The West Kootenay Timberwolves are preparing for the upcoming season as their program continues to grow across the region. The existing Junior team joined the West Coast Junior Lacrosse League for the 2026 season and has returned to full league play. Meanwhile, the newly formed Senior team will compete in the Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse […]

There are moments when the toxic drug crisis becomes painfully real. A phone call in the middle of the night. A memorial growing on along the side of the Columbia River. A name spoken quietly among colleagues because another person didn’t make it. For many people in British Columbia, these moments are no longer rare. […]

All RDCK offices (Creston, Nakusp, & Nelson) Friday, April 3 – CLOSED Saturday, April 4 – CLOSED Sunday, April 5 – CLOSED Monday, April 6 – CLOSED All RDCK landfills, transfer stations, and gated recycling depots * Friday, April 3 – CLOSED Saturday, April 4 – OPEN Sunday, April 5 – CLOSED Monday April 6 – OPEN *Ymir Transfer Station will be open […]

In Canada, progress on social and ecological justice often faces roadblocks. When women got the right to vote here in 1918, organizations sprang up to argue voting was incompatible with women’s “traditional roles.” When universal health care was introduced in the 1960s, doctors in Saskatchewan went on strike, accusing the government of exercising too much […]

When large tracts of forest are clear-cut, we lose more than the trees and their shelter and all the other plant and animal species they nurture and protect; we also lose water. Our demands for water are increasing. Growing populations, water-hungry industries (including fracking and nuclear power production) and the growth of data centres all […]

On the weekend of Feb. 28, cadets from the West and East Kootenays participated in the cadet Kootenay Zone Marksmanship competition. On Saturday, Sea Cadets from Nelson Army Cadets from Creston, and Air Cadets from Trail, Nelson and Castlegar competed in Trail. On Sunday, Army Cadets from Golden, Invermere, Cranbrook and Fernie, and Air Cadets […]

“Our movement began as an alliance of socialist farmers and workers. It’s a part of our DNA as the NDP and we are reconnecting with those roots. That’s why I’m so honoured to have the support of these remarkable agriculture leaders against corporate control of our food system. This campaign is about rebuilding our party […]

By Henry Giroux Political theorist Hannah Arendt warned that authoritarian politics rarely begin with spectacles of repression. More often, authoritarianism advances through routine administrative decisions that appear technical or neutral but gradually reshape public life — a kind of bureaucratic normalization of injustice she later described as the banality of evil. Over time, these measures […]

At the Rossland courthouse today, the full public gallery heard Mr. Justice Dev Dley deliver his reasons and his decision on an application by the Save Record Ridge Action Committee (SRRAC). SRRAC was asking the court to order an injunction to prevent West High Yield (WHY) from beginning work on its proposed open-pit magnesium mine […]

The City of Trail (City) recognizes the Trail & District Public Library (Library) for an outstanding year of service, innovation, and community enrichment, as highlighted in the library’s 2025 Community Report and 2026 Budget. In 2025, the Library marked its centennial year, celebrating 100 years of supporting learning, literacy, creativity, and connection across the region. Throughout this […]