One of the most common problems, but, sometimes one of the most difficult to talk about for people is digestive issues.  Whether it is abdominal pain, cramps, nausea, gas, bloating, feeling congested or alternating constipation or diarrhea with pain, mucous, flatulence, unusually thin stools, large stools, hard stools, pellet...

Women and men from all over the West Kootenays will participate in Golf Fore the Cure at Redstone Golf Course on July 31, 2014 in support of the fight against breast cancer. Last year, while we raised over $3200 with 80 people in attending our funfilled event.  Organizers Deb deTremaudan and Mari Conradi are inviting every ...

In 1939, a group of citizens came together to form the Rossland Public Library. To celebrate our 75th birthday, the library has chosen a best seller from each year it has been open. Youth Clerk Devin Knox spent time trawling through best sellers lists and book award sites to come up with the 75 books. These are on display and...

Note:  Your reporter attempts to provide an accurate, but abbreviated, sense of proceedings at meetings of Rossland City Council, without adding personal opinions (or the type of editing which would be the equivalent of expressing personal opinions).  Not everything can be included -- just  most of it.  The aim is to give...

It didn’t take long for the Regional District of Central Kootenay to find a person to take control of the ship’s helm. The RDCK board appointed Stuart Horn as its new Chief Administrative Officer, effective August 31. “The decision was unanimous,” said John Kettle, Board Chair said in a prepared statement. “We had a succession […]

Castlegar’s own Kootenay Jiu Jitsu Academy brought home a golden haul from the 2014 Western Canadian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships in Pentiction on June 28- including winning first place overall in the Adult No-Gi Division. Led by coaches Ben Jolicoeur, Ken Postnikoff, and Brent McDonald, the academy took on approximately...

Air tankers are responding to a wildfire discovered this morning about 8.5 km south of Silverton and 1.5 km east of Highway 6, according to Southeast Fire Centre information officer Jordan Turner. He said the fire is about 1.5 hectares and is burning at Rank 4 (Rank 4 means “highly vigorous burn” - Rank 1 being a smoldering...

Despite the efforts of public and police to avert an accident, a teenaged boy was killed after trying to cross Highway 1 near Hope. At approximately 11 p.m. on July 15, Hope RCMP received a complaint of three persons walking westbound along Highway 3 (Old Hope Princeton Way). Extensive patrols were made, but no pedestrians ...

Police are not suspecting foul play after hikers discovered the body of a local man near Fruitvale this weekend, according to RCMP Cpl. Kelly Hall. "On July 12, Trail and Greater District RCMP were contacted after a group of hikers noted what they believed to be a human body in the water at Beaver Falls near Fruitvale," Hall...

A 50-year-old Alberta man has died after colliding with a pick-up truck near New Denver Monday morning (9:20 a.m.), according to RCMP Sgt. John Ferguson. "The Slocan Detachment and the West Kootenay Traffic Services attended a two vehicle motor vehicle fatal collision on Hwy 31A approximately 10 kilometers east of New Denver,"...