After two months of labour union action the Nelson Credit Union Strike officially came to and end on Monday April 12th when the Credit Union Management ratified a new agreement with the union. The ratified deal was a result of United Steelworkers Local 1-405 voting just over 60% in support of accepting a deal that was initially...

The provincial government's first Neighbourhoods of Learning (NOL) school will be setting up shop in Revelstoke over the next year. With much talk in Rossland around the NOL concept as a way to save our small schools, interested eyes will certainly be keeping watch over Revelstoke’s project as it progresses. Revelstoke, with...

The number of grizzly bears dying at the hands of humans in British Columbia is regularly exceeding the provincial government’s own limits on bear kills – largely because of trophy hunting, according to new research released on the first day of the bear hunting season in B.C.  In a report released today by the David […]

 A contingent of strange men have been sighted around Rossland in recent days. The men, African by origin, have been seen going from door to door with machetes in hand. Residents who have been visited by these men have been extremely reluctant to tell this reporter exactly what they wanted."I'm not saying anything to anyone,"...

Last week the Telegraph interviewed Dr. Andre De Greef, head of surgery at KBRH, to address doctor's concerns about looming cuts to the OR. This week we’ve got a reply to that story from Frank Marino, the Health Service Administrator for Trail and Castlegar.When did you hear from surgeons about the issue and paying for their...

The long-brewing storm of discontent at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital has boiled over in the past few weeks, with stories being picked up on provincial and national news broadcasts. Doctors are upset about how Interior Health has been run and how they’ve allotted funds. This, coupled with a lack of dialogue with decision makers and […]

Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace Winter Lecture Series isexcited to announce the upcoming lecture of Nobel Laureate and founderof the Canadian chapter of Medicin Sans Frontieres (Doctors WithoutBorders), Dr. James Orbinski. Dr. Orbinski is a member of the Order of Ontario and an Officer of theOrder of Canada-designations that recognize his achievements and ongoingcommitment […]

  It started with three people who wanted to make a difference and it has turned into a collective fundraising effort focused on long-term rebuilding efforts in Haiti. “Grounds for Haiti is a grass-roots effort that people have just jumped on board to support,” says volunteer Kari Colbachini;“When this was first being brainstormed, it became something […]

Trophy hunters are turning British Columbia’s protected areas into graveyards for grizzlies, despite the province’s reputation as one of the last continental safe havens for the bears, according to new research by the David Suzuki Foundation.  The Foundation has identified more than 60 provincial parks where grizzly bears – which no longer exist or are […]

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is pleased to announce that 19 local governments will be participating in the Columbia Basin Water Smart Initiative (Water Smart) to address water conservation in the region. CBT is partnering with 17 municipalities and two regional districts to embark on this ambitious initiative to reduce community water use across the Basin […]