Greenwood residents are being warned not to use their tap water for anything but flushing their toilets until Interior Health Authority (IHA) has ruled out a possible contamination. Today, Monday Sept. 17, a City of Greenwood crew member discovered the lock on the access hatch to the community's reservoir had been removed by...

IntegrityBC launched an online petition on Sunday calling on the B.C. government to reconsider its decision not to recall the legislature next month. IntegrityBC noted that Ontario's MPPs are already back in session. In October, they'll be joined by MLAs in Alberta and Saskatchewan. In November, MLAs in Newfoundland and...

Duncan Gary Cameron of Rossland pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual interference at his arraignment hearing in Rossland’s courthouse yesterday, for which the Crown has pursued summary (not indictable) convictions. The court ordered a pre-sentencing report (PSR) from the probation office, and sentencing may occur at the...

The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) and CUPE Local 2262 have agreed to put any potential job action on hold until 4 p.m. on Sept. 21, the regional district announced today.  “We will continue to meet with union representatives over the next nine days to discuss safety and operational protocols for the Nelson and […]

Louise and David Sidley addressed three council meetings in a row to oppose the construction of the "Earl Street Spur," a trail that connects the Davis Street Trail to Earl Street through the First Avenue right-of-way. On July 2, the Sidleys prepared a petition signed by a number of neighbours that opposed the Earl Street...

The numbers are disturbing. In Canada suicide claims the lives of more than 3,500 people each year. In 2010, over 450 deaths in B.C. were attributed to suicide. Hospitalization due to self harming and suicidal behavioursis even more common. Between 2010-2011, there were over 2,800 self-inflicted injuries that required...

Ed. Note: The following is a press release issued by the BC SPCA: Bob Fawcett, former general manager of the Whistler-based Howling Dog Tours, pleaded guilty today to causing unnecessary pain and suffering to a number of sled dogs near Whistler in April 2010.  In April 2012, Fawcett was charged with one count of animal […]

The Rossland Sustainability Commission is working with the Lower Columbia Family Action Network to identify services, amenities, resources and characteristics that make Rossland a family friendly town for both residents and visitors. Whether you are a current or past parent, current or past resident, grandparent or concerned...

Grand Forks RCMP are treating a fire that burned down one home, one unoccupied log house and several outbuildings at 1833 Hagglund Road in Christina Lake as suspicious. The property and home, owned by the "Bear Dude" Allen Piche, is "nothing but a smoking hole in the ground", said Grand Forks RCMP staff sergeant Jim Harrison....

A wildfire that may have started from a burning structure is being contained on Fife Road in Christina Lake this evening. Christina Lake Fire Rescue Department, the Southeast Fire Centre and the Grand Forks Fire Rescue have been fighting back the estimated 1 hectacre fire since about 5 p.m. this afternoon, Monday, Aug. 27. “The […]