How we come to these moments in local political history… On the one hand we have a member of our honourable Grand Forks city council declaring in a public forum on the night of Dec. 5th: “If glyphosate shows up in your urine, it is certainly an indication your body is processing it adequately.” Absolutely brilliant on the...

A Prince George man is a Jeopardy winner. Matthew Church was victorious on the long-running game show Monday night. The Queen’s School of Medicine student now had a chance of winning more than the $24,000 won Monday, during another game on Tuesday. Church, 26, earned a spot on the popular game show through an online quiz in...

Both sides of the FortisBC lockout will be getting an early Christmas present: an end to what has been a long and bitter parting of ways. Mike Flynn, business manager of IBEW local 213, said the 225 locked out electrical workers should be looking at an immediate return to work, with some back on the job as soon as this...

Following a long day working with students, the next item on the agenda for Nelson’s Leanne Kalabis was to collect her 1-1/2 year old son and head home. Did we say Kalabis was five months pregnant? However, relaxation was the last thing the Nelson mother got to experience after a wayward bobcat found its way into the basement...

A 61-year-old Rossland man has died after a single-vehicle crash yesterday afternoon. West Kootenay Traffic Services Cpl. John Ferguson said Trail RCMP got a 9-1-1 call at 2:23 p.m. on Dec. 15 regarding an accidents on Gelesz Road. “A 2013 GMC pickup driven by a 61-year-old male resident of Rossland failed to negotiate a curve...

Leaving no stone unturned in its 8.6 million hectare territory, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) has released the 2013 State of the Basin report. In the works for several years, the 2013 report updates and builds on the work produced in the 2008 State of the Basin report. The 75-page long report and 16-page...

The Tofino RCMP and BC Coroners Service are currently at the site of a fatal plane crash on Vargas Island, located northwest of Tofino, BC. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 14, the Tofino RCMP were notified by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre that a twin engine 'Cessna 421 B' aircraft had gone missing in the area of Vargas...

Rats. We all need to go to work again Monday. Friday’s Lotto Max jackpot draw of $50 Million once again went unclaimed, meaning the next draw will have as much as $100 Million in prizes up for grabs. The last time the Lotto Max was won happened November 1, when two tickets shared the $50 Million prize. One of the tickets...

Last week, we discussed the overarching goals of a specialized RCMP Crime Reduction Unit in Castlegar, as presented to city council by CRU non-commissioned officer in charge Cpl. Darryl Orr and his supervisor, Sgt. Mike Wicentowich (To read Part One, click here). Those goals/priorities include in-depth or long-term investigations,...

Selkirk College announced today that it is helping provide a proactive solution to the rural doctor shortage in Canada. After nearly two years of study and preparation, the college has launched its Rural Pre-Medicine Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree Program. Based out of its Castlegar Campus, the program will offer...