Ottawa plans to dump inspection of dozens of meat plants on the British Columbia government in a move that could expose BC consumers to heightened risk of eating contaminated meat products, according to the Agriculture Union – PSAC, which represents federal food safety inspectors. After providing meat safety inspection service for decades, the union has […]

The Heritage city’s arts scene comes alive this weekend with the Columbia Basin Culture Tour. Explore artists’ studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites during this free, self-guided event (August 13-14 from 10 am – 5 pm). Travel to studios and archives that aren’t normally open, see demonstrations, new exhibitions and collections or meet people […]

A 53-year-old Albertan motorcyclist died of injuries sustained when he lost control of his bike on a corner near the Paulson Bridge on Highway #3 yesterday. Randall Prockiw, of Redwater, Alberta, was heading towards Castlegar on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at about 5:40 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a curve and hit the soft shoulder […]

Seasonings: A Year of Local Flavour in Words and Recipes (published by the Kootenay Country Store Cooperative and the Nelson Library last fall), is short-listed in the English-language Culinary Culture Category of the 2011 Canadian Culinary Book Awards, sponsored by Cuisine Canada and the University of Guelph. Awards will be presented at a gala reception […]

A 40-year-old Fruitvale man drowned Saturday night after he slipped in the dark and fell off of a boat moored at Woodbury Resort and Marina and into the waters of Kootenay Lake. Heath Duclos was reported as missing Sunday morning after his father arose from an overnight sleep on the their boat in the marina […]

The body of 54-year-old Wade Brunelle was recovered this morning after a summer rafting trip turned tragic last night.   Brunelle fell from his raft into the river east of Grand Forks about 100 metres from the confluence of the Kettle and Granby rivers in deep water. He was rafting with his brother who lost […]

Search teams worked frantically Sunday night for a missing tuber from the Kettle River. Fire Chief Blair MacGregor was on site directing teams working alongside the Grand Forks Search and Rescue as the RCMP oversaw the operation. Volunteers lined the banks and bridges of the river south of where the Kettle meets the Granby looking […]

International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) will not be proceeding with its plan to develop a co-generation plant in Grand Forks after they received news that their bid to B.C. Hydro was unsuccessful.  On August 2nd, Interfor announced that its proposal under Hydro’s Phase 2 Power Call to construct a 20 MW power plant at Grand […]

Move over Abbotsford Air show Nelson is coming up from behind. While Abbotsford may have the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and a few other heavyweights — CF-18 Hornet Tac and A-10 Thunderbolt II — organizers of the 2011 Nelson Flightfest did just fine, thank you very much, as thousands of spectators from throughout the region flocked […]

With a target in sight of $1 million, Stephen Hill is literally hitting the pavement in Vancouver to raise the money needed to complete the purchase of the Midway mill site for Boundary Sawmills Inc. (BSI).  “I’m handing out brochures asking for assistance to pay off our deal with Fox,” said Hill. Hill has been […]