Skip Triplett was appointed to lead the Community Gaming Grant Review, with the final report to be delivered by Oct. 31. The former president of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Skip Triplett is now a partner in the governance consulting firm Triplett & Triplett. During his long career, he has held executive, board and management positions with […]

For the second consecutive year the daily peak count of Gerrard rainbow trout at the main spawning site in the Lardeau River hit a record high.  Nearly 1,000 spawning Gerrards were observed on May 13 the highest since record keeping began at the site in 1960. “We were pleased with Gerrard numbers at the outlet […]

First it was the Harmonized Sales Tax. Then it was a health care forum, which attracted 50-plus people ton the Hume room of the Hume Hotel in Nelson. Nelson/Creston MLA Michelle Mungall had the leader of the NDP, Adrian Dix, running on all cylinders Monday through the streets of the Heritage City promoting his message. […]

 BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko is outraged at the proposed United States (US) tax crackdown recently announced by the American government.  By law, all individuals holding US citizenship are required to file annual income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In addition, the new US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) obliges […]

A new Greenpeace ranking report shows all eight of Canada’s major supermarket chains are making progress on implementing sustainability policies that will help reduce the burden on some of the most commercially popular – but unsustainably harvested – seafood species.   The third annual report on seafood sustainability, “Emerging from the deep: Ranking supermarkets on […]

 Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the people responsible for a break-in at Bubblee’s Liquor Store  around midnight last night, according to RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock.   “The culprits smashed a window to gain entry to the business … located at 651 18th Street,” he said, adding police responded to the call […]

The scientific name is Didymosphenia geminata. But its more commonly used, and perhaps fitting, term is simply “rock snot.” Its presence has been confirmed in the Kootenay Lake watershed, and its unwelcome arrival has the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) and the Fish & Wildlife Compensation (FWCP) asking anglers and other […]

On Friday July 22nd visit the Christina Living Arts Centre and hear the “Not Yet” duo Laura Jean and Gary perform free thanks to the Christina Lake Arts and Artisan Society. Check out the new Chamber of Commerce gift shop (cool T-shirts) and bid on some art at the Silent Auction. This event starts at 7pm.Enter a draw to win...

At the end of May, an anti-poverty group called Raise the Rates, which is a coalition of over 25 community groups and other organizations, challenged British Columbia’s MLAs to live on the province’s welfare rate of $610 for one month. The last increase in welfare rates was in 2007 when the housing allowance was raised […]

From video game design and digital music, to bio-engineering, business and dentistry; Kootenay and Boundary communities can expect some amazing future achievements from our 2011 grads. The Kootenay Association for Science & Technology (KAST) is very proud of our region’s talented tech and science students, including RSS's...