Work has begun in B.C.’s southern Interior to upgrade 482 kilometres of highways and side roads, renewing driving surfaces for local residents, travellers and the movement of goods. Approximately 33 kilometres of Highway 97 will be repaved this summer from Tuc el Nuit Road, north of Oliver, northward through the community of Okanagan Falls to […]

Heritage House is proud to announce Galena Bay Odyssey: Reflectionsfrom a Hippie Homesteader has received a 2024 Historical Writing Award, presented by the British Columbia Historical Federation. On Saturday, May 4, the recipients were announced and acknowledged at the BC Historical Federation’s annual conference and awards dinner, held this year in Chilliwack. Author Ellen Schwartz […]

The long-awaited search for the next head coach of the Ottawa Senators has officially come to an end. President of Hockey Operations and GM, Steve Staios announced that Travis Green, originally from Castlegar, BC, has been named the next head coach in franchise history, a title he will hold through the end of the 2027-28 […]

Thanks to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) Health Foundation and its generous donors, Interior Health will be able to keep more Kootenay Boundary expectant families facing early deliveries closer to home said an IH media release. A new Tier 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at KBRH, made possible by $745,000 in additional Foundation-funded […]

By the Transportation Safety Board of Canada Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A22P0067) into an emergency forced landing of an Air Tractor AT-802A aircraft, operated by Conair Group Inc., south of Cranbrook, British Columbia (BC). On August 2, 2022, the firefighting aircraft, equipped with amphibious floats, was conducting aerial operations in […]

During the past week, Grand Forks RCMP responded to several complaints of either a theft of vehicle or vehicles that were broken into, mostly from the Riverside Drive area. Residents are being reminded of some basic safety tips to help ensure they do not become a victim. The first was on April 25, 2024 10 […]

Cranbrook RCMP is reporting that the missing woman has been located safe and in good health. RCMP sent out the urgent media release that the missing Cranbrook woman was last seen on April 24, 2024. RCMP would like to thank the public for assisting in providing information on this file. Previous Story: Cranbrook RCMP need […]

Cranbrook RCMP have taken a large amount of drugs off the street. Police said that on April 16th, 2024, the Cranbrook RCMP Enhanced Response Unit executed a search warrant in the 200-block of 3rd Avenue South with a combined total of six (6) kilograms of suspected Meth, Fentanyl, Cocaine and Psilocybin were seized. RCMP said along […]

BC is getting drier.  Drought and wildfires loom nearly every summer now. Agriculture is becoming more challenging as climate-change related weather extremes increase in frequency. To learn about the POLIS Project on ecological governance, and the POLIS Water Sustainability Project, click on this link: https://poliswaterproject.org/about/ And then, watch the film — link below.  Here’s what […]

Trail RCMP said that a local woman is facing charges after a fire broke out near a downtown business recently in the Silver City. RCMP said that on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 2:49 p.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District received a report about a suspicious fire in the 1200 block of Esplanade Avenue, […]