It’s summertime.  We’re all on holiday, right?  Who wants to think about stuff like governance at this time of year? On the other hand, can we afford to stop thinking about it, given how things are at the highest levels of Canadian politics?    I say we need a fundamental change in the dynamics of […]

Is your camera ready? The BC SPCA’s ninth annual Wildlife-In-Focus Photography Contest is now open for entries. The goal is to capture the best of British Columbia’s wildlife through the lens, whether the subjects are in your own backyard or in the vast natural wilderness of the province. All amateur photographers at least 14 years […]

Calgary is definitely a long way to travel to win a bronze medal. However, for members of the West Kootenay Wolfpack Peewee Lacrosse team, while the annual Calgary Canada Day tournament signals the end of the season, there’s plenty of optimism of a bright future for the spring time sport. The bronze medal was the […]

BC Wildfire Service is expecting smoke from the Kamloops and Cariboo Fire Centres to drift into the Southeast Fire Centre by Sunday Karlie Shaughnessy of the Fire Information Office said in a media release. Shaughnessy added smoke is expected to continue moving through this region, so long as the prevailing winds come from the west […]

BC Wildfire Service is expecting smoke from the Kamloops and Cariboo Fire Centres to drift into the region by tomorrow and is expected to continue moving through this region, so long as the prevailing winds come from the west and northwest. Although the BC Wildfire Service is responding to a number of lightning-caused wildfires visible […]

A major wind event is forecast to hit the Cariboo and southern British Columbia today, bringing gusts of up to 70 kilometres per hour to some areas. These winds are expected to persist well into Sunday. Given the current wildfire situation throughout the Interior, the BC Wildfire Service anticipates that this weather system will lead […]

Environment Canada had ended the Special Weather Statement for the Boundary, West Kootenay as of early Sunday evening. Environment Canada said windy and unsettled weather would continue Sunday to push across the BC Interior. However, the scattered thunderstorms never materialized. The Special Weather Statement continues for Okanagan and Cariboo regions of the province. Special Weather […]

Southeast Fire Centre is reporting two fire starts in the Castlegar area yesterday (Thursday) and none in the Trail area yesterday, with a total of 17 fires burning in the Southeast Region right now, according to Fire Information Officer Karlie Shaughnessy. (Both Castlegar Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio and Kootenay Boundary Fire Rescue Chief Dan Derby […]

The torrid pace of Amazing Race Canada will rip through the West Kootenay in the July 18 episode (8 p.m. on CTV) with Selkirk College’s Kootenay Studio Arts (KSA) one of the featured stops for the popular reality television show. Contestants and crew filmed the upcoming episode on April 30 and May 1 when they […]

It's a flamin' hot summer. The recent FireSmart course for Black Bear residents happened shortly before so much of BC's Cariboo region sprouted wildfires, many of them "fires of note" -- that is, fires that are highly visible, or which threaten people or structures. Communities are being evacuated, looters have been busy...