Just over $107,000 is available to fund projects that make a positive difference for Basin youth aged 12 to 29 in the upcoming Youth Grants Program (YGP) intake. Organizations, school districts, First Nations organizations and local governments—plus youth aged 15 to 29 with a sponsoring organization—can apply for up to $15,000...

A Castlegar teen is facing a laundry list of charges after driving his vehicle into the back of the Robson Fire Hall on Tuesday, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew.   "On Aug. 20, at 11:22 p.m, Castlegar RCMP members responded to an injury accident in which a vehicle with four occupants had allegedly driven through a private...

The West Kootenay Regional Airport is set to get more than $600,000 for runway maintenance equipment and systems, the Complex gets $100,000 for a new boiler and the Doukhobor Discovery Centre will receive more than $60,000 for renovations. The federal grant funding was announced at two separate events today, one at the airport...

Council held a Committee Of the Whole meeting on Tuesday to discuss the plans for a housing development on the old Cooke Avenue School site.  The site has been vacant, and the subject of discussion for quite some time now.  On the table at the COW meeting were amended layout plans, provided by the proponent, Cezary Ksiazek....

The Kamloops economy is getting a shot in the arm this week as nearly four thousand B.C. seniors with their families and supporters arrive for the BC Seniors Games. Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Coralee Oakes lit the torch today in Kamloops, officially opening the Games. The government of British Columbia is contributing […]

Any signs of optimism expressed with news that FortisBC and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 started mediation bargaining to end an already eight-week long lockout Wednesday short-circuited not long thereafter. FortisBC and IBEW Local 213 negotiators returned to the bargaining table in Vancouver...

This is for everyone who feels a need to share this photo (the one attached to this story). As someone on assistance, this is very hurtful. I do not choose to be disabled. But it most certainly does not define me as a human being, nor does it diminish my worth. I have done thousands of hours of volunteer work and have saton...

Rossland is getting its own branch of the Kootenay Carshare Co-op.  The successful non-profit organization already has branches in Nelson, Revelstoke, Kaslo, Fernie, and Kimberley, with Rossland being the latest edition.  The move was spearheaded by the Sustainability Commission’s Energy Taskforce, and received support from...

The City has made public letters containing correspondence between Berg Lehman, the group that did the 2012 financial audit, and Rossland CAO Cecile Arnott.  Dated June 24, 2013, the letters were not made available to the public until Aug 12, when Council had a chance to discuss them during a public meeting.  Contained in the...

Rossland’s newest educational option, The Seven Summits Centre for Learning, has announced an official physical location: 2393B Columbia Avenue in Rossland, BC. A daycare and Catholic Church educational centre in past incarnations, the space was originally designed with learning in mind with lots of natural light in classroom...