More than 20 passengers on an eastbound Greyhound Bus got out safely after the bus caught fire on the Okanagan Connector Saturday afternoon. Around noon the Greyhound, which left Merritt and was traveling to Kelowna on Highway 97C, caught fire. The driver stopped on the side of the road allowing all passengers to exit safely. […]

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died while canoeing on a small, private lake near Christina Lake on Aug. 9. The man is Richard Arthur Thomas, aged 78, from Christina Lake. The Coroners Service is continuing to investigate this death. The family of Mr. Thomas has been notified of […]

The Grand Forks International (GFI) baseball tournament received word on Aug. 2 that the U.S. Military All-Stars will be unable to attend the 2012 Grand Forks International. Terry Allvord, general manager of the team, said in their announcement, “It is with our deepest regret that we must request to reschedule your event if...

One hundred and fifty soldiers from BC and Washington are about to invade the tri-city area … not with hostile intent, but rather for an ambitious training exercise to run for the two weeks between Aug. 10 and 24. Castlegar’s own Sgt. Bart Fyffe, 32 and an Afghanistan veteran, has taken the lead in designing […]

The landslides, damage to the dam at the HB Mine near Salmo and flooding experienced throughout the region over the past months could cost between one and two million dollars by the time the clean up is done Regional District of Central Kootenay chair John Kettle told The Nelson Daily. The last few months has […]

Dear Editor, Chris Carlson and Ronni Nickel of Babe’s Automotive would like to thank all of our friends and neighbours who showed their support during this difficult time.  An extra-special thanks goes out to the volunteer firefighters of Cresent Valley, Beasly and Tarrys for keeping the fire contained to the shop, saving our house as well as the neighbours’ houses.  We would also like to thank The […]

I’ve been toying around with the idea of writing about gingerism for a while now. You know, the awesomeness of being a ginger. I’ve been a ginger my whole life, no kidding. I came into the world with a flaming red melon – none of this strawberry blonde stuff for me. And I didn’t always […]

The Southeast Fire Centre has a strong message to campers — put out your campfire before leaving. The Southeast Fire Centre is concerned campers are not getting the message after wardens responded to 34 abandoned campfires over the B.C. Day long weekend. That raises the number of abandoned campfires to 133 this season. “A surge […]

Selkirk College has brought together three program areas that reflect different aspects of the arts.  The new School of the Arts includes Digital Arts and New Media, Contemporary Music and Technology, and Craft programming that was previously under Kootenay School of the Arts. Leadership for the School of the Arts will come from School Chair […]

As we approach 2014 Canada will be preparing to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.  However, at the request of the US Pentagon, the Prime Minister has opened the door to leaving behind a contingent of Canadian Special Forces beyond the NATO withdrawal date to assist with Afghan Commando training. Our Special Forces have ...