By: Rob McLister, Canada Mortgage Trends On Friday, Manulife Bank posted its lowest rate ever on a 5-year fixed mortgage, 2.89%. It lasted for four days. When our big brothers at the Department of Finance (DoF) caught wind of it, they dialed up Manulife and swayed the bank into raising its rate back to 3.09%. “We don’t want...

A man many think will be B.C.’s next premier, NDP leader Adrian Dix, will be in Castlegar Wednesday to meet with local business leaders and heath care professionals, as well as to speak at local NDP MLA Katrine Conroy’s gala fundraiser at the Complex that evening. The 49-year-old Vancouverite said, however, that locals shouldn’t expect […]

A series of break-and-enters have been perpetrated against Johnson’s Landing homes and outbuilding, including the home where three people died in a landslide eight months ago, according to RCMP Cpl. Shaun Begg. “On March 17, Kaslo RCMP received a report of a Break and Enter involving four unoccupied buildings in the Johnson’s Landing slide area. […]

A 47 year-old man left a wake of destruction in the parking lot of the Boundary Regional Hospital before dying of a heart attack on Saturday, March 16. Grand Forks RCMP were called in at 5:53 a.m. after a staff member pulled into the parking lot getting ready to start their shift and found a […]

What seemed to be an explosion in West Trail prompted a 9-1-1 call Friday night, according to Regional Fire Chief Terry Martin, of Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue. “(At 10:44 p.m.) we received a 9-1-1 call for a possible explosion on McAnnaly Street,” he said. “There were no visible flames, smoke or anything. Crews did […]

Specialized rescue skills were required to help a motorist near Fruitvale this morning, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. “A driver was heading east-bound in an SUV on Hwy 3B just west of the connector to Castlegar, at about 10:30 a.m.” he said. “He hit some slush that pulled his tires and pulled him over the bank,...

Registrations are being accepted for artists/venues in the Columbia Basin to participate in the Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT). The CBCT is a self-guided tour showcasing local arts, culture and heritage offered at no charge to the general public. Full-colour tour directories will be available free of charge to the public as a guide to […]

Cinderella, please step aside. There’s a new rags to riches story and it’s staring the Selkirk Saints. Speedster Cody Fidgett scored minutes into the overtime to power the Selkirk Saints to the 2013 BC Intercollegiate Hockey League title with a 3-2 victory over Simon Fraser University Clan Saturday night at the NDCC Arena in Nelson. […]

Retiring long-term volunteers, baseball field upgrades and the withdrawal of two key teams has lead to the cancellation of the 2013 Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament scheduled for the last week in August. The Grand Forks International Baseball Society Board of Directors made the official announcement today, Friday, March 15. “We’re (financially) viable and have […]

Police are asking any witnesses of a roadside arrest March 8 to please talk to police, according to RCMP Cpl. Ryan Fehler. “On March 8 at approximately 10:20 p.m., a member of the Slocan Lake RCMP attempted to execute a traffic stop with a camper van that was southbound on Hwy 6 near Hills, B.C.,” […]