A woman has died in a house fire in the New Denver area, according to RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little. "The RCMP are able to confirm that the remains of a woman were discovered in the house fire on Purdy Road, Hills, on July 13," Little said. "The RCMP, BC Coroners Service and BC Fire Commissioners Office conducted a thorough scene...

City management is pleading for the support of residents after staff was forced to implement Level Three water restrictions last week. The decision, made by City of Nelson managers following an increase of 35 percent more water usage this summer by residents, comes on the heels of a report that asmall camp fire was found […]

Based on a staff recommendation at  Regular Meeting of Council on June 22, 2015, and in response to years of  safety concerns brought to Council by many residents,  Rossland City Council has recently reduced the city’s local road speed limit from 40 km/hr. to 30 km/hr. in order to increase street safety for all residents.  ...

Great news for Rossland taxpayers!  The City has been successful in obtaining two grants that will help with the cost of the major Washington Street infrastructure upgrades, scheduled for next year.   The Government of Canada will provide up to $1,090,850 through the Small Communities Fund for the project.  The Province of ...

On the advice of the BC Wildfire Service, the Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergency Operations Centre has rescinded the Evacuation Alert for residents in the area of the Mount Aylwin wildfire. The active wildfire, reported Friday and located two kilometres south of Silverton and east of Highway 6, near the base of...

The West Kootenay EcoSociety is overwhelmed by the decision by the recent announcement made by Environment Minister Mary Polak that the Jumbo Glacier Resort project cannot proceed with unless a new certificate is obtained. However, the West Kootenay EcoSociety plans to continue the court process to overturn the creation of ...

As chair of the Selkirk College Board of Governors, Bruce Morrison embraced the opportunity to help guide post-secondary education in the West Kootenay-Boundary. With passion for lifelong learning that meshes perfectly with the Selkirk College vision, the well-respected community leader has now passed the torch after four...

Members of the Health and Hospital Committee of the LCCDTS were just some of the community members on hand to welcome seven new medical trainees to the Lower Columbia recently. The medical students and residents are part of two growing programs that are expected to have a positive, long term impact on recruiting new doctors...

Southeast Fire Centre are beginning to get a handle on the two major wildfies in the region. Southeast Fire Centre said Sitkum Creek and Mount Aylwin interface wildfires are 30 percent and 10 percent contained, respectively, as of Monday morning. "The primary objective of BC Wildfire Service Crews is to limit the fire spread...

With a significant number of wildfires burning around B.C., the Province continues to caution all British Columbians to be diligent with fire safety and to report all wildfires to authorities. New today: * The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has expanded an Evacuation Order & Alert for the Puntzi Lake area due to the...