As many may already be aware, the Kootenays have a combination of geology and gas permeable soils that make homes and workplaces susceptible to high concentrations of radioactive radon.  It surprised me to learn that the radiation from radioactive radon gas found in homes and workplaces is estimated to cause 16 percent of the...

A young Trail man is in hospital today after large rescue effort on the Columbia River near the old bridge this afternoon, according to Trail RCMP Const. John Grebe. Grebe said the call came in at just past noon today, Tuesday, and police, fire/rescue and ambulance services arrived to find a young man had fallen off the old...

Following the success of the 2014 conference, where over 400 people attended over two days to celebrate and discuss the challenges with our local food system, the West Kootenay Permaculture Co-op is putting on a one day event in 2015 focused solely on the issue of sustainable local meat production (the two day conference will...

Grand Forks has a new millionaire in town, Frank Senger. Playing the same random set of numbers that he pulled from a hat when he first started playing the lottery, Senger hit the jackpot on Feb. 18. Grand Forks has a new millionaire in town, Frank Senger. Playing the same random set of numbers that he pulled from a hat when...

Monday, at the Balfour Hall in Balfour, two local outdoor clubs — British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and the West Arm Outdoors Club (WAOC) — have scheduled a public meeting to begin to address the dwindling kokanee fish on Kootenay Lake. The two groups are calling on the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource...

by Eva Brownstein, The Nelson Daily Meadow Creek resident and environmentalist Terry Halleran recently completed five wetland ponds on his property in North Kootenay Lake Country. This project carries a certain precedent considering the size of the project and that it is all happening on private land. "No one owns land," said...

Members of the Nelson Police Department have been cleared of any misconduct in the arrest of the alleged robber of the Nelson and District Credit Union in April of 2014. The Independent Investigations Office made the announcement this week. "Based on the evidence obtained as a result of the investigation, I cannot conclude ...

The West Kootenay Eco Society (WKES) is heading to court early next week to challenge the provincial government’s 2012 decision to establish the Jumbo Glacier Resort (JGR) Municipality. On Feb. 23, the WKES will be in Vancouver at BC Supreme Court to ask a judge for a judicial review of a decision by the Minister of Tourism,...

A local man has been released from hospital after a serious accident on Feb. 17, according to Castlegar Deputy Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. "Castlegar Fire responded to a MVI (motor vehicle incident) at (roughly 9:10 a.m.) on Tuesday, at 1846 Pass Creek Road," Lattanzio said. "The Jaws of Life were used to free a lone elderly ...

Government policies are normally designed to help citizens as they try to move up the economic ladder, not penalize them for trying. And on that one count alone, this week's budget from Finance minister Mike de Jong is an abject failure. In its budget highlights, the B.C. government presented four scenarios to bolster its...