Council was provided more information about the proposed Trail boundary expansion by Ali Grieve, Area ‘A’ Director, at the COW meeting on Monday.  She also had a call to action for the City of Rossland.  “In short, what the Beaver Valley is looking for is support in opposing any boundary expansion that has the potential to ...

Residents throughout the valley last night heard a military helicopter, en route to flooding in Calgary, that was forced to land in Castlegar for the night, according to RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. She said local police received a call at about 12:30 a.m., when the chopper’s crew (a Search and Rescue squadron) landed in the […]

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily The heavy rain that pummeled the East and West Kootenay is on its way out, as skies begin clearing and temperatures return to normal by Sunday. But not without causing evacuations, major damage and road closures on Hwy 31 A between New Denver and Kaslo—which is still closed—two mudslides […]

I was just saying the other day that it’s been a long time since I penned a good old-fashioned rant deriding the moronic behaviour of members of our society who seem to find themselves with a common sense deficit – but really, I’ve had nothing to complain about, being surrounded by largely thoughtful, reasonable, competent […]

Heavy precipitation has caused structural damage to several homes on Hamill Creek north of Kaslo and impacted various other creeks throughout the region said Bill Macpherson Public Information Officer for the Regional District of Central Kootenay. “A double wide trailer has gone downstream and another home is being eroded at the foundation on Hamill Creek […]

Two male grizzly bear cubs named Blair and Terry, who were orphaned in the Kootenays in the fall of 2012, are on the road back to freedom. The cubs were orphaned in October when they were eight months old, after their mother came into conflict with humans and was killed. They were rescued and raised in captivity and are now...

Building better communities, together, is at the heart of the credit union philosophy. Kootenay Savings takes great pride in being part of the fabric of the Kootenays and is dedicated to working with like-minded organizations to leave permanent, lasting legacies in communities across the region. Since its establishment 13 years ago, the Kootenay Savings Community […]

The Wildfire Management Branch is sending personnel and resources to Alaska to aid in fire suppression efforts, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today. “B.C.’s wildland firefighters are recognized as the world’s best,” Thomson said. “We’re pleased to be able to lend assistance to other jurisdictions when we are able.” One […]

The Trail Health & Environment Committee (THEC) will hold a one-time children’s blood testing clinic this fall to confirm lead levels for children aged six months to 36 months living in Warfield, Oasis, Casino and Waneta in order to determine if its Family Health and Home and Garden services should be expanded to those ...

Acting upon a previous request from council, city staff have produced an electronic communications policy that was table at Monday’s Committee Of the Whole meeting.  The policy would mandate that, among other things, (1) all informal electronic communications between councillors be cc’d to all members of council.  (2) Any...