Kootenay Columbia MP Rob Morrison is calling on the federal government to re-evaluate COVID-19 restrictions after protests in Ottawa and at Canada/U.S. borders continue to hamper the economy. In a recent newsletter to Kootenay Columbia constituents, Morrison said that “Canadians urgently need a plan to get us out of the...

On Feb. 10, Trail and Greater District RCMP were notified by the Freedom Convoy Kootenay that there would be a blockade of the Paterson Border Crossing located at 10 Hwy 22, in Rossland, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, Feb 12. The organizers plan to have a peaceful demonstration and barbeque to protest against current...

Kevin Falcon is the new leader of the BC Liberal Party. The former cabinet minister won the leadership on the fifth ballot, taking just over 52 per cent of the vote. Legislature member Ellis Ross finished second with almost 34 per cent of the vote with BC Liberal colleague Michael Lee in third with 14 per cent. Other candidates...

Trail and Greater District RCMP has received information that a truck convoy protesting against current vaccines mandates will be touring West Kootenay cities which will include driving through downtown Trail, BC, this Sunday, Feb. 6, according to Trail RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Mike Wicentowich.  He said it will begin in Nelson around...

An innovative CleanBC program designed to reduce industry emissions and maintain global competitiveness has won an international award presented by the Under2 Coalition during COP26 in Glasgow. The CleanBC Program for Industry was awarded most creative climate solution from the coalition, which is a global alliance of state...

Premier John Horgan has released the following statement regarding the state of his health: “After noticing a lump in my neck, I went to the doctor to get a number of tests over the past few weeks. Those tests have revealed a growth in my throat that requires surgery tomorrow. Any further treatment will be determined after ...

BC Liberal leadership candidate Kevin Falcon was in the Heritage City earlier this week to meet with voters at the Chamber of Commerce. Falcon, running to be the next leader of the BC Liberal Party, promised to be an advocate for rural BC and the Kootenay Region if elected. “As BC Liberal and Premier, I will fight to make...

(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Territories/Vancouver, B.C.) — People’s Party of Canada Candidate Renate Siekmann distributed a pamphlet yesterday that equates the genocide of Indigenous peoples with vaccine mandates. The brochure shows an image of a group of Indigenous...

Voters in the Kootenay-Columbia riding will head to the polls for the second time in less than a year during the COVID-19 pandemic after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at Rideau Hall Sunday to dissolve the 43rd Parliament triggering a summer election for Monday, September 20. Last fall BC Premier...

The discovery of over a thousand unmarked graves at residential schools across Canada, including many right here in B.C., has been a wake-up call.  I feel saddened, enraged, disappointed, heartbroken, and much more. But I also know that the emotions non-Indigenous people like myself are feeling right now are just a fraction of...