May is Invasive Species Action Month in BC and the Invasive Species Council of BC is pleading with gardeners and pet owners to make responsible choices to prevent the spread of invasive species. As green thumbs across BC dig into their gardens, ISCBC is appealing to gardeners to make sure they’re not planting invasive species. […]

Hundreds of residents will find their homes more energy efficient as organizations throughout the Columbia Basin perform energy retrofits on affordable rental housing. These projects — taking place in 23 buildings in 11 communities and benefiting 371 individual units — are being supported by Columbia Basin Trust. “There are so many reasons this work is […]

The Kootenay Climbing Association, the non-profit behind the Cube Climbing Centre, is screening the 2024 Women’s Adventure Film Tour on Friday, May 10th at the Nelson United Church. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a film start time of 7 p.m. The screening is a fundraiser to build a bigger, better climbing centre in Nelson. It […]

By the Transportation Safety Board of Canada Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A22P0067) into an emergency forced landing of an Air Tractor AT-802A aircraft, operated by Conair Group Inc., south of Cranbrook, British Columbia (BC). On August 2, 2022, the firefighting aircraft, equipped with amphibious floats, was conducting aerial operations in […]

Interfor today announced plans to reduce its lumber production by approximately 175 million board feet between May and September of 2024, representing just under 10% of its normal operating stance. The temporary curtailments will impact all of Interfor’s operating regions, including the US South, through a combination of reduced operating hours, prolonged holiday breaks, reconfigured […]

Saturday morning, service on the Kootenay Lake Ferry was interrupted due to issues with the dock a spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said. MOTI said that at approximately, 8 a.m. the Kootenay Lake Ferry was “out of service” at the Balfour Terminal. “Realignment of the ramp was required as a result of […]

Cranbrook RCMP is reporting that the missing woman has been located safe and in good health. RCMP sent out the urgent media release that the missing Cranbrook woman was last seen on April 24, 2024. RCMP would like to thank the public for assisting in providing information on this file. Previous Story: Cranbrook RCMP need […]

Cranbrook RCMP have taken a large amount of drugs off the street. Police said that on April 16th, 2024, the Cranbrook RCMP Enhanced Response Unit executed a search warrant in the 200-block of 3rd Avenue South with a combined total of six (6) kilograms of suspected Meth, Fentanyl, Cocaine and Psilocybin were seized. RCMP said along […]

Trail RCMP said that a local woman is facing charges after a fire broke out near a downtown business recently in the Silver City. RCMP said that on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 2:49 p.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District received a report about a suspicious fire in the 1200 block of Esplanade Avenue, […]

The B.C. Wildlife Federation is co-hosting a series of Town Hall meetings in anticipation of this year’s provincial election in the coming weeks. Meetings will be held with local wildlife clubs in Prince George, Smithers, Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Cranbrook, and Lone Butte. More Town Halls are being planned in every corner of the province. […]