RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the circumstances surrounding a collision between two commercial transport vehicles that claimed the life of a man Monday evening. On April 26, just before 6 p.m., Logan Lake RCMP responded to a collision involving two semi-tractor trailer units on Highway 5 in the area of ...

A man and his dog are safe and sound after a vehicle fire between Warfield and Rossland, according to Trail RCMP Const. Sherri Karn. "On April 15, at 4:17 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report that a vehicle was on fire on Schofield Highway between Warfield and Rossland." Karn said. "RCMP responded and located...

The 1100 block of Pine Avenue will be temporarily closed from Tuesday, April 27 to Friday, May 7, 2021 for the new 7-Eleven development located at 798 Victoria Street. The contractors will be working along Pine Avenue to install the petroleum distribution system. Motorists and pedestrians travelling through the area are asked...

The Kootenay Boundary Physicians Association (KBPA) has commissioned a massive mural to be painted on the north and west wall at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) Trail by local Kootenay muralist Tyler Toews of Canadian Murals. The idea, which grew from the positive energy of last year’s Gratitude Garden installation,...

A Kaslo area farmer has been given permission to plant mushrooms along a local trail as an unusual experiment in community gardening. Robin Mercy was given the okay to “inoculate” (as planting mushrooms is called) logs along Kaslo’s Wardner Trail by council last month. He says the pilot project is a test of principles of […]

Update: April 15, 2021 - The temporary road closure of the 1100 block of Pine Avenue has been extended to Wednesday, April 21, 2021.  Thank you for your ongoing patience and cooperation. Previous coverage: Beginning on Monday, April 12, 2021 there will be a temporary road closure of the 1100 block of Pine Avenue for the new...

The Province is providing an additional $2 billion in development financing through B.C.’s HousingHub to finance the construction of thousands of new homes for middle-income families. “For too long, hard-working middle-income families have been priced out of the housing market, and the pandemic pushed prices even higher,”...

Readers will have seen a news item about a couple who crossed the border after getting medical services in the United States, and were accused of not following required procedures, and were issued a fine for $3,450 for their “non-compliance.”  But there is much more to that story, and readers should know what really happened...

For the last eight months, St Andrew’s United Church in Rossland has been undergoing major development works as part of a $344,000 renovation project funded by a Built Heritage Columbia Basin Trust grant.  Having been unsuccessful in its latest grant bid to finish off the works, it is calling on its community to dig deep and...

A two-vehicle head-on collision on Highway 1 seven kilometers east of Sicamous has claimed two lives, according to BC Highway Patrol Sgt. Chad Badry. "On April 6, 2021, just after 1 p.m., BC RCMP frontline members from Sicamous Detachment and RCMP Traffic Services responded to a report of a serious two vehicle head-on collision...