Nelson Leafs advanced to the Kootenay Conference Final for the first time in eight seasons after scoring a 5-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Playoff victory over the Castlegar Rebels at the NDCC Arena. The Leafs won the best-of-seven Murdoch Division Final over the Rebels 4-1. Game one of the Kootenay Conference...

It’s a sign of the times in Grand Forks. The city will be entering into a review with the provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure over signage along Highway 3 within municipal boundaries. The agreement will not cost the city anything, said city deputy manager of operations and sustainability, Cavan Gates, as...

Thinking of going electric with your next car? The BC government is encouraging that, with rebates on installing charging stations at private homes, multi-family units, and even workplaces. The Fraser Basin Council today announced rebates in its Plug in BC program to help offset the purchase and installation of electric vehicle...

A male was stabbed over the weekend Grand Forks RCMP said in a media release. Shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, RCMP members responded to a complaint of an Assault. "The subsequent investigation revealed that there was an altercation involving several males and during the altercation one male was stabbed," RCMP said. "The matter...

Accepting cash in US funds? Be wary, and check to make sure it's genuine before accepting it. Trail RCMP have recovered counterfeit US bills from several businesses and banks locally; $1, $10, $20 and $50 US bills have been passed at several businesses within the last week.   The bills are slightly smaller, have poor colouring...

To the Editor, I wanted to follow up on your February 28, 2018 article (Some good news from Teck. And other things to consider) and provide some additional context for your readers on the extensive work Teck has underway to protect water quality in the Elk Valley. Selenium is a naturally-occurring element throughout the environment, […]

First, a bit of background.  ICBC is in dire financial straits. Back in 2016, ICBC applied to the BC Utilities Commission for permission to raise its rates by 4.9%.  This publication posted an article by Dermod Travis of Integrity BC on ICBC’s request. Travis unpicked the rationale for the proposed increase in rates, delved...

Highway 3 was closed for roughly an hour this morning after an MVI  involving a small car and a logging truck, according to Ootischenia Fire Chief George Hamm. Hamm said the call came in at 8 a.m., and both Ootischenia and Castlegar Fire Departments attended a crash roughly one-and-a-half km past the weigh scales, heading...

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) wants residents to change out old, smoky wood stoves for cleaner appliances including heat pumps, gas or pellet stoves or cleaner burning wood stoves.  The RDKB has put a total of $6,000 toward the 2018 Wood Stove Exchange Program and $5,000 is still available to fund rebates...

It’s not November, so why the picture of a war plane? We should always remember the immense and cruel losses of life in wars, not just for a few days in November, but there’s another reason for this one. A man in Germany is trying to locate family members of those who were shot down and crashed in 1944 at a...