POLICE BEAT: Human remains discovered in Trail On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 6:15 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers received a report from a resident who had discovered human remains near Highway 3B and Lins Road, in Trail, BC. The resident was looking for her lost dog when she stumbled upon the...

By Jeff Halvorsen, Post-doctorate Associate, University of Calgary    Barbie is this summer’s hit movie, breaking all kinds of records at the box office. Many, including myself and family — as well as Canada’s prime minister and son — dressed in pink to watch a team of live-action Barbies...

Info on the new RDKB Green Bin Program;  fences that appropriate City property;  a timely tightening-up for Rossland’s burning bylaw;  when homeowners have to pay for City  workers;  a first look at the next DRAFT five-year financial plan;  and, fill out a provincial survey on racism.  ...

  RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating Peter Burgie of Trail, BC, who is wanted on numerous outstanding British Columbia warrants. Burgie was last known to be in the Pend-d’Oreille River area near Trail, BC. Please do not approach Burgie, as he is considered armed and dangerous. Description of Peter Burgie:...

UPDATE: The BC Wildfire Service now identifies the Lamb Creek Fire as "being held" -- not likely to spread beyond its current size under current conditions. Original story: A wildfire discovered Sunday, August 6, is burning approximately one kilometre south of Highway 3 and the boundary of Nancy Greene Provincial Park, and ...

In response to the Lower Columbia Region's extreme drought level 4 – Extremely Dry, residents in the Beaver Valley Water Service are now under Stage 3 Outdoor Water Conservation measures. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) and Village of Fruitvale have enacted these measures to promote responsible water usage...

As a province, we’re proud to be a place where newcomers choose to live and where diverse communities can feel welcome, but we know that this isn’t always the case. Systemic barriers persist and mean it’s not always easy for people to thrive in B.C. and we know there’s work to be done to change this. That’s why we announced...

Anglers in the Kootenays are being asked to fish in the morning and early afternoon to protect fish from the effects of warm water later in the day. The ministry is reducing recreational fishing activities for several areas in the Kootenay region. From July 31 until Sept. 10, 2023, angling in these areas will be closed from...

By Michael Wysession, Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis; first published in The Conversation Between the record-breaking global heat and extreme downpours, it’s hard to ignore that something unusual is going on with the weather in 2023....

Too many people are consuming more than Earth’s systems can replenish. But while population growth is an important issue, overconsumption of energy and products is the more immediate and easily resolvable problem. The wealthy, including middle-class people in rich countries, are responsible for many times the climate-altering...