Interior Health (IH) has confirmed additional measles cases in the Interior. Locations with identified cases include Kamloops, Kelowna, Salmon Arm and the Nelson area. IH is following up directly with individuals who are known to have been exposed to the cases as part of normal contact tracing. For a full list of exposure locations across […]

You may be able to disregard the rules in the Motor Vehicle Act and survive, but disobeying the laws of physics when you drive will eventually result in a collision. I spent a decade dealing with concepts like perception – reaction time, coefficients of friction and maximum acceleration when I did a forensic examination of […]

A section of Highway 3-B between Rossland and Trail was closed for a few hours on June 26, 2025, because of a high-risk police investigation. To reduce the risk to the public, the Southeast District’s Emergency Response Team assisted in the operation and closed the highway. The RCMP executed a search warrant on a property […]

By Sara Karn, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History, McMaster University;  Kristina R. Llewellyn, Professor, Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement & Department of History, McMaster University;  and Penny Clark, Professor, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of British Columbia  In June 2015, 10 years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) called for […]

By Sue Wrigley and Nancy Bulman Late June to early July is an important time for bears. It’s mating season. A cub stays with its mother for 16-17 months, until it is time for her to mate again. Male bears looking to mate are a danger to cubs, so at this time of year mother […]

Red  Mountain Resort issued a press release on June 18, announcing that Mark Schroetel has been appointed RED’s new President, as Don Thompson steps aside while remaining active on the Board of Directors. Howard Katkov, who has been RED’s CEO for 22 years, is also stepping aside as CEO, but will remain as Chair of […]

It’s never been more important for people in Canada to focus on protecting and restoring life-sustaining nature and advancing social justice. But our governments are instead fueling accelerated industrial expansion and trampling Indigenous rights. It’s dismaying. Governments throughout Canada are showing a renewed zeal for extraction, often accompanied by a failure to uphold Indigenous rights. […]

Arc of the Cognizant As a historian, I study those moments in the past… but I never expected to live through one. I should have… If history is a guide, this will not be an easy or pleasant transition. — Margaret MacMillan, Canadian The topic of today’s Arc is the colonial nature of Canada’s history […]

Housing needs and how to meet them, a new Resort Development Strategy, Rossland’s excellent Annual Report that everyone should read, and Golden City Days, Fall Fair, and Huck’n’Berries events coming in September … Present: Mayor Andy Morel, and Councillors Craig Humpherys, Maya Provençal, Stewart Spooner, Eliza Boyce, Jeff Weaver and Lisa Kwiatkowski. Staff: CAO Bryan […]

How do we need to spend our tax dollars? — our upcoming Utilities Master Plan will help to answer parts of that question. Present: Mayor Andy Morel, and Councillors Craig Humpherys, Maya Provençal, Stewart Spooner, Eliza Boyce, Jeff Weaver and Lisa Kwiatkowski. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia Añonuevo, Executive Assistant Rachel Newton, […]