Camp Tweedsmuir has once again been the victim of senseless vandalism, according to property manager Heather Hamer. “Probably, cost-wise, we’re looking at almost $1,000 damage,” she said, referring to a camp in Fruitvale owned by Scouts Canada (but used by church groups, cadets, and a variety of other community organizations). “They sent some picnic tables […]

Mother Nature decided to conclude the 2012-13 ski season the way the campaign started – with plenty of snow. The grand old gal drop a healthy dump of the white stuff onto the slopes at Whitewater Ski Resort to conclude the season with plenty of white stuff to go around for everyone. Of course, a […]

The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce the hiring of Barry Zanier as a full-time assistant coach. Zanier, from Rossland, has served as Smokies assistant coach on a part-time basis for the past 11 seasons. Before joining the Smoke Eaters, Zanier coached at the pee-wee and bantam level in the Greater Trail Minor Hockey […]

On April 7, at approximately 09:25 a.m.,Salmo RCMP responded to a vehicle crash involving an automobile and a parked dump truck on Railway Avenue (Hwy 6) near 3 Street in Salmo. The male driver was transported to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital by ambulance, where he was pronounced deceased. The male has been identified as 52-year-old […]

My son and I have been gluten-, dairy- and soy-free all his almost-15 years of life. I don’t mind admitting, when I first went gluten-free, I almost starved. I was scared to eat anything – I’m on the extreme end of the continuum in terms of celiac disease, and I was terrified of the pain […]

Gardeners and nature lovers from around the region will want to mark May 18 on their calendars for Castlegar’s Fourth Annual Garden and Nature Fest. The Castlegar Garden Club and Castlegar Communities in Bloom are partnering to sponsor this open-air festival at the Castlegar Community Complex (2101 6th Ave) from 10 a.m. To 3 p.m. […]

British Columbia’s provincial health officer released the following statement on H7N9 influenza in China: “B.C.’s public health officials are working with national and international authorities to keep a close eye on the H7N9 influenza situation in China. “The level of risk to British Columbia and Canada is currently considered to be low, with reported cases […]

On April 5 at 11:54 a.m., Castlegar RCMP was dispatched to a single vehicle motor vehicle incident at occurred at the 1100 block of 3 Street. RCMP and Castlegar Fire Department attendance confirmed that an east bound vehicle traveling on 3 Street, prepared to park in front of a business and subsequently jumped the curb, crossed...

IntegrityBC is issuing a challenge to every party leader in B.C.: attend at least one all-candidates' meeting in your constituency in advance of the May 14th general election. The organization issued the challenge following Premier Christy Clark's decision not to attend any all-candidates' meetings in her riding of Vancouver-Point...

UPDATE: Since publication of this story this morning, yet another oil spill has come across the wire - a CP Rail spill from a derailment in northern Ontario - raising the total of spills this past week to SIX. It's been another appallingly bad week for proponents of pipeline safety and new oil infrastructure. If the industry's...