Strike action from Canada Post workers has been delayed, at least until July 6, after the Canadian Union of Poster Workers presented the corporation with a new proposed deal on July 1. A detailed description of the off is available on the union's website at http://www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-presents-global-offer Union officials...

BC Wildfire Service personnel are currently assisting the local Nakusp fire department with an estimated 1.5-hectare fire burning southeast of Nakusp at Box Lake Lumber. Two initial attack crews, one helicopter and air tankers are working to contain the fire. No residential homes are currently threatened at this time. To...

The Castlegar RCMP has confirmed that 44-year-old Oscar Bot of Castlegar, who was reported missing on June 29, has been located deceased. On July 4, the Castlegar RCMP located the body of Bot in a heavily wooded area, West of Castlegar. The Castlegar RCMP was assisted by the Castlegar Search and Rescue team in conducting an...

The teenager accused of making threats last Friday at Mount Sentinel High School in South Slocan made an appearance Wednesday in BC Provincial Court in Nelson. Denver Skey, 18, was in court to hear charges of two counts of uttering threats. The threats resulted in administration locking down the high school as well as sending...

Effective at noon Pacific Time on Monday, July 4, 2016, Category 2 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. This prohibition is in addition to the Category 3 open fire prohibition that came into effect in the Southeast Fire Centre on...

The Selkirk College Board of Governors has approved an annual budget that allows the institution to continue providing high quality, sought after programs and services to students and to grow in areas that address future needs. At its monthly meeting in May, the board passed the proposed $45 million budget that sets a financial...

A young local family is still reeling with happy shock after winning Parent Life Network's Canada's Luckiest Baby contest, which comes with between $50,000 and $60,000 in cash and prizes. Proud Momma Keahna Ingram, 21, won the contest after generating a ton of entries to the contest. “It's chosen totally at random, but the ...

Police are finally breaking their silence regarding an emergency evacuation of two schools in the Slocan Friday, issuing a press release this afternoon. An 18-year-old man will be appearing in court in Castlegar today. “On June 23 at 2:30 p.m. the Kootenay Boundary (Nelson Rural RCMP) received a report of a possible threat ...

Nelson Police officers were kept busy Sunday afternoon with two potentially dangerous calls dealing with firearms complaints in the city. Nelson Police Sergeant Paul Bayes said the two incidents occurred in Rosemont and Jam Factory Lane near Vernon Street, with the latter resulting in charges to two males. “Both males were ...

Students won’t be out of pocket to pay as Selkirk College joins other British Columbian post-secondary institutes in implementing tuition fees for high school upgrading courses in their School of Academic Upgrading & Development. In late-2014, the Provincial Government announced it would no longer provide the $6.9 million...