On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a report of a single vehicle incident on Highway 22, near Oasis. A 53-year-old Greenwood woman was still on scene when police arrived, and reportedly uninjured. She told police that she was driving to Castlegar when her and her vehicle […]

Who? Selkirk College’s International Community Health Nursing Program in Guatemala What?  Rice and Beans Fundraising Dinner When? Friday, April 12 at 5:30 p.m. Where? St. Rita’s Parish 513–7 Ave in Castlegar This May, a group of three senior Selkirk College nursing students will be participating in a four-week international community health nursing practice experience in […]

A Grand Forks man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with an incident on Granby Road April 16th, 2023. At 2 a.m., on April 16th, frontline officers with the Grand Forks RCMP responded to a report of a man being shot inside a rural residence on Granby Road. Upon arrival, police and BC Ambulance […]

The Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) is issuing a critical alert to all anglers in the region, urging vigilance to prevent the introduction of whirling disease into waterbodies across the Central Kootenay Region. This urgent call comes in response to Parks Canada’s decision to close all bodies of water in British Columbia’s Kootenay and […]

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League continues to shuffle the deck chairs on a Junior Hockey League following the announcement that the North Okanagan Knights franchise has been sold and relocated to Quesnel. The Quesnel-based hockey club will now be known as the River Rush. The sale and move was approved unanimously by the KIJHL’s […]

A news media website in Kelowna is reporting that a leak that was spilling millions of litres of sewage into Kootenay River has been stopped. The KelownaNow story said in the Ministry of Environment and Climate and Change confirmed the sewage leak has been “stopped” after divers spent Tuesday and Wednesday examining the three-kilometre pipe […]

Submitted by Kootenay Conservation Program Eight important conservation projects were approved last month by Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Directors to receive funding from the RDCK Local Conservation Fund (RDCK LCF) in 2024. A local government service, the Local Conservation Fund provides dedicated funding to valuable conservation projects in Electoral Areas A, D, E, […]

The Kootenay Gallery is thrilled to showcase the ephemeral and delicious art of cake decorating by hosting the winner of this past season’s Great Canadian Baking Show, Loïc Fauteux-Goulet, to the Gallery on Sunday, May 5. Mr. Fauteux-Goulet will provide a demonstration of both 2D and 3D cake decorating techniques for creating beautiful floral designs […]

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is advising the public that final work on Phase 4 of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project will begin on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The MOTI said drivers are advised to expect lane closures and minor delays throughout the spring. Highway 1 will be reduced to lane one in each […]

The federal government’s plan to phase out gas and diesel passenger vehicles by 2035 requires the Canadian economy to shift, with battery recycling at the forefront in the Lower Columbia region of BC’s Southern Interior. Economic development agency Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation (LCIC) is leading the charge by investigating ways to further augment the region’s […]