The Navigational Lock at BC Hydro’s Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will be closed starting at 4 p.m. on Friday, October 23rd until 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 31. This closure is necessary to undertake maintenance on the upstream and downstream gates.  Regular hours of operation for the Navigational Lock are 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m....

Elections BC said in a media release that advance voting for the 2020 Provincial General Election opened today (Thursday, October 15), running until Wednesday, October 21. Elections BC said the advance voting period is seven days this election, up from six in the last provincial election in 2017. “An extra day has been added...

(With files from Linda Allis, for Black Jack) Having great times in the snow: We’ve seen our first taste of snow in Rossland already, giving hope to everyone who loves the stuff and can hardly wait to get out in it this winter. As always, fingers are crossed for a great snow year.  For those who love cross-country...

Andrew Duncan of Rossland is running for election, hoping to represent our riding for the Green Party of BC as an MLA.  Asked to explain his priorities and his reasons for running for office, Duncan apologized for being tired because he had been out until 3:00 am on a Search and Rescue mission, helping to get an injured...

For people in wheelchairs and people with mobility issues who need walkers, canes or crutches to help them walk, there is now a nice, smooth, low-angle loop trail that winds for about one kilometre through trees and bushes and open areas on the south side of Strawberry Pass (Nancy Greene Summit), in the Rossland Range Recreation...

A 19-year-old Castlegar woman is looking to put the Kootenays in the International eye as a semi-finalist in Maxim Australia’s Cover Girl Contest – but she’s running out of time and needs your vote! The grand prize brings with it $25,000 worth of cash and prizes, including a photo shoot in Australia for the...

Hey, Halloween fans! The City of Trail will miss celebrating with you at our annual downtown Spooktacular event. But fear not fellow goblins, we haven’t ghosted you. This year, we are hosting Online Spooktacular Contests and we hope you will participate. All the information including the contest details, rules, and online...

According to the common myth a cat is able to endure, continue, or survive despite a near encounter with death or disaster because cats have Nine lives. The McCuaig family cat Dottie, definitely has a few more left after a Sunday evening encounter with a cougar in Nelson. The incident unfolded at approximately 7:30 p.m. Sunday (October 5, 2020) when […]

Dear Dr. Henry, Thank you profusely, Dr. Henry, for everything you and your ministry staff have done these past many months to safeguard British Columbians from the suffering of the global novel coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. I am a sixty-six year old Extinction Rebellion climate activist residing in Victoria, and am writing...