With temperatures nearing 30 degrees and beyond across the province this weekend, the BC SPCA is reminding the public that leaving pets in a hot vehicle can have life-threatening consequences. “We hear it all the time, ‘I was just running into the store, I was only gone a few minutes!’ but what many people don’t […]

A rise in the hourly rate for parking at the City-owned parkade and eliminating monthly parking passes in order to increase the facility’s usage was questioned by one City councillor. Jesse Peneiro asked the question — on the eve of the adoption of the amendment to the Fees and Charges (Parkade) Bylaw — about the […]

RCMP said that a 37-year-old man remains in custody following a high speed chase west along Highway 3 toward Kootenay Pass Tuesday. RCMP said that on July 2, 2024, officers from Creston identified a man believed to be responsible for several recent property crimes, and who was also wanted on an outstanding warrant. However, after locating […]

A film production studio proposal for Nelson’s Civic Centre is moving forward at the municipal government level but on the community level it has not been vetted by the facility’s user groups. When Nelson City council approved a request to enter into negotiations with Community Futures Central Kootenay (CFCK) Tuesday night on a cost-sharing agreement […]

RCMP said in a media release that a person has died in a helicopter crash south of Invermere on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. RCMP said Columbia Valley RCMP were notified of a helicopter crash south of Invermere, BC, near Brewer Creek at approximately 7 p.m. A ranch owner piloted the privately-owned helicopter, who had two […]

The fossil fuel industry has made a lot of false or misleading claims over the years: burning the fuels doesn’t cause climate change, there’s no viable replacement for them, “natural” gas is a climate solution, coal power can be “clean,” carbon capture and storage will make oilsands bitumen climate-friendly… But a new rule requiring industry […]

Prince George RCMP said in a media release Tuesday that it is advising the public that the 16-year-old youth who was taken to hospital suffering from a drug overdose last week passed away over the weekend. RCMP said this investigation is still ongoing and is a top priority for the Serious Crime Unit. “Our thoughts […]

Kalesnikoff mass timber products and lumber recently celebrated 85 years of business in the West Kootenays. The company, started in the 1930s by three immigrant Russian Doukhobor brothers, for years has tried its hand at many timber-related ventures and now does milling and mass timber construction. Ken Kalesnikoff, President and CEO, says the company’s success […]

The City needs to bring its “A” game if more affordable non-market housing is to be built in Nelson, according to one councillor. Keith Page said the City of Nelson has accomplished a bit in encouraging and fostering affordable housing construction in the city — including requiring a contribution to the affordable housing fund on […]

The Trail & District Arts Council, Triple Threat Experience, and STEPS Dance Centre will fill the streets of Trail with the smell of rebellion from July 20 to 21 as the musical theatre camp students invade The Bailey Theatre stage to perform Roald Dahl’s “Matilda The Musical JR.”  Rebellion is high in “Matilda JR.”, a gleefully […]