Christina Lake became a little safer after the recent launch Friday of the Fire Rescue fire engine on pontoons. Christina Lake Fire Rescue's fireboat is a community effort between Christina Lake Firefighter Society, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Area C/Christina Lake Director Grace McGregor, Chief Joe Geary and his...

By Nicole Trigg, for Kootenay Conservation Wetlands are continuing to disappear at an alarming rate, and Eva Cameron is determined to turn back the tide on this trend, at least in the Lower Columbia region, one wetland at a time. A Rossland-based independent consultant, Eva has been helping restore wetlands since 2015. She ...

Police and the BC Coroner's Service are investigating the sudden death of a Maple Ridge man after a fishing accident near Trail, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On July 3, at 1:54 p.m., the Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to an incident where a fisherman fell approximately 20 feet down the ...

My role as Natural Resources critic for the NDP covers forestry, mining and energy—and the big issue these days in that trio is energy.  The pandemic has intensified calls for a national energy strategy that will direct federal investments to help us recover from the economic impacts of the crisis and put us on a good footing...

The Salmo and District outdoor pool will open to the public July 6.. The pool will be made available for lap swimming, public swimming and aquafit. A new set of policies and procedures, following the guidelines and recommendations set out by the provincal health officials, has been developed to minimize the risk of COVID–19...

Starting this week, more than 80 per cent of families and individuals in British Columbia will automatically receive an enhanced climate action tax credit. “Many British Columbians are still worried about how they can cover costs such as transportation so they can return to work, pay for groceries and find day camps for their...

The City of Castlegar is reopening the Kinsmen Splash Park and Millennium Park Natural Ponds. Reopening for the season was delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health guidance. The City has been coordinating with local and regional governments to determine the appropriate timing for safely reopening these...

RCMP Trail Detachment along with West Kootenay Traffic Services responded to a report of two motorcycles colliding on Highway 3B at Marcolin Drive in Trail. Both riders received life threatening injuries and were transported by air ambulance to Kelowna. On Monday, June 29, at 11:35 am, RCMP members of the Trail Detachment and...

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has lowered flags to half-mast at its Trail and Grand Forks offices to honour Ed Conroy who died Friday, June 26. He served as the MLA for Rossland-Trail from 1991 to 2001.  “On behalf of the RDKB Board of Directors I want to express our condolences to Katrine Conroy, our provincial...

Bouldering, a popular form of rock climbing, is trending in the West Kootenays like never before, partly thanks to the release of the area’s first Bouldering Guidebook. Rossland-born and raised filmmaker Liam Barnes films Nelson rock climbers Tosh and Tula Sherkat as they navigate the area’s biggest and most difficult climbs,...