Groundwater is needed in the Columbia Basin for a multitude of reasons. It’s a crucial freshwater source for domestic, agricultural, industrial, and commercial purposes. It’s connected to surface waters and helps maintain water levels in wetlands, streams, rivers, and lakes. It is essential for maintaining healthy ecosystems, including habitat for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife. Careful […]

May is Invasive Species Action Month in BC and the Invasive Species Council of BC is pleading with gardeners and pet owners to make responsible choices to prevent the spread of invasive species. As green thumbs across BC dig into their gardens, ISCBC is appealing to gardeners to make sure they’re not planting invasive species. […]

Thanks to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) Health Foundation and its generous donors, Interior Health will be able to keep more Kootenay Boundary expectant families facing early deliveries closer to home. A new Tier 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at KBRH, made possible by $745,000 in additional Foundation-funded equipment and the addition of specialized […]

B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has launched a new tool to engage the public during environmental assessments, empowering people to have a more meaningful impact on the decision-making process for major projects proposed throughout the province. EPIC.engage is a new engagement platform designed to improve the overall experience for people providing feedback during the public […]

BC Poetry Tour Coming to Rossland on May 15th Acclaimed BC poets Kevin Spenst and Rob Taylor, authors of nine poetry books between them, are touring through the Kootenays and Okanagan this May, with an event at Rossland’s Gold Rush Bookstore (2063 Washington Street) at 6:30 pm on May 15th. Both authors have just released […]

It was rejuvenating to spend this past week home in the South Okanagan, but also disheartening to see only a glimpse of the April showers we so desperately needed. Between community events I managed to combine some family time with some much-needed yard maintenance and could not help but be worried as I looked over […]

BC is getting drier.  Drought and wildfires loom nearly every summer now. Agriculture is becoming more challenging as climate-change related weather extremes increase in frequency. To learn about the POLIS Project on ecological governance, and the POLIS Water Sustainability Project, click on this link: https://poliswaterproject.org/about/ And then, watch the film — link below.  Here’s what […]

The Nelson & District Credit Union had another strong year financially said CEO Tom Murray following the financial institutions 73rd Annual General Meeting held virtually on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The past year’s high points were strong comprehensive income and growth in members’ equity, while also distributing $160,000 to community organizations within its service area […]

Most Rosslanders have heard of the proposal by West High Yield Resources (“WHY”) to develop a set of mineral claims on Record Ridge into an open-pit mine to extract magnesium ore and ship it to some destination in the United States for processing.  WHY has now published, on its website and in local Black Press […]

The dry facts about increasing water scarcity People can only survive a few days without water. After all, we’re mostly water — basically just liquid blobs with enough organic thickener to keep us from dribbling away. We’re part of nature’s hydrologic cycle of evaporation, condensation and precipitation that cartwheels water around the planet. Given water’s […]