Yes, our local ticks can carry Lyme disease, and we can pick up ticks while golfing, gardening, hiking, biking ... anything that takes us outdoors, really.  Lyme disease is endemic in southern BC, and the disease can cause long-term damage including arthritis and neurological problems, so it's worthwhile to do regular tick ...

Could you paddle Canada’s longest waterway ?  In the summer of 2014, twelve adventurers drove north from the Okanagan and the Hinton, Alberta area to meet in Canada's Arctic. From there, in two "Voyageur" canoes,   they began an epic canoe journey down Canada's longest waterway - the MacKenzie River. Draining fully one fifth...

Nelson Police is advising drivers to watch out for motorcycles on the road now that summer-like weather has now began to dominate the West Kootenays. "The minimalism of riding a motorcycle can be a fun, efficient method of transportation, but also makes riders more vulnerable to hazards compared to traveling by car," said...

The voices of 12,423 British Columbians were heard at the provincial legislature this morning with the tabling of a petition calling on government to halt the Interior Health Authority's plan to privatize hospital laundry services in 11 communities.   A delegation of Hospital Employees' Union laundry workers presented their...

Gerrard Rainbow Trout spawning numbers are low this year, and that could be a good thing says a fisheries biologist. “There is room here for both concern and optimism. Short term the numbers mean a period of time where trophy rainbow trout fishing will be poor,” said Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) senior...

The body of a young adult male was found in a wooded area near Beasley at roughly 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, according to BC Coroner spokesperson Barb McLintock. "Yes, there was a body found that was reported as a Coroner's case, and we've begun a preliminary investigation," McLintock said. She said they are not yet releasing...

For an armchair political philosopher,  the first week of May 2015, with two melodramatic elections, one in Alberta and one in Great Britain, was an intoxicating week. These two elections provided a succinct demonstration of the ill-advised use of the first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. Originating in Britain as the...

The Victoria Day long weekend comes a little earlier this year. But that will not stop organizers in Kaslo and New Denver from rolling out the red carpet on May Days Celebrations 2015. And if Mother Nature cooperates by giving some great weather, New Denver and Kalso will give locals the best reason for a Staycation with the...

Don Vinish of the Rossland Golden City Lions presents a cheque to the grade 7 and 8 students of Rossland Summit School (RSS) in appreciation for their participation in the spring cleanup at the Lions Campground. Fifty RSS students in total joined in the effort to spruce up our community campground and prepare it for the 2015...

What is usual, and what is natural In my most-recent two columns, I see that I leaned heavily on the phrase of John N. Gray when he describes our likely future: “history as usual.” I want to expand on this. I am going to attempt an outline of the widest-possible generalizations about human beings as a species, in our history,...