In this new con, a scammer poses as a friend asking for a simple favour. The email is so convincing that Better Business Bureau staff almost fell for it. How this scam works: You get an email that appears to be from a friend or family member. The message looks harmless and casual—like something a […]

This past Fall the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) concluded another year of the Communities Protect Freshwater Together: Riparian Restoration in the Kootenay Region Eco Action Project, the Society is thrilled to showcase the remarkable accomplishments and community-driven efforts that have shaped the second year of this three-year initiative. Focused on engaging and inspiring […]

Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for the West Kootenay/Boundary regions of the province thanks to an oncoming arctic front pushing from across the province from north to south. Environment Canada said on Monday evening the front will begin to sweep into the region, bringing periods of snow. Environment Canada said at the […]

The man convicted in the killing of an off-duty Constable from the Abbotsford Police Department in downtown Nelson has been sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter. Crown prosecutors confirmed that Alex Willness was sentenced in BC Supreme Court on Thursday after he was found guilty of manslaughter charges in 2023. With credit for […]

As the temperature continues to drop in the West Kootenay region the electrical rates are rising from one of the area’s largest energy providers. FortisBC will be tacking a 6.74 per cent general rate increase — as approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission — as of Jan. 1 on to all customer bills, a rate […]

The region is expected to heat up with almost $700,000 in grants from the Province for several volunteer fire departments. Through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) the volunteer fire departments — as well as Nelson’s composite professional department — will receive the money to enhance their capabilities by funding new training and equipment. “These […]

The real estate market in the Kootenay-Boundary region continued to drop at the end of 2023, according to the Association of Interior Realtors. In the Kootenay and Boundary region, unit sales saw a 13.6 per cent decrease (November 2023) compared to sales activity in November 2022 with 171 sales recorded, down from 203 units sold […]

The Kootenay region’s economy is heading into unenviable territory. Only three other economic regions in the country — outside of the Maritimes and the territories — had a higher unemployment rate than the Kootenay region in December, 2023, which now sports a 7.1 per cent rate (December, 2023, Statistics Canada). One year ago the region […]

A Trail man is being held in custody after the suspect, driving a stolen truck, collided with police vehicles and an officer, at a road block on Highway 6 Tuesday afternoon. “This was a highly dangerous and volatile situation, and we’re thankful no member of the public was harmed by this man’s reckless behavior,” says […]

People in B.C. will have improved access to cervical cancer screening as a provincewide cervix self-screening program launches, including the option to screen at home, a first in Canada. “It’s not every day that a province can set an achievable goal of eliminating a deadly cancer, but today’s launch of the first at-home self-screening program […]