Letter: He who cannot get enough
“He who cannot get enough” Sarah Penton’s Feb. 20 Radio West guest, Kim Haakstad, president, (British Columbia) Council of Forest Industries, promoted increased forest harvesting resulting in ecological destruction and the need to dive deeper into forest practices deregulation without pushback. That is not sustainable: Not sustainable for the CoFI, not sustainable for B.C. forests, […]
DriveSmartBC: Wet Weather Driving
Welcome to wet weather season in British Columbia! Some areas are blessed with this situation more often than others, but drivers need to be aware of the perils of wet highways. The well being of you and other road users depend on it. Wet Weather Makes Pavement Slippery Wet pavement alone can increase stopping distances […]
KBRH Health Foundation Launches $2 Million “Mental Health Matters” Campaign
The KBRH Health Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its most ambitious fundraising initiative to date, the $2 million Mental Health Matters campaign. This transformative effort aims to revitalize mental health services across the Kootenay Boundary region by funding critical upgrades to the Daly Pavilion, Harbour House, and the Pediatric Outdoor Space at KBRH. Meeting […]
KIJHL Scoreboard - Tuesday, Feb.18/25:
Castlegar Rebels (4) vs Grand Forks Border Bruins (9) Russell Kosec scored twice (7), including the winner, for the Border Bruins against the Rebels with Eric Kahl making 17 saves in goal. Tyler Burke and Levi Astill each had four points. Jayden Spence led the Rebels with two goals (4) and Mason Hillier took the […]
Council Matters: Rossland City Council Meeting, February 18, 2025
The real cost of having clean drinking water – and flushing away our poop; dementia cases are one the rise – help is being developed; dealing with the problem of encroachments; challenges for the Gold Fever Follies; and more … PRESENT: Council: Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Stewart Spooner, Craig Humpherys, Eliza Boyce (remote), Jeff […]
Column: On Cultural Change
What makes change last? The meaning of historic transformations “We study History in order to intervene in history.” — Adolf von Harnack “History is tangled, messy, contradictory. But is where we are.” — Eamonn Duffy A film about changing times If you have not seen the biopic about Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, I recommend […]
BC hockey hero scores off-ice hat trick addressing mental heath issues, fear and success
Heroes are typically seen as people who do amazing things in spite of overwhelming adversity. We often think of these people putting themselves in physical harms way to save the lives of others, but sometimes being a hero is as simple as sharing a story. On January 30th, 2025, The Campbell River RCMP were pleased […]
RCMP: Don't run with scissors - or threaten people with them
On Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a report of a 47-year-old Alberta man who had cut his hair with scissors in the restroom and refused to pay for his meal before he fled from a business located in the 1200 block of Bay Avenue in Trail, according […]
DriveSmartBC" Yield Signs Mean Something
Question: Some drivers don’t seem to realize that yield signs require them to do something laments a reader. They zoom right by and force their way into traffic as if the sign wasn’t even there. Don’t they realize that they can’t do this? The Motor Vehicle Act is very definite about what a driver must […]
Newsletter from MLA Steve Morissette
Black History Month is an opportunity to learn about and celebrate and lift up the diverse contributions of Black people to our province. I would like to highlight this collage that was compiled by Beth Cruise for BC Black History Awareness. It is part of an exhibit that reveals how about 800 Black immigrants helped […]