The First Nations Summit congratulates the Yale First Nation leaders, negotiators and community members for reaching their final treaty agreement and the introduction of the Yale First Nations Treaty Settlement legislation in the BC Legislature. “The Yale First Nation should be commended for their significant efforts to reach a final agreement that is appropriate for and supported by […]

By: Gregory Thomas, British Columbia Communications Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation  Premier Christy Clark says she is going to fix the harmonized sales tax (HST) for B.C. families and she says she is going to fix it before the end of May. We can’t wait. And we’re hopeful, if not optimistic, that she won’t screw it up. At […]

Sunshine Village Ski and Snowboard resort in Banff, Alberta, has donated $50,000 towards scholarships for students graduating from Selkirk Colleges Ski Resort Operations and Management program (SROAM). The contribution is the largest single donation in the SROAM programs 30-year history.  “We are thrilled!” says Selkirk College SROAM Chair, Bob Falle. “These funds will provide incentives and support […]

A meteor that has caused a stir in the Kootenay region and into the U.S. could have landed in the area of Kootenay Lake, east of Nelson. The Cranbrook Daily Townsman reported the meteor was caught Saturday morning caught by a video camera located on the roof of the College of the Rockies. You can […]

By Tracy Weber in ProPublica. The week’s news about the sexual conduct of politically powerful men gives me a queasy feeling of déjà vu.  As the French agonize over whether Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s star power quashed past allegations, I can respond cynically: Yes, that probably happened. But we should not automatically assume that timelier reporting about […]

By Michael Jessen When you’re addicted to something, you’ll do anything to satisfy your need – and so will your drug supplier. In North America, one of our addictions is to energy, a commodity that is overabundant or in excess of demand – hence a drug on the market. For every addiction, there is a […]

Update: A charge of second degree murder has been laid on a 17-year-old male resident of Trail, after a physical altercation that occurred on May 15. The suspect remains in custody as the matter has been held over until May 19, when it will be handled at the Rossland Courthouse. The Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment […]

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia has withdrawn its rate-restructuring proposal to raise insurance rates of drivers who get a speeding ticket or other moving violations. The move followed a meeting Monday with the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Shirley Bond, who stated that ICBC has been instructed to ensure it applies a […]

From diesel fuel to vegetable oil, some Nelson students took going green one step further and were named one of the top youth-led projects in the Columbia Basin this year. The Veggie Bus Project ($3,000), created by students from Self Design High, based in Nelson, involved converting a diesel fuelled school bus to a vegetable […]

The financial piper will be paid by Trail’s Teck Metals Inc. for two chemical spills into local waterways the company was found at fault for in 2010. Teck will pay $325,000 for depositing mercury into the Columbia River, and allowing a leachate to overflow into Stoney Creek. In consultation with Teck, a decision was made […]