B.C. is moving forward with changes to the Controlled Alien Species Regulation (CASR) under the Wildlife Act that ban the breeding, transport and future ownership of all non-native and non-domestic cats, effective Friday, May 1, 2026. The changes expand the regulation to include all non-native and non-domestic cat species not previously captured by CASR, strengthening […]

The Kootenays own astrophysicists are hosting an event that highlights both our communities and our heavens. Her letter is as follows: My name is Steffani Grondin and I am an astrophysicist at the University of California San Diego. My colleague Ella Meyer (CC’ed) is a Quantum Computing Outreach Coordinator at the University of British Columbia. We […]

This week I rose to recognize and highlight an organization that quietly, consistently and effectively strengthens the backbone of our province, rural British Columbia: I am speaking about Community Futures British Columbia. Across our province, from coastal communities to the Interior, from the North to the Kootenays, Community Futures offices are embedded directly in the communities […]

Rumors about the West Kootenay Transit route in Rossland;  Five-Year Financial Plan adopted; clarifying community grant funding; Library Board seeking a new member; Enduro race in June; and more … PRESENT:  Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Stewart Spooner, Jeff Weaver, Craig Humpherys, Maya Provençal, Lisa Kwiatkowski and Eliza Boyce. Staff:  CAO Bryan Teasdale, Deputy Corporate […]

By Andy Morel, Mayor of Rossland British Columbians expect that when the provincial authorities set rules for Environmental Assessments and project permitting those rules will be applied. Yet on Record Ridge, just outside Rossland in the West Kootenays, critical information appears to be incomplete or missing. There is no Human Health Risk Assessment, despite its […]

 At approximately 08:47 this morning, 11 members from Station 374 (Trail) and 2 members from Station 372 (Warfield) responded to a significant fuel spill at the Warfield Petro-Canada. The spill occurred in the alley behind the station during a fuel truck offloading operation. As a precautionary measure, crews evacuated a small area behind the station […]

By Philip Murphy, Director of History & Policy at the Institute of Historical Research and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study, University of London King Charles’s speech to the US Congress – only the second such address by a British monarch – demonstrates how much both the US and the UK […]

Question: After I have turned left onto a street that has 2 lanes of travel for my direction, how far do I have to drive before I can change into the right lane? I recently had a situation where a driver turning right on red nearly hit me when I tried to move over. Who is […]

This morning CUPE 8911 communicated its intention to pursue a strike vote among bargaining unit members scheduled for May 13, 2026. As B.C.’s largest emergency communications provider for 9-1-1 calls and police/fire dispatch, E-Comm plays a key role in public safety. Our top priority is ensuring these critical 9-1-1 services are not interrupted and E-Comm […]

Temperatures are increasing and so are highway speeds; BC Highway Patrol is reminding you that throughout the month of May police officers province-wide will be doing extra enforcement for the High-Risk Driving and Motorcycle Awareness Campaign. “There are two keys to keeping motorcyclists safer,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “Number one, motorcyclists […]