An early end to winter 2014 depends on whom you believe. In Ontario, Wiarton Willie left the cozy den Sunday morning to see his shadow, which according to folk tradition signals another six weeks of winter for Canadians — this after an already punishing winter for Eastern Canada. However, further to the east in Nova Scotia,...

The Boundary Historical Society (BHS) held their annual luncheon Saturday in the basement of the Boundary Museum.  Around 45 diners crowded into the room to enjoy soup and sandwiches at the social gathering.  Typically, a speaker is invited to the BHS' luncheon, but this year the guests just enjoyed each other's company.  We...

Fire crews are now (as of 10 p.m.) mopping up a blaze that destroyed a home and took roughly 30 firefighters from four departments to combat. Crescent Valley fire chief Glenn Leidloff says the cause of the fire is still under investigation, and it's believed the house had only one occupant, whose current condition is unknown...

Teck Trail is informing the public of the spill of up to 25 cubic metres of a high pH solution into a Regional District Sewage Treatment Plant. "Teck Trail Operations is reporting that on Tuesday, January 28, up to 25 cubic meters of a high pH solution was discharged to a domestic sewer line that goes to the Regional District...

Festival goers and sports enthusiasts, as well as the hotel industry and its patrons, will benefit from a third set of recommendations highlighted today from the now released final report on the B.C. Liquor Policy Review. In addition, government has announced its full support for all 73 recommendations in the report. A number...

BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko will soon have his turn to debate one of his private members bill in the House of Commons.   “I have just notified the House of Commons that I will be moving forward with my newly introduced Bill C-571 which will impose certain limits on the horse slaughter industry,” said Atamanenko....

I'd like to paint a picture for you, explaining why, in my opinion, this region enjoys sub-par health services: Imagine, if you would, that you're the BC Minister of Health. You oversee five health authorities, with 16 health services delivery areas under them, all of them clamouring for a finite pool of funding and resources....

This is the first of a four-part series that will describe what broadband is, what the potential is for rural communities as well as how and why Castlegar is exploring options around the development of high speed fibre optics broadband.   Part One: The Columbia Basin Trust, the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC) and...

Trail has chosen to opt out of a process initiated by the City of Castlegar to create a region-wide strategic plan for health care in the region. Castlegar contracted, at the cost of about $20,000, the services of consultant Jim Gustafson (formerly the CAO of the RDCK and, before that, Castlegar) to gather information from ...

Selkirk College Hairdressing Program students are engaged in a friendly competition and you’re invited to get involved in a way that will leave you with a fresh look. At the start of January, cosmetology services at Selkirk’s Silver King Campus opened for business. Students in the Hairdressing and Esthetics Programs started...