It’s back to school Tuesday for students across the province. But the school term may be a lot shorter than the normal 10 months if B.C. teachers stand firm on job action after the provincial body served 72-hour strike notice for Sept. 6. The B.C. Teachers Federation said Wednesday during a press conference it would […]

Thirty six campfires were left unattended or abandoned by careless campers on the weekend, Southeast Fire Centre officials found. A total of 245 campfire incidents have been reported in the Southeast Centre area, above the five-year average for this time of year at 171. Considering the tinder dry conditions prevailing in the West Kootenay-Boundary region […]

The governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners officially opened Baker Gardens today, a new 36-unit modular housing development for seniors and persons with disabilities in Cranbrook. “I am delighted to see that construction is complete on this project,” said David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay — Columbia, on behalf of the […]

With a large percentage of West Kootenay-Boundary people still plugged into free television, an important deadline is looming. The transition to digital TV is coming this September. Over-the-air TV signals switch to digital from analog transmission as of Thursday morning in most major cities across Canada. The federal government and the CRTC mandated the change […]

Grand Forks, Greenwood and Midway could benefit from a $4.3 million injection of cash as the Province is seeking proposals to provide additional funding for Job Options BC training programs to help people find and keep employment in small, rural communities. Job Options BC is targeted to unemployed British Columbians who are non-Employment Insurance clients. […]

Nelson’s James Forrest Kienholz has been identified as the man killed in the small float plane crash near Nakusp last Wednesday. Kienholz, 64, was longtime Leafs scorekeeper and an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and snowshoeing in the winter. From the 1970s to 1990s Kienholz played goal and defence in the Western International and Kootenay […]

Squeaking in under the deadline wire, Boundary Sawmills Inc. (BSI) secured a loan this week for $1 million to complete the Midway mill purchase.  Working with the Heritage Credit Union over the weekend, Doug McMynn, president of BSI, said they were able to not only cover their outstanding debt to Fox Lumber Sales Ltd., but […]

Despite its massive size, the Waneta Dam expansion project has seen no massive amount of problems. In fact, the project has reached more than 450,000 man hours without a lost time or major environmental incident. “This is an important milestone for the project,” said Audrey Repin, spokesperson for the Waneta Expansion Project. “It defines our […]

B.C. and other Canadian exports are finding new markets for their products in China through the new China South Airlines (CSA) cargo service from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai. CSA chose Vancouver because of the great export potential through Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway and already have steady business. Since July 2011, CSA has been moving B.C. […]

The following facts provide a snapshot of British Columbia’s education system. Enrolment for the 2011-12 school year 540,696 estimated full-time public school students – a decrease of more than 57,000 students since 2000-01. 57,858 estimated English-as-Second-Language students – 21 fewer than in last year. 53,913 estimated Aboriginal students – 283 fewer than last year. 7,644 […]