A Castlegar teen is facing a laundry list of charges after driving his vehicle into the back of the Robson Fire Hall on Tuesday, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew.   "On Aug. 20, at 11:22 p.m, Castlegar RCMP members responded to an injury accident in which a vehicle with four occupants had allegedly driven through a private...

The West Kootenay Regional Airport is set to get more than $600,000 for runway maintenance equipment and systems, the Complex gets $100,000 for a new boiler and the Doukhobor Discovery Centre will receive more than $60,000 for renovations. The federal grant funding was announced at two separate events today, one at the airport...

The Kamloops economy is getting a shot in the arm this week as nearly four thousand B.C. seniors with their families and supporters arrive for the BC Seniors Games. Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Coralee Oakes lit the torch today in Kamloops, officially opening the Games. The government of British Columbia is contributing […]

Any signs of optimism expressed with news that FortisBC and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 started mediation bargaining to end an already eight-week long lockout Wednesday short-circuited not long thereafter. FortisBC and IBEW Local 213 negotiators returned to the bargaining table in Vancouver...

This is for everyone who feels a need to share this photo (the one attached to this story). As someone on assistance, this is very hurtful. I do not choose to be disabled. But it most certainly does not define me as a human being, nor does it diminish my worth. I have done thousands of hours of volunteer work and have saton...

We all spend time as kids imagining how our lives might be when we grow up.  And then we grow up and we find ourselves imagining what might happen if… In business, those daydreams can often turn into guessing games, red herrings and assumptive goose chases.   But with some imagination and calculation, business owners can […]

Police have barricaded off Riverside Drive around the 75 to 77th Street crossroads after they discovered someone was moving dynamite through the area. According to Cpl. Kevin Christensen, the individual transporting the dynamite had “good intentions” and wanted to dispose of it with the help of the local fire department or RCMP RCMP received a […]

We all know Const. Rob Gardner as a proud law enforcement official, but this September he will embark on a challenge of a different kind. Gardner has joined the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation Cops for Kids Ride Team and will leave Kelowna on Sept. 6 on a 10-day, 1,000-km cycling journey across Southeastern B.C.  The annual Cops...

A recent increase in whooping cough and measles in our province has a regional Medical Health Officer concerned, and he is reminding parents to make sure their children are immunized so they are not at risk. “The West Kootenays have had a surge of whooping cough cases in children over the last few weeks, following […]

Data Now Available for Public Review Data collected during the incident response has been released to the public for review. This data includes all results from testing performed on water, sediment and air quality. This data is presented with its associated sampling plans, locations and assessment benchmarks. The data is...