agreement expiring, both ...